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, 1921-05-29

A steady Increase in business is re-
ported BY Joe e. Mansfield of the
Mansfield Motor company. He re
ports the sale or a Packard single
sx 10 George s.. Clark witch will be
delivered from the June shipment A
carload Of Packard motor cars Is now
en- route fromsthe factory and a num-
Der OF deliveries will be announced
later r d Miller purchased a Hud-
o spesdster from the company. Eliza
beth Niche PURCHASED an Overland
-Four" touring car and William Foy
OF the White Motor Truck company,
was delivered n Stutz "Bearcat" by
tho same company.
Announcements from the Maxwell
agency are to the effect that the
price on h car has been reduced
s14o and is now selling for $685.. T..
o. b. Casper.
y. Z. Barnes has arrived in the
city from Los Angeles, Cal. and has
, 1921-05-29
Packard Motor Car Company.

ONCE Of the President
and General Manager
, 1921-05-29

Z. Barnes has arrived in the
city from Los Angeles. Cal. and has
The Washington herald., 1921-04-03
ARMY
TOCONVENE here
Evangeline Booth Coming to
Three-Day Meeting on
Social Welfare.

Social unrest and the cost of
living form the chief problems to
be discussed by the National Social
Congress of the Salvation Army,
which will open a five-day session
at the New York Avenue Church
Wednesday.
Sessions of the congress will be
presided over by Comdr. Evangeline
Booth. The birthday of her father.
the founder. will be commemorated
by fitting exercises at the Belasco
Thester Sunday afternoon, April 10.
Gen. ]. ]. Pershing will be present.
This is the FIRST time the congress
has met with both mems and
women's branches represented.
There will be morning and evening
sessions In two sections, with a
united session In the evening.
Events of the week include dedi-
cation Of the Young women's Resi-
dence, formerly the Dewey Hotel,
on Saturday afternoon. Miss Booth
will speak. and prominent local
women will serve on the reception
committee, Ground-breaking for the
erection Of asbuilding to house the
social service center for the indus
trial department OF the army will
also take place Saturday afternoon.
The Washington herald., 1921-04-03
Grove of States
To ToBeautify New
Camping Sites

A Grove of States" in which will
be included a tree from each State
in the country. where free camping
privileges will be given to tin
can tourists" passing through
Washington, is being urged by the
American Forestry Association.
In a letter yesterday to Albert
Schulteis, president of the Washing
ton Chamber of Commerce, the As
sociation offered to provide trees
from the States for the grove. Es-
tablishment of an information bur-
eau and a place of registration for
tourists was included in the sug-
gestions made to Schulteis.
The site suggested for the grove
Is the ground now occupied by huts
below the railroad tracks in Poto-
mac Park. The trees would be
arranged in State avenues, where
various trees of each State would
be arranged SO as to form aisles
through the grove.
In hundreds of t owns and cities
on main Travelled roads" says the
letter from p. S. Ridsdale, exeQu-
tive secretary of the Forestry As
ISOLATION" local business men have
found II good bushes to provide a
fine stopping place for the tourists.
There is a big opportunity to do
something real in welcoming them
as they pass North and South
through Washington"
The Washington herald., 1921-04-03
CONGRESS MAY APPROPRIATE.
FUND TO FINISH HISTORICAL
FRIEZE IN CAPITOL ROTUNDA
Artist Whipple Only Awaits Authority to Re.
sumo Work on Painting.

