Evening Star Newspaper, February 18, 1924, Page 17

THANBER BACKS LAW FOR WORKERS Commerce Body Declares for Compensation Measure Proposed for District. VIEWS VOICED AT HEARING Protests Administration of Compul- sory Industrial Insurance by Government Agency. The Washiugton Chamber of Com- Jmerce toduy added its testimony to t alre ven by the W Board of Trade and the Merchants' and Manufacturers' Association, show ing the business and civie interests of the District of Columbia are in tavor of workmen's compensation, but wpposed to administration of com- pulsory industrial insurance by a vernment ageney. W. C. Balderston, chairman of the law and labor committee of the mber of Commerce, who is him- a practicing . but doe ent any insurance compan: ted the Chamber of ay before a self not attorne men’s mer would ha dministered through the latter would throw | Mhe industrial insurance business open to. competition and fer a long G n's compen imerce Al insu i by compulsor: will b zeney. It objects to the zovernment ente into business in competition with or exe onopoly against private ind ance that nent ore the Cha which h i submi ef me d soon after ¥ wrings will be continue who alre eed g P committee b ¢ the insu on ¥ rman of the W Iobertson Jones, mpensa- wk city salty insurand adlotted tin v Insuran 1P Insurane Securit e Company M sch, 1 compuni Mutuul C; of Chicaxo, ard. nting mut includ sualty Inst w the nee was 4 by He refuted previous hearin pense allow *s compent ~tatis- rense writing workme nsation insur written tuxl companies w: 1 per in Oregon It cost the state fund. Yis considere ciently 1 ny insurance 8.9 per cent emphasized which siate the mutuals, -ss than one n state fund that the Distr ded ehilitation uipment er the « o don from the com and hout any ded sation that ti s more than Nine-tenths of honest men, he < ve their re deal through in- denied that ns are work- B pposing ompensution leg men's ixlution. tubborn, and doubtles e the policy of evolu! thoush people get mad Nature is sl will cont cven 1shington' Com- | crnment | dy | ard | Ation | ad- | + | Joseph High School Girl’s Secret Marriage The secret marriage of Miss Rosalle Mardy, a member of the junior cldss of McKinley Manual Training School, to Warren Shantz, last May 12, was revealed by the couple Saturday night at a birth- da ce and reception at. the of Mr. ama Mrs. Ira §. ntz. 3411 Ashley terrace, Clev. land Park. Miss Hardy is the daughter of Mrs. William K. Hardy, director of the community department ot the public home refreshments wera served # toust was proposed to the first bride and groom, when. to the astonishment of the guests, the ‘was announced. The couple will make their home with the bride's parents at 119 5th street northeast. CLASSIFYI | | dent, Blames Smoot and Madden for Failure. Charging “the appropriations | mittee of Congress” with having * lified and killed ¢ H. Wittner, chalrman of the depart | mental classification pro tee, in a letter to President Coolidg Llame for the cla tion hodge-podge” hert D. Brown, or the the Personnel ( cation By {but upon the committees headed Senator Reed Smoot and Repre; tive Martin B. Madden. These committees were accomplished the! ads sve thelr £ imonious trenchment in the interest of so alled conservative economy." “The intluence these has been so Ltle zhat it is hard 1o di a careful study Classification problem,” “The chairm committees h v Herbert 1. Brown, ireau of efficiency, that finger will make him obe Lest” wh i i the bu his coddling to the § who assume to pla. Wittner, speaking for opposition to the ard. in v lassificutio Chief Browu of the bu of the letter 1 of the appropriti the part.” the that would ons ove in the the amount not_iner a_certain ifieation a required amount set mit on purpe |SIX GIVEN LIBERTY IN GAMBLING RAID Rockville Judge Gives Maximum Penalty to D. C. Man Tak- ing Blame. RO( a ratch to Tie Star. VILLI, Md., February the result of a gambling club on Conduit road nt. gned here