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Evening star., 1921-02-10
VISITING NURSES
TAKE MANY CASES
2.511 Visits to 844 Patients
Made by Society in
January.

total Of 2,511 visits to Si4 differ
ent patients was made by the gradu-
ate nursing staff of the Instructive
Visiting Nurse Society of Washington
during the month of January. accord
ing to the report of Miss Ruth A. f.
Adamson. superintendent. submitted
at the recent meeting of the board
of managers held at the society'S
headquarters. 1913 G street northwest.
OF these, 1900 were nursing visits.
4S5 were instructive visits and 1I5
prenatal visits, while the maternity
nurse assisted at twelve confinements
to the Child Welfare Society.
beginning February l. Miss Adam.
son announced, two maternity nurses
were available to assist during con-
tinements This service has been in
great demand and doubtless the nurs-
ing personnel will have to be increas-
ed from time to time.
1T is very gratifying to be able
to report said the superintendent
that Columbia Hospital has requested
the services of n full-time medical
social service worker and that l Will
be able to place Miss Bates in charge
of this work on or about February
1s She will assist in the clinic work,
visit the wards in order to get in
touch with the patients who will need
home visits and advice on leaving the
hospital"
"A second point of interest to us
is the development of our 1ong-con-
templated teaching center for pSh-
lie health nursing. The National Or
ganization for Public Nursing has re-
ferred to us Miss Margaret Hutchin-
son, who was appointed February l.
She Is graduate in public health
nursing from Columbia University
and Henry Street Settlement. New
York city"
1t was explained that the training
center will be opened on February
Is. with headquarters in Eeighbor-
hood House in district with a
varied population. The Associated
Charities has an Office in this Sec
tion. and the Child Welfare Society
conducts a clinic. Eight students
fro Walter Reed Hospital will be
admitted. and four months will be
given to class and field work.
Evening star., 1921-02-10
CRIES TERRIFY THIEF.
Miss Fisher Seized on Street.
Several Thefts Reported.

Loud cries for help last night prevent
ed the robbery of Miss Nellie Fisher,
3249 n street. in front Of 1245 Potomac
street. Miss Fisher was passing along
Potomac street about $50 O'Clock when
an unidentified white man suddenly ap-
peared from behind and grabbed her.
Alarmed by her cries, the man fed
through an alley and soon was out Of
sight. The police were furnished with
the mans description.
Thirty quarts of whisky, twelve Of
one brand and eighteen Of another, dis
appeared from the home OF Harry
Sherry, 1913 Decatur street, the past
month. Sherry valued the liquor at
$3.50.
Walter +. Scott. 2SIs NJ street. re-
ported the theft Of an overcoat from
II. Paurs: Church. 23d between G and
Fl streets. He valued il At $40.
Helen Castillo, 314 Ford court, re-
ported the taking OF fur cape valued
k0A from . m0EinS lictpea 3heoteA
Evening star., 1921-02-10
FLURRRY IN w. VA. COURT
FOLLOWS JUDGES ACTION
Proposed Postponement of Matte
wan Murder Trials Shown to
Work Dismissal of Charges

WILLIAMSON, W. Va. February
1o.-The Mingo county court was
thrown into furry Of excitement
twelve jurors ready to hear the
Matewan murder trials, Judge r. ID.
Bailey stepped down from the bench
to ascertain the truth of a rumor
that the state would ask for a con-
tinuance because of the absence of
important witnesses.
After hurried conference with
S. 4. Avis of counsel for the state.
Judge Bailey returned to the bench
and ordered a roll call of witnesses.
1t was understood that, while Mr..
Avis had not asked for a postpone
ment. he had asked the Indulgence
of Judge Bailey owing to the abb
sense of witnesses. Postponement at
this time, it was stated. would, under
the law. throw the cases out of court.
as the trial has already been post
poned twice.
Evening star., 1921-02-10
SENATOR'S REQUEST
REFUSEDBYC COLBY
Secretary Says No Text
Exists of Proposed Agree
ment With Japanese.

