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JINGOES DEFEATING ANY TAX REDUCTION Churchill Has Hard Fight on Hand With Proponents of More Powerful Navy. BY A. G. GARDINER. By Radio to The Star. LONDON, Febr Churchill's’ trouble Hards of the Tory veloped rapidly. Stanley Baldwin appointed him chancellor of the exchequer. in the hope his formidable fighting qualities would ble him to overawe the spending partments and effect a great reduction in taxation. Mr. Churchill finds the only direc- tion in which a substantlal reduction in expenditu possible is arma- ients. Other main items of expendi- ture. h interest on the public debt, pension and educations are ir- redu The cost 14.—Winston with the Die party have de- Prime Minister es is of armaments is double that before the: war and with the German navy at the bottom of the North Sea, public feeling regards the present expenditure monstrous d indefensible. Cry of Jingoes. But the die hard section of the Con- gervatives is incurably Iimperialistic and always rallies to the defense of military expenditure, however, ex- travagant “Give us a shilling off the income is the cry of the taxpayers. 12,000,000 pounds sterling the ery of tax! “Give us more for arma the jingoes The new est nt is ates of the sea lords include demands for eight new cruls- ers and increased expenditures for other branches of the fleet involving «n additional sum of ten millions for naval expenditures alone. The air service is ravenous for more meney, raising the cost of this new branch of armaments to « higher vel than the cost of the whole army before the war. Dickens Lovers Plan to Restore Author’s Old Home Birthplace of Famous Men of Fiction Will Be Saved to Future. By the Associated Press. LONDON, February 14.—The birth- place of Bill Sikes, Mr. Pickwick, Sam Weller, Oliver Twist, Fagin and other characters famliliar to lovers of Dickens, has been spared the fate of demolition by the Dickens Fel- lowship. This organization started a movement on the 113th anniversary of Dickens' birth this week, to pre- serve the building at No. 48 Doughty street for all time. There the organization expects to make a rendezvous for Dickens lov-| ers. It was in this house, crumbling now from long neglect, that the great novelist wrote the “Pickwick Papers,” vOliver Twist” and “Nicholas Nickle- b For months there has been dan- ger of the dwelling passing into hands that might turn it into a butcher shop or use it for some simi- lar unaesthetic purpose. The lord | mayor, Sir Alfred Bower, has given his support to the movement for an endowment fund. The house will be converted into a library, picture gal- lery and museum of Dickens relics. BORGAS INSTITUTE NEW AIM REVEALED D. C. Members of Board Re- ported Not Informed of Crescent Purpose. In Hard Position. Mr. Churchill is fighting ously against the Admiralty and the| divided between claims of | nd imperialistic frenzy. Mr. | position weakened, by he fears to follow father's example in the same situ tion by resigning. He has only jus: yeturned te the Tory ranks and he has mies there who would be only too glad to compel him to re- sign. They hate and fear him and Suspect that if ke remains he will be- come their absolute master and dic- cator of policy. Mr. Churchill cannot desert the Tories for the Liberals a ccond time und he will fight the die- ards for control of the Tory ma- <hine. In the Churchill the cabinet to strenu- | cabinet cconcmy hurchill's fact that struggle M. n inducing refer bac the navy stimates to the admiralty, with in- structions to submit them on a dif- ferent b The issue threatens to create a sharp fissure in conserva- ve rank between those who put economy first and those who put the navy first. Strong Division Seen. final estimates should come parliament in the next few and it is expected that they ill reveal a strong division of feel- ng in government ranks. Nor is this the only case in which Churchill is th center of the| ‘torm in government ranks. The ministry has announced a re al of the scheme for safeguarding indust- Ties in 4 form which the Liberals and | labor allege amounts to a threat to set up a general tariff. The proposel | is being flercely assailed by the op- position as a breach of the undertak- ing given by Mr. Baldwin during the late election that he would not in- troduce protection ¥ree Trade Policy. Many free conservatives are disquieted by new policy, but the | bulk o the are enthusiastic protectionists and welcome any steps which to lead in the direction establishment of a general tariff. Churchill, however, is notorfous- 4 free trader still and although @ is prepared to play with the idea if imperial preference, his protection- ist colleagues i he cabinet and party regard him as their most dan- gerous His position at the treasury gives him exceptional power of obstructing developm t of the government poliey in the direction of protection and the coming debates in | the House of Commons on that polic are