Evening Star Newspaper, February 28, 1924, Page 17

YITH THEIR HEADS BOWED House of Repres HOW THE POLICE DOGS OF ENGLAND WORK. tached to the station at Hull - WARFORBETTER - BUSINESS RENEWED Bureau Subscribes $18,000 to Fight Fake Ads., Fake Schemes, Etc. | For promotion of better business work, the stopping of false or exag- gerated advertising and the driving ©out of the city of fake stock promo- tion schenies, or, better, keeping them from coming-in, business men of the ity at a dinner given by the Better Business Bureau at the Wardman Park Hotel last night, subscribed $18,000 for this work this year, $7,000 more than the budget for the past year. The work of the Better Business Bureau was described by Joshua ans, chalrman of the board of trustees of the bureau; R. B. H. Lyon, Alfred B. Koch of Toledo and ‘Willlam Green of New York. Mr. Koch predicted that 1824 will be one of the best years in buslness Listory, and told how the Better Business Bureay, by keeping a watch, would help merchants in_ profiting from this business. He explained the work of the Better Business Com- amission of Toledo, and sald that it had helped greatly in the promotion of business and the driving out of the city of fake schemes. Too Much Enthusiasm. Speaking of the troubles in adver- tising, he sald mlch of the false ad- vertising was due to over enthuslasm on the part of buyers of various de- partments of stores who sought to describe articles more for what they wished they were than what they were. Advertising, he said, had been cleaned up pretty well in Toledo, and he sald that the newspapers were lielping whole-heartedly. If a piece of advertising was declared by the Better Business Commission to be misleading, he said there wasn't a newspaper that would touch it until it was corrected. Many schemes have been tried for preventing buyers of various depart- ments from wrongfully describing thelr products, but the one best he said, was that of printing a correc- tion In the advertising copy, in bold iype, saying that an article had been wrongfully described, and that. the 1lrm was ready to correct it for those who bought the article. No buver wants to print a correction, he said. Plan to Jucrease Scope. H. H. Levy, chalrman of the dinner, commlittee, told of the pronosal to in- crease the scope of the bureau, but said it could not be done without, the necessary tools, in this_case cash. He seid that it was probable that the practice of printing corrections on articles wrongfully described would .be resumed by the members of the Better Business Bureau here. He then made an appeal for voluntary subscriptions, being assisted by Mr. Lyon. Mr. Evans, also told of the good work of the bureau and said that it was proposed to have another meet- ing at which an effort would be made to get the bankers and real estate men interested in the work or the bureau. Mr. Green and Howard Cool, di- reotor Of the local bureau, went over much of the detall of the previous speakers, in describing the good -work. afstheiburean. heére, IN PRAYER. President Coolidge, me delivering the prayer when this ph and Hartlepool cb Watson to Probe Charge of Unfair Bonus Estimates A Senate finance subcommittee, headed by Senator Watson, repub- lican, Indiana, was appointed yes- terday to make inquiry into the recent charges of Thomas W. Miller, n property custodian, that estimates on the cost of the soldiers’ bonus had been “juggled” by the Treasury Department. The inquiry was proposed by Senator Harrison, democrat, Mi: sissippi, and ordercd by the Senate under his resolution. Senator Har- rison was named on the subeom- mittee, and other members are Sen- republican, Pennsyl- republican, Ken- Jucky; sud Gerey, demoteat, Rlioda sland. TFormal hearings are not plan- ned, but Chairman Watson and Senator Harrison are to confer soon regarding procedure, with the prospect that examination of various Treasury statements re-. garding the soldiers’ honus will develop the facts sought. SCOTCH LAW FINED LEAP-YEAR BACHELOR Refusing Girl Who “Popped Ques- | tion” Cost Swain One Pound, if Not Betrothed. The additional day’in February, which makes what is called in the calendar “leap year,” recalls inter- esting historical traditions. The astronomers of Julius Caesar, forty-six vears before Christ (B, C.), fixed the solar year at 365 dayvs and six hours. Those extra hours were set aside and at the end of four vears make a day, ‘which was added to the fourth year on the 29th of February, a date which “leaps over” the day of the week on which it would fall in ordinary Years. Since 1662, when the Anglican lii- urgy was revised, the twenty-ninth day of February has been regarded as the Intercalated day in all English- speaking countrles. In the ecclesiasti- " cal calendar of continent;l Europe, however, the twenty-fourth day of