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g " AnatGaanadetensty f7 HUNT FOR AUTOIST Frederick Kopper, Retired . Army Captain, Sought in [ Area Near Great Falls. Three parties were organized today o search for Capt. Frederick Kopper, Jr., U. 8. A, retired, whose disappear- &nce from his machine shop at 1008 C street, Tuesday, was brought to light yesterday, when his abandoned automobile was discovered on Conduit road, about a quarter-of-a-mile from Great Falls At the same time, it developed that XKopper's hat, wet and muddy, was found Wedneslay morning near Great Falls by Robert Jenkins of Conduit road. Field sent out one searching par “ostello Post of the American Legion, in which the missing man holds membership, formed another, and Kopper's employes also banded o co-operate In the search. Search Is Fruitless. A long hunt in the woods around Great Falls yesterday bore no fruit, but the search was intensified today when relatives of the former Army § man went to the scene and identified gthe hat which Jenkins found. Capt. Kopper’'s automobile, an ex pensive sedan, had evidently run from the road and collided with a log, puncturing the rear right tire. The sutomobile had been carefully locked and no sign of disorder was evident @bout it with the single exception of cracks in the lower right-hand cor- mer of the windshield which it is be- lieved might have been caused by the fmpact. The automobile was pulled fifrom the muddy side of the road this $morning and found to be in perfect Sworking order with the exception of the battery, which had run down. Foul Play Feared. Mr. and Mrs, Stuart Capen of 4 £ West Irving street, Chevy Chase, with whom Capt. Kopper resided, and Miss Carolyn Capen, their daughter, today stated that they could think of no reason for the disappearance of Capt. Kopper. An intimation that th feared foul play in his case came when they stated emphatically that ‘they were positive he would have noti- fied them if he were able to do so. The closest clue to the last known mets of Capt. Kopper was furnished by Mr. and Mrs. Jenkins, who said that about 10 o'clock Tuesday night a man roused them and asked to be di- yected to a telephone. It was dark and they did not get a good look at him. They remembered today that e man asked whether Mr. Jenkins as a soldier. They directed him to Zthe home of Charles Sullivan, not far jaway and a bit back from the road, as ia place where a telephone might be iusem i Franklin Leads Search. f It was also learned today that a man came through the rain to the thome of Mr. Sullivan Tuesday night, fbut was unable to make himself un- iderstood. The finding of the hat was not regarded as important by Mr. enkins and his wife until today, when hey first learned of the missing man fand found that the hat belonged to im. Deputy United States Marshal Roy erguson, who, with Policeman Old- eld of the Montgomery County police orce, co-uperated in the search of th voods, today expressed the opinion Sthat Capt. Kopper had made his way tback to Washington. The whole sec- Stion of the neighborhood around $Great_Falls yesterday failed to pro- fduce ‘any evidence of any vielence fwhatever. When Capt. Kopper left is car, he pointed out, he must have had possession of his faculties, be- fcause the car had been carefully lock- fed and precalition taken against its gremoval. The searching party of Costello Post, hich was organized and started perations at noon, was led by Wil- iam F. Franklin, the adjutant of the #post, who took action in the case as oon as he learned that Capt. Kopper awas a former service man. Capt. Kopper's wife has been in a natorium in Mamaroneck, N. Y., for fome time, it was sald at his home to y. He was in perfect health and in he best of spirits Monday evening at is home, Mr. Capen, his brother-in- faw, sald. ¢ Kopper, an Englishman, was com issioned a captain during the World War and assigned to duty at the Bu- au of Standards because of his f iliarity with the work of making in- truments. He has machine shops in ew York City and at Delaware ter Gap also £ Kopper is said to hvae frequently Earried a large sum of money. H g REATY POSSIBLE WITH NICARAGUA, OBSERVERS BELIEVE Page.) hrough the active support of the merican Government, 8o a responsi- ility now is felt that the situation hould be guided and an opportunity | iven for a fair election nexj year, vhen the term of Diaz would expire. | t is expected also that Mr. Stimson vill confer with Liberal leaders in the | ope of working out a program for andling the next elections that will e factory to all sides. It becomes essential, also, that no teps be taken by the Diaz