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Evening star., 1920-06-15
MILITARY INSTRUCTION
AT SCHOOLS PRAISED
Virginia and Maryland Institu-
tions Among Those in Dis
tinguished Honor Glass.

Annual inspection of leading colleges
and schools of the country which con-
duct reserve officer training units show
that the grade of military instructor is
! decidedly more thorough and of higher
quality than ever before in the history
Of our country the War Department
announced
The results of the. inspection, which
was made by general staff officers. were
published with list of institutions
awarded the designa ton distinguished
colleges and 'honor schools" for the
coming year. Inspections We're made of
253 institutions.
Included in the twenty colleges listed
In the ''distinguished' class for general
excellence of military instruction are ST
Johns College. Annapolis. Md; Virginia
Agricultural and Mechanical College and
Polytechnic Institute. Blacksburg. Va :,
Virginia Military Institute. Lexington,
Va. and Augusta Military Academy.
Fort Defiance, Va.
Others in the list were: Agricultural
and Mechanical College of Texas. Col
lege Station. Tex: Alabama Polytechnic
Institute, Auburn. Ala: Cornell Univer-
sity. ITHACA; n. Y; Johns Hopkins Uni
versity. Northfeld. Vt: Ohio State Uni
versity. Columbus. Ohio; Oregon Agri-
cultural College, Corvallis. Ore: Penn
| sylvania Military College. Chester. Pa; !;
Purdue University. Lafayette. Ind; the
Carolina. Charleston. S. c.; University
Of California. Berkeley. Calf; Univer-
sity Of Florida. Gainesville, Fla: Uni
vers.ty Of Illinois. Urbana, H. Univer-
sity of Indiana. Bloomington. Ind; Uni
versity OF Minnesota, Minneapolis
Mimi; University Of Missouri. Columbia
Mo; University Of Wisconsin, Madison.
Wis.
Schools designated as 'honor schools"
we're as follows: Culver Military Acad-
School, Boonville. Mo; Kentucky Mill,
tary Institute. Lyndon, Ky Marion In
stitute. Marion. Ala: New Mexico Mill
tary Institute, Roswell, N. NJ; North
western Military and Naval Academy,
Lake Geneva. Wis; Schattuck School,
Faribault. Mimi: ST. Johns School,
Manlius. n. Y, and Western Military
Academy, Alton, Ill.
Evening star., 1920-06-15
PARENTS DEMAND
THURST0N Be KEPT
League Asks Resignation Of
Van Schaick and Bruce's
Removal From Schools.

Retention of Superintendent of
Schools Thurston. resignation of DR..
Van Schaick. jr., president of the
board of education, and the immediate
removal from office of Roscoe {.
Bruce. assistant superintendent OF
colored schools, are demanded in
trio of resolutions adopted last night
In the new Bethel Baptist Church.
Three committees of five members
each were appointed to present
personally the resolutions to the school
officials.
High Tributes to Thurston.
Prior to the adoption of the resolu-
tions, members of the organiZat lion
severely criticized DIR. Van Schaick
and Assistant Sup:. Bruce, and paid
Van Schaick was characterized in a
resolution as absolutely an educa-
tional and political misfit." Members
of the league also denounced him in
terms unfit for publication. and de-
clared that he has undertaken to slur
the report of the Senate school in
vestigating committee.
In discussing the school controversy,
Rev. 6. NJ. Tanner asked: Why is it
that the school board will oust Supt.
Thurston. a man that the public wants
at the head of the school system. and
retains Mr. Bruce. man who is not
wanted?" Or. Tanner pointed out that
the Parents League is determined to
have Mr.. Bruce removed from office.
anG appointed a publicity committee
to carry on A campaign against him
in the newspapers.
Plans were made to have the mem
ters of the league picket the Frank
lin School, headquarters of school ad-
ministration officials. daily until
Bruce is removed The pickets will
m a r nf 10
to 9 each morning and from $3.50 to
$50 each evening
Evening star., 1920-06-15
LIBRARY ASSOCIATION
|STARTS BEST BOOK POLL
Believes Data Will Aid Public In.
stitutions in Making
Choice,

