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Evening star., 1919-06-26
NEW PACIFIC FLEET
TO SAIL FOR HOME
Mr.. Daniels Will Go to Ascer-
tain Navy's Panama and
Western Coast Needs.

Within four weeks the newly or
ganized Pacific fleet, under the COM
mand of Rear Admiral Rodman. will
leave for it's home waters and will
visit San Diego, Los Angeles, San
Francisco and Seattle during the late
summer and fall.
Mr.. Daniels Will Accompany Fleet.
Secretary Daniels expects to ac-
company the fleet aboard the super
dreadnaught New Mexico. which will
be Admiral Rodmans flagship. in Or
der to familiarize himself with the
needs of the Navy at Panama and
along the western coast, so that he
may make proper recommendations
10 Congress next fall.
The ships which will compose the
new fleet have not yet been definite
ly selected. but the early plan to send
all oil-burning ships to the Pacific,
retaining the coal burners in the At
lantic. has been abandoned, as this
would give the western group at
least third greater gun power
The superdreadnaugh Pennsylvania
Will remain the flagship of the Allan
tic fleet, and the two groups will be
as nearly equal in power and fighting
efficiency as it is possible to make
them. Secretary Daniels has fixed the
sailing date at some time between
July Is and 20.
Evening star., 1919-06-26
BOWMAN TO BE HANGED
AT THE JAIL AUGUST 20

Frank Bowman, colored. recently
convicted of first degree murder on
the charge of killing Clarence J.
keefer in woods near Brookland on
July 6. 1916. was sentenced yesterday by
Chief Justice Mccoy to be hanged at
the District jail Wednesday. August
20. between Z and 10 o'clock in the
morning.
Bowman was not apprehended until
last January, when he attacked
Esther Brown. colored, who had been
his companion on the occasion of the
killing of Keefer. The woman told
the police of the shooting and Bow
man was indicted
Counsel for the ndemned man not
ed an appeal to the District Court Of
Appeals.
Evening star., 1919-06-26
AILROAD ORGANIZATIONS
MAY FORM FEDERATION

Attempts to form a federation of
several railroad organizations will be
made at a meeting in this city Mon
day. Earl NJ. Morton of Boston. presi-
dent of the Order of Railroad Station
Agents, attended a meeting last night
of the Baltimore Division. No. IA, in
that city and explained the general
principles of the national body. He
also arranged for representation of
the Baltimore local at Mondays meet
ing in Washington.
Mr.. Morton is credited with having
said that the Washington meeting
would be the first of its kind where
an attempt to amalgamate has been
tried on a national scale. Fifteen or
ganizations of railroad employees will
attend the session.
The Baltimore division includes ter
ritory between Philadelphia and
Washington and has in its member
ship freight and ticket agents and
their bonded assistants.
Evening star., 1919-06-26
WOULD HONOR WAR WOMEN.

A strong plea that recognition be
given the women of this country for
the part they played in the war was
made in the Senate yesterday by Sem
ator Reed of-Missouri.
His remarks were addressed to an
amendment to the Army appropria-
gress and a medal upon all members
of local and district draft boards.
AS a result of Senator Reeds op-
position the amendment was rejected,
and the entire matter. will be incor-
porated In a new bill. MIR. Reed de-
clared 1t unfair to overlook the wom-
en- in giving medals.
Evening star., 1919-06-26
MUST HAVE MILLIONS
FOR ANT|-RED FIGHT

Unless appropriations committees Of
Congress grant the original request Of
the Department of Justice for $4,000. 900
to carry on fight against "reds" and
other anti-government agencies, the
scope of the work by the bureau OF in
vestigation under Chief William j.
Flynn will be decreased % per cent from
original plans.
At present, indications are that ST.
100000 will be turned over to investi-
gators. Officials of the department de-
clared this morning that they will
stick by the original estimate Of ST.
000,00 for work against the anarchist
bolshevik elements
As originally planned, the campaign
will be literally nation wide in its scope
In case the entire appropriation is not
granted certain plans must be pruned
from the general prospectus.
Evening star., 1919-06-26
Students May Be DISCHARGED.