govern- nent in a military way which will pre- ent the defeated faction from partici- ating in the next campaign for the idenc The Stimson mission is undertaken t this time as a precautionary meas- re, because if the situation were per- nitted to drift in the hands of the resent government at Nicaragua, ther complications might ensue bhich would not clear up the con- usion, but add to it, and American arines would thus be forced to stay p the vicinity of Nicaragua. Few May Stay There. Above—W. W. Bride. Below—Francis H. Stephens, placed by Mr, Bride toda: BRIDE IS APPOINTED NEW CORPORATION COUNSEL FOR CITY P. re- ge) (Continued_from Panama involving certain naval operations. The following year he was appointed one of counsel for the United States in the American-British pecuniary claims arbitration, and later became counsel in charge of the arbitration. Robert Lansing, Secre ‘tary of State' during the Wilson administration, and J. Reuben Clark, solicitor of the State Department, were his immediate predecessors i that office. When the war ended the arbitration, Mr. Bride was made counsel to the foreign trade advisers of the State Department, having particular charge of mgtters involving the blockade of German and neutral ports by the al- lied naval forces, resigning in June, 1915, to take up a work of extreme difficulty involving imporiant negotia- tions with the various allied govern- ments and requiring his presence in London. There he represented about 80 of the largest importers and suc- ceeded in having the definite Ameri- can:ownership of their goods, which they had ordered prior to the declara- tion of the blockade, established and provided for their transfer, under al- lied guarantees, to the United States. These matters in his charge involved millions of dollars. Has Traveled Extensively. Mr. Bride served as a colonel on the staff of the Governor of Nebraska, and in 1900 was a delegate to the Democratic national convention, Dur- ing the war he was a captain in the Intelligence Division of the Army. Since his retirement from the Army, his practice has been largely before the Federal departments. He also has represented many out-of-town lawyers before these departmnts. Professional business for clients in recent years has required that he travel extensively in Europe, particu- larly in England, Germany and Ru- mania. Mr. Bride has always voted the Re- publican ticket in the national elec- tions, and has had the distinction of serving as a member of the inaugural committee of President Wilson. He is a member of the American Bar As- socfation, the Bar Association of the District, Society of International Law, Sigma Chi and Delta Chi fraternities, the Army and Navy Club, the Racquet Club, the National Press Club, the Chevy Chase Club and a delegate to the Montgomery County Civic Federation, “STOPLIGHT BANDIT” SENTENCED TO PRISON James Wright, Colored, Admitting Four Auto Hold-ups, Gets 20-Year Term. James Steele, colored, ‘stoplight bandit,” was sentenced by Justice Hitz in Criminal slon 2 to serve 20 years in the penitentiary. Steele admitted holding up four automobilists at the corner of Seventeenth street and Massachusetts avenue last ‘month while the trafiic “red light” detained them. The victims were directed at the point of what was supposed to be a pistol in the man’s pocket to drive to the vicinity of Seventh and T streets, where they were relieved of their val- uables, p There were four indictments against Steele and the court fixed the penalty at 10 years in each case. sentences a the oth follow tog tion of the court remarked would cligible for parole after seven Steele with a knife cut Detec- tive Jett, ‘who apprehended him, but the grand jury did not charge him | with that offe at A handful of Marines probably will o left ultimately as a symbol of Amer- ban interest in the election program, ut Mr. Coolidge is anxious to cut the expense of the present occu 7 of Nicaraguan territory and ep the Marines free for other tasks, pecially in the East. e is following the policy Wilson in using personal a policy was _ bitterly by Mr. Wilson's opponents he sent John Lind to Mexico and Col. House to Eu; The flex:- Bility of a personal envoy, however ‘48 considerable and there are advan tages in having a free lance who is re sponsible only to the President and who is not required to consider his own future in the diplomatic service in every report he writes, This is the first personal envoy Mr. Coolidge has used, but it probably will not be the st thod has been found wseful in the past in overcoming much of the red tape of diplon hen Spain-Portugal Pact Under Way. ! LISBO! Portugal, April 8 (#).