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Evening star., 1921-04-22
LABOR BOARD
NOMINATIONS APPROVED

The Senate Interstate commerce
committee today ordered favorable
reports on the nominations of three
members of the Railroad Labor
Board recently sent to the Senate by
President Harding.
The nominees are Warner l. Nc
Memimem of Massachusetts. repre-
senting the labor group; Samuel Hig-
gins of New York. representing the
railroad group. and Ben w. Hooper.
former Governor of Tennessee. rep
resenting the public group.
The nominations will be called up
for action in the Senate next week.
Would Keep MeMenimen's Services.
Letters and kilograms opposing con-
frmation Of Walter l.. McMenimen of
Massachusetts. deputy president of
the Brotherhood of Railway Train
men to be labor's representative on
the Railroad Labor Board. have been
received by senators from local unions
Of railroad maintenance of way, shop
workers and clerks, known as class
s." railroad labor
The letters said that if Mr. McMeni-
mems nomination were confirmed the
class s. employees would be with
out direct representation on the board.
as he always had been identified with
the operative brotherhoods.
Evening star., 1921-04-22
LIQUOR PERMITS FORGED.
Frauds Being Investigated by De-
partment of Justice.

Frauds committed on persons de-
sirous Of obtaining liquor permits.
especially in New York. are being
Investigated by the Department of
Justice. Attorney General Daugherty
said today.
There are. the Attorney General
said. large number of forged per-
mits in various parts of the country
and it Is known that certain persons
undertake to sell liquor permits rep
resenting themselves to be agents of
the Department of Justice. This i'm
position upon the public, he said, is
being probed.
In connection with the Department
of Justices duty to prosecute viola
tions Of the prohibition laws. the At
torney General said, he had given
some consideration to the possible es-
tablishment of commissioners courts
TO try prohibition cases. At present,
he said, the district courts are clogged
with prohibition cases.
Evening star., 1921-04-22

egates to this congress. Mrs. James
r. Mckee is holding a series of con
ferenceS to foster the memorial. which
is to take the form of an endow m ent
for Oxford tOhio) College. DR.. John
WitherspOon Harrison. father of the
first president general. was the found
er and FOR many years president of
the college, and Mrs. Harrison was
born there. Last year. it is said. more
than 200 teachers were turned away
because of the lack of room. 1t is a
training college for teachers.
President and Mrs. Harding will
hold special reception at the White
House this afternoon at $50 o'clock
for the Ohio delegation. headed by
Mrs. William Magee Wilson of Zenia.
Ohio. The delegation is among the
largest at the present congress, con-
sisting of sixty delegates.
Mrs. LarZ Anderson will entertain
the New Hampshire delegates at tea
at o'clock this afternoon in her
home, 21lS Massachusetts avenue.
The delegates to the congress have
been extended an official invitation to
visit the Walter Reed Hospital and
observe the work there.
Evening star., 1921-04-22
RADIO STATION OPENED
/ IN POST OFFICE BUILDING
Department Will Cooperate With
Agriculture in Sending Daily
Market Report.

Postmaster General Hays and Secre-
tary Wallace of the Department OF
Agriculture formally opened the new
radio station in the Post Office De-
partment building today. The two de-
partments will cooperate in the dis
tribution of national radio market
gram service by the use of the vari-
GUS air mail stations throughout the
country.
Installed primarily to direct the
fight of air mail planes and handle
business between stations. the Post
Office Department radio will daily
flash to 5000 licensed wireless opera :
tors the reports of the bureau of
markets.
The heads of the agricultural and
postal establishments were serenaded
by phonograph music sent by wireless
telephone from the bureau of stand
ards. DR.. Stratton of the bureau of
standards, DR. Marvin of the weather
bureau and other officials attended.
The first message flashed was an an
nouncement ito the American public
of the daily sending Of the market re-
portS.
Evening star., 1921-04-22
GOOD ROADS MEN HEAR
SPEECHES AT MEETING
Ex-Gov. Brough Is Chosen Presi
dent at Thursdays Session of
Bankhead Association.

