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Evening star., 1921-06-09
PLAN WORLDWIDE
T.. ANTHEM Singing
Children in U. s. and Abroad
to Sing "star spansIed
Banner" Flag Day.

Around the world "Ths Star Span
gled Banner" will ring out OF the
throats of millions of little children
Flag day. June II. according to the
plans of Lafayette's birthday ana
Yorktown celebration citizens COM
mittee. 1t will be sung by schooi
girls and boys in the thickly popu-
lated cities Of the continepta! United
States. in the counties. insulaF DOS
sessions and in the isolated lanos
where the children of missionaries
are getting their education.
Washington school children are
urged by Charles w. Alexander OF
Philadelphia, secretary of the com.
mittes. to assemble at the Wn1se sIs,, .
star spansled Banner for President
Harding. Such a ceremony. Is
pointed out, will be an Impressive
way Of honoring the Stars and
Stripes.
VIII Give Lectures.
It is the plan Of the committee that
all the children in the land and
American boys and girls beyond the
borders of the United States shall sing
the national anthem all over the world
at the same time, and noon, Wash
ington time. has been selected as the
hour. and the school children through
out the WOFlQ VINO nave peeu dShco
through their teachers to participate
in this grand celebration have been
informed of this time.
While the children of America all
over the world are singing the ma
tiop"l anthem. Mayor Moore Of Phila-
delphia, standing on the actual spot on
which Lincoln stood in 1861, to hoist
the birthday fla8 of Kansas over In
dependence Han, will hoist the forty
eight-starred flag of the United States.
Must Arise Early in Korea.
In far off Pyeng Yang, Korea, Mrs.
Belle 8. Luckett. principal OF the school
for missionary children. will have the
little charges under her participate in
the celebration. And these little ones.
in order to participate in this patriotic
celebration. have to get up early in the
! morning, for there is fourteen hours diff
ference of time.
But Mrs. Luckett says that there are
no more ardent patriots in the world
than these young exiles-the children OF
missionaries. We don't need to teach
them patriotism it is instructive Big
splendid America realizes to their loyal
hearts everything that is worthiest
1.-The sight of the beloved flag and the
, singing of the homeland songs not only
| thrill the heart. but often fill the eyes,
| when seen and heard in a far country II
Evening star., 1921-06-09
TWO !. C. C. EXAMINERS
ARE DROWNED IN SURF

Edmund J. Kstes and Charles Henry
Mcbride. special examiners of the
Interstate Commerce Commission,
were drowned while surf bathing at
Wrightsville Beach, n. c.. yesterday
shortly before noon. The men were
caught in an undercurrent and swept
out into deep water. Their bodies
were recovered. but all efforts at
resuscitation were futile.
party of six officials of the Interstate
Commerce Commission who had gone
to North Carolina on an Investigation
trip for the department to check up
the amount of money spent on equip
ment and repairs by the Atlantic
was the examiner in charge. and the
other members We're NJ. c. List. w. b.
OStevens and r. +. Booth.
Mr. Mcbride was fifty-two years old
and resided with his family at the
Ontario apartment He was appointed
Interstate Commerce Commission June
1, 1890, having been transferred from
the Post Office Department, where he
had been employed for a number Of
years. In the latter department he
was considered an expert, and it was
due to his efficient service there that
he won his promotion.
He was an ardent golfer, being a
member of the Bannockburn Golf
Club, and numbered among his friends
many Of the well known golfers OF
the city. Besides his wife he is sur
vived by one daughter. Miss Marion
Mcbride.
Mr.. Hates was thirty-six years old
and resided at 1915 Rhode Island ave-
nue.. He was a native of Nebraska
but had lived in Washington since
his appointment as an engineer ex-
afniner in the Iterstate Comm cree
Commission, August 16, 1920.
Evening star., 1921-06-09
WILL BUILD CUBAN ROADS,

