Evening Star Newspaper, June 16, 1923, Page 5

D.AR PROTESTS USE OF 0LDFORT Board of Management Asks Preservation of “Nor- folk” Landmark. A resolution of protest against the turning over of old Fort Norfolk Jointly to the lighthouse bureau and the district United States Army en- gineer for use as a buoy yard was adopted at a meeting of the board of management of the National Society, Daughters of the American Revolu- tion, at a meeting held on Tuesday at Memorial Continental Hall. In sending letters of protest to Sccretary Weeks and Secretary Hoo- wer. it was pointed out that if the fort was used as contemplated, it would ultimately result in the de- struction of the historic landmark. Other resolutions passed by the board included one approving the! recommendation of the president gen- eral, Mrs. Anthony Wayne Cook. rela- tive to co-aperation between the Daughters of the American Revolu- tion and their kindred organization, the Sons of the American Revolution A telegram of greeting and best wishes was sent to the new president general of the S. A. R., Judge Arthur Sumner. Two New Committeen. Two new national committees were created. namely, student loan fund committee’ he national committee on publicity. It was decided to revise the work of the patriotic education committ and to establish as independent na- tional committees the various sub- committees which have heretofore been grouped under that heading and placed in charge of vice chairmen. Those affected are “Americanization,” “The Manual for Immigrants,” “Girl Home Makers” and “Children and Sons of the Republic,” and they will vow be under the direct supervision 8¢ national chairmen. Potnouc education will*now carry with 1t only work among schools a uolleges. ‘Vhis restriction, It #erteq, does not limit but rather broadens the scope of this activity. ~~ Those present at the meeting were: Mrs. Anthony Wayne Cook, president Keneral, Pen nia; vice i dents general, s. Ber Heath. North ' Carolina; s McDuffee, Michigan: Mrs. John Laid- law Buel. Connecticut; Mrs, Howard L. Hodgkins, Di of Columbia; Williard T. Block. Illinois; Miss Wallace, New Hampshire H. McCall, Georgia Sewell, Florida; Mrs. Henry Indiana, and Mrs. Gerald Tivingston Schuyier, Colorado. tional officers: Mrs. Frank Brig recording secretary general; Mrs. Willlam Sherman Walker. organizing secretary general; Mrs. Alfred Bros seau, treasurer general: Mrs. Frank lin P. Shumway. corresponding secre. tary general: Mrs. James H. Stans- field, registrar general; Mrs. George De Bolt. historian general, and Mrs Larz Anderson, librarian general State regents and state vice regents— Mrs. Hoval A. Smith, Arizona; Mrs. Charles Humphrey Bissell, Connecti out; Mrs. Willlam B. Hardy, District of Columbia; Mrs. Charles E. Herrick, Tllinois: Miss Amy Gilbert, Towa: Mrs. Adam Denmead.” Maryland: Mrs. L Victor Seydel, Michigan: Mrs. Paul D.! tt, Missouri; Mrs. Leslie P. Snow, New s Mrs. Charles Read anks, Mrs. Charles White h. New York; Mrs. Lowell Fletcher Hobart, Ohio; ) Brown Heron, Pennsylv: Mrs. T. Cranshaw, Rhode Island: Mrs. Martin Farnham, Vermont, . Robert J. Reed, West Vir- U. S. BEGINS OPERATION Order Issued Giving War Depart- ment Permission to Run Boats on Mississippi. An order was issued yvesterday by Justice Van Devanter of the Supreme Court permitting the War Department to operate the Goltra barge fleet on the Mississippi river pending final de- instructions were telegraphed to St Louls directing that as many of them s were necessary be placed in com- mission at once. Three of the barges were ordered dispatched to New Orleans for nse on the New Orleans-Mobile barge route, and it was announced that use of the remainder of the feet wou'd be limited to the lower Mississippi |Eleve Steps will be taken at once by a permanent committee to acquaint the people of the country with the new code for proper civillan usage of the American flag adopted by patriotic societies late yesterday at the con- cluding session of the conference held under the auspices of the Americar| Legion at Memorial Continental Hall. The new code is divided into eleven sections, Including an introduction, description of the flag, proper meth- ods of display Do Nots,” proper una} of bunting, saluting, pledge of al-| Elogmnc». the shield of the United {States, the national anthem, federal flag laws, suggestions for state legls- | lation, Singing of Anthem. _ President Harding's request, made in opening the conference Thursday, |that the ~people know “The Star Spangled Banner” was upheld by the