Evening Star Newspaper, January 22, 1924, Page 17

Japanese Sign Book, Stressing Gratitude to U, S. The United States government, among others of the world powers v} h contributed to relleve Jap- anese carthquake and fire suf- ferers, received ‘a “mark - of gratitude” from the Jupanese people. Tt was placed on exhibi- tion today at the Statd Depart- ment in the form of a book of i estruordinary size, bound in gold { bossed velour and contalning LONG DELAY EXPECTED ¢ signatures of many thousands of Japanese, “high and low, old and young." | The letter accompanyiug the ' unique book said a half million i CRASH SUITS TAKEN 10 SUPREME COURT Knickerhocker Cases Passed | on Un by District Court of Appeals. Avguments Likely t; Be Held in Abeyance Until Early Next Year. per thelr names 4 *ay to “‘manifest feelings they ‘all cntertain,” 1 to “symbolize the boundless gratitude” they tensely realize for the bumane help extended by the “foreign peoples.” Similar marks of gratitude, containing the re- mainder of the hall million sig- natures collected for the purpose. the letter said, have been divided between the various countries from whieh rellef supplies ?lflht to Japan after the iere. The District Court of Appeals to- | day certificd to the United Stat Supreme Court for determination two ! wuestions of law arising out of four of the suits brought by legal repre- cntatives of persens killed in the ckerbocker ‘Theater disaster in! which attempts are made to hoid | civilly Hable the architect, iron fab- | nd general contractor for pse of the roof of the build. | rvicator the colla cker Theater Company, whick ! up for argument early next year. Works the fabricators of the steel | BOANH President, in Address, wued and operated the theater. The HIGH UED'EA-I-ED The cases p: ed on to the hig e:‘ . ders, on which the roof rested: | . . Visualizes Vast System — g i conjunction with the Knl RLLM will go on the docket of the hest court and will probably come tribunal for sion are the appeals i of Jobn M. ¥ nd the Unione Iron | ald Geare, the architect of ! and Frank L. Wagner, who contract to erect the build- % which tho saris, Das. poinis are b of D..C. Education. volved and nearly == waiting in the B > Court for a dech E 1bility the Distriet public schoo! he could extend from Lafavette {up 16th street to Waiter fvital; in single file the v inel would reach from Pe: {ment up Peunsyivania |street, and the pupils. in the same or- |der, would form a line extending from ‘l\\u.\mnguu. to Baltimore. This un- {usual of the public was visvalized by president of the . at the dedication Macfarland Junior rday afternoon to hine ov Ballou, superi as to presidé. d a high tribute to Dr. d side x.,\\.~ de. the prop. Park Reed Hos- hing per- ce Monu- to 15th each they fac be t of the s to in do avenuc ppellant in each appeal v joined as a defendant with r defendants naned therein?' Shortly before tion of one T. Llovd ird of education jexcreises or High School yes phasize the v for | Which Dr. Frank W e bullding by { tencent of schioole, construction | Mr. Liovd ate inspeetion. The Dies | o - Liovd pa Columbix pleaded ot gu ndants demurre hen Justic company an bricators, by mtractor und th . claim tre f of t wlezed fault of in Keys Delivered to Princlpal. e keys to the new Macfarland, jthe twin to the new Langley Junior | High School—which will be dedicated this afternoo tormatl {over to Howard P. Saford, By Maj W {engineer c s Supren the cases wil until_ the atter is decided in ited States Supreme Court, feic NOTED VIOLINIST TR HEARD IN RECITAL | i ieie ety Georges Enesco Plays at Mnndnyf_p, ramed, and the facuity y of the schools Morning Musical—Helen Marsh Sings. school and student Remarks by Dr. Ballou. allou sald it was - i taction” to to see th Irariana sci dedicated, < of the enterprises > pubi’ R schools wor =co is one of the linists of today. He musician po ed of it He distinet iu psition. His deli n at Mrs. Lawrenc ical at the Ha ay morning rec conducted hools and senior ¥ and have been accepted by th tonal pr proper or; When the is mor. great who Mac ultimately of tt ilton Totel ves- lled his triumph | 1 | with a deep m | LIFE’S DARKEST MOMENT. 