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Evening star., 1920-02-14
HECHT EMPLOYEES ELECT
ASSOCIATION OFFICERS
Constitution Changed to Make
Workers Eligible After 80 In
stead go Days Service.

Tho Hecht Employees Benefit Asso-
citation held its annual election Of Off
GERS and directors last night at the
Elks' Club ballroom.
edgar Ashcom was elected president :;
w ]. McCraw vice president, Jose
mime r. Howe secretary and }. A
Surent treasurer. Six men and six
women constitute the board OF direc-
tors. They are: Louise Baker. Bertha
Thiel. Bessie Little, Mrs NJ. Richard
son. Mrs. l.. Willamette. Nina l.. Flick
ling and George Fix, Edward Coombs,
Samuel b. Hoffman. George Quirk, Irwin
Spittell, c. B. Stokes
It was voted to change the consti-
tuition to make persons in the employ
of the company for thirty days eligible
to ioin the association instead of the
required number of sixty days. A
resolution was offered by George Quirk
to increase the sinking fund from 5000
to $500. Several members spoke in op-
position to the resolution, which was
finally amended to provide a $500 sink
ing fund. The revenue OF the associa-
ton per month was given as $3.50, which
amc int was thought sufficient to pay
all claims. The retiring president, T. L.
Periey, warned the members to report
to the secretary when they became sick
1t is expected that 95 per cent of the
employees will be members within short
time. 1t was explained that the organ
ization was governed entirely by the
employees, executives of the company
being eligible to become members but
not to receive the benefits.
Evening star., 1920-02-14
THE WEATHER.

District of Columbia-Fair and
colder tonight and tomorrow; lowest
temperature tonight about "a; moder-
ate northwest winds.
Enthusiastically fair tonight
and tomorrow: colder tomorrow; mod
crate west to northwest winds.
Maryland-Fair tonight and tomor-
row: colder tomorrow: moderate
northwest to north winds.
West Virginia-Snow tonight; cold
er in west portion; tomorrow partly
cloudy, snow in east portion.
Records for Tvventy-Four Hours.
Thermometer-Yest PM, 40;
pm, So; midnight, 81; today, a.m.'
20; 8 am, 29.
Highest temperature, A, occurred at
pm. yesterday.
Lowest temperature, 26, occurred at
Z am. today.
Temperature same date last year
Highest, 60; lowest, "A.
Barometer-Yesterd erday. pm: 2s7s;
g pm, 29s7: 12 midnight, 3O.OS; today,
4 am, 1905; am. 3O.OS.
Tide Tables.
Complied by United States coast and
geodetic survey
Today-Low tide, 1920 am. and
100 pm; high tide, 1888 am. and
Tomorrow-Low tide, 11:13 am. and
1850 p.m.: high tide. 4:S5 am. and
4:5S pm.
The Sun and Moon.
Today-Sun rose, 1908 am; sun sets,
5:43 pm.
sets, 5:44 pm.
Moon rises, sos am; sets, 1:05 pm.
Automobile lamps to be lighted one
half hour after sunset.
Weather in Various Cities.
Evening star., 1920-02-14
PLAYS FOR SMITH FUND.
Many Attend One-Act Perform
ances by Arts Club PLAYERS,

A gratifyingly large audience at
tended the second presentation of
four one-act plays by the Arts Club
Players, given last night at the little
theater OF the Post Office Department
for the benefit of the Smith College
fund. Not only were the proceeds of
the entertainment turned over to the
local Smith Club, to which has been
assigned the task of raising Wash
ington's quota, but Representative
Gillett Of Massachusetts, Speaker of the
House, before the performance made a
timely appeal on behalf of the nation
wide campaign arranged to raise the
sum of 81, ,O0O, 900 for increased living ac-
commodations for students and increas-
ed faculty salaries for the Northamp-
ton, Mass, institution.
Evening star., 1920-02-14
FUND OF $8,322 RAISED
FOR MRS. McKIMMIE
Line of Duty Club Collects So, 2,635,
Which Will Be Placed
in Bank.

