Evening Star Newspaper, January 1, 1924, Page 5

-WOMEN CONCENTRATE . ON MD. LEGISLATURE Opening Session at Annapolis To- morrow Will Find Many on Ground. NUMEROUS ' BILLS READY Btate Voters’ League Announces Program for Year. necial Dispateh to The Star. BALTIMORE. Md., January 1.—The eves of Maryland women now are turned eagerly toward the legislature, which opens tomorrow. Never in the history of this state has mny legislative session aroused the interest of womenas has the coming ©ne. To the Maryland League of Wom- en Voters, of which Miss Lavinia Engle is manager, is mainly due this dncreased interest on the part of the woman voter toward her political duty and power. This organization Jias kept up a steady firing of litera- ture and has conducted an intensive educational campaign throughout the state to awaken women to their po- litical duty. Many of the bills to come before this legislature are “women’s bills." They have been prepared by women #gd thAy will be lobbled for by wom- «fl. A number of these measurss Lave come through the legislative clear- {ng house—an organization of organi- zations—formed to collect the wom- en’s bills so that the women's legis- lative efforts may be pooled and united, thus lending more strength to_their respective m Other women's organizations, how- ever, have gone “on their own” and will present their own bills and do their own lobbying for them. Bills Backed by Women. Legislation, which the women of the state are behind, includes: A bill doing away with 'registration ©f exact age, when applying for citi- Zenshir An anti-profiteering bill prepared by the Housewives League. Thirty-three “equal rights” bills ap- plying to the eight-hour law, laws ing overtime pay, one making ory to provide seats for women workers, guardianship and il- legitimacy of children, the status of married women touching domicile, di- THE EVEN;fiG ; STA& WASHINGTON, D. ’_C.l ‘2 DENVER WOMEN DJE, 5 OTHERS HURT, IN FIRE Occupants of Apartment Houses Forced to Flee From Flames in Night Clothes. By the Associated Press, DENVER, Colo., January 1.—Two apartment house.fires here yesterday jcaused the death of two women and Iresulted in serious injury to five other Dersons, It was reported at hospitals, | where some of the injured were |taken. The condition of two women, iMiss Mary Olsen, a school teacher, |nnd Miss Beatrice Duskey, telephone | operator, was sald to be critical | Both suffered severe burns and brok- |en bones when they jumped from windows in the burning buildings. Miss Beatrice Jones, also a school teacher. and Miss <ramer, an employe of a Denver bank, los lives in the fire. Miss Jones jumped from a window when fcreed to do so by the flames and aied when being ltaken to a hospital. Miss Kramer charred body being found by firemen. Occupants of the apartment hous. were forced to flee from buildings in the early morning hours, attired on in their night clothes.” Both fire according to fire department officials, were caused by overheated furnaces. KNOXVILLE, ARK., BURNS. KNOXVILLE, Ark.. January 1.— Six buildings, in the business section of this villAge, were destroyed last night {by fire. with a total loss estimated at $10,000. Only three business houses {remain in the village. momy, contractual rights, the right to sue, designation as hea of family, property transfers, crimes and torts committed by married won: support, administration of es- services or earn- the Maryland . National Woman's Party. | A bill adding efght new members to | the city republican rommittee—pr. pared by the City Federation of R publican Women. Voters' League Measures. The following legislation the Mary- land League of Women Voters would like to see put through: Strengthening child labor laws, modernizing child care; extension of Jjuvenile court system to every county, an amendment to divorce laws, stri ing out as ground for divorce * chasity of wife before marriage,” re- vorce, a riage, a uniform marriage evasion act, abolishment of the board of police examiners, establishment of a stas bureau of markets, a separate build- ing for women prisoners. was burned to death in her room, her | quiring health certificates before mar- | GERMAN GOLD EXPORT ! PROBE.HELD FUTILE | Wall Street Bankers Doubt Possi- bility of Acourate Check on [ Movement of Metal. FIGURES DIFFER WIDELY | Estimates Vary From $100,000,000 t0.