Evening Star Newspaper, April 16, 1927, Page 2

L INTEREST ARQUSED - IN1528 CAMPAIGN Presence Here of Reed and #McAdoo Causes Discussion § of “Possibiiities.” the Associated Press. | Fresh fuel for discussion of the 1928 Presidential campaign has been sup- | a Capital politi by the pres-| $nce in the city of two potential Dem- | geratic candidates, the ‘Denver state | ent of William M. Butler, Republican | Short Story Winners ational committee chairman, and the move by San FI co to cop next | gear's Republican national conven- fion The two De Eice. doo ver s ks have tumbied one over But as far as could be tatively, Mr. McAdoo v n v Bere to spend Easter Besides speculating wever, politicians yer in their minds E)um tha tour mlidi support cbuntry for President #hid the stops he had ‘made on his Way to Denver convinced him that | the country had enjoyed a reizn of | prosperity under the policies of the | #dministration ! McAdoo Dec £ During his stay in the Capital Mr. McAdoo has ited a number of jends, but declined to discuss pub- | l‘{r-l\' his cou the approaching éampaign. ¥ Rowever, prompted secretary of the 4 the Prohibition # statement dec i “appears to be going to quite un- decessary expense in touring the East and South to determine whether | e will become a candidate for Pres- | fdent in 1928 % “All that Mr. McAdoo meeds to do to get an audlence with Wa ‘heeler of the Anti-Saloon League, inckley said, adding that Wheeler #will not have forgotten the appeals | of McAdoo for Anti-Saloon League | help in 1924.” Aside from this, a number of per- gons in Washington volunteered to pass along many reports, among them gne that McAdoo proposed to elimi- te himself; another that he was ling out sentiment; still another that he proposed to throw his support | ? opposition to Gov. Al Smith of New o Mr. his igating | States revealed | throughou Coolidge. He es to Talk. ariy McAdoo rk; that he would announce his @andidacy, and lastly that he would Tet things take their course. Mr. Mec- Adoo, however, made no public an- Bouncement. Meeting Not Planned. 8o far as is known, he has not met f6r. Reed during his stay here, and ere are no indications that a meet- 2.‘. is planned. The Senator upon his &rrival took occasion to pay his re- #pects to Senator Keyes, Republican, ew Hampshire, who has tied up the S.m of the Reed campaign investi- #nting committee. He said Mr. Keyes & chairman of the Senate committee an audit and control, had used “bad golitical judgment” in refusing to ap- prove vouchers of the Reed commit- tee. “Meanwhile, from San Francisco came the report that the city’s Chamber of Commerce had taken the initial steps looking to the underwriting of $250,- 000 to bring the 1928 Republican con- wvention there in 1928, Five other cities —Chicago, Detroit, San Antonio, Cleve- land and Kansas City—already have indicated they may contest for the bid, and a lively contest appears in the offing. iy, MAN HURT IN AIR CRASH AT BOLLING FIELD DIES John L. Hosch Was Injured Wed- nesday When Capt. Sands Was Killed. The second victim of the training plane crash at Bolling Field, Wednes- day morning, John L. Hosch, Army Air Corps reserve officer and an aero- nautical engineer in the Department of Commerce’s aeronautics branch, died at Walter Reed Hospital early today without regaining conscious- ness. The young airman, who was flying in the plane with Capt. Homer R. Sands, administrative assistant to the Air Commerce Secretary, and who was killed instantly, was rendered uncon- scious at the time of the crash at the South end of Bolling Field. He died at 12:15 o'clock this morning and death wds believed caused by ‘@ severe cerebral concussion of the brain. 4 The body is being held at the hos- pital pending funeral arrangements, which are being made by Mr. Hosch's comrades in the Department of Com- | merce. The airman’s father, Paul Hosch, was at the bedside and aad remained with his son from the mo- ment he was admitted to the hospital. Funeral arrangements had not Leen completed by the Department of Com- merce this afternoon, but it is under- stood that military rites will attend | the interment of the body In Arlington | National Cemetery Mond afterroon. Mr. Hosch held a commission in the Army Air Corps Reserves. He resided with his father, at 2121 H street. LARKIN GARRETT FREED. Special Dispatch to The Star. RICHMOND, Va., April 16.—Larkin C. Garrett, one of the two brothers convicted of the murder of Rev. E, Pierce in Cumberland County in June, 1923, was released today. He | is expected to return to his home and | to resume mercantile business, in which he was engaged prior to the shooting, | Robert 0. Garrett was given five | years. Robert will have to remain | till November 2 of this vear For a long time the Garretts were the politi- | cal bosses of the count but with their return to freedom th themselves denied the r <ht to hold office or to vote. uniess th r disabili 7 will find | Above: Blanch Smith Ferguson of Baltimore, whose story, “Right From arls,” was one of the prize winners in the short story contest of the Na- tional League of American Pen Wom- en. Below: Vara Macbeth Jones of Bal- whose story, “Danny Goes was also a prize winner. FINE ARTS GROUP VISITS ARLINGTON Definite Plan for Completion of Tomb Expected to Be Outcome. A definite recommendation for com- pletion of the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier and possibly a joint meeting of the three commissions directed to supervise, with the Secretary of War, the completed cenotaph to the symbol of America’s lllustrious war dead will be the outcome of the visit to the tomb yesterday by the Commission of Fine Arts. While no money is avail- able for drawings for completion of the tomb, members of the fine arts body have definite ideas on the work and will make a recommendation to Secretary of War Davis within a few The commission during its two-day meeting which concluded last night viewed plans for the new Internal Revenue Bullding at Eleventh and C streets, the first unit in the Govern. ment building program in the triangle betwen the Capitol and Fiftenth street, Pennsylvania avenue and T street. The plans were submitted by Undersecretary of the Treasury Mills, but no action was taken on them. Cramton Protest Approved. The commission today announ its approval of the suggestion of Rc:lg resentative Cramton of Michigan that Judiclary Square not be encroached upon by the proposed Police Court Building and that additional space for such a building, with provision for extension, be provided at Sixth and D streets. Although authorization for a ::;"rfn' Court Bullding has been grant- vy Congress, no money appropriated. o A e construction work is tied with the proposed home of the office gr recorder n{‘ deeds and provision for ousing certain units of housin f the Municipal ,Until these questions are settled, Congress, it was said, will act slowly on an appropriation. The commission feels like Mr. Cramton, that Judiciary Square should not be further en. croached upon by bulldings te the judiclary. Gaiy Plaza Plans Studied. David Lynn, architect of the Capitol, was in conference with the commis- sion in reference to development of Unlon Station Plaza. Plans now be- fore the fine arts body provide for {removal of the temporary buildings now on the plaza and park treatment of much of the area, after the build- ings are removed. A plan submitted by the National Capital Park and Planning Commission for a parkway south of St. Elizabeths Hospital, as part of a boulevard drive connecting Civil War forts about the clty, wus approved. The Commissioners inspected the Mount Hamllton site for a national arboretum and also visited the site of the west end of the Arlington Me. morial Bridge. Hirohito Appears in Public. TOKIO,$Ap*1l 16 (7). —Emperor Hi. :ito made his first appearance to- v at a public function sincs his ac- cession to the throne four months ta The occasion wos the launch. ing of the new 10,000-ton cruiser Myoto at Yokosuka. Great crowds displayed nbounded enthusiasm st tles are removed by the —th tor Ans A new book by the author of ® Do! “The American Government” CUT OUT ALONG THIS LIN The Zoming Star. OFFERS TO ITS READERS “Answers to By Frederic J. Haskin Bureau in the averld. Five chapters. Readable, tional, informative and fascinating from cover to cover. 15¢ ates or its possessions. nee of the emperor. Coupon Questions” e Question Book by the Diree- | of the Largest Information | | thousand Questions and wers in 70 well arranged entertaining, educa- Present This Coupon and at the business office of The Evening Star and secure your copy today. Mail Orders, $1.00 stpaid to any point in the United THE EVENING PEN WOMEN HOLD ANNUAL BREAKFAST Three Historic Decades of Organization Marked {5y H by Ceizbration. Three historic decades in the 30 years' growth of the National League of American Pen Women into an or- ganization with 38 active branches and an even baker's dozen of “baby” featuved the pearl jubllee breakfast today at the May- flower Hotel. Several hundred authors, poets and musicians, with a large sprinkling of literary artisans and Government officials, including Secretary of the avy Wilbur and Maj. Gen. Charles Summerall, chief of staff, delighted in the kaleidoscope of pageants and “Gridiron” stunts staged in the large ballroom, where group tables were arranged by cities for visiting dele- sates and guests. Meeting Closes Tonight. Mrs. Grace Thompson Seton, na- tional president, presided over the af- fair, a climax to the pearl jubilee celebration of the pen women, which closes formaily tonight at a joint meeting in Memorial Continental Halt with the Daughters of the American Revolution. The program of the authors' break- tast started with five minute speeches by representatives of the pen, pencil and brush, and continued at a lively sait through sketches portraying the three historic decades of the National League and a series of colorful dances and musical features. One of the fen- tures which caught the fancy of the Ruests was the organization parade in which State presidents and repre. sentatives from ‘the District and a score of citles carried individual flags. Speakers of the day and guests of honor sat at the main table, over which Mrs. Seton presided, with Marie Moore Forrest, chalrman of arrange- ments for the three historic sketches. These featured the organization of the league, in 1397: the opening of the first clubhouse, in 1910, and the third decade arranged ih honor of the first convention, in 1920; the first authors’ breakfast, in 1922, and the first book fair, held in 1924, Serlousness Thrown to Winds. Seriousness was_ thrown to the winds during the 45-minute period of speeches, and the audience was highly amused when Clifford