Evening Star Newspaper, January 19, 1927, Page 7

" DICKINSON APPEALS FORTRUTHOF WAR House Military Committee Will Call Historians to Testify on Conflict. Turning to the e of the military attent nistori World War, the House | commi was told today | that a number of American school | ies gave erroneous and imagi- ccounts of the part played by | American troops. tement was made by nomas Dickinson of retired Army chaplain, d the committee voted to Juthors of American school histories for questioni Dickinson testified after Repre © Andrew, Republican, achu- had indorsed his resolution ing publication of official Army and Navy war records. Davis Opposes Cost The Massachusetts yublic a letter from v of War Davis, saying the War Department -ould not indorse the plan at this time because of the cost of publication | The Secretary also urged amend | ment of the resolution to give the de partments authority to pass upon the | matter to be printed. Col. Dickinson said that a ntmber of American historical authors were ‘trombonious.” He explained that his meant they tooted their own spinfon of w took place. He said + number of the his s . gave erroneous accounts. One 3 contended, made the statement that with six months’ training, American troops were equal to the experienced [ treops of any nation. “Use Mexican Eagle.” He also said American publishing companies printed the Mexican eagle n the face of text books rather than he American eagle. Col. Dickson also assailed one his- ory for suggesting that children be isked to explain the League of Na- lon, why the Washington arms con- verence alled, and how another war could be averted. “There is not a teacher in the coun- iry,” he said, “that could explain hese so as to get concerted action by Congress, much less so that children » Would understand them Representative McSwain, Drmocn}t, South Carolina, asked if, as a minis- ter, he did not teach children religion and believed they could understand it? But the query went unanswered when peaks, Republican, alking stick nta- made hi ashouldn’t be taught about the League. Tilt Is Heated. After a heated tilt, Speaks smiled and said he had no intention of using his cane, and the committee laughed. Dickson id that one history said that the “great German -navy—the Kaiser's pride—was delivered over to the allies without firing a shot.” “Now that disposes of the German navy,” Dickson said ‘.I understand that the battle of Jutland, in which 44 battleships, 14 cruisers and nu- merous other war vessels wer: in ac- tion, was one of the greatest sea batties in history.” He said that accounts of the ac- tivities of Red Cross dogs were over- drawn and that he, personally, never saw a dog at the front. Another history, he added, said the Hun received his first setback at Bel- leau Wood, and he.wished to know what happened to the Germans at the Marne. THE WEATHER District of Columbia—Rain tonight | and ‘tomorrow; warmer tonight; colder late tomorrow afternoon; much colder tomorrow night. Maryland—Rain *+ aight and tomor- row; warmer tonight; colder tomorrow « afternoon in-west and central por- tions; much_colder tomorrow night. Virginia—Rain tonight and tomq-| row; warmer tonight; colder tomorrow afternoon in west and extreme north portions; much colder tomorrow night. Records for 24 Hours. Thermometer—4 p.m., 41; 8 p.m., 42; 12 midnight, 40; 4 a.m., 3%; 8 a.m, 40; noon, 47. Barometer—4 p.m., 30.35; 8 p.m 30.30; 12 midnight, 30.29; 4 a.m., 30.22; 8 a.m., 30.20; noon, 30.16. Highest tenperature, 47, occurred | at noon today; lowest temperature, 38, securred at 4 a.m. today. Temperature same date last year— Highest, 62; lowest, 39 Tide Tabies. (Furnished by United States Coast and Geodetic Survey.) Today—Low tide, 3:26 a.m. and 3:37 p.m.; high tide, 9:11 a.m. and 9:26 p.m. Tomorrow—Low tide, 4:09 a.m. and 4:28 p.m.; high tide, 9:53 a.m. and 10:07 p.m. The Sun and Moon. Today—Sun rose 7:24 a.m #14 p.m. Tomorrow—Sun rises 7 sets 5:15 p.m. Moon rises 6:58 p.m.; sets 8:42 a.m. ‘Automobile lamps to be lighted one- half hour after sunset. Weather in Various Cities. sun dets a.m.; sun Abilent Albany Aslanta Atiantic Jaltimore Birmingham. Bismarck 3oston Baffalo . harleston hicago inclonati cland Git 0% Rai « 0.08 | 106 Rain 030 Rain i Bt cloudy ) 0.18 Rain Pt Jacksonvi Kunsas Cy lon Angeles. arusyille {ami, New Orleans New York Jia, Gty ymaba . Philadelphi Phospix . >i1taburgh riland.Me. fi:}r‘h:d.om Sue Gy an “Antonio. Dieko ncisco. P 300 > 0 Cloud 9 Cloudy FOREIGN Greenwich time Temperature. Weather, 0" Cionds G4 Pant clond I n 4 (8 am.. Stations. London., England.... Germany Stockholm, Swec raltar. Horta (Fayal amilton, Bermuda avans, Cuba lon, Canal Zone. . GENTINA DATA. - Precipitation. Curreat.Depart, 04 —0.3 cloudy “Azores.. 