Evening Star Newspaper, May 12, 1923, Page 13

JIL-BETT Stifling Conscience BY LAURA JEAN LIBBEY. Exelusive and First Publication of This Old-Fashioned Love Story. Copyright, 1983, by MoClure Newspaper Syndicate. The story so far: Jay Marmaduke Smith, engaged to Clatrena ey others—slowly faded. thrown by robbers into an airplane that’ takes him across the ocean and leavec | him, senseless, on the Arablan coast at K where Dannock, 8 gem expert. and his g ughter, Jil-Bett, live. Liffany’s, of York, had sent their man Staples wiock 'to engrave a priceiess ruby with the word Miepah.” Kmith had intended the ruby As & ift for Cl il Bett discoser, the sense- Smith, who, under ber care at the regatna conaclousness. Tis memory Jior care of Jas. or Jack. as he is . caunes groat fealousy 0o (he part of an Arab oficial. Ben-All, Who wants to marry ber. A follower of Den-All 18 kilied b CUliiag o i ett's dagger in & struggle with her. Ben-All, who sees the struggle, tells 31l Mert he will swear she did 1t uuless she mar. Tiea him immedintely on his return from & 1ip Away. Jii-Rett falls in Jove with Jay and §s hearthroken when he fells her he s ieaving by steamer for America. Bannack s far into the night to finish his work on rubs. Ren Ali watches bim stealthil throngh & window, and while the old 0 bug of gold ppear. When 1 iuks Jack is the T the door. all, her Romeo had loved her. Katar. She longed, prayed it might be so. During those days Mrs. wiatched Ji)-Bett with much Interest to a romantic lov She hoped earnestly would make a confldent of her. there was any secret sorrow cerning it preving on her mind. her: all tiny baby. happy in the new to which he is to take you. you rather have gone to England?” A wife cannot be chooser.” Ji-Bett; husband lis i end “Dearle, you h i he th s be Bam seen him pas: nreatens to put Jack tson. il Juck refukes to floe in soarch of her. tha e on- Ali Jack and Ji1-Bett Kether. h, be it of the worid. that people i of my people. Grandfather told so much about = ralking bl it. T am sure led-for there. far over (he occan not conjecture what like with her friend, Mra Tack makes proparations o tak Mr. Mudge hears that an the people Ben-All has turned up. TODAT 8 BANPATIABNT marked out our future road. vessel that came into port, away on her, was' bound for. As well America. as anywhere. he said." Mra. breathe steamer, board, put out to sea. had made no ominous to her. until almost the last moment, cause the arrest of Jil-Hett. not tell her fears, however, girl, dreading that XAVI—THE A IF repairs to the boat were rap- idly nearing completion. At length the captaln reported that he hoped to sail within the ext twen four hours, barring unfa- vorable weather ¢ ditions, T was the message Jack took to Jil-Bett. When she saw him coming. =he ran to meet him with outstretched hands. MUDGES WORR | freely until she saw with That Ben-Al move as vet : to her bed. Tn that case, ‘I feared so much that vou intended | that Jack might sail without her. 1o go without me.,” she confessed *You had very little confidence in me,” he returned, with a forced smile, “1 did t know but would decide to remain “I conld not, T would not ar without vou. Jack!" really recessary your Jil-Bett? this, anxiously shie could nat tell him how much. My little bundie s all pucked.” she said, running into | an interior room and fetching a paper | 1 held all her belongin 1! young husband there could doubt: but of his affection Mrs. Mudge felt dublous. vou |never heard of a new be £he had perhaps here, neymoon on shipboard, nding hers on shore. Mudge was of the same opinion, “There ment that.” Roth ighing on the girl's mind. stay in to between them he declared. depend ‘a who was to come shortly for the gem her marriage to Jack was the climax e affalr, yet neither {ene of them appeared to be happy. that the girl it con- aye, one nearer and dearer than all She remembered Juliet's love story had ended very sadly; but through it Per- haps Jack would be different when they were on shipboard far away from and hoped, and Mudge On one occasion Mrs. Mudge said to ve 1ived in Katar vour life—ever since you were a Do you think you will be world—America— Wouldn't returned “she must go wherever her to the farthest Of course, T should 1have preferred England; it {s the land me nothing would be so very strange and unlook- But this land that lies America—I can- n are You wes Jack had no particular deaire to go there: fate seems to have He en- gaged passage, vou know. on the first heedless of where she far-oft Mudge felt that she would not the Jil-Bett and Jack on i seemed Te was lable to wait then she did to the the worry of im- pending evil would cause her to take she felt | Of Jil-Bett's love for her handsome no for her d -made bride- {groom spending the first nights of his his bride is some wort of an estrange- upon ould gee that something was There Tt was the thought of the agent THE EVENI could she tel! the story of the Y on which her poor old ‘grand- father had been engagoed, and the awful climax which had resuited. Perhape, if Jack agreed, she would ! tell her all, on shipboard,’ just hefore | the vessel sailed, asking her to give | to the agent the assurance that she ! would work, day and night, the rest of her life to pay off the debt. She remembered the address, and that he should hear from her the first moment | she had any money to send hiu ! Jil-Bett felt, with much sorrow, that | Jack was still bitterly agarieved over: the fact that he had been accused of {the theft. As at first, she firmly be- | lieved in his innocence: nothing could | ever change that. She was convinced beyond all doubting that her poor old {grandfather had burled the treasyre 50 securely it would never be found. He would have been just as likely to have secreted it in any fancied mpot down the road as In the grounds ini the rear of their home. The thought i that troubled her, waking or sleeping, | wlss: would Jack ever forget, or for- glve? Almost from the hour of the cere- mony, at which she had learned Jil- Bett ‘was to leave with Jack, Mre. Mudge had been ergaged in making | a going-away gown for the girl—! something that would be so genteel| her young husband would mnot be ashamed of her appearance on ship- board. She had no opportunity to get any- thing on such short notice.” and was obliged to resort to making over one of her own dresses—a handsome garment e had treasured many years. It had Dbeen one of Worth's handsomest Pa- rislan costumes, made for her when she had been one of London's prettiest schoolgirls and petted heiress of an aristocratic home, She had worn it when she eloped with Mudge—having little use for such & beautiful garment ever after. Many a tear fell into the folds of the garment as her nimple fingers bent to the task. Jil-Bett fairly caught her breath when <he beheld it. “This for me" she eried The next moment she was showering Mrs, Mudge with Lisces. [ shall look like one of the pictures in the magazines.” she went on exu- berantly. 