Evening Star Newspaper, March 18, 1924, Page 17

THE EVEN’INGSTAR, WASHINGTON, - D. -C, - TUESDAY, MARCH 18, 1924 PRESIDENT MAKING FIRST DRAW FOR INTERNATIONAL TENNIS MATCHES. It was St. Patrick’s day, so it was entirely appropriate that the President draw Ireland as the first name. The drawing took place on the lawn of the White House, representatives of many nations being present. The sli New Zealand, India, Australia and Canada, while other representatives drew for their respective countries. DIPLOMALS AT OrFICIAL DoAWING FUK A :viid dias uhed. ish ambassador. tennis matches. “Y” DRIVE NEARLY HALF WAY T0 GOAL Workers Told of Considerable Re- ceipts at Informal Luncheon Yesterday. PROGRESS FOR 19 YEARS ‘Mrs. J. P. Bodfish Recalls Early Struggle to Succeed. Almost half of the $33,748 needed by the Y. W. C. A. to complete the year's budget has been received, it was announced at an informal lunch- eon at 614 E stree® northwest, which opened the drive yesterday. Mrs. Robert Lansing, former president of the organization, presided. Yesterday was Presidents' day. Ad- dresses were made by Mrs. Lansing, Mrs. J. P. Bodfish and Mrs. Willlam Hamilton Bayly, former presidents of the association, and Mrs. Herbert E. Day, who spoke on “Why I Invest My "'ime and Money in the Y. W. C. A.” Mrs. Bodfish recalled the start of the association, nineteen years ago, and Its struggie against every kind of discouragement. She pafd tribute to . co speration and_ financial as- mistance given by the business men of the clty. Faabled to Survive, “It wa# due to this help,” she said, “‘that th ciation was able to sur- vive the:dlifficulties and obstacles of “those early years and grow and de- velop its opportunities up to the pres- ent stage.” Mrs. Herbert E. Day, present yresident, spoke of the aim to bring happiness to the girls and women of the city, the information bureau as “a help to the stranger coming here,” the regis- 1try room service, which assists girls to find safe and comfortable homes; the general and health education service, the residence club, which en- ables & girl to have a home atmos- phere, although far from her family, and the Vacation Lodge, which pro- vides a cool place’ to live in the sum- mer. Mrs. Willlam Hamilton Bayly told of the progress of the association during her fourteen years' presi- dency. There will be another meeting to- :morrow, at which Mrs. Willlam Ad- ams Slade will preside, at which the chief feature wfl’lsb? 2 dramatized in- terview called “Salesmanship, x S by Misa Ruth Jeifers and Miss Mildred Bartholow. 2 the, _ENTRANTS TOLD TO BRING RADIO SETS TOMORROW Hays to Be at Convention Hall to Register Models—Priz Are Offered. Entrants in the amateur set build- ers contest, which will be conducted in connection with Washington’s first annual radio stow, which opens to- morrow afternoon, were urged today by Alfred L. Stern, director, to bring their sets to Convention Hall tomor- row morning. George Hays will be 2t the hall to register the sets. The contest is open to all radio fans in the District, Maryland and Vir- Zinia who have made their receiving Sets.Valuable prizes will be award- od. 'The contest has Leen divided {nto five classes, and prizes allotted for \each class. % W A S Custom of swearing on the .Bible comes from .the ancient Jews, who at first, in taking oaths, touched smail cases containing strips of parchment on which were inscribed texts from the Old Testament. and referred to | DRAFTS NEW SHIP PLAN. Committee to Report on Freight Carriers’ Agreement. Drawing up of a plan to take the place of the present managing opera- tors’ agreement under which_freight vessels are operated for the Shipping Board, will be the task of a commit- {tee of two, one appointed by Presi- dent Palmer of the Emergency Fleet {Corporation, and the other by Charles H. Potter, president of States Ship Operators’ Association. Mr. Palmer announced he had calied | Mr. Potter here for a conference on a new agreement to govern operation |of board vessels on consolidated routes. He will be asked to name & practical {operators in drawing up a plan. | __Operators of board vessels in the North Atlantic-United Kingdom serv- ice will confer with the Fleet Corpora- tion president today on -a plan