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Evening star., 1919-04-06
BALTIMORE WOMEN WAR
!. ..ONE:XIREMES NDRESS.
Various Organizations Plan Battle
4 & Against Short Skirts. ena
Diaphanous Waists.
Special Dispatclt to. The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star. (,
BALTIMORE, rtApril -5.AFollowiA g
in the footsteps. of their sisters in NeA'
York. Who: recently at meeting OF
the State Federation of, women's
Clubs. passed a. resolution to the eff,
feet that a campaign be waged
against indecency in women's dress.
the women of Baltimore are rising up
in arms. to. take similar action.
Asfew.d days ago women in the Bal
timore and Ohio building complained
about = standard costume to be
Inflicted on all Woman employees there,
a report that was emphatically denied
by the social welfare bureau of the
company. There were also hints from
various charters that the diaphanous
georgette waist and the short skirt
be put under the ban.
The home economies division of the
Mothers Club of this city will do all
in its power to get the Maryland State
Federation of .Women's Clubs, which
will meet this month, in line for the
campaign. The agitation of the Moth
ers' Club is aimed primarily at the
street costume and the clothes worn
by the business woman. AS for the
length. six inches from the ground is
the maximum for the skirt of moder-
ate width. The tight skirt. otherwise
known as the sheath. should be con-
siderably longer. The directoire, the
one with the slit, is to be taboo alto
gether.
Evening star., 1919-04-06
REAR ADMIRAL USHER
GOES TO RETIRED LIST
Served Forty-Eight Years in Navy,
Figuring in Both Spanish
and World War.

Rear Admiral Nathaniel R. Usher,
commanding the third naval district,
which embraces the New York navy
yard. will be transferred to the re-
tired list Of the Navy tomorrow by op-
GRAFTON Of law ON account of age
He was born in Indiana April z,
1855. and entered the Naval Academy
in September, 1871. During his forty.
eight years of service he has cruised
in all parts of the world and held
many important shore assignments
During the Spanish war he COM
,manded the torpedo boat Ericsson,
which was one Of the first vessels en-
pfoyed in the blockade of Cuba and
served as escort.for transports carry
ing troops to the south side of the
island. The Ericsson carried the first
news of the sinking of the battleship
Maine in the harbor of Havana to the
rendezvous of the United States fleet
in the Caribbean. 1t also participated
in the battle of Santiago bay.
In more recent years Admiral Usher
commanded the battle cruiser ST.
Louis and the. battleship Michigan,
the latter vessel winning the trophy
for efficiency while under his COM
mand. He reached the grade Of rear
admiral in September. 1911. Since
then he has served as president of
the naval examining and retiring
boards. commanded successfully the
fourth, second and third divisions of
the Atlantic feet and commanded the
navy yards at Norfolk and at New
York. In September. 1914, he was
detailed as commandant of the third
naval district, with headquarters at
New York, and served at tnat impor-
tant station throughout the world
war to date.
His statutory retirement tomorrow
will result in the promotion of Capt.
Charles r. Plunkett as q permanent
rear admiral and Commander Clark
D. StearnS as a permanent captain,
which grades these officers now hold
az teDnnorarY aupoiut uentS.
Evening star., 1919-04-06
BOLIVIA OFFERS TO BUY
DISPUTED PROVINCES
Tells Peace Conference She Would
Pay Chile and Peru for
Possessions.

Bolivia has placed before the peace
conference in Paris a proposal which
many officials and diplomats here be-
lfeve will result in final settlement
of the dispute between Chile and Peru
over the. provinces Of Taena and
africa. The proposal is that the prov
inces be given to Bolivia upon pay
ment to Peru and Chile of 10,90O, eco
pesos each.
Under the original treaty between
Chile and Peru ownership of the
provinces was to have been decided
by a plebiscite and the country to
which the provinces adhered was to
pay 10000, 900 pesos to the other In
presenting it's proposal to the peace
conference Bolivia said that If the
territory were granted her there
would be no common boundary be-
tween Chile and Peru. and a great
step would have been taken to estab-,
lish permanent peace on the American
continent.
In diplomatic circles 1t was said that
Bolivia did not expect the matter to
be taken up by the Paris conference;
that the purpose in presenting it was
to make 1t known to aif the powers.
Bolivian officials, however, are UNDER
stood to bold that if a, league of ma
tions is formed this would be a proper
subject for adjudication by that body.
Evening star., 1919-04-06
LORD READING HONOR GUEST.
British Ambassador Entertained by
New York Bar Association.