6 r rt cloudy lear Rain north wroa, | Commissioners | sioner Dougherty reads. {or otherwise advertises, FRepeal of Beer | Check and Horse | Car Laws Sought By the Associated Prees. ANNAPOLIS, Md., January 19.— An ancient statute regulating the hours of horse car drivers, and an enactment placing a penalty on the counterfeiting of beer checks will be swept from Maryland's statute books if wholesale repeal- ers prepared for introduction to the General Assembly are carried. Among other quaint pieces of islation slated for the discard 1 law forbidding saloons to serve free lunch, other than pretzels, cheese and cracker to drinking patrons, and statute outlawing dueling. More than 400 old laws will be hit by the repealers, most of them pertaining to conditions which no longer exist. il LIGENSING OF NEWS DEALERS PROPOSED Order Bill Prepared to Curb Sale of Lewd Magazines. Counsel Stephens wi the Board of Commi s today to draft any necessary legislation for recommendation = to Congress with a view to regulating the sale of magazines in the District through the issuance of licenses to sws vendors. " This is the first official step to be taken by the District Commissioners in the campaign being conducted by The Evening Star to break up the traffic in pornographic literature since the recent conviction in Police Court of a newsdealers charged with distributing an indecent magazine. Action was_taken by the board on recommendation of Commissioner Proctor L. Dougherty, who moved that the matter “be referred to the corpora- tion counsel for advice and for the preparation of draft of such legisla- tion as may be necessary.” Favor Strict Enforcement. The District Commissioners let it be known that they are heartily in sympathy with strict enforcement of the statute which imposes not only a fine but a year's imprisonment for the sale or distribution of such literature and art pictures offensive to public decency. “Recently a prosecution was insti- tuted. against the Capital News Co. under this law for the sale of mag: azines contrary to the interests of pub- lic decency,” the motion of Commis- “I under- stand that the case was settled by the acceptance of a personal bond in- stead of a fine. “Prosecutions under this law are in- stituted by the United States attorney for the District of Columbia. It has been suggested that the matter might be further controlled by legislation regulating the sale of magazines in the way of imposing a license fee and controlling the granting of the license through the superintendent of police, who would act as a_censor on such publications sold under the license.” District Law Specific. Section 872 of the code of laws, to which the District Commissioners have reference, reads: Section 872. Indecent Publications. Whoever sells, or offers to sell, or give away, in the District, or has in his possession with intent to sell or give away or to exhibit to another, any obscene, lewd, or indecent book, pamphlet, drawing, engraving, plc- ture, photograph, instrument, or ar- ticle of indecent or immoral use, or advertises the same for sale, or writes or prints any letter, circular, handbill, book, pamphlet, or notice of any kind stating by what means any of such articles may be obtained, or advertises any drug, nostrum, or instrument in- tended to produce abortion, or gives or participates in, or by bill, poster, any public exhibition, show, performance, or play containing obscene, indecent or lascivious language, postures, or sug- tions, or otherwise offending public ncy, shall be fined not less than nor more than $500, or imprisoned not more than one year, or both. ADMIRERS OF POE MARK 117TH YEAR Notables to Address Society at Bal- timore Anniversary Event Tonight. Corporation wstructed by By the Assoclated Press. BALTIMORE, January 19.