Evening Star Newspaper, December 13, 1923, Page 3

CHILD LAW NEEDS Guardians Board to Meet at| District Building to Frame | Suggestions. The board of chfldrens guardians | will hold meeting at the | District building next Wednesday af- | ternoon to consider improvements | possible in the law under which the | hoard cares for wards of the Juvenile Court. : 1 This was announc Jan, president of the board. follow A session yesterday after: Millan sald the particular matte be considered -have not been Ped out in program form Mr. Millan stated Yhat any amend- ments to the law favored by t guardians will be transmitted to Com- misslonor Rudolph, wio hos divect | supervision over the ciild-saring | agency of the District government. | specis | Frank Mil- 1 by W. W i noon. s to] map- | No Dixcord in Board. Rtudolph _and | Jared to- | rd between | and the chil- | Both Commissioner Mr. Millan emphatically ay that there is no \e board iardians dren's code commiiss better the laws relati Mr. Millan_explained tha dians would merely Commissioners sugges prov the v sioners would t < they dee Advi | Members of the board of guardians | will journey to Ann Saturday afternoon Newbold farm, hopes to have e tage-plan institution for the c those of its wards not placed in pri- vate homes. —_— AIR CHIEFS PLAN TRIP. the it Bua to the for im- ymmis- | ‘Will Attend Dinner at Dayton ini‘ Honor of Wrights. M Service, Mot Maj. Gen. Mason of the Army Alr Admiral William the bureau of aeronautics, will go to! Trayton, Ohio, nd participate in i public demonstration Mond: Dration of the first airplaze High W ht brothers. Orville Wright, ton, will 3 forthe of th Patrick, and tt. head of chief Dayton Ch tion. Gatun lake worl lake. Rece | SPECIAL NOTICES. R CHIARLES 1 chased the luncliroos: Penussiva i PUR t 340 | NSIT COMPANY Toston, Clevetand, Call Main ED BALL aial rates f; to Washingto: HANCOCK T WILL NOT debts oot DOL WILL, NOT dehts ofher ilian f WILLY 3 Cal. 140 W | DEED REGRET THAT retirement uf Mr. C. (. W frm_of & A Wine- e Interest in dersigned. il IT I8 WITH manounce the er from the ___ WILLIA CONVENT the Hospital for Animals, 1 have opened offices & ANTED T0 i nifure from Ne Sititon. Sibelc 110 TRANSFER _AND KTO VICTOR LOUISE 3 signer and buyer at milligery and hats made TERRSMA Comfort at Xmas —and throughout the winter de- | pends upon a good heating s tem. Ours are 100% efficient. The Biggs Engineering Co. WARREN_W. BIG President. b 14th ST, N.W. s el Fri | Chair Caneing Upholstering ! Furnitore Repairing ARMSTRONG’S i NUFF SAID! | The hest to get work done af | 1233 10th St. N.W. Frauklin " Phone—Will Call SAVING OLD ROOFS -has been our epecialty for 25 years. Our thorough knowledge of repairs often puts off the great cost of new roofing for yea The Best Roofing Service —That_money can buy is offered you. We are experfs of many years' experience. IRONCLAD Reofios 1121 Gth st. n.w. . uauy QUICK VICE IF NECESS far better to give your tallor ample time to “work” the shape into your garments rather than to “‘press” it in. Do you get the idea? T. E. GILBERT" MERCHANT TAILOR, i i S Pants Matched MADE TO ME, OVER 4,000 SAMPLES, LINCOL: TS MATCHING Col. 8798-J. 1484 Newton St Nokol AutomaticOil Burners —rebullt and sold by the authorized dis- tributor under year's guarantee at great sav- ng. Only limited number,, so act quickly. Ctual Service, Inc. 1411 New York ave. Main 3883 = _ N THAT MATTRESS Would feel better if it were cleaned and renovated BT _IT SHOULD RE_DONE PROPERLY. BEDELL’S MATTRESS [ one M FACTORY | NEED PRINTING? - - Our cxperlence, equipment and loca- | tion wi» all in your favor. High grade, but not, igh priced. PRINTER, BYRON S. ADAMS, zNiee, “To Buyers of Printing Our Million-Dollar Printing Plast is at your service, The National Capital Press 1210-1212 D §t. N.W. W to Coats IMany | the hands of the 3} the { last i the | accompanied by Lighted Windows In Form of Cross, 0 BE CONSIDERED Harding Tribute In memory of the late President Harding, two lighted crosses were executed on the H street and Vermont avenue facades of the Veterans' Bu- rea building. The cross on the H street side, composéd of a horizontal and vertical row of lighted offices in con- trast to the other darkened windows, could be seen from the White House through the trees of Lafayette Park. The crosses were arranged by W Black, chief