tod: before Police giving the Hostetter, Michacl tresnahun, John Brown, sfried and M. P. Wilson, formally Judge Ri ames Danivl mund were | Ing a zambling es Through his u ablishment | ttorney, Harry Davis Washington umed responsibility, and after a confe | of State's Attorney Garr Plummer “and Chief of Dol ! ‘endants were rel guilty, Davis mum fitie of § the house of sentenc v lecture in whi f Davis were ibling estib of rrection. his e rett ton 1 shing people v this county, be respected while he it it requirde patroliing r end of the county y. Judg pose the heavie No ¢ is st sentences possible in the s of the plac - ng stock of the number feminine ol £ ex being 69,826, 1215-121 and 1214 to discriminating selections of JoNG§ SETS and EQUIPMENT —from the modest and moderately priced to the most elaborately designed and expensive set. Sets, $15 to $100 Tables * DULINGMARTNG Counter Holders Racks 7 F Street 1218 G Street Reveadel at Party NEINTENT * DECLARED KALED | Wittner, Writing to Presi- om- nul- eolle sification,” Loren | commit- jthe 1= not upon Her- chairman of [POF by | said to have | committees insidious, underhand and rn unless is made of the whole |¢ aid. ve_such complete control fef of the bu- | (I snap of the |y . Wol $hap of the llate Simon Wolf of this ‘| OF {Rabbi for this 18— six Washington men were ar-| charged with operat- was 00, and pended Riges aln caught op- shment in would Gar- plating the gambling and sald the laws in the ! night and Riggs promised to im- s were made against the round-up as Pennsylvania ad 18 held by women, the total stockholders among the THE EV PLANS EDUCATION O JEWSH YOUTH !Rabbi" Simon Urges B’nai B’rith Lodges Employ Noted Speaker for Purpose. PERFECT ON HEAD, ALC REST ARE Sugxgestion that a nationally know: PRINTIMG Jewish speaker be employed by lodges of District Grand Lodge, No. 5. Independent Order of Bmal Brith, wos made at the concluding session of a two-day conventlon of the lodge at the Raleigh Hotel today by Rabbi Abram Simon of Washington. Discussing the annual report of President Henry A. Alexander of At- lanta of the Grand Lodge, whish | suggested that some lodge support be given the Menorah Soclety, a Jewlsh college organization, Rubbi Sinton proposed that the lodges con- stituting District No. 5 employ Dr. Julius Goldsteln, Darmstadt Univer- sity, Germany, to give lectures be- fore them as a means of spreading education among Jews of the young- er generation. Oppoxes Individual Effort. wuas against from lodge purpos cont for voluntary members but favored voluntary subsc from members to obtain with a message. Other dele; the fifth district convention. which includes lodges from Maryland to { Florids, spoke against an arbitrary ion from members. Delegates to the convention went to the White House at noon today and Ishoo] nds with the President. From White House they went to Har- Ix where luncheon w served. |The convention will end this after- noon with the election of officers and final discussion of the president's re- t 1 I | to of Labor Davis and Lodge tonight at the Mr. Alexander's vesterday on immigration. ! president of the Grand Lodge [pointed out that Jews in the United tates show their willingness to sac- fice their own interests in the in est of other s by opposing n immigration bill, Che president said Jews living in {the United States would profit from |the Johnson bill, if passed. perhaps more than any other raeial group. | the general ecretary, will ad- the 'he report t a nati shingt, al memoria, to the m esterda h of Richmond, V. and Henr, Julius Reis chairman of the banquet committee. | Women attending the co tion took a sightseeing trip about h- linkton this morning_and a to| iMount Vernon this afternoon. i | { Record of Enlistments Past Week | Made Public. | Twenty-seven enlistments for the in { Army were made during the past week |j by the local Army recruiting office in | the old Ford Theater building, on 10th | | street. according to Col. E. W, Tanner, | recruiting