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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-08-12
TIP CAUSES POLICE RAID:
OFFICERS IN CARD GAME
Policeman With Grievance BE.
ieved to Have Been Responn-
BILE for Action.

A policeman with grievance or
one who is looking for promotion is
suspected Of being the author Of an
anonymous message received by Com
missioner Brewnlow yesterday after
noon. stating there was gambling in
a room in rear of q 9Th street jewelry
store. Acting under directions OF
Commissioner Brownlow, the police
pulled OFF" a raid.
There was no game of poker bein6
played. nor was money stacked High
on the table, as the writer of the mes
sage had informed the District Com
missioner. Seated at the table with
two civilians, however, were two
members of the police force, a lieu
tenant and a detective.
A quiet game of pinochle was being
played by the four men, using chips
as counters.
But an inspector. captain, precinc,
detectives and others who formed the
raiding party, took possession of the
cards and counters and carried them
to police headquarters to be held
pending further investigation Of the
incident.
Then the lieutenant and detective
were summoned before Maj. Gessford
1t was their contention that they had
violated no law or regulation Of the
police department, and Maj. Gessford
hearing their explanations, made nc
comment.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-08-12
FEDERAL WORKERS
| MAKE PAY ruling
lrpounce Redistribution
, principles to Be Advo-
; I. Gated at St. Louis.

Nelegates who will represent the
NtoEkers Of the District government
4 ffhe convention of the National
FeAeration of. Federal Employees in St
Lptts next month have been instruct
ef 70 advocate a Redistribution law
based upon the following principles:
~ minimum wage of So day, or
|gbt lrnment employees.
skatings above the minimum wage
he0arding to skill. training and re-
Feasibility of the job and without re-
Fghrd to sex
s"A central administrative agency
upon which the employees shall have
representation equally with the adj
n3inistration and the public.
IA civil service court of appeals.
with jurisdiction over all questions
OF discipline
Federal Employees Union Local SO,
composed Of District building work.
efs, decided at a business meeting
last night to give these instructions
I'd it's delegates to the national con-
vSntion.
"a resolution embodying these
principles was adopted expressing
tile belief that he national fedora
tibn should concentrate all it's efforts
oh securing enactment of a reclaSsi-
fication law at the next session of
Congress.
The resolution and principles de-
cf6ed on last night will be presented
for Endorsement at the mass meeting
toSbe held by the District workers in
the Public Library tonight. Commits
siDner Brownlow will address the
meeting.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-08-12
|AMTOR ESCAPES DEATH.
IN PLUNGE Down SHAFT.
Working on Elevator, Falls -Four
Stories to Ascending Car
Beneath.

Leroy Smith, colored. janitor for
the Union Trust building at 18th and
II streets northwest, is being treated
at Emergency Hospital for compound
fractures of the left arm and right
leg, sustained when he dropped four
stories through the elevator shaft in
the building to the top OF an ascend
ing elevator. The accident occurred
today at 9:45 o'clock.
Smith owes his life, according to
witnesses, to the proximity of the
ascending car, which had reached the
fourth floor. Smith was standing on
the top of a car operated by Gus Ais
ton, colored, endeavoring to open a
rentilating window in the adjacent
shaft near the eighth floor. Before he
could completes the operation q heavy
counter-balance weight descended
against his arm. breakiA4 it and
knocking him from his perch. He
plunged headlong down the shaft
with a shrek which startls1 occu-
pants of the Offices on one of the
floors. landing upon the slowly as
cending car beneath.
Passengers and employees assisted
the man through the gate at the
fourth floor and summoned an Elmer
gency Hospital ambulance. Physicians
said that his injuries were serious,
but not fatal. Smith, who is middle
jagged and married, lives Ct 3213 Church
street. va
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-08-12
PUNISH VIOLATORS
OF D. C. RULING ON
WOODEN BUILDINGS

Continued from First Page.)

