Evening Star Newspaper, April 11, 1924, Page 2

PRESENT PORTRAIT OF MRS. COOLIDGE Pi Beta Phi Members Add Christy Painting to White Hous. Collection. MRS. CATT BANQUET SPEAKER Noted Sufiragist Among 800 At tending Fraternity Conference. | Bight hundred members of Pi Beta | Phi attended the opening session of | he eastern conference of the frater- nity in the New Willard Hotel today, This afterncon the delegates are to present to the White House a portrait of Mrs. Coolidge, who was a member nf the fraternity, and tonight a recep- tion and dance will be given at the Congressional Club The painting of Mrs. Coolidge is b Tioward Chandler Christy and shows t Lady in & wine red velvet own with a white collie dog at her ide and n view of the south pertico of the White House In the back Zround. Mr. Christy fs said to have made a vivid impression of Mrs. Cool- idge's personality She joined _l)ll- fraternity st the University of Ver- mont and took an active interest in it until the duties of official life began to monopolize her time. Reecived by Sherrill. Miss Amy Onken of Chapin, Il grand president of the fraternity, was to deliver the address of pry ntation and the picture was to be received on behalf of the government by Col. C. O. Sherrill, aide to the President. The ceremonies in the east room ere to be simple, but impressive. "he picture had been placed in posi- tion, v ~d with heavy curtains of winé color. tied with cords of blue the fraternity colors. The portrait was to be unveilad b Miss Ermine Pollard of the Universit . Coolidge's alma ma- Miss lrene Narwold of the of Michigan, the slma ma- Catherine Tower Barnes, who originated (he ide: of the fra- ) purchasing and presenting the A reception in the blue Coolidge and tea to all | attending was to ‘ollow the presenta- | tion. 1 Dr. Wiley Is Speaker. Business questions oorapied the morning seesion and this afternoon Pr. Harvey W. Wiley speaks on the “Health Problems of the Modern Col- lege GIri” Dr. Edith 1. Matake of Philadelphia will speak in a similar vein There will be_a bananet tomorrow evening at the New Willard Hotel to celebrate the fifty-seventh anniver- #ary of the founding of tha fraternity Thé local chapter at the same time ! will mark its thirty-fifth anniversary. Pi Beta Phi being the first woman's fraternity to enter George Washing- ton University. All sections of the United States will be represented the 300 guests M:a. Ontt on Program. The principel speaker at the ban- quat will be Mrs, Carrie Chapman Catt, a member. She wi give ‘A Message to the College Women “of America.” It is of Interest to the conference that Mrs. Cait attended the first banquet of the local chapter, at George Washington thirty-five | years ago. Mrs David R Niokerson will be toastmistress. She will be introduced by Mrs. T. N. Alford. pres- 1dent of Washington Alumnae (lub. | In honor of pregenting the portrait to Mrs. Coolidge the Chicago Alum- nae Club and the Northwestern U'ni versity Chapter of Pi Beta Phi will #ive a mpecial radio program at Chi- cago. to which President and Mrs. Coolidge will listen tonight Program Over Radle. Miss Kathrsn Browns, meszo-so- prano, with the Chicago Civie Opera Company and a member of Pi Beta Phi, will sing two fraternity songs Between 7:30 and & p.m. over radio WGN, 370 meters. The significance of this ocoagion will be explained to the radio audience. Miss Browne will then =ine “Speed Thee My Arrow” ! and the Pi Phi anthem. Elght of the Northwestern University sisters will join in the chorus. Since no personal greetinge are per mitted over the radio Miss Brown has written Mra Coolidge that the words of her s0lo will be the greet- ings of the west to their sister, the first lady of the land in | HOUSE GETS GRADE CROSSINGS PROPOSAL Bill Urged by Commissioners Calls for Appropriations to Build Bridges and Viaduots. Characterizing it a8 one of the moat | Important pieces of legislation that has come up affecting the District for some time, tha Commussioners today | ment to Comgress a bill to abolish *hroe railroad grade crossings on the | Metropolitan branch of the B. & O.| raflroad i The bill calls for an appropriation of $203,000 for the conmstruction of bhridges or viadacts at Chestnut street, in Takoma Park, $72.000: Van Boren street at Lamond, 360,000, and | arnum street, at Terra Ci 71,000. YA ‘ Under this meamure railroads would | have to pay one-half the cost of the | work. One section of the bill gives | to the Commiamsioners general au- | thority to eliminate grade croasings | in_the future whensver additional appropelations are made by Con- | ation is a dirsct Eresa. Loy caths of four persons | This plece of resalt of the di at the Lamond crossing in recent | months. ! BOWIE ENTRIES | FOR SATURDAY. FIRST RACE—The Aspirant : s for tws-year-olds: four furlengs. Pine: 91,00 Harlan Ji$ Feel's Capl: 3 Ral Parr and 7, 8. Cosdem entry. .2 iaity 1110 “Tidings . TEIRD RACE—The Dome handicap; purse, 51400; three-yoar-clds and up; cix Iuriengs. = 13 James T. O'Hara. I L8 Tomt oraatter 10 .0 118 $Eidaen Jewel.. +7. S, Cosden entry, +Three pounds claimed for Apprentice, FOURTH RACE—The Prince Gesrge handi wp: $2.000 added: for three-yesr olds and o sos ‘mile asd & th, tor privog Sk rosld TIPTE RACE—Claiming; purs,: _euryearelds and up; ome mile and & SEVENTE RACE—Claiming: purss, $L,900 threeyeuraids ead wp( ous Aile and ot i ] ‘n-nvllll‘ . 