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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-09-07
SET SCHOOL entry
APPLICATION DATE
Non-Residents' Requests for
Higher Education to Be
Heard Next Week.

Applications of children residing
outside the District who intend to
enter the high schools this fall will
be received and acted on by the board
of admissions to the senior institu-
tions, which will meet for three days
next week at the Franklin School.
The board of admissions. composed Of
representatives of the Ave white high
schools, will be in session from Thurs
day. September %. to Saturday. Sep
TENDER %.
Children who have had no previous
high school education will be COM
PEELED to take an examination to gain
admission. Those who have attended
senior institutions in other sections
of the country for year will be
granted admission without eXamina-
ton.
Meeting Ii Postponed.
The meeting of the board of e1uca-
ton called for tomorrow afternoon
has been postponed for week. it was
announced today by DR.. Abram Simon.
president. The meeting. DR.. Simon
stated, was deferred so as to give
Supt. Ballou and Assistant Superin-
tendent Kramer sufficient time to
make the necessary appointments Of
teachers and other employees of the
school system. in addition to COM
pleting plans for opening the schools
September 90.
DR.. Simon also stated that the COM
mittee on estimates of the board is
not likely to meet until next week.
Although it was previously planned
to hold several sessions this week. the
board members decided that they
could facilitate the work of prepar-
ing the estimates by turning over
certain parts of them to bureau heads.
Until the bureau heads complete their
budgets another session of the COM
mittee on estimates will not be held.
Two Sessions Last Week.
Two sessions of the committee on
estimates ware ,hs1d last. week; and
progress reported on the work OF pre-
pairing the pudgxt for the operation
of the scn6olss next year. 1t. has
been definitely decided that a larger,
building program is essential, and
this will be recommended in the es-
Inmates to be submitted to the Dis
trict Commissioners before October l.
1t is likely that higher salaries also
will be recommended for employees Of
the school custodian force and some
Of the teachers.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-09-07
AMATEUR GOLF
CHAMPION TRAILS
Hefron Is Str6.e Behind i'm
Title Event-Ev1s Has 72,
Tying Course Mark.

RoSLYN. n. r. SeptemiA. IS
Davidson Heron OF pa sburrh
amateur golf champion. who is de-
Tending his title in the national tour
half of his 36-hole match today'Vvith
Peter Harmon OF New York
Chick Evans of Chicago led F. e.
Newton of Brookline, Mass. 3 upA
Evans was around in ~. equaling the
best ever done on the Engineers Club
course. the par OF which is 20.
C. p: Grier Canadian champion.
was eliminated from the tournament
in the opinion of the gallery for he
VAS down to Robert A. Gardner Of
Chicago.
The danger of the title going out
OF the country apparently remained
when Thomas D. Armour Of Scotland.
French champion, was up on George
Honner of Philadelphia Armour
went around in ~
Bobby Jones of Atlanta was 3 IN on
his fellow citizen, ]. Simpson Dean, the
Princeton star. Jones went round in
Francis Ouimet was | up on Richard
Hickey of Atlanta. going round in -
ID. Clarke Corkran of Baltimore IN
Oswald kirkby of EngIewood. y. J.. 2
I'D. Their cards we're sc and IS. re-
spectively.
w. c. Fownes. jr. Of oakmont ex-
hampton. led Harold Weber of Toledo
W ioup III CO.
E. p. Allis of Milwaukee was 3 up
on Robert Mckee of Chicago
Reginald NJ Lewis of Greenwich,
Conn. was l up on Gardiner w White
Of Glen Cove. n. Y White won't round
in SO. Lewis took IS
Other standings after Is holes had
been played were:
Maurice Risley Of Atlantic City. 1 up
on J. Wood Piatt of Philadelphia
M. NJ Jack Of Merton, S up on Reu-
ben Bush Of New Orleans
Philip Carter Of Southampton, NJ T.,
up on Max R Marston of Merton.
Frank w. Dyer of Montclair n. J.,
up on J. b. Rose of Allegheny
j. W. Sweetser of Yale, intereoiieeiafe
champion, up on D. L. Sawyer OF
SiWanoy.
Fred j. Wright jr, Massachusetts
champion. was up on Albert Seckci Oh
Ch cago. having gone round In so. Bob
Gardner made the Is holes in rs.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-09-07
WANT NO TRUNK CHARGES.
Citizens Ask Commission Not t.
Permit Drivers to Ask Pay.

