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Evening star., 1919-09-01
EXPECTS HEARINGS NEXT
WEEK AS TO ILL YANKS
Representative Thompson Submits
to Committee Stories Alleging
Mistreatment at Hospitals.

representative Charles ]. Thompson
of Ohio expects to have hearings con-
Quoted next week by the special COM
mittee on war expenditures upon his
resolution calling for an investiga-
ticn of the care of soldiers at st.
EIzabeth's and Walter Reed hospi-
tails. Authorities at these two institu-
tions and a number of discharged
pa tents will testify. Representative
Thompson said.
lie has laid before the committee
:; ries he has been told of specific
Ses of soldiers who have suffered
OF been unduly exposed through what
lie has been led TO believe is poor
administration. One case is Of an
been injured in battle and his wounds
rot yet healed. who was put in the
prison" at st. Elizabeth's with other
soldiers afflicted with ~ rious diseases
SO that he was doubly exposed to in
fec,ion.
Representative Thompson also has
presented the specific case of a SOL
dier who was TO be operated upon at
Waiter Reed Hospital. to whom an
snesthetic had been administered
Just as the surgeons were about TO
operate they are said to have been
ordered away TO other work. and the
rstient under the influence OF the
anesthetic was left in that condition
fo~ about twenty minutes
He also has been told that wiyes OF
officers and others are shown favor
itism in treatment in the dental de.
Dartment at Walter Reed
Evening star., 1919-09-01
DISTRICT R|F[EMEN
CAPTURE TROPHIES
Individual Members Do Fine
Shooting at Caldwell
Matches.

Although the District civilian rifle
the national matches at the Navy
range at Caldwell. N. j.. did not hold
the Hilton trophy for the high civilian
team in the team matches. individual
members of the team brought home
trophies showing that the shooting
was of high class.
The Hilton trophy. won last year at
Camp Perry. Ohio. by the District
team, went this year to the Connecti-
cut team. which finished ninth in
class A in the team shoot. Tho Dis
trict team finished in ninth place. be-
ing the fourth civilian team in the
competition, the first six places going
was won by Marine Corps team.
Eric M Newcomb. crack shot Of
the Central High School team broug ught
home tho Maj. Lester Eisner cup
given to the highest civilian in the
also was the highest Civilian in the
presidents match. receiving the arm
brassard of the Presidents Hum
dred" Walter R Stokes. former out
door rifle champion of the District.
tionai individual match and highest
civilian on the all-civilian team.
Ralph H. Mccarthy was the second
highest civilian in the N. r. A. mem
bers' match. Francis Chisholm, former
indoor rife champion of the District,
finished third highest civilian in the
historic Leech cup match, and A. M
Morgan was fourth highest civilian
in the Marine Corps match. The Dis
triet. National Guard team finished
second in it's class, ten points behind
the Washington state team. winner
of the match. Morgan and Stokes
finished second and fourth. respective
ly, on the small-bore rifle team which
defeated England's best.
Evening star., 1919-09-01
ADJUSTMENTS
NATIONAL" -"Pollyanna."

Pollyanna was glad her freckles
were not warts The National Theater.
do doubt. is glad "Pollyanna" hasn't
become enmeshed in the actors strike.
And Washingtonians should be glad"
they will have opportunity this week to
renew acquaintance with the little or
phan girl who made over a village of
''groucheS" with her sunshine philoso-
ply.
1t is a new Pollyanna they will be
meeting. The role once played by
Patricia Collinge and later by Helen
Hayes is intrusted in the production
which opened at the National last night
to Viola Harper, who gives new ZeSt to
It's natural appeal. And when it comes
TO being glad Miss Harper should be
3 ad that her art is aiding the perpetua-
ton OF character which must make the
world better for knowing it.
Pollyanna is the spirit of a sermon
that comes over the footlights at a
time when the high cost of living and
general depression of a country just
emerged from war make the cultivation
of optimism desirable. Miss Harper is a
missionary with as fertile field to
work in as any ever had.
Tha company supporting Miss Harper
IS an excellent one. George Alison. as
John Pendleton, esq. Garland Gaden,
Polly Harrington, and others proved
themselves tirst-class grouches and gave
Pollyanna's phiio sophy real test in
The first two acts. But once the glad"
wheels started grinding they would not
he denied. and at the end everybody
smiles. 1t is a play whose infection
persists after the curtain.
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SHUBERT G hRRICK-"Here
Comes the Bride"