18 e D 108 | roported from appeal THE EVENING PLACED IN WHITE HOUSE GALLERY Howard Chandler Christy portrait y the Pi Be 'he ceremonics tzke place at the White House White House zallery today Mrx. Coolldge in a member, this afternoon. 3,609 CONTRIBUTE TO EASTER APPEAL Associated Charities and Citizens'| | their productive pursuits and depend- Relief Association Report Added Donations. PROFESSIONAL MEN Seek to Get 10,000 Contributing Members Here. The ter oppeal of the Associat- ed Charities and Citizens' Rellef As- wociation is steadily galning momen tum, Within the past two days 172 contributors have been added to the » ious list of 2,437, bringing the total to 3,609 up to noon today. One of the encouraging features headquarters, 1022 11th street northwest, Is the ‘re- sponge from professional and business groups within the past twenty-four hours. Of the twenty-three such groups whose sponsors sent special lotters, firteen have been heard from. These fifteen include the following lim: Bank directors, builders and contraotors, clergymen, _dentists, druggists, groders, hardware mer- chants, hotel managers, lawvers, life ineurance, optometrists, osteopaths, physiclens. printers and real estate Gealers. The total number respond- ing within these groups is thirty-six who have sent $310. From the largest group, that of the lawyers, fourteen have replied to the letter sent out by Col. Walter C. Clephane. Check in Responses. A careful count is being kept show- ing the percentage of returns from these groups compared to the num- ber of appeals sent to them. In these l“errfnuxcx will be credited the contribution of those members who have subscribed earlier in the year, so that the final summary will be an indication of the general sup- port given o the Associated Chari- tes and Cltizens Relief Assoclation Dby the professional and business men of Washington. 1t 1s believed that & study of these returns also will be of value to those who a&res advocating & community chest for Washington. 1f the Asso- clated Charities Is successful in its appeal for 10,000 members, it will be {an indication that this number is at least the minimum who may be ex- pected to participate in a community- wide drive. Detroit, although but a iittle more than twice as lurge as Washington, reports this vear 190,000 persons as contributing to the munity chest there. “My Kingdom for » Horse." The Associated Charities has just re- ceived a somewhat unusual request for ald, due to the effects of the recent flood in the Potomac. This ald was really to rescue a horse from the pound. The horse was regarded as the main support of & widow's femily. The floods caught the animal unawares and swept him down the river. . Finally it made a land- ing, and was picked up as a stray animal com- and taken to the pound. Here the horse | was identified, after two or three days, and the family came to tho Associated | Charities for help in getting the animal back. The request was speedily granied. The morning’s mail at the social serv- ice house brought a number of returns from telephone subscribers who have received the subscription slips and re- turn envelopes with their telephone bills. #5 { 1t is hoped that there will be many more of the approximately 50,000 telephone users of Washington who will take this pportunit; of :mnfl' t.hi 10,000 needed by sending their contributions to Ord Preston, treas- urer, 1022 11th street northwest. DIES AT AGE OF 102. By the Associated Press, NORFOLK, Va., April 11.—Mrs. Elizabeth McDermott, said to be the oldest white woman in Tidewater, Va., died yesterday at the home of her gon, Walter McDermott. She was 102 years old. Up until a few years ago, when the house was torn down to make way for a business block, Mrs. Mo- Dermott lived alone in her home in the downtown section, doing her own cooking, sewing and other house- work. She had decided ideas against the vote for women. he was a native of Bertie county, but had lived in Norfolk more than eighty years. She is survived by two sons, a granddaughter and ten great-great grandchildren. AID| olidze, presented to the hi National Fraternity, of which MILLIONS TO SHOW U. S. WAR STRENGTH ontinued from Firet Pagy peacefully, almost