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Evening star., 1922-01-15
WEEKS DELAYING,
CHARGE OF FORD
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city during the day, neither he nor
his agents, so far as could be learned,
were engaged in work on the Muscle
Shoals question. The opinion still
prevailed among officials that the
contract would not be finally drafted
until late this week, and it would be a
matter of about two weeks altogeth-
e. before it was formally sent to Con-
eress for consideration.
Tinker ORer Rushed Back.
The offer submitted by c. c. Tinker
Of San Francisco was being rushed
IN that city for modification so as to
include a provision for the manutac-
ture OF nitrates after the plants and
dam, had been completed and were
ready for operation. Mr.. Thinker left
Chicago Friday for San Francisco aft.
er conferences there with officials CT
the Construction Company OF Eortn
America, Of which he is president. Mr.
Tinker is expected to return mere
and formally present his proposal 10
As a third party Frederick Eng
strunn. president Of the NEWPORT Ship
building Company Of Wilmington,
N. C.. and engineers assisting ,sis s,isn. hin, |.
changes in the offer he has already
submitted to Mr. Weeks. These were
said to involve the inclusion Of more
definite provision for nitrate r1anufac-
ture at Muscle Shoals than had been
submitted.
No Authority, Say. Secretary.
Secretary Weeks reiterated yester-
day his determination not to announce
what comments" he would make in
submitting the Ford offer to Con
referrine to the Ford proposal that 1t
be understood that his DECISION in
forwarding the question to Congress
did not and could not imply an
acceptance or Endorsement Of 1t on
his part. Mr.. Weeks explained that
he did not have authority to accept
the offer and that existing laws made
IL Impossible for the War Department
to dispose OF any real estate over
which it had jurisdiction without first
obtaining congressional authority.
Evening star., 1922-01-15
CALL WOMEN To AID
MEMBERSHIP DRIVE
Federal Employees Union to
Enlist Support for Re-
classification Bill.

Woman employees of the government
will be asked to take special part in
'Memb bership day" tomorrow in the
campaign of Federal Employees Union.
No. 2. for new members. Officials of
the union believe that women in the
civil service will obtain their bill of
rights" when the Sterling-Lehlbach
reclassification bill becomes law.
Every woman in government service
should do her bit to secure public
support of the reclassification meas
ure, says the message sent out by the
union officials to the women, and "the
way to do that bit most effectively is
to join forces in the organization"
The wOmen's representative on the
central committee of Union, No. 2. in
charge of the membership campaign,
is Miss Roberta L. Lindsey. president
of the Treasury branch of No. 2. She
is manager of the claims section of
the division Of loans and currency at
the Treasury.
Aim to Get Equal Pay.
zone of the purposes of our union
says the central committees message,
"a purpose reiterated by the last ma
tional convention of the organization.
is to secure for women in the civil
service equal pay and equal opportu-
nifty with men for advancement in the
civil service.
Under present conditions men are
frequently given promotions in pref
erence to women who are doing the
same work more efficiently. Under the
Sterling -Lehlbach bill. should a de-
would have access to her efficiency
rating as a legal right and could ap-
peal her case to the reviewing agency
''It is because the Sterling-Lehl-
bach bill classifies the work and
gives power of review to the agencies
for efficient service and on the other
for the government expenditures that
this law is so important to women in
the civil service"
Women Active in Movement.
Among the women who are taking
active part in the membership cam
paign, besides Miss Lindsey. are Miss
Elizabeth Downing Of the Civil Serv-
ice Commission. Miss Margaret
Brightwell of the employees COM
pensation commission, Miss Lucy
in the public health service; Miss
Juliette Stebbins. administrative clerk
in the supervising architects office
of the Treasury: Mrs. Laura II. Hal
sey. Department of Labor: Miss
Bertha L. Griffith, Interstate Com
Edes. War Department.; Mrs. Adele
G.. Guthridge. Department of Agri-
culture; Mrs. Salome Mansfield.
Treasury: Mrs. Mary E. o. Green.
Treasury: Mrs. Sophie Bergler. tariff
commissions: Miss Estelle P. He'll
man War Department.: Miss Lois NJ.
Beach, Navy Department.; Miss Louise
Park, geological survey: Miss Fannie
p. Lamson and Miss Rosalfe Grill. De-
partment of Commerce: Miss Alma L.
Van Dorm, bureau Of standards: Mrs
Lila NJ. Shepley and Mrs. Harriette
j. Hifton-king Library of Congress:
Miss Julia Foley. government print
ing office: Mrs. Lillian A. King, air
service: Miss Mary Mattingly and
Mrs. Myrtle w. Small, Treasury De-
partment; Mrs. H. E. England. gen.
eral accounting office: Miss Mary E.
OIiphant. Veterans Bureau; Miss
Jessye B. Cilles. Navy Department.:
Mrs. r. c. Pierce. general land Office,
and Miss H. Shelby Holbrook. bureau
Of mines.
Evening star., 1922-01-15
WAR VETERAN PARROT
SPEAKS TWO TONGUES,
BOTH UNSCRUPULOUSLY
BY Gable to The Star.

