Evening Star Newspaper, April 10, 1924, Page 17

IN Attorney General, Harlan Fiske THE WHITE HOUSE GROUNDS. President Coolidge and the new Stone. The photograph was taken a short time after the new Attorney General took the oath of office. National Photo DRAWING OF SPAN OF APPROVED ARLINGTON MEMORIAL BRIDGE. The bridge commission, at a meeting at the White House yesterday, approved the plans for the bridge which will cross the Potomac between the Lincoln Memorial and Arlington national cemetery. It is ex- pected that the bridge will GRANITE SHAFT FOR FIRST the division who died in France. five feet in diameter and CARPENTIER 1S TRAI ING FOR HIS NEXT BATTLE. Georges, the pugilistic idol of ¥rance, and Lis daughter Jacqueline, at La Guerche, where the light-heavyweight is training for his fight with Gene Tunny. American fighter. DELEGATES TO D. A. R. CONGRESS ARRIVING Honorary Vice Presidents General to Be Elected—Coolidge Speaks Monday Night. EDUCATION WORK FEATURE Attendance Expected to Overflow Memorial Hall. * I the opening da¥ of the an- ongress of the Daughters of the American Revolution less than four days distant, Memorial Continental Hall began to receive the first influx delegates and visitors from every part of the country today Although this is generally @d as an “off year” tion because. the clected last year re until 1 it is ambitiohs program pared for the congress nual of regard- for the associa- general officers in their offices id an unusually has been pre- consideration of the Begins Monday Morning. Mrs. Anthony Wayne Cook, the President general, will call the con- gress to order Monday morning and following her address of welcome ‘he | | | | BERTRAND RU who Ix in thix country on hix first lee- ture tour, will B¢ heard in Washing- ton at a dinner given In his honor by the Penguin Club and the League of Industrial Democracy at the City Club, 6:30 p.m., Saturday. | | | rine Band Orchestra, Second Leader Taylor Branson. Famous British scholar and radical, | conducted Dy | | Wide World Photo. cost $14,750,000. DIVISION MEMORIAL. The memori weighs fifty-six tons. Arrival in Washington railroad yards yesterday of the AT DEPARTMENT countant of the Department of-Justice, on the’ witness stand before the Senate investigating committee yesterday. National Photo. ix being placed south of the State, War and Navy building. shaft which will honor the men of The shaft is thirty-five feet long. Washington Star Photo ELEPHANT DEPOSITS CASH IN B terday took his pet to the Merchants’ Bank, where a b: MISS VIRGINIA KIRBY, ;Wnalher Vane on Country Barn Real Aid;E “ROLLO’S WILD 0AT” | GREENE’S NURSE, DIES I But Short Time—Aided Ma-|Effects of Winds Upon Temperature Revealed by | siygents give Pleasing Interpre- terially in’ Recovery of Wound- ed Senator. Oniy a few wee devotion to duty and careful atten- tion was recognized as a prime factor in the recovery of Senator Greene of Vermont, who hovered for days be- tween lif¢ and death in Emergency Hospital with a bullet in his head the nurse, Miss Virginia died at Georgetown Umiver- v Hospital, after a brief iliness. Her recent patient, to whose condi- tion the attemtion of the nation was turned during the latter part of Feb- ruary and early Mareh, has virtually a ago a nurse | regained the health and strength that was temporarily imperiled by the bul- let fired on Pennsylvania avenuc dur- ing a ch: 2 of pected bootleggers by police and prohibition agents. Numwse Sank Rapidly. A few days ago Miss Kirby was brought to the hospital in a serious condition. Dr. F. Scott Avery was treating her. Shc sank rapidly and this_morning came the news of her death. Miss Kirby was a native of War- renton, Va., where her family is well known. Her father and brother, who survive her, were at the hospital at the time of the death. In Forecasting, U. S. Expert Discovers Study of Air Lanes and Discussed in Report Just Issued in Washington. churches ornaments or do they actually mean something? | Willis Ray Gregg. wind expert of | the weather bureau here, has reached | the conclusion t the direction of | the wind has a effect or the temperature, especlally @t two or | three kilometérs above the surface. He bases his conclusions all 3 data obtained frow ights since 1917 Hin report. just issucd au, reveals that questions ha | raised by distinguished as to whether it really is warme Are barns and the weather country ~where human beings can notice it or at_ greater altitudes. The only ex- ceptions to these rules, he found, were in cases where the recorded wind direction did not represent the | true source of the air. the latter hav- ing followed a curved path around a high or low barometric ares, so that a south wind actually was a north wind which had lost its wav in universe. mere noticeable carths Country Forecasts Right. rding to Mr. Gregg's con- clusions. the countrymun usually is Tight when he forecasts u’warmer Guy when the weather vane indicates + outh wind than when 1t indicates north wind. Observations taken here, in Nebraska and in North Da- .