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The Washington herald., 1921-04-23
FINED FOR SELLING
GIN TO MURDERER

PERTH AMBoY, n. J., April 22.-
The woman who sold the gin that
turned an ordinarily tractible negro
into a frenzied assassin. costing the
life of Mrs. Edith Wilson. a young
church organist. several weeks ago,
must pay a fine Of $1,000.
Mrs. Sarah Sturm, owner OF the
local cafe in which George Wash
ington knight. now awaiting execu-
tion for Mrs. ilson's murder,
bought three pints of gin, pleaded
guilty here to selling liquor without
a license.
The Washington herald., 1921-04-23

fair are the British embassy, Gen.
Pershing, Senator Walter L. Edge,
Mr.. and Mrs. Sylvanus Stokes, jr.,
Mrs. H. T. Oxnard, Mrs. Marshall
Field, Mrs. Cromwell Brooks, Mrs.
Irwin Laughlin Mrs. Richard H.
Townsend. Mrs. Charles B. Drake
Mrs. William Littauer. Mr.. and Mrs.
r. r. Gown. Mrs. Charles Boughton
Wood. Mrs. George D. Hope. Mrs.
Thomas F. Walsh, Mrs. Charles g.
Bromweli, Mr.. and Mrs. Edward II.
Alsop. Mr.. and Mrs. warret Demo
Robbins, Maj. George S. Patten. Mr..
and Mrs. Thomas F. Logan and Mr..
and Mrs. George T. Marye.
The polo game this afternoon,
which is attracting Nrixt interest,
is called for $3.50 o'clock at Potomac
Park.
The Washington herald., 1921-04-23
Miss Page to Marry.

FREDERICKSBURG. Va. April
22.-The marriage of Anne Page,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Roosevelt
Page, of Oakland. Hanover County.
to DR.. Frank Stoddard Johns, will
be celebrated at the estate of the
brides parents Saturday evening.
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MRS. CARR TO ENTERTAIN
IN HONOR OF MRS. LAMAR

Mrs. william Kearny Carr will
entertain twelve guests at luncheon
today in honor of Mrs. William
Bailey Lamar, wife Of Justice La
mar. Yesterday Mrs. Carr was
covers.
mrs. Carr will entertain a select
company at luncheon again next
WEDNESDAY, the AFFAIR being ar
ranged during the visit here of Mrs.
James Robert Mckee. who is the
guest OF Mrs. Stephen B. EIkins.
me. Grouitch also will be one of
MRS. cars guests on that day. A..
The Washington herald., 1921-04-23
COL. FOWLER TO GIVE
DANCE AFTER DINNER