Total contributions of the Mckimmie
fundof the Line of Duty Club, amount
ing to $2.635.41. were turned over to-
day to District Auditor Daniel J. Don
ovan, treasurer of the fund, for audit
ing and presentation to the widow OF
Policeman o. A. McKimmie, who was
killed on January II while pursuing
burglar.
E. ]. Hesse, property clerk for the
police department, has received So
$3.50 from individual contributors
which will give grand total of con-
tributions of SS,322.91 to the widow OF
the slain policeman.
Payment of $1,000 benefit from
the Policemen's Benefit Associatio
would raise the total to $9.32291
The money Of the Line Of Duty Club
will be audited and placed to the credit
Of Mrs. McKimmie at a local bank by
Monday at the latest, Mr. Donovan de-
clared today.
Thanks of the officials of the Line of
Duty Club nave been extended to the
Byron S. Adams Company and W. j.
Eynon for the printing of the men,
bership blanks for the Line of Duty
Club; to the Community Service for aid
in arranging program for the Liberty
Hut mass meeting: and to all others
connected through contributions or eff
fort in raising contributions for the
fund.
Evening star., 1920-02-14
RESPITE GRANTED
{, JAMES \. JACKSON
Court Postpones Condemned
Murderer's Execution Until
tuesday, Mach 2.

Chief Justice Mccoy. presiding in
Criminal Division 1. today postponed
until Tuesday. Marclt>2. the execution
of James Henry Jackson, colored.
convicted of the murder of Miss Lii
Ian Hood. a young war worker from
Tennessee, January "a, 1919! jackson
was to be hanged next Tuesday, but
because no action had been taken on
his application for executive elem
ency, United States Attorney Laskey
was compelled to ask the court to
delay the hanging.
Mr.. Laskey stated that he had been
advised that a decision might be eN-
pected from the White House within
a short time. He suggested a respite
of two weeks for the condemned man.
and the chief justice acquiesced in
the suggestion.
After the court had set the new
date for the hanging Mr.. Laskey re-
ceived word from the White House
that President Wilson had declined
to commute the sentence. Jackson, there
fore, Mr.. Laskey stated. will pay
he penalty of his crime March =.
Evening star., 1920-02-14
In Kansas

In Kansas. when Old Booze
went out. there was some wall
ing round about. Our fathers"
some folks would complain.
they fought for liberty i'll vain; /;
the boon for which they shed
their blood is on the blink, it's
name is Mud" A little while
they raised their fuss. and never
missed chance to cuss the
tyranny that banished booze
and queered the rights men hate
to lose. But soon they found
that they were bores; men
wearied OF their useless roarS.
And so they talked OF other
themes. and in their trance
dreamed saner dreams, and III a
! little while. gadzooks, they
learned to like the babbling
brooks, from which they need
rot blow the foam, which sent
them sober to their home. And
mo one thought or talked of
booze, OF gaudy jags or princely
stews. And those who worried
days and nights because of our
denatured rights, who wildly
gnashed rebellious jaws. now
yelled for still more drastic
laws. Thus will it be the coun-
try DER, when time has healed
the spirits sore of dead game
sports who now complain be-
cause their only drink is rain.
WALT MASON.
Evening star., 1920-02-14
WORLD LOOKS TO U. S.,
SAYS ADMIRAL BENSON
Addresses Annual Banquet of Scout
masters of District-Office
Praises Boys Movement.