Three letters were received by the
Public Utilities Commission today
from citizens urging the commission
not to permit drivers for the Union
Transfer Company to TX the charges
for carrying trunks. above the first
floor.
At the recent hearing on its appli-
cation for higher baggage rates the
company informed the commission
that it desires to permit drivers to
continue accepting tips, but to forbid
them dema nding pay for carrying q
trunk above the ground floor.
Engineer Commissioner Kutz ex-
pressed the opinion that it would be
better for the company to fix defi-
mite rate for carrying baggage to up
per floors. 1t is probable that the
commission will have something to
say on the subject when it announces
its decision on the petition of the
transfer company for rate increases.
The decision will not be made public
until the return of Commissioners
Kutz next week.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-09-07
IA TOILETTE IN CONTEST.
State Primary in Wisconsin Today
After Bitter Compaign.

MILWAUKEE, Wis. September T.
Senator Robert La Toilette is awaiting
the outcome of the hardest battle of
his political career, to be determined by
the results of the state primary being
held today.
After bitter campaign wisconsin,
voters are today choosing. betwseK
La Foilettes candidate for the United
States Senate, James Thompson of
La Crosse, and Senator Irvine Lenroot,
whose record in the House and Senate
has made many friends, eTen in La Fol-
lette's ranks
La Toilette has the backing Of the
Nom Partisan League. which in two
years has become . big factor in Wis
consin politics. He also has the sup
port of the radicals. 1t is not i'm
probable that the socialist forces.
backing Victor Berger, will give
their support to La Toilette, in their
desire to overthrow Lenroot. who
they say is a true representative OF
the capitalistic class.
Lenroot supporters are counting
strongly on the womens vote While
Fegistratioa has been light, il Is be-
lieved the new voters will cast a
heavy vote. The Learoot headQuar-
tiers, making the plea that success for
La Toilette means radicalism for
Wisconsin,, is couating on the women
as the deciding factor IL the contest
is close.
Lenroot is a 10 to fayorite. OBJ
servers say he will win. but only by A.
narrow margin
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-09-07
MORGAN STATES TERMS
OF THE NEW FRENCH LOAN

NEW YORK. September Oby the AS
ISOLATED Press).-J. p. Morgan & Co., as
syndicate managers. today announced
the terms of the new 500. 200. 900 French
loan. q twenty five-year per cent ex-
ternal gold obligation. to run from Sep
TENDER Is next The bonds constitute
a direct lien on tho French government.
which has agreed to redeem them with
out reduction for any French taxes on
or before September Is, 1945. Subscrip-
tion books viii be open next Thursday
af 100 and accrued interest
In the contract between the French
government and the Morgan syndicate
France agrees to pay the bankers as
sinking fund trustees not less than
$4,000 annually during the first Ave
years. to be applied toward the purchase
of the bonds, and thereafter to retire
nnent of them by lot at 40 and in
~terest.
Banks. trust companies and banking
houses here and in Boston. Philadel-
phia. Chicago. st. Louis and other
financial centers of the country are
mombers of the syndicate marketing
the new French bonds. which are de-
signed to supply funds toward the
payment Of Frances half of the
$500, 00o. 900 Anglo-French loan ma
turing Octo6er Is Dext. 1t was stated
Cash and gold safpmentS coming from
Europe WIN supply The remainder Of
, tbs money needed to Fay frances
: share. Of tbs tnkeEnattoaal ohfie2tdoa.
AK06- 1ddf0D. -. :,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-09-07
OLD MORSE ELM,
MADATAXPLAN.
SHOWS NEW PEP

The old Morse elm tree, which has
stood for nearly a century on the
northwest corner of 18th street and
Pennsylvania avenue, apparently re-
sents the suggestion that it be
chopped down and part of it turned
over to the Association Of Oldest In
ha bitants
At the last meeting of the associa-
tlon DR.. William Tindali made the
suggestion. and it was decided to re-
quest the superintendent of trees and
parkings to give the association part
OF the trunk of the old tree for a
relic.
Looking from his window in the
District building today. DR.. Tfndall
SAID he was surprised to notice that
the tree seems to have taken on new
ilfe In the past few days.
IT the Morse elm is not ready to
JOIN the Oldest Inhabitants I must
apologize for the suggestion" said
the veteran employe Of the District.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-09-07
"GET" BASE BALL RING,
CHICAGO JURY ORDERED