Col. William Eric Fowler will
give a dance following his dinner
next Wednesday evening at his
nome on H street. He will have a
distinguished company of guests
among them the Minister of the
serbs, Croats and Slovenes and Nine
Grouitch.
Miss Claire Louise Boyle and
george Willis Hahn. whose mar
rage viii take place next Tuesday,
were complimented by dinner
given last evening by Mrs. Robert
Mackenzie.
Tne wedding ceremony of Miss
boyie and Mr.. Hahn will take place
az o'clock Tuesday at the home
OF Miss Boyle's parents, Mr.. and
mrs. Louis Claire Boyle, 1851 .Jocelyn
street. Canon Austin. rector of All
saints Church, Chevy Chase. will
ofnciate. The bride will be attended
oy her sister. Mrs. Frank Welsh, as
matron of honor, and another sis
ter. Miss Gertrude Boyle, viii be
maid OF honor. Marshall Wait, OF
New York, will be best man for Mr..
Hahn and Ennals waggaman and
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4 men. : =.
Miss Pauline Altman Of Kansas
City. will sing during the ceremony. ;.
She viii be, Miss Boyie's guest until
after the wedding.
MARINE orrICERs HOLD
DANCE AT BARRACKS
The Marine oficers Of. the head
quarters stan entertained at dance
last evening at,the Marine Barracks.
The guests were received by Mrs.
John A. Lejeune. wife Of Gen, Le-
jeune: Mrs. Wendell c. Neville. wife
Of Brig. Gen. Neville, and Mrs. Jesse
Dyer. wife of Mai Dyer Presents-
tions were made by Capt. Earl Jen-
kins and Capt. L. c. Shepherd.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Walter HoI-
combe have as their guest Mrs. Ovid
B. jameson. of indianapolis, who Is
a sister of Booth Harrington, the
/ famous author and playwright. and
/ who will remain in Washington
about ten days. Saturday evening
Mr. and Mrs. Holcombe will be
hosts at dinner for Mrs. Jameson
at the Chevy Chase Club.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frederic d. McKen-
ney were hosts at an informal din
ner last evening.
GIBsONS TO RETURN
TO NEW YORK SOON.
Mr.. and Mrs. Preston Gibson, who
are visiting here. will return to
New York on May 4; and expect to
open their house at Newport abous
the first Of June. .s
Mrs. Harold Allen was hostess at
tea yesterday afternoon to compli-
ment Mrs. Harvey B. Gaul, OF Pitts
burgh.
Miss Christina d. Sedgwick has
as guests Miss Kate Colby, of New
York, and John Marquand.
I Mrs. Samuel Adams. of Chicago.
wife of the former Assistant Secre-
tary of the Interior, was. entertain
ed at luncheon at the Shoreham
yesterday by Mrs. Victor Kauff-
mann. The other guests were Mrs.
Ovid B. Jameson. of Indianapolis.
sister Of Booth Tarkington: Mrs.
John Walker Holcombs and Mrs.
George T. odell.
The Royal Country Club will hold
an informal subscription dance this
evening in the large ballroom OF
the Raleigh Hotel. Special music
will be furnished for this occasion.
and a dancing exhibition will be
given by Miss Miriam Williams.
Dancing will begin at p. m.
GIVES DINNER IN HONOR
OF ID. A. n. PRESIDENT.
Mrs. Daniel Lathrop gave a
luncheon Thursday at the New
willard in honor of Mrs. George
Maynard Minor. president general
of the D. A. r. The other guests
were Mrs. Calvin Coolidge. Mrs.
George Thatcer Guernsey, former
president general D. 4. r.. Mrs.
Frank W. Mondell, president of the
National Society Of the Children or
the American Revolution, Mrs.
Larz Anderson. and Mrs. Carroll
| Frazer.
| Mrs. Robert Lansing will be
hostess at luncheon next Thursday
in honor of the national board OF
the Young Womsn's Christian AS.
sociation at headquarters of the
association. Mrs. John D. Rookie
feller. jr., and other members OF
the board will come to Washington
from New York for the occasion.
Mrs. John w. Beale and her
daughter. Miss Kitty Beale. who
have been at the Hotel Astor in
New York for several weeks. have
returned to their home here at 3l32
| STRAIT
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MRS. WALSH Is HOSTESS
AT NOVEL DANCE PARTY.

One of the most novel dances OF
the season was that given last eve
ming by Mrs. Thomas F. Walsh on
the roof of her spacious home on
Massachusetts, avenue which had
been transformed into a garden. A
delightful effect was produced by
the moonlight streaming into the
garden and forming eerie shadows
on the dancers. About 500 guests
enjoyed the affair.
This evening Mrs. Walsh will en-
tertain about 40 guests at dinner
at the Dover House. Later the
company will dance to the music
of a darky orchestra.
The Washington herald., 1921-04-23
AMBASSADOR OF CHILE
BACK IN WASHINGTON.

