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Evening star., 1921-10-18
LABOR ORGANIZES
ARMS COMMITTEE
Samuel Gompers Appointed
Temporary Chairman of A.
F. of L. Group.

The American Federation of Labor
committee on armament organized to-
day with Samuel Gompers as tenn
porary chairman and Mrs. Arthur c.
Watkins of the Parent-Teachers' As
sociation. as temporary secretary.
Our meeting is not called to Gre
ate something to take the place of
government. but to help both the gov
ernment and the disarmament confer
ence," President Gompers said in an
address to the committee members.
We want to demonstrate all over the
United States on Armistice day, when
the international conference meets, to
impress on its delegates the intense
interest our people have in insisting
that limitation of armament shall go
to the very bone. We want to dem
onstrate for the people of other coun-
tries that they, too. may instruct their
delegates to go to the limit. We shall
not support any proposal to disarm
the United States alone unless other
nations disarm at the same time"
Daily Bulletin Proposed.
Projects which the organization put
before committees to consider in
cluded publication of daily bulletin
during the cunferece's sittingS and
an exhibit showing the progress OF
UlSdTI1ldHltHt sentiment
The national advisory committee on
limitation of armaments is an unoffi
cial body, organized by Samuel Com
pers, president of the American Fed
Grafton of Labor. with the view ol
assisting in developing "a world ex.
preston of conviction in harmony
with the movement toward a decrease
in the burden of military establish
mentS."
Approximately 100 men and women
representing all sections of the coun-
try and varied interests, have accept.
ed invitations to join the committee
and many were on hand for the frs
meeting today. to be devoted to es
tablishing permanent program, il
the belief that the international con-
ference will be in session for at leas
two months.
The Department of State has been
informed through the French EN-.
bassy that the following officials will
accompany the principal French dele
gates to the conference for the limi-
tation of armament: NJ. Camerlynck
and NJ. Denaint. interpreters.
Principal technical experts: Gen
Buat, for military questions; Admiral
! Debon, for naval questions; NJ. From.
ageot. for legal questions: NJ. KAN
merer and NJ. Leger, for politica
questions: NJ. Casenave and NJ Cheys
son, for financial economic questions
NJ. Duchesne, for colonial questions
NJ. Girardeau. for questions concern
ing cable and radio communications
| and NJ. Ponsot and NJ. Corbin, for tn
press.
! 1t is stated that Marsha Foch, VIII,
will be in the United States at TIL
time of the conference. will give hi
! advice on the subject of limitation O
armament.
Evening star., 1921-10-18
FIVE PERSONS INJURED:
AUTO DRIVER ARRESTED
Motor Car With Colored Occu-
pants in Crash-Other Acct
dents Reported to Police.

Five colored persons were injured
last night when an automoolle IN
which they were riding struck one OF
the steel supports of the overhead
railroad tracks at Virginia avenue
and Sd street southwest. John II:
Frazier, twenty-four years old, l5lS
9Th street driver Of the car. received
injuries to his face and was arrested
hy Sergt Harney and Policemen to-
senberg and Nolls on two charges OF
speeding, it being alleged that ne
drove the car at the rate OF torty
miles an hour.
Other injured persons were Wllbert
Hill. twenty-five years. 434 Neai
place; Bessie Lee. twenty-seven years.
1211 6ls street southwest Maltle
Wood. thirty years. 2l6 Parker stree
northeast. and Charles Ii. smith,
twenty six. 1917 4th street.
Louisa Van Horn. colored. thirteen
years old. 2629lk Green court. was
knocked down by an automobile In
front of COS 9th street last night and
seriously hurt. according to Emer-
eency Hospital physicians. Richard
Woodard. colored. driver OF the auto
mobile. was held by the police on
charges of colliding and falling to
have a drivers permit.
Nancy johnson and Ledora john
son. both colored. the former sixty
nine and the latter twenty-eight
years old. residing at 33 Elvan road
Southeast were injured yesterday
q afternoon as a result of q collision
between their wagon and a street car
at Nichols avenue and Morris road.
Anacostia. They were taken to Cas-
ualty Hospital.
Evening star., 1921-10-18
PREVOCATIONAL SCHOOL
is FOUND INSANlTARY
Institution at Boston Is Closed by
Director Forbes Of Vet
erans' Bureau.

