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Evening star., 1921-07-17
ENOUGH TEACHERS AT LAST.
Schools to Open Without Shortage
for Once,

For the first time in five years, the
public schools will open in September
without shortage of teachers. Since
the beginning of the lata war at the
inception of each new school term
authorities were forged to send out
am appeal for teachers. This year.
however. school officials have before
them list containing the names OF
forty-eight persons who have quail
fed to become teachers in the Dis
trict school system.
Many of these teachers. an official
said last night. will be given positions
when the schools open in September
If any vacancies occur during the
summer, it was said. positions propa :
bly, will be found for all of them.
A number of teachers whose names
are on the certified list taught in the
schools here before the war. but re-
signed to enter more remunerative
positions in the government service
During the last several months many
of them were among the unfortunate
ones who were either furloughed OF
laid off, and are anxious to again en-
ter the ranks Of the teaching profess
sion.
Prospective higher salaries for the
District teachers. which are provided
for in the school budget for the next
fiscal year. also. is responsible for the
waiting list large in comparison with
those of the last few years.
Evening star., 1921-07-17
LIQUOR SEIZED IN RAID.
Arrests Made for Alleged Posses.
sion and Sale of Whisky.

Police and internal revenue officers
last night raided 900 27th street.
seized forty-three gallons of grain
alcohol and three gallons OF con-
coction said to be fake gin and
arrested Helen Hall and Blanche
Brown, both colored. The former
was charged with selling intoxicat-
ing liquors and the latter with illegal
possession. Both were released on
John weisner fifty-eight years Of
age. Seat Pleasant, Md. was arrested
i'm a downtown building and charged
by the police with transporting
whisky. He also was released on
John Worthy. colored. So Jackson
street northeast, was arrested last
night by Policeman Guy Rome of the
siSth precinct and charged with al
legged violations of three sections Of
the Volstead enforcement law. SELL
inr illegal possession and maintain
ing a nuisance. He furnished bond
in the sum of $500 and was released.
Andrew Norton, Arlington, Va,
salesman for a on-alcoholic bever-
are arm. was arrested in South
Washington last night and charged
with transporting liquor. 1t being
charged that he had a one-half pint
Of whisky in his pocket. He de-
posted $40 collateral with the police.
sale of whisky were filed against
Katie jackson, colored. S1S LIST stree
southwest. who was arrested by Po-
.licemen Thompson. Cox and Turpr-
of the fourth precinct. She was rne
:-.--.: on bond.
Evening star., 1921-07-17
.MVEAGH'S HOME
BOUGHT BY MEXICO
Building at 1929 18th
Street Will Be Occupied as
New Embassy Here.

The Mexican government has pur-
chased the home OF Franklin Mac.
vcagh at 2S29 10th street. which Will
be used as the home of the ambas-
sador from that country. WORK
will DO started at once on ths
erection of a chancery to the nortn
of the house. and 1t is expected tnat
this small building will be completed q
in two months, when the offices OF the
embassy. now located at 1913 l street.
which has been the Mexican embassy
since there has been an ambassador
from that government, will be moved.
The house on l street mas been the
proDerty OF the Mexican government
for many years. and 1t was while
senior Romero was serving here as
minister that the post was raised 10
an embassy. The new home for the
Mexican embassy was built by the
late Mrs. Franklin MacFeagh as
surprise and birthday present 10 MI.
MacVeagh, who was then secretaiS
of the Treasury. 1t has recen!ly peen
occupied by the former thlra secle
tary of state and Mrs. brecklnrlase
Long who gave the use OF the mousse
to The government for the entertain
ment OF Lord Balfour and tne h.em ).
bers of his mission when they e;r
guests Of the United States. ana aia' a,
when the king and queen OF tne De-
rians were the guests or thiS coun
try. The house is one OF the Lem
residences here having a pipe o[sn'
which also has the added at,rac'io'i
of set OF beautiful chimes.
Evening star., 1921-07-17
$3.50 IN PERIL on SHIP
., IN ST. LAWRENCE RAPIDS
Steamer Disabled and Other Craft
he. Unable to Approach-Farm-
a., ers Build Platform.

oGDKNSBURG. n. Y. July 16.-
| Strenuous efforts were being made
tonight to remove $50 passengers
from the steamer Rapids King Of the
Canada steamship line. which was
disabled in the Long Sault rapids of the
st. Lawrence river late today.
The craft was disabled by the
breaking of rudder chain. The
Etiller was used to beach the vessel
in seven feet Of raging waters. No
boats were able to approach the dis
abled craft because of the swiftness
! Of the current.
An improvised platform was con-
I structed by farmers in an effort to
+ get the passengers ashore. but at a
late. hour their. efforts had not been
successful.
Evening star., 1921-07-17
.REGIsTRATIoN'cL0sED.
All Enrolment Records Broken for
G. U. Prep School.