GREENSBORO, n. c., April 22-Ad-
dresses by Senator Charles E. Town
send of. Michigan. Representative w.
B. Bankhead of Alabama. Countess
Constance De Caen of France and
former Mayor T. l.. Kirkpatrick of
sion of the fifth annual convention
of the Bankhead National Highway As
sociation here.
The convention will adjourn at
noon tomorrow.
Omcers Are Chosen.
Ex-Gov. Charles H. Brough of Ar
kansas was chosen president yester-
day of the United States Good Roads
Association. The following were
named as vice presidents: Cows. Lee
Russell of Mississippi, o. A. Larrazola.
former Governor of New Mexico; r.
NJ. Hubbard of the Texas highway
commission and Judge E. P. Toney of
Arkansas. J. A. Rountree of Birming-
ham succeeds himself as director gen.
eral.
The Bankhead National Highway
Association directors took steps look
ing toward the prevention of the
uglification of the polished speedway
across the continent.
The big automobile parade-oyer
three miles long-from Greensboro to
High Point followed by a barbecue at
the Greensboro fair grounds.
1t was the women who gave the
yesterday its largest in
terest They met, a very small coterie
of them, Mrs. Jacksie Daniels Thrash
of Tarboro. y. c., presiding. They re.
solved positively against the use of
the highway for advertising purposes.
Whey did not indicate what they
would do President Benehan Cam
eron of Staggville. n. c.. of the Bank
head Association will appoint a wom-
an commissioner in every state.
Evening star., 1921-04-22

around the Ball rent law by refusing
to rent their properties to prospec-
tive tenants, she said today.
1t would seem that this boarding
is comparable to boarding practices
during the war and that 1t is becom-
ing widespread in nature" Mrs. Tay-
lor said. The apparent purpose is to
withdraw rental properties from the
market to evade conflict with rent
laws and in some cases to place them
on the sale market. There is evidence
that some landlords are deliberately
holding their vacant premises by ask
ing exorbitant prices Of prospective
occupants"
This practice. if continued. would
probably place the rent commission
in the light of creating a house fam
inc in Washington. Mrs. Taylor be-
lieves. and would cause shortage OF
housing accommodations in Washing
ton that will imperil the welfare Of
the city, she stated.
One communication relates the ex
perience of one homese ecker who in
quired as to number of vacant
rental properties and who found that
they were not now for rent or were
hundred dollars month and higher.
she said
Real estate agents today denied
that they had any policy OF with
holding rental properties from pro-
spective tenants. 1t was inferred. how
ever, that individual owners may have
adopted this policy.
Charles W. Fairfax said that news
that individual property owners are
holding their rental properties should
strictive legislation. He said that
he had not heard of any specific
cases in this respect. however.
The United States Supreme Court to-
day heard the case of Anna Heitmul-
Ter versus Sylvester Stokes, on appeal
trict of Columbia. arising under the
salisbury resolution. At the same
time was heard argument on motion
of the appellee to dismiss the writ Of
error on the ground that the cause Of
action had ceased to exist. and that
there is now no actual controversy
involving real and substantial rights
between the parties to the record,
and no subject matter upon which the
judgment of the court can operate"
The appellee claims that the writ of
error was allowed in this case be-
cause the constitutionality of the
Salisbury resolution was held to be
involved and that act has been in
Ball rent act" The plaintiff brought
nine assignments of error. the first
being that the court below erred in
holding the salisbury act unconstitu-
tional
Chaplin Brown appeared for the
plaintiff and Wharton f. Lester for
the defendant.
At the outset Of the argument
Mr.. Justice Pitney suggested that If
ii should be established that the case
has become moot. the proper action
would be to reverse the decree of
the lower courts and send the case
back with direction to dismiss the
whole proceeding. Mr.. Justice Van
deventer concurred in this decision.
Later in the day the court also
heard the cases involving suit
brought by the District against a
number of District merchants for the
use Of vault space beneath the side
walk adjacent to their premises.
Evening star., 1921-04-22
|GLUCK CHANGES H|SD c. OFFICIALS SPLAN
ARNSTE|N STORY CURB ON NIGHT LIFE
Restaurant Clashes One
Cause of Complaint Against
Public Hackers.