Praises Boys Movement
One hundred scoutmasters and other
banquet of the scoutmasters of the
District Tuesday night at Epiphany
Church, at which Rear Admiral Will
liam Benson delivered an address Of
praise for the Boy Scout movement.
Admiral Benson declared that the
day forecast by Longfellow. when the
world looks to America for decision.
had arrived, and with it has come the
greatest responsibilities America has
ever faced.
DR.. H. w. Hunt OF New York. men,
Der of the National Council Of Boy
Scouts, declared that the volunteer
scout worker was deserving of the
highest esteem of the community. He
told the scoutmasters that they were
doing the largest part of constructive
work in the nation today. and that
they are acknowledging the right Of
the boy to play, to self-expression.
and to development under intelligent
leadership.
James T Lloyd. former representa-
tive in Congress from Missouri. and
vice president of the District Council
of Boy Scouts, also delivered an ad
dress.
Other speakers were T. E. Matties.
scoutmaster of Troop l; Huston
Thompson. president of the District
Council; Colin H. Livingstone, presi-
dent of the National Council of Boy
Scouts. and Vernon Bailey and Ed
ward d. Shaw.
The banquet was part of the week 8
celebration of the tenth anniversary
of the foundation Of the Boy Scout
organization. A mass meeting Of Boy
Scouts will be held Saturday night
at Central High School.
Evening star., 1920-02-14
SAFE BLOWN; MEN
FAIL TO GET CASH
Unsuccessful Attempt. Is
Made to Rob BreWood
Stationery Store.

Safeblowers early this morning
visited Brewood's stationery, engrav-
ing and printing establishment at 519
18th street and made an unsuccessful
attempt to obtain the contents of the
safe, less than $500.
1t was when the colored janitor of
the building entered the store to do
safeblowers was discovered Detec-
tlves examined the safe and surround
ings and said the job did not have
the appearance of having been done
by professionals.
Method Of Operation.
An examination of the premises con-
WINGED the police that the burglars
gained entrance through a rear base
ment window that probably had not
been locked. 1t is believed that nitro
glycerin was the explosive used. and
wires leading from an electric switch
to the safe made it seem certain that
the explosive was operated by cleo
tricity.
In drilling the hole in which to
put the soup" the police stated. the
Safeblowers drilled only through the
outer casing. 4 second attempt to
gain access to the compartments was
made. but it is thought the men were
frightened off before they had time to
finish the job.
Not Disturbed by Noise.
Large quantities of cheesecloth. part
of the stock of the firm. were used tc
deaden the noise of the explosion. and
it was so successful that an occupan,
of the building was not disturbed by
the noise or shock.
large section of the door was torn
off and hurled some distance from. the
safe. 1t did no damage. however not
even disturbing any of the stock. A
small drill was the only article left in
the store by the safebloWers
Evening star., 1920-02-14
ELEVATOR OPERATOR HELD.
John E. A. Metzger Is Accused Of
Taking Money Order.

John Ernest Aldred Metzger. eight
conductor in the Equitable building
and living with his mother and sister
at 1915 o street. was arrested this
morning by Detective Keck and
charged with the theft of a money
order for $14.50. alleged to have been
left by postman for the United
States School of Civil Service.
1t is charged that the young man
deposited the money order to his
credit in a local bank shortly after it
disappeared, saying it represented
part of his pay. This morning he ap-
peared at the bank, it Is stated, to
draw out his funds and return to
Philadelphia. where he formerly re-
sided. and was placed under arrest.
Evening star., 1920-02-14
COLLEGIATE ALUMNAE
TO OPEN CLUBHOUSE
Housewarming at Association s
Home, 1907 n Street, Scheduled
for This Afternoon.

uoT 1u1S AILeruOCn.
The formal opening and house
warming of the national clubhouse of
the Association of Collegiate Alum
nae. comprising graduates of eighty
women's colleges and co-educational
universities. will be held this after
noon from 4 until o'clock at 1907 II
street.
In the receiving line will be proni-
nent members of official and social
circles. including Mrs. Robert Lam
sing. Miss Helen Taft, Mrs. Walker
D. Hines. Mrs. Philip North Moore.
who is chairman of the national club
house committee; Mrs. Sumner B.
Pearmain, Mrs. William Morton
! Wheeler, Mrs. Herbert Hoover. Mrs.
A. Ross Hill. Mrs. Raymond B. Nor
gan and Mrs. William w. Guth.
Following the reception the COM
mittee will conduct guests through
the new home. A stringed orchestra
under the. direction of Nation Boyce
will give a selected program.
Virtually the entire house commit
tee was in Washington from various
sections of the country for the regu-
lar monthly meeting yesterday.
Evening star., 1920-02-14
INFLUENZA HITS HONOLULU.
Strikers in City From Sugar Plan
tations Help Spread Disease.