Both fleets will meet for winter ma
neuvers at the Guantanamo, Cuba,
drill grounds annually. and extensive
manuvers also will be held in the
vicinity Of Hawaii. With the Pacific
fleet in San Francisco waters and the
Atlantic fleet near New York, Secre-
tary Daniels said he believed they
would be able to unite in two weeks
in case of threatened danger.
Enlistments in the Navy continue at
a satisfactory rate. and the prospect
of a cruise halfway around the world
is expected to stimulate. enlistment
this week and next High school and
college students who enlisted in the
Navy for the period of the emergency
and wish to continue their education
this fall will be discharged before the
opening of the school year, Secretary
Daniels announced yesterday.
Evening star., 1919-06-26
DE GuERRE AWARDED
Lieut.. Col. Boschen, on Duty Here,
Receives Honor,

A croix de guerre with a gold star
has been awarded Lieut.. Col Fred W.
Boschen. who served in France with
the 353d Infantry, and is now on duty
in the zone finance Office in WASH
ington.
The officer was cited in the orders
of the 32d French Army Corps, COM
manded by Gen. Passaga- The order
designates Lieut.. Col. Boschen as an
officer of exceptional courage" and
states that during the preparation and
the attack at st. Mihiel he displayed
great energy and coolness. Later, in
October. although severely gassed, he
refused to be evacuated. but remained
on duty with his command at the
front.
Evening star., 1919-06-26
ST. JOHNS CANVASS ACTIVE.
$4,000 in Pledges Reported and
Team Competition on Increase.

Two hundred men and women. di-
vided into teams, are making rapid
progress in their canvass to raise
s15O.000 for an additional building for
St. Johns College. 1225 Vermont ave-
nue.. Brother d. Edward, president
of the college, hopes to have 500
campaign workers by tomorrow.
The solicitors report that they are
being cordially received wherever
they go and that the response to their
appeals has been liberal. The latest
report of the campaign treasurer was
that $4,000 had been pledged.
Competition is developing keenly
between teams and the captains are
urging their assistants on to new eff
forts to outdo their rivals.
Evening star., 1919-06-26
Fifty Millions for Farms Asked.

To encourage farm ownership an
appropriation of $50.Oo0,ooo for agri-
cultural credits to be extended
through the farm loan board is pro-
posed in a bill introduced by Repre-
sentative Fitzgerald of Massachusetts,
Evening star., 1919-06-26

Buenos Aires. the metropolis OF Ar
gentine. is situated on the right bank
Of the estuary Of the La Plata, which
at that point is so wide that it Is i'm
possible to see the opposite bank,
Evening star., 1919-06-26

Brussels. the Belgian capital. was
known as one of the most magnificent
cities of Europe as far back as the
sixteenth century.
Evening star., 1919-06-26

Mr.. Lemmie Peters, who
graduated with such high hon
ors a few Junes ago, has finally
decided that map maxim offers
tn best openin' fer tn young
man Jest startin' out in life.
We'd hate t be prominent an
have t dress fer tn camera ever
mornin'.
Evening star., 1919-06-26
SENATE APPROVES ARMY
BILL FOR 100000 MEN

The Army appropriation bill. carry
ing sSss, 100000 and providing for an
average army of 100000 men next
yea~an increase over the House bill
Of {171,00o.000 in funds and 100, 900 in
!, personnel-was passed late yesterday
by the Senate without roll call and
] sent to conference.
Evening star., 1919-06-26

There are s43 languages and dia-
lects in use among the blacks of AZ
rica
Evening star., 1919-06-26
SPIRITUALISTS.
The First Spiritualist Church

ALFRED ii. TERRY. PASTOR.
Spirit message with refrpshrnents
Thursday. pm, June 20. at Pythiau Temple
1Ol2 9th st. NV. Third floor. 26s
Evening star., 1919-06-26
Tropical Suits

