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Evening star., 1920-04-03
NEW ASH REMOVAL
SCHEDULE MONDAY
Housekeepers Requested to
Cooperate in Maintaining
Summer Collection.

The summer schedule OF one ash col
lection a week in each neighborhood
will go into effect Monday. Morris
Hacker. superintendent OF street
cleaning and city refuse. announced
today.
In view of the difficulty experienced
throughout the winter in securing and
holding laborers. Mr.. Hacker is
pleased with the results obtained by
his force in removing ashes during
the coal-burning months.
Days for Collection.
Mr.. Hacker appeals to fousehoIders
to find out from the following sched-
ule what day the collection will be
made In their neighborhoods and have
the ash cans out that morning:
Monday. all OF Georgetown: all OF
southwest. Anacostia; the territory be-
tween Sd and 9Th streets northwest
missouri to Florida avenue: bet ween I'd
street and Georgia avenue, Florida ave
nue. to w street, and between I'd and
9Th streets, w to Fairmont street
Tuesday. the territory between 10Th
street and Rock creek, Park road to
Florida avenue: between 9Th and 11th
streets. B TO Florida avenue. and the
territory south of B street south
east.
Wednesday. the territory between
1lth and 10th streets. Florida avenue
to Park road; between 11th and 18th
streets. B to Rhode Island avenue
11th and 14th streets, Rhode Island
avenue to T; between 11th and 18th
streets. T to Florida avenue and be-
tween B street southeast and D street
northeast. North Capitol to 18th
street east.
Thursday. all of Cleveland Park,
Woodley Park, Massachusetts Avenue
Heights. Chevy Chase. Trinidad Rose
dale: between 11th and 18th streets.
Park to Spring road: between 10Th
street and Adams Mill road, Irving to
Spring road; between 18th and 18th
streets, Rhode Island avenue to I
street to Florida avenue: between
D street northeast and Florida ave-
nue.. 1st to 18th street
Friday, the territory east OF Rock
creek and north of Spring and Rock
Creek Church roads. including all Of
wood and Takoma Park; east OF
North Capitol street and north of
Rhode Island avenue northeast, in
Guiding Brookland. Langdon and
Woodbridge; between North Capitol
street and Baltimore and Ohio rail-
road, Florida avenue to Rhode Island
avenue northeast; between North Cap
itol and 1st street northeast, D street
to Florida avenue: between North
Capitol and 1St streets northwest, NJ
to Michigan avenue. and between 18th
and 21st streets. E street to Florida
avenue northwest.
Saturday. between North Capitol
and 1st streets northwest. e to II
street: between 1st and Sd streets,
Pennsylvania avenue to Claiming
street: between Georgia avenue and
11th streets, Florida avenue to Fair
mont street; between 9Th street and
Georgia avenue, w to Fairmont
street: between Park place and 11th
street, Fairmont street to Spring road.
and between 21st street and Rock
creek, lower Water street to Florida
avenue.
Evening star., 1920-04-03
NO CHANGE IN STRIKE
SITUATION IN DISTRICT
Labor officials Put Union Men at
Work in Building Opera
tions at ESQ.

Three hundred laborers are en-
ployed in building operations in Wash
ington, in lieu of the normal 1000. ac-
cording to statements BY labor Of
ficials conducting the strike of build
ing Iaborers, plaster tenders. plumb
ers' laborers and other similar work
ers today.
are declared to be non-union men,
while $50 union men are working at
various projects.
Builders and contractors declared
that there was no change in the sit
uation and that work was by no
means at a standstill. despite claims
by labor officials.
The largest contractor for the Dis
trict now employing union men Is
Harry Wardman. under whose employ
approximately seventy-five men are
now at work. pending negotiations
with labor leaders.
A meeting of the Building Trades
Council will be held Tuesday night. at
which the strike will probably be the
principal topic Of discussion. Action
of the council will depend. 1t Is de-
clared, upon later Developments.
Evening star., 1920-04-03
SEEKS DATA
in LABOR QUESTIONABLE
Central Union Asks Gompers to
Have Candidates for Offices
90 on Record.