— Portugal 1 Spain have opened ne- otiations . r of conciliation rbitration, It is chiefly concern- th delimitation of definite fron- and the fishery, zoues in the River, A - Two of the | e to run concurrently, and | THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. ¢, FRIDAY, APRIL THREE PARTIES AID | JOHN OSCAR BELL | : “ CHERRY BLOSSOM | MORE CASES NEED WING IN ORATORY Diminutive Cadet Sergeant| of Ballston Carries Off Vir- : ginia District Prize. | | He's only “so big.” but he's the champlon orator of the Virginia dis trict in the fourth national oratorical contest—Sergt. John Oscar Bell, jr. The wish his sister made upon his mother's Chinese jade bracelet might have helped, or perhaps the rabbit's foot that he himself carried into bat- tle had something to do with it, but anyway this.diminutive cadet sergeant of the Washington-Lee High School of Ballston last night taJked his way over strong opposition in the Virginia district finals, held in his school. Thus young Bell became the first of 10 district champions who will compete in The Star's area for the right to represent this newspaper’'s territory in the national contest Ma While the little fellow’s victory was emphatic, it was not overwheiming, for his opponents, the champions of three Virginia group meetings, bid for victory with umusual orations. Miss Carie Tracy Lucas of the Herndon High School presented a truly fine oration on “Our Constitution” that won for Ifer a close second place in the composite judgment of the jury of three. Then Dwight Brown of the Oakton High School and Miss Mary S. Pattie of the Manassas High School délivered orations that could not have been rated very far beneath the win- ning speech by any jury of judg ‘Whole Families Present. Fully 1,500 men, women and chil- dren—whole families with many babes in arms—were jammed into the dec- orated auditorium of the Washington- Lee Building to create a high-strung, enthusiastic audience that was trans- formed into a veritable howling mob by the victory of the little sergeant. Stirring music by the student or- chestra of_the Langley Junior High School, under the direction of George E. Hurt, and vocal selections by Miss Anna Mandel added to the melee of spirit' that fairly bristled from the school building, ‘while hearty school yells capped the climax that defied verbal recording. The difficult task of determining the winner of the contest rested upon the shoulders of a_jury of three, com- posed of Judge Fenton Whitlock Booth of the United States Court of Claims, Mrs. William Wolff Smith, president of the Washington branch of the TLeague of American Pen Women, and | Huston Thompson, Washington at- torney ’ These three persons sat in indi- vidual seats in different sections of the auditorfum. Each recorded his decision on a separate ballot without conferring with the other two, and the written ratings were compiled by the official referee of the contest, Miss Louise B. Proctor, contest manager for The Star. The judges’ votes were closely placed, but the. respective rating of each of the young orators was sufficiently definite to obliterate any possibility of confusion in the final composite ballot. First Contestant. The first contestant to take the stage was Miss Lucas, the Herndon High School entrant. She was greet- ed with noisy applause, but when the little blond reached the center of the ! piatform and appeared ready to speak, a silence prevailed. The little lady talked exactly 9 minutes in clear tones that commanded attention, and when she concluded she bowed ever so slightly but gracefully while the audience cheered. Fleming Newbold, business manager of The Washington Star, who occu- pied a place on the platform with the chairman and the contestants, walked to the little 15-yearold girl's chair and grasped her hand in com- pliment for her performance. Dwight Brown, also 15 years old, and the spokesman from the Oakton High School, was the second orator. With the conclusion of the applause that greeted him, this young Webster lashed into his subject and into the hearts of the crowd with a fire that seemed to still even tite breathing. An occasional cough from one section or another of the big hall seemed almost. choked by the unhappy person Who sought to maintain silence despite a cold, Dwight came within 15 seconds of the “dead-line” and seemed a worthy contender for the honors, and he, too, was congratulated by Mr. Newbold. eceived With Cheers. The third speaker was little Mary . Pattle, ar-old senior of the Manassas High School. She also was received with cheers, and when she spoke in her quief, matter-of-fact tones, the quality