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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-06-06
TESS TO ADDRESS
GALLAUDET CLASS
IN SIGN LANGUAGE
Other Notable Speakers to At
tend Commencement Ex-
ercises Tomorrow.

Representative Simeon D. Fess OF
Ohio will be the principal speaker at
the commencement exercises OF the
graduating class of Gsllaudet College
to be held tomorrow at the college at
Kendall Green.
All the addresses OF the day will
be delivered in the sign language.
The Rev. DR.. Ulysses G.. y. Pierce, of
All Souls Church, will deliver the
invocation.
The Status Of the Deaf in Russia
Under the Regime OF the Car" viii
be the subject Of the grafton of Alex
Boris Rosen, and Miss Isabelle Toner
will speak on "Amalgamated Amcri-
cans" while ''The National Fratcrnal
Society of the Deaf" will be discussed
by Oscar Delneld Guire, Jr., three
members OF the graduating class.
Degrees will be conferred by Per-
civsI Hall. president OF the college;
DR.. Edward Allen Fay, emeritus vice
president and Charles Russell Ely,
vice president. The Rev. ID. e Moy-
land, Methodist minister to the deaf
in Baltimore, will give the benedic-
ton.
Degrees will be conferred on the
following graduates: Honorary de-
gree of master OF science, Charles
n. Reillie; honorary degree of mas
ter of arts, Augustus Barney Greener
and Elwood A. Stevenson; degree OF
master of arts, Grace d. Coleman,
Burton w. briggs, Irving s. Fusfeld.
Helen F. Ingle, Oslo l. McIntire,
Helen c. Tucker and Herschel r.
Ward; bachelor of arts degree, Flor
ence w. Lewis, Estella e. Maxwell and
Isabelle Toner; bachelor of science de-
gree, Sophie n. Boatwright. Joseph
w. Bouchard, Blumc Cohen, Charles o.
Dobbins, Doris f. Francis, Oscar ID.
CURE. jr., Edward w. Harmon. George
G. kannapell. Tom G. Matthew, Will
liam +. May, Elizabeth L. Moss, Frank
w. Rebal- jr. and Alex b. Rosen: GER
tifcate of graduation, Lawrence A.
Paxton. normal students, Constance
Hildreth and Mabel Whildin.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-06-06
GAVE OPIUM TO GIRLS,
CHARGE AGAINST MAN

Giving opium pipes to two young
white girls was the charge made
against Samuel Rappaport today in
Criminal Court No. 1.
1t Is alleged that on February o.
1920. Rappaport was found by the
police in house on Fifteenth
street northwest smoking opium and
that he, with another man, gave
pipes to May Hazel Bryant and
Lucille Sampson.
The girls were in court as wit
nesses. Attorney Daniel Thew Wright
appeared for the accused.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-06-06
DRAGGING OF POND
FOR WEBER RINGS
PROVES FRU|TLESS
Search Abandoned at Shutdown.
Suspects Stick to Stories Of
Staying Of Bride.

All day yesterday deputy sheriffs
and residents OF Prince Georges
county dragged a small pond near
White Station, in fruitless effort to
locate the watch and rings OF Mrs.
Margaret u. Weber. the young bride
OF seven months who was criminally
assaulted. robbed and slain on the
morning OF May ~. The search was
abandoned when darkness came.
Theories that the slayer. or slay-
ers, OF the young woman might have
thrown the jewelry in the pond in
order to escape suspicion, accounted
for the search.
Although Constable Thomas II.
Garrison Of Hyattsville has not en-
tireiy abandoned the theory that
"the man with the sunken eyes" who
was seen lettering near White Sta
ton on the day OF the crime, might
have been implicated in the murder.
other county officials and detectives
from Washington and Baltimore are
concentrating their efforts on break
ing down Jim Dixon's story of his
innocence.
For more than an hour yesterday,
Dixon, a negro. was grilled at the
Baltimore jail by j. Wilson Ryon,
states Attorney for Prince Georges
county. Detective p. Il. Bradley and
Detective J. +. Dougherty Of the
State Police.
Dixon. according TO the detectives.
reiterated his former statements and
denied that he was implicated in the
killing. The negro told the police he
could prove a perfect alibL"
Calvin Cousins, sixteen-year-o old
boy alleged to have been Dixon's ac-
complete. continued to blame Dixon
for the crime.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-06-06
PARKS FOR AUTOS
| BENEATH STREETS,
MOTORISTS PLAN
Would Relieve Congestion, Pro-
tect Cars, and Cost Nothing,
Hoffman Declares.