For nearly four years sight seeing
thousands from all over the world
have heard the story Of the un-
finished historical frieze in the ro-
tunda of the National Capitol and
the seaffold that cleaves to it like
a wasp's nest high above their
heads.
How the artist Charles Ayre
whipple built the scaffold to con-
vince Congress that he could match
the mastery work of Brumidi. the
Italian; how Brumidi died and Cos
tigini, another famous painter car
ried the frieze almost around to the
beginning on the west where Faith
er Time took his trowel and brushes
away from him and gave them to
whipple: how the story of America
II told in the pictures frescoed
there-from the landing of the Pill
grims to the rescue Of civilization
at Chateau-Thierry-i has been a
gripping yarn which the uniformed
guides have told their troopine
guests
Gets His Chance.
But Congress Is about to write
the denouement and give Whippls
his decision. The bill appropriat-
ing $4,000 for completion of the
great periphery, passed in 1915
through the efforts of Senator Gal
ed in the House of Representatives
will be reintroduced this summer as
an emergency measure to rid the
The Washington herald., 1921-04-03
Fireman Who Wor,
Bravery Medal
Leaves Service

Private Frank Neumann. of No. .
Truck Company. who won the Giles
Grimm medal for meritoricus service
during 1899. yesterday rendered his
resignation to Fire Chief George
Watson. Seumann plans to return
to his trade as a leather worker.
Upon hearing Of ,Neumapn's resig-
nation. Gustav Buchholz, proprietor
Of the Occidental Hotel, arranged
dinner to be given at the Occi-
dental Hotel Tuesday afternoon,
between $3.50 and o'clock. Neu-
rann's associate members of the
truck company on both platoons
will be present.
Neumann desired his resignation
TO become effective yesterday. and
Chief Watson recomme nded to the
Commissioners to waive the usual
thirty days notice in his case and
The Washington herald., 1921-04-03
.HARDIVCS GIVE
NEAR EAST AID
Accept Pledges to Care for
Two Armenian Chill
dren.

The President and Mrs. Harding
yesterday gave material aid for the
relief of the starving in Armenia. by
each accepting a book of coupons
representing care Of an Armenian
child for one year.
The President received the book
from Thomas II. Hullujian. repre-
senting the Near East Relief. and
Mrs. Harding accepted a similar
coupon from Mrs. Cabot Stevens,
honorary director of the Near East
Relief in Washington.
For the ceremony the President
and Mrs. Harding stood on the rug
which was used in the Hall of Mir
rors for the signing Of the treaty
at Versailles. Ii was also spread
for five months under the Liberty
Bell at San Francisco and was used
for the inaugural ceremony on
March 4. Hullujian, who is the
owner of the rug. will tour America
to convey the thanks of Armenian
children to the people for the help
given through the Near East Relief
The Washington herald., 1921-04-03
.UNCLESAM TAKING
HIS TEACHINGS TO
ALIENS FIRESIDE
Hundreds of Thousands
Learning to Read and
Write.

Alien men and women by the hun
dreds of thousands are learning to
read and write and be Americans,
in classes organized by the 'Natu-
ralization Bureau of the Depart
ment of Labor. These classes are
running full time in the United
States. Alaska, Porto Rico and the
Hawaiian Islands. but Uncle Sam
does not stop at that. With the
assistance of women tutors of the
public schools, he is carrying knowl-
edge to the fireside and organizing
home classes.
This home class work is already
more than an experiment" said
Raymond F. Crist, director OF citi-
zenship of the bureau, yesterday
Here in Washington a short time
ago one of our women went to
the home of a newly arrived immi-
grant family and stated the objects
of the schooling. They could not
understand, so she went to a grocer
who was OF their tongue and en-
gagged him to interpret for her
After a few minutes talk the gro-
GER told the teacher the immigrants
didn't want the schooling.
They Soon Learned English.
She took one OF the strangers
by the hand and began to walk
this and induced the natives to say
it, ami pretty soon she had them
talking English"
TrfS Ia;
aliens ask Uncle Sam annually for
naturalization and that they must
be qualified for citizenship before
they can become citizens.
More people are knocking At our
doors for citizenship than ever be-
fore, he said. 1t is simply neces-
sary that they be taught how to be
Americans, and while We are teach
ing them, we are also striking a
deadly blow at the monster litter
acy.
"One of the greatest problems Of
immigration is that OF the anti
Americanism that comes with it.
Says Partial Ban Needed.
Some immigration restriction
legislation is necessary until we can
cate problems Of Americanizing the
foreigners as they come in.
The bureau was formed in 1906 as
the Immigration and Naturalization
Bureau. In 1911 Crist began form
Ing citizenship classes and linking
them up with the government. Six
hundred &C mmittess were organized
in 1915. and the following year
Crist Travelled th-oughou: the United
States enlisting the services OF tho
school authorities. He compiled q
guide for them and textbook was
then demanded. which Uncle Sam
has since published. This textbook,
row issued in. 100000 volumes. pro-
vides a complete course. 1t takes
foreigners and American illiteratcs
through college and provides the
alien with the degree A. c., which
stands for American citizen.
The Washington herald., 1921-04-03