K. Berryman, cartoonist of The Star, displayed two cartoons showing the contrast be- tween the Pen Woman of 1897 and her more progressive sister of 192 Those who contributed to this fea- ture of the program were Deane Shure, composer; Miss Sarah D. Low- rie, columnist; Joe Mitchell Chappell, scientist; Ernest Thompson Seton, naturalist; Mrs. Elizabeth T. Brodie, sculptor; Mrs. Elizabeth McG. Knowles, painter; Lyman Beecher Stowe, publisher; Richard Hallibur- ton, romancer, and Mr. Berryman. Among the distinguished guests were: Secretary of the Navy Curtis D. Wilbur, the chief of staff of the Army, Maj. Gen. Charles P. Summerall; Sir Edward Lutyens, Mrs. John B. Hen- derson, Byron Price, chief of the Washington bureau of the Assoclated Press; Ashmun Brown, president of the Gridiron Club; Louis Ludlow, president of the National Press Club; Miss Cora Rigby, president of the Women's National Press Club; Mrs. Sallie V. H. Pickett, vice president of the Women's Press Club; Princess Cantacuzene, Mrs. Harry Atwood Colman, chairman of the Auditors Congress and past national president, and Mrs. Edward Nelson Dingly, a soclate chairman of the congress and first national vice president of the league. Gets $100 In Gold. One of the interesting ceremonivs at the breakfast was the presentation to Mrs. Knowles of $100 in gold for winning the first prize in the fin art exhibition of the National League of Pen Women, which is now being held in New York. This afternoon from 4 'to § o'clock Mrs. John B. Henderson will be host- ess to the leagu® at her home on Six- teenth street when her art galleries will be thrown open for the pleasure of her guests. At 8 o'clock this evening there will be a joint mecting with the Daughters of the American Revolution at Mem- orial Continental Hall. The program will consist of an address on ‘ Holy Grail,” by Dr. David E. Mitchell, lllustrated with slides of the “Great Chalice of Antioch,” by Fahim Kouchakji. There will be music by the Marine Band, one of whose selections will be “Sflver,” the prize winning quintet composed by Josephine Crew Aylwin of California, which won second hon- orable mention in the recent music contest of the Natlonal League of American Pen Women. Rosa Pollio, mezzo-soprano, will sing the volce part in this quintet for voice and strings, George Beuchler will nlnafln group of songs by Carrie Jacob nd, promi- nent composer-member of the league. At 10 o'clock there will be a joint reception ‘to the Daughters of the Ameriean Revolution and the Pen Women delezates, by Mrs. Alfred J. Brosseau, predident general of D. A. R., and Mrs. Seton, natlonal presi. dent, L. A. P. W, of the Pen Women. The national officers of both organi- zations will nct as g reception com- mittee. Dedicate Tree Tomorrow. The Pen Women will observe Easter tomorrow by dedicating a red oak, re- cently planted in the park at the foot of Thirty-fifth and L streets, to the memory of Mrs. E. D. E. N. South- worth, one of the early woman au- thors of Washington. This little park adjoins the old home of Mrs. South- worth, which overlooks the Potomac. Mrs. Seton will preside at the exer- cises, beginning at 3:30 o'clock, and will be assisted by members of the ex- ecutive board. The memorial services will be opencd by the national chap- {1ain, Mrs. Dlanche Bay. Mrs. Seton will make the d atory address, Others on ‘he program are Mrs, | Charles Fisher Tavlor, who will glve the pledge to the flag, and Josephine Beach of New York who will give a recitation. Mrs, Henry C. Flather, Girl Scout commissioner, and & group of her scouts will conduct their memorial planting ceremony, and Ernest Thomp- son-Seton, founder of the Boy Scouts of America, will speak. Guests will include Col. U. 8. Grant, 3d, C. Melvin Sharpe and Magy Lazenby. {ACTRESS’ NOSE ERDKEN. | Burglar Also Knocks Out One of Helen Worthing’'s Teeth. HOLLYWOOD, Caiif., April 16 (#). ~—Helen Lee Worthing, film actress and former Follies star, is nursing a broken nose and has been under the care of two physicians and a plastic surgeon for the last five days, as the result of an encounter with a burglar. A special guard has been placed | about her home to protect the actress | from a marauder who has put in his | appearance twice within a week, it was learned today. Monday night Miss Worthing was struck down by a man whom she dis- covered in her bedroom. Her nose was broken and a front tooth knocked out by the blow. Thursday night the in- truder paid a second visit to the | | | | ; | l I | i | ! ‘ | hoyse, but was frightensd away by the malde STAR. WASHINGTON, D. C, SATURDAY ALTAR BOYIS KILLED BY AUTO ON HOLIDAY SIGHTSEEING TRIP Body of Kenneth Lyons, Alex- andria, Lies All Night Un- identified at Morgue. Parents Learn of His Death After Waiting Up Hours for His Return. In Washington to enjoy Good Fri- day's holiday from Kenneth Lyons, 14 years old, altar boy at St Mary's Roman Catholic Church. Alex- andria. was knocked down and killed by an automobile at Ohio avenue and Thirteen-and-a-half street last night. Lawrence J. Panke, driver of the car, owned by the Potomac Electric Power Co., was on his way to the company's offices when he struck the boy He tovk him to Emergency Hos. pital, where he died at 10:30, an hour after the accident, of a fractured skull. Banke reported the accident to the police and was paroled to app inquest today, where a verdict o dental death was