the month is still reckoned as the in- tercalary day. In the civil calendar the day is still the twenty-ninth of the month, perhaps adopted from as- tronomical practice through the as trological - almanacs, made in the fourteenth and fifteenth centurfes. The origin of the custom for wom- en to woo and not to be wooed, dur- ing leap year has mever been satis- factorily answered. It is authentic history that in the vear 1288 a law was passed in_Scotland for this year, known as leap year, providing | that’ any “mayden ladye of both high and low estate shall have the liberte to bespeak ye man in marriage,’ and his refusal to accept meant a levy of ‘“one pundis” on his estate, and his only release from the * penalty was proof of his be- trothal to some other “ladye.” There was also a similar law in France and in Genoa and Florence in' the fif- teenth century. e g Greeks once stamped the image of an ox on atxlece of leather and the image had thence the current value THE EVENING STAR; WASHINGTON, D. mbers of h otograph was taken. Scene on the Yorkshire docks when two police dogs at- h 1 ed a suspect and brought him to bay. The dogs held the man until the arrival of an officer, and the suspect went to the police station. Wide World Photo. |GOOD FRIDAY PLEA T0 GO TO PRESIDENT| i s | | 1 ( s cabinet, senators. representatives a matic corps pay lllflr‘rr‘»pm-l: to the late President Harding in memorial service at the Capitol yvesterday. Dr. Montgome ntatives, was nd members of the diplo- v, chaplain of the National Photo. saryk, son of the president of Czechoslovakia, who arrived in New York yesterday aboard the 5. S. Olympie. He make a tour of the United States and will spend some time in Washington. gIPlant That Digs Hole for Its Seed To Be Tested at U. S. Farm Here| FQR FL Sir Esme Howard, new British ambassador to the United State photographed upon his arrival i New York yesterday. He formerly represented his country in Spain.' ‘Wide World I'hoto. C., THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 1924.' “LADY DI” POSES FOR NOTED in “The Miracle, a statuette. M JU ST BEFORE THE WHITE HOUSE CONFERENCE. Attorney General Daugherty and Postmaster General New at the Cap 1 yvesterday after the Harding memorial service. The Attorney General left the Capitol for a conference with President Coolidge, and then boarded a train for the west. ational Pheto. Committee of Clergymen and Lay- | Subterranean Clover Which Burrows *Way Below|Two U. S. Vessels on Guard for Surface Has Proved Success in Europe—E x- men Will Ask U. S. Half Holiday Here. FOLLOWS BIG MEETING | | Various Creeds and Civic Leaders] Represented at District 1 Building. | A committes of clergy and laymen | will go to the White House at noon Saturday to present to the President resolutions asking him to close the government departments for hal? a day Good Friday, April 13, in order that the city may observe the solemn anniversary’ of the déath of Christ. The resolutions were adopted at a meeting of representatives of varlous religious creeds and civic leaders in the board room of the District build- | ing yesterday afternoon. | . Rev. H. M. Lawson, pastor of the Maryland Avenue Baptist Church, was the only one to veice ob- | Jection to the adoption of the mo- | tion, declaring the weight of evi- | dence shows Christ died on Wednes- day and arose on the Jewlsh Sab- bath, or Saturday. The pastor as- serted he was taking this position in the face of a universal custom for the sake of the truth. Observance Day Immaterial. Andrew Wilson, who offered the original motion, replied that he was not' a theologlan, but merely an humble follower of God. He sald he w not much concerned over the accuracy of dates, since there has always been much speculation about time. Mr. Wilson asserted it was immaterial what day of the week the Dpeople observe if by the observance their lives are uplifted and made better. The resolutions then were without a dissenting vote. Commissioner Rudolph, chairman of the board of Commissioners, open- led the session and, after a brief in- troduction, turned ‘the chair over to Dr. L. W. Glazebrook, president of the Laymen's Service Assoclation and originator of the suggestion for a more general recognition of Good Friday., Dr. “Glazebrook said that since the world celebrates the birthday of Christ, he regarded it as fitting and proper that the people should in some speclal manner recognize the great sacrifice He made. Many Indorsements. } The chairman of the meeting then {read a stack of letters from more {than a score of clergymen and men ihigh in public life, expressing their {inabllity to be present, but indorsing ' jthe proposal for a*civic observance | of_Good Friday. Rev. W. L. Darby, secretary of the Federation of Churches, presented to Dr. Glazebrook a report showing how many other