Capitol. where millions visit Of un-
sightliness.
The question is whether whippIe
has demonstrated his ability TO
match Brumidi He points to the
panel portraying The Spirit of
1917" executed by him when the
scaffold was built, and says:
That panel has been there nearly
four years It's tone hasn't changed
a bit. and the plaster is just as it
was when put on. II will last for
ever. challenge any critic to
show any disproportion in the fig-
ures. Toning it to match the other
sections Of the frfeze is simply a
matter of a few hours. II l am
permitted to finish the frieze, II
will be so much like Brumidrs that
no one can tell where my work
was done"
Painted on Plaster.
what is fresco?" the guides are
asked, and they tell lne sightseers
1t is a word that means fresh
and is done by painting upon fresh
plaster.
TT looks like sculpture-aren't
those figures raised?"
NO" reply the guides. They
are as fat as glass. That Is the
marvellous thing about frescoing
Brumidi's figures appear to be CHS
eled out of stone, but they are
merely painted on wet plaster
Worked into the substance in this
way, the figures are more perma-
nent than stone figures, because
they cannot be broken nor erased
The historical frieze which encir-
cles the inner dome of the Capitol
here in Washington in the most
| exemplary work of the kind in the
world. Every panel stands for ar
epochal event in American history
pilgrims. Pocahontas, Columbus
and all of those stories"
Then the guide explains that
Whipple, who is now engaged in re-
storing the mural paintings in the
Senate wing of the Capitol, built the
scaffold at his own expense and has
been waiting all these years for
Congress to decide whether he has
won the right to complete the frieze.
OF the three panels which he is to
work out. one will depict the sinking
of the Lusitania, the great disaster
which was followed by Americas en-
try into the war and the battle OF
Chateau-Thierry. where the Yanks
turned back the German war ma
chine, besides the picture which has
been made. portraying the Spirit OF
1917 in the form of an American SOL
der drawing his sword in defense
of home.
In the middle of the rotunda floor
Is white tile spot marking the cen
ter of Washington. AS Washington
Is the hub of the world" that spot
where thousands stand daily and
view the frieze-miIlions annually
Is declared to be the most important
pivot within the bounds of civiliza.
ton.
1t has therefore come to be re.
garded as an emergency that Con-
gress take actioh looking to the
completion of the artwork in the
rotunda, which has remained uncom.
pleted for nearly two generations
| and the removal of the insight,
scaffold, which detracts from the
historic interest of the Capitol.
The Washington herald., 1921-04-03
PAULIST CHORUS
COMING APRIL II

fitting climax to Washington s
busiest musical season in many
years will come with the concert
Of Father Finn and his Paulist
choristers. TO be held at the Catholic
University April IL.
Something unique in the order OF
concerts will be their only appear
ance here, for the program to be
given will contain compositions
representative of nearly every dis
tinct school OF music known.
What promises to be highly pleas
ing, will be medieval melodies dat
ing back to the carly sixteenth CEN
tury.
AS previously Father Finn will
bring about seventy-fivev voices, and
four soloists. OF. the latter John
Finnegan. lyric tenor. who for ff-
teen years sang in Washington
churches. will be most prominent.
Mrs. Wilson-Greene is the loca!
agent.
The Washington herald., 1921-04-03
New Counterfeit
Bill Uncovered
By Secret Agents