NEW YORK, April 5-Dignitaries
Of tho bar from every Atlantic coast
state were present at a dinner given
by the Bar Association of New York
here tonight to the ESrl Of Reading.
British ambassador to the United
States. who will Soon sail for home.
John G. Milburn. president of the as
sociaelon, presided. There were onIv
three speakers-Eihu Root, who
spoke on behalf of the American bar:
Chief Justice Arthur Prentice Rugg of
the supreme court Of Massachusetts.
who spoke on behalf Of the judiciary.
- Lord Reading.
f- Root discussed the league of ma
Sons proposal. assuring the Earl of
Reading that cit is tie earnest hope of
the American peozae lnat in due form
and by wise and szuitable provisions the
l>ouncry which 1oII represent and our
own may unite for effectusl and per-
petual organisation to preserve the
peace of the world for all the centuries
to come"
Evening star., 1919-04-06
Mott Haven Red Goes
'Up the River" to Die

NEW YORK. April 5.-JOhA
Day. alias "MOtt Haven Red"
with n reputation a. . yegxnsan
known to the police Of the en-
tire nation. went 'up the river"
today at his own request. to die.
as he had lived for nearly half
Of his sixty-three years behind
prison bars.
Wrinkled and gray and racked
by Tuberculosis, the AIRED crimi-
nal supported himself by a rail
before Judge Gibbs In the
Bronx county court and opposed
the Judges suggestfon that he
be sent to BIackwelI's Island
for a ''shOrt bit'' on a charge of
Carrying concealed fireArms.
Judge" he n1id. I'm through.
I'm dying on my feet. Send me
mp to Danaei' Ora. here is
'drter.' The doctors say won't
"nffer 10 much there
A technically a,cvcnfed his
sentence to DannemOrn, hut
Judge Gibbs sentenced him to
sing Sing. where it also is ssdry."
He may be Transferred to DAN
nemOra later.
Evening star., 1919-04-06
CAPT. MACKEY RETAINED
Will Assist in Prosecution of Slay.
ers Of Alleged Bootleggers
in Virginia.

w. w. Malone, president of the Ma
tional Anti Dry Referendum League,
announced last night that the league
had retained Capt. Crandal Mackey,
formerly commemorative attorney Of
Alexandria county. Va. to assist in
the prosecution of the four state
prohibition agents charged with the
murder of two alleged bootleggers in
Clarke county ten days ago.
Mr. Malone said the killing of the
two men by the prohibition agents
had caused a revolution in the senti-
ment of Virginia in the matter of
the administration of the prohibition
laws. and that complaints of the
"heartless and brutal treatment OF
citizens by prohibition agents had
been received from all sections of the
state" -,
I'm counties of northern Virginia
it has become common thing: to
bring men to Jail so brutally beaten
by prohibition agents as to require
immediate medical attention." M.
Malone said. Another great abuse
is the taking of innocent passengers;
both men and women. from aute-
mobiles and trains and holding them
in Jail as witnesses where they can
not give bail"
Evening star., 1919-04-06