BY Gable to The Star.
LONDON, January 14.-A parrot,
whose life of adventure includes
travels across three continents and
an escape from death on the French
front during the war. has beer at
tracing attention in the streets OF
London.
The parrot, whose name is "Co-co,'
spends most of it's time perched on
the shoulder of it's owner, Mrs.
Armine Pearse. 1t accompanies her
wherever she goes.
Coco was originally discovered
an abandoned cripple at Buenos
Ayres. II was taken to France as
mascot during the war by the late
Mr.. Wodehouse-Pe Pearse, who was IN
charge of an American Army can
teen Mr. Pearse and four other
officers were killed by one shell only
eleven days before the arnistice.
Coco" was blown into the air at
the same time, but fortunately Tell
into bush.
The only thing which upsets
"Co-co is to be left indoors alone.
Its owner declared today that
"Co-co can speak French. is learn
ing English. is intelligent, and ut
terly INSCRIPTIONS.
SIT cannot fiy." she said, land is
perfectly safe on my shoulder. II
] left it where ! am staying 1t would
simply pine away"
That's So" echoed Coco" with
a strong American accent.
Evening star., 1922-01-15
WILL START DRIVE
At MASS MEETING
Campaign for $35, 600 Quota
in Wilson Foundation
to Be Launched.

The District of ColBmbias drive
TOT $4,000. it's quota in the million-
collar national campaign of the
woodrow Wilson Foundation. will be
formally launched at 2:30 o'clock this
afternoon with a mass meeting in
the National Theater.
me meeting will be addressed by
Hamilton Holt. New York editor and
executive director of the national
campaign: DR.. Samuel T. Eliot of
boston, Col. John Temple Graves and
samuel Gompers, president of the
American Federation of Labor.
CHARLES Edward Russell will preside.
Robert W. Woolley. formerly a
member Of the Interstate Commerce
commission. is in direct charge of
.he campaign for the District. while
MRS. Kat" Trenholm Abrams is chair
man OF the women's committee and
Mrs j. Borden Hartman, chairman
OF the founders committee Several
subcommittees Will assist in the
campaign.
Would Make Annual Awards.
The million dollars sought in tha
campaign viii be used in making
annual awards for "meritorious sery-
ice TO democracy. public welfare.
liberal thought or peace through
Justice, Mr.. Wooley explained yes
terday; II is planned to place the
Iuhd IN the hands of a board of
;o 'o COMPOSED OF eminent Amer
The method of raising the en-
dowment will not he the familiar
driFe OF war time" said Mr.. Wool
ieF- Rather the appeal will be
ained more in the spirit of a free
will Offering
Inc sixty minutes between noon
ana O'Clock on tomorrow will mark
the actual opening of the foundation
gh. The national committee
OF the foundation has designated this
pe.,od OF time as the Wilson hour"
with the request that it be observed
by all friends of Mr.. Wilson tbrouRh.
out the country
During that time contributions
VIII De received but not sought The
various officers of the local oreani
90 zzseion VIII be at the headquarters.
80 ialh street ready to receive con
tributions
Women Holding Meeting.
Inc mass meeting at the Nation.l
Iheater today will be under tho a,,s
plces OF the women's committee and
