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Evening star., 1921-04-03
DRIVER EXONERATED
OF BLAME FOR DEATH
Rhode Island Avenue Accident Un.
avoidable, Ooroner's Jury
Finds.

William d. Hamilton. 1919 Chaplin
street. driver Of the automobile that
struck a dairy wagon on Rhode Island
avenue between 9th and 10th streets
early yesterday morning, which re-
suited in the death Of Charles w. Reed.
2211 10th street, who was in charge
of the wagon. was exonorated by q
coroney's jury at an inquest held at the
morgue yesterday afternoon.
1t was testified that an automobile
stopped behind the milk wagon on the
north side Of the street and that Reed,
who had delivered 4 bottle of milk at
a house on that side of the street.
boarded the wagon and started south
across Rhode Island avenue In the
direction of Columbia street.
The dairy team was in about the
middle of the avenue. it was testified
appearing there so suddenly that it was
not seen by Mr.. Hamilton until 1t was
too late to prevent the accident. Mr..
Hamilton made an effort to turn out
Of the way of the dairy wagon, it
was testified. but his car brushed
against and overturned 1t.
Robert r. Pitts. eleven years old
1924 University place, riding on a
bicycle with James Carson, 1476
Euclid street, received injuries to his
forehead and arm yesterday as a re-
suit Of the bicycle striking an auto
mobile near 18th and Euclid streets
He was taken home.
Evening star., 1921-04-03
VAUDEVILLEN NO SPEECHES fife AND DRUM CORPS
ON SHADBAKE PROGRAM MAY BE CHANGED TO BAND
All Arrangements Nearly Complete
for Annual Affair Of Board
of Trade.

Plenty of fine vaudeville and enter
tainment will be provided for the
members of the Washington Board OF
Trade and their guests at the annual
shadbake to be held at Chesapeake
Beach, Md, May Fl next There will
be no speeches. DR.. Frank e. Gibson
last night, at the meeting of the shad-
bake committee in the board rooms in
The Star building, declared an en-
barge against speechmaking and
promised the members that it would
be enforced.
However. he reported that the en-
tertainment committee had been busy
for some days looking at a large mum :
Der Of vaudeville stunts that had
been offered for the day of the outing.
Odell Smith, chairman Of the sub
committee on printing, said that 1t had
been decided to put out an attractive
eight-page program and served notice
that all copy must be in his hands by
May 8.
There will be souvenirs a-plenty
for distribution to those who partici-
pate in the excursion to the beach,
Chairman Boteler reporting that his
committee was receiving many re-
sponses
Railroad arrangements have been
completed, according to Charles Nor
ris. chairman Of the railroad sub
committee. There will be two trains
to the beach on that day, one at 10
o'clock In the morning and the other
at o'clock in the afternoon.
Evening star., 1921-04-03
SENATOR WARREN BACK
: Of RECLASS|HCAnON

Chairman Warren Of the Senate ap.
propriations committee has beea
studying the subject of reclassifica.
tion of the employees of the federal
government during the last few
weeks. so as to be in readiness to
take the matter up with his commit.
tee when Congress meets. April IL.
1t 10 Senator Warren's belief thai
reclassihcation OF the employees should
be undertaken by Congress without
further delay. and he is prepared Il
push legislation for that purpose. HI
has not undertaken to. draft a re.
classification bill, but he has his view
as to what the bill should contain
He believes that it should be far sim,
pier than the measure presented b.
the Joint commission on reclassificA,
ton. which provides for some 1,70t
classiications
THE appropriations committee
which has to provide the salaries foa
nearly all these employees. should havl
all the facts regarding the classifica,
tion and work OF the employees" said
Senator Warren yesterday.
He pointed out that department
after department and bureau after
bureau in the government service has
been created without any attempt a
reclassification of the employees as
whole. with the result THAI salarie,
for similar work vary greatly. caus
ing an injustice to many of tht
workers.
Evening star., 1921-04-03
PUPILS TO ENTERTAIN.
Amateur Actors Of Fairbrother
School to Appear April 13.