Private Edward G. Fenwick of Falls
can Ambulance with the French army.
won the distinguished service cross of
the American Army and the croix de
guerre of France, as the result of
heroic work dhring the Mont KENNEL
drive in Belgium. June and Z. 1918.
During the night and morning of
those days he was transporting three
wounded French soldiers over
violently bombarded road. from
Rheninghelst to Abeele, when a shell
exploded. imm ediately before his car.
incapacitating the car and wounding
him. He sustained fractured hand
and a mouth wound. which carried
away three teeth.
Although shells continued to break
around him, according to the official
citation. he got the wounded men out
of the car, placed one in the ditch.
and took two with him. He was
forced to walk to the camp before he
could gain assistance.
In the hospital plate of three nice
new teeth was made for him. Taking
the plate out of his mouth one night
he placed it with some cigarettes.
During the night some one took his
cigarettes and with them the teeth.
Private Fenwick wears upon his
sleeve as insignia the cock of Yer
dun granted by the French govern
ment. Although but a youngster he
saw service from November 5. 1917.
to November s. 1918. He is the son of
E. T. Fenwick and a graduate of the
Western High School with the class
of 1915. He was attending the Uni
versity of Virginia when he enlisted
Gas masks are little used by the
ambulance drivers. Private Fenwick
states. Although required to wear
! them, when it comes to severe work
he said. the drivers dispense with the
masks. as it rs impossible to drive
cars with them on. the eyepieces be-
coming blurred. Fenwick was gassed.
He served on five fronts-Alsace
1917, and at Amiens. Mont KENNEL.
Ypres and the Argonne, during 1918.
Evening star., 1919-04-06
BIG CLASS TO RECEIVE
K. OF C. FOURTH DEGREE
Maryland and District Members to
Have an Initiation in
Baltimore May 4.

The District assembly of the fourth
degree. Knights Of Columbus. which
incfuues Maryland and District
knights. will exemplify the fourth de-
gree Of the order in Baltimore on the
AFTERNOON Of May 4.
About 10 persons. the largest num-
her of persons ever initiated in the
degrSe in this section at one time,
will be initiated. There will be a
banquet following the degree work
The work will be directly in the
charge of the master of the degree for
Calvert Province. Charles w. Darr of
this city, and the exemplifying de-
gree team is made up of Washington
knights as follows: Rev. George A.
Dougaerty. Francis p. Sheehy Ed
ward p. Harrington, DR. William b.
DAILY. Daniel A. Edwards. Harry A.
HeSarty and Maj. c. Eugene Edwards
Evening star., 1919-04-06
COOLING UP" FOR EASTER.
Washingtonians Patronizing Ap
parel Stores Literally.

Washington-men. women and
cha ldren-are preparing to doll up
Lava SHY in new togs this Easter
jude ing from reports received from
the stores by the Merchants and
Manu-. .facturers'. Association.
=. .:ThA re. is every indica tion that the
pre- Ea, 'ter business this year is going
to estaA llsh a new high record" read
last nitaht. THE purveyors of ap-
parel in both the women's and mems
line have certainly anticipated this.
and the olume of business that is
being dom, now is substantial evil
dence of tn preparations the public
is making TO celebrate the advent of
Easter SunA,y
MiIIiners, a hoe establishments and
speciality shops particularly report
heavy pre- East er business.
Evening star., 1919-04-06