2 ( goc eve,ou 1 SHOUL O THINK U’ Y MAN! You HAVE MY SYMPATHY, IT SURE 15 TouGH To HAVE To LEAVE ALLTHIS BEAUTIFUL SNOW AN’ MICE SNAPPY WEATHER. WHY You Won'T GET SKATIMG AT A_l;_l! (‘J WHy Do You GET. INTO Seme REGULAR BUSINESS WHERE YoU Dom' T HAVE To PuLL UP Am® GO SOUTH In THE NICEST TIME OF ™E vyear 7 PLAYIMNG GOLF i THAT | WARM EMNERVATING Sum b THAMK HEAVE ™Y { Do T HAVE o Go RECEPTION GIVEN | | TOTHE PRESIDENT | Congressional Club Enter- tains for Mr. and Mrs. Coolidge. You Poor , STIFF! | FEEL SORRY FoR-You TR NEAH, VTS TouGH Bur The Congressfonal Club fultilled its 1 Ve GOT/To mission us an official social medium last night, when a brilliant recéption | was held from 9 to 11 o'clock in honor of the President and Mrs. Coolidge. The guests of honor were recefved with {the simp'e formality observed at the | White House on reception nights, | buglers of the Marine Corps Orchestra, which played throughout the evening, | announcing the arrival of the Presi- dent and Mrs. Coolidre, and following with “Hail to the Chiet,” as, preceded I by the chajrman and vice chalrman of | | the house committee and two of the White House aldes, they ascended the broad marble stairway to the audlence chainber of the clut Heads Stecet | JMre Jame resentative By { president of SHIRK MY aking their esident and ! d, u« White presentations, | @ charmingly her, the dge recelv. | House ajde making the until th retired to | decorated small table in the corner of | | the tearoom. where a supper was |8erved to them. At the table besides | the president of the club were the i N \\§ N | The receiving party before | an alcove filled Swith palms and ferns, i through which zlowed softly shaded |lights. The audicnce room was un- |usually vrefuse in decoration, there |being palms, ferns and trailing sprays | {of smilax about the walls, while on the {table from which a menu well adapted 1to w cold night was served stoud a | Lasket of pink larkspur and | fern. the tall handie torped off with a fluffy bow of French blue tulle. | {Hot coitee, ovster pattles, steaming | hot. and 'other delicacict made | strong uppeal to the gue There was a charming air of hos- { pitality in the evening entertainment, | senators and representatives mingling | freely trrespective of politics, the hugbands of the ludy club members the committees Tor the evening ing them gallantly to entertain the company. Mra. Coolidge's Gown. Mre. Coolidge wore for the evening becoming gown of cloth of silver| with parallel lines in different widths | of tiny green b r ‘ reaching about te ifloor, boing bordered with a band of chinchilla fur, w the drop- | skirt showed the lines running cross- wise. Her hair was softly waved and | drawn b ghtly from her brow, | and except hain of [silver she v t |” Mrs. Byrnes wore a becoming gown silver and gold lace draped over loth of silver. the skirt bordered| band of gray fur i | Amone thos is | Mrs. Carter Gla | root, Mrs. Sime S | Peppe | Mrs. 13, Garrett, 3 | Mrs. Corden LS - THE GOLF PRO WHO 1S FORCED To GO SoUTH Amp ! PLAY GOLF ALL WINTER. ARLINGTON SCHOOL BONDS APPROVED W \m: | Work Will Be Started at Once on! e New Building Pro- gram. , Mrs. Ev-! ORCHESTRA CONCERT. ¢ the United States Soldiers’ estra, Stanl his evening. Zimmermann, bund- 1 were! rture, sox < John H. Smith- g liestral suite wick, Mrs. ‘Carl R. Chindblom, Mr | Adam M. Wyant, Mrs mer 0. Leatherwond, Mrs. Edward E. Brown. | | Mrs. Cuarles B, Crisp, Mrs. William J. | Driver, Mrs. Albert H. Vestal, Mrs. seorge’ K. Favro Claia Sproul, Mrs. Joh Miss Mabel ' Boardraan, Gann and Mrs. Ho | Mrs. Edward ¥ o presentative Brown of Wisconsin | rman of the entertainment tee, who entered the room with Col. Sherrijl on th of the presidential party, gown of gray and silver br | the