lConQnued rom First Page.)
LIST street west, thence following said
west to line of .channing Street Street
north and due east on line of Chan
ming street to I'd street east, thence
south on I'd street to Rhode Island
avenue north. extended, thence north
east along Rhode Island avenue to
9TH street east, thence southwest
along the tracks of the Metropolitan
branch of the Baltimore and Ohio
railroad to street, thence east
Wardly along R street to Corcoran
street, thence south on Corcoran
street to Mount Olivet road, thence
enthusiastically along Mount Olivet
road to West Virginia avenue. thence
enthusiastically along West Virginia
avenue to Oates street, thence south
eastwardly along Oates street to
Trinidad avenue. thence northeasterly
along Trinidad avenue to Mount Oil
yet road, thence enthusiastically to
Mount Olivet road to Bladensburg
road, thence enthusiastically along
Bladensburg road to Benning road
and 18th street east.
Some. Opposition Met.
In some. Of the precincts the police
have met with strenuous opposition
on the port of. owners of frame
expressed themselves as being per-
fectly willing to make the required
changes. Capt Judge of the tenth
precinct ran across one instance of
the a frameogarage being constructed
under a permit issue in 1902. Since
that time, it is stated. a change in
the boundaries of the fire limits
brought the building within the pro
hibfted zone.
The owner saw the justice of re-
qniring the change" said the captain,
and agreed to make the change as
soon as possible.s
Police officials say it is their inten-.
ton to be reasonable in their eff
forts to require compliance with the
law Only on arrest has been made
for an alleged violation of the law,
according to the police, and that.
they stated, was in case in which
the owner made known an inten-
ton not to make the change re-
queste.d He was fined $40, the police
stated.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-08-12
|ARMY NURSE PRIVILEGES
| AND RIGHTS DEFINED
Step Conforms With Provisions of
Reorganization Act-Comparison
With Commissioned Officers.

Rights and privileges Of members
of the Army Nurse Corps Gall women,
are defined in War Department orders
in conformity with the provisions of
the Army reorganization act. Under
that act, the superintendent of the
corps is given the relative rank of
major, the assistant superintendent,
director and assistant directors the
relative rank of captain, the chief
nurse the relative rank of first lieu-
tenant. and the head nurse and nurses
the relative rank of second lieutenant.
While under this bill the nurses
are not commissioned officers" says
the War Department statement.
corresponds to that Of commissioned
officers. and they will be accorded the
precedence indicated by their relative
rank and the same respect in their
positions as commissioned officers.
They will be accorded the same
obedience from enlisted men and pa
tients in and about military hospitals
as Is accorded commissioned officers,
and while they are not eligible for
detail as members Of courts-martial
they may prefer charges against any
member of the military service. In
order to denote their relative rank,
nurses will wear on their uniforms in
the same manner as is prescribed for
officers. the insignia OF rank worn by
commissioned officers of the CORE
spending grades. and hereafter nurses
will salute and be saluted in the same
manner and under the Same condi-
tons as prescribed for commissioned
officers. The nurses will be entitled
to the same allowances and priv
ileges except mileage. 40 are pre-
scribed for commissioned officers Of
the grades corresponding to their
relative rank. -
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-08-12
Two GOLFERS GET 73S
I'm OPEN TOURNAMENT

TOLEDO, Ohio. August 12-Doug-
Lao Edgar Of Atlanta, Canadian open
|ch4mpion, today led the early fin
fishers in the first eighteen-hole round
|fo1 the national open golf champion
|shR at Inverness with 3S-35-73, two
|ov4re par. His score coming in was
ont under par.
Dob Mcdonald of Chicago later
|eqtlaled Edgar's score with 36-37
While Chick Evans, with a par SO on
the second nine, took third place
IwiQ "a. Jack Burke was next. with
769 r. e. Knepper of Sioux City,
lots scored rs, as did George Sar-
geeofof Columbus. former champion
N. "a BRADY, runner-up to Hagen last
RYe4r. took II. Charles Thorn of New
Yofk required 10 and Alex Ross OF
Del1f. former champion. 81.
Nobby Jones of Atlanta was off his
gaee on the first nine, taking forty
strffes. His putting was so afro
cioRGA times that he displayed tenn
pet by throwing his club.
Jhtnes Barnes of st. Louis. playing
wi@Aharry Vardon, scored 81 to the
BrtGeS 50 on the first half.
OH early scores follow:
NHfam Kidd. Minneapolis. 4o-37-
773 Gil Nichols, New York, 40-37-
77s Charles Hall. Birmingham, 40
37+77: Alex Cunningham. st. 10.
semi, Mo-. 3S-41-79; Harrison Johns.
tod Toledo. 39-1-S0; John G. An.
don. New York. 4O-42-S2; TON
Kennett, Chicago, 40-2-s2: ]. ]
O4r1en, Pittsburgh. 41-41-s2: Peter
OAara, New York, 42-42-s4.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-08-12
ADAMS MILL ROAD PLAN :
IS PARTLY CHANGED