for consolidating these routes, the second to be attempted in an effort to reduce expenditures and provide a more flex- ible government freight service. CITIZENS ADVOCATE | CHANGES IN TRAFFIC Georgetown Society Wants - Wis- consin Avenue Designated as Incoming Route. A resolution to request District au- thorities to have signs placed along Wisconsin avenue to direct out-of-town traffic coming in from the northwest down that thorough- fare instead of down Massachusetts avenue was adopted by the George- own Citizens' Association, meeting in the Potomac Savings Bank bulld- ing, last night. Those favoring the resolution contended that for a stranger it is safer driving down Wisconsin avenue, while those op- posed contended that driving along Massachusetts avenue is. safest. Appreciation was expressed at the manner in which Capt. Bean of th seventh precinct had succeeded i getting rid of gypsies in Georgetow: and vicinity. The association had complained of their presence. Trafic Conditions Scored. Traffic conditions at the intersec- tion of street and Pennsylvania avenue, near the Peck Memorial Chapel, were scored as unsafe, and a ispecial commiitee, headed by B. A. Bowles, was instructed to see whai {Femedial measures could be taken. Changes in the constitution of the or: ganization were adgpted. These se the date for the annual meeting on the fourth Monday in November and empowered the -executive committee Ito decide the date of -the monthly meetings. |, The following new members were installed: Walter E. Carter, Robert C. Carter, F. E. Carter, W. G. Carter, J. D. Harington, H. S. Haughton, Charics B_Austin, Nathan Perry, Bor: nary £, T. ydane, jr.; Lyn Wooden, John Cumi e mins and L. 8. Lipscomb. { ASK AID FOR FARMERS. Widwest Delegation ‘Calls'on Presi- dent Coolidge. Declaring that the middle west was in worst condition than at any time since the close of the war, a group of farm repre-entatives from -that section yesterday President Cooldige. to support ,the. MaNary- Haugen export corporation bill. . oration; S. H.: Thampson; on; .A. . m T, C. W. Hunt, setretary’ of the Iowa Farm Bureau Fedetation, ' - - - the United | | shipping man_to represent the ship! at | relations .wit] Ll (0 Fagul: Sa¢ Lowle Moward, Brit- ambassador; Secretary of State Hughes, Ambassador Jusserand of France, Dr. Cosme Torriente, Cuban The representatives of the various nations tyok part in the dra ternational ional Photo. RATE READJUS'_I'MENT PROPOSED FOR SOUTH Eastman Suggests Plan to I. C. C. to Harmonize Interstate and Intrastate Scales. gs for the |SINGLE DISTANCE BASIS Provision for Avoiding Discrimina- tion Is Made. Proposing a plan for revising all interstate class rates within south- ern territory, a general plan for rate between it and offictal classification territory was recommended yesterday | to the Interstate Commerce Commis- sion by Commissioner Eastman in a report covering the commissioner’s plan suggested the basing of inter- state class rate applications on a single distanée scale. Recognition was given to certain broad differences in transportation conditions. ‘The commissioner explained that it had been the endeavor to construct the proposed distance scale in such fashion that it can justly and rea- sonably be' used: as a gulde in re- vision of intrastate rates and for the putpose of bringing about harmony between these and interstate rates with southern territory. Benefits Arve Cited. Mr. Eastman suggesetd that his pro- posal would work in such a way “that t will afford a just and reasonable sasis for the elimination of special state classifications, less than car- load exceptions to the southern classi- fication, and many less than carload commodity rates. “In the case of the interterritorial rates,” the report went on, “provision has been made for the alternative ap- plication of rates made 83 1-3 per cent of the gateway combination of rst-class rates, where that basis ould be lower than the distance scale basis, in order that communities n southern border territory may not be mluecle':s1 t;n undue prejudice in comparison o gatewny points. event the commission adopted the | Proposed readjustment, fourth section jrelief should be granted to weak lines or short lines upon, the ground of