! Heads up-ineluding Cleveland's. s.
Secret Service agents have un-
psvsred . new counterfeit $40 Fed
kral Reserve note. II Cleveland's g
hsad On the note had not merged
Pnte the background so IL was not
Flsariy outlined. the counterfeit
might not have been discovered.
I The description given by the
Treasury Department explains that
the counterfeit Is apparently printed
from lithographic plates. on a single
sheet Of paper. red and blue ink
lines being used to initiate the silk
nbre- II Is on the Federal Reserve
Bank, of Chicago; check letter &C.
plate number indistinct; d. F. Hous-
tor. Secretary of the Treasury; J ohm
Burke, Treasurer Of the United
states; portrait of Cleveland.
The Washington herald., 1921-04-03
Nine Skulls Found Near
Chicago Furnish Mystery

CHICAGO, April .. The finding
OF nine human skulls today in a
South Side prairie. furnished the
New City police with a mystery.
F. Gaffiey. while walking through
the prairie. stumbled over what ap-
peared to be stone. Kicking away
the dirt. he unearthed a human
skull. When the first skull rolled
from the small mound. several
others were revealed. Gaffley be-
came excited and hurried home to
call the police.
Capt. James P. Altman. Of the
New City station, and several de-
tectives began an investigation. g.
The Washington herald., 1921-04-03
MEDIATORS TO TRY
AGAIN In TUG TIE-UP
Progress of Conference Indi.
Gates Settlement of Wage
Controversy.

Another attempt will be made
Tuesday by the Bureau OF Concilia-
tion of the Labor Department to
adjust the differences between the
ocean-going tug owners and en-
ployes of the Atlantic seaboard.
The employees suspended work
last week in protest against a re-
duction of s35 a month in wages.
but returned to work within a day
or two pending conferences in New
York at which Fred S. Davis OF
the Bureau of Cancellation acted as
mediator.
Wages of the tugboat men
reached as high as Sl75 a month
during the war. Upon receiving
word early last week that the
strike was getting under way. Sec
retary Davis of the Labor Depart
ment turned the matter over to
Hugh l.. Kerwin of the Concilia-
tion Bureau, who dispatched the
mediator to the scene. Davis has
returned to Washington and re-
ported the progress of the confer
ence. which will be resumed without
interference of the work. The pros
poets of settlement are regarded as
favorable.
Within the last two weeks the
Labor Department bureau has set
tied the controversy between en-
ployes of the Big Five packing in
dustries and an Industrial strike at
a soldier hospital at Chicago; pre-
vented a strike of walters at the
eleven big hotels OF Washington
and signed agreements with more
than a dozen independent packing
firms against which employees
threatened strikes to. prevent re-
duction in wages. In most OF these
instances. the pay status was al
lowed to remain unchanged
The Washington herald., 1921-04-03
Fined $500 and GiUen
Year fon Toting Pistol

George Shaw. alleged colored gun
''toter." was nnei $500 and sent
to jail for $50 days yesterday by
Judge AcNshon In Police Court for
carrying pistol and threatening TO
use 1t on a colorcd woman. In de-
fault of the fine Shaw must serve an
additional $50 Iavs.
Policeman J. J. Broderick testified
that he arrested Shaw after the lat
ter had visited the woman's house
looking for another woman aid
had brandlshed the gun in a threat
ening manner when the second
woman was not produced. The gun
was found in Shaw's raincoat pocket
The Washington herald., 1921-04-03
To Bury Pioneer
ReaLt0r TOMORROW