The coming commission has changed
it's tentative map so as to eliminate
part of Adams Mill road from classi-
dcation as part of residential dis
trict, and has put it into business
district. The part transferred is the
east side from Columbia road to Lanier
place and the west side from 'Colurn-
bia road to it's junction with Calvert
street. BY including that part Of
Adams Mill road in q business dis
trict business is permitted to extend
from Columbia road and 18th street
along Adams Mill road and Calvert
street to the Calvert street bridge.
ed itself in that section. The failure
to include part of Adams Mill road
in the business district caused a break
in that line extending from 18th street
and Columbia road to the Calvert
street bridge, along the tracks ove-
which the ears of the Capital Traction
Company operate.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-08-12
COACHING SCHOOLS
OF DISTRICT CLOSE
Exercises Mark Last Ses-
sions of % Institutions; De-
Iayed Vacation Begins.

With appropriate exercises the
twenty-five white and oolored sum-
mer coaching schools of the District
public school system closed this after
noon at O'Clock, and more than 5000
children began their delayed vacation.
The coaching. schools have heen in
operation since July /.
Special closing day exercises inn the
schools included plays, musicals, ex-
hibitions of industrial work. and GUY
door athletic meets. Pupils at the
Thomson school presented "Ye olde
District Skule' as their closing pro-
gram. At the Corcoran an exhibition
or industrial work was given, while
at the JefferSon-Amidon, an outdoor
athletic contest was staged.
The Battle of Hector and Achilles
was presented by pupils at the Henry
Polk School. These pupils also gave
an exhibition of basketry and eros
cheting work. At the Henry D. Cooke
School an entertainment and eXhi-
bition of Industrial work was given.
Lengthy Program Presented.
A lengthy program was presented
at the Dunbar High School 1t in
cluded an address on What the sum-
mer School Has Meant TO U.s." by
Arthur Headen. and an esthetic dance
w. 5. Montgomery presented eertiti-
Gates to students passing the six
week intensive course. A swimming
exhibition also was given by the boys
A playlet on Peace was given at
the Birney School. The Beauty of
Flowers" was presented by pupils at
the Mott School. AT the Lovejoy the
pupils staged a pageant. A similar
pageant also was presented at the
Magruder School.
summer schools about $500 of the
5000 children enrolled will be adj
vanced half a year in their classes
when the schools open September 20.
Pupils attended the summer schools
either to advance half year or to
make up. studies. they failed in during
the regular school term.
5000 Took Course.
Figures furnished today by Walter
B. Patterson, director of p. special
schools and acting superintendent in
the absence of DIR. Frank W. Ballou,
the superintendent, show that about
1900 pupils took the summer course
in the white schools and approximate
ly LILO in the colored schools. APP
proximately 900 students attended the
classes at, the Central High School,
while about $40 took up courses at
the Dunbar High School.
! All pupils who successfully passed
the course at the summer schools
were presented certificates. These
certificates they will present. to their
teachers when the schools open. in
September. -
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-08-12
v. 90 D employees
FORMING UNION
Report That Officials Will
Recognize New Body, Ia.
- Men Satisfied.

While there is possibility, there
is little probability of any strike by
employees of the Washington and Old
Dominion railroad. This is the inns
preston gained from conversation.
with employees and officials of the
railroad today.
The employees of the railroad, unor-
gained. are understood. to be- FORM
ing a union, and, according to unof-
ficial statements today, this union will
be recognized by the employers of the
company. The question of higher pays
however, is the one said to be the root
Of some labor trouble experienced by
the company lately. The. increase to
railroad wage board in Chicago. does
not affect the employs of the Wash
ington and Old Dominion railroad, and
a similar increase is desired by the
men. 4
At the same time, the increased
freight rates awarded the railroads
by the Interstate Commerce Commits
sion do not apply to- the Washington
and Old Dominion railroad. The com
pany has petitioned the Interstate,
Commerce Commission for 40 per
cent increase in its freight rates, and
should this be granted there is a pos
sibility Of an increase in wages for
the employees.
At the present time. it is stated. the
company would be financially unable
to meet demand for increased wages
on the part of the men. AS far as,
could be learned today. there has been
NO formal demand for such increase,
no threatened walk-out by the; en-
ployes and no serious labor trouble
All trains are running. fully manneH,
on schedule time, and probably win
continue to do SO.
Conversation with men, picked here
and there as they waited to &, On
duty, reveals lack of anticipation of
any trouble or strike. The usual an.
swer to inquiries is: IF there's any
threatened strike around here they
haven't told me anything Of it.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-08-12

