Evening Star Newspaper, April 22, 1924, Page 17

THOUSANDS OF ington vesterd VISITORS IN WHITE HOUSE GROUNDS. . when thousands gathered on the White House lawn to follow the old custom of Easter It was a ezgrolling. This photograph shows only a part of the crowd. TH gala day for the children of Wash- National Photo. E _EVENING Speaker Gillett on the stand before the Senate committee investigating STAR, WASHINGTON, D. TUESDAY. APRIL 22, 1924, AT UNVEILING OF KEY TABLET YESTERDAY AFTERNOON. Secretary of War Weeks making the principal address at the unveiling of the Francis Scott Key memorial tablet on Key bridge yesterday. The tablet was placed by the National Society of United Daughters of 1812. and accepted by Secretary Weeks, representing the government. National Pho the Department of Justice yester- day. He denied all allegations by a former department agent. OPENING THE ANNUAL CONVENTION. Mrs. president general of the Daughters of 181 1 Schaaf. actin, . Maud Morris. esterd; The President and Mrs. Coolidge on CRETARY AND FAMILY ROLL EASTER EGGS. Secretary of Labor Davis and his family on the White H lawn yesterd BOY KILLED, TWO HURT Fir IN AUTO ACCIDENT Youth, Driving Father's Car, Hits Two Machines in Rapid Succession. SECOND COLLISION FATAL Driver Dies of Fractured Skull Be- fore Reaching Hospital. rs | Luther Whittaker, nineteen old, of 6601 1st street northwest, was | Jilled and two other persons were in- Jured last night itomobils ac- | cident near 13th streets. | Charles J. Avre | Mrs. Lucy I northwes and Girard 2 Park and | California the injured | 1 were 1507 sireet t, Jersons Whittaker ther's car and driving r Girard pied by fa-| Ayres, had his accompanied by north on 13th street. street he struck a car Mrs. Graff and driven by Pracy aff, almost | ympl wrecking it and injurir © young woman Hits Other Car. Without stopping to see could lend any ance leged, Whittaker continued way at 2 high rate of speed and near | Shepherd street collided with a car driven by Philip Gree Crit tenden street. Both turned turtle and were virtually demoli: Unconscious, Whittak n owned by J. R street northw sarfield Hospital. Ha skull, however, (hospital was reached Neither Ayr sdangerously hu Loth needed th cians. An ingt into ‘he deat Whittaker will be held at the morgue today. Whittaker was 2 student at the Washington University dical School. horrowed was whether he it al- is it is said attention « HELD ON MAYHEM CHARGE Gorham Arrested Nephew Is Slashed. forty, *Oscar After Osear Gorham, colored, was 2 mayhem after tiorham had nently in one knife durin ome, at 161 The uncl ves Fowler phew . received “reedmen’s Hospital ceived eut nephew, Clifford blinded perma. eve by a slash with fight in the CGiorham 5th street northwest. his been 1 ¥ his coat s said the only the affair was wislded by his nephew. TRIBUTE TO GRANT. !1024 Birth Anniversary to Be\Ob- served Here. 102d anniversary of the birth s to be celebrated with special exercises in Metropolitan Me- jorial M. E. Church, John Marshall lace and C stree t Sunday, at 8 p.m., which will be attended by mem- hers of the G. A. R. Woman's Relief Corps and other patriotic organiza- Representatives Richard Yates and | liatton W. Summers are to deliver | .ddresses and the church cholr will | turnish the e The ested last night and charged with | y afternoon. | The children are Jean, Jimmy and Drinks Acid, Then Drives Auto Until His Collapse Despondent, it is said, over the accidental killing of his five-year- old son by an automobile more than eight months ago, Charles F. Rupertus, forty-one, tinner, at 3411 Georgia avenue northwest, ended his life yesterday by drink- acid and then driving his au- nobile until he collaps Rupertus was drivi Riggs road, some distance the District line, when his swerved to one side of th nd to u stop against a tel- “graph Gregory M. Smith 1316 street northwest took rtus, injured about the hody and suffering {rom poison, to Garfield Hospital. where he died Jater in the day. An autopsy per- formed at the morzue by Dr. Her- bert B tyn, deputy coroner, showed that death resulted from poison and not from injuries The deceased is survived by his wife and six_children. Funeral services will be held Wednes afternoon at 