Announcement was made at George
town University last night that the
for the preparatory school
at Garrett Park, Nd. is closed and
applicants are being turned away for
the new term beginning in September.
This breaks all records for the school.
The new dormitory building is two
thirds finished and will be ready to
accommodate about fifty additional
students when the term opens. This
means that all classes Of the prepara-
tory school will be centered in Gar
rett Park. except the seniors. who
will remain another year at the Hill
top. After next year the entire school
will be located there.
successor to Rev. John A. Morn
ing as headmaster is to be appointed
in a short while. Father Morning
left in June for the Philippine Islands
to accept a new post.
Evening star., 1921-07-17
DAWES CREDIT. IDEA
SPURS ECONOMIES
Employes Who Show Where
Government Can Save
Will Be Named.

Considerable saving Of government
funds from the appropriations Tor the
current fiscal year. it is expected. Will
ha shown in the preliminary budgets
to be submitted to the bureau Oh 'he
budget bv the end Of this month. ac-
corflinc to those in close touch VIII"
tho activities of the government de-
nartments along these lines. The an
nounced purpose of Brig. Gen. Charies
'c D.wes director of the budget. 10
n;,.. credit to those who show where
savings and economies can be eHee'e'
;S expected to act as great spur 10
officials and other employees 70 40
tha,r utmost in scanning the appro-
priations and the saS,0r w0fk eftcient cuts.
In order that the greatest creoit
a'. he given to the employees OF 1he
Gsnartments and Independent bureaus
60 showing where economies ourlhs
ths year can be effected. Gen. Jaws
said last night IT was his desire lna.
go. government institutions make
SIt, nroposed cuts in the appro-
pria pui lions. so that they could get the
rradit for them. rather than nave
,hsm made public at the budget once
.,fter they are submitted.
Wherever il Is found that the soN-
,nment work during the current year
COW he carried On efficiently on less
money than Congress provided. II rs
csn Dawes plan to give fun creoit
20 tho official who shows where the
anonomy can be made. AT the same
time il was pointed out. IT is not the
SaS;ra to make cuts which would re-
s,It in a loss to the government oy
deteriora ton Of projects ana reSu..an
waste of the work so Tar conlpie,eu.
budget officials and others Will Keep
. strici watch for such efforts to make
showing. Cabinet officers ana otners
will have full opportunity to review
the hudkets made up by the budget
oH3cers Of the various departments
onS nreyent any such ill-advised cuts
haSore the figures are finally sub
,,;tted to the bureau of the budget.
Economy, coupled with efficiency. is
tho sole purpose of suggesting that
funds might be saved from the cur
rent appropriations. and stoppage OF
work on government projects already
under ways is not to be considered
economy, budget officials say.
In order to encourage all govern
ment employees to study their respec-
tive duties and the work coming under
them with a view to effecting savings.
II is the purpose Of Gen. Dawes to
rive full credit to the-one who sug-
yested it, whether it is the head of a
denartment or independent bureau or
a messenger or charwoman. who comes
forth with a plan for doing the same
work, but on less money.
Evening star., 1921-07-17
GROTTO "KIDDIES' DAY.
ENJOYED BY HUNDREDS
Men From Walter Reed Hospital
Special Guests at Zoologi-
cal Park,

More than 300 persons-men. women
and children-attended the annual
Riddles day" outing given by kalli-
polls Grotto. on the south grounds OF
the National Geological Park yester-
day afternoon.
Besides being an afternoon for the
children, it was get-together meet
ing for the grOtto members and their
families, all enjoying themselves with
the children and taking part in the
various games.
The Grotto Band played throughout
the afternoon. All sorts of games
were played and athletic events run
off. Refreshments served in the cool
of the evening were feature.
Men from Walter Reed Hospital
were guests of honor. The wounded
soldiers arrived early in the evening.
The grotto drill team. under the
leadership of Capt. Charles d. Shack
elford. gave an exhibition at 6 o'clock.
The drill was preceded by sports. in
1ulged in by young and old alike. A
peanut race excited much merriment.
Prophets indulged in races, too.
Steve H.'Talks was chairman of the
entertainment committee and was as
sisted by Monarch c. p. Boss. Capt.
Shackelford, Charles Zurhorst, Arthur
Shaw, c. n. Bowman. f. D. c. Gould.
H. ]. Gompers. Marshall W. Pickering.
E. w. Libby and Past Grand Monarch
E. S. Schmid.
Evening star., 1921-07-17
.TAMBASSAD0R OF RAIN"
.MR. HERRICK'S new TITLE
Much Needed Rain Falls in Paris
When United States Envoy
Presents Credentials.