1 shail be so glad to loolk | nice in Jack's cves.” i It transforms you from an Arabian native to a soclety lass, of whom any man might well be proud.” she answer- ed, holding the girl off at arm's length. admiring her own handiwork as well as § the lovely voung girl it adorned “1_should like to_wear it this even- ing,” ventured Jil-Bett wistfully; *you know Jack might come, and seeing me Lke this might be startied—and pleased. That he would not put in an appear- ance. Mrs. Mudge was quite mure; still. she hadn’t the heart to dampen the poor child's hopes, As she had expected, the long hours dragged themseives by. St he whom Jil-bett longed for. and waited so pa- tiently to greet. came not. “I think T might as well t dress.” she announced at las not coming until tomorros. 1 shall don my old clothes. and go out into the moonlight. T will not have 8o very long now to wateh it. and say my itte pray- ers to the stars where my young mother is, and my father, and—and—dear old | grandfather.” “Thanks be to God, stars will shine upon may go. dear child,”” Mrs. Mudge re- plied with fee “They their Tight to the rich and the poor aiike. to carthly saints and sinners. to those who Ihave the hope of happiness to look for- | ward to. and those in whoss hearis i 1 ke off the “Jack i the moon and you wherever you it reporter, G STAR. WASHI NGT hapter B. P. E. 0., met Tuesday | evening at the home of Mrs. J. W. Thompson, 19th and Lamont. Mrs. A G. McColm assisting as hostess. Harry Cunningham had charge of The artists the takin, Dick vole and musical part w. piano; Miss Ma 8 George Thompson. ere: ry program. Mrs. Charles E. Thompson, piano. Mrs. 2aymond Myers, voice, Sev- aral guests were present, among the MePherson numb of Missouri Nebraska. er being Mrs. and 1 serving of refreshments. meet ing will be with Mrs. Thompson A social hour followed the Mrs. of The next E. H. Pitcher, who 1will be assisted by Mrs. R Jenner. The Sixteenth Street Helghts Club met Tuesday Mrs. of Stow! Warren, on Selble ell as hos afternoon Grove, Miss Gertrude tess. the guest “Some Principles of Ps of honor, n Their Application to the of ClI hildren in the musical program w. T Lind. T Home." in the home with Mrs, Bpoke yehology Training A short s given by Mrs. The Short Story Club, nual at th suing Laug! ginia Mi retar: as At Intions were r f near club) Fol lution club. to A meeting, he home o vea hlin; King Fry Y, urer, Mrs. Mrs. Miss the Mira M irty v as recordin How 1 the held at Tuesday MacSpelden and Mrs. Charles its an- evening Mrs. Harriet Riges, 131 Maryland avenue northeast, elect- ed the following officers for the en- Honora Rose Julia ears nic President, vice president, J Wholeott; Fred Mc- Mrs. Vir- recording secretary, Verna Flagg: corresponding sec- Hoffliger: press Hoffman Robert 8. Moore. rs. Metealf, in close of the election. ud on the recent death Metealf. had served secretary. ug the reading of the reso- former president reso- who for the of the read a tribute hic that no small part of the succe had the to short Story fact that Clu th turned what is usua mary kindly wit and humor which left sting, b secretary a pros beon had sum- of the evening's program into an inimitable unalysis, sparkling with ~ and_whic] h no was always antici- pated by the members as one of the most even Following Moor. zave sive Metcalf as a delightfu ing. o's tribute personal of the 1 the features reading of the of Mr. members each and reminiscenses expres their apprecfation brilliant of Mrs. efficient secretary, a faithful club member and a sincere and devoted friend The Federation of Women's Clubs of the District hel a at the Hotel Roosevelt. May The president. Mrs. ki its annual W meeting 4 Frizzell presided throughout the meeting, ex- copt the to two be reli eved vice presidents. Grandfleld and Mrs asionally Mrs Jason Watermar [oR The revision of the constitution oc cuple day, vised the president editic d t the grea bylaws at the regular monthiy May | i s voted m of the ter part were to have the report o published of the first left to Le re- Federation the first News in Of course, he would learn at once of | her poor old grandfather's death. then he would demand the gem that had heen entrusted to him: when no one in Katar could give him any informa- tlon whatever concerning it, he would zearch for her. the granddaughter, and endeavor to force her to disclose what had become of it Oh, if she could but talk all this over with Jack. She began to have a sccret terror of this land—Amer- fca—to which they were to go. The agent came from there: was she des- tined to be brought face to face with him? She determined that she would her. die ere she would disclose the fact iie had her without one ca-.that her grandfather had accused regs—not even a clasp of the hanl of its theft in that nt all her romantic girl- ot cven to Mrs. Mudge. from whom ish day dreams of love and & lover— had no secrets in all her voung HHXXNA KA AR A F ok ok XXX A Offices For Rent Evening Star Building (The Avenue at Eleventh) hope is dead and only burned-out passion -ti fleeting remain Will you always remain in Mre. Mudge?” asked Jil-Bett suddenly Tha woman sheok her head. “Some day T may g those live who are « from which 1 was « under her breath. s i not_catch the last of “You must promise me we sh lose sight of each other, dearic.” Th anxfously: “As soon