financial disability snd “to all lines upon the ground of actual or con- structive circuity,”- such relief to be limited to ‘lines 'not excessively cir- cuitous and to instances where the rates will not be less than reasonably compensatory. EGYPT’S KING FAVORS LEAGUE OF NATIONS E. | Declares Nation’s Entrance Will Be " Crowning. Act of In- % dependence. “E€ypt's entrance into the league of nations as' an indepemdent country :llll'bo m?l'bufiwingl‘ act of that ountry’s independence, Kin, ForTe b et 256 Saturday, sccording to a state- nent today from the Egyptian lega- ion here. £ N “Egypt will take her place amohg the nations of the world,” King Fuad £aid, d@ccording to- the _statemen “having IINMY established cordial h all the powers, with no preferences or privileges that.could e opposed to her independence.” omsa L B o y - the n the. other: countries of the 'world;put “together, "7 - nt . lights are 28 1 readjustment in that territory and! southern class .rate investigation. The Mr. Eastman' also suggested that in i t|cited by Mr. Ti | Mr. Lehlbach probably will make a { report to the full committee the lat- s of paper were drawn from the Davis cup, Sir Esme Howard. British ambnssndor. drawing for England, South Africa, National Photo. William F. Thompson, publisher of the Fairbanks, Alaska, News-Miner, “he farthestnorth newspaper,” who called at the White House for a conference with President Cool- idge yesterday. National Photo. GAVE SENSATIONAL TESTIMONY. G. O. Holdridge, former Depart- ment of Justice agent, on the sta mittee yesterday. He told of a place with Jap Muma regarding nd before Senate investigating com- conversation alleged to have taken the Carpentier-Dempsey fight films. Natiooal Photo. a license plate from each state. his car carries these emblems. N. Charles Davis of Bass River, Cape Cod, Mass., presi- dent of the National Highway Association, is making an auto tour of the continent, and his car carri He also belongs to every automobile association in the count and Copyright by Keystor ‘WASHINGTONIANS AIDING THE MONTICELLO FUND. Members of local society who are helping the fund the John Wilson Brown, Mi by soliciting subscriptions at the Washington theaters. The national drive is expected required amount for the purchase and upkeep of Thomas Jefferson’s old home. Left to right: Mrs. iss Cecil Lester Jones, Miss Katherine Wrenn and Mrs. Julien J. Mason. to provide tional Photo N STUDY RETIREMENT BILL.| TAKOMA POST OFFICE|Picking of Wild Flowers Mars Beauty ~|WHITE AMARYLLIS Subcommittees Hope to Report Amending Measure Soon. The proposed legislation amending the civil service retirement act 5o as to provide more adequate annuities for superannuated government em- ployes is being considered by sub- committees of the Senate and House committees on civil service. he Senate subcommittee, .which has just been appointed by Chairman Stanfield, consists of Senators Dale of Vermont, chairman: Howell of Ne- braska, Ball of Delaware, West Virginia and George of Georgia. The House subcommittee headed by Representative Lehlbach, has working on the proposed bill, ter part of this week. The committees of the Senate and House held joint hearings on the pro- posed amendments to the civil serv- ice retirement act some weeks ago. CLAIVS HOUSE TAX RATES INADEQUATE Smoot Says Senate Must Redraft Bill to Pravide Greater ° Revenues. ’ t ‘The hearings on the tax bill, Sena- tor Smoot, chairman of "the finance committee, said today, so far have shown that greater receipts must be gained under the proposed law than will be provided by the House bill. The committee is still preparing for the actual work of redrafting the House bill. Hearings will be com- tinued until late in the week, Attention was centered yesterday on the soundness of Treasury esti- mates as compared with past years. Meanwhile the committee will re- ceive the bonus bill, if passed today' by the House. Senator Smoot said,’ however, the tax reduction bill would be kept before the committee unless, a majority vote of the members puts the bonus measure in order for im- mediate consideration. Upon completion of the executive hearings of Treasury officials the rate schedules will be taken up, probably the latter part of the