PARIS, July 16.-To the title "am-
bassador of friendship" the most fire.
auent description of him in the news
papers. Myron T. Herrick has added
that of Ambassador of beneficient
rain" for at the moment Mr.. Her.
rick entered the Elysee palace to pre-
sent his credentials to President Mill
lerand rain began to fall heavily.
The heat. however. after the shower.
Is now more unbearable than ever
The situation has become alarming
in many parts of the country. In the
region of Avernes. directly south of
Mons. all the pools have gone dry
and the cattle raisers, who have so. 900
beasts to water. are in CONSERVATION.
The inhabitants of the villages scat
tered throughout the famous forest
Of Fontainebleu. have been unable to
go to bed for several nights. for they
are in dread that their homesteads
will be destroyed by the forest fires
which they are engaged in fighting all
day long. Thousands of acres of for
ests have been burned.
Evening star., 1921-07-17
ADMIRAL BENSON TO TALK
Will Address Meeting of St. Alloy
sius Council Tomorrow.

Rear Admiral W. S. Benson, newly
elected president of the District of
Columbia division of the National
Council of Catholic Men, tomorrow
night will be the principal speaker at
a meeting of the st. Aloysius branch Of
the council in Gonzaga Theater at 8
Plans for the national convention
of the organization, which will be
held in Washington next month, will
be prepared at the meeting and dele
gates to represent theh st. Aloysius
branch will be elected. The men will
receive holy communion in a body at
the Z o'clock mass in St. Aloysius
Church this morning.
President Thomas ]. Donovan of the
St Aloysius body, formerly state
deputy of the Knights of Columbus.
has been elected first vice president
of the District of Columbia division
Mr. Donovan was chairman of the
nominating committee which present.
ed three names to the Districtscon-
vention for vice president. The parish
elegates, against his request, placed
Mr. Donovan's own name in nowfna-
tion and he was elected.
Evening star., 1921-07-17

Questions calling for early determi-
nation by shr federal authorities ir
connection with the proposed inter-
armament and far-eastern and Pa
cific affairs are the selection of a
suitable building or hall for the
meetings Of the delegates and the
procurement of hotel or other living
accommodations for them and their
numerous technical and clerical as
sistants. At the State Department it
was sad yesterday that those mat
ters " not be given final consider
alton - it has been definitely de-
ence shall assemble here and the
personnel and size Of each of the for
eign delegations can be reasonably
Appropriated.
Japan's Decision Awaited.
Formal invitations to attend the
conference on a date yet to be hXed
will be issued as soon as the ques-
ton pending with the Japanese gov.
ernment as to the general scope Oh
business to be considered OUTSIDE OF
the Limitation Of armament has been
cleared up by current negotiations
When that is done date VIII pe
fixed for the meeting Of the CONFER
for the housing and entertainments Oh
all the foreign delegations.
November II. anniversary OF arms
tice day, is favorabiy CONSIDERED as
date for the meeting of the confer
ence, il found convenient to the for-
found expedient to defer the mcetne
to a later date. An official OF Lne
State Department yesterday sad tha'
the question of the time OF meetns
cannot be fixeds definitely until tnt
various powers have responded to
formal invitations shortly 10 pe ls'
sued by this government.
Buildings Available.
Although the question Of a place OF
meeting is still in allegiance, official!
approached on the matter say ina
! there will be no trouble on that score
as there are several buildings aNaii'
able that easily can be made suItaoIs
| on short notice. In that category were
mentioned the Pan-American building
at 18th and 3 streets, and its neigh
Dor on the north. the building OF tne
Daughters of the American ReVolu
| ton Both are beautiful marble bulld
ings, and taken together might al
| ford all the space required Tor tht
| meetings of the conference propel
and also for the meetings of the Earl
Gus working committees to be ap
pointed in connection Herewith. Eaci
has a large assembly hall elegantly
furnished and appointed. that in thu
D. A. r. building being someWha
larger than the hall in the Pan
American building 1t is said tina
| there are seating accommodations fol
about 1900 persons in the hall OF tn
Daughters building.
| Both buildings have been used be
fore for important international as
| emblages. and no difficulty is appre
hended in obtaining the use Of then
! for the coming armament conference
in case they are wanted. 1t has beer
suggested that the Pan American
building might be used as the genera
/; headquarters of the conierees am
their assistants for official purposes
and that the other building be used a
an annex in case of need. If additiona
space Is needed II is indicated that IN
government has several large surplu
frame buildings nearby just north
Evening star., 1921-07-17
G0ETz EX0NERATED
IN Staying BYRD
Tax Expert Shot Intruder in
SeIf-Defense. Jury Finds,
Congratulated.