large cities of the United States show reverence for the day. Dr. Darby explained that it was not the Intention to try to tell people how they should commemorate the occasion, but simply to call their at- tentlon ‘to the day and give them the opportunity to observe it in their lown way. | Another resolution was = adopted calling on private emoloyers to make whatever arrangements are possible to enable their employes to turn to religious thougbts on that afternoon. Sen 1 ers sugges t th adopted periments in South A plant that digs posits therein its ow the subject of experiments this sum- | mer at the Arlington experimental farm by the bureau of plant industry of the Department of Agriculture. This plant is subterranean clover, which, it Is believed, may. prove a valuable forage crop in the United States if certain difficulties which now confront its culture are over- come. Once sown, the farmer never has occasion to sow it again, as is necessary with every other type of forage. Once the seed pods are formed, the steam bearing them starts %0 bend, and in a few days reaches the surface of the ground. Then it continues the downward process with such force that, if the soil is reasonably soft, a slight ex- cavation is made, into which the ripe seed is dropped. Other varieties of clover depend upon the seed drop- ping and finding its w into the soil for their perpetuation. Subterranean clover is fairly.com- mon throughout Europs as far north as Ireland, according to Dr. A. J. Pleters, agronomist in charge of clover investigations. Its growth usually is abundant and it makes an excellent. feed for stock. The first was introduced into this country several years ago and attempts made to domesticate it in the south. Far- mers report this winter, however, that it has mnot done well, due to periods of severe cold. A patch at Arlington has stood the winter well. Efforts will be made to obtain a stock, if possible, that will be fitted to more severe L hole and de-, seeds will be | Changes in Stations of Army and Navy Officers ‘Of Interest to Capital ARMY. Col. Willlam Kelly, Corps of En- gineers, in addition to his other du- ties, has been assigned to duty at headquareers, district of Washington. Maj. Carl C. Oakes, finance depart- ment, at Omaha, Neb., and Second Lieut. T. D. Drake, -infantry, ‘at Fort Thomas, Ky., have been ordered to this city for treatment at Walter Reed General Hospital. Sergt. Thomas Brown, 10th Cav- alry, at Fort Huachuca, Ariz, has been retired for age. Sergt. Albert Schur has been order- ed to Clintonville, for duty with the Wisconsin National Guard; Sergt. H. H. Bond to Erie, for duty with the Pennsylvania National Guard, and . Barros, 16th Infantry, to , for-duty with the Maryland National Guard. NAVY. Lieut. Commander B. K. Johnson has been transferred from Sault Ste. Marie to the Antares; Lieut. Com- mander E..B. Lapham, to the Chau- to hold services during the perlod from noon to 3 o'clock on Good Fri- day. Dr. Glasebrook will head the com- mittee at.the White House on Satur- day and will be accompanied by a of those who attended yester- Hindered by Cold. | climates, s a time | saver for the farm Orient Plant Is Tried. { Experiments are in pProgre at_Arlington with lesped clo- verlike plant from the orient, which also perpetuates ftself, due to fact that its seeds do mot form in bunches at the end of the stems, but occur at intervals alonz the main stalk. Even'if it is mowed within an inch of the ground there are certain to De cnough seeds left on the re- maining stem to perpetuate it with- out a fresh sowing. Lespedeza also will not stand a hard_winter_and_is now available only for soutMern farmers. This win- ter a variety has been brought to Washington from Korea, Dr. Pieters says, which may result in a hardier stock, since its seeds ripen fully two weeks earlier than those of the types now grown in this country. This gives the plant an opportunity to get its seed startéd before the sofl be- comes too cold. At present the District of Columbia iz practically the northern limit at which lespedeza is certain to perpet- uate itself, and it is a common wild weed along suburban roads Experiments also will be conducted with red clover seed imported from South America and from Bohemi: France and Italy, in an effort to o tain strains less liable to diseas: Hundreds of experiments are nece: sary, Dr. Pieters says, before a va- riety is found that promises to beneflt American farmers. | Especial importance is attached to the clover experiments because the plant is fundamental in all crop rota- tion plans, and consequently may be considered the basis of "sclentific farming as developed in the United State: great mont; Lieut. W. J. Slatterv, from Great Lakes, Ill, to San Francisco: Lieut. R. W. Fleming, from the Navy Department to the