awaited with much interest as lisclosing the relations between Mr. Churchill and the protectionists. Note Brings Approval. The latter feel that the most prom- ising opportunity of laying the Toundation of a Drotectionist system is imperilled by the fact that their most powerful debater is really en- gaged on the other side and will water down the policy to an innocu-| ous degree. Mr. Churchill's note to France the subject of repayment of war debt has evoked general approval. Even| ench sympathies of the have begun to wither| prolonged strain of at- extract any voluntary yment from the French government. The Churchill note is regarded leaving the French no loophole between repudiation or pay- | ing. present succeeded has The before a foc o Die Hards under the tempting scheme of rer Copyright, WOMEN WILL HONOR WASHINGTON’S MEMORY Archbishop to Be Guest of Catholic Council at Luncheon Here 1925.) on Saturday. program in honor of | Washington's birthday will be the feature of the formal luncheon which will open the first annual conference of the Washington Council of Catho- Jic Women at the New Willard Hotel Saturday at 1 o'clock. Archbishop Curl will be the guest of honor and will address the meeting. Admiral Wil- liam S. Benson will give the response to the toast, “Washington—The Man”; Col. Walter F. Grant of the Army War College will speak on “Washington—The General,” and Rev. John J. Burke will respond to the toast, “Washington and the New Re- public.” M corge Scriven, wife of Brig. Gen. Scriven, the president of the Washington Council, will preside, and the delegates will be greeted by Mrs. Harry M. Benzinger of Balti- Dmore ANl Catholic women, whether dele- @ates or not, have been Invited to A patriotic of Baltimore | Washington | who take Some discussion from an has resulted here announcement received in from Chicago stating| that the Gorgas Memorial Institute has expanded its aims tg include a| campaign for public health, without| the knowledge of directors of the institute here in Washington, who have been closely assoclated with the institute since its beginning. Surgs. Gen. Ireland of the Army, Stitt_of the Navy and Cumming of the Public Health Service, members of the board of directors, admitted vesterday they had not been consult- ed concerning the change In the prin- ciples and aims of the institute, and expressed surprise concerning the announcement from Chicago. In all there were 17 Washington physicians said to be on the governing commit- tee of the Gorgas Memorial Insti- tute, who were understood to have contributed $100 each to its program Original Aim Cited. The original purpose of the memo- rial was to perpetuate the memor: of Gen. William C. Gorgas for his great work of sanitation in the Pan- ama Ganal Zone. To do this it had been planned to build an institute in Panama for study of tropical diseases and to inaugurate a school of sani- tation to train sanitation workers at the University of Alabama, of which Gen. Gorgas' father had been presi- dent. Nothing was said at first of any ideas of « Nation-wide campalgn of public health. In the statement sent from Chicago by Dr. Franklin Martin, chalrman of the board of the institute, it was,an- nounced that “a fund of $5,000,000 is being raised by the memorial as an endowment to provide funds to educate the public in methods of cut- ting down this waste in man power and in money.” It was further an- nounced that Dr. Richard P. Strong, director of the School - of Tropical Medicine at Harvard University, will have personal charge of the work in Panama. D. C. Members Named. The Washington physiclans an- nounced from Chicago as members of the District governing committee of the institute are: Dr. J. Wesley Bovee, Surg. Gen. Hugh S. Cummings, U.S. P H Dr. Willlam T. Davis, Rear Admirzl Cary T. Grayson, Dr. Carl Henning, Surg. Gen. Merritte W. Ireland, U. A Dr. George M. Kober, Brig. Gen. E. Noble, Dr. Charles C. Marbury, Dr. W. B. Mar bury, Dr. James F. Mitchell, Dr. Dun lap P. Penhallow, Dr. Charles W. Richardson, Dr. J. J. Richardson, Dr. L. S. Rowe. Rear Admiral Edward R Stitt and Dr. W. H. Wilmer. PHI KIE’PA PSI GROUP HERE TO GIVE BANQUET Event on Thursday to Commemo- rate Founding of Fraternity at Washington and Jefferson. A large number of prominent Gov- ernment officials and Washington business and professional men will attend the annual banquet at the Uni- versity Club on Thursday night, in commemoration of the founding of the Phi Kappa Psi Fraternity at Washington and Jefferson College in 1852, There are more than 300 alumni qof the chapters of the organization in 18 colleges throughout the country arc now living in Washington the dinner, the meeting will the form of a chapter session and smoker. Members of the committee in charge After jof arrangements for the banquet are: George B. Lockwood, secretary of the Republican national committee; Er- nest H. Van Fossan and Austin C. Waller, local attorneys, and J. S. Goff, Department of Commerce, acting sec- retary. Among the prominent Phi Washington are: Associate Justice Pierce Butler of the Supreme Court, Senator James E. Watson of Indiana, Senator C. C. Dill of Washington, Senator Ellison D. Smith, of South Carolina, Representative Thomas W. Harrison of Virginia, A. Mitchell Palm- er, Maj. Gen. W. M. Bla former Chief of Engineers; Maj. Gen. J. A. Hull, Ju’ge Advocate General; Maj. Gen. T ker H. Bliss, Chief of Staff, and B £ Gen. Willlam Mitchell, of the Aruiy Alr Service. Psis in Appeals 20-Million Fine, BRUSSELS, February 14.