The funeral of Raphael Sanger,
ehs oldest member Of Harmony
Ledge F. A. A. NJ. and one of the
pioneer real estate men Of WASH
fngton, will be held tomorrow at
Io1o'clock from his late residence.
171I Ontario road northwest. In
terment will be made in Washing
ton Hebrew Congregation Gene
terry. -
Mr.. Sanger was In his eighty
sixth year. He was born in Ba-
varia. Germany. and came to this
country as a boy. He Is survived
by. three sons, MosesA., David, and
Harry R. Sanger. and four daugh-
ter, Helen, Sophie, Essie, and Rena
sanger.
s' Robert J. Burns.
Robert J. Burns. a lifelong resi-
asat Of Washington and a promi-
nsnt grocer, died at Garfield Hos
pi<al. aged 81 years. The funeral
viii be held tomorrow from his late
residence. 1854 Second street north
west. Mass will be sung in ST.
Mary's Catholic Church. Interment
yin Be In Mount olivet Cemetery.
Dies at Century.
Funeral services for William
Hinss. the Oldest resident OF Gar
re<k County, Nd, who died at the
sge Of 100 years. eight months and
uIns days, was held from his home
. fsw miles west Of Oakland. Nd.
xPsx : Edwsrd Bfsnfx.
Edward Binnix. Q watchman at
ths Department Of Agriculture. died
a. his home. sos Seventh street
southwest. aged IS years. Funeral
ssrvices viii be held tomorrow at
: o'clock at the Sixth Presbyterian
church-
sBinnix was born in Baltimore,
but resided in Washington for
many years. He was engaged In
|ths plastering business and about
three months ago entered the en-
|pfoyment of the government. He
vas member Of the Knights of
|Pythias,
Surviving are . daughter, Miss
Lilly NJ Binnix. besides two sis-
|tsrsr ana one brother.
The Washington herald., 1921-04-03
AH-Washington Cast
For Midsummer Night

Midsummer mysteries of motion
melody and moon will be combined
for the open air presentation early
in May of "a Midsummer's Nights
Dream" by social Washington fol
the benefit of the District Commu-
nifty Service.
Members of the various groups OF
local players are included in the
cast now being selected by Mrs
Maude Howell Smith and Miss Bess
Davis Sehreiner. personally hand
ling details of the production. The
first reading and assignment OF
sides will take place Tuesday eve
ming at the home of Mrs. Smith. 144a
Massachusetts avenue. Manager OF
the performance promise a spec
tacular performance which will be
entirely ,'made in Washington"
The Washington herald., 1921-04-03
Thieves Get Wine ;
Worth $1,000; Snea
Works Street Car

Mrs. Rebecca siverstone, $40 X
street northwest. reported the theft
of eighty gallons Of Sspnish i'm
ported wine from her residence 20
police last night. She values the
wine at 81. 900 and advises the police
the thieves made their entrance
through a rear window.
william Foley. track coach al
Central High School, had a pocket
book containing two government
checks for s236 each stolen from his
pocket while riding in crowded
street car yesterday afternoon. The
checks were not indorsed.
The Washington herald., 1921-04-03
Fishing Trips Begin.

Many Washingtonians are spend
Ing the weekend on Chesapeake
Bay. where the fishing season al.
ready has started because OF early
spring. Many hardheads. a sort OF
sea croaker. are being caught
Most Of the fishing enthusiasts left
the city for the bay last night and
VIII return this evening.
The Washington herald., 1921-04-03
BOYS COY CLUB
COMPETES WITH
STREET CORNER
Business Men Foster Idea
To Attract City's
Youth.