HONOLULU, T. H.. February 13 (by
the Associated Press).-Hundreds of
Filipinos who are quitting work on
the sugar plantations are flocking into
Honolulu. This is creating critical
situation owing to the prevalence OF
influenza. according to the territorial
board of health
DR.. A. X. Hanchett. city physician
said that since the plantation strikers
began coming to Honolulu there was
no section of the city not affected
by Influenza
SiXty-eight new cases in Honolulu
were reported up to O'Clock today
with twenty deaths. There were lis
cases reported on the island of Oahu
the second largest of the Hawaiian
group. The island of Kauai reported
fifty-six new cases.
Evening star., 1920-02-14
MEETING TO PROMOTE
D. c. SUFFRAGE PLANS
Advisory Council Members Guests
of National Press Committee
at Luncheon.
lbers Of the recently appointed

Members of the recently appointed
advisory council, made up of promi-
| nent bankers. merchants and profess
slonal men, to promote the campa ign
| of the national press committee for
District of Columbia suffrage, were
guests yesterday at luncheon at the
New Willard Hotel. the committee be-
ing the host. The purpose of the
| luncheon was to bring together the
| members of the advisory council and
the members of the committee for a
discussion of plans for fLrtherjng the
carli'd!gn and to grange ways and
means for raising Of the funds neces-
! sary for the prosecution of the WORK
Col. Winfield Jones Presides.
Col. Winfield Jones. chairman of the
national press committee for District
i of Columbia suffrage. presided and for
| the committee, which is Incorporated.
| made a report showing what the
! committee had done since its organ
! ization and what it purposes to do in
! bringing about legislation that will
authorize the states to vote upon
/ proposed amendment to the CcEstltu-
! tion that will give to the District OF
| Columbia representation in the Sen
! ate and House and the electoral col
. lege After some discussion OF the
report the advisory council gave 1t
| their Endorsement.
| Provision Made for Finances.
| In order to finance the suffrage cam
! paign it was decided to organize Dis
| trict of Columbia Suffrage League OF
| the press committee, the name being
suggested by Mr.. Edison. after various
| other names had been considered. Every
/ resident of Washington will be invited
| to join this league. which will give an
I opportunity to all the people of the Dis
! trict to participate in the movement to
secure suffrage here: Members Will be
| given an attractive bronze button sug-
gestive of the voteless condition of
! Washington and of the campaign to Sc
cure suffrage. The league will be imme-
| diately started.
The advisory council is made up OF
: John Joy Edison. Samuel Gompers
Ga1iiher. GahHft N Rev H'FRsF BE-. A1ram bra Simon
Wilton ]. Lambert, Rev. Forrest j.
| Prettyman, Roland Robbins, Charles
! l. Corby. Charles w. Ray. T. V. Pow
derly. Capt. James F, Oyster. Milton
L. Allies, who is also treasurer of the
| Lloyd. Rev. DR.. q. Silverstone. Rev. l..
F. OHearn. Henry Camp. Col. d. L.
! Rice. Col. John McElroy and George
B. Lockwood.
Participants in Discussion.
| Those discussing the plans We're
Samuel Gompers. John Joy Edison. T
v, Powderly, Robert n. Harper
! Mat william T. Galliher. Col. John
McElroy. former Representative James
Abram Simon. Capt. ]. Walter Mitch
ell, Mrs. Isabel Worrell Ball. John B
Colpoys, Capt. w. J.. Mattocks and
| W:lliam B. Westlake. managing di,
rector Of the movement. ai.oounceo
I, that he would soon have on exhloi-
lion at the headquarters o: the com
mittee, 14th street and pennsylvania
avenue, a ballot box and all the ma
! casting of the vote of the people.
Evening star., 1920-02-14
WILL ABIDE BY DECISION.
Aaron Bradshaw, chairman of tn

