Evening Star Newspaper, May 8, 1923, Page 12

MANY ELECTIONS HELD IN MARYLAND Bitter Mayoralty Contest on in Baltimore—Smaller Town Results. By the Assoclated Press. BALTIMORE, Md, May $.—One of the bitterest mayoralty contests in the political annals of Baltimore closes to- day at the municipal election. 1In addi- tion to the candidacy of Willlam F. Broening, republican incumbent, and Howard Jackson, democrat, register of wills, James H. Preston, twice elected mayor on the democratic ticket, is seek ing a third term on a non-partisan ticket. | Entering the campaign at the sullvi~' tation of a non-partisan committee of | onal men, record of liis two admini promise of a definite red city tax rate. The qu rule” also figured largely paign. DEFEATED IN EDMONSTON. trations and a | sction in the | tion of “boss in the cam- Three Members of District Citi- zens' Committee Lose. Special Dis) ch to The Star. EDMONSTON, Md., Max S.—The election of five members of the Ed- monston district citizens' committee, held here yesterday. resulted in the defeat of three members of the pres- ent committee, tmiong whom was John Hiser, the chairman of the com- mittee. The other two members go- ing down with Hiser were William B. McGregor and .1 ey Shields, the | lagt-named being .an ardent advocate ! of the creation of the Edmonsto istrict by virtue of an act o re of Maryland, Pettit two mem nittee to be Votes Cast. sful _ candidates 7T votes The John Pettit, Newton mes. 60, and Francis M Beall, 35. he votes of the defeated candidates were: Milton M. Clark, 44; *William M. McGregor. John Hiser, 37, and 3 succes Salzmarn Bryon were: the 1sidel oal m taxing d ed in the an appeal ct creating now being ¢ 3 and court of having been taken the circuit court for Prince Ge s county, Judge Fillmore Beall, the decision o the lower court upholding the legal- ity of the election Point in Controyversy. The pr point in appears whethe owners of 1 estat district should have b participate in the election owners of real estate, in were allowed the vo If the cour upholds the legality of the election, the committeemen-clect will all serve for one year. MT. RAINIER MAYOR LOSES. controversy not persc in fee simple| en allowed tol None L fee simple CHARGE MINERS HIDE HIGH EARNING POWER Operators Say Union Fines Men Who Make High Wage—Put Limit on Work. Pennsylvania anthracite miners who work and earn too much to satisfy their associates are warned and fined by the miners' union, and in some cases strikes have been called against the company employing them, accord- ing to statements placed today before the United States Coal Commission on behalf of the mine operators. It is the object of the union to con- ceal the high earning power given its members by present wage scales, the statement of the operators de- clared, and men who extend them- selves to make all the rates allowed are first warned, then fined, and some- times the employers find their opera- tions tied up in the controversies. in the past men have ad as much as twelve m Sin the strike of 1 is dec! sct an output limit of six for cach miner in the most fa veins and to have set other Ii low as two cars a day. Officials of the union, the statement added, openly admit the policy and its purpose. The result was declared to be found “in a substantial addition to the total cost of coal production without hene to any one” because of the decreased mine output JUNK 131, SHIPS a Boats Not to Be Dropped From Fleet Before Ratification. Through the removal of equipment from eight of the thirteen first-cla; battleships which are to be “scrapped under the treaty resulting from the Washington arms conference, these dreadnaughts have been virtually thrown on the junk pile, although it was definitely announced that noth- would be done toward dropping these ships from the (fleet until the various atory powe: the t Thi for u establishm these dr ed unfit for that pped . a Dy quire 1 to mak :quipment has been removed 3 r in shore render- service for g time, ready they have been to all intents and pur- ording to an informal sur- naval officer It would re teen to twenty months work them ready for sea duty T w Jer: nd Virginia, lving the Boston navy vard, have been Rider Defeated by Fred Negus. | Police Issue Falls. H Special Dispatch to MOUNT RAI A Maz i 108 votas | Mount Ra i ¢ contested e 3 v | 