| kota are used in making up the ta- relatively, when the wind blows from | bles with which he proves his case. the south than frem the north, par-| He found also that the rule holds ticularly at high altitudes where the | true for all Seasons. deductions are valuable in forecast-| His observations show also that ing weather. Some have claimed that | wind directions in Burope may not there is no differonce at all, others| have nearly so promounced an effect that a wind from the north actually | on temperatures. The temperature is accompanied by a rising tempera- | conditions of North America are con- ture, while it gets colder when inental. while those of Europe are wind changes to the south marine. ' There are some notable ex- . Ceptions, when it is hotter in the PSsIpcIaturce, Clainifed. | horth than in the south. AL times |y The study was followed along during the summer southern Canada |lines: The temperatures at has been known to have a higher on| on s b bu- @ been itists | re the | different the | CHARMS AT EASTERN| | r tations of Roles in Spring Play. | Will Repeat. The initial performance East- ern High School usually good interpretation of Clare Wild Oat,” | Kummer's ‘“Rollo’s was | given last evening in the Eastern au- ditorium. The second performance ill take place tomorrow evening at $ o'clock. The characters larly well suited to the players. The pert of th ing hero, Rollo Webster, is taken b; Thomas Howard. His “wild oat.” it seems, is that he wants to play “Ham- let” —much to the horror of his maiden aunt. This is the keynote of his character. He dominated Dy un overruling desire be a Hamlet whose like ha before been played. How % n Goldie Mac- Duff, played by Margaret Beasley, en- tered upon the scene, the audience realized that, for Rollo, at least, Shakespeare had become & matter of minor importance. As the heroine Margaret Beasley excels in acting, for which she has ai- ready gained no small fame in scho lastic circles. Exquisite as the daint Puck in “A Midsummer Night' Dream,” and delightful as the saucy Margot in “The Wonder Hat." her | elusive, charming Goldic MacDuff af- s spring play. an un- seem to be particu- individual big, blush- to Chairman of the department of ap-| plied education of the Gemeral Fed- | eration of Wome ®arden week, April 20, which whe ix DAWES REPORT DIRECT BY CABLE. mittee on reparations was received in the New York office of the A ciated Press yesterday direct by cable, the first time in the history the cable that signals were received direct at any place other than the cable office. Photo shows operator taking the report which appeared in vesterday's Star. Coy by Underwood & L The report of the Dawes com 8 a local theater, ves- 1 with the cashier. ANK. Charlie Becker. a it mal trainer o of cash was | FOUR NATIONS NAME HIGHWAY DELEGATES | Tour of U. S. Roads by Pan-Ameri- can Representatives Will Begin in June. To Boost Garden Week MEET IN DISTRICT AT START | Itinerary Will Be Announced at Early Date by Backers. stady epartment o ions exten announced today are expe Invitations can L Salvad tio, legates have The delegates will Augustin Valle and Kurtz of Argenting Leon Martinez, Hector Vi Santiago ted daily w countries, uay and S the na AERMAN, s whose d sponde Senor Roberto s Clubs. who starts country for national rmis tour of the Miss Kirby was a graduate of the George Washington University School of Nursing. News of her death traveled with shocking force to the m#ny promi- | nent friends of Senator Greene, who came to know Miss Kirby in the sen- ator's sick room. And among those today who extend expressions of sym- pathy and condolence to members of | Miss JKirby's family were Senator; Greene and members of his family. | directing. Mrs. Sherman hax gome to Charleston, 8. C., for the state federa- tion meeting there and then goes to Chicago, Junction City, Kan., for the | state federation meeting: Deaver, Portiand, Oreg., arriving at Los An- gclesx in time for the biennial con- vention, June 3. There are many other stops on her itinerary. Mrs. Sherman | says garden week this year will be the biggest the mnation ever saw, judging by reports reaching general | heights have been classified accord: ing to surface wind directis temperatures at threc temperature