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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-04-22
ALLEGED WORTHLESS CHECK.
Paper Bore Minister'S Signature.
Thefts Reported in City.

tied the National Capital Bank and
presented Il check for S210.4O, which
purported TO bear the signature of
Rev. William H. Dean The check
was not cashed. and police of the fifth
precinct We're told that it was worth
less. No arrest was made.
John Tabisch and Howard B. Car
rico, roomers at COZ / street south
east, returned home yesterday after
noon and discovered an intruder had
been in their rooms. Wearing apparel
worth $40 and a razor were stolen.
A similar theft was committed at
1119 X street Tuesday afternoon, Miss
Lena Turner and Miss Ella Shurburiie
being the losers. They were robbed
of wearing apparel worth $31.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-04-22
MINISTER'S WIVES WILL
RECEIVE ALL LINEN SHOWER
Women of Methodist Church to As
sist at Benefit Tomorrow for
Sibley Hospital.

A reception from 8 until o'clock.
at which the receiving line viii con-
sist of the wives of the citys Metho-
dist ministers. will mark the opening
of the tea and linen shower. sched.
uled for tomorrow from until 10
pm. at Wardman Park Hotel, Tor
the benefit of Sibley Hospital. This
annual affair is given by the Won
ans Guild of the institution. which
contributes largely to the hospital,
both in supplies and money.
The committee in charge of the tea
room is also composed of the wives
of the local Methodist clerymen. the
chairman being Mrs. J. K. Edwards.
wife of the District superintendent
Mrs. A. w A. Paul, president of the
guild. has charge of arrangements
for the display of gifts. which nave
come from various churches, and also
from individual friends OF the nos
pital The sale of ice cream Is 70 pc
in charge of the students OF rust
Hall Training School.
An elaborate musical program mas
been arranged under the chairman,
ship of Miss Dick Root, between ana
: o'clock Miss Edith AtheE. munlci-
nal organist of the District. Will play
Miss Louise Potter, soprano, VIII siSe
a group OF songs, Miss carter OF INC
Washington College of Music WI
contribute violin numbers, while MISS
Richie Mclean, contralto, VIII sing.
| All of these artists have donated thelr
services for the occasion. The even
ino's entertainment is to be in charge
of the Methodist young people OF the
District.
-.rs II. S France, vice president at
large of the guild. is general CHAIR
man, while linen shower chairmen IN
| the various Methodist churches are
Anacostia, Mrs. William b. Marshaii
Rriphtwood, Mrs. Charles Helmlck'
| Rrookland, Mrs. A. w. Bentz: Bruen'
| Mrs. Kate Davis; Calvary. mrs hoo-
| ert Parker; Congress Heights: Mrs
Raymond f. HUNT; Douglass, MRS. "A
| M. Ta,bert; Dumbarton, Mrs. II: W.
| Fisher; Eldbrooke, Mrs. l.. L. peT
rick; Epworth NJ. +. south; Mrs; :. -
Rrimer; Falls Church. Miss NJ.
Sherman: Foundry. Mrs. 6. w. X
Stokes and Mrs. \. F. Livingston
| Gaithersburg. Mrs. J. B. Ely; Gorsuch
Mrs. Mary J. COLLISION; Hamline, Mrs
w. A. Paul: Hyattsville, Mrs. p; n
Bergerstock Iowa Avenue. MRS
| CLYDE B. Filley; Kensington. Mrs: b
F. Dierdorf; Langdon, Mrs. c. S. Van
| Hook. Lincoln Road, Mrs. Robert
| Adams; Metropolitan, Mrs. A. p. Tas-
| ker and Miss Elizabeth Ford; NORTH
capitol. Mrs. G. F. Campbell; Pet
| worth. Mrs. J. r. Thomas; Rhode
/ island Avenue NJ. p, Mrs. c. A. Fen
ner: Ryland, Mrs. F. S. Cawson; Trim
| ity, Mrs. r. E. Chaplin; Union, Mrs
M. W. Fernandez; Waugh. Mrs. n. F.
Webb and Mrs. T. K. Stewart: Wash
ington Grove, Mrs. James Mount;
| Wesley, Mrs. J. S. Barker. and Wilson
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-04-22
SEVERAL PERSONS HURT
IN STREET ACCIDENTS
Child Hit by Motor Cycle-Boy
Breaks Rib in Fall
From Auto.

