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THE VENING STAR. WASHINGTON, .66 JUNIORS LISTED INGRADUATE GROUP Diplomas Awarded Class of " Macfarland School, Repre- sentative Black Officiating. Graduation exercises were held at the ‘Macfarland Junior High their diplomas by Represent: of Texas. =S~ invocatio prono Lr. Avan S who also m address to the class, in which he ed out the value of an edu told the class th: up the educatio forded them in this countr the graduates to continue cation through high <chool and colicg because. he said. the attainment higher education makes for culture, cultured citizens make good American This, Dr. Simon stated. shou aim of the schools in this co A Miss Rose L. Hardy Presides. Miss Rose L. Hardy. assistas intendent in charge of pr in the school, presided sn the speakers. The progr: -ky & selection by the or played a concluding num| address of welcome was Schmidt. and Paul Bowk: of the class, presented a school on behalf t Several songs were and a violin % Edwards of the orche: class poet, recited “M: 2 List of Honor Winners. Those receiving diplos and the high school to which they are going are To Westérn: Jay Paul Bowker. Allan Joseph Sherier. To McKinley: Edmund Biggs. Howard Weldon Bishop. Edward Loyd Bunch. Reginald R. Clark. Raymond Saga Hart, Harry Schiavone, man. ved bv Director To Business: Solomon Aron. Ralph Cole, Mever Epstein, Charles W. Gar-| rer, Joseph Sherr. Marion Beuchert, Oli- vier Bruffy, Dorothy Deskin, Freda Mil- dred Greenberg. Marjorie Grigzs. Doro- thy Iseman. Elizabeth Joyce, Providence Atilett. Florence Loraine Oliver. Marion Q d ulio, Earl William Butler, Carlton Lam. bert Crymes. Fred Arnold Eid: James Hamill, Peter Frost Hilder, ert Kaufman, Charles Ludwig. Le: | Archibald Robertson. Leroy Robins. Gil- | bert Carlyle Street. Milton Tepper, Rob- ert Walker Thomas. John Charles Viedt, Clifton Robert Willingham, Catherine Florence Berlin,‘Helen A. Boyer, Camille Mary Cottini. Jane Rita Edwards. Clara Mildred Peidman, Virginia Friedlin Hawkins, Betty Caroline Kerbey. Y Elizabeth Kunna. Jane Elizabeth Linthi- cum, Mildred Ward Loveless, Virg Mahurin, Jean Martha Os! Louise Pledger, Esther Raffel. Rut Schutz. Mildred Eugenie Sisler, Mary L. fel, Ruth B. Schmidt. Bertha Florence Tinsley, Kathryn Jeanette Trott. Sarah Helen Understetn and Ruth N. Wil liams. FRENCH TAX COLLECTOR PURSUES DEAD SOLDIER Peremptory Order Issued for Man Killed in War to Pay Seven Cents. Correspondence of the Associated Press. PARIS.—Stupid errors of tax collec- tors are being published by newspapers in sn effort to force the government be more careful A Tecent one is a peremptory sum- ns to Capt. Lalu of Poitiers, killed the war in 1918, to pay 1.75 francs, about 7 cents Parisian had just freed himself a long succession of demands that taxes on a motion picture house 'h he had never heard. Prench procedure. after a notice & taxpayer is given eight for settiement. On the eighth or the taxpayer’s houschold e seized, forcibly if necessary, ind actually carted off 1o be sold It1s es trouble | Bere, for there is no formality of a suit &0 the taxpayer, even unjustly charged, Tas 1o pay or explain satisfactorily. -MISSIONS TOO FULL TO SHELTER HUNDREDS AS COLD GRIPS CITY First Page) Va, werc roadway to Elipse for the purpose of cl ways for park. mobiles expected 15 “the East Po- It was pointed out that t a thoro vehicies Employes of the e ktrby 10 hope the! smooth » Shat this cou Howe not ke do e waler 5 Police e 1 of sieds sinoe e in un street wlley grom bis plreets sireel nor oy N et taken from 1 Baomes. Thyee 1. Rbe suow BTy s, Pital and taker Ketw E B Porter stieet Ie n 1 Joi year-uid CIingle 10ed, Wi Biagies 16iI0RG W6 BULLIIBLCEL, = Tatad School this| ~ 00 cATings 1se morning. when 66 students were given revealed in hearings before the Hou tve Biack | inoihe War Department appropriation > to the 1 by the class orris Silver- | PLANS OF GEORG Authentic information is lacking on the app nee of the house in which George Washington was born, Maj. B. B. Somervell of the Corps of Enginee's appropriations subcommittee consider- Plans for going forward tion of the birthplace | ield, Va . in connection with the on of the bicentennial of the of His Country in 1932 were discussion when' Maj. Somervell bill for 1929 with the ol el Father un spoke. Removal of the present monument. vhich nds on the foundations of the house where Washington was born. to a point