unobserved and unknown, without interruption of ing only on the ability and voluntary patriotism of its men and women, will, in the opinion of Gen. Pershing. be an achievement greater than any- | thing which he accomplished in France. Though the operations and training of the genera! staff under Brig. Gen. Hugh A. Drum has been working on the plans for several months and will have them completed to the minutest detail before the date agreed upo verything has bee surrounded with the strictest secrec in Army circl Recent details have made it impossible to prevent diseus- sion in the Capital and political ranks. Experts Mere On-Lookers. On mobilization day iteelf, however, Washington, or the War Department, will not diresct, but merely observe. The local communities and the re- sponsible local citizens will work out the problem with the machinery which thelr home cities and towns today. Except for the militia company, an occasional recruiting of- ficer, a_graduate of an officers train- ing camp or a reserve officer, none with a definite duty in a vast skel- eton organization, this machinery was not there when the last war w declared Mobilization will educate and test the American public in the mean- Ing and operation of the national de- fense act, the bulwark of the Consti- tution of the United States and of the nation's defense. liach community will have an opportunity to show what it can do. who already have pledged thamselves a% reserve officers, members of fhe National Guard or otherwise, wi show how efficiently they can direct the work. Headquarters will be established, National Guard compenies will il up. to fall strength. volunteers for other in enrolling _themselves « | Gen. units will be enrolled and detailed according to their individual quaiifi- cations, motor corpe will ized, Boy Scouts and Campfire Girls will turn out, welfere organizations will plan their activities, and even factories and other {ndustries will be mobilized to do their part in the tm- aginery war work This s nly a cketchy outline of the vast detail for thie day in every oity and village. Mobilization day will show whether The men and women | be organ- | |CJTY CLUB FAVORS CHOICE OF STRINGER Nominated for President of the Organization for Third Con- secutive Time. OTHER CANDIDATES NAMED [ Address Urges Members to “Boost Your City.” Henry E. Stringer was nominated for re-election as president of the ‘City Club at the gnnual meeting of that organization at its headquarters night. This will make the third con- {secutive time that Mr. Stringer has {been chosen (o lead the club | Other officers nominatea at the imeeting were: Maj. Gen. Anton |Stephan, first vice president: Thomas E. Jerrell, second vice president; James McKee, secretary. and for re- election T. Lincoln Townsend, treas- urer. Fourteen members were nomj- nated to fill elght vacancles on th board of governors. They are: Maurice ! D. Rosenberg, nominated for re-election | for the hoard and general counsel; bdward 8. Brashcars, Samuel J. Pres STAR, WASHINGTON, D. To Retain Leadership | | last | HENRY E. STRINGER, Prexident of the City Club, who has een ren: 'U.S. BANKERS RAISING cott, Roy L. Neuhauser, M. O. Chance, | ¥. 1. Warfisld, John . Wineman, E. Graham, Paul & Lesh, H. G. Castens, W. C. Hansen and Harry Car- roll. Eiections will be held April 34. Mr. Stringer urged upon the club greater clvic activity and co-opera- tion In boosting W ashington. “Boost your city and sccure proper rccogni- tion by the ‘men on the hill' and gov- ornment officials. Too frequently iack of understanding ‘thy nill' works to the detriment of the city,” declared Mr. Stringer. Beaver Dam Ceantry Club, The club president told of the suc- cess of the varlous departments and undertakings of the ciub. He spoke of the affiliation with the new Beaver Dam Country Ciub and the insurance of all the club’s em The treasurec's r large surplus of as monet, chairman of the house cor mittes, reported that 177,219 had been served during the vear at the club. Other reports were given ecretary Neuhauser, Mr. Jurrell rman of the membership com- mittee, and Charles T. Clagett. chair- man of the athletioc committes. | Following the busSiness sessions an | entertainment and buffet supper were | held port _showed ts. Charles De- \LANGLEY TRIAL DATE HERE VAINLY ASKED Representative First Must Face Kentucky Court, U. S. Informs Attorneys. John W. Langley, reprascntative from Kentucky, must appear before the court in that state to answer the in- dictment returned against him there consent to the setting of a date for trial in the District Supreme Court on | the remaining conepir indictment in this jurisdiction. Counsel for ths repressntative Assistant United States Attorney Bil- brey today on a date for the trial, but the aesistant prosecutor