Wool Suits wardrobe boast will
want Tropical or for the extremely hot weather
Tropcas only properly but properly made which
the
those degn-Pam Beach, Mohai Kool Koth
Shantung Silk
White Criceting Cloth Trousers-Mode
Evening star., 1919-06-26

Private Collection of Art Objects
Is on sale at 1906 New Hampshire Art
lovers are cordially invited to visit these
wonderful treasures. Tel. North 9240.
The Washington times., 1919-05-04

peeting to be obeyed. All this be-
cause. she has had a fling at "busi
ness" in offices. behind the steering
wheel, or astride a motor sidecar
Brothers, one hears. are finding sis
ters uncomfortable and innocent-eyed
fluffy sweethearts scarce.
The demoblIized girl. it is said. re-
tain her service" manners. reminis-
cent of the sergeant-major who
barked his way into eternal unpopu-
larity behind the wire entanglements.
The ex-Tommy and the multi officer
is fed up" with whip-snap discipline,
and, above all, he doesn't want II
across the tea table or on the dance
floor.
Another school of this philosophy
OF the new girl believes that she has
become superlatively careless, "a siren
with laughing eyes that gladden. in
discriminatory at everything in male
attire" amazingly impudent.
Lady Byron has written as much in
an article on the "dernier cri' girls,
the 1919 model. She even makes the
following suggestion:
I'VE shall soon hear fond parents.
in CLOSING over their daughters faux
pas, saying, OF course dear Daphne
The Washington times., 1919-05-04
MODEST MAIDENS
DRUG ON MARKET

LONDON. May 4.-What is the Eng
lish girl of today? This aftcr-the-
war type, if there is such, how differ
ent is she from the girl the boy in
khaki left four years ago.. And the
women of these isles, have they be-
come angular, with many corners and
domineering ways. or are they fluffy
and altogether irresponslibe-rude
even?
A veritabIe dazzle Of sharp-sen-
fenced inquiry is. filling the. news
papers and magazines, punctuated
with exclamation points, question
marks, italics. and epigram.
We hear of the officer who re-
turned home so tired of a tweed and
khaki sister that he married a chif
fon wife. Some aver that little Miss
England, who makes a lovely fiappeT
and later A dominating house mis-
tress. has moved the clock forward
few years and has now become
crisp and aggressive young person,
accustomed to giving orders and ex-
The Washington times., 1919-05-04

is a bit wild, but girls will be girls
and when she settles down and mar
ries some nice, domesticated good
man she may be all the better for
having sowed her wild oats, for have
we not heard that the reformed rake
makes the best Of husbands? Then
why not the best OF wives?"
Lady Byron thinks the men are to
blame for encouraging, even wanting,
such girls, but, like all parties to the
controversy over Britain's young
maidens. leaves US very much ia
doubt as to what is the 1919 model.
None seems to agree with the other,
yet all seem to indicate that the mod
est, demure maid is q drug on the
present girl market.
The Washington times., 1919-05-04
Community Opera
Proved Big Success,

D
When curtain" is called at the
Home Club tomorrow evening. it will
rise on all the big cast of The Bo-
hemian Girl" OF the community opera
of Washington, for the War Camp
Community Service is giving them a
real party" as a merry-making ap-
pIeciation OF their fine teamwork in
putting across the first community
grand opera in Washington.
or course, VIC arc puffed up with
pride over all OF thcm-homc-fo folks
and war-Worllers as well hear
there's TO be a parchment roll OF
honor 'made-up" at the party, with
signatures OF all the principals,
chorus, orchestra, and supernUmer-
aries.
The top-ljners' autographs will al
ways be treasured possessions TO the
personnel. They will be proud of the
names of EdoUard Albion, who has
bccn the power behind il all, as di-
rector general. although as a matter
Of fact that role enIists his services
In multitude of detail as well. They
VIII remember that Peter w. Dykema
came out from the University of Wis
consin. for a part Of his war work
to train this particular chorus for
its splendid singing; then. there is
ROllln Bond. who even went out into
the byways OF Washington and dis
covered some Of his gifted or
chcStra but that is another story;
and last but not least. Dennis Con-
nell. who can dance like the daintiest
coryphcc herself. or storm around
Ike a wrathy "Devilshoof" when he
puts the "drah-mah" in grand opera
for tho people.
The Washington times., 1919-05-04