clerk of the Veterans' Bureau, upon instruction of Gen. T. Hines, the director. Similar ses are being displayed this week many buildings in cities through- the United States. erc by out PUBLC RESPONING TO SEAL SALE CALL Amusing Incidents Happen to Volunteer Work- ers on Streets. ‘hristmas seals! Christmas seuls This Is the call that first greets the of the steady stream of Christ- shoppers that passes in at the entrances of the leading depart- ment stores, spoken by the various ladies who have voluntecred on the various teams for the booth sales from December 10 up to ear mas reminder health cruss parting th ge-laden, from the near to watching the ch intent on some purchase of his or her own, condered if th for sale would But every 1d pause the ar call minute on hearing man has hought seals it3 this after ing woman in no yYoung £ middl young girl made few why min was hu z paused, looked at tie booth worke ist the lure, tool of the little Sticke At other tim E t and furtous i box began to blosso . until by the booth had sco for the vere 1ot i < ard the ery, and, | unable to re- s worth ith the lon that particul igh in thelr totals, g 4 thriving business, v rom thirty or point own_ booth where va forty up in ona of £ single C as ‘the treatm ng th people hs, or until you 1 prove to me that your patients are treated by the homeopath: Sales at Vetera: Over at the Veterans' Bureau, where Miss M. E. Bovd has again undertaken the sale of 10,000 se but without the privilege of operating a booth in the corridor or soliciting clerks per- sonally, the sale is carrled on through timekeepers of the varfous di- visions, who have the seals and the Santa Claus posters on their desks Yesterday the sale had progressed to about a third of the quota sold there year. All” over the city cigar stores. hotel public is finding the the little self-service seals are ready in drug stores, lobbies, ote., the boxes, in which for purchase in 1 and 50 cent lot: and for which customer is expected to deposit the corresponding amount in coins in the slot box attached. Store man- agers give thess boxes friendly su- pervision, but do not have to bother with making change or handing out the seals. With these and all the other chan- nels of sales, Inciuding various or- ganizations, the total sales up to noon today, as reported at the seal sale headquarters, 10 11 west, is more than a million and quarter of seals, or nearly to the half- way mark for the city’s quota. President Buys Sealw. Elsie Behrend, a littlc 1 of this city, had the honor vesterday of sell- Christmas seals. The ident recelved the child, who was Miss Helen Burton, rounds of the White where they posed for a pic- He received the seals from her and said that he was most tuberculosis P in the r Hou tur hand happy ase. Miss Burton, in introducing Elsie said: “Mr. President, to have a strong, virile race, we must begin with our children.” e SIX SLIGHTLY HURT IN AUTO ACCIDENTS Two Children on List of Victims Reported for Past Twenty- Four Hours. Siight Interruption traffic was caused about 1:15 o'clock this morning when the automobile of Melvin Ottenberg, 1872 California street northwest, was backed from the curb against a street car in front of 1515 U street northwest. The rear axle and a wheel of the automobile were broken, and Irving Silverman, residing at the California street ad- dress, occupant of the automobile, was slightly hurt. Dorothy Tatum, colored, twenty- three, 800 24th street northwest, was severely shocked last night when knocked down by the automoblile of Clarence Burge, 4450 Canal road northwest, at Pennsylvania_avenue and 21st street northwest. She was treated at Emergency Hospital. Iris Arnol. vears old, 515 F street northwest, last night was knocked down by an automobile at 5th and G streets and slightly hurt. She was taken home. Sherley Goldberg, nine vears, 539 Irving street northwest, was knock- | ed down by an automobile at Georgia avenue and Irving street northwest vesterday afternoon and his left ankle hurt. He was taken home and treated by Dr. Robert R. Hottel. Charles Wilson, forty-nine, 736 12th street northwest, was knocked down by an automobile near 10th and E streets northwest yesterday after- noon. He was only slightly hurt. —_— Nearly all flower scents can be suc- cessfully imitated by judicious blending ot-artificial odors. That of