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Evening star., 1921-02-20
CARUSO STILL GAINS.
More Cheerful and Takes Solid
Food-Fever Continues.

NEW YORK, February 19.-Enrico
Caruso, world famous tenor, today
apparently was able to maintain the
progress he has been making in re-
pulsing a heart attack which early
This week threatened his life.
He appeared more cheerful and
was able again to partake OF solid
food. While he still has some fever,
his physicians declared his condition
was progressing satisfactorily. With
relapse still possible. they refrained.
however, from definitely pronounc-
ing him convalescent.
The tenor's secretary tonight gave
out the following statement:
For the first time since his re-
lapse Mr. Caruso sat up this even
ing, supported by pillows and assist
cd by his nurse and valet. He has
leen asking to do this all day. and
was very pleased when the ply
sicians gave their permission"
Brother Coming for Caruso.
NAPLES, February 10. Enrico
Caruso's brother is leaving on board
the steamer Caronia for New York
He believes that possibly the singer
will accompany him to Italy to con-
valeSce.
Evening star., 1921-02-20

can Revolution. will be held at noon
Tuesday, at Rauscher's, following the
JOINT celebration Of the 1S9th anniver-
sary of the birth of George Washington
by patriotic societies at Memorial Con-
tinental Hall.
tion of officers for the ensuing year and
election of delegates to the national con-
gress at Buffalo on May 16 will occupy
the annual session. Luncheon will be
served Announcement was made that
ballots should be prepared and presented
In person to tellers between the hours
OF noon and 2 o'clock, at the annual
meeting
Seiden NJ. Ely is unopposed for elec-
ton as president of the local society
as in the cases Of William Alexander
Miller, secretary: Alfred b Dent,
ford, registrar. For vice presidents the
candidates are: Henry L. Bryan. DR..
Mark r. Finley. Rear Admiral Frank
F. Fletcher. U. S. NJ: Clarence A. Ken
yon, DIR. Andrew Stewart, John B. Tor
bert and DR. G. Tully Vaughan. Candi-
dates for the board of management are
DR.. J. Newton Baker. John S. Barker
DR.. Thomas J. w. Brown, Mark F.
Finley, Merritt L. Dawkins, Samuel Her
rick, Francis II. Parsons and Albert D.
Spangler. Candidates for delegates and
alternates for the national congress are
AuI1ITdl SSoTSe w. bdlFu. LIT. j. new
ton Baker. John S. Barker. Claude N.
Bennett, Col. Frederick c. Bryan, Z. w.
Chattsrton. William A. Copenhaver. De
Witt c. Croissant. Alfred B. Dent, Mark
f. Finley. Rear Admiral Frank F.
Fletcher, o. w. Goodwin. Samuel Her
rick. Maj. A. NJ. Holcombe, George r.
1de. Rear Admiral Theodore F. Jewell,
Clarence A Kenyon. Commander John
II. Moore. Frederick D. Owen. William
s. Park, Henry w. Samson and John b.
Torbert.
Centennial convocation exercises of
George Washington University will
take place at o'clock Tuesday after
noon at the Central High School.
Honorary degrees are to be- conferred
upon many men and women.
A patriotic service in CONNIE mora
tion of the birthday of the father of
his country will be held in the Luther
Place Memorial Church. at Thomas
Circle. tonight at s o'clock, under
the joint auspices of the Christian
Endeavor Society and the congrsga-
ton.
Col. John Fair Of the general staff,
United States Army will preside, and
the" speakers will be DR.. Lewis NJ
Haupt of Cynwyd, Pa. former mem
Der OF the Isthmian canal commission.
and DR.. Paul Reinsch, former Ameri-
can minister to China and the head
of the China relief fund.
Services commemorative of the
birth of Washington will be held at
o'clock this afternoon at ST.. johns
ChuI ch, 10Th and H streets Rt. Rev.
William A. Leonard. Bishop of Ohio,
is to preach the sermon.
Evening star., 1921-02-20
CANADIANS ANGRY /.
OVER PROVISIONS
IN FORDNEY BILL
"Eye for an Eye" Suggested
in Dealing With u. S.
Tariff Measure.
Special Dispatch 20 The Star.

