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Evening star., 1918-05-26
TWO PLAYS ARE LISTED
ON BENEFIT PROGRAM
Performance at Belasco Theater to
Endow Bed in American Hos
pital in France.

"Otheuo" and 'The Tanning of the
Shrew" are to be given at o'clock
on the afternoon Of May 81 at the Be
lasco Theater to raise funds to endow
a bed in the American Military Hos
pital, No. 1, in France, for members
Of the Engineer Corps.
The plays will be presented by the
Permanent War Relief Players, or
gained by Mrs. R. D. Shepherd. and
will constitute the second Of q series
Of special benefits for war charities.
R. D. MacLean and Miss Odette Tyler
will take the leading roles.
Comedy and Tragedy Combined.
The selection Of "Othello" and ''The
Tanning Of the Shrew" is considered
a piece of tfmeliness. bringing to the
stage for the first time In years such
a combination of comedy and tragedy.
This is the first revival of "Othello"
since the Faversham and MacLean
production in New York several sea-
sons ago.
Eight needed charities will be Sc
lected during the coming year and
eight benefits will be given by Mr..
MacLean and Miss Tyler for these
charities. at the Belasco Theater. L.
Stoddard Taylor and r. D. MacLean
form the board on drama. The first
play selected for the fall is THE
School for Scandal"
Evening star., 1918-05-26
Mr.. R.HUCHESSTANDSPAT
Assumes Senate Will Act Accord
ing to Own Views in Air.
craft Situation.

The scope of the proposed inquiry
into aircraft production to be under
taken by the Senate military commit
tee was discussed at conference yes
terday afternoon between Charles E.
Hughes. who is to conduct the De-
partment Of Justices aircraft inves-
tigation. and Senator Thomas OF
Colorado. chairman of the military
committees aircraft subcommittee.
At the conclusion of the conference
1t was announced that nothing would
be determined as to the subcommit-
tees investigation until members Of
the committee could confer Mr..
Hughes. who recently objeced to the
committees going into phases of the
inquiry which give immunity to wit
nesses. issued this statement after the
conference:
"Of course I assume that the Senate
committee will act according to its
own views with respect to the ad-
missibility of proceeding with the in
quiry into aircraft matters. I have
no desire to make any suggestions
and l have nothing to add to what I
said in my letter to the Attorney
General"
Evening star., 1918-05-26
7. W. "A. HAS BANNER YEAR.
Building Projects to Be Features
of Coming Months HOPES.

The year just ended has been a ban
ner one in the history of the Wash
ington Y. w. c. A., according to facts
brought out at the annual meeting of
the organization at its headquarters
Friday night. An even greater one
for the current year was prophesied
by the president of the association,
Mrs. William Hamilton Bayly, who
outlined the following propositions as
a part Of the program for the next
twelve months:
A building worthy of the nations
capital: a recreation field under the
direction of special recreation Sec
retary, and the construction of two
additional buildings, one as a dormi-
tory to be used as a model for other
cities and the other as a recreation
center.
Mrs. Woodbury. Pulsifer as chair
man of the membership committee re-
ported that during the last year the
association had more than doubled its
membership, now having 1850 women
enrolled.
It was decided to change the be-
ginning of the fiscal year to January
/ from May /, this being in line with
the national policy.
The following were elected as men,
bers Of lie board Of directors: Mrs.
Robert lansing, Mrs. William Hamil-
ton Bayly, Mrs. John L. Newbold, Mrs.
Charles w. Richardson, Mrs H. B. F.
Macfarland. Miss Mabel N. Thurston
and Mrs. Fred e. Wright.
Evening star., 1918-05-26
PLANS MOVING CANTEEN
FOR OPERATION HERE

Washington soon is to have the
first moving canteen organization to
be operated in this country when a
number of refreshment or lunch
wagons will be placed on the streets
near such places as the Food Admin
istration, War Department annex
and the larger departments. from
which cold drinks. ice cream and
light refreshments will be served to
the thousands of government work.
ers whose places Of employment are
some distance from lunch rooms.
The wagons are to be operated by
the Girls Friendly Society Of the
diocese of Washington, in co-opera-
tion with the District of Columbia
war camp community service.
Mrs. Grahame Powell Is chairman
Of the committee in charge of ar
rangements for the moving canteen
service. her aids being Mrs. J. C..
Boyd. Miss I. H. Blanton, Mrs. L. w.
Austin. Miss Grace Berry, Miss
Natalie Magruder. Mrs. Ben HELEN.
Mrs. Arthur Allegan and Miss Mary
Mason.
The committee has practically COM
pleted recruiting several teams Of young
women. members of the Girls Friendly
Society and others, who are to be
in charge of the refreshment wagons.
The service is to be maintained daily
during the noon hour all summer.
Evening star., 1918-05-26
WORK is BEING RUSHED
ON ANNEX TO TREASURY
Tunnel to Be Dug Under Pennsyl-
vania Avenue to Main
Building.