William Pecora. nine years old, 63e
| I'd street southwest, ran from the
| sidewalk to the street near his home
| yesterday afternoon and was knocked
down by a motor cycle driven by
Ernest NJ. Brookines. 1872 4th street
northeast. The child was taken to
Providence Hospital. where physicians
found he had not been seriously hurt.
Little four-year- Charles Ma
honey. 1890 5th street northeast. yes
terday afternoon sat on the running
board of the automobile of Edward
Fisher. zoos Florida avenue northeast.
without attracting the attention of its
owner. The machine started. and the
child was thrown to the street. He
received a sprained ankle and fracture
of a rib.
While alighting from street car
at North Capitol and II streets last
night about Sis o'clock, Augusta
Thomas colored, 1927 1st street, fell
and sprained her right ankle. She
refused hospital treatment and was
assisted to the home of friends on De-
frees street
A collision between the automobiles
of Howard Williamson, 31:S 18th
street, and Mrs. w. S. Hutchinson.
1903 10Th street. occurred near 14th
and + streets yesterday. Damage to
both machines amounted to $3.50
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-04-22
PROPOSES MERGING
TWO MEMORIALS
National Shakespeare Fed
Grafton Wishes Combination
in Monument Building.

Widespread interest in Shakespeare
in all walks of life throughout the
nation was reported at the business
session today of the fourth annua
convention of the National Shake
speare Federation. Meetings of the
convention. which is to end tomor-
row. are being he'd at the Colonial
School.
Reports of federated clubs by chair
men from forty-tuo states in which
the federation is organized showed
that the works of the great play
wright are being read and acted as
never before in the United States.
Plan building Merger.
Ii was reported that the National
the library committee of the Senate
TO appoint a commission to consider
the various plans for memorial
building to veterans of the world
war 1t is proposed that the Ma
tiona1 Shakespeare Federation incor-
porate in the proposed building of a
great Shakespeare theatcr and library
and make the building = national
memorial to Shakespeare as well as
TO the veterans.
The Shakespeare Federation had
planned to build its own national me
mortal budding. and a suitable site
had been selected for the proposed
building by the Fine Arts Gommis-
sion. 1t is now the hope of the fed
GRAFTON that the proposed merger OF
buildings may he effected
Tremendous growth of the Sha ke-
speare Federation since the last con-
yention here was reported
May Elect officers Today.
Election of officers late this after
noon Is expected to see = new presi-
dent elected to take the place of Col.
John Temple Graves, whose work now
calls him out of the National Capital.
A series of addresses is to be heard
at a meeting of the federation to be
held at S o'clock tonight at the Co
lonal School. Prof. c. Alphonso
Smith. head of the department of
English, United States Naval Acad-
envy. is to speak on English as
World Language; Mrs. John X
Johnston. presiden of the Pittsburgh
Shakespeare Club. The Women of
Shakespeare: Rev. W. w. Memmin-
ger, "A Twentieth Century Interpre-
tation of Hamlet" and Dr. E. Y. Will
cox of the Washington Shakespeare
Society. shakespeare, the King OF
Literature"
shakespeare birthday banquet is
to be held at O'Clock tomorrow night
in the ballroom of the Colonial School.
preceded by an informal reception
from to O'Clock to Mrs. John Mil
Ter Horton of Buffalo and Mrs. john
ston of Pittsburgh.
"The Merchant of Venice" was pre-.
scented by the Shakespeare Society OF
Washington. d. c.. at the Central
High School auditorium last night,
following an informal reception TO
delegates yesterday afternoon at the
Dewey Hotel.
Rev. Earle Wiley played the role
nkl, Ln ct IN
cIuded Edward b. O'Brien, f. V. Will
cox, Maurice Jarvis, F. ]. p. Cleary,
Lawrence Downey. Elton B. Taylor. T.
w. Harvey. Luke Fegan. c. f. Rueb-
sam, L. V. Woulfe. Mabel Owens Will
cox Sarah Morrison Smith and Lulu
G. Adams. The play was under the dl-
rection of Mabel Owen Wilcox. and
presented under auspices of the COM
munity center department of the pub
lie schools.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-04-22

