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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-10-24
ARMY FLYER is KILLED
AS PARACHUTE FAILS

ABERDEEN. Md. October % (Spe-
ciaD.-After spectacular leap with
parachute from the wing of an air
plane here today. Private Earle r.
Moon was killed when the apparatus
failed to function properly. He fell
into Stetutia Narrows. a part Of the
Susquehanna river. His body has not
been recovered.
Moon was an experienced para
chute man and had made many
leaps from airplanes. He was
giving an exhibition before the
Army Ordnance Association. which
was holding convention st
the proving ground. When he jumped
from the plane the smaller parachute
almost Immediately opened. II is sup
posed to pull out the large parachute
but the latter did not open.
In the airplane were Capt. Carolin
and Lieut.. Hall Of the proving ground.
Moon was a native OF Indiana. He
was thirty-seven years old and had
been stationed here three months. The
show staged for the association in
cluded tug OF war between German
and American tanks and dropping
5O0-pound bombs from airplanes 5000
feet in the air.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-10-24
UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA
TO OBSERVE Centennial
Birthday Gift of Three Million
Dollars Will Be Made BY
Alumni and Friends,

CHARLOTTESVILLE Va. October
23-The University of Virginia,
founded by Thomas Jefferson, spon-
sored by Madison and Monroe, and
numbering among it's alumni many of
the nations foremost teachers. doc
tors, statesmen and writer's, is pre-
pairing to celebrate it's centennial an
niversary next June.
1t was at the University of Vir-
GINA that Edgar Allan Poe formed a
background for, his weird fantasies
Here. too. DIR. Walter Reed acquired
the fundamentals of his great store
house of medical knowledge. The
list of alumni includes United States
Supreme Court Justice ]. c. Reynolds,
United States Senators John Sharp Will
liams and Oscar w. Underwood and
Thomas Nelson Page. President Will
son studied law at the university.
Among the centennial events will
be the presentation of $4,000, 900
birthday gift by alumni and former
students and friends of education. A
historical pageant. written by Mrs.
Francis j. o. Gather of F'airhope,
Ala, will be presented by the student
body. The university will witness the
unwilling Of several new war me-
MORALS.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-10-24
DEMOCRATIC CHIEFS
HERE SEE VICTORY
Those in Touch With Cam
paign Assert Cox Tide Will
Become Flood.

Approaching the last week of the
in the democratic parry who are now
in Washington are more than ever
convinced that their standard bearer
will come through with flying colors.
They are more emphatic than at any
time during the campaign in their
claims of victory.
The tide is running our way now
and 1T is running sure and strong"
is the way one leader sanguinely ex-
pressed himself at the White House
To-Day. we are coming up from be-
hind. Democratic victory is in the
ar throughout the country, and what
appears to be Cox tide now is GO
ing TO be flood on election day"
Explain Their Confidence.
These leaders admit that they did
not feel SO hopeful of the outcome
four or five weeks ago, but since then
the entire campaign has been under
gong change, and they say it is
only a question now of time. They
say that many republican leaders
those who are seasoned in campaign
ing-realize the drift and admit that
their candidate is losing ground ey-
cry tWenty-four hours.
senator Harding, say these demo-
cratic leaders, reached the high
water mark of his campaign three
weeks ago, when. during his address
in Des Moines. Iowa. he indicated
very strongly that he favored scrap
ping" the league of nations. Since
then, they say. he has continued to
slide. and at no time has managed
to check the descent or to gain any
of the ground he had lost
They admit that their campaign
was late in getting properly organ
lied and experienced number of
serious delays and some bIunders, in
getting down to real business.
Late i'm "Swinging."
They realize that what they term
the Swing to Cox" has been rather
late in swinging" and that the day
of election is practically at hand, but
they nevertheless are satisfied that
their candidate will pick up enough
ground in the meantime to win.
These leaders are basing their op-
timistic predictions on their own OBJ
servations and upon reports from
leaders sin the field" which are being
received daily in Washington. The
most recent messages evidently have
been of the most cheering and as
surfing nature, from all accounts
Among these late messages are some
from Secretary Baker. Senator Hitch
cock, Tom Taggart, Homer Cummings,
Thomas Patten, postmaster of New
York; Senator Pittman and Repre-
sentative Doremus.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-10-24
DIvERTS COAL CARS.