Contractors engaged in the construc-
tion Of the annex to the Treasury De-
partment at Lafayette place and Penn
syvania avenue are making giant strides
and are rushing work toward starting
the underground. tunnel which is to con-
meet the new structure with the old de-
partment building on the other side Of
the Avenue.
A great stockade has been erected in
She middle Of the street between the
curbing Of the Treasury building side
Of the Avenue to the car tracks and
taking up half the width of the block
This is to cover excavation operations
for the tunnel construction. In the north
grounds of the Treasury building the
spade has already been busy taking of
the sod and has made progress in dig
ging a big hole In the earth toward the
tunnel level
The contractors are Irwin & Leighton
building and construct the tunnel in
record time. Excavation on the build
ing site is well along The contractors
have fenced in the scene Of their opera :
tons. giving little view of the work to
passersby.
Cass Gilbert of New York is the archi-
tect who designed the annex Herbert
Huntington represents the Treasury
Department as superintendent Of con-
struction-
Evening star., 1918-05-26
FIRELESS COOKER SHOWN
FOR LAND ARMY WOMEN
Demonstration at Camp Of Potomac
Unit in Prince Georges
County.

The Potomac Unit Of the Woman's
Land Army, now encamped at Broad
creek, Prince Georges county. Nd. stag
ed a demonstration of the construction
and utilization Of the fireless cooker at
that place yesterday afternoon. 1t was
arranged for the benefit both Of the
members of the unit and Of the wives Of
the farmers Of the surrounding country.
Charles Taylor. on whose farm the
unit is encamped. arranged for the at
tendance of the local men and their
wives. while Miss Aubyn Chin took down
the necessary materials from Washing
ton. constructed a cooker and displayed
another with a roast Of meat therein.
already cooked and held at the proper
temperature. Miss Chin is the expert
who has been assisting Mrs. Dabney, in
charge of the states relations services
homo demonstration work here.
The arrangement by which the local
expert went into a locality under an
other branch of the states relations
service was made through the courtesy
of Maryland officials at College Park
All attending the demonstration ex-
pressed themselves as impressed with
the affair and 1t seems likely that many
will be permanently and benencially in
terested.
Evening star., 1918-05-26
Boys in Vow to Stop
Foolish Use of Money

T swear to God that Will not
spend money ON foolish thfngs3
This In the wartime vow taken
By . group Of boy pupils at the
Strong John Thomson School,
and 1t IL one that might wen be
adopted as q wartime creed BY
many older persons.
The boys, reused to enthusf-
assn BY the liberty loan and
Red Cross campaigns, and stir.
red By the recitals Of the needs
of their country and its defend
efs, devised tho oath without
suggestion from any one. 1t
was scribbled ON . rough, rum.
pied scrap Of paper and was
signed in the blood of one OF
the boys. The y0ungster, re-
Gently vaccinated. pulled the
scab on the vaccination and
each of the group used the
blood that 0Oxed from their
comrades arm to inscribe his
signature to the oath. The in
strument used to remove the
scab, 1t was stated. was a large
and very brassy pin. which also
served as q pen for the signers
Of the vow.
Evening star., 1918-05-26
DIPLOMATS TO GO ON STAGE.
Members OF Allied Commission to
Appear in Operetta.

