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East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1921-06-11
Coat TaiIs Make OveraiIs

The tails of duster coat designed
for automobiles can be wrapped
around wearer's legs and buttoned
TO form loose trousers
Evening star., 1921-04-13
LINCOLN PARK ASKS
NEW PLAY SPACE
Citizens Urge Added Ground
Facilities in This
Section.

Miss Marie Louise Rogers. chairman
OF the committee on entertainment of
Lincoln Park Citizens Associa ton. at a
meeting of the association last night in
vote of thanks for her first effort at
providing talent for meeting of the
organization. Miss Hazel Ray delighted
her audience with a vocal solo. followed
by Miss Mary Newcomb with a recita-
tion and a piano solo by Miss Flea nor
Earnshaw.
The question Of playground facilities
for the children of the section was
raised by A. H. keim. who complained
of depreda tons on public and private
avenue. 18th and B streets.
There's always cause for every
thing" commented President George H
Judd. "No Fairgrounds. Children must
have place to play other than on the
Mr.. Judd. Mrs. Helen DOGGY and
George P. Tucker debated the ques-
ton. and the association voted to re-
quest Mrs. Susie Root Rhodes. super
visor of Fairgrounds. to furnish in
formation relative to the playground
situation in the Lincoln Park section.
Ray l.. Smith. chairman Of the COM
mittee on education, said he was dis
appointed by the slow progress being
made in the matter of erecting a new
Eastern High School.
Inc association Noted an lndorSe-
ment of the plan of the Midcity Asso-
citation to have alternates elected to
serve in the absence of delegates to
the Federation of Citizens Associa-
tions, and reafiirmed it's action in
recommending the establishment of
an institution for the care of feeble
minded children.
w. A. Greer said he thought some
thing should be done in the matter of
registering an objection to taxation
increases. calling attention to the ac-
ton of Northeast Washington Citi-
zens' Association at its recent meet
ing.
Evening star., 1921-04-13
ID. c. BILLS COVER
MANY SUBJECTS
Include Street Car Merger,
Park Work and "BIue
Sky" Law.
'HALF-AND-HAlF AGAIN UP
Lincoln and Lee Bridge Across
Potomac in Senate
Measure.
LF-AND-HALF AGAIN UP

, District bills introduced in the Sem
ate yesterday covered wide range
of subjects. including merger of the
street car companies. park improve
merits and blue sky" law.
The merger bill was introduced by
Senator Jones of Washington 1t not
only authorizes merger of the
Washington Railway and Electric
Company and its subsidiary companies
and the Potomac Electric Power Com
pany. but it also provides for an eX
cess prohtS tax on gross earnings of
the street car companies. which is de-
signed TO make merger more easily
obtained
Restores Hnlf-and-HaIf.
Another bill introduced by Senator
Jones restores the half-and half plan
of appropriating for the District and
authorizes the use of surplus revenues
of the District which have accrued or
may accrue.
A bill to regulate marine insurance
in the District of Columbia was intro
duced by Senator Jones. 1t is intend ed
to be model law on marine insur-
ance for the states to copy.
Bills Introduced.
Senator Ball of Delaware, chairman
of the District committee, introduced
bills for the following purposes:
To authorize the widening of F
street northeast
To make the necessary survey and
prepare a plan of proposed park
way to connect the old civil war
forts in the District.
To amend the act of March 3. 1921
enlareing the jurisdiction of the
Municipal Court.
To amend the so-called loan shark
act.
To prevent fraud respecting Sc
curities on sale within the District.
Other Bills Presented.
Senator Poindexter of Washington
and Senator Capper of Kansas both
introduced bills for the election of
delegates to represent the District
in the House.
A bill by Senator Frelinghuysen
of New Jersey would establish in
supplies.
Senator Pat Harrison of Mississippi
introduced a bill to require street
railways in the District to provide
separate accommodations for white
and colored people.
bill introduced by Senator King
of Utah authorizes the construction
of the proposed Lincoln -and-Lee
bridge across the Potomac river from
street northwest to the Arlington
estate.
Another bill introduced by Sena-
tor Ball would curb the selling Of
and carrying of firearms in the Dis
trict.
Evening star., 1921-04-13