convention, which, before adopting the code, adopted resolutions recom- mending that the nearly seventy or- ganizations represented promote the study of the words and music of the national anthem. Discussion over what was declared to be unpatriotic teachings in the local public schools led to the pas- age of a resolution demanding that 11 persons employed in a public ca- pacity, natio: se comper R - lic funds, be required to pledge al- leglance and support to the Constitu- tion and respect for the flag of the United States. proposal in the report of the committee, presented by John Riley, for the committee, that | the proper salute to the flag by a {woman be the military salute em- ployed by soldiers in uniform was amended to read that her right hand should be placed over her heart in paying respect to the emblem. The rules adopted for displaying the flag include: The flag should be displayed from | sunrise to sunset only or between such hours as designated by proper | authority on national and state holi- days, and on historic and special oc- casions. The flag should always be hoisted briskly and lowered slowly. When carried in a procession with flag of the United States is on the the flag of the United States may be in _front of the center of that line. When displa another flag. against a wall from crossed staffs, the i flag of the United | on the right, the flag’ ! staff of the other fla Should Be in Center. grouped and displayed from stuffs the flag of the United States should be of the group. When flags of pennants of s the same halya {United States. the flag of the U States must always be at the peak. When flown from adjacent staffs the tes or cities or hoisted first. No flag or pennant | of the flag of the United States. When the flags of ten or more na- tions are to be displa nation above that of any other nation | n in time of peace.) At Head of Staft. When the flag is displayed from a staff projecting horizontally or at an |l angle from the window sill, balcony | U | sta: b OF RIVER BARGE FLEET| Special Dispatch to The Star ATLANTA, Ga., June 16.—The Baptists of this state have entered | the fight to prevent the further migration of negroes north. A state law to stop lynching is sug- gested as one remedy for the evil which is making nights sleepless for the Georgia farmer. The Christian Index, the weekly state publication of the Baptists, distributed today, carries an arti- cle by W. W. Alexander, prominent Atlanta man, urging the anti- Iynch law. His discussion s head- ed “Let's Stop Shoving.” The exo- dus of the negro is ascribed to the until final Supreme Conurt action on| wshoving of the south” rather than the 1ltigation involving them. Tbeé government several rionths 8go selzed the barges owned by the government and leased to kcward F. Goltra of St. Louis, but on order of Federal Judge Faris of the eighth trict the War Department was not ermitted to remove them from the Jjurisdiction of that court. .An appeal 1o the Supreme Court for interven- tion in the case was granted and is still to be heard. Pending final action, Col. Thomas O. Ashburn, chief of the War Depart- ment's inland and coastwisa water- ways service, appealed to Judge Faris to permit the government to use the |- barges on the lower river. 71lhe ap- peal was not granted, and fhe matter was then taken before Justice \an Devanter, MADE ‘TRAFFIC MANAGER. Quartermaster General to Have Charge of Army Shipments. Under a general order published yesterday the quartermaster general is designated as “traflic manager for " with jurisdic- ation activi- HE is directed to co-operate with the federal traffic hoard and the chief co-ordinator for general supply of the government and to maintain in hjs office the only rate and traffic information kept up by the War Department, except that of the finance department. The order directs that hereafter all War Department shipments of any character of two carloads or more shall be routed by the trafiic manager in co-operation with the other federal traffic agencies, and that all bills of ading or other papers relating to such shipments shall be handled through his office. While the War Department will continue to be represented on the federal traffic board, the traffic mana- ger will issue instructions relative to departmental transportation matters through his office exclusively. The object of the new order is to elimi- | nate duplication of work within the department. FRATERNITY TO MEET. Sunday School Body Will Gather in Capital. The Supreme Council convention of the Phi Mu Sigma