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Evening star., 1920-02-28
WAR RISK MINSTRELS
GIVE PERFORMANCE
"a Study in Black and White"
Presents an End Lady and
Six End Men.

Way Risk minstre!s provided "A
Study in Black and While for an
audience of several hundred last night
at the Wilson Normal School, when
the performance was featured by
antics of an "end lady" and six "end
men,
The performance was for the benefit
OF emergency relief work in the war
risk bureau Col. r. C. ChoImeley-
Jones and Col NJ r. Wainer delivered
jects of the benefit fund
Virtually all officials OF the bureau
and many prominent figures in offlciaI
life were among the auditors. the
guests being received by Miss Mary E.
Boyd. directing manager, and others
Edward Muth of the personnel d.
vision Of the service section was di-
rector OF the program. Miss Eliza
beth Gunnison was the lend lady"
Messrs. Welch. Bea.l. Hoffman, Schul
Larkin and Stevenson were the END
men,"
The program. which carried with it
many encores. opened with the min
strels singing. followed by solo by
Mr. "Parnaby." while other numbers
on the program were: Miss Kanode
Guided Messrs. yowen. Gonzales. Evard
and Marshall: a solo. by Mr.. Mitchell; i;
MISS Grossman in a solo. Mr.. Hoffman
in dance. Mr.. Larkin and Miss Nc
Conchie in song and dance, and song
by Mr.. Chamberlain. and a chorus; a
solo with violin obligato, Mr.. Ross:
some dialect by Mr.. Slaymaker. and a
dance by Mr.. Larkin and Miss NC
Conchie
The second part Of the program car
ried ukulele solo. by Mfr. Gilman: a
solo. by Miss Nelson. accompanied by
the War Risk string quartet: a solo
and dance. by Miss Regan: a speciality,
oy Mr. stevenson: an Egyptian dance.
by Miss Gooding and Mr. Gladfelter; a
song and dance. by Miss Regan and
MIR. Hoffman: a solo. by Mr.. Muth.
Evening star., 1920-02-28
SERVICE CLUB BENEFIT.
Paulist Choristefs Entertain ct Ma
tional Theater Tomorrow Night

The audience ate ndtn8 the concert
Of the Pauliet Choristers Of New York
at the National Theater tomorrow
night fs expected to be q brilliant ono,
including, as it will, members Of the
diplomatic corps and representatives
Of official and social life OF the Ma
tional Capital. The proceeds from this
artistic Lenteu diversion VIII go to
swell the $4,000 fund which Is being
raised to enable the Catholic Womsn'e
Service Club to become the perrnanent
601 E street northwest. wherein 30
for the benefit Of residents and tran
sfents of al denominations.
Father Finn, who viii conduct the
choir. il well known in Washington.
as is Mr. Finnegan. who serves AZ
tenor soloist Of st. Patrick's Cathe-
dral. New York. There are hfty boys
in the organization, thtrty-dve OF
whom are under fifteen years Of age.
The quartet Is made mp Of Francois
Rouget de Comtots. soprano: Hallst
Dolan, counter-tenor; John EinnegAu,
tenor, and Edmund Hurley. son Of Sir
Edmund Hurley, for years organist at
St. Paurs New York, and sometime
orRanist at tho Baltimore Cathedral.
A semi-chorus Of ten voices 10 used
in some Of the numbers by Palestrina
to provide 4 certain antiphonal effect,
and the moments whom Il 10 employed
are made evident by the retirement Of
the other choristers. Tho extraordi-
nary dynamic control exercised by
these choristers Ia. and has been for
years, considered one Of its outstand-
ing excellence1.
Evening star., 1920-02-28
PREPARE SUMMING Up
IN SOCIALISTS TRIAL
Three Days Allowed in Case Of
Assemblymen of New York
Legislature.