that this is the proper time 10 enter
upon that perplexing subject con-
cern1ng which there exists great con-
trariety OF opinion. Subjects of con-
troversy may well be postponed in
order to achieve pressing practical
ends desired by all
hat your committee have sought
to formulate is an Immediate CON
crete. limited program upon which
eVerybody can unite. 1t is submitte ed
that the five recommendations made
above are so obviously in the general
interest that the whole community
may be confidently asked to unite in
support of them. and that so mod.
est a program will receive the ready
approval of Congress"
Site for Library.
Pointing out the necessity for act
ing quickly in order to take advan-
tage of the offer of the Carnegie
Corporation to give not less than
$4,000 for a branch library in the
southeast section of the city, il the
site be furnished by Congress, Charles
w. Darr. chairman of the special
library committee of the chamber, sub
mitted the report of the committee.
1t is proposed to buy a site for the
library at cost of approximately
$4,000.
The Commissioners of the District.
in letter to Commissioner oyster.
are asked to secure the necessary ap-
preparation from Congress for the
site.
The report of the membership COM
mittee showed that twenty-eight new
members had been admitted to the
chamber at the last meeting of the
board of directors. The goal set by
the committee is twenty-five new
members a month
Albert Schulteis, president of the
chamber presided
Evening star., 1921-04-13
WALLS IN SOME SCHOOLS
CANNOT HOLD PICTURES
Report Is Submitted to League for
Decoration of Public
Schools.

Walls in some of Washington's pub
lie schools are in such bad condition
that they are unable to hold pictures
and other decorations securely. it was
disclosed in report submitted at the
annual meeting of the league for
decoration of public schools Monday.
in the home of Mrs. Frederick A.
Delano. 1928 18th street.
About fifty schools have been visited
by. the chairman of the decoration
the report. "1n many buildings it was
found impracticable to give assistance
either because of the bad condition
of the walls. or the spaces were un-
suitable. or there We're pictures and
decorations enough already. This is
especIaiiy true of the high schools,
Where they have many pictures and
casts"
Twenty-seven schools have been
presented with gifts by the league
during the last two years. In the
twelve years of existence of the or
ganization pictures and other deco
rations have been presented to sew
enty white and six colored schools.
Among the gifts to the schools in
the last several years were six large
photographs of American scenery.
Fillmore schools. and two color
prints. reproductions Of pictures in
the Metropolitan Art Museum. Tur-
ners "Fenice" and Richards New
England Coast" the latter two have
been placed in the Arthur School
Equally important as the gifts is
the work done by the chairman of
the decorating committee in rear
ranging the material already owned
by the schools. ;1n many buildings
the badly hung material has been
replaced.
The league elected Miss Grace Lin
coin Temple president for the ensu-
ing year. Other officers selected are
Miss Leila Mechlin and Mrs Delano
vice presidents: Charles J. Bell
treasurer. and Miss Myra NJ Hendley.
secretary.
Seven delegates to the American
Federation of Arts. which meets in
Washington in May. were appointed
by the president.
Evening star., 1921-04-13
ROTARY Meeting ENDS
WITH A GRAND BALL
Washington Delegation at Atlantic
City Wins an Attendance
Trophy.
Specjal pispatch TO The star

Special Dispatch to The Star.
ATLANTIC CITY. n. j.. April 13.-
The annual conference of the fifth
Rotary district ended here last even
ing with grand ball in Hospitality
Hut. Steel Pier. in honor of Edward
l.. Stock of the Washington Rotary
Club. unanimously selected as the new
governor of the fifth district. 1t was
the end of a perfect day for the Ma
tional Capital. announcement having
been made earlier that the Washing
ton delegation won one of the valua-
Bile attendance trophies.
One of the principal speakers at
the session of the conference yeSter-
day was John Poole. past president of
the Washington Rotary Club and past
president of the international Asso-
citation of Rotary Clubs. He deliv-
cred "A Message of Rotary" assert
ing. besides other things. that the or
ganization is undoubtedly elevatinE
the standard of business ethics
throughout the United States and
abroad. Other speakers We're Rev.
Richard Aspinall of West Virginia
Wesleyan College, governor of the
sixth Rotary district. and Jerome
ThrallS. executive vice president of
the Foreign Trade Financing Corpo-
ration.
The Atlantic City Rotary Club was
thanked for hospitality and courtesies
extended. The majority of the Wash
ington delegation started for home to-
day. The others will remain here
until the end of the week.
Evening star., 1921-04-13
HOME FOR FEEBLE
MINDED IS URGED
Park View Citizens Hear $50
Children Seek Institutions
Outside District.

