Evening Star Newspaper, December 1, 1923, Page 8

8 BOYS' CLUB BUDGET! STILL 10,000 SHORT, Campaign Directors Appeal for Clean Slate Before Luncheon Monday. William L. Radcliffe, director of the | business men's campalgn to raise $356.000 for the Boys® Club, 3d and C streets northwest, unnounced yester- | day that the noon-day lunchcon at ! the City Club Monday, December 3, would be open to xll friends of the boys and of the Boys' Club. “The compaign is to close at noon Monday.” said Mr. Radeliffe, “and we d about $10,000 more to make the campaign a success i “There are at le : in Washingt d the privileg of a boy¥ club. We want to provide | as much as we can for them. The two vears' budget will enable us to care for a greater number of bay and provide worthwhile activities, well as allow us to put in additional | equipment and to equip and operate a summer camp for boys." Secretary F. V. on_submitted the following rec activities at the club for the . the total at tendance being 44,156, divided as fol lows: Game rooms, 16,562; 10,763; playground, 6.871; base ball, team members, 783; foot ball, 543; senior room, 1,583; woodwork class 433; printing, 399; dramatics, 487: orchestra, 96; radio, 20; scouts, 1,308; library, 1,921; dances, 477; entertain- ments, 1.846; chess class, 39; sign let- tering, Thanks were extended to Col. Sher- rill for use of the land at Missouri avenue and 3d street for foot ball purposes. to Gen. Anton Stephan for the use of the National Guard Armory for gymnasium exercises, to Earl B. Fuller, boys director of the Y. M. C A., for use of the boys swimming pool at the “Y"; to Secretary of the Navy Denby and General Butler of the Marine Corps for their tender of assistance tn equipping a boys’ camp, and to Mrs. Dora Robinson, who placed her farm, near Quantico, Va., at the disposal of the boys for a summer camp. Thanks were also ex- tended to Jullus Garfinkle for 100 folding chalirs, to Emmons S. Smith for 200 books and to Willlam L. Rad- cliffe for a printing press. The newspapers of Washington came in for thanks for the publicity given the Boys' Club. FALLNAVTESTIY N TEAPDY PROBE Witnesses Declare His Finan- cial Condition Was Better at Conclusion of Deal. gymnasium, Albert B. Fall, former Secretary of the Interior, has been invited by the public lands committee to again ap- pear before it in its Investigation of | the leasing of the Teapot Dome naval | ofl reserve to the Sinclair interests. | The invitation was extended ves- gerday after the committee had heard | gestimony from several witnesses re- | garding Mr. Fall's personal financial | status. Inasmuch as this evmence; was admitted to the record, the com- mittee members decided the former seoretary should be given an oppor- tunity to make a statement if he 80 | desires. The committes heard considerable eonflicting testimony about Mr. Fall's financial affairs when it resumed its| hearings into the leasing of the re- #orve, which was transacted while he was In charge of the Interior De- partment. Newspaper Editor's Testim Cart G. Magee, & New Mexico edi- for, sald he observed considerable improvement on Mr. Fall's ranch at f'hree Rivers last August, although the former Secretary had told him in 1920 that he was “broke” and could mot keep up the property. Willard Harrls, owner of land adjoining the Fall ranch, on the other hand, testi- fled that some of these improvements had been made several years ago, and J. T. Johnson, foreman of the Tres Hicos Land and Cattle Company of Three Rivers, which is headed by Mr. Fall, declared expenditures for im- provements on the property had de- clined during the last three years. ®8 compared with the preceding five. Blooded Stock Purchase. The addition io the Fall herds of ®everal shipments of blooded stock mfter a visit by Harry F. Sinclalr to fThree Rivers in December, 1921, also ‘was described by Mr. Johnson, after which Senator Walsh, democrat, Montana, read certificates of inspec- tion issued by New Jersey and Ken- tucky authoritles covering such ship- quents from the Sinclair farms to the ¥all ranch. Rear Admiral J. K. Robison, chief bt engineering of the Navy Depart- ment, told the committee the reserve Jeases “were initiated and drawn In the Navy Department. In the trans- for of supervision over the reserve from the Navy to the Interior Seo- retary, he said, the latter “was simply made an agent” of the former nd could “do nothing without the @pproval of the