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PARKAITENANCE 5 ARE URGED "}I for Extra Care, Grant st Tells Meeting. * ¥ Washington's rapidly expanding park , mow comprising 4,420 acres, ould be given more adequate main- nance: for its numerous reservations to Eovlfle for the necessities of park space this growing National Capital, ac- cording to Lieut. Col. U. 8. Grant, 3d, director of the Office of Public Build- ings and Public Parks of the National Capital. Importance of maintaining the small- er park areas throughout the city, where the great mass of the public gets the most benefit, was Stressed by Col. Grant and others of his office at a meeting of the National Capital Com- mittee of the Garden Club of America in the home of its chairman, Mrs. Frank B. Noyes, 1239 Vermont avenue. Expansion of the ciiy’s park system thas progressed at a rate far in excess of the rate of increase of funds for upkeep of the parks, Col. Grant ex- Plained. Although an increase of about $80,000 Wwas provided for the maintenance funds this year. he said, “we are still very much behind in ‘maintenance.” Especially, he stated, was the care of trees in need of further attention. One extra gang had recently been organized, however, and was giving attention to the trees of the public parks, he sald. Outlines Park Progress. Outlining the progress of park de-| velopment _ generally throughout the country, Col. Grant explained that other cities were finding that with the growth of population, parks. were be- coming more_and more necessary for Yelief. New Yorx City, he cited as an example, saying that lack of an earlier Bystem of park expansion had resulted in a recent appropraition of $28,000,000 for parks, while the city of Chicago has spent $33,000,000 in the past six or geven years for parks. Where cities grew without parks, he said, they had found it necessary to “go back” and try to provide for them the best they could, at great expense. Says Park Need Acute. “The need for parks,” Col. Grant said, *has been made more acute by automo- biles, which have driven the children from the streets and made the streets generally less peaceful.” With the picsent zoning in the Dis- trict of Columbia, he thought this city could hold many thousands more when filled, and the park expansion system now under way, for providing park lands both within the city and in the imme- diate environs, was to take care of the growing needs for park and open spaces. “While Congress has been fairly gen- erous in appropriations for new improve- ments in park lands,” Col. Grant sald, “it has mot been 5o ready with main- tenance funds.” ‘Maintenance Cost Low. Referring to statistics gathered in his office, Col. Grant explained that main- tenance now is lower per acre than ever _ pefore. 'Confronted with higher wages, higher gost of ail materials, including trees, bushes, shrubs and plants, he said his office found it increasingly difficult to “keep house” in the city’s rapidly growing: parks. Owing to the development of new sections: of the city, Col. Grant ex- lained that his office was receiving for provement and upkeep _triangular spaces at street and avenue intersections @t the rate of sbout 40 a year. The upkeep ©f these little places, he said, was costly, on account of their number and m}t:md location throughout the city. #Play Croquet in Parks. Citing croquet as a “popular” game n the parks, the speaker said the pub- lic might be surprised to know that last 1y 7,000 persons played the fore an audience totaling about ectators. So popular had the game become in Meridian Hill Park, for instance, he said, that the croquet grounds were lighted for playing at night in the Summer time. “As the number of acres turned over for parks increases” Col. Grant said, “we must have a corresponding increase My Experience Secretary of War Given Differences Between Our Training Method and Those of Allies. TOLD FRENCH HOLD SELVES SUPERIOR | Explanation Oulgrowth! of Criticism to Col. E. | M. House, for which | Petain Apologized. CHAPTER XXYIL N explanation of our differences | with the French over training methods, resulting in an apology | from Gen. Petain for criticism he had made to Col. E. M. House, I felt it advisable at this time to write Secretary of War Baker. Excerpts of my letter of January 17, 1918, follow: “When the 1st Division arrived in its “training area the French kindly placed a division nearby to aid in - | struction. Through association the | French officers and soldiers and our own became- cordial and the spirit of fraternity has been passed on to suc- ceeding divisions. This training along- side the French was limited mainly to the specialties of trench warfare and, under the then division commander, it was left almost wholly to the French. “Their method was mainly to give demonstrations—that is, they went over and over their trench exercises while our platoons, companies and battalions were usually only observers. They failed to realize that for us, at least, it was necessary that officers com- manding their own units should work out problems for themselves instead of remaining mere imitators. “Another point of difference was as to tactical value of open warfare. We have held that our young officers lacked experience in handling their units in the open and that a knowledge of the methods of trench warfare was not enough to prepare them for the im- portant duties of commanding units where there was a possibility of open wnrnm.ml have ;p:nt much time my- self explaining that our company of- ficers must have training in handling and be thoroughly schooled in the principles of whit we call ‘minor tac- ties.’ “The Frenth have taken the oppo- site view and have held that our of- ficers did not need that training now. Notwithstanding that many instances in both British and French experience prove the contrary, the French are very firm in their view. They are just a little bit inclined to hold themselves superior in the art of war to both the British and ourselves, and that does not always set very well. Selected Best Methods. “So finally they criticized us, mot only to their war office, but Gen. Petain _commented on our methods rather hastily to Mr. House and also to Gen. Bliss. I explained our posi- tion to both these gentlemen, adding that T had myself studied, and had re- quired as thorough study as possible by our officers of both French and British methods and experience and had en- | deavored to select and adopt the best. | “Naturally it would be quite impos- | sible for us to adopt French tactics throughout. That we must retain our basic principles is agreed to by all officers experienced in training our troops, So we have used the French example less, and following more our own ideas of requiring men to think | for themselves and learn practically the principles applicable both to open | in apprapriations for maintenance.” In defeloping and caring for parks 4n the gity, Col. Grant said, his office had ived appreciated advice and help from many other branches of the Government, including the Department ©f Agriculture, in many of its bureaus. Architect Speaks. Conrad L. Wirth, former landscape @rchitect for the National Capital Park and Planning Commission, who is now pssistan$ director of the National Park Service, explained the findings of an extensive survey he made of various cities and park systems. He stressed the difference between “improvements” of park: lands and ‘“maintenance” of old parks. He specifically stressed the point that “new improvements should go forward only at such a rate that will allow already improved parks to be properly maintained.” He favored pur- chase of new lands under the expansion system now rapidly forging ahead to scquire new park lands, but stated that these should be developed only as rapid- Iy as maintenance funds could be-pro- vided to give them proper care. The clty's park system has grown, he explained, from 717 acres, consisting of 346 different reservations, in 1911, to 4,420 acres, made up of 670 reserva- tions, in 1930. During this saame period the appropriation for maintenance per acre had decreased, he explained, from $225 in 1911 to $165 in 1930. Oniy threé cities in the country had a lower r acre maintenance, he reported, while most of them showed an average ©f more than $300 an acre. ¥ The little triangles here in this city, he said, cost the most to maintain on mccount of the fact they are so far part, and the item of transportation of caretakers, loading and unloading of caretakers and equipment, such as lawnmewers, run up the cost. Per- acre maintenance of little triangles, he said, ran from $600 to $1.800 a year: reservaticns from 1 to 5 acres cost from $500 to $1.000 an acre: reserva- tions from 5 to 10 acres cost from $400 to $700 an acre, and the scale de- scended until parks of over 100 acres in extent ran less than $100 an acre. Mr. Wirth thought it ‘“impossible @nd unfair” to draw an accurate com- parison in figures of the cost per acre per capita, between Washington and other citles, because of the larger num- ber of reservations here. He recom- mended that in drawing up estimates on maintenance the parks be- classified #s to siges so that the costs could: be more aceurately specified. Irving W. Payne, landscape architect of the Office of Public Buildings and Public Parks, submitted to the gather- ing a num! of sketches of the devel- opment of the smaller parks in the city, including Farragut Park, which it just being completed, under a new develop- ment. Chevy Chase Plans, The for Chevy Chase Circle, it was explained by both Mr. Payne and Col. Grant, includes a central portion, val in shape. Streets in the District Columbia converge on ome point in this ciréle, while streets in Maryland converge on another point in the circle, explained, so that there are twa points to be developed. To meet “this situation, he explained, plans have been proposed for a large fountaln which and trench warfare, the French hastily | concluded that we