viee chairmun, Miss Ci > rou 4 draped_gown of mauve—ol Mra. Gillett wu Allegretto Andautino. o Tiie Star ' —im-| school | vary 2 i petus was given the propo. building program in Arlingto yesterday when word was rec Fletcher Kemp and the from John C. Thompson etto 5. Vivicissimo, IZxcerpts from musical comedy, The Rose of Panama’..Berte ed by Fox trot, “Barcelona”.. Wheeler ;m,,(dl Waltz suite, “Confidences,” B. Henderso i attor- Wheeler £ World Is Wai Sunrise”.....Se 1zled Banner. Finale. “The ng tor th The Star Sp. comm! Do T~ CAN'T | One Hundredth Birthday Anniver- sary of Famous Southern | i | THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D.'Cn' TUESDAY, JANUARY y Go (RAZY Dowe Tuere )/ /- — NOTABLES EULOGIZE Was Military Navy celebrated hington alumni 17 NEED CF CHILDREN'S CODE IS STRESSED Sage Foundation Consultant Says District Has Great Opportunity. WANTS POSTMASTERS UNDER CIVIL SERV!CE; Deming Says Law Should Apply to| All Classes of Offices. President Deming of the Civil Serv- ice Commission vesterday issued a statement in which he declared that he hoped Congress will enact into law President Coolldge’s 1 dation that all postm: fled under the civil T “The Civil Service Commission not sponsoring any particular bil the statement declared, “but favors the principle” Senator Frazier has introduced a bill to place first, second and third class postmasters in the competitive classified service. PUPILS ARE SENDING: INESSAYS TOSTAR Contestants Reminded They Are Allowed All Week to Pick Best News Story. SEES EDUCATION IN IT Outlines Many Problems Met by Commissions in Other Cities. Iu framing its new child the Capital has an opport | presented to any other William Hodson, consult Russell “oundati Monday Evening Club, at the Cr Club last night, Mr. Hodson po| iever is done here ed out t in this regard in ongress.” 1f the District under a sane program, he contin at example will be set, ‘ongress, but to the entire count Mr. Hodson recounted child wel problems as they have b proached by other com public and child welfare the country Present Move Not New. The present movement the I trict is no new and untried ventur he said. The consultant outlined some of t similar problems met by other c commissions, of which there been aby thirty throughout country. spokic of r of school children who Lelieve in the old axiom, bird catches the worm,” have submitted essays in The Star's “best news story contest” which opened Sunday for the pupils of the public, private and parochial schools} in the District, Maryland and Vir- sinia. In this’ contes may be that the “earl haste .to cateh the will lose the prize. In other words, the cont: {advised not to be too h Jecting what appears to the “best” news story of the week Important developments in local, na- tional and international affairs are brewing every minute, and only ti will tell what event will eclipse in importance a happening of the pre- vious day. The con obvious “the earl of sufeguarding the transfer of hildren, the public of the private s unmarrie er hild, juverile court le lation, commitment of mental defe Vi {ld labor and administratic years ago, Mr. Hodson said, child could be passed from ome pii- son to another without so much as t intervention of a er individu whereas real and ants have the remain- der of the current week, or until Sat- urday, when the first contest week ends, to choose the subject for their essays. The essavs, however, must be in the mails by noon on Monday. Announcements of the winners will be made on Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturd In making the awards the will give weight to the land judgment evidenced by testant in the selection of his story, { but chiefly the awaids will be based jon the soundness and clarity of the j reasons ad to why the par- | ticular story selected for the basis of {the cssay deemed best 1so will be judges ot telligence the con- Move Townrd Soctal Tnquiry. Speaking of adoption, is a feeling on the pa “the main pa i may not lLave been repres There has been a trend, he the direction of providing s | ess | quiry made and Judge| sissippi, Con- | of some English e I taken into Sherley of Kentuck Speaking of i Charies B. Howry of has marked t of t nublic arried mother { Maj. Thomas J. ¥. Christian, U. §. A grandson of “Stonewall” acl retary Edwin Denby, Sec re. John W \\'ce‘\. Illlc"!'nrl;me rmha(xadn;‘ S i{to Great Britain, Johu W. D | West Virginia - NEW ORCHESTRA CONCERT to Presiden: and | £ .