Marie Davidson, Miss Mary Earle,
Miss Louise Limerick, Miss Mai.gare-
Mitchell, Miss Clarinda Mitchell
Miss Caroline Earle, Miss Ruth Earle,
Miss Susie Stillwell, Miss Sallie
Huguenin, Miss Adelaide Huguenin,
Miss Edna Wells, Miss Atha-Lane
Joyce, Miss Doris Smith, Miss Ger
trude Murphy, Miss Mae Murphy,
Miss Mamie White. Miss Rachel Anne
Hamilton, Miss Lillian Morgan. Miss
Lucy Morton, Miss Helen Sims, Miss
Louise Wildmau, Miss Caroline
Wildman, Miss Frances Swain. Miss
Bessie Borst, Miss May BCrst. the
Miss Daniel and Miss Gladys Coleman
Fondly yours,
JEAN ELIOT.
The Washington times., 1919-05-04
ELIOTS CHRONICLES OF CAPITAL SOCIETY DOINGS

ant to note that one of the large sub
Scfloers, in spite of the rather tense
relations between Italy and the United
states, was Vittorio FaIorsi OF the
italian embassy. He took IS, 600 worth
or the bonds in response to Miss
Glass appeal. She seems TO have been
follow ing regular amusement bust
ness tactics-a week on the road to
get limbered up before opening in a
big town. You remember / mentioned
recently that she bad gone on a Vic
tory loan tour with her father, and
probably had a new and interesting
experience.
On Thursday Mrs. Richard AIdrich.
a prominent clubwoman of New York
and the wife of famous music critic
was the speaker. and tonight Mrs
kellogg Fairbank is TO talk. She's q
member OF the national woman's com
mittee and serves as a sort OF liaison
officer between the headquarters here
and the women all over the country.
The Washington times., 1919-05-04
CONTINUED from Page Sixteen
Whose pledge? Oh, didn't l say? Eu
gene Meyers.

And there have been women speals-
ing during the performance every
night at Keith's. I'm not sure that
remember them all, but Sunday night
Mrs. Barnett spoke. She was the first
American woman TO go into Metz after
The armistiCe. and visit every battle
hcld on which the maTines-her hus-
bands head of them. you know-had
fought. and scattered flowers and gen
orally behaved in a fashion to endear
herself to American women who
couldn't get over. She always does
that, though. Mrs. Barnett is one of
the most justly popular women in
Washington. and never lets the chance
slip to do the graceful. gracious thing.
She tells a nice little story of her
t-ip-and she told il so well Sunday
night that she raised nearly $3.50
worth OF subscriptions from the au-
dicnce. Next evening Dr.. Esther
Dovejoy spo6e. the first American
physician 10 volunteer for service
among the women and children OF de-
vsstated Franco. She has other
claims 10 fame. too. having been
public health officer OF Portland,
The Washington times., 1919-05-04

At present the planes are kespf4r
In practice by carrying British o. !
cials backwards and forwaFd He
tween London and the Paris Peass
Conference, and no fewer than 80
such passengers have already. been
transported safely.
The Washington times., 1919-05-04
Sell &2SO,OOO Bond
To Eugene Meyer.