were not progress-yj "rhis was the main cause of the ecling. As M. Clemenceau was very anxious for harmony, he rather exag- rated the thing in his own mind. I frter explained my view to-him, as I did also to Gen. Petain, who force of my position and frankly said so. However, in the course of Qiscussions and correspondence, 1t de- Veloped that the French were really g to have our units amalgamated for service with theirs, with the special object in mind of their not being com- Delled to reduce the number of their sions. O s was hidden away under ¢ the ‘;n' nce upon taking over ol : e e we realized that the French are short of men, but, except in a tem- rary emergency, differences in lan- ages and methods would make the combination for actual fighting quite out of the question. In my recent dis- tussions with them I have made that ¢ clear, and they seem to have ac- cepted it, so we had but to settle the question of training. : “In the end, my conferences with M. Clemenceau and Gen. Petain have re- sulted in what now seems to be a very satistactory understanding. It has been agreed then that we should go on as in ihe past, aided by French instructors and a more limited number of French units, following such courses of training as we should prescribe, and that later our regiments should go into French ns, posted in a quiet sector, for srience in the trenches, the generals and staff officers to have service with corresponding grades and commands in French ynits, hisduty with the French divisions ijs to be for training only, and when| finished the elements of our divisions are to be reunited under our own offi- cers. 1 think the plan is the very best that we eonld adopt, and the French | seem equally satisfied. A few days ago I had a very cordial telegram from M. Clemenceau expressing his gratification that an agreement had been reached. ‘Wanted March in France. “It is to be notéd that Gen. Bliss is to be continued on the active list. I presume you have found his visit here made him very valuable. Moreover, I am not so sure that it would be safe to change now anyway. If you should de- through the smaller parks in s«mgml lines to take the place of the older curving bituminous walks, he explained, | to carry the “through pedestrian” traf-| fic and to leave other sectjons of the park quieter. The old sidewalks, he also explained, were becoming so un-| cven as tq be dangerous. Support Is Pledged. The support of the National Capital Committee of the Garden Club of Amer- jca was pledged by its chairman, Mrs. Noyes, to more adequate maintenance of the already established parks, with especial attention to preservation of the fine old trees and shrubbery. Dr. Prederick V. Coville, acting di- | rector of the National Arboretum, De- partment of Agriculture, explained th will have two jets of water spouting, one at each of the two focal points. Small Park Development. Plans have been drawn for develop- ment of all of the small parks, he ex- and as appropriations are are ulecumd. for de- status of the latest-arboretum legisla- | tion. The bill authorizing $200,000 for | purchase of additional land, he said, had passed the Senate, had been favor- ably reported out by the House Com- | mittee on Agritu'ture and is on mQI House calendar. He said there was hope the bill would pass both houses as amended and that an item for ap- tion &(' the funds t be .1: bl L Gen. John J. Pershing Commander in Chief of the American Expeditionary Forces A specimen of the antiquated French rolling stock of which Gen. Pershing complained, Yanks knew only too well. FEBsRUARY s in the World War —By— and which the cide to keep him there, as I think pos- sible, then may I again mention Gen. Liggett as a possibility for the Supreme War Council, if he should be available when the time comes? He once had the ‘War College and I think would be able to give a good account of himself and | render valuable assistance to us. I shall be glad if Gen. March can be allowed | to remain here to handle the army ar- Hlery, * ¢ ° “Just & word as to the railroad sit- uation: As our forces increase the short- age of freight cars becomes more seri- ous. The French management of rail- roads is very badly demoralized. They Jack men in responsible positions and are very short of operators and labor- | ers, For these reasons we have had trouble getting men and supplies for- ward, but these conditions are now im- proving. With the Belgian locomotives now being put into shape, and an in- crease in th: number of men to repair cars, we shall be able to keep ahead of transportation requirements. There are thousands of cars in France that are out of repair, and to repair these and put them in shape will not only expedite matters, but will save much tonnage that can "be " devoted to something else. - | ‘According to cables there has been { some move made in Washington by the Engineer Corps to put the engineers back in control of our railroads here. This would be the greatest kind of mis- take. We now have