OTTAWA, Ont. February I9-In-
formally Canada's parliamentariaps nov
in session are discussing the Washing
ton developments respecting the Ford
ney bill. and the opinion is expressed
that Canada should show no hesitation
in framing a tariff that Will protect
Canadian interests 10 u greater extent
than present
Today's Montreal Gazette. which
stands very close To the Meigheu govern
ment. speaks out Very plainly.
Other countries also have rights iu
tariff making. says the Gazette.
and We may be sure the course of
the United States will influence leGis-
latlon elsew where ReprisalS are
spoken of in some quarters. and it
has been suggested that d Canadian
policy of an eye for an eye and
tooth for tooth would secure more
favorable legislation in the United
states. We believe an avowed pol
icy of reprisalS to be as fatuous as
one of turning the other cheek when
Smitten.
Can Initiate Americans.
"'lf the Americans do not want our
trade, or. rather. if their policy is to
be one of all selling and no buying,
We can govern ourselves according
ly. We can retain the Canadian mar
ket for Canadians. and would be ar
rant idiots if we failed so to do. We
can pay the Americans the compli-
ment of imitation, in the belief that
what is sauce for the goose will be
sauce for the gander. If the Amer
leans will not buy our products we
should seek customers elsewhere, and
especially and particularly within the
British empire.
THE adoption of the Fordney tariff
hu. or of a like measure, by the in
Cd, ming President and Congress. may
WORK some havoc to Canadian indus
FRY. Sut it may prove a blessing in
diSg,SiAe. Canada has shown her met
tie in many field, commercial and
otberwi>e, and it is not to be coerced
into suri'eAder of her fiscal inde-
pendence.'
Evening star., 1921-02-20
CONFERENCE MEETS AGAIN
TODAY ON APPROPRIATION
Opposition Expressed Against
Bonus for Navy Yard and
Arsenal Workers.

The conferees on the legislative,
executive and judicial appropriation
bill at their first conference yesterday
made considerable progress. but were
unable to finish their work. and ad-
journed to meet today. The bonus
provision inserted by the Senate was
discussed, but without any definite
action.
The House conferees. under the rules
of the House, must submit this amend
ment to the House in any event. 1t
is expected, however. that the House
will agree to the Senate amendment
providing for the general bonus for
the government employees and for the
employees Of the District of Columbia.
Opposition was expressed in the con-
ference to giving the bonus to the
employees of navy yards and arsenals
and also to the woman's bureau of the
Department Of Labor. However the
matter was not definitely determined
upon.
The proposal to give the bonus to
the police and firemen of the District
was received by the House members
Of the conference with more approval.
and it is expected that the House will
agree to this proposal. at least to the
1920 bonus now extended to the police
and fremen, il not to the $240 bonus
for them.
Evening star., 1921-02-20
D. c. SCHOOLS OPEN
NUTRITION COURSE
Glasses Organized for Chill
dren Underweight, With
Special Attention to Diet.

Nutrition classes for children who
are under the normal weight for
their age are being opened in the
Washington public schools, two hav-
ing been organized last week and
four others being ready to start this
week.
The first Of these was started last
Thursday at Miner Normal School,
where twenty-one children were
underweight, while one was twenty
seven and another. twenty-eight
pounds lighter than they should be.
The second class was started at the
Tomlinson School with twenty-three
pupils. all being 10 per cent or more
underweight.
Neglect of Diet Figures.
Malnutrition is not, as a rule. the
result of poverty. the medical au-
thorities have found, but is frequent
ly due to neglect by the pupil to
give proper time and attsution, to
diet. Nervousness. due to Overactiv-
tiles in studies or athletics. is often
an important factor.
survey made by the chief medical
inspector, DIR. Joseph A. Murphy. and
his staff of physicians and nurses
last winter. when it was discovered
that an alarming degree of malnu-
triton prevails among the children
in the District of Columbia
In fourteen selected schools
throughout the District all of the
children were weighed and measured
and given physical examinations. and
it was found that one-third Of these
children were underweight 10 per
cent or more.
Parents Arr Invited.
The board OF education decided to
open nutrition classes in six public
schools. which Will be conducted
along lines prescribed by DR.. will
liam P. Emerson of Boston. Mass,
nutrition specialist, who has been
working with underweight children
for the past twenty years.
In these classes children will be
weighed and examined each week
by the school physician and nurse
and will be given instruction in
proper health habits, in food values
and in good hygiene. Individual
charts. showing the progress of each
child's weight, will be used to stimu-
late interest. 1t is desired that par
ents attend these classes. as the
progress of the child will depend
largely upon their cooperation.
Evening star., 1921-02-20
SCORES ENGLAND
ON IRISH POLICY
Asquith Refers to Recent
"Hideous BIunders'--AIso
Raps Reparations Plan.
By the Associated Press.