Aaron Bradshaw, chairman of the
republican central committee for the
District of Columbia, issued a state
ment today in reference to an article
on the question of Washington dele
cations at the republican convention
which appeared in The Star on Thurs
day. Mr.. Bradshaw says:
81 beg leave to state that the
members of the republican central
committee, of which l am chairman.
and the major portions of the re-
publicans of the District of Columbia,
knowing the regularity of the or
ganization with which they are affili-
ated, are more than willing to abide
the decision of the national commit
tee and the committee on credentials
of the national convention"
Evening star., 1920-02-14
Bad Breath
DR.. Edwards Olive Tablets Ge,

DR.. Edwards Olive Tablets Get
at the Cause and Remove 1t
DR.. Edwards Olive Tablets, the
substitute for calomel, act gently
on the bowels and positively do
the work. People afflicted with bad
breath find quick relief through
taking them.
DR.. Edwards Olive Tablets are q
vegetable compound mixed with
olive oil. They act gently but firmly
on the bowels and liver; stimulat-
ing them to natural action, clearing
the blood, and purifying the entire
system. They do that which calomel
does, without any of the bad after
effects. Take one or two every
night for a week and note the pleas.
ing effect. l0c and 25c box.
Evening star., 1920-02-14
English Novelist's Literary Find.

SAN FRANCISCO. February IA
bounced today he had found in a San
Francisco book shop original copies of
numerous letters and memoranda, in
all about $50 pages, written by Sir
Walter Scott to John Gibson, his at
torney This literary find" he said,
was the result of a search of many
years,
Evening star., 1920-02-14
Bandit Loots Pay Train in Hawaii.

HONOLULU, February 13 tby the
Associated Press).-A bandit held up
a pay train going from Waimea to the
Kekaha plantation camp Wednesday
and, after throwing the engineer. fire.
man and paymaster from the locomo-
tive, escaped with $1,000. according
to advices reaching here. One suspect
has been arrested. Waimea is about
seventy miles from Honolulu.
Evening star., 1920-02-14
Spanish Cabinet Reconsiders.

MADRID. February 14.-Following
the resignations from the cabinet of
Amalio Gimeno y Cabanas. minister
of public works, Premier Salazar ten
dered the resignation of the entire
cabinet. King Alfonso. however, re-
affirmed his confidence in Senior Sala-
Ear. and the cabinet will remain in
Office.
Evening star., 1920-02-14
japanese Honor for American,

TOXIC, Thursday. February 5.-The
emperor has conferred upon John r.
Geary, general manager for the Gem
eral Electric Company here, the Order
of the Rising Sun. fourth class, in
recognition of his services for the de-
velopment of Japans electrical in
duStrieS.
Evening star., 1920-02-14
100000 Fire at Woodstock, N. B.

FREDERICTON. y. B.. February u.
The Hayden-Gibson Theater at
Woodstock. n. B.. was destroyed by
fire yesterday The loss is estimated at
100000. Four stores in the theater
building were burned out.
Evening star., 1920-02-14
Ex-secretary of Commerce Named.

NEW YORK, February 14.-William
C. Redfield, former Secretary of Com
merce, has been elected president of
the American-Russian Chamber Of
Commerce.
Evening star., 1920-02-14
- STREET RESTAURANT
I 1427 F STREET
Saturdays Menus
Dinner, Csc

Served Daily to 8 Pm: Sunday. to IN
Hot Rolls and Butter
Vegetable Salad
Beef q la Angiaise Soup
Choice
Fried Trout
Small Steak, Spanish Sauce
Veal Outlet, Tomato Sauce
Leg of Mutton, Ceper Sauce
Roast Prime Ribs Of Beef au Jus
Creamed Potatoes
Spinach with Egg New Cabbage.
Choice
Cake Ice Cream Grapefruit Pie =
Coffee Pot of Tea
Evening star., 1920-02-14
Mr.. Ferguson Next Witness,