experienced rail- road men in charge of the Railway Transportation Department, and to my mind it would be next to fatal to give it over to the engineers to run.” The French transportation control was 80 thoroughly centered in M. Cla- veille, minister of public works, that he had become autocratic in his methods and in his attitude toward all with whom he had to deal. He was unwilling to permit us any freedom in operation of trains or to turn over to us any fixed amount of rolling stock or promise that any given amount would be placed at our disposal even under French man- agement. The British had met with the same difficulty, although by persistent effort they had eventually received satisfac- tory concessions as to operation. Up to this time only a limited number of trains had been allotted to our use, and these at such irregular intervals that |our service was more or less haphaz- |ard. We were confronted with an in- creasing demand for rail transportation From the Front Row Reviews and News of Washindton‘s Theaters. “Cimmaron” at Keith’s Thrills Midnight Audience, P IMARRON,” the talking screen’s picturization of Edna Perber's novel, star- ring Richard Dix with Irene Dunne, was shown last night at R-K-O Keith's in its first Washington performance for the public. Adventure, in- tense as flame, sweeps one of her disciples toward the ever- elusive goal of empire building with od Okla- homa as the lo- cale, until the parabolic course of a violent life reaches its in- evitable and violent end. And as Yancey Cravat, editor, lawyer l;nd m;/d- ern’ _Alexander, Richard DIx. ji0¢ pleeding in the mud, realizing the futility of his intensities and that adventurers of all times will seek to build empires, e turns to the other great forces of his life and asks only that he be hid- den in his wife’s love. Anticipation ‘of the spectacular pageantry of pioneer days in “Cimar- Ton” filled theater seats at a very 1ate exhibition last night. but it was seeing the bangs and bruises com- mon to every heart that made an audience glad to fill them. “Cimmaron” deals with & mnews- paper men in days when proximity of pistol to pen determined how long newspapering was to continue. Rich- ard Dix as the swaggering Yancey Cravat, who quotes Shakespeare and Milton while sighting along the nick- eled barrel of a six-shooter as he executes his idea of justice, is con- vineing. who is wifely enough to disagree with Cravat's ideas, but in the end adopt them, also creates an authentic character. The Cravat family comes to Osage, Okla., with the first settlers. Yancey envisions an empire. Bandits die before his smoking revolver. Justice to patrician or street woman begins to prevail after being impaled on the point of his editorial pen. His em- pire is almost achieved. Realizing this, Cravat catapults himself with the spontaneity of a firecracker into another ploneer rush, and subse- quently the Spanish-American and ‘World Wars, only to return after ab- sences of years to his wife and the paper she has managed, to mend everything with the words, “Sugar, how I've missed you.” Mrs. Cravat, guided ever by her husband's personality and made wise by his reapparances, finds progress in realization that faith in the man she loves is not vain—until she reaches the top and then Yancey gives his all to save lives of others in an oil gusher tragedy. Much of the picture’s constant ap- peal lles in characterization. Sol Levy, whose notion counter on a donkey'’s back develops into a regu- lar department store, is doglike in his devotion to the adventurer and his wife. The stuttering printer, scheming politician, who can “strut sitting down,” and the colored boy Isaiah, have almost perfect illusion of reality. Sweepingly intense. the pleture re- veals the flashing life of one of the rare men who “build the world.” so that every one else may come along and live in it. A Pgthe news reel completes the program. ' W. H. “Girls Demand Exeitement” Diverting, But Far From Deep. IGNITY in collegiate circles suf- fers severe maltreatment at the hands of the vigorous company of actors and odd student characters assembled for the presentation of the film dram: citement,” which is shown on the screen at the Fox Theater. Its most realistic incident is the playing of a may be accepted as a fair substitute for other scenes which ht have ted ofter- been_presented in a ing about as light and "as any- Irene Dunne, as the mate ° thing that has been seen for a long e. It is most enlightening to the un- initiated to learn that managerial policies of an educational institution are, in the imagination of the author of this concoction, determined by the most whimsical schemes of the stu- dent body. It is especially interest- ing to note that the impressive en- terprise of turning a co-educational institution into one in which the young women are to be eliminated because they interfere with the ath- letic standing of the college is de- termined by the votes of the stu- dents, and that the strategy