LONDON. February 10. - H. H. An
quith, former prime minister, in d
speech at London today severely at
tackled the Irish policy of the govern
ment and its failure to publish the
Strickland report. He declared that
crimes committed during the last six
months Were the blacklist in the annals
of England'S relations with Ireland and
never in the lifetime of the oldest
among them had Great Britain sunk
SO low in the moral scale of nations
Mr.. Asquith described the Paris
agreement on reparations as impossible
of fulfillment, and, he added, il was an
extraordinary paradox. which would be
comic if it were not so serious, that the
dumping bill to exclude German goods
from the British markets We're in the
same breath asking Germany to pay the
indemnity in goods.
Stop Irishmen Sailing for L. S.
LIVERPOOL, February 10. - A new
scheme which the police believe is in
tended by the Sim Fein to prevent
young Irishmen from emigrating to
! America, and thus depicting the ranks
Of the Irish republican army. was in
augurated here last night when armed
men raided three emigrant boarding
houses and seized the tickets and pass
ports of dozen Irish youth who were
iSduS " Sdll lOudy OH the steamer Gar
mania. The victims were ordered to
return to Ireland Immediately.
No personal injury was inflicted on
the youths and no damage done to the
houses. The raids Were carried out
by large bodies of men.
Armed Men Rifle Mail Bags.
BELFAST February 19.-Armed
men boarded freight train this morn
ing at Ballyhaise Junction. County
Cavau, and proceeded on it 10 near
BallyhaiSe, where they held up the
engineer and searched the train. The
men threw into the river goods des-
tined for Belfast and rified the mail
bags.
Parliament Member Arrested.
DUBLIN, February 19-MichaeI
Patrick Colivet. Sim Fein member of
the house of commons. was arrested
today. He was returned to the COM
mons unopposed for Limerick city in
December, 1918, while interned in
England.
About half of the area invested by
the military yesterday was still occu-
pied today, and the soldiers were eX-
tending their operations to the Sum
MERRILL district. A vigorous search is
being carried out, many persons being
detained within the cordoned zone.
Evening star., 1921-02-20
U. S. TO TEST TORPEDO
BOAT CONTROLLED BY
WIRELESS CURRENTS

After several months considera-
tion. the War Department has de-
cided to construct Hammond
radio-controlled torpedo boat for
a practical test and to install in
ii gasoline engine of 1,60O horse
power
The torpedo will be placed in the
bow of the boat. and will contain
] 500 pounds of explosives The
craft viii operate fifteen feet un-
der water and its movements will
be controlled from air or the shore.
There is an air intake pipe which
projects out of the water and
shows the course of the craft.
The principal items of cost are
$1i0.O00 for engines and gear.
100000 for hull and accessories,
$4,000 for radio dynamic features
and $5s.000 for auxiiiaries and
tests. The design calls for speed
Of tErty-fiye knots.
Evening star., 1921-02-20
URGESa C. TOAD
5000 S|GHTlESS
WAR SUFFERERS
Miss Winifred Holt Appeals
for Veterans Who Must
Be RehabiIitated.

Unless funds are forthcoming soon
the work of rehabilitatinS more than
5000 French soldiers who were blind
ed during the war must cease or bt
greatly curtailed. according to Mis-:
Winifred Holt. who has established
five lighthouses for the blind in that
country and two such institutions In
the United States.
Miss Holt is now in Washington
where she is organizing those inter
ested in this work. not only for the
program for this country and for
France. but to meet the appeal for
a lighthouse to be established for the
blind in Poland and another for the
blind in Italy.
Enlisfs Italian Aid.
Although in France the work is now
being carried on almost exclusively
among those who lost their sight on
the battlefields, it is to be extended.
if possible, to include some of the
$4,000 civilian blind in that country.
To establish the work in Italy MISS
in this city. and is being assisted oy
the Sons of Italy. organized by per-
sons of that nationality.
1t was Miss Holt who brought Spe-
cial aid to the first American soldier
who was blinded in the war in a
fTench nOSpltdl at SiCnS, anu oy PcA =
mission of Gen. Pershing she later
visited all the hospitals where Amer
lean soldiers were under treatment
and made a special record of those
who had lost their sight.
As there were less than 100 Ameri-
war. their training has not presented
such problem as that found In
other countries, but their condition
has served to focus attention on those
who are similarly afflicted and for
whom the lighthouses are establish
ed and maintained.
Wars Against blindness.
against blindness" said Miss Holt
yesterday, land We are teaching that
blindness. except in cases where loss
of sight follows an accident. is large
ly a preventable disease. just as is
typhoid or yellow fever. Care for
education and legislation to reduce
the number of blind to the lowest
possible minimum. is our chief OBJ
ject.
AT present the work among the
brave soldiers of France who are
sightless is in grave need of support.
We have at lighthouse No. 3, in Paris,
the only electric driven Braille print
ing press in the world. and we are
hoping to establish there the first uni
verSlty settlement house for the blind.
We are now printing two magazines
for the blind there.
Indersed by Embassy.
This great work should continue
said the French ambassador recently.
We were with you at your birth; you
came to us in our hour Of need. This
work should count as a monument
to the friendship OF America and
France"
The Washington committee for
lighthouses for the blind met yester-
day at the home of Mrs. Gibson
Fahnestock. 2311 Massachusetts, ave-
nue.. where Miss Holt is staying. to
discuss methods for getting support
in this city for the work. The officers
of the committee are Col. Cary Sanger,
president; Charles ]. Bell, treasurer,
and Gist Blair. secretary.
Evening star., 1921-02-20
AFTER GLASSTHROWERS.
Maj. Gessford Warns Police Depart
ment to Prosecute VioLators,