Closing Of the Berkeley prevoca
tional School at Boston, where 500
war veterans have been in attendance.
was announced bv Director Forbes of
the Veterans Bureau. Mr.. Forbes said
the school had been found to be in
sanitary. unhealthy, and he was sat
isfied that it has been vouchering
the government for services never
rendered"
One student, aged seventy-two. was
discovered on the schools rolls. Mr..
Forbes declared. He is William
Blackburn Of Lynn. Mass. who, Mr..
Forbes declared. has learned to write
his name in a shaky hand after re-
ceiving government training for over
two years at a cost Of about $4,000.
How Blackburn qualified for voca-
tional training was not explained.
BOSTON, October 17-Denial that
the Berkeley prevocational school
here is insanitary and unhealthful,
as alleged by Director Forbes Of tho
Veterans Bureau at Washington in
ordering the school closed. was made
tonight by Ryal Benjamin, its prin.
cipal.
william Blackburn Of Lynn, seven
ty-two-year -old student on the rolls
Of the school mentioned by Mr..
Forbes, is a civil war veteran, Mr..
BENJAMIN said. He added that there
were a number of pupils in the in
stitution more than fifty years old.
Evening star., 1921-10-18
PRESIDENT TO GET DEGREE.
Famous College Awaits Arrival of
Nations Chief Executive.
the Associated Pres


WILLIAMSBURG. Va, october Is
Preparations have been completed for
the arrival here tomorrow of Presi-
dent Harding to attend the installa-
tion of DR.. ]. A. c. Chandler as preSi-
dent of the College of William and
Mary and to receive an honorary de-
gree.
Gov Westmoreland Davis will pre-
side at the college exercises, which
will be attended by representatives
of universities and colleges in the
United States which are more than
100 years old. William and Mary it,
self was founded in 1893, and Is the
second oldest college in the country.
1t became a university in 1879. the
first such institution in America.
William and Mary has given three
Presidents to the United States-.Ief-
ferson. Monroe and Tyler: Chief Jus
tice Marshall and three associate JUS
tices of the Supreme Court. four sign
erS of the Declaration of Indepen-
dence. twenty-nine United States sem
ators. twenty-five governors. three
Speakers Of the House of Representa-
tives. ten cabinet officers and many
representatives Other distinguished
graduates have included Peyton Ran
dolph, first president of the Continent
tai Congress; two ambassadors to
England. four ambassadors to France,
and Gen. Scott and several other dis
ary degree. that of master OF arts was
conferred by the college upon Benja-
min Franklin in 1755.
Yorktown Is one Of the oldest towns
in the United States and was the scene
of the successful military conclusion
of the American revolution when the
British army surrendered to the
ragged continentals and the soldiers
Of France. Remains of forts and re-
doubts are still to be seen. while one
Of the oldest national cemeteries in
the United States contains many of
the dead Of the revolutionary armies.
Evening star., 1921-10-18

Reimbursement of railroad rates and
regulations governing the movement
of government traffic has been pl>ced
under the direction of Commander
Chester q. Mayo. United States Navy.
His appointment as chief co-ordinator
for traffic under the bureau of budget
was announced today by Brig. Gen.
Charles q. Dawes, chief of the budget
bureau.
Commander Mayo. who is in the sup
ply corps of the Navy. is at present
detailed in the bureau of supplies and
accounts here, and his new detail will
be in addition to his present duties.
In the supply office Commander Sayo
directs and handles all of the Navy's s
traffic and is thoroughly familiar
with railroad rates and the move
ment of traffic.
The appointment is in connection
with the recent order published by
Gen. Dawes providing for general
readjustment of railroad rates under
which government traffic moves, with
the view to saving thousands of dol
lars which now is getting needlessly
into the railroad Golfers.
Commander Mayo assumed his new
duties today and Immediately will
start the organization of his staff
which will consist of traffic repre-
sentative from each department and
independent bureau Of the govern
ment.
Evening star., 1921-10-18
BILL WOULD POSTPONE
ALLEY LAW OPERATION
introduced at Request of Commis-
sioners, Who Wish to Study
Housing Move.