em- ployed by the young women in avert- ing this disastrous change of policy involves the arts of deception in the realm of personal contact. Popular conceptions of the at- mosphere of the class room may be satisfied by a view of the picture of- fered at the Fox, even though it is possible that some solemn devotees of knowledge may be disappointed by the scenes presented. It is, how- ever, adapted to the entertainment of those who would find no differ- ence between a school and an unre- strained Summer colony in which any kind of pep is acceptable so long as it furnishes action and in- trigue. They would be just as well satisfied with any kind of a boister- ous comedy, regardless of the nature of the proceedings. For the very limited field in which their talents are employed, the prin- cipals in the cast are qualified and well disposed to meet the demands made upon them. Those Who wish to see Virginia Cherrill, John Wayne d Marguerite Churchill in action have ample opportunity to see them at practice. ‘The stage show at the Fox has numerous good features, chief among them being those which are appropriate to the “Wild and Woolly Idea.” Conspicuous on the list is the rope, whip and ax-throwing act of Bud Carlell, whose accurate eye could hardly be surpassed, as the safety of his young woman assistant is dependent upon the achievement of his objectives. Others on the Hart's Krazy Kats, Rue, Ray Angwin and his dancin; and singing girls, Aussie and and the Bud Murray Girls. Bob West at the organ, the Fox Orchestra under Leon Brusiloff, with an_exceptionally fine soloist; " John Hix's “Strange as It May Seem” and the newsreel complete the pro- gram. D.C.C. TESTS FOR MENINGITIS PLANNED BY DOCTORS Spinal Fluid of Every Resident of which the French could not fully ap- preciate. In their own way they ap- peared to be making an effort to ald us, but Clavellle undertook to keep track of every detail of operation, even to the allotment of each piece of trans- portation to this or that use, and we were left in a continugus state of un- certainty. Sufficlent Cars Lost. He would not believe that there could be any method better than that of the French, which we regarded as anti- quated. There were nearly enough dam- aged or lost cars and engines here and there throughout France to supply our needs if only they could be put in order, and I offered to send out experts to as- sist in locating them. ‘With the object of obtaining control over our own movements of trains, with our own railway organization, Gen. W. W. Atterbury, in charge of our rail system, and I had already made sev- eral visits to M. Claveille’s office.” Again seeing him January 21, 1918, I asked that authority at ports, so far as rail transportation and port management ‘were concerned, be concentrated in one official, to which he agreed, although it was not done “for some time. He also frumhed better co-operation in furnish- ng cars, but he had done that before. We proposed that the French should turn over to us a fixed number of en- gines and cars and let us run them ourselves, but Claveille was obdurate and would make no such concession. It finally became necessary to take the matter up with M. Clemenceau before a‘e got any consideration of this sugges- on, With the growth of our armies and the consequent greater need for port and rail accommodations, our situation threatened an early crisis not entirely indicated in my letter to the Secretary. ‘The question of getting.our men over- an offer to transport & number of talions {10; edml“ ‘:flh m‘elt;ln.qlv“wu' as mentioned in the prec chap- ter, and in my letter to Secretary Baker lI gave my views of this offer, as fol- lows: Pawns Would Be Different. “Although in serving with the British we should not have difference in lan- guage to contend with, the sticking point of the thing is service under an- other flag. If human beings were pawns it would be different, but they are our own men, and we should therefore study, carefully -our national sentiment and the attitude of our enemy and the peo- ple toward the proposition. “‘Generally speaking, the Army would o] to it, officers and all, but really the question presented is, Can we afford not to send over extra men to help our allies in what may be an emergency when the necessary extra sea transportation is offered and we have the spare men? As already cabled, there 1s less difficulty in sending over men than material, and men will prob- ably be needed before the material can be obtained and the men trained to use it. “If we agree to this, we must insist upon our men being returned when called for, or at least when we get over the remainder of the organizations from which they may be taken, and, besides, we miust insist that the British and French both do their utmost until we can come in with a well organized and well trained force large enough to count. We must look forward to bear- ing a very heavy part in this conflict | min before it ends, and our forces should not be dissipated