What book was most helpful to you
In attaining success?
The question is asked by the Ameri-
can Library Association, whose Greater
New York executive committee. of which
Raymond B. Fosdick is chairman has
telegraphed scores of prominent men
and women in an effort to determine
, for the Books for Everybody" move
| meHt the one book which was the great
est force back Of. the success of these
persons. leaders in commerce, finance
politics. literature, the church, school
, and stage.
What books inspired the boy Edison
to do great things? What one work Of
literature spurred Woodrow Wilson to
the desire for world leadership in peace? :?
What volume stirred Beiascos crea-
What 11s toms mma told Rsha stage Rth
wooden fences around ball parks are
not necessarily barriers to the ambitious
! ball player?
This, the American Library Assoc.a-
tion believes, will greatly assist public
| Libraries to aid embryonic Edisons, Will
sons. Belascos and Ruths. The one
book which kindled the flame of ambi-
tion in these great men-this is what
the American Library Association seeks
to know in guiding the younger gener-
alton and the newer Americans from
| other lands toward proper reading.
| A prominent author and journalist
said recently at a gathering Of church,
/ men that the Bib, is the worlds best
business book. 1t has a record of sales
manship unequaled, he said. Answers
to its query will disclose the books
which have been the greatest factors in
! americas culture and adva ncement the
| American Library Association believes
and that through this inquiry the read
| Ing OF better books can be encouraged
The American Library Association will
announce the opinions Of prominent men
| and women
Evening star., 1920-06-15
FARM EDITORS COMING.
Will Inspect Work of the Depart
ment of Agriculture.

Members of the Agricultural Edi-
tors Association will meet here
Thursday. Friday and Saturday, to in
vestigate the work of the Department
of Agriculture, at the invitation of
Secretary Meredith of the department.
Thursday morning the editors will
hold conference with Secretary
Meredith at the Harrington Hotel.
That afternoon eight committees will
investigate the work of the bureaus
and divisions of the department.
Reports will be made to the associa-
ton Friday afternoon. and Friday
night there will be another conference
with Mr. Meredith.
Evening star., 1920-06-15
Advises as to Wise Fees.

The Department of State has sent
a circular instruction to all diplo-
matte and consular officers abroad
covering the new law relative to fees
for passports and vises effective July
/, 1920, as provided by the act OF
June 4, 1920. This is the act that
raises the fees for passports to $40,
81 for the execution of the applica-
ton and 80 for the issuance of the
passport. with like sum for the wise
Of alien passports. The present cost
in both cases is a total Of So.
Evening star., 1920-06-15
SIX AWARDED MEDALS.

Six more members of the Army h,ve
been awarded the distinguished service
cross for extraordinary herosra in ac-
ton They are First Lieut. Harold L.
Fan, lolst Infantry, of Brooklyn, N. Y:
FIRST Lieut.. Charles F. Warren, 18th
infantry: OF Whitney. Tex; Corp. Donate
Private Julius L. Barnes, 101st Infantry.
OF stow Mass; Private James A. Lee,
Ioith Infantry. OF Norwood N Y, and
friwate Thomas J. Duffy, 101st Infantry,
OF Woburn, Mass.
Evening star., 1920-06-15
Armenians Need Clothing.