—Caught up in the surge of a suddenly renew- ed interest in the life and writings of Edgar Allen Poe, Baltimore ad- mirers of the melancholy genius to- day observed the 117th anniversary of his birth with an enthusiasm equaled probably only by the cen- tenary celebration in 1909. In the last year Poe has been sub- Jected to psychoanalysis, several more biographies have appeared, his merits and demerits debated anew, letters sequestered for decades have been given to the literary world, and the discovery of poems attributed to his brother has served te entangle their personalities and lives. This activity inevitably stirred lov- ers of the poet in this city, where Poe spent part of his life, where he worked, where he died. The Edgar Allen Poe Soclety will meet in the old Westminsier Preby- terian Church, in the graveyard of which—but three blocks from one of the city’s busiest streets—Poe's body lies. James H. Wilson, Edgar Allen Poe professor of English at the Uni- versity of Virginia, will be the princi- pal speaker. Miss Lizette Woodworth R poet and honorary president of the society, also will speak. ‘Want Smith Case Retried. Declaring that the court had over- looked certain reversible errors and, in its opinion, had misquoted the evi: dence given at the trial, Attorney William Wendell yesterday asked the District Court of Appeals to rehear the case of Dennis L. Smith. $mith's conviction of robbery and his sentence to 15 years' imprisonment was afirm- ed by the appellate court January 3, ok Aoy Preacher Found Dead. Special Dispatch to The Star. lapper, aged t his home v, a vietim of lapper was pastor of the Church of the Brethren at Garrett and Beachdale. Four van den Boom sisters, two of whom live in Kervenheim, Germany, and the others in Pfalzdorf, have a combined age of 316 years. The old- est is 84, the second 82, third 77 and fourth 78, THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, 0.K. SOUTH ROUTE -~ FORLEEHIGHWAY No Discord Over Selection Will Be Countenanced, Roberts Declares. | S By a Staff Corr LURAY, Va., “southerly” route for the rd between Washington and Falls Church has been selected definitely by the Lee High Association, upon the advice of engineers of the Army and the National Capital Park and January 19. - or controversy over the choice will be countenanced, Henry Roberts, presi- dent of the Lee Highway Association, announced today at the association’s annual meeting here. No other route will be considered, he declared. Route Definitely Fixed. The route through Arlington County he declared for all time, and the not recede from the stand it has taken in opposition to the straight-to-the- bridge route and in favor of a_boule- rd project through Arlington Count at will avoid the towns and miss c ters of population. W. S. Hoge of Washington, chair- | man of the right of way committee for | | Lee Boulevard between Washington and Newmarket, explained that the boulevard will start at the west end| of the Arlington Memorial Bridge, g0 immediately north of Fort Myer and continue from that point thr developed territory south of ( don and Ballston to tie up at Paynes Corner, at Falls Church, with the pres- ent Fairfax read. Eighty-five per cent of the right of way between Washington and War- renton over which the 200-foot boule- vard is to go a distance of 44 miles has been secured, although small portions of the right of way in Arlington County have not yet been pledged. The Lee Highway Association will se- cure the entire right of way between Warrenton and Washington without cost, Mr. Hoge predicted Another vitriolic attack on the ad- ministration of the Virginia State Highway Department was made toda: by Mr. Roberts. Quoting from figure: that Virginia stands fifteenth in road building in a list of sixteen Southern States last year, Mr. Roberts urged that a two-year road-building pro- gram, involving expenditure of $70 000,000, to begin in 1929, be under- taken. More Physical Resources. “Virginia has more physical re- sources than' North Carolina, but North Carolina has more_intellectual resources than we have,” Mr. Roberts said. “That's the reason they are ahead of us. The main effort of our State Highway Commission seems to be to hide the true facts from the people, I hope for decentralization of our highway department and the allotment of work to district engi- neers, without the hampering igno- rance of the commission at Richmond, Five-year road bonds, to be paid for out of our gasoline and license taxes in a sum sufficient to complete the main road bullding program