« M graduate: and from many others who were unable to attend An old leves vong was sung by Maj. | | Alfrea J. Stofer of Culpeper, Gen. Rockenbach Congratulated. A resolution w: congratulations | port froni so. Iof the mother, etary | hum. Coolidge, G General Is Celebrated. Spmutdiy o e ay Friday. in lite of 100th Stonewall Jackson, birthday anniversary last night by the of the Virginia Institute at the Army b, was extolled not’only vicing | | Rock- | ¥ the men of hig time, fellow V. men, but French 1t resentative R. Walton sinta, former & military nieltairn Committee arles ftary strategists of today. | 1 attaches of both the! cluded ( and British governments H Those Paying Tribute. & those who contributed their es to the at Confederate ; M. were Senator Pat Harrison (!9 stesippl, Representative Hen orge Tucker of Vir night conkist | tional Guard Others From Jokr Charles L. a. . Rep- . Moore of Vir- and Confed- ulkner of | R, ey Pittman |, Rocken- | P Cary | G. D, Louis Dr. B. Beal war L. rmezzo, nd mareh, Soldier C roes of am wi might e of the spheres larly noticeable § ate’s beauti tones and wist from his vic playing exquisite. f. 1l Tuns with comp nied ehild's » opened the Sonata licate ment, plaved ' maki difficult phr r all the world like a threat- mblebes instead of echnicality us si the fat perpetual motion theme. played Kreisler Couperin's “La ‘T Mrs. Townsend's encor i Yerpetuo e and | & Rus- | - com- sition that w ritten some time | but which, according to Mre send, has never been plaved be- fore in Ar Enesco, ulso Chaus 4 3 iele was t Gluck Marsh, America ¢ other artist. Sh “Divinite du shed style. “Am Sehmid(" and en” followed, and he cluded Russian numbers zroup, Gretchaninofl's was cspecially contra opened with ! tyx." sung in A group Kigehhof. “Meine 1 Of this nowflakes” | interesiing i British bariton Belgian eelliat, wil | the fourth morning e H | SOJOURNERS TO DANCE. ! PRSI i A dance will be given tomorrow in | the sall loft at the navy vard by | Lo Sojourners ranking { oFaers of the . Navy, Marine | “'orps, coast guard, public health | service and coast and geodetic sur-| Vey snd their wives will attend. The ' United ates Navy Band Or-! estra will furnish music. Arrange- | ments are being made by Capt. George F. Unmacht, chemical ware 1are service. upof Automobiles By Public Auction At Weschler’s 920 Pa. Ave. NW. Tomor_row, .10 A.M. | 1922 Liverts Tourlog Car, - 1 Stearms Knight Touring Car, 1 Ford Coupe, Tord Touring. : 0 Packard 7-passenger Limousine, Mercer Toadster, 3 Seripps-Tooth Touring Car, Ford ‘One-ton Truck. New Stearns-Kuight Display Cut Chassie, B electric motor. | Also d otiier autor. ADAM A. WESCHLER. | would Th of New York that the bonds in connection with the velvet gown in a rich sl LT Ui Beuse esenta thave been upproved wil steans | Mortality Jumps From 99.8 Per o roc und de R« adhlom of 1 contig- I to pravent the | curtis, groen 1o be issued by the county, \\'l.h-h“ have already been authorized by the | according o Prof. Kemp, has heen RSLE: it 4 tutle the principal obstacle i tting about of green and silvor brocade. |ahead!” is to the slogan of the | 100,000 in 1921 to 133.5 Mme. Davela wore a hand zown | | board in getting.them under ¢ in 1922. Felix Cordo of distingui G Jultin a zown of shaded ros and Parent ette emb red in bes nger Hospital and | spade of the jade o for tubercular in- | Afrg Henry Wilder ke had been approve i¢ y matter of clarifying :/‘FLU’ AND PNEUMONIA { down to business on ruetion uel Gure of the schoels, and ¢ that they ker of th of black velvet embroldered in jet. 2 order that the proposed high Gowns of Othera 00l at least will be com b in the company tertainment committee was Mrs. Carl Page ward te which the | ver and silver: Trvin forme nt_of = to th ection of Flealth ed chi t the dedicatory exer- ed Mrs. Howard L. Hodg- of "the 1 Jing gown o rs. Homer Hock silver brocade; Mrs, Tiob T velvet bordered th Simeon I. Fess, quois i vet; Mrs. Nathanicl B, Dial, atin, ‘draped, and Miss Dial, velvet and silve ace. nd Bdgar B. Hen-| " Mrs Denby accompanicd the S t of the Piney Branch | ary of the Navy and wore & kown clation. Music durilg | of heavy white crepe beaded in crys- | was furnished by the)ials. Mrs, David Meade Lea wore a ra. |Sown of black and gold brocade and in the compa of severa W. Ramseyer, Representative Frank - — Montague of Virginia, who ac- REED TO ENTER GEORGIA were Senator and Mrs. Ogear derwood. | hy rchild, Mr. ) e Reorget Kimball, e po1 of the third division Draper. principal of v High princip Waiter B. Patte a1 scheols, derson, president Citizen the exercls school oreh son, director hundred nder- ¢ Julius | ompahied her. 4 handsome gown of PRESIDENTIAL PRIMARY | = S | | wood, Representative and Mr: [ blue velvet. Mrs. William J. Driver wo: a gown of blue veivet. ouri Senator Will Contend | K With McAdoo and Un- | Jewell. Representat | tive and . Repre sentative and Mrs. Homer Hocl | resentative 5 | Representative Connally, 1% |and Mrs. Fred Dennett. Mis ¥iin | Dennett, Representative Iis I\william 'Bankhead, Mrs. T tormer | X0 Y Tepresentative. A, nd Mavor | Wiliiam N Vaile, Mrs: Howard Ree- the oeat gapelod | side, Representative and Mrs. Wil |Tiam A Rodenberz and Representa quali S It was announced that petitidns Ve and Mrs. Carl Chindbiomn, that | — be circulated asking 1 on the pier in the Senator Reed's name be plac. | The second largest ballot. in the United | yn. N. Y. It is | world and the larg: tor Reed s entrance would make |States is in Brook three entrants in the Georgia pri- (3,780 feet long. 1t requires three! mary, Senator Underwood and Wil- |rows of 200-wati Mazda lamps (26 llam MceAdoo having previously [ 000 watts) forty feet apart to illumi !nate it at night. BIG REDUCTIONS ON- OUR ENTIRE STOCK OF LEATHER GOODS FANCY LEATHER ] 2 5 % Off GOODS Toi Avides ~ 25% to 50% Off | BRIEF CASES, 15% to 25% OFF wa 109%t020% Off 1339 My e Georgi th rgia Dorothy | March 19, it was announ: terday following a ipporters. Among ten onferer Gov. Thor W. I Walter A. Sims of has been named which candidates m esidential prin d her meeting of those were 1339 Y | to state 1 | schools, | fications | today, will call a meeting of the F wOPHAM F { d preumonia caused anl ation’s death rate| deaths from those causes | bm 928 per 100,000 1021 to 1835 in 19 ; rate from all 1,800 populati the next school term, as pro tho board. cording to Kemp, the Londs will 1 P for Jumped £ building of the schools must conform | nd must be approved | . rintendent of Prof. Kemp and ¥ Tp- man, architect. will appear at Rich- mend tomorrow morning to lay be- ore the state official plans and sp ympila the +h state Ncorn e per cent of the country’s population. + Totai deaths in th area _pumbered 101863, as compared with 1,03 ci- | Diseas of some of the proposed | st toll the tot, of the beart took the lara- | unting for 14 per cent « Pulildin, Tpon his rding to a return Prof. Kemp, statement made by ens’ advisory committee to the school | tlors and cerebral hemorrhage and | board, which has been charged with [*TTie death rate from diseases of the | selecting a site for the proposed high | heart was 18,5 per 1,000, influenza and | school, with the hope ihat this im- | pneumonia 13.3, tuberculosis 9.7, | portant matter will soon be definitely | crease of nephritis 8.8 and cancer settled. d cerebral hemorrhage each S.6. 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