Evening Star Newspaper, March 16, 1924, Page 27

CARDS EXPLANED | INHEALTH CRUSHOE Dr. Kober, Tuberculosis So- ciety Head, Says Saving Chil- f _ dren Starting Point of Work. Explanation of the cards being sent to the parents of school children, showing their weight and physical conditicn was furnished vesterday by Dr. George M. Kober, head of the ‘Washington Tuberculosis Association, which, in co-operation with the D trict health department, is conducting the survey. ° “In my opinion,” 7this matter of the physical examina- tion of our school children from time to time is the fundamental starting Point for the preservation of health and the assurance of normal develop- and efficiency in maturity. “Barlier and more accurate di: of anything that may be any part of the body that is the ant aim of the medical pro- ay. or at lea: it should be rd which all our efforts So long as the general health and vitality of the individual can be maintained at a normal s ard. y tuberculous infection will remain without danger to the individual. Constructive Measures, “The discovery that a given child 1s under the normal weight for its age and height, considered in con- nection with its heredit hould be wolcomed by its parents as furnish- ing the nocessary basis of wise and ! constructive measures as to diet, ex- | ercise, sleep, ventilatiog, etc., which | will rtainly give U¥1 child the best Possible chance ¢ good health throughout a lgAag life to come. “In no rigpect should the notice of such und¥rweixht be regarded as & cauxe ©f alarm, but only as & wise Prosiution to correct detects and im- Pve environmental conditions. “In it ampaign for the prevention of tuberculosis in the District of Co- Jumbla—a campaign which has met with marked success, judging from the reduction of the death rate from this disease during the past two o des—the as iation has empha- sized perhaps more strongly than any other feature of its work its child health program. In carrying out this program, its attention has been fixed upen the school child. “Thanks to the co-operation given its work by the public school authori- . ties, including the Board of Educa- tion, the school superintendent and of supervisors, principals s, Washineton made enviable record in heaith fession the goal tow strivy education, “In 1918 the association introduced the modern leaith crusade into the Washington schools. Following the over of the health crusade by shool authorities, the assocla- tooK the next step by the intro- duction of nutrition clinics for under- welght children in the schools. “Four things were emphasized in connection with the clinic. First was the importance of a thorough going Physical examination by the family physician or school physician, to dis- cover and remove as far as possible Y physical defect such as diseased adenoids and tonsils, which defects rove i barrier to the child's health | and ngfmal gain in weight. TAr second feature emphasized Was the necessity for the full co-op- ‘®ration and interest of the parents, «who were invited to attend the clinics with their children. cature was the importance a proper well-balanced dietary, in- | cluding abundance of milk and leafy | or Breen vegetables. Fourth was the systematic w 1 Ing of the progress of the Sets of Weight Cards. n connection with the weighing ard measuring conducted for the pur- yose of discovering the children most in need of nutrition instruction, the sociation has prepared three sets of elght cards. One of these is white, for children of normal weight; one is blue, for children of less than 7 per cent’ underweight, and one is red, for children more seriously underweight, ach card bears this device: Card of white ‘Card of re ‘On_the reverse side of th { are. printed instructions for g and keeping one’s normal v These cards have been used in =chools ever since the ciinics were | started and 45,500 of them have been ‘ distributed within the past year, about a third being the red card. ght. thet! Last vear, for the