The Ambassador of Chile and
Sonora de Matthew returned to
Washington from New York yester-
day. having gone to, attend the un-
yelling of the statue Of Simon
Bolivar.
The Washington herald., 1921-04-23
CAPT. WATSON RETURNS
AFTER MOTOR TRIP TO HouI

Capt. z. c. Watson. son of Sena-
tor and Mrs. james E. Watson. has
returned after motor trip to his
home in Rushville, Ind.
The Washington herald., 1921-04-23

Col. and Mrs. T. Q. Donaldson will
entertain at dinner in compliment
to the British Ambassador and Lady
Geddes on Saturday evening. April
80. at the Chevy Chase Club. The
Ambassador and Lady Geddes will
entertain at dinner on April e7th
Ambassador and Lady Geddes have
gone to New York where the Am
bassador attended the banquet of
the American Tennis Association
last evening and this evening he
will speak at the banquet of the
st. Georges Society. Ambass
and Lady Geddes were accompanied
to New York by H. U. Tenant, of
the Embassy stan.
The Washington herald., 1921-04-23

Judge and Mrs. William Bailey
Lamar who has planned to return
to their home In Georgia today, have
postponed their departure for
another week.
The Washington herald., 1921-04-23

Mrs. Clement Haynesworth and
her two sons, of Greenville, S. G.,
are spending the week with Mrs.
Haynesworth's parents. DR.. and Mrs.
Custis Lee Hall Mrs. Hall. enter
tanned At bridge and tea party last
The Washington herald., 1921-04-23

MAJ. George Oakley Totten has as
ms guest his cousin. Ralph Totten,
consul general at large in Europe,
VINO mas Just returned from a trip
70 south and Central America.
The Washington herald., 1921-04-23
DINNER PARTY FETED
BEFORE GARDEN DANCE.

Mr.. and Mrs. r. r. Gown enter
tanned a small company at a de-
lightfdl dinner last evening before
Mrs. Walsh's moonlight dance
Their guests were Mr.. and Mrs.
Walter. Tuckerman, Justice and
Mrs. William Bailey Lamar. Mrs.
Sara Lee Phillips, Mrs. Phillips Sis
ter, Mrs. Parker, Maj. Reginald
Foster. and Maj. Reddington.
r. Leslie Craigie, secretary Of the
British Embassy, and Mrs. Craigie
Will be hosts at dinner Saturday
evening, April 30.
Miss Mary Temple will be hostess
at luncheon at the New willard Ho-
tel Saturday, April 80.
The Washington herald., 1921-04-23

The Minister of Ecuador and Sc
nora de Elizalde have returned from
New York.
The Washington herald., 1921-04-23
WA SHINGTON SOCIET "

Elmore cropley win act as groems-
men. :. 80, - !, -.
Miss Pauline Altman Of Kansas
City. will sing during the ceremony
She will be, Miss Boyie's guest until
after the wedding - go
The Washington herald., 1921-04-23

The Ambassador of Belgium and
Baroness de Cartier were compli-
mented by a dinner given last even
ing by Mr.. and Mrs. James Mont
gomery Beck. The party later at
tended the dance given by Mrs.
Thomas F. Walsh.
The Washington herald., 1921-04-23

Mrs. Wilfred Du Puy was hostess
at a small dinner last evening pre-
ceding Mrs. Walshs dance.
The Washington herald., 1921-04-23

The Minister of Cuba, DR.. De Ces
pedes, and the vice consul. Mr.. Que
The Washington herald., 1921-04-23

The Japanese Ambassador and
the Baroness Shidehara have cards
out for a dinner to be given Satur-
day evening, April 80.
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AFTER greeting the hosts and dane
ing a bit the guests strolied out
pto the moonlight in the Aztec gar
en where the Marine Band gave a
Evening star., 1921-05-27