nhder hder the direct supervision of Mrs.
biair canister, Mrs. H. f. c. Bryant
ana an Mrs. Huston Thompson, who will
Ne assisted by Mrs. Leslie Garrett.
Watkins anu MISS
Inc following will act s ushers.
misses Lucy Wooley. Florence wool
icy. Anna Wilson, Emily Tilton. Kath-
erlhe Costello. Lucy Boggs, sally
Boges' Mary Lynch, Olive Chase,
Betty Bryant. Virginia Garrett. Mar
Barksdaie, Carolyn Rogers Rehs
Doughton. Nancy Crother. Margaret
Bahlster, Susan Glass Frances Hen
derson, Lucille Schoolfield, Dorothy
Moore: Nancy Carrington, Grace Ro
per, M Marion Elizabeth Adams, Alicia
Weaver. Gladys Dickey, Mary Raw
iines. Asenath johnson, Blanche Har-
riman. Dorothy Campbell. Pansy Will
son, Milcey Zachary, Alicia Bonds.
Nora Macon Anna Hedrick. and
MisSes rolpoys. Stanley, Edwards
Wylie, Saul and Yates
The only reserved seats at the meet
ing Will he two boxes, sent to Mr.. and
Mrs. Wilson, and the remaining boxes
which will be reserved for wounded
soldiers in the hospitals here.
ROOSEVELT MAKES ApprAr
Evening star., 1922-01-15
SWEEPING CHANGES
IN SCHOOLS HINTED
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uiation. In number of cases ex-
ceeding large additions to BUILDINGS
even before they are ready for oceu-
pahcy' will have to recommend an
exceedingly large appropriation.
rms may be larger than Congress
might want to provide at once aud
II Is fer this reason that a bond ;s-
sue is being given considerario, h,
sone members of the committee.
Desires Early AftioB,
senator Capper said that the MEM
pers of the committee desired 10 CO..
the conditions relieved as quickly as
possible. He pointed out that on his
iast inspection of schools he visited
the Petworth building. whore an
elght-room addition had been con,-
pleted. and 1t was overcrowded
10 'ne point Of making it necessary
" use portaoles. He said that when
ne visited the same school a year and
half ago there were portables there
but the addition had been nrov,d.a
FOR, and he was told that it wou1d h..
adequate for some time. But be COW
tinued. 1t has just been completed
and still there is not enough room
1or all the pupils Of that section
Ihis showed. he said, that Congress
wouid have to make provision for
buildings on much larger scale tbon
was even thought of at first. The
school population is increasing much
faster annually now than it was he
fore the war, he said, and this prowtb
must be taken care Of as well os IN.
growth during the war. when there
was no building.
Radical Changes likely.
Senator Capper Indicated ,b.t III.
committee will find it necessary to
make radical changes in the schoo,
system here. almost to the point of
turning 1T inside cut. He said that
the Information received from ont
side sources showed that the present
methods of running the schools here
were not the most efficient. ana that
the committee would make an at
tempt to formulate plan for q school
system here to which educators from
all parts Of the country would flock
in order to copy 1t.
The COMMITTEES Is facing q very seri-
Gus problem, Senator Capper SAYS.
and in order to get the best system
here will make an intensive study of
all the data submitted.
Evening star., 1922-01-15
Is Your Child Underweight?