week. WHEELER DISPUTES CHARGES BY TINKHAM Declares Three Drunks Are Novel Sight Here—Lays Crime Rate to Light Penalties. . Wayne B. Wheeler, general éoun- sel of the Anti-Saloon Leagug, last night issued a.denial of charges by | Representative 'Tinkham' of Massa- .chusétts,” that Washington is “more drunken than Paris.” “Three drunks are as novel a sight in ‘Washington,” declared Mr. Wheel- er, “as an elephant in a country town. Referring to statistics of arrests nkham, Mr.. Wheeler said: “Paris drunkards are not arrest- ed unless.they commit other offenses, ‘while those here are nabbed on sight. The general crime rate in America has always been -higher than in Eu- ropean countries, because the Euro- pean courts impose- maximum * sen- Bct-vs T ple in politics t “Religious people are in politics to stay. Chflflrn -men_and women of America will ndt withdraw from’ the ballot box in favor of the saloonist and _the _corruptionist. becasse Mr. Tink! Dbelieves ~ religion - disfran- chises’ citizens "~ 42 SITE IS OPPOSED Of Woodlands Around Capital City' DISPLAYED AT SHOW Citizens Ask Postmaster General to| Extinction Threatens Many Beautiful Plants, Stu-|change of Color From Deep Red dents Are Told by Edgar W herry, President of Preservation Society. Suspend Action Until Hear- ing Is Held. ZTHLMAN HAS ACTIVE PART Town Council Adopts Resolutions at Open Meeting. The mayor and town council of Takoma Park, Md,, last night, follow- ing a lengthy discussion, adopted resolutions requesting the Postmas- ter General to suspend action re- cently taken by the department rela- tive to the selection of a site for a new post office in Takoma Park, D. C., until after a full hearing is held in the matter. On February 18 the town council unanimously adopted a resolution op- posing the site at 18 Cedar street, just across the boundary line on the Dis- trict_side, it being pointed out that the street was only twenty-four feet in width and adjoining an automobile service station, which thorcughfare at the present time is congested with traffic. Representative Fred H. Zihlman of Maryland, at the request of the resi- dents and property owners on the Maryland side, wrote to the depart- ment, it was stated last night, re- uesting that before final action in the selection of a site he be further advised in the matter. Relying on this information contained in a letter to Representative Zihiman, the town council in its resolution adopted last night stated that “the mayor and town council had a right to and did jrely on the assurances of the first, robin, assistant postmaster general ocon- tained in the letter to Representative Zihlman and had every right to as- sume and did assume that free and full opportunity would be had for a further hearing in the matter before final_actlon is taken by the Post Of- fice Department.” In conclusion, the resolutiop said: “The mayor and town councll pro- tests against the action of the Post Office Department in violation of the department’s assurances to Repre- sentative Zihlman, and, further, that in view of the circumstances the first assistant postmaster general is here- | by requested to suspend action taken by the department until a free and further hearing can be had upon the merits of the question and that the hearing be held before the Postmas- tet General or the first assistant post- master general personally.” Coples of the resolution were ordered sent to the Maryland senators and repre- sentatives. The resolution bearing on the sub- ject was introduced by Col. William A. Kroll, a member of the council, and was unanimously adopted. J. Bond Smith, corporation counsel, was directed to represent the Maryland -u{.:_orlueu at the hearing when it is he! OBRCHESTRA CONCERT. By the United States Soldiers’ Home Band Orchestra, Stanley Hall, this evening, beginning at 5:45 o'clock; John S. M, Zim- mermann, bant ter. Program. March, “Irish Colors”....Rosey Overture, “Bealties of , Erin”. . Bennet 1o e -Blene .Langey e “Nellle , Kelly, I Cdhkn* . Fox Trot, “Bl Valse Song, * Love “You" Finale, “Broken-Hearted Blues” i Much of the natural beauty of the woodlands surrounding Washington | being destroyed by the picking of wild | flowers, Edgar Wherry, president of the Wild Flowers