Underground parking space Tor
automobiles at Vermont avenue be-
tween II and i streets northwest as
a means of solving the problem Of
congested streets u suggested by X.
Holman, Of AZ II street northeast, in
a letter to The Times today. He pro-
poses other similar subsurface
garages.
There is ample space In this block
to make an immense underground
parkway" says Hoffman. That street
alone could accommodate all the cars
now parked on Vermont avenue. Fiji
teenth street between New York ave-
nue. and X street. and all cars parked
near the Army and Navy Club. City
Club and other streets nearby"
His letter in part follows:
"Often the suggestion has been
brought forward to have subways
for street cars to relieve the streets
Of traffic, but such an undertaking
is impracticable.
81 believe, however. IL would be
entirely feasible to have in certain
localities public garages under the
streets or parks that would accom-
modate all the cars that are now
parked in the streets.
'For an Illustration, I will outline
one such public garage or convent
under Vermont avenue. northwest, in
the block bounded by II and I streets.
Excavation under that street alone.
could accommodate all the cars now
parked on Vermont avenue, on FIJI
teenth between New York avenue and
X, the cars parked near the Army and
Navy Club. near the Commercial
Club and the cars in II street as far
as Fourteenth. the cars parked on La
fayette place opposite the Belasco
Theater, and on Pennsylvania avenue
to Fifteenth street opposite Riggs
Bank.
with a public garage such as I
have in mind. the parking in those
sections could be absolutely prohib-
tied for any period over fifteen min
utes and the streets would be clear
for traffic.
There would be an entrance and an
exit at each end, one near the inter-
section of / street and Vermont avenue
and one near the Intersection of Fl and
Vermont. The space on Vermont ave-
nue. facing the War Risk Building.
now occupied by double row OF
cars, would be replaced by ornamen-
tai gardens. with ventilating shafts
leading to the garage below. A Sc
ries Of lights and water sprinklers
eNtenucO also from the garage peIOW
would transform the ugly appear
ance into a beauty spot.
Heat could be furnished from any
Of the large buildings nearby during
the winter; the War Risk Bureau. for
instance. Subterranean passages
could be constructed with little diff
nculty. having their entrances from
the various large buildings in the
vicinity, such as the clubs. theaters,
banks. etc.
Not only would this scheme solve
the problem of parking, but it would
pay for itself shortly, as a small fee
could be charged. All auto owners
who use their machines for trans
portation to and from their ofnces
would be only too anxious to avail
themselves of the opportunity to have
their cars in a safe place and not be
exposed to the elements.
Men to operate the garage could
be had without salary IL the priv
ilege were extended them to be per-
mitted to wash cars. etc. for a nom
inal fee"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-06-06
PASTORS FEDERATION
PICKS NEW OFFICERS

Election of officers for the coming
year was held this morning at a meet
ing of the Pastors Federation at the
New York Avenue Presbyterian
Church. Those elected were:
President, the Rec. Or. Charles L.
Steck, pastor of the Lutheran Church
OF the Epiphany; vice president, the
Rev. DR.. Harry ID. Mitchell. a member
OF the faculty OF the Lucy Webb
Hayes National Training School. ard
secretary, the Rev. DIR. Hugh X. Fnl-
ton, pastor of Northminster Presby-
terrain Church.
An address was delivered by Com
greAaman u. G. Lowrey of Mississippi.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-06-06
SOUTHERN BUILDING TO
BE SOLD ON "CO-OP" PLAN

The sale Of the Southern building.
Fifteenth and II streets northwest
ON the cooperative plan will begin
soon.
This sale Is made possible through
the decision of the District Court OF
Appeals, rendered today, which gives
the Southern Realty Company pos
session Of the property.
The real estate firm OF Allen II.
walker and Company is now permit
ted to proceed with the sale. This
being the FIRST attempt to sell a large
office building on this plan, the sale
ia being watched with close interest
in real estate and financial circles.
Early sale Of the entire building is
expected1
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-06-06
US. OUST|NG 1000
WORKERS MONTHLY
TO CUT EXPENSES
Government to Start Fiscal Year
With 5000 Fewer Employees
Than in December.