FOLLOW announcement of their
decision to restrict the hacking husi-
ness on Pennsylvania avenue between
18th and 18th streets, the District
Commissioners today prepared 10 en-
ploy drastic measures. If necessary. 10
remedy other conditions in this block
which have been the cause OF much
complaint
Commissioner Oyster today sent for
the manager of one of the restaurants
IN this block 10 question him concern
ins alleged disorders in his establish
nl,nt winch the police have been
called upon TO quell.
III rs understood the Commissioners
also have taken up with the corpora-
ton counsel the question of establish
ing closing hour for restaurants in
this section.
All Classes MingIe.
While the establishments themselves
are not held responsible for the dis
orders. the Comm isSionerS are said to
be impressed with the fact that ther.,
has been developed a fad for all
classes OF society TO mingle in some
OF the eating places on this block
after the hour Of midnight The fad
is said 10 have become popular with
young girls and their escorts return
ing from fashionable dances
Bootleggers and society leaders it
!S charged. have sat al the SAM
table more than once. Frequently re-
marks have been made that have been
resented and fights have followed
The Com iSSioners are dctermi n ed
TO curb the downtown night life TO
the point that il shall not involve dis
turbances. They will DO this. IL pos
slble. without employing drastic meas
ures, but otherwise stringent steps
Will be taken, il is stated. to improve
conditions.
Hackers Soon to Move.
Hackers probably will not be re-
CURED to move from the north side Of
PennSylvania avenue between 18th
and 18th streets before next week
The Commissioners have determined
to restrict the hacking privilege by
allowing spaces for only TWENTY-FIVE
automobiles south of the street car
tracks. but just when the new ar
rangement will be made effective has
not been determined.
Commissioner Oyster has spent con-
siderable time investigating traffic
conditions in this block. and the de-
ciSon to curb the hackers WAS reached.
il is sta ted. only after the drivers and
the companies operating cabs had been
warned repeatedly that the trafic
rules must be better observed.
The Commissioners said the privi-
lege of using the south side of the
street as hack stand would be with
drawn also unless the drivers show a
determination to observe the traffic
regulations.
Evening star., 1921-04-22
ECONOMY TO RULE
IN PUBLIC WELFARE
Department Grouping of Fed
eraI Agencies Explained by
Gen. SAWYER.

Economy will be the watchword in
creation of the proposed new depart
ment of public welfare, Brig. Gen.
Charles e. Sawyer. personal physician
to President Harding, said today. The
new department will centralize all the
welfare agencies now under the bu-
reau of war risk insurance and the
public health service and will at the
same time handle all matters relating
of eX-service men.
A bill to Crystalline the sentiment of
the administration in the proposed
new executive department is now ia
course of preparation and will proha
bly, be introduced in the Senate very
soon by Senator Kenyon of Iowa, Gen.
Sawyer said.
Plan Meets Approval.
Gen. Sawyer and officials of the
United States public health service
have talked with Senator Smoot re-
garding the proposed new department
and find him in entire accord with
the plan. Herbert ID. Brown. director
Of the United States bureau of eff
cheney, also has seen Gen. Sawyer
regarding the plan. having talked
with him today. Findings of the
dawes comfnlttee VIII be emD0Qled
in the measure. The report of the
Dawes committee is said to have the
entire support of the organized
veterans of the world war.
Dr. Sawyer pointed out today that
the scope of the work of the public
health service, in cooperation with
the bureau of war risk insurance, re-.
qureS some sort of Capitalization
program. such as he proposed yester-
day before the Senate committee on
education and labor. The public health
service, Gen. Sawyer said. is at pres
ent working in eighteen government
agencies, including practically all the
departments and several bureaus in
the District of Columbia. Work in all
these units is necessary, he said.
Agencies Already at Work.
When the republican administra-
tion took hold of the general reor-
ganization program. with its direct
corollary, that of economy in admin
istration, Gen. Sawyer said, il found
all the necessary agencies for public
welfare work already functioning.
The work was pretty thoroughly de-
centralized. however. and it was in
timated there might be overlapping
and duplication. All the organization
needs at present is a central directing
agency and some oiling up of the ma
chinery to function at top speed
The matter of education must nee
essarily follow that of medical atten-
ton Gen. Sawyer said. Veterans or
ganizations are pressing their claims
for education coincidentally with that
of relief, but in all probability the relief
proposed will receive first consideration
Evening star., 1921-04-22
Foot Race, Tucker
Way to Decide va.
GOVernOF contest

LYNCHBURG. Va, April e.
Harry st. George Tucker OF
Lexington. Va. in q statement
here announced that he Is will
ing to meet state senator r.
Lee Trinkle Of Wytheville. his
opponent for the democratic
nomination for governor. In =
foot race Of 200 yards and let
the winner Of the race take the
nomination.
He hrSt made the challenge In
speeches In MecklenburE VI county.
in reply to charges by his Op-
ponent thnt he Is too old for
governor. Although stxty-nine
years Of age. Mr.. Tucker says
he IL perfectly "ht." md is will
ing to- pit his aEe and sprintinE
ability nGninat senator Trinkle's
"yOuth and nvOirdupOi~" in
foot race. with the gubc rna-
tiOnnl nomination n the prize
at stake.
MIR. Tucker left here last night
for Lexington. jOkinEly remark
Ing AZ he boarded . train that
he was ON his sway home to set
two turkey hena."
Evening star., 1921-04-22
EVENING c, APRIL
TESTS PROVE MAIL
SERVICE IS SPEEDY
Six of Eight Letters Put in
Various Boxes by The Star
Delivered on Same Day.