Washinetonians who desire to help
the suffering Armenians by contrib
uting clothing should send the goods
at once to the Near East Relief ware
house, $40 West 39th street. New York
city, where the articles will be baled
and shipped to Col. William H. Has
kell in Armenia. Announcement to
this effect was made today by the
Washington Near East Relief commit
tee. Clothing of all sorts is re-
quested. but straw hats. high heeled
Evening star., 1920-06-15

Walking on callouses is often as
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A callous on the sole Of the foot Is
caused by a lowered head of one Of
the metatarsal bones which form the
ball Of the foot. Being lower than
those on either side, it receives un-
natural pressure when ones weight
Is on the foot.
Painful callos1ses result-pain often
extending to the toes, ankle, calf,
thigh, hip, back, and even to the
back of the neck. Complete relief
comes when the displaced bone is
reseoredptoitsnormal position. This
Is instantly accomplished by the
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Builder and Ca1lous Reliever.
Beneath these all leather Arch
Builders and Calloals Relicvers, are
overlapping pockets, SO located that
inserts Of any desired thickness can
Evening star., 1920-06-15
Assigned to Potomac Fort.

Capt Frederic y. Price, Coast Ar
tiliery Corps. has been relieved from
DUTY at the War Department and as
signed to the command Of the coast
defenses Of the Potomac. with station
at Fort Washington, Md
Capts Robert e. NJ. Goolrick and
Elmors B. Gray, Coast Artillery Corps.
have been relieved from duty at Fort
Washington. Capt Goolrick goes to
Fort Moultrie, S. c., and Capt. Gray
to Fort Monroe. Va.
Evening star., 1920-06-15
Don't step on pebbles
Relieve your callouses

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Being all leather, Wizard Lightfoot
Adjustable Arch Builders and Cal
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are worn without one being con-
scious Of them.
Wizard Lightfoot Adjustable Arch
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Usually where they are sold there is
an expert who has made a study Of
fitting them
If there is no such dealer near you,
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Evening star., 1920-06-15
Express Merger Hearings.

Hearings on the application of the
three large express companies for
consolidation will be held before Ex-
aminer Butler at the Interstate Com
merce Commission. July IL, the COM
mission announces.
Evening star., 1920-06-15

shoes and other articles of a similar
nature cannot he used. Books and
games for children also are asked
Evening star., 1920-06-15
New York Starts
Drive to Rid City
Nagabond Cats.

NEW YORK, June 15.-Plans
to rid this city Of thousands of
eats, forced into 1aEabOndage
by the summer absence of their
owners. were announced today
by the department of health.
which will be aided in the anti
cat crusade by the Society for
the Prevention of Cruelty to
Animals.
The department., 1t was also
announced, will conduct II cru
sade to extcrminate rats, par
ticuIarly from incoming ships.
as preventive against bubOnfc
plague. The holds of all incOm-
ing ships will he fumigated
with cyanide gas, 1t il said.
New-York tribune., 1920-02-15
Canada Urged to Curb
Japanese Land Control
Trade Boards Ask Immediate
Action to Make Owner
ship Impossible

VANCOUVER, b. c., Feb. 14.-Immc-
date action to prevent Japanese own
crship of land in Canada was urged on
the Dominion government day by
the Associated Boards of Trade of
British Columbia.
The organization announced at it's
annual convention it had passed res
olution asking the appointment of a
commission to devise a method of max
ing it impossible for "Orientals and
undesirable aliens to own, lease or
otherwise control land in Canada"
A sharp debate between H. B. Nor
ley. sponsor of the resolution, and Jap
anese Consul Ukita preceded the vote.
Morley said the number Of Orientals
in the province YVES probably larger
proportion of the total population than
was the case in California.
Ukita said many Japanese had taken
out Canadian naturalization papers
and could not be prevented from own
ing land. Appealing for fair play to
his countrymen, he said Japan had
strictly observed the "gentlemen's
agreement" with Canada in regard to
immigration.
New-York tribune., 1920-02-15
Allies Modify
Demand fo1.
W ar Guilty
Note to Germany Said to In.
sist on Surrender Only of
Those Charged With Com.
mission of Direct Grimes
Step Toward Cancellation
Holland Reported Willing to
Move Former Kaiser Fur
ther From the Frontier