606 Keefer [ northwest. LAND LAW CHANGE ASKED BY COOLIDGE along from car road on his| President Points to Imperative Need for Reclamation Act Revision at Once. President Coolidge sent message to Congress vy a special terday calling fore the | attention to the immediate necessity of hor Mus. Graff were |TeVision of the present reclamation aw He pointed out that many set- tlers on the reclamation projects in the west are in financial distress and that a definite policy is imperative and permanent relief should be ap- plied. “Temporary extensions of time and uspension of these charges serve only to increase their debts and to add to their hardships,” the message stated. “A definite policy iz impera- tive and permanent relief should be applled where indicated. The hereto- fore adopted repayment plan is erro- neous in principle, and in many cases impossible of accomplishment. It fixes an annual arbitrary amount that the farmers must pay on the con- | struction cost of projects regardless of their production. “In its place should be substituted a new policy providing that pay- ments shall be asscssed by the gov. ernment in accordance with the erop- producing quality of the soil. OPPOSE GAG ON NEWS. Central Labor Unicn Disapproves School Censorship. A resolution adopted by the Cen- tral Labor Union last night urged the removal of all restrictions on news gathering in the school system imposed by the so-called 'gag rule. The resolution, which was adopted unanimously, pointed out that the rule was fraught with dangerous possibilities, no matter how well meant. It placed the central body on record as opposed to any plan by whigh information coneerning schools would be withheld from, the public. Jane, National Fhoto |BRITISH AMBASSADOR| 'HONORED AT BANQUET Sponsored by English-Speaking Association. CORDIAL RELATIONS CITED | Hon. Donald McKinnon Urges Con-l‘ ‘ tinued Co-Operation. | ‘Not the doing away-with proper| protection and preparedness, but the | continued lish-speaking peace,” declared | Lewis, president of George Wash- | ington University, in replying to the | toast of the British empire given by | Hon. Donald MeKinnon. high com-| missioner of Australia. to the United States at a testimonial banquet of | the Washington branch of the Eng- lish-Speaking Union in honor of Sir | Esme Howard. the new British am- bassador, at the Chevy Chase Club last night He stressed the need young men for foreign service, and declared: “The government must | make foreign service more of a (a- reer; there should be less politics and | more statesmanship in it. The uni- | versities of Washington have a great ! duty in training young men as rep- | resentatives of this country overseas.” Sir Esme Howard Responds. ir Bsme Howard, in a short ad- | thanked the members of the | zation, and in response to a| t by the union to “the President th gave a toast to the Great Britain co-operation of the Eng-| people Wil bring | William Mather of training | | of America. { Hon. Donald McKinnon spoke for | the British empire, and urged con- tinuance of the cordial relations be- tween the English-speaking peoples. He declared that Australia felt that they were well represented by the men that Great Britain sent to the | United States to represent the em- pire, and declared that Australia had no wish to be represented in any other way than by the ambassador sent by the mother country. Col. Robert M. Thompson, presi- dent of the local branch of the union, presided. Many distinguished guests were present, including Secretary Mellon and guests from several of HOUSE 0. K.'S PROBE | IN RAIL LAND GRANTS Measure Passed by L;wer Branch Is Sent to Semate for Action. The resolution authorizing an in- vestigation by a joint congressional committee of land grants to the Northern Pacific Railroad Company was passed yesterday by the House and sent to the Senate. The Secretary of the Interior would be restrained under the resolution from adjusting pending claims for the railrpad after March 4, 192%. {of the | assis: | Michizan, and | National Phato Man’s Dee pe. the south halcony of the W on the lawn erday t Mine Less Than Mile Toward Center of Earth, in Michigan Higher Above Sea Level—Gas Borings Go 7,579 Feet. Man, who has conquered