officer in charge. number, nine were enlisted | for duty in the District of Washington {Théy were Wesley. N, Pike, det {enlisted men's list, recruiting service, ‘for duty in the Washington recruiting office; ~William C. Fuller, for the by John Middleton, officer of the d. finance department: William' R. Gentry [and lazard Wheeler, department jand Frank W. Debish, for the Quarter- color bearer. Viol. L. Schippert master Vir- | Klinge will sing “The Star Spangled . for the Quarter- |Banncr” and Rev. Dr. R. E. McBride, remount service, this (department chaplain, wili give the in- C. Elliott.” engineers, for |v n. “The Battle Hymn of the {the office of the chief of engineers: |Republic” and “Cherry Blg B. Harris, for the office of the be sung by Viola L. Schippert Klinge of field artillery: T J. land Mary :, for the Headquarter pany, |will close with the singing of “Amer- District of Washington, and Oliver R. |ica” by the entire gathering. Miss Walker, for the Quartermaster Corps, |Mellie Sacrey will accompany the District of Washington. |singers Two were enlisted for Hawaii, Lou Commander Reid is chairman of the Rubinstein and Willlam J. Griffin, and banguet committee and the members {George F. Ebert, 1418 Rhode Island [are Henry A. Johnson, O. H. Oldroyd, avenue northwest, enlisted in the Coast |} . H. B Snyder, John Mc 1 Artillery Corps r duty in_ Panama, |E . L. Deam, B. P. Entrikin, fe I aine of 25th street | John ' Middleton, Hriscoe Goodhart, ves sted in the field artil- |Hosea B. Moulton, F. J. Young, B. W! :{lery for duty in the §th Corps area. |Bonr B.' Bennett. Hazard Others enlisting are: Merriel D. Key- | W' . i, T. Dunbar, john Finn, Richard A. McDowell, Thomas | Myers, James H. Pérkins, Jere Laster Heinbaugh, Patrick imiah Wilt, Parker, F. W. seph M. Woods, Leon Pope, | Archibald v Archibald Clifford Van Amburgh, | Burgess and S. G. Mawson. Sons of 3 lace, Leon W. Sides, Eari |veterans as ushers—Adolph J. Schipe Campbell, William S, Hopewell and [pert, Adelbert A. Taylor, Frank A. Enridge Brown. De Groot, John W. Reynolds, C. O. i Howard, J. F. Stark, J. Clinton Hiatt, Percy Parker and O. A. C. Oehmler. e AT Correct. this sentence: “You left too soon last night.” lamented the radio fan; “station COD came in perfectly cleur after you left.” trip ! 27 JOIN THE ARMY. | I 1 Gaylord M. Saltzgaber to Be Guest of Honor at Ebbitt Banquet Tomorrow Night. A reception and banquet in honor of Gaylord M. Saltzgaber, commander- in-chief of the Grand Army of the public, will be given in the Bbbitt Hotel tomorrow night by the Depart nent of the Potomac, G. A. R. The department will meet tonight m G. A R. Hall at 8 o'clock to discuss finai plans for the aitair. Senator H. O, fco and Mr. Saltzgaber wil principal _speakers. John W. Reid, . nent cor nder. will call the meeting to order, which will be fol- lowed by the presentation of the flag be the |F s | chief | Ro: i | Wh servers, climblng in the Andes at a height of 20,000 feet, have ob- rerved the condor wheeling In the sky above them. and it seems prob- able that this bird can fly to a height of five miles above the earth. Have Your Furniture UPHOLSTERED Now and Save Dollars UPHOLSTERING $ 1 0 of 3-Piece Parlor or Living Room Suites, special this Labor Only Special low prices on our com- plete stock of Tapestries, Velours and Silk Upholstery materials. Slip Covers Have them made to order now at half what you will pay later on. Belgium Linen and Damask mate- rials at low prices. CAN UPHOLSTERY CO. 627 F SLN.W. 52t ons artee"Samsies Phone Main 8139 Man Will Bring Samples MR S < Lo itz = CHAIRS Bursum of New Mex- oms” will | Parker, and the meeting | THE EXPOSURE s oNE OF THOSE BuUT You TURNED THE FiL™m Too FAR AND CuT OF F THE SUBTECT'S THE OVER ~ EXPOSED ArtD WERENMT WoRTH on The hearin street car ommittee o ton of Senat. committee. John Ball place tomorr The Secret; rected the | to offer at p of approxima I of New Mexi sice. Under will demand ton vestment during th by | year, beginn efgn langua walters, ployes, 'in v flux of forel I 1 fare bill before the s cnate District committee,=set for to- | morrow morning, 0 owing to the absence from Washing- U. S. TO LEASE COAL LANDS. | 1 lands in the San Juan river field fering was left to the for coal mined, minimum production of ¥5,000 tons a London hotels are furnishing for- bell-boys and for the British empire exhibition. STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C, MONDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 1924 LIFE’S DARKEST MOMENT. —BY WEBSTER|Colored Mammy THE SNAPSHOT oF THE oMLY GIRL INTHE WORLD TAKEN ON THE DAY SHE LEFT TowrnNnTo BE GOME Si¥ MoMTHS ‘1,66‘/‘67 McKellar Bill. | & on the McKellar 5-cent | n public_utilities of the has been postponed | | By the Associated Pr YORK, or Ball, chairman of the February | “gony The ow. funeral will take | sentence for forgery, in compens: { an employ: the league b e | | tained. will amuel L. Hamilton, ary of the Interior today | ©f the metr land oflice at Santa Fe ublic suction the leasing tely 1,600 acres of public The date for the of- the Santa Fe of- co. 5 own responsibili knowledge of the board the fact, had cured an ministration of that foliy b bility of relapse, | league, decla dr ‘B. Phillips, undertaken by Mr. le: the government a royalty of 10 cents a minimum in- | PO the lessee of $100,000 | $41d. first three vears and a| ing with the fourth year. instruction to their other em- few of the expected in- gn visitors this summer e dore celt, widow of the arrived here from Transsiberlan_railway, for western Kurope in a few CHainen Joi A welcome the large new Dressing Rooms Fully half the patr. f the Los Angeles Umiymdmvevgl:le:“%o meeet t'helrcon- venience, new m extra large dressing rOOMS Are pro where five or even six may dress in perfect comfort. Other outstanding features of this de luxe train are— Solid drawing room and compart- ment sleeping cars. Observation club and library car. ‘Barber, hairdressing, bath, and clothes pressing service for men and women. Through dining car service. LOS ANGELES LIMITED 'via C. & N. W.-UNION PACIFIC Leaves C. & N. W. Terminal, Chicago, 8:00 p. m%umdalwp.;'.;ma?}f Ty ‘Three other trains direct to California and two to Denver with connections for California. Gent W w. wy o-*nfé—"glur temm, ‘Bidg, Trust Bl asth $n Cheatunt Seas Potieduiphia sgeh & 'Marker Sex, Philk 2 iG. A. R. TO ENTERTAIN, |POSTPONES FARE HEARING | SEES ANDERSON'S ‘FOLLY’ COMMANDER-IN-CHIEF | s.,..tc subcommittes Delays Action! AS WARNING TO OTHERS Speaker Scores Commissions on Col- ub- | lections Allowed by Convicted Anti- Saloon League Superintendent. 18.—The of William T. Anderson, for- ator Ball is in Delaware on ac- \mer superintendent of the Anti-Saloon count of the death of his brother, Dr. | League of New York. who is under ing ¢ allowing him commission on_subscriptions ob- i never be repeated, Rev. superintendent of the S xperiment with O. former league collecto: nderson on h and without the until after Mr. Hamilton ROOSEVELTS IN MOSCOW. February 18.—Mrs. Theo- late | President, and Kermit Roosevelt have Peking over tie They will leave ngeles [imited ts,, Philadelphia 156 Gets $5,313 and Pension of $30 The pension arm of the govern- ment reached out today to the cot- ton flelds of Tennessce negro mammy, Juli ow of @ civil War veteran and cot- ton field hand, has been patiently waiting her due for the military service rendered by her husband, Jonas. Julia, who lives on Tural route, No. 2, Primm, Tenn., was awarde a pension of 0, covernig back payments, and a continuing award of $30 a month. The Jump sum ch has been delivered to her personally by a special examiner of the pension bureau who arranged with a_ bank at Centerville that checks drawn on her account he signed by tw sons in additlon to her cros mark. = The bank also agreed to furnish her legal advice free of charie and to handle business d ails in case she desired to purchase a home. WELSH WOMEN BRING