inslsted on an asFurance that Langlex would be in Kentucky next Tuesday when the case in thal state is scheduled Mr. Bllbrey 3 frankly told At- torney Henry . Davis, chicf counsel | for Mr. Langley, that he has been instructed to begin removal procced- Ings befors a United States commis- | stoner under the Kentucky indiet- ment in the absence of assyrance by Langley's of his éarly ap- pearnce at Covington, Ky Plans Later Conference. Nemoval proceedings would involve the tssuance of & warrant by a United States commissioner for the arrest of Representative Langley and the plac- ing of him under bond to go to Ken- tucky on a date fixed in the bond. Mr. Davis declared that no such pro- ceeding was desired by Mr. Langley and will have a later conference with Mr. Bilbrey Before Justics Hits in Criminal Division 1 today, Attorney Davis asked fot a separate trial of Lang- ley on the joint indictment with five others involving alleged illegal { whisky transactions and for an early date of trial. The lawyer explained that Mr Langley is up fof re-election at a pri- ¢ to be calied shortly, and that -haracter, fberty and honor” are at stake. Mr. Bilbrey opposed setting of a date at this time &nd ruggested that i1 be deferred untii the case in Kentucky is disposed of next week. Davis objected to this and pointed out that the local indiet- ment had been first reported and should be tried. Davis referred to Mortimer, chief witness for the prose- cution, as a “witness machine.” which the government “has hauled about from place to place to secure indioct- mente."” Justice Hitz told counsel to agres on a date, and if they could not agree he would set a time. Mr. Bilbrey rald the government wanted to give Langiey au early trial after ihe Ken- tucky casé hus heen arranged the United States has an organization | which can be the basis of a real eiti- zens' army, an economical and demo- cratic defense for the nation. The public will make its own self. The organization is a the war embodied in the fense act. In former times, when war was declared, everybody who could not rush to Washington either tele- graphed his congressman offering to do something or enlisted at the near- est recruiting station, to be sent to a conegentration camp for training, the men living under abnermal conditions and the government staggering un- der the expense. Under the present system mobilization at the early stages of training will be in the home communit Newspapers and the cast will be used to acquaint the pub- sson from tional de- lic with the part which it can play in | the day's event. None of the Army eppropriation will be used to dotail oificers through the country to maxe arrangements or to participate in the mobilization. The civilians who will be in charge in the thousands of com- munities have their instructions and it will devolve upon tham to show whether they can carry it through successfully. Each community—whether it is a country cross roads or a_metropolis of millions—will do its part alone. Bach will report the result of its day's efforts to the general quarters in Washington. Then after the local parades and the ceicbrations and the lust reports have come in, Pershing will tell the nation gver the radio what the day has brought forth. TWO DEBATES TONIGHT. The George Washington University girls' debating team will clash with Boston University girl debaters on the question, “That the United States Should Adopt the Harding World Court Plan With the Hughes Reserva- tions,” in Lisner Hall, 2023 G street northwest, tonight. The George Washington team, composed of Helen Newman, Isabel Yates and Berrty will take the negative side, niversity of Pittsburgh girls' ing team will debate the same question with another team of d baters of the local institution, com- w of Margaret Conlyn, Ireme ushner and Densie Levy. test of it- | before tha Department of Justica will | sought to effect an agreement with | the | LOAN FOR GERMANY { Planning, With British, to Ad- vance $30,000,000 to Gold Bank. | By the Associated press | NEW YORK, April |tual stepe to advanee | economic rehabilita ermany | were taken by inte bankers { vesterday banking opinion of the | Dawes report, based on careful study provisions, grew more favor- mon of as ! underwriting an issue of accept- |ance since credits, American financial |interas understood to be co- opera London bankers in I raising or more for the | inauguration gold bank in rmany, headed by Dr. Schacht. Paul |\Warburg head of the International | Acceptance Bank, was named as the were with ng 220,000,000 of the leader in the negotiations. e de- ciined to make public the details of the plan. but other bankers estimated gubscriptions her. would total | Hgen, $5.000,000 and $10.000.000. While the project has no connec- {tlon with the Dawes report, it | the first investment of 'Amer | funds in German banking enterprises, jand is believed to indicate the wilis |ingness of bankers to vartcipats in | the 200,000,000 foreign loan to Ger- | many sugzested by the experts | Comment Faverable. Findings of the experts continued to arouse fuvorable comment in the fAinan- | cial district | __Charles E. Mitchell, president of the | National City Bank, dsclared committee 1 made a mw : signifi- cant contribution to the ultimate s |lution of the reparations probl and that their report was tne i progressive step taken since the ¥ isaiiles treaty | “The Dawes report,” he i most sound in its findings. | central bank of issue, and, se determining how revenurs | derived and what the total may safe- 1y reach. “It is worthy of note that amount the experts feel Germany | gafely sat up annually for reparations payments is less than one-third of the 5 per cent interest and 1 per cent mortization charge provided in the criginal reparntions figure. indicating that if the conclusions are accepted tkere muet be not only a scaling down {of reparations But also m marked gen- {erni readjustment of interallled | Gebie.” The McKenna committee. asserted | the banker, had come to a sensible | conciusion in agrceing that German | capital could be recovered not by | compulsory measures. but only by in- ancement. Capital can néever be driv. en, he said, and hence their conclu- ston is a sound one, Alvin W. Krech, chairman of the Eaquitable Trust Company, expressed conviction that many of the sound suggestions of the Dawes report would he accepted by a world which ts anxious to come to some kind of a workable settiement on repara- tions Thé chief merit of he said, lay in the unanimous opinion that Germany could produce an an- nual surplug after a_modified mora- torium period of 2.500,000,000 goid marks under taxes no heavier than those of other countries. Although praising the soundness of the plan, a prominent international banker, representing the German '\-i(-\\'pmn'. pointed out that fund | mental difficuities in the way of i success might be the Insistence of |the French on an cxcessive repara- tions totai amd their continued hold upon the Ruhr ost said ret, the Dawes pian, Praises Bo otleg Drive. In the course of a visit to the Die- trict bullding th morning, Repre- sentative Blanton of Texas, n mem- ber of the House District committee, congratulated Commissioner Oyster on the effort he is making to drive bootleggers out of Washington. The represéntative pledged his support to the “Commissioner. “Somebody Must Care” But Who?. | 3,609 5, FRIDAY, APRIL 11, be- | the | radio broad- | head- | i Citizens of Washington, up to this noon, had proved that they do care by sending in their mem- bership contributions for the As. sociated Charities and the Citizens’ Relief Association to enable these agencies to carry on their city-wide wel- fare work for families in distress. Are you one of these? If not, will ybu send in your contribution today Cut out and sign subscript n form printed below, sending with check for whatever class of membership you feel able. 10,000 Members Needed ASSOCIATED CHARITIES (Including Citizens’ Relief Association) Ord Preston, T'reasurer, 1022 Eleventh Street N.W. Inclosed please find §........ ......... payment in full ! first quarterly payment ( for.. (or contribution) for the current year. Memberships: $2.00 oo 500 5 1 1 104 Supporting.. 25.00 Sustaining.._50.00 Capital 100.00 (Kind of membership desired.) (Payment may be made in four quarterly installmeats.) 1924, EFFECT OF STINNES’ DEATH BERLIN TOPIC Internal Situation and Reparation Settlement Involved in New Leadershi; BUSINESS TASEKS FOR SONS “Strong Man” Asked Details of Dawes Report in Final Hours. By the Associated Press. BERLIN, April 11.—Germany's “strong mah” of industry is gome, with the pussing of Hugo Stinnes, and specula- tion is rife today as to the uitimate ef- jfect of his death on the internal situa- tion and on the reparation settlement. Weakened by the effects of three | major operations within four weeks, the | man who would admit of no defeat in i the marts of trade bowed last night to the ravages of disease. He was fully conscious to the cnd, and during the day conversed constantly with members of his family gathered at the bedside. It was characteristic of him that even in the final hours he asked for the de- | tails of the Dawes report on the repa- | rations problem, and expressed gratifi- | cation at recognizing what he professed | were some of his own ideas among the | recommendations made by the cxperts. Next to the loss of his leadership over the industrial group, which wields such | important_ influence in the determina- | ition of German reparation pelicy, in- | terest centers in the policy to be fol- | lowed