the jasmine is the most notable exception. k of the | season and buy a package man, { ling face of | is left in} seals on sale in | street north- | to street car| THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. CHARITIES BOARD i * REAFFIR POLEY Use and Abuse of Christmas Benevolence Discussed at Meeting. The general subject discussed by the board of managers of the Asso- clated Charities at its meeting yes- terday afternoon was Christmas benevolence, fts use and abuse. The {board apyroved the presentation of the. fourteen Christmas opportunities to the public of Washington, with- holding the names and addre of the famllies for whom the appeal i made, as has been the custom. Thi opportunity appeal will be presented through the press. In order to make its position clear & the giving of names and of famlilles In confidential relations to the as its clients, the board adopted a memoradum set- ting forth its genecral policy. This statement reatfirms the position out- incd In the letter of appeal Issued b the finance committeo at the beginning of the present fiscal year and ad- ed to th contributors. s Jette the figures | glven in the y brief yeport, and | {the fact that but faintly pic ured the real work of homes resto nd dist revented in which the contributors had So important a part ally know the truth one w © to Ko Into the byways of the city side by side with our famlily workers—genuine social healers,” the lotter continued ot we may not {ask the families under our care to open their deors to the 5,288 different contributors who made this work possible. It is this element of privacy wkich you and we claim for our own 1omes that handicaps our appeal. We may not exhibit to the public gaze the mothers and children who need _To do 80 would be to betray their |confidence and prevent our future usefu applic to the soclety tion of this gene Christian benevol e of is apparent. Our work always been confl- know how efused to give es because we protected xnd | ie must know that when they us their identity would nost ed. Whenever at Christmas we have been ked to gi of .familles to clubs and or Christmas treat al pol- >ple must by time name; For True Chrixtmas Spir » believe in which is g . We believe that those of this world's goods with those who hav {we believed that the Ibe treated with_the s {tien with which we stat uid | not. hut | should | share or' of whate 1 the first consideration, that of the giver. | "We belleve, moreover, that we can {help people fo have a real ‘home’ Christmas much better if the public will give us money rather than things. We want to help people to have the jov of planning and making their own Christmas rather than hav- Ing_something handed to them ready made L6t no_one think w take the heart out of 1. \“we are trying to as weil as thought into it | simply make a practical application of the golden rule by putting our- selves in the placeof those whom we | lare trying to help. ‘This year, as far as we have sp cial money to spend for Christmas, | our visitors are gIving it to the mothers | in order that they may have the joy i of buying simple and useful presents | | for thelr own children. and also try- | ing to give an opportunity to the! children to do the same thing for | their mothers or, where there are | |‘£Eh' invalid fathers. | Assistance for the Asking. H “We belleve that families willing | to accept publicity by making per- xonal appeal to the different organi- zatlons which play Santa Glauz in the city will be abundantly cared for b the generous outpouring of Christ- mas giving in the form of food or; dinners. We ourselves will be glad | to be tie almoner of such dinners if | | those who give them are willing that | { we should see that In some qulet, in- | conspicuous way the gift gets to a family who would not gratefully ac- {cept it with any publicit; | Upon the recommendation of its executive committee the hoard of man- | agers. following the request from | | the Council of Social Agencies, con-; { sidered the question of legislation for the prevention of venereal disease in. the District of Columbia. Dr. George M. Kober pointed out that the District stands alone among the states of the Union in failing to provide sultable legislation on this Question. . The board unanimously Approved giving its full support to the proposed measure as requested by the Council of Social Agencies. Present at the meeting were Dwish Clark, Judge William H. De Lacy. John Joy. Edson. Franklin H. Elf Wiilllam J. Flather, jr.; Arthur Hei- ! ilen, Col. Archibald Hopkins, E. Lee { Jones, Iir. George M. Kobe | Helen colay and Miss Florence F.