The Interstate Commerce Commits
sion discontinued yesterday preferen-
tial allotment of coal cars for fuel
Transportation to the Great Lakes
district in three sections of the coun-
frJ. Allotments are to be omitted at
IN mes upon the Louisville and Nash
yiile railroad. in the Irwin gas-coal
district of Pennsylvania and in the
northern Ohio district. the middle
diStricts Of Ohio and also the Butler
Mercer districts in Pennsylvania.
In addition, the commission an
nonlnced coal car allotments may be
omitted against wagon mines and
mines producing stripper coal until
further notice.
Coal at lake ports for transship-
ment to the northwest has been de-
livered in sufficient quantities. Of
ficials said. to permit a reduction of
this movement and a greater supply
will be available in the districts at
5fected by the order and also for pub
lie utilities.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-10-24
CAPITAL TRACTION
NOT TO ASK HIGHER
STREET CAR FARE
Continued from First Page.)

earnings in excess of per cent
Congress, however, did not reach the
hin proposed by the Commissioners,
and it is extremely doubtful whether
the legislators will have time to en-
act it in the short session beginning
in December.
In addition to this shortage Of reve-
nue.. the prices of coal and materials
used in track work have advanced,
thereby increasing operating ex-
penses.
Six Tokens for 50 Cents.
If the Washington Railway and
Electric decides next month that it
must ask the commission for more
revenue, it is possible that a rate of
six tokens for SO cents win be sug-
rested. Such q rate would make one
ride Ia cents. The present rate Of
four tokens for 80 cents makes one ride
for IN cents.
Records of the utilities commission
show that while the Capital Traction
Company reported a reduction of IS
per cent in pay passengers last month
compared with September, 1919, the
increased fare resulted in an increase
Of 1S per cent in revenue last month
over the previous September. This
indicates that the increase in fare
has practically Offset the reduction
in trafiic during the past summer,
due to the dropping Of hundreds Of
government employees
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-10-24
MARSH ESTIMATES
100000 ExPENSE
Democratic Treasurer Sure
Campaign Will Be Well
Within Figure.

NEW YORK, October 20 (by the As
ISOLATED Press).-Wilbur w. Marsh.
treasurer of the democratic ma
tional committee, in a statement
made public tonight at committee
headquarters here, said the party's en-
tire campaign expense will be well
within $1,000,000."
the statement said. I'VE have Dor
rowed $4,000, showing total receipts
of $S239S4.87. All our present com
mitmants for the remainder of the
campaign, and all contemplated COM
mitmants will keep our entire cam
paign expense well within $1,000 GOO
AS compared with the republican
national committees receipts and eX-
penditures, ours looks pitiably small.
and, indeed. they are. We have been
unable even to meet the demands for
literature from most sincere people,
who are DESTROYS of knowing all about
the league of nations. We have had
to decline requests for literature of
an exhaustive character from thou
sands of clergymen. women's clubs,
first voters organizations and others
of this sincere type of citizenship
that are supporting US on the domi-
nent issue. At all points we have
been forced to curtail and to deny.
And yet, in the face of these dis
CouTdS eIleHlS. the campaign mas ue-
veloped into veritable crusade.
Il shall not crticise the republican
national committee for being rich be-
You'd the dreams of political COM
mittees in American history, nor shall
1 criticise the big interests, which
have furnished millions to dissent
nate such lies, for instance, as the
one about Gov. Cox's attitude toward
the travelling men. l will simply
state what will soon be a proved
fact that the country is to be saved
from the disaster of the election of
Senator Harding at the hands of
profiteers. pro-Germans. little Amer
leans and blinded partisans."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-10-24
CHILDHOOD
IDEALS IN PAGEANT
AT CENTRAL HIGH
"Tom Thumb" Wedding Fea-
lures Elaborate Affair
Witnessed by 1000.