with regard to his manifold busi- | ness interests, the main details of which | were wiways i matter of personal con- | cern with him. and which he continued | (o supervise until the last Responsibilitien for Soms. The administration of these terests will devolve on his sons, Kd- | mund and Hugo, jr. both of whom | hate been in close touch with their father's enterprises during the last five years. ¥dmund, the eider of the two, is resident general director of the Stinnes offices in Beriin, while Hugo. jr. has had charge of his| father's’ shipping interests in Ham- burg. | Harr Stinnes of his own and partly at | peraintently | in- volition the urging of friends refused 1o enter into public discussion of the reparation problems or the French océupation of the Ruhr. He preferred to hold himself in readiness until the mo- ment for ultimate action had ar- rived. Even during his four years incumbency of a ceat in the relchstag he declined to participate in its de- bates, and only once during the perfod he was a member of tho economic parliament did the officisl minutes of that body contain report of his utterances. That was when he un- folded his program cailing for “more | { production” “and abolition of tha | eight-hour-day law, of which he was | the unrelenting foe. 1 His own working day averaged six- teen hours. fnd he was uncomprom| ing in declaring that a uniform eight- h_l‘\)r day was viciously inimical to German's economie recovery Talk Net tor Publication. | Stinnes would talk freely to mews- ih:plr men with whom he was ac- iquainted. but not for publication. Likewize he was always accessible to financial leaders and business men | from abroad, who made pilgrimages to Berlin solély to meet the man who had been vaguely dubbed “the un- crowned momarch of post-war Ger- many. The great German Industrialist bs- | €an his carcer as a young man in his father’s coul mine at Muelheim, where he worked with pick and shoved shoulder to shoulder with veteran miners. To his associates and business ac- quaintances Stinnes was ahything but a man whem popular legend por- trayed as an octopus with widely ramifying tentacies clutching madly {at smokestacks, buzzing dynamos, jocean liners. hotel propertiés and newspaper plants “He was a hard-headed business man, who cspied in the disrupted post-war economics everywhere a fertile field for the exploitation of his uncamny genius for swiftly ap- |praising a situation and then ap- | | plying to it his talent for construc- {tive organization," one of his asso- {ciates in the Ruhs observed today. His invasion of the financial world was of more recent occurrenca, and is believed to have been actuated by a derire to command closer approach to | the money markets. He held the con- { trolling stock in several large Berlin and Rhineland banks. The adminis- tration of his diverging interests will develop upon his sons, Edmund and Hugo, jr. the latter at present in charge of his father's shipping i teresis in Hamburg. Edmund, who is the oldest son, is resident general director in Berlin of the Stinnes in- tereste located there Soms “Prematurely O Both sons ara sald to be “‘prema. turely old” due to the spartan-like business training to which they were i subjected b3 their fatlier, and the fact | that they for the past five years have | beon constantly thrown in the com- ipany of men considerably their senlor. Herr Stinnes’ family life was one | of domestic felicity and simplicity, and although he was much on train traveling back and forth, he invari- ably timed his business trips so that his week ends could be devoted to his family. Only with diffieulty would he be dragged from hie daily routine { long e nu‘vfl to attend the theater, and | thera is a story to the effect that ne would invariably instruct his wife to select a house which had comfortabla Seats. Just as 500n as the lights wers dimmed he would take a nap, which continued throughout the perform- ance. Upon his_return home he would inquire of his wife just what kind of a show he had attended that night. Symbol of Wealth and Power. Stinnes was the type of self-con- sclous industrial leader of the Ger- man_inflation period and the prole- tariat recognized in him a symbol of accumulated wealth and power in the hands of a few men which is directly accountable for the misery of the masses in Germany, says Vorwaerts. | The history of his post-war ascend- ency is_the history of the wrecking of the German currency, says the so- cialist organ, which charges the dead magnate with “frustrating the con- solidation of the masses, which in the last analysis constitutes the Surest foundation for democracy and lib- erty.” The bourgeoise press accords Herr Stinnes more favorable appraisals and designates him aa the outstanding figure in the post-war economic