8 was credited celv ] 5 votés and Rider 2 mayor will serve two veurs Ward Elections. ‘The first ward e ction resuited in the defeat of Norman A. Pruitt, pres- ent councilman, by W. P. rnest, who will serve two vea ’l vote | was 1 to 77T Councilman Smith was re-elected by x of five votes in the 1e8t in the third ward, Harrison Miller. Smith r votes and Miller 110, serve one - B. E. Steger was elected council- man of the fourth ward without op- position. John Weiler, the retiring councilman, received a number complimentary votes. Police Measure Defeated. ! ‘The proposed AX of 10 cents on every $100 of real or personal prop- erty for volice protection in the com- munity was defeated, 249 to 143 MAYOR RUSHE RE-ELECTED. i feating ceived Smith 115 will of | Present Councilmen Also Named Again in Hyattsville. pecial Dispeteh 1o The Star. HYATTSVILL Md.. May 8.—Mayor J. Frank Rushe was re-clected for | a two-vear term at the municipal | election held here yesterday. and| With him were re-élected Council- | men Ernest F. Gasch, George H. Mor- | ley and Irvin Owings, from the fir #econd and third wards, respectivi All of these councilmen will serve for iwo vears. . _The holdover members of the cou cil are Lemuel LgGray, Benjamin N. Brouner and G. Sherman James, rep- resenting, respectively, the first, sec- ond and third ward, - Mayor Rushe and coun, -&nd Morley had 1o oppos third ward councilman opposed by William ¥. vote in this-ward was heavy, Owings receiving 212 to 90 for k. Fi the coming councilmanic year, the per. sonnel of the mayor and 'common councll remains as a sent ¢ - councl t present consti RESULTS IN RIVERDALE. ilmen Gasch tion. In the Owings was Noack. The Mayor Waters Re-Elected Council- men Also Chosen. Bpecial Dispatch to The Star. RIVERDALE, Md.,’May f.—Mayor Burrows Waters was elected to succeed himself for a term of one Year. This is Mayor Waters' second term. He had no opposition. At the same time John J. McDonnell was elected councilman from the fifth ward, succeeding Councilman George H. Montgomery, who declined to again accept the office. W. D. Kneesi was elected councilman from the third ward, succeeding Councilman Willlam A. Rogers, the latter also de- clining to serve longer. Neither of the councilmen-elect had y - faee any opposi TAKOMA PARK ELECTION. I Bpeclal Dispatch to The Star. TAKOMA PARK, Md., May 8.—, the election at Takoma Park yester: day John R. Adams, H. E. Rogers and 1.°G. Salisbury were élected to serve on the town council for a term of two vears, commencing June 1 next. The result of the voting was as fol- Jows: Adams, 428 votes; Rogers, 427, nd Salisbury. 373 votes. W, H. Hooker, the only other candidate in the fleld, received 126 votes. Messrs, Adams and Rogers are members of the present town council the latter having served for several years and has always taken an active interest in _clvic affairs. Councilman-elect Salisbury succeeds r. H. W. Miller, who declined to be a candidate for another term. The judges of election were L. M. Mooers, S. R. Kyle and E. Norman Jackson. GLEN ECHO RESULTS. Dispatch to The Star. GLEN ECHO, Md., May 8.—Wilbur B. Carroll and Griffin V. Canadda were eiected to the town council at Glen Echo last night. They will fill the vacancies, created by the expiration of the terms ulmmdwnrd G. Boswell d H. oughton. > u'lxc ‘received Afty-four va% - Xt e | | subma ilar. | ma fw | shir | Puget i her lighting equipme: {ROCKVILLE CHURCH IN VISITED BY K. K. K.; stripped very thor *according to the report, equipment having been removed for use in the repair vessels. The pue, in particu- n important items of hine two t the ogram has the vard the same Howed in deal- with the Louisiana, Min- bta and Hampshire. The n generating set from the Mich- b e T gan is now driving the aireraft car- | nd other auxiliari ch. naval experts ert, would require at least a year to replace bave been removed from the L and instalied in other v The four battleships at Mare according to latest red somewhat better. The Ver- and Rhode Island have ortant ge but_in of cy it is believed the placed in commission ile the Nebras ¥ untouched ttening” to pre- rier Langley, as ently dockes atory to disma lost only some t: The Conn: sound prep: tling, has to date Robed Figures Enter During Serv- ices and Present Rev. Goode With $20. Special Dispatch to The Star. ROCKVILLE, Md., May S8.