of her oration’s content was made the subject of praise. Her delive demanded re- spect. At the conclusion of her oration The Star's business manager was be- side her to grasp her hand. And lastly came John Bell. As in his group contest at Alexandria, the little fellow wore his cadet uniform. When he was seated in his chair while the preceding speakers battled John looked small enough, but when he marched out into the center of the stage, vast in comparison with his little figzure, he somehow seemed too tiny for the task ahead of him. The din that greeted him, too, seemed to dwarf him at the outset of his speech. But when at last silence reigned, and the 14-year-old lad began speaking, he became at once Sergt. Bell, contestant for the Virginia championship, $100 and a place in The Star finals. 3 Bell's subject was “The Benefits of the Constitution” and during most of the elght and one-quarter minutes that he spoke he stood erect and quiet. In the tense moments of his oration, however, he stepped out to the edge of the stage, clenching his fists and pumping them up and down in front of his audience with real vehemenct while his clear, boyish brow. was cut with lines of determination. Judges Write Their Ballots. When Bell's speech was done, the judges, sitting apart, wrote their 1 lots. The orchestra played. Geor Hurt directed. The audience bit its nails. Nerves frayed. The air bristled The period of “forever” dragged by; tor Answers to Questions Fredaric J Haskin A new book by the author of “The American Government” ! THE EVENING STAR o] | 3 Offers to Its Readers 4 " Answers to Questions Bv Frederic J. Haskin —the Question Book by the Diree- Jureau in the world. Five Answers chapters. Readable, tional, informative and fascinating from cover to cover. 1] =l 75¢ —postpaid to any point in the United States or its possessions. of the Largest Information thousand in 70 Questions and well arranged entertaining, educa- Present This Coupon and at the business office of The Evening Star and secure your copy today. | ginia district and the check for $100 | Less adjustments 8 1. ACTIVE FIGURES IN ORATORICAL CONTEST VUpper—Judges in Virginia district right: Booth. - Center—Contestants in the fifth Rockville., Left to right: finals, at Baliston, last night. Left to Huston Thompson, Mrs. William Wolff Smith and Judge Fenton W. Maryland group_contest tonight, at John Gott of the Dickerson High School, Arthur Watkins of the Gaithersburg High School, Miss Helen Wilkinson of the Rock- ville High School and Douglas Griesenmor, jr., of the Bethesda High School. Lower—Cadet Sergt. John Oscar Bell, jr., of the Washington-Lee High School, who won the oratorical champi fourth National Oratos ionship of the Virginia district in the al Contest last night, at Ballston. Robert E. Ludwig, faculty director of the Washington-Lee cadet corps, and Fred E. Kahler, first lieutenant and executive officer of the corps, began their march of “eternity” across the auditorium, which at that moment was entirely too big, thence up on the stage and at last to Fletcher Kemp, erintendent of the Arlington County schools and presiding officer of the meeting. The chairman ac cepted a folded slip of paper, and t the electrified silence. whold was given the honor of announcing the winner, and even before he announced the name of Bell a_ half-hearted, nervous cry of “Johnny” came from somewhere among the cadet contingent. Then, with a word of hearty congratulation to the four contestants, who, whether they had won or lost, he said, ha& made marvelous fights for the cham- pionship, Mr. Newbold pronounced the name of John Bell. Bedlam! Bewildered by the news, the little cadet sat wringing his white-gloved hands, complétely Jost in the thrill that visibly swept him. Mr. Newbold brought him back to the matter-of- fact earth, however, with a big, warm handshake. Handles Difficult Situation. In the difficult position of giving good news and bad news with a word, Mr. Newbold had praise for the four contestants. Turning to the defeated ones, he declared he wished that each of them could have a place in the national finals. Looking at the little girls, he said he “almost wished that one of them had won,” and they smiled their gratitude. As the din for John Bell continued Mr. Newbold in- terrupted to demand, with a smile “I don't see, young fellow, why you deserve all this! You're no better than the rest of them!” And with equal good will young Bell began applauding for all he was worth, while the business manager of The Star clapped him good naturedly on the back, thanking him for his spon- taneous agreement. Miss Lucas was then declared