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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-12-20
D. c. RECOMMENDATIONS
FOR SCHOOLS SUBMITTED
Senator Walsh Presents Those of
Congress of Mothers-Referred
to District Committee.

Recommendations for the improve
ments OF tho public schools Of the
Distr1c proposed by the District of
Columbia Congress Of Mothers and
Parent. Teacher Associations were
senator Walsh of Massachusetts.
they were referred to the District
committee.
Senator Walsh was a member Of the
special committee Of the Senate which
investigated the public schools last
session.
The organizations submitting tie
recommendations based them upon the
replies TO a QUESTIONABLE which was
sent to all the schools by them.
General recommendations proposed
include:
Increased play space, both outside
and inside buildings.
Increased storage space for school
equipment. supplies and janitors' ma
terials.
Increased lighting in the majority
Accurate clocks to save time for
teachers and pupils.
Teachers rooms adequately fur
nished In every building.
Matrons In every large school.
Hot water in every school and the
installation OF sanitary drinking foun-
tains.
Increase in the number of class
rooms, SO as to eliminate portable
schools.
A reference library in every build
ing, and adequate stationary, files and
cat alogues.
Lunehrooms where needed, and a
larger number Of cooking rooms and
shops, 20 that Children will not have
to waste so much time going long dis
tances.
Scales 10 every school and an as
sembly room in every school.
Better toilet facilities.
The needs Of the individual schools
are set out in detail.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-12-20

President Wilson today forwarded
to the Senate the following nominal
tons:
Mary Anderson Of Illinois to be al.
rector OF the womans bureau Of the
Department of Labor.
Burt New of Indianapolis. Ind, to
be collector of internal revenue for
the western district OF Indiana
John Francis Organ of New York,
former major general Y. S. A., to be
major general, Officers Reserve Corps.
Nomination of Miss Mary Anderson
of Illinois as director of the women's
bureau of the Department of Labor is
the first made under the law enacted
last June authorizing establishment
of the bureau as division of the De-
June the head Of the women's bureau
was appointed by the Secretary Of
Labor. but the bill authorizing its es.
tablishment transferred the nominate
ing power for its director to the
President. Miss Anderson is the first
director, therefore. to be appointed
by the President.
Miss Anderson is held to be we'll
qualified for her position as head Of
the women's bureau. Prior to COM
ing to Washington she worked in Q
shoe factory in Chicago. her home,
for eighteen years and gained much
practical knowledge of the needs Of
omen in industry in that work.
When the United States entered the
war she came to work in the ord
nance department OF the War De.
partment and was on the committee
of women in industry, cooperating
with the Council of National Defense.
She was appointed assistant director
of the women's bureau in July, 1919.
and decame director in August Of
that year on the resignation Of Miss
Mary Van kleeck.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-12-20
PERFECT PLANS TO AID
$4,000 HUNGRY WAITS
More Than $40. 600 Already Sub
scribed in d. C. in the seHoov-
er Campaign"

The time gained by the postponement
for one week OF the opening of WASH
ington's campaign to save the lives of
more than 100000 starving children
Of eastern and central Europe is to be
devoted to perfecing the organization
of the machinery which will canvass
the National Capital and handle the un-
solicited subscriptions. The drive will
start next Monday.
Representatives of the eight affiliated
welfare bodies are daily at headouar-
ters at 18th and F streets. The princi-
pal meeting for team captains and
workers, who. by the way, are still
urgently needed. and requested to en-
roll, Is set for Thursday at headouAr.
. srs, room 22s. Homer building.
4 meeting of the executive commit
tee in charge of this drive, styled
she Hoover campaign" is ito be held
At the Burlington at 1880 pm. to-
morrow, while final plans of the,
working organization will be discuss
ed by A. c. Moses. general Chairman.
at the same place Wednesday. Tho
card system will be used by the work
ers.
c. H Pope. Munsey Trust COMPANY
has consented to head the bankers
team. Ray Semmes will lead the mo-
tor division Of automobile manufac-
turers and supply men. The Rotary
Club has appointed q committee to
raise money. Roland Robbins is en-
listing the cooperation Of tho afnuse-
ment house managers.
More than $4,000 has already been
subscribed. The largest check re-
ceived today was from Louis Titus for
81 Gee. All donations Of $1eo and over
will be announced in the press and OF
signs in headquarters windows.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-12-20
COAL ASSOCIATION
RECORDS seized
Papers to Be Produced at
Hearing of Senate Com
. mittee Tomorrow.