as vou reach America, You must write me. letting me know if all is going well with vou. I cannot tell you e to hear from vou.” “1 shall write vou within we land. and 1 know wi ve. promised Jil-Bett. She meant it at'the time she uttered the words, little Greaming of all that would transpire ere shie was enabled to carry out that in- tention, so littie do we know what fortnight. arc, even a day. may forth When another day passed, and Jack did_noi put in an appearance, Mrs. Mudge's indignation grew apace. What did he mean by such unheard-of co duct, she wondered One day Mudge came home with the information, which he €aid he had upon reliable authority, that the vessel was to sail the fa Tad informed Jil-Bett of it ot one word has she heard from him.” replied his wife. adding: “T should not be at all surprised if he meant to desert her—not let her know and sail _without She would have a_pretty time trying to locate him. The wide world holds many a niche in which a man may change his rame: ther would be impossible for her to ever find him Should that occur. the poor child’s life would be wrecked: she iwould droop like a flowe: a die. The pity of it is she is so very fond of him. JHer every conversation be- gins about Jack and ends about him. The love of a young maiden hath.not ite ceat in reason. nor is it judicious.” {_ Tt looks if T should go after him, and bring him here, by main force, if needs be. remarked Mudge grimly. to which suggestion his wife acauiesced most heartily. “If he does not come this eveninz. T will be after him bright and early in the morning. depend upon that We've had the care of this little girl. you might say. all these vears, and it's up to me to see that this follow could not put a single thing more in t. so T must earry my Httle prayer- book in my T shall want vhere T oean handy, night worning.” He looked making response. that pussed through e “lie_wax either yery ocent or ex- eedingly clever. he could not make up his mind as fo which category he shiould place her in. ¥ing he would let her know soon as it was decided which ho Jat Was to start, he took t was all at her long and The his mind ying the fortune toff).”” she added low Jil-Bett could the Sentence hav teft t e h tr: her. Tt he attempts to desert er, T swear 1 will follow the ves<el to sea. board her. seize the scoun- drel and throw him bodily over- board.” “Oh, not that! Not that! as we may feel about it, vou do him no bodily Badly must Mudge winced. “Well,” then. I'll neck and slack o' the pants. cessel gails without her. she without him; trust me to see that. “By the way.” he added. chang- 1 Ing the subject. “that Arabian woman had a great set-to with Ben-Ali down at the fisheries today. At first the ashes of a oo Katar. | to London (thera - w very eager 1 shall week after e we are to bring llowing dav. and asking if ¢ hide, or she has married does the right thing harm —vou have enough to answer for without having a human being’s death on your soul.” fotch him ashore by the nape of the If the <calls to he the autumn. Mrs. Waterman, second vice president. is retiring after eight years continuous service as an officer. Resolutions boycotting Sugar. prison m and others were adopted Chief among the speakers was Mrs Wallace Iteid of Hollywood. who ap- {pealed for the women to begtn now {in_their war against narcotics 3 Ellen Spencer Mussey, lman of the commitice on peace } through snternational relations. went on record as favoring a world court Tt was an innovation thia year in having the division chairmen of the depar niake their own reports. Officers elected re: President. Mre. Frizzell: first vice president, Mrs. | Charles P. Grandfield: recording sec- retary, Mrs. Wine. corresponding sec- ! i | chalr- retary. Mrs Steel: treasurer. Mrs Rork: dizector. N maSheiton The second vice presfdent was not dates received the v this election Ma s Mrs. Frizzell, not being able tend the council meeting at Mrs. Redwood Vandergrift went her alternate. The new elected director. Mrs. Shelton, is atiending City Club.-Mrs. Elliot Woods will be tea hostess for the month of May A tea will be given the clubhouse Sunday afternoon. fror 4:30 1o 6 o'cloc A dance under the auspices of the entertainment committee 1 given May 21, at 6:30 p.m. Cards may D obtained at the clubhouse ‘The business and professional wom- en’s seectio nece a moving pic ture show at & pm paeth, eminent mus Al before the club May 5 pm. Dr. Spaeth will fllus- trate on the piano his lecture en- titled “Old Tunes for New. The Bible study se. Dr. O. Jose- phine_Baird, leader. will meet Thurs- day, 7:30 p.m majority of the will take place to at- Atlanta, Women- The French section is now holding | two meetings a we class meets Tuesday the diners at the French table in the grill, and at 7 o'clock for the members of the Causerie. The morn- g class is held on Wednesday from 11 to 12 o'clock, Mme. E. Noel instructs both the morning and even- ing classes, which are free to club members. Those interested please communicate with Miss H. I. Arnold, chairman of the French section, 22 son place. The evenig at 8 o'clock for eague of American Pen Women.— Louis N. Geldert. national presi- dent of the league, and Mrs. Theodore Tiller, presiden: of the District branch of the organization. have announced that on Sunday aftemoon at 4 o'clock memorial gervices will be held at the clubhouse, 1722 H street, for Mias Jessie Griswold.” former national president of the Teague of American FPen Women and one of the oldest members of the organization. She was widely known in club and soctal circles of Washington. Berwyn Community Clul Mrs He. ber Votaw, sister of President Harding. was guest of honot and speaker at the meeting of the Women's Community Club of Berwyn, held Monday. residerice of Dr. W. Allen Grifith and elected. as no one of the four candi- | as | at the | attempted to repudiate her claim that she was his wife. and they had a nest full of little Arabs on thie other &ide of the desers. He had reckoned with- out the knowlédge of what a frenzied woman will do when put to the test ‘Sclzing one of the sharp-bladed oysteryopeners, and with a shriek of {rage that was fairly