in line with the road approach- ing the e is planned. the major said, so that the mounment will stand | out as a marker. | 7“Then it is propesed to uncover these ns in a way similar to what was at Jamestown. Yorktown. Wi tiamsburg and other places. to show location of Washington's ** he added. Lack Plan of House. “This house cannot be reproduced now, because nobody knows what George Washington's house looked like. They { have dug into the records and have | found out how many sets of furniture | there were, and things of that sort, but they have not found anything to e further details than those which | would show how many ‘rooms were in the house, and things of that sort. “One man said it was a modest man- sion of four rooms. What he meant oy that that there were four rooms on the ground floor, because we found there | data which shows they had 8 or 10 sets of bedroom furniture, and that shows | that there were more than four rooms, | “the same way in which boats now go | preparation of plans, E WASHINGTON ' HOME ARE SOUGHT IN VAIN ‘Maj. Somer;l—l Sa;s No_—Deflnite Data or Pictures of Wakefield House Have Been Found. because there would be more rooms than that on the second floor. “Then there is a house that we have to put in there for the superintendent. We have had complaints to the effect that this place was being used improp- erly. and we have asked the chief of engineers to tequest the appointment of our watchman there as a deputy mar- shal so that he can handle that situa- tion. But he cannot be on the ground all the time unless he has some place where he can live, so we thought a cot- tage tucked away in the trees would be a proper thing for him. “We figured not only on an approach by land but also an approach by water and an approach by air,” the major informed the subcommittee. “It is only 41 miles by air line to this place, and there is a commercial firm located across the river who could handle it. It 1; 70 miles by water and 90 miles by road.” 10,000 Visitors in Year. ™ Maj. Somervell declared that a chan- nel should be opened up to Wakefield into Mount Vernon" and suggested that $6,500 be appropriated for this purpose, $1,500 of it to be used in exploration around the foundations and exploration of this channel. In a supplemental ~estimate, the major said, he has asked for $6,500 for “including the employment of a high-grade landscape architect in order to get something there which will be worthy of the place.” Maj. Somervell said that in the past year “over 10,000 people visited Wake- field,” and that “practically all of them that go to the monument also go to the graveyard.” A6 DIPLONAS GIVEN -ATARMY SCHOOLS |Summerall Heads Exercises| for Medical, Dental and Veterinary Classes. Forty-six graduates of the Army Medical School, the Army Dental| School and the Army Veterinary School from nearly every State in the Union will receive diplomas today from Maj. Gen. Charles P. Summerall, chief of staff of the United States Army, at | the 1928 graduation exevcises of the Army Medical Center, in the center's new Red Cross house at 3 o'clock this afternoon. ‘The program will include an invoca- {tion by Chaplain Alfred C. Olivgr, ir.; introduction by Col. Henry C. Fisher, | commandant; address and preseniation |of diplomas and medals by Maj. Gen. | Summerall. and benediction, by Chap- | | lain Benjamin F. McGeary. The Army | Band will play. Go to Pennsylvania. After graduation the entire class will be sent to Carlisle Barracks, Pa., wh | it will study field service and the tac- | tics of the Medical Corps and its op- eration in the field until June. The class will then be assigned to verious { Army stations. The graduates are as follows: i Army Medical School. | California—Charles R. Glenn, cap- tain, M. C.; Dean M. Walker, first licu- | tenant, M. C. | Colorado—Rupert W. Lundgren, first lieutenant. M. C.. District of Columbia—Stanley K. Liv- ingston, first lieutenant, M. C.; Horace P. Marvin, first lieutenant, M. C. | Tllinois—Houston J. Banton, first lieu- tenant, M. C “x:édmna—Dnn Longtellow, captain, Iowa—Herry B. Lavery, first lieuten- ant, M. C.; Thomas B. Murphy, first | ieutenant, M. C.. Maryland—James R. McDowell, cap- | tain, M. C. Massachusetts—Robert P. Bradish, | first lieutenant. M. C. | Minnesota—Harvey C. Maxwell, first | lieutenant, M. C. Missouri—Claude G. Drace, first lieu |tenant, M. C.; Willlam B. Wilson, firsi | lieutenant, M. C { w York—John P. Bachman, first