Provision of an institution for
feeble minded in the District was
urged in a resolution of the Park
View Citizens Association at the
Park View School last night. George
H. Russell. president of the associa-
ton. in calling attention to this rec
ommcndation of the executive COM
mittec. urged the adoption of this re-
port. He pointed out that there were
approximately $50 children who now
were compelled to go to institutions
outside of the city, but now these
state institutions were anxious to get
rid of the District inmates and there
was no place here to care for them.
Ask Near-Side Car stops.
The executive committee also recon-
mended that the street railways be
asked to return to the practice of
having car stops on the near side of
the street, particularly the south
hound stop at 9Th street and New
York avenue. John S. Beach. how
ever. pointed out that the far-side
stops had been inaugurated after
much study by traffic experts, and
said that it might be difficult to get
the roads to return to this practice.
His motion to ask that the New York
avenue stop be changed to near
side stop prevailed.
The new District Commissioners
were indorsed in a resolution intro
duced by G. B. Bowman and adopted.
1t promised the Commissioners the
hearty support of the Park View
body.
The association also adopted a reso-
luton urging efforts be made to edu-
cate the people to assist in saving the
wild flowers from determination.
New Members Elected.
The following were elected to men,
bership: w. H. Brown. NJ. D. Pitt,
Mrs. l.. S. Mason, j. Pittleman. George
y. Frech. Michael Fox. Z. Hanlon. DR..
P. J. GVnion, F.: f. Bradley, $. H.
Stutzman. w. r. Douglas.
The association voted s75 toward
the fund for therprovision of uniforms
of the Park View base ball nine of
the Grant Circle League. Caleb Hamil-
ton. youthful captain of the nine. took
the floor to thank the association, and
promised that he would do his best
to bring the pennant this year to Park
View.
Following the business meeting an
old-fashioned spelling bee was held.
Miss Dorothy Russell was the winner
and Mrs. H. NJ. James second.
Evening star., 1921-04-13
DECISIVE DEMAND
. ON GERMANY, PLAN
France Sees Possibility of
U. S. Taking Part in Rep
arations ParIey.
BE HELD IN MAY
Premier BRAND Declares Time for
Words Has Passed" and In.
sists on Action.
BY the Associated Press

BY the Associated Press
PARiS, April l3-Decisions of. the
utmost Importance regarding Ger
many will be sought by the supreme
ailled council at conference to be
heid' probably in Paris. early in May.
This conference is regarded h,
France as decisive. It is declared
here.
There is speculation in This city
whether President Harding's policies.
as outlined before Congress yester-
day. do not foreshadow the presence
Of United States representative.
Marshal Foch. Gen. weygand and
other military authorities have been
hoIding series of conferences al
which they have discussed action
which the supreme council may even
tually decide upon.
Premier BRAND Demands Actiou.
Premier BRAND. in the course of tn.
debate in the chamber of deputics
on German reparations. declared:
The time for words has passed.
We must now revert to acts"
The premier recalled the warnIn,s
given to Germany by the Paris ana
SnbSp-
ouent application of penalties. and
added that the government had nop.u
the German governlient would real
ize that ii could no longer DELAY fui-
hllment of its undertakings.
We discern. however" continued
the premier. that the penalties en-
forced have not produced the expect
ed results. We note that there still
exists in Germany a disposition 10
evade payment. On May / Germany
will be face to face with a whole
series OF violations Of the treaty which
she signed.
II repeat here with all the strength
at my command. that we creditors
hold a perfectly legal deed. A proc
ess server has been dispatched TO
Germany. and. il our debtor persists
in refusal to pay. the next time
policeman viii accompany him.
Chased as Legal Proceeding.
This process is a legal proceeding
as between individuals in everyday
life. and il is the same in relations
between nations. 1t is no use to be-
gin over again discussions already
closed. We have in hand a promis-
sorry note duly signed. and if the
coerce him by all means Of coercion
We have in our power.
I'm full agreement with our allies.
We have a rendezvous with Germany
on May I. France shall not fail that
rendezvous.
NJ de Lasteyrie. official reporter Of
the finance committee of the cham
ber. discussing reparations and re-
construction. said that Germany had
paid only three billion francs repa-
Tations. although she claimed to have
paid twenty-one billion. having COM
puted in her payments the value OF
the war material left behind during
her retreat.
NJ. de Lasteyrie concluded: -
France must be paid. If Germany
refuses. France must go in herself
and ex&ct payment. 1t is question
of life or DEATH"
This declaration was applauded by
the entire house.
Evening star., 1921-04-13
URGENT D. c. NEEDS
NOW %93,827.6
Commissioners Report to
Congress Deficiencies for
Present Year.
LARGE ITEM FOR SCHOOLS
Many Bills Affecting Local Gov
ernment Awaiting the House Dis
trict Committees Consideration.