blood-curdling. she made a lunge at him: he dodged presided over br Mrs. Meace. Devoe Mcade Prof. of Maryland. Amy gram was Mrs. Sal ong those on the h musical Kepler wife of of the University pro- roff of Pittsburgh, dramatic soprano and hold- er of-a scholarghip at the Cincinnati Conserv: tory of Music. Her selections wege "Will o' the Wisp.” “Lonely” and 1t with agllity. race 1 have witnessed London. He was in the lead, sprint- ing around that quarter-mile stretch o' ground liko & two-year-old, ers choered loose. “On they flew. male greyhounds, of road. like bedlam was Desirable Suite Vacant Two bright, outside offices,.third floor, one room in corner of building at 11th and Pa. Ave.; other room adjoining on 11th St. side of build- ing. These offices are unusually cool in summer. In addition to being especially desirable for offices, these rooms have an exceptional value for witness- ing parades. Rent, including heat, light and janitor service, $110 a month. Large Room For Rent One large room on second floor, with private . lavatory and running ice water. This office con- tains 1,990 sq. ft., has southern exposure and is particularly suitable for office employing many clerks, for light manufacturing plant or as show- room for manufacturer of nationally known prod- uct. Rent, including heat, light, iced water and janitor service, $200 a month. 3 him. He was sprinting like while she was as fresh as a daisy. }One more lap, and out shot her right she had seized him. of the diver's hurrahs, she adminis- tered to him the “best ever saw outside of a ng of match- ed_gladiators. s two things—comply, somy contrivance, slip. “Oh, heavens! sail o on. It would end in a tragedy. dare not contemplate such calamity.” To be Continued Tomorrow. BAR SILVER QUOTATIONS. LONDON, May 12.—Bar silver, 328 pence per ounce. Money, 1% per cent. Discount rates—Short bills, 1%a1% per cent; three-month bills, £ 1-18a21 per cent. NEW YORK, May silver, 663%; Mexican dollare, bly * [ R I KK F N N XN IO T A KOO K ok X KOO 224 3342442424 % Then began the best since I left she barely a nose behind him. The div- let ke male and fe- down the stretch Like a flash he turned, re- tracing_his steps. but she was after mad as he passed. but shewed the strain, farm like an arrow from the bow— “Then, amidst the wild shouting unishment I “When she had done with him, one dldn’t have to do much guessing to determine which one was boss, with a big, big B. Now, he'll do.one of or sall tomor- row on the outgoing steamer by giving her the T hope he does not the vessel that Jil-Bett goes 1 a’ dire 12.—Forelgn bar [of a group of German songs, her . inter- pretation of “Die Larke’ and “Das Steckenpferd” being exceedingly good. Mra.- Groff had .for accompanist Miss Leonora Jones. bachelor of music, Wes- Ivan College, Macon, Ga., who also ren- dered “Polonaise A Major” (Chopin). Miss Wilmuth Gary, a musical com- poser of Washington. dedicated her re- cent composition, “Wouldn't You?” - to Mrs, Groft as an expression of appre- Ciation of her accomplishments. ~Miss Gary's compositions won th $10.000 prize at the world's fair (Chicago), and she has also achleved the distinction of being the composer of music selected for fifty of the bands which are to be in attendance at the Shrine convention. Mrs, Paul Anderson of Washington sang “La Serenata” (Tostl), “I Love You Little Girl” (Wilmuth Gary), and “Naughty Cupld” (Wilmuth ~Gary). Mra. Anderson is recording secretary of the D.-A. R. and councillor of the French Order of Lafavette. Her sing- ing has delighted audiences at the Be- lasco Theater, and afforded much in- spiration to ‘the’ disabled soldiers at Walter Reed 'Hospital. Prince Georges County Fedération will hold its annual convention, May 22, at general headquarters, 1734 N street, begining at 10 a.m. Club reports wili be read in-the morning and every mem- ber is urged to be present. TLuncheon will be served at the Tea House, in care of Mrs. Percy Duvall. Arrangements are in the hands of Mrs, H. B. Mayhew, chairman. The afternoon session will bs an Americanization program, under the’ direction of Miss Aiton and her pupils. unders and Pa D meeton Mt May 4, at the home roline ¥, Kirk, 2013 G of Mrs, ON, D.. C., strest. The president, Mrs. Margarct De Wolf, presided. Being the annual meeting ' the officers read their re ports for the year, and the following officers were clected: President, Mrs. Irving Frickey; vice president, Mrs. iLillian H. Roome: recording secretar Mrs. Stephen J. Murph, smond {ing secretary.” Miss Ella Whilld treasurer, Miss Marion White; reg tiar, Miss Lilllan A. Norton; histori Mrs. Caroline F. Kirk; color hear Dr. Laura B. Hawkins; chaplain, Mr Caroline A. Kinsley; councillors. ferm to expire 1925, Mrs. Bertha Whilldin Crane, Mrs. Mary C. Beach and Mixs May A. Husted; term to expire 1924 (to fill vacancies), Mrs. Carrie White Avery ahd Mrs. Samuel Meeks. Friendship Branch, Sunshine and | Community Soclety held its annual election of officers Monday afternoon. The_soclety met at the home of Mrs C. P. Keyser, 1620 Decatur strect, hostesses being Mrs. Kevser, Mrs. W. W. Scott. M Le Roy Godwin and Mra. Nevins, The following lofficers wera elccted: President. Mrs. | George E. Hebburd; first vice presi- dent, Mrs. W. W. Scott; second vice preaident, Mrs. W. A. Durham; record- ing mecretary, Mre. George A. Ross; treasurer, Mrs. F. elson, and co responding secrétary, Mral Otis Rogers. The principal address was made by Miss Lydia Burklin of Friendship House, who spoke of the needs and aims of that institution. Interesting talks were also made by Mrs. John W Frizzell, president of the District of Columbia_ Federation of Women's Clubs; Mrs. Howard L. Todgkins, board of education; Mrs. Giles Scott Rafter, Parent-Teachers' Associatio Mrs, Augustus Scott, Dapartment of ine Arts. and Mrs. J. A Cunning !ham, department of Americanizatic work Money w voted of Fricndship House o icanization work . attendance ' the largest and the meeting onc of the best of the year. ong the many present who ‘are prominent in the benefit for | . T £ Mrs. Ellis Logan welfare. and Mrs. Charles andfield, first vice president District of Columbia federation. The business