ALBANY N Y. February Is
Opposing counsel were busily engaged
today in preparing for the three days
summing u which begins next We'd
nesday in the trial before the assem-
bly, judiciary committee of the Ave
suspended socialist members Of the
lower house charged with djsloyalty.
Counsel for the committee has not
selected the two attorneys who will
present the states side. arguing
against Morris Hillquit and Seymour
Stedman. 1t Is expected that both
sides may introduce a few odds and
ends of documentary evidence We'd
cleared for argument by noon. The
four speakers then will be allotted an
equal amount Of time. limited so that
the summing up may end by Friday
night
The record has grown to more than
1000 typewritten pages during the
six weeks of the trial. Because of
the great amount of ground to be
covered. neither side expects to have
it's briefs ready to submit until three
or four days after oral argument has
been completed.
With all the data in it's hands. the
judiciary committee is expected to
take at least a week to prepare it's
report for Submittance to the house
Until then the verdict" will not be
disclosed. according to present plan
The question Of whether the ousted
members are to be reseated then will
be thrashed out on the floor of the
assembly.
Evening star., 1920-02-28
NEW CIVIC BODY PROPOSED.
Residents of Stanton Square vi
ciuitY to Form Association.

Organization OF the Stanton Square
Citizens Association will be effected
at . meeting Of residents OF that,
neigh borhood in the Peabody School
ond new n ssociation he oe eor.d tns Sec
q result Of the city-wfde membership
drive conducted by the citizens' aSsociA-
tions q few months ago. .--.
/. The tentative boundaries Of the new
itol street, II street. list street and,
9Th street northeast. S. J., Howell. will.
preside as temporary chairman OF the
Organization. Already. 11S residents
have signed application blanks. =
Evening star., 1920-02-28
WILL JUDGE ESSAYS
NPR|zE CONTEST
Committee of Three to Scru-
tinize Productions of D. c.
School Children.

A commNttee Of three to pass on the
essays wri ten February 20 by school
children Of the District in the nation
al essay coma est has been chosen by
the editors OF the Come Back, weekly
paper Of the SOLDIERS in Walter Reed
Hospital They are Capt. John Louis
Smith Of the Sp0nish- h-American War
Veterans. John Thomas Taylor OF the
American Legion and Earl Goodwin of
the National Press Club.
The judges are all we'll known To-
cally, and the selection, according to
the Come Back management. assures
participants Of the contest . careful
estimate Of the excellence of the los
essays sent, one from each school.
both public and private, TO the Dis
trict recruiting officer.
Medals to BE Awarded.
The gold, silver and bronze medals.
respectively, first. second and third
national prizes, given by the Wax De-
partment. are now on exhibition In
the windows OF Gait Brothers. jewel
ers. l107 Pennsylvania avenue. where
they will be shown for about dve
days. Then they will be sent to all
the large cities Of the country for
exhibition to the school children.
Evening Star Prizes.
Prizes offered by The Evening Star
exclusively to District contestants are
twenty-five in number. aggregating'
5000. More than thirty other prizes
are offered by various business con-
Germs and individuals in the city to
local participants
The local prizes will be awarded
May 5. when the national awards will
be made, on tho basis Of decisions
made by Judges selected by public
school authorities
The best essay received 20 far by
the Comeback was written By a nine
year-old child living at Akron, N. y.
Evening star., 1920-02-28
SENATOR MOSES REPORTS
PROGRESS OF WOOD BOOM
Says Until Convention Meets Cam
paign for the General Is to
Be "Unrelenting."