| rather than are trying to | ‘charit The : put heart | We would ling'to the President a quantity of | Spofford. | Tigers in captivity consume from ! | fourteen to sixteen pounds of béef a | o participate in such a worthy | Formerly Stag Phone Main 8108 604-610 9th St. N. $7 rooms, $8 weekly; §10. 8 with tollet, shower and_lavatory, room, 60 per cent more. Rooms Lik Everything in Paints, Oils, Glass and Brushes Becker Paint & Glass Co. 1239 Wisconsin Ave. West 67 Remington Cash Registers ctured by i RemingtonCashRegisterCo.Inc. |f | Subsidiary of the | Remington Arms Company, Inc. ‘ i ILION, N. Y. Hotel | 08 W. 3 \ HUNDREDS of Washington merchants in varied lines of business are using REMINGTON ' ‘ CASH REGISTERS. I The increascd profits they areff| i I making by wsing REMINGTONS ||| |l can also be made by you. It T will p: you to let us demon- |f ! | strate REMINGTON before you || buy. Exclusive features wellfl| funr time spent in in- vestigating. Sold on monthly terms. Allowance made for other makes ot registers taken in exchange. [ H. George Thyson, Jr. I Snles Agent 431 11th St. NW. THURSDAY, SOVETTRADEPACT 15 URGED BY FREAR Recognition Should Follow if Trial Is Satisfactory, He Declares. EOLOIST AT CONCERT ablishment trade relations a by the United States was Representative Frear, re- in a sp | with Rus urged | public, | the House tigations during v | try 1a: | 1f tair | with ficial, Mr. of the soviet United States ter of course. ligations then could be ar said Wisconsin summer trial of a trade agreement Russia proved mutually bene- ear declared, recognition government by the would follow as a mat- Settlement of the ob- Russia to this country referred to arbitration, EVA GAUT) Metropolitan Opera soprano, Rubinstein Club tonight. with to METROPOLITAN STAR | RUBINSTEIN SOLOIST| Eva Gauthier, French Mezzo-So- prano, Has Scored Successes on Three Continents. member presented conclusions: 170~ in measures up with the Buropean countries and’ promise weial budget system is more and businessiike than “sed by & majority of Euro- sia stabilit Its - iaw and order pre- fous worship were ognized there as to- Because of Mme. Hulda 1 sequent nec: engagement as tyogus st co-operative business shanska 3 conecern e world are found in of her 3 ns are seeking assistir rtist with es, machiner. A gouds, all the Rubinstein Club at the first of the three big concerts to be presented this season at the Willard Hotel, Gauthter of the Metropolitan Opera Company will be the & tist of the club tonight at 5:30 o'cloc Eva Gauthier, French mezzo-so- prano. was born in Ottawa, Canada the daughter distinguished stronomer and explorer. She began ging when onlv ten years old and was sent to Kurope to study by her Sir_Wilfrid Laurier, of Canada.~ She debut London famous Mme i hen has tol and of of the ve na- few years, good will is | most powerful and progre tions _in Europe "within nd her friendship and n asset worth having FLAT TIRE? MAIN 500 LEETH BROTHERS _Service Charge Never Over $1.0® _ Announcement MAISON GUSTAVE IN PERSON Has returned to Washington and Wishes to nform his d Patrons gement of his of a with and s of ived in Ja wias the Friends Mm i That he bas nger to intr melodies of J songs to Americ diences Last season she mber w w York ¢ out conc the entire will cham s ng in HATR COLORING Permanent Hair Waving HAIR GOODS Phone Franklin 5384 the most-talke 1 eri resuit ¥-two - je ith the New fety in he United seasol she of harge directo n Club, will have m tonight. —_— the | of | . While You Are Saving Rubinst the pr. 000,000 ¢ aly Every vear 47 and_other ch earth and rock ocean by the river: tons sal dissolved from qarried into the | North America. | —you are im $1,000; from the very beginning. Find out how much $520 deposited monthly om the IN- SURED SAVINGS PLAN you and Ask for the Facts Something new—very hard soft coal screened to anthra- cite stove size—no dust or dirt—$10. Samples in office. Sold in Washington exclusively by John P. Agnew & Co., Inc. 728 14th St. N.W. Main 3068 will do for yours. COMMERCIAL NATIONAL BANK 14th at G our Protect