The gales of laughter which swept
through the Shubert-Garrick Theater
last night was indisputable evidence
of the Garrck players. This weeks
production. Here Comes the Bride"
by Max MARGIN and Roy Atwell. has
no otter object than to cause laugh
ter, for 1t is a nonsenSial farce
throughout. And when the skein of
its plot had been properly tangled in
the first act it fully attained it's OBJ
ject. The players have well grasped
the !augh-provoking possibilities and
kept the laughter almost continuous
throughout the last two acts.
Frederick Tile, struggling young
lawyer, at the outset faces disposses
rotice from his living room and law
in the presence of her angry father and
expulsion from his club. Just then. an
offer comes to him to obtain 500, 900 to
marry girl he has never seen and
never will see after the ceremony. and
he accepts Soon after the ceremony.
his fancee appears ready to defy her
Fl. .ther and elope, with the statement
that she has already telegraphed her
father they have been married. The
next morning it is discovered that,
unknown TO each other, the young
| overs have stayed in the same house
all night. their marriage announcement
is published in all the morning papers
and arrangements have been made by
| the girls father for a most complete
wedding trip, starting at once. And
there are other complications develop
/ ing so rapidly that the untangling does
not come until just before the final
curtain.
This weeks offering presents Gladys
Knorr, a Washington girl, in the lead
! ing role of Nora Sinclair, and she por-
trays it excellently. The audience well
coined back to Washington two for
mer stock favorites. John Cline and
| John Ellis. both Of whom contributed
much to the success of the farce
Earle Foxe added another triumph to
this summers portrayals. He han
dies farce with decided capabilities in
producing laughter. Almost contin-
uously on the stage. he maintained the
/ pep necessary for developing the full
possibilities of the humorous situa-
tions.
| The second and third act setting was
! most attractive.
Evening star., 1919-09-01
U. S. FLYERS JOIN POLES
TO FIGHT BOLSHEVIKI
Poland Wants to Organize Ameri-
can Legion Into Division
on Eastern Front.

Nv Cable to The Star and Chicago
Daily News. Copyright, 1919.
PARIS. France. August 30.-Poland
wants American aviators to fight against
the bolsheviki. The first squadron al
ready has been formed in Paris with
twenty demobilized officers of the Amer
ican expeditionary force and named
after Kosciusko. the famous Polish hero
who fought for American independence.
His name is expected to inspire the
combatants as did that OF Lafayette for
the famous esQuadrille Of American
volunteer fiers in France.
: The aid to Gen. Rozwadoski. head Of
the Polish military mission, at the Hotel
Wagram in Paris, gave interesting
details Of the enterprise. He said:
The airplane squadron is only the
forerunner of = larger orga nization
Poland like Lithuania wants to or
Sanizr tne y Ao.e American legion 10
Evening star., 1919-09-01
"The Valley of the Giants"
At Loew's Palace Theater yeste


day a picturization of Peter B. Kyne's
story, THE Valley of the Giants" was
presented for the first time in Wash
ington. The story is laid in northern
California with Wallace Reid as the
star, Bryce Cartigan. Young Carti-
gan comes home from college and
finds an intrigue on foot to wrest
lumber interests valued at millions
from his father. now growing blind.
Cartigan's opponent is Col. Penning-
ton, played by Charles Lewis. Thrill
ing escapades follow. in which the
rough life of the forest, including two
fights extraordinary and runaway
lumber train, is vividly portrayed.
Young Cartigan fights his fathers
battles and comes out final victor, but
not until his mettle is tested to the
limit A pretty romance is woven into
the story, young Cartigan winning the
heart of his sweetheart. role played
by Grace Diamond.
A comedy, THE Dentist" and en-
joyable orchestral selections complete
the program.
Evening star., 1919-09-01
Daddy Longlegs.

Admirers of Mary Pickford. the
popular film star. who have not seen
her in the character of Judy. the or
phan girl, the feature character In
the premier film production Daddy
Longlegs," at Polls this week. have
II genuine treat in store. Many of
those who have followed the
popular little actress in her
varied screen repertoires pronounce
Miss Pickfords presentation of the
quaint character of the orphan asy-
Ium inmate as the very best thing
that she has done in her long and
brilliant career. When presented on
the speaking stage this production
made an instant hit. But those famil-
lar with the play on the stage will
find in the flm presentation a num-
Der of the most pleasing surprises.
every phase of the many scenes inn
possible to present on the stage. ow-
ing to the wdie scope of scenes treat
cd, being shown In a set of splendid
pictures that make the film production
different in many ways from the orig
NJ Stage version.
A4ss pickfoid as suG! mothers ia.
Evening star., 1919-09-01
- ONGRESS not only voted
woman suffrage, but is
practicing what it preached