A bill introduced in the Senate to-
day by Chairman Ball of the District
committee would postpone for pc
riod of two years from the date of
the Presidents proclamation of the
ratification Of the peace treaty with
Germany the operation of the act Of
1914 providing for the discontinuance
of the use of alley dwellings In the
District.
The onl was introduced at tie re-
quest OF the District Commissioners.
In a letter accompanying tho bill the
Commissioners pointed out that a sur
vey of the alleys here in April. 1920,
showed a total of 2,228 allev dwell
ings, in which 9,495 persons lived.
They said that practically the same
conditions exist today. Owing to
conditions brought about by the war.
the erection Of buildings here was
greatly retarded. This condition still
prevails, according to the Commits
sioners They said that they did not
believe there would be much i'm
provement in the housing situation
in Washington within the time now
allowed by law, which is one year
from the date Of the proclamation by
the President Of the ratification of the
treaty Of peace with Germany.
The Commissioners said that the
problem of housing these alley dwell
ers requires much study. They pro-
pose to make this study and to fol-
low IT up with recommendations Of
Legislation.
Evening star., 1921-10-18
REPORTS TRIP TO FRANCE
Mrs. Minor Tells of Dedicating
Waterworks Given by D. A. r.

A report on the general conditions
prevailing in French villages and on
her trip to Tilloloy. France, where she
dedicated the waterworks for the viii
lage donated by the Daughters of the
American Revolution. was delivered
by Mrs George Maynard Minor, presi-
dent general of that body, today in
Memorial Continental Hall at a meet
ing of the national board.
Mrs. Minor also reported on the
presentation of a painting by an
American artist depicting the arrival
Of the American troops in France,
which will hang in the Paris Museum
of Science as the gift of the organiza-
ton.
Final arrangements for the exer-
cises tomorrow morning at the laying Of
the corner stone Of the administration
building Of the d. A. R.. in the rear Of
Continental Hall. were announced.
Speakers will be Mrs. Minor and Mrs.
George, T. Guernsey. honorary president
general
A meeting Of the National Officers'
Club of the D. A. r. was held yester-
day at the Continental Hall, with Mrs.
Guernsey presiding. At this meeting
plans for the laying Of the corner stone
also were discussed.
Evening star., 1921-10-18
MOTHERS
| Of ALL WAR HEROES
Miss Robertson, Congress-
woman, Addresses Woman's
National Foundation.

Being a conGresswoman does not
compare in honor and glory with be-
ing mother who gave a son in the
late war. Miss Alice Robertson. wom-
an member of Congress from Okla
homa, told the Woman's National
Foundation at the Knickerbocker
Theater yesterday. "one Of these
mothers of America gave the son who
will be buried with national honors in
Arlington on Armistice day." she con-
tinued L am glad that boy is name
less. because he will mean to the
mothers all the boys who died for
America and every mother will think
Of him as her own boy
Few Know Politics, She Says.
Miss Robertson declared that not
one man or one woman in a hundred
knows anything about politics. so
both must learn together" she said
Now that suffrage has come. women
must take up the new burdens OF
citizenship and accept the responsible
tiles put upon them"
Representative w. B. Bankhead OF
Alabama, who also addressed the
foundation. declared that members OF
Congress have begun to hear the col
lective voice Of American women and
that there is much work in recon
struction for women to accomplish.
Other Speakers Heard.
Other speakers were Miss Cecil B
Norton of the District community
centers; Mrs. Lydia S. Draper. chair
man of Washington foundation cen.
ters; Mrs. Sidney Ballou, nationa
chairman of membership, and Mrs
Marie Moore Forrest, chairman of the
pageant committee.
Mrs. C. c. Calhoun. president of the
foundation, made a report of a visit
she had made to New York in the
interest of the organization. 1t was
announced that Mrs. Kirby Smith OF
Chevy Chase had given $1,000 and be.
come a founder donor of the organi.
cation.
Evening star., 1921-10-18
AUTO REGULATIONS
MUST BE ENFORCED
Mai. Gessford Tells Police to Be
Alert for Reckless
Drivers.

Maj. Gessford. superintendent of po-
lice, has directed members OF the de-
partment to strictly enforce the auto
mobile regulations and to be on the
alert for reckless drivers. Attention
was called to a recent report showing
that more arrests were made last
month for speeding than for viola
tions of other traffic regulations. in
dicating. Maj Gessford stated, that
this provision of the regulations is
more commonly disregarded than the
others.
Mounted men and footmen alike
must give this matter their careful
attention" the superintendent advised
the force. 1T is one of the outstanding
causes of accident to life and limb and
property damage"
Members of the force were directed
to strictly enforce the regulation
against cutting corners. stopping
within fifteen feet of street cars that
are stopping to take on or let on
passengers. and the one requiring
lights on vehicles.
Keep in mind. however other pro-
visions of the regulations which were
likewise put into effect for the safety
of the public" the order concluded,
"and take action whenever they may
be violated"
Evening star., 1921-10-18
PRESIDENT TO GET
HONORARY DEGREE
Leaves Here Late Today to
Attend William and Mary
College Inaugural.