lieutenant, M. C. North Carolina—John B. Chester, utenant, M. C rth Dakota—James O. Gillespie first lieutenant, M. C. Pennsylvania—Wiillam P. Burdick, M. C., and Carlton D. i, first leutenant, M. C. South Carolina—Claude C. Langley, captain, M. C. Texas Sends Five. Ten l'\'r*,;‘—‘rhumu F. Bridges, first xas , ir., first leu- | tenant, M. C.; Ebner H. Inmon, captain, | ! M. C.; George B. Moore, jr., first e M. C.; Wiliam H. BSeale, first tenant, M. C., and William L. Wil- fi lieutenant, M. C. C. Tyng, -captain, ia—Jacob C. Harshbarger, first MC.. Marion W. Ransone, eutenant . Wisconsin—August W. Spittler, first ant, M. C. h—Francis Virgin M Dental and Veterinary Schools. Georgin—~Herman J. Lambert, (;(. Thomas Minyard Page, “¥arl L. Hering, major, D. C. Lynn . Tingay, captain ‘Thomas J. Cassidy, D.C.; Chase, captain, D, C. Richard Foster Thompson, homas Luther Ohio D.C Minesota Harold E. Albsugh, major, Fuller, captain Charles O. Grade, cap- Nathan M. Neate, captain, er, caplain, V. C Hulycro miajor an W w Yurk v captain, | v.C. Green- GIRL IS ARRESTED. Wanted Lete Vo answer u Charge of | 1y, Mize Evelyn Dodd, 19 yes G2 SACKIIeY cAreet, wis urrested 11 Warsenton, Va, yosterday by Shentt | W Wolfe at Warre ilon and detained for the authorities biere Conaucting an nvestigation of Miss | Lo alleyged dealings in checks, De- Letives 1 W Dhompoon and I Keck Comprring e check squad, reported | 1w s wlieged W hive passed six checks | tor sums Wrsling shout $200. 1 Deveersve Shuompson went W Warren- | Vi bodey W ket Miss Dodd He took | with him 8 warranl alleglng that she 1ad torged tie name of her cousin, Miss | Suth Kola Dodd, Phillips werrace, 1 etk Jur §20 o id, . ’ Juanita MeDaniels, 22, 18 one of the ' slub aetectives of the bors tiformation e obleining BUd CERPLUIIE FUI TUBBETS, - | commissioned officers’ quarters, $126,000. {1t was revealed in testimony made pub- | condition | power trom the plant | $140,000,000 Medical* History Of War Prepared For Public’s Use A medical and surgical history of the World War will *s00m be n‘auf able in public libraries throughout the country. This was revealed in tes- timony given by Maj. Gen. Meritte W._ Ireland, surgeon general, before :'llllelul;lO‘Irl:(" dlp]}l'ggr!:flnns subcom- At drafted the Army y bill for 1929. i Gen. Ireiand, in asking for an ap- propriation of $9.480 for this work for the fiscal pear 1929, said that there will be 15 volum®s in the work and two books in different volume: making 17 books in all. Eight vol umes are off the press and distribut- ed. and four volumes are in the hands fo the public printer, the gen- eral said. Three volumes are in process of preparation in the gen- eral's office. There are 2,500 copics :{"nclh ‘volum;‘ tclllbe distributed, only to medical libraries, all libraries. e Gen. Ireland informed the sub- committee that he anticipates that the work of printing and publish- ;raz 1!9!‘1; be completed before June $389,199,869 ARMY BILL APPROVED BY HOUSE COMMITTEE (Continued from First Page) Hawali, $190.000; Camp Devens, Mass., Barracks, $300,000; hospital, $100,000; Camp Lewis, Wash., Barracks, $500,000; hospital, $90.000: Camp McClellan, Ala. Barracks, $300,000; Camp Meade. Md., Barracks, $300.000; hospital, $150.000; Brooks Field, Tex., Barracks, $164.000° officers’ quarters, $200,000; Kelly Field, Tex., Barracks, $316,000; officers’ quar- ters, $100,000; Mitchell Field, N. Y. Barracks. $40,000. Rockwell Field, Calif., Barracks, $240,- 000: non-commissioned officers’ quarters. $78,000; officers’ quarters, $200,000; Scott Field, Tl Barracks, $100,000; Sel- fridge Pield, Mich., Hospital, $50,000, Fort Benning, Ga., Barracks. $500.000: Fort Bliss, Tex., non-commissioned offi- cers’ quarters, $300,000; Fort Bragg, N. 'C, Barracks., $262,000; Fort Hum- phreys, Va., Barracks, $160,000: Fort Jay. Governors Island, N. Y., Barracks, $300,000: Fort 8am Houston, Tex., Bar-" racks, $500.000; West Point Militarv Agademy. officers’ quarters, $216,000: Al- brook Field, Panama, Barracks. $560.