CHICAGO, September IA grand
jury investigation was ordered today
in criminal court of the charges that
gamblers attempted to fix the Chi
cago-Philadelphia National League
game Of August 81 for Philadelphia
to win.
Philadelphia won the game 3 to o.
President William Veeck of the Chi
cago team announced that he had
been warned of a plot, and used
Pitcher Alexander in an effort to win.
4 Selling OF pools on base ball games
was characterised as "pernicious
business by Judge Mcdonald on his
instructions to the grand jury. which
was told that such practice should be
wiped out and the promoters thereof
should be indicted and prosecuted"
States Attorney Maclay Hoyne an
nounced that he would use every re-
source of his office to bring to JUS
tice the ring of professional gamblers
whose operations threaten to be-
-smirch" base ball.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-09-07
SIS COMMANDER LAUDS
CREW FOR ITS COURAGE
Believes Failure to Attend to One
of Many Details Caused
Mishap.

PHILADELPHIA. September -
Lieut.. Commander Charles NJ. Cooke.
jr.. of the submarine SIS, sunk last
week Oft the Delaware capes. testified
in the preliminary investigation of
the accident that he believed neglect
to close the main induction valve
when the boat took its crash dive was
responsible for the mishap. according
to an unoffic al report resolved here.
The investigation was held aboard
The batUieship Ohio.
He said innumerahle things had to
be done almost at the same instant
when the dive was taken. and added
that he could hardly hold any one
culpable for overlooking for an in
slant of one detail.
Commander Cooke testified that he
thought all the officers and men were
deserving of commendation for their
magnificent morale. their courage and
their accomplishing perseverance and
attention to duty.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-09-07
|. C. c. RIGHTS QUESTIONED
Railroads to Test Validity Of Con-
troll Over Securities

Validity of transportation act provI-
sions giving the Interstate Commerce
Commission, instead OF state authorities.
supervision over the ISSUANCE Of rail-
road securities is to be tested in the
courts The commission was so in
formed today during a hearing on the
application of the New York Central
railroad to issue $25.e00.000 in per
cent gold bonds and SIS. 00o. 200 in bonds
additional to be deposited as collateral
for the first
Michigan state authorities had planned
to intervene in the proceedings in order
to bring the question Of the commits
sion's jurisdiction up for determination.
Robert ]. Cary, counsel for the New
York Central. however, announced that
an agreement had been made for a test
suit against the New York Central to
collect penalties in case the federal COM
mission authorizes the roads to issue the
bonds without the Michigan state COM
mission having acted upon the appfica-
ton.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-09-07
MOVE STATIONERY
FROM i. S. STACKS
Second Step Taken in Effort
to Rid Potomac Park
of "Shanties."

Several thousand dollars worth of
blank forms and other stationery be-
longing to the ordnance department
of the Army now housed in six ram
shackle wooden structures in East
Potomac Park. along the speedway.
is to be removed at once to the big
ordnance warehouses at Curtis Bay,
Md. it was learned today.
Work of removing the stationery
Department officials said. The order
to remove the property marks the
second step in the movement to COM
pletely get rid of the group Of shacks
which have been eyesores to motor
for some time. The first move to
eliminate the shanties was made by
the War Department last week, when
1t was announced that two buildings
used by the ordnance department
were to be vacated.
In one of these structures the sec
ond floor collapseA and two officials
of the War Department got out just
in time to escape death or serious
injury. The other building. it was
stated. would undoubtedly have col
lapsed also had not the War Depart
AHchl edhcu euc INITIATIVE anu oF6ef00
the removal Of heavily packed boxes
stored in ii.
While War Department officials
could not give any aehaite inf0r-
NATION relative to the Faxing of the
ordnance department shacks. persons
familiar with conditions in East Poto-
mac Park declare there is no ex-
cuse for allowing the shanties to
remain. They cannot be used for
the War Department found
that ont. The only logical thing to
do, it was said. would be to remove
all traces OF these buildings, find
suitable storage quarters for the
81 500. 900 worth Of government prop
ePty stored in other shacks along the
speedway, and get busy on plans
already perfected for identifying this
section Of East Potomac Park.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-09-07
u S. CLERKS DENY
.M|[LERS CLAIM