win- ner of second place, and the cheers which greeted that announcement ri- valed even the ovation accorded Bell. Commends Enthusiasm. In a brief address before the orfators were presented Mr. Newbold com- mended the enthusiasm shown in the oratgrical contest by the Virginia en- trants as an indication of the union which exists between the District of Columbia and the neighboring countles in making a true metropolitan area. He paid tribute to Randolph Leigh, founder and director of the National Oratorical Contests, who also had a place on the platform, and concluded by telling the audience of Virginians: “I came out here tonight to tell you simply that The Star is with you in all your enterprises.” When quiet was restored after the victor was announced, Sergt. Bell, champion orator of Virginia, once again marched to the center of thed stage, where Mr. Newbold presented him with a check of §100, The Star's gift to the winner of each of the 10 district finals. Gets Mother's Kiss. With the championship of the Vir- hanging safely from his belt, John was handed down from the stage to the waiting arms of his mother, Mr: Frances C. Bell, to receive the best reward of all—his mother's kiss. And ‘March Circulation Daily... 103,121 Sunday.110,998 District of Columbia, &s. NG NEWBOLD, G and Si that the actual niumby paper named sold Quring the month of March, A.D. 1927, as follows DAILY. Copies. D Business Manager DAY STAR, Days: Copies Total daily net ecirculation Daily ave 121 Daye. Sunday net_circulat v baid” Sunday . 110,381 a1t | Average Sunday net cireulation ... 110,098 v of conies for s Mail Orders, $1 FLEMING NEWEOLD. Business Manager. guSubseribed and sworn (o beore me thls h day of Abril. 3 Seal ELMER F. YOUNT, e Notary Public, | dicap | tax Purse, John relished it, even in front of all_“the boys"! Then his cadet friends arranged a flying trip to a Washington restau- rant for a little supper and when the automobile which carried a tiny part of the celebrants to this city left the high school, a little girl, Mary Ellen Hood, was tucked safely in the front seat by the side of the young sergeant. This same little girl was the same whom John escorted home following his group test vie- tory at Alexandria last week. Maryland Contest Tonight. The final group contest of the Maryland district will be held in the Rockville Christlan Church at 8 o'clock tonight, when the representa- tives of five schools will compete for a place in the Maryland finals. The contestafts in that meeting will be Arthur Watkins of the Gaith- ersburg High School, on “The Mean- ing of thie Constitution Today"; Hugh F. Owens of the Georgetown Prepar- atory School, on “The Constitution”; John Gott of the Dickerson High School, on “Washington and the Con- stitution”; Douglas Griesemer, jr., of the Bethésda High School, on ‘The Constitution and . the State,” and Helen Wilkinson of the Rockville High School, on “Marshall's Contribu- tion to the Constitution.” Tonight’s judges wil be John B. Diamond, jr.; of Gaithersburg; George H. Lamar of Rockville, F, Barnard Welsh of Rockville, Joseph C. Cissell of Silver Spring and R. B. Lawrence of Battery Park. Pastor Will Open Meeting. Rev. S. G. Goode, pastor of the Rockville Christian Church, will open the meeting with an invocation and Edwin S. Broome, superintendent of the Montgomery County schools, will preside. Oliver Owen Kuhn, news manager of The Star, will announce the win- ners of the contest following the com- pletion of the composite decision of the judges. The announcement will be a feature of Mr. Kuhn's address on the oyatorical contest. Music will be furnished by the Powell Junior High School Sextet. DAMROSCH COLLAPSES. Finishes Last Concert From Chair and Cries at Finish. NEW YORK, April 8 (®).—Walter Damrosch partially collapsed last night and finished his last concert as regular conductor of the New York Symphony Orchestra from a chair. He was only a few pages from the end of the difficuit score of “Gotter- dammerung” when the strain became too great for him. He motioned for a chair and slumped into it, still waving his baton. The audience called him back time and again at the end of the concert. After the tenth recall he broke down and cried as he left the platform. BOWIE ENTRIES FOR TOMORROW. RACE—Purse, $1.200: turlongs. T ~olds and. up: 6% Chef d'Oeuvre,. 118 | Wish I Win. Star Mirth . 