- ONGRESS not only voted
woman suffrage, but is
practicing what it preached
by employing women in the
most important and confidential posi-
tions. Representative Clifford Ireland
of Illinois, for instance. who is chair
man of the committee on accounts
and who. by the way, has the most
ornate signature in all Congress-has
4 young woman in charge of auditing
the reQuisitions.
For many years Mrs. Florence A.
Donnelley has been private secretary
to Representative James r. Mann Of
Illinois. while he was republican floor
leader. and long before he became
chairman of the suffrage committee
and who put through the constitu-
tional amendment for woman's suf-
frage in the House as the first meas
ure passed in the Sixty sixth Congress-
Mr.. Mann has often stated that Mrs.
Donnelley is not only the best secre-
tary any congressman has. but that
she knows more about legislation than
three-fourths of the members.
Washington women-young, good
looking and efficient-have won
PidCcS dS private secretaries 10 some
of the House leaders Miss Stella
Deffenbaugh used to do stenography
for House Leader MondeIl when he
was chairman of the finance COM
mittee at the republican national
headquarters. Later she went into
his Office in the House office build
ing. and she is today presiding over
his Office in the Capitol as House
leader. Miss Anna Hayden. who was
in charge of one of the important
divisions of Admiral Sam McGowan's
bureau of supplies and accounts in
the Navy Department during the war.
is now private secretary to Repre-
sentative Fred Zihlman. chairman of
the committee on expenditures in the
Post Office Department, which has
started an investigation of Post
master General Burleson's admins
tration. Miss Mae p. Offterdinger
has for long time been secretary
to Representative Raker of Cali
fornia. When he was chairman of
the woman's suffrage committee and
the suffrage measure was brought
up in the Sixty-fifth Congress Miss
Onterdinger had the distinction Of
sitting in on the floor OF the House as
clerk of the committee-and there
she divided the attention of the gal
lery with Miss Rankin, who was then
the ranking republican on the COM
mittee Miss Mildred Reeves is an
other Washington girl who has made
good as secretary to an important
Evening star., 1919-09-01
LABOR CIvICs STUDY URGED.
Institute for Public Service State.
ment Advocates Course.

NEW YORK, September 1.--Teach-
ing of labor civics" in the country's s
pubic schools through auditorium ex
ercises and class instruction is urged
by the Institute for Public Service in
statement issued here. julius II.
Barnes. United States wheat director.
is chairman of the institute. A course
of instructions on labor problems and
movements is necessary. the state
ment declares, in order to prevent
students from being swayed by the
doctrines of radicalism.
OF present teachers 1t Is claimed
that in 1919 mot one teacher in 100
in American schools. and not one In
twenty in the universities and col
leges taught the civic meaning OF
Labor day labor movement, labor pro-
gram and American labor substitutes
for bolshevism."
Evening star., 1919-09-01
LABORERS IN THE VINEYARD
CALLED THE FIRST STRIKERS

The history of labor troueles-strikes
and lockouts-may not be quite as Old
as the hills. but certainly it goes back
as far as the period when Matthew was
telling men by the wayside of the JUS
tice and friendship and hope certain
rev religion of that time held out to
them. According to the Rev. Meade
Rolton MacBryde, pastor of Grace
Episcopal Church. who preached yes
terday on the subject of labor in m
dustry. the earliest record of strike
and lockout is given in the parable OF
the laDorers in the vineyard.
'-The owner Of the vineyard was
Evening star., 1919-09-01

the strength of a division or more
which will be used chiefly on the
eastern or bolshevist front, as no
more fighting with the Germans is
expected after the ratification Of the
treaty of Versailles. For the moment
the details Of the plan are still under
discussion, but in general it can be
said that the legionnaries will re-
ceive the same treatment as the Po-
iish soldiers and Will be paid in Polish
marks and perhaps also receive a
bonus at the end of one year of en-
listment. Officers will be allowed TO
retain the same rank as they held in
the American expeditionary forces" "
Evening star., 1919-09-01
REACHING HARVARD MEN.
Endowment Raisers Adopt Method
Extending to All Countries.

actically every man of the nearly
." 100 living Harvard graduates will be
called to when the campaign to raise
!. /; dditional endowment fund of 311.-
u y 900 for the university begins Under
rne leadership of Thomas W. Lamont
4 J. +. Morgan & Co. and Eliot Wads-
Worth. who are joint chairmen OF the
work. the world field has been cut into
DIVISIONS. each of which is presided
over by prominent Harvard graduate.
tn" total number Of divisions in the
world is hfty-six
The plan has been arranged with an
idea Of making several large cities in
tbs United States centers Of local ac-
tiNity for the fund, and also TO divide
s.s evenly as possible the Harvard men
scattered throughout the country.
Evening star., 1919-09-01
Veterans to Ride in Autos.