given. Parents Wait in Vain. Kenneth left his home at 419 South St. Asaph street, Alexandria, after dinner last night. He did not tell his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Lyons. where he was going, but they sup- posed he had gone to Washington. He usually spent his holidays here at the movies or in the public bulldings, and hod been prevented from goming to the city carlier in the day by his dutles at_the church. When he failed to return by mid- night and no word had been received trom him, his father and mother L came worried. Throughout the night they anxiously awaitéd his return This morning they received word that he had heen killed. The body had re ool f acci- pear at an | | | | | i | | | ETH LYONS. unidentified identifica- neis H. of Alex- Lyons mained at the morgue throughout the night, and | tion was'made today by F Fannon, a coal merchant andria, for whom young worked on Saturdays. Member of Boy Scouts. | Lyons was a student at St. fer | Brothers School of Alexandria. Broth- er Lambertus of the school said he | was. unusually stadtous. He was a member of Troop. 143,. of Alexandri | lonzzed to the Lyceum Boys' Club. He | played forward on the basket ball team of the St. Mary's Celtic Midgets. One of his ambitions to make the enior team. The body will be taken to his home | taday. Funeral arrangements jave | not been completed. In ‘dddition to | his parents he leaves a younger brota- ler, Charles, Boy v Scout and be- AUTOHITS MAN, 5 WOMAN AND CHLD Driver Held to Await Out- come of Injuries to Antonio Pessagno. A 75-year-old man, a woman and a g-year-old child were run down by an automobile at Pennsylvania and Minnesota avenues _southeast, last night. Charles F. Braun, 51 years old, of Bradbury Heights, Md., driver of the car, is being held by police to await the outcome of the injuries to the man. Antonlo Pessagno and*Cecelia Robin- son of 2243 Prout street southeast, and Elizabeth Pessagno, the child, of 344 Thirteenth atreet southeast, were crossing the street about 7:45 o'clock when the car struck them, Braun took them to Providence Hospital, where Pessagno was found to have fractures of three ribs, severe shock and possible internal injuries. The woman and child were able to leave the hospital after recefv- ing first aid. ' Deat Man Is Struck. Joseph E. McMahom, Bon Alr, Va, was driver of an automobile that struck and severely injured Frank Berman, 25 years_ old, 16 Sherman ofrcle, at Ninth and Deéatur streets late yesterday afternoon. Berman, who is deaf, according to the polic: was treated at Garfield Hospital for a fractured leg. John Simms, colored, 20 years old, 1620 Fifth street, recelved injuries about the face and body yesterday atternoon as a result of a collision between his bicycle and the auto- mobile of Calvin L. Lynham, 254 Eighth street southeast, at Wilt- berger and 8 streets. ‘He was given first ald at Freedmen's Hospital. Child Hurt in Bus Crash. Others hurt in traffic accidents yes- terday were Martha Livingston, col- ored, 38 years old, 1420 Madison street; Burrlll Howard, colored, 30 years old, 1506 Caroline street; Doro- thy Duff, 6 yeara old, of the Clydes- dale Apartments, and Dorothy Burnes, 28 years.old, 1800 Connecti- cut avenue, . The Duff child was hurt when the car driven by Mrs. Thomas Duff wasg in collision with a W. R. E. Co. bus. CABINET NOT SPLIT; HOOVER IS BARRED FROM KELLOGG 10B __(Cont/nied from First Page) volved. This s particularly ent whenever a forelgn loan fs.to be floated in the United States. The ob- Jection interposed by the Department of State is often simply the objection of the Department of Commerce. The drive to force Mr. Kellagg to resign has of course come from the critics of his policy in Nicaragua and Mexico. Mr. Kellogg has the confi- dence of the President. The reltera: tion of this from the White House is significant. 1f, however, Mr. Kellogg should re- tire when the pressnt controversics with * Nicaraugua nnd Mexico are cleared up—and this is something which he alone would decide—it is un- likely that any member of the present cabinet would succeed him. The chances are that Ambassador Houghton, at London, or Charles B. ‘Warren, former Ambassador to Japan and to Mexico, would bz considercd favorably. The latter is an outstand- appar- ing lawyer who has made an enviable | record in diplemacy, having negotinted the agreement which praceded the rec- ognition of the Obregon administra- tion and having been calied in as an adviser on several occasions on Mexi- can affairs and on matters relating te the Far East. The Senate’s objection to Mr. War- ren’s confirmation as Attorney General was entirely with respect to pefiling trust questions in the Department of Justice and since the Senate already has confirmed Mr. Warren for diplo- matic posts there probably would be no objection to confirmation. But there is no vacancy in the Secretary- ship of State and not likely to be for the present. Cooyright, 1027.) 'NVENTOR WINS DIVORCE. Barge Treshatny Awarded Decree From Beverly West. NEWBURGH, N. Y., April 16 (#).