Raleigh; Lieut. J. E. Whelchel, from the Naval Acad- emy to Pensacola; Lieut. J. S. Terry, Medical Corps, to Dallas, Tex.; Lieut. H. R. Hubbard, Supply Corps, from the Navy Department to Puget Sound. Wash.; Lieut. E. N. Cochran, Dental Corps, from the'Meiville to the naval base, Hampton Roads; Lieut. J. W. Fowler, Construction Corps, ~from! Puget Sound, Wash., to_ the Asiatic station; Lieut. B. F. Huske, Chaplain Corps, from the Arizona to Hampton Roads, and Lieut. H. M. Peterson, Chaplain Corps, from the New York | to_the Arizona. t Ensigns F. i Barr, A, V. Bres, B¢ M. Oliver, R. T. Roberts, J. T. Sheehan and J. P. L. Sower have been detached } trom the Colorado and ordered to the | recelving ship at New York. H 1 ASKS NEW DEPARTMENT. Introduced as a new veterans' bill, the proposal to establish a new execu- tive department, under a cabinet offi- cer, to be known as the “Department made in the House by Representative George Huddleston of Alabama, at the request of Marvin Gates Sperry, na- tional president of the Private Sol- diers and Sallors’ Legion. The bill would provide employment for returned soldiers and open up the unused lands and natural resources of the United States for the use of the veterans and other citizens who may * acoess tQ~ themy Emergency Along Aleutian Islands Course. 1f one or more of the four acrial Douglas world cruisers, lon a flight around the globe, should develop trouble while fiving along | the Aleutian Islands, in the northern |finst gr: Pacific, t would necessitate their the |landing on the water, the unfortu- | nate plane or planes would not be left to the mercy of the ocean. Two coast guard cutters, the Haida and Mojave, now at Seattle and Honolu- 1u,” respectively, will be patrolling these waters and have instructions to render any assistance possible, particularly to enable the globe fiyers to keep in touch with weather condi- tions and Army headquarters here. In former years the coast guard has had six vessels In Alaskan waters during the short summer sea- son when navigation is possible, while the salmon industry is at its height. The diversion " of coast guard cutters to prohibition enforce- ment, however, has made it impossible to send more than two this year for the important work of convoying the annual salmon migration, assisting vessels in distr ting game, seal and other fish in Alaska. PUBLIC WELFARE WORK IS REVIEWED Justice Siddons Details Movement to Committees of Women’s . City Club. A review of work done in the Dis- trict of Columbia along public welfare lines was given to members of the law and legislation and public rellef committees of the Women's City Club last night by Justice Frederick L. Siddons of the District Supreme Court, head of the commission on public wel- fare and legislation in the District. Justice Siddons traced hte develop- ment of local welfare work from the time of its inception and commented upon the problems which were pre- sented from time to time. He did not voice an opinion as to the solution of these problems, but did call attention to the work being done by the public welfare commission and William Hod- son, expert from the Russell Sage Foundation. He explained the work- ings of the commission, making it clear that it acts In only an advisory capacity to the District government in projects affecting the public wel- fare, He also touched upon the proposals of the Spencer bill which would abolish small committees and create a municipal department for the su- pervision of welfare problems. He outlined the principal provisions of this leglsiation. An ‘address also was given by Senator King of Utah of the Dis- trict committes, wWho centered his talk upon local welfare work. _Sena- tor King stressed the need for an improved -penal system in so far as institutions for housing prisoners is concerned and for a development of the methods of caring for mentally defiplent. and delinquent children. SCULPTRE Lady Diana Manners i: WITH M1S ARV IN A SLING. The of Wales after hi: photograph shows the prince greet: we veneut ot tue Pri London. |CUTTERS TO WATCH ITABLET AT ANNAPOLIS YERS’ SAFETY;_ DIRECTED BY ADMIRAL Selfridge Will Instructs Executors to Place Memorial at Academy. Admiral Thomas O. Selfridge, . 