105 | *Fox More Subtle 108 | Zonite ... ..0. Also_eligible— Dusthrush claiming; SECOND RACE—Purse, $1 pectation Purse; 2-year-olds: iPrate ... tMaurice " Sleeny Timy Mordine. Harry §Hizh Beal Hove, 108 | $0'Turk ve $IW Bean entry. iR L Frecman entry. Pu the Old | $1.300 ind up: 6 s 123 109 ¢ 104 D105 The Prince Georges Han 3-year-olds and up: | Storm King Millwick 17, miles, Gaffsman .. tirrun Cup . template ambee Flagship . Tin Top 1Greentres Stable entry. i FIFTH Purse. $1.400: the Fair-| sar-olds: 7 furiongs. Lasa Backrone | Queen Bee . 113 100 1 1031 04 | Buford 4 | Bufo 18 | Dancing Col, Seth . Artilleryman Long Joe Fore Lark SIXTH RACE—Puree, 4-year-lds and up: nistor Forecaster irand Bey | Randuit olden_ Rule ... 113 | Hedeefence Cant. Martin | Danc’ SEVENTH RACE—Purse. $1 ing: 4-year-olds and up: mile and 70 *Compromise ,. 108 | Masquerade . *Vie 5 5 | Night March . sir Galahad *Battle Shot *Donetta. affney” *Donarits 108 | *Corfle *Apprent! lowance claimdg, Weather clear; track good, PROPOSE ABOLITION OF BIG WARSHIPS French Deputies Ask Elimina- “tion of Battleships and Battle Cruisers. By the Associated Press PARIS, April S—Abolition of battleships and battle crulsers by in- ternational agreement is suggested in a naval disarmament plan intro- duced in the Chamber of Deputies yesterday. The plan is contained in a resolu- tion sponsored by 11 Conservative deputies and the Royalist Deputies Jean le Cour Grandmaison and the Marquise de la Ferronnays. It calls on the French government to invite all civilized nations to join in limit- ing naval armaments on the basis it suggests. The values and functions for the principal categories of naval units are discussed at length in the pre- amble of the resolution. The principal conclusions are as follow: z First—Battleships = and _ battle cruisers should be eliminated by in- ternational agreement, thus at once saving one of the greatest items of naval expenditure.. Second—Crulsers should be lm- ited to 10,000-ton sizes and S8-inch guns, as provided in the Washing- ton_agreement. Third—Submarines should be abol- ished, provided that the tonnage of light’ cruisers be limited by per- centages giving Great Britain no more than twice the tonnage of any other European power, leaving the United States on equality with Eng- land and fixing Japan's ratio to them at 3—5 as fixed in the Wash- ington agreement SILENT ON DIVORCE. PARIS, April 8 (#).—Mrs. W. K. Vandebilt, jr., on her arrival here to- day from the United States declined to discuss reports that she would seek a divorce here. Other passengers on the Majestic, which reached Cherbourg today, how- ever, sald Mrs. Vanderbilt had given the impression that she would start divorce proceedings as soon as legal requirements permit. She is the for- mer Miss Virginia Fair. FETE POSTPONED Festival Now Planned for April 16, as Weather Retards Blooms. Threatened rain and cold weather | that has delayed the appearance of CHARITIES' HELP 3,223 Homesavers Help in Easter Campaign—More Money Required. Up to noon today 3,2 have invested their dollar of the Easter family wel homesavers | the cherry blossoms on Hains Point today necessitated postponement of | the Japanese Cherry Blossom Festival, | which was to have been give ntomor- | row afternoon. If the weather per- | mits, the festival will be given Satur- | day, April 16, Mrs. H. S. Mulliken, the director, announced. ‘The ieather, man today forecast | rain tonight and tomorrow, and it was not considered safe to have the chil- dren appear in the Springtime ¢ tumes the pageant calls for. The Hor- | ticulture Bureau promised that with fair weather the blossoms will be out v next Tuesday and in their full bioom by Saturday. All was in readiness for the pres- entation of the pageant tomorrow. The entire cast had been assembled and drilled, a distinguished list of patrons and patronesses had been se- cured, attendance of many diplomatic representitives had been guaranteed, and arrangements had been made to broadcast accounts of the festival to all parts of the world over the radio, in motlon pictures and through the press. Impressiveness Not Altered. 1t is not expected, however, that the postponement will in any way affect the impress of the festival, which will inaugurate a picturesque tradition in Washington. The mem- bers of the cast will be available next week, and most of the distinguished guests will be able to attend. Japa- nese musical instruments and weap- ons loaned by the Smithsonian Insti- tution for the pageant are still at the disposal of the committee. The United States Army Band, un- der the direction of Capt. W. J. Stan- nard, has offered to play next week. Rev. Frederick Brown Harris, pastor of Foundry Methodist Episcopal Church, will preach a special sermon on the significance of the festival Sun- day, as planned. The sermon will be broadcast and will be printed in hook- lets, to be distributed in