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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1919-05-30

a letter dated May 5. 1919 with which
your board is familiar, but a COPY OF
which for convenience is attached
hereto), bearing. as it does, the
initials of his private secretary. By
the terms OF. this letter Miss E. r.
Merritt. Miss Charlotte Atwood, ]. C.
Bruce. Miss z. z. Dyson. Miss NJ. P
Shadd, Miss Lucy D. Slowe, DR.. CHI
Thomas, Miss Anita ]. Turner. and q.
Z. Wilkinson were attempted to b.,
created a committee for the purpose
Of fomenting and prosecuting law
suits against all who should venture
TO criticise Mr.. Bruce in his actions
in public capacity.
"MischIevOus to Pool Money,
ut is mischevious, as 1t proposes, in
effect, to pool the moneys and reputa-
tions of those who are asked to sign
it, to bring suits for damages which
we must regard as imaginary, and to
divide the proceeds Of the proposed
legal adventure among the contribu-
tors TO the fund. in proportion-not to
the damages they might have been
supposed to suffer-but to the moneys
which they might advance in this at
tempt 10 rehabilitate Mr. Bruce in the
eyes Of the public.
An ehort to excite the cupidity Of
the signers and to blind their ewes TO
the proposition was made by insert
ing a promise that damages would be
sought in the sum of upward of one
hundred thousand dollars as the dis
cretion of the proposed committee
might determine.
No attempt before the general pub
nc TO explain or to palliate this Of
Iehse against good judgment has been
MADE and we may say that no alta
tempt can rehabilitate Mr. Bruce, in
the eyes of the colored popuIation
Of Washington; his usefulness has
forever ended.
We rest our complaint Of Mr..
Bruce upon the statements so far
made fortified as they are by the ex-
pressed desires and opinion OF prob
ably majority Of the parents OF col
req children attending the schools of
the District. We feel that II their
wishes (even were they unreasonable
and we have shown they are not) are
TO be ignored. no word We could add
would be OF any avail. II however, in
any view of the board, other suff-
cleht grounds. In addition to those
we nave afforded. are to be examined
for its satisfaction. then all data in
our possession relative to the care
less and inefficient treatment given
by him to the recent Moons incident
will be at your disposal.
I'm view OF the immediate gravity
OF the situation We have respectfully
to ask, II removal should not at once
take place. then Mr.. Bruce be sus-
PENDED pending such final action"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1919-05-30
DISTRICT EMPLOYEES TO
START WORK ATS O'CLOCK

Beginning Monday. working hours
Of employees OF the District govern
ment will be changed to az m. to
4:3O p. m. instead of $50 a. m. to 5
p. m, il was announced today.
The new hours are to be effective
during the remainder Of the summer,
at least, il was stated. II the ma
9Ority of the District employees so de-
sire. the schedule which is in effect
today may be resumed in the fall,
though this has not yet been decided.
The new schedule was adopted upon
request of a majority of the workers
affected.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1919-05-30
CIT
MORE CARS IN
RUSH HOURS
Fourteenth and Ninth Streets
Most Affected by Action Of
Utilities Commission.

The Washington Railway and Elec-
trio Company and the Capital Traction
Company today were ordered by the
Public Utilities Commission to run 627
additional cars on their tracks during
the morning and afternoon rush
hours
The commission states in its order.
which is effective Immediately, that
the service on the lines OF these two
companies at present is inadequate.
The commission gives q detailed ex-
PLANTATION Of its order. stating where
and at what times these additional
cars shall be run.
1t was stated that the commission
made observations OF traffic condi-
tions during March and April, and as
a result issued this order.
Affects 9th and 18th streets.
On the lines OF the Washington
Railway and Electric Company POS
additional cars were ordered TO be
run. and the Capital Traction Com
pany 332 more cars run.
A greater part of the additional
cars will be run on the Fourteenth
street and Ninth street car lines.
The lines affected by this order are
given here: Washington Railway and
electric Company; Ninth street
Brightwood; Eleventh street; George
own and North Capitol street; Co
.umbia line; Maryland line; East
Washington and Connecticut avenue
line; Ninth street-Brightwood line to
Anacostia: Ninth street-Brightwood
inc to wharves; Fourth street line;
bureau Of Engraving and Printing
line.
Capital Traction Lines.
Capital Traction line: FourteeHth
street, Seventh street, Georgetown
and Seventeenth and Pennsylvania
avenue southeast and Navy Eard
passing Peace Monument, Florida
avenue. New Jersey avenue, Potomac
Park, F and g streets.
Most OF the additional cars will be
run between 1886 and Gin the morn
ing and 1880 and o'clock in the aft
ernoon.
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VIRGINIA AVENUE CHILDREN
TO HOLD MAY FESTIVAL