The Boys Club. where the dues
are 8 cents TO IS cents per month, Is
attracting hundreds Of young men
Of the ueighborhood of Third and
C streets northwest. lntsead OF
hanging on corners the boys now
spend their evenings "at the club
This newest OF Wsshington's
clubs Ia an outsrowth of the Boys
Club idea and 10 fostered by q num-
Der OF washington's business men
Interested in boys work, Of whom
John Dolph. Ed S. Stock and Frank
II. Jelieff have been among the
leading spirits. The club buildings
are those formerly used by the
working Boys Home. the former
trustees giving way TO the new
board In order that the club idea
could be put into action.
The club Is under the supervision
of Or. e.. G. Neil. an experienced
boys. worker who directs the Activ-
ities Of the boys. but the govern
.ment OF the club IL by the boys
themselves and is patterned on the
plan Of the national government.
The Secretary Of the Interior has
charge of the inside of the build
ings, and his policemen. who are
members OF the club. preserve order
at all meetings. The boys range In
age from . to 1s years, and take q
great delight in making their laws.
There Is a library. club once. game
rooms for small and large boys.
gymnasium and basketball court
all gymnasium work being under
the direction of the athletic in
structor. Vocational classes In
printing, carpentry and cobbIing
have also been established with
great success. and others will be
added from time to time.
The public Is invited to inspect
the club during a reception from
to 10 p. m. next Friday. The boys
will be glad to escort friends
through the club, go c street north
west. corner Third street
The Washington herald., 1921-04-03
TANGIBLE MOVE
TAKEN TO BRING
TRANSIT MERGER
Senator Ball Calls on City
Heads to Meet with
80. Him.

Indications that the merger Of
the local traction companies viii be
given early consideration by the
new Congress. were manifested
yesterday with the announcement
that Senator Ball. chairman Of the
s>nAss District Committee has
called an informal conference with
thsr District Commissioners and
hsads Of the local traction COM
panies-
me conferences will be held in
Senator Balls once In the Senate
o6ice Building at 10 o'clock. .
Kasws situstis,.
Senator Ball is familiar with all
phases of the merger question. for
as chairman OF the subcommittee
on, District AFFAIRS. he was In
charge Of all the hearings on the
merger In the last Congress
Calling Of the meeting comes on
the heels Of an informal proposal
made BY Commissioner Oyster
only q few days ago that represen-
tsttves OF the local traction com
panies and agents Of the District
Commi2ioners hold q series of
meetinEs and work out an agree
msnt behind which all parties con-
eersed may 60 to Congress for
legislation
No dsnnits action was taken on
the proposal by the Commissioners.
rhs merger has been favored by
Distrfct onicials for some time and
Q bi1 for q merger was before the
hse Congress but failed to pass
eHtng to the adjournment OF Con-
gress sn March {. last
~ seek Early Action.
n vxs In the hope that legisla-
dan on the merger may be enacted
af ths coming session OF Congress
that the Public Utilities Commits
don allowed the street car COM
pantes 20 continue the existing fare
e9fes. for . hye-month period
The Public Utilities Commission
hopes to have legislation enacted
On ths merger before the hve
mo1th period ending September !
- Mt hand
Prospects for the passage of the
IN for q merger Of the local trac-
tSen companies seem bright in the
Senate in the coming session of
Csngress. since several Senators
have already expressed themselves
In favor OF such . bill
The Washington herald., 1921-04-03
Irish Friends to Arrange
Mass Meeting for Apr. is

George Washington Council,
American Association for Recogni-
tion OF the Irish Republic last night
announced plans for a public mass
meeting to be he'd at Washington
Han. Third street and Pennsylvania
avenue southeast. Saturday evening.
April ,1S The committee appointed
TO arrange for the meeting. includes
d. A -Callaghan, W. Calnan and J.
J. Kane Prominent speakers and
music will be included in the eve
ninEs program.
The Washington herald., 1921-04-03
Whitman Begins Inquiry.

NEW YORK, April 2.-Former
Governor Charles S. whitman today
began his investigation into the Jo-
seph B. Elwell murder case. All
records connected with the death
of the rich sportsman and man
about-town were turned over to
whitman 1t is believed he is on
the trail of a new witness who can
clear the mystery.
The Washington herald., 1921-04-03
Disfrtet Housing
Data Is Completed

In a survey completed yesterday
BY William p. Richards. District as
Fessor. II Is shown that $4,000
and 5000 apartment
houses and flats accommodate the
population OF Washington.
Records show that OF the total
humber Of dwellings. 5000 are
prick and 1890 frame.