HAVANA. Cuba, June 9.-Maj. Gen.
George w. Goethals. retired, who has
spent week in the interior of Cuba,
left for New York today after ex-
pressing his willingness. it is report
cd. to take general charge of the
governments project for q system of
national highways. One condition of
acceptance, it is added, is that the
roads shall be of concrete.
{. The proposed national highway, on
which the government expects to en-
ploy thousands of men and thus relieve
the unemployment resultant to the
ending OF the sugar harvest, will CON
meet Havana with the extreme eastern
and western points of the island. II
will extend from Havana west to Pi-
mar del Rio. Guane and ArfoYos de
Mantua. Eastward the route will be
through MatAnzas. Santa Clara, Cana
guey, Helguin. Manxanillo, Santiago
de Cuba and Guantanamo.
Evening star., 1921-06-09
SENT TO CAMP Meade,
Wajs. Keller, Boswell, Upham,
Nolan and Wells Train Civilians.

MajA Charles Keller. W. c. Bos-
well. J. g. Upham, H. A. Wells and
D. A. Nolan, all Of the infantry. have
been ordered to report at Camp Meade,
Nd. not later than July Is. for tenn
por1ry duty in connection with the
civilian military traipihg- camp to be
established there.
Maj. Keller served with distinc-
ton during the war. with the 8oth or
Blue Ridge Division. training many
of the men of the 317th Infantry when
Organization. His battalion was COM
posed entirely of Virginia mon, many
Of whom are residents in the nearby
sections Of that state.
When the colonel commanding the
regiment was relieved during the
hottest contest of the Ar9onne Of
fensive. in September. 1919. the COM
mand was given Maj. Keller. He
reorganixed the regiment without
withdrawing from battle, continued
the tight. and personally led the ad-
He reoeivsd the distinguished service
medal for that achievement At pres
emit he 10 an instructor at the general
service schools. Fort Leavenworth.
Kan. -
Application blanks to enter the
citizens military camp at Camp
Meade on May l may be obtained
and later turned in at the old recruit
ing station, 500 10th street northwest.
animation at the Army Medical School.
462 Louisiana avenue northwest. Ap-
plicati0n blanks can also be secured
at Fort Myer, Va, where the appli-
cants may undergo physical examina-
tion. ...,
Evening star., 1921-06-09

COLONEL GIVES BUTTON
THAT WOUNDED SOLDIER
MAY VISIT WHITE HOUSE

There is one soldier patient at
Walter Reed Hospital who would
have had to go to the garden party
at the White House yesterday aft
ernoon minus one button from his
uniform. had It not been for the
fact that Col. James d. Glennan Ia
q very good natured man as we'll
as most efficient officer.
As the boys were gathering in
the Red Cross house, preparatory
for starting for the big event, one
of them noticed that a button was
missing from his blouse, and it
would never do for him to appear
before the commander In chief of
the Army unless he was absolutely
all right Col. Glennan happened
to be standing nearby and one Of
the young Red Cross women work.
ers. who do SO much for the COM
fort and welfare Of the patients,
calmly walked over to him and cut
q button from the colonel's uniform
while he stood at attention. but
with q kindly smile on his face.
A Star man who happened to
know about the incident was at the
garden party later and taxed the
colonel with being . party to the
act
IF you don't believe 1t happen
ed" said young patient in uni
form. "here's the button on my
blouse this minute"
Evening star., 1921-06-09
NAVY DEPARTMENT WAKNs.
Directs Shipping Course to Escape
Danger Of Icebergs.