Records and correspondence of the
National Coal Association. secured dur
ing an examination Of its offices in
Washington Saturday and Sunday by
Senate agents, will be produced tomor-
row at u bearing before the Sena,e
committee on reconstruction, Senator
Calder. republican, New York. its chair.
man. announced today. j. d. A. Nor
row, vice president of the association,
who conferred with Chairman Calder
today. will be called as q witness. The
committee took the unusual step of or.
dering search made Of the assecia-
ton records after presenting . partial
report to the Senate last week declaY.
ing that profiteering and disorganiza-
ton of the distribution system had
marked the conduct Of the coal indus.
Try during the present year. and
Recommending the enactment Of leEis-
latton for federal control
Representatives Of the committee
went TO the association offices Satur-
day, Senator Calder stated today.
land produced for Mr.. Morrow the
subpoena authorizing an examination
fore the committee Of such of them as
seemed desirable. Mr.. Morrow was
informed that the law under which
they were acting would be shown to
him. and that the records. IL neces-
sary. would be put under lock and
Key to await the committees action.
He said that o,such step Was nec.
esaary, and. on the contrary, offered
every facility for Tia Axaainatio0
and copying sQf such matter - tho
committee representative desired A
small number of letters and other
matter from the association files were
sremoved with the underataadfne thai
sfheH would be returned"
16nAtor Calder was asked II anY e
the records found touched upon coaa
prices.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-12-20
HRPLANES HUNT
MISSING BALLOON
------
Securing Adirondacks to lo-
cate Three Naval
Aer0nauts.
ri the Associated Press.

ALBANY, n. Y. December 20
Search for the three naval aerohauts
VINO left the Rockaway naval station
last Monday afternoon. IN a free bal
loon. was to be continued today with
int, deIa. lure ior tiienS falis LON mere
of the two Army airpianes which left
Mineola for the Adirondack region on
Saturday morning.
Both airplanes were ready TO mop
off here after repairs had been made
to the machines which crashed IN
making a landing on a muddy neio'
forcing the searching party TO re-
main over Sunday.
From Albany the searcherS Will ny
to- Glens Falls, which will be used as
a base of operations during the search
Of the Adirondack regions Inc hrst
flight from Glens Falls will take the
balloon is reported to have last peen
signteu From wells the MYERS VIII
so. directly north TO the Canadfah
border.
On their return they will take a
different route until every mile OF the
Adirondack region has been searched
After each flight the airplanes will
return to Glens Falls for supplies
80 Secretary Daaiels In Canada.
Renewed efforts to find the miss
ing naval balloon which left Rock
wny, Long Island. last <eek- are be-
in& made by the Navy department IN
cooperation with New York state and
Caoadian authorities. Secretary Dam
iels said today he had by no means
given up hope that the balloon would
be.-found. but he added that there
was little possibility that the big bag
could have remained in the air seven
days
Although satisfied that in view Of
weather conditions obtaining during
ihS early days Of the fight it was not
likely that the balloon had been carneo
out to sea naval officers were al loss
to .understand why, II a landing had
been made. the three men in the gas
bar had not managed to communicate
with the department.
kilograms reporting that the bal
loon had been sighted At points In
tho Catskill mountains late last week
were received today at the depart
<rnent, but officials said they placed Lit.
tia credence In this information and
were directing the search on the as
sumption that the balloon had passed
into Canada
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-12-20
ASSAULT ON U. S. OFFICER
CHARGED IN INDICTMENT
Trio Accused of Attacking Deputy
Marshal-Other Cases Are Re
ported by Grand Jury.