HARRISONBCRG. Va. September L.
In the parade at the annual reunion of
the Confederate Veterans Of Virginia
and the Grand Camp OF Virginia Tues
day. Confederate veterans will not
march On foot. but will be carried in
automobiles. The Grand Camp will be
opened tomorrow by Grand Commander
#. Is. jackson. On Wednesday excur-
sions will be made to nearby battle
fields and the reunion will conclude
Thursday with the election OF officers
Evening star., 1919-09-01

successful capitalist" he said. land on
q larger, more complex scale, the labor
problems CT today are the labor prob
lens of that day. Both capital and labor
are each trying to give as little and get
as much as possible.
THE present truce cannot last" he
predicted, because it is a truce of
eninity and suspicion in a war Of un-
not the right. In the old DAYS capita al
always beat labor, because il had brains
and organization against mere numbers
Now, labor has evened the forces. The
situation is very dark. The true solu-
ton will not como until it is based on
the principles of Jesus Christi
Evening star., 1919-09-01

little ones in the orphan home. bring
ing out many of the lovable ana pc,
culiar characteristics of childhooo
that are entertainingly portrayed
true to life, without effort py MISS
Pickford. She has many other oppor-
tunities to show her rich talent.
Evening star., 1919-09-01
INsURES ITS EMPLOYEES.
Labor Day Benefit Conferred by
Continental Trust Company.

The Continental Trust Company cele-
brated Labor day by giving each en-
ploye a life insurance policy. The COM
pany pays the premium and the en-
ploye's beneficiary reaps the benefits.
If the insured leaves the employ of the
Continental, he may have the privilege
of continuing the insurance.
Evening star., 1919-09-01
THE WEATHER.

The District of Columbia and Mary
land, fair, slightly cooler tonight;
tomorrow fair, gentle northwest to
north winds.
Virginia. fair tonight, slightly cool
er in central and east portions; to-
morrow fair, gentle to moderate
northwest to north winds.
West Virginia, fair tonight; tomor-
row fair, warmer.
Records for Twenty-Four Hours.
The following were the readings of
the thermometer and barometer at
the weather bureau for the twenty
four hours beginning at pm. yes
terday:
Thermometer-Yeste 4 pm. 70;
8 pm, ii; IL midnight, &c; today. 4
am. "a; am. 62; II noon. II. Max
imum. 81. at $40 pm. yesterday; min
imum, 81. at am. today.
Temperature same date last year
Maximum. 80; minimum, 61.
eSterday, 4 pm. 29.91 ;
8 pm, 1888; IL midnight, 1896; to-
day. am. 29.97; am. 3o.52; IL noon,
30.07.
Tide Tables.
Compiled by United States coast
and geodetic SurVey.)
Today-Low tide, $40 am. and s.21
PM; high tide, Is am. and /: 40 pm.
Tomorrow-Low tide, 9:02 am. and
9:12 pm. high tide, 2:01 am. and
2:2S pm.
The Sun and Moon.
Today-Sun rose 6:36 am; sun sets
1893 pm.
Tomorrow-Sun rises 6:37 am sun
sets, 1877 pm.
Moon rises :22 p.m.; SETS 11:24 pm.
Automobile lamps to be lighted one
half hour after sunset.
Up-River Waters.
Special Dispatch to The Star,
HARPERS FERRY, w. Va, Septem-
ber 1.-The Potomac and Shenandoah h
rivers both were clear this morning.
Weather in Various Cities.
Evening star., 1919-09-01
2-Night Festival at Silver Spring

The Ladies' Cooperative Improve
ment Society of Silver Spring. Md,
are giving a festival in costume to-
night, from to IL o'clock, and to-
morrow night from s to IL O'Clock
The money derived from the various
'"5ths viii bc Us To-. i.n..
OF the town
Evening star., 1919-09-01
Shooting Occurred in Shenandoah.
Feeling High; Case Moved.