—Baron Coppee, who recently was sentenced to pay a fine of twenty million francs for supplying coal and other com- modities to the Germans during the occupation of Belgium, has entered an appeal in the Supreme Court. v @tend. Reservations should be made Mot later than February 18. Tickets foay be obtained from Mrs. Elmer Murphy, 1312 Massachusetts avenue. The extent to which human genius has been “delivered through the years” to the American public is in- dlcatcd by a statement of former President Smith of the National Elec- tric Light Association that the every- day user of electricity, by simply turning a switch, instantly has at his disposal the accumulated services of a Themas Edison, a Dr. Nicola Tes or a George Westing- house, Steinmetz, al Births Reported. The following births bave been reported to the Health Dej ment in the last 24 hous Bennie and Sarah Bellmont, girl, Brooke W. and Beryl B. Gilbert, boy. Frank R. and Mary E. Dameron, girl. Nath: d Bessie E. Tolstol, boy. terbaugh, boy, dson, boy. August R, 4 sino, boy. George R. and Alba L. James, boy. Fletcher L. and Helen R. Hauck, boy. Francis E. and Mary E. McLaughlin, boy. Charles E. and A. Roberta Blount, boy. James B., jr., and Leila 8. McLaughlin, girl, William A. and Gladys M. Griffith, girl, Frank and Lilllan Conway, girl. John L. and Florence Harrison, boy. Milton C. and Eleanor B. James, boy. Richard A. and Ethel B boy. lLawrence B. and Grace mu. beye THE SUNDAY STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C., FEBRUARY 15, HOLLAND DODGING. | SECURITY TREATIES Nation, Ruled by Women With Excellent Results, Too Wise, Says Harden. BY MAXIMILIAN By Radio to The Star. AMSTERDAM, February 14 — Throughout Buropean chancelleries runs the rumor that Holland is going to join a pact to secure Kuropean peace. But any diplomat who be- lieves this must have a singularly ignorant notion of this country, Those persons would never make such a mistake who have lived at The Hagué and have admired the age-old architecture on the canal banks—Rembrandt's “Anatomy Les- son,” Vermeer's masterful landscapes, Lelft's marvels—or who have wan- dered with respectful horror through the Carnegie catacombs of peace which are separated from the world's ctivities by massive wrought-iron gates presented—ironically enough— by the German Empire One who knows Holland thinks of windmill salls slowly whirling, of tulips and hyacincths blooming over wide fields, weary horses dragging at tow ropes and on the sea coast men and women, old and young, t about in heavy white wooden s Ruled by Women. The writer's journalis who have attended pexce conferences or have had business with The Hague tribuanl, could give more ample in- formation. Also Invisibly there rules in Palefsstraat a court of women. For vears Queen Emma reigned as regent and for the last 26 years Wilhelmina has been Queen, and it may be de- cades before Juliana, the only living child of Wilhelmina's union with a German prince, succeeds her on the throne. This long reign of women, without parallel in continental history, has benefited this nation of seafarers, cattle breeders, fishermen and mer chants just as much as the gov ernments of Queen Elizabeth and HARDEN. olleagues, | Queen Victoria benefited Great Brit- ain. And without dubbing Catherine the Great, “the pioneer bachelor £irl” it must be admitted that she furnished a strong argument to those ladies who, with short skirts, man- nish clothes and cigarettes, are work- ing for extension of women's rights. The riches of this coalless land are mainly raw stuffs from colonies which are still known under the fairy tale name of “Insulinde.” No other Asiatic colonists can boast of equal achievement, yet one hears little about them. Holland goes quietly on her way. Since she threw off the Spanish yoke and then Bonaparte's and because England prefers, on the opposite side of the channel, two small states to one big one, she has held aloof from political ambition, quietly developing her riches and en- joying herself meanwhile. Is it reasonable to suppose small, unambitious, peaceful state into whose lap art has poured its blessings and who has received more Nobel prizes than many greater ones, will lightly abandon the neutrality from which she profited so hugely only five years ago and join Eng- land, Belgium and France in a pact to_defend the Versailles boundaries? It is said that the Russian-Japa- nese treaty threatens Holland's East