than southern sections : the| of the United States. In this case the kilomsiers | wind, blowing from the north. would |above the surface have been classi- | be contradictory to the general sup- fled according to wind direction at | position and bring warmer tempera- that altitude; changes in temperature | tures with it. at three kilometers have been classi- | However, Mr. Gregg concludes, wind fied acvording ' to changes in wind | direction is by no means the only directicn. | factor to be considered. Other influ- Mr. Gregg found that char ences, such.as radiation Intensity, temperature due to wind direction are | changes in barometric pressure. dif- direct and appreciable regardiess of | ferences in the quantity and distric height; that the change is merc pro- | bution of -water vapor and vertical nounced at one or two kilometers | movements of the air, may bury the above the earth than at the surface ' effoct of the wind altogether. -_—m— - forded lively pleasure to the lirge audience last night Interpretation Is Realistie. Paul Doerr gives a realistic inter- pretation of the nglish actor, Mr. Lucas, in s rendition of the Laertes of “Hamlet.” Quite natural. too, is his characterization of the lover. Jessie Lambert has the part of Lydia, Rolio's sister, and makes a perfect “kid sister.” Herbert Angel, as Mr. Camperdown, plays the Polo- nius of “Hamlet”; Asenath Graves as Mrs Park-Gales, an actre; of the Tuesday the Congress will begin its business program in earnest. Much of the program will be devoted to the soclety's educational work, a phase of endcavor by the Daughter: | little known or.heard of by persons ! outside of its membership. Americanization Work. Americanization work will also oc- cupy much of the Cohgress' time this year. Last year much work the society would have liked to under- take was blocked by the unusually first business session will get under From then until the following Saturday, morning, afternoon and night the delegates will in Kession. The only offices to be filled this vear are those of honorary vice presi- wients general and vice presidents gen- eral. For the former three candi datcs have thus far entered the field The office of ‘vice president general, however, has attracted fourteen can- | on of S Nations from 10 be repor! azil. Colombi Dominican Republic mala, Haiti, Hondu way. remain e Mexico, Delegates from th known as the pan-Americar ¥ commission. Accordin ent plans, the representatives will ar in_the United States about the 1st of June. They will come to thi ¥t ntric RICHA e WO00D DEAD. L] didates. ' In view of {he fact there are but eight vacancies to fill & lively fight is expected. Those who & announced their candidacy thus are: List of Camdidatc honorary e president gen- Mrs, Henry W, Wait of Michi- Mrs. Joseph Do¥sett Bedle of dersey and Mrs, John Campbell of Colorado. ai Miss Anne Ldng of Oregon, Mrs. ul Duane Kitt of Missouri, Mrs. Lo- S Gillentine of Tennessee, Mr imy Gilbert of Jowa, Mrs. Adam Den nead of Maryland. Mrs. Franklin ¢ Cain of South, Carblina, Mrs. George M. Young of Nérth-Dakota, Mrs. Wal- « Ambrose Robinson of Alabama, Mrs. Hoval Smith of Arizona, Mrs. Eli A Boone of Kentucky, Miss Jenn W. Coltrame of North Carélina, Mre. Eliz- abath Menges of New York, Mrs. 1dTth and Mrs. T. W. Spence of Wisconsin. The ppening day of the congress will mark a new epoch In the history «f the Daughters in that for the first Time one of its sessions.will be sent hroadcast by radfo. The program Monday ~ night, when President Coolidge, members of the ‘diplomatic corps and Secretary of State Hughes are to Trom Menjorial Continental Hall by the Chesapeake and FPotomac Tele- phone Company’s station; WCAP, and ihe American Tefephone and Tele- sraph Company’'s station, WEAF. Bishop Gives Invoeat! That sBssion will begin promptly 2t § o'clock, when ‘Right Rev. James ). Freeman, Episcopal = Bishop of Washington, will deliyer the invoca- tion. There will then follow the ad- dresses of the President, M. Jules Jusserand, ambassader from Franc Sir Bsme Howard, it wmbussedor from Great Hughes. Music for. th Le furnished by the' U i eral zan Nev o evening will e States Ma- o that | For vice president gen- | Sco(t Magna of Massachusetts | speak, will be broadcast direct | exciting.contest for the office of pres- | ident general. {will be less exacting and the congress | may devote virtually its undivided { time to matters closo to the heart of the Daughters. The question of seating all dele- gates and alternates has become a problem and it is understood that about 300 persons who have applied {for tickets of _admission -must be lasked to withdraw their