Tests made yesterday by The Star
entirely unknown to postal officials
demonstrated that the recently in
stalled quick collection" letter serv-
ice in the business section of the city
gives satisfactory and quick letter
delivery.
Eight letters were mailed during
the course of the morning, between
1880 am. and pm. within which
times letters mailed in certain boxes on
the north side of Pennsylvania avenue
and the south side of F. street should
get local delivery on the same day
except where twodelivery service
only is afforded in the residence
section.
Four letters were mailed between
, the hours stated. addressed to an Of
ficial of The Star. at The Star office.
All four letters We're delivered during
the course of the day. the earliest
being received shortly after l pm.
and the latest at 4:J5 o'clock yester-
day afternoon.
Residential Tests Also.
Four letters were mailed TO the
same Official. bat addressed to his
home in the northwest section of the
city. where a three-delivery service
is maintained. Two of these letters
were received at the home at 4
were received at SEQ O'Clock this
morning 1t happened tina, one Of
these letters was one of the first to
be mailed yesterday mornins. having
been placed in the box a. -: south
west corner of 11th and r streets
at 1890 am. yesterday. A substitute
carrier on the residence route, how
ever. may have had something to do
with the late delivery. it is believed.
The tests tended to show that espe-
cially quick service is given business
men who mail early for delivery in the
business section of the city. 1t is be-
lieved that the delivery record achieved
yesterday on the four test letters to a
business address could have been bet
tered if more frequent deliveries were
made in the afternoon.
Complete Record OF Tests.
The complete record of the test mail
ings and the result follows:
Letter mailed at 1890 a. m. Wednesday
to business address. postmarked 11:3O
In. delivered at 1:l0 pm.
Letter mailed at 1920 am. Wednes-
day to business address postmarked
1880 pm, delivered at 4:o5 pm.
Letter mailed at 1920 pm. Wednes-
day to business address postmarlxed
l 80 pm. delivered at 4:55 pm.
Letter mailed at l pm. "Wednesday
to business address. postmarked 2 pm,
delivered at 4:o5 pm.
Letter mailed at 1880 Wednesday to
residence address, postmarked 1880 a m.
Wednesday, delivered $50 am. Thurs
day.
Letter mailed at l:20 am. Wednes-
day to residence address, postmarked
1890 pm. delivered at pm.
Letter mailed at 1920 pm. Wednes-
day to residence address, postmarked
1:30 pm, delivered at pm.
Letter mailed at ! pm. Wednesday
to residence address, postmarked 2 pm.
delivered $50 am. Thursday
Evening star., 1921-04-22
TAG DAY FOR CHILDREN.
Home Will Raise Funds
Tomorrow for Contagious Wing.

The Episcopal Home for Children.
located at the head of Talbert street
in Anacostia. will hold a tag day to-
morrow, funds from which will he
used to construct an additional wing
to the home. The tag day will be
in charge of Mrs. Charles L. Henry
and has received the Endorsement of
business men in Washington.
The additional wing will be used
as an isolation building, where chill
dren suffering with contagious dis
ease may be cared for. Children be-
tween the ages of Six and sixteen
are accepted by the home. and later.
if more funds are received, another
wing for the care of children under
six years of age may be built.
The Rt. Rev. Alfred Harding, Bishop
Of Washington, is president of the
board of directors of the home Mrs.
Lea is president of the board of lady
ma anagers; Mrs. Arthur A. Birney, first
vice president; Mrs. Alexander L.
Pope, second vice president; Mrs
Henry w. Offutt, recording secretary;
Mrs. w. H. Plummer. corresponding
secretary; Miss Leila r. Draper, treas
urer, and Mrs. William X. Petty, as
sistant treasurer. Tag day headQuar.
ters will be q 1910 g street Aorth-
west.
Evening star., 1921-04-22
HEADS BERGD0LL PROBE
Representative Peters Chairman Of
Special House Committee,

Representative Peters. republican.
Maine, has been named by Speaker
GiIIett as chairman of the special
committee to investigate the escape
of Grover Cleveland Bergdoll, the
Philadelphia draft dodger. who is now
in Germany.
Other members are Macarthur.
Oregon, and Luhring. Indiana, repub-
licans. and Flood. Virginia, and John
son, Kentucky. democrats. The COM
mittee is holding. its first meeting
today.
Evening star., 1921-04-22
CALL TO PAY RESPECTS.