Pupils of the Fairbrother School
augmented by number OF Washing
tons juvenile amateur actors. viii
give an entertainment in the general
civic center at Central High School
on the evening of April IS to raise
funds to purchase equipment for the
school playground.
National songs and folk dances will
be one of the features of the affair
Another will be a repetition of the
public school episode which formed q
part Of the program at the District
of Columbia evening" celebration
given Tuesday at Central High School
by the All States Society in co-opera.
tion with the community center de.
partment Of the public schools and
various patriotic and historic soci-
eties.
Among the $50 children who will
take part in the entertainment are
Ann Breibreit. Helen Dick. Vellette
Schmidt. Audrey Seiber, Eleanor Bran
son. Louise Turner, Grace Cotton, Ruth
Newman and Marion Mccarthy.
Evening star., 1921-04-03
SCHOOL OFFICIALS
DRAFT PLANS FOR
BUILDING PROGRAM
Supt. BalIou to Submit Esti-
mates at Board Meeting
on Wednesday.

initial steps to draft the tentative
school building program TO be sub
mitted to Congress soon after the in
probably will be taken tomorrow by
school officials in cooperation with
the Commissioners.
Super.nte of Schools Ballou
and Assistant Superintendent Kramer
returned to Washington yesterday
afternoon after a brief vacation al
a LJe..a,s r. resort. and Indicated that
tho V-"rc tr-pared TO start the work
Of framing the estimates for the new
buIioing project. In doing so, the
school officials intimated that they
will follow closely the program call
ing for 1873 additional classrooms
which was presented Congress at the
last session, but failed to meet its
approval.
VIII Confer Again.
Before beginning work on the new
program, school officials likely will hold
another conference with the commits
sioners and go over the estimates sub
mitted at a recent meeting. BY that
time. Maj. Carey H Brown. assistant
engineer commissioner, will have his
study of building costs completed. and
-he city heads and school authorities
Eu determine the proba BILE cost OF
financing the proposed building project.
School officials. it is understood. will
hold their requests for additional class
rooms to the minimum of the most
Urgent needs. They feel, it is said.
that Congress would be reluctant to
grant much more than sS,o00.oo0 to the
school system at any one time. There
fore, it is their aim to attempt to Sc
cure only the vital needs at this time,
and in their next budget make provi-
sion for those overlooked in this one.
To Submit Estimates.
Estimates for the building program
undoubtedly will come before the
board of education at its first April
session at the Franklin School We'd
nesday afternoon. However. board
members believe that no action will
be taken on the program until ii is
in it's final shape for presentation to
the Commissioners
When the program is sent to Con-
gress it is reported that the school
board will take action, requesting all
civic organizations, trade bodies and
cubs give it their united support.
Evening star., 1921-04-03
CAMPAIGN FOR REFORMS
IN i. S. PATENT OFFICE
Number of Associations Interested
Join in Nntion-Wide
Moyemsnt.

The American Patent Law Associa.
tion, the National Re Search Council
the American Engineering Council
the National Association of Manufac,
turers and the American Chemical So.
ciety have Joined In q movement u
bring reforms in the United States
patent office.
1t is said, a nation wide campaign is
to be made for an improvement in the
work Of the patent ONCE.
II seems to consensus OF dptni0E
with a council OF those associations
that the situation in this branch af the
government service is a serious me7ace
to American industry and invention
committee on patents has been AD-
pointed by the executive board Of the
council to urge this reform. ~
This committee Is headed by Edwin
J. Prindle Of New York. who represents
the American Society OF Mechanical
Engineers on the council
Each affiliated association in the
council for this work is represented By
. leading and active member.
Evening star., 1921-04-03
CLUBHOUSE BURNS.
Small Frame Building Valued at
$5oo-Blaze in Dwelling.