Europe, Japan and South America. Despite_the disappointment of the Natlonal Memorial Foundation, under whose auspices the pageant will be held, and of Mrs. Mulliken, the direc- tor, at not being able to stage the affair on the scheduled day, Mrs. Mulliken id today she believed the postpone- ment would add to rather than de- tract from the success of the festival Celebrate Gift of Trees. The pageant is expected to surpass anything heretofore seen Lere in color, beauty and real pastoral flavor. It will celebrate the presentation of the trees to the United States by Japan. It was written by Alice Rogers Hagar. The cast of the pageant Is in keep ing with its significance. In it will be not only Washingtonians and Japanese children, but children from many of the embassies and legations here. The list of guests will be headed by the Secretary of State and Mrs. Kel- logg and will include many Ambassa- dors and Ministers and high Govern- ment officials. Mrs. Woodrow Wilson heads the list of patronesses. To check up on the revised plans a dress rehearsal will be held tomorrow morning at 10 o'clack in the Washing- ton Auditorium. COL. AXTON SPEAKER AT LENTEN SERVICES Principles of Christ Must Be Ap- plied to Situation in China Today, He Says. Religious _&ducation consists pri- marily in the application of Biblical storfes to everyday behavior, sald Col. John T. Axton, chief chaplain of the United States Army, speaking at the Lenten Services at Keith's Theater today. “We must apply the principles of Christ to the situation in China to- day,” he said. “Where would you begin the story of Christ to one who knew him not?” asked Chaplain Axton. “There was a man in whom no fault could be found; but His enemies hanged Him upon the cross—yet He smiled, offered a prayer, saving, ‘Father, forgive (dhem‘ for they know not what they 6 Mr. A. L. Wells presided at today’s meeting. Rev. J. D. Buhrer of the First Reformed Church led the serv- ices. J. E. S. Kinsella sang a solo. There will be no services tomorrow. Next week, Holy week, will be the last week of the series. The services will start prompetly at 12:55 every day. Bishop William F. McDowell will speak Monday and Tuesday and Bishop James E. Freeman will speak Wednesday and Thursday. MACDONALD COMING HERE Will Spend Two Days in Capital. Sails Tomorrow. LONDON April 8 (P, Macdonald, parliamentary Labor lead er and former premier, will sail for the United States tomorrow on the Aquitania, accompanied by his daugh- ter Ishbel. They plan to stay three days and in Washington two days. While in the Capital, where they will be the guests of the British Ambassador, they will call on Presi- dent Coolidge. Afterward they will tour the East ern cities, leaving for home about April 27. in New York 3, have already joined forces this year in the HUMAN SALVAGE work of the Associated Chari ties and Citizens' Relief Asso- ciation. 10,000 GIVERS are urgently needed to enable these FAM- ILY WELFARE and CHILD- CARING SOCIETIES to con tinue their home-saving work. 1 Will you be one of these? If s, please fill out the following blank and mail to 223 Home Savers “ A BROKEN HOME “Home Saving” Inclosed Member:hip:. Capital $100 Sustaining . $50 Supporting $25 Special $10 Active 85 Associate $2 Payments, Name Address Ord Preston, Treasurer, Joint Finance Committee, Associated Chari- ties and Citizens’ Relief Association, 1022 11th Street N.W. y be made in monthly or “YOUR MONEY OR THEI} . to enroll me as a find §. Home-Saver. erly installments. LIVES.” { from the Associated Charities. quite one-third of the number of con- tributors needed to underwrite this city-wide, home-caring and child-sav ing service. Because of the marke increase in the calls for the absol necesslities of life—food, clothing and shelter—the amount spent these and similar items during past six months totals $34,800, against $27,400 for the same pi last year. This is an increase of over one-fourth. The calls for direct financial have mutiplied threefold within the past twelve years due to the growth of the city, to the increase in the num: ber of social agencies which look to the Associated Charities for aid, to giving more adequate relief on a standard budget basis and to the added cost of all items entering Into the needs of the ordinary household. Raises Budget to $70,000. It is to meet this heavy increase that the flnance committee has been compelled to raise its budget esti- mates from the $59,000 of las to $70,000 this year. The committee is presenting for the first time in connection with its annual Easte appeal a serles of family situations or problems in which there is imperative need for homegaving