President Harding will leave Wash
ington late this afternoon on the
presidential yacht Mayfiower to at
ng at Yorktown. Va, to commence
rate the 140th anniversary of the sur
render of CORVALLIS and to partici-
pate in the exercises at Williams
ourg, Va, incident to the installation
of DIR. J. A. c. Chandler as president
of William and Mary College at that
place.
The President expects to return to
Washington in time to be at his
desk Thursday mmorning. He will be
accompanied on the trip by Mrs
Harding. Secretary of State Hughes
and Mrs. Hughes, Secretary Of the
Weeks. Secretary of Commerce
Hoover and Mrs. Hoover. Prince de
Bearn, counselor of the French en-
hassy. in charge of the latter in the
absence of Ambassador Jusserand; !;
Secretary Christian. Mr.. and Mrs.
William Wrigley of Chicago. Repre-
sentative Bascom Slemp of Virginia;
sirig Gen. Charles Il. Sawyer and
;'ol Clarence o. Sheriff..
President to Speak Twice.
At both ceremonies the President
will make a speech. He completed the
preparation OIL tneSe duQTeSScS yCStei-
ay, and 1t Is expected that the execu-
we will select these two occasions to
IKE utteranees of considerable sig
aIiicance and of a direct bearing on the
problems of the moment.
Immediately following the Yorktown
Jay services the President and Mrs.
Harding and their guests will motor
20 Lee Hall. distance Of eight miles.
at which point they will board train
Thich will take them the remainder of
the way. six miles, to- Williamsburg.
This change IN the means of transpor-
tatton was decided on because of the
reported bad condition of the highway
between Lee Hall and Williamsburg.
After the installation ceremonies the
President and his guests will be the
guests of President Chandler in the
old Presidents House." on the famous
campus of the college. 1t was in this
old structure that Lafayette and Corn
wallis. at different times, made their
headquarters during the revolutionary
war.
Also to Visit jamestown.
Following an elaborate luncheon
1t Is planned to take the presiden-
tial party to jamestown Island,
seven miles away, ITO visit the site
Of the first permanent English col
return to Yorktown late in the after
noon and board the, Mayfiower for
the return cruise. to Washington.
In making this trip the President
has arranged to carry with him a
mass of papers and documents to be
delved into during spare, moments
of the journey. Besides this, he will
have with him four members Of his
cabinet who are classed among his
closest advisers.
Also he will be kept advised by
wireless of the developments in the
present railroad difficulty.
PRESIDENT TO GET DEGREE.
Evening star., 1921-10-18
WILL HIT HlGHER-UPS.
Drastic Measures Against Liquor
Traffic in Western Pennsylvania.

Drastic measures to stop liquor
traffic in western Pennsylvania which
will include higher-ups as well as
little fellows" has been started. Com
upon his return from Pittsburgh.
where he made a survey OF the situa-
tion. The commissioner goes to Phila-
delphia tonight for a two-day survey
of the liauoT situation in eastern
Pennsylvania.
Mr.. Haynes said, are materially i'm
proved and the marshaling of a force
Of reliable men will insure prompt
action ito nip in the bud a reputed
bootleggers' aristocracy which Is
menacing Pittsburgh"
John Exnicious conferred with Mr.
Haynes today before proceeding to
Pittsburgh to take charge of the
western Pennsylvauia field prohibition
forces,
Evening star., 1921-10-18
LEDOUX is DEFEATED.
Police Halt Proposed Auction Of
Jobless When Permit Expires.

Crbain Ledoux. self-styled leader of
the unemployed. met defeat at the
hands of the police last night in his
first attempt here to stage an "auc-
ton sale" similar to those he held in
Boston at the beginning of his cam
paign to find work for the idle.
Followed by a large crowd of job
less men, Mr.. Ledoux appeared at Sth
street and Pennsylvania avenue last
night to auction" them off. The po-
lice interfered, however. on the
strength of the expiration of Le-
doux's permit. and the auction was
called off. LedouX contented himself
with speaking to his followers. He
said afterward he had hoped to OBJ
tain by means of the auction sale suf-
ficient funds 70 cover food and lodg-
ing for mis- followers.
Evening star., 1921-10-18
TEACHER SALARY BILL
TO BE INTRODUCED SOON
Measure Being Prepared by DR.. Bal
lou Provides for Substantial
Increases.