first time in the 4 knowledge of the associalion, cxee; tion was taken by two parcnts to what was then the wording on the red card. This wording was of red-—danger ahead.” z this objection came from so few pur- sons, it was thought it migiit cxpre. the views of other parents ani the | ding was changed as indicated | above, to ard o {to list a penny in his pocket as his | month World’s Only Helium ; Gas Purifier Plant | Serves Shenandoah |, By the Associated Press. i LAKEHURST, N. J. March 15—A hellum gas purification plant, the only one of itx kind in the world, will be placed In operacion for the first time at the naval air atation here mext week. The plant has a © € of 20,000 cable feet in ity work of removing impuri- tien from the hellum gas which fils the gan cells of the giant airship Shenandoah. The Brat flight of the Shen- andoab since her storm-driven battie thromghoat the mnight of January 16, since when ahe has been under repairs, probably will be made May 1, Commander Klein today. He ‘added that the ship could be made endy before that date, but re heing no reason for haste, the repairs are mot belng rushed. = BREAKS WITH IFE TIRNSTOBANDTRY Man Trailed by Victim Is Captured—Carefully Guards His Identity. — i i said Dr. Kober, [v After ostracising himself from his friends following a break-up with his wife three months ago, and run- ning the emotional gamut from con- sideration of self-destruction to reck- less highway robbery, a man of mys- tery, giving his name as “W. C. Brown,” but admitting that is an alias, fell into the hands of the po- lice last night after an admitted hold-up at the Brockton shoe shop, near 10th street on Pennsylvania. He also confessed to an attempted heid- up Friday night, which netted noth- ing. OFFICERS SELECTED FOR JEWISH DRIVE Banquet at Raleigh Will Start $50,000 Campaign for Palestine Fund. DAVID A. BROWN TO SPEAK Is National Chairman of Work for Foundation. Sixteen hundreg invitations to the banquet next Sunday night at the Raleigh, which will inaugurate Wash- ington's $50,000 campaign for the Palestine Foundation Fund, are being sent to the Capital's leading Jews, it was .announced last night by J. B. Shapiro, campaign chairman. Rudolph B. Behrend has been named toastmaster. Among the honor guests and speakers will be David A. Brown Detroit multimillionaire and national campaign chairman of the Keren Hayesod. Brown was general chair- man of the national Jewish rellef campaign that went $2,000,000 over the quota of $14,000,000. Morris Cafritz, who was general chairman of the Jawish community center campalgn that exceeded its quota by $38.000, had accepted a vice chairmanship in the _approaching drive, as have Judge Milton Stras- burger, Harry Sherby and Alexander Wolf. Dr. Leo J. Frachtenberg, national field director of the Keren Hayesod, will arrive here tomorrow. He is ex- pected to assist throughout the cam- paign, from March 23 to 31. Oficers of Drive. Eleven generals, seventy-five cap- tains and 325 lieuacnants will consy- tute the main campaign force. The generals are: Mrs. George Goldberg, Mrs. Harry erby, Mrs. Henry Oxen- berg, Dr. Cdward Cafritz, Morris Stein, Bernard Danzansky, Dr. Carl Goldenberg, Morre Garfinkle, Sam | Kotz, Hyman Levy and Paul Himmel- tarb. Captains named thus far include Mrs. Charles Rosenthal, Mr: I JI~‘ cobson, Mrs. William Rosendorf. Mr: William Kraft, Mrs. Julius H. Wolpe, | Mrs. L. Koenigsberger, Mrs. Frank | Rosenberg, Mrs. Moe Offenberg, Mrs. Morris Needle, Mrs. E. C. Ostrow, Mrs. | DEADLINE TAX RUSH SHATTERS RECORDS $2,000,000 Estimate for Day’s Collections at Bal- timore Revenue Office. Special Dispateh to The Star. BALTIMORE, Md., March 15.