—While services were in progress in the Christian Church here Sunday even- ing four members of the Ku Klux Klan, wearing their white h%ods and gowns, entered the church and pro- ceeded, two by two, down the aisle to the pulpit. One of them handed the pastor, Rev. S. J. Goode, an en- velope and all four immediately re- traced their steps and left the church. Not a word was spoken by any one and there was no demonstration of any kind. The envelope contained two ten-dollar bills and a letter ad- dressed to the, pastor, which read as follows: Text of Letter. “Inclosed you will find a small donation, which we hope you will ac- cept in the spirit in which it i8 given and use it in the way you deem most worthy in your church work. “We, the citizens of the invisible empire, have from time to time been adversely criticised by the press and by those who are our enemies and by those who are uninformed. We hope in the very near future to prove that we represent that which is moral, that which is right and that which is lawful. “We are watching with many eyes the things which transpire within our county and state and, although the time is not yet ripe, we are push- ing_onward toward the goal which every true American citizen should wish to reach. “This is our first visit to a Protes- tant church in Rockville, but not our last. We wish to do many things in the community, to start people think- ing along the right lines. Our rec. ord in the past has been clean, and with God’s help we hope it wiil al- ways remain so. “Not for ourselves, but for others, Montgomery Klan, No. 12 the l‘fu Klux Klan.” - alEnisor ‘When the envelope was hand him, Dr. Goode Was not, 80 he states sure whether it was a warning of some kind that was being served him or a donation, consequently he falled to express appreciation at the ime. o ————e and Mr. Canada thirty-four. feated H. F. McCuen and C. B. McDan- fel, who' received twenty-nine and eighteen votes, respectively. Mayor J. J. Decker and Councilmen Harry Bogue and Thomas Dennell still have a year to serve. VOTE IN SOMERSET. They de- Special Dispatch to The Star. SOMERSET, Md, May $.—Election of councilmen at Somserset resulted in the re-election of A. T. Robinson, jr., and the election of William Cla- baugh. They wers unopposed. Mr. Clabaugh is vice president of the Washington Trade and vice president ot -Club, FOR ARWS TREATY, hid ratified | three | SOVIET'S MURDER OF SLERGY SCORED Episcopal Léymen COndembn Conditions in Russia—Hon- or Bishop Harding Memory. Condemnation of the murder of Christian clergymen and ill treatment of Christians of all denominations by the soviet governmeht was voiced in a resolution unanimously adopted by the members of the Laymen's Service Association of the Episcopal Church in the dlocese of Washington at the annual meeting held at St. Paul's Church, Rock Creek Church road, last night. The association also denounced the soviet propaganda in this country and the sympathetic expressions on the part of‘certain organizations and in- dividuals toward the methods of the soviet government. Maj. Z. P. Smith of the Episcopal Chapel of the Trans- figuration presented the resolution. Tribute to Bishop's Memory. The assoclation also adopted the following resolution in regard to thes death of Bishop Harding: “The Laymen’s Service Association of the Diocese of Washington desires to cxpress its sorrow at the death of our bishop, Rt. Rev. Alfred Harding, D. D., and to extend to his family our sincere sympathy in their great loss. In common with the whole diocese of Washington and the entire church in America, we voice our sense of be- reavement in the loss of our beloved bishop. Alfred Harding. He was, in- deed, & true father in God and shep- herd of souls as he lived among us in the beauty of a life of singleness purpose and high Christian ideals. ery member of our communion shared in the blessing of his fatherly love and felt the inspiration of his splendid life of worship and service. We are deeply sensible of the great heritage which is ours in memory of his fine, noble-and eflicient life of de- votion to the service of our Master, Jesus Christ. He has called His serv- ant to rest from the great labors so well borne. We shall ever hold as a dear possession the example and in- spiration which he has left with us.” Address by Louis