A bill to increase the salaries OF
school teachers in the District Of Co
lumbia, particularly the maximum sal
aries, will be introduced by Senator
Capper of Kansas at an early date
The bill Is being prepared by DIR. Bal
lou, superintendent Of schools. and the
board Of education.
The superintendent Of schools has
told Senator Capper, who is chairman
of the Senate subcommittee on schools,
that the salaries paid teachers In the
District are too low to attract the class
Of teachers to the public schools which
is desired. He said that recently the
fact was advertised that additional
teachers were needed. and the board
of education received 400 replies from
applicants. When the applicants
learned. however, the salaries paid the
number dwindled to ninety-eight
DR.. Ballou said that there are prob
ably thousands Of teachers throughout
the country who would be glAd to
come to Washington. and who would
make sacrifices to come. but that the
present salaries offered by the schools
here called for too great sacrifices.
Evening star., 1921-10-18
LII. .COWLES CHOSEN
TO Be Commander
Heads Ancient and Accepted
Scottish Rite of Masonry,
Southern Jurisdiction.

John H. Cowles. 33d degree. of
Louisville. KY. was today elected
sovereign grand commander of the
Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite
OF Free Masonry. Southern Juris-
diction Of the United States. Other
officers of the Supreme Council elect
ed today are: Horatio C. Blumlev of
Fargo. N. D., grand prior; TrevanioI
w. Hugo. Duluth, Mimi. grand chan
cellor; Edward c. Day. Helena. Mont.
grand minister Of state. and Perry
w. Weidner. Los Angeles, secretary
general. Melvin r. Grant of Merid-
ian. Miss. was appointed grand al
moner.
Election of thirty third degree hon
court of honor. will take place late
this afternoon.
Enlivened by Music.
Brilliantly lighted and vibrant with
music furnished by a band. glee club
and an organist, the House of the Tenn
Pile, at 10Th and streets, last evening
presented a scene Of gayety' when more
than 1000 Masons and their ladies gath
cred to honor the members of the Su-
pr"me Council.
Formality was dispensed with and the
guests were permitted to roam through
the Temple at will until the hour of re-
treShments was announced. Present as
special guests of honor were PREF. Raoul
" Palermi, grand commander of Italy.
and grand master Of the National Grand
Lodge of Italy: Raoul Tolentino. an
active member of the Italian Supreme
Council Maj c. w. Connery. who has
been the personal representative OF
Grand Commander Moore abroad: Leon
NJ. Abbott, recently elected grand COM
mander of the northern jurisdiction, and
others. Contributing to the musical pro-
gram were A. F. NJ. Custance, 33rd de-
gree honorary. organist of the Supreme
mas Temple Glee Club. numbering sew
enty-five trained voices. and Almas
Temple Band.
Members in Receiving Line.
The members of the Supreme Coun-
Gil. who stood in the receiving line,
included George Fleming Moore. SOW
ereign grand commander, Montgom-
cry. Ala: Charles Z. Rosenbaum,
lieutenant grand commander. Little
Rock, Ark; Trevanion w. hugo
Mimi: John H. Cowles, secretary gen
eral, Louisville. Ky: Garnett N. Nor
gan, treasurer general. Nashville.
Tenn; Samuel p. Cochran. grand
easter of ceremonies, Dallas, Tex;
Horatio &. Plumley, grand chamDer-
lain. Fargo. N. D.; Melville R. Grant,
first grand equerry. Meridian, Miss:
Philip S. Malcolm. second grand
equerry, Portland. Ore: William +.
Filmer, grand standard bearer. San
Francisco. Calf; Perry W. Weidner,
grand sword bearer. Los Angeles.
Calf, and Hyman W. witcover. grand
herald, Savannah. Ca. and the fol-
lowing sovereign grand inspectors
general Edward Cason Day, Helena,
Mont; John Alden Riner, Cheyenne,
wyo; Fred c. Schramm. Salt Lake
City. Utah: Alexander c. Cochran
st. Louis, Mo-; Olin S. Wright. Plant
City, Fla; Marshall W. Wood. Boise,
Idaho; Frank c. Patton, Omaha, Neb.
Thomas q. Fitch, Wichita, Kan;
Alva Adams. Pueblo. Col. and Charles
|C. Homer, jr., Baltimore. Md.