—The greatest rush in the history of the Maryland distri¢t of. the internal revenue department took place toda: when approximately 12,000 persons paid their income tax at the cashier's window and nearly that many had sent In returns and checks by mail when the office closed at midnight, From 8 o'clock this morning, when the office opened, until after 10 o'clock tonight there was a continual stream of taxpayers lined up before the four cashiers’ windows and it is estimated that totsl receipts for the day will probably reach 33,000,000, otal returns, {t s estimated by Calen L. Tait, ‘collector of internal revenue, will be about 130,000, of which fully one-third will be non- taxable. Total receipts up to the close of business yesterday totaled $4,854,369.33, which added to the esti- mated receipts today will bring the total for the first quarter close to $7.000,000, compared ' with. $10,220,- 308.07 on March 15, last year. Added to this are thousands of let- ters piled up in mail sacks in the corridors containing returns and checks which it has been impossible to handle, although every man and woman available in the District has been brousht into service at the local office. The collections for the first quar- ter, which ends on March 15, have for the last five years been as fol- lows: 1919, $27,186,081.94; 1920, $25, 451,205.98; 1921, $14,025.309. 1923, $9,408,649.33; 1923, $10,220,308.07. QUIET HERE AT CLOSE. Everybody thought thag everybody else would literally wait until the la: minute to file income tax returns at 1422 Pennsylvania avenue northwest, last night, and the result was that after a work-driven day, the deputy collector’s office there had a chance to take things easy during the last He furnished a character study for | J. Freedman, Mrs. A, Shefferman, Mrs. , few hours of the time limit. police at the first precinct. Brown told them he would not reveal! his name and would take the conse- quences because he wanted to shield his father, brother and friends from his shame. He spoke with refine- ment; expressed surprise and appre- ciation at the fact that his expected third-degree consisted in being ques- tioned rationally, and that physical punishment was not visited on him and cried when the poiice brought him his first meal in twenty-four hours. Hold-up Brings Downtall. The hold-up which brought his freedom to an end was accomplished when Meyer Oppenheimer and & clerk were in the store. He told the story himself. -1 just walke volver at them, g The clerk seemed amenable, but the proprietor was a bit reluctant. her made troubl He got $53 and cautioned the two men to stay where they were, coupl- ing this with a threat. “But the proprietor didn’t seem to pay any attention to the warning,” the prisoner smiled grimly. “He went out an dirailed me and told the policeman about it.” That policeman was P. F. Pat- rick of the first precinct, who ranged alongside of “Brown” before he had sone a block, took his revolwer from nim and sent him to the firet precinct. Lays Claim to Pemny. “Brown” requested the police please own money. He had been down to the penny for several days, he said. He had been stopping at the Ralelgh Hotel until it was found he could not pay his bill. His last meal was obtained Friday night, the man added. He admitted an attempted hold-up of the tailor shop of Theodore De Petris, 502 9th street. “There wasn't anything in the cash register and the man had onmly 40 cents in his 'pocket. I-had only a penny, but I left him keep his money,” the prisoner said. He declared he got the revolver a ago, “to plug myself with,” but that at the time, he still had a bit of money left and postponed ac- tion. When he separated from his wife, Brown said, he had $500. He had ‘used up that money in travel- ing and living between this city and New York, he declared. When his money was gone, he decided to take up banditr: See Clues in Slip-ups. 1 Only two slips were made by the | prisoner. Tie first was regarding his identification. He happencd to men- on that he could not be identified anywhere except- That break | eventually led Detectives Messer and | Louis Dinowitz, Mrs. Morris Stein, | Mrs. J. L. Krupsaw, Mrs. I. Mintz Mrs. Harry Zagar, Harry Schneider, Dr. Harry Spigel, Dr. Charles Bas- seches, Louis Grossberg, H. Oxenberg, H. Kur, Arthur Gottlieb. Phillp