Reports coming to me from every
section of the United States" said
Senator George H. Moses In a state
.neut issued from the Wood headQuar-
ters. show beyond doubt that the
boom for Leonard Wood is gaining
rev impetus every day. They indicate
plainly to any one who cares to READ
that despite all the efforts being made
against h:m by his adversarles IN
combination or singiy. he will go into
ne Chicago convention with far more
lie ie.,ates behind him than any of the
others dream of having in their wild
est moments of imagination. From
new until the convention meets the
campaign for Leonard Wood is to be
aggressive and unrelenting.
THE favOrite sons. So-caHed. have
chosen to use all the tactics they
know to bring about his defeat and
to lessen the popular vote for him in
states where there are presidential
preference primaries. They have con-
centrated their attack upon the Wood
candidacy because they realise. as
well as I do. that he is the one man
they all must fear, and their reports
throughout the nation there is a real
sentiment for Leonard Wood and
deep feeling among republicans that
he must be the party candidate next
November. il republican success is to
be assured. No man who has followed
of the last few weeks
would say. il he spoke candid1y, that
any other candidate who has been
suggested for the nomination has half
the popular strength that Leonard
Wood has. and II the preferences of
the rank and file who cast the votes
is followed he must be the nominee at
Chicago.
"All reports to reputable newspapers
show beyond question that neither
Gov Lowden in Illinois nor. Senator
in Ohio have so strong q hold
upon their own people that they can
count upon solid state delegations to
Chicago. This is something for repub-
Leonard Wood can walk into Ohio and
Illinois and take delegates from under
the very noses of their own sons, as
every one now admits he undoubtedly
will do, how can republican voters
throughout the country look upon
their candidacy as the strongest the
party should taker
Evening star., 1920-02-28
STATE CANNOT PROTECT
DRY ACT V|OLATORS
New jersey Bill Unlawful, Com
missioner Roper Says-Breakers
Of Law Will Be Prosecuted.

All persons found violating the fed
eral prohibition enforcement act will
be proceeded against to the limit Of
the law" irrespective Of any state
statutes legaltzing the sale of liquors,
it was announced today by Commits
sioner Roper Of the internal revenue
bureau.
Mr. Roper's ruling resulted from the
bill now pending before the New Jer-
sey legislature legalixing the sale and
manufacture OF beer containing 81
per cent OF alcohol
In answer to inquiries regarding his
attitude the commissioner issued the
following statement today: "The bu-
rsau Of internal revenue is charged
with the enforcement of the national
prohibition act, which definitely pro-
hfbits the manufacture and sale for
beverage purposes of all liquors con-
tanning y per cent or more of alcohol
by volume. This being the case, the
manufacture and sale Of y per cent
beer, which IL permitted BY the bill
passed by the lower house Of the New
Jersey legislature, is in direct viola
ton OF the federal statute. All per
sons therefore, who are found guilty
of this violation of the federal statute
Will be proceeded against to the limit
OF the law"
Evening star., 1920-02-28
PRAISES THE TANK CORPS.
Col. Eisenhower, in Dinner Ad,
dress, Speaks of War Work

The work Of Tank C1rps detach-
ments OF American forces during the
war was extolled by Col. D. D. Essen
hover Of the 306th Tank Corps at
Camp Meade, at a dinner BY the Tank
Corps Post. No. l: American Legion. at
the Dumbarton Club, Wisconsin ave-
nue. and R street. last night. Col
Eisenhower was guest Of honor.
Capt. W. Thrau, adjutant of the
305th Tank Corps. also delivered, an
address,
An invitation was extended for the
post to visit Camp Meade during the
coming week to see the newly Opened
clubrooms for the enlisted. personnel.
Post Commander w r. L. Abrams
also delivered a short address telling
of the strides made in the, organiZa
ton OF the post.
Evening star., 1920-02-28
ROPER Retirement
. RUMQR DISCUSSED
Friends Believe Resignation,
=. If rendered, viii Be for
4 Personal Welfare.