and lifesavin These stories are taken from the tual day's work of the society. They give in tabloid form typical instances of familles in trouble om the Asso- ciated Charities and izens' Relief Association are aiding with specific weekly grants. The past six months the visitors of the society have had under care 1,149 families, as compared with 1,058 the first half of last year. No. 4. Nine Mouths to be Ead. This foreign-born mother was left a widow with eight children, only one of whom 1is of working age. She speaks only broken English and has never been naturalized. Not being an American citizen, her fatherless chil- dren are not eligible for allowances through the Board of Public Welfare, although they have all been born in this country. The oldest one, & daughter, is trying to take her dead father's place. She earns enough to feed her mother and younger brothers and sisters. But milk is needed in addition for the other seven children, including the babies, and there is the monthly rent bill to be paid. The total deficit is $12 a week; $300 is needed to save this home for the next six months. as No. 5. Tl and Forsaken, Too. This devoted mother is just recove ering from a critical operation. For. saken by her husband, who cannot be located, she is still too weak to go out to work. Besides there are two children much too young to be left to shift for themselves. Herc is a home well worth savinz, but it will take $21 a week for before the mother enough to do more than c: own children. I No. 6. “The Skeleton in the Clos For many raothe: ored) has stood the abus of her eight children. Ma a climax when in a moment provoked and brutal temper her out of the house, leavinz the children locked up inside, one of them a mere infant. It was in this eme gency that the Assoclated C was called upon. In the course of t inquiry which followed the soc worker discovered what the wo had not known, that the man whom she had married in good faith had another wife at the time, who is still living and from whom the man has never been legally separated. Now steps are being taken to free the woman from her bigamist husband and at the same time to protect the children’s name and birthright. Al though relatives are helping as far as they are able they cannot begin to carry the whole load. As soon as one or two of the children are old enough to earn, the mother's bread and but- ter problems will be lightened. Mean- time the childrén cannot be left to suffer for their father's misdeeds. Food must be provided and th rent has to be paid. At least $15 a weel, is needed for the purpose. Contributions to The Star. The Star will receive contributions either in pport of the general fund of the Associated Charities or to as- st one or more of these particular families according to the needs speci. fied. Contributions may also be sent direct to the Soclal Service House, 1022 Eleventh street, made payable to Ord Preston, treasurer. The following sums have been re- celved for the benefit of these Easter “Home Saving"” appeals: No. 1, “Looking Ahead.”—Man re- covering his health in order to take care of wife and two children; amount asked for, $338; C. B. K., $25; D, M.R., 31 ut “A" Child's Life in the Bal- -Amount asked for, $210; pravi- ously asknowledged, $50. SHIELDS LIQUOR CASE SUBMITTED TO JURY Millionaire Brewer and Politician Accused of Bribing Dry Bureau Stenographer. The bribery charge against Daniel J. Shields, millionaire brewer and poli- tician of Johnstown, Pa., mitted to the jury this afternoon by Justice Hoehling in Criminal Di i ields is said to have paid to Mrs. Della H. Evans, a stenog- rapher in the prohibition unit in 1923 and 1924 to furnish him coples of confidential . reports of agents on breweries in Pennsylvania. Mrs, Evans admitted on the witness stand that she received a total of hields. Assistant United States Fihelly argued to the j Attorney that the { Government had made out its case of bribery against Shields. Attorneys M. M. Doyle and James §. Easby-Smith, for the defense, asked for an acquittal on the grounds that Mrs. Evans was entrapped by Government agents and to save herself helped the agents “get Shields.” Money in Circulation Dwindles. The American public is growing poorer—if figures are to be believed. The per capita circulatipn of money fell off to $40.81 April 1, according to the Treasury today. as compared with $41.08 March 1. The high point was reached November 1, 1920, when the figure stood at $52.36. BAND CONCERT. Tomorrow by the United States Sol- diers” Home Band Orchestra, at Stan- ley Hall, 5:45 o'clock, John §. M. Zim- mermann, leader; Emil A. Fe! recond leader.