except for a temporary emergency. Moreover, it is unnecessary to say, when the war ends our position will be stronger if our Army, acting as such, shall have played a distinct and definite part. “The Supreme War Council seems to be busy at work on vigorous studies, although its status as yet is not very clearly defined. The opinion generally prevails that its function is only that of an advisory body, although it is credited with having & certain political aspect. There seems little probability of a supreme war commander being selected, nor, as I am informed, is it generally favored, especially by mem- bers of the council. All the allies want concerted action, of course, but for the present, thorough understanding and close liaison between the high com- mands appear to be the only solution.” Conference Agreed Upon. On that subject T had been dwelling Arizona Mining Towa to Be Examined. By the Associated Press. CHRISTMAS, Ariz, February [ United States Health Department offi- cers Thursday began & systematic !uarch here for carriers of cerebro | spinal meningitis, planning to make tests of the spinal fluld of every resi- dent of this tiny mining camp. ‘The disease caused the deaths of six | persons of the less than 1,000 living | here sice January 1 and Christmas was under a strict quarantine. Four carriers of the germ which luces | the disease have been found. These | persons have been isolated. Only supply trucks and au- thorities were allowed to enter Christ- mas. Schools, theaters, churches and all other town gathering places were Cclosed. COMPOSER TO CONDUCT Isaac Van Grove to Coach Chicago Civic Opera This Season. CHICAGO, February 7 (#).—Isaac Van Grove, who has never been abroad, will enter into his new duties within the next few months as conductor and coach for the 1931-32 season of the Chicago Civic yute\; G served d m?m-. an Grove as assistant conductor from 1921 to 1925. “The vid in conversations with Premier Clemen- ceau and with Gen. Sir William Rob- ertson, the British chief of staff. I de- sired to see especially some harmoni- ous military understanding as to plans of operation for the Spring and Sum- mer of 1918. There was full accord|—. with my view, and a conference was set for January 24, 1918, at Compiegne. Field Marshal Haig, Gens. Petain, Foch, Robertson and myself and chiefs of staff in the field, Gens. Lawrence and Anthoine and Col. Boyd, were to be the conferees. rwflhr!ofmtdnunomumu- a { %omonu were made for the 26th Division to go into & quiet sector with the 5I'Nneh near Soissons on Febru- ary 5. Among guests at my headquar- ters that week were Gens. J. Franklin Bell and Thomas H. Barry, It was a pleasure to see both Gens. Bell and Barry and find them deeply interested in all they had seen. Both were look- ing forward eagerly to service in France. It was well known that Gen. Bell was, and ‘had been for some years, in poor health. In fact, he spent some time in the hospital while in France. Later they were both found physically unfit for service, very much to my regret, as they would have taken high positions in the American expeditionary forces. Gen. Bliss returned from Washington at that time to be our military repre sentative on the Supreme War Couneil. T, 1931, WILL BE TARGETS Experiments With Destroyer Controlled by Radio Lead to Naval Plan. By the Associated Press. MARE ISLAND, Calif.,, February 7.— The “ghost ships” of the American Navy soon will be racing unmanned thrcm,h Pacific waters to serve as tar- gets for the guns of their younger sisters. Sailed by invisible forces, these ob- solete men-o’-war will be subjected to & plugging, methodical gunfire which they will be able to withstand for a considerable time before taking the final plunge to Davy Jones' locker. Experiments with the radio-controlled destroyer Stoddert led officers of the navy yard here yesterday to decide upon the use of other obsolete fighting craft in this manner. Many did de- stroyers, some of which are relics of the World War, are available. Maneuverable by Radio. From ship or shore station the Stod- dert can be operated and maneuvered by radio. Without an officer on her bridge or & man at her helm she can do everything but return the fire when her_sister ships open up. ‘The obsolete destroyers cost about $700,000 each and now are valued at about $5,000. Hence, they will be cheaper than the raft targets now be- ing used. These raft targets cost about $15,000 each and during gunnery psac- tice have to be towed at 7 or 8 knots. The radio-controlled ships will be able to make better speed. Will Equip Half Dozen Craft. Officers announced a half dozen craft similar to the Stoddert would equipped with radio control in two months and would be ready for the fleet as soon as it returns from its southern maneuvers. These “ghost ships” also will give the Navy's aerial fighters something real to shoot at. While the guns of surface craft cut loose with some of their less harmful missiles, naval airplanes will drop small aerial bombs