Our Nutrition Workers have found by the weighing and
Measuring Washington school children that OF them
are badly this fact handicapped in
their schoolwork This can be renedied by
l. Medical examination discover the cause
D Correction Of physical defects found
Plenty veSeables Several glasses OF
pasteyrized milk daily
l. Enough sleep and avoidance Of fatigue.
s. Hearty cooperation the parents under direction
seeing it advices carefully followed in
the home.
Next Friday Evening at o'clock at the Cosmos Club
Auditorium (adjoining Belasco Theatef)
Mrs. Ira Couch Wood
Director Elizabeth Mccormick Memorial Fund Chicago, will
address the Annual Meeting of this Association on
.rhe Place Of Nut1tos In the Physical Educaion
of the School Child"
DR.. Frank Ballou
Superintendent of Schools
Will speak ON ask POINTS in School Hygiene"
This Bulletin Paid for BY the
Annexation for the Prevention of Tuberculosis
Teeqhone Main s9z lLsss. Nssses, szs u street Ns"s
Evening star., 1922-01-15
:GRIDIRON CLUB MEETS.
Grafton S. Wilcox Of Chicago
Tribune Elected Member.

At the regular monthly meeting of
the Gridiron Club at the Willard
Hotel last night, Grafton S. Wilcox of
the Chicago Tribune was elected an
active member of the club.
The annual spring dinner of the
club will be held at the New Willard
Hotel Saturday evening, April %, at
7:B0 o'clock.
Evening star., 1922-01-15
LIEUT.. CHILDS DETAILED.
Will Command Recruit Detach.
ment of Engineer Regiment.

First Lieut.. Ralph s. Childs. who
recently completed a course at the
engineer school at Camp Humphreys.
has been detailed to command the re-
cruit detachment of the engineer
regiment, District National Guard,
according to announcement last night
by Maj. r. D. La Garde. adjutant gen.
eral of the guard. Lieut. Childs will
take up his new duties Immediately.
The following men enlisted in the
guard during the past week: Lester
A. Howard, H. Carson Hayes, Edwin
Walter Burg. George H. Sweet. James
r. Russell and Bruce r. Wright.
Basket ball teams representing the
three companies OF the engineer regi-
ment are practtcing in preparation
for the basket ball tournament OF the
guard to determine the championship
team. The championship last year
was won by c company.
Evening star., 1922-01-15
81, 900 GIFT FOR SOLDIERS
Miss Clapp Presents Sum for
Comfort Of Former Service Man.

The comforts section of the Dis
trict Of Columbia Chapter of the
American Red Cross has been pre-
sented with $1,000 by Miss Alice Clapp
Of this city to be expended in any
way the Red Cross sees 1T for the
comfort of former service men. Part
of the donation has already been ex-
pended. 1t was announced yesterday,
in refurnishing room in the Red
Cross Hut at st. Elizabeth's HOSPITAL.
A drinking fountain is also to be set
up from this fund, it was stated.
The chapters comfort section visits
this hospital every Thursday after
noon, when ice cream and cake are
served, cigarettes passed and music
and dancing offered for the bepeflt Of
Ske mentally sick.
Evening star., 1922-01-15
SIX OFFICERS ASSIGNED HERE