Reports that Daniel c. Roper would
shortly resign as commissioner OF in
ternaI revenue could not be confirmed
At the Treasury Department today.
but those in close touch with the com :
mossioner said they were not sur
prised to hear that he expected to
leave the government srvice to take
up another line Of work. Mr.. Roper is
today in New York city, having left
Washington late yesterday. and is
not expected to return until Monday
morning.
Nos Received ut White Hoase.
At the White House it was said his
resignation had not been received
The commissioners associates IN the
bureau of internal revenue said he
had never discussed the matter of his
resignation with them. and the gen
eral feeling there. and elsewhere, is
that only his personal welfare. and not
any dissatisfaction with his position
as head of the bureau of internal
revenue. would dictate such action.
AS the principal figure in the en-
forcement of the prohibition laws Mr
Roper has had the unanimous support
of his associates. botn in the bureau
and out of il. and they say no friction
of consequence has developed in pus-
ting into effect the drastic changes
brought about by war time and cor
stitutional prohibition. 1t is no: ea-
pected that his resignation. should 1t
be presented. will become effective for
several weeks. as it is understood he
has consented to remain at tn. head
of the revenue bureau until after in
come tax returns for the past year
have been filed and the collection of
such taxes, the first instaliment CT
which is due March Is. is well under
way.
Place Of Great Responsibility.
Should he return to private life. Mr..
Roper will wind up long public
career as administrator of the great
est tax collection agency ever or
gAnized. which last year gathered ap-
proximately $4,000. .o00. 600 in govern
ment revenues. He became commits
sioner of internal revenue in Septem-
ber. 1917. Just as the war emer-
gency caused abnormal increase in
all federal taxes and necessitated the
expansion of the bureau from a small
peace-time affair. concerned chiefly
with imposts on alcohol and tobacco,
into a tremendous machine reaching
into the pockets of millions of citi-
zens for increased income taxes and
into the records of corporations and
partnerships to take their excess
profits for prosecution of the war.
Evening star., 1920-02-28
TEACHERS GET HEARING.
Miss Mortimer Goes Before Com
mittee on Salary Increase Bill.

Following a meeting Of the execu-
tive board OF the Grade Teachers
Union yesterday afternoon it was
announced by Miss Florence Mortimer.
chairman of the legislative committee.
that she has secured a hearing before
the District subcommittee of the ap-
preparation committee OF the House
with regard to pending legislation for
the increase Of teachers salaries The
union. she said. is working actively
for the passage of the board of edu-
cation emergency salary increase bill.
Concerning the recent action of the
board of education in notifying Ernest
j.. Thurston. superintendent of schools,
that he would not be reelected. it
was stated that the union had not ex-
pressed tsel1-'participation in such
matters not 6sin& within the province
Of tbs Hnion.~
Evening star., 1920-02-28
Mr.. PALMER ASKS
/ STRONGER FEDERAL LAW
Wants Provision to Punish Citi.
Zens for Crimes Which Would
Deport an Alien:

NEW YORK, February Is
Strengthening Of the federal laws 'in
order to punish the citizen for the Of
fenses OF which the penalty for the
alien is deportation" was recommend
ed by Attorney General A. Mitchell
Palmer in an address before the New
York County Lawyers Association
here last night. The condition, de-
scribed as the ultra-radical class war
movement in the United States" he
declared, "is the greatest menace to
the peace. safety and good order of
the country"
Already" he asserted. "there are
evidences Of reorganization of the
revolutionary groups 30 as to es-
cape the operation Of the deportation
individuals are immune under the
present laws. are, taking the lead.
feeling safe by reason Of the diM-
Guilty OF the governments making Q
case under the conspiracy statute"
The deficiencies Of our present
by the fact that bomb throwers. who,
with intent only to fnjure the gov
ernment, made murdsrous attacks
upon the homes of government off,
cials, committed no crime under the
federal statutes. A man
uY&Nt "Alk GOWN FeuuSylVAul6 ave.
nue. in Washington with . bomb in
his hand. intending and publicly
threatening to blow up both houses
Of Congress, and be immune from
prosecution under any. general fed
eral statute. and should be actually
proceed to the Capitol and actually
explode a bomb with that purpose
jury to the government. he would
commit no crime under federal der a;,s laws: =:
destroying government property.
In most IT, inss.asss II the i9eal Il. Laws:
of the various states, might bo in
voked: omcsrs Of the the fsasrs1 I'd ca.x GOV; y;
projecting the government, plainly
ought not to be required sS I'd, to ,ssna depend
forcing officers to deal with situations
OF this character"
Those who perhaps lack the physa-
cal courage to commit acts Of vio-
should be held equally Responsible.
he argued, with those who actually
commit acts of violence.
Evening star., 1920-02-28
|P. 0. At EAGLE HUT
TO REMAIN OPEN
Petition to Rent Commission
Expected to Delay Re-
moval of Building.