children | against contagion UARD yourself from colds, sore throat and the more cerious respiratory diseases by the daily use of Zonite as a mouth wash and gargle. If sore throat has already been contracted, use Zonmite 2s a gargle or spray at half-hour intervals until all feeling of discomfort disappears. Children who have been ex- posed to influenza, whooping cough, measles, scarlet fever and other contagiolus diseases should have throat and rnose promptly ‘sprayed with the World-War Antiseptic. Note: Atomizers in which Zonite is used should be of hard rubber. In bottles: 50c and $1.00 Exceptionally Attractive Apartment Residences There are many unusual features that make FLondon Ball Thirteenth at M Streets N.W. not only unique but exclusive. 2 Nowhere else will you find such a combination of convenient downtown location in a residential neighborhood—elegant environment—absolutely per- fect arrangement in the Apartments of small, com- pact size. $55 to $65 per month Prompt inspection is important—day or evening — for engagements are being rapidly made. For a physician—there is available. on the ground floor one two-room -Suite. Boss & Phelps The Home of Homes 1417 K Street Phone Main 4340 Member Washington Real Estate Board DECEMBER sys- | \Commercial National Insared Savings Plan | - > - - One Deposit Both Saves and Insures 13, 1923. |CHICAGO OPENS NEW | | CONVENTION DRIVE! Word of a eivic non-partisan move- | ment in Chicago to secure the 1924 democratic national convention was i received today by national demo- cratic headquarters. George Brennan, democratic na- tional committeeman for Illinois, telegraphed that he had conferred with ecivic leaders of Chicago who might co-operate with Fred W. Up- ham, republican national treasurer, | to get the democratic convention for Chicago. Mr. Upham has been in charge of similar efforts to secure | the republican convention. The democratic convention city will | he selected here January at a meeting of the national committee. With Chicago an active bidder, the ! competition will be widened to clude New York, St. biy Franci: > and A mocratic natlonal committeeman for Missouri, visiting here, said that St. Louls Interests were preparing for an active effort in behalf of that city. Some democratic leaders here ex- pect the competition to narrow finally to Chicago, St. Louis and New York. PHYLLIS DUGANNE R love story of the amazing younger | generation. ' WILLIAM JOHNSTON--Prov- | ing i’s a wise wife who knows her own husband---in What Every Hus- band Knows. | JAMES OLIVER CURWOOD-A North Woods ' story of | | sacrificial love. | Osinopolitan | JANURRY OutTo-day December 13 QOur excepted). “Fashion Park” and Buyers are delighted with the bargains. the “lookers” go out, they always come back and buy. That’s the best proof of a great sale. Glad to have you use a charge account; i small deposit, we'll reserve any selection till you wish it. You'll Enjoy a Merrier Christmas —if you are sure you've got a good roof over your head. Anyway, now is the time to have inspection made—and repairs, if necessary. For ourselves, we can say that putting the roof under our charge is to banish all worry—and to make perfectly sure that everything “aloft” is in first-class condition. You know we must know all about roofs—what they need, and how to treat them for continued satisfaction. 2120-22 Georgia Ave. Phone Main 2044 USE YOUR CHRISTMAS SAVINGS TO ADVANTAGE d can BUY A HOME FOR THE NEW YEAR $500.00 cash will secure for youa NEW HOME, entirely modern throughout, in the best section of the SOUTHEAST, near EASTERN HIGH SCHOOL. The house is of brick, with many at- tractive features. HOT-WATER HEAT, ELECTRIC LIGHT, SLEEPING PORCH, TWO LOW ER FLOOR PORCHES, LARGE YARD to ALLEY. Price, $5,750.00 $45.00 monthly payment covers all charges WAGGAMAN & BRAWNER, Inc. Franklin 7485 732 17th Street N.W. 1319-1321 F Street STORE NEWS “Stratford” 8A.M.to 6 P.M. Clothes Great Sale Includes all “Fashion Park” and “Stratford” Clothes At ONE-THIRD less ; Our entire stock, more than 2,300 suits and overcoats, at a discount of 3314% (dress clothes If or, with a 2 All $40 Suits ard Overcoats All $50 Suits and Quercoats 33 All $60 Suits and Overcoats *40) All $75 Suits and Overcoats S50 Overcoats that are price-marked at our highest figure—3$85—are also subject to the same 33143% reduction. s