Evening Star Newspaper, March 6, 1925, Page 9

STOKES TELLS HOW | R T WUMEN KEP.I- MUM | Latter Date Is Astronomical Time of Arrival—Actual Denizens of Underworld Mar-‘ ried Into Richest Families, Says Millionaire. March h Club, the mention of which | 6.—The not. of girls »us un- cen made in the conspiracy trial | wealthy W. E. D. Stokes of New York, married > the richest families in the country, according to Stokes' informants. Pride in her youthful a the undercrust was evidenced b; nie Everleigh, as Stokes, in his tes- timony yesterday, said hg found her living under the name of Miss Lester in New York, when he interviewed an effort to trace a red-haired Underwood, who had been of the resort. He is belng wspiracy defame b ‘n Ellwood Stokes tho ristocracy of pick of the| Everleigh toid | him as she stood to open the book of the past. of | them married into some of the richest| families in the United States. Our lite in Chicago is a closed book. We'll give | ou no information.” 1 right, madam replied. “I adn loyalty V. G. FISCHER DEAD, | NOTED IN ART CIRCLES | 1 okes said he 1 for your Former Trustee of Corcoran Gallery Had Lived in Europe in Recent Years. received in sudden death he Mentreux Palace Switzerland, long a resident of a figure of promi- art world up to Fischer, pital, an the local ) dec er, coran Buildin verita persc a native came to the an. He Washingtonians | 4s a connoisseur in art matters and an expert judge of old masters. At one time he was a member of the board of trustees of the Corcoran Gal- lery of Art. His almost unexcelled taste in art matters and his social| charm made him_the personal friend | of Presidents, Governm officials, | diplomats, art lovers and residential | ircles generally | ited by remembered b: ollow his long career here. Mr. | her moved to New York, and there | igaged in his chosen business for a| ime. Later he removed permanently | to Europe, and. it is thought, had not | heen in this country for about 15 vears. He survived by his wife, Who is also pleasantly remembered in | Washington. HOLLAND RIVER TRAFFIC SHOWS GREAT INCREASE | 10.000th Vessel Enters Rotterdam for 1924 Port on December 30. Ocean Shipping Drops. Correspondence of the Assoctated Prest ROTTERDAM, anuary 15.— The tan-thousandth vessel to enter this port last year was welcomed by the local authorities with much rejoicing as it came up the river December 30. It was the steamer Jonge Anthony with a ca of piece goods from Italy and wine and fruit from Spain Year-end statistics show that Hol- nd river shipping trafiic important of which is the traflic, has grown to more than 4 ze of the preceding | exceeds the record over 2,000,000 tons. o transit of German reparation coa an important factor in this in- i | | Ithine three ping, on the other w 4 corresponding | did not grow'th . ‘Webs on Hats. * Mo s Spider From the o Spider w are report prepared successful pean collector for trimmi women's hats, handba other articles hanics Magzazine e first transferred gu d s and then treated with chemicals to give them strength and m_waterpri They are the cloth background | threads. | llgrown spider c: bout an hou material is easily pin af tant | ob. l n tained the girl still 1 envy of her | eral at the Mu ! He pointed out | 190,000 | come HI spring fr SPRING, CHRONOLOGICALLY HERE, MAY NOT COME Appearance Is Still A Winter Clothes Handy. Spring is vou prefer. here or is not here, as If you insist upon Spring, chrono- logically, throw your red flannels in ‘he cedar chest, several long, lecp breaths in the great out-of-doors and burst forth into three hearty huzzahs. For, chronologically, Spring is among us But if you are a stickler for astronomical Springs. keep your over- coat and go'oshes handy until am. March.2]. next. The wrap up the latter in the former and throw them in the closet until next year, satisfied that Spring has arrived, not only chronologically, but astronom- ically and perhaps actually. Such is the information dispensed at the Weather Bureau today by Forecaster Weightman Variatons in Prospect. But he followed it up with a well considered warning that of whether Spring has or has not ar- rived, Washingtonians need not take it for granted that the present spell of Spring weather means that no o d weather is in prospect. As a matter of fact, the forecaster would not be a bit surprised if all sorts of wintry disturbances swooped down the National Capital and vicinity Letween now and the latter part of March. that anything ominous is in t on the weather horizon, but conditions hereabouts make it at east possible Chronologically explained, Spring the first of this tion of the country ter meonths usually December, January NATIONAL GUARD’S FINANCES EXPLAINED Problems of Allocation of Funds Described to Adjutants General Here. Mr, slipped honth. In this sec- he said, the Win- are said to be and