There is more heavy drift ice in the
North Atlantic this year and 1t is farther
time since 1912, when the liner IT,
tanic was sunk. according to Rear Ad-
miral Lloyd H. Chandler. head of the
naval photographic service: The
Navy Department is sending out sew
eral broadcast wireless reports each
ing shipping throughout the world OF
the movements. position and approx
mate limits Of the ice field.
The cutters Seneca and Yamacraw
have been patrolling the edge of the
ice area since early spring. sending
bergs under an international agree
ment which are digested at the de-
partment and sent broadcast by radio
for the Information of all concerned.
In addition the department informs
all North Atlantic shipping of the
ent, west-bound steamers are advised
to cross the 47th meridian west at 40
degrees 80 minutes north. and east
bound to cross the Attn meridian at
80 degrees and 80 minutes north. The
two courses are about sixty miles
apart and we'll south OF the southern
edge of the drift Ice.
At present ice is drifting south at
a varying rate that reaches forty
miles a day in the case OF some OF
the bergS Admiral Chandler said:
by following the course recon-
mended, as most of the large compa-
nies do" he said, there is little dan
ger Of encountering Ice in the trans
atlantic voyage. because we know
where the ice is all the time and our
radio warnings are received through
out the Atlantic.
Some steamers disregard the waIp-
ing and attempt to shorten the ydtt
age by cutting north fs'the cdNeFe
recommended. When they ,do SO, Ne1
run into serious danger. particularly
this year. when the ice over and south
of the Grand Banks Is theWorst silce
1912" /,
Seapool. now limping in st. Johns. N.
F., after striking a berg yesterday .bn
the Great Banks, it was said that the
vessel had little chance to escape the
ice as it was coming out Of the St.
Lawrence river from Montreal And
was In danger Of encountering the ice
area either north or south Of New
foupdland on the course followed;
Evening star., 1921-06-09
COOKIES TO BE SOLD FOR
JUVENILE ASSOCIATION
Plans Made to Raise Funds in Be
half Of Children Cared
For.

Cookies in old-fashioned jars, re-
m1nders OF childhood, will appear on
every street corner in Washington
next Wednesday morning with young
children cared for by the Juvenile
Protective Association.
At a meeting yesterday. at the home
OF Mrs. Whitman Cross. plans were
completed for this first Cookie day"
in the capital, by which it is planned
work of the organization for the rest
OF this year.
just what this work is was de-
scribed At.sthe meeting by Mrs. Edna
Bushee. executive secretary, who told
the stories of half a dozen of the
fifteen hundred children who have
come under the care Of the organixa-
tion in the last three years. For in
stance. there were the two little
American boys reported from school
were these: Father in a hospital for
prolonged period; mother working
away from home: older brother fallen
In with bad companions. And this
was what was done. A pension was
secured for the mother. a gentle and
ciated Charities. SO that she might
stay at Nome; membership in a neigh
borhood nutrition class was arranged
for her. SO that she might feed her
boys as well as possible; membership
for the older boy was arranged in the
Boy Scouts and big brother" was
induced to adopt the family. The re-
suit is we'll and happy family and
two boys doing well in school
Those present at the meeting yes
terday. eleven Of whom will take part
in Cookie day. either by baking or
selling. included. besides Mrs Cross
and Mrs. Bushee. Mrs. C. ". Hayes,
Mn- n. L Wilkins. Mrs. D. W.
Ketchum. Mrs. Clayton Emie. Mrs,
A. s. Jones Mra. r. F. jackson and
Miss Edith Harlan. MrA Gpring Bliss,
Me. MatheW pulaney and Mrs. b. 8.
Gantz all sent messages that they
Evening star., 1921-06-09
DRIVE 5000 POLES
OUT OF ROSENBERG
British Force Insurgents %
Leave City Without Fir
ing Single Shot.
By @e Aaneiat.d Pr-.