- 000: officers’ quarters, $400.000: non- Caretakers Guard Forts. All but eight of the fortifications guarding the coasts of the United States are in the hands of caretakers, lic simultaneously with its report of the bill, 7 R Maj. Gen. Andrew Hero, jr. chief of Coast Artillery, who attributed the to redyctions the Coast Artillery had suffered along with other branches of the Army and to transfer of many of his men to the Air Corps, sald the carctaking detachments con- ;u.rt-d of from i6 0 24 men at each or “While they maneuver the guns and installations ‘once a week, or every | day” he said, “the armament and | power plants do not receive that daily attention and functioning at drill that | is necessary and that is normally the case in Panama and in Honolulu. “When a National Guard unit or a Reserve Officers’ Training Corps unit come to shoot one of these guns, usually something unforeseen happens, something that the caretakers would not in the normal course of their duties have forescen. Efficiency Doubted. “Bo 1 am not quite sure about the real eficiency of those harbor defenses in the hands of caretakers’ Gen. Hero sald the gaprisons at the eight excepted stations were “fairly rea- sonable” and that the system of coust defenses generally was In 8 satisfac- tory condition Tecelpts Trom power developed at the Government’s Muscle Shoals prop- erties have yielded between 1 and 2.2 per cent on the investment, Ma), Gen Edgar Jadwin, chief of Army Engl neers, hat estimated W the House com- mittee, The hearings before the committee on the sppropristion bill disclosed the estimates, which were based upon the various essumed Investment, deprecia- ton and Interest figures. Only One Purchaser. The total gross revenue from power developed wt Wilson Dam, which was the only plant entering the caleulations, during the 22 years iU hias boen oper- ating was fixed Judwin at a2 44 ‘The Alabama Power Co, Gen. Jad- win suld, was the only concern buylng by Gen In addition to the Wilson Dam earn- ings, Gen. Jadwin testified, the Govern - ment s receiving $10,000 & month rental from the steam plant, operated by the sume pOWEr company. The department asked for an appro- priation of $275,000 for maintenance und operating expenses, but ILs engineers ex- plained that they considered the plant virtually completed and on an operating besis The total power plant invest- | ment st Muscle Shoals was fixed at | . The dursbity of lesther 1n being etidicd w1 the United States Buieay of | Blandads LINDY USES AUTO FOR CARACAS VISIT Lauds Opportunities in Vene- “ziiela After Trip Across Country to Capital. BY COL. CHARLES A. LINDBERGH. By wircloss 1o The Star and New York Times. CARACAS, Venezuela, January 31.— Yesterday morning at 8:30 o'clock 1 looked over my plane, which had been guarded over night in the military hangar at Maracay, and found it was in good condition. I explained to the mechanics how to fill the gas tanks, and then started for the capital. I was impressed by the fact that the road between Maracay, the home of President Gomez, and Caracas is ce- ment. This is unusual as far as I have seen in the tropies. The road itself is exceptionally good, considering the fact that it climbs over mountains without use of uteel bridges or other construction wok for making a straight course. It winds and winds about the mountains for ahout 70 miles, while the actual distance between the two cities Is hardly more than half of that. E Accompanied by Officials. I was accompanied in the car by the American charge d'affaires, Mr. En- gert: the secretary of marine, Col. Lopez Mendez; Capt. Leonardi of the Vene- zuelan Flying Corps. and Dy. Hilario Gimon, .who pointed out the points of interest as we passed over the gro.nd where the Venezuelan Republican armies, led by Bolivar, fought more than 100 years ago. 3 At several towns along the route hun- dreds of people were waiting to greet us. We had a hard time getting through Los Teques and Antimono be- cause of crowds. Arriving at Carascas we were driven to the Casa Espana, or diplomats' house, where I was a guest. In the Plaza Bolvar and at the Plaza Espana large crowds had gathered and their welcome was vigorous and en- thusiastic. Paid Tribute to Bolivar, ‘The Pan-American Society enter- tained me at luncheon at the golf club and in the afternoon I had the honor of laying a wreath on the tomb of Simon Bolivar, the liberator of this country, in the National Pantheon. I attended a ball at night at the | Club Paraiso, given by the government in my honor, but left early, since I planned to take off from Maracay to- day at dawn to fly to St. Thomas, My route will be about 1,000 statute miles by way of the Antilles, and is the longest flight on my route since leaving | Mexico City. In many ways I will be sorry to leave Venezuela so soon. From the aviation point of view, the country has great possibilities which await development, particularly below the range of moun- | tains ?ou!l\ of Caracas, where many natural landing fields exist. The country I passed over appeared rich and fertile, but without modern | transportation facilities. Venezuela hospitality to me was of the highest order, and I have appre- ciated the interest of President Gomez and his aides, who have made my stay very enjoyable (Copyright. 