and large “dummy” shells on their decks and spray them with machine-gun fire. WIFE CANNOT BE FORCED BY LAW TO BEAR CHILD New York Appellate Court Refuses to Annul Marriage at Hus- band's Request. By the Associated Press. NEW YORK, February 7—A wife cannot be forced by law to become a mother in New York State, the Appel- late Division of the Supreme Court de- cided yesterday, even though she may have promised before marriage to bear children. This ruling, upholding the action of Supreme Court Justice Edward J. Byrne in dismissing without comment an an- nulment suit brought by Alfred A. Kahn of Brooklyn on that ground, is the first in the history of the high courts of New York. Mrs. Marion Kahn, 23-year-old sten- ographer, is the wife who carried her fight against acceptance of motherhood to the courts and won. Attorney Joseph S. Robinson for Mrs. Kahn contended that since the Legis- lature had enacted no law authorizing annulment for sterility or refusal to bear children, the courts could not do so, BELIEVE DEATH SUICIDE Officials Say Child, 12, Grew Tired of Doing Housework. DETROIT, February 7 (#).—Police and coroner’s deputies said last night they were convinced 12-year-old Doris McDonald sought death in the Detroit River last night because she was tired of doing housework. Investigators sald friends of the school girl, who also was employed as a governess, had told them “she was tired of washing dishes and caring for bables.” A post-mortem examination fixed drowning as the cause of death and disclosed no marks of violence. Her body was taken from the river late .Jast night by a crew of harbor master's police, after two youths had reported seeing it in the water. FUMES DAMAGE HOMES Smoldering Fire in Old Mine At- tacked by Residents With Water. HELENWOOD, Tenn., February 7.— Efforts to extinguish with water a smoldering fire in an abandoned mine began here late yesterday. imoke and fumes, which Helenwood residents say have damaged homes and endangered the health of inhabitants, continued to pour from the burning pile of refuse at the entrance of the e. Howard Baker, part owner in the mining property, expressed the opinion a steady pouring of water on the im- bedded fire would extinguish it within a few days. Two Killed as Trains (-Iollide.' CRACOW, Paland, February 7 (#).— A locomotive engineer and one pas- senger were killed and three other per- sons were seriously injured early to- day when the Warsaw-Cracow express crashed head-on into an express run- ning between Cracow and Kattowitz. Both engines were demolished. J. H. Williams, engineer on the first train that reached Des Moines, Iowa, in 1867, still is business in Iowa. SMITHS MOVES&STORES FURNITURE OFALLKINDS 1313 YOU STREET, N HONE NG5 342 a'“{__ Back to Pre-War Prices 1 .50 Baltimore and Return 7-Day Limit W, B. & A. 12th and N. Y. Ave. N.W. Just Think of It— Tomorrow: Gens. Pershing and Bliss near clash on use of our troops with British. ts in 1l countries by th ) The Star delivered to your door every evening and Sunday morning at 13 per day and Sc¢ Sunday. Can you afford to be without this service at this cost? ‘Telephone National 5000 and de- lvery will atart at once. Dining Car Menus With Texas Scenes Printed on Cotton By the Associated Press. a CoOmpara- tively smooth printing fabric. On it the railroad com \pany duces Texas scenes in colors. BLACK PROPOSES BAN ON U.S. WHEAT BUYING Amendment Would Prohibit Use of $100,000,000 Sum on Grain or Cotton. A proposal to prohibit use of Gov- ernment funds for speculation in wheat or cotton was scheduled to be voted on in the Senate today. The proposal, made yesterday by Senator Black, Democrat, Alabama, cli- maxed an attack on the Farm Board's policies. A number of Southern Sen- ators criticized the board during debate on the independent offices appropria- tion bill, which provides an additional $100,000,000 for the board. Senator Black offered an amendment to prohibit use of the board’s funds in speculation, but it was ruled out of order. He then limited his proposal to_the $100,000,000 carried in the bill. Senators McKellar of Tennessee and Smith of South Carolina, both Demo- crats, joined Black in assailing the board. The amendment was opposed by Senator Copeland, Democrat, New York, on the ground it would “give the board an excuse to blame its failures on the Demecrats.” Admitting he was not sure the board’s operations had been successful, Senator Fess of Ohio, chairman of the Republican National Committee, de- clared it was a “difficult problem.” 200 INVITED BY CLASS The Vaughn class of Calvary Bap- | tist Church will hold its special Con- MIDWEST: HOPEFUL AS SHOWERS BEGIN- Parched States Look for End of 3-Month Drought. lowa Gets Snow. By the Assoclated Press. CHICAGO, February 7.