Talent of Washington school chill
dren was demonstrated by more than
zoo of them in a pageant staged last
night in the auditorium of Central
High School before approximately
1000 persons, including District gov
eminent and public school officials.
The pageant, which was given under
the direction of Miss Ina C. Emery
typified all that is ideal in childhood
The entire affair, which lasted for
more than three hours, was one of
artistic beauty.
Probably never before in the his
tory of Washington has such an array
of youthful school talent been col
lectlvely drawn together for enter
talnment purposes.
Supt. BallOu Introduced.
The youths who participated in the
big pageant exemplified dignity, in
teiiigence, genius and patriotism
Ihat was one of the objects of the
event. The other was to introduce
to the parents of the school children
DR.. Frank w. Ballou. superintendent
of schools.
The settings were artistic and
beautiful. The costumes worn by
the children also were works of art
Undoubtedly the most amusing of
the entire event was the tom
Thumb wedding, in which two
diminutive couples were sent bliss
fully on pseudo sea of matrimony
This event was greeted heartily by
the large audience THE minister
for the occasion. who was Frederick
Wohlfarth. closed the wedding cere-
mony for each couple with the words
DO you take this woman for your
playmate?' Amusing incidents were
noted throughout the ceremony. The
first came when one OF the bride
grooms dropped the gold wedding
band. Another. when Cupid's dart
failed to leave his miniature bow
The brides in this affair were Dor
othy Newkirk and Jean Kincheloe
The bridegrooms were Jack Burns
and Ralph Mckee
Closes With Tableau.
A musical program rendered by
youthful artists was another feature
of the pageant. A symphony orches-
presented a series of classical num-
bers. Preceding this. twelve-year-old
Madeleine L.. Won Unschuld gave CLASH
cal numbers on the piano. They were
the Tenth rhapsody" by Liszt, and
Music Box" by Leadow
Inc pageant CloStu Win an elaO-
crate tableau, designed to tell the
story of the flag. In the cast were CO.
lumbus, the Indians, Martha and
George Washington. Betsy Ross, SOL
diers and buglers.
DR.. Abram Simon. president of the
board of education, made a brief ad-
dress The children, said DR.. Simon
| ARE little chunks of beauty anG
sweetness"
The board president then introduced
District Commissioner Hendrick, who
expressed his admiration of the schoo
children. The Commissioner also ad.
vised the parents of the children te
assist them in their school studies.
Superintendent Ballou, who was
formally introduced to the parents Of
the Washington school children, tolc
them that he felt a great sense OF
responsibility of the educational wei.
fare of the children of the District
At the close of the pageant a rising
vote of thanks was given Miss Emery
its originator, for the success of the
affair.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-10-24
SCIENTISTS GO oLoNDoN
Drs. r. NJ. Yerkes and Leonard G.
Gunnell OF for Conference.

DIR. Robert NJ. Yerkes. chairman Of
the research information service of the
ational Research Council. and DR..
Leonard C. Gunnell of the Smithsonian
Institution, in charge Of the regional
bureau of the United States of the In
irrational Catalogue of Scientific Lit
nature, have gone to London to rep
resent these organizations at a confer
ence upon the future OF the International
Catalogue of Scientific Literature, which
was held some weeks ago. DR.. L. E.
Dickson, professor of mathematics, in
the University of Chicago, and DR..
Luther P. Eisenhart, professor Of
mathematics in Princeton University.
who have been attending the organiza-
ton meetings Of the International
.lathematicaI Union at strassourg. ana
DR.. s. ]. Franz, who has been IN Eu-
London conference.
DR.. Dickson will represent the Ma
tional Academy Of Science, and Drs
Eisenhart and Franz will represent the
National Research Council
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-10-24
FEDERATION TO ELECT.
Citizen Representatives to Meet on
Evening of November g.

The second term of William B. West
lake as president of the Federation of
Citizens Associations will end at the
next meeting in the board room of the
District building on the night of No
yember s.
Jesse c. Suter. vice president of the
federation and president of the Tako-
ma. Park Association, is being men,
toned as a possible candidate for
head Of the central body. if Mt. West
lake is not selected for another term
1t has been the custom since the for
presidents every two years. Mr.. West
lake has headed the organization
through two of the most active years
in it's history. The election of officers
probably will take up much of the
time of the next meeting.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-10-24
SCOUT RESERVATION
OFFICIALLY OPENED
Impressive Ceremonies at
Burnt Mills Attended by
Boys and Their Friends.