1928 o United States. Can- . Mexico, ¢ Tal and South Amer. Britiah Daminions. by ew York Times Co. All rizhts reserved.) in_th $900 INCREASE SOUGHT BY ARMY TO MEET RENT| Additional Fund Asked to Provide New Recruiting Office for District. An increase of $900 in payment for rental of butldings used by the Army in | ‘Washington is contained in the 1929 es- timate, according to testimony recently | before a subcommittee of the House ap- propriations committee considering the | War Department appropriation bill ‘The present appropriation is for $14.400. | while thg estimate for the next fiscal | year L\k{? The su 5.300. of $5.400 would be spent for | use of a building at 230 Nineteenth | street; 89,000 would be spent for use of the structures at 240-249 Nineteenth street, ang $900 would be appropriated for rental of a recruiting station whose location has not yet been determined The bulldings, the committee was| told, are used as garages and stables lorlArmy automobiles and Army ani- mals ‘The building now used by the Army recruiting station, in the old Ford The- ater Building on Tenth street, is to be sold during 1928, the committee was told, and if it is available for use dur- ing the year, the appropriation of $900 | asks will not be used. The quarters on Nineteenth street house 84 animals and | 20 motor vehicles, including those used by the President, Edmonston BARRACKS PLANNED ATBOLLING FIELD Army Wants More Room and Better Facilities at Airport. Bolling Field would be considerably enlarged, with improved barracks for officers and cnlisted men and proper provision made for draining the fleld so as to convert it from its present unsafe condition into a permanently safe field for airplanes, under plans prepared by the chief of the Air Service, and ex plained by Gen. Fechet and others hearings on the War Department ap- propriation bill before a subcommittce of the House appropriations committee. From an air standpoint, Bolling Fic'd is valuable as a headquarters airdrome, although not as a tactical airdrom Assistant Secretary of War F. Trub Davison told the committee. “Bolling Field at the present time is in very bad shape, very dangerous shape,” he said. “A few months ago we wanted to bring up here a squadron of bombard- ment planes. We could not bring them up for about @ week running, because that land is all filled land. Tt had been raining. It was muddy, and you could not land large ships on that field without running a good deal of danger of cracking them up. You would not have killed anybody, but you would have damaged your ships very severely. Wants Good Airdrome Here. “I think there is no question but that at the Capital we ought to have an air- drome that is not a large one, but an efficient one, well dramed and with good, suitable buildings and hangars. Mr. Davison added that the Air Corps is now studying the problem of im- provement of Bolling Field, where run- ways can be built at comparatively smalj expense, of cinders, “That would be a’big improvement,” he said. “with substantially small expenditure of money. I do feel that it is important to have in Washington an airdrome where you can land and get off at any time. We do not have that mow. It is in very bad shape.” An item of $240,000 is contained in the quartermaster's estimate for new barracks at Bolling Fleld. Gen. Fechet told the subcommittee the Army would be justified in putting new barracks at the’ field, “If there is any increase in the land there, it will simply be land lying south of Bolling Field.” he said “It will not move the station away from Bolling Fleld. The garrison at the end of the five-year program will be 381 men. and that request is for barracks for 266 men. Under the five-year pro- gram we would need barracks for 381 men in 1932. There were 250 in 1927." Answerimg a question by Representa- tive Taper of the committee, Gen Fechet said such a program would make Bolling Fleld a substantial flying field of the Army. “That is a very low. damp location. and it is very uncomfortable in