A coroner.s jury at Seat Pleasant.
Nd. Friday evening eXonerated William
f. Goetz. an incrrle tax specialist and
consulting accountant with offices in tn
Kellogg building. nf a charge of horni
eide placed against him following his
fatal shooting. ore week ago last night
Of Albert ]. Byrd rt Goetz's home H.
MARYLAND Park. TIE jury was out
twenty minutes, and the verdict declared
that Goetz Shot IN self-defense. HIS
bail Of $1,000 given UPON his arresi
Saturday a week ago. was returned.
Following his release each of the jury
men shook hands with GoetZ and con-
graduated him.
Byrd Had Threatened GoetI.
Robert ] Wells of counsel for de
fense produced a number Of witnesses
whose testimony tended to show thai
several threats had been made from TIM
to time by Byrd that he would get
Goetz Testimony also was given to
the effect that Byrd purchased a revolver
in Washington about two hours prior tn
his visit to the Goetz home. and John
Merrill, a street car conductor. who said
he was a friend of the slain man. testi-
fled that Byrd told him he had come
up here from Nashville to kill'Goetz.'
Although States Attorney J. Wilson
Ryan made an attempt to have the
coroners jury hold Goetz for the grand
jury, MS plea was ignored
shooting Started by Byrd.
The death of Byrd week ago fol-
lowed a short acquaintance he is said
TO have had with Mrs. GoetZ. from
whom Goetz was granted divorce
last week by Tennessee court Mrs
Goetz is now in Nashville. and Byrd
is said to have come directly from
that city to Washington a little be
fore he called on GoetZ at his home
in Maryland Park.
Byrd. last Saturday night rode up
to Goetz's home in hired machi1e.
He called GoetZ to come out. and dur
ing the conversation. as Goetz stood
in the lighted hallway and Byrd on
the porch outside. several pistol shots
/ were fired. Byrd, according to wit
nesses, shooting first. Goetz, shot
Byrd with a forty-flve caliber auto
matte. He died a few hours later at
Casualty Hospital.
Evening star., 1921-07-17
{ REFUSES TO HOLD WOMAN
Wife Of Murdered Broker Declared
Innocent Of Crime.

NORTHPORT, N. Y. July 16-De-
spite the request of Sheriff John Y.
Kelly that Mrs. Helen B. Hemming be
detained in connection with the kill
ing of her husband, Henry G. Hem
ming. by the caretaker Of her Duck
Island estate Thursday night. Assist
ant District Attorney Partridge to-
night announced he would decline to
cause her detention.
Mr.. Partridge said he was salts
fed Mrs. Hemming tried to keep her
husband away from her home and
was unaware that the caretaker.
frank Eberhardt. who killed himself
/, after staying the broker. had plan
ped the shooting beforehand.
Evening star., 1921-07-17
BEATEN, CHoKED AND ROBBED

Mrs. Ida Chambers, co1ored, fifty
years old, was assaulted yesterday
afternoon and robbed Of $19. She
man entered her room. choked her
and beat her with a potato masher.
She was taken to Emergency Hos
pital When she returned home she
discovered she had been-robbed of
$40. Police of the first precinct in
vcstigated the affair and have Jesse
SmalIwood, colored, 1907 Huntoon
place. under arrest on suspicion of
having committed the deed. He sur
rendered to the police when he learn
ed search had been instituted for him.
He denied the charge.
Evening star., 1921-07-17


part of every head Of department and
employe. and the utmost economy in
the expenditure of public funds"
When Commissioner Rudolph had
finished Col. Kutz. speaking particu-
larly to his department heads in the
engineer branch of the government.
urged them to go over their offices
without waiting for the efficiency ex-
perts and to recommend Immediately
any changes they believe should be
made to promote efficiency or
economy.
The colonel told his subordinates
that he is willing to bear his share
of the responsibility if it is found
that any of his departments have not
been operated efficiently or econom-
iCally in the past.
HG' urged them, however. to take
stock at once of their offices. He
told them that. while they may be
serving,the public satisfactorily they
may not be rendering that service as
economically as possible.
Complaints Made.
Commissioner Oyster said COM
plants have come to him that the
highest salaried employees do not al
ways perform their share of the work
Of the District government. He also
warned his employees against seeking
outside influence or bringing pressure to
bear in their behalf.
Auditor Donovan stated that he has
talked with the efficiency experts, and
that they say 1t will not be possible
to complete the survey in time to in
clude in the next District bill any
salary increases they may find should
be granted.
Commissioner Rudolph stated. how
ever, that heads of departments could
recommend salary increases in their
estimates, and the Commissioners
would carefully consider them.
Evening star., 1921-07-17
REAR ADMIRAL DETACHED.

