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Evening star., 1921-04-11
PROSPECTS ARE FINE FOR
HORSE SHOW MAY TO17

A silver cup will be awarded 'he
winner of military stceplechase
race in the horse show to be held at
the Virginia end Of the Highway
bridge from May 12 to II inclusive.
Melvin &. Hazen. general manager OF
the National Capital Horse Show,
Military and Amateur Racing Associa-
tion. announced today.
The trophy is ,ne gift of Gus
BuchholZ. proprietor of the Occiden-
tai Hotel, and is the second prize to be
donated TO the horse show. The first
was a silver tray fer fox hunters, the
gift of Mrs. benjamin H. Warder.
The rAos 1r officers in uniform will
be ever two-mile course.
That the show will be largely at
tended this year is indicated by the
early reservations being made for
boxes. Those who have taken boxes
to date are William du Pont, Edward
II. Everett, w. w. Spalding. Mrs.
Louis Titus. Ord Preston. James Par
melee, LarZ Anderson, Col. r. NJ
Thompson. Miss Julia Il. Whiting,
Mrs. Henry Oxnard. Thomas F. Lo-
gan, Commi ssioner Cuno Fl. Rudolph.
Mrs. Cromwell Brooks, ". H. Luttrell.
Mrs. Edward c. Walker, Mrs. Charles
Boughton Wood. DR.. F. s. Nash. Gen.
James A. Buchanan, William 2. Emo
and Miss Maths.
The list of classes Of events is COM
plete and ready for distribution to ex-
hibitors throughout the United States
Circulation of the requirements for
each class will be followed by the re-
ceipt of entries from all sections of
the country.
Evening star., 1921-04-11
POST OFFICE BRINGS JOY
TO FARTHEST NORH FOLKS
Minnesota Hamlet Gets Mail Once
a Week Carried Over Ice
and Snow.

PENASSE, Mimi, April 10.-Proud
of its recently established post Office,
which has the distinction of being
the farthest north of any in the
United States. this little hamlet
which boasts of $50 inhabitants, now
receives its mall once a week
Composed OF several townships OF
mainland and many small islands and
separated from Minnesota by the
Lake of the Woods on the south. il
is necessary to employ horse and
sielgh freighters to transport the post
over the stretches Of ice in winter
During the warm summer months \
motor boat will be used
Two days to town, twenty-four-
hour sojourn there, and two more
days for the return trip is the sched
Vie OF the mail and freight carrier
who augments his load with a cargo
each way.
Situated about thirty miles north
OF latitude 40 degrees. which for the
most part marks Ae northern bound
airy OF the United States in the west
PenaSse lies at the farthermost end
OF Northwest angle, which incident
any is the most northerlv point in
the country. Lake of tho Woods
which forms portion of Mirnesota:s s
northern extremity. and Tie CANADIAN
province of Manitoba form the am
gles southern and western bound
aries. respectively.
Evening star., 1921-04-11
GRADUATION DATE
SET FOR DECEMBER
Second Class Will Leave
Naval Academy Six Months
Sooner Than Expected.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
ANNAPOLIS. Md. April 11.-Orders
from Secretary DENLY of the Navy. re-
ceived at the Naval Academy today.
and announced in an order of Supt
Scales at the noon formation of the
regiment of midshipmen. direct that
the present second-class, $50 in num-
Der. is to graduate in December. inz
stead OF June. as would have been in
the regular order.
Back of the order is understood to
be the need OF more officers for the
Navy. and one of it's effects will be
to make unnecessary the demotion OF
many officers who hold special rank
also give superior rank to many
Naval Academy graduates over those
recently appointed, or to be appoint
ed from the ranks.
Under legislation passed when the
United States entered the war the
Secretary of the Navy was given
authority until October l of the pres
ent year to direct the advanced grad
uation of any midshipman. provided
not over a year was taken from the
four-year course. Secretary DENLY
has acted under this authority.
1t was announced that the members
of the second class would not go on
the practice cruise this summer. but,
after short leave, would begin spe-
cial work in preparation for early
graduation. This course will begin
about July I. and the date of gradua-
ton is not fixed any more definitely
than that it will be in December
II is understood that an extra ex-
animation for admission to the next
new class will be held. probably in
May, it being necessary, in view of
the early departure of members Of
the second class. that the new class
be as large as possible.
Evening star., 1921-04-11
CAPT. DUNCAN H0NORED.
Named Additional Member Of War
Department General Staff.