Mrs. Martha c. Redman. mother of
William c. Redman. machinist mate.
first class, u s. N. r. F., who was
killed in scaplane accident in France
on August q. 1918, has just received
a letter from one of the secretaries of
the Red Cross, at Brest, France, tell
ing I'm detail of the tragic death and
funeral of her son.
The letter follows:
LAS you know, his death occurred
while he was on duty. 1t was an ex-
perimental test flight, a necessary part
of the work, a part only intrusted to
the most. reliable and skillful members
Of the squadron.
Three Killed in Fall.
"The day was sunny and clear and
air condition appeared to be good for
trial flight However. in making a
sharp turn, necessary for the test. rough
air was encountered and the machine
crashed into the water. The three oc-
cupants were killed instantly. The ac-
cident was due to air conditions and
Capt. Cory, in command of the sta
ton, assures me that no blame of any
kind rests on any one of the three brave
men.
work, they died for their country no
less than IL they had been struck di-
rectly, instead of indirectly by the
enemy. AS you know, your boy 9
brother has been able to visit him at
the station He will tell you of the
respect and admiration of men and
officers for the reliability: and leader
ship which your son displayed during
the entire time he has been stationed
here. Capt. Cory speaks of him in
the highest terms of praise, as a fine
type of American and a trustworthy
i'll afford to lose. ..-.,s,.,
/. Buried With. Military .Honors.
'"rhe three av1ators were. buried
with full military honors from the
Chapel Of Navy Base Hospital No. s.
AS the f1ag-covered collins. rested in
tas saaps With thsx exzus s%ss s~@p'etsS aaS
wreathes, sent by ths American and
sseassssa easa sssd ad aaH I Is Sab sfscers cers
Of the port Mere preaent and the Ad-
miraf of the, United States, Naval
fasfss sea yesef yos hy sssa pats sasts fo your
Share I'M the worlds SORROW : I. con-
gratulate you that you had such q son
to givs .fof OUT. country. and i send
you my love, because know he would
be sending his If he had not died SO
courageously in his country's service"
Popular Washington Boy.
Bill" Redman, as he is Familiarity
known to his many friends in this
city. enlisted in the Navy soon after
the declaration of war and WAS sent
to Florida, for his training. He went
across on March 8, 1918. as first class
aviation mechanic. He was formerly
In the automobile business in this city.
His brother. Cleo l.. Redman, has just
returned after serving a year in
France.
Evening star., 1919-04-06
Prisoners Guests at Concert.

Prisoners at the District jail were
guests Friday night at a concert and
motion picture show in the Jail, as
guests of Supt. Zinkhan- The show in
cluded several comedy films of movie
favorites, while the concert part of the
program consisted of choruses by the
prisoners. and vocal and instrumental
solos Mrs. Zinkhan, Miss Nergia- Mr.
and Mrs Robert Birtchett, Mrs. George
Martin and William HoItz were the
entertainers.
Evening star., 1919-04-06
March Circulation
1OO,234

THE EVENING STAR does not
print a forenoon edition.
Its paid circulation in Washing
ton and suburbs is believed TO be
between two-and-one-half and three
times that of the corresponding edi-
ton OF its afternoon contemporary
in the same territory.
District of Columbia. S.:
FLEMING NEwBoI.D. business Manager Of
THE EVENING and SUNDAY STAR, does sol
emply swear that the actual number of copes
Of the paper named sold and distributed dur
ing the month Of March, AID. 1919, was as fol-
loNs:
Evening star., 1919-04-06
Family Entertains Oklahomans,

1mpromptu entertainment was fur
nished last night at a meeting of the
Oklahoma State Club by Maj r. A.
Rlllups and his five children. each of
whom is an accomplished singer or
piano player. Maj Bil1ups is vice pres
ident of the club. Miss Esther Herbert
OF Guthrie, played the piano for the
dancing, which followed. The club is
in its permanent home. 1914 F. street
northwest. Many wounded soldiers
from Walter Reed Hospital whose
homes are in Oklahoma were in at
tendance
Evening star., 1919-04-06
"sMoKE" BEFORE MOVING.

Members of the Kappa Alpha Fra
ternity said farewell to the house at
1908 Kalorama road last night, pre-
paratory to moving this week into the
new chapter house at 2511 14th street
northwest. Under auspices of the
Alumni Association of Kappa Alpha
nearly 100 members held a smoker,
The local chapter of Kappa Alpha
has an active membership of thirty
two at present. There are about 500
members of the fraternity in the city,
Mrk Cross. president of the alumni
association, presided at the smoker.
Evening star., 1919-04-06
Drinks BAY Rum; Is Overcome.

Bay rum was used as substitute
for whisky by young man last night
and it resulted in his condition be-
coming such that Detective Spring
man found him wandering about the
Union station. The man was sent to
Washington Asylum Hospital He il
expected to recover. The man was un-
able to give his name.
Evening star., 1919-04-06
Objects to Raise in Fares.