Tho Riddles at tho Virginia avenue
Fairgrounds viii hold their annual
May Festival at o'clock tomorrow
evening.
One of the girls will be selected as
the Queen OF May and will be
crowned. Children dressed as birds,
fairies. brownies, and flowers will
dance.
Following the festival there will he
social dancing.
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312TH MEN LEAVE
FOR CAMP MEADE

CAMP DIX, May 3O.-The Wash
ington members of the 3l2th ma
chine gun battalion left this camp at
10 O'Clock this morning for Camp
Meade. Nd, from which camp they
will receive their discharges.
Despite the fact this unit was 10
actual ighting only about two months
the casualties in the battalion were
almost greater than any organization
in France.
Record of Unit.
When this unit left Camp Meade,
Nd, about ten months ago $50 men
answered to their names in the roll
call They went to France. In
France part of the men were trans
ferred until about 400 were left
The fighting of this unit began at
the battle of St. Mihiel. From Sep
TENDER until the signing OF the
armistice these soldiers were con-
stantly being fired on by the enemy.
When these boys arrived in New
York there were but a little over a
hundred Washington soldiers left.
The casualties during the two
months were 17S-wounded and
gassed.
But in Flanders Fields are bodies
of fifteen members of he, 512th Ma
chine Gun Battalion. These dead
heroes are never forgotten, the boys
OF the 312th say.
Won't He Forgotten.
They fought with u.s." one of the
soldiers said; they went over the
for them TO dare and risk their lives
they did. And now they lay in
Flanders Fields. But we will never
forget them--those dead comrades
who fought with us, and died"
Stories of heroism and self sacrifice
are told by the boys of the 312th Of
the soldiers who died in France.
They never hesitated on an order"
one Of the boys said, they were al
ways ready-Iike the rest of US"
In France the 3l2th was known as
the unit that never tired. The COM
mander of the Seventy ninth Division,
Major General Kuhn. Of Washington,
paid a high tribute to these soldiers
from Washington. II was a time
when a fighting unit from each di-
vision was picked TO represent the
divisions part in the war.
Never Seemed to Tire.
The 312th machine-gun battalion of
Washington was picked. and it was
orIy a short time after the choice
was made that General Kuhn is said
To have remarked: These soldiers
fought. and they never seemed to
tire. Night and day they worked
Where the lighting was thickest,
there you could find the 312th. Where
the casualty lists were large, among
the list were many names Of men
from the 312th. splendid record"
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TO GIVE OPERETrA.

The Heart OF a Princess" a fairy
operetta, will be given tomorrow
afternoon for the benefit OF tho
fatherless children of France at the
Church OF the Epiphany. The play
will be enacted by children, every
word and every note Of music being
the original words OF the children.
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Cannot Shed weak Lines.
RACE RToTTNG IN NEW LoNpoN

NEW LONDON, Conn. May 3O.-Be.
tween fifteen and twenty sailors and
Eoldiers connected with the New Lon
don naval base were arrested by po-
lice, marines, and firemen last night
and turned over TO the naval authori-
ties, following rioting. according to
the police. The trouble began when
negro sailors entered the coast guard
academy and attacked white sailors.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1919-05-30

CAUSE BRUCE.
CASE DELAY

Investigation Of the Bruce case has
been held up for over a week be-
cause of the lost charges" this dis
appearance Of which caused a furore
in the Board of Education meeting on
Wednesday. it developed today.
The charges are contained in a let
ter sent to the board by the Paren.s
League and were considered by the
board as sufficient evidence upon
which TO conduct an investigation OF
Mr.. Bruce's efficiency in supervising
the colored schools.
Probably the case of thei lost
charges" would never have been
brought to light if one of the at
torneys for the Parents League had
not mentioned the charges at he
board meeting Wednesday. The Par
ents' League has furnished the board
with A copy of the letter containing
the lost charges.
Letter Made Public.
Because of the widespread interest
in the case OF the lost charges con-
t=ined in the letter written on May
20, and presented to the board the
day after, the Parents League to-
day gave out a copy of the letter.
which heretofore has not been re-
leased for publication:
The letter from the Parents League
follows:
Board of Education of the District OF
Columbia
There have been submitted to you
petitions Of 20. 900 of the parents of
the colored children attending the
public schools Of the District OF Co
lumbia, such petitions representing
that Roscoe c. Bruce, assistant supeI-
intendent of colOred schools. had for
feited the confidence and lost the re-
spect OF the parents of the children
in the colorcd public schools of the
District, and praying that his useful
ness having gone, he should be imme-
diately removed for the good OF tn"
service
These petitions were based upon
the fact. known 10 the petitioners.
that be was a man without the calm.
cool judgment and without tn" moral
which should be possessed
by a man occupying the position he IL
filling.
I'm complete justification of the es-
innate OF the man entertained uni
versally by the members Of his race
in the District of Columbia, immedi-
ately upon the presentation OF the
first of these petitions he caused or
permitted TO be sent out to the school
teachers OF the District Of Columbia
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Teachers Want Voice.