$2,000,000,000. By the Associated Pres. iy, NEW YORK, Jamuary’ 1. —Leading {Wall street bankers yesterday ex- pressed the opinion that the amount of German capital exported abroad since the armistice, which is to be lthe subject of an investigation by an {international committee appointed by | reparations. commission, will {never be accurately |timates. of this sum, w {the way from $100,000, 1000,000," are generally regarded as ion by the man government under nalty 1s considered as the most effective way of getting the information which is desired primarily by the French g0 ernment. However, bankers who vis- ited Germany last summer and fall expre: Brave gouhu thi such an {pvestigation will ever be successful- 1y conducted. No Law to Foree Detalls. Heads of large international bank- ing firms here frankly stated that they knew of no law by which they could be compelled to reveal private busiwess of their clients, While deglining to be quoted, some of them frahkly-stated that they would decline to give details of transactions belleved to involve capital of German origin uniess they were forced to do s0 by law. Some of these same banks, however, have kept the government informed of the receipt of German £0M. without golng. Into the details of each transaction. To - get the ‘information sought, bankers pointed out that the repara- tions 'commission .,committee would have to get the co-operation not only of the German and allled govern- ments, but of those of neutral coun- trles as well, particularly Switzef- ‘{land, Holland, Sweden, Norway, Den- mark and .Spain, where the bulk of migrated German capital is belleved to hive gone. Considerable capital. of German origin is known to be hidden in this and other countries under various disguises. In many cases it is held in the names of relatives dr friends of Germans who are citizens of the | “A Happy and ! i i energy. Prosperous New Year” i Begin the New Year with lots of pep, vitality and If you are weak, rundown and need a good ! tonic, try our RADIUM TONIC TABLETS, $1.00 per box. | 1f you are suffering with head colds and nasal ca- i tarrh, try our RADIUM COMPOUND, 50 cents per | tube. 1f you have sore throat, bronchitis or tonsilitis, try ‘}] our RADIUM OINTMENT, $1.00 per jar. n Peoples Drug Stores and O’Donnell’s Drug Stores F.0.B. . smg. DETROIT A A Striking Valueé_.at $205 Conside ring the improved appearance of the new Ford Touring Car, one would naturally expect a propor- tionate advance in price. 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Establishment of agencies in cities like Zurich and Amsterdam, which receive the orders of German manu- facturers, send the bills and cash them, while the manufacturers send the goods direct to the customers, the prices quoted to the agency b ing much lower than the actual sell- ing price, thefeby enabling the manufacturer to bulld up capital in & neutral country without the inter- ference of his own government. ———— Mexico recently prohibited the im- portation of meat,shides, bones and the raw products derived from ani- mals shipped from distr: where contaglous animal diseases known to exist. | TUESDAY, JANUARY 1, 1924, MAN WHO FIRED LAST CIVIL WAR SHOT DIES Adrian T." Kendall of Kentucky Had Not Heard of Lee’s Surrender to Grant. By thie Associated Press. § LOUISVILLE, Ky., January 1.—Taps have sounded for Adrian T. Kendall of Shively, Ky., who was reputed to have fired the last shot of the war between the states. Mr. Kendall, for thirty- three years an active member of the Louisville bar, was buried yesterday afternoon in the cemetery at Shively. The Orphan Brigade, which had been pursuing Potter's forces In the vicinity of Boykine's Mills, in Georgla, did not a get word of Gen. Robert F. Lee's sur- render until almost two wecks after the southern army had capitulated. In the meantime il the other troops had been notified, - When word came to fall back Mr. Kendall was sald to have been the last man to leave the fight, turning and firing a single shot into Potter's force, which was moving in for & flank attack. The following day Col. Thomas W. Thompeon, in_command of the brigade, received orders to find Rotter and con- | clude an armistice. Thus, friends of the veteran claimed, there was little doubt that the shot fired by Mr. Kendall was the final one of the War. “CAP” PISTOLS FATAL TO FIVE. 'W ORLEANS, La., January 1— negro children in one group n Charity Hospital late vester- tetanus caused from wounds stols and other explosives hospital authorities Fiy died 1 . 600 TRIPOLITANS SLAIN, counter Near Urfilla—=250 Rifles Captured. By the Associated Press. TRIPOLIL, January 1-—In the suc- cessful encounter reported Saturday by Gen. Graziani against the rebels in the region of Urfllla, southeast of Tripoli. the enemy suffered heavy losses. Af bered 600 dead, while 250 rifles were captured. Among the dead were many rebel chiefs. On the Italifn side a lieutenant was killed and two men were wounded, while among the native troops under Italian eighteen dead and eighty-four wounded The rebels are in flight to the south of Beni-Ulid, according to official re- ports, with TItalian patrols closely on their heels. Patrick Overcoats Store-Wide From_the AVENUE o NINTH Carrying on—Not carrying over! 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