FARlS, Feb. 14.---Contents of the
notes to Germany and Holland. an
proved yesterday at the meeting of the
supreme Allied Council in London ,i,,
remain secret until the communications
are received in Berlin and The Hav7,e
IS is oeileved by the "Matin." however
.ne notes constitute a very important
step toward conciliation.
;, IL IS declared by this newsnanar that
tnsa;a;a tne note sent to Berlin demands *
.radltlon only of Germans CHARGED
with the commission of direct crimes
and admits the difficulties Cermanv
would encounter in attempting to sur-
renocr those whose responsihiItv ia
more more, distant and general. The note.
,no"evcr' is asserted to remark that any
lleh'ency l shown in this respect cannot
oe DC looked upon as a precedent which
germany may use to transrress other
clauses of the Versailles Treaty II -
polnted out that this is an isolated
case which shows the conciliatory atti.
1ude H OF the Allies in the interest of
European peace. -
1t IS said the note sent to Holland
recognizes the possibility of HolIand's
reiusai ,.,l to surrender former Emneror
William on condition his residence ;s
removed to territory outside of Eurons
the Dutch East Indies, for instance
Terms to Turkey Taken Tn
LONDON, Feb. 14.-The Allied Sn-
New-York tribune., 1920-02-15
Wilson Asked
IF British Made.
Deal for Liners
Senate Adopts Resolution
Inquiring Concerning Re-
port He Arranged to Give
German Ships to England
SABBATH Would Forbid Sale
Proposes Federal Operation
With Liquor Served Out.
side the Thrce-Milc Zone

WASHINGTON, Feb. 14.-Presiden,
Wilson was asked in Senate rcsolu-
ton adopted late to-day what agree
rent, if any, he had made with British
authorities regarding the disposition
Of the German ships offered for sale
hv the Shipping Board.
The resolution was presented by SEN
.tcr Brandcgee, Republican, of Con-
necticut. who told the Senate he had
heard on what he considered good au-
thority tina. the President had entered
into an understanding as to final dis
nosition OF all the German vessels
which came into American possession
during the war and after the armistice.
The Senate acted virtually without
debate.
u have not the knowledge in the
sense OF having seen any of the docu-
men,s,' said Senator Brandegee, "but l
have the Information from friend of
mine whom | consider reliable
The resolution requests the President
I, inform the Senate whether any, and
IL so what. agreement or understanding
exists between him and officials Of
Great Britain concerning the disposi-
ton by the United States of America
Of the German ships which the Ship
ping Board is purposing to sell or which
we're acquired by the United States
after the termination of hostilities be-
tween the United States and the Cen
tral European Teutonic Powers
In the House a resolution directing
the Shipping Board not to sell the
former German steamships was intro
ouced by Representative SABBATH, Dem
ocrat, OF Illinois. The Secretary of the
Treasury. with the Secretary Of Com
merce and the chairman Of the Shipping
Board would be authorized under the
resolution to adopt rules and regula-
tions for selling liquor on the ships
outside Of the three mile zone.
New-York tribune., 1920-02-15
Record-Breakino
Ihrong Attends
Federal Club Ball
Unusually Large Number of
Republican Women Are
Among Guests; Wads.
worth Warns Of SecretFoe