Central Labor Union today sent a
letter to President Gompers Of the
American Federation Of Labor asking
that in the political questionnaire
sent out to candidates requesting a
statement Of their stand upon current
issues the wet" or dry" question
be emphasized.
The letter sent to President Com
pers by Secretary Frank j. Coleman
today was as follows:
"At the last regular meeting OF the
Washington Central Labor Union l
was instructed to write to you and re-
quest that the executive council Of
the American Federation Of Labor in
clude in its QUESTIONABLE the follow
ing question for candidates for pub
lie once:
".Are you IN favor Of q law which
will permit the manufacture and gem
eral use OF beer and light wines for
beverage purposes?
I'VE believe that In all fairness to
the working people of tho United
States this law should be enact
ed and we believe that II this ques-
ton IL brought before candidates who
aspire for the votes Of workers OF the
country 1t will meet with their ap-
proval."
Evening star., 1920-04-03
DRIVE NETS $4,000.
Colored Y. W. G. A. Campaign
Teams Announce New Total.

Contributions reported at a meeting
last night Of the committee in charge
of raising a fund Of $4,000 for main
tenance Of the colored Y. W. c. A.
building at eth street and Rhode Island
avenue northwest brought the total to
about $4,000. according to announce
ment today. The new building IL ex-
pected to be ready for occupancy in
It was announced that the campaign
committee is to meet each Tuesday
night in April to receive reports from
tesms that have not yet reached their
quotas. Among the contributions re-
ported at last nights meeting were:
Office force. National BENEFIT Asso-
citation, $83.26; Mrs. A. NJ. Morgan. $50 /:
Plymouth Congregational Church. SAT;
National Training School for Women
and Girls. $50; Washington Post. 500 J..
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Walker. SIS;
French embassy. $25: Bhoom Of Youth
Lodge, $25: DIR. and Mrs. ,Wardeld, $zG;
Miss Marian Young, $25.s
Evening star., 1920-04-03
u. S. INSURANCE
POLICY APPROVED
Printing of ''Contracts" to
Be Commenced Within
Few Days.

Secretary Houston OF the Treasury
Department has approved the form
OF the government insurance con-
bureau Of war risk insurance. and
the government printing office will
begin the work of printing the
permanent policy forms within few
days.
The contracts define in detail the
rules and privileges of government
insurance. all of which have been
authorized by law since the sign
ing of the Sweet amendment to the
war risk act by President Wilson
last December, but which have not
been put into contract form.
Consider Insurance Practice.
In preparation of the contract and
its final approval Secretary Houston
and Director Cholmeley-Jones of
have considered the standard prac-
tice of private insurance companies.
standard actuarial principles and
have recognized the government q
obligation to all men and women
who were in the service during the
war against Germany.
The forms of insurance into which
temporary or wartime insurance pol
tcies may be converted include
straight" life insurance. twenty-pay-
ment life, thirty-payment life. twenty
year endowment. thirty-year endow-
ment and an endowment maturing at
the age of sixty-two. Three options
are given as to how payments shall
be made to the beneficiary. The first
provides for the benefits to be paid
in a lump sum. the second will allow
them to be made in installments COW
ering q period of three years or
longer, and the third makes the in
surance payable in installments
through life.
Disability Provisions.
The government policy will also
provide for total and permanent dis
ability benefits to the insured cover
ing the entire period the policy 10 In
force, and during the period of the
insureds total and permanent dis
ability. This feature is also included
in the paid up and extended features
of the policy contract. Loans. cash
surrender values and payment of divi-
dends. should a surplus for that pur-
pose accrue, are other features Of the
government policies.
Evening star., 1920-04-03
INSTITUTION NEEDS sd, 1000.
Board Of Trade Aids Girls Deten.
ton at Old Emergency Hospital.