Secretary Colby refused today to
transmit to the Senate foreign rela-
tions committee Information regard
ing negotiations with Japan looking
to the framing of a new treaty to
meet the situation created by the
adoption of the California anti-alien
law.
Senator Lodge arranged to advise
Senator johnson, republican, Cali
fcrnia, of Mr.. Colby's reply, as it was
at the instance of the California SEN
ator that the committee request was
made.
Mr.. Colby's letter to Senator Lodge
L have the honor to acknowledge
the receipt of your letter of yester-
days date requesting, if not incom-
patible with the public interest that
1 furnish the committee with "a copy
of the agreement reached hy the
Japanese ambassador and Mr.. Morris.
Permit me to say that this request
indicates a misapprehension of the
status of the pourparlers which have
been going on for some time past
with a view to reaching a friendly
understanding as to the scope and
terms of a conventional agreement
yet to be negotiated by the pleni-
potentiaries Of Japan and the United
States when they shall have been
duly empowered to that end.
"While / think l am warranted In
saying that substantial progress has
bern made toward an ultimate agree
ment. there Is no agreed text of
which a copy could be communicated
to the committee in advance of the
regular submission of whatever con-
vention may be ultimately signed.
u think you and the committee will
readily concede that any communca-
ton of record which is practically
that or preliminary comparison of
views, coupled with recomme ndations
which are still the subject of exami-
nation, would be premature and might
tend to defeat rather than aid an
eventual settlement of a question
which has been the source of much
misunderstanding and misinterpreta-
tion for period of many years"
Evening star., 1921-02-10
MISS MURRAY ENTERTAINs

Songs. dances and monologues fea-
eurea the entertainment last night
at the John Dickson Home for the
aged. given by Miss Estelle Murray
under the auspices Of the entertain
ment committee of the membership
COMMITTEES of the Washington Board
The program follows: Spanish
group dance, Misses ida Belt, Mildred
McLeod, Marion OConnor and Mil
dred Inge; vocal solo, Miss Estelle
Murray: Just a Little Nonsense" s.
Percy Oliver; "A Dark Sermon" Her
man F. Carl; "A Little More Dark-ie
stun. Brooke Johns: plano solo.
Miss Mildred Huguely; Back to
Childhood Days" Miss Estelle Muir.
ray and Misses Mildred Mcleod. Ida
Belt, Marion OConnor. Mildred Inge
and Loretta Bradley. and q baritone
colo Rh Harris Mhite<
Evening star., 1921-02-10
Gossip About variou. Positions

realized that there may be many q
slip between the LIST of February and
the 1st OF March.
Gossip About Various Positions.
For the secretaryship of war sew
eral men still are mentioned in gos-
sip close to the President-elect.
Prominent among them is John w.
also is linked repeatedly with the
Navy and Treasury portfolios.
Frank o. Lowden OF Illinois is an
other mentioned as possibility for
the secretaryship Of the Navy. and
the friends Of Andrew W. Mellon of
qualifications to be Secretary Of the
Treasury. For the latter post it is
understood that Charles G. Dawes of
Illinois, once conceded to have an in
sibility.
Senator A. B. Fall Of New Mexico
Is believed to be under serious con-
stderation for Secretary of the In
terror, and whether he goes into the
place is Understood to depend largely,
place John Hays Hammond Of New
York is being strongly recommended
by one republican.
1t is in regard to the secretary
ships OF labor and Of commerce that
Mr.. Harding's mind is believed to
be farthest from q decision. The
records and qualifications of several
men are said to he under investiga-
tion In connection with the labor
portfolio, one Of the latest to receive
prominent support being j. A. Davis
Of Pittsburgh. formerly q steel work.
er and now q banker. The place at
the head Of the Commerce Depart
msnt is expected to be the last OF
all to be filled, and 1t may fall to
one now mentioned for q post rank
ing nearer the top of the list.
Will Confer With Advisers.
1t is certain that Mr.. Harding wilt
take no definite steps until he has
held further conferences with his ad-
visers, and next week is expected to
see the bginning of q series of con-
sultations here that will bring the
problem to a decision. 1t is unlikely
that any appointments will be an
nounced, however, until a day or two
before the inauguration.
In addition to his work on corre-
spondence. which Mr.. Harding began
last night within a few hours of his
arrival here. he had appointments to.
day with John Barrett, former head
Of the Pan-American Union, and Mrs.
William H. FELTON, of Cartersville. Ga.
Mr.. Barrett brought a pressing in
vitation to the President-elect to 20
to New York in April for the unveil-
Ing of a memorial erected by Bolivia.
Although his vacation is at an end,
Mr.. Harding will take q plentiful
share Of outdoor exercise during his
stay in st. Augustine. and he began
today by allotting the afternoon to golf.
Evening star., 1921-02-10
CALIFoRNIANs TO MEET.

The California State Association
will celebrate it's twenty-sixth anni-
versary at Thomson School, 12th and
l. streets northwest; this evening. A
program has been arranged.
The California State Association
was started by q small group of Cali
fornians. then living In Washington,
more than q, quarter of century ago.
It was one Of the first of the numer.
Gus state associations now in exist
Evening star., 1921-02-10
RITES FOR CONGRESSMAN.
Funeral of Mr.. Blackmon Held
This Morning in Alabama.