re- allgnment, whose vision encompassed a far-reaching scheme or Germany's regeneration and whose namo will forever be identified with a distino- tive era of Germany's development. “He precahed and practiced the goa- pel of work and by creating new en- terprises provided an Incentive for work,” remarks his own organ, the Deutsche Allgemeine Zeitung. RENAME 3 GUARDIANS. The District Commissioners today reappointed three members of the boasd of. children's guardians for three years each. Theyare Df. Wil- liam Warfield. Judge George C. Au- kam of Municipal Court and Mrs. Henry H. Flather. The board acted upon recommenda- tion of Commissioner Rudolph, who supervises the work of the District]| social agencies. When the board of guardians was reorganized, a year ago, following the transfer of tho appointing power to the Commission- ers, Dr. Wagfield, Judge Aukam and Mrs. Flather were named for the one- year terms, { T Two new airplane lines, operating a t'lu-.-w; passenger service, have been ed in Russia. | | | | {and changes to correct the fire {ris, | since the fire submitted Star’s “Roxie’”” Radio Fund Is Drawing Near $600 Total Comtributions to The Stars “Roxie” radio fund veceived io- day follobv: Previously acknowlcdged §$500.45 K, Seetiom 3, Veterams' Rureay ..... Mr. R. K. . C. §. Smart . A widew B W 4.50 5.00 1.60 1.00 5.00 Harry P. White . Julia B. Adamx 0o Employes of the recorder of deeds office ....... I H. MeD. ......... Mrs. F. R Davis . Empleyes ofice of nu- diter station aceounts, Southern Railway Com- pany . Sherratt’ A friemd GAS PERILS N FIRE MAY BE OBVIATED | Cut-Off Valve for Imstallation in Buildings Receiving At- |STAR’S ‘ROXIE’ RADIO FUND NEARLY $600 Recorder of Deeds and Southern Railway Force and Park View Red Cross Donors. $9450 IS 24-HOUR TOTAL Contributor Suggests Consciencs Gifts by Listeners. With additional contributions from individuals, organizations and groups of office workers ranging from $1 to 25, The Star's “Roxis” radio fund today neared the $600 mark. Coo- tributions reeeivad during the last twenty-four hours amount to $34. bringing the total up 1o $594.55 The largest contributions came from the employes of the r recorder of decds, empiozes the office of the auditor of statistics and accounts of the Southern rail- and the Park View Red Cross Another donation also was Joves of the Veter g from tho way Cluab, made by the ans’ Bureau, in K sectien Suzgests “Homer” Donations. spanying one of tha « was the following su “That a point of homer ights wonderful concerts given by “Roxie” and “his gune, At each one make a contribution of 10 cents— tention of D. C. | the realizatio The hazard of illuminating gas in a | burning bullding will be eliminated if plans now being worked out by the fite department and the Washington Gas Light Company materfalize. The gas light company, it developed today, has perfected a vaive to be in-| stalled in the front wall of a build-| ing, thereby enabling the firemen to cut off the gas in the structure as soon as they arrive The Commissioners have not vet |acted upon the regulation to provide for the installation of this néw safety device, but it is understood to be the | intention at the outset to confine the work to apartment houses, hotels, schools or similar buildings, where the supply pipe is larger than an inch and a half in diameter Gas Mask in Cellar. Fire department officials feel into the cellar with a gas mask and making the cut-off at the meter The necessity for some safeguard against escaping gas in large buiid- ings was impressed upon Ficw blaze about a year ago, in which the £as kept igniting and adding to the destruction Officials of the gas light company have sinee been co-operating with the fire chief in working out the pro- posed cut-off valve on the outside of the building. g SCHOOL HEADS DELAY ACTION ON REPORT TO REMEDY FIRE HAZARDS (Continued from First Page.) in the Smaliwood Vocational School. T atreet between 3d and 41 streets southwest, as being “worse than was found in any other school.” Should a fire oceur either in basement or first floor amongst the large amount of combustible ma- terials, and it is very likely to occur, it would make much headway in a the ishort time and render it next to im- Rnossible for all the children in the claserooms on the second floor fo reach a place of safety. It is again | expressed that it is important this fire hazard should be eliminated im- mediately. Officials at the District building to- day could not estimate the amount of money needed to mace the repairs haz- ards, but pointed out that there is only $35,297 left in the appropriation for_the repairs of school buildings. Congress appropriated $309,000 for the repairs to school buildings for the current fiscal year, u large part of which was used to install electric