The public order committee of the
Board Of Trade has voted to appoint a
subcommittee to appear before Con-
gress to request s2o. 900 appropria-
tion for. the conversion of the old
Emergency Hospital building into a
model house Of detention for girls In
custody Of the police department.
Mrs. Nina c. Van Wrinkle. director of
the woman's bureau OF the police de-
mfttee, Of which Odell S. Smith is
chairman. and told Of the urgent need
for a new house of detention. She said
that at present the hospital. which has
been given to the woman's bureau by
Congress. is in most dilapidated
state and many repairs are required to
make IT habitable. 1t is understood
that the subcommittee will appear be-
fore the Senate committee Monday to
urge the appropriation.
Evening star., 1920-04-03

were sent. from those fields to the
far west during the coal strike and
have not been returned.
When the railroads were under
government control the distribution
OF cars was directed by the car serv-
Toe section Of the railroad administra- :
tion. Since March that Office and
its personnel. situated Just ecross the
street from tho Interstate Commerce
Commission. has been taken over by
the American. Railway AssociatiCn'
uting the freight cars OF the coun-
try to the best advantage. even order
ing cars Of one road to be sent to
another line when conditions require.
Wide Latitude to I. @. C.
The compromise railroad bill gives
the Interstate Commerce Commission
very wide latitude in dealing with
car shortages. but 1t has not yet had
time to organise q bureau to handle that
problem, and the indication IL that for
the present It will work through the
car service commission, rs the former
car service section OF the railroad ad-
ministration is now known.
Evening star., 1920-04-03
FUNERAL OF GEN. SIMMs.
Services at st. Adams Church
Burial at Oak Hill.

Accompanied by q detail Of forty
men OF his compand, the body OF
Brig. Gen. Richard D. Simms. late COM
mander OF the District of Columbia
National Guard and treasurer OF the
Capital Traction Company. who died
Wednesday at Asheville. n. c.. was
buried this afternoon at Oak Hill
cemetery. Funeral services were held
at 2 O'Clock at st. Alban's Church,
where the off1cer had been a vestry-
man for many years.
BY request OF the family Of Gen
Simms only q small delegation Of the
District Guard followed the body OF
the late commander to the grave and
fired q voliey while q bugler from the
guard sounded taps.
Evening star., 1920-04-03
Easter Parcel Post Delivery.

Parcel post mail will be delivered
throughout tho city tomorrow, on ac-
count of the tremendous flood OF
Caster gifts which has swept the
washington city post ONCE. No let
Ter mail will be delivered tomorrow
Latter mail delivery and parcel post
delivery will be as usual Easter Mon .
day.
Evening star., 1920-04-03
200 SOLDIERS KILLED
IN CHINESE MUTINY

AMOY, China, April 3-Two hundred
soldiers were killed and many wounded
in a mutiny Of the troops in Anhui
province, according to advices resolved
here.
The fighting is continuing and the In
habitants are fleeing in terror. the dis
patch adds.
Evening star., 1920-04-03
FLIES THROUGH TORNADO.
Airman Harris Carries u. s. Mail
During Violent Storm.

Flying through the recent tornado
that hit Chicago was the experience
Of ], P. Harris Of the air mail divi-
sion of the Post ONCE Department
I'm a letter to the department Pilot
Harris declared that he encountered
the storm above Gary, Ind. He called
It "the worst ] ever few IN"
Evening star., 1920-04-03
CHAUM0NT Is GRATEFUL.
Naming Of Military Transport for
French Town Appreciated.

CHAUMONT. France. April 2.-The
mayor of this town today telegraphed
Cen Pershing thanking him for the
honor done Chaumont by the United
states I'm christening a military trans
port the "Chaumont-" Gen. Pershfng
recently cabled the mayor the Amer
ican governments gratitude to Chau-
mont for its treatment of the Ameri-
can soldiers during the war.
Evening star., 1920-04-03
MISS A. L. JONES TO BE TRIED.
Accused by Miss Blackford of
Washington of Embezzling 81, 900.

RICHMOND. Va, April 3.-Miss
Anna l.. Jones, prominent Virginia
woman. who was executive secretary
Of the state food administration in
1918. was taken to Lynchburg today
following her arrest in Norfolk and
released on bond to await trial April
~ on the charge OF embezziing $1,000
from Miss Elizabeth Pudelford Black
ford of Washington.
Both the defenAe Aent ana the preso-
cutrix formerly in ~ IN Yynchber.
Evening star., 1920-04-03
BRITISH EMBASSY
P|CKET|NC CEASES
Women Acting in Behalf oi
Irish Cause Say Object
Was ACCOMPLISHED.