Winter time. It is very slobpy around there and damp, and 1 think that perma- nent barracks would be a decided ad- vantage and almost a necessity. The placing of the barracks at Bolling Field. as 1t is now, would in no way jeopardize the Government's use of the buildines 1f it were to be given up. This Gravelly Point Field mav be in your mind. That will not be avallable for five or six years. I do not think it would be of any ad- vantage to the Government to go there. I think it would be a disadvantage to put a large military organization at an air port. That is what they are making that into.” 1929 Estimate §100,000. Civillans are not used to the Army system of operation and object to what they fepl is the tyrannical discipline | necessary to maintain military fields, Gen, Fechet sald. “Gen. Preston Brow is -lways complaining about operating she fying fleld at Boston,” he con- cluded. The sum of $100.000 would be appro- priated for Bolling Field under the 1929 | estimate, in addition to the barracks construction estimate. to build a supply warebouse at a cost of $38,000 and an administration building at a cost of $42,000. Since preparation of the Air determined a total of $100.000 will be required In 1929 for improvement of Bolling Field. This would include the original $20.600 Corps and $80,000 more. Chapter Plans Play. POTOMAC, Va., January 31.—A two- | act play, “Maldens All Forlorn.” will be presented by Jessica Callahan Chap- ter, Order Eastern Star, Thursday night | in the auditorium of the Town Hall Building, following the monthly meet- ing, scheduled to start at o'clock. Trustees to Meet. POTOMAC. Va. February meefing’ of the board of trustees of St. Agnes' Episcopal School for Girls will be held tomorrow night at the home of Rev. Berryman Green, on Seminary Hill, at 8 o'clock. & Co., Inc. Exclusive Washington Agency For Several of the Leading Shoes Reductions on the American Market Annual O% February Sale ALL SHOES evel he m o s t important nt of the closing season. We make a clean sweep of all shoes. All Physical Culture Style Plus Comfort Shoes for women, All Stacy-Adams Co. Nationally known shoes for men. All Foot Form Shoes Reductions For men, women and chil- dren, Edmonston & Co. INCORPORATED No Branch Stores CARL M. BETZ, Mgr. 13th Street West Nide—HNet. ¥ & G Sts. e == TUESDAY, JANUARY 31, | amendment to the draft treaty to give January 31.—The | | lines. |amendment making the aviation trea- 1928, 25,000 ARMY HORSES NEARI House Receives Mil itary Appropriation Bill—Dress Uniforms for Soldiers Advocated. Congress was called upon today to meet the multitudinous needs of the Army—which, as pictured in the hear- ings of the House appropriations com- mittee, range from increased allowances for military attaches abroad to replace- ment of 25000 horses “nearly old | enough to vote.” The appropriation bill, as presented to the House calls for an increase from $290 to $528 in the amount allowed military attaches for enteitainment purposes, requested by Col. Stanley H. Ford, assistant chief of staff, who de- clared that such a move would immeas- urably aid in the collection of military information which would be valuable in case of war. This money, he explained, would be used to promote contac's with foreign officers so that facts concerning | the military pow of other nations might be learned “just as foreign offi-| cers obtain information concerning our Army.” ‘ Horses Too Old. The advanced age of Army horses was described by Maj. Gen. W. C. Rivers. “I thiri two-thirds of them average 18 years.” he said. Supporting the various appropriations | sought for the Army. Secretary Davis | said that the morale of the ranks “is | better than it has been since I have | known anything about the Army." Te pointed out re-enlistments are running high and desertions very low. attribut- ing the contented spirit somewhat to improvement in the food ration. Davis joined with Maj. Gen. Charles P. Summerall, chief of staff, in encour- aging the providing of new uniforms for the Army. “It ought to be something a litle bit better and dressier,” he said. Citing the recent dedication of the Ca- nadian war memorial in Arlington Cemetery, he said: “We had the Canadian troops lincd up on one side and our troops lined up on the other side. Physically and in every other way our troops ccmpared splendidly with them, with the ex- ception of those uniforms. It was not flattering to our men.” Asks Dress