Lucy Wood Eleanor Wood and
Raymond Davis, all colored. were in
dicted today by the grand jury on a
charge of assaulting a deputy United
States marshal in the performance of
his duties.
Deputy Marshal Eskridge sought
to take sewing machine from the
home of Mrs. Wood, when she. her
daughter and Davis are alleged to
have attacked the deputy, hitting him
with an earthen pitcher.
The grand jurors ignored charges OF
white. slavery against H. Clarence
jackson, Fred De Graxia. William
Tapp and Dennis r. Beatley. They
also ignored charge of larceny
against Frank Leonard, and Of as
sault against Claude Booze and Rob-
ert Levy.
A total of twenty-four indictments
were reported to Justice Gould. Those
charged and the onfenses alleged
against them are:
Earl Proctor, Maude Jones. Joseph
Yergan, Arthur Dawson. BeFnice Cou-
sart and Robert Thomas, assault with
dangerous weapon; John Stewart and
Leo DIR. HOUSEKEEPING: Marcelle
DeFlo. grand larceny; George w.
Cleveland. Thomas A. Fauntroy and
William o. Hill, HOUSEKEEPING and
Perkins. Joy riding: Eppa R. Routt. re-
ceiving stolen property: James L.
Brent, endorsement; John Allen, Earl
i. Ennis, John w. Hickey, Joseph
Douglas Hood and Joseph A. Clark.
non-support; John Curtin, Nary John
son, Aaron ]. Lewis and Edwin YER
gan, robbery.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-12-20
GOVERNMENT COMPLETES
ARNSTEIN CASE EVIDENCE
Presents Papers Claiming to Have
Defendants Handwriting-Aany
Witnesses Heard.

The government rested its case this
morning shortly before noon recess
in the trial of Jules w. CNicky)
A sa1,stsa Norman Nor s. Bowlss: David
eharsed with e"nspirine to bring
stolen securities into the District OF
Columbia for hypothecation.
After adjournment last Thursday
Assistant District Attorney James b
Archer. handling tho case for the
Gould for time to straighten out his
documentary evidence. and this morn
ing certain papers and signatures
were introduced for Identification.
Capt. Harvey Given. formerly con-
nected with the district attorneys Of
pert. was put on the stand by the gov
eminent to ascertain whether or not
certain signatures on various papers
were made by the same hand
Mr.. Archer himself took the stand
early in the morning to testify in
nnection with certain register cards
alleged 20 have been signed At the
by Arnstein. under the name of J. w,
Arnold. the original OF which cards il
claimed by the defense to have been
misiaid. Several men from the De-
partment Of Justice. Including George
Stork. chief expert bank accountant OF
the department.. testified also on this
same subject.
It is expected that the counsel for
the defense will ask the court this
quit the defendants on the theory
that the government has failed to
make out its case should this mo-
ton be overruled the defense will pro-
coed to outline its case to the jury and
then put on its testimony.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-12-20
NUGENT IS APPOINTED.
TO TRADE COMMISSION

The Senate today confirmed the
nomination of Senator Nugent Of
Idaho to be a member Of the Federal
Trade Commission. His nomination
was sent to the Senate today by the
President.
The Senate acted on q motion made
by Senator Borah, Senator NuEent's
colleague. Senator Nugent. who in q
democrat, was defeated for re- reelection
in November, and will be succeeded by
a republican. former Gov. Goodtng.
Senatorial courtesies brought about
the immediate confirmation Of the
nomination Of Senator Nugent. The
action was taken In open executive
session. Unless some other senators
are nominated. II does not appear
probable that any further nomiaa.
tons sent In by President Wilson will
be confirmed 1t the shoIt sooo100s
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-12-20
ASK HOOVER IF
RELIEF WILL AID IRISH