Stein, Rev. Louis Novich, I. Mintz, . Tash, Dr. Ralph Cohen, Harry Jeftrey, | Nathan _ Plotnick, Miss Rebecca Rhoads, 1. Glaser, M. Weber, L. Rosen- | berg, Abe Stern, Aaron W. Berkman, Jack' Horenstein, Max Horenstein, forris Heckman, Joseph Freedman, David__Shatenstein, Nat ~Summers, | Isaac_Furmon, Arihur Gottlieb, New- | man Brown, Abe Levy and Mr. Bress- ler. List of Licutenants. ! Licutenants announced last nlg)xl‘ were: Mrs. Gladys Israel. Mrs. M. Narcissenfeld, Mrs. C. Gordon, Mrs. M. Milstone, Mrs. Max Offenberg. Mrs. J. Sworzyn, Mrs. Albert Foer, Mrs. M. Freedman, Mrs. L. Rosenthal. Mrs.| Fritz Buchantz, Mrs. M. Sack#, Mn Morrls Wittlin, Mrs. Julius Weinberg, Mre. William ' Weinberg, Mrs. Sam ! Korman, Mr: Panitz, Mrs. Maxi Miller, Mrs. L. ¥, Mrs. L. Berman, . Wt .. Mrs. J. Kotz, Mrs. H. Hirsh, | Narciesenfeld, Mrs. B. Kandel, | jdward Cooper, Mrs. J. Katz, | . M. B. Dodek, Mrs. H. Peariman, . A. Sauber, Mrs. P. Pearlman, | . S. Kirstein, Mrs. L. Rosenthal, | Mrs. H. Hutt, Mrs. O. Atlas, Mrs. R. | Klain, Mrs. Joseph Wilner, Miss Rose berg, Krucoff, Miss Richie Gans, Miss Alic Venezky, Mrs. Paul Harmel, Mrs.} Fred Pelzman, Mrs. Alvin Newmyer Mr:. L. Schlossberg, Mrs. L. Notes, Mrs. 1. Narcissenfeld, Mry. J. Froed- man, Miss Theresa Shefferman, Mrs. Milton S. Gerst, Mra. Benjamin, Mra. R. Schmidt, Mrs. Herbert Sauber, Mrs. M. D. Burka, Mrs. I. Furman, Mrs. M. Felstein, Miss Beulah Freund, Mrs. Clarence Kirstein, Miss Flora Bergazin, Miss Bessle Welnberg, Mrs. Harry Hochberg, Mrs. Ben ¥Freedman, Mrs. Daniel Lorenz, Miss Helen Stein, Mrs. L A. Peake, Mrs. Joseph Kaminsky, Mrs. Silverberg, Mrs. Veaux, Mrs. Katman, Mrs. Leon- ard, Mrs. Gummenick, Mrs. Jack Rub- Up until 8 or 9 o'clock the cash cus- tomers were coming in at a fair rate. At one time during the day there was a line-up outside and policemen show ing the crowds how to be orderly about turning in thelr money to Uncle Sam. Last night, however, was a night of yawning and waiting for cus- tomers at 9 o'clock. The big rush started about four days ago, according to officials of the office. Every day found thousands go- ing through the door. The end of the rush came about 9 o'clock and the reason given for It was that every one expected every one else to be in Forty-four men were on duty at (I‘)th:fllqe during the day aund fifty at night. in, Mrs. Shulman, Mrs. J. Biron, Mrs. Meyer Berman, Mrs. B. J. Rosen- berg, Mrs. A. D. Rakusin, Mrs. J. H. Salas, Mrs. Joseph Katg, Mrs. Max Rubin, Dr. Phillips, Dr. Brickner, Morris Solomon, Samuel Wolf, Ethel Wolf, L* A, Pinck, Mr. Hirshm Harry Rose, J. Farber, Morris Beck- er, Charies Bergazin, David Glusack, Dr. Joseph Norman, Charles J. Stein, Edward = Rosenblum, N. Zarin, M. Allex, D. Hertzmark, J, Sallis, Mr: M. Warsaw, Miss Dolly Greenberg, Miss Florence Laserow, Miss Rose Edlowitz, Mise Minerva Green- S. Feldman, Harry Wolf, Enrlich, S. Rod, M. Diner, M. Silverman, M. Shulman, Mr. Miller, Abraham Mr. Klawans, Mr. Fishman, W. Ulman, Charles Pilzer, . Alpert, David Glusack., Harry Levenson, P. Harmel, 1. Feldman, S. Erlich, Mr. Fleishman, B. Garfinkle, Abe Furr, Mr. Hohauser. N. N. Black, D. Tacksin, David Sterman, Miss Rose Shatenstein. the Misses Dworkin, Mrs. E. Edelstein, Miss Esther Fonoroff, Mrs. E. Shumaker, Mr. apd Mrs. L. Rosoff, Stanley Gettes, J. H. Salus, Harry Zager. Miss L. Wasserman, issJda Silverman, D. Sauber, A. Kauffman, Irving Summers, Joseph Hoffman. Sam Bulman, Jack Kraft, Nathan Bachrach, H. M. Goldstein and M. Milstone. Start a Rose Garden This pring-and Start it Right I easy to have magnificent flowers all summer, and every summer, when you start with the right ind of Rose plants. My Fairfox Roses, grown in your own climate, are vigor- ous, thrifty, sturdy— wintered out-of-doors and full of HUSBAND SOUGHT IN TRUNK MURDER Body Discovered at Ogden, Utah, Believed That of Denver i * Woman. MYSTERIOUSLY | MISSING Police Told of Nervous Stranger Shipping Baggage West. By the Associated Press. DENVER, Col, March 15.