other cities. The local policemen
said:
TT will be observed that salaries
paid are as high and in some cases
higher than those prevailing here. and
working conditions in many cases bet
ter than here. On personal inquiry it
was found that the cost Of living was
cheaper in several cities than here.
In Washington a high grade of
intelligence and efficiency is required.
thereby keeping members of the force
who have the interest of the depart
ment at heart under a constant
strain. 1T therefore cannot be denied
that if efficient and trained employees
are to be retained and desirable re-
be as good in this department as are
now existing in most important police
departments of the country.
'.It must be acknowledged that the
present financial status of the Wash
ington police officers is far below that
Of a mechanic and about par with
the ordinary day laborer, whose hours
Of service are far more desirable than
that Of police officer and without the
always present elements OF danger
Police officers are expected to i've IN
presentable neighborhoods and in fair
circumstances in their civilian life
and are also compelled to set aside a
portion of their earnings each year
for uniforms. which at the present rate
are expensive to say the least.
Work $40 Days Year.
1--WE appeal to YOU in making your
, recommendations to Congress. 20 in
clude salaries for the police department,
commensurate with the report of con-
gressional joint commission of reclassi-
! fica:ion OF salaries. and we invite your
! attention to pages 305 to 317. inclusive
which deal exclusively with the police
department. The salaries recommended
by said commission are the very lowest
| that policemen, can live on under the
present conditions, due to high cost Of
| living, which government statisticians
| report has increased 115 per cent since
! 1914.
1--WE desire to call your attention te
the fact that policemen work 365 days
per year. with only twenty days leave
! (and sick leave when unable to perform
duties) and will average about five
days reserve per month. in addition
| to eight hours per day on the street
! and are often called on for extra dut,
and on extraordinary occasions are hell
on duty. continuously. and computed OF
an eight hour basis the average police
man performs from 45o to 44o days. pc
I year"
Evening star., 1921-05-27
Joy RIDERS TO GET
STIFF SENTENCES
Justice Siddons Warns All Of
tenders of Intention to
Il Give Prison Terms.
51-2 YEARS, ONE DECREE
Employer and Car Owner Offers
Another Chance-Various
- Cases in Court.
9 1.2 YEARS. ONE DECREE

Justice Frederick l.. Siddons. who
has taken over the Criminal Court
since the death of Justice Gould. to-
day served notice on the joy-riders Of
Washington that they may expect lit
Tie consideration from him.
He announced his. intention of
breaking up the practice of taking
automobiles without permission Of
convicted or pleading guilty before
him on such charges. Stiff sentences
will be the rule. the justice declared
even up to the maximum Of five years
provided by the law. il necessary.
Employer Asks Leniency.
The remarks of the court followed
4 plea of guilty by William \. Spec
-ployer's machine after the regular
hours OF his employment. No injury
~as done to the machine. The court
imposed a sentence of three years and
six months in the penitentiar!. but
on the promise of the employer to
sentence and placed the accused on
probation.
William H. Benton. another young
man who pleaded guilty to joy-riding.
aS-given a term of three years in
the penitentiary. His sentence also
Monroe Harvey. who shot his wife.
Sallie E. Harvey. March last. was
sentenced to the penitentiary for
eight years. Harvey emptied re-
volver at his wife. and then. reload
ing. began again to shoot at her. Two
bullets entered the body of the wife.
but she recovered.
Sentence of Five Years.
Jerre Simpson. who had served
three years in the penitentiary on
charge of robbery and who pleaded
guilty to housebreak;ng. was given
five years in the penitentiary.
Justice Siddons extended probation
to Joseph w. CARRIER. a young man
" no. after service overseas. took
position as substitute letter carrier at
the post Office and extracted letter
containing 81 The court imposed
sentence of three years. but suspend
ed it's operation. Ivan Earhart was
given a sentence OF three years and
placed on probation, following his
plea of guilty to stealing two liberty
bonds of $50 each.
Evening star., 1921-05-27
BOYS AGAINST GIRLS.
Popularity Contest at St. Martin s
Church Carnival.

A contest to determine whether
the boys or girls of the parish are
more popular was the feature of a
carnival staged by st. Martins
Church on the school grounds at LIN
coin road and street northeast
last night.
Spurred on by the offer of barrel
of candy to the winning side. the
youthful politicians scurried about
the carnival grounds gathering votes.
There were no individuals nominated: ::
il was case Of side with the girls
or with the boys. And. despite the
handicap of competing with the win
ming smiles of their little sisters. the
contest was close when the evening
ended.
The battle for votes will he re
newed at the carnival again tonight
and the result probably will be
known tomorrow. The candy will be
divided among the sHote-Eetters -of
the winning side.
The band of St. Mary's Industrial
School rendered concert last night.
Hundreds of the parishioners par
took of a Dutch supper served early
in the evening.
Evening star., 1921-05-27