Supt Trunnell and the four clerks of
the Center Market postal station, located
in the Y. NJ. c. A. Eagle Hut, sth street
and Pennsylvania avenue. intend to open
up shop at o'clock Monday morning
as II the Commissioners had not ordered
the raz!ng of the building to start then.
Although the commissioners notified
the Y. M c. A. to remove the hut March
1. Corporation Counsel Frank H. Ste
phens OF the District said today that it
was not likely the District would take
steps to force the removal of the struc-
ture until Postmaster Chances petition
before the rent commission has been dis
posed Of
Charges to BE Answered.
Mr.. Stephens. having been notified by
the rent commission to answer the
charges. will file an answer with the rent
commission Monday. in which he will
ask that the commission dismiss the
plea OF Postmaster Chance made in or
der to retain possession until he can find
other quarters for the postal station.
Mr. Stephens said he will contend
that the agreement under which the
district government permitted the
7. M c. A. to build the hut for strict
ly war purposes does not constitute
landlord-tenant~ arrangement, and
! therefore it Is not question for the
rent commission TO consider. .
Mr.. Stephens further declared that
| the. District government has no
agreement. with Postmaster Chance
| in regard to the postal station in the
hut. The Commissioners, he said, al
lowed the Y. NJ. c. A. to build the
hut for the accommodation of TIE
! military during the war, and Mr..
| Chance rented part of it from the
Y. N. c. A. for postal station.
"sBuslness n Usualo Today.
Employees of the station are "sit-
| ting. tight" today. and business is
| being conducted as usual, following
| orders from City Postmaster Chance,
l who said that he did not believe any
one would start 10 wreck the postal
station Monday. -
Mr.. Chance WIS Arm in his opinion
| today that the matter Of rental of
the postal station headquarters is an
affair which concerns only the federal
government and the Y. NJ. c. "A. Off
cials, and that the Commissioners
| have NO real jurisdiction in the
matter. ..
Evening star., 1920-02-28
DENIES SOVIET BUREAU
BID HIGHEST FOR SHOES
Director Of Sales Once Corrects
Statement Made by War
Department Circular.

Publication In q War Department
try Of the Russian soviet government
was the highest bidder on. q large.
quantity Of Army shoes recently Of
fered for sale in the New York supply
zone was q mistake. It was said TO-DAY
ct the once OF the director Of sales.
II was explained that it was not the
intention to make any awards to rep
resentatives of the soviet government,
which is not recognized by the United
States.
submitted bids for clothing and equip-
ment, but that all Of them had been
rejected. It was pointed out that all
articles sold at auction by the: de-
pertinent are offered with the under.
standing that they are not for export.
Evening star., 1920-02-28
SPARROW NOT A PEST"
So School Children's Debate at
Wilson Normal Decides.

The chirping little English sparrow
il not pest after all. This was the
verdict rendered following adebate
by school children under the direc-
tion of the nature study department
Of the public schools held yesterday
at the Wilson Normal School :
The team Of the Affirmative COM
prising Edward Melville, William
Moncure, Anna Gerson and Madge
Pugh of the seventh B grade of the
Thomson School, and Miss Howell.
teacher Of the class. presented gov
ernment circulars and statistics invit-
ing the destruction of the sparrow.
The team of the negative was COM
posed Of students of the. eighth A
grade OF the Ross School. Miss Hob
good, teAcher. with John Shaeffer
John Edwards. Eugene Heisley and
Martha Mendel
Evening star., 1920-02-28
THE WEATHER.