Members Of the high commissions
from France. Belgium and Rumania
will take part in the presentation of
the French operetta. Les Cloches de
corneville." at Central High School
the evenings Of June and 8. The
performances will be for the benefit
of the French Red Cross and will be
open to the public.
Dore Walten of Mckinley High
School and Walter Bleyden will be in
charge of the orchestral and singing
parts. Jules Thone will act as stage
manager. Among those who will
take part are Miss Florence Worth
ington and Miss Renee Taylor, in the
parts of Serpolette and Germaine. re-
spectively. The parts of Jeanne. Ger
nette will be taken by Misses Marga-
ret Callahan. Margaret Window, Mary
Gilman. Katherine Shoemaker and
Nine. Boury. Messrs. Lucien Besnard
Rene Renner. George Petolas and
Jules Lapaix, all connected with the
French high commission, will act as
Gaspard. the marquis, the bailiff and
Cachalot. Lieut.. Vasile Stoica of the
Rumanian military mission will sing
the part Of Greicheux. Messrs. Peto-
las and Rene van Crombrugge, the
latter of the Belgian legation, will
furnish the comic note
The play will be given in French
and will be assisted by a chorus OF
eighty men and women.
Evening star., 1918-05-26
PUBLIC ASKED TO AID
PERSH|NG WITH DATA
Typographical Information Desired
Of Invaded France and
Belgium.

For the information and use OF
Gen. Pershing in France. the War
Department is collecting photographs.
drawings and descriptions Of bridges.
buildings. towns and localities now
occupied by the German forces in
France. Belgium and Luxembourg.
and in that part Of Germany lying
west Of the line running north and
south through Hamburg.
The Significance Of this request is
left to the Imagination of the Ameri-
can public by the War Department in
Its nationwide appeal through the
Council Of National Defense and the
American Protective Legion for In
formation and data asked for by the
commanding general of the expe-
ditionary force in France. oMcers OF
the department, who have been at
tending to this matter. said last night
that thus far remarkable results have
been attain d in response to the ap-
peal. Man, are prints and photo
graphs and other valuable data. topo-
graphical and statistical. have been
sent to the department from patriots
In various sections Of the country.
The principal officer in charge
stated that the department hopes that
anyone who has not been acquainted
with this request. and who has any
material that may be of use to Gen.
Pershing. will Immediately forward
the same to the District Council of
National Defense. or the American
Protective Legion, or direct to the
War Department. In its appeal to
the public. through the agencies
named, the War Department also
stated that a large quantity of ma
terial. OF the nature described. is
needed. and that 1t can be sent with
out sorting or without any attempt
to avoid duplication: also. that 1t will
not be practicable to return the ma
terial to the contributors. and that
all material should be sent by parcel
post.
Evening star., 1918-05-26
MRS. GOULD TO SPEAK
AT MAINE MEMORIAL
Participant in Memorial Day Exer-
cises to Be First Woman So
Honored at Arlington.

The Maine memorial services at Ar
linston May 80, under the auspices of
the Army and Navy Union. will be
featured by an address by Mrs Kath-
rine Gould of New York. Mrs. Gould,
who Is said to be the drst woman to
deliver a Memorial day address at
Arlington. came hero in connection
with the housing question for alley
dwel1ers She will speak on "The Bat.
tlesl1ip Maine Disaster as an Object
Lesson" The exercises will be held
under the Maine memorial shaft, at
the entrance to the Maine section of
the national cemetery. beginning at
1880 O'Clock am.
There will be memorial addresses by
Representatives Clifton N. Macarthur
Of Oregon and Franklin F. Ellsworth
larry Will scatter flowers on the
graves Of the men OF the Maine.
Music will be furnished by q naval
band, and members Of tho Army and
Navy Union will half-mast the colors
with ceremony. The religious cere-
monies Will be in charge OF Capt
Crockett. chaplain. q. 8. A., stationed
at Walter Reed Army Hospital.
Tho committees in charge OF tho ex-
ercfses are: Executive, W. L Hull,
commander Of Presidents Own Gar
rison. chairman: Edward Darlington,
commander OF Gen. Leonard Wood
Garrison. and W. T. Conray, COM
mander Gen Guy v. Henry Garrison.
Floral and reception-H. NJ Knight,
chairman: N. D. W. SchoonmaIer,
Louis Strother and Gale Judd Cere-
monies-Thomas A. Green. chairman
r. F. Finucane. John II. Painter and
w. H. Fortune.
The ceremony will be concluded
with the sounding of taps and VOL
leying over the graves by a firing
party from Fort Myer.
Evening star., 1918-05-26
25 IN SCHOLARSHIP RACE.
Seven of Them to Win George
Washington u. Awards.