Preservation Society of America, told the students at Sidwells' | Friends School yesterday. The dogwood and red bud, he said, whose very beauty threaten their existence, are in especial persons who strip trees of their flower- ing branches. Other plants which Mr. Wherry sald should be picked very sparingly, if at all, are: Jack-in-the- pulpit, the yellow and pink slipper orchids, the columbine, the lupine, the bluebell, orchids, the gentians, baby blue- eyes and the bird-feed or pansy violet. Mr. Wherry deplored the habit of break- ing off leaves and pulling up plants by the roots when picking flowers, thus de- stroying ail possibility of having these same piants another year. Many May Be Plcked. On the other hand, Mr. Wherry said, there are many flowers which may be picked freely (provided the leaves and roots are left growing), and among such plants were mentioned the star of Bethlehem, spring beauty, starry chickweed, wild strawberry, ground ivy, bluets, most members of the daisy family, including ragwort, asters, yellow daisles and black-eyed most members of the violet all common species of the goldenrod family, the skunk cabbage, hepatica, blood-root, trillium or wake- flags or wild iris, shoot- ing star, wild geranium, milk weed, wild ginger, wild. marsh-mallow, the dog-tooth violet, which John Bur- roughs suggested should be called the “trout-lily, because it really be- longs to the lily family and has trout-like markings on the petals, and the violet-iris, .0 called because it has the fragrance of violets, while really belonging to the iris: family. Other interesting plants, such as the fragrant sumach, bear brilliant red berries, which may be picked, and there are many. ferns which have great beauty, among them’the climb- ing fern, which often reaches a ihelght of three feet; the. maidenhair fern, the rock-fern and the cliff- brake, beautiful specimens of which may be seen growing out of the mor- itar in the stone wall surrounding Georgetown University. Cultivation Is Urged. Mr. Wherry stated that much could be done to preserve the species of wild flowers by cultivating them in gardens or in pots. Arbutus, which 'for many years was thought to’ be impossible to transplant, can be cul- tivated by planting the seeds in a pot. The azalea and laurel, both of which cam be cultivated if attention is given to the kind of soil in which they -are have been raised of Mr. Department of Agri- culture at Cherry Grove, near Balti- more. Mr. Wherry emphasized the fact that such plants require an acld soil and by means-of simple chemical tests the quality of soil may be de- termined. . . Rotting wood and brown oak leaves are needed to cover the roots of such . plants, which will repay such care a hundredfold. In fact, Thoreau dis- covered that the New England snow- berry_was called by the Indians a name which s .translated 4o mean ‘Grows-where-trees-have-rotted.’ ‘Wild plants which Mr. Wherry has grown successfully-in- his own Jeh * 2t* Chevy - Chase include . the nossy phlox, the swamp pink, wake- ‘obins, goat's-beard, . sand -myrtle, pitcher plan of Parnassus; bluebells and passi ' is | danger of extermination by careless | the blye phiox, the spiral | | which bees are especially fond. He stated that he had found it a suc- cessful plan to plant spring flowers {in the northeast corner of his garden, summer flowers along the eastern border, autumn flowers in the north- west and winter plants so as to get |as much as possible of the western | sun. Box huckleberries, an evergreen growth, galax, and the southern plant called Shortia, which he transplanted from the mountains of North and South Carolina, have done splendidly in his garden. REPUBLICAN WOMEN HIT AT DEMOCRATS Call on Party Members in Con- gress to Resent “Unwar- ranted Attacks.” Denouncing “the present sinister efforts of certain democratic politi- cians to besmirch” the names of re- publican party leaders and the record of the party, the League of Republic- an Women of the District of Co- lumbia at a luncheon meeting Ves- terday called on “our senators and representatives to meet these unwar- ranted attacks, and to demand that the reprehensible conduct of one or two republicans shall not reflect upon the thousands who always have stood four-square in the country’s de- ance.” The foregoing was embodied in a resolution adopted. The resolution cuncluded: “We especially denounce as xn-American the present efforts of certain democratic senators and rep- resenta‘ives to scandalize the names of honcrable men by the uncupporied hearsay statements of confes crooks and bribe-takers.” 