Firemen responded to an alarm yes
terday afternoon for a fire in a one
story frame structure near 36th and 5
streets. The building was used as a
clubroom by Western High School
students. 1t was totally destroyed,
police of the seventh precinct report
ed. the damage amounting to $500.
Origin of the fire was not established
by the police.
Fire In the home Of the family of
Morris Friedman, second floor of 433
7th street southwest, claimed the at
tention of South Washington fire
companies about 1880 o'clock last
night. Firemen succeeded in confin-
ing the fire to the room in which it
originated. The blaze was caused by
q lighted match dropped on the floor
Damage to the building and contents
amounted to 5000.
fire scare was caused in the house
of Clara, Masterson. 4019 41st street,
shortly after o'clock last night by
a blaze In the chimney. No damage
resulted.
Evening star., 1921-04-03
12-YEAR-0LD BOY WINS
PRIZE AT HOBBY SHOW
William Willoughby Captures Sill
yer Cup Offered by
Y. M. G. A.

William Willoughby. aged twelve,
was declared winner of the Y. NJ. c. A.
boys hobby show silver cup at the
carnival Friday, concluding the show
which began March %. Attendance
1900. There were sixty-seven ex-
hibitors at the show. with articles
totaling 1892.
Honorable mention was given to
the following, who ran high in the
popular vote for the silver cup: Ed
win Lugenbeel. age seventeen: Robert
Fox, age eleven; Charles Snyder. age
fourteen, and John Swoope. as' our
teen. Another silver cup was A led
to Troop 103, Mount Rainier .out
Craft. for the best Boy Scout cAnibit.
The best school exhibit was presented
by the Ross School. whose prize also
was in the form OF a silver cup. Prize
ribbons were also given to Troop 100,
Y. M. c. A.. and the Dennison school.
a special award was made to Olfn
kalmbach, a seven-year-old boy, who
exhibited eight scrapbooks made OF
drawings. some Of which were made
when he was six years Of age.
Individual articles exhibited by the
following boys won ribbons:
Trophies. George Sutf1n; woodwork,
Louis ]. Campbell and Morris Taylor;
metal work, George sutfin; bead
WIN AVQIo y. NdupUell duu Lu~1u
Lugenbeel: coins. Louis j. Campbell
and Elliott Stephenson. jr.; toys.
George Gibbs. 3d; drawings. Olin
Kalmbach. Joseph Woodland: John H.
Swoope. jr.. and Edgar M. Ford: blue
prints. Lawrence Gould; stamps
Charles M. schwab. Raphael Elizalde
and Edgar M: Ford; airplanes. Rob-
ert Fox and Jerome Day; mechanical
toys, Arthur B. Sperry, James Milton
Mcqueen. jr.. and Charles Stoll: min
erals. Carrie w. Turner; boats. Charlie
Snyder: miscellaneous collections.
Foster Hunter. Charles Hunter and
Edwin Lugenbeel; paintings. Joseph
H McClelland: feathers. Renton Gif-
ford and Morris Taylor: shells, Ed
win Lugenbeel: glasswork. c. S. Har-
ris and e. c. Hughes: portfolios, AL
Ian H. Lorraine; modelling. william
Willoughby. George Sutfin and Jaaue-
lin Marshall; birdhouses. John Luz
kens: knot boards. Joel Coumbes:
curios Donald Latin and R L. Smith:
photography, Edgar NJ. Ford: me-
hanical devices. Termaine X. Bur-
rows and Richard Nash: schools
hickory chart. Dennison. and min
erals, Troop No. 100.
Evening star., 1921-04-03
PENW0MEN PUSH
i Carnival PLANS
Mrs. Harding Heads Pa
tronesses for BaIE0pera
Stars to Be Heard.