February. Weightma in on Problems in connection with allot- ing appropriations to the National Guard of the various States were ex- | plained to the State adjutants gen- itions Bullding today Creed C. Hammond, chief of nd supply section of the Militia Bureau of the War Department. Col. Hammond cautioned the ad- jutants general, who hold positions in their representative States similar to the Secretary of War of the United States, that they must take better care of their equipment in order that the appropriations may be made to 5o as far as possible He spoke particularl equipment which has to the various Nationa pointing out that ‘the in the weather for many months then send in requests for large propriations to put it into camp during the Summer months. Training Cost Given. Col. Hammond explained the meth- ods used in preparing estimates to take care of the National Guard, and pointed out that it costs on an aver- age of $05 per capita to train men- bers of the guard at camp. The ar- wmory drill pay, b> said, should be 85 per cent of the total uppropriations The sums allowed this mit the trafning of 5 that there are now members of the National Guard of the United States, and there must be curtailment somewhere to within the money appropria- by Col. finance of the motor been assigned Its out and ap- use 1 tion Col. T. W. Hammond of the 206th Minnesota Infantry spoke to the meeting this morning on the use of Regular Army non-commissioned of- cers instructors of the National Guard The meeting will continue for three more day His Natural Course. From the London Mail. “I told him he eithef chee And what did he do?" 'Oh, he hesitated a long while be- tween: might kiss me on BILL—JACK—RALP) SKILLED OPTICIANS Fersonal Service rved Personally 610 Thirteenth Street N.W. Phone Franklin 171 Prep GrmL Faop| Delicious Femininity Dominates the Junior Misses’ Apparel ocks and wraps for n high school are the older sisters. They arc almost doll-like in their light fluffiness, tucks, plaits and bits that delight every woman, but w all, to the girl in her hich belong, first of teens. For informal occasions there is the Cos- tume Ensemble, charming in its attempted dignity, the printed floral patterns, and silks with their gay then, of course, for evening the cobwebby chiffons and geor- gettes in misty pastel shades. Erlebacher Exclusively Different TEN TWELV E-TWELVE F STREET regardless | troops. | THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C., FRIDAY, MARCH 6, 1925. UNTIL MARCH 21 nother Thing—Keep But to Spring until th up, wh 21 at Le a little more technical, really does not break loose vernal equinox stirs th it is scheduled to do Ma the early hour mentioned Worst Believed Past. Speaking broa Mr. Weightman exp! d the opinion that the worst of the Winter is over. If such is the cuse. he add . have just passed through & = short and well behaved. In thi nection the Weather Bureau issued an official statement calling attention to the “long, hard Winter” forecast by some so-called *long-range” weather prophets emploved by a number of farm journals and al- ma 8 The comparatively mild season of | the past few weeks proves that long- |range weather forecasting is npt yet | reliable.” Prof. Marvin, chief of the ather Bureau, declared today he burcau's statement pointed out [that snowfall for the country was | below normul, except for the reglon | from the upper Ohio Valley to New | England, where the fall was slightly | greater than normal “The grand upset me, however. in February, for which weekly cold waves were pre- | dicted.” the statement continued. “As | & matter of fact, not single wide- | spread cola wave urred during February and there was a remarkably small number of purely local cold | waves. As a result of the mild tem- | | perature during the month fruit buds | | a |w of the forecast advanced prema- | carly varieties of m at far North as and to swell in the tions of the country SCHOOL EXHIBIT CUT TO FIT SPACE LIMIT Committee Arranging to Condense Display at Chamber of Commerce Exposition. South Carolina interior p The committee of school o pointed by Supt. Frank W. arrange a representative | hibit for the Chamber industr exposition which opens in the mnew Washington Auditorium, March 21, began today the modifica- tion of its proposed original display to conform with the space allotted by Director Alfred L. Steru. | s originally planned, the scaool | exhibit includ. an elaborate display of the handiwork of the pupils in the indust art classes in the senior an ju high schools, the normal and the elementary schools, as well | | as the ungraded and typical schools | Mr. Stern, however, notified school | authorities that the demand for space | by District manufacturers would | | necessitate a condensation of the | school ext | | The school exhibit will form a part | of a pretentious educational