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FLI STAR HEATS NARGDTG EFFECT Alma Rubens Is in Hospital. Doctor Under Fire—Pre- scriptions Found. By the Associated Press. LOS ANGELES, February 16.—Alma Rubens, beautiful screen star who has | appeared in many of Hollywood's most pretentious fllm productions, hospital suffering from the effects of | narcotic addiction and attempting to | Teclaim her shattered health. In the meantime Federal and State narcotic inspectors and agents investi- gating the case have forwarded reporul to headquarters in San Francisco and { ‘Washington and Ricardo Cortez, hus- band of the actress and himself a film star, is personally aiding the young woman in her fight to achieve a “come. back." Prescription Found. Cortez said today he did not know how long Miss Rubens had been using | narcotics but that her hysterical con- | dition had been ‘most pronounced dur- ing the past few months. She became 80 ill that recently it was found neces- saiv for her to go to a hospital. Discovery of a large number of pre- scriptions for narcotics issued to Miss Rubens_initiated an investigation here last Fall by the office of State Phar- macy Board, State Board of Medical Examiners and the narcotic division of | the Federal Bureau of Internal Reve- nue. Agents of the pharmacy board located in a Los Angeles drug store these prescriptions issued under the signature of Dr. L. Jesse Citron of Beverly Hills, An investigation of the activities of Dr. Citron was made by special agents of the State Board of Medical Ex- aminers. Reports of these investiga~ tions were forwarded to State and Federal headquarters. Thirty-one pre~ scriptions haye been picked up by the Invest] agents, 24 of which were issued in the name of Mrs. Z. Says He Dropped Case. Dr. Citron did not make himself available to the press today, but last night told reporters that he did not know Miss Rubens was an addict “when I took her case, and when I learned that she was 4n addict I dropped the He said that the prescriptions !v!;a Reports by Los Angeles agents to the State Medical Board, however, set forth that Dr. Citron had admitted selling the narcotics to Miss Rubens. SEVEN MORE DOCTORS ACCUSED. Supplied Narcotics to Alma Rubens, ir a) rances at State Division Chief Says. m::flu‘ Ey wuu:; G. roup £ SAN FRANCISCO, February 16 (#).— Senator Frank H. Benson, chief of the State narcotic division, declared he: screen actress. Benson withheld the names of the accused physi 5 that their activities have been investi- gated not only by his department, but by the State Board of Medical Exam- is in a clans, adding {10 WINNING INAUGURAL inaugural charity ball. THE SUNDAY BALL POSTER T. M. Hood )Mhlnpboi with his winning poster in the contest for the Staff Photo. INDAN HUSGANS TOPLAY AT BALL Four Other Orchestras to| Take Part in Inaugural Function. the picturesque features of the charity ball to be held at the as] Auditorium the evening of March 4 will be a group of Indian mu- sicians and singers, led by Chief Shuna- tona of the Pawnee tribe. The Indians are members of the reservation orches- tra of Tulsa, Okla, and have been trained in the various branches of mu- sic by the Government's reservation music_schools. the ball will be 3 y_and a :t clttl.'un‘z u‘g‘nuu they h.un rought ashington especially their part in the inaugural cere- . Full tribal regalia will be warn the Indians, who will appear in in- ividual and ensemble numbers, and will also act as a special guard of honor Vice President-elect Curtis. Mrs. John Allan Dougherty, general chairman of the ball committee, has One of uy mers and by the narcotic division. “Barly in our investigation of the ©obvious narcortic addiction of Miss Ru- bens we concluded that because of a loophole in the State law we could not prosecute those doctors who were sup- Pplying her,” said Senator Benson. No Penalty in State Law. “The State law carries no penalty for fraudulent or irregular or insincere pre- scription of narcotic drugs by physi- clans. “In view of these facts we turned all our information over to the Federal narcotic agents and to the State Medi- cal Board. Our purpose in gi the information to the Medical was that if Dr. Citron, the physician now under fire, or the others were indicted _or found guilty under Federal laws | State their this session of the “DRINKING DRYS” DERIDED BY REED ON SENATE FLOOR (Continued From First Page.) It has been compelled to seek the shadows and the night and then what follows? The men engaged in this illicit business proceed to make their ments with the officers of the law and graft and blackmail become the com- mon of the hour. ¥ “No Attempt Made to Enforce Law.” “There has never been any attempt to enforce this law as we enforce the laws against murder, arson, criminal attacks or burglary. I have traveled extensive- ly in the United States in the last 18 months. I never entered a State, a city, a town or a village where I was not tendered liquor and where a few minutes’ conversation did not disclose the fact that distilleries