Cy uoe AaDc1a0d PfooA
oPPHN, June s-Ffve Thousand
Polish insurgents have been driven
out Of the city Of Rosenberg. north
east Of this city, by British forces.
and last night tho Poles were re-
ported to be retreating in a south
easteriy direction. At that time many
had passed the city of Lublinitz.
about ten miles from Rosenberg.
The Poles made a show of resistance.
in taking possession Of Rosenberg.
When the British soldiers entered
the city, the Poles dropped a few
poorly aimed shells behind them and
there was scattering patter of rife
shots from the Polish positions The
Poles then picked up their machine
guns, which had been set up in
road, and fed.
Poles Obey British Orders-
When the British marched further
into the city they found a Polish
commander with 300 men. The com
mander was directed to leave the city
district before Wednesday night The
Pole said this was impossible. and
he was warned that every insurgent
found in Rosenberg at the expiration
Of an hour would be held for eXami
nation. A search of the city later in
the evening showed that all the in
surgents had departed on time.
The people of Rosenberg gave the
British an ovation, girls trying L"
kiss the soldiers and old women
weeping as the British marched
through the streets There was n"
attempt on the part of the British t.
disarm the Poles, a British colonel
saying: I'VE are trying to avoid =;
civil war and are attempting to re
establish allied authority withou;
bloodshed."
Belief is expressed here that the Bri;
ish will promptly proceed southwark and
occupy Lublinitz 1t is expected th.,
will Immediately take charge of ci'.,
sia-
French Also on Guard.
Tho British advance into Rosenh~'
was made 50 rapidly that the Poles n
virtually no attempt to carry out tia
threat to burn and plunder the cil
One jewelry store. one food shop and ~,
clothing establishment Were broken int
but two wagons loaded with plunds"
taken from them was deserted in TIL
suburbs by the Poles. who could not 81
their loot away in safety.
Shortly after the British occupied the
town, small detachments of French SOL
diers appeared and some of these stooci
guard last night with the British. The
Poles were said to be several miles dis
tant, and still fleeing, not disturbing the
Inhabitants Of the districts through
which they were retreatng-
SAYS ATTACK WAS ERROR.
Evening star., 1921-06-09
REALTORS CALLED
TO HIGH STANDARD
William N. Lewis Speaker at
Luncheon Held by Wash
ington Board.

When real estate men organize as
has been done in Washington. it
means the elimination Of the profiteer
and the fake dealer. declared William
lMather Lewis of the United States
Chamber of Commerce, in an address
this afternoon at a luncheon given
by the Washington Real Estate Board
at the La Fayette Hotel
The profiteer and the fake dealer
IN the long run injuPe their custom
in their own business. Mr.. Lewis
pointed out Correction of these evils
IL assured by keen training, conser-
vative methods and real service to
the public in the real estate field, he
said.
LuncheOn FiRst OF Series.
The luncheon today was the first OF
series of regular midday gatherings
planned under the recent reorganiza-
tion Of the board. calling for enlarged
facilities, increased activities and
permanent headquarters. The luncheon
was arranged by John A. Petty,
newly-appointed executive secretary
of the board.
A reception committee for welcom-
ing the realtors was composed of
Robert l. McKeever, Alfred S
Latimer. Herbert T. Shannon. Randall
n. Hagner. Clarence Dodge, Robert R.
Mahorney and David E. Barry.
Advocates Good Training.
In his speech commencing the step
taken by the real estate board in ex-
tending It's work. Mr.. Lewis said:
Lhs activity OF the board is bound
lumbia. No group of men have great
er influence on the development OF
the city than do real estate men
When that influence is centered on
the development of proper housing
conditions. on the right sort of school
buildings and grounds for our chill.
dren. on coming laws and on the elm
ination Of undesirable practices in the
sale and rental of real estate, the
good to the community is inestimable
me time Is coming when a man who
enters the real estate business will
be required to show his qualifications
just as does the young lawyer who
wishes to hang out his shingle The
man who deals with the complicated
problem OF real estate. deeds and
as good a training as other profes-
sional men.
"Education Has Come to Bat.n
Education has come to bat ir
America. In real estate. and law, anG
commerce. and industry we are de.
handing trained men as never before
The war did 1t. 1t tore from US thu
| covering Of what we claimed to b,
and left us in the nakedness Of what
we were. More than IS per cent Of
the boys who came up for the draf
could not read or write Thousand.
OF college graduates had to admit
when they were questioned as to theil
ability in work requiring accuracy
that they knew a great deal in gen.
eral and nothing in particular. Amer
cult times Of Reconstruction not b,
gueaswork or get-rich- quick promo.
tion. but by the hard effort and hon.
est leadership Of intelligent groups o.
| men,"
Evening star., 1921-06-09