session was followed by a social hour, during Which refresh- ments were served. The next meet- ing will be the first Monday in October. department i The Shakespeare Soclety will mect [for the last time this scason Tuesday jat 1715 1 street. The session will be informal and so including reports by the 1 dramatic largely de- voted to next season’s program Members are urged bring friends, and any one interested in the literary or dramatic study of Shakc- spearc is invited to attend. but discussing ! orhe {In furtherance of its plan to erect a |modern ciubhiouse for community use, at Bethesda, Md., the club will held a bridge at the home of Mrs. C. 1 Corby. Rockville rgad. on the after- noon” of May 29 Following tea an jelaborate musical, to be featured hs tan organ recital. wil be given Iprominent musiclans 1" The movement for the erection the new home for the club has {ceived great impetus during the past fmonth and a great portion of "the funds necessary to its erection lave been subscribed. Mrs. Edwin Brand- enburg is chairman of the house fund The club met Tueeday at the home of Mrs. Leonard Nicholgon, near Rock- ville, Miss Alice Drake spoke poetry and art. of re- The Clover Club will meet Thurs- day at the residence of Mrs. Charies iRemls, the Gothum. At itz meeting. IMay 4. with Mre. Robert Le Fevre, I Mre. Hanson spoke of “Washingion fund Mre. J. M. Bischoff and Mis {Joseph Randall described their ex- periences during the recent conven- tion held Louisville, Ky., which they attended as delegatez of the |congress of mothers and parent- | teacher associations of Washington. Piney Branch Chapter. ¥. W. C. A. Mrs. J. A. Boyd, president. closed its season recentiy the home of Miss Laura Bright. 4817 13th street picnic was planned for June 13, with Mrs. Abraham. 105 Rucker place Rosemont. Alexandria, as hostess. and a schedule was made for next vear's {work. The chapter will open its fall meetings September 6, at the home of Mrs. Borden, 1409 Ingraham street Chapin Union W. C. T. U, met on Monday at the residence of M J. M { Willey' on Macomb street. Cleveland { Park. with the president, Mrs_ Fran {St. Clair, presiding. Mrs. Willlams | roported on the quarterly conference. Mr Emma_Shelton. the president. i Dlstriet of Columbia W. . T. U., who is a member of th present. being in Atlanta, as director of the Distriet of Columbia Federation of Woman's Clubs, Mrs. Tibbits has charge of flower day. the spital to be visitad has not as yet been designated. Mrs Barnard reported that nineteen of the mem- bers are now subscribers to the official paper. The Gamma Chapter of the Lambda Pi Sorority met Monday with Aiss Laura Rosser. 1211 Park road. Rusiness finished, the remainder of the evening was spent in playing bridge. The next hostess will be Mrs Raymond J. Wise, 3623 Hall place Soroptimiat Club met Thursday, 5 pm.. at the City Club, with the 5 siting at the Boys' Club con- vention as guests of honor. The peakers were Mrs. H. A. Vennema. Menominee, . Mich : Miss Grace Gos- selin. New York city, and Mrs. A, N Williams. Boston, Mass. The subject was “What ne women are doing to promote Boys' Club work.” Mrs Ralph Robey sang. AMrs. M. F. Becker J. Febrey Heating Company booster prize and spoke work. Nu | | lof the E gave th about her The College Women's Club—Mrs. | Harris T. Baldwin was chosen presi- | dent of fhe club at the election last | Saturday. Other officers elected were Miss Carrie M. Dayvis, first vice presi- dent: Miss_Ariine Dufour. second vice president: Mrs, Skipwith P. Coale, cor- | Fesponding secretary: Mrs. Karl Fen- | ning, recording secretary: Miss An- | nabel Matthews, treasurer., and Mrs. Howard G. Nlchols, historian. Mem- bers elected to the advisory board for ! ar terms were Mrs. Willlam C. eck. Miss Virginia_Alexander. W. H. How- | ard, Miss Louise Jane Bartlett and Mrs. Amos A. Steele. At the meeting of the advisory board held Monday night plans for the coming wecks were formulated. Mrs. Baldwin was in the chair. It was decided to hold informal teas every Monday throughout May, without a special progr#m, with the exception of May 21, when a special tea is to be given for the delegates to the So- clal Welfare Conference, with a_mu- sical program in charge of Miss Mary Isabel Kelly. Mrs. Gerrit S. Miller ir., was chosen leader of section 3, to tako the place of Mrs, Karl Fenning, ust clected recording secretary. Mrs. Baldwin has already appointed some of the chairmen of committee: among them being the followin House, Mrs. John Earl Walke finance, Mrs. Joseph C. Zirkle; lunch, Miss Margarct B. Evans: dance, Mrs. R. J. Posson; printing, Mrs. D. Robert Harper, 3d; resolutions, Mrs. Henry Grattan Doyle; education, Mrs. Wil-, liam B, Bell; hospitality, Mrs. D. Ll Veerhoff, and program, Mrs. Basil M. Manly. The club has purchased a- baby grand piano, which is to be used especially for concerts and musicals during the coming year. The old piano will be kept for useé at dances, ete. The Mount Vernon Ladiew’ Assock: tlon of the Union held its first meot- ing of the year on Thursday, May 10. There_were twenty-two members pres- ent. Wreaths were laid on the tombs of Gen, and Mrs. Washington. An- nouncement of the death of Mrs. Bu- gene Van Rensselaer, vice regent of West Virginia, was made at the open- ing sesston. The Mildred Lee Society, Children of the - Confederacy met last Saturday at Confederate Memorial Home, Mrs. Maud Howell-Smith, director, in charge, Miss_ Dorothy Mehler was chairman of program. Claude N. Bennett spoke of “Jefterson Davis in s plano SATURDAY, News of the Clubs | Women's Club of Betheada.—!Norcross union Was not| B MAY 1 192: =olo, Miss Reatrice Engle; vocal solo, Miss Caroline Reese. Refreshments were served by the A. R. Lawton Mor- gan Chapter, U. D. C, League of A, P, W Theovdore Tiller, president, announces that the “Hoot o' the OW1” the leaguc's littie restaurant at headquarters, 1722 H street northwest, which is usually open only to members and their friends, will leep open house the evenings of the dramatic fete for #ny Who desire to hold dinner parties there before going to the Ram’s Head Playhouse, where the { Ram's Tiead Players, under the di- . i rection of Robert Beli, founder of the company, will give, at 8:30 o'clock, the “double bill, “Joint Owners in Spuin” and “L'Enfant Prodigue,” for the benefit of the District League of American Pen Women. Crittenton Wheel Club.