the clouds, still is baffled in the opposite direc- tion, and has been able to penetrate than one mile toward the cente carth. Dr. Thomas T. Read. nt to the director of the bureau of m ings the Keeweewaw represent Pen the greatest di ever atta ght dow bout 4,600 feet below sea level other deep ut they open tions and do nat actual distance Holes have been bored in the carth mach deeper than mine workings have penetrated, Dr. no one has, of course, the bottom of such hoies est is in West Virginia bored to a dept of of natural gas. on tance ward, There world, re represent so much The where it was feet in search iderations not |OMNIBUS MILITARY BILL PASSES SENATE U. S. Employes’ Pay Safeguarded if Called for Training as Reservists. The Senate vesterday passed “omnibus” military bill, designed to correct a number of inaccuracies or dequacies in present la It pro- vides for— Relieving the President of the ne- cessity of reviewing minor cases of infraction of regulations. Authorizing equal subsistence and other allowances for the Philippine Scouts as now made for the Regular Army. Permitting the purchase of secrat apparatus by the Secretary of War without public advertisement of spec- ifications. Bstablishing a department of eco- nomics, gevernment and property at the Milltary Academy at West Point. Protecting government embloves from loss of pay when called for training as reservists. Placing Army fleld clerks"in the list of those eligible for retiremeat. Authorizing payment of nearly $1,000,000 in admiralty claims against the War Department. s Authorizing sale of military equip- ment to the Cuban government. Authorizing the detail of officerson request of South and Central Ameri- can goverpments as_instructors. Giving Philippine Scouts all retire- ment rights after thirty years' sorv. jco at three-quarters of the base pay Pplus $10.50 for allowances, et Ayt ey Clara Kimball Young Recovering. FORT WAYNE, Ind, April 22— Clara Kimball Young, actress, is now considered “practically out of danger.” according to an announcement made by her physicians. Miss Young is in a local hospital recovering from a serious operation performed Saturday night. that the coppar work- | sula, | nn‘ only of expense, but of danger, have | prevented mine ‘workings from going | to_greater distances. | _The deepest mine | though because of its heizht above | sea ievel it does not represent | much distance toward the center | the earth, is the St. John del mine in Hrazil. Its workings exter et vertically below the top of the main shaft. This depth reached by series of connected shafts, like a flizht of stairs. It is situated in the oldest gold mining re- gion in the new world, The gold mines of the Transy South Africa, take second hig rank for depth. The Village I workings extend 6,263 feet below opening. This mine has now made | plans to extend to a depth of 7,000 | feet, which will represent a greater distance than has been attained in | the United States. Mines in the Ko- lar gold fields in India have been sunk to depths of over 6,000 feet and the average operations are conducted about 4,000 feet below the surface. |CHILDREN TO STAGE MAYTIME FESTIVAL Celebration at Neighborhood House Scheduled to Continue for Three Days. in the world, al- May and the return of spring Will he celebrated by the clubs at Neighborhood House, 470 N street outhwest, beginning Thursday, May 1 and continuing three days. The cel- ebration will mark the presentation of the twenty-second annual folk festival of this social and industrial settlement. The program to be presented fol. lows: Thursday and Friday, 4 p.m— Songs for baby by day nursery chil- dren; lullabies of many nations, by “Little Mothers”; tiny songs by tiny folk, by kindergarten children; fairy songs in the forest, by the little club members: a cantata, “Voices of Spring,” by the boys' and girls’ club, which will be followed by the “Song of India” and the Maypole dance. Saturday evening at 5 o'clock the spring procession’ will be held. The United States Marine Band will fur- nish music. The ceremony includes: Processional march, crowning of the queen, “Song of India.” Dance of the Elves, Maids of the Mist dance, Fairy dance, Morris dance, Spring Song dance, Maypole