A. Simon. Louis A. Simon, president of the |Juvenile Protective Association, ad- |dressed the meeting, which was fol- lowed by the reports of committees. Rev. W. L. Darby, executive secre- tary of the Washington Federation of Churches, thafked the Laymen's As- scciation’ on behalf of the federation for their leadership in the public noonday services during Lent at | Keith's’ Theater. | In the absence of the president, {George R. Wales, Dr. L. W. Glaze® brook. the vice president, Rev. Robert Fletcher, recto Rev. W. B. Reed of the Episcopal City Mission, pronounced the bene- diction. The following officers were elected for the ensuing year: Ofcers Flected. President, Dr. L. W. Glazebrook of orwood pari: ent, M. O. hance of Wal- ter B. Patte retary, Commander C. St. Margaret's. The officers-and executive commit- tce are: C. C. Bennett, Ascension George R. W Amis; Dr. Al : Arthur Andrew Oftutt, St . Georgetown, and Arthur Burt, St. John" on of Rock Creek T. Jewell of NEW TRAINS GUNS ON FAKE OIL STOCKS Is Fraud Order Against Texas Promotion Company. Postmaster General New todav fired the first gun in his declared warfare { against unscrupulous oil stock pro- | moters, in pursuance qof his an- i rouncement of a month ago that he nit Is. intended all such s The initial to prosecute to the I chemes involving the m: sally consisted Gen. Lee Development Interests of ! Fort Worth, Tex.. as a result of which all mail sent to this company will_be returned by the postal au- tthoritles to its senders. The action today is the first of a series, {t was announced at the Post Office Department. > ROCKVILLE TOWN HALL IS SOLD FOR $10,003 Vinson Peter, Purchaser, Consid- ering Using Building for Laun- dry Purposes. Special Dispat¢h to The Star. ROCKVILLE, Md., May 8. —The Rock- ville town hall property has been sold at public auction to Vinson Peter of Rockville for $10,003. It is understood the purchaser is considering using the | building for laundry purposes. Raymond Stewart, colored, of Bethes- da district, was adjudged not gulity by Judge Samuel Riggs in the police court ! stones” at and smashing five window { panes of a Rockville electric car. The conductor’s _identification of the man { was not sufficiently definite in the opin- ion of Judge Riggs. Bank Officials Elected. The stockholders of the Farmers' Banking and Trust Company. 9f Rock- ville, held their annual meeting yester- day afternoon and re-elected directors as follows: Alton C. Bell, Albert M. Bouic, Thomas D. Darby, Willlam W. Darby, Thomas Dawson, James E. Deets, Robert G. Hilton, Thomas W. Perry, Edward C. Peter, John W. Walker and Horace D. Waters. The directors re- elected these officers: President and secretary, Robert G. Hilton; firse vice president, Edward C. Peter; second vice president, John W. Walker; treasurer, James E. Deets; assistant treasurer, V. Bache Abert; assistant secretary, J. Hampton Jones; counsel, Albert M. Boule. Frank J. Broschart, jr., four-year-old son of Dr. and Mrs. F. J. Broschart, died Sunday afternoon at jthe family residence at Galthersburg. The farm of the late Henry E. Hen- schew, near Germantown,- this county, has been sold to C. Edgar Snyder of Baltimore for $13,600. The place con- tains ninety-one'and a half acres. For violations of the motor vehicle regulations, these paid fines in the police court here today: $26.50. T. J. Stafford, $13.75 ; Armstrong Development Company, $24.50; Harry W. lewlx $7.26; Warren J. Bowman, $12.25. In the circuit ‘court at this place, Judge Edward C. Peter has signed & decree granting to Mrs. Addie L. Kerns of Takoma Park, this county, an abso- lute divorce from John W. Kerns of Beltsville, Md., on the ground of deser- tion. According to the bill, the couple lived together but five months after their marriage June 30, 1914. ~Attorney John A. Garrett of Rockville Teprev sented the plaintiff. = LION ATTACKS MAN. Animal Trainer Seriously Wound- ed by Circus Beast. PHILADELPHIA, May 8.