—-Mrs. Ella Washburn and Mrs. Pauline Potwin were joint hostesses of the club Thursday at 2842 27th street. Mrs. rge Fleming, a former member, was a guest. At roll call Mrs. Pres- ton recited a poem, Mrs. Ide read a story, all the others responding in | various ways; Mrs. Whitney opening {a discussion of Henry Ford and his | methods, and Mrs. Story, “the hub,” guve items of Crittenton news. Mres Severance will entertain the club May 24 at 205 Raymond street, Chevy Chase. i The Argyle Study Club will meet at the home of Mrs. R. Sasscer, 326 Colorado avenue, Monday at 1:30 p.m. Mrs. Norton E. Little will read a paper on “The United States Capitol Fuilding.” The Philo-Classies.—The of the Philo-Classics, the first Friday in {May S at the home {with the president, i Knieht, presiding jsisting of Mrs. Knight, Mrs. Wars and Mrs. MHarris, was appointed to frame resolutions on the recent death of |Mre. AT Tasker, a highly esteemed her of the clul for many vears tGilass, director. gave a port_of ‘the federation's proc tings. The club continued the reading of “As You Like It meeting postponed from May. was held of Mrs. Bentlay, Mrs. Augustus A committee, con- {3irs. Distriet of Columbia club work were { Business Women's John Nelson Mills entertained the memhers of the council May 4 with an illustrated travel talk on “Sumatra and Java ' At the close of the lecture Mre. Mills exhibited a large number of garments and other pieces of na- tive handiwork, and described the Iprocesses by ich Batlk is produced. " Mrs. Sclden P, Spencer led the Bible |class, concluding the study of the {“Book of ans.” Couneil.—Mrs. | The Chevy Chase Woman's Club will nect the fourth Wednesday of May stead of the usual third Wednes- y. in_the Maryland School Ralph Daskani will be the hostess to the luncheon. Besides the regular annual business there will be the elcetion of officers The exceutive board met Wednes- day at the home of Mrs. Theodore W Mrs. George Maury an: AMrs. Norcross were the hostesses to {the meeting. |, The music sectior ltion of Herndon Morsell. gave a [musical Friday night at the Mary- | 1and School. “There were thirty voices in the chorus. Others assisting were | Miss Alice Deleslyne Taylor, pianist; {Raymond «. Moore, baritone, and {Frank Evans, tenor. { Mrs. Theodore W. Noreross. leader 1of the music section, entertained the Iscetion to Inncheon Thursda A 1"bug of gold” was presented to Mr. i Morsell a & token of appreciation {for his untiring efforts. { The social section is planning a {progressive dinner, Mrs. Alfred B, .eet, leader. | “A meeting of the civic section. Mrs { George Maury, tion at Rockvilie next Wednesday are the followinza: M C1ift Richards Mrs. (Gearge Maury and Mrvs. F Ss. McBride. n i under the direc- i tworth Woman's Ciub, at its [ rteting in the schoolhouse. Monday. | decided to postpone the June meet- ing on arcount of its being Shriners {week. On June 11 the meeting will i be held. followed by the annual ban- | quet in the gymnasium | dist Church. Mrs. Ryon, general chair- { man, requests that she be notified by | members who will attend. Reports Were made by delegates to the Ied- ! eration of Women" Clubs at its an- i nual three-day meeting, May s 3 and 4 i | Radeliffe Chautauqua, which will be {under the auspices of the Woman's | Home Missionary Society of the Meth- ! adist Episcopal Church, May 2§, ] tand 20 i | The philanthropio committ <! man reported the April meeting | held at the home of Mrs. Griffith Ev- ians. The eight members present sew- €d on slips for the Children’s Hospital and Foundlings' Home. The next meeting_will be held Tuesday at 1 { p.m. at the home of Mrs. F. M. Schaet | fer. 4137 New Hampshire avenue. An appropriation was made by the club to be used by Mrs. J. H. Robi the Bruen Home picnic. to be held in June Mrs, Jay Smith rteported that the oivic committee met April b with Mrs. Keller. Plans were completed for the distribution of the seeds given by | Oliver Jones and buttons purchased { by the club. The next meeting was beld at the home of Mrs, NOFcross May 10. i “The April meting of the educational | committes was held at the home of iNre Hart. Mre. Phelps gave a talk on birds. especially the birds of Pet- worth. The May meeting will be held May 21 at the home of Mrs. Sibbett, 501 Randolph street The music committee held its April meeting with Mrs. Georgia Johnson The evening was spent rehearsing for the club_entertainment. The art committee chairman report- ed the meting held in the Methodist Church April 26. A luncheon was pre- pared_and scrved by Mrs. Bernard, Bradley, Mrs. Collins, Mrs. Per- s and Mrs. Otis Johngon. of the usual basketry and needlework a representative from Jelleft's demon- strated on llving models the art of dressing. Tho home committes held an open meeting in tho schoolhouse on the evening of April 2, with Mrs. Otis Johnson as hostese. Miss Jacobs, dl rector of home cconomics, gave a Tecture. The annual election of officers of the Petworth Woman's Club was held. Mrs. T. S. Tincher was unanimously ro-elected president, Mrs, W. J. Ryon vice president, Mrs. Ta Fever record- ing secretary, Mrs. Fitts correspond- ing secretary, succeeding Mrs. Grif- fin. and Mrs' Wood treasurer, Suc- ceeding Mra. L. T. Jones. Mrs. Grif- fin and Mrs. Jones asked to be re- leved from their duties. Six new members were elected to membership of the club. Mrs. Tincher announced the “uneek entertainment” was a success and hoped that some time the Pctworth Woman's Club will have a clubhouse of its own, and funds raised from this entertainment will be a nest-egg for that purpose. After the business meeting the hos- vllnl‘Hy committes served refresh- ment. i i The Political Study Club is enter- taining this afternoon at the Frank- 1in Square Hotel, in honor of its re- tiring president. Mrs. Seibert D. Boak, wife of Col. Boak of Walter Reed, who has becn detailed to the Philip- pines. At a_luncheon. Mrs. Benjamin B. Cain, Mable Foote Witman, Mrs, Archer ' Haycock, Gertrude McRea Nash and Eilis Meredith. will feature & program of artistic versatility. This organization, which is non-poiitical and non-scoretarian, counts on its roster nearly 400 well known mem- bers. The officers who have served with Mrs. Doak. are Mrs. P. C. Over- man, vice president; Miss Burton, sec- retary; Emma Sanford Shelton, cor- responding secretary; Mrs. Maynard C. Burrell, treasurer; Mrs. Charles Cecil. chalrman of membership com- mittee; Mrs. Wesley Martin Storon, chairman of entertainment; Mrs. Le- land Standford Conness, chairman of vubltcity. - BANK DEPOSITS GAIN. TOPEKA, May 12 (Special).