were all around the towns and all around the villages and that liquor could be obtained any- ‘where. “There is not & policeman in a city of the United States who cannot collect enough evidence in 24 hours to keep the courts busy for 24 months, “Let us tell the truth! Even though leho}) Cannon—who I believe the Sen- + ator from Virginia (Mr. Glass) in the the three Popes in this country—may frown that he may hold his job and draw his salary, there is not a man ‘who has any sense and has looked about . him but knows that in the City of ‘Washington he can, in an hour’s time, ! have delivered at his office or in his home enough whisky to entertain a body of senatorial or congressional friends, their wives and their sweet- hearts. “To say that the law has ever been enforced is to stand in the face of the j truth and to deliberately lie to the made arrangements for the Indian or- chestra to have a prominent on the musical m‘m of the . They will be the orchestra to play at the ball, for the Army, Navy and Ma- rine Band Orchestras will appear, in addition to Paul Specht’s Orchestra from New York. Following their ap- inaugural and at the , the Indians will leaye on a world- wide concert tour. Chief Shunatona is an instrumental soloist and also a singer. Chief Roar- ing Thunder, another member of the , is likewise a soloist and composer of Indian melodies. Tribes represented include the Chippewa, Shawnee Quapaw, Sloux, Seminole, Cherokee, Choctaw and Navajo. FUND BILL CONFEREES RECONVENE TUESDAY Expenses of Capital City to Be Discussed by Senate and House Members. Conferees in charge of the District appropriation bill are expected to con- vene again Tuesday morning to con- tinué their discussion of the points on which the Senate and House differed with regard to the expenses of the Na- tional Capital for the next fiscal year. Alt] the conferees met yester- confiped their deliberation to iled projects in the bill, leaving until later the general question of how much the Federal Government should contribute toward the upkeep of the Capital City. The House again this year voted for a $9,000,000 lump sum as the Federal share, but the Senate raised this to $10,000,000, after Senator Bing- , of Connecticut, had cited facts nth‘e‘ua” by 'L::: gurelu of Efficiency ~ whiel ate appro- priations committee belleved justified an increase in the Federal contribution. Decisions were not reached yester- day on any of the more important amendments. AMERICAN U. GIRLS WIN DEBATE CHAMPIONSHIP Defeat Team From Hood College After Winning Victory Over Western Maryland. ‘The American University girls’ debat- team last night won ion - sl in the “debate matche d by three colleges, when it defeated the Hood College, at Prederick, Md., by a judges’ lon of 2 to 1. The debate, held at Hood College, was to decide the question: “Resolved, That the Principles of Complete Freedom of Speech and Press on Political and Eco- nomical Questions Is Sound” The American University girls upheld the affirmative while the negative side of the question was defended by the Hood College debaters, The American Uni- wirsity team defeated Western STANDING SPAC [FTFOR PRADE Ten Blocks Along Line of March Will Be Free of Grandstands. The inaugural committee yesterday decided not to construct solid rows of grandstand seats along the entire length of Pennsylvania avenue, from Fifteenth street east to the Peace Mon- ument. Coincident with award of a contract for 5,000 parade stand seats, to be constructed in front of the Post Office Department Building at Twelfth street and Pennsylvania avenue, and at the Botanic Gardens, the committes ann that no more contracts for stands will be awarded. This will per- mit persons who do not purchase seats to stand behind the cable lines for about 10 blocks. The original inten- tion of the commiitee had been to con- struct grandstands along the entire length of the Avenue from Fourteenth street east, leaving teh block between Fourteenth and Fifteenth streets the only one from the Peace Monument to Seventeenth street without a stand. ‘The contract was awarded to the Un- ion Hardware Co. of Washington, which will erect 2,000 bleacher seats in front of the Post Office Building and 3,000 more in front of the Botanic Gardens. ‘The seats will be sold at $2 each—the lowest price for any grandstand seats— at ticket headquarters in room 302, Transportation Building. About 6,000 col visitors from ints more distant than Baltimore or iladelphia are e the in /8¢ ner, chairman of the commi housing and entertainment for colored. General headquarters for colored, in- cluding - , have been established at the Whitelaw Hotel, Thirteenth and P streets, and fraternal headquarters are at the colored Elks' Club at 307 Rhode Island avenue. Baltimore will send a detail of 200 policemen at the request of Maj. Hesse to _be added to several hundred more policemen from other. cities who will augment the metropolitan police force to handle the inaugural crowds and prevent petty thievery. The Baltimore police will come to the Capital early