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Evening star., 1922-02-20
WOMEN'S COMMITTEE
WILL SUPPORT BILLS

Six national organizations OF women
have organized a women's committee
for reclassification OF the federal civil
service in support of the Sterling
lLehlback bills, it was announced to-
day. The organizations composing
the committee are the National Wom-
ems Trade Union League. the Ma
tional League of Women Voters. the
American Association of University
Women. the General Federation Of
Women's Clubs, the National Fedora
ton Of Business and Professional
Women and Women's Christian Tenn
pegance Union.
Representatives Of the respective
organizations on the committee are
Miss Ethel NJ. Smith. chairman; Mrs.
Maud Park Wood, Mrs. Laura Puffer
Morgan. Miss Ida Hafford, Miss Mary
Stewart and Mrs. Ellis A. Yost. Miss
Marion Parkhurst is secretary Of the
committee.
It is stated that the women's COM
mittee has been organized as a re-
suit Of the steadily increasing in
terest of the state and local branches
of the women's organizations all
over the country IL. securing efficient
public service. fair play to public
employees and a square deal to wom-
an workers, the committee states in
its announcement.
The Sterling-Lehlbach bills will
undo a historic wrong" statement
issued by the committee today de.
clared, referring to lack of the prin-
ciple, as incorporated in the bill, that
''in determining the rate OF compen-
sation which an employe shall re.
ceive the principal of equal COM
pensation for equal work irrespective
Of sex shall be followed"
Evening star., 1922-02-20
KILLS CONDUCTOR
AFTER STEALING So
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of the bullets had lodged in his chest.
Detectives Embry and thompson
scene of the shooting within a Few
minutes, as were a number OF officers
from the tenth precinct.
Was Out of Work.
The prisoner. dark man Of slight
build, told the police he had been out
of work for several months. He is
q machinist by trade. He said he
was separated from his wife and that
his four children are In St AIMS In
years in age. His wife is believed to
be in St Louis. He is the son of
George b. Barry. head of the Barry
Laundry Company, who is In New
York for a visit. Another son noti-
fed the father of the arrest of Paul
Mrs. Lawler. wife OF the murdered
conductor. who is a telephone opera
tor at the North exchange, was told OF
the death of her husband early this
morning by the police. The couple
had been married two months. re-
siding at 1895 Morse street northeast
The coroner will hold an inquest
at II o'clock Wednesday,.
United States Attorney Gordon an.
nounced today that speedy justice viii
be meter out to Barry.
Similar action will be taken as to
Walter Branham. also twenty eight
years old. who is alleged to have robbed
John /. Starnes. branch manager Of the
Piggy Wiggiy stores, at 7th street and
Pennsylvania avenue northwest Satur.
day night.
Maj. Gordon declared that the evt.
dence in both cases will be at once pre-
sented to the grand jury, and in the
event OF indictments the cases will b<
cheduled for trial as soon as possible
Evening star., 1922-02-20
.FOCH SENDS GREETING
TO AMERICAN LEGION

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, February ao.-Greet-
ings from Marshal Foch to the Amer.
lean Legion were brought from
France by Brig. Gen. Henry
J. Reilly. U. S. A. (retired), a passen-
ger on the steamship Paris. The
message, delivered to