fofces are at work within the coun-
try which would destroy our ;nst;tr-
tions just as surely and as completely
as foreign foe" read a statement bv
senator James w. Wadsworth. printed
IN the souvenir program distributed at
the Federal Clubs annual enterta;n-
ment and ball, which drew record
breaking crowd to Palm Garden. F;ftv-
9elghth Street and Lexington Ayenuc
last night. ''s"ue
This and other messages from SEN
asor Halder. Secretary of State Hugo
and other officials of the city. stste o,sJ
nation who attended the Federal Clnh,s %
affair were printed in the booklet.
The club is the regular Penub]ic.r
organization Of the Sixth Assembly D;s.
trict and last nights get-together affair
was virtually personal testimonial to
samuel 5. koenlg, executive member of
the club, and Republican county cha;r-
man, whose wife is executive member
OF the Women's Division Of the Fed.
eral Club
- Particularly gratifying to Morris
SSereusand, president of the club and
William Weiss, chairman of the So
c'ai committee, who arranged for the
pail and entertainment, was the nm
usually large number of women pres
ent al the event.
+. H. LaGuardia, President Of the
Board of Aldermen, was present. as
were Judges Wadhams, Mulqueen.
Mott and Rosalsky, of General Ses-
SONS; Magistrates Marsh, McQuade.
kkoenig and Brough; Former Governor
Charles s. Whitman; Municipal Court
Judges Hoffman and Blau; Supreme
Court Justices Newburger, Giegerich.
Guy, McCook and Finch.
sented. In addition to Samuel s.. Him
self, Mrs. Koenig, Beatrice II. Koenie,
New-York tribune., 1920-02-15
Labor Untitled to Rule.
Says Churchill Again
Declares Allied Nations Will
Rue Failure to Crush. the
Bolshcyik Peril

DUNDEE, Scotland, Feb. 14.-Winston
Churchill, the Secretary Of State for
War, in addressing his constituents
hero to-day, declared that labor was
unified to govern the nation. This
was reiteration of the statement he
made recently which aroused a furor
in the press and storm CT Indignation
among the labor interests.
In referring to his policy toward Rus
sia, which has been the object of strong
criticism, Mr.. Churchill said:
II never believed in sending British
troops to Russia, but short of that
nave done everything in my power to
help the local Bolshevik forces. 1t
was matter of honor that we supply
them with arms and equipment, but
each and all of the great Allied powers
will rue the fact that they could not
take more decided, united action to
crush the Bolshevik peril at its hear-
before it had grown too strong"
New-York tribune., 1920-02-15

a daughter, and Raphael Koenig, a son,
who is law student at Yale, attended.
Others who were present were Mr..
and Mrs. Charles F. Rich, Assembly
man Harry Kopp, Nathan D. Perlman,
Sol ullman. ED" Anchor, of the State
Banking Department; Nicholas MUIR
ray Butler, president of Columbia Uni
yversity; Judge Gustave Hartman, Mrs.
Frank Grvnner, Simon Ornstein. Will
lam Klein, Louis Schwartz, Edward
Steinberg, fsidor Grossman, Fred ].
lJeutsch, Nathan Hauptmann, George
baruch,. Joseph Grainsky, State Senator
Bernard Downing. ex-Judge Alexander
Wolff and Judge Morris Eder.
The women's division was repre-
sented, among others, by Mrs. Joseph
Ihelma Landesman, Mrs. Benjamin
Sllyerstein and Mrs. Jacob B. Prayer.
On the women's reception committee
were Mrs. s. D. Holman. Mrs. David
Robson, Mrs. Samuel Falk, Mrs. Her
man Marblestone and the Misses Mary
O'Brien, Minnie Heisler, May Cunning
ham, Dorothy Weber, Jennie Fisher
and Rebeccs Ornsten.
New-York tribune., 1920-02-15

Board is offering for sale, were valued
at $21S, ,00O, 900.
The International Mercantile Marine
mas offered $2S 100000 for the ships.
Itv aaaps are the "cresm of the mer-
t.lant tsset of ife world" York said.
Great Britain. never built such ships
As Germany" he added. "Never were
such engines, and the faculties for
handling passengers and cargo are such
as no other nation efcr posse~ut... They
could not be replaced at any price now.
"If such ships could be built in
American shipyards it would cost at
least $275,000,000 to construct them"
Major York designed the cargo carriers
built at Hog island during the war"
New-York tribune., 1920-02-15

Terms to Turkey Taken I'm
LONDON, Feb. 14.-The Allied ST.
New-York tribune., 1920-02-15