on the morning of March 4 and will return of Inspector Stephen G. Nelson. March 2 and 3 will be devoted by the committee in charge of colored to reception and housing and the enter« tainment routine will be held on March 4, 5 and 7. Among other amusement highlights are an informal ball the night of March 4 at the Patterson- Garnett School, Tenth and H streets northwest, to which general admission will be 8$1; & general admission banquet the night of March 6 and on March 7 the Coleridge Taylor Choral Society in a rendition of “Hiawatha" at the Pat- terson-Garnett School. Colored workers for reception of their own race have been 50 impressed by the assistance given them by Mrs. Virginia White Speel of the general inaugural housing committee that this week they gave her an ovation of cheers when she addressed them and, later, an im- mense basket of flowers, FORMER EDITOR DIES. William Johnston Was Official of Celotex Company. CHICAGO, February 16 (). —William Johnston, 60, former newspaper editor and author, died here today. For the past two years Mr. Johnston had been vice president in c! of public rela+ tions of the Celotex Co. He also was vice nt of the Southern Bugar Co. r more than 30 years Mr. John- ston had been s new; An, cover- ing every branch of fleld. He worked for 27 years on the New York World. Mr. Johnston is survived by his widow, a brother and his mother. late that night. They will be in charge its The Bank that Makes You » \ a Loan with a Smile STAR, WASHINGTON, LORDON WD ENVY DFFER ON PARLEY [Foreign Office Says Navy Limitation Talk Will Be Delayed Some Time. BY HAROLD E. SCARBOROUGH. | By Cable to The Star. LONDON, February 16.—“Finis” was written to one of the most curious chapters of present-day diplomacy when | the foreign office this afternoon issued a | statement ending, “it is unlikely, there- fore, that his majesty’s government will be in position to make any further com- munication (on the subject of naval limitation) for some time.” ‘This obviously is in direct contra- diction to the statement attributed to Sir Esme Howard, British Ambassador at Washington, that a “further effort before long will be made to reach an agreement between the principal naval powers of the world for the limitation of naval armaments.” While both Sir Esme Howard and the foreign office use very general terms, certainly by no stretch of the | imagination can “before long” be con- strued to mean the same as “not for some time”; and while the principle of continuity in office under different gov- ernments prevails in the British diplo- | matic service, it has not been the prac- tice hitherto for his majesty’s am- | bassadors to predict what will be the course of future governments—about whose political leanings not even am- bassadors can be deemed to have in- fallible foreknowledge. Feel Envoy Was Misled. ‘What prompted this extraordinary | aitference of opinion between 8ir Esme f Howard and the foreign office, it re- mains for the future to disclose. It is felt in London, however, that the Am- bassador may have been misled by dis- patches which are understood to have been cabled from London Thursday evening that Great Britain was con- templating another naval conference which would be approached with the intention to abolish mathematical formulae of parity, and that broad, sweeping proposals for reduction of naval strength would be substituted. That such opinions should have been formed here is doubly curious, because it was only on Thursdey that it was made known in London, from a source which cannot be quoted, but the au- thority of which is beyond any pos- aible doubt, that in all probability con- siderable time would elapse before any fresh conference for limitation of naval armaments could usefully be contem- plated. ‘That the British government has felt that the next conference, if and when held, should be approached from a dif- ferent angle from that at Geneva is certalnly an accurate statement of the position. It should not, however, have needed either such intimations as were furnished this week, or the foreign of- fice statement today, to convince any one in touch with the psychology of the Baldwin government that no {further serious move toward naval limi- tation would be initiated by this gov- ernment during its remaining few months of office. Dispatches from this bureau during the last few months have frequently set forth considerations which made it almost incredible that this government should again raise the subject before Midsummer—assuming, what is by no means a certainty, that the next gov- ernment will be Conservalive, or that if Conservative it will enjoy any such ma- jority as the present one. This very fact that the election is approaching is a most cogent reason. Committed to Interpretation. Still another is that this government has definitely committed itself to an in- terpretation of “parity” which is unac- ceptable to the United States, and which, however it might be altered after the election, could scarcely be altered at all by a government on the verge of ny&e-lln. to the electorate. fore particularly, & changed view- point could not be adopted without the lypemnee of disowning the first lord of the admiralty, W. C. Bridgeman, who for the past 18 months has been ex- m:tmu how right and natural was goveument's stand at Geneva in 1927. » astever the outcome of the Summer election, Mr, Bridgeman bas announced his intention of retiring fsom the House of Commons, and will prob- -bl‘ be given & peerage. Mere courtesy to him would indicate the government’s withholding a reversal or alteration of licy—if one were contemplated — untit he was translated to serener sur- roundings than the Commons. ¢ "the ‘League’ of Nations prelmunary of ague of ations’ prel ary disarmament commission at Geneva April 15. 