Another question to be considered
by the committee will be the general
one OF teachers rights, which is one
of the causes OF friction between the
board and the teachers unions.
The teachers believe they should
have some voice in the governing Of
the schools OF the city in which they
are teaching. The appeal OF the
teachers for recognition OF their
rights has so far been ignored by
the Board of Education.
Praise for the teachers in their ef-
forts TO remedy existing conditions
iE the Washington school system, was
voiced today by Luther c. Steward,
president Of the National Federation
Of Federal Employees.
THE teachers are unqUestionably
the people to take up the matter Of re-
vision OF the school laws" said Mr.
Steward. They are better acquaint
ed with the situation than any other
group in Washington, and the new
set of school laws which they will
proffer for approval may be consider
ed in q favorable light by Congress.
as a substitute for the present or
ganic law, governing the schools
The teachers of Washington are
the most progressive in the matter Of
educational Improvement and the
people OF Washington should consider
fortunate in having
teachers who are so deeply interested
in the welfare Of the 10000 school
children OF the city.
THE National Federation OF Fed
eral Employees approves of the steps
the teachers are taking. and / would
not be surprised to see the Central
Labor Union come out in support OF
the campaign for revision of the
school laws"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1919-05-30

400. 900 residents of the District of
Columbia pay Federal taxes. obey
Federal laws. go to war to defend the
Federal Government; but these 400. 400
have no local self-government.
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Asks To Elect BOarS.

One OF the changes which will be
considered by the committee will be
q request to Congress for the cleo
ton Of the members Of the Board of
Education by the vote of the citizens
Of Washington.
Under the present system, the teach.
ers point out, the board is responsible
directly to no one for its actions. and,
therefore. has more uncontrolled
power" than any governing body in
the District, including even the Dis
trict Commissioners.
"In this way" Miss Deal says,
whenever a difference of opinion
arises, as in the case of Miss Wood
il is necessary to carry the case to
the courts in order to settle the ques-
ton. Under a revised set OF school
laws, such matters could be settled
without recourse to legal proceed
ingsr
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1919-05-30
SCHOOL HEADS
HAVE WOOD.
REPLY. READY
Boards Answer to Court Order
Will Probably Be Filed This
Week.


An answer TO the order OF the Dis
trict Supreme Court. requiring the
BOarO of Education TO give reasons
why the appeal OF Miss Alice Wood
for the resembling OF the order sus-
pending her for her discussion of
current events should not be granted
is today ready for filing.
Assistant Corporation Counsel Fran
els H. stephens said this morning
that the written defense of the
will be filed either this week or early
next week.
Rewriting OF the school laws OF the
District will be started next week by
the special committee OF the High
School Teachers Union.
Members of the union, who were
elected to the Reorganization of Pub
lie Education Committee, will meet
Monday TO complete plans for the
school law revision work.
Results of the elections in the high
Every normal school and high school
in washington will be represented by
a single delegate to the committee.
There will be two delegates at large.
while the president, vice president,
and secretary OF the High School
Teachers Union will be on the COM
mittee. Eleven members in all.
The reorganized school laws will
be offered to Congress. when the op-
perfume time comes, as a substitute
for the regulations now governing
the conduct of the public schools Of
Washington.
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H. V. Speelman. past commander
in-chief S. OF V, L. S. A. read Com
mander-in-Chief Logan's order es-
tabIishing Memorial Day, which is re-
CURED TO be a part OF exercises held
on each Memorial Day in addition to
LiTfCc ms Gettysburg address which
was read by Past Department Com
mand' T A. T. Tasker.
Decoration Of the statues OF heroes
through the city was done by menu
Continued on Page IS. Column ~
Evening journal., 1919-01-25
"PR0DIGAL'S RETURN"
SUBJECT AT MADELEY