—John Dooley, an aminal trainer with a large traveling circus lhovllni here, is in St. Luke’s Hospital in a serious condition from .an attack by a lion which he was feeding. Both Dooley’s re presided. | of thei church led the opening prayers and|former member of the state depart- EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, Washington. | nly Twelve Inches of Water in | | | i fPoxtmuter General's Opening Sally | playing in a tub of water at the home 4 in the | girl, issuance of a fraud order against the | { Michigan are being returned to the state {Charles Edge, was drowned vesterday i nearby store and when she returned she {child and in the meantime Dr. H. A. here on a charge of throwing several | O the tracks. was an unavoidable D. O, TUESDAY, PROMISES HONESTY ; conrrmures s150 | OMENIN SESSION TO AID CONSCIENCE M AY -"]]- AI- 4,m “If the Lord forgives me, 1 will promise to be honest now and forever.” War Prevention Agency Sug- gested by Mrs. Winter, a Topic at New Orleans. With these candid words, an un- known Californian yesterday con- tributed $150 to the consclence fund of the Treasury. Another contribution of $140, from Floridia, arrived the same da: FOREST PROBLEMS FACED IN MICHIGAN Depletion of Timbgr Lands and Omitted Tax Payments Revealed to Commiittee. By the Associated Press. ATLANTA, May 8—With late ar- rivals expected from far corners of the United States, delegates to the |mid-biennial council meeting of the General Federation of Women's Clubs today were prepared for their first business session of the week's calen- dar. Organization preliminaries were ficcomplished vesterday and the open- ng session was held last night in th Baptist Tabernacle. Shn e From 3,000 register. It was reported unofficially that less than 500 delegates had pre- sented credentials last night. Club women early today were com- menting upon the address last night BAY CITY, Mich, May S.—Michi-|of Mrs. Thomas G. Winter of M . president of the federation, gan's reforestation problems, cover- strongly recommended to the ing not only the depletion of timber | delegates consideration of @ move. lands and their reclamation, but the [ment to create to de- y 2 rners | = failure or inability vof land 0V\|v TS SN to pay taxes on their acreage, were | presented today to the special Senate committee on national forestry policy ] The committee, consisting of Sena- tor McNary of Oregon, chairman, and Senators Couzens, Michigan: Fletcher, Florida, and Harrison of M ippi, arrived here today from Detroit for the first of a series of hearings thit will take it to lllinois, Wisconsin. Minnesota, and other points in the northwest. 7 Guents of Henry Ford. At Detroit yesterday the committee members were guests of Henry Ford, who displayed great interest in the problem of reforestation and indicat- ed he would put timber conservation plans into effect- on his recently ac- quired Kentucky property. Statistics prepared by conservation department Wwere pre- sented to the committec. These fig- ures show that the state has been able to restock annually but 2,000 acres of depleted acreage. At this rate, it was pointed out, ninety years would be required to restock the Michigan farms at present under management, and another fifty-five years to restock the many acres not under management There are in Michigan 150,338 acre in state forests which are under ma agement, and approximately 140,000 acres in unnamed state forests not under management Waste Lands Considered. Utilization of wate lands was one of the chief problems presented for discussion. According to Ezra Levin, By the Associated Press. a “an agency” 25¢ Huck Towels, 6 for 18x36 firm, ab- sorbent huck tow- els with woven blue borders’ the state Women’s Bloomers 2 for Flesh Batiste Bloom- $ ers, trimmed with blue rickrack or colored pin- ing. Corset Covers, 2 for Well-made Mus ] rows of lace, embroid- ery and ribbon. . Gingham Petticoats 2 for Serviceable Petti- s coats, of blue. gray and brown striped gingham with gathered ruffle Women'’s Coveralls 2 for Percale and Gingham $ Coverall Aprons, trim- med with white and colored piping. Women’s Petticoats Infants’ Dresses, 2 for yoke styles, edged with l lace, Baby Pillows, 2 for J| Children’s Gowns, 2 f(;r J| J| J| ment of agriculture, waste lands in at the rate of 50,000 acres a year by failure or inability of the owners to pay taxes. = #rom Bay City the committee will go to Grand Rapids for a hearing to- morrow. CHILD IS DROWNED * ~ FALLING INTO TUB in Receptacle—Mother Away at Time of Accident. Special Dispatch to The ALEXANDRIA, V Mas S.