! Preparations are being completed for
the authors costume ball and book
fair to be given by the League Of
American Penwomen at the New Will
lard Hotel. April IL and Is.
The book fair opens at 2:30 O'Clock.
which will be the leagues headquar-
ters during the carnival Following
{eAdingss BY prominent authors, Mrs
Lara Anderson's one-act play, Every
Boy" under the direction of Miss
Helen E. Gibbs. will be presented.
Opera Stars to 'Appehr.
During the evening of the opening
day celebrated grand opera stars will
appear, to be followed by a pageant
portraying literature, music and art
On the second afternoon auctioning
Of autographed copies OF books COM
positions. art work and otlfers salable
articles will be the feature Of the
fair. followed by. the presentation of
Mrs. Annie Nathan Meyers play, "P's
and o.s." The play will be under the
direction Of Mrs. c. c. Calhoun. presi-
dent OF the Drama League. Martin
Richardson will be seen in the leading
role.
The ball will be given, that night,
and it is expected that every circle
OF Washington society win be repre-
Mrs Harding Patroness.
Mrs Warren G.. Harding, an active
member of the league, heads the list
of patronesses. which includes many
interested in the fine arts from the
diplomatic, senatorial. congressional
and residential circles OF Washing
ton t-r p =
A bureau of Information is .func-
tioning daily at 1f22 II street. where
information may be secured regard-
ing exhibits. tickets and all other
phases of the event.
Mrs. William Atherton Du Puy
national president of the league Is
general director of the convention
book fair and authors carnival ball
Evening star., 1921-04-03
GREETS TEXAS GUESTS.
Church of Christ Congregation
Welcomes Revival Workers.

Members OF the Church Of Christ
held a reception last evening in honor
OF Rev. and Mrs. J. p SewelI. visiting
minister and wife from Texas. who
are in Washington to assist in a series
of meetings TO be held al The church.
4 number OF guests called during
the evening to meet ssr. and Mrs.
Sewell. SHj ~c:e received by the local
minister and his wife. Mr.. and Mrs.
w. 5. Long. Misses Nellie and Patsy
AIsup of Texas. and Mrs. Earle West
OF Tennessee.
A feature of entertainment was the
plan TO have all the members of the
church meet and know each other
better, the slogan. know your
brother. being used. Music and
readings were given by the young
ladies of the church. and girls from
the Sunday school served refresh
mentS.
Evening star., 1921-04-03
Brass Rail Comes Back
At City, Post.O Office, But
It's a Harmless Kind

The ssDrass foot rail" made
fits appearance today i'm govern
ment service.
City POstmaster VI. o. Chance
had a neat brass rail installed
under his big mahogany table
to orevent Els feet from swing
ing nGainxt the wood.
With his fee. comfortably
resting ON brasA foot rail. the
city postmaster has his mind Mt
ease about the polish Of that
fine new table.
The man who "Dolishes mp the
handle ON the big front door,"
however, could see nothing to
it but more work.
Evening star., 1921-04-03
MANY BUILDING PERMITS.
Operations in March Total $1,714,.
2S4, Inspector Announces.

Building operations for which per-
mits were issued during March in
volve a total outlay of S1,714,2S4. ac-
cording to the monthly report of
Building Inspector Healy, made public
last night. or this amount $1.460,715
repairs.
Permits were issued for sixty brick
dwellings and twenty-seven frame
homes. Other permits were issued
for 312 garages, two churches and
two Office buildings.
Here Is how the new construction
work was divided between the sec
tions of the city: Northeast. .$27.S25;
southeast. $9s. 275; northwest, $161.155:
southwest, 5000, and county, $l,175,060.
Evening star., 1921-04-03
.Unco1er. Skeleton
Of Giant Mammal
With 3-FOot Ja,ps
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
ARBOCRSVILLE, W. Va,
April 2.-WhAt II believed to be
the fossil remains Of q giant
prehistoric animal or reptile
was uncovered on the farm Of
Preston Ballard. ON Cavell creek.
Only the Jaws have thus fnr
been exhumed. and these are
three feet long and contain
fer0ci0us-looking teeth. The
skeleton was unearfhed In soil
that appears to have been once
the bed Of q river.
Evening star., 1921-04-03
NEGROES TO MEET.
Will Aid Campaign Of National
Association.