Navy.” ' ROAD PENSIONS 79. Employes in Continuous Service of “Pennsy” Over Fifty Years. The Pennsylvania railroad system today placed on its retired list seven- ty-nine employes, eight of whom have served the railroad continuously for more than fifty years. Among these are Willlam H. Shauck, engine- man, of the Baltimore division; Peter ¥. Clark, crossing watchman, New Nork division; John E. Meehan, paint- er. Trenton shops; Elias P. Levy, clerk in the accounting department at Philadelphia, and Theodore E. Ed- ®on. wire chief, Panhandle divisionflz Since the rallroad established its pension department January 1, 1990, a total of $31,643,945.42 has been paid to yetired employes in pension allow- &nces, an_announcement said. To date, 16,316 employes have been pen- sioned under the company's regula- klons. | STAYTON ASKS PROBE. i Proposes All Wet and Dry Bodies Be Studied. i ' W. H. Stayton, head of the Associa- tion Against the Prohibition Amend fuent, in a statement today urged con- jonal investigation of all organiza- tions_either supporting or opposing the prohibition laws. Mr. Stayton expressed the hope that Representative Tinkham of Massachusetts, who has announced he will ask an investigation of the Antl- Baloon League, will widen the scope of his_resolution to take in all bodles which have taken sides in the prohibi- tion issue. _ An_old custom for a Jupanese wife 1o walk ten paces in the rear of her husband has practically gone out of existence, the modern Japanese wifc not adhering @ it . THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C., SATURDAY, MUTT AND JEFF—Mutt’s Speech Sounds Good, But! MY WiFE WANTS ME TO HeLp wimd THe wWASH BUT ZANT Do (T x WHENn T'm JEFF, X've DoPed out A POLITICAL SPE&CH THAT'LL KNOCk THE VOTERS ouT of S \_HEIR CHAIRS: 2 So BUSY LAUNCHING Boom Weeks Urges More Money For Greater Secretary of War Warns of Inadequacy of Present Army-—Fewer Men Under Training This Year, He Says. Increased appropriations for na- tional defense soon will become nec- essary, declares Secretary Weeks in his annual report made public today, “because of the consumption of war stock, which now enable us to oper- ate at a disproportionately low rate of cost, and because we are not able even now to make the progress which is necessary to fulfillment of the pur- poses of national defense.” He points out that since 1921 the total number of individuals under military training or in military or- sanizations has decreased from 519 041 to 504,010. That, he says, does not spell progress, but rather reaction. Therefore he advises strongly against the slightest cutting of the budget as submitted to Congress. “We are already,” says the Secre- tary of War, “cut below our vital needs. I am convinced that our people as a whole are in accord with the con- structive policy under which we are endeavoring to operate. I belfeve that they will deeply approve the con structive Statesmanship which de- mands that this policy be fulfilled even at the expense of the natural complaints on the part of the tax- payers. Americans have before now proven their willingness to ‘give until it hurts.” They should now be encour- aged to pay the moderate amount needed, since the failure would mean that they would pay many times more in money and in lives in the future. Have Not Kept Pace. “I have shown that our defense measures have not kept pace with our increased prosperity and re- sponsibility as a nation. 1 have shown that with less isolation than ver before, with a greater need to be able to defend our own inde- pendent purposes, we are in a state of unpreparedness, comparable only to that of Germany, among the great nations. Our new defense policy 1s a sound one, and If sincerely sup- ported would enable us to defend our purposes while adhering to our peaceful traditions. Our real needs are greater, not less, than what we have. Those who proclaim their be- licf in the national defense act of 1920 should be prepared to give it the increased support which it de- mands. They should remember that, after all, the cost of national de- fense is the price of freedom.” In specific terms Secretary Weeks reafirmed his recommendations of former years that the enlisted |strength of the Regular Army be in- |creased from its present limit of 125,000 men to 150,000 men “at the earliest possible date.” “This strength is considered the minimum necessary to make effec- tive our national defense program, he sald. “The