Six officers of the Naval Medical
corps have been ordered to this city
A.. ,,le q course of instruction at the
Naval Medical School. They are
TJeuts. August Anderson. Clarence J.
drown. Franklin c. Hill. George l..
WccIintock, William p. Null ana
Regsf A. Nolan.
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Miss Alice Robertson. consresswom-
an from Oklahoma: Mrs Eleanor
Franklin Egan of the American ad-
visory committee to the arms con-
ference; Mrs. Medill Mccormick and
Mrs Arthur Livermore, the club presi-
dent.
Woman Voters AsxaiIed.
Both Mrs. Mccormick and Repre-
sentative Robertson assailed the
League of Women Voters.
THE time is past said Mrs. Nc
Cormick. "for a separate woman's
organization. whether you call it the
League of Women Voters or the
Womans Party. We have no need
in this country to draw the sex line.
THE parties are open to us and it
is incumbent upon us to prove that
we do not lack decision as individuals
and that we are steadfast enough to
stand by the party of our choice. If
it fails from time to time to live UP
to the standards we have set for 1t,
let us realize that we are at the
threshold of this new era and that
it is for us to devote all our en-
ergles to the solving of the party's
problems, and by working side by side
with the men we will stimulate and
yulcanize it and make it the party
ideal. as it is the party of our
choice"
.IdeaI Republican Woman
Miss Robertson told the women
that If any of them belonged to the
League of Women Voters 1.-The quick
ar YOU get out of 1t the better" She
praised Mrs. Harding highly. describ-
ing her as 1.-The ideal republican
woman"
Mrs. Egan said the women Of the
advisory council of the arms con-
ference were called upon to solve
questions including Everything from
universal prohibition and the doing
away with foot-binding. still prev
slent in some parts of China. to tat
tooing in India"
There are other questions probably
of vastly more Importance facing the
world today, she said, than universal
prohibition.
1--WE are a nation of idealists," she
added. land we want to do our part
Our whole national thinking process
"a Influenced by the idealistic view.
we want to wear a halo, but we
want to be sure that we do not pay
r,ors than the halo is worth"
Evening star., 1922-01-15
NAMED AS RECEIVER.
s. C. Redman to Take Over Toy
Business.

Business.
Justice Bailey of the District Su-
preme Court yesterday named Samuel
C. Redman rs receiver of the toy, no.
tions and novelties business con-
Quoted by Ralph K. Gilchrist and
Walter E. Barr, trading as Gilchrist,
Barr & Co., At $50 Pennsylvania ave-
nue. northwest. The bond Of the re.
ceiver was fixed at $4,000.
The appointment followed the fling
Of a petition OF certain creditors of
the firm asking that tho merchants
be Adjudged bankrupt. Through At
torney Walter Johnston these credits
tors charge that the frm is insolvent
and within the last four months has
made payments on account to other
creditors in violation of the bank
ruptcy laws. The assets and liabili-
ties Of the firm are not stated.
Evening star., 1922-01-15
sAWMILL BLAST KILLS FIVE.

MOUNT PLEASANT. Tex, January
l4.-Five persons were killed and
three others seriously injured. one
of them probably fatally. as a result
of an explosion at a sawmill today.
Evening star., 1922-01-15
ROOSEVELT MAKES APPEAL
Asks Aid in Woodrow Wilson
Foundation Drive.
; the Associated Press.

by the Associated Press
NEW YORK. January 14.-Frankliu
ID. Roosevelt. former assistant secre-
tary of the Navy and now chairman
OF the national committee of the
Woodrow Wilson Foundation. TODAY
issued an appeal to ali members T.,
aid in the $1.000,000 fund drive start
ing Monday. The fund will be used
to provide prizes for distinguished
public services
Since 1913" said Mr.. Roosevelt's
appeal. THE liberal thought of man
kind has moved faster than in any
similar in many generations. One man
nized by all but wilfully blind reac-
tionarles as having been the leader in
this forward movement.
Declares Ideals Will Live.
Everywhere in our own land as
we'll as in other nations, signs are
manifest that his ideas of new re-
lationship between nations will not
down.
1T is in accordance with this that
the Wooorow Wilson Foundation ha
been formed. We can in some slight
measures render tribute to Wood
row Wilson. and, at the same tim,
we can, through this practical and
useful means, create an instrument
to stimulate service in the cause of
justice. democracy and peace.
Appeal to Citizens.
"As chairman of the national COM
mittee of this foundation. / tNist
that those who contribute to its es-
tabl;shment will be made up from
the ranks of the average citizens
everywhere. To give in even the
smallest way will be something to
be proud of in the days to come"
Evening star., 1922-01-15
ENSIGN sIssoN RESIGNS.

The President has accepted the
resignation of Ensign Barnett Sisson
of the Navy, attached to the U. s: s.
McDougal to take effect January 20.
Evening star., 1922-01-15
MRS. HARDING ASKS
LOYALTY TO PARTY

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CABLE LETTER SERVICE.
Resumed by Western Union. rs Is Week
End Letter Service.