requests. Most of these are alternates, how- {ever, and will be able to attend when the delegates from their .states are not present, OPENS GENERAL COURT. | t] | Daughters 'of Founders and Pa- i triots Gather Here. The National Soeiety of Daughters of Founders and Patriots of-America \copvented its general court fn the Ho- tol Raleigh today, with delegates I present from many parts of the coun- stry. y ¥ | After a business session the cour adjourned for lunch, and late this aft- | ernoon the delegates and visitors will be: received at the White House. Elec!lon of officers’ will -be held late today. . Mps. Heory C. Wallace, wife of the ecretary. of Agriculture, president of {the soclety, presided. 1 A i Z X | Grounds for Acquittal, | From the Kansss City Times: ! Juage—Your client Is accused’ of ‘be- ling a thief. He Is chiarged with stealing $100, if_he had $100 he'd have m counsel? v e for: his The elections this year | | Britain. and Secretary |- bawyer—I say, judge; 0o yot think {of $76,000° an | ducted at his ‘late | cemetery. jeording to Chist M. . Bristow, who recently investi-| RD | Was Prominent Mason and D. C. Regident 35 Years. Richard Wood, sixty-four years old, a prominent Mason and resident of this city for the last thirty-five years, died at his residence, 43 Quincy place nertheast, yesterday, 2 Masonic funeral rites will be con- residence tomor- row afternoon at 2 o'clock. Inten- ment will be -in the 'Rock Creck in England. Mr. Wood ‘was ‘born | He lived for some time in Syracuse, iN. Y., after coming to this country. While in 4his eity he was in the res- taurant business. He was a member of Harmony Lodge, No. 17, . A. A. M. He_is survived by his wife. Mrs. Mary T. 'Wood, and & son, Jack B. Wood of Vermont. The latter will be iif thia city for the fyneral, R A T RECEIVER TAKES BANK. Court Orders Supervision of Negro Institntion. PETERSBURG, Va., April 10.—The | affairs of the People's Bank of Pe- tersburg, Va., a. negro institytion, were “taken . Qver rofiy by Robert Gilliam, jr., appointed recelver yes- terday’ by hustings. court- at the re- auest of the state corporation com. mission. Giiljam’s bond was fixed at $30,000. 2 The ‘People’s. Bank of . Petersbur, three years dgo. 5 Wis Capitaiised 325,000, and. was ¢ ta! t and, ac- &1 State Bank' Fxamiper gated its aifairs. had tolyl Tesources “$47,000 deposits. ' The officers and directors of the bank aHl £p e HogrOYT. "t ¥ AD CONTEST PRAISED. |D. C. PLANS PILGRIMAGE. G. U. Professor Sees Intelligent|To Be Represented in Monticello Public Thought Produced. Celebration Sunday. Commendation of the “What-I-| Washington will be represented in Think-of = Advertising” weeck being|the annual pilgrimage of the Na- ‘conducted by the local Advertising tional Monticello Association to the Club, was voiced by Prof. F. C. Mul- [home of Thomas Jefferson April 13. iigan of Georgetown Universi last | As the date of the pilgrimage fails night. !on Sunday, the civic celebration will “This contest will produce intelli- | take place Saturday,”the day before, Igent public thought along advertis- |and all reports from the various or- }Ing lines. It-will be the means of |Eanizations will then be made. Sun- "o 'day will be devoted to religious ex- jbringing out sincere, constructive, (fliis and a pilgrimage on'foot to criticisms that would not be possible | the tomb of Jefferson. ~ Wreaths from in any other way.” he declared. | patriotic organizations will be placed dvertising is business rhetoric.:at the base of the plain shaft which It is educational. It must be human, marks the grave of the author of because it deals with people. To learn the Declaration of Independence. the honest reactions of people toward Mrs. Minnigerode Andrews and advertising will do much toward Mrs. Rose Gouverneur Hoes, members bettering merchandising conditions ; of the board of governors, will rep- and creating sound business relations | resent the officers of the Washington in_Washington." | organization and will be accompa- The Ad Club committee in charge,nied by Mrs. Richard Parker Cren- reports that much enthusiasm is:shaw of the “Monticello March op- being shown by the public in mnr{normnny." which closed last week. rize-letter responses being received | They will report that the Washington sgny at the office jof the contest|Public has secured the first half of Secretary. f {its quota of $25,000 toward the.pur- F. H. Kimmel, chairman in charge chase price and that the second $25,- of - the “contest, stated today that the|000 for the endowment fund is al- gontest ends Saturday at midnight, ready under way. But that prize letters may be mailed | e . Seace up.to