—While Patrick nineteen- and Mrs. of her parents at 317 South street, Virginia Jean Edge, month-old daughter of Mr. Cetton Taffeta Petti- coats. with fancy flounce; black and colors. afternoon. There was about twelve inches of water in the washtub, which had a few clothes in the bottom. The mother of the child had just gone out for about twenty minutes to a White Nainsook Long and Short Dresses, in bishop and embroidered the sister of the drowned Beatrice Edge. seven vears old, vainly trying to pull the younger sister out of the tub. Beatrice did not know that death had claimed her little sister. Mrs. Edge at once started to roll the found Comfortable and Du- rable Pillows, covered in colors and filled with soft kapok. Wood was summoned, but he pronounced life extindt, all efforts to resuscitate the child being futile. The child fell face downward and a bruise indicated that her head came in contact with the bottom of the tub, her little feet protruding from the opposite end of the tub, The funeral will take placa at o'clock tomorrow afternoon fram the home of her parents and burial will be in Bethel cemetery. Many little children, companions of the dead girl. called today and viewed the body of the child. Death Declared Unavoidable. That the death of Wallace Hop- kins, who was fatally injured last Thursday_near Franconia, Fairfax county, Va., by being struck by northbound ‘passenger train No. 18. over the Richmond, Fredericksburg and Potomao railroad, while walking Sizes 6 to 12, in Chil- dren’s Muslin Gowns, with low neck, short sleeves and lace edge. $1.25 Mavis Combination Mavis Face Powder. Mavis Talcum Fowder and choice of Mavis Cold Cream and Vanish- ing Cream, the three for $1.00, Torchon Laces 36 Yards for Dainty new Torchon Lace Edges, in a va- riety of patterns. accident on the part of .the railroad company, the deceased having been careless 'in walking on the tracks, was the substance of a verdict given by a coroners jury last night which mat at Wheatley’s mortuary chapel to probe the death. Dr. T. Marshall Jones, coroner, presided. Attorney Charles Henry Smith of this city today formally announced his candidacy for the house of delcgates to represgnt this city in that body, subject to the decision of the demo- cratic primary which will be held August 7. i Mr. Smith, so far as can be learn- ed, will be without opposition. For the past two vears Mr. Smith has served as delegate in that body, rep- 1% Yards Swiss Baby Flouncings, 27 inches Flouncing and Yoke wide, enough for a dress, and embroidered Frank Schroder, | resenting both this city and Arling- ton county, he being elected to the office In 1921 over E. W. Jordan of Arlington county. ‘This will be the first time that separate representatives are to be chosen for this city and Arlington and it was largely through the efforts of Attorney Smith that the measure giving Arlington county the right to a representative of lts own was adopted at the last session of the state legislature. Masons to Visit Mount Vernon. Mount Vernon Lodge, No. 151; Cas- sia Lodge, No. 45, and Wharon Lodge, No. 161, of Baltimore? will make a pilgrimage to Mount Vernon Mem- orial day. The visiting Masons plan to stop over in this city and inspect the Washington relics in Alexandria- ‘Washington lodgeroom, after which, they will be entertained at luncheon by the women of Martha Washington Chapter, No. 51, Order Eastern Star. ‘W. Frank Reed is chairman of the committee on arrangements for the trip. Those fostering the movement will endeavor to have the Masons of the country set aside a day each year on which to visit Washington's shrine, it is anndunced. Albert A. Haney and wife have sold to Melvin J. Dodd and wife a lot on the east side of Alfred between Wilkes and Gibbon streets. A dged of conveyance today was placed on rec(;lt"d in the office of the clerk of the cou MAKES LYNCHING MURDER. HARRISBURG, Pa.,>May 8.