dance and recession- al march. Thursday, Friday and Saturday nights, beginning at 8’ o'clock, cere- monials and plays celebrating May day eve will be presented. They in- clude: Bringing in the May, Milk Maids' song, Morris dancers, Robin Hood and his men and raising of the Maypole. This will be followed by a little play, “The Changeling,” given by special request by the Girls' clubs, which deals with a small boy does not belive in fairies. The Maypole dance will conclude the cve- nings._ Supper will be served daily from 5 to 7 o'clock. the | Sir Esme Howard Present at Fete|Other Digging Attains Greater Depth, But Starts ryoma Park Citizens Claim | | | | i | ba |81, te House, greeting the thousands of visit- afterno MOVING OF LUMBER YARD IS PROTESTED | | i i Change Would Hurt | Neighborhood. ! | ASSESSORS COMPLETE WORK ’ | Town Council to Receive Com- | . plaints at May Meeting. filed with Protests owners last night Park town council inst re- ent action of e council in grantin permit to the Sligo Lumber Cot pany ch; the location of its lumber yard, claims being made that it was a detriment to the vicinity. The lumber yard was formerly lo- | cated on Flower avenue and the new | location is in the rear of Lincoln and Carvoll avenues. The board of assessors, it was an- nounced, had completed the work of assessing new property in the town nd_the town council will sit as a board of review to receive complaints at the May meeting, The board was composed of Fred L. Harries, John Miller and Fred B. Austin. Account for March. The report of Town Treasurer Ben G. Davis was presented and approved. It showed receipts for March amount- ing to $3.412.60, which, with the nce on hand of $3,138.62, made a total of $6,551 Disbursements during the same period amounted to 3.26, leaving a balance on hand of 96. The balance in the spe- cial improvement fund was $12,306.73, and in the school fund $500. Maj. William F. Fischer, a member of the council, has resigned and was appointed superintendent of public works of the town. His vacancy on the council will remain unfilled, as the annual election takes place next month. - Application Held Up. Application for the comstruction of a public garage and gasoline filling station at the corner of Blue Stone pike and Flower avenue was held up pending the compliance by G. S. Seek of an order from the council to locate the plant further back from the thoroughfares mentioned. The deplorable condition of Elm avenue was brought to the cttention of the council by property owners and request made for a concrete thoroughfare. A petition signed by thirty-one property owners was pre- sented. Bids were received for a regular garbage collection service between May and October, but the successful bidder was not 'announced at the meeting. The council was informed by #irst Assistant Pcstmaster General John H. Bartlett that on April 11 a con- tract had been accepted for the con- struction of a branch post office on Cedar street, which contract, he stated, must be observed, despits the protest against the location on that site by the town council, citizens’ as- sociations and citizens of the town. He concluded, however, that when the structure was completed and occupied the residents of Takoma Park un- doubtedly would be well satisfied with it. The meeting was presided over by Mayor H. F. Taff, with Councilmen H. E. Rogers, John R. Adams, Dr. E. G. Salisbury, Col. Willilam A. Kroll, Joseph A. Griffith, Town Clerk Ben G. Davis and Maj. William F. Fischer, superintendement of public works, present. were by the Takoma ‘ 1 | to recording secretary, opening the Bulging Pockets Betray. Pedestrian Laden With Liquo» Bulging pockets of colored pedestrian near Tth and T streets northwest last night attracted the attention of Detectives Fowler and Flaharty. Th ed what he had in his pockets. “Only a little liquor,” responded the pedestrian, who proved to be William Everctt Smith, twenty- eight, h street northwest. A search at police headquarters revealed seven one-half-pint bot- tles of intoxicants. He deposited $25 collateral his appearan REPORTS STANFIELD GOT ONLY ONE LOAN Mondell Denies Large Advances Were Made to Oregon Senator. Only one loan, amounting to $250,- 000, was made to Senator