Indian possessions and Holland alone could not protect them against Mos- cow and Tokio and possibly Peking, and that England will guarantee these possessions if Holland in re- turn will share in the obligation to maintain the Scheldt-Rhine line, which is to be the bulwark of Eng- land’s continental might. Refuses to Be Bluffed. No, the sober, merchance judgment of Dutch statesmen will refuse to be dazzled or blGffed. Neither in Asia nor Eurcpe will they be inveigled into the noisy international area T-ue Winston Churchill might find it advantageous to let Singapore be defended from the Sunda lslands by {;ut I forces and save money for the ritish taxpayer, but neither Eng- land, Australia nor the power gov- erning the Philippines would permit Holland's sovereignty over those islunds to be infringed for British India_would be encircled and Aus- tralia’s Pacific coast would be threat- ened if an Asiatic power got a base at Insulinde. Physical need is stronger Ahan any o Holland can depend on fitish aid without ing Britain's price. Anvhow neither the aid of the Dutch nation nor any other can guarantee a peace which is at the mercy of any nation so long as civ- ilized man does not regard war as a punishable crime. (Copyright, 1925.) o Births Reportec:l. The following births have been reported to the Health Department within the lust 24 honrs: Anthony and Wose ¥. Costantine, boy. Clarence W. and Emma L. Crossley, girl. John and Liilie M. Brennan, girl. William T. and Ella T. Cunningbam, girl. Edward J. and Helen L. 0'Conner, girl. Harry W. A and Mary Wellens, boy. James L. wnd Kathleen C. Boyd, girl. Clarence H. aud Adelaide T. Sartain, gicl. James H. and Margaret B. Schrum, boy. James and Mary C. Orlando, girl. seph and Louisa ‘Terranova, boy. St. Paul and Nettie Anderson, giri. Robert M. and Margaret Gillett, girl. Brenton K. and Amelia Fisk, boy. Samuel R. and Lucinda Converse, girl. Charles 0. and Elizabeth Bryanf, bos. Morris L. and Sally Hamburger, girl rice and Elizabeth Thompson, boy. Charles E. and Elizabeth McNabb, girl. John A. and Margaret Moore, boy. Haroid ard Magy M. De Courcy, girl Eli and Anna M. Savage, boy. Charles and Celia Sherman, girl. William D. and Mary L. Williams, boy. George and Olive B. Branch, boy. Arthur H. and Laura H. Johnson, bos. Harry M. and Louise B. Duvall, 'boy. William H. and Maize Lewis, boy. o Deaths Reported. The following deaths have been reported to the Health Department within the lust 24 hours Annie de Camp Porter, 69 years, 1600 T st. Rev. Benedict J. Smith, 49, Georgetown Uni- versits Tospital. T Matin C. Struhs, 70, 1235 L st. ne. Lillie M. Tenley Brennan, 38, 1615 Kramer st this s, 64, 3562 Warder st. 41, 213815 H w 2, Home for Aged and Infirm. 53, Emergency Hoxpital. Amy . 20, Garfleld Hospital. Fanny F. Mundelle, 67, 21151 H st. Mary A. Green, 42, 460 E st. x.w. Jean B, Cowles, 4, Walter Reed Hospital. Emma_ ¥. Grivage, 47, 1439 Milford rd. John Johnson, 40, Freedmen’s Hospit ‘Adolphus Mitcheil, 27, Waiter Reed Hos- ital P!Juiia Wanzer, 32, 1417 5th T 62, ! 55, Providence Hospi ington, 83, 2040 E st. Dealhs_Reported. The following deaths have been reported to the Health Department in the last 24 hours: Lottie Cox, 51, Garfield Hospital. Albertson Elms, 48, 621 Park road. len Macfarland, 68, 1214 Longfellow st. atherine McC. Brady. 49. Government Ho- tel Inf., Delaware ave. and B st. - George K. Shotroff, 08, 3216 N st. Katherine Spaulding,” 74, 8t. Elisabata’s Hospital. Charles E. Castls, 44, St. Elisabeth's Hoa. ital. Pl Adelaige Noonan, 58, 404 13th st. Percy 8. Wallace, 63, 1324 Monroe st. Arlin D. Miller, 45, 8t. Elizabeth’s Hospi: John Ryan, jr., 49, United States Hospital Daniel P. Thompson, 81, 433 1st st. s.e, Roland Alley, 25, Walter Reed Hospital, ob Bricke, 65, 1773 Lanier pl. Daniel M. Sweeney, 2, Providence Hospital Emma Gray, 81, Freedmen's Hospital, ohn C. Brooks, 73, 1811 4th st. James Murray, ‘32, H st s.w. Alice Ball, 63, 140 B st. &.. Claudia Datchies, 19, Tuberculosis Houpital, {will Army and Navy News By M. H. ARMY. A convention of rall transportation officials and business men, under the ausplces of the Secretary of War, will be held here March 2 and 3. The ar- rangements for and the conduct of the conference wlill be under the direction of Maj. Gen, W. H. Hart, quartermaster general of the Army. On the first day Secretary of War Weeks will ad- dress the conven- tion at the State, War and Navy Building. Later in the morning the delegates at- tending the con- vention will go to the auditorium of the Interior Bullding, which will be used during the remainder of the meeting, where Maj. Gen. John L. Hines, chief of staff, will deliver the opening address. Among the speakers who will ad- dress the conventlon and their sub- fects are: Dwight F. Davls, Assistant Secretary of War, “Industrial and General Policies Concerning Use of Railways in War Mobilization.” Maj. Gen. Hart, quartermaster gen- eral, “Outline of the Quartermaster Corps Program.” M. Felton. “Plan for Operating Railroads in War." R. H. Aishton, “Operation of Rail- roads in the Zone of the Interior.” E. J . “Operation of the Car Service Division in War.” Brig. Gen. Edgar Jadwin, a to the chief of engineers, “Operation of Railroads in the Theater of Opera- tions.” Brig. Gen. Albert C. Dalton, assist- ant to the quartermaster general, “Problems of Government Transpor- tation.” Gen. W. W of Military Raflways in France. Brig. Gen. John B. Bellinger, as- sistant to the quartermaster general, “Misslon of the Supply Servic: Lieut. Col. M. R. Hilgard, Q. M. C., “Presentation of Map Problem.’ Col. F. H. Lawton, Q. M. C., “Out- line of a Quartermaster Mobilization Plan of a Corps Area.” Maj, W. A. McCain, Q. M. C., “In- dustrial Surveys." Lieut, Col. W. H. Point, Q. M. C, Atterbury, “Operation “Scope of Training for the Quarter- master Corps.” Lieut. Col. W. A. Dempsey, Q. M., 0. R. C. “Winter Plattsburg—Its Origin and Purpose.” The closing remarks will be made by Gen.. Hart. March 5 and 6 the corps area and other quartermasters who attend the rail transportation convention will be assembled at the office of the quar- termaster general in the Munitions Building. This meeting will be for the discussion of policies, methods and other matters affecting the op- erations of the Quartermaster Corps prepared by the conclusively prove of anti-ajreraft bat- terles. Both day and night firings are included in this compilation, which firings were made by the 6lst Coast Artillery (AA), Fort Monroe, Va.; 62d Coast Artillery (AA), Fort Totten, N. Y., and the 64th Coast Ar- tillery (AA), Hawailan Department B Battery of the 64th Coast Artil- lery made an ° excellent record, especially in the night firing. Out of 20 rounds fired at a target towed at a horizontal range of 10,368 feet nine hits were made, or 7.09 hits per gun per minute. At another night firlng practice G Battery of the same regiment made 10 hits out of 21 rounds fired, the average horizontal range to the target being 10,620 feet. H Battery, same regiment, in a day firing test made six hits out of 27 rounds fired, the _verage altitude of the target being 5,888 feet. Official figures War Department the effectivenes: Lieut. Col. Alden F. Brewster, who has been on duty with the Field Artillery, Fort D. A. Ruseell, Wyo., reported this week for duty In the office of the chief of Field Artillery, relieving Lieut. Col. Augus- tine MecIntyre, F. A., who will be assigned to duty with troops. Col. Brewster will be placed in charge of the war plans section In this office, relieving Maj. James A. Lester, F. A, who it is expected will be assigned as a student at the Field Artillery School next term. Decision has not vet been made as to who will be or- dered to this office in place of Maj. Lester. Col. Wright Smith, president of the Fleld Artillery board, was in Wash- ington this week to confer with the chief of Field Artillery relative to va- rious tests of the Field Artillery ma- terial which has been referred to the board. Rear Admiral Hilary P. Jones, U. §. N., and Brig. Gen. Fox Conner, U. S. A., were elected president and vice president, respectively, of the Army and Navy Club at the annual election of officers this week. Other officers elected were: *ieut. Comdr. Franklin P. Willlams (S. C), U. S. N, retired, treasurer, and 3laj. Russell H. Bren- nan, U. S. A, secretary. For di- rectors to serve until the second Mon- day in February, 1926, the following were elected: Col. George H. Estes, U. S. A, and Capt. Frederic B. Bas- sett, U: S. N. Three other directors elected to serve until the second Mon- day in February, 1928, are as follows: Lieut. Col. Henry C. Jewett, U. S. A. Lieut. Col. Lewis C. Lucas, U. 8. M. C. and Maj. Charles A. Schimelfenig, Regular examinations for appoint- ment of master, technical and staff sergeants, Ordnance Department, will be held May 5, at the various posts and stations, as prescribed in Army Regulations 615-5. The examination consist of certain general sub- jects to be taken by all of the appli- cants and of four special elective subjects, only one of which is to be taken by any applicant. Applications for authority to undergo the exami- nation should be submitted through military channels so as to reach the chief of ordnance not later than April 1, 1925. Basic eligibility depends upon the applicant’s grade and prior service as follows: 8 Master sergeant: The applicant must be serving as a technical ser- geant, Ordnance Department, or have prior service as such. A first ser- geant is not eligible unless he has previously served as a technical ser- geant, Ordnance Department, or by examination has been declared eligi- ble therefor. Technical sergeant: The applicant must be serving as a staff sergeant, Ordnance Department, or have prior service as such. A first sergeant is not eligible unless he has previously served as a staff sergeant, Ordnance Department, or by examination has been declared eligible therefor. Staff sergeant: The applicant must be serving as first sergeant, sergeant or corporal, Ordnance Department. The examinations for the first three grades will be essentially the same; the scope will not differ materially, but for the higher grades the exam- ination will be more thorough than that for the next lower grade. At a meeting of the new Army, Navy and Marine Corps Country Club, held at the Army and Navy Clyb Thurs. day, Capt. F. B. Bassett, U, S. M was elected chairman of the board of governors; Brig. Gen. Charles G. Treat, U. S. A, was elected vice chaitman, and,Mal. B. M. Danford, Mclntyre. % U. 8. A., was elected secretary. A committee of three members composed of Gen. Treat, Lieut. Col. J. B. Blood, U. S. N. R. F., and Col. W. H. Noble, U. S. A., were elected to report on the constitution and by-laws, which will be read at the meeting tomorrow. The question of the benefits and requirements for life membership was discussed, as Was also that of a manager and promoter of the club. . NAV A dress uniform for commission chief and warrant officers of the Navy is being seriously considered by the Navy Department. According to the proposals, these classes of officers will be provided with the evening dress blue, B, and the diner dress, A. It is expected that the authorization for this change in the dress uniform will be placed in effect prior to the departure of the fleet for Australia. Navy Department authorities have recognized for some time that the commission chief and warrant offi- cers of the American Navy should be provided with a gdress uniform, and it is understood at the majority of the forelgn navies authorize offi- cers of these classes to wear the dress uniform. The urgent need for a dress uniform was strikingly illus- trated upon the occasion of the recent visit of the British cruisers to the Pacific Coast, when the American offi- cers were hosts to the Britlsh officers of ll}ls class. The adoption of the dress blue uni- form for the commission chief and warrant officers, it is pointed out by officers In the Navy Department, is | but one of a number of contemplated changes now being considered by the Department which, it is belleved, will add greatly to the smart appearance of the American Navy uniforn. An announcement has been made L Maj. Gen. John A. Lejeune, comman- ant, U, 8. M. C,, which has been ap- proved by the Secretary of the Navy defining the eligibility of Marine Corps Staff officers. It reads as follows: 'No officer below the rank of cap- tain will be regularly detailed as a member of a staff department. Sec- ond lleutenants, after three years' service as such, and first lieutenants are eligible for assignment for duty as adjutant, acting assistant quar- termaster, acting assistant paymas- ter, post exchange officer, recruiting officer, alde-de-camp, permanent judge advocate of a general court-martial, or to duty at headquarters, States Marine Corps, or at any head- quarters or staff office. Second lieu- tenants will not be assigned to any of the above-mentioned dutles during the first three years of their service, but will be required to perform line duty with troops.” Thirty-six members of the class of | 1905, United States Naval Academ including 17 now in civil life {n vari- ous parts of the sountry, attended the twentieth anniversary of the class | graduation at a reunfon and dinner | at the Hotel Hamilton last week. | Comdr. A, B. Court, U. S. N., who | is at present on duty in the Bureau | of Construction and Repair, Navy De- | partment, who is president of the| class, presided as toastmaster. A representative of the British Em- bassy will present to Comdr. Dorr F. Tozler, United States Coast Guard, retired. at the Marine Hospital, Ealtimore, February 24 sword ten- dered to him by the King of Great Britain in appreciation of the valu- able assistance rendered by him in conducting a search for and investi- gation of the loss of the British cruiser Condor off the coast of Van- couver Island fn 1902, A quarter boat from the cruiser was found on the shore of Vancouver Island, but an Indian chief, who claimed possession of all property found on the shore of that particular reservation, declined to permit the removal of the boat, and was only Induced to do so in ex- change for the dress sword of Com- mander Tozier. This is the second | foreign award received by Commander | ‘Tozier by acts of Congre: he havinig | received in 1879 a medal from the President of France for saviing the Fronch bark Peabody and crew, aground February 23, 1877, off Horn Tsiand, Mississippi Sound, Gulf of Mexico. . A member of the Naval Reserve force, it is pointed out, who fails to re-enroll within four months from the date of the termination of his last term of enrollment is not en- titled to any increase of retalner pay by reason of prior service in the Na- val Reserve force during the period of re-enrollment. The break in con- tinuity of reserve service, however, does not affect his right to an in- crease in retainer