—Favored by nature with moisture, farmers in many sections of the parched Middle West were hopeful today that the backbone of the three-month drouth had been broken. Reports from various sections of Middle America last night told of rain or snow and the weather man held out further hope with a prediction for rain or snow in many of Tlinots, Michigan, Indiana, Wisconsin, Iowa, Minnesota and North Dakota, with a possibility of showers in some sections of Missouri, Kansas and South Dakota. There was a veritable downpour in some localities in Illinois, welcomed particularly in the southern of the State, where 250,000 residents in more than a score of communities have been apprehensive of a serious to their water supply. Farmers at Pana, in the Central Illinois region, said the rain came just in time to save late-sown wheat. Snow and sleet vailed in sections of Io consin, with rains in Oklahoma, Ka and a part of Nebraska. C. A. Donnell, Chicago Weather Bu- reau forecaster, said, however, that it was too early to predict how valuable the rain and snow would be. Up until 7 o'clock last night” he d, “the greatest amount of precipi- tation recorded was at Kansas City, where there was about a third of an inch. We need, of course. several inches. The rain or snow likely will continue Saturday and into Sunday in the northern and eastern sections of the Middle West.” St. Paul reported that snow was fall- ing early this morning in Central Min- nesota, while from Eastern Iowa came word that the weather yesterday had assumed proportions of a Wintry storm. Aldrich Paviovic, an aviator, was forced down and killed in attempt~ ing & landing at Davenport. gressional Sunday tomorrow at 9:30 am. More than 200 members of Con- | gress have been sent special invitations and a large delegation will attend. | ‘The class will be under the direction | of the president, George E. Harris, | while several members of Congress who | are members of the class will take part | in the program. Representative Arthur | H. Greenwood, Indiana, will teach the | lesson. Representative Jed Johnson, | Oklahoma; Representative Wright Pat- | man and Representative W. P. Lam- bertson will take part. | @he Foering Htar THAYER PRODUCER OF THE BEST PRINTING ““Small Work Exclasively ™ oisr. 1816 OO nmsmerr HOWARD 8. FISK, MANAGER ADVERTISENENTS B otk ReC EIVED HERE Here Is a List of the Branch The Star maintains thi Offices * s Branch Office service in every neighborhood for the donvenience of patrons of the Star Classified Section—where copy may be left without a trip downtown; or phoning. Classified ads left at any of the Branches will appear in the first available issue. There are no fees for this service— only Tregular rates are charged. Northwest 14th and P sts.—Day’s Pharmacy. 1135 14th st.—Marty’s Cigar & Magazine Store. 17th and Que sts.—Ken- ner’s Pharmacy. 15th and U, sts—G. O. Brock. 2901 Georgla ave.—Har- vard Drug Store. 2912 14th st.—Colliflower Art & Gift Co. 8401 14th st.—Bronaugh's Pharmacy. 14th and Buchanan sts.— Hohberger's Pharmacy. 14th st. and Colorado ave. —O’Donnell’s Pharmacy. 3209 Mount Pleasant st.— Mount Pleasant Cigar and News Shop. 1773 Columbia rd.—The Billy Shop. 2162 California st.—Co- lodny Brothers. Wardman Park Pharmacy. N. Y, N.J. aves. and M st. —Sanitary Pharmacy. 1st and K sts—Duncan’s Pharmacy. 7th and sts.—Golden- berg’s (time clerk's desk) . Tth and O sts—Lincoln Drug Store. Tth st. and R. I ave.—J. French Simpson. 11th and M sts.—L. H. For- ster’s Pharmacy. oth and U sts—M. H. Hunton’s Pharmacy. Ga. ave. and Upshur st.— Petworth Pharmacy. 221 Upshur st.—Monck’s Pharmacy. 59168 Ga. ave.—Brightwood Pharmacy. Ga. ave. and Kennedy st. —Lampkin’s Pharmacy. 2901 Sherman ave.—Sher= man Ave. Pharmacy. 6224 3rd st. — Stewart’s Pharmacy. 1905 Mass ave.—Dupont Pharma%. 18th and Fla. ave—Bern~ stein's Drug Store. Fla. ave. and 1st st—N. Reiskin. North Capitol st. and R. I. ave—Parke's Phar- macy. 1742 Pa. ave—J. Louis Krick. 2]st and G sts—Quigley's Pharmacy. 25th and Pa. ave.—Herbst’s Pharmacy. 3315 Conn. ave. — Joll's Newsstand. 5500 Conn. ave.— Circle Confectionery Store. Wlscox‘l,sisxtl ave. and Ma- Georgetown 30th and P sts.—Mor Bros.’ Pharmacy. b 30th and M sts—Brace's Pharmacy. 3411 M st. — Moskey’s Pharmacy. 2072 Wisconsin a v e . Haney's. Wisconsin ave. and O st.— Donahue‘s Pharmacy. 35th and O sts.—Sugar'’s * Drug Store. 5104 Conduit rd.—Modern Drug Store. ' Northeast 208 Mass. ave—Capitol Towers Pharmacy. 4th and H sts—Home Drug Store. 907 H st.—Garren’s Music Store. 12th and Md. ave.—Luck- ett’s Pharmacy. 6th st. and Md. ave.—Louls F. Bradley. North Capitol and Eye— Kenealy’s Pharmacy. 20th and R. I. ave.—Col- lins’ Pharmacy, Wood- ridge. 3500 12th st.—Brookland -, Pharmacy, Brookland. 4th and R. I. ave—John G. Biggs’ Pharmacy. Southwest 10th st. and Va. ave.— Herbert's Pharmacy. 316 414 st.—Harris’ Drug Store. 4% and L sts—Columbia harmacy. Southeast ““3rd and_Pa. ave—O'Don- nell’s Drug Store. 8th and e sts—F. P, Weller's CY. 11th and Pa. ave.—Fealey's Pharmacy. 1907 Nichols ave, Ana- costia — Healy’s Drug Store. 13th and East Cap. sts.— Lincoln Park Pharmacy. 2204 Minnesota ave.— ‘Twining City Drug Store. No fees in connec with this service — regular rates are ch £ .