ASNISTON. Ala. February 10.-Fu-
neral services over the remains Of
the late Representative Fred l.
Blackmon Of the fourth district, Ala
bama. whose death occurred at Bar
tow. Fla. were conducted here at IL
o'clock today from the Blackmon resi-
dence.
Delegations from the Senate and
House Of Representatives attended, to-
gether with prominent citizens of the
state Services were in charge of
Rev. Frank w. Brandon. presiding
elder of the Talladega district, Meth
odist conference, and Rev. w. A.
pawson. IL former classmate Of the de.
AaA eox Ureoaunan
Evening star., 1921-02-10
HARDING BANS SOCIALS,
Wants Only Family Luncheon to
Celebrate Inauguration.

ST. AUGUSTINE. Fla. February 10.
Not only are the inaugural parade
and ball to be omitted from the in
auguration ceremonies of March A..
but if President-elect Harding can
help it. there will be no social fea-
lures connected with the event except
possibly a luncheon given by him to
his father and other members of his
family. Mr.. Harding said today he
was holding to his determination to
keep the ceremonies as free from
frills as possible.
Evening star., 1921-02-10
JUDGE wITHHoLDs DECISION,
Nebecker Reviewing Reports
Against Alleged Coal Combines.

Assistant Attorney General Frank K.
Nebecker today had before him a re-
port Of the bureau Of Investigation on
the alleged combination Of Washington
coal dealers. as outlined before the Sem
ate manufacturers committee by f. NJ
Van Ness and others.
Until he had studied the report and
learned whether the evidence ut hand
would warrant action in the federal
courts Judge Nebecker would not fore
cast what the department would do.
In this case, as in the hearings before
the Calder committee. the department
viii have full copy of all of the tes-
timoDy taken.
Evening star., 1921-02-10
Chairman WHITE
READYFORAF|GHT
Comes Prepared to Resist
Movement for His Re-
tirement.

Chairman George White of the demo-
cratic national committee is due in
town late today or tomorrow morning
from New York. He is coming with
blood in his eye" all reports from that
city forecast. and ready to go TO the
mat" with the faction at Washington
intent upon his retirement from the
chairmanship.
He has the leaders in the movement
located and is prepared 10 resist thrlr
further efforts for his undoinE. He
has found A decided improvement ia
his health and clarifying Of his husi-
ness affairs since the enterprise OF ms
removal was undertaken.
Robert w woolley. former inter
state commerce commissioner. owns
up to having drawn the petition for
a meeting OF the full committee which
National Committeeman Love Ia
thered with his signature. Al the san
Francisco convention Mr.. WoolleS
was one Of the most active among the
small army OF federal office holders
urging the nomination of Me-. Nc
Adoo. but upon Gov. Coxs COMMA
tion Immediately came into camp and
took part in the campaign
Mr.. WoOIlcy's Statement.
In a statement ISSUED ny him. MIR
Wooliey disclaimS personal animus
lph ara MI w Ilit, pul iil~iSAN il''H
the deSira bility of meeting of the
fun committee. the appointment If a
steering committee on rcorganizntlon
and new deal. tSc also declares
it to have been and Sliil IN be- his
understanding that Mr.. White Intends
some time to retire M. Woolley's
statement says in part:
''At first he indicated THAT he might
call the meeting in DecemiGr: then he
was quoted later as postpoHing II un-
til January. and when l tahted with
him ten days ago he said tNe might
not retire for six months, but that
he positively would not conripuc as
chairman through the next four years.
OF this there can he no question.
Il am not a member of the COM
mittee. but it is my belief that the
date Of Mr.. Whites retirement would
be left to his pleasure. At the pno-
posed meeting on March /, it would
be simple enough To select campaign
or steering committee which could ac-
lively take charge of the work of or
gan!Zing. There is no reason for any
MISUNDERSTANDING and certainly none
but the most friendly feelings are
cherished for Mr.. White personally by
me or by the many petitioners whom
1 have interviewed.
Evening star., 1921-02-10
BILL TO PROVIDE VAULT.

Authorixation for a $2,000,000 vault
building for the Treasury Department
Is provided in a bill introduced yes
terday by Representative John Lang
lev of Kentucky, chairman Of the
House committee on public buildings
and grounds. This measure was in
troduced at the request of Secretary
Houston, to provide q storage place for
immense quantities of bullion and
currency which must come to WASH
ington IL rough abandonment of the
various ,subtreasuries throughout, the
Evening star., 1921-02-10
LUCIUs E. JOHNSON DEAD.
Former Railway President Began
His Career as Locomotive Fireman.