—Denver police tonight sought to locate Fred Janssen for questioning in connec- tion with the finding of the body of & woman in a trunk at Ogden, Utah, today. They believe the body is that of Mrs. Belle Janssen of Denver, wife of the man sought. Mrs. Janssen disappeared mys- teriously Thursday and her husband announced she had been called to Pittsburgh, Pa., Where a brother was ill. Janssen disappeared Friday, a few hours after a man answering his description checked the trunk con- taining the body to Weed, Calif., under the name of John J. Smith, Denver. W. A. Rinker, chief of detectives, announced tonight his belief that the dead woman was Mrs. Janssen, who had been employed several years by a Denver department store. ~He sald the police were without any clue to the whereabouts of Janssen. The Janssens came here from Pitts- burgh, where they lived at 5100 Kin- caid street, according to the: police, who said Mrs. Janssen has a brother living in Pittsburgh. His name is not know.n here. <enneth Robinson, assistant district attorney, left for Ogden to take charge of the investigation. Police reports from Ogden sald that Utah authorities had found bloody finger prints on the trunk and it was be- | lieved this might have an fmportant | bearing on the finding of the slayer. Friends said Mrs. Janssen had men- ____:____f‘_ [ ((lll{lli’//%fl i 194_PART *. tionad two aunts who' lived in Alle- gheny, Pa., but were unable to sup- ply their ngmes. Accofding to a Denver expressman, he was called by @ man who repre- nted himself &s Smith Friday and asked to haul & trunk from the Jans. sen apartments to a hotel. Later an- other expressman was cailed to_haul the trunk from the hotel to the Union station, where the man known as Smith checked the trunk on a ticket to Weed, Calif. Signature on the station records and indorsement on checks paid Janssen for services as a church janitor bear a striking re- semblance, the police said. Apartment in Disorder, The apartment occupied by the couple was found in disorder and the police announced they found a red blotch on one of the carpets which they believe to be a blood stain, A Salvation Army driver called at the Janssen home Friday, in response to Janssen's request, and removed several of Mrs. Janssen's dresse: clothes and a suit case. Th, declared Janssen seeme ‘down- hearted and sheepish, as if he had lost somebody or something.” Records at the Windsor Hotel showed that a man registered ther: Thursday night as “John J. Smith. Clerks said he paid two days' hotel bill in advance. Then he disappeared. The police learned that Jai not been working for mo month, having been discharge church janitor. His employers he was “nervous and erratic. COUSIN DOUBTS IDENTITY. PITTSBURGH, Pa, March 15— Doubt that the body of a woman found In a trunk at Ogden, Utah, to- day was that of Mrs. Fred Janssen was expressed tonight by Peter Moran, a cousin of Mrs. Janssen Denver police are searching for Janssen for questioning on the belief that the body is that of his wife. The family lived here until about twelve years ago when they moved to Denver. . Moran described his cousin, whose maiden name was Mary Cornyn, as between forty and fifty vears of age, six feet tall and weighing ubout 200 pounds. He said she had brown eves and black hair. The description given of the body found was that of a woman thirty or thirty-five years of age and weighing about 100 pounds. Moran said that the Janssens be- came separated about three vears ago and that she returned to Pittsburgh. He declared that Janssen arrived a short time later and that after a rec- onciliation_they returned to Denver. TEACHER CONVENTIO COMMITTEES NAME Dr. Ballou Starts Preliminaries to National Meeting Here Next Summer. PILGRIMAGES IMPORTANT Committee on Information to Get an Early Start. Dr. Frank W. Ballou, superintend- ent of schools, announced last night the appointment of the following committees to arrange for the con- vention here next summer of the National Education