PEACE MESSAGE HERE | Petition Signed by 400,000 Coun- trywomen to Be Presented in Capital. Three W ington Wedi interest h women wi day and Thursda; world peace. They 3 Peter Hugh and” Miss Pry: for the vi been world court subcommittee of the en’s joint® congressional committe The women brought to M veek a memorial from the to the women of Ame f @ petition containing more than ures. Presentation of th I be on Tuesday N memorial _ urge. the and the United in_the women 400,000 meimor York. Britis in The t Isles peac . Plans for the entertainment delegation of ¢ night in the Women's rection of of which Mrs. Raymond The organizati hairman beommitte n of U Council of J ‘ouncil of Won; of Rusiness Women and National & PRONOUNCE PLAY 0. K. Committee Fails to Find Show Vio- lates Police Regulations. A committee, which included Capt. | N i Lieut. Mfna Brown of N Winkle, ceau, ed the play, the Presldent he: police regulations. Earlier fn the da resenting several religious organizatio protested to the Commissioners agai the type of plays shown in some th aters here on the one at the President. i iz NEW T R “powder-blue’ in advance that this would be the “new” shade for 1924— AND IT 1IS. 1924 Top Coats—Suits sit Wash- | wom- W York last of , in the v ates join a movement to bring about permanent the shington include a din- i ation of in y night and pronounced that it did not violate a committee rep- and centered their protest ADDRESS—1325 F STREET It’s time fto tall: Spring Naturally you want a new suit—and why STAFFORD REIECTS CLAM FOR 100D Justice Says He Cannot Bé- lieve Gift Was Made as German Contends. Declaring that he did not believe the testimony of the plaintiff, who clalmed a gift from his parents of stock worth $100,000, without any paper-writing to show the transac- tion, Justico Stafford of the District Supreme Court today dismissed the suit of Egon Ebert of New York against Thomas W. Miller, alien prop- erty custodian, for the recovery of the securities seized under the trad ing-with-the enemy act. ert stated in his petition for the return of the securities that he had been residing in New York since 1911 and that his parents, Heinrich G. and Emilie Ebert, living in Lucerne, Swit- zerland, transferred to him June 2 1914, as a gift 1,000 shares of pre | ferred stock and 3,499 shares of com- | mon stock of the R. M. Simon Co. of {New Jersey, valued at $100,000, in - | consideration of natural love and af- fection and to establish him in busi- ne The parents made an affidavit be- fore the American consul at Lucerne, it was stated, verifying the claim of the son. The evidence disclosed no written transfer and the death of the |only witness to the verbal arrange- {ment. | After referring to the size of the |gift and the importan the trans- ction Justice Stafford said regarding the transfer of the stock as testified: “I1 cannot believe that, no matter if the witness tells me so under oath I am at is not true, ® * It is said that actions sp louder than words. Actions like these—sol- emn actions in solemn documents, and some of them under oath—cer- tainly speak much louder than the testimony of three witnesses to transaction of this sort, with the tive exists now to make claim, mply do not believe it." BANK PROBLEMS UP. Federal Reserve Advisory Council in Quarterly Session. The advisory council of the Federal Reserve Board met today in its fir: quarterly session for this year. Most of the questions with which it will deal have to do with routine opera- tions of the reserve banks. e JOHN A. HALLINAN DIES. Sudden Death Due to Natural Causes, Coroner Holds. John A. Hallinan, forty-six died suddenly vesterday mornin his home, 1417 Sth street northw He was a son of the late Corneliu y Hallinan and husband an Hallinan. Coroner Nevit: ®a certificate of death from nat- ural causes, n that 1 th T e e L L T TR O T L T DO T LTI ok . e ”"i'fl‘l‘ TN LT LT LU not the new P We told you LT Spring 45 AOSTIC 25 F STREET —house of Kuppenheimer good clothes