Opposition to the United States en-
tering any league or association OF
nations until the leading nations Of
the world demonstrate their democ-
racy by granting. freedom to those
nations whose people have demanded
1t was expressed in q resolution
adopted by the Padrafc n. Pearse
branch OF the Friends Of Irish Free
dom at Typographical Temple last
night.
Embodied in the resolution was q
clause approving any honorable means
which may b adopted BY this coun-
try having in view the establishment
and maintenance OF world peace-an
end greatly to be desired"-but the
organization looks with alarm upon
the propaganda now being carried on
for the defeated league ef nations"
Puinting out the response Of the or
ganixation to the appeal Of the re-
publican party for the protection Of
the Constitution and the idea of
America First" the resolution calls
upon Congress to express it's OPPOSE
ton to any league. alliance or ASSOC
citation with any nation which is now
or shall hereafter be engaged In op-
pressing with An army Of ocerpation
a people who seek liberty and the
right Of eelf-determfnation"
A motion was passed directing the
secretary to ask Herbert Hoover il
Ireland VIII benefit from the food SUD-
plies which are now being asked for
the suffering peoples Of Europe.
The branch adjourned until Janu-
ary 2.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-12-20
0'C0NN0R MAKES PLEA
FOR IRISH REPUBLIC
Louisiana Representative Addresses
Meeting Of sympathizers at
Gonzaga Hall

Declaring that NO 100 per cent
American could honestly oppose the
freedom Of Ireland. REPRESENTATIVE
james OCoanor Of LIouisisas ad-
dressed more than $500 members of
the American Association for the,
Recognition OF the Irish Republic at
GonsaEa Hall last night.
Mr. O'Connor precluded his speech
BY congratulatihg Capt James A.
Purcell on hfs announcement Of the
formation of the American Veterans
Association for the Recognition of
the Irish Republic, an organization
recently formed throughout the coun-
try to aid the Irish cause In America.
and predicted that its membership
rolls would grow overnight
In order to elaborate on the work
being done by the parent organiza-
ton. plans were discussed for the
installation in Washington Of several
branch councils Of the association,
and dnal arrangements will be voted
on at next Sundays closed meeting.
The total membership OF the associa-
ton. according to figures given out
last night. Is 1.135.
Rosa F.. Downing announced that
the parade OF marchers around the
White House would be held at Z
o'clock tonight instead OF the usual
hour, 8:15 O'Clock.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-12-20
Goldfish Caught
In River May Be
Ex-Pdrk Exhibits


cemoer ZS-Many tons OF gold
Ash have been caught in the
a.h,nx .r,y,a. NJ tho Portage
RIVER mere ~ AocaA nAaen
during the past few weeks.
Wber~ thea Al ~o,,. from. 4. n
..
"t"""S"
been seen In this section before,
but newer In svch large uua~.
"sie~' AeeoS - so va
fishermen the Arst scattering Of
the fab WAS fouud In 1919. after
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-12-20
NEEDS ALLIES SUPPORT.
MI Nof9enthau Discusses amer
fca's E6crt TO Help Armenia.


ATLANTIC CITY, N J., December
se.-The success Of Americas effort to
hefp Armenia depends upon the neral
and diplomatic support that the Euro
pean allies will accord, according to
Henry Mofgenthau. forA8erly Ambassa-
dor to Turkey. whom President Wilson
has made his personal representative
to study tho Armenian situation
30 deeply il the question Of saving
the, Armenian people from practical ex-
tfnctfon interviewer with the general
European policies to BE- adopted" Mr..
Morgeuthan said In . statement here
tonight. that the best efforts Of
America can only. rest for its results
on Great BritaiH ETanca. 1tAfy and
Greece in tAo attitude to Be taken BY
than tsWard tho present rulera Of the
RatGtAn poaola and Of the subsequently,
dominant IorcAs Of Turkish national
lists This. believe. II exactly what
President Wilsoa meant when he stated
that his acceptance Of tha task Of medi-
alton hs<U1an the ArmaniAns ana
their .ene0tns roeted UPON The moral
which reDressnt the viceoes In Europe
today" - -. sss-ssg s.l4sa -.
-For successes to fefiev .Aus11dlI
great e6ert II asva the ArmAn11n -
must depend In the final anAlyz18 npoo
the success Of the allied n4tion8 IN dis.
covering some practical means ct deal
ing not only With tina Turkish people
and Of such faetions Of that nation 20
are rep1eaented BY Nustaph2 Kemal,
but With the s0vtets - well"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-12-20
PLAN 70 MEET MENACE
TO IDEALS OF AMERICA
%. 3. Chamber Of Commerce Asks
Organised Action Of Its
Branches.