Nationa] Sunday School Fraternity will hold its opening meeting tomorrow at 8 p.m. at Im- manuel Baptist Church, 16th street and Columbia road northwest. All are welcome to this opening meeting. An interesting program has been Pplanned. Business sessions of the convention, for members of the fraternity only, will_be held starting Monday night, 8 p.m., at the Mount Vernon Methodlst Episcopal Church, 9th street and Massachusetts avenue northwest. ‘Wednesday night the fraternity will take a moonlight trip on the Potomac. Members are urged to attend all ses- ,mnl of the convention, and to get ‘detalls of this excursion, which they are expectsd to attend. to_the “pulling of the north.” - Mr. Alexander states that 100.000 persons have left Georgia farms BRITAIN CONFIDENT OF PACT WITH TURKS Curzon Expected at Lausanne Pre-; pared to Sign—Debt Issue Only | Present Bar. By the Assoclated Press. | LAUSANNE, June 16.—Foreign | Secretary Curzon of Great Britain is | expected to come to Lausanne to sign | the peace treaty with the Turks,| which, despite the continued com- | plications over the question of the | Ottoman debt, the delegates persist- ently believe will be negotiated. England is taking the lead in op- posing any adjournment of the con- ference. The French are no less eager for a definite settlement of the near eastern problem, but feel that they cannot yleld to the Turkish de- mands in regard to interest pay- ments of the Ottoman debt involv- ing the loss of 500,000 francs a day to French bondholders. M. Venizelos has assured the allies that Greece has no intention of aban- doning the conference. His recent suggestion for the signing of peace preliminaries between Greece and Turkey, he sald, was actuated by Greece's desire to demobilize her ex- pensive army and concentrate her efforts on_internal reconstruction. giforts on internal reconstruction. O A Turberville Electrical Service That's what we give— service—the best that's pos- ° sible—including the stock of Electric Fixtures and Appli- ances we carry—and the prices we ask. Materially duced now, because we are getting ready to move. Fixtures for an entire house, $40 Expert jobbing work at $1.50 per hour. Open Evenings Until 9 O'Clock another flag or flags the place of the | displayed the same way—that fs, right, ie. g own right, or'left of the observer in the street. when there is a line of other flags | When festoons or drapings of blue, {1ts staff should be in front of the | When a number of flags are'the flag should be displayed above | in the center or at the highest point| desk nor draped over the front of the flag of the United States should he | forming a distinctive feature during | should he placed above or 1o the right | . When flown at half-staff the flag fs | a they should | tion, but before lowering the flag for | e flown from separate staffs of the|the day it is raised again to the peak. | ame height and the flags should be [On Memorial d ¥ of equal size. (International usage|displayed at half-staff from sunrise | forbids the display of the flag of one|until noon, and at full staff from THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTO! Sections of Rules Made For Use of United States Flag A section of the code dealing With the salute to the flag reads: “During the ceremony of holsting | or lowering the flag, or when the| flag iy passing in parade or review, | all persons present should stand at attention facing the flaz. Men's headdress should be removed with the right hand and held at the left shoulder. Those present in uniform | shoull salute with the right-hand salute. Women should stand at at- tention, facing the flag. or as the; flag is passing in pffrade should sa- lute by placing the right hand over | the heart. If the national anthem is played and no flag Is present, all stand at attention when uncovered and salute at the first note of the | anthem, retaining the position until the last note of the air is played. If | in civilian dress and covered, men should uncover and stand at atten- tion, facing the music. Women stand | at attention and salute.” . Flag in Church. | When the flag is displayed in church |it should be from a staft placed on ithe congregation's right as they face jthe clergyman with the service flag. {state flag or other flag on the left {wall. If in the chancel, the flag of the {United States should be placed on the |clergyman's right as he faces the icongregation. | When the flag Is in such a condition ithat it is no longer a fitting emblem {for display, it should not be cast faside