President Harding received a dele
CATION of twenty four Of the fina ncial !
board OF the African Methodist Epis-
copal Church in his Office Wednesday
DIR. J. r. Hawkins Of this Gty. secre-
tary Of finance OF the organization
headed the delegation and made the
introductions.
This board has been in session in
Washington at its headquarters. 154l
14th street northwest. 1t handled over
1900. 900 for the past year, and at it's
session this morning determined upon
S.. 5.000,0 900 for the coming year. The
delegation called to pay it's respects
Evening star., 1921-04-22
IN FAVOR Of BAN
ON SHORT SELLERS
Farmers Union Indorses Bill
Aimed at Cotton and
Grain "SpecuIators."

a bill designed to drive short SELL
ing spectators" from the grain and
cotton markets received the indorse-
ment of the National Farmers Union
at the concluding session of a three
day conference at 1871 | street today.
The bill makes it a felony for any one
other than the actual owner to sell
futures in crops.
1t calls for the fling Of an affidavit
by the grower with the secretary of
the exchange for future sales. and
gives power to government author
tiles to inspect the books of the ex-
change to aid in carrying out the law.
The bill will be introduced in the
present Congress. it was stated. back
ed by the 100000 farmers claimed
as members of the union.
Regulation OF Money Deposits.
mittee to draft legislation enabling
farmers to deposit their money under
their own control and decide how
their surplus should be allotted to
other lines Of business.
The report of the committee on
losses by farmers, presented yester-
day by s w. Brookhart. was indorsed,
with reservations. The report out
lined the causes for losses to farmers.
said to total $1,000, ,000.0 during the
past year. as middlemen's prof1teering
and speculative gambling. arbitrary
restriction of credit by the federal re-
serve bank and "the unreasonable
rise in railroad rates"
Meet Congress Members.
The farmers held a round-table dis
cussion with members of Congress
last night at w},ich they discussed
the proposed regulation of grain and
cotton exchanges.
Opposition TO the proposal of the
National Farmers Union. that Pres
ident Harding call a conference of
industry-agricultur and labor-in
an effort to solve the present indus
trial situation is expressed by George
p Hampton. managing director of
the Farmers National Council. in an
open letter to Charles S. Barrett
president of the National Union,
made public today.
Evening star., 1921-04-22
FORD COMPANY APPEALS.
Decision Granting $4,000, 900 to
Hotel Taken to Supreme Court.

The Ford Motor Company brought
to the Supreme Court yesterday its ar5-
peal from a decision in New York
awarding more than $4,000 900 to the
Hotel Woodward Company because
OF the withdrawal Of the Ford Com
pany from an agreement to lease to
the hotel for twenty-one years a
part Of = building it had plan6Ad to
construct In New York. Il
Evening star., 1921-04-22
D. c. DETECTIVES LAUDED.

Detectives Bradley, Keck and Sand
berg have been commended by George
Fleming Moore, sovereign grand COM
mander Of the Scottish Rite Masons for
the Southern Jurisdiction of the United
States, for their solution of robbery
mysteries in Scottish Rite Temple
Finger prints on q strong box that was
robbed. it il stated, led to the arrest Of
the guilty man.
Evening star., 1921-04-22
PLANS FOR ENFORCEMENT
Secretary Mellon Will Name Dry
Director Soon.

The prohibition enforcement duties
specified under the Volstead act. now
centralized under a bureau of en-
forcement, may be transferred short
ly to the Department Of Justice, ac-
cording to Secretary Mellon. who
states the whole plan of prohibition
enforcement is receiving serious
con sideration and that any change in
the plan of operation Of the pro-
hibition enforcement stan will go
along with the plan for general re-
organization of the government de-
partments.
He indicated. however that a pro-
hibition director would soon be ap-
pointed.
Evening star., 1921-04-22
SEEN IN WHITE HOUSE.
Thinks Assistant Secretary Roose.

L
Prediction that another Roosevelt
will occupy the White House and that
he will be none other than Col. Theo-
dore Roosevelt, assistant secretary of
the Navy, was made by Col. Neyle
Colquitt, in an address last night at
the Washington Club The occasion
was the gathering of the colonial and
revolutionary societies, the hosts OF
the evening being the Orders of La
fayette. of Washington. the knights
of the Golden Horseshoe and the
Scions of the Colonial Cavaliers.
There were present as guests OFF,
GERS of the D. A R.. the Society OF
Colonial Wars. the Sons of the Ameri-
can Revolution, the Barons of Runny-
mede. the Order of the Yellow Rose
and the Society of Cincinnati. DR.. J.
G.. Il. Bulloch, a kinsman of Roosevelt,
delivered the address of welcome.
Musical numbers were rendered by
Jobn D. Beveridge and Mrs. Edna
Francis Daniel. Francis H. Steele
read "washington's Prayer"