! There was no picketing Of the Brit
fsh embassy today.
| The campaign has been temporarily
called of by the women who came
to Washington to offer protest against
what they predicted was to be a mas
sacre Of the Irish people by the gov.
ernment OF Great Britain.
When asked by a Star reporter II
the pfcketing was stopped perma-
nently. Mrs. Thomas J. Corliss of
New York. spokeswoman for the pick
cts, said:
I'VE accomplished our purpose. and
| for tho next week we will devote all
| OF our time to organizing our forces
| here. The wires are hot now, and
within q week we expect to have rep
resentatives from every state in the
] Union. 1t was our main object to
make a demonstration on Good Fri
day to remind Great Britain and the
State Department Of the crucifixion
| Of Christ and to call attention that
| Ireland was being crucided. We sue
ceeded."
MT. C0Iby Promises Action.
| Secretary OF State Colby. in a state
ment issued last night, said that as
soon as full information regarding
tho nature Of the demonstration had
been received the government would
| without delay take effective means
to perform its duty OF hospitable
| courtesy to the British embassy and
| to preserve its own dignity against
conduct which tends in the least de-
gree to q breach Of that courtesy to
tho representatives Of q friendly power. I"
Asked II Secretary Colby's state
1 ment had caused the cessation of
picketing. Mrs. Corliss said:
Not at all. We had no intention
Of embarrassing tho State Depart
ment. and especially Secretary Colby.
whom we had always counted as q
stanch friend Of the Irish cause. It
| was he who introduced Mrs. Hanna
Sheehy Skehington to America when
he presided at the monster mass
| meeting in New York after the Easter
rebellion. and at another hugo gath
| ering denounced in ringing tones
Great Britain's policy in handling tho
Irish situation"
Differ From SaRragasts.
It was learned today that police off,
cialP who were present at the en-
hassy yesterday to prevent any dis
order arising out OF the picketing in
formed the women that their action
was 9 breach OF International law,
and Consequently was quite different
from that OF the militant suffragists
| who picketed the White House two
years ago.
The police were on hand again to-
day and remained at the embassy un-
til It became known that the women
did not intend to resume the picket
| ing.
Evening star., 1920-04-03
DANISH CRISIS MAY PASS.
Iiebe Cabinet Summons Folke-
thing-Elections Fixed April 2S.

COPENHAGEN. April 2.-There
seems to be a prospect Of bringing
about a settlement Of the political
crisis. The cabinet OF Premier Liebe
has summoned the folkething to as
semble April IL for dissolution on
April 81. Elections have beeQ. .fxed for
April %.
According to the National Tidende,
the Liebe ministry is ready to COM
promise on the old Zahle governments
electoral reform bill. which the Zahlists
contend ought to be passed before the
new elections.
Evening star., 1920-04-03
Lithuania Ready for Peace,

BERLIN. April "A message from
Kovno, Iithuania, says that as there
are now no Russian soldiers in
Lithuanian territory the Lithuanian
government Is ready to enter into
peace negotiations with Russia.
Evening star., 1920-04-03
Commander Eklund Reassigned.

Commander Frank N. Eklund has
| been detached from command of the
/ n. 8. s. Delphy and assigned to the
command OF the u. 8. 6. John Francis
Burnes, when commissioned
Evening star., 1920-04-03
Bolsheviki Capture Town

CONSTANTINOPLE. April S.-vladi-
vakix, m important town IN Caucasus.
has been captured BY the bolsheyiki
Evening star., 1920-04-03
RAIL ROADS FACING
10000 SHORTAGE
OF FREIGHT CARS

Continued from First Page.)
The Columbia evening Missourian., 1920-11-06
MAINLY ABOUT PEOPLE