or used in any way that might| be viewed as disrespectful to the na. { tional colors, but should be destroy-d as a whole, privately, preferably b iburning or by some other method in harmony with the reverence and re- {spect we owe the emblem represent- {ing our country. | “Do not use the flag as drapery— | use bunting,” says one of the “don’ts,’ |and others bar’ its use as covering | for a ceiling, as part of a costume or lathletic uniform, embroidered upon | cushions or handkerchiets, or printed on paper napkins or boxes. Should Be Flat. When the flag of the United States is displayed other than flown from a starf it should be displayed flat, whether indoors or out. When dis- | playcd either horizontally or verti- | cally against a wall the union should | be uppermost and to the flag's right— i. e, to the observers left. When | displayed in a window it should be with the union or blue fleld to the white and red aro desired, bunting | should be used, but never the flag. ‘When displayed over the middle | of the street. as between bulldings, | the flag of the United States should be suspended vertically. with tho union to the north in an east and west street or to the east in a north and south street. When used on a speaker's platform. and behind the speaker. It should | never be used to cover the speaker's [ platform. If flown from a staff, it should be on the speaker's right When used in unveiling a statue or { monument the flag should not be al- {lowed to fall to the ground, but should be carried aloft, to wave out | the remainder of the ceremony. { first hoisted briskly to the peak and then lowered to the half-staff posi- 30. the flag is | D. C, SATURDAY, JUNE 16, 1923._ W oodmwar & Lnthrop White » Summer All-White White and - Black White and Color For Sports For Afternoon For Supper Dance | ing nation. or front of building, the union of the | *houlder. The fla 1d not be low- John | flag should go clear to the head of | ered into the gra allowed to | |the staft unless the flag is at half- |touch the ground. The casket should /GEORGIA ANTI-LYNCHING LAW URGED TO HALT NEGRO EXODUS; oon until sunset, for the nation lives v itk fag iy the symbol of the liv- | 4 u.cd to cover a casket, the as should be placed so that the! nion is at the h and over the left e carried feet fi within the last six months. Of these 80,000 were negroes. The re- sult is 12,000 abandoned farms. The negro Baptist grganization of the state is quoted as saying the colored rural churches have lost 50,000 members through migration. “Mob rule,” “peonage” and ter- rorism inspired by anonymous warnings to leave the community are mentioned as helping to drive the negro away. If the legislature will but organize a state police force, give the governor the power to remove sheriffs delinquent in protecting prisoners, enact an anti- lynch law and stop peonage, few- er negroes will leave, Mr. Alexan- der_suggests. Gov. Hardwick, ex-Gov. Dorsey, the Rev. E. J. Forrester of the state board of education, Prof. . Phil Campbell of the State Agri- cultural College and many otler distinguished Georgians are said to indorse the program suggestcd. QASS An Enormous Cylinder of Glass Most window glass is blown. Think of blow- ing soap bubbles — the principle is the same in glass blowing. There are two methods of blow’n; ‘v‘nndowuhu,“l{and"an ‘Machine.” The former is the original method, and i!'w wi':'rv oldu,“bu( it is now g rapi super- seded by thee‘mlychi::.!’,' Imagine, if you can, a l\uze. cylinder of glass a proximately 40 feet hi& and 2% feet in diameter, This is window glass in one stage of its fi:ul:\ufic— 3 avi ml blown gy the 'fmn: chine” process, .\Vind.ow glass is blown in this manner approxi- m'{lvntthenteo‘? foot a migute. When com- pleted, the cylinder i gentlylowered :s:-:en; of pulleys and then cut into sections about 4 feet :? length. Nlen these sec- ons are split and then placedina Fehr or anneal. ing oven and flattened. Founded 1864 RES TURNER ‘ : Hi ! Turberville §laLass company 1719 Conn. Ave. Bet. R S Streets Phone North 9407 Washington, D. C. Rosslyn, Va. This delightful summer vogue for white, or white color-trim- med, is evidenced in charming hats. A huge capeline affair of white Bangkok, smartly trims itself with bows of white and navy blue ribbon, $22.50; a de- lightful little brimmed cloche, of white hair, wears lilies of the val- ley that shade into a delicate green, $15; and to wear with a filmy chiffon frock, is this hat of white, artistically appliqued, $25. These are but three of the many delight- ful