The new fiscal year. which begins
on July ]. will start with approx
mately 5000 fewer Government en-
ployes in Washington than on De-
cember 81. 1920. as a result of the
slashing of appropriations by Con-
gre@. according to government Of
ficials today.
The Civil Service Commission an
nounnes 2,419 employees were dropped
between January 1 and May 1. Since
May j an additional 1000 employees
have been separated from the service
and by the end Of the month about
5000 more must be dropped In order
to Mt appropriations.
The greatest number of reductions
will take place in the Bureau of War
Risk Insurance where approximately
1,3OO employees will be dismissed by
the end of this month. Other depart
ments which will make reductions in
personnel include State. War. Navy.
Justice, Postoffice, Interior. Agricui-
ture, Commerce. Labor. Smithsonian
Institution. Interstate Commerce Com
mission, Federal Trade Commission,
Railroad Administration and In all OF
the new war agencies such rs the
Federal Board for Vocational Train
ing. Council of National Defense, War
Trade Board and others.
Government officials do not believe
1t is possible to drop 10000 employees
from the Federal Departments in
Washington, as was asserted by Con-
gressional leaders a few months ago.
On November II. 1918, there were
approximately 117.760 Federal en-
ployes in the District of Columbia,
while on January !. 1921, two years
after the Armistice, there were S.
$50. The new fiscal year will begin
with slightly over 10000
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-06-06
MONTGOMERY co. WOMEN
URGE SCHOOL BUDGET

ROCKVILLE, Md. June "a dele
CATION of Montgomery County club
women. named by the County Fed
Grafton of Women's Clubs, will appear
before the county commissioners here
Wednesday morning in the interest of
the annual public school budget sub
mitted to the county commissioners
few days ago by the county board OF
education.
The women feel that the budget as
submitted should not be altered and
will urge that the entire amount
asked for by the school ofhciais' be
allowed. He
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-06-06
What's Doing; Where; When

TODAY.
Bascbail-chicsEo White sop VS.. wash
ineton. American League Park. $40 p. m.
Meetins-Pastors Federation. New YORK
Avenue Presbyterian Church. IL a. m.
M~eting-Distriot OF Columbia Chapter.
Rainbow Division Veterans. 1905 II street
northwest, p. m.
Ahiress-Sepator Ball North Washing
ton Citizens Association, United brethren
church, p. m.
observation-disclosures street High
land. Citizens Association, Sixth Prcsby-
terrain Church, Sixteenth and Kennedy
slrAsts north vest. p. m.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-06-06
CONGRESS
eL|CH s
D. c. DEAD
Association Here Takes Action
As Bills Lie Dormant in
House and Senate.


An all-Washington memorial for
all Washington war heroes.
This is the idea set forth today
by the board of governors of the
Merchants and Manufacturers Asso-
citation in a resolution urging the
District Commissioners to name q
special committee to make the neces-
sary plans for such project.
CONGRESS FAILS TO ACT.
Failure of Congress to enact legis-
lstion providing for a war memorial
here was enc of the causes of today's
action. Several measures are now
pending in the Houes and Senate car
rying appropriations for a memorial
lives in the world war. The-proposal
of the Merchants and Manufacturers'
Associa ton is for a memorial for Dis
trtce men and women.
According to the terms Of the reso-
luton, the District Commissioners are
requested to create a special commit
tee of Washingtonians to carry out
the details of the memorial project.
The resolution follows:
Whereas. the people of tho Dis
trict of Columbia generally have
! been conspicuous in acts of patriot
ism. and
Whereas, the men and women of
the District have ben prompt AMI
courageous in numbers beyond the
feQnirementa of ouOfas N defending
the honor of the United States in
the wars of this nation, and particu-
larly in the late war;
REQUEST MEMORIAL.
Therefore, be it resolved that
we, the members of the Board of
Governors OF the Merchants and
Manufacturers Association. assem-
bied this 9Th day of June, 1921, do
hereby request the Honorable
Commi ssioners of the Distarict OF
Columbia to name a suitable COM
ittee to bring about the establish
ment in the District. of Columbia of
a memorial to the Sons and Daugh-
tiers of the District of Columbia
who entered the service during the
previous and the late wars. 1t is
but hitting that the entire citizen
aship of the District OF Columbia
ashould be given an opportunity and
encouraged to contribute to fund
for such a memorial which shall be
permanent and non-commercial in
character.
BE 1t further resolved by the
Board of Governors, That it re-
quest thea Honorable Board of Com
missioners to create a personnel for
this committee which shall repre-
sent the citizenship of the District
rol wifi f.
fIiation whatsoever save that Of
residence in the District of Column
bia. The board further respectfully
reminds the Honorable Commission
ers that in many of the cities OF this
great land of ours similar honor
has been done those who made the
great sacrifice.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-06-06
ORDER EXCLUDING PAPER
FROM MAILS Is UPHELD