—A bill which would make lynching murder and providing for the. forfeiture of 31 by the county in which a lynching occurs to- the dependents of the- victim was passed by .the state yoke with finished neck. 1 Men’s Handkerchiefs 6 for Men's Plain White Hemmed Initlal Hand- s kerchlefs, of soft, serv- y iceable quality, Flouncings, 3 Yards for 12 to 18 inch Flounc- ings, in blind and open work patterns; many new patterns. Women’s and Children’s Bags Women's Leather Handbags, fitted with mirror, and Children’s Party Boxes, with mir- \ ror and coin burse. $1.00 1 each. The New Kafkas Belt Concelt, with oxidized buckle; also Women's Suede Belts, with fancy Rubberized Aprons 3 for ‘Women's Rubberized s gingham and cretonne ‘ = patterns. The clever Orlental s1 buckles. Household Aprons, in to 4.000 persons will | MAY 8, 1923. vise and enforce laws to prevent war, Mrs. Winter made no mention of the World Court of International Justice.. A resolution wiich, it adopted, would have pledged the support of the faderation to the world court plap was tentatively scheduled to have been introduced by Mrs. Horace nn Towner, director of the depart- ment of. foreign relatigns. but since the resignation of Mrs. Towner th. fate of the resolution is regarded a uncertain. However, in official fed- eration circles, there is belief that the resolution may yet be brought out by the resolutions committee. Reports of federation officers were to oceupy the entire morning session, with a number of affairs for officers and state delegations on the soclal calendar. Delegates from Alabama were to be the guests at a luncheon, at which Mrs Jg A Carlisle was to be hostess. Visiting and local news- papermen and magazine writers and editors, of whom there are nearly as many as there are federation delega- tions, are to unite at a dinner to- night. 1 Talks dealing with publicity pro. grams, child welfare, health and leg. islative activities of the women's clubs are to be made by department leaders this afternoon, with citizen- ship and Americanization discussions dominating the evening session. LAWYERS BACK BORAH. | NEW YORK, May 8.—A resolution calling upon Senator William E.| Borah of 1daho to be the progressive candidate for President in 1924 was | adopted by the executive committee | | of the executive committee of forty- |elght. J. A. H. Hopkins, executive chairman, was named chairman of the campaign committec. i i ‘home Satisfactron First NGS PALY 1 _'AIR CIRCUS PLANNED. Bolling Field Flyers to Demonstrate Maneuvers Tomorrow. Alrplanes pursuit of a balloon will be demonstrated at 2.30 o'clock to- morrow afternoon at Bolling Field by the Army air gervice. This pur- sult by two plands will be the last of six_events. Small ‘balloons will be burst by the planes to show the accuracy of pllots in maneuvering combat aircraft. Among the other events will be the taking of designated sites and com- pletion of the prints in forty-five minutes, formation flying and escape of observer by parachute. In the latter event a dummy will be dropped. SCOT CHIEF ENGAGED. The MacNeil of Barra Chooses New York Girl Bride.' NEW YORK, May 8.—The engage- ment was announced today of Miss Kathleen Metcalf, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Orlando Paul Metcalf of New York city, to The MacNeil of | Barra, son of Mrs. Roderick Ambrose MacNeil of Barra and forty-fifth chief of the Clan MacNeil of Scotland, which dates back to the ninth cen- tury. The MacNeil, whose ancestral is Kishmul Castle, Scotland, now is a resident of this city. o Sometimes vegetable growth is very rapid. The common mushroom at- tains its full size in less than twenty- four hour: 810-818 Seventh Street Women'’s and Children’s HATS TRIMMED HATS—About fi hats, gleaned irom various lines. and colors. $1.00. UNTRIMMED HATS—Table of matrons’ untrimmed BI S Roll-brim, mushr $1.00. and streamers. in black, brown and navy. sizes in_ Excellent Quality Gauze Vests 2 for 69c Perfect Qual- or shell knees. Infants’ White Hose 4 to 6%. Irregulars Three - quarter Ribbed Hose with Boys’ Union Suits 2 for $ to 16. Also with waist attachment, Gauze Vests, rega- far and extra sizes. . 2 for White Checked tically perfect. Men’s Onyx Socks ferred for fine fin- ish and_ superior mer Shirts, of woven madras, corded mad- Men’s Wash Ties 8 for $1 . straw hats in various styles. $1.00. CHILDREN Women’s 29¢ Vests 5 for Regular and extra $ with band or bodice tops. Women’s Union Suits ity Band-top Union Suits, in regular and extra sizes. Tight 5 Pairs for Mercerized White Cotton Hose, sizes of 35¢ kind. Children’s Sport Hose 4 Pairs for $ cuff tops. Black. white, cordovan and champagne. White Nainsook Athletic Suits, per- fect quality; sizes 4 sizes 2 to 12. Women’s 35c Vests 4 for Forest Mills Band or bodice tops. Men’s Union Suits Nainsook Union Suits, very slight sub-standards, prac- 4 Pairs for Onyx “Dub - L- Wear” Socks, pre- service. Black, cor- dovan and gray. Men’s Shirts High-grade Sum- $ ras, cotton pongee * and 80-square per- . tale. Every shirt perfect. White and stripes. Enough for the whole summer. Fi- ber Silk Four-in- hands, in white and stripes. llulnunnuunnullfll'" TV TEH UL STRAW HATS—Trimmed with bands ity women’s trimmed Good selection of style ack, navy and brown. 