The District government needs
s493.S27.o6 to meet expenses until the
be eginning of the new fiscal year. July
1. according to deficiency estimates
received from the District Commits
sioners by Speaker Gillett A large
part of this is asked for the school
system. For the Municipal Court,
$2S,4S3.34 is asked. To increase the
District water supply an item of $500,
600 is proposed.
Bills Relating to District.
Many bills affecting the District al
ready have been dropped Einto the
hopper and await consideration at the
first meeting of the District com
mittee. Representative Will r. Wood
of Indiana. again introduced his bill
proposing to unite all the purchasing
and supply bureaus of the government
into one big store. which would be
the largest general store in the world
Representative Fairfield of Indiana
has offered a bill providing for the
classification of civilian positions with
in the District and the standardiZing
of compensation for government en-
ployes. The provisions of the Fairfield
bill are along the lines proposed in the
report of the joint congressional COM
mission on reclassification of govern
ment employees.
Naval War college Removal.
Chairman Butler of the naval affairs
committee reintroduced the measure
proposing the removal of the War Col
lege from Rhode Island to Washington,
and another one which proposes to ap-
point commission to investigate and
report upon the advisability of estab-
fishing a naval museum in the Dis
trict. Chairman Butler also proposes
erection of memorial here to the late
Admiral Dewey.
Permission for civilian employees of
the War Department to purchase sup
plies from Army commisSary stores is
granted in a bill introduced by Repre-
sentative Dallinger of Massachusetts.
Evening star., 1921-04-13
Cache of international
Band Of Sn,ugglers
of Drugs CAPTURED

NEW YORK. April 13.-DruEs
valued Mt $25O.OOO, said to hive
been brought into this country
by band Of interna tiOnai drug
smuEEiers. were seized early to-
day in residence in Brooklyn.
A youth who gave the name of
Charles Nancfn was arrested on
n charge of violating the Har-
risOn act.
a member Of the police mar
cotfc squad. disEuised 0s an un-
derwOrld habitue. snid he went
to the residence last night md
negotiated to purchase SJO.OOO
worth of the drugs. Requesting
samples, he said. he wnx led
through many Railways, then
through n secret door to the
drug cache. He returned later
with a raidinE party.
Evening star., 1921-04-13
SWITZERLAND AS MEDIATOR.
Geneva Reports Germany ASKS In.
tervention on Preparations Issues.

GENEVA, April 12.-As bearing on
the reports that the Swiss govern
ment had been approa ched recently
by Germany in tentative effort to
have Switzerland act as a mediator in
the reparationS issue with the allies,
the Tribune de Geneve today says
it has learned that after a lengthy
conversation had taken place last
Saturday between DR.. Walter ST.
mons the German foreign minister.
and Edmund Schulthess. president of
Switzerland, the Swiss foreign affairs
commission held meeting.
President Schulthess, says TIL"
Tribune. is reported not to have been
opposed to the diplomatic interven
tion of Switzerland, but there hal
been no further developments, anil
today, it adds, such action seemed
altogether out of the question.
Evening star., 1921-04-13
Is ACTING SECRETARY,

Ethelbert Stewart. United States COM
missioner of labor statistics, is acting
secretary of labor in the absence of
Secretary Davis and Assistant Secretary
Edward<J. Henning. Secretary Davis is
expected back in Washington tomorrow
He has been in Chicago for the last two
days. Mr.. Henning is away from Wash
ington on personal business, it was said
at the department today.
Evening star., 1921-04-13

\ simple form of radio telegraphy,
which operates whistles in Iocomo-
tive cabs. rfs being used for signaling
roads.
Evening star., 1921-04-13

Many residents of South America
drink a brew made from the leaves
of the Brazilian mate tree as a sub
stitute for China or India tea.
Evening star., 1921-04-13
LIST OF DEALERS:

Peoples Garage. Galena, Md.
Charles r. Hull, Hagerstown, Md.
Garrett Motor CO., Oakland. Md.
Cullen Motor Co.. POcomOke City, Md
j. NJ. Duncan, Alexandria. va.
A. w. Fooks, Salisbury, Md.
Palace Garage, Westminster. Md.
Smith Motor Co., White Marsh, Md.
Evening star., 1921-04-13

Phipps. Cox & Winterson, Annapolis
Md.
F. Bond Boarmnn. Belair. Md.
Queen City Garage. Cumberland, Md.
Enston Motor Sales CO., Easton, Md.
PatnpscO Garage, ElIicott City, Md.
HarbuuRh Auto Sales, Frederick, Md.
Evening star., 1921-04-13