Proposed increAse in street car fares
was frowned upot. at a meeting OF
the Northeast Boun Diary Citizens As
sociation held at tho, BurrvilIe Public
School Friday night Reports were
made Of visit mad e by special
to Postmastl II Chance. ask
ing for post office 70 r the vicinity
The citizens expressed qualification
over grading which is b eng done on
streets of the section. .The DISTRICT
will be asked for more
electric lights.
Evening star., 1919-04-06
c. J. Craig Heads Kansas Society.

Z. j. Craig OF Wichita was elected
president of the Kansas State Society
of Washington at meeting last night
at the Wilson Normal School. Miss F..
kilgore of Ottawa was reelected sec.
retary and Miss Eta Smith was elect
ed treasurer. Corp. Martin H. Potter
is the retiring president. A dance
followed the business meeting. The
society meets at the Wilson Normal
School the first and third Saturda vs
of each month.
Evening star., 1919-04-06
Wife Kills Samuel L. Chess.

PITTSBURGH, Pa. April 5.-Samuel
L. Chess. president Of the Grafton Auto
Supply Company Of West Woodborough,
was shot and killed by his wife, Mrs.
Nellie f. Chess, at their home in No
blestown road today. Mrs. Chess. who
was said by the police to be demented.
was arrested on a charge of murder
after she had made written confession
to county detectives.
Evening star., 1919-04-06
CITIZENS PROPOSE
CAR ROUTE CHANGE
Rearrangement Of Lines in
City's Center Expected
to Relieve Jam.
GETS FEDERATI0N'S VOTE

Unanimous Endorsement was given
by the Federation of Citizens Asso-
Citations last night to plan offered
by the Connecticut Avenue Associa-
ton for reducing street railway con-
gestion in the business section of
Washington.
The scheme will be carried to the
Public Utilities Commission with a
request that that body give it early
consideration.
1t proposes trackage connections
that will make possible the operation
of eastbound Mt. Pleasant and
Georgetown cars on Fl street to
18th street, thence down the latter
thoroughfare to + street. and east
bound, Union station and Navy Yard
cars south on 14th street to Pennsyl
Yania .. - -.
Evening star., 1919-04-06
Diamonds Found in Stocking.

Now you've got it," Mrs Call1y
called to him. and the diamonds were
recovered. Mrs. Callily, then for the
first time. admitted having taken the
jewelry.
You may as well have them ALL"
she then told the detectives. and. TAX
ing q handbag from between two mat
tresses. she turned over two diamonds
she had removed from a pair of drop
earrings worth $4,000. Last Of all she
produced diamond and platinum
corsage pin worth $500. This she
had put in a package to express to her
sister in England.
The shipping blank called for a
rosary. There was a rosary in the
little package IN which the valuable
pin was enclosed in miniature
taken from between the mattresses
of the bed from which the handbag
was taken
Evening star., 1919-04-06
Congressional Dates Are Fixtures.

1T am inclined to the opinion that 1t
. would be useless to attempt to change
the date of the fall and winter meet
ings of the Congress" Mr.. Mondeii
explained. american people have be-
, come accustomed to elections IN the
|. fall. With the election day remaining
unchanged it is logical that the date
of the session of Congress following
the election should remain approxi-
mately as at present, assuming, now
ever, that the new Congress is to take
control at an early date after the
election.
: I'VE have adopted a fiscal year be
ginning July l. ! think we are likely
TO retain that plan. although there
are some strong arguments in favor
of making the calendar year the hScal
year. Assuming that we are 10 retain
the present plan of fall elections and
a fiscal year beginning July l. the
I question arises as to whether the an
nual appropriation bills are to be
passed by the expiring or the new
Congress. on the determination of
this question largely rests the ques-
tion of the rearrange cement of the con-
gressional sessions.
"The problem is not an easy one, ir.-
-voiving as il does a change in tie
,presidential, senatorial and congT Is
:sional terms, but the time has cone
for careful consideration and ps Ac-
sfical settlement of the matter"
Evening star., 1919-04-06
Minnesota Workers Give Dance.