Representatives Of the employees OF
the bureau OF engraving and printing
Of the women employed in the post once
and Of the policemen Of the District OF
Columbia appeared yesterday afternoon
before the joint meeting OF the Senate
and House civil service committees 10
urge that consideration be given those
employees in reclassihcation legislation
Generally speaking, the employees ap
proved provisions Of the Sterling ana
Leh' bach bills.
William D. Clark. representing the
hank-note plate printers OF the nureau u
of engraving and printing. read 20 !ne
Joint committee a b3ef signed ov Nun
self James Windsor and 1nomas NC
Quade, in which the Lehlbaeh and ster-
best methods OF dealing with the sa,Ieo
trades Th. plate printets SAD tha'
they desired the establishment OF a
federal wage commission. as proVid"o III
the Lehlbacr bill, to fix wages. razor .
able reference vas made also 70 parl o'
the Fairfield bill. which provioes earS
rates for overtime work. Sundays ana
holidavs and extra compensation for
night work, and leave Of absence ana
sick leave.
Pres. Custodians File Brief.
4 brief was filed by a conWlttee
representing the cus:odians OF press,
es at the bureau OF engraving. .ano
! printing, asking for higher 'TaEes
for these employees. The comrn uee
was composed Of Robert t. LamoeLt'
G.. Albert Freer and Charles J. Beck
Thry asked that the principal Gus.
todian be given 50 day instead OF
s5.44; assistant custodian. $..:o. IN
stead Of SAT and custodian, $e.so IN
stead OF $4.4s. :
Dalls 8. Jones. representing the skilled
helpers at the bureau Of engraving
and printing. also asked chat these
employees be given more adequate pay.
Miss Gertrude NJ, McEa!ly. secret9r!
of the Women's Union OF the bureau
of engra wing and printing. said.
The women employed on the mecnan-
ical processes at the bureau of ensrav-
ing and printing wish TO urge upon the
! committee the advisabiiity of creating
a wage board, az provided in the Lehl-
bach bill, for the adjustment of the pay
Of employees in the skilled trades and
labor eronp We feel es, kesn,y tne IN. nefss. rs.
| INK Of wages for our group for the rea'
son that after we had had a hearing
| before the Joint commission on reciassf
| fcation Of salaries and many confer
! ences with the experts and detailed stan
! processes in the printing Of paper Sc.
curities and the varying degrees Q,
skill required. the commissions report
contained only nine mechanical ciasse:
| and four supervisory classes. We nae
asked for nineteen classes. with Ter
different rates Of pay:
| lneaualities for Women.
| "At a conference with the secretar!
| Of the commission after the report hae
been made public, We called attention
to the inequalities affecting women.
work in the bureau, contained in i
and our classihcations were referred Z
! the stan members who had prepafee
| them statement was then prepared
recommending several additional ciassi
ficat:ons and setting forth reasons wh!
these should be added This statemen
is, filed with other. papers OF the com
Evening star., 1921-05-27
REA[NB0ARD NOW
ON BROADER BASIS
Reorganization Effected, Ex-
ecutive Secretary Selected,
~ Headquarters Opened.