1 Men’s Work Shirts Boys’ Bell Blouses 2 for Madras, Percale and Cotton Pongee Blouses, sport and high neck styles. Slight substandards. Toweling, 8 Yards for 18c Crash Towel- ing, of absorbent serviceable quality, with fast-color blue b borders. $1.50 Hemmed Tablecloths 54x54 White Mer- cerized Tablecloths, hemmed, ready for - use; firm, lustrous quality. Part-Linen Towels 5 for These Excellent Linen-mixed Towels were made for the U. S. Medical De- partment, and arc useful in any home. Hemmed Napkins 18 for 17x17 Mercerized ‘White Cotton Nap- kins, of good weight. Hemmed, ready for use. oom and poke styles; “Brave Man” and other standard $1.25 makes of Blue Chambray and Hick- ory Cloth Shirts. 25c Percale 5 Yards for Standard Quality Yard-wide Percale, in light and dark patterns of all col- ors. $ Floor Covering 2 Square Yards for med in blue; long ! Pantie Dresses Children’s Pantie Dresses and Yoke Dresses of gingham, chambray and cot- ton pongee. Sizes 2 - to 6. Famous Nairn's Pro - Lino Durable and Handsome Floor Covering, in a va- riety of block pat- terns. Middy Blouses Sizes 6 to 22, in regulation middies; all-white or trim- | der. " Flapper Suits. in khaki PRESIDENT APPROVES SHIP BOARDCONTRACT Backs Lasker Award of Repair Job to Newport News Company Over Brooklyn Yard. After receipt of “a report today from Chairman Lasker of the Ship- ping Board, President Harding was said to have approved unqualified the action of the board in awarding the contract for reconditioning of the steamship President Buchanan to the Newport News Shipbuilding and Drs - dock Company, as against the Brook- lyn navy yard. The award was made the basis of 4 protest sent to the President several days ago by the Brooklyn Chamber of Commerce, which declared that the Brooklyn navy vard had presented a bid which was less by $400,000 than that submitted by the successful bid The President upon receipt of the protest asked the Shipping Board to make a report and Chairman Lasker placed this report in the ex- ecutive's hands today Prior to the receipt of the formal report the President was said at the White House to b fully convinced that the board had acted in a proper manner, and it was pointed out thar the navy vard bid amounted in effect to an estimate to which the vard was bound only by a moral obligation. e Pillowcases, 4 for 42x36 Pillow- cases, made of strong bleached cotton with wide 'l In Our Greatest x90 ched perfect imper- 5 4x90, 63x90 and Seamless BI Sheets, some Seamless Sheets others’ slightly fect. Reddy Hair Nets 12 for $ Cap or Fringe Style Double-mesh Nets, In the natural shades I DT Bust Confiners, 2 for g Childreh’s Fiber Socks 2 Pairs for 59¢ Fiber 1k Socks, $ in black, white and all colors, Childrén’s Onyx Socks 5 Pairs for Onyx and other makes of mercerized and lisle socks in w with fancy tops solid colors. Terfect quality. Women's Cloth Confiners, fasten- ed at the side. Nopvelty Children’s Socks 4 Pairs for Excellent Quality s Mercerized Socks, white with fancy colored tops. T T T T Boys’ Hose 4 Pairs for Buster Brown and $ Onyx-Ribbed Hose. in black. white, cordovan and tan. All sizes, Women'’s Silk and Fiber Hose, 2 Pairs for Lustrous and service- able Hose, with three- $ seam back. Black, white, brown and gra. $1.25 Bed Pillows, 18x25 Pillows, filled with odorless new feathers and covered with fancy art ticking. Boys’ Overalls, 2 The popular “Kid-in- alls,”” heavy blue cha bray bib overalls with four pockets; sizes 3 to 8. Boys' Flapper Suits One and two piece and cotton gabardine; sizes 3 to 12 years. Boys’ Wash Suits Ned middy and Oliver T T T LT Perfect quality opaque Shades with crocheted ring and all fixtures Twist styles, in made suits. Sizey 3 8. Popular colors. Boys’ Hickok Belts, 2 for Genuine Hickok Solid s Leather Belts. with “Can’t-slip nickel buck- les. All sizes. Window Shades, 2 for Shelf Oilcloth 15 Yards for 10c Scalloped Shelf $ Oilcloth, in a variety of neat patterns. 50c Sash Curtains 3 Pairs for White Marquisette $ Sash Curtains, dainty and practical summer hangings. » N~ o