| The Woodrow Wilson Boy Scout
reservation was officially dedicated at
| 3 o'clock yesterday afternoon in Burnt
Mills. Md, when the donor of the land.
Robert S. Bookings, turned oyer the
deed for the tract to Huston
Thompson, president of the Boy
Scouts of the District, who accepted
lit in the name of the organization.
The ceremony was impressive. The
highest knoll on the reservation,
was thronged with Boy Scouts and
their friends who had gathered to
witness the acceptance of their future
playground and to offer their appreci-
alton to the one whose generosity had
made possible the realization of their
dreams for a camping place of their
own.
Boys Recite In Unison.
The dedication ceremonies were
lopened with raising the colors, after
which the entire body of scouts re-
| cited in unison the allegiance to the
flag. the scout oath and the scout
laws. Following this, Robert Brook
fings presented the deed for the reser-
fvation to Huston Thompson, who
praised Mr.. Bookings for his kind
ness and keen interest in the hoyhood
of the nation.
Mr.. Bookings described his interest
in the Boy Scouts and said he had
always cner1SneQ the WOOueO nils ana
streams around Burnt Mills as the
most picturesque spot near the Dis
trict. and how his one desire was to
perpetuate the joys he had there
for the youth of washington.
stephen Mather Speaks.
Stephen Mather, director of national
parks, told stories of outdoor western
life and cited a scheme of Mr..
iThompson's to have many of the
Washington scouts make a visit to
the great national reservations some
time in the future. The exercises
lwere closed by the presentation of
shields. medals and insignia by Isaac
Cans to the winners Of the contests
held at Camp Roosevelt last summer.
The gift of Mr.. Bookings to the
| $500 Boy Scouts of the District is
forty-one- acre tract of land situated
at Burnt Mills. Md, FIVE miles north
Of Silver Spring, and extending along
mile. There is a splendid swimming
hole and an open stretch for athletic
will be donated. Outdoor freplaces
will be constructed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-10-24
annual DC. SCHOOL
CENSUS ISPLANNED
Supt. BalIou Working on n
novationHWiII Model 1t
on Cincinnati System.

An annual census of the school
population Of Washington will be
one of the novel and distinctive fea-
lures to be Instituted in the school
system by Supt- Frank W. Ballou.
The superintendent is giving serious
consideration to such a plan, and has
minated that soon he will request
officials Of the police department to
cooperate with him in the proposed
movement.
The plan Of DR.. Ballou is to have
members of the police department.
while taking their annual census OF
the District, gather additional infor-
nation pertaining to children, which.
1t Is believed. will be of Invaluable
use to the school system. Although
no definite policy has been deter
mined as to what data school officials
will ask the police to obtain, it is,
likely that the system of gathering
such information in the Cincinnati
schools will be followed closely.
dren between the ages OF six and
twenty-one is taken annually, to-
gether with important school, occu-
pational and social data. This infor-
nation is filed in book form accord
ing to precincts. and is readily ac-
ScoSlOlt iOT ISStdTCTl WoEk. a caro-
file also is kept by school officials of
the enrolment OF every school in the
city. public, private and parochial.
with important data concerning
school grades and social conditions of
children, constituting the most in
teresting possibilities for statistical
study.
This material, in the opinion of
school authorities, can be used as a
legal registration Gin the absence of
other record) Of age and birth date
OF children applying for employment
certificates.
Purposes as Outlined.
Its other purposes as outlined are:
To gather evidence of Illegal en-
ployment when children Of school age
are employed; in tracing children of
employment certificate age who are
working without permission: in dis
covering employers who are employ
ing children Illegally: in discovering
children of school age who are
neither enrolled in school nor employ
ed: in discovering nonresident chill
dren enrolled in the schools without
paying tuition; in discovering mental
1y and physically Handicapped chill
dren of school age who are not en-
rolled in school and securing suitable
provision for them. and as material
for social research and group or
neighborhood studies by various in
diyiduals. social agencies and organ
izations.
In addition to the above outlined
uses, school officials believe the census
data can aid materially in determin-
ing the future school population. SO
that a building program can be map
ped out to meet the increased enroll
ments from year to year. A census
Of the children. it was pointed out,
will enable school authorities to as-
certain for years ahead what the
school enrolment will be at a certain
period.
The police department will be asked
to gather the information outlined by
school officials when the police census
is taken next year. ~
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-10-24
ALLIES PLANNED
TO ACCEPT G. 0. P.
LEAGUE CHANGES
Continued from First Page:l