pay for each four yoars of legal active service in the Navy, Marine Corps, National Naval Volunteers and Naval Militia. Official figures made public this week by the United States Marine Corps show that the yvear 1924 was one of the most successful ever ex- perfenced by the Marine Corps In- stitute. The number of active stu- dents enrolled as of December 31, 1924, was 7,586, A total of 6,249 new students were enrolled durinig the year, and during this same period 5,920 were disenrolled for all causes of which number 747 were by gradu- ation. The other disenrollments were due to desertion, for discharge and for inactivity. The 1924 gradu- ates exceeded those of the previous year by 255. Immediately upon the adjournment of Congress Secretary Wilbur will take up the question of the relief of flag officers of the fleet, which in- cludes Admiral Robert E. Coontz, commander-in-chief of the United States fleet, as well as the com- manders of the European fleet, the Aslatic fleot and the special service squadron. Accordinig to the present plans of the Navy Department, none of the flag officers will be relieved until the flect returns from the cruise to Aus- tralian waters. Selection of the re- lief of Admiral Coontz will be the first big question for the Secretary to solve, and in all probability the new chief of the United States fleet will be selected before any of the other selections are made. The opinion is held by the Secretary, it is stated, that the new commander-in-chief of the fleet should be consulted in the selection of flag officers to the impor- tant units of the fleet. The Marine Corps central exam- ining board will be convened tomor- row for the purpose of conducting an examination of the followilng officers for promotion: Capt. William C. Mc- Crone and Second Lieuts. Horace D. Palmer, Robert D. Foote, G. W. Kirk- man and James M. White. Orders have been jssued for 12 pro- bationary second lieutenants<to ap- pear for examination for permanent commissions. They are as follows: John W. Lakso, Albert R. Bourne, ¥, W. R. Brown, Lawrence R. Kline, Monroe S. Swanson, Harold C. Rob- erts, Willlam H. Lee, James K. Reld, Clarence M. Knight, Willlam R. Hughes, Willlam E. Lee and John D. Walraven. — Seven in Rum Case Freed. MOBILE, Ala., February 14.—The verdict in the case of seven defend- ants, charged with conspiracy to United || 1 1925— PAR/ JEFFERSON STUDENTS |Kelloggs’ Dinner GET ASTRONOMY TOUR| Enjoyable Event | Clubs Organize for Activities of Semester at Junior High School. To King and Queen Word Passed on by Royal Puair Reaches and Pleases Through the big telescopes at the Naval Observatory 70 boys of the Jefterson Junior High School took a trip to the moon and the stars re- cently. Another expedition is planned in the Spring. Clubs were reorganized for the sec: ond semester Thursday. The clubs voted for were: German, Spanish, French, Dramatic, Boys' and Girls’ ee Clubs, embroidery, girl reserves, sirl Scouts, stunt, know your city, art metal, art handicraft, bird, book- lovers, short story, chemistry, debat- ing, model vacht, ®adio, needlecraft, orchestra, stamp . collecting, hiking and travel. The student body is now 523 strong, an increase of almost 100 pupils over the enrollment of the first semester. The peak of enrollment probably will be reached in the Fall Del e on School Subject. At a recent assembl. held on the question, the public school should _include a debate was Resolved, That course of study trade education.” Isaac Minovich, Dorothy Martin, Ethel Sheppe, and Morrls Marko- witz upheld the affirmative and Kath- erin Winter, Hyman Gordon, Jean- nette Peters and Josephine Zornell the negative. The decision went to the affirmative side, The printing and Wwood shop are filling the school with fine examples of what they can do. Twenty brand- new music stands, speciall de- signed, beautifully finished, give tes timony to the latest work of the boys. Teachers and pupils alike, are proud of the work. Students to Make Drawing Tables. Lumber has been granted to the school by the board of apportion- ment and the pupils will rejoice in the near future in the possession of 40 new mechanical drawing tables, Wwhich are to be made by the boys. This will be a school project and can hostess who royalty as guests, is very trouble for a minute ov wine to serve their Britannic majes- ties. Americans, they bring their own, literally, of course, but they do have it sent their arrival. whisky and soda from ish, a custom lish gentlemen and almost all Scots- men. hock or rhine wine. are provided for by the host. American Colony. BY the Associated Press. LONDON, February 14—The King and Queen had such a good time din- ing rwith and this week that they mentioned it to several layed it on to people, until finally the whole Ameri- can colony heard it, with great pleas- ure and no little pride. the American Ambassado Mrs. Kellogg at Crewe House people, who, of course, ri a great many more There is much to worry an