Thomas Mott Osborne. we'll known
prison reformer. will be in Washing
ton Tuesday in connection with the
premier showing of his photoplay;
The Right Way" This motion pic
ture, the time and place for its first
presentation still undecided. will be
shown later on to the public.
Mr.. Osborne, former warden of Sing
Sing prison and during the war lieu
tenant commander in charge of the
naval prison at Portsmouth. n H, has
completed the production of this pic
ture, depicting a human story based
entirely upon fact. 1t is a story of
prison life, made under the personal
direction Of the author.
Mr.. Osborne established the Mutual
Welfare League at Auburn prison.
Sing Sing. and the naval prison. The
league is an institution within the
prison which places diseiplin respon-
sibility with the prisoners themselves
1t teaches them the fundamental prin.
ciples of self-government and conse.
quently fits them for society after
they leave prison.
Will Give Lectures.
The league has attained remark.
able results. More than SIS per cen,
of the league members who have
graduated from the colleges of crime
have come out better men. better
fitted for society. and have not been
reclaimed by prisons and are making
good in "the right way"
As an instance, of Mr.. Osborne's
success. when he took charge of the
naval prison, he found 40 prisoners
and $50 guards. When he retired
from the prison and during the war
he had more than $500 prisoners and
no guards:
Mr.. Osborne. during his stay in this
city. will deliver a number of lee.
lures on prison reform to various
clubs and civic organizations.
Evening star., 1921-06-09
ANOTHER STEAMER
STRIKES ICEBERG
American Freighter Disabled
Off Coast of NeWfound-
land by Floes.
BY the Associated p,ess

~ the Associated Press.
HALIFAX. N. s., June 9-The Amer
ican freight steamer Chariot. from
Phtladelphia for London and Hamburg
via st. Johns, Newfoundland. struck
an iceberg about 200 miles of the
Newfoundland coast last night. ac-
eording to radio message receiyed here
today. Her bow was stove in, and the
steamship Columbia is proceeding to
her assistance. =.
The. position given by the Chariot in
her call for assistance was latitude 81
north. longitude 1880 west.
The identity Of the steamer 'Colum-
bia. reported to haye, gone to her as
sistance. was uncertain here. A Brit
ish passenger steamer of that name
sailed from Glasgow June 4 for New
York, and an italian steamer Of the
same pame saIled from Trieste May 81
for New York.
Hopes to Make Port.
NEW YORK. June s.-The captain
of the freight steamer Chariot, which
struck an iceberg last night, reported
by wireless to the Kerr steamship
line today that although his craft was
leaking. leak the pumps were working
well and he expected to reach st.
Johns. N. F.. safely.
The Chariot. a vessel Of 3,645 gross
tons. Is owned by the United States
Shipping Board and operated by the
Kerr steamship line. She sailed from
Philadelphia May rs and put into st.
Johns for repairs. She carried a crew
Of thirty-five men and general cargo.
NAVY DEPARTMENT WAKNS.
Evening star., 1921-06-09
515 ARMY NURSES
TO Be GRADUATED
War Class of 1918 Will Start
Exercises at Walter Reed
Tomorrow.