The Chamber Of Commerce Of the
United States has sent requests to
each OF it's local organisations asking
appropriate name, Of 4 local COM
mittee on American ideals.
survey completed recently by the
committee ON American ideals created
at the latest annual meeting Of the
chamber has reyealsd conditions
ting an educational program upon
fundamental American principles, tho
chamber announced today.
II tS clear TO the committee that
unrest In this country Is stimulated
py propaganda and organized meve-
.Srm OF government. he effects Of
THIS Propaganda have been deeper and
more widespread than come within
me knowledge ana credence Of the
Sverage American eitisen," the cham
pere announcement said.
u.n. 'neogh ct this time the move
Mdns aoee not appear TO have gained
e0mctsnt Number Of converts 10
constitute . serious menace. the com :
mittee believes there ~ no justifica
ton Tor the hope that the montai at.
titude OF portion of our Population
wlu return % normal without a well
Organized educational EFFORT which
shall make clear the dependence OF
our national welfare upon sound
economics and the preservation OF our
American Institutions.
The tnnueuce and Importance Of
such IN effort will depend iarxeiy
upon the source from which IL am,
anates. The Chamber Of Commern1
Of the United States Of America thnre.
fore. 10 undertaking 70 AK the cham.
bers OF commerce e create their oWu
committees. where such do not I'll.
ready exist. to cooperate with the
committee OF the United States cham.
Der in an educational movement OF
the character mentione6--each com.
mittee to recsive from the chamber,
committee information and sugges.
tons designed to aid the local com.
mittce in its endeavora"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-12-20
SUIT TO DUST POST OFFICE
Southern Realty Company Says
Space Was illegally Rented.

Suit to restrain Merritt o. Chance.
postmaster of Washington, from
using and occupying space in the
Southern building. At 18th and II
streets northwest, formerly occupied
by the Munsey Trust Company. was
instituted today in the District So.
preme Court by the Southern Realty
Corporation. owner OF the property.
Joined as defendant with Mr.. Chance
Is the Munsey Trust Company, which
it is claimed illegally rented the space
to the postmaster.
The owner Of the building also
brought suit at law against the trust
company and Postmaster Chance to
recover $500 damages Tor alleged
illegal use and occupation Of the
space.
The Southern Realty Corporation
claims that it Is entitled to possession
of the former banking room of the
trust company because OF alleged vio-
lation OF the terms OF the lease and
because OF alleged removal Of the
banking and other fixtures, which are
said to have been in the place when
IT was rented to the company. The
court is asked to compel the sufren.
der Of the lease and possession Of the
space.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-12-20
RENEW ISLAND INQUIRY.
Fadinss Soon ON Dispute Between
= Finland and Sweden.

comnlisston which has been invevtieat,
ing the dispute between Finland and
Sweden over ownership Of the AAland
Islands. in the Baltic. has returned
from its visits to Sweden and Finland.
and will resume IT'S hearings In Paris
this week. Hjalmar Branting. former
Swedish premier: Baron PalMstterma.
Swedish minister at London; Count
Ehrensvard, Swedish minister at Paris.
and c. J. A. E;nckell. Finish minister at
Paris. win be heard Monday.
AbrAm l. Klkus. the American menu
Der OF the commission. said the com
mfesion had gone into the dispute ex-
both in Finland and Sweden.
and that 1t hoped soon to announce its
findings. Nothing has developed SO
faf to foreshadow in any way what
Judgment the commission IL likely to
render.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-12-20
ALIEN
BAN FINDS STRONG
SUPPORT IN SENATE
Continued from First Page:l