Ameri- is going to have but one thing easy—she doesn't have the kind of Like post-prohibition not some over from the palace before usually sticks to start to fin- ommon to many Eng- King George often has light The other guests Queen Mary However, when the King and Quzen are present at an affair the others do not ish. steeped in tradition. set only use finegr bowls when they fin- That is another peculiar custom Finger bowls are before the King and Queen. Lights Out! Remember the Maine. PHILADELPHIA, February 1 Lights on the great tower of Philacel- phia City darkness for ten night at 9:40 p.m., reau announced toda to citizens to turn their thoughts back 27 years to the sinking of the battle- ship Maine in Havana Harbor. Hall will be plunged minutes tomorrow the electrical bu- as a reminder will co-ordinate the work of several departments of the school. A saving of about $1,500 will result from hav- ing this work done at the school. ory of u Rag” was told to school * during the embly Wednesday by Dr. F. Lewton, curator of textiles in National Museum, Student partici; L. the 0ol go ernment tions are committee is arranging ganization to direct activitie day ganization meeting with a Jefferson Junior High School housewarmin is expected very soon. Se already organized and a a central or- At a Parent-Teacher meeting Mon- it was decided to hold an or- in conjunckion to| into | NAMES OF DOUGLASS AND LINCOLN JOINED, Shaw Junior High Pupils Pav Tributes to Emauncipator and Colored Statesman. Exercises commemorating the birtfi. days of Abraham Lincoln and Fred- erick Douglass were held at the Shaw Junior High School Thursday. The program _included addresses by c apier of Nashville, Tenn., former reg- istrar of the Treasury, and friend of Mr. Douglass, and Rev. R. W. Brooks. pastor of Lincoln Tempie; a poem on Lincoln by Bvron Jones; a chant of Lincoln’s ““Gettysburg Address” by the Girls’ Glee Club, and a reading by Sarah Gilbert. The 8B-3 class alsa repeated statements from some of Douglass’ Important speeches All 66 of the ear graduates of Shaw have continued their education i the senior high schools, thus tak ing the advice of the commences ment speaker, Mrs. Mary Chur Terrell, who urged them to remain in, school. Forty-nine of the graduates have enrolled in Dunbar High Schoot 16 fn Armstrong High School, and 1 & an out-of-town secondary institution Glee Clubs Rehearse. The glee clubs of the school have preparation two short musical <ompo- sitions for jaint production on April & The girls' glee club will present a can tata, “The Childhood of Hiawatha,” by Ira Wilson. The boys' glee club wilr present “An_Act of Up-to-Date Grand Opera,” by Frank Smith " At the next meeting of the faculty. of Shaw Junior High School Thursdavy the subject be “The Alms, Meth ods and Content of the Lane guage Courses as Taught in Shaw Jus= nior High School” The subfect will be treated by Miss Dyson for Spanish and Miss Popel be the fourth in a grams which will ject in the jun Science,” include high school course of “Physical Training,™ glish” have already been pre- The aim of these meetings it~ %o fampiarize every member of the fa ulty with the work in all departments- of the school and to foster that inters est in department other than one's own which specialization sometimes decreases Tom—Does the trutn fisherman FORCED TO VACATE Tues. Eve., Feb. 17---Only 2 More Days THE SALE OF ALL SALES . The greatest values of a generation are represented at this Forced-to-Vacate ing stock is offered to you at a fraction of its real value. REMEMBER that prices such as these will never again be offered. ACT NOW! THE GREATEST SLAUGHTER OF PRICES EVER OFFERED IN WASHINGTON. COME MONDAY AND TUESDAY. 9 SUITS Sale. The entire rema Were $25.00 lined and hand tailored. $22.50 Values. (Not 20c Value Guaranteed Not to Fade $2.50 Value. Silk-and-Wool Full Fashion $2.00 Value. 3 Pairs, $2.00 ATHLETIC $1.50 Value $3.00 to $4.00 Values Open Evenings smuggle prohibited liquors, on trial here in the Federal Court was re- turned by the jury tonight at 10:20 Qolock, AcQuiting amch defendsat. Till 10 O’Clock Now $8.85 24 OVERCOATS Were $40.00, $45.00 and $50.00. 10 GABARDINE TOPCOATS Suitable for Rain or Sunshine. 6 MOHAIR SUITS ARROW COLLARS 5¢ Repp Cloth Shirts UNION SUITS 69c ENGLISH “IMP” McGREGOR CAPS $1.35 Every coat Skinner’s satin- 17 OVERCOATS That Sold for $32.50, Now........... $30.00 Values Over Size 37.) $1.15 Hose 69c $1.50 Value HEAVY RIBBED UNION SUITS =50 Obe 37 SUITS Were $30, $35 and $40 All Must Go at One Price'.-. ... $19.75 9] 85 $19.85 “Priestleys” “PACKARD” SHOES $10.00 Values—Genuine calfskin; Goodyear welts and rubber heels. STRAW AND FELT HATS HUNDREDS OF BARGAINS TOO NUMEROUS TO MENTION SHOP of QUALITY 623 Penna. Ave. N.W. 18 .85 9 INTERWOVEN HOSE 35¢ Value Crepe Silk Shirts Stripes and Plain Colors $6.00 Value. Silk Hose All Shades, Mixtures Dropstitch and Clocks 15¢ $2.85 55¢ GENUINE $5.85 %[.’i‘ulsu()e :,nd $4509 5 c Established Over 50 Years