Rear Admiral William H.. G. Billiard
has been detached from duty as director
of naval communications, Navy Depart
ment. and assigned to the command of
the United States naval patrol forces on
the Yang tse- -Kiang. He probably will
hoist his flag on the naval yacht 1sobel,
now fitting out at Philadelphia for a
cruise to the orient. ..
Evening star., 1921-07-17
FIRES At C0CKR0ACHES.
They "Moved Too High" Says
Man Who Terrified 9th Street.

Cockroaches are plentiful these hot
nights and last night Charles Davis,
who said he was a printer. forty years
old, took his revolver from bureau
drawer in his room at 733 9th street
and began to shoot at the bothersome
insects The crowd in 9th street be-
came alarmed and from sheltered
spots in the thoroughfare called for
police. 1t was said Davis was shoot
ing out of his window. careless like.
Two policemen hauled Davis to the
first precinct, where the prisoner told
Capt. Flather he had been drinking
Jamaica ginger and wanted more.
Davis explained that while he was
shooting at the cockroaches. they
moved too high"
Evening star., 1921-07-17
KILLS HUSBAND AND SELF
Florida Woman Blames Another
for Domestic Troubles.

JACKSONVILLE. Fla, July 10
Mrs. F. D. .Guerry shot and fatally
injured her husband at their home
here late today and then committed
suicide. The woman died instantly.
while Guerry died shortly afterward
in a hospital. Mrs. Guerry left q note
with instructions for the care Of her
six-year-old child and named another
voune woman as the cause Of her do
mestic unhappiness.
All the parties are well known here.
Evening star., 1921-07-17

Mrs. A. NJ. Williams. an English
writer who coilaborated with her
husband in many popular storieE ae,
ciares that, although dead, he still
helps her. For that reason she con-
tinues to use her late husbaS 'snams
in conjunctiop,w with her o~Non all
Evening star., 1921-07-17
ADMIRAL HAYDEN RETIRED.

/ Rear Admiral Edward e. Hayden.
recently on duty at the naval base,
Hampton roads,. has been placed on
the retired list of the navy and re-
lieved from duty.
Evening star., 1921-07-17
S12,000,0 900 ASKED
IN SCHOOL BUDGET
FOR COMING YEAR
Continued from First Page.)

the one Of last year. school officials
feel that Congress is sympathetic
with needs of the school system and
will approve it intact The estimates
last year totaled about $10.00O.00O
when they were sent to the Commits
sioners. When they reached the
Capitol approximately s3.OOO.000 had
been slashed from that amount
Evening star., 1921-07-17
Hot Weather Advice for Babies
1t 4. raw milk that causes nearly


milk is hard digest Dress the baby lightly
o babies. Scaded boil Use hannes. Keep the
ed mill easily digesed uncovered hot
and note constipate
in fat S Protee the baby against
babies! off of flies and mosquitoes by
when milk netting
pS ~ avn Besides daily BATH
should get sponge the baby off
small of orange juice twc day.. p
;,,cs dIut.d in some in the
between hotties once or air and in shaded places
twice d,Iv These sub- much possible. Do not
- stances contain strike
which help the Cover hghty or not al all
Of .o,.,.. h.h.s No..
Give the baby plenty COOL often successfully raised py
boiled alter between milk powder made oy, .ns
bottles. A healthy baby cylinder process oisso'ea
needs no nac;6er in boiled
Kee, ,u mill cold ,ndI Do worry the baby
covered ~ ~ ~ fondle it. 1t needs quiet
ofyour rnIk Health
-~'t- This Bulletin pnd for BY the -
SOCIETY FOR PREVENTION OF SICKNESS
e. BeriineE. Legal Notice 145s Cotumlaa Road
Evening star., 1921-07-17
DOZEN PLANS LNEN
CAR FARE HEARINGS

CONTINUED from First Paseo
Evening star., 1921-07-17
ECONOMY ORDERED
BY DISTRICT HEADS
AS NEW ERA OPENS

Continued from First Page.D
Evening star., 1921-07-17

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