Announcement is made of the ap-
pointment of Capt Arthur G. Duncan.
Reserve Corps. L. S. A. as an addi-
tionai member Of the War Depart
ment general STAFF. and his assign
ment to the war plans division
thereof Capt. Duncan served during
the war in the Quartermaster Corps
and was in charge of recruiting
publicity in the Office of the quarter
master general.
Capt Duncan is the author Of the
Army and Navy News. which appears
each week in The Sunday Star and
the quality and scope OF which has
called forth commendation from a va
riety Of sources.
In addition to his service in the
world war Capt. Duncan participated
in the Spanish American wa. as a
member of Col. Roosevelt's 1st
Volunteer Cavalry, or Rough Riders"
Later he served as lieutenant IN the
Philippine campaign. under the late
Gen. l.awtOn. He comes from
California, but has been a residen.
of the District for nearly three years.
Evening star., 1921-04-11
TAKING PLAY SITE
BRINGS PROTEST
Neighborhood Aroused Over
Building of Homes Next
to Adams School.

Three hundred and fifty children at
tending the Adams School, on r street
between 18th and 18th streets. saw
Workmen take initial steps today to
destroy their only play space a
vacant lot adjoining the school - on
which four new homes are to be
erected. Meantime their parents and
teachers drafted petitions 10 be sent
to the board of education and the
Board Of Trade. requesting that ac-
ton be taken. if possible, to preclude
posed building operations and to
acquire the site as a permanent play
ground for the children.
Although thirty-two years old. the
Adams School has never had a play
ground for its pupils. There is viz
yard in whitn the cnIidren Co n spend
their recess periods. and for many
years they have been playing on the
plot of ground adjacent to the school,
which the teachers and parents have
repeatedly asked the school board to
purchase for playground.
strong Petition Ready.
One of the petitions framed by the
Mothers Club of the school will be
sent to the Board of Trade. 1t
strongly protests against the erection
of homes on the site adjoining the
school. and points out that this prop
erty should have been acquired for
a playground more than twenty-five
years ago. 1t also requests the Board
of Trade to make an effort to have
the proposed building operations de-
layed until Congress grants funds to
buy the property.
Another of the petitions to be sent
to the board Of education makes an
ultimate appeal to that body to pur-
chase the property. and to take ac-
ton to delay the construction of the
four homes on it This petition will
consideration at special conference
at the Franklin School tomorrow aft
ernoon.
The third petition will be sent to D.
J. DUNCAN, owner OF the plot Of
ground. appealing to him to defer his
proposed plans for erecting homes on
the property until the school board
rms petition states that our chill
dren's best interests demand that a
playground be given them"
Would shut or Light.
If the proposed homes are built on
the property, teachers at the Adams
School say, the children will be forced
to remain in the building at recesses.
or else play in the street, which at
the present time is a busy thorough
rare for vehicular traffic. They claim
also that II houses are built next to
the school they will prevent any light
from entering the rooms on the east
side of the school. Consequently arti-
ficial light will have to be used In
these rooms. they say. which will re-
suit in impairment of the eyesisht of
the children.
Evening star., 1921-04-11
MIGHTY LEGISLATIVE
TASK BEGUN TODAY
BY 9th CONGRESS
Continued from First Page.)

enough to overlook them and to think
me worthy of this reelection. 1 shall
try to repay your confidence by the
most sedulous and conscientious at
ssntion to the duties Of the office.
They are partly political and partly
judicial and 1 shall endeavor not to
confuse the two or allow one to I'M
pair the other.
I'm the last Congress the member
ship on both sides of the House
showed me a consideration and friend
ly courtesy for which 1 shall always
be grateful. ] am not without hone
that / shall experience the same kind
ness in this Congress, but, at any
good will, and my experience will al
ways be at the service of any one,
particularly the new members.
There is every prospect Of a busy.
important and long session. The con-
dition of all phases of our productive
activity is depressing. in some cases
alarming. 1t will require the wisest
craftsmanship to determine how much
it can be remedied by national legis-
lation.
IT may require unfiinching cour-
age to abide by that determination.
] trust we shall prove equal to our
task. am sure you are approaching
II with earnestness and high purpose
Again, gentlemen, / thank you for
the honor you have done me and
"opS "ho'i nave Soui lIieHuly as
Slstance and cooperation"
The galleries were crowded. mostly
with wives and relatives Of the new
members.
Miss Robertson Given T30uauet
Miss Alice Robertson Of Oklahoma
the one woman in Congress. attracted
much attention. She carried a large
bouquet of American beauty roses and
distributed some Of these to new
members who sat near her
The usual flood of bills was intro
duced, including resolution BY
Representative Sherman E Burroughs
Of New Hampshire to give national
representation to the residents of the
District and Dill by Representa-
tive Luther W. Mott of New York to
prohibit possession OF dangerous
weapons in the District except under
license from the superintendent of
police.
Evening star., 1921-04-11
TO VISIT MT. VERNON.