present strength is not enough. We are already cut to a dangerously low limit on our for- eign_garrisons and these cannot be cut further. On the other hand, the enlisted personnel in this country is unduly strained in the effort to main- tain the various training camps and to operate them during the civilian training periods in summer. As a result, the morale of the Regular Army, the force that should consti- tute our standard of military effi- clency, is below what we should de- mand ‘of it." Would Repeal Age Law. Mr. Weeks recommended repeal of the law requiring proof of age for Army enlistments, which he sald ob- structed efforts to recruit the Army and tended *“to discredit the service which symbolizes our country and our flag.” He urged also an increase of the commissioned strength of the Regular Army to 13,000. a8 compared with 12,000, the present limit. Secretary Weeks analyzed statistics of the current fiscal vear, and de- clared War and Navy Department costs were roughly 14 per cent of a total federal budget of $4,000,000,- 000, and he added that only 6 per cent of the budget went toward fpurely military activities.” Against the governmental costs, including state and city budgets, he presented figures to show that “only 2% per cent of the total is consumed by the War_Department and its activities.” GENERAL TYPEWRITER CO. All Makes TYPEWRITERS Sold, Rented, Repaired 3 STORES 1423 F St. N.W. 618 14tk S¢t. N.W, ASPIRIN Beware of Imitations! Genuine “Bayer Tablets of Aspirin” have been proved safe by millions and rescribed by physicians over twenty- rhm years. Aspirin is the trade mark of Bayer Manufacture of Monoacetic-, acidester of Salicylicacid. MY PRESIDENTIAL T Defense Forces “Thus for e average citizen ch dollar which thej pays _for govern- mental purpo: the War Secretary continued, “approximately 6 cents {s for national defense and approxi- mately 21 cents for Army purposes.’” Efficlency Paramount. Reverting to the present condition of the Army and his warning that ! increased appropriations soon would be needed, although the military budget is held down this year to sub- stantially the amount granted by | Congress for the current fiscal year, Secretary Weeks sald: “In national security more than in | any other matter, efficiency must be | aramount. There can be no economy n maintaining an inefficient Army or Navy. No matter how little they cost, If they are Inefficlent they are a useless extravagance.’ Answering opponents of defense ex- penditures, who assert that such ap- propriations are unnecessary on the arguments “that the last war has| been fought, or that Americans will rise up like one man for defense if the emergency should come again, Mr. Weeks pointed to the lessons of the world war. ¥We learned then” he sald, “that even with allies protecting our front. we would always be put to a tre- mendous effort at a tremendous cost to mobllize raw forces. Without al- lles, the raw levies that we could raise would be practically at the mercy of a determined enemy.” Belief Not Substantiate “The first claim has been advanced after every great war for the past thousand years, at least, and probably since the beginning of time. Such & bellef cannot be substantiated until we are also prepared to state that the last murder and the last robbery have been committed and that competitive will power has at last been removed from the human breast. “The American people should realize that the national defense act was drawn up to provide essential secur- ity by a plan that would completely ellminate any possibility of the growth of militarism. Our present #cheme is a compromise between com- pulsory universal service, on the one hand, and the maintenance of a large professional army on the other. The experience of the world war clearly taught us the need for such securit It is the height of folly to continue the recent policy of cutting our finan- cial support of the War Department to such an extent that the national defense act Is endangered. We should welcome the idea of increasing our present appropriations, when prac- ticable, in order to insure the sound growth of this system that provides security, without running the danger either of creating a great profession- al army or necessitating compulsory military training. I believe that our citizens welcome the present schems. By all means let us insure its success by keeping the Regular Army up to the necessary standard