Miss Grace Graves left yesterday fol
short wish with relatives in Faycfte.
Mrs. C. NJ. Christian. who has been
visiting friends in Columbia. has 70
turned to her home in Dallas, Teras.
Miss Norine Dorgan Of Renick 10 ID
Columbia visiting her mother. Mira W,
L. Dorean.
Miss Anheita Lefever Of Hannibal i.
visiting at the ". L. Dorsan home oyer
the weekend.
Mrs. NJ. E. Phillips. nurse, left today
ior a three months visit with relatives in
San Francisco.
Miss Crace Meliza Of Mexico, is the
weekend guest Of Miss Ladine Ketchum,
GIL Locust street.
". l. Nelson congressman from this
district. left yesterday for a short visit
with his parents in Cooper county before
returning to Washington.
A. j. Meyer, secretary Of the Missouri
Farm Bureau Federation. left for Fulton
today to attend a meeting Of Callaway
County farm girls. The purpose Of the
meeting is to discuss the feasibility Of
establishing cooperative elevators in that
county.
The Columbia evening Missourian., 1920-11-06

isitv Rand in the University Auditorium;
Ann -
Novrnher I4LDes;ena,ed by-presi-
d.n, v;Iso, a. , Memor;al Dsv Tor the
J..d 80, s..s
-. ,.,o c..; :, H..
a'o'e,hD. 'ssA''H g. II
missouri hssoeianon OF sunday SCHOOLS
d CoiumDia.
November is-i9-DI. u. H. cnIns'
noted astronomer, VIII speak on Inc
Sue ci the Universe al annual Puni'c
lectures OF Sigma X; q o'clock at rhy-
s'cs lecture room. . a
The Columbia evening Missourian., 1920-11-06
THE CALENDAR

November 6-Football-Missouri vs.
Kansas Aggie in Columbia.
November 7-Knishis Of Columbus
initiation.
November ll-Armisties Day eele.
braiion.
November ll--American Red Gross
drive for Yemhers begins.
Novembcf l2--Fooibsll mass meeting
in University Auditnrium.
November lib = Missouri State
Teachen Association Meeting in Kan
sas City.
November I3--Fooiball - Missouri
rs. Washington o. CSiumbis.
November ls--cencert by the Unlmr-
The Columbia evening Missourian., 1920-11-06

I said. 4 though, you had forgotten M
BY this time.'
81 viii never forget our early life h
Missouri was tie answer. What wa,
would a medium have of. knowing was
from Missouri?
Then she said. wallace. you ough,
to live out here. Il is best for You
You should sell your land No one in
Portland knew owned land.
AFTER this she spoke Of family mat
tiers, mentioning several members Of the
family by name, and showing that she
knew what each had been doing.
4 thought | would test her. ! had
seen her standing by my bed one night
just as ! was lying down. q short time
after her death. 7 said. alice, ! saw
You after you died
. YES she said, when vas stand
ing BY the bed
She told me some things about life
on the othe. side They. have meetings
there. like our churches, with the build
ings full. They are all old people.
After person dies, she told me, he
usually sleeps a while before awskins
in his new life: Some people sleep a
year; she did not sleep at all.
Il went to the medium four times. /
talked to my brother, Albert. who spoke
Of our father and mother, and who said
to me. There Is no one dead We are
all alive
4 talked also with my sister. She
said she was in the fifth sphere. but was
down in the first one tkcn taking care -ef
father and mother. They have animals
up as far as the fourth sphere l4a
4 want 10 repeat that no one in Port
land knew my name or Alieeis or thaf
ID any of the other relatives mentioned
in the conversation. No one knew that
! had come from Missouri. 9
Il had tried other mediums, but had
never gotten anything. 0uija boards will
not work for me This medium may
have talked ttinaleh the trumpet her
self part of the time, but she couldn't
have known the things which were spoken
Of. many Of which I had forgotten my.
self. 'a
Il want the preachers to explain this
10 me-
The Columbia evening Missourian., 1920-11-06
DEATH RATE
IN MISSOURI
DECLARED HIGH
Letter. Is Sent Out by State
Board of Health Which
Shows Conditions Bad
in State.
NO SANITARY ENGINEER
670 Persons Die Each Year
From Typhoid Fever. Most
of Which Could Be
Prevented.