The successful revival services viii
continue at Msdeley NJ +. Church next
week. They arc conducted by the pas
tor, the Rev. l.. NJ. Broadway. Many
conversations have been made.
The cottage prayer services viii con
tinue each morning next week.
The program FOR Sunday VIII be as
follows at $50 o'clock, all new con
verts VIII be welcomed by John Ford.
class leader. Al 1890 o'clock. the pas
tor Will preach, subject Value Of
Light" Sunday School viii meet at
2i5 o'clock. Mrs. Charles Fallowfeld's
class VIII sing a special selection.
John +. Magee and Everett Ou.ten
VIII direct the school In new gospel
songs
Al CAS- o'clock the mems large chorus
VIII assist n. G. Conner In the Epworth
League.
AZ 73O o'clock the 50 voice choir. un-
der the direction OF ]. r. Alagee viii
lead the congregation IN the singing
The new Rodeheaver gospel song book
viii be used FOR the iirsl time
At o'clock the pastor will preach,
subject "Ps0digal SON" Monday night
OF next week win be Women's Night
and on Wednesday evening the men Will
be welcomed. The pastor VIII preach
special sermons on each evening.
Evening journal., 1919-01-25
JERUSALEM TO BE
sermon TOPIC
Hanover Pastor to Con-
! clude Travel Series With
Story OF HOLY Land
GOSPEL SINGING
ADDED FEATURE

In Hanover Presbyterian Church.
Eighteenth and Boulevard, tomorrow
evening. the Rev. Charles II. Bohner
viii conclude his series Of travel ser
mons, preaching on the subject 'Je-
rusalem-the Temple" Mr.. Bohner be-
gan the series one month ago, preach
ing on Rome, Athens, and Cairo. The
sermons have been greatly appreciated
by large audiences every Sunday nisht
this month. and because OF the fact
that the last sermon OF the series Is
TO be delivered tomorrow night another
large congregation Is expected. AZ The
service the congregation will sing pop
ular hymns. The special numbers oy
the church quartet will bo the an
thems "Jerusaltm the Golden and
The Day Is Ended" and a duet by Mrs.
c. V. Mannorlng and c. r. Hume.
Mr.. Bohner's morning sermon topic
will be, The Courage OF True Prayer.
At this service the church quartet VIII
sing the Path Psalm" Miss Allen VIII
sing a SOLO
The subject OF the mld-week meet
Ing Will be Faith Destroying Fear
Hanover Red Cross Auxiliary an
nounoes a special meeting In the church
on next Thursday afternoon.
on Tuesday evening, February 4,
George D. Porter, former director Of
public safety Of Philadelphia. VIII ad-
dress the Westminster Club OF The
Church on Christian Citizenship" Mr..
Porter is a Presbyterian elder who is
10 great demand as church club
speaker.
Evening journal., 1919-01-25
ORGAN RECITAL AT
DELAWARE avenue
A Changed Individual by
a Simple Operation.
Pastors Them
PRAISE SERVICE
WEDNESDAY Y NIGHT

The services tomorrow, at Delaware
Avenue Baptist Church, will be In
charge OF the pastor. the Rev. Joseph Y.
Irwin, 5. T. d., who viii take for the
subject OF the sermon. at 1880 o'clock,
"The Importance OF Variety" The sun
day School will meet at o'clock. The
Christian Endeayor meeting at 6i5
o'clock; leader, Miss Lydia Vaughan ;
topic, Books That Have Helped Me-"
The evening service, at 7.30 o'clock,
will open with an organ recital, by
Fred S. Smith. DR.. Irwin will take as
his subject, "A Changed Individual by
a simple Operation"
The regular prayer and praise service
on Wednesday evening, at s o'clock.
The special musical program for sun
day Is as follows:
Mornlng-O organ prelude, "Marche Re
ligleuse," Guilmant; duet, selected by
Mrs. II. Myers and Mrs. A. Horner; an
them, "He Shall Reign" Springer
organ postlude, Roman March" Clark.
Evening-Organ recital. "Polonaise
Militaire," Chopin; "Canzonetta," God
ard; "Menuetto," from Second suite,
Blzet; "Pastorale." from Second suite,
Blzet; solo, "Galilee," Combs, Mrs. A.
Ault Horner; anthem, Great Is Thy
Love-" Bohn; organ postlude, "Festi-
val Postlude," Smart.
Evening journal., 1919-01-25
LIBERTY MOTOR
is SHOWN HERE