The names Of twenty-five students
Of the Washington high schools have
been selected as those from which the
annual award of seven scholarships
at George Washington will be picked
Competitive examinations to deter
mine the leading scholars of the high
schools here have been finished at the
university.
The seven scholarships will be
awarded to students picked from the
following candidates: Central, John
England, Alice Fowler. Charles God
frey. Genevieve ]. Johnson. Charles
Stewart. Margaret swigart. Catherine
Gayle. William Harvey. Helen Pabst.
Helen Maukey. Mae Markley. Marion
Chapman. Margaret Allen. Daniel Gra-
ham. Foster. Hagan. Oliver P. New
man. Francis L. McCullom and John
P. Russell: Western. Marie Thompson
and Elizabeth Ernest; Eastern. Maui
rice Crews and Julian A. Fisher; Nc
Kinley. Charles Coleman and Abra-
ham r. Denison. The two candidates
for the school of mines scholarship
are Alfred Hewitt. and w. l.. Shearer.
Evening star., 1918-05-26
CALDWELL ARMY SPEECH
is CRITICISED IN HOUSE
Representative Walsh Objects
Chiefly to the Insertion
Applause"

Representative Walsh Of Massachu-
setts, republican. in the House criticised
the speech inserted in tho Congressional
Record under leave to extend remarks
by Representative Caldwell Of New
York giving statistics as to the number
Of soldiers the United States has sent
overseas.
Tho Massachusetts member referred
to the speech as an effort to convey to
the country the records Of 'the mutual
admiration society Of which the Secre-
tary Of War and tho gentleman from
New York are sole and charter mem
bers."
He objected principally to the fact
that (applause) was freely inserted in
the speech as indicating that 1t had
been warmly received in the House when
as a matter of fact the speech was not
delivered on the floor. He said 1t was
also open to criticism on other grounds
the inference being that such details re-
garding troop movements should not be
made public for military reasons.
Evening star., 1918-05-26
ACTS UPON SUGGESTION.
Secretary Houston Considering
Cotton Exchange Operations.

Acting on Information laid before
him by Senator Smith Of South Caro-
lima. Secretary Houston Of the De-
partment Of Agriculture has begun
consideration of certain phases OF
cotton exchange operations. Senator
Smith told the Secretary that unless
the Department of Agriculture in
vestigated the subject he would in
troduce a resolution in the Senate tc
that purpose.
Secretary Houston yesterday de-
clined to confirm a statement circu-
lated on the cotton exchanges that he
intended to investigate the cotton
futures market.
Evening star., 1918-05-26
WORKERS CENSUS
i SHOWSVAST ARMY
$1,000 Already Registered
With War Camp Com
munity Service.

More than 10000 registration cards
have been distributed among govern
ment employees in all Of the depart
ments, divisions. bureaus, administra-
tions and other branches Of govern
mental and war activity in this city
by the District Of Columbia war camp
community service in its census Of
government and war workers. It is
stated the number is by no means
sufficient to cover the entire number
of such employees. 1t is believed that
when the census Is completed it will
show close to $50. 900 man and woman
workers in the District employed In
all of the innumerable labors and
activities of the government.
The census is being taken in the
effort to work out comprehenslve
recreational program for employees OF
the government who, by reason Of the
limiting of vacation periods to seven
days, will be unable to return to their
homes during the summer. and VINO.
therefore, will require facilities lor
recreation here If their health and
efficiency are to be maintained.
Recreations Proposed.
home and local addresses of employees OF
the government. together with their
recreational preferences, etc. AT
meeting attended by more than 100 rep
resentatives of all of the departments
Thursday night. at which Miss Marjorie
Day, in charge of girls work Of the
District OF Columbia war camp COM
munity service, presided. 1t was shown
that tennis and swimming are the Ia
vorite -ecreations Of a majority OF the
workers already registered.
Connie Doyle of the Interstate Com
known tennis players Of the District.
was placed in charge OF activities In
that line. He is to organize a corps OF
aids to look after the formation OF ten
mis- clubs in the various departments, to
endeavor to obtain the use of courts at
a number Of public and private schools.
and to obtain unused lots on which to
establish many new courts for the use
Of employees of the government.
Cousins Heads Swimmers.
r. C. Cousins. formerly swimming
Instructor at Cornell University, who
was for some time a member of
ner of Duke Kahanamoku. the Ha-
waiian world champion swimmer.
was put at the head of corps of
volunteer instructors being formed to
be in charge of this branch of sum-
mer sport and recreation. MIR. Cousins
is to organize a corps of at least fifty
volunteer instructors. who will devote
q part of their time to teaching be-
ginners the art of swimming.
Another branch of Mr.. Cousins work
Is to be the formation of swimming
clubs, organization of meets and COM
petitions among swimmers of all de-
grees Of proficiency. and generally to
aid and guide the development Of
swimming as a regular recreational
activity among the governments
male and female workers.
Evening star., 1918-05-26

Lee to be inducted into Army service.
More than 500 young men from this
county are now in the Army. The
local exemption board IL making
Evening star., 1918-05-26
FAIRFAX COUNTY PATRIOTIC.