'What more natural than that somebody, when disarmament was be- ing discussed, should think navsl dis- armament worthy of mention? Fkn'.-llg, what more natural than that the Bri ish delegates should stand back wnd lé;‘ngmebody else “hold the baby” this e More Elastic Outlook Seen. Pinally, there would seem to be no particular reason for officials wishing to s up any fresh parley on naval limitations when, from whatever gov- ernment is in Downing street after mid-June, a more elasti: outlook on naval disarmament might quite reason- ably be expected. All these things stand behind the for- eign office statement, which follows be- low verbatim: “There has been no change in the situation since Sir Austen Charberlain informed the House of Commons Feb- ruary 6 that his majesty's government was engaged in a careful examination of all questions concerning relations with America and the naval conditions of the two countries. “This examination is being diligently prosecuted. As soon as it is concluded the first step will be to communicate its results to the governments of the dominions and receive and consider their views. It is unlikely, therefore, that his majesty’s government will be in position to make any further com- munication for some time.” (Copyright. 1920. American people.” Philadelphia Probe Cited. Reed read amounts alleged to have been paid Philadelphia policemen to shield bootleggers. “Bribery, graft!” he thundered, pound- land College Friday night by a judges’ decision of 3 to 0. | Tree Climber Too Good. Because of his abllity as & tree climber ing his desk with his fist. Just then the |and cleaner of infested cocoanut trees, time of Senator Reed expired. Eugenio Cabonillas of Mambaling, Cebu, “Mr. President,” called several Ben- |has worked himself out of a job. Eu- ators, eager to seek permission for the |genio, who styles himself “Cocoanut Missourian to go on. Trees Climber,” recently helped rout the “It won't be long,” pleaded Senater |Florida red scale in his district. Since Bruce, Democrat, Maryland, “before we | then he has announced that he is the will hear that entrancing voice no |Iastest climber $u the Philippines and is longer.” Time was granted after Borah gave notice he had something to say. The Benate settled down to listen to more, although the hour was growing late, “Bribery, graft!” Reed thundered again. “More profit can be made from distilling liquor in & wash boiler than can be made in banking. “You haven't heard a temperance lecture since the Volstead act was passed. You have heard only demands for stricter enforcement and observ- ance of the law. Gives Home Brew Recipe. “They don't say mow, ‘We'll rescue the perishing,’ but ‘We’ll shut 'em up in the penitentiaries. “Once men believed the law was seeking more worlds of trees to conquer. made for punishment and not redemp- tion. Witches were burned, men were pulled apart by the strength of horses. Then came the day of greater human- ity and it was decided that laws should be made to reform culprits. “But_this hwl“ ‘What lr monstrous thing it is! As it stands, for a single violation penalties can be piled up as Then the; urian gave his col- leagues & Tepipe for making home brew due. 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COMMUNITY CENTER PLAYERS Left to right: Margaret Eberly, Clarice Bland and Ruth Chindblom, who take parts in “The Turtle Dove,” to be presented by the East Washington Com- Wednesday. —Star Staff Photo. munity Center at Eastern High School ARMS PARLEY AIM DENIED BY BRITAIN THROUGH DIPLOMAT (Continued From Pirst on Sir Esme's statement of FPriday there was a tendency in Washington to attribute it to domestic British politics in which the Labor party as opposed to the Baldwin Conservative party, now in office, had assured the British tax- payer of an effort at naval limitation if voted into office. It was assumed that the Baldwin government was coun- tering this Labor promise to the tax- payer with the same pledge and Sir Austen Chamberlain’s statement in the House of Commons had been made for this reason. In some quarters here a supposed move by Great Britain for a naval conference was welcomed. In others it was not believed that the British gov- ernment, with an npgmchlng general election, was taking the question of an international