Sentiment against the agents had
risen to such height in the valley that
Ii was necessary to secure a change
OF venue to Manassas. Appearing for
the prohibition agents will be E. B.
Dunford of Richmond, Va, and NJ. L.
Walton of Woodstock. Va. c. E. Will
liams. commonwealth attorney of
Shenandoah county, will conduct the
prosecution. assisted by ]. NJ. Bauser-
man. assistant commonwealth attor-
hey for that county.
Evening star., 1919-09-01

Even the dangerous calling of the
bull fighter has had its female fol-
lower. Johanna Maestrch of Portugal
was the name Of the vorn@ woman who
=. oIA reUoWn as u mi,tauor.
Evening star., 1919-09-01
THEIR HUMAN SIDE

member. She is in charge of Repre-
sentative Nicholas Longworth's office.
These are by no means all of the
women who are secretaries to promi-
nent congressman. Chairman Good
of the appropriations committee has
a woman secretary and a good one,
SO have Chairman Lehlbach of reform
in the civil service, Chairman Nolan
of the patents committee and Chair
man Fordney of the ways and means,
etc
Gallery Applause Unchecked.
Applause from the gallery is de-
and Senate. Occasionally it crops out
Very S
day went unchecked: Representative
FGcht Of Pennsylyania and Represent, ho
were in the gallery with constituents
when Representative Murphy of Ohio,
a new member, made a sensational at
league of nations. pounded their
hands together approvingly and quite
vigorously, much to the amazement
of habitues in the other galleries.
Representative Sells Success.
Canned" from job in the govern
ment service because he ran an eleya-
tor in the government printing Office
up through the roof, Representative
Sam X. Sells of Tennessee came back
to Washington a few years later as
d member of Congress and is now
chairman of the House pensions COM
mittee. In the meantime he had gone
into the lumber business and made
quite a fortune. He is now serving
his fifth term in the House.
Close Call for Tungsten.
Representative Allan T. Treadway
of Massachusetts. one of the astute
republican party leaders. a member
of the ways and means committee,
came very near to Inadvertently de-
feating one of the republican tariff
bills the other day. He got into a dis
pute with Representative Blanton of
Texas. democrat. Resorting to par
liamentary tactics to hold the floor,
Representative Treadway moved ito
strike out the entire paragraph"
When he had said his say and relIn-
quished the floor. Representative
kitchin of North Carolina. leader of
the democratic minority on the ways
and means committee. insisted upon a
vote on the motion to strike out the
paragraph. The paragraph was to
impose a protective tariff on tungsten
ores. Then there was scurrying around
to bring in enough republican votes
to hold this paragraph in the bill,
and 1t was saved by only seven votes,
after much perturbation.
Evening star., 1919-09-01

After growing for ten years the
japanese cypress. one of the smalles; {;
specimens of the horticultural world.
Se.clcs lnv SIZE vi Il soA auu
Evening star., 1919-09-01
Bombs Found on Coblenz Railroad.

COBLENZ, September 1 (by the As
sociated Press).-Two bombs were
found on Saturday on a railroad track
here. They were thrown into the
Rhine by the men who discovered
them.
Evening star., 1919-09-01

A cablegram from Spain. dated Au-
gust 16, 1919, reports seven American
vessels. the largest number ever in
port y. one time, were ther2 1t Ear
.t.ioIiA,
Evening star., 1919-09-01
INSPECTORS TRIAL
OPENS TOMORROW
Case Involving Shooting of
Alleged BootIeggers Moved
F., to Manassas.

The trial of four dry law inspectors
killing of Raymond Shackelford and
Lawrence D. Hudson. alleged boot
1eggers, on the morning of March 2S.
is scheduled as the first case of the
autumn court at Manassas, Va, to-
morrow.
The date was set on June .. when
The defendants appeared before Judge
Samuel q. Brent at Manassas to an
swer bonds of $4,000 each. The men
TO be tried are Probation Inspector
W. c. Hall. and Deputies Harry +.
Sweet. ST.. W. e. Dunleavy and j. NJ.
sullivan.
Shooting Occurred in Shenandoah.
Shack kelford and Hudson were shot
near Fishers Hill. Shenandoah coun
ty. during alleged transportation of
240 quarts of whisky from Baltimore
to their homes in Virginia Their car
was forced to stop when the inspee
tors threw their own automobile
across the roadway.
Inspector Hall claims he leaped to
the running board and placed the two
men under arrest. and that Shackel
ford attempted to escape and began
returned fire Shackelford and Hud-
son were hit. Shackelford dying be-
fore reaching the Winchester Hos
pital. Hudson is said to have made
dying statement a day later to the eff
feet that he did not see or hear Shack
clford fire his revolver. He died two
days after the Shooting.
Evening star., 1919-09-01

AN ANNuITI
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