Mrs. J. II. Allen and Mrs. James I.
simpson
The committee in charge Of the tea
room viii be made up of the wives
al the ministers, with Mrs Edwards
chairman.
Miss Mary H. France. chairman of
ushers. will be assisted by Miss Eliza
beth Ford, Mrs. Harry Shaw. Mrs.
George l.. Springer, Miss Helen Har-
mon and Mrs. l.. l.. Herrell. Mrs. G..
W. II. Stokes, treasurer of the guild.
will have charge Of cash contribu-
tions and will register new members
who wish to join and give 81 a year
to the support of the work. Any do
nations of cash or linens. If 1t Is not
desired that credit be given to any
particular church, may be sent to
Mrs. H. S. France. general chairman,
1865 Harvard terrace northwest.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-04-22
COINS TO COMMEMORATE
LANDING AT PILGRIMS

Seven hundred thousand souvenir
half dollars are to be coined in COM
memoration of the 30Oth anniversary
of the landing of the Pilgrims and the
centennial of the admission of the
states of Maine and Alabama to the
Union under bills UNANIMOUSLY passed
by the House yesterday.
This provides for a half million of
these half dollars in observance of
the landing at Plymouth Rock and
100000 coins for each of the state
centennials.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-04-22

Employees and the four local employees
unions met last night to plan action
on the local street car situation.
Following individual action by the
four locals it is expected that a re-
port for merger will be brought in
one Of the locals already having voted
in favor of merger
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-04-22
CHILD LAW DISCUSSION.
Woman's Trade Union League to
Hear Miss Hayer.

me proposed new child labor law
for the District is to be discussed a.
the meeting of the Women's Trade
Union League at o'clock tonight at
1923 New York avenue. The bill has
been introduced in Congress by Sena-
tor Curtis of Kansas and Representa-
tive Gard of Ohio.
Provisions of the bill are 10 be ex-
plained by Miss Jessie Haver. Iegis-
1ative secretary of the National Con
sumers League. Officers are to he
nominated by the Washington com
mittee of the league. Miss Mary An
derson is to preside
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-04-22
LAW ALUMNI TO MEET,
Senator Sterling Will Speak Tomor.
row Night at City Club.

The Law School Alumni Association
of George Washington University has
arranged dinner to be held tomorrow
night at O'Clock at the City Club,
1884 1 street. 1t will follow brief
meeting of the association at sac
O'Clock, at which officers are to be
elected.
1t is expected that announcement
will be made at the dinner about a
new Law School building. Senator
Thomas Sterling of South Dakota,
formerly dean of the College of Law
OF the University of South Dakota
Is to be the principal speaker.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-04-22
LOCAL RAIL ACTION PLANNED
Report on Proposed Merger to Be
Brought In.

The national Legislative committee
of the National Federation of Federal
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-06-12
TODAY AT CHICAGO

OUTSTANDING signs and omens at
" Chicago today show plainly that
tnc Old Guard has been iolted and that
it's day Of complete triumph has passed.
choice of Mr.. Pcnrose. Wood was the
preference of number Of Mr.. Penrose's
friends. Wood and Lowtleu seem to
have been eliminated despite the desper-
ate efforts Of men who were willing to
spend money endlcssly in their behalf.
When, this afternoon. Mr.. Penrose sent
word to Chicago that the choice of
Harding would not be distasteful to
him, he spoke with a good deal of the
authority Of his old dictatorship.
But the apparent complete elimina-
tion Of Wood and Lowden. rather than
the drift to Harding, represented a con-
cesson to the freer political sentiment
of the West and to the vast and growing
element in the East which refuses longer
to accept n benign sort of Kaiserism in
its party politics. Since Harding is.
on the whole. the most desirable of the
candidates generally supported on the
convention floor. the G. O. P. conven-
ton is not the disastrous spectacle that
it might have been had there been no
meuacing opposition to the Old Guard
steam roller.
The progressive and independent sen
timent that was expected to make itself
clearly apparent and influential on the
floor of the convention exists in the Re-
publican party, even if it did not inspire
the delegations. Mr.. johnson, posing
as the spokesman of the progressive ele-
ments, did more than any one else to
| play into the hands of the old school
leaders. He confused the issues for
those who wish to see the G. o. ?. fight
clear of the incubus of incurable stand
pattism. He monopolized the fore
ground and, by his very violence, be =
wildered a good many leaders who are
clearer minded, if less shrewd, than he.
1t was Hi who blanketed the out and :
out progrcssives and left them to take
his dust.
So, when it came to decisions the old
leaders led. The convention did not pro :
duce genius or a man with the mes E
sage that the country was waiting to
hear.
Harding may prove to be that man
The Old Guard accepted him. He was
not their choice when it appeared
that he was the only candidate on which
the convention could unite. And. so far
as the Penrose influence goes, he is o
free man.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-06-12
CRUELTY TO w. ]. 3.