Charges that injustice and injury
are being done the government en-
pfoyes Of the country because Of
statements by Clarence B. Miller. Sec
Rotary Of the republican national
commtttee. that tho cost Of living
could be reduced by Diminishing $780,
mated as "superfuous," were made at
tho opening session of the conven-
ton of the National Federation Of
Federal Employees in st. Louis yester-
day. according to reports reaching
headquarters here today. A resolu-
ton embodying these charges was
adopted almost unanimously and a
COPY forwarded to Will Hays. chair
man OF the republican national COM
mittee.
Protesting strongly against Mr.
Miller's statements, one of which he
made at a meeting of the Kiwanis
Club. the resolution pointed out that
the government employees are opposed
to this sort of campaign propa
ganda- Of the republican national
committee The statements of Mr.
Miller, the resolution stated, ARE not
true, and the facts are that the dis
missa1 OF 5000 employees other than
postal employees would leave but
service throughout the United States,
while such reduction in any case
wonld not affect the cost of living
Appreciably."
The resolution was introduced by
8. Tyson Kinsell. vice president of the
Philadelphia Federal Employees
Union.
Luther c. Steward, president Of the
National Federation of Federal En-
ployes, speaking at the convention.
gave q resume of the work of the
organization last year. MAYOR Kiel
Of St Louis and George H. Moore.
collector of internal revenue. also
spoke at the convention. and stressed
{ the need of higher salaries for gov
eminent workers.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-09-07
OFFER AiRMAlL PRIZES.
Newspapers to Award $1,000 for
Three Best Mileage Records.

Five newspapers along the route
of the transcontinental air mail.
which opens Wednesday. September
8, have united in offering a prize of
$1,000 for tho three best mileage
records made on any division between
New York and San Francisco. Otto
PYaeger. second assistant postmaster
general, announced today. The period
of contest will be six months from
the start Of the service.
De- Haviland IS and Curtiss R4s,
equipped with the liberty engine;
L. w. F.s. equipped with Isotta en-
gines. and the Junker all-metal Ger
man monoplanes are to carry the
n all The flights west will be handi-
capped by strong opposing winds,
but this disadvantage will be neu-
tralized on the flights east. The prize
announcement has greatly stimulated
interest among pilots in the trans
continental air mail service. Mr..
Praeger stated.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-09-07
SEEK CHECK sWINDlER.
D. c. Warned Of Buffalo and Balti-
more Bad Paper Passer.

Police here today instituted search
for a Buffalo and Baltimore bad
check passer" in the belief that he is
about to inaugurate operations IN this
city.
the signature Of Inspector OF Detec-
tives Clifford L. Grant reads as fol-
lows:
Look out for a Hebrew, thirty
years old. five feet six inches. dark
complexion. dark brown or black hair.
smooth face and neat dresser.
Gives the name of Sol Cohen. Cha ries
but may not give any of these names.
His method of operation consists
in stopping at a hotel or rOoming
house, representing himself as q buy
or for a silk shirt or neck wear house.
Later he will visit local bank. max
ing an initial deposit of from $50 to
5000. This deposit 10 gradually With
drawn with small checkA The funds
being almost entirely withdrawn, he
presents a big check and generally
get get. !. sv.y before discovery Of the
Police reports say that he had
passed largo chAc1kS o. DMAalp AAl
801ehnn
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-09-07