To Eugene Meyer.
Miss Katherine Synon. who had the
! floor at keith's last Wednesday even
| ing, even broke Miss Glass record. for
it was through her that Eugene
Meyers S2JO,OO0 check was cleared.
and she took in a number of other big
| subscriptions. Miss Anne Lord
Strauss, daughter of Albert Strauss
the New York financier. who went
abroad with her father in the train OF
President Wilson and since her return
has been working with the Washing
ton Liberty loan committee. was in
strumental in selling Mr.. Meyer his
big bond.
Miss Synon. who is sister of Miss
Mary Synon, secretary of the National
Woman's Committee. made a clever
little talk and inaugurated an anus
ing system OF calling upon the audi
ence to match specific pledges. For
instance, she had Mrs. McAdoos bond
to match. one belonging to Mrs.
George Bass, chairman of the Wom-
ans Democratic Committee, which she
called upon a Republican to meet,
and one for Mrs. Antoinette Funk.
prominent suffrage leader, which was
matched by an anti-suffragist Miss
Synon had a guard of honor of four
marines. She'S very partial to the
corps. and Dame Rumor would have
lit that there's an individual reason
for her collective fondness for Ma
rines.
Mrs. J. Campbell CantriII has been
OF tremendous assistance to Mrs.
Stoner in handling the speakers. She
stepped into the breach when Mrs.
Thomas Walkun, chairman of the
speakers committee was called awsy
by Illness. The wife of Congress
man Cantrill, of Kentucky. Mrs. Can
trill, represented the District of CO.
lumbis at the National American
Woman Suffrage Associations con-
vention at st. Louis, and was made
one of the eight directors OF the as
sociation.
The Washington times., 1919-05-04
BIG BRITISH B0MBERS
TO Be AER0-BUSSES

LONDON, May 4.-The big Handley-
Page "aero-busses," which used to
bomb the Rhine towns, are to be used
for regular passenger service to the
continent, as soon as the government
embargo on private flying Is raised.
The Washington times., 1919-05-04

Ore, and. I believe. the only woman
to hold such a post in a big city.
moreover, she's young, good looking
and a most effective speaker.
At Keith'S she told a dramatic
story OF what she had seen in stricken
France, and gave the finishing touch
OF pathetic appeal TO her talk when
she showed a bsby's gas mask, and
told how the tinieSt children were
trained to carry them and put them
on at a moments notice. Her record
about equaled Mrs. Barnctts, but IL
wasn't for this that she rated rlue
in an airplanes the prize given to the
worker bringing in the most SUD-
scriptions in a given time. This re-
ward fell to her lot because she
made a speech at the Woman's Com
mittee's mass meeting at the Belasco
some days earlier which was credlted
with bringing in a 100000 check
that would otherwise have oeen
cleared through the mems committee
Mary Archer Glass, the Secretary OF
the Treasury's young daughter, hung
up d record when her appeal on Iues'
day night brought in subscriptions 10
the tune of $4,000. Her mother and
father were in the audience. rejoicing
in ber perfoTmsnce And IL is pleas
The Washington times., 1919-05-04
community Auditorium
Needed In Washington.

Opera will soon be our national
right. wonder If we will ever sing
its arias on the street, as they do in
Italy: At any rate, we will take il
with our patriotism.
The Liberty loan is to get a boost
on Tuesday evening with THE Bohe-
milan Girl" sung in concert form. The
The Washington times., 1919-05-04

In my zeal to give you the dope"
on the new blood which will be in
jected into Washington's politico-
social life with the new Congress 1
I'm 10 have passed on a bit of mis-
J.Ination, and this I want 10 cor
rect. I wrote that Senator Pollock Of
North Carolina and his wife would be
important figures in the new scheme
of things.
AS a matter OF cold fact, however
Senator Pollock is no longer a mem
Der of the United States Senate, his
brief term having expired on March :
last. His successor is Senator N. b.
DiaI-and about him I can tell you
very little. / don't even know if he
is married.
The Washington times., 1919-05-04

whole cast is to give excerpts, solos
duets, choruses, at the Y. NJ. c. A.
Liberty Hut
Oh, for an opera house! We ought
to have more of this L wish the
Community Opera of Washington
could have to its credit the erection
OF a Community Auditorium for the
use of all Washington and her guests.
don't you?
The Washington times., 1919-05-04

men at the Naval Hospital
Assisting Miss May X. Little and
Miss Eta TaggaI.t, chairmen OF the
young ladies committee for this
dance, arc: Miss Louise Miller, Miss
Ella Evans, Miss Isabel Taggart. Miss
Goldie Kranz. Miss Lcnorc Don, Miss
Eliza beth Jehries, Miss Helen Will
liams. Miss Louise Williams, Miss
Helen Gerer, Miss Louise Gercr, Miss
The Washington times., 1919-05-04