Uniforms. Gen. Summerall advocated a ser-ise dress and full dress uniform for every man, suggesting blue or some other shade or combination for dress and full dress. ‘The matter of furniture for officers’ quarters also was touched on by Ser retary Davis, who said there was now a serious lack in this respect and he considered it an “important item” re- garding morale. An appropriation of 3326,400 to purchase 9,546 pieces was proposed. . ‘The establishment of a munitions bat- talion, to be composed of about 258/ enlisted men who will be sent to col- lege. was advocated as a new step by he Army. “The said. “is to create a group of young men in industry in the procurement of mu- nitions in time of war.” WOMEN WILL MAKE HAVANA VOTE PLEA AT SPECIAL SESSION| Page) (Continued from_ Fi negotiation of treaties between nations | is a much quicker way of realizing their ambitions than the slower proc- ess of codifying private international law. At the plenary session the women are expected to urge the delegates to begin negotiation of a treaty embody- ing the idea that men and women are equal before the law. Such a treaty. | signed by two nations, can be acceded | to by as many others as wish to join, It is claimed that as fast as each country ratifies the treaty it-will be impessible for women of these countries to be discriminated against solely be- | cause of sex and that the courts would be bound to uphold such a treaty as. against contrary laws. ‘The session probably will be ‘asked 0 recommend that women be con- sulted by the congress’ commissions during study of the subjects, thus giv- ing the women an opportunity to be | heard thoroughly and authoritatively. The United States. which is believed by many to be an Eden of freedom for women, still is held to be far from giv- ing women complete . justice. Leaders | here point out more than 50 points { where State laws discriminate against women. How much success the women will| meet at the present congress is prob- lematical. for as yet all activities and interest in greater freedom for women throughout Latin America are conflnedl to small groups in each country. It is argued that the women of Latin Amer- | ica do not desire to acquire the liberties | enjoyed by women in the United States and some other countries and that the activities before the present congress ! do not represent the real wishes of the | | women south of the Rio Grande. TREATY SCOPE WIDENED. | | (#®) —The HAVANA, January 31 | scope of treaties arrived at by the Pan- American Conference has been widened to include the world instead of the United States and 20 Latin American | republics. The treaties invalved | Corps preliminary estimate it has beenf g e e i those dealing with commercial aviation. When the treaties came up for dis- cussion in the communications commit- | tee yesterday, Felipe Espil, Argentina. estimate of the AIr|said that if the article limiting ad- EV! herence to members of the Pan-Amer-| ican Union were not amended. other countries, notably Canada. would be ! forced to conclude 21 separate conven- | tions with the other nations of the Americas. | Henry P. Fletcher, United States, had announced previously that the United | States would have no objection to any it the widest possible scope, including thereby governments not members of the Pan-American Union Senor Espil moved that the provisions | be open to any country having aviation The committee theh adopted an | countries now writing chapter in the history of regulation of international commercial air traffic. we are doing well to make far-sighted pro- posals for the good of all nations.” Mr. | Fletcher said later. He asserted he be- lieved solutions for the problems of air communication cannot be restricted to certain groups of countries, but must bc;)made as broad and general as pos- sible. The committee on Pan-American Union affairs rejected amendments of- fered by Mexico which sought to give each country in turn the chairmanship of the governing board and the director- generalship, now held by the United States, with Mexico voting for the pro- posal of rotating the chairmanship of the board and Bolivia absent, the pro- posal was rejected by all the other dele- gations. After defeat of th . proposal. the Mexicans withdrew the amendment extending the process of ‘“‘democratiz- ing” the Pan-American Union at the start. Charles Evans Hugnes, chairmar of the United States delegation opposed the proposals 6 