—Kan- sas banks are getting on a more solld basis according to the State Banking Department today. Deposits have increased $6,000,000 since De- cember, and loans and discounts have been reduced in proportion. S i Mrs. | will announece of the Metho- | ‘An announcement was made of the on for | Tnstead | BY STUART P. WEST. Speciai Dispateh to The Star. NEW YORK, May 12.—~The best opinion at the close of this week still is that the recent decline stock exchange prices has been much more an Internal readjustment than an interpretation of conditions out- side. Little of a really unfavorable character has happened in the busl- ness world during the last month and a half. Much has been made in the stock market of the last few days about the holding up of big enterprises in the bullding construction fleld. New buildings have been the most prolific source of orders for the steel com- panies, and the steel shares have been pressed for gale on the contention that however busy the mills may be now, new orders are bound to fall off cven more sharply than they have alreads Poxtponement Called Advantageous. The other side of the picture that postponement of build projects is a distinctly good because this is the industry ir the competition for labor has been carried to the greatest extreme an Lin which the peril was greatest that mounting costs would lead to mount- ing prices with eventual violent re- action Hlad other lines of business been like the building trade as it was as late as a fortnight ago the position would have resembled that of 1920 at the culmination of the great post- war inflation. 1f the deferring of large construc- tion undertakings has the ecffect of bringing back wages to a reasonable level and discouraging exorbitant de- fmands for higher pay in other direc- tions ft will he good for the general situation. even if it does temporarily affect the business of the steel com panies and the producers of other building material Expansion Warning Heeded. The feverish way the business movement was going two months ago jarouscd widespread uneasiness. which found expresion in many rnings from high places as to what would happen if the country ocontinued to expand its outturn of goods regard- lesg of the prices paid for labor and supplies. This warning has been heedad. The over-eager buying has RAILROAD VALUATION is s thing which a t Work on 158,000 Miles of Track- age Finished—Reports Nearly Ready on 44,000 More. The Int has { work on 138, railroads, S consin state Commeree Commission practically completed valuation 000 miles of the country’s and a committee of the ressive’” group in Congress were formed sesterday by the commission The committee also was informed that worlc is approaching completion on 44.- 000 additional miles where engineering, {land or accounting reports have been made by the commission’s valuation stafr. ‘The comn on further stated that in so far as possible, it was reporting the actual value of all lands and improve- ments and the original cost “to the ex- tent these can be verified.” It was added. however, that in “a disappoint- ingly large number of cases” railroad records did not contain the information, especially as to land holdings acquired in the past As to whether there should be other values allotted to operating aflroads than those summed up in property and land. the commission { expluined that it was “considering the vontention of representatives of carriers that specific amounts should be reported for going-concern value, sppreciation and other alleged ele- ments of value.” All_requirements of the valuation &re being ‘“substantially complied with,” the commission said, question as to whether additional legislation was needed to assist the work was left unanswered, the report {remarking that commission members were mnot prepared to sav at tme. All records, tentative valua- tions and data compiled to date, it was indicated, have been thrown open to public examination, and state officials, shippers and labor or- ganizations have been allowed to ap- pear in proceedings affecting valua- tion. {MANUFACTURED GOODS LEAD EXPORTS FROM U. S. Raw Raterials Second and Food- stuffs Third in March Figures. Manufactured goods made up the largest item of American export for March, raw materials for use in manufacture ranked second and food- stuffs were third. Manufactured goods showed an increasc over a year ago, while foodstuffs exports were less ¥igures made public today by the Department of Commerce gave the following export classifications, with comparisons for March, 192 “prog- turing, $79,916,000, against $72,908 000: raw foodstuffs and food animals, $19.364,000, againet $34.529,000; food- stuffs, partly or wholly manufactured, $65,025,000, against $58.953,000; man. ufactures for further use in manu- facturing, $45,877,000, against $43 589,000; manufactures ready for con- uuglvmolon, $132,361,000, against $112.- 538,000, EXCHANGE NOW NORMAL. Money Order Business Between U. S. and Hungary Revived. Money-order exchange business be- tween the United States and Hungary has reached normal, the Post Offics Department announces. Since June 16, 192, when the convention was rencwed, the cxchange has reached $122,800, and the month left to make a full vear is expected to ralse the total to $135,000. . As Hungary fs but one-third as large as it was befors the war, postal officials consider the business has reached the pre-war mark. e T CHICAGO STOCK MARKET. CHICAGO, May 12.