— Berge Treshatny, Ruasian inventor, was awarded a decree of divorce in Supreme Court yesterday, from Bever- Iy West, actress, on the ground of infldality. Treshanty, who invented the split rudder, which attracted wide interest among Navy men, served as a member of the Russian war commisaion to this country after America’s entrance into the World War. Beverly West, who is a sister of Mae West, author and producer of “Sex,” recently under fire in New York, sued for divorce In 1924, charg- ing her husband kept her “like a hird in a gilded ca, The suit later was withdrawn. reshatny’s suit for di- vorce was flled some time ago, 4 CLSTOMS BUREAD APPONTHENT DUE | Melion Expected to Name | 1 Ernsst Camp Commissioner Next Week. Secretary of the Treasury Mellon, who returned to his desi today from a brief Buropean yoyage, was ex- pected to establish in permanent form a new Bureau of Customs with Ernest W. Camp as commissioner, either to- day or Monday. The question of whether Roy A. Haynes will be made prohibiticn com- missioner by removal of the designa- tion of “acting,” which Mr. Mellon affixed prior to his trip to Europe, it is understood, will be taken up later. No definite indication could be ob- tained today as to whether Mr. Haynes wlil be continued or another appointed. Due for Full Authority. Mr. Camp, who'has -heen director of | customs and was named acting com- missioner of customs by Mr. Mellon, is slated to be given his full authority as commissioner prior to sailing for. Europe Wednesday.. There was some indication that Secretary Mellon might, make’ the appoifitment today. Frank Dow, who has heen assistant to Assistant Secretary of the Treas- ury Lincoln C. Andrews, will be named assistant commissioner of customs, and the two deputy commissioners will be N. G. Van Doren and J. D. Nevius, both of whom have heen assistant directors under Mr. Camp. Secretary Mellon also finds upon his return a.number of other problems outside of routine Treasury business, among the most troublesome of which will probably be the reorganization of the Farm Loan Board. Treasury offi- clals, it iz known, have been dissat- fied with the operations of this board, and several resignations are expected. Visited Daughter Abroad. Secretary Mellon went to on a flying visit to his daughte; David K. BEste Bruce, who was re- cently operated upon at the American Hospital in Paris for appendicitis. She is rapidly recovering. Although Secretary Meilon himself was closeted today with his accumu- lated business, it was understood from his associates that the Secretary had attempted to carry out his announced | decision of making the trip abroad | purely personal, avoiding, o far as | possible, any contact with public officials. | SRR E |D. A. R. MAY ADMIT 1,000 NEW MEMBERS AT COMING SESSION (Continued from FI John M. Beavers of the District of Columbia. Another important D. A. R. event held today was the annual busincss meeting of the Natlonal Officers’ Club, Mrs. Alexander Ennis Patton, Philadelphia, retiring president. M Rhett Goode of Birmingham, chair- man of the program committee for the thirty-sixth Continental Congress, and formerly chaplain general, was elected president to succeed Mrs. Pat- ton at the annual election today. Other officers elected are: Vice presi- dents, Mrs., George Maynard Minor, | Connecticut, Northern district; Miss Aline S8olomons, New Jersey, Eastern district; Mrs. R. J. Reynolds, North Herrick, Illinofs, Central district: . George Thacher Guernsey, Kan- . Western district, and Mrs. Cas- sius C. Cottle, Cali‘ornia, Pacific Coast district; recording secretary, Mrs. John M. Beavers, District of Co- lumbia; corresponding secretary, Mrs. E. B. Sparks, Pennsylvania; treas- urer, Miss Katherine A. Nettleton. The ‘directors are Mrs. Delos A. Blod- gett, District of Columbia; Mrs. John Brown Heron, Mrs. John Hamflton Hanley, Alvin Lane, Texas, and Mrs. Goode, new president. Banquet to Be Tonight. Mrs. Alexander Ennis Patton, re- tiring president, in presenting her re port for the yenr emphasized the value {of the club in promoting interest among members of the society who have served as national officers, vice presidents general, State regents and vice State regents. ¢ The annual banquet of the club will take place at the New Willard 1 Hotel tonight, and Miss Mary Miller Fisher, daughter of the governor of Pennsylvania, who will serve as per- sonal page during the coming Con- gress to Mrs. Adam Wyant, treasurer general, {8 to be guest of honor. Re- | aponees to toasts will be given by the | founders of the club, president gen- { eral, honorary officers and Mrs. Pat- ton, retiring president. At the meeting of the Constitution Hall committee and that of the finance committee of Constitution Iall held last night in Memorial Con- tinental Hall, it was reported that half a million dollare has been given by Daughters of the Anferican Revo- lution toward the $2,500,000 needed for erection of the new D. A. R, audi- » rolina, Southern district: Mrs. Rob- | APRIT, 16, 1927 20,000 YET NEEDED IN CHARITY DRIVE 137 New Contributions Day Brings Total of Donors to 4,046. in With receipts up to noon today of $43,179.40 and unpaid pledges, which will bring this amount to approxi- | mately $50,000, the joint finance com- mittee of the Associated Charities and | Citizens' Relief Assoclation makes an | eleventh-hour appeal for the balance | of $20,000 needed to enable these two family Welfare organizations to con- tinue their work without cessation, to the end of the present fiscal year, Sep- tember 30. Corcoran Thom, vice president of the Associated Charities and chair- man of the joint finance committee, gave out this statement at noon to- da; “Until some other better