TNHAT was a most cruel exhibition Of
l. the amenities Of practical politics
which Governor Allen gave when, ia
his speech nominating General Wood
he took a crack at Mr. Bryan's now
famous assertion that "A million men
would spring to arms overnight" ." with
Mr.. Bryan sitting in the press box lust
beneath him industriousIy "iutcrprct.
ing" the convention for thousands Of
readers.
Mr.. Bryan, according 10 the dis
patches, ignored the reference to one of
the high oratorica! spots of a career
which, as a whole. has been as rcnlete
in talk as that of any American. 1t is
even possible, 50 the news story runs,
that 'he did not hear it" But this
makes little difference; the point is that
at the time of its utterance about
10000, 900 American citizens heard il.
But Mr.. Bryan has good defense
IL he cares TO take up the cudgels with
the governor. No one doubts that "onp
million men would spring to arms" il
the country were threatened, and Mr..
Bryan didn't say that the men would
know how to use those arms, a military
asset of which the late war proved the
value. But, with the silence Of the true
statesman, he chose to ignore the thrust
And perhaps he was wise at that.
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with q serious optimism and a self
confidence which never comes again.
But fortunately for them and for us all
the period Of inevitable disillusionment
is too far off and too vague to be dis
cerued. The 'world Is their OYSTER"
but the knowledge that ii is a mighty
hard one to crack comes with the SHOWS
of December, never In the sun -bathed
radiance of June.
IL is fitting, too. that this loveliest of
months, the month of roses and of high
hopes, should be the wedding month,
when marriage license clerks all over
the country work overtime and when the
clergy by the fees dispensed by ex-
uberant bridegrooms. have chance to
meet the high cost of living. The fu-
ture never seems so bright to young
lovers as on the day when they take
each other for better, for worse. II
there Is any time in life when poor
humanity should be permitted to gaze
into what seems to be an unclouded
future il is on this day of days, when
the matrimonial seas are as yet un
rufhed and the skies are azure with
happiness and shot through with the
golden bars Of hope.
Let us all, then, enjoy our Junes
while we may. There are far too few
of them in life, both on the long, hard
climb to the summit ant on the quick
descent into the shadows beyond.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-06-12
CIVIC PRIDE THAT COUNTS

TT is a Philadelphia characteristic
l. that when any of the city's cherished
institutions are threatened the public,
rich and poor, rises to their salvation
as a mother rises to the defense of her
young. This has had two illustrations
in the last two years in the case of the
Philadelphia Orchestra and the more
recent leasing of the Academy of Music.
The most interesting part of the an
nouncement Of Edward W. Box in re-
gard to the Academy was that the capi-
tai stock of the new leasing company
had been largely oversubscribed, and
that instead of the twenty five men who
were originally to take up the burden
of seeing that the Orchestra and the
opera should not be homeless. thirty
four had volunteered. And this in the
face of the fact that the venture cannot
possibly be made profitable and there is
likely to be a substantial deficit at the
close of each season.
The fine arts, especially as exempli-
fed in the two mediums mentioned,
have never paid their own way, and
under present conditions it is not likely
they ever will, because of the very large
number of we'll paid men which it is
necessary to employ at practically full
time. Therefore the organization Of the
new company represents a gift to the
further culture of the city, the value Of
which it is hard to overestimate. The
old method of financing" the arts was
for some one rich man to do it the new
plan is immensely superior in that il
relieves the organization of practical
dependence upon one person, and thus
makes for pcrmanenCy.
But back of all this is the even
greater fact that the city is a unit in
the determination that its great insti
tutions shall not perish. The number
of subscribers to the Orchestra endow.
ment fund showed clearly that almost
all who were able to give at all con
tributed, and the fact that the
Academy on one occasion and the Met.
ropolitan Opera House on another were
filled with those who gave So each wal
a striking illustration of popular senti'
ment. With rich and poor standing
solidly back of our great art institu
tions there is little fear that they viii
ever fall into pcrilous ways.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-06-12
A GREAT NEW ISSUE