5 league - decided to open a The Women's National Campaign School, here May b, to continue four days, under the direction of Mrs. William Wolff Smith. The school will follow lines of instruction parallel to those of the “political Plattsburg” which recently closed in Néw York city. Mrs. Harriet Taylor Upton was the guest of honor. Mrs. Virginia White Speel, president, presided. STATE COUNCIL TO VISIT. ‘Will Take Charge of Meeting, No. 4, Jr. 0. V. A M. The State Council, Junior Order of Uhnited American - Mechanics, will make a visitation to John L. Burnett Cotincil, No. 4, in the hall at Wiscon- sin .avenue and N streets northwest tomorrow night, State Councilor L. L., Wehr and his staft will take charge of the council for the evening. The committee on expansion held & meeting last Saturday night and made plans for the expansion drive and entertainment which will be held in the Coliseum, 9th street and Penn- eylvania avenue west, on-April 8. The ‘committee on press will meet in the ante-room of Francis Scott Key Counmcil on March 25 J. .8 Latham has 'been appointed publicity. director. tense and who are now its best reli- | | Achieved by Crossing ! 1922 Seedlings. :OBOWDS FILL GREENHOUSES Talk Revived of Building Ex- hibition Halls Here. In two days 13,863 persons have vis- ited the free amaryllis show of the Department of Agriculture in the greenhouses, 14th and B streets north- west. There were 5,335 visitors yes- terday. Thousands of school children are at the show today, in charge of. their teachers. Large parties of young women from the private schools and ‘| academies around the Capital were at the greenhouses yesterday and today, scores of them being from other parts of the country where they had never before seen “The Knight's Star Flower.” Two Pure-White Flowers. Two pure-white flowers are on ex- hibition today and attracting much attention, particularly from botanical experts. These flowers were never seen before, as they are the result of cross- ing 1922 seedlings and it takes two years to bring them to bloom. The natural color of the amaryllis is deep <hades of red. For twelve years the specialists in the Department of Agriculture have been working to produce a pure-white flower, which he commercial growers are now &o- ing to put on the market. Member of Congress who took in the show last night revived the tall of a_large exhibition greenhouse for the Department of Agriculture, where of people from all parts of the coun- try visiting Washington, and where flower lovers could get expert ad- vice to be followed In thelr homc gardening. Night for Comgress. Tonight members of Congress and their wives will be the spectsY guests of Secretary and Mrs. Wallace and other officials of the Department of Agriculture. Dr. William A. Taylor, chief of the {bureau of plant industry, who has icharge of the greenhouses and the annual flower shows, is much grati- fled by congratulations he is recelv- ing from florists and botanists, who agree that this is the best amarylliz show ever arranged by the depart- ment, both for. sturdiness of the stalks, size of bloom, number of flowers on a stalk and especially for the greater variation in coloring. {__The public is invited to attend the show any day this week, from- am. lnntll 9 p.m. VETERANS ENTERTAINED.. Jewish Welfare Board Holds Pro- gram at Walter Reed. - The: Jewish: Welfare Board en tained the disabled veterans at-w ter Reed Hospital Sunday afterfidon. !"The program Included dances , Ly three little girls, Blemnor M. Levy. Ruth Kreiter and Thelma Bates; songs and danhces by Mtss Katherine Ed- wards and Helen Kearney iand songs by Master Buster Shaw, R. B. Kreiter accompanied the ‘entertainers at the viano. - Refreshments were served by Miss iLaura Adler and Mrs. Joseph Abel. i The entertainment was repeated in the main bullding of the hospital for those patients recovering- from re- cent operations