April 20. This extra week Is Creamery Concern Bankrupt. allowed to the public for contest No. 2, | which calls for the best letters on thé| Samuel Borden, trading as Borden best single advcrtisement run in any [ Creamery. Company of 605 D street Jocal newspaper during the week. northwest, today filed a petition in | Contests 1 and®2 are being super- | voluntary bankruptcy. He lists his vised by the con.est secretary, Wasi- | debts at $6,247.11, and estimates his ington Advertising Club, Star build- | assets at §1,783.26. He is represented ing, and contest)l by the Individual'by Attornevs Mark Stearman and #tores concern:.l. lienry Stearmam, | } I i old school; Ralph Nestler quite humorous as the old Jewish stage manager. and George Maine plays the grandfather, who disapproves of Rollo's acting. Other parts i Norville Grimes as Mr. Skitterling Laura Barrett as Aunt Lane., Gerald | { Coe ‘as Hewston and Josephine Tre- {maine as Bella. The play itself is pleasing. SOJOURNERS INSTALL 38. Plea for Dist—rl_ct Armory Building Made to Club. Addresses and the installation of thirty-eight new members, featured ' the “reserve officers' night” meeting | of the Sojourners Club, in the Y. M. C. A. auditorium last night. Among the new members elected were Maj. Gen. Anton Stephan of the District ‘National Guard: Brig. Gen. Samuel T. Ansell, Representative Hamilton Fish of New York, Malj. | Walter W. Kirby, former acting bu- | reau of engraving and printing chief, and Charles F. Roberts, grand master | of Masons of the District of Columbia. Maj. Gen. Stephan told of the urgent need of the proposed National Guard armory for guardsmen and also to serve as a meeting place for conven- tions. Representative Fish reviewed the recent Senate investigations and said that whereas there are some dishonest people in government the great ma- jority of them are honest and urged that the public not lose confidence in all public officials. Brig. Gen. Ansell 50 spoke. ! were well taken by i i | | ca H. in st re D. ed last night, the total membership of the club is 1,029, it was announced. Rrig. Gen. Amos Fries, chief of chemical warfare scrvice, presided. 1 federation headquarters here, COL. BIRDSEYE GETS Local Engineer Honored for Heroic By the Associated Press. {nounced award of | Daly medal for 1924 to Col mer of 1923, | Canyon of the Colorado by boat to sibilities. the year was awarded to Prof. Jovan Ovije, Balkan physiography. medal | was second ship, The Quest, and who participated alsoin the Scott and Mawson expedi- | plédged ca-operaiion tions. Mo.; Dr. H. L. Shantz of Washington, With thirty-eight members Install- | were elected honorary corresponding members. have made v 1N book on city, where the nmission will by organized by als of the high {way board, and, after a brief period of entertainment, will proceed a once Lo make an intensive field study of the highways of the United States The itinerary of the commission ha not vet been settled SCHOOL GAG ASSAILED. 'GEOGRAPHIC MEDAL Barry Farm Citizens Call for Rev ocation of Order. To the flood of condemnation of 1 | 82 rule on by | education. the Barry { Association added one |at @ meeting in the St odist Episcopal night. Upon motion of Mary M | resolution was adopted unanimously protesting against censorship of the school news,<“which is so vital to | public.” Secretary Henry Braxton | was directqd to forward to the board of education notice of the associn tion's displeasure at such a ruling. Which was declared by several spealk- ers to be un-Amerjcan. - The board was ssked to rescind it + A resolution advocating that pewer be given fhe Distriet Commissioners to appoint the board of education also wax adopted. The organization for - Clean-Up Exploration of Colorado River. | | | | | | { | | | | | news the Farm board Citiz John's Meth Church NEW YORK, April 10.—The Amer] n Geographical Society today an- the Charles ¥ Claude Birdseye of the geological survey Washington, who, during the sum- descended the Grand more 1 Tuesday Taylor, a udy the canyon’s water power pos- The Cullum geographical medal for who has published books on The - David ' Livingstone centenary was given Frank Wild, who in command during th expedition of Shackelton's | cent woek, starting April 28 Pecry Howard, special assistant the Départment ‘of Justice, spoke on commercial training for young men and young- women and the political situation. Musical. selections were given, fol- lowed Ly a buffet luncheon. Elsle S. Hoffman presided. Dr. Edwin R. Heath of Kansas City, ., and M. Paul Le Cointe of Brazil Drs. - Heath ‘and Shantz uable explorations and e Colnte Bas published a ‘Amazonfa.” | Paul