Stanfield, Republican, Oregon, or to companies | in which he had personal or financial interest, according to a report from | Director Mondell of the War Finance Corporation, read in the Senate ves- terday by Senator MeNary, Senator Stanfield's associate. The report was offered, Senator Me- Nary said, in refutation of “erroneou statements” that the Stanfield inter: ests had obtained large advances, to the detriment of small borrowers. The report recited that $250.000 had been advanced to the R. M. Stanfield Company on November 15, 1921, cured by a note and mortgage tle. In April and May of 1 reduced, by payme and $9,000 ‘o $161,000. 192: the balance note w withdrawn and two notes were sub- stituted, one for $85,000 fied in September. 1922 The second note was “revived by & payment in November, 1922,” the report said. SEEKS POLICEWOMEN. Civil Service Commission Will Hold Examination. The Civil Service Commission will hold an examination May 21 to fill positions of policewomen in the met- ropolitan police department here. he entrance salary, including the bonus, is $1,000 a year. the appointees will automatically ad- vance to class 2, salary $1,800, and in three vears to class i, salary $1,900 They will then be eli tion to the position of sergeant if have shown proficiency, have 4 re of their health and have maintained a good record. As the Civil Service Commission has had difficulty in securing suflicient eligibles for this position, qualified persons are urged to apply. Full in- formation and application blanks may be obtained at the office of the Civil Service Commission, 1721 F street northwes ST T Indians Entertain Work. GALLUP, M, April 22—Secre- tary of Interior Work and Charles H. Burke, commissioner of Indian af- fairs, left here yesterday to Inspect Fort Wingate, proposed as a site for | an Indian school. suests lost night Indian . Ceremonial banquet. They were the of the Intertribal Association at a , being satis- Tn one year | le for promo- | convention in Washington y National T ' INDORSEMENT GIVEN T0 WELFARE BOARD | Monday Evening Club Also Ap- proves Mothers’ Allowances and Compulsory Education. CHURCH SERVICE DISCUSSED Dr. Cooper Tells of Providence Hos- | pital Work indorsement for a board of public allowances and the District Fvening Club last Unanin the movement ifare compulsors was given re education e f the measures was given Ufford had explained < of the pub ifare com { and the measures being rked out by if, which are in the ds of a subcommittre of the House rict committee Discussion on Church. “The Church and ial Service was the main topic of the evening 1t was discussed by Dr. John M Cooper Catholic, University Rev. Da vell ity Chu Rev Mot Morgan Con- and he rch. the soeial nce Hospital itution has | steadi ars in the 5 cutside walls he num thou Religion is Cure. Covell spoke of the use of re in the curc of insanity and experiments along this line conducted _at St Dlizaboth's tal. He told of the social work t Trinity j hous w. L cretars of the | Federation of Churches, presided dur |ing the special dis Mrs Mina C. Van Winkle, p of the club, o mcetin | meetin will be held in | May, when officers will be electe | A 'nomination committee w. | ed, comp. ter 8. Ul | R. Thomas Lansburgh. The commit port at the May meeting. WILL STAGE LUNCHEON. Rafka and Gang to Entertain Ad Men. Maurice Kafka and “his gang” will stage another of their famots | luncheon-meetings for the Washing- ton Advertising Club tomo {noon at 12:30 e'clock in the Blue room of the City Club, and the club will have ‘an opportunity to say which of the two teams has put on the best and most entertaining Juncheon meetings during the month of April There, will be seventy-five prizes distributed, says a full-page poster issued by “the gang.” The Sangamo Band, directed by Dick Liebert, will be there, and the speaker will be Charles 'B. Dulcan merchandising manager of The Hecht Co., who is | scheduled for a fifteen-minute talk -relating Advertiging and Mer- | chandising.” | ber many Dr. n of elect- | na Memphis Editor Dead. | MEMPHIS, Tenn., April 22—Gilbert D. Raine, sixty-eight, formerly editor and publisher of the Memphis News- Seimitar, died yesterday. He had DLeen in ill health several years.