A mass meeting in the. interest Of
the campaign of the National Asso-
ciation for the Advancement ID Col
ored People for 25. 200 membere ID to
be held at o'clock this afternoon at
the Howard Theater. -.
James Weldon johnson. secretary of
tho national organization, is to speak.
and the Amphion Glee Club will sing.
The association Is to have a colonel
with a MOTOR for eyery 1000 membera
Evening star., 1921-04-03
BOY RUN down BY AUTO
SUSTA|NS BROKEN LEG
Two Machines Badly Damaged in
Collision on Massachu-
setts Avenue.

Charles Sprague. six years old, SIS
4th street, received a broken leg yes
terday afternoon when knocked down
by an automobile at 4th and H streets.
Police reported that the boy ran in
front of the machine. He was given
surgical aid at Casualty Hospital.
collision between automobiles
driven by John P. CARRIER, 204 4th
street southeast, and John Paulas, 813
9Th street. occurred at Massachusetts,
avenue and 6th street yesterday aft
ernoon. Garber's car landed against
IN electric light pole, breaking 1t and
damaging the car. Paulas' car was
badly dana ged. ri
Evening star., 1921-04-03

out of the city and will not be back
Monday. j. H. Hanna, vice presi-
dent and general manager of that
system. could not be reached last
night and it is not known whether
he will attend the meeting.
One member Of the commission
voiced the belief that the proposal
of Senator Ball for an informal con-
ference to go over the entire ques-
ton of merger legislation is an ex-
cellent plan and one that should aid
materially in getting united action
on some bill at the forthcoming ses-
sion that will achieve what the city
has long awaited-a merger of the
Washington Railway and Electric
Company, the Potomac Electric Power
Company and the Capital Traction
Company.
Evening star., 1921-04-03
ROBBED ON STREET CAR.

William Foley. athletic instructor
at Central High School. was in a
street car jam at 18th and H streets
northeast yesterday afternoon. When
he got out of the jam he found his
pocketbook had been taken from his
pocket. The pocketbook contained
two government pay checks for S236
each and $3.50 in cash.
Evening star., 1921-04-03
March Circulation
98,272
One Edition Daily

District of Columbia. S.:
: FLEMING NEWBOLD. business Manager
THE EVENING and SUNDAY STAR, oeN
sosemnly swear that the actual num6er %
copies or the paper named sold and diakrbuted
during the month OF March. AID. 1921. was o.
follows:
Evening star., 1921-04-03
RECEPTION AT WILLARD.
Mrs. Tush Entertains Mary Bald
win Seminary Association.

Members Of the Mary Baldwin Semi
nary Association were rendered a re-
ception at the New Willard Hotel Friday
night by Mrs. Mamie Walker Turk. for
sociation.
The old members of the association
greeted the new members. All OF the
members wore a marguerite, the asso-
citation flower, and the room was deco
rated in yellow and white. the asso-
citation colors.
Evening star., 1921-04-03
10000 ACCEPT WAGE CUT.

MILWAUKEE,. Wis, April 2.-Mil-
waukee bricklayers and masons today
agreed to a cut in wages. the hourly
rate after Monday to be one dollar
approximately twenty thousand
workers. So
Evening star., 1921-04-03
BALL WILL CONFER
WITH OFFICIALS on
CAR MERGER PLAN

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Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-05-12
Superb Orchestra and Singers
Score Triumph at City
Auditorium.
GREETED BY BIG AUDIENCE
Madame D'Alvarez Responds to
Many Encores in Brilliant
Performance.
Hy John George IInrri..

Featuring a superb orchestra A So
loist Of wonderful powers. and an al
most incompatible chorus Of local
singers. the twcnty-"ighth annual
Music Festival Of the Wcdncsda;
club. opened at tho city Auditorium
last evening. The audience waa Of
splendid proportions and exceeded in
number by many hundreds that
which was expected.
The FIRST concert of the festival w,s
characterized by an cNub"rancc OF
spirit. warmth nf atmosphere. and
display of enthusiasm in no wise
cclipscd by amy festival concert OF
recent ycnrs. and must have pleased
exceedingly those dcvotccs OF tn. ia
nous choral orranization which en-
joys so high a place in the hearts of
iichinond folk. In particular. the ap-
pcarancc Of Madame d'Alvarcz was a
triumph of judgment on tho part OF
the management OF the Wednesday
'lub, and TINS great artist has prob-
ably me, with no warmer welcome
than that which she received last
evening. Shc returned to tho stage
time and again after her numbers.
and in sheer gratitude Of the warmth
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-05-12
WILL TEST USE OF GAS
AGAINST U. S. WARsH|P
In Next War Batticships Must BE
Made Literally Alright to Pro-
tcCI Crews, SnYS Officer.