and provid: ing funds enough to devzlop our vol untary cltizen training contem- plated In the defense act. MRS. GELDERT TO SPEAK. Mrs. Louls N. Geldert, national president of the League of American Pen Women, who has been champion- ing the rivers of the United States and interesting the highway commis- sloners of every state in the Union in painting the names of the rivers on the bridges which span them, will ad- dress the nineteenth convention of the National Rivers and Harbors Con- gress on Wednesday morning at 10 o'clock. In the large ballroom at the New Willard Hotel. Mrs. Geldert is the only woman speaker at the con- You To HEAR IT. {lovely soprano volea was giv vention and will address the assem- Making Our Rivers Known.” Now for the 1924 hristmas Club In your enthusiasm for Christmas, 1923, don’t forget WANT ’ (Copyright, 1923, by H. C. Mark Reg. U. 8. —AND GGNTLEMEN, 10U See IN ME A FEARLESS MAN! T'M MY own _'1\"&&" ORDERS EROM y ANYBODY AND BOSS: I NEVER T NevER wiLLs AND FURTHERMORE DECEMBER 1, 1923, Fisher, Trade . of.) D FURTHERMORE ~ “AND GERTLEMEN, T MY oOwN —By BUD FISHER San Carlo Opera Company in “Otello.” The presentation of Verdi's opera version of Shakespeare's “Othello” by the San Carlo Opera Company at Poli's Theater last night was one of the most dramatic of all the per- formances offered during the week. It was 8o full of tense tragedy and fine acting. as well as excellent singing ¢ principals, that no ballet numbers were given. The attention of the au- dience was chained to the stage and never wavered through the four acts, even though there were unusually long intermissions. Manuel Salazar rose to heights as Otello, the Moor. He sang the role powerfully with a great tenor volco and with fine apprecia tion of all technical shadings. He fairly vibrated with the motlons of his moods, expressing the character- ization much more vividly than by mere facial expressions and the usual stage gestures. Hin “Ora a Per Sempre Addlo” was splendid. Blanca Sarova. a beautiful woman and a charming singer. was equally well cast as the fair Desdemona. She, too. acted her role convincingly. Her n_ full- | Willow | superb st opportunity In the sweet Song” and “Ave Maria." Marfo Basiola, the “villain® of most of this company's productions, sang | the baritone role of Iago in finished | style. He has proved his ability, both as actor and singer, in every per- formance here, and his Iago was just another fine role added to his list. His singing of the famous “Credo" was full of color and given most con- vincingly. Anita Klinova, leading contralto with the company, gave the role of Emilfa, wife of Iago, in her usual fine manner, both singing and acting it excellently. Other solo roles were capably sung by Francesco Curci as Cassio, who kad his one good opportufiity in the “Brindisi” (drinking song), which opened the first act, and in which the chorus gave him fine support; Arthur Dhosshe, Pletro di Blasi, Natale Cervi and Pletro Canova. The orchestration was given fine interpretation under the direction of Carol Peronl, and the chorus, al- though not having as many oppor- tunities in this opera as fn most other works, gave its numbers effectively. *“La Boheme' will be sung this after- noon and “Il Trovatore” tonight. 1 —_— Women were excluded from work- ing in the mines in England in 1842, Norwich has the honor of naming the first woman Lord Mayor In Eng- Automobile Owners, Have you arranged for the storage of your car? If not, think the matter over. conomy, appearance and comfort attendi good ti and better arrangements than Ten good reasons why you Tect th Ontario Garage, 17th . Absolutely fireproof, and every facllity Every car has its own stall {sbed, vacuum cleaned, 88 needs city, day or We offer storage Our patrons have immediate Our pati full line 1 : honest dealing. 5o @ na & smp F. Menefee’s Sons Christmas, 1924. It's sure to come around with its same heavy de- mands on your pocketbook. 