exhibi- | tion, which will contain exhibits by | the Government Printing Office, the Bureau of Engraving and Printing, | he hydrographic department of the | | the naval gun ory of the| | Washington navy vyard, the '.:h-‘ | borhood House, Industrial Home | School and the municipal playground i department leers ap- Baltou to school 2 ex- of Commerce the Java state railway| bad condition that ghe may limit the speeaYof | sections to 2§ miles are in govern h | | Trimmed. Tailered and Unirimmed. CREERON i 12TH STREET N. W. g@® TECH PLANS GIVEN OFFICIAL SCRUTINY Schoo! Head and Others to Visit Other Cities to Get Building Suggestions. Plens for the new McKinley Tech- nieal High School, to be erected at Second and T streets northeast, ad- joining the Langley Junior High School. were discussed at a confer- ence today between Supt. Frank W. Ballou, Municipal Architect Albert L. Harris and Frank Daniel, principal of the school. The new “Tech” will be the first project started under the five-year building program. The general scheme for the new high school calls for an L-shaped building extending along T and Sec- and streets. The entrance will be on the corner, and extending inward b two wings will be the us- o 1. The capacity of the building will approximate 1.800. The total cost is estimated at 0,000, of which $1,000,000 already has been made avuilable by Congress Will Visit Other Citles. A number of other conferences will be held between school and District officials before definitely launching the $19.000,000 building program. These meetings will develop the view of those in charge of school buildings as to types of architecture and allied problems, and will be followed by a tour of other citles where new types of schoolhouse construction will be studied The trip will be made by Dr. Ballou Mr. Harris and Ernest Greenwood, vice president of the Board of Educa- tion and chairman of its committee on buildings, grounds and equipment. Motor Dodging Is Taught. In one of the junior high schools of Oregon motor dodging has been added to the curriculum as a means of helping the cities and towns to improve their traffic congestion con- ditions The course also falls under the head of citizenship training, as a part of instructing the youths to obey even minor regulations designed for the common good. "“NEW COLONIAL OW open nightly. Unusual music. phere. Decorations which add a final touch for a per- fect place to dine and dance. SOCIETY| (Continued from Eighth Page.) Memorial Association Fund. Mrs. Mason Gulick is chairman of the ball committee, and the United States Marine Band Orchestra will play for the dances of “A Game of Mah-Jong" in the big ballroom at 10 o'clock. neral dancing will begin prcmptly at 11 o'clock. “The Streets of Peking” in the small ballroom, will open at 9:30 o'clock, with the presentation of a charming Chinese play, “The Sweet- meat Game,” directed by Miss Emma L. Ostrander, with costumes loaned by Mrs. George Barnett, and with a cast including Jean Farnham Peter son, Edna Ellis Hilton, Arthur J Rhodes and Denis E. Connell. Follow- ! ing the play, oriental events and amusements will be the order of the evening in the smaller room, one of the features of the Chinese strect fair being the selling of a genuine Peking- ese dog, bred and donated by Mrs. B. B. Thompson of this city. Mrs. Gulick has *general supervision of “The Streets of Peking,” in which she will be assisted by & number of prominent women of Washington and a number of leading artists and architects. Births Reported. The following births have been reported to the Health Department in tbe last 24 hours: William E. and Martha J. Adams, boy. Louts and” Martha J."Stephan. gl Varry ‘. und Currle Shakleford, boy. Frankiin and Della Matthews, boy. Artbur and Annie Ellis, boy. Hurry 6. und Lucille V. Helme, boy, John und Sadie B. Humphress, girl Alfred . and_Helen S. Cook, girl. Spinelis and K wiri a Louix J. and Mary ( Orlundo W Frederi George Denison Sumuel ¥ Benjamin Leland ¢ Miller, boy and Sybil Stone.’ girl and Amelia 0'Consell, Jennie H. Weber, boy. 4 Marjorie E. Lanibert, girl. 4 Ethel L. Small, bos nd Jeuncite E. Reed, boy. and Sadic Calv. boy. @ Toxa . Hall, bas lip W. and Jeauctie B Richards J nd Elizabeth Johnson, boy Harry aod Carrie Campbell, boy Fiank and Irene Johnson, girl William £. and Mamie Haiton, girl sirl. Phi boy. r 3 PAPERING & PAINTING are very reasonable, and there's mo dirt or ip convenience while work is being done. CORNELL WALL PAPER CO. 714 13th St. N.W. Maln 5373-5374 SR RS RooMm Colorful atmos- Supper dancing every night after 10 p. m Dinner dancing, 7 to § p.m. No extra cover charge at Dinner. (This is mot a club room and iz open to the public.) HOREHAM [floTer For Reservations Main 8460 15th and H Streets Northwest { A SRR i FI RST WITH THE NEW FASHIONS 1 | ! | 1214 F Street A truly Ultra Smart Hats In