The District of Columbia, cloudy.
probably snow lAts tonight and to
morrow: rising temperature tonight;
lowest temperature tonight about 80
degrees: moderate south to west
winds.
Virginia, partly cloudy tonight and
tomorrow. except probably snow in
extreme north portion: warmer to-
night and in southeast portion tomor-
row; gentle south to west winds.
Maryland, snow late tonight or to-
morrow, rising temperature tonight:
gentle southerly winds.
West Virginia. snow tonight; to-
morrow cloudy in west, snow In east
portion; warmer tonight in east por-.
ton.
Records for Twenty-Four Hours.
es: pm. 25: II midnight, 2s. Today,
1 am. 21: 8 am. %.
Barometer-Yesterda 4 pm. 1923:
pm. 30.31; IL midnight, 30.32, To-
day. 4 am, 1898; am, 30.33.
Highest temperature. 2S. occurred
at pm. yesterday.
at am. today.
Temperature same date last year
Highest. 56; lowest. "a.
Tide Tables.
Compiled by United States coast
and geodetic survey
Today-Low tide, 9:16 am. and 1905
pm; high tide. 2:2S a. m. and 3:09. pm,
Tomorrow-11owt tide. 20 Am. and
11:Ie pm: high tide. $40 Am. and
419 pm. = ~. . -. .xs: =
The Sun ana Mo0n. =,
Today-Sun rose. 'E6:4l An: sun
sets, 5:58 pm. ..,. ...--.- =
Tomorrow-Sun rises, 6:42 am; sun
sets. $50 pm --.r-. q ....
Moon rises. 1888 PM: sets. 2:s1
am.
Automobile lamps to be lighted one
half hour after sunset. 80
Weather in Various CitieA
Evening star., 1920-02-28
U. S. WILL DISREGARD
SOVIET PEACE PROPOSAL

Soviet Russia's proposal to the
Omitted States for peace will receive
no consideration from the American
government, it is said at the State
Department.
Ofacials said 1t did not differ from
previous proposals made by the boil
Sheviki to the great powers and that
1t would not be made public ~ 1t W as
regarded largely as an effort to fur
ther soviet propaganda throughout
the world.
Evening star., 1920-02-28
SANE STAFF on SOUTHERN.
0Mcials of Railway Deny KumoFs
THAT Shake Up Is Coming.

OnAcials Of the Southern Railway
today denied that there wpvlA b. any
materAal change in the Cincinnati o.
Washington headquarters of the road.
following the RESUMPTION by the rail-
road of private control.
IT waA said that the Cincinnati
Chamber OF Commerce wired Fairfax
Harrison. president OF the Southern
system. that rumors were current that
the personnel of the Cincinnati head
quarters would undergo. a shake-up.
Mr.. Harriso1. II was said. replied that
q shake-up Ias not contemplated. and
that the only, change would be q shift
In the purchasing branch. involving
only perhaps half q dozen employees.
Washington Dlhcials to-day hAd not
received word that q AeaeEAtion froR
Cincinnati was to visit LII. HasgsoUa.
The latter u out.of the city.,fs 'S<s
Evening star., 1920-02-28
JAPAN DIET DISSOLVED
BY IMPERIAL DECREE.
Premier Hara Makes Request After
Violent Scenes Over Snf-
frage Question.
By the Associated Press.

By the ASsoeAted fress.
The japanese diet has been dis
solved by imperial decree as . result
of a profound difference ot opinion
between the cabinet and the majority
parties in the diet regarding the ex-
tension of the franchise.
This action was taken by the en-
peror las. Thursday at the request Of
Premier Hara. according to cable ad-
vices received here today from Toxic.
It followed the recent violent scenes
in parliament over the suffrage ques-
tion.
Evening star., 1920-02-28
Dedication of Lincoln -
Memorial to Be Made
Emancipation Day Event

The Lincoln. Memorial Commission
ut . meeting today. decided that the
dedication exercises lin connection
with the memorial should be held on
tho anniversary Of the signing OF the
emancipation proclamation by Presi-
dent Lincoln. This will bring the ex.
erctses on September %.
Members OF the commission attend
ing the meeting today were former
President Taft Representative Cam
non, Representative Champ Clark and
former Gov. Mccall Of Massachusetts.