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Hitherto undlsclosed phases of the Japanese earthquake, fire and tidal wave were depicted in several ex- traordinary reels of motion pictures shown for the first time in this coun- try before members of the Natlonal Geographic Soclety last night in the New Masonic Temple. Of marked geographical interest were those which showed the new coast conformations, which will make neceseary a survey of many miles of Japanese shores. The effects of the upheaval upon the countryside also | were new. The bridges, roads and | tunnels in this area were devastated | and different physical conditions cre- uted, which engineers must cope with before these can be restored. The plctures were brought here by H. Freudisperger, a Viennese artist, who has been studylng Japanese art in Tokio for twelve years and recog- nized as a portrait painter when the earthquake destroved all his work. | He escaped with his life and the mo- tion picture reels taken by Japanese cameramen. In Tokio the motion picture men were present in the vicinity of the fire's beginnings, and they followed the raging flames backward in their devastating course. In Yokohama the effects were especlally impressive, for whole streets were wiped out, and, from the pictures, it often was im- possible to trace the former course of the thoroughfares. Arthur Stanley Riggs, the lecturer, ‘Paid a high tribute to the fortitude of the Japanese people, explaining that the surprising calm which the Dlctures showed to prevall in the wake of the disaster was due to training children from an early age in the behavior expected in the face of such calamitlies. The speaker sald that the charges of neglect by the Japanese govern- ment of the suffering thousands were not justified. He said there were in- dividual cases galore of remarkable devotion to duty, such as those of soldiers and police who died of ex- haustion from their relief work Look!! in to this at once. NOW is a e to begin or to make safer ou have. ould se- n St. and Kalorama Rd. Needs of District Have Sympathy Of Progressives he progressive group in Con- Eress is very sympathetic toward District legislation,” Representa- tive John M. Nelson of Wieconsin, chalrman of the progressive con- ference, said vesterday. “We feel that the District should be treated much better than it has been and we are ready to support a constructive program of legislation to meet the require- ments of the National Capital.” He sald that on District matters the progressives would have the advice of Representative Florian Lampert of Wisconsin, who is an active member of the House Dis- trict committee and who has been urged by several citizens' assocla- tions for chalrman of the House District committ FARMERS TO MEET HERE. Demand Enactment of Govemment] Marketing Corporation Bill. Stating that the farmers have been | “fed legislative stones as long as l!\é)’ can stomach it,” the Farmers'| National Councll announced yester- | dey afternoon that presidents and | executive officers of national and state farm organizations, represent- | ing & membership of more than| 700,000 farmers, most of them in the | | large wheat and cotton growing tates, will hold a demonstration here January 6 to 7 for the Norris-Sin- clalr Government Marketing Corpora- | tion biil. 0 measure t0 the farmers Congress since the ~statement, of vital xmpnflnncol has been passed by | the armistice, said | “and senators and members of the House of Represent- atives from western and southern- | states who don't go the limit in working for the Norris-Sinclair Gov- ernment Marketing Corporation bill, | to enable farmers to get a falr share | of the adequate prices consumers now | pay for farm products, are pretty sure to be looking for another means of livelthood after the expiration of their present term.” The Conard One for the mafe and speedy handiing of cars. of accessor chains, alcobol and all car for SIMONIZING. 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John Lynch, thirty years, a chauf- feur. rooming at 1208 Pennsylvania avenue northwest, was found in a dy ing condition in his room vesterday afternoon by Clarence Reeder, another roomer. He died at Casuaity Hos- pital an hour later. An autopsy per- formed by Dr. Herbert J. Martyn, deputy coroner, showed that death was due to a rupture of the stomach, | and Coroner Nevitt gave a certificate of death from natural causes. Friends | of the deceased at 248 West 55th gtreet. New York citv. were notificd POULTRY, PIGEONS AND WATERFOWLS Show at Coliseum (Center Market) Nov. 27 to Dec. 1, inclusive 9 AM. to 10 PM. COME Walter H. Newton was the speaker of his experi- visit with the Interesting from Cover to Cover CURRENT OPINION Makes It easy to keep well informed DECEMBER NUMBER NOW ON SALE Apartments 13th and Eye Sts. NW. room, bath B T | 7 Tie Up With Good Company! 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