Virginia Motor CO., Charlottesvilie,
Va.
The Virginia Motor Co., Frederick.
burg. Va.
Hargrave & Lewis. West Point, Va.
Hicks Motor Co., Winchester, Va.
J. NJ. Bright, keyser. W. va.
l.. +. Hedges, Martinsburg, w. Va.
Evening star., 1921-04-13

The values are really wonderful and in
clude Crepe de Chine and Satin Teddys. En-
velope Chemise, Camsoles, Glove Silk Vests,
etc.
There are number Of styles of each. and
all are faultlessly made and trimmed with lace
and ribbon; some with rosebuds-others with
embroidery.
Evening star., 1921-04-13

Three paramount recommended tions
are made in the report of the school
committee of the chamber. which was
submitted by Mr.. Classic and unani-
mOusly adopted bv the organization.
Plant and maintenance of the
schools was the first question taken
UP by the committee.
We put ourselves squarely behind
the proposition that there should be a
seat in q suitable building for every
child OF school age" says the report
This. in our judgment. is the ire
ducibIe minimum. 1t is the indis-
pensabie basis of any efficient public
school system. To refuse to grant
this fundamental requirement is sim
ply to deny equality of opportunity to
the next generation.
For this reason we unreservedly
indorse the building program pro-
POSED by the board of education and
'he superintendent OF schools. We
believe that the entire community
should support that program with all
the moral energy IL possesses.
There should he no dissentient
voice. What we are asking is not
provision for the future. II is not
even adequate provision for the pres
rnt. IT is merely tardy effort to
meet conditions as they already cx-
listed nearly year ago. Less than
that no self-respecting community
could ask.
in truth. the plant and equipment
for popular education should be kept
in advance Of tho immediate need. 1t
'>.settar that 2 few va cant seats should
An some classrocms than that a
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-01-14
SONG RECITAL OF
RARE ENJOYMENT
Miss Mar Potter of Newark. Contralto
SOlOist. Aif0rds Much Pleasure
at ID. A. r. Musicale

y veritable song feast was afforded a
good-siZed audience in the First Baptist
church last evening by Miss Mary Pot
ter, contralto soloist of the First Pres
Byterian church of Newark. y. J., who
came here under the auspices of Brat
tleboro chapter. Daughters of the Ameri-
can revolution. on the occasion of the
annual musicale of the chapter. Mrs.
JennesS G.. Dalton of Brattleboro. who
has become well known through her
ability as an accomplished pianist. was
accOmpaniSt.
Although Miss Potter is only - years
of age her work last evening revealed
the results of much careful and palms.
taking study and indicated almost end
less possibilities for her as soloist of
the highest rank. She possesses a voice
of notable richness of quality, and re-
markable ability to produce full, wide
compass. Her execution was of a high
order and her interpretations delightful.
These things added to her charming per-
sonal presence made the occasion one of
rare enjoyment.
The work of Mrs. Dalton. who never
had seen many of the selections. some of
which were more than ordinarily diff
cult, until she met Miss Potter yesterday
for a brief rehearsal, added much to the
pleasure of the audience. which gave en-
thusiastic support to both artists. who
responded graciously with encore selec-
tions.
The program included songs by Ital-
ian. French, American and other COM
posers, the first half being sung in ItaI-
ian and French and the last half in
English with one exception. The vocal
and instrumental interpretations of an
Indian Love Song by Lieurance and
Spring Song of the Robin Woman by
Cadman were especially pleasing.
Altogether it was one of the most en-
in
months.
The musicale was arranged by the mu-
sic committee of Brattleboro chapter.
which consists Of Mrs. Clark L. Brown
ell. Mrs. Charles II. Crosby and Mrs.
William II. Richardson.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-01-14
FOR BENEFIT OF
STARVING CHILDREN
First of Series of Four Contribution
Card Parties to BE Held Next
Friday Afternoon from TO ).

The first of a series of four contribution
card parties for the benefit of the Lit
erary Digest American Relief Fund for
the starving children of Europe will be
held Friday afternoon, from to )
o'clock in Knights of Columbus hall, which
has been generously loaned for the pur-
pose Bridge and 500 will be played.
Mrs. A. L. Rohde and other members Of
her committee will have charge of the
sale OF tickets
1t viii be remembered by those who at
tended the card party Dee 3 at the Yer
mont Wheel club rooms under the aus
pices of the Brattleboro Woman's club
that a series of parties was suggested at
that time. and as this is the first OF the
series it is hoped the committee viii meet
with hearty cooperation and support.
Herbert Hoover is attempting TO raise
S23. 600. 600 to save the starving war chill
dren. He is meeting with great encour-,
agement, but the goal is far from realized
and the donations such as will result
from this series of card parties will be
gratefully received.