Walter B. Pettus, principal examiner
connected with the pension bureau, died
yesterday at his home, 1614ST street. at
the age Of sixty-seven.
Mr.. Pettus was one of the, most widely
known members of the Masonic frater-
nifty in this section of the country. He
held many positions of pFominence in
the organization.
Born in Garrard county. KY, January
70, 1853, he was reared on farm in
Pulaski county. near Somerset. to which
his father removed when Mr. Pettus was
county and in Somerset, where he took
an academic course at the Masonic Col
legiate Institute.
Graduates From Law School In 1877.
In the early 70s he spent three years
in northwestern Missouri as a teacher
in the public, schools of Clinton and De
Kentucky and studied law in the Office
of his father in Somerset, He later at
tended the law school of the Louisville
University. from which he was GRADUATE
ed in 1877. having been admitted to the
senior class upon his entrance to the
school. For the next ten years he prac-
tlced law in Somerset and it's vicinity
with success.
In September. 1857. he accented an
appointment under the civil service
regulations in tine War Department
and soon after1vard removed to
Washington with his family In Au-
gust. 1855. he was appointed to the
position OF principal examiner in the
bureau of pensions. which position
he held to the time sof his death.
Leader In Masanfc Circles.
Mr.. Pettus' Masonic history dates
from July -, 1878. when he was in
itiated in Somerset Lodge, No. Iii.
From 1882 to 1886 he was worshipfui
master of the lodge. In the latter
year he was appointed grand pursuit.
want of the Grand Lodge of Kentucky.
but this service was cut short by his
removal to Washington. On June Is,
1880. he Joined Washington Centen
NAL Lodge. No. "A. of uhe District of
Columbia. in which he held the Office
of treasurer since 1912
He was exalted in Somerset Chap
ter; No; Pap, Is: R. A NJ. in April. 1852.
Eureka Chapter. No. i. which he
served as high priest n-lsOs. He az
fliated in 1893 with Washinptnn
Council, No. l, R s. M, and was
thrice illustrious master Of that body
IN lsss. Later ne became a charter
in which he has held the ONCE Of
treasurer for several years.
He was knighted May II, 1889. in
Columbia Commandery. No. 2, which
he served as eminent commander in
1900. He was a life member Of All
mas Temple. A. A. O. N. M. s. His
service in the official line of the Grand
Chapter began with hts election as
grand master of the first vail in 1895
and he was regularly advanced to tho
office of grand high priest, in which
he was installed at the annual con-
vocation in February, 1914.
Leaves Wife and -Four Children.
Mr.. Pettus is survived by his widow
Margaret Fitspatriek Pettus; Two
delphia and Walter b. Pettus. IT. 81
this city, and two daughters Marss-
Knights Templar services will he
held by Columbia Commanderv 81
his late home tomorrow evening 49,
o'clock. The body will be taken to
Somerset for interment. ="
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-09-07
HAVE NO CUSTER REQUEST
Omcia1 Demand Not Yet Made That
Swiss Expel Ex-King ~Tino."

GENEVA. September f.--Odicial re-
Iauest for the expulsion of former King.
Constantine from Switzerland has not
as yet been received from Athens by the
Swiss government. Constantine. who
lis staying at Lucerne. denounces the
attempt by the present Greek COY
eminent to have him expelled from
Switzerland. in telegram to the AS
ISOLATED Press.
uYe of seeing YOU" he wired. Il had
nothing to do with the murdero4s as
sault upon Premier Venizeles in Paris
on August Il. II the Greek govern
ment should demand my expulsion
from Switzerland. it will not be the
first intrigue against me, nor the first
attack upon my dignity. My enemies
ROW spread false Pumors without pro
ducing any evidence against me-"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-09-07
RUN DOWN IN STREET.
Autoist Drives On, Leaving Victim
With Hfaetused EkuIl.

Robert q, BeIiiager. ssventy-twe
years old. 10 in . esttiesi coalition 1T
Emergency Hospital to-day, . victim
Of a reckless autemebiie driver. who.
aftsV Knocking him down on Penn
sylyaaia avenue between 18th and
18th streets yesterday. drove ON.
leaving the man in the center Of the
street with a fraetured skull and
a broken leg, according to police re-
ports.
He was rushed to the Emergency
Hospital, unconscious, This morning
he was reported slightly improved.
although his condition was said to be
critical.
Police have been unable to locate
the automobilist.
On Mr.. RolitnGers psrson was
found an iAentiAoation card contain
tag the name and address Of his son
Arthur. at the Cecil apartments. In
qpiHes fsiied - leea&e the sea, but
9fedeeed that his 4aQghteF, MA Har.
~ KaetA VS. sa Ass hsasyVaees In
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o.. c.WossAN lllaNoRWAY.
Mrs. vandergrift reports Safe Ar
rival for Convention.

Word has been received here from
MRS. Redwood Vandergrift, official
Representative of the Womens Clubs
tof the District Of Columbia to the
fQuinquennial convention of the Inter-
national Council of Women. at Chris
!tiana. Norway. that the party has
arrived safely, after a smooth trip.
The American delegates, numbering
Eforty-five, are from Arizona, Com
necticut North Dakota. Georgia,
Iowa. Kentucky. Mississippi, New
York, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania,
Tennessee. Utah. Virginia, Nebraska.
Colorado, California and the District
of Columbia. They have been touring
Europe before the convention, which
lis from september s to September 16.