The French government, with deadly
earnestness, is opposed to the dispo-
sition shown by the staff of the gen.
eral secretary of the league to con-
slider themselves as supernatural,
paying no attention to instructions
given to them, even by their own
national governments. Because of
such procedure Monsieur Bourgeois
barely escaped censure last month, at
the time of the preparation of the
financial conference at Brussels, on
the ground that he had taken insult
ficient account of the French stand
point and too much of the league
standpoint.
TO put it briefly, France intends
to participate in the league only in
so far as it does not clash with the
requirements of national policy and
what she regards as the worlds best
in terests. The distinguished Elihu
Root is too keen an observer not to
nave reported the situation accu-
rately to America.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-10-24
Princeton '.Profs -
Index Students BY
MeHPhotographs

PHILADELPHIA. October -
More than 200 students in
Princeton University. mostly
juniors who have enrolled tn
the economics course, will have
their photographs taken TO be
used In a card index by profess
sOrs in the department of
economies.
To help identify the students.
each Instructor will bring to
the recitation rooms small
box bearing cards, on ench of
which will be the name. sent
number and photograph of a
student.
Prof. Frank 4. Fetter. head
of the department of economies.
said the teacher has been
handicapped by not knowing
each pupil by name wherever
he meets him, and that the
proposed scheme should enable
an Instructor to get acquainted
with all in his class within
few days.
This plan WAS used here with
marked success In the student
Army training courses during
the world war.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-10-24
WILL DEDICATE CHIMES.
Gift Is Ready for Today's Service
at All Souls Church.

Memorial chimes erected to the
memory Of the late Rear Admiral
Banjamin P. Lamherton and his wife,
Elizabeth Stedman Lamberton, are to
be dedicated at the IL o'clock service
this morning at All Souls Memorial
Church. Connecticut and Cathedral
avenues.
The chimes. which were a gift Of
their daughter, Mary X. Lamberton,
were installed at . cost of about
$500, which was met by people of
the community and others who gave
as memorials.
Miss Frances c. Harrison, the or
%anist, will play the chimes before
the service. a.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-10-24
BOY INJURED BY AUTO.
Woman Is Knocked Down and Hurt
by Bicycle.

Bella S. T. Marshall. forty-five
years old, 907 NJ street. was knocked
down by bicycle ridden by Ernest
NARROW. s27 French street, at 18th
and F. streets about 5:45 o'clock yes
terday afternoon. She was treated
at Emergency Hospital for a lacera-
ton of her scalp.
Stanley Newman. eight years old,
309 18th street southwest. was
knocked down at Columbia road and
Mozart place yesterday afternoon by
an automobile driven by Mrs. Ida H
Dean, 2400 10th street, and Injured
about his head. He was given first
aid at Emergency Hospital.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-10-24
WILL GET VOTE RETURNS.
Republican League to Have Special
Service Election Night.

Election returns will be received and
read to a gathering of republicans the
night of November at the headquar-
ters of the Harding and Coolidge Re-
publican League, No. /, 400 Pennsyl-
vania avenue. Arrangements have
been made for two leased press service
wires on election night.
Several speakers were sent by the
league into Maryland yesterday to as
sist in the vigorous Campaign being
condpcted in that state.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-10-24
BEAR TO BE EMBLEM.
"Teddy" to Pose for Belleau Wood

Members of the Belleau wood me-
m4rial fund are to visit the National
biological Park today to take a
photograph of a real live bear" sit
ting atop the box which is to go
around the world in the interest Of
the fund
flinord Il Bergman. The Star 8
caftoonist. suggested tile bear as the
fUpd emblem. and the committee
members want a real Teddy bear"
tot pose for them. Small replicas of
the result will be converted into me-
mortal paper weights and sold for
the benefit of the French orphans.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-10-24
COAL CARS TO SHIFT.
Northwest Has Obtained Relief and
East Will Get Attention.

Reduction in the car supply for coal
transportation to the northwest was
ordered yesterday by the Interstate
Commerce Commission.
Coal at lake ports for trans
shipment to the northwest has been
delivered in sufficient quantities. off,
Gals said, to permit a reduction in
the car supply for this movement.
AS a result, 1t was pointed out, the
domestic coal supply in the east will
be Increased and also a greater supply
of fuel will be made available for
public utilities.