Association Cemmittee on pilgrimages—S. D, Shankland, chairman, National Edu- cation Association: Alfred A. Doo- little, Central High School; Mar- garet B. Merrill, Western High School; Klanche E. Howell, Hine Junior High _School; oline E. Weedon, Maefariand = Junior High School; Elizabeth A. Humm Normal School; Mary E. Brown School; Florénce Carbery Schoo Kinley High M. Connell, Columbia Juniof High School; Har- riett R. Evans, Langley Junior High School; Emily Dennison School; Margarat E. V :ll, West School; Cora 1L Pimper, Ludlow Sc > stance Luebkert, Cra . Moore, Eastern High Committee on information: Hart, Bastern High School, ch; Alice Deal, Columbia Junior hool, vice chairman; -Marian rnet School, vice ch Lockwood, Busine School; Guy Clinton, Central High hool; John k. Zearfoss, McKinle: High School; Marian Craig, Columbia Junior High School; Esther R. Wood- ward, Hine. Junior High School; Katherine E. Trotter, Langley Junior High School; Selma’ Kause, Langley Junior High School; Katherine W. Hobgood, Macfarland Junior High chool: Nell B. Taylor, Wilson Nor- P, v R e ] S soow = Quality, Comfort, Elegance, Value—all are combined in these 3-piece Suites, consisting of sofa, wing chair and armchair; deep spring-filled cushions and splendid interior construction. In figured mohair with velour combination, imported tapestry and cut Velous .... ....c.eceteieicrecsiavososasancas mal School: Annie C. Kellher, Curkis' chool; Elizabeth M. Andrews. Mor- £an School: Felicia A. Reeve, School; Elizabeth Hawxhurst, School; Mary I Furmage, School; Ella M. Crook, Grant S Gertrude M. McClintock, American zation School; Elizabeth' O’'Hare, Ta- koma School; Florence _Hayden, Adams School; Margaret R. Lyddan Emery-Eckington School; Alice I Haslup, Langley Junior High School Grace V. Wright, Atypical Schools; Emma L. Thompson, Business High chool; Irene Rice, Western Higihy chool: Mary A. Newcomb, Wilsog Normal School; Dorothy D. Watson Wilson Normal School; Louise Py, Francis, Abbot School; Emolyn Ese pey; Wheaton School, and Elsig Green, Grant School. Committee on excurslons—Rebecca~ Shanley, Business High School, chairs man; Hosmer M. Johnson, Principal of Cranch School, ‘Vice chairman: Edith L. Grosvenor, Business Tigh i vice chairman; Walter L. Dunbar High School, vice chaire- man; Alber G, Knore, Mott School, vice ' chairman; Francest M. Buttsy” ness High School ;Fred . Ege Eastern High School; Pearl Thohissen, Western High School; Janig Smith, Columbia Junior High School; Anna’A. Hinkel, Hine Junior High 0ol; James Anna Tennyso Junior High School; Car line E. Toner, Macfarland Junior 11igh hool; Mary Gore, Corcoran ooli Cecllia P. Dulin, Morgan Alma_ G.' Lind, 'Petworth Janet McWilliam, Forca Henry F. Lowe, Lenox School; B. Pearson, Jefferson School: A. Holzer, Smallwood-Bowen Beulah § arnes, ungraded Katherine C. Babbington, ebb School; Julla M. Rawl- Dor Emma School; school ierce-W. w RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED. - The Spznish American Atheneum adopted resolutions of sorrow and condolence over the recent death of Dr. Franci Yanes, assistant of the Pan-American Union’ and organizer and first president of: the Atheneum in 1912, as its meeting Wednesday night in the Thomson School. W. T. Falukner, president of> the Atheneum, delivered a eulogy on the deceased official. Alberto Barreto, Peruvian artist of note, spoke on “The Art of the of Peru” Entertainment was fur- nished by Julia H. Hoffman and Fred? | R. Rhodes: - The Wrinht Co. Good Furniture For the Living Room mmm/mflmfw%M : —i0)k out Overstuffed Suite, in Jacquard velour in fawn color; All-over Silk Mohair 3-piece Suite, taupe and rose |Kane and Lieut. Beckett, who were ! e < artistically designed; exposed wood Wi | questioning him, to obtain an admi, vitality. Plant them this spring and enjoy—this summer— Speci cat-Sowers worth many times what the plants cost. Special Symbol of Service, “On these cards is printed the .double-barred cross, which is the symbol of