The Court OF Appeals today sus-
tanned the action OF former Post
master General Burleson in exclud-
ing from the United States mails the
New York Call, reversing the decision
Of the District Supreme Court.
> The decision will have no effect on
the paper going through the mails
however, as Postmaster General Hays
ordered the reinstatement a few days
ago OF both the New York Call and
the Liberator. Both publications had
been excluded from the mails by Bur-
Il ann
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-06-06
PROMINENT MEN HEAR
Ex-SEC. LANE EULOClZED

Euiogizing the late Franklin X
Lane, former Secretary of the Int
rior, as "A great public servant, a
man of great heart, wide vision, with
his feet on the ground, possessing a
power of expression that transform
ed all of his written statements into
classics and made his speeches
poems" the Rev. Roland Cotton
smith preached the principal sermon
at the memorial services in st, Johns
Episcopal Church yesterday.
Among those present were Mrs.
woodrow Wilson, former Secretary of
state Colby, former Attorney Cen
eral A. Mitchell Palmer, Joseph
TumuIty and others.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-06-06
TOMORROW.

TOMORROW.
Baseball Gsmc-washington vs. Detroit
Tigers, American League Park $3.50 .. IN.
MeetinG-Terencr MacSwincy Council
American Association for tho Recognition
of the Irish Republic. Parish Hail. Sixth
and streets southwest. p. m.
Meetins-Georgc Washington Post, No.
l, the American Legion, Community serv-
ice Hall, BIS Tenth street northwest, q
y. m.
observation-disclosures State Association,
p. m.
Meetins-CoIumbis Heights Citizens As
ISOLATION, ST. stephens Hall. soi1 Four
tenth street northwest D. m
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-06-06
DISTRICT SCHOOLS
MAY NOT RECEIVE
ANY MORE MONEY
Senators Believe $1,576,OOO
Appropriation Will Be Suf-
ficient Allowance.

Tbsre &. l,t,le nrosncc. NJ further
r,istrict scbooI lepisIation from the
rresent ..ssion NJ Conpress
The fac, th., q h76 600 ba. been
for new school construo-
tor IN an d.aci.ncy hiI, incI,n..
senator. 20 IN. h.,isf that they have
rrovided adeouateIv for the current
ned, ~ tba nnhi,c scbooI system
hsre .t Last ,hey heIieye that th.y
car do nothing rnor. an yiaw NJ ths
aenleted .,,,. Of the Treasury
Senator Canners huI 20 reor~ani,>
the hoard of Education and nrovide
for a.. .nno;n,nen, ~ ,hn pra.,aan,
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-06-06
Phi Delta Theta Banquet.

The Phi Delta Theta Alumni Club
OF Washington will give a luncheon
tomorrow at 1890 at Harvey's res
taurant. John Ihlder, manager. civic
development department. United
states Chamber of Commerce, will
speak on Our Housing Problem"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-06-06
GREEK ENVOY ATTENDS
"cONSTANTINE" RITES

Alexander vouros. minister Of the
Greek Legation. and the other mem
bers Of the legation attended the spe-
cial services in honor of Constantine
Day" held in the Greek Orthodox
Church of ST. Constantine and Helen,
Sixth and c streets southwest, yea
terday
Special prayers for royalty Of
Greece were offered up and a SER
mon apropos OF the day was deliver
ed by the Rev. Thomas Daniels, pas
tor of the church More than / 900
persons attended the services.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-06-06
MORTALITY OF MOTHERS
IS HIGHEST IN AMERICA

Maternal mortality is higher In
the United States than in practically
any other civilized country" tho
Children's Bureau announced today.
In the United States in 1912 one
mother died for every 1876 babies
born, and every eleventh baby died
before he was a year old. Thousands
of deaths of both mothers and chill
dren could be prevented every year
by public measures for the protec-
ton of maternity and infancy, the
Childrens Bureau declared
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-06-06
Nebraskans to Meet.

The Nebraska State Association will
meet at 8 o'clock tomorrow night in
the recreation hall of the Govern
ment hotels on the plaza. Dr. Richard
T. Wyche. president of the National
story Tellers' League, will be in
charge Of the program.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-06-06
Community Center Concert.