Decision to pay a special visit to
Mount Vernon to lay wreath on the
tomb of George Washington was
reached at a session of the executive
board of the Central Conference of
American Rabbis at the Washington
Hotel today.
The session opened with DR.. Lee NJ.
franklin in the chair. The executive
body will make final arrangements
for the main conferenceeof the Re
formed Jewish clergy az sessions this
afternoon and tomorrow. The CEN
trail conference will start Wednesday,
Program arrangements. allotment
of time to speakers and general
pIans for the conduct of the cen
traI conference occupied the atten-
tion of the executive board today.
The trip to Mount Vernon will be
made after the concluding executive
session early tomorrow afternoon.
One hundred and forty-five rabbis
will attend the conference. 1t con-
stitutes the annual gathering of the
clergy Of the reformed branch from
all parts of the country.
Evening star., 1921-04-11
IMMORAL PUBLICATIONS
DECLARED SOCIAL DANGER
Censorship of Motion Pictures sue-
gests to Reader Need of Sup
pressing Questionable Readinp

To the Editor Of The Star.
note IN The Star of April & tb,,
the District Commissioners have an.
acted new police regulations eora-,
ing moving picture shows. and tho,
among other things to be h,-roa
productions showing sex relations in
manner tending to the corruption ~
morals and undue demonstrations
OF passionate love. or scenes Of vice ;.
Thls action has no douh: assn take,
to check the rapidly growing tendency
to place before the public pictures
which do bear the above obiectionab,
features.
No one whose eyes are omen u.i,,
deny that the general moral Jp.n tnna WIZ ~
society is growing lower wear hr
year: Things that in former rim, ss
would not for a moment have heen
countenanced are now taken as a
mater or course. Old and young are
ar,hG an iai' a,.ef.ed, indeed, the older ones
as they permit in the present gener-
alton what would not have heen to,
Grated in their own. 'oi-
And to what is this due? Our lives
are formed from those of Others We
are guided by what we see VIA,
hear and what we read. Our ndI eapos we
ton begins in the home. and CON
tinues through life. We are ;ns,,
enced by our surroundings, and our
thouEhts are nodded by Impressions of
what we see, hear and read. Now !
am coming to the point.
If moving pictures which co,,, -,
der the heads above noted are I-onsid
ered detrimental to morals and are
to be barred. why not reading marta
also which is along the same lineso
Is it more harmful for a young nar-
son to see an immoral moving picfnre
that to read an equally immoral
story? ai
There are today magazines and
other publications on the newsst,mds
which contain such stories and TO-
are bought by the young of hoth
sexes. carried into the homes and
read by old and young alike in The
most matter-of-fact way, as if # wera
quite the correct thing to feed the
mind on crime. immortality and vice
of the lowest type!
To say that these are written and
published to teach a lesson" is mere
evasion and subterfuge. They are writ
praved taste. which by them is grow.
ing more and more depraved wear by
year. This is only too evident Tho
social fabric of the nation is. by sucb
literature (:). being undermined. de-
praved and debased
Is there no way to stem the tide
before it is too late? Is it too late
even now?
We have a law prohibiting the
manufacture and sale OF iiouor.
deeming it a poison to the body. Do
we not need. even more than this a
law to prohibit the manufacture and
sale of what is slowly poisoning the
minds Of the youth OF our land, the
future hope of the nation?
I have seen life in many of orr
large cities, and in various parts Of
the country. and am not thin
skinned" or prudish. but 1 cannot
be blind TO the bald facts which
stare me in the face at every tnrn
see the effects of this class of
literature(?) on every hand. and
would feel myself criminally neglect
full of a plain duty did 1 fail to raise
my voice in protest and in warning.
}. F. OERTEL.
Evening star., 1921-04-11
OPEN CONVENTION
OF WOMAN VOTERS
More Than Thousand Dele
gates in Cleveland for
Weeks Sessions.
BY the Associated Press.