way is found to take care of those rendered dependent by misfortune beyond their own control, such as illness and death of wage earners, the Board of Man- agers of the Associated Charities must continue to look to the generous pub- lic of Washington for moral and finan- cial_support. “The members of the board are all volunteers serving without compen- sation except the satisfaction of en- deavoring to participate in a civic and philanthropic cause. They are |contributing according to their | means, several of them being mem- hers of the Doliar-a-day Club. With them rests the responsibility to which the society is committed, namely. to see that no family is dis- rup®d or children taken from good mothers because of poverty. | “The fund of $70,000 for which the Associated Charities and its ally, the | Citizens' Relief Association, is ask- ing is a fund to underwrite, by methods of prevention and construc- |tive help, Washington's distress and suffering. Nearly $20,000 Short. “For 10 days the Associated Chari- tics has been telling its story both by {ilustration_and plain prose. Tt finds | itselt on the eve of Easter Sunday still nearly $20,000 short of the funds absolutely necessary for it to meet its responsibili*y to its e.dents. It cannot say "'no” to any ome or any family found after careful inquiry, to need its help. At lcast it connot say “no” | long as its funds hold out. At this eleventh hour the joint finance com- mittee of these two-family welfare or tions, which are working as a unit, appeal ior the help of every warm hearted Washingtonian who has not yet responded on behaif of those whose_homes and welfare are in the balance. At Social ~ Service House, 1022 Eleventh street, where contributions are being received, the committee has added 137 separate contributions dur- ing the past 24 hours making a_total of 4.046 memberships to date. Checks may be drawn to Ord Preston, treas- urer, and_sent to the above address. No. 28.—When The Law Stepped In. When the law laid its hands upon her husband the State made no pro- vision to share his earnings in prizon with -his wife and five young children, now thrown upon thefr own resources. Mrs. B. is too good a mother to be punished with the loss of her chil- dren as well as her husband's sup- port. Relatives and church friends are helping’ as they are able, but $10 a week is needed heyond what they can'#ntribute. 4 Now-26—WIill Her Mind Find Itself? ‘I’fis, you? ever .read ' “The Mind That' I ~Ttself,” or -the aiory of a man opce committed to an asylum, whose mind with rest and care “‘came back.” Was it becauge of such'a pos- sibility, in ‘the case of° Mrs. L. (colored) that the ‘psychiatrist, who examined her, asked the Associated Charities to give her a chance to “find herself,” hoping that institutional care ‘for her or the four children would not be necessary? Perhaps for the sake of the children, of whom she is very fond, she will be able to pull herself together. At any rate, a volunteer friendly visitor has prom- ised to be a good neighbor.and to help Mrs. L., with all possible encourage- ment, to give her little children good care. But it will take money as well as kindness, and the Associated Chari- ties needs $20 a week if the alienist’s request that the mother be given a chance to make a_home for the chil- dren is to be tried out. No. 30.—One Effect of a Good Law. Had it not been that the District of Columbia had recently decided to give better preparation to its chfldren in the way of education before allow- ing them to go to work, Mrs. R's only son would, under the old school at- terdance law, have been able to help his mother out. But when he tried to get a job before he had graduated from the efghth grade ihe school offi- cer very rightly caused the boy's re- turn to his study. The mother's health s poor and an operation may be necessary. She is, however, earn ing what she can by washing, clean- ing and sewing. Her husband has left her and a warrant i8 out for his arrest. He was very brutal and had a bad influence on the child. Until the boy can go to work when school closes, the equivalent of what he would be able to earn if he:had a job now, or $5 a week, will be needed. . =L torium. Mrs. Alfred J. Brosseau, president general, who by virtue of that office is_presiding officer of the Constitution Hall committee, reported that the board of management voted a year ago ta postpone the work of building the new hall until a million dollara in‘ready cash is rafsed. Mrs. Russell William Magna, cheir- man of the finance committee of Con- stitution Hall, sdid the system of paying for ‘the chairs in the audi- torium by members of the society has resulted _in ralsing considerable money. Four thousand chairs, Mrs. Magna said, was the original num- ber to be paid for through this sys- tem of securing money and it is gratitying that to date 2,366 chairs have been purchased, leaving only 1,630 unsold. Wil Include Library. Announcement by Mrs. Magna that plans for Constitution Hall include facilities for the finest genealogical library in this country brought a deal of applause from the committee members present. Practically all the delegates and alternates have arrived and the D. A. R. ribbons and badges are much in evidence. Registration will continue throughout the day at the Warhington Auditorlum and it s expected that all delegates of the District of Columbla