The Western Union Telegraph COM
panv announces the resumption on Nov.
l of the cable letter and weekend letter
services to Great Britain and Ireland.
Cable letters NAV be filed at any time
and are delivered the following day.
Weekend letters may be filed at any
time prior to midnight on Saturday and
are delivered on Monday morning.
The rate for a cable letter to London
and Liverpool will be one-third the reg
ular cable rate and the rate for a week
end letter one-uuarter of the regular
cable rate in each ease with minimum
Of 20 words. including the necessary pre-
fix placed before the address 10 indicate
the class of service to places in the
United KINGDOM other than London and
Liverpool There is IN added charge of
two cents a word in both classes of serv-
ice to cover landline transmission on the
other side
Both forms of service are designed for
plain language. business and social com
municatiors which do not require in
staateous transmission but are still Of
sufficient urgency that they should not be
subjected 10 the delay incident to car
riage By tranSocean mail. Each has its
own peculiar field of usefulness. the cable
letter serving for such correspondence rs
is not OF immediate urgency but should
still be disposed of within a day or two
and the weekend letter for communica-
tions Of perhans still less urgency, but
nevertheless sufficiently important to re-
quire their transmittal in quicker time
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SKI-JUAIPING CONTESTS.
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posed also to hold cross-cOuntry races
during both meets, and all events will
be open to all amateurs in good stand
ing.
1t was voted also to make immediate
application to the National Ski associa-
ton inviting that organization to hold
the National Ski jump in BrattleborO
in the winter of 1924. The club is plan
ming to send delegates to the National
ski convention which will be held with
the national ski tournament in 1923.
probably at Lake Placid.
The club also plans to affiliate itself
with both the National and Eastern As
SoclatiOnS with the expectation of having
the BrattlebOrO iump become one of the
most famous skl-jumpins places in the
East.
The question of building and operating
an ice rink in (Brattleb0ro this winter
also was discussed and the following COM
mittee was appointed to investigate this
proposition and reDort at the next meet
ing: James E. Helyar and L. Guy
Ta>ker
Several other committees were ap-
pointed as follows:
For arranging, with the secretary. the
details Of the coming ski contests !:
George +. Sherman, Charles F. Mann
and G. z. Skerry.
To have in charge the finances of the
club and to consider plans for its in
crease and strength and to oversee the
work Of the treasurer: c. f. Skcrry. d.
Z. Dewitt and G r. Crawen.
Advertising. II. 9 Rice Charles i.
Mann and George T. Sherman.
The Offer made by Rev. L. y Slack
of Brookline. Mass. to sell to the club
the strip of land on which the starting
trestle IS located was discussed and Vice
President Anderson was appointed a
committee If one to take up the matter
personally with Mr.. Slack.
The following persons were elected to
active membership: DIR, +. /. Tracy,
Earl G. ,Mefatt. =. G, WYman, Horton
n. Walker, Paul C. Estey and Charles
L. Cruger.
The following were elected lady asso-
ciate members: Dr. Graro w. Burnett
Miss Helen F. Mann. Mrs. 7. Harry
Estev, Miss Dorothy Mae IIebb, Miss
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-11-09
WANT S42,000,000
TO REPAY TAXES
Internal Revenue Bureau VIII Ask
Congress for Big Deficiency
Augmentation

WASHINGTON. Nov. 9.-Congress
will be asked for a deficiency appropria-
ton of approximately $42,0O0,000 to en-
able the internal revenue bureau to pay
claims arising from taxes illegally col
lected by the government, it was stated
today at the treasury.
Adjudication of claims by taxpayers
back as far as 1917. it was explained
will require an appropriation in order
that payments can be made in the cases
where amounts found to be due taxpay-
ers were not applied to other taxes. To
accelerate their work. Commissioner
Blair of the internal revenue bureau has
announced the reorganization of the-com-
mittee on apuealS and review which has
been enlarged from 10 members to u
members. besides it's chairman.