Mr. Ferguson followed Chairman
Payne as a witness before the COM
mittee when it's report had been made
to the Senate, and urged that Con-
gress determine early it's shipping
policy. Some form of preference for
American owned ships, he held would
be necessary to- keep them on the
seas. If such a preference were es-
| tablished. he believed, the, government
could secure a much larger sum for
the vessels it now has to sell.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-10-31
Charmed Life Apparently All That Has Saved
Prisoner in Milan Plot Who Is Under
Death Sentence in Many Countries

them being Giovanni the Lame, and Paolo
the Handsome. The former married beauti-
full Francesca da Rimini, but her heart was
occupied by the handsome brother. and md
ing them together. the lame husband slew
them This famous story is related by Dante
I'm the Inferno"
Tales of the Malatesta have furnished
later poets themes for dark tragedy. The
unhappy Parasina sung by Byron Is one OF
these themes She lived In the middle OF the
fourteenth century.
Most famous of all the family and most
Infamous was Segismondo Malatesta, who
ruled over Ravenna in a court renowned for
it's splendor from 1417 to 1853. He was the
most dissolute, ferocious and brutal OF all the
family, not one Of whom had borne good
name. He married thrice his first wife being
Genevra d'Este, a daughter of the Duke OF
Ferrara, and after poisoning her (the crime
naturally could not be proved) he took to
wife a daughter OF Francesca Sforza.
Pillages Italy to Adorn Church.
Having disembarrassed himself Of her, by
the same method of poison, history hints.
Segismondo married Isotta degli Atti, with
whom throughout his marriages he had been
violently in love and by whom he had several
children Charged with incendiarism, incest,
arson. and heresy, burnt in effigy by the Pope.
and justly, 1t would seem. charged with being
the worst man in history, Segismondo re-
manned the faithful lover of Isotta, and In
1856 they were finally married. In her
honor he built the lovely Church Of St.
Francis, pillaging all Italy for objects to
adorn it. In this church Is the family tomb
of the Malatesta.
Their sway over Ravenna ended In the
reign of Pope julius after $50 years. In
1855 the family became citizens of Venice
and had the name inscribed in the Golden
Book
The present Malatesta, whose right to be
called so has been questioned, is judged by
Italians to wear the famous name unworth-
lily, but he seems to run true to the family
form. During his last stay in London he
was pictured as follows:
"Malatesta looks what his evil sounding
name would ird cate. his back hair, pointed
iron gray beard, piercing black eyes. heavy
eyebrows and aquinne features gave him the
appearance of the popular conception Of the
militant anarchist"
A London Acquaintance Of Malatesta pro-
tested that this was not his true character,
and that the poor Italians of Islington and
Soho knew him as man who would give
his last penny to help fellow countrymen in
distress These Italians contributed to a
fund to promote an appeal In his behalf
when he was imprisoned in 1912.
Enrico Malatesta was born at Santa Maria
The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-10-31
"Ermne" Revival Recalls Casino as Cradle of Fame

thief. The work had still enough popularity
to run into July. Later Lillian Russell sang
the role of the heroine in revival that also
included Mr. Wilson.
When Mr.. Wilson revived the work at
the Broadway Theatre on October g. 1894.
he had Lulu Chaser In place of Marie jan
sen and Amanda Fabris sang the title role.
Pauline Hall gave the piece with her COM
pany at the Grand Opera House In Christ
mas week. 1891. Then there is a record of
a performance of the work at Niblo's Gar
den on April l. 1890, that sounds mysterious
enough to pique the interest of all those in
formed about the history of the local stage.
j. H. Ryley, the English comedian. seems
to have been in the cast Mr.. Wilson's
name is not mentioned. but he must have
been there. Or did Mr.. Ryley play Cdddyy
Mr.. Wilson was too much occupied In re-
hearsals the other day to see the reporter
who called to ask for orientation on this
point. 1t was in this revival that Isabelle
Urquhart sang Ermrinte.