Entertainment and recreation for
the enlisted personnel Of the navy has
not been allowed to lag on account
of the Secretary OF the Navy, who
has had the welfare OF the boys so
much at heart. Mrs. Franklin D.
Roosevelt, whose husband is Acting
Secretary of the Navy, is her able
understudy and has been untiring in
her effort TO sec that the sailor boys
have plenty of fun. She has con-
sented to act as one OF the patron
esses for the invitation dance to be
given ky the Dixie Chapter, L. ID. c..
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1919-01-10

iou Try ~ Every Evening want adv.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1919-01-10
$4,000 ACRES IN WHEAT
ON 100000 ACRE FARM
Not q Horse Used on Huge Mon
tana Ranch; All Work Done
by Tractors.

Great Falls, Mont Jan 9.-Whcat will
bc harvested next lall from one OF the
world largest farms comprising about
2Ug,OOO acre. Of Indian lands IN Montana
and " yomlue OF this big tract, about
5000 acres 81 irrigated land has been
ploW 4 and seeded, and the remainder it
j. announced viii be cultivated during the
coming summer
Tie land Is located on the Grow.
Bl4C,tcct and Fort Peek reservations in
Montana, and b, Wing River reservation
IN " yommg To make ih- land pro-
ductlvc 4 corporation with 81 10000
capital Was organized last spring when
Thomas - Campbell, North Dakota
farmer. conceived the dca Ut cutivating
the thousands Of acres ol the Indian lands
ia Montana and Wyoming lie lacked
capital but obtained the approval and
assistance OF the Secretary of the interior.
Franklin Is. Lane, and J j. Morgan
and other leading New York bankers.
Thc corporation was then formed With
several Oi these bankers ~ members of
the board Of directors and Mr. Campbell
a. president
On thi. huge farm not q horse will be
used Instead, large tractors capable Of
turning over large quantities Of prairie
machines are now the property Of the cor
ppration, and the plowing record ior last
summer was more than ono acre minute
tn the working lime. On one day 1889
ucrt.- were turned and broken.
d i proposed to organize the farm into
1000 acre units, each with its own group
II permanent buildings, modernly equip
ped and N charge OF a competent farm man
agcr Each farm VIII be separately man
lgrI Contracts for the leasing Of the
aud u long term agreements have been
executed with the government through
Secretary Lane
Many acres of similar land exist in
practically all Of the Pacific Coast states
~ wcli A. ID Colorado, and steps are being
takri " open that land to the returning
-oldicr- 40 steps have thus far been
taken ia Montana TO invite soldiers to
settle On the uncultivatcd land
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1919-01-10
If You Are Looking for
Real Bargains

read this list carefully First We offer:
Scrim and WarduiSette Curtains. value
to $500. AT s2.25 the par
Novelty and Cluny Curtains, values to
$3.50, to % 1t S2.75 the pair.
Fiiet Lace Curtains, value to 81 50, At
s2.75.
Irish Point Curtains. values up 10 S125O,
for $3.50 the pair.
Gupur4 Lace Panels, values up 10 $500.
for S1.65 e2ch.
Arabian Lace Panels. values up 10 s.. 50.
to be sold at $500 each.
1000 opaque Window Shades, value
Sis. tor 75c each.
Cold weather is on its way-better get
your Blankets and Quilts.
We otter soften filled Quilts from $3.50
to $3.50 each.
Lambs wool. s10.5O to $500 each.
Grey and white cotton Blankets At
$3.50 the pair.
Full size wool nap Blankets. $3.50 .o
$3.50.
Extra large set wool Blankets at Sl2.50
the pair.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1919-01-10

If you need a new Oil
Heater, get it here; we
have priced ours at S5.65.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1919-01-10

ONE or mo SEVEN SISTERS.