between 17fh and 18th streets be in
Guided as business property.
That K street north from Mount
vernon Square to Connecticut avenue
be included as business property.
from H to X streets be included as
business proparty."
As to height limits, the committee
for this district submitted the fol-
lowing:
shire avenue north of U street to
feet. the same as New Hampshire
avenue south, Of u street. .,
That the entire section bounded
by Pennsylvania avenue, New Hamp-
shire avenue, Virginia avenue, New
York avenue and 17th street be made
eighty-five feet limit"
Wants 40-Fpot Height Areas.
The committee for district No 6
recommended that the thirty-five-
foot-height,s areas should be Increased
to forty feet. This committee also
submitted list of general observa-
tons on the. height and area reg
u1ations.
When consideration of district No.
2 vas taken UP. embracing the dis
trict Immediately east of 18th street
and south of Q street, Rev. ]. Hen
ming helms, pastor of the Church of
the Ascension, appeared to raise OBJ
lection to 18th street being made a
business street north Of Massa-
cfusetts avenue. The second tenta-
tive use map now shows the business
section of 18th street extended to M
street.
Would you say that Massachusetts,
avenue from Thomas Circle to 9Th
street should be zoned as residence
or business property?' asked Com
m
AS residence property by all
means" said DR.. helms. Il think the
double row of lindens along that
avenue the most beautiful in the
world. and I have travelled in Europe.
Asia and Africa To make it q busi-
cusable."
Have you an opinion about K street
in the vicinity of 18th street," asked
the Commissioner. :.
yes, think Il should be a resi-
deAce street. There are many good
boarding houses along that street
now. such al the city needs to care for
part Of its population
Stores Failed to Make Good.
Mrs. L. r. Carroll, in charge Of the
Y. W. c. A. house at 1104 M street,
also appeared to protest against 10Th
street being placed in the business
gone in that part Of the city. Edward
A. 0eary said that he had been ac-
quainted with the section in question
for forty-threec years and that stores
and other business ventures had re-
peatediy failed to make good there
after being established.
Through Thomas S. Sergeon, acting
chairman OF advisory committee for
District No. 2, q report was handed
id. renewing the committees sugges-
ton made last June that X street
from LIST to 18th be ,zoned for bust
ness, as well as eth street from .
street to Florida avenue, and 11th
Stanton c. Pelle, representing D. J
DUNCAN, and Mr.. Cleary. both urged
the commission at length to ex-
tend the area 7 in which attached
houses might be built to include the
ARA around 18th street and Colorado
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-08-12
BISHOP HAS BIG TASK.
|UxsS. Clergyman to Help Rebuilt
"a Villages in War Zones.

NEW YORK August 12-Bishop
Edgar Blake of Chicago. who has been
made director of the Methodist Epis-
FOCAL Church's reconstruction pro-
eram in France. Italy, Rumania. Ju-
Eo42avia and French North Africa
wep q passenger today on the steam
Phlp Imperator sailing for Southamp-
ton and Cherbourg. He was accom-
p31ied BY Mrs. Blake.
E48h0p Blake. who will be Joined
stAe BY other newly ordained bishbps
VI kgve charge Of orphanages. hos
btetk, s3natoria and the rebuilding
% thfrty-tWo villages along the
lGnkDA, gveu a. q, similar number Oh
~ northern Itafy.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-08-12
TRANSFERS STRIKE OVER
New York officials Expect Dock
Strike, Too, to End Soon.