ton were shut Off suddenly the rail-
roads and farms In Texas. which DE-
pend upon labor from across the
Mexican border. would be in danger
South Atlantic states. which depend
upon labor from Cuba and other West
Indian islands for their tobaccos and
trucking crops. and the states OF the
northwest. which rely upon Canada
labor to help them harvest the grain
crops. also would he hard hit, he said.
PsM Of Senators.
The poll Of the Senate on the imni-
grafton question showed the follow
ing results:
Yes-Beckham Ky). capper {Kan-)
Chamberlain (Ore.), Curtis (kan.)
Gronna IN. Do. Hale !Me:e. Harris
Henderson tNev.l. Hitchcock tNeb.}'
johnson (CaL), Jones (Wash.), Ken
Wtah), Lenroot (wis.). Mccumber
IN. d.. Mcclellan tTenn.). McNsry
(Ore), Myers (Monto, Norris tNeb. =
smfn y g; &c T5cm hs0i tco Town:
worth IN. " and Watson Gnd.).
Ne-Brandegse Comm, Dial Is. g.
Dillingham; (vt),s Edge IN. -.
France (Md). Gore lokla-). Moses
IN. HI, rage VII Ftte tS,|,
Noncommittal-Borah. Idaho; Ball,
Delaware: Colt, Rhode Island: Cuiber-
son, Texas; Elkins. West Virginia
Fernald. Maine; Fletcher. Florida;
Frelinghuysen. New Jersey; Gerry.
Rhode Island: Keyes. New Hampshire:
Kirby, Arkansas; Knox, Pennsylvania;
La Toilette, Wisconsin; Mclean. Com
necticut; Nelson, Minnesota; New, In
diana; Nugent, Idaho; Phipps. Colo
radO: Pomerene, Ohio; Ransdeli. Louis
lana; sheppard. Texas: Simmons. North
Carolina: Smith. Arizona; Smith
Georgia: Smith,. Maryland: Smoot.
lucky; sutherland. West Virginia:
Swanson, Virginia; Walsh. Massachu-
sets; walsh. Montana; Wolcott. Della
ware.
Away-Ashurst. Arizona: Calder.
New York: Cummins, Iowa; Fall.
New Mexico: Gay. louisiana; Glass.
virginia; Harding. Ohio; johnson,
South Dakota; Jones, New Mexico;
Kellogg, Minnesota; Lodge. Massa-
chusetts: McCQrmick. IL nois; New
berry. Michigan; Owen, Oklahoma ;
Penrose. Pennsylvania; Phelan. Cali
fornia: Reed, Montana; sherman.
Illinois; Shielda, Tennessee; Under
wood. Alabama; Williams. Missis-
Yes-s0; II republicans. Is demo-
No-1e; . republicans. democrats.
Noncommittal-3S; 16 republicans, II
Away-sl; 10 republicans, II demo-
Gratis.
Total-96.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-12-20
Watcher Arrested
Beside Corpse Of
Victim; Confesses

ADMISSION, Ala. Deeeabef -.
&C. A. McCulleru, arrested ut
midnight Saturday ut McFan.
i've mlRes from this city,
where he was sittiAg up with
the corpse Of John w. Lou
aermilk. wAe WIS mysteFssualy
killed In \ His rooms Friday
night, confessed t. having killed
the man, according to the
sheriff Of Calhoun county, who
made the arrest.
According to 1he ssatement
made ~ the sheriff b ceanec-
item with the c0nfessloA, Nc.
CALLERS was said to have stated
dat he was in LOuaernlIk's
room when he Yeturned home
and HID behind a heA, and that
later when he tried to leAve
LouaerAiIk heard Hin and In
the encounter following he
struck him with . katie.