—Following is a report of today's sales. high, low and josing quotations at the Chicago Stock xchange Righ. 44 Armour of 111 pfd. 90 Armour of Del ptd. 4000 Boone Woolen Milia 180 Commonw'th Edison 1 110 Hayes Wheel 2 980 Montgomery, Ward. 8200 Btewart-Warner 30 Union Carb & Car. 272 Yellow ~Mfg 5130 Yellow Tazi . Total sales, 42,000 shares. Low. Close. in| COMPLETED BY I. C. C., enator La Follette of Wis- | in- but a | this | Raw materials for use in manufac- 2 158 Postponing Building Projects Declared Wise Business Move Expected to Check Competition for Labor and Mounting Costs—Biggest Farm Problem Is to Get Enough Help. sed before { tailed, Waull strect speculators have tricd to alarm th public into th that the reaction which has oc is the forerunner of a much m | important trade decline. But in out- side speculative circles the judgment is precisely the reverse. There it is felt that in cutting down now the danger of another period of depres- sion like that of three years ugo hus been averted Huge Outpour of New Insmes. One factor which has unquestic ably told against the stock market of the last six weeks. as it had told against the hond market before, is the huge outpour of new issyes. Ex isting corporations. and newly form ed companies as well, found in the exurberant atmosphere prevailing ir the first quarter of the vear tha they could do their money raising through the sale of stock instead of through the more serious oblization of mortgage bonds. These new tations coming out one or more day, and foilowed the rapid mul tiplication of new and untried is sues on the stock exehange lst, have tended to cr 4 supply great than the dena rot a condition coursey 1 prevent the eventual re true values. But it ci o time, obsc question o$ and mak o-called tech« tions the supreme Influence and prices have com consumption was rea o 1 Main Problem. increased co: what it was & vea ago at this time. The Max report of the government winter wheat fore shadowed a crop somewhat above the average. Concequently both the cot ton trade and the grain trade hav. had to change their calculations re garding future supplies and this ha: told heavily on prices, along with curtailed mill demand in the case o cotton, and smaller export demand 1t the case of wheat The chief problem however, is still labor. ers 'will be needed in fieldse from the middic of June unti the middle of October. Are the farn:- ers going to attempt to bid against em plovers in the buiding trades and th steel industry” If so. what will happes to_their cost of production and what will they have later on to say to the peole at’ Washington and clsewhere wiv politics to stand by the tion laws (Copyright, 1923.) 'WEEK SEES GRAIN PRICES TAKE DROP ‘Sellmg in Wheat, Corn and Oats Due to Weather Reports, Indi- cating Big Crops. Cottor r siderably over for the farme: Mary mor. the harves: By 116 Associated Pross CHICAGO, May 12.—Improvemen crop conditions has given added force this week to grain selling in duced by weakness of values in the stock market. Compared with ! week ago. wheat prices this morning | showed 23 to o decline. corn was 2 to 3 down, oats % to off and provisions at a set-back of 42 to 70 Nearly perfec t weather for corn Planting started the new downward swings in the price of graln and although wheat had appeared to b suffering from lack of moisture Tllinois, Indiana and Ohio, the need 1.(1 rain was supplied in the last part of the week and was promptly re sponded to by further lowering of j Guotations. Mecanwhile the bear in {fluence. which had been manifest during the previous week as a resul- of stock market breaks. continued 1o {be un evident adverse factor agains: wheat in particular, Knowledge that wheat quotation at Liverpool were at more than tiw | the premium over the Chicago stand- |urd than was the case a short time ago, tended one stage to rall: {the wheat market here and so. toc !did u brief cold wave. The govern | ment report as to the domestic cron utlook, however, proved to be leas Lullish than was expected and, witl export demand lacking vigor, the the wheat marke! ligr i I 4 selling side of was again_depressed whenever de- clines in the stock market afforded an_opportunity Large shipments of corn out «f Chicago failed to uphold the marier | for corn and oats in the face of coun- tervailing bearish conditions. Hogs reached about the lowest price {level of the season and the provisicn market slipped down with grafn ————— !BUTTER STOCKS LOW: PRICES HOLD FIRM Danish and Canadian Products Continue to Arrive—TU. S. Markets Nervous. By the Assciated Preas CHICAGO, May 12.—An shortage of stocks carred this w butter markets through to a T close. a condition in contrast with the closing of lust week. Despite the strength, the markets appeared nervous. Dealers showed & fear of being caught surplus buyvers only slightly relaxed | policy” of buying solely for i needs. The caution of both dealers {and buvers was attributed fo the nearness of the usual increase in pro | duction. almost invariably followed {by a break in prices. Danish and Canadian buttar cor tinued to arrive. Negotiations wers reported under way for imports | Argentine, Holland and New Zealand butter, while small Iots of Irish stocl were sald to have been hought at at- tractive prices. The weak's close on 92 score stoc was as follows: Chicago, 42%, 13 point gaini New York. 44, % point gain; Boston, 45, ¢ point gain, and Thiladelphia. 44, % point gain [ —— POSTAL SAVINGS GROW. Deposits Exceed Withdrawals the Past Three Months. For the third consecutive month deposits with the postal savings svs- tem of the country wers greater than withdrawals, according to statistica for April. made public at the Post Office Department. The balance on deposit throughout the nation March 31 was $132,180,000; the Increase during April was $75,000, lfll\;\i;\f a balance April 31 of $132.- Washington had a total deposit of $366.753. having Increased it by $4,557 during the month. DIVIDENDS. o, ate, ahie: unexpected i with a while n the current Siock of Record May 19 May 10 Companx Am. Pr. & 1. Am. Pr. & Lt Cantlnental O Q Eiser & Brog.. Opf Q Lancaster Mil Q Nebraska Pow. pf Q Onyx Hosfers pf.. % South Pr. & L. pf. 8. 0. of Ohio 8.0 of N. Y. T. 5. Stores 7% pf 300 18,5