the ground that they would amount to “artificial restrictions.” These, he said. would be contrary o the democratic spirit that all apparent- Iy were desirous of seeing firmly estab- lished in the Pan-American Union. There was respite from tl. busy ses- sions of the conference for the delegates today. No official sessions were on the program. The entire perty of dele- gates decided to visit the coast town of Mariel, 25 miles from Havana. Travel- ing aboard the cruiser Cuba and an- other steamer, they will not return un- til evening. FIREMEN FORM CLUB T0 COVER EXPENSES Junius Cobean Heads Group to Pro- vide Money for Trip to State Convention. Special Dispatch 10 The Star. POTOMAC, Va., January 31— Junius Cobean has been elected chair- ' man of the new club organizad by active members of the Potomac Fire Department to raise funds to sttend the annual convention of the Virgina State Firemen's Association at Ocean View In_August. Ray S. Cobean was named treasurer and Harmon Prancis secretary. Com- mittee appointments are as follows: Publicity—Willlam Van Syckle, chair- {man. and Samue! B. De Vaughan Vaughan, R. B. Berryman and J. L Gordon. By-laws committee—William van Syckle, chairman. and Richard Rosevet purpose of this battalien.” he | TRADE BOARD LISTS TEDDINNER GUESTS Fifty Congress Members and ' Other Prominent Of- ficials Expected. All details have been comple the entertainment of annual Midwinter d: | ington Board of Trade. 4 {at the New Willard Hotel, at 645 pm. | A special committee of €0 members of the board has gram. More than 50 gress and prominen | officials have accepied tations to be | present. The board feels that the ban= quet affords an exc opportuniy for the people of W with those who supe without having to disc Features of Prograr, * Specially imported lo been provided for and - lighting effects and decorations have {been arranged and a staze | the occasim, so tha: *ke ¢ program can be efiec The entertainment progr is unusually elaborate |numbers _containing as | people. The program is !and has been arranged un tion of George Triple the entertainment committee. b ! the banquet. Odell S. Smith. cha! |of the committee | dinner. together with J Mi has arranged for high-cl; ful souvenirs for every guest. Prominent Guests Enrolled. Among their intention of a tor Warren of Wyoming. Senator Wat- son of Indiana. Senator Jones of Washington, Senator King of Utah, | Senator Copeland of New York. Maj. | Gen. Herbert D..Lord. divector of the budget: Representativ | Marvland, Reprase: | Michigan. Representat Missouri, Representative | Ohio, Representative Holaday of nois. Representative Simmons of ka. Representative Moore of Vir- | ginia. Representa n | Dakota. Represen | souri. Represent: Representative missioner Proct: | missioner Sidn: 1z Wiliam B. Ladue. Engineer | sfoner: Maj. W. E. R. Covell. Assist- ant Engineer Commissioner; Capt. H. C. Whitehurst. Assistant _Engineer | Commissioner: Maj. Carey H. Brown. | Office of Public Buildings and Public Parks: William P. MacCracken. As- sistant Secretary of Comm: for Aviation: Edward T. Clark. Secretarv | to the President: P. Stewart Crawford. Jam Coupal. physician to the President: George P. Watson, chief of the Fire Department: Maj i Edwin B_Hesse, superintendent Metro- politain Police: W. C. er. president Real Estate Board: Ivan C. Weid, pres- ident Washington Chamber of Com- merce: Gen. Anton Stephan. president Merchants and Manufacturers’ Associa- tion: James P. Schick secretary Real Estate Board: ¥ secretary Wa n Commerce: Edward D. Shaw, secretary Merchants and Manufacturers’ Asso- ciation. - SLAYING SUSPECT FOUND. | Man Sought in Fatal Shooting May Have Hearing Thursday. ! years of age, of East Aui for the fatal shooting of Dorothy Dod- son. also colored. at Zast Ar January 21. ended lzst was taken mgo_cuswdy cers John R. Burk: and Hugh Thomas in Palice Commonwealth Gloth return: irsda Court The committees will plan for various entertainments and dances and the procseds will be turned into the treas- ury until August. when the members will draw. upon the fund to attend the | convention. Dances already have been listed for February 29 and March 14 and a moving picture will be given for the benefit of the club in the Palm Theater on March 17 The next meeting of the new or- ganization will be held February 12 in the meeting room of the department in the Potomac Town Hall Building. this S Plenty Greys—V of Blues an¢ | sizes P