MILLINERY ~'.I
tor Women and Misses
The complementary hat for
every type of costume and for
the particular function. For the
various sport activities this shop
introduces many original style
themes that carry the 'spirit of
the thing" Trotteur hats in
many variants of the mode fea-
ture especially the lacquered
feather and ribbon types, in close
fitting turbans, toques, cloche
and large canotier types. Satin
and duvetyn hats, with stitchery
and embroidery, also mark the
vogue. The more formal fash
ions are expressed in
hats of satin, Transparent
cies of lace, tulle and 4na.>
erin, with decorations E4:
of jet, ribbon, paradise. ~"
Other hats are of leg A2
horn and various Nz1&Hl
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private workrooms AH3tME
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New-York tribune., 1920-02-15
Democrats in Missouri
Win on League Issue
Candidate for Representative
From Third District Elect
ed hy LOO Majority

EXCELSIOR SPRINGS, Mo-, Feb. IA
The election OF Captain J. L. Milligan.
Democratic candidate and league of
nations advocate, over John E. Frost,
Republican and league opponent, as
representative in Congress for the Sd
District, was conceded at $3.50 O'Clock
tonight by W. L. Cole, chairman OF
the Republican State Committee.
Captain Milligan's majority. Chair.
man Cole said, will be between 1,7o0
and 1900.
The election was to choose a sue.
cessor to Joshua Alexander, Secretary
of Commerce, and the league Of nations
was the dominant issue in the cam
paiCn
New-York tribune., 1920-02-15
Samuel Goes to Aid Allenhv

LONDON, Jan 27-Herbert Louis
Samuel. formerly British Postmaster
General, has left London for Palestine,
whittier he has been invited by Field
Marshal Lord Allenby to advise on
questions Of administration and finance
in the development Of that country.
New-York tribune., 1920-02-15
Major York Declares
80 Ex-Cerr71aY, Liners
Are Forth 275 Million

CHICAGO, Feb 14.-Major John York,
formerly naval architect of the Ship
ping Board, who appraised the German
shipping in American harbors shortly
before the United States entered the
war, said here to-day the thirty former
German liners, which the Shipping
New-York tribune., 1920-02-15

preme Council to-day forwarded to
Holland the note prepared yesterday on
the case of former Emperor William
whose surrender to the Entente was
recently refused by 'H,s Dutch govern
ment The note was signed b. Premier
Lloyd George as president CT the coun.
ell. Previous dispatches have indicat-
nous view of the Allies that the rrsa-
ence of the former German ruler in
holland constituted danger to the
peace of Europe and that it appealed
10 Holland not to create greater diff
ultles BY insisting on his right of
asylum.
At both morning and afternoon ses
sions of the council the Adriatic ques-
tion and the Turkish peace terms were
discussed. The Turkish terms oc-
cuped nearly all of the morning ses-
sion; They now constitute the prin-
cs'pal business OF the council and will
Turkish treaty is framed
Hungary has been given an extension
OF eight days from the time limit of
February "a, previously fixed, in which to
reply to the Allied terms.
The Adriatic question was nut aside
and Is awaiting the next move from the
Jugo~Slavs The fact the Premier Llovd
George gave up his customary Satur-
day afternoon golf and the council sat
nearly the whole day is taken as an in
d'cation of the councils disposition TO
push its work cnergatically.
Holland Resents Dictation
THE HAGUE, Feb. 14-Holland nroh-
abl would not be unwilling to accede to
a polite request from the Allies to nut
former Emperor William further from
the German frontier than he is at pres
ent; 1T has been learned here, but would
undoubtedly resent any dictation as to
sending him to a Dutch island or anv
particular place
GENEVA, Feb. 14.--Vice- Admiral won
Capelle, former German Naval Min;ster
whose name appears among the Ger,
mans whose extradition is demanded hv
the Allies, arrived at Davos, Canton of
Grisons. to-day Former Crown Prince
Rupprecht of Bavaria has been at Da-
vos for some time.
Advlces from Geneva on February 3
said 1T was reported Vice Admiral von
Cappelle had crossed the Swiss frontier
on the previous day