American manufacturing had its tri-
umph In building the Liberty Motor,
as much as American engineering
genius had In creating 10. Standing be-
fore the Liberty engine on view this
week in the lobby OF the Hotel dupont.
exhibited by the Packard-Wilminston
Branch, and examining the the fneness
OF that precision of war, it Is dlflcult 20
realize that from the flve factories there
were going to Pershing and the Allies
every ray in the six weeks before the
end OF the war at least 1000 OF these
motors.
10 Is q dominating engine, attracting
instant attention not only by its size.
but by Us beautiful proportions. II
suggests az FIRST glance the tremendous
power that made Il the queen OF engines
for the hugh daylight bombers with
which the American and Allied armies
were blasting the enemy's stores and
communication lines off the map in the
two months preceding the armistice.
With a view Of the Liberty Itself. the
exhibit presents pictorial history Of
how the Liberty Motor came TO be.
Everybody remembers how the Liberty
was for months "the mystery motor"
Claims and counterclaims were made
about it; Congress and the President
investigated It several times finally.
Senator Hitchcock Of Nebraska, arose
and said: THE Liberty Motor is the
Packard Motor"
The pictorial review Of the Liberty's
evolution establishes its right to a place
in a Packard exhibit. The first photo
graph shows the first i2-cyllnder avia-
tion engine made in America, designed
and built by the Packard in November,
1915. a year and a half before the
United States entered the war. Next
appears the Packard "e05", built to the
scale Of military requirements. Then
the Packard 1905 No. q. built with the
first all-steel cylinders. Between the
Packard 1905" and the Liberty there is
so little difference that the casual eye
would note no distinction. The simil-
arity extends from such large principles
as the i2-cylinder and V type down to
Evening journal., 1919-01-25
TN MINES ron TonAY.


prom the Ford international Weekly.)
On the desk OF a business man lies
pad, atop each leaf Of which is in
scribed the legend: "Ten Important
Things To DO Today" He is a man OF
large affairs and the ten items usually
refer 10 weighty matters. But every
man, whatever his station, has large
affairs. Every man has ten important
things 20 do every day. And here are
some Of them:
First, to pay his debt to the earth
which sustains him. For his food,
clothing and shelter, Is under obliga-
tlons to the Brown Mother. He must
produce more than he consumes that
all may be supplied.
Second, to pay his debt 10 society, for
those collective benefits Of protection
opportunity and fellowship which the
human community creates.
Third, TO pay his debt 10 the re-
sponsibilitles which he has personally
Incurred in wife and child and home
and any social service he may have as
sumed, that he may hold his head
erect in self-respect.
Fourth. to remove by progressive
elimination all unnecessary limitations
and all removable hindrances TO life
that he may be worthy the age and the
social community into which he has
been born.
Fifth, to keep Today clear OF yester-
days claims and tomorrow's encrosch-
ments. which Is possible only when
duty is done without delay and every
evening finds the days accounts well
balanced.
Sixth. 10 subordinate himself 10 the
central purpose for which be labors,
10 seek his own success In the sue
cess OF the task, by realizing that cne's
llfe-work is greater than ones per-
sonsl credit for II.
Seventh, TO widen his interests and
his sympathies, so that life may reflect
his increasing richness OF character
and his growing control Of his powers.
Life is a river whose reaches ought 10
broaden as II flows, into whose chan
mel new streams ought continually to
pour.
Eight. TO make a new investment
each day, an investment OF interest or
effort or loyalty. or these investments
one ought 10 be careful, for they are
paintings. and according to a msu's in
vestments shall the return upon them
be.
Ninth, to meet his fellow-men on
their better side, credltlng them with
intentions as good as his own, thus
making Il possible for human faithful
ness TO give proof Of It's presence and
strength.
Tenth, 10 do his best, 10 expect the
best, to demand tie best, and 10 rest
satisfied with nothing but the best In
himself, in others and In the world at
large.
Evening journal., 1919-01-25
EUoN CHURCH.

Sunday services al Ezion NJ 2. Church
the Rev. ]. U. King. D. D., pastor, VIII
be as follows: 1890 o'clock, sermon
by the pastor. subject The Gospel,
the Dynamite Of God:" 1880 o'clock,
class meeting: 2.3O o'clock, Sunday
school, c. G. Laws, superintendent; s A5
O'Clock, Epworth League, Ms. Clara
Cork. president: o'clock. sacred con-
cert directed by Mr.. and Mrs. John
Mason. Wednesday $50 o'clock, Junior
League, Miss Carrie Virgins, superln-
tendent. Miss Mary Bayard, assistant
Superintendent