REORGANIZATION OF the Washington
Real Estate Board on a permanent
working basis through broadening
the scope of membership. estapiish-
ment of an official headquarters IN the
downtown section and employment OIL
an executive secretary and once 1orce
was accomplished last night at
meeting, considered the most impor-
tant in the real estate boards history
held at Wardman Fark Hotel.
John 4. Petty, former secretary
was unanimously selected to MI the
new position of executive secretary
and carry out the plan Of reorganiza-
tion.
The advanced step taken by the
realtors; body followed the recon-
mendation OF special committee
composed OF Alfred S. Gardiner, cnair-
man: J. c. Weldon and Robert l.. NC
Keever. as approved by the executive
meeting, President H. L. Rust an.
nouniced he had complete faith that
the move would result benefcially
for the real estate business ana 1or
all having relations with 1t.
Extension OF Activities.
In accordance with the accepted re-
port of the committee on reorSaniza =
ton, the activities of the board VIII
be extended or revised to include:
Enlargement of the memcerShlp ?
list through admission Of qualified
nronerty owners statesmen and other
employees of realtors and members OF
certain allied business and profess
sional industries.
Development Of the work Of the ap-
praisal committee through proper and
legitimate publicity.
issuance of news and publicity OF
the board through the executive Sec
retary. under guidance Of the execu-
tive committee.
Maintenance Of files Of statistical
and reference information
Inauguration of series OF weekly
or semi-weehly luncheon-meetings as
a permanent proposition.
Establishment Of Il file Of names OF
tenants for the use and information OF
all the members Of the board.
Pounding OF an employment bu-
reau, if desired by the board.
Annual Dues Increased.
To provide for meeting the expenses
Of the. new offices and its personnel
it was voted to raise the annual dues
Of members and associate members
The minimum estimated cost OF op-
;
is $3.50. with likelihood that the
cost will reach $4,000. it was stated
The salary Of the executive secretary
will be s3.s0o a year.
1t was announced that sufficient
subscriptions have been pledged to
date to carry the expense to January
l. 1922, and it was indicated that
pledges will be received in sufficient
quantities to carry on the work until
,June l. 1922 at least.
Selection of Mr.. Petty to fill the ex:
ecutive secretaryship for the initial
term was greeted with applause. AZ
further testimonial, on motion OF
John L. Weaver. it was voted to send
Mr.. Petty at the boards expense to
the convention Of the National Asso-
citation Of Real Estate Boards in Chi
cago, July 1915.
Mr.. Petty Accepts Post.
In accepting the offer. Mr.. Petty
pointed out the need for fun co-opera.
tion of all the members. with a view
to continuing the work Of the. board
ON a high plane. parallelinE the code
Of ethic. laid down by the national
association.
The new executive secretary has
been connected with the real estate
Evening star., 1921-05-27
SOLDIER RELIEF
INQUIRY IS URGED
House Rules Committee Con-
siders Action on the John
son Charges.

Adyisability of congressional in
vestisation of the collection and eX-
penditurc OF funds by soldier reliet
organizations was considered today
by the House rules committee. Repre-
sentative johnson. republican, South
Dakota, a former service man, urging
his resolution to that end
1t states that Charges arc made and
there is reason to believe that mucn
of the money collected to influence
,esislation is collected surresptitious-
~" and that Large sums of money
purported to be collected for the re-
lief of disabled ex-scrvice men arc
being diverted from their original and
lawful purpose.
some of the men collecting funds.
Mr Johnson charges in his resolu-
ticn. have been previously convicte ed
for collecting funds for such pur-
noses and have served sentences.
specified particularly in his measure
the National Disabled Soldiers League.
the John Curtis Publishing Company.
the National Service Bureau and the
Publicity Underwriting Corporation.
all with headquarters New York
city.
George H. Gillin. commander of the
National Disabled Soldiers League.
testified his organization could ac-
count for every cent it had collected
and spent. No money was used i'm
properly. he declared. adding that he
had helped $4,000 war veterans settle
claims against the government.
| His organization never attempted to
| swing it's influence politically during
| the campaign last fall, Mr.. Giliin said
| in reply to a statement by Repre-
| n n several
connected with republican campaign
headquarters had informed him that
Gillin had approached them with ar
offer to deliver votes" of war Vet
Grams. Mr.. Gill;n characterized such
| charges as lies
Evening star., 1921-05-27
DATA IN THE STAR MAP.
Which Enables Persons
to AnsWer Hard Questions.

Which is the smallest country in
the world and which is the largest?
When you were in school. you prob
ably could answer the question as
soon as it was asked. Can you now
In order to bring back to Washing
tonians the definite knowledge of the
world and its news and to enable
them to keep abreast OF daily oc-
currences. by keeping them as we'll
posted today as when they sat at the
initial-carved desks. The Star has
placed a map on sale at its business
office on the ground floor. where for
IS cents d map giving facts. figures
and distinctive features of every ma
ton in the world may be obtained.