8. N, retired, by his will offered {for probate, dircets his son, George O, |Selfridge of Boston, and the National | Savi nd Trust' Company, execu- stees of his estat @ tablet Tnited States |Academy at Annapolis, . inscribed |to show that the deceased was the duz institution. dge, is give n as the Barnacl | A son, Dun the. property at Jamestown, R. 1 |valited at $12,000. |is to have the privilege of purchasing |the stock of the Lowell Textile Com- pany ‘owned by his father for $2§,125 These beques are to be deducted from their respective shares of the estate. The widow, Mrs. Emma G. Selfridge, is to be permitted the use and occu- pancy of the homestead at 1567 Kalo- rama road northwest, with its con- tents, for life. The remaining real es- tate is to be held by the trustees for twenty yvears, during which time one- half of the income is to £0 to the wife and the other half to be distributed among the four sons. The other per- sonal property, not specifically dis- posed of, is to be distributed in a imilar manner, except that the sons lare to_receive ‘their shares and the other half be held in trust for the wife. RICHARD V. OULAHAN ' ALFALFA CLUB GUEST Newspaper Correspondent Recently Returned from Manila—200 Attend Dinner. Nearly 200 newspaper men and men high in official life in Washington were present at the annual mid- winter dinner of the Alfalfa Club last night, at which Richard V. Oulahan, Washington correspondent of the New York Times, was guest of honor. Mr. Oulahan has just returned from the Philippines, where he ob- tained tho story of the stock trans- actions of Governor General Leonard Wood's son, Lieut. Wood. Among the speakers were Judge John Barton Payne, Representative James F. Byrnes, former Judge J. Harry Covington, Dr. Thomas E. Green, Frank J. Hogan, Gus J. Kar- ger, Representative Nicholas Long- worth, Eugene Meyer, jr.; Brig. Gen. George Richards, U. §. M. C.; Brig. Gen. S. D. Rockenbach, U. S. A; Wil llam A. Rodenberg, Senator S. M. Shortridge, Marshal Edgar C. Snyder, {Joseph P. Tumulty, Secretary of Ag- riculture Wallace, Ira E. Bennett and Clifford K. Berryman. The committee in charge of the { dinner was composed of John H. Car- Iroll, chairman; L. White Busbey, J. Harry .Cunningham, Louis §. Greene, {Frank_J. Hogan, Thomas P. Little- page, North O. Messenger, George | Richards, W. P. Richardson and B. St. i J. Wilson. e One of Bach's cantatas was written solely as an argument. His wife thought that he drank too much cof- fee, 80 the composer wrote the can- tata in praise of his favorite drink. with its contents, | s playing the role of the Madonna a play which has taken New Y ork by storm, and the photograph shows her posing for iss Ivy McCarthy, New York sculptress, has made statuettes of all members of the cast. Copyright by Underwood & Underwood. first public appearance of the Prince shoulder was broken by a fall from his horse. The g foot ball players after they had cc of Wales Hospital in Wide World Photo. LAWYER FOUND DEAD WITH HIS THROAT CUT Edward S. H. Martindale Had Razor in Hand—Complained of Feeling Ill. |WAS 55 YEARS OLD. SINGLE | Deed in Favor of Sister Among | Papers on Person. Edward S, H. Ma 4 fifty-five years old, was found de in his room at 514 B street north today with his throat cut and a ra: in his hand. According to other occupan of the house the housekecper discov- ered the man when she went to clean his room this morning. He has been assisting C. J. Stockman, patent at- torney in the Ouray building, and has complained of feeling ill for the past few days. Mr. Stockman tho: that he had influenza, and sugges | that he go home. He made his wi some time ago, which Mr. and his stenographer witne: Deed Found on Body. According to those who were ic- quainted with Martindale, he was a studious man. He lost his brother, ephen Martind of La Crosse, ne agt He also has a rtindale of lLos An- . A quit claim deed to the fam- omestead in favor of his sister for $620 was found among the Dap person, and was dated ¥ ruary 8, 1924, Mr. ockman said from conversa- tion with him he learned that he received every month check from his brother, supposedly his sharc of the rent of the amily homestead. These checks ceased at his brother's death and recently he had joined in selling the property W onsin. He received a remit from some other source, howe Eyes Give Him Trouble, His eves prevented him from ac- tively practicing his profession, it understood. A Dr. French of Emergency Hospital was called and declared that he had been dead for some time. Policemau Paul Withers o6f the s h precinct | conducted an investigation. Martindale was unmarried and in i conversation with his acquaintances here led them to belleve that when the sale of the prorerty in La Crosso was completed he intended to join his sister and live with her in Salt Lake City. ASK MORE D. C. FUNDS. Commissioners to Limit Requests to Essential Needs. The Commissioners today notified heads of departments to submit with- in a few days estimates for any ad- ditfonal urgent appropriations they may need with which to carry on their work for the balance of the présent fiscal year. These estimates cannot include any ftem that is not essential to the co tinued operation of the varfous mu- nicipal services and Institutions. It will take in such i us fuel and supplies. The offic that the estimates must panied by a brief statement showing the’need for each figure. ind; w er.