lights and improved heating plants in the old school buildings. Municipal Architect Alber{ L. Har- who supervises the school re- pair work, made it clear that he has not received from the board of edu- cation a list of the work to be done inspection report was to that body by Fire Marshal 8eib. Mr. Harris said he makes renovations only upon the recommendation of the school board, which decides upon the jobs most ur- gent and submits them {o his office. SAYS HIGH SCHOOL BOYS SELL LIQUOR TO GIRLS (Continued from First Page.) of the morning session to discus: subjects presented by various epeak- ers and there was a luncheon at noon. The convention will closs with a ses- sion tonight, to be addressed by Car- rie Chapman Catt, and Kathleen Nor- ris, Miss Charl Ormond Williams, of the | National Bducational Association, made a strong plea for teachers of wider, broader experience and more intelli- gence, to train the youth of the na- tion. = Mrs. Rudoiph Blankenburg of Philadelphia, described the fhght against liquor in Philadelphia. rs. Henry W. Peabody of Boston, sounded a call to Teturn to “old fash- foned religion,” Mrs. Frank G. Oden- helmer of this city, chairman of the Distlet Suffrage committee of the League of Women Voters, told of “voteless” Washington, and asked the delegates to work for “votes for Washington.” A Mrs. George Horace Lorimer sent al meesage declaring law observance ‘. special obligation of that class which by ing to this laudable p they | can handle private dwellings by going | “hief | Watson following an apartment house | { time there will be a generatior: i the measure of publi larger if desired—as a token of preciation for the pleasure he or is receiving, and that it may exp of the objact 16 Relp othere ‘Let be our guide.” " losed please find oheck for 314 the PPark View Red Cross Club wrote Mre. Ruth B. Jvers treasurer “We find great pleasure In co rmose, tnst, 4 e hospitala e ted Et. Elizabeth's Our ciub of f years giyen most of our olub money and practically all of our time Lo the nent of former service men zabeth’'s Hospital. Wishing ou suscess 1o the fund.” Another contributor. who _styled horseif “A Wi pinned to her do nation ot $1 following note: *i wish I oou a 10 T gues this fs bectter than nothing. I want to thank ‘Roxic ‘his gang’ the pleasure the have scattered through this good old world, if it is smearcd with ofl, tion of reason of cducation owes the duty country Other speckers included Mrs. tus M. 1 rine Scherer ( est and Ida C Augus noon Mrs._ Gifford Pinchot declared, “Some more in tarested in what comes out of its head than what goes into Its stomach.” Other speakers at the luncheon were Mrs. William Alexander, Mrs. Paul Ra; mond. Bleanor Miller. Mrs. W am Jennings, Mrs. Herbert J. Gurney, representatives, who reported from their states: Mrs. Charles McDuffes, New Hampshire Mrs. Walter Peck, Rhode Island : Mrs. Henry mont ; Mrs, Helen Bruce W MacHen; Pennsyl Mrs. Ella Boole, New Yeork. President Advises Delegntes. President Coolidge addressing the convention dslegates lats vesterda afternoon from the south portico of the White House said successful law enforcement depended primarily upon sentiment for Kentucky ; Mrs ania, and of the 1 wish, he President that people would put a It~ more emphasis upon the ob- ce of the law than they do upon its enforcement. It is a maxim of our institutions that the government does not make the people; but the people make the government. That is why a gathering of this kind £0_encouraging to me.” The Prrsident emphasized that the only practical course for stimulating respact for law was a ceaseless “awakening of the consecious throug movements such as come from vou activities and through a determina- tion that there shall be o new orde: of things.” Senator Frank B. Willis of on | was the principal speaker at the ses- sion 1last night, declaring “wome: won the eighteenth amendment with out the vote: if they cannot hold it now with the vote they will have miserably failed and disappointed those who fought for the enfranchise ment of women Other speakers sfon were Mrs., William Tilton, Mre Hamilton Wright and Prof. Kather ine Lee Bates of Wellesley Cnl author of the hymn. “America Beautiful - LAW PAGEANT GIVEN Pragented in Compliance With En- forcement Convention. A pageant, “Liberty in Law presented {wice last night in ¢ nection with the woma nat committee for law enforcement cen vention, in the Washington Hotel for the delegates and on the south Treas ury steps for the public. One school child in five weight, according to the States ‘public health service Iast night's ses was na is_unde United . Rickets? - SCOTTS EMULSION Food Unrivalled It abounds in body and bone-building factors that every young child needs. 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