FAIRFAX. Va. May 25.-Thirty-
four young men under the selective
draft left hero this morning for Camp
Evening star., 1918-05-26
EVERY YOUNG man,
| q, MUST REGISTER
Day Set Is June S, Provost
Marshal General CroWder
Warns.

Every young man who has attained
the age Of twenty-one years since June
Is, 1917, or who will attain that age on
or before Juno s. must register for the
draft. Provost Marshal General Crow
der warns Only one thing can excuse
such young man from registering, and
that Is that on that date he is an actual
and active member of the military or
naval service.
Provost Marshal General Crowder.
urging men to study the draft regula-
tions. last night issued the following
statement:
Public Duty to Register.
"It should be clearly understood that
registration is q public duty. 1t fs dis
tinct from selective service, in that it is
merely preliminary to the later process
Of selection. For failure to perform this
duty Congress has provided a penalty
Of imprisonment for one year. Further
more, such failure may result in the loss
Of valuable rights and privileges and
immediate induction into military serv-
ice:
NO delinquent can be excused for not
or did not realize his duty. The burden
Is on him. and on him alo:e. to perform
that duty, and he alone is responsible"
Applies to Male Aliens.
Draft officials last night stated that
every male alien who is residing in the
United States on June 5 and who has
become twenty-one since June 5, 1917.
or who becomes twenty-one on or before
June 5, 1918, must register.
This Includes aliens Of all nation
authorizations or subjects of allied
belligerent nations, citizens or sub
5eots of neutral nations. and even
alien enemies. Furthermore. 1t Is i'm
material how long they have been in
this country. If they are here on
All such aliens and all male citizens
OF tho designated age. who, on ac-
count OF absence at sea or on account
Of absence outside the territorial lin
its Of the United States, are unable
to comply with the regulations in re-
gard to the registration of absentees,
must register with their proper local
boards within five days after their re-
turn.
Nothing Will Excuse.
Draft officials emphasize the fact
that nothing will excuse registration
on June .. Men who must register
should arrange to be at home on that
day, and those who are away from
home and who expect to be away on
registration day must have their
cards f1lled out at the Office Of the
local board having jurisdiction in the
place where they happen to be, and
must mail their cards so filed out in
time to reach their home local boards
on or before June 5.
Evening star., 1918-05-26

preparations for other calls In the
coming month.
The men now In the Army represent
one.fortisth OF the entire population
Of this county.
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I3Nl<l3x3

Weather: Tonight, fair; colder in
! north. Saturday, fair.
~ Mr.. and Mrs. Richard Reeves and
= family left today for Latah, Wash.
where they will probably locate
Mr. and Mrs. John H. Chute and
family, who have been spending the
winter months in Michigan visiting
with relatives, returned to their home
in the city yesterday.
Mr. and Mrs Henry Hoard, who
have been in Moscow for the past two
months, left for Spokane today.
H. H. Hunting, formerly of Moscow
but now of Portland, Ore, was in the
city looking after business interests
yesterday.
The English club will hold it's first
meeting for the purpose Of reorganiza-
ton in the administration building Of
the university, room 2O5, next Wednes-
day evening, at 7:30. A full attendance
is desired. Professor G. M Miller
will address the class.
Wanted-Work of any kind by stu
i dent at university. Phone 100. 19tf
prayer meeting attended by %
members of the First Methodist con-
? gregation was held yesterday after
noon at the home of Mrs. D. M. Scott.
The Rev. John G.. Law of Colfax pre-
sided.
Walter A. Keeney was business
visitor in town today from Troy.
The Ladies Aid Society Of the Nor
iwegian church today donated SIS to
the Red Cross.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. Gaskill are the par
ents of a 1O-pound boy who arrived
Tuesday
Will Martin is visiting at the home
of his mother.
left for months vacation, which
they will spend on the coast and in
Z California
Mrs Grace Clark of Kellogg, grand
matron of the Eastern Star was in
Moscow yesterday between trains. She
! was on her way to Potlatch where she
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