chapters will sign the credential list before the registration bogths close this after- noon. The delegates will attend the spe- cial Easter festival service of the First Congregational Church tomor- row at 11 a.m. in the Washington Auditorium, at whici. President and Mrs. Coolidge will be present. Tomorrow afternoon a memorial service will ba held in Memorial Con- tinental Hall in tribute to the memory of D. A. R. who have dled since the ‘Thirty-fitth _ Continental Congress. Mrs. Seiden P. Spencer, former chap- lain general of the D. A. R., and the present cha general, Mrs. Mat- President Signs Birth Certificate Of Officer’s Twins Mr. and Mrs. John H. Hanna of 1815 B street southeast are not only proud of being the parents of twins born several days ago, but of having the birth certificates signed by the President of the United States and the First Lady of the Land. Mr. Hanna, & policeman of the third precinet, was detailed for spe- cial guard duty outside of the tem- porary White House, at 15 Dupont eircle, and when the President learned that this offiter and his wife had become the parents of twins, he indicated a_great interest, resulting in a box of flowers heing sent to the mother and finally in the President and Mrs. Coolidge asking for the privilege of sub- scribing their names to the certifi- cate of birth. One of the twins is a girl and the other a boy, and the girl is to be named Grace Coolidge Hanna in honor of Mrs. Coolidge, but the boy's name has not heen dectded upon definitely, although unoffi- clally he is being referred to as “Little Ca e OUSTING OF SCHo0L HEAD CONSIDERED Two Inquiries Under Way, Into Cherges Against Chicago Official. By the Associated Press. CHICAGO, April 16.—William Mc Andrews will be asked to resign the superintendency of Chicago schools if it is found, as Mayor Thompson has charged, that pro-British and antl- American propaganda is being taught. the school board’s newly chosen presi- dent, Walter J. Raymer, said today. On the other hand, if the charges are found untrue, the hoard will con- tinue its support of Supt. McAndrews and will, in the words of President Raymer, “fight to keep him in hi« position, even though the mayor I« determined to oust him.” Two Inquiries Under Way. It was McAndrews' administration of the schools that gave rise to Mayor Thompson's charges during his cam- puign that the superintendent was a “stool pigeon” for King George. Two investigations- of the McAn- drews regime now are under way. President Raymer is actlng for the gchool board, while a special assistant corporation counsel s makinz a sep- arate study upon instructions from Mayor Thompson. Mayor and Raymer Confer. The mayor and school board pre dent conferred yester Raymer pointing out_to the executive that to | McAndrews iminediately would cost $1 0, his salary up to the expiration of his contract next February. The mayor replied that it would be worth that much ‘“to get George Washington's picture back in the history book The mayor was quoted as saying he was convinced that Mr. McAn- drews was a bad influence in the schools and that the campaign promise to discharge the superintendent would be adhered to. -~ v ENGRAVING BUREAU WORKERS WILL GET INCREASE IN PAY discharge the control of the employe preclude his completing the fixed standard.” Mr. Hall said further that offi- cials would not surrender the right to observe and study the operations of any group of employes. And it was believed “that employes, them- selves, having in mind the improve- ment of the organization of which they are part, will enter heartily into any improvement which has as its aim the betterment of the institu- tion as a whole.” Conditions at the Bureau of En- graving and Printing, particularly in the numbering division, have been the subject of attack by the Na- tional Federation of Federal Em- ployes, who have charged that “sweat shop conditions” existed there. The increased efficlency under which larger production and conse- quent savings in cost will be carried forward were explained by the Secre- tary in his statement. “TInder conditions in the Numbering Division prior to March 14, 1927, the examination and count of 11,000 notes | was considered a fair day's work for ench examiner,” said the statement. “While this program was in effect there was for each examiner an aver- age period of 30 minutes—from 8 a.m., the starting time, until the first print- ed work was received from the press— during which there was no production. This period of non-production was not the fault of the examiner. It was caused by the uneven flow of work. Waiting Time Cut. “After completing a package, the examiner had to wait for additional work. * The waiting time between packages ranged from 7 to 15 minutes, In addition, two 10-minute rest periods were observed each day, one at 10 a.m. and the other at 2 p.m. The av- erage examiner usually completed her work at 3:30, which allowed 30 min- o prepare to leave the building. t was concluded that the 30 min- STABILIZATION BILL SUPPORT SOUGHT Strong Sends Letters to Business, Farm and Labor Organizations. To gain support of his bill to do away with business cycles, prevent business booms and depressions and | to stabilize employment, production {and the general level of prices, esentative Strong, Repub Kansas, i making a Nation wide drive. This measure, known as ' stabilization Dbill.” was the