In message to members of the
police force last night Maj Cess
ford, superintendent of police, called
attention to complaints of violations
OF the regulation against throwing
glass on the streets. Members of the
force were directed to require strict
compliance with the regulation.
Not only were they instructed to
enforce the regulation. but the super
1ntendent OF police directed that glass
or other articles calculated to do dam
age found on the street should be
removed by the policemen. Investi-
cation and arrest should follow.
Evening star., 1921-02-20
TO STUDY IMMIGRATION.
New York University Summe,
School Plans New Classes.

NEW YORK. February 1s-Current
immigration problems have created such
widespread interest that the summer
school of New York University will con-
duct an institute for the scientific study
of the situation. it was announced here
today
Practical training of teachers and
other workers in the immigrant field will
be undertaken by the institute. which
will work in cooperation with the New
York state department of education
Evening star., 1921-02-20
BECOMES STUDENT At 81.

DURHAM. N c., February 1s.-The
Rev: S. E. Maroer, fifty-two years old,
has demonstrated his belief in the old
adage that 'ft is never too late to
learn" by re-entering Trinity College
here after an absence of twenty-five
years from the classrooms. Two of
his sons are undergraduates at the in
stitution. A. f. Marcer. a Junior, and
l. E. Marcer, a freshman.
Mr.. Mercer is taking up work lead
ing to an A. M. degree. having re-
ceived his A. b. degree in the Trinity
class of 1896.
Evening star., 1921-02-20
MASS AT ST. PATRICK'S.
Washington Chapter, X. of c., to
Observe Washington Birthday.

Under the auspices of the Wash
ington Chapter. Knights of Columbus,
memorial mass will be held at st.
Patrick's Church at 10 o'clock Tues
day morning. Rt. Rev. Mgr. c. F.
Thomas will be celebrant, Rev. Will
liam ]. Cahill deacon and Rev. James
u. O'Connor subdeacon. The sermon
will be delivered by the Rev. Louis
Wealth, a former Army chaplain. The
master OF ceremonies will be Rev.
Edward J. Sweeney S. j., chaplain
of Washington Chapter.
Evening star., 1921-02-20
sNOR'EASTER' WARNING UP
Mississippi Storm to Spread From
Hatteras to Delaware Breakwater.

NEW YORK. February ia north
east storm warning for the Atlantic
coast from Cape Hatteras to Della
ware breakwater was issued by the
weather bureau at $50 pm. today.
''The disturbance is central over
southeastern Mississippi" the state
ment reads and will move northeas st
ward with increasing intensity and
cause increasing northeast and east
winds tonight, probably reaching gale
force.
Evening star., 1921-02-20

Girls. Babe Holmes. c. Pearson, Gertie
Perry and Billie SWEET
Michael Mussman presided and acted
as POSTMASTER. The executive com
mittee for the banquet was composed
of Earl c. Shea. Katheryne Sim
monds and z. c. Scott. On the enter
tainment committee were Catherine
Tonge. Joe Garnett, Martha Warning,
Eddie Brown and Evelyn Jones.
Evening star., 1921-02-20
PHI KAPPA PSI DIMES.
Fraternity Observes Anniversary
of Founding.