An Unusual Sale For Saturday Only remarkable collection of different and popular styles. Neatly trimmed, every one of them. They are worth far more than the price indicates. $ 1 0.00 Another assortment of those famous and alluring Blue Bird Hats, also Ace High, Kibel, Normandie, Cupid, Belarts and others equally as fascinating, now on display and very moderately priced. Inspect them. $1750 $25.00 Marriage Licenses. Marriage licenses have been issued to’the following Josepli B. Ford and Lula A. Gillett, both of Richmoud. Nelson T. Hartson of Seattle Bobbitt of this city Irving L. Brown and Josephine E. Jackson. Joshua P. Meredith of Charlie Hope, Va and Frances V. Hicks of this city. Jdohn J. Rell'and Sybil J. Thoman. Luther Johuson of Chester, Pa., and Corina Johnson of this city Thomas B. Merriken and Edith L. both of Rossville, Md. Frederick D. Cephzs and Elizabeth J. Bal- lou, both cf Richniond Henry J. Gurevich of Beltsville, Md., and Tessie Kessier of Micou, Ga. Walter E. Thompson of this city and Nellie Harme of Terre Haute Paul & Blackwell and Della Berkeley. Simon Krupsaw aod Mollie Goldman William Goldring and Romine Campbell Stavley Johuson and Ethelyn Bethel. and Vera C. Stapf, Deaths Reported. ‘The following d the Health De Trving L. pital. Annie E. Jarboe, 50, Maynard Reilly, 19, University Hospi John Keats, 63 Henry J. Mofit Esther T ths have been rtment in the last Gladnill, 24, hours: Tuberculosis Providence Hospital. 1810 Kalorama rd Sibley Hospital imerzency Hospiial. inger *Hospitul. Tuberculosis Hos 5, 483 Pennsylvania arhart, 30, United States Vet Mary J. Johnson, 62. Clara Eiseman, 62, Garfield Hospltal. Eila Plerce, 63, 1008 Ist st Eleanor Cottrell, 7, Emergercy Hospital, John P. Quiniyn, 3, Children’s Hospital. Grant Liviogston, 39, erans’ Hospital 1817 Monroe st 44th st. ne. Margaret Bmith, 56, 1624 Vermont ave. Murtha Penn. 68, 102 17th_at THE SULTANS —of Java had no bet- ter bacXground of Javanese art than is DINNER, $1.50 Dancing, 7 to 9 No Cover Charge Supper Dance Ten o'clock Call Albert Main 7172 AT TENTH AND Tomorrow— Saturday— 4 m $1 50 Trimmed HATS Anniversary Special Probably the most unusual VALUE, we have offered in NEW SPRING HATS — crepe —straw—satin, trimmed with Aowers,ribbons, eie. BRESS HATS, every one of them. 2.50 $5.00 to $6.95 Values -KAFKA’ ported to Hos- George Washington on strect cur near « a front, has stood for years, a mourn ful and dilapidated fpbject A mutual benefit seciety now plans to ercct a magnificemt office just op- posite’ the church, but hesitates, as the unfinished old bullding would be an eyesol Completion of Le Brun's plans would cost 900,000 francs, but the municipal counctl, although more than usually embarrassed for funds has the r under consideration . In the Edible Class. From the London Telegraph 1 ¥y aid the teacher, several plants and flowers named wit the the ‘dog rose’ Al Paris Church Begun 250 Years Ago May Be Completed Now Edifice Without Front Has Long Been Eyesore | In Fine Section of City. & mat Correxpondence of the Associated Press, PARIS, February 15.—A Paris church begun more than 250 years ago, but| never finished, has at las of being completed after the original plans. 1650 and 1700 work | was begun on the Church of .\'nvl‘ Nicholas du Chardonnet, in St. Victor street, with the pa »r Le Brun as architect, Lack of funds put a stop to building, and church, pro course, are well to vou of 3 others For sc dumb. The the face « hand “Collie conds the cl idea i and up w a bright Between f an urchir flowers, miss erating pl without | value of § nts. 000,600, | Patent with Henna Kid Back Ten Ca\i, - New Styles Arriving Daily s old © 1214 F Street STREETS O We are gratified—because of the fact that our efforts to give BIRTHDAY VALUES EXTRAORDINARY, have met with a tre- mendous response—OUR TWELFTH AN- NIVERSARY SALE HAS BEEN AN QUT- STANDING SUCCESS. Tomorrow, for the final day, we have replenished our stocks to the extent that every one will find new and varied selections in all departments. 1 Price That Has Introduced Many to Our Popular Priced DRESSES $13 -4 reduction on a feature pricc—a reduction on reqular handise—THIS IS WHAT 'THIS SPECIAL OFFERS. izes—an frocks of the newest materials—the latest sty st recent shadw adaptations. DON’'T r rom the low price—see the dresses. .35 Pure Silk Full-Fashioned tnpressions Several Shades $ HOSIERY 1 Anniversary Offerin gof NewS pring 45 Anniversory Special mer- Al les—and the form vou New, Fresh, Crisp Frocks for the girl si Spring 7 to 14 Yyears—silkpongee, Irish linen striped silkettes, broadcloth prints, Rajahs and taffetas. Values $5.95 to $8.95 o:o The new materials are featured in these Girls’ Coats 10 Exceptional values — maytime flannel, chamawool suedette, chrystalana. The newest Sises 7 to 14. bengaline, shadings. e < Values $15 to $18.50 & S F STREET AT TENTH