A varied program will be given by
the Community Center Band at Nc
MILAN Park tomorrow night at 1880
o'clock. Some OF the old fsvorites,
such as Brooke's "Triumphal March"
and THE Prince of Pilsen," will vie
for honors with the latest illusions
of Tin Pan Alley" melody manu-
facturers. James Il. Miller is director
of the oanh.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-06-06
~ Indicted Here.

Among the forty-sevcn indictments
returned by the grand jury today,
there are thirteen for violation OF the
national prohibition act and the in
ternal revenue law, nine for house
breaking. arcenu and robbery. two for
forgery and uttering, two for false
pretenses and two for violation of the
anti-narcotic law.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-06-06
Mourn Death of Or. Rosa.

The women's Committee for World
Disarmament has adopted resolutions
Of sorrow over the death OF Dr. IL.
i. Rosa. chief chemist of the Bureau
of Standards. The resolutions state
that DR.. Rosa helped the benencent
work for disarmament with his
statistical studies and diagrams"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-06-06
Dog Bites Boy on Leg.

While walking in front Of 304 Ninth
street southeast last night about s;15
o'clock, Jerome Digg. colored, twelve
years old, 215 Tenth street southeast
was bitten on the leg by q dog. He
WAS not badly injured .
Evening journal., 1921-12-13

on last June 80 was $500 of 49,
$50 900 gross tons compared with
2s.1ss OF 16.324.O2a gross tons on
June 80. 1920. The years increase
compares with 100000 gross tons
for the previous year
"As the Shipping Boards building
program will soon be completed
the report says. "the increase in ton
mage for the current fiscal year Will
be much smaller; indeed, II the
wooden ships built under war con-
tracts are stricken from the register
and broken up, our total tonnage al
the end OF the year will not mater
tally change from thepresent figure"
Marine accidents resulting in loss
OF life totalled 200 during the year
according to the report. The total
number OF lives lost was $40 Of which
50 were passengers and 159 were
from suicide. accidental drowning
and other similar causes, leaving
III, Mr. Uhler says. as fairly
chargeable to accidents, collisions,
founderings. etc"
Evening journal., 1921-12-13

der my direction The new admin
istration during this four months de-
voted itself to two primary ques-
tons:
First Reorganization OF the de-
partmental expenditures.
Second. Reorganization OF those
bureaus concerned with industry and
trade. that they may become of more
effective service to the community
"The results OF reorganization en-
abled a revision OF the estimates OF
expenditures for the fiscal year 1921
22, so that while the total appro-
priations available for the depart
ment for this period are S24.222, LISP
yet it now seems probable that the
expenses during this fiscal year viii
approximate s2O.20o.000. showing a
total saving OF about S4,o00.00o, OF
16 ~ per cent, Of the available
appropriations.
''The results OF reorganization o
the bureaus concerning industry and
trade are in part indicated by the
Increase in volume OF demand upor
the department FOR helpful action OF
Information. These demands have
now reached rate OF over 100000
per annum.
''Thc further practical results t'
American commerce and industr,
will be more evident later in the
year and comment upon them car
best be deferred until results have
been further realized"
Secretary Hoover calls attention
that while the total foreign trade
OF the nation decreased by S3,176.
G26. 900 during the past fiscal year
there was a slight increase in thu
visible balance Of trade In favor o
the United States as a result OF thu
years operations.
Exports for the year totalled s6.'
35S.636,039 against s7,950.429,1S
Evening journal., 1921-12-13
|HOOVERDES|RES
GREATER POWER
Report Cites Need for Real
Department of Commerce
To Aid Trade
WOULD REORGANIZE
ALL DEPARTMENTS

WASHINGTON. Dec. 1S.-Secre-
tary Hoover. in his first annual report,
made public yesterday. tells Pres
ident Harding that the establishment
OF real Department OF Commerce.
reflective in service to producers,
manufacturers and distributors. able
TO give economic Interpretation OF
importance to the American public
generally. and to stimulate Ameri-
can trade and merchant marine. ."
requires "a thorough reorganization
and entire regrouping Of the federal
functions bearing on these prob
lens" He adds. however. that in
asmuch as these matters are now ac-
lively before Congress and the ad-
ministration Il is not necessary on
this occasion to enter into discus
sion OF them.
"As ] assumed Office on March 4.
1921" the Commerce Secretary
writes the President. "this report
covers but four months OF the adj
ministration Of the Department un-