II AZ fha
state hoard of health. has issued letter
To the newspapers Of the state pointing
,out how backward Missoori ia in com.
ba,,;np diseases as comnared with other
states. Doctor Jones brings forth the
fact tha, Missouri has no sanitary
engineer to look after the purity Of the
xa,e, sun,l;es the nro,er d;snosal NJ
sewage and the correction Of insanitary
conditions. while practically every other
stale in the Union has one.
The letter also states thai in the last
nine wears. 6.029 people. or go wear.
have died in Missouri from typhoid fever.
Many Of these deaths. ii says could have
been prevented by competent snperyi.
sion Of water supplies. and an of them
IL the ideal public health proeram was
in force. Besides these deaths. one out
of every ten balEes horn in This stale lies
before the end Of its Grs, wear. Many Of
these deaths are the result Of impure
water.
1T is all true DIR. NJ. P. Rayenel Of
the medical depaument Of the University
said after reading the letter .The Ms.
scuri State Board of Hesltb.- he con.
tinued. las been miserabIely supported
4 have a isble sbox;ny N;ssour; r,nks
foriy-second in appropriations for health
The Columbia evening Missourian., 1920-11-06

Son for Prof. and Mrs. Parks.
Prof. and Mrs. James Lewis Parks an
nounce the birth Of son. James Lewis.
Jr-, on Nsyrmber p
The Columbia evening Missourian., 1920-11-06
EXPERTS MADE,
DISEASE TEST
AT UNIVERSITY
oputum, Heads, Diseased Or.
gans and Crowths Sent Here
From all Over State for
Analyses.
HEADED BY DR.. RAvANEL
Educational Department Sends
Out Pamphlets on Personal
Hygrene and Preven-
tion Of Diseases.


The State Public Health laboraior,
in the Medical Building Of the Uni
sersiiy IS an institution Of great jim
por'ance to The people Of the state bul
about which little is known TO the pnbhc
s 'AooIa'ory IS conducted by The stat'
'sen'h ~iih ihe School OF Medicine
= ae on,efsi'y. Its purpose Is to IN
n al matters winch pertain To
=, 'Ae''S vi missouri
me laboratory Is under the direction
- % 1'a1yek =. hasenei' president OF
FuDhe Health Assoeia.
w a..u professor oil baetenoloy ana
A,e p neaicine IN The University
w cnufhe,' associate professor
In al. Il.Ie;. $50 e'en'''e ,-''IF =,
'e si'a'
e 'A'lalefy ana direcis the work done
"e,s are employed IN the
s.ru.n -, !. 80 - n %
blood ,es,s !, a. 1aps'..
A's .Ar
work. One medical s,uden, ;s emnIoved
for making blood comm,
tn. ,.h. I.-.s, r..
.;o.s - y,ay 49,: - ei'iaed ih'o INV, INV,
oS ~ ''A's a .ei'a'H Ainu
a.
ine pa'ho'oncA saspanmet IS gwen
o'e !" N ,d'aooss o. iissue' All
80 | ....;. ssn - r. senl 20 'ins department
''s
IN, nsc'eno'ogleai department IS
'haih'ained lot the examination oil
sa.er 'pu'un Is examined ior iubercu.
ios's germs snimai heads are examined
io' symptoms o, rapies ana cultures are
grown ana examined Tor organisms. DIP
"'e'A cases are examined IN inns way
The department Of venereal diseases is
gwen over 10 the examination OF snears
,vf oaa'a''e organisms An 'esper, on
"sinAh o'ood tests IS employed IN
this department for the examination ST
blood samples sent in from all parts Of
the stale. -
The department vi saeeines ssrzs ssi |
new yaecines and ser,s,s l,sdJich !. AZ .
made 10 the lsbofatorys t5hrse Pyatclaes
standardized 10 esnforin Ia ne .sehala,
lions for such, subsfahcsS and are senf
out to reFisised physician IN the state
Of Missouri ifrcs Of charge Upon, : D.
pliestion for The vaeciner or serums,