ROANOKE. Va, February 10
Lucius E. johnson, formerly president
Of the Norfolk and Western Railway
Company. died in DeIand, Fla, yester-
day. after brief illness. Mr.. Johnson
on January 1 was retired by the Nor.
folk and Western. along with several
other men who had served the COM
pany as officials for many years. He
left soon afterward for FLORIDA to
spend the winter season.
Mr. Johnson began his railroad
career as a fireman on the Chicago.
Burlington and Quincy in 1855 at the
age of twenty. His rise was rapid and
he came to Roanoke in 1897 as gen.
eral superintendent Of the Norfolk and
Western In 1899 he was made vice
president and general manager, and
in 1904 became president.
Evening star., 1921-02-10

(Continued from First Page
George e. Hamilton, president Of the
Capital Traction Company, and Will
liam i. Ham, president of the Wash
ington Railway and Electric COM
pany. would be present, but as both
could not come, it was decided best
to invite neither.
Admission by Col. kutx.
Lieut.. Col. Kutz admitted that the
have the consolidation Of the Potomac
Electric Power Company and the
Washington Railway and Electric
Company made conditional on merg-
er of the two street car companies
"as a club
REPRESENTATIVE Woods argued that
Congress should not be in the position
of using a club until they FOUND the
public service corporations refusing
to do the right thing. He argued that
thing in removing the prohibition
placed by Congress against console
dation The subcommittee of five
pretty well convinced the Engineer
Commissioner that he had taken a
false position.
enues was debated at length. Repre-
sentative Woods original bill called
for q franchise tax of only j per cent
aud Chairman Mapes held of for the
fulI. tax of per cent. Representative
clark Burdick. republican, of Rhode
island, sugg ested a compromise on
ner cent, and it seems likely that TINS
will be agreed upon by the subcom-
mittee.
When Chairman Mapes was arguing
for the 4 per cent tax and then an
excess profits tax that would hurt"
il was pointed out to him that ie
would be only putting an extra ms
crease in fare upon the car riders,
since they in turn must pay the
Increased taxes.
Mr.. walters Brings Out Point.
Representative Walters, republican,
of PENNSYLVANIA, here brought out an
other point that impressed the sub
committee. He showed that the tax
on these service corporations would
bring in increased revenue to the
credit of the District, and that the
federal government must meet this
on a percentage basis of fifty-fifty
or of sixty-forty in making District
appropriations.
In Representative Woods revised
bill provision will be made for in
cluding the Washington and Rock
cry county, Md, in the proposed merg-
er legislation.
All members of the subcommittee
considering the merger bill said to-
day that they expect to be able to
report out a bill soon, but that they
did not expect it would be passed or
even considered in the House at this
session, but that they hoped to pl In
il early N, the -Apecial lseesion.
Evening star., 1921-02-10
OPPOSES K. OF c. GIFT.

CHARLESTON. s. c., February TO-
On the ground that the organization
of world war veterans ought to
"preserve it's independence of spirit so
that it may deal with all problems on
their merits" Charleston Post, No. 10
American Legion. has gone on record
az being opposed to acceptance Of the
5000, 900 fund offered by the Knights
OF Columbus. RNeven HI though the
.sGtsipssa ara loosed
Evening star., 1921-02-10
FIND INFANTS BODIES.
Two Located on a Dump and An
other in a Satchel.

Bodies OF two infants ana the
skeleton Of another are at the DIS
trict U1orgue The bodies were found
on the dump near Connecticut avenue
and Woodley road yesterday alter
noon. while the skeleton was found
in satchel in vacant building on
Duncan street northeast.
Records at the morgue show that
the bodies are those of colored in
fants The satchel containing the
skeleton was seen in the Duncan
street house by workmen some time
ago. 1t was not opened until yester-
day, however.
Evening star., 1921-02-10
SPEAKS FOR BOLSHEVISM.
Lecturer Condemns American Sys-
tenn of Government

At the old Masonic Temple last
night Robert Minor. lecturer. car
toOnist and correspondent. speaking
upon the advertised topic Of amnesty
for political prisoners. delivered an
address in praise of bolshevism and
in condemnation Of the American
system of government
Evening star., 1921-02-10
PROVISION FOR c0NDUITs.