Nearly zoe persons attended the
dance held by Minhes war workers
at the Northeast Masonic Temple, 523
8th street north hensst, last night. A
short entertainment program was a
feature of the evening. Miss Linehan
presided at a fortune-telling contest
and P.>Brown gave readings.
Evening star., 1919-04-06
Esthonians Force Foe Retreat.

COPENHAGEN, April 5.-The Es-
thoniaR army reports that on Thurs
day the enemy WASH full retreat on
the Pskov front, and that one town
and a number Of villages were taken
and many machine guns captured. A
boIshevik attack on the Narva was re-
nulSed
Evening star., 1919-04-06
Abe Mulkey, Evangelist, Dead.

CORSIcANA, Tex. April 5.-Ahe
Mulkey, well known evangelist of the
Methodist Episcopal Church South
died at his home hero today after a
long Illness. He was seventy years
old,
Evening star., 1919-04-06
Valuable Articles Recovered.

Having recovered all the diamonds
reported stolen, and more, the de-
tectiveS took Mrs. Callily and the
property to police headquarters. The
property included the articles
enumerated and platinum chain,
valued at $4,000: bracelet, $1,508;
oval shaped platinum pin set with
twenty diamonds and nine pearls
worth $500. and a gold crescent pin
valued at 5000.
The owners went to police head
quarters and identified their prop
erty The former senator was well
pleased with the results.
Evening star., 1919-04-06

T~o cases of the sleeping sickness
we're reported in Washington in the
pres but apparently are not includ-
ed m the list given out by the
puhlie health service.
Evening star., 1919-04-06

win afford a more logical and Work
able plan of Legislative sessions than
We now have-a plan which while IL
operated fairly we'll n other days
does not lend itself to the proper
handling of the present immense
volume of the public business
MIR. MondeIl referred to the crimi-
99Aaton and recrimination ana the
blaming of one party by another ior
the failure of the supply bills IN the
last Congress. He said that II was
physically impossible to pass these
bills and that the party in the ma :
jority is responsible. but aside from
political sQuabbling and the question
of responsibility the spectacle OF the
Sfxty-fifth Congress closing with
these big appropriation bills unpassed
Is . corcible reminder that the volume
oI f>Sslic business today has out
grown the system of a few years ago
He thinks that for appropriation bills
and other necessary legislation the
so-called short session at the close
of Congress is altogether too b'lef
for the proper transaction or public
business.
Evening star., 1919-04-06
RAW MILK AND CREAM

To protect children, invalids
and those who are in a rundown
condition against milk infec-
tions, raw milk and cream
should be avoided.
Many outbreaks of typhoid.
scarlet fever, diphtheria, septic
sore throat. etc. have been
caused by raw milk even by the
special or certified kind
Properly pasteurized milk and
cream, carefully cooled and bot
tied, is the only kind peoufe
should drink If this cannot he
obtained get good raw milk and
Scald it
Milk labeled "pasteurfzed"
may not be properly pasteur-
ized- Washington has no law
which controls dairfes.
va. iii 10 harder to digest
thar, p.ssre&-ized or boiled milk,
;'-,d mose # she digestive trou-
liies of bo.tle-fed children are
sue to antiquated ideas, by un-
DrOCfeSSlNe pHNSIC1duS, T1SdIQ-
ing the alleged value of raw
milk.
1t has recently been establish-
ed that Creamery Milk Powder,
dissolved in boiled water agrees
with babies and causes them to
thrive. when they cannot digest
any other food.
The Health Officer OF the Dis
trict of Columbia will give you
the sanitary rating of your local
milk supply at any time you
should apply for it.
Literature on application.
SOCIETY FOR PREVENTION or SICKNESS
1853. Columbia Road.
{. BERLINER. Secretary
This bulletin paid for by the Society
for Prevention Of Sickness.