creations. Millinery Salon, Third floor. Jackets A smart vogue for sports wear in flannel; white flannel, white flan- nel bound in black, or white flan- nel broad-striped in color—and sleeveless to be fashionable. $13.50 and $16.50 Sportswear Section, Third floor. Sweaters All-white silk sweaters are in many novel weaves, but they choose the tuxedo for their mode. White wool sweaters appear with sleeves and without them; the tie- around jacket is shown in a smart combination of white and black fiber, $9.75; while for golf there are the smartest golf coats, with sleeves or without; white in back, checked or striped in gay colors in the front. Silk Sweaters, $17.50 to $40 ‘Wool Sweaters, $5 to $25 Sweater Sec.lon, Third floor. Frocks Fashion has used her loveliest fabrics, her smartest modes, her most artistic trimmings for the frocks of white, of white and black, white and color. The din- ner dress of white is sure to be beaded—in black or a galaxy of color. The afternoon frock of soft white crepe is most often pleated. The crepe de chine or Canton sports frock shows a clever monogram— colorad embroidery and often pleats—for itself or its trimming. Women’s Frocks, $39.50 to $125 Misses” Frocks, $25 to $59.50 Special Size White Frocks, $39.50 to $69.50 Women's Apparel Section. Third floor. Misses” Apparel Section, Fourth floor. Knitted The dashing vogue of the knitted costume comes to town via the fashionable playgrounds of Europe and the South—and it comes in summer’s vogue — white, white and black, white and color. A white knitted cape boasts of a huge brushed wool collar—another of black embroidery. The smartest of two-piece dresses are white bound, or monogramed in black; white crepe and jade knit- ted fabric combine in chic three- piece costumes—dresses of fiber choose plain white, or a dashing bit of color. ? Knitted Capes, $19.50 to 45 Knitted Dresses, $29.50 to $49.50 Knitted Suits, $29.50 to $49.50 Knitted Sportswear Section, Third floor. Blouses--Skirts Paris originated this fashion of the frock-blouse and frock-skirt; frock- - blouses are of white crepe—some- times beaded in that inimitable French manner; sometimes pleated, again monogramed; and both embroidery and lace are used charmingly as trim- mings. Blouses, $12.75 to $19.75 Skirts are white, whatever the color of the blouse; of white crepe de chine and novelty sports crepes in that all- fashionable, knife-pleated style; and in smart gathered sports models, if your preference be not for pleats. Skirts, $10 to $20 Blouse Section, Third floor. Skirt Section, Third floor. [llustrated: Misses’ White Crepe Sports Frock, edged and mono- gramed in deep navy blue. $39.50. Women's Dinner Dress, of white chiffon crepe, h beads and panels in blue. $95. Misses’ Sleeveless Frock, of white moire; exceptionally smart this scason. $49.50. Two - piece, Side - fastened Knitted Dress, of white fiber and wool, smartly bound in black. $49.50. White Wool Cape, with brushed wool collar. $19.50. Black, and color both—the trimmings of this Smart Shantung Blouse, in white. $13.75. The Ever-fashionable Pleat- ed White Crepe Skirt. $2¢. Footwear White Kid and Buckskin Ox- fords, with straight, punched tips. $10 and $12. White Kid Pumps, in a chic small tongue effect: strapped once and trim- med in red or green §19 kid @ = s For sports wear, White Can- vas Oxfords wear smart trimmings of black patent $4.75 leather. Pair Laird Schober & Co. White Canvas Oxford, with covered mil- tary heel. Spe- $7,50 cialt.. Shoe Section, Third A, Hosiery White Granite Hose, $1.90. All-silk Hose, $2.50 to $3.75. With embroidered or lace clocks, $3 to $4.50. With chic lace ankles, $3 to $7.50. White_Silk Hose, with em- broidered clocks in black, $3, $4, $4.50. White Silk Hose, with em- broidered clocks in $4 color .... ¢ Hoeiers Section, First fioor. Gloves 12 and 16 Button Silk Gloves, Paris point embroidered, in white— $1.50 to $2.50 16-Button White Fabric Glove, spear- point embroid- $ 1.75 broidered ....... Lace and Silk Mitts, in white— The lace. $1.50 The milanese silk, $2¢50 Glove Section, First floor. Veils « May be all-white or white shifionbwi;‘h colored bor- ers; both are equally smart. $I'50 Vell Section, First floor. The Costume Slip is a neces- sary part of one’s ward- robe; of tub silk, self linedflo make it shadow- proof; in tan, gray and white $7’50 Petticoat ection, Third floor. Slips Handmade by French and Philippine needlewomen. Are worn with sheer sum- mer frocks. Some, too. are trimmed with real lace, $4 to $7.50. French Room, Third fioor.