Graduation exercises of the famous
war class Of 1918 of the Army School of
Nursing, comprising the names of 400
nurses, twenty of which are honorary
graduates, will begin tomorrow. and will
continue through June Il at Walter Reed
Hospital This class. the largest and
most famous since the days OF Floreaee
Nightingale, is composed of BIS nurses,
l06 of which will be graduated Stimuli
taneously at the Letterman General
Hospital. San Francisco, Calf, and .fhe
remaining 400 here.
All exercises will be under the supeF-
vision of Col. John D. Glennan.scon
manding officer Of Walter Reed. Maj.
Julia C. Stimsop, superintendent Army
Nursing Corps and dean Of the Army
School of Nursing; Lieut.. Anne Nil.
hanson, director Of Army School of
Nursing; Capt. Harriet H. Barnes, at-
sistant superintendent of the Army
School of Nursing and assistant dean.
and Lieut. Elizabeth. Melby, assistant
director OF the Army School of Nurs-
ing. .T
scheduled for commencement week.
June 10. Friday night. dance ar tte
Red Cross House, given by the Eked
Cross. Saturday night. picnic supper
by the Army Nurse Corps in Rock
ervoir. Sunday evening at f80
O'Clock, on the formal gardens, Sfsac-
calaureate sermon by Col john T.
Axton, chief of chaplains. U. S. A.
and sacred music by the Marine Rspd:
Monday night at s o'clock, students
party to the patients. includfn&a
motion picture of Walter Reedssp-
titled "Heroes AL" at Red Gross
House, to be followed by enteftain-
ment and singing. Tuesday aftefnoon
at o'clock, class day on the fcemsl
gardens. Wednesday afternoon. fFem
( to 6 O'Clock, reception by the fau-
ulty at nurses quarters. No. ].
i. Thursday morning at 10 O'Clock,
commencement exercises on s-'the
formal gardens, presentation Of dip
Tomas by Gen. Pershing and address
by Miss Annie w. Goodrich. founder
Of the Army Nursing Corps. and
presentation of the Rea $500
scholarship to Columbia University
by Surgeon Gen. Ireland Thursday
night at o'clock. dance by the
Knights of Columbus at the K C. Hut.
Friday night at S:15 o'clock. pageant.
entitled "a Vision of the Future"
written and played by the student
nurses, under the direction of Mrs.
Marie Moore Forest. to be held on the
formal gardens. with music by the
Marine Band.
The class annual Of 1891 will be
| ready soon for distribution
Evening star., 1921-06-09
SAYS ATTACK WAS ERROR.
German Envoy Explains Clash
With French Troops.

PARIS, June 9.-Dr. Mayer. the Ger
man ambassador here, called at the
foreign Office this morning and pre-
sented the excuses of the German
government for an attack upon the
French troops in Silesia yesterday by
the forces of Gen. Won Hoefer. head of
the German defense forces in the dis
trict. DR.. Mayer said the attack was
an error. the French having been mis-
taken for Polish insurgents.
Gem Won Hoefer. head of the Ger
man defense forces in Upper Silesia,
has formally assured the allied Of
ficials in that region that his troops.
which advanced several kilometers on
the Annaborg sector after the in
surgent attacks Of Friday and Sat-
urday last, will advance no further,
says a dispatch from Berlin today.
Gen. Won Hoefer's assurance came
as a result of the allied ultimatum of
Sunday last. which threatened that
unless he withdrew his forces the
French troops in the Industrial sec
ton of Upper Silesia would be with
drawn.
Evening star., 1921-06-09
FUNERAL IN CINCINNATI

CINCINNATI. Ohio. June s-Jesse
Galbraith Of this city. brother Of Col
F. w. Galbraith, was awaiting word
from Mrs. F. w. Galbraith todsy be-
fore making plans for the funeral.
which. it is understood. will be held
in Cincinnati. Mrs. Galbraith. who
was with her husband last winter In
New York. went to Northport, Mich,
Tuesday to open their summer homo.
She was accompanied by their chill
dren and by the colonel's mother. Hrs.
F. W. Galbraith, n. who makes hee
home with them. Jesse Galbraith Ioft
his brother Tuesday after Q visit to
him in New York.
Evening star., 1921-06-09
Ark Built For Use
In Saving Africa
Sinks In HarbOr

Los ANGELES. Calf. June ..
The "Ark of the Church OF the
Living God" a vessel built BY :.
Il. Lewis, negro evangelist. with
the declared Intention OF carry
Ing . party Of missionaries -
Africa. is lying Mt the bottom
Of Los Angeles harbor, having
sunk shortly after Its launehing.
The evangelist and two ansise.
ants were thrown Overhoaro
when the craft capsised. but
reached shore safely. Lack OF
ballast was declared to be the
cause OF the trouble.
Lewis spent three years build.
Ing the ark, doing most OF the
WePk with his own hA1ds.