parley seriously, This theory proved to be correct. It was based on the assumption that any seri- ous move in this direction would first come to the United States Government through the regular diplomatic chan- nels and not by way of a newspaper communication from the British em- bassy here. REVISIONS ARE SUGGESTED, Kellogg Sees, However, No Opposition to Porter Resolution Principle. By the Associated Press. Secretary Kellogg yesterday told the House foreign affairs commitiee that he saw no objection to the principle of the Porter resolution to empower the Presi- dent to place an embargo on arms and munitions shipments to belligerent na- tions, but at the same time suggested several revisions in the measure. He proposed incorporation of a pro- vision to authorize the Chief Executive to impose embargoes against any num- ber of warring countries to prevent an unneutral act from being committed by this country. Power to revoke as weil as impose embargoes, he said, also hould be given the President. Apparently referring to the Capper resolution to empower the President to declare as aggressor a violator of the Kellogg anti-war treaty, the State De- partment head said it would be an un- neutral act for the President to name which of two countries at war was the aggressor. He sald that for the Presi- dent to declare embargoes against all warring nations would not be an act in vlg}_a}n‘mri, ott neumnmy.I - e Porter proposal, the Secreta continued, would involve the neutrlllg policy of the Government. If it were enacted, he said, the Chief Executive would have to consider many more questions in placing embargoes in inter- national conflicts than at the present. Existing authortiy, he explained, pro- vides for embargoes in event of domestic violence in the countries of the Western Hemisphere and where extraterritorial rights are exercised, Value Is Doubted. Expressing doubt over the value of embargoes, Secretary Kellogg said after the embargo was placed against China that country continued to receive all the arms and munitions she wanted, Now, he said, the question of the ad- visabllity of lifting the embargo on | ri China is being considered. ‘The policy of this Government, he Ris Chas. 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He said that he suppose orter reso- lution would be an element in bringing about world peace. s AL ~ FORMER MISS SPRECKELS SUES TO DIVORCE PRINCE Charges Suad Bey Chakir Has Been Guilty of Cruelty on Nu- merous Occasions. By the Associated Press. SAN FRANCISCO, February 16— Princess Suad Bey Chakir, the former Sydia Wirt Spreckels, filed suit for di- vorce from Prince Suad Bey Chakir of ‘Turkey here today. !:xt.remoh' cmeltiv l;:rm«l the chief basis of the complaint. The princess alleged that while they were in San Prancisco, in September, 1927, and on numerous occasions while they were living in Turkey, her husband “assaulted and beat her” without pro- vocation. Other ngn’:h.l in the com- plaint charge t ce chxurn ‘was “habitually querulous and nagging” and caused the princess “grievious mental anguish and physical suff ‘They were married at Prinkipo, Tur- key, on June 30, 1922, and mrucd in" October, 1297. She asks it the court restore her name to Sydia J. A. Spreckels. There is no community property. . CARIBBEAN ISLES URGED APPLIED TO WAR DEBTS Former Envoy Suggests That U. 8. Take French and British Possessions. By the Associated Press. BOSTON, February 16.—Brigadier Gen, Charles H. Sherrill of New York, foriier United States minister to gentina, suggested that this country take French and British Caribbean Islands as part payment for war debts, in an address before the Boston branch of the Foreign Policy Association here ay. “I think it is unfortunate,” he said, “that foreign powers own islands in the Caribbean Sea, and I believe the United States should enter into negotiations to obtain these islands. If the ery is raised, as perhaps it might be raised in England, that in selling these islands the governments are m tential naval bases, we might as well ask ‘As naval bases against whom?' If it is a question of naval bases, then we had better be careful.” Gen. Sherill's subject was “Is the Monroe Doctrine an” Obsolete Shibbo- leth?” He said that control of the Oa- (bbean Sea is essential to the Panama Canal and the mouth of the Mississipp! ver. FREE by Rings beautiful sokid gold ring that iny tot's finger that was born —with the heartiest com- Washington’s Family Jewelers.” $ we must fit the ring to the APPOINTMENT 0. K. Half-Dozen Nominations Are Caught in Closing Legis- lative Jam. By the Associated Press. Half a dozen nominations are caught in the closing legislative jam in the Senate and may be forced over to the administration of Herbert Hoover. If a nomination is not acted upon it dies with the end of the session, March 4. Hearings will be started tomorrow by the interstate commerce commitiee on the two new appointees to the Radio Commission, Cyril M. Janski of Minne- sota and Arthur Batcheller of Massa- chusetts. ‘Tomorrow also the