The Phi Kappa Psi Fraternity held
dinner last night at the University
Club. in commemoration of the found
ing Of the fraternity, sixty-eight years
ago. Forty-one members were pres
ent, representing. besides the local
Alpha twenty chapters throughout
the country.
After the dinner fraternity songs
were sung and "reminiscences of the
old days became the topic of conversa-
ton. Col John C. Hull, U. S, A., pre-
sided.
Evening star., 1921-02-20
BARS MUNICH NEWSPAPER

PARIS. February 19.-The interallied
commi ssion for the Rhine provinces
has ordered the exclusion for one
month from the German occupied
territory the Munich newspap per
Nueste Nachrichten. The exclusion is
ordered on the ground that the news
paper had published false statements
regarding the French troops of oc-
cupation.
Evening star., 1921-02-20
ARCHBIsH0P's HOME BURNED.

ST.&JOHNS.s N. F., February 19. "A
nurse watching over a sick priest in the
residence Of the Roman Catholic Arch
bishop of ST.. Johns early today dis
covered fire which destroyed the struc-
ture. Promptness in giving the alarm
probably saved the lives Of the arch
bishop. vicar general. eight other clergy
men and the domestic STAT
Evening star., 1921-02-20
U. S. OFFICER AIDS HONDURAS

SAN SALVADOR, Republic Of Saliva
dor. February 19.-The Honduran gov
ernment has signed a contract with
w. G. Stott, a United States Army
officer. under which he will organize
a national police force. says a dispatch
from -Tegucigalpa
Evening star., 1921-02-20
snecInI Church Seryicen

The annual meeting Of the District
Of Columbia Society. Sons Of the Ameri-
The Washington times., 1921-10-17
WOMAN HACKED !.
| To DEATH WITH
Ak BY SU|TOR
"KiIled Her Because She Re-
pulsed Me-" Negro Says in
Confession.
~ killed her because I loved herr

81 killed her because / loved herr
That was the explanation made this
morning by Walter George Edward,
colored, forty years old, after he had
hacked to death with an ak Cora
Withers ,thirty-five, also colored, serv-
ant in the home of Mrs. Lee B.
Mosher, 2945 Newark street north
west.
II was jealous Of her and 1 became
crazy mad when she repulsed me this
morning." Edward continued in his
confession to Lieutenant Giles, Of Ten
leytown precinct.
According to the police. Edward WAS
chopping wood in the yard of Mrs.
Mosher's home, while the Withers
woman was at work in the kitchen.
Edward is said to have suddenly run
from the yard and attacked the wom-
an, literally chopping her to pieces.
After attacking the woman, Edward
did not attempt to escape. Residents
of the neighborhood seized him and
telephoned the police. Lieutenant
Giles made the arrest. 1t was sald
that had Edward wanted to escape he
could easily have done SO before Giles
arrived.
At the Tenleytown station II was
said a policeman was sent to the scene
as soon as one could be found, but
that because of the large territory the
police of that precinct have to cover
1t is not always possible to dispatch a
man Immediately to make an investi-
cation.
The woman lived at 216 d street
northwest, and Edward, who is held
at Seventh precinct, lives at 2502 Mo-
zart place northwest.
The Washington times., 1921-10-17
No DANCER
Of FAMINE
IN CAPITAL
Motor Trucks Will Supply WASH
ington With Food and Fuel,
Commissioner Declares.

Washingtonians should not be-
come panicky on account Of the
impending railroad strike. This is
the advice given today by Cuno
H. Rudolph, president Of the
Board OF Commissioners of the
District.
: There will not be scarcity of
fuel or food in the city, Commits
sioner Rudolph said, because long
before that time arrives some defi-
mite action will be taken by the
authorities to ward it off.
Plenty of Food.
At the present time there Is suffi-
cient fuel and food to take care of the
city for some time, Commissioner Ru-
dolph said, and there is no need Of
rushing out and trying to buy enough
food and fuel to last all winter.
Commissioner Rudolph said that the
last advices he had from the Center
Market cold storage warehouse were
that it was filled to capacity, and
the reports he has received from the
supply for the needs Of the people of
Washing on for some time.
Washington will not feel the effects
Of a railroad strike as much as other
cities, no matter how prolonged II may
be-" Commissioner Rudolph said to.
day. with the good roads between
Washington and the nearby large
cities, we could get into the city any
amount Of food stuff we required.
Much of 1t is now being transported
by motor truck, and the roads can
stand any added tonnage that will be
brought on them.
"f any merchant tries to boost the
prices Of foOdstuffs or coal beyond the
reasonable margin Of profit, we will
find a way to deal with him"
No Profiteering Likely.
The Commissioner said that from his
long experience among business men
Of Washington he did not believe they
would take advantage of any situation
such as would be brought about by
the proposed railroad strike, and while
there might be isolated cases, he was
sure that public opinion, in addition
to any available legal steps, would put
an end to 1t.