last session of Congress, {be reintroduced the Sev {entieth Congress convenes. Mr | Strong has sent a letter to hundreds | of associations of business men and | tarmers, labor organizations and many | other large groups explaining the | principle of the bill, which he hopes | to have favorably considered by the | Chamber of Commerce of the United | States, which holds Its fifteenth an- | nual meeting here the first of next | month. Representative Strong tion to the hearings by H e | banking and currency committee in | which leading financiers and econo mists and others discussed its pro- | visions and outlined the benefits which it is anticipated will accrue to | society from the adoption of the prin- | ciple of stabilization. Mr. Strong claims this bill will give the sclentific elastic currency which we thught we were getting when the | Federal’ Reserve act was passed “Under this plan,” he said. “the money volume will expand as com- merce expands and contract as comr merce contracts. The result will be a stable price level. This will do away with the business cycle and prevent Lusiness booms and depressio PORTION OF SMITH'S REPLY IS PUBLISHED the Strong 1 at nd will as soon calls atten | Atlantic Monthly Says Printing of i Governor's Answer Was Unautherized. Oy the Associated Press. BOSTOX April 16.—Portions of & | letter which Gov. Alfred E. Smith of ;.\'P\\' York has nt to the Atlantie Monthly for publication in its May is aue, replying to a letter of Charles C. Marshall, New York attorney, pub- lished in the April issue of the same | magazine, were printed in a Boston | paper this morning. Elery Sedgwick, editor of the Atlantic Monthly, said that publicaticn of any part of the let- ter at this tima was wholly unauthor- ized. ; Mr. | Marshall in his letter, asked | Gov. Smith to ex whether -there would be .any conflict between his duty as @ member of the:Catholle Church and as an officer of the United States Government in case He should | be elected President. The Atlantie Monthly had previously announced | that Gov. Smith’s reply would be re. | teased for publication on April 23. At the Atlantic Monthly office it | was said that no one connected with the magazine knew how the letter wns obtained by the paper which {printed the estracts today. “The ar- {ticle is fully; covered by copyright fand the matter 1s Mow heing investi- :r:nlt:‘-d," Me. . Sedgwick's statement | sald, s | | utes lost in the morningshould be converted #into productive time, that the two 1f-minute jrecesses were not | essential ‘hecause of the intsrval be- tween packages and that the time re- quired to prepare for departure should | be reduced to 20 minutes. A conserva- tive estimate of the lost time which emight he _converted into productive time is one hour. ‘“Through the rearrangement of working hours, improved method and adjustments in the flow of worl in this division, A. W. Hall, the di- rector of the bureau, has succeedsd in obtaining a per capita Increase in pro- duction. “The work of examiner: iner sed from 11,000 to 1 Through this and other changes the numbering division the opers cokt has been reduced $105,000 a | All of this saving is being turned be {to the employe in the form of | creased compensation “Before the adoption of the new program the examiners and reccivers were pald 55 cents an hour, while the S fication act permitted rate ] |high as 60 cents an hour. The anges put into effect in the number- ing and other divisions have made it | possible to grant increase to the 1 {employes in grade two of the cler | mechanical service. Accordingly ates have been increased to 60 cents an hour. “It is impossible at this time to | make further increases in grade 1 |of this service, for the reason that, | with but few exceptions, the maximum of the grade allowed by law is now being pald. Where the maximum Is not paid the work is relatively less | responsible than the work of those | who are being paid the maximum. It | is expected that during the next ses- has been in in- sion of Congress consideration will be given to the readjustments of grades, which will undoubtedly be beneficiai to employes in grade 1. “These adjustments of work and compensations are the reeult of an exhaustive survey made by Director Hall and the assistant directors of the bureau. The directors’ recommenda tions, which were submitted to the Assistant Secretary of the Treasury in charge of fiscal offices (Charles S. Dewey) are fully concurred in by the latter officlal and have been approved of by the Secretary of the Treasury."” have already joined forces this year in the HUMAN SALVAGE work of the Associated Chari- zens’ Relief Ass ciatiop, 10,000 GIVERS are urgently needed to enable these FAM- ILY WELFARE and CHILD. CARING SOCIETIES to con- tinue their home-saving work. Will you be one of theze? If 10, please fill out the following blank and mail to “Home Saving” Inclosed Memberships. Capital .. .$100 Sustaining Supporting,, . Special Active . Associate thew Brewster of New Orleans, will offer prayerssand pronotnee eulogies Paymegts.. f of the distinguished dead of the so- clety, * 4,046 Home Savers Ord Preston, Treasurer, Joint Finance Committee, Associated Chari- ties and Citizens’ Relief Association, 1022 11th Street N.W. may be made in monthly or quarterly installments. “YOUR MONEY OR THEIR LIVES" “A BROKEN HOME" find §........ to enroll me as a Home-Saver.