judiclary commit- tee will take up the nominations for- warded this week by President Coolidge of Irvin Lenroot, former Republican Senator from Wisconsin, and Repre- sentative Finis Garrett of Tennessee, the retiring Democratic House leader, | to be members of the Court of Customs | Appeals, and of Henry H. Glassie, for- | Commission, to be a judge in the Dis- | trict of Columbia Supreme Court. | ‘The nomination of Pat Neff, former Governor of Texas, for reappointment on the Railway Board of Mediation has reac] the Senate from its interstate commerce committee, but determined opposition is threatening its chances for final disposition before the March 4 ad- Journment. There also are Yeuuum rumblings against the Lenroot and Glassie nomi- nations, but no og:n declarations. Chairman Norris of the judiclary com- mittee sald yesterday that some pro- tests had been received by the commit- tee and the nominations would be taken up in regular order. Appointment of subcommittees for consideration of pro- tests is predicted by the committee chairman. So far as is known, there are no bloes in the way of Represent- ative Garrett, whose appointment is in- dorsed by the Senators from Tennes- see as well as several Republicans. NEW FUND APPROVED FOR INDIAN INQUIR Senate Audit Committee Acts on Additional $15,000 for Work of Investigators. The Senate audit committee yester- day approved an additional expenditure of $15,000 for the Senate Indian affairs committee to continue its investigation of conditlons among the Indians. De- mands have made in the Senate mly that this investigation be con- ued. The Indian affairs committee asked for an additional $30,000, but the audic committee deemed half that amount sufficient. Under the resolution approved the audit committee, the amount would be avallable until the end of the first ses- sion of the next Congress. Senator Wheeler, Democrat, Montana, announced in the Senate several days n’o that he would read secret rports of investigators who have been working for the Indian affairs committee un- less funds were advanced to keep ihe inquiry going. SEEN AS DOUBTFUL mer Democratic member of the Tariff | CHIEF SEES CHANGE INSALVATION ARMY | Gen. Higgins to Name Board to Establish Broader Control of Work. | By the Associated Press LONDON, February 16 —Gen. REd- i'lrfl Higgins, new head of the Balva- tion Army, in an interview with the Associated Press today outlined his platform which projects wide demo- cratic changes in the Salvation Army's constitution and future government. “I jntend jmmediately to appoint a commissiors of a half dozen specialists to consider changes which must be made in the 1878 constitution deed to which the disputed 1904 deed poll s only supplemental,” ne said. “This will involve legal iasues requir- | ing expert advice and the ultimate in- | vocation of an act of Parliament, to | effect changes which will destroy one- man power over the army's temporal affairs and put the constitutional foun- dation of the army on 1 broader basis forevermore."” For Broader Control ‘There should be no re-election of any | general, the new commander said. He then explained that the constitutional changes would includs broader cuptrol | of the army’s finanees and property | “The temporal side of the reforms is necessarily a British ques- | tion,” he said. “They must be settled | here because the Army was constituted under British law. But the American Army funds will not be affected because those funds are held under a separate arrangement and apart from the ‘trusteflh!n of Bramwell Booth, | “But so far as the generalship is | concerned, that office is now open to | men or women of any nationality. | _“T am not the general because I am | British or because I was chief of staff. The Army is an international concern and there is no wish to keep it dis- tinetly British. Woman May Be Chief. “T also desire to make it clear that A woman may some time be general of | the Balvation Army. Every office in | the organization is open to women on | the same basis as to men and I am fully in aceord with this prineiple which was ]Jaid down by Gen. William Booth, the founder of the army.” | Gen. Higgins said he had a soft for America because all six of children were stationed in either the | United States or in Canada. He ex- | plained that he and Mrs. Higgins had been looking forward to retirement this year to a plot of land which he owns in Florida. He had h to find time there to learn u‘ play. golf. The general- ship, however, had postponed that hope indefinitely. “I hope and pray,” he said in con- clusion, “that I may be worthy to carry on the plan of the founder that the army should become the great church of the churchless.” meur Is !:u—ght. Detectlve Prank of the headquarters automobile squad, has a ‘hine whose owner he is unable to locate.” The tags are dead and both serial and el numbers have been was captured When the colored man driving -it jumoed out and ran. | The machine is a Dodge sedan, model ! of 1926. 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