NTHAT Senator Watson and his asso-
w ciates on the Republican platform
committee had to say about agriculture
Is acceptable as far as it goes. 1t has
been heard before. And politicians may
be excused if they dodge the disquieting
fact of steadily declining agricultural
output and depend on time or luck to
provide an answer to puzzle that now
seems almost unanswerable.
II is becoming clearer, nevertheless,
that the economic millennium will not
arrive in the United States with the
establishment of peaceful relationships
in Industry. Industry itself will be lost
among lot of new and novel difficult
ties If, as a people, we continue to de-
sert the land, which is the first source
of all riches.
In this country the decline of the
farm population, which was steady for
good many years. was quickened
amazingly by the demands of manufac-
turing industries and other businesses
stimulated by high wages in cities. The
result ought to cause every one to stop,
look and listen.
This season. for the first time in his
tory, the crops in America may not be
altogether adequate to the needs of the
population. More than food is involved
in this new problem.
In agricultural areas there is a better
standard of general health than cities
can boast. And the American farm re :
mains the ono stronghold of the sound
and wholesome philosophy of life that
was one of our great inheritances. Is
that, too. to go:
The man who can find way to get
people back to the land will do a serv
ice TO the nation greater than any sug
gested even by the first rank presiden
tial candidates The job was too big for
platform makers. 1t is for evolution to
accomplish, if it can be accomplished.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-06-12
TEACHERS SALARIES

THE Philadelphia public is probably
l. as unanimous as it is possible for a
large number of citizens to be on any
subject as to the desirability of giving
more money to the school teachers; the
only question is how it can best be
done.
The Bureau of Municipal Research
made what looks to be a practical sug-
gestion when il went on record as favor
ing a short term emergency loan to pro-
vide a bonus of $40 a month to the
teachers. The teachers want the bonus
for the first six months of this year,
totaling S240 each, to be paid at the
end of the present month, or an aggre
gate of 81 .500,000 This sum. to. be
obtained through the proposed loan,
could be made available to meet imme
diate cash requirements.
If upon consideration it should prove
to be workable, favorable action should
be taken at once. The vacation season
is just ahead and few have been able
to save very much during the last term
with living conditions as they have
been. 1t would be an act of grace t
grant these bonuses now.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-06-12
DESPERATE DRESSERS

THEY must indeed be desperate dress
L ers at ROckaway Beach when the
authorities conclude that the only way
to subduo them is to arm thirty female
guards with rcvOlvcrs and clubs and
have them patrol the beach during the
summer season. This formidable posse
has already been sworn in as deputy
shcriffS and the wcarers of the extreme
styles in bathing suits are the ones who
will receive particular attention.
TIL" bathing suit adds much to the
gayoty Of nations during the summer
season, but Rockaway is the first 10
admit that its menace is so great as to
cali for III" use Of firearms to check il.
The objectionable bathing suit is usually
of such design as to permit it's wearer,
il necessary, to make the utmost speed,
and the SoIons who guide the destinies
Of Rockaway probably realized that the
average guard would be at a hopeless
disadvantage in such a race: hence the
guns. The use of the club is not quite
50 clear, unless it be to pound the Of
fender into inSensibilty and then Clothe
him or her according to the accepted
dress standards Of that hitherto some
what broad minded resort.
Women, however, in the past have
not been acknowledged masters of fire .
arms. 1t would be sad II some outraged
lady guard, taking pot shot at fleeing
desperate character in dress, should by
mistake hit a bathcr clad in legal habil @.
iment with full blanket or rainCOat en-
vironmPnt, thus making target by
comparison almost impossible to miss.
A race between a scantily clad man and
thirty armed women guards would also
attract some degree of attention from
the boardwalk. Verify, the amusement
possibilities of Rockaway Beach this
summer are limitless.
Every investigation bases its hope
for success in the proneness of some
goat" TO grow real deyilish aud tel
all he knows.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-06-12
TASK FOR FRIENDS

nHILADELPHIANS. living in city
L that is known as the center of the
Ouaker life in the new world, should be
peculiarly interested in the report that
all work of relief now being done by
Mr.. Hoovers organizations in Europe
may be given over next autumn to the
direction of the Society of Friends.
The war work of the Friends has
been one Of those things that reassure
the minds of men when reinsurance is
difficult. 1t was silently done--a great
deal of it by Philadelphians. Wherever
the misfortunate people of Europe met
a Friend they met patience and COM
passion. And the world does not know
half of what the Quakers have done to
build where others destroyed and to
carry comfort where others left misery
and pain. The work undertaken by Mr..
Hoover will not suffer under their ad
ministration.