in Virginia, would enable us to use our roads as we pay for them.” Mr. Roberts estimated the total cost of the Lee boulevard from Washington to New Market at between $25,000,000 and $30,000,000. < “The general route of Lee Boule- vard is laid out definitely and finally,” he said. “We'll get it much quicker if controversy stops and we refuse to listen to those who offer other sug- gestions to replace the carefully work ed out plans of the Army engineers. Dr. F. M. Johnson of Washington was re-elected managing director of the association at the meeting of the board of directors this afternoon. Mr. Roberts, who is known . throughout Virginla and Tennessee as ‘‘Good Roads Roberts,” was re-elected presi- dent. So fast has the work progressed in this dream of a natfonal highway, Dr. Johnson said earlier in an address, that since the Lee Highway Association was organized seven years ago it is now possible to travel lengthy sections of it in automobiles and beat the best time of fast pas senger trains. He said that Traffic Di- rector M. O. Eldridge of Washington, then on the staff of the American Automobile Association, was one of those instruméntal in arranging for the route from Washington through ‘Warrenton and Luray. Expects $500,000 Soon. Between Luray and Washington all the work is standardized, Dr. Johnson rald. It is expected soon to have a half million dollars to spend on this section of the road. Phineas C. Stevens of New York foresaw a highway through Virginia over which millions of persons would | travel every year, bringing wealth and prosperity to that section of the State through which the roadway passes. He said automobile travel is vet in its infancy, and declared that although the automobile is practically a 100 per cent perfect machine, road- | way development has failed to keep | pace with the mechanical development | of the machine. The address of welcome was given by F. W. Weaver, president of the Luray Chamber of Commerce. FOUR BAKERS ARRESTED. Authorities Warn Regulations Will Be Enforced. District authorities have served no- tice on local bakers that they in- tend rigidly to enforce the weights and measures regulations defining what is and is not a legal loaf of bread. As a result of a city-wide investiga- tion conducted by inspectors from the office of Supt. George M. Roberts of the department of weights, measures and markets, four local bakers were haled into court yester- day to answer to charges of violating the weight law. Two of them, Morris Ravitz of the New Philadelphia Bakery, 807 Four- and one-half street southwest, and Julius Troll of Troll's Bakery, 326 Cedar street, Takoma Park, D, C., pleaded gulity in Police Court to charges of “manufacturing for sale bread in loaves of other than the standard weights,” and were fined $10 each. The other two forfeited collateral of $5 each One of these, Joseph H. Jetmore of 917 Eighth street south- east, was charged with a violation similar to that of which Ravitz and Troll were convicted, while the other, Tom Stothopoulos of 476 L street southwest, was charged with failing to stamp on the label the welght of the loaf, as required by law association will ‘Wynne Ferguson to Speak. Wynne Ferguson, expert on bridge speuker at the bridge club meeting of the Park View Community Center to- night. The lecture by Mr. ‘guson will be followed by a bridge class un- der direction of Miss Clara Stack, who is presenting a series of bridge talks in connection with the regular weekly class lessons at this center. i R, A plan is under way to build a fleet of seven 22-knot liners to ply between Great, Dritain and Australia. Lee boule- | Planning Commission, and no discord | over many | whist, and base ball player, will be the | | | is fixed and determined|s | Tivive | CANCEL LINDSEY SPEECH. %Chnttanooga Young Men Fear Em- barrassment to Y. M. C. A. CHATTANOOGA, —Contract Tenn., with 5 ver, for a lecture here April canceled last night by Men’s Club as a ri of Knoxville E testing his appearance in Tennessee. The members took the view that | the lecture under the club’s auspices | would embarrass the Y. ondent of The Star. | M. C. A, which it is an adjunct. cussed a plan to under may be done. SHIPPING NEWS Arrivals at_and Sailings From New York. ARRIVALS YESTERDAY. v West ‘Tndi ndon and Boulogne.Jan. DUE TODAY. Thuringia—Hamburg . Mongolia—San F' Presidente Wi