WASHINGTON, May 1.-THE use
OF poisonous gas against naval YES
sells under simulated battle conditions
VIII he tested for the first time dur
ing bombing experiments to be con-
Quoted off the Atlantic Coast be-
ginning June 81. While army and
navy aerial forces are cooperating
in an effort TO demonstrate the cffcc-
tveness OF aerial bombs against
modern naval vessels. the chemical
warfare service of the army will be
launching poison gas attack from
the air against one or moro warships.
iE an attempt to show that the navy
must Immediately build up defenscs
against a new and terrible menace
asphyxiation.
Under present plans. the ship 10
he Sasscd will have II crew aboard
Nonexplosive bombs filled with tear
gas" will be dropped, and every man
on board the vessel will be required
10 keep within the protected areas
and wear a gas mask.
Officers Of the chemical warfare
service believe that, by using gas
of intolerahlc concentration, that is
OF sufficient strength to incapacitatc
but not 10 kill. the service can prove
its contention that. in the next war.
hattlcships must be made lierally air
tight TO protect the crews.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-05-12
HA|LSTORMS RUIN
CROPS IN THE SOUTH.
Georgia, Alabama, Tennessee
and Mississippi Visited by
Devastating Storms.
FRUIT BEATEN FROM TREES
Corn Fields Stripped Bare by
Hailstones as Large as
Hen Eggs.
lBy Associated rrcss.1

MACON, GA. May 11.-A violent
wind and electrical storm. accom-
panied by rain and hail. today swept
over Georgia Wires were down In
all directions and it was impossible
tonight 10 estimate the damage.
At Hampton. between Atlanta and
Griffin. two inches OF hail was re
ported. and hail fell all the way from
Atlanta to Macon on the Central of
Georgia Railroad. At Cordele. on the
Georgia southern and Florida the
disturbance was described as a cloud
burst in reports reaching here.
On the Southwestern division of
the Central of Georgia, which runs
through the peach belt. all wires
were down, but traincrews coming
through reported high winds. heavy
rain and some hail.
Hail fell in Macon this morning.
and tonight the city was hit by a
heavy rain and electrical storm.
At Thomasville this afternoon
tightening struck tree on the golf
club course, under which n number
of caddics had sought shelter. One
negro was killed and several others
were badly injured
Augusta reported hail as big as
guinea eggs, and windows were
broken.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-05-12
Chorus Maintains It's Excellence
in Every Number of
Evening.
IS GIVEN SPLENDID SUPPORT
Miss Jean Trigg Presented With
Immense Basket Of
Flowers.

the club. and its admiration for him
Had he lived. one may assume. he
would have been greatly pleased with
the high standards attained last even
ing.
Opening the concert with "A Song
Of Victory" by Fletcher. the We'd
nesday Club chorus proved itself as
good AS any OF recent festivals
Though relatively small in numbers
IL nevertheless was compact. we'll
selected body OF singers which sang
with freshness of tone and an cx-
ubcrancc which made it's first num-
hcr a fitting ono To inauEuratc the
festival. Given splendid orchestral
support. and led ably by Or. Rich
tho chorus loft nothing to he desired
in this stirring number.
Other numbers given by the chorus
maintained its excellence. These
embraced a Madr!gal. of Hyde:
Dusk" by GretchaninoG, a Russian
composer. itself an artistic gem. and
folk tune. County Derry" ar
ranged by Percy Grainger. Tho
chorur singing bore eloquent testi-
monial to the fine and conscientious
training which II has received from
Jean Trigg. this festivals chorus
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