the tuberculosis societies throughout the country. This cross is intended to symbolize the health pro- gram of these organizations, which have done =0 much to promote health education. As in the case of the cross of thé American Red Cross Society, the double-barred cross is a symbol of humanitarian service and philan- thropic purpos “At the present time many nutri- tion clinics are being conducted, not only under the auspices of the Tuber- culosis Assoctation, but also under the direction of the teachers of phys- ical training and the teachers of do- mestic sclence, all working under the supervision of Dr. Murphy. Beeaus of lack of school funds, the Tubercu- losts Association is continuing to sup- ply the printed material, the asso- ciation will be glad to be relieved of the expense. “Meantime the testimony of mem- ders of the parent-teacher associa- tions who have co-operated in this work, the satiéfaction of parents who have seen the improvement in their own children or who have been led to discover unsuspected physical but remedial defects because of the physi- cal examinationr given in connection with the clinic, and the favorable opinion of the teachers and principals of the schools as well as school doc- tors and nurses, all go to show the %ood results obtained through the nutrition clinics movement,” MRS. WEED TO SPEAK. Challenge of Supreme Court to U. S. ‘Women Subject Today. Mrs. Helena Hill Weed will speak this afternoon at the woman's party headquarters, 1st and A streets, at 4 o'clock, on “The Challenge of the Su- preme Court to American Women.” Mrs. Weed is a well known parlia- mentarian, writer, lecturer and geol gist. She is one of the founders of the woman's party and is also presi- dent of the Norwalk, Conn., League of ‘Woman Voters. She is the daugh- ' ter of the late Ebenezer Hill, who was a representative from Connecticut for| seventeen years. | Mrs. Charles Conrad will preside. | The hostesses of this meeting include Mra. Rose Houchens, Mrs. Rose Burg, Mrs. Ramona Allen, Mrs. Mollie An- derson, Mrs. C. A. Burgher, Grace Osgood, Mrs. Robert Berberich and Mrs. ‘Wymond Bradbury. —— RESUMES FARE HEARINGS 1 Hearings before the Senate Distriot subcommittee on publio utilities on . the McKellar 5-cent street car fare! Bill will be resumed at 10 a.m. to- morrow. J. H. Hanna, vice president of_the Capital Tractidn Company, will ;::‘l:um- his statement to "the com- H |sion that his war record containea his | fingerprints and identification marks. The second break was his temporary ' reaction to the discovery of a clipping from a New York newspaper telling of the shooting of a porter by a hold- up man, who was described as being young and white. He mumbled some- ; thing then that sounded like “It's all up,” but later stated that the reason he had the clipping was that his in- terest was excited in the case because of its brutality. Detectives Messer and_Kane already have sent tracers to New York on the strength of that clipping. Guards His Idemtity, ‘When it came time to be booked, “Brown” told the police to let his ini- tials stand for any names they chose. He declared that he didn’t care what became of him and said he was thank- ful that he destroyed all marks of identification when he contemplated suicide, because he didn’t want the word to get back home. 'You can appreciate this,” he said, as he walked to the cellroom. ‘The prisoner gave his age as thirty- three years, his occupation a2s a salesman, no residence. He is about five feet-eleven inches in height, about 180 pounds in weight, has well-chiseled and regular features, blue eyes and dark haire His clothing had store marks from Boston. e e In the twenty-four years that fts pension system has been in operation the Pennsylvania railroad has paid out 332,187,868 to its retired em- OOLEY'S 60,000 chicks ready to ship, Mareh 18, 20, 25 Oredited focks. Send for cata- logue WT. DO IT NOW ELDEN E. COOLEY, Frenchtows, N. J. 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