Dominica—_St DUE TOMORROW mud o Bermiida Jan iive . .Jan. Hon bourg. EXPECTED ARRIV A Aconcagua—Valparaiso . Adriatic—Med ‘Antonia- Avon—Be Bolivar—Puerto C ier—Antwerp Itic—Liverpool . Columbus—Bre; i Deutschland—Hamburg Finland—; 7 France—Havre ... . Hellig_ Olav—Copenha; Laconia—Liverpool ajestic—Southampto Manuel Arnus—Cadiz Massilla—Glasgow President Ha, President Poll President Roosevelt—Bremerh: Robert E. Havana. Rochambeau—Havre orld_cruise Roma—Genoa . Rotter: Stavengerfjord—Oslo Transylvania—Glasgow Urited States—Copenhagen Venezuela—San _Francisco. . Western World—Bugnos Aires. OUTGOING STEAMERS. ourg. South- St LaraSan Juan, La Samia Marta—Kinghion, Crisiobal, ania M Ara—Kinghiot, i Cartagena_and ganlu Marta. California—World cruise. .. Lewis Luckenbach—Cristobal | Mepope—Mararaibo Cowistone—Buenos Aires ....... SAILING TOMORROW. American Banker—Plymouth and e e R s Santa Ana—Cristobal, ‘West Coast ports and Valparais Coamo—San _Juan President Van cruise Yumuri—Progreso January Judge Ben noted juvenile judge of Den- was the Young sult of recent action ptist ministers pro- Following the The | meeting a number of members dis- ite the ap- pearance of the judge here, and this Jan. 18 n. 15 | ..Jan. 12 Midnight Noon 1P DR. ABBOTT OUT ON BOND FOR GRAND JURY ACTION | —_— | Osteopath and Chiropractor Arrest- | ed on Manslaughter Charge, Then Released. Dr. Leroy Abbott, 30, of 1483 New- ton street, was arrested by Detective | Varney yesterday on a charge of manslaughter, following a coroner’s inquest into the death Sunday of Mrs. Lena Loretta Balinger, 31, of 1814 North Capitol street. He later was released under $2,000 bond for action of the grand jury. The coroner’s jury held that Mrs. Balinger came to her death from gas bacillus poisoning, following an alleged illegal operation, and charged that she was given drugs by Dr. Abbott. Hen: F Woodard, attorney for Dr. Abbott, said today that Dr. Abbott | had treated the patient to relieve muscular_pains, and asserted he had limited his efforts to osteopathic treatments. Dr. Abbott is an osteo- path and chiropractor. of ALCOHOL POISONING HIT. Resolution in Maryland Assembly Calls Practice Abhorrent. ANNAPOLIS, Md., January 19 (#).— A resolution of protest against placing poison in alcohol to prevent its use for beverage purposes was introduced in the Maryland General Assembly yes- terday. The practice Is declared in the resolution to be “not only inhuman, | but abhorrent to all liberty-loving people” and “to have proved ineffec- i1 | tual in accomplishing its purpose.” A second reslut.on would memorialize | Congress for legislation permitting in- | dividual States to determine the per- age of alcohol to be contained in verages sold within 18 | eyesight is to be prized above all things. Have your eyes examined regu- larly by one qualified to give an expert diagnosis of eye troubles. QK .m ‘Il Q’lleo Optometrists Opticlans 935 F Street 34 Years at the Same Address Thursday Is “Own Your Home Day” In National Thrift Week Apply These 10 Thrift Rules practically and you'll be both happy and successful. 1. Work and earn. 2. Make a budget. 3. Record expenses. 4. Have a bank account. 5. Carry life insurance. 6. Own your own home. 7. Make a will. 8. Invest in safe securi- ties. 9. Pay bills promptly. 10. Share with others. 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SAN FRANCISCO, January 19.—A complete counterfeiting outfit, which Federal officers declared had turned out thousands of dollars of spurious Federal Reserve notes, was seized late last night in a raid by secret service men and police. Harry H. Edwards, characterized by Capt. Thomas Foster |of the United States secret service, as the most skillful counterfeiter in the United States, was arrested, with his wife and a man who said he was Chester A. Clubb. Federal officials said Edwards pr duced his counterfeits on genuine Government paper, obtained by bleach- ing the engravings from one-dollar bills Ninety of the bleached bills were selzed in the rald. The secret service men declared that Edwards specialized in the production of $10 and $20 notes of the Federal Reserve Bank of San Franecisco. More than $15,000 of the notes have been picked up by Federal officlalsy and in banks from Spokane to Min- | neapolis and as far South as Albu querque, N. Mex. 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