Provision for extension of public
utilities conduits under permits to be
issued by the chief of engineers,
United States Army, in and under
public grounds in the District. ID
found in a bill introduced by Chair
man Langley Of the House committee
n Rlah2ie hlitdingx and &rDNl&
Evening star., 1921-02-10
HARDING TAKES UP
MASS OF BUSINESS

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Evening star., 1921-02-10
PLANS BILL FOR D. c.
RAIL WAY MERGER

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Evening star., 1921-02-10

realized that there may be many q
slip between the LIST of February and
the 1st of March.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-04-23
RESTRICT IMMIGRATION

Would that America could receive
and care for the oppressed of the
world, but it isn't possible And II
any considerable number of them
pour in on us lit will be impossible
properly to take care of those. They
threaten to do this and now is not
the time to sit in raptures at the feet
of eloquence deluding our good sense
with the fiction that this country is
the refuge of the oppressed from all
parts of the earth and under obliga-
lions to pay their passage here.
These orators are careful not to-
specify, as among the oppressed to
whom we should give refuge, China
men or Japanese. AS a matter of fact
humanity would apply to those more
clearly than to those of other lands
coming here in poverty and disease,
bringing the seeds of generations
lived in filth and degradation and in
capable of keeping sanitary once
they are made so. We cannot as
simulate them if they come, rather
they would assimilate US.
The peoples already here have
friends and relatives that might, in
restricted numbers. come and be use
full. 1t is possible, as some urge,
that we might freely admit the
higher grades of labor, even under
contract at not less than S. per day,
as one advocate asks. This would
increase the competition in employ
ments calling for higher grades of
intelligence and perhaps force some
into the lower grades. 1t is quite
certain, however, that we must not
listen to those seeking unrestricted
admission OF the downtrodden mass
es in the hope to exploit them in our
industries. Ultimately we would find
that sort of labor the most expensive
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-04-23
She Says

ITO the Most Prominent Drug
Store, Augusta, Maine. Important"
was the address on an envelope
which reached the Augusta Post
Office this week. 1t was not a mat
ter of judgment entirely but a mat
ter Of convenience. when the letter
was delivered to the nearest drug
store. 1t certainly promised much.
And 1t turned out to be a letter from
a dear little school teacher, in a. far
corner of the State. She said. in her
vertical. large-lettered penmanship:
Dear Sirs: Please send me postal
card pictures Of the State Capitol
and the Blaine Mansion" OF course
the letter was duly signed with the
added information, Teacher" And
six cents in stamps were enclosed.
1t will be lesson In civil govern
ment-that is a safe bet.
A minister told me this one. It is
concerning a former parishioner and
the story was told him, he says.
Old Tim was suffering from a severe
cold When old Tim had severe
colds and that was often. he had one
remedy--whiskey and lots of IL. A
friend said, ''Tim, I know a better
remedy for your cold" And old Tim
emphatically replied, friend. I don't
want to know any better remedy"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-04-23
Two Kinds of Americanism
Chicago Evening Postl

John J. Pershing has as pure a
brand of Americanism as any PUBLIC
character in America. When he
warns that dangerous foreign inf1u-
ences are striving to weaken the close
ties of friendship that bind us to
those peoples beside whom we fought
the war, it means that his American
ism considers those ties worth pre-
serving.
One would not think so, If one took
ones Americanism from the clamor
of our isolation cranks or the cring-
ing of our hyphentoadies. In them
the country is assailed by influences
far more dangerous to our battle field
friendships than any foreign propa-
gandists. Their constant accusations
and insinuations of greed, revenge
fulness, robbery and dishonesty
against our recent brothers-in-a arms
threaten to cost us half of what we
won in the war.
The question is shall we follow Per-
shing or the crowd that howl about
Americanism and practice provincial
ism and international SANDER?
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-04-23
Relations of Contract
lewiston Sun)

The wlations between employer
and employe are relations of contract
Their contracts ought to rest on the
established law Of contracts. When
breach of contract is claimed, the ag-
grfeved party must find property or
obligation of the other party out of
which to get satisfaction for the
breach of contract If a labor union
makes contract, it ought to be will
ing to put up the necessary security.
Just as the corporation ought to be
required to give a bond, if there is
any doubt of getting satisfaction for
its failure to keep the contract. Let
both sides put up adequate security.
Then whichever party fails to keep
the contract forfeits it's bond. If 1t is
said that this would be harder on the
union than on the corporation, then
it is up to the union to find the secur-
ity. The better security the union
can give, the better contract it can
make. Same as when you go to the
bank for a loan the easier and surer
you make it for the bank to realize on
your note, the easier to get the
money, and the more you can get.
There ought not to be anything in
the statutes directed at labor con-
tracts.