NEW YORK. August 12,-Settle-
ment. Of the difficulties between the
teamsters, who refused to- haul
freight to and from the piers during
the coastwise longshoremeR's strike.
was announced last night by james J.
Riorlan. president of the United
States Trucking Corporation.
Officials of the International Long
shoremen's Association. who induced
the Transfers to decline to haul
freight handled by non-union long
shoremen. admitted that the team
sters would be back on the piers to-
day. They added that the striking
dock workers would meet Friday
night to vote on the question Of re-
turning to work.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-08-12
BANDITS GET $4,000.
Fire on Fairmont, -. c., Resident.
After Robbing Post Office.

CHARLOTTE. N. c.. August IA
The post Office at Fairmont. n c.,
several hundred dollars worth of
postage stamps Tuesday night. The
money belonged to the Bank of Fair
mont, having come in by insured
mail, too late for delivery. People
living nearby heard the explosion
when the safe was blown open and
ran into the street, but were fred
Upon by the robbers and forced to
seek cover.
The robbers left the scene in an
automobile, stolen from nearby
garage, but abandoned it a mile from
town.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-08-12
RECORD IN RECRUITING.
Total of 1881 Men Accepted for
Army in July.

Peace-time records for Army re-
cruiting were broken during July
according to Adjt. Gen. Harris A
total of 1881 men were accepted for
enlistment.
These figures point only to- one
thing" Gen. Harris said. "and that
is that the educational and occupa-
have attracted young men. There.
are now los. 900 soldiers studying in
the Army schools. We shall have
no trouble in soon attaining the num-
Der of men authorized by law for
the Army"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-08-12
VISITOR DROPS DEAD.
William B. Hood Suddenly Strick-
en- on Street Here.

William B. Hood. sixty-three years
old, 21O Owens avenue. Lansdowne,
Pa. suburb of Philadelphia, droppsd
18th street this morning. He was
stricken with an attack of heart
disease and died before the arrival of
a physician from Emergency Hos
Iital.
firm Of Lyland. Ross Bros. & Mont.
Romery, accountants and auditors,
with Offices in the Morris building.
Philadelphia. His son. William q.
Hood. jr, will reach here late this
afternoon from Philadelphia and take
the body home.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-08-12
PRINCE TO VISIT HAWAII.
August 80 Is Date Indicated for
Arrival by Private Advice.

HONOLULU, August 12.-Private
advices to Honolulu report that the
Prince of Wales will arrive at Keala-
kekua, the site of the Cant. Cook
monument. on the island of Hawaii.
Fnown, will visit Kilauea volcano and
arrive in Honolulu on August 81.
A number of unofficial Ceremonies
have been planned in honor of the
PRINCES visit here. He will leave
Honolulu September 1, but his desti-
nation was not announced.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-08-12
LEAVES BIG ESTATE.

RICHMOND. Va, August l2.-capt.
Peter H. Mayo. philanthropist and
days ago, LETT an estate valued at
$1.191.024,e according to his will ad-
mitted to probate here. William j.
White. president Of the Richmord.
Fredericksburg and Potomac rails
road who also died here reueptly.
left an estate valued. at $so0:oA1s
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-08-12
RAIL LOANS APPROVED.

Loans Of $9s7.s30 to the Chicago
Great Western railroad and $35, 600
to the Ann Arbor railroad to assist
eqnipmsnt were approvsd, today BY
the Interstate Commerce Commits
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-08-12
COMES TO D. G.. NAVY YARD.

Capt. Joseph H Chatham Naval
Supply Corps. has been relieved from.
duty at the navy yard. Mare Island.
Cal. and assigned to duty at the navy
ward Washington, d. c. .'{- -
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1920-10-07
TROY

Mrs. l.. N. Chapman Mrs. Ella
Toby and Mr.. and Mrs. L. Chapman.
Sr. spent Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs.
John Chapman, Jr.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Pomeroy and
children have moved from the Glover
farm, and are living in part of r.
Pomeroy's at present.
Mr.. and Mrs. H E. Peirce went to
Northfiield Saturday to attend the
Normal Carleton game.
Mrs. J. L. Chapman, Jr., and Mrs.
A. Megorden called on Mrs. +. B.
Hanson Monday afternoon.
Miss Gowan visited at the home
of her sister, Mrs. Hugh Lowe, from
Friday until Monday.