CLEVELAND. Ohio. April 11.--More
than one thousand woman delegates
and alternates, representing every
congressional district in the country.
attended seven preconvention con-
fernnCes this morning of the second
annual convention of the National
League of Woman Voters. which
opened weeks meeting here today.
Each conference discussed a program
of action upon which the convention
viii act during the week. The con-
vention proper will open tomorrow
with morning, afternoon and evening
sessions.
Conferences of the seven standing
committees of the league were held
this morning and this afternoon. A
full and free discussion of legislative
reforms the league is trying to get for
the women of the nation featured each
conference. all of which were open to
the public.
The discussion will be continued at
seven separate dinners this evening.
Nationally known experts in social
hygiene. women in industry, election
laws, citizenship and other topics will
address conferences, and a vtoe will
be taken at executive sessions during
the day on the program the confer
ences will recommend to the national
board of directors.
The seven conferences today dis
cussed the following subjects:
American citizenship. child welfare.
election laws and methods, food sup
ply and demand, social hygiene. uni
form laws concerning women and
women in industry.
One of the speakers at the confer
ence on uniform laws concerning
women was Mrs. Catherine Waugh
McCulloch of Chicago. whose subject
was Wife and Husbands as Guard
idns.'
Evening star., 1921-04-11
Bowie Entries for Tomorrow

First race, claiming; for two-year-
olds: four furlonss-Feigned Zeal.
Track. 1ol; Yelled Colleen. 112; Kate
Brummel 106: sRadical, 1O9; Dare,
1O9: Mable A, 10I.
Second race. claiming: for three
year-olds and up; six and half fur
iongs-aPueblo. lis: Cherumbino. l1e:
Van Sylvia. 10; Ballast, lo7; Mary
Head, "a; Lloyd George. 112: Enos.
112: sAmackassin. 107: John J. Casey,
107: Enrico Caruso. 112: Punchinello,
lie; .AIl There. 1o7; aNorth Shore.
"a. Also eligible. George Bovee. 1o2;
sSea Mime. 1oe: Ballarosa, 112: stony,
no aPhillips and Bernie entry.
Third race. claiming: three-year-old
and up: six and one-half furlongs-
S.: xLady Mildred. los; spugs. 81:
Jean Buliart, lis: Navajoe. 90: Lora.
"a; aYankee Notions. 1O7; Burgoyne.
,115: Oddly, 80: xBackbat. 113; xDou-
BILE Van. 1o7. Also eligible. Mountain
Dew. 1O7: kirah. 1l3; Olive James, 1o7:
axToadstool. l07.
aDonahy and Troy entry.
Fourth race: the Whitelaw purse:
for three-year-olds and up; seven
furlongs.--Kings Champion, liz;
Io7: Mythology, 100; Santana, io4, and
Night Raider. 100.
Fifth race: claiming; for three
year-olds and up: one mile and sew
enty yardS-Soidale be NefuuH' li.'
sPostoral Swain, lis; Penelope, lo2:
Froetown., los: sTantalus, 1o9:
.Roisterer, 90: Widow Bedotte. 1o7.
and .Escarpolette. 1o6.
sixth race. claiming: for three-year-
olds and upward; one mile and a six
teenth-BenevoIent, 11t: Speedsoer.
iii; Lorena Moss. 1o6; xold NC
Kenna. 1N6; Louise Wynne. 80: Kohl
moor, III; Kilkenny, 1os: oaklawn
Belle, 1o6; Rail Bird, ioS; spear
X Betsy. 9s.
seventh race. claiming; for three
year-olds and upward; one mile and
a sixteenth-Tan ii, Ill: Ben Hamp-
son, III: Attorney, 95: Baronne. Ill:
X No Trumps, 1903; Verify. III; David
Craig. III; Toss Up. IS; Senti-
mental, 106; Z Maize, 1o1: GoIdcrest
Boy, iii: Medusas los: Toreador, 50;
Z Aztec. LOG.
Apprentices allowance
Weather clear: track 68A ; -
Evening star., 1921-04-11
DR.. FO0TE |NP[EA
FOR CARE Of CHILD
Georgetown Professor Lee
lures Before Century Club
in Boston on Hygiene.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch TO The Star
bOSION, Mass, April 11-.If Rome
OF the second century had newspa ners
the physical decay of the Romans
might have been arrested" WAS ,be
statement made by DR.. John Foote
editor of Mother and Child and nro-
fessor of diseases of childre, T.,
Georgetown University. who smoke at
the Century Club last evening ON ..,rhe
Evolution of Child Care as Reflected i'm
Art. Dr. t'oote showed copies of nu-
merous rare paintings and statuary
of ancient days and pictures of tovs
OF ancient Egyptian and Greek chil
dren. which included dolls and me-
chanlcal toys and modern" games
sucn as shuttlecock and hoop rolling.
speak Universal Language
These pictures speak a universal
language. and inform us that many
OF the things we cherish today we're
snown in the past and were forrottA An
because of world poverty and worId
ignorance. Popular education by
means or the press and by word OF
mouth is the most important single
child welfare" said the speaker. we
can interpret from the story of the
past Just why we have certain CON
ditions confronting US today-eyen
why. for instance. Brookline Mass
has the lowest infant death rate IN
the United States.
We know exactly the relative in
telligencc of the people of Scranton
as compared with the population of
l.ackawanna. n: Y, when we learn
that scranton has an infant death
rate of SO per 1000, while Lacka-
wanna has 276.
Orphan asylums were established
in the eighth century-they had to be
redi scovered in the seventeenth cen
tury by st. Vincent de Paul: Soranns
in Rome. wrote one of the best nonu
lar books on the nursing care Of the
child in the second century. but il was
lost. and no work of equal value was
produced till half century ago: the
Egyptians used cows milk to supple
ment materials feeding. but the F.nr-
lish did not use it until late in the
seventeenth century. The world has
gone on repeating its mistakes and
calling that repetition experience.
Child Hygiene Most Vital.
Popular education in the essen
tials of child care. using such knowI
edge as was available, would have
prevented incalculable suffering in
the past No one will care to DENY
the supreme Importance of safe
guarding the life and healtr of the
children of the United States. if this
can be accomplished by popular edu-
vidual has means enough or time
enough to educate even a small por-
ton of the public in what it should
know about child hygiene.
But every person who supports
his local Child Welfare Association
and the national organization-the
American Child Hygiene Association
can feel that by such action he is
doing his part in the endowment of
ideas in what has become the supreme
public health problem of the day.
Not only ideas on health care, but a
proper spread of these ideas is essen
tiaI. since parents need great deal
of bringing up
Evening star., 1921-04-11
HENRY K. PORTER
DIES IN 81ST YEAR
Former Representative and
Prominent Manufacturer
SuCcumbs in This CITY.

Henry Kirke Porter. former repre-
sentative in Congress from Pennsyl-
vania and prominent manufacturer of
Pittsburgh. Pa. died yesterday at his
Washington home. 1900 street north
west. He was in his cighty-firSt year
The body VIII be sent to Pittsburgh
for burial.
Mr.. Porter was born in Concord. y.
IL. November "a. 1870. the SON of
George and Clara Porter. When
twenty years of age he received the
He studied at various theological
seminaries from 1861 20 1866 and re-
ceived the degree of LII. d. from
Bucknell University in 1898.
Union Soldier I'm Civil War.
During the civil war he enlisted
with the 45th Massachusetts, Volun-
teers, serving from 1862 to 1853. He
began his business career in 1866 as
member Of the firm Of Smith &
Porter. The firm became exclusive
manufacturers of light locomotives
ana changed Its name several times
with growth. being known success
sively as Porter, Bell & Co: H. X
Porter & Co. and II. X Porter &
Co. incorporated. He was president
OF the latter corporation al the time
of his death
Mr. forter served as republican rep
resentativc from the thirty first Penn
sylVania district in the Fiftv-eishth
congress, 1903 TO 1905. He was presi-
dent of the y. NJ c. A. in Pittsburgh
from 1868 to 1887: of the American
baptist Missionary Union, 19o1-i; of
the american Baptist Home Mission
airy society, 1857; as member of
the International commission of the
Y. M C. A since 1875; as trustee Of
the carnegie institute of Pittsburgh
since 1890: as trustee of Crozier Theo-
logical Seminary since 1871; as a
member OF the board of fellows Of
brown University since 1899; as vice
president of the Pittsburgh Chamber
or Commerce from 1892 to 1906; as
trustee of the Western Pennsylyanis
Institute for the Blind since 1887
and as president of the board of the
institute since 1905
His Other Affiliations,
He was member of the American n
Geographical Society, the American
Archaeological Society and of the fol-
lowing clubs: Metropolitan, Chevy
Chase and Cosmos of this city: the
University and Century of New York
and the Duquesne and University of
Pittsburgh.
Mr.. Porter had his permanent home
at Oak Manor Pittsburgh, but he
maintained his Washington residence
for occasional visits here.
Evening star., 1921-04-11
Representative FLOOD
PROTESTS BIRDS SEAT
Claim Made That Kansas Mans
Campaign Expenditures
Were Too High.

The seating of Richard f. Bird as a
republican representative from the
eighth Kansas district was protested
on the floor of the House today by
Representative Flood. democrat, Eir-
Ginia. At his own suggestion Mr.
Bird stood aside until the other mem
berS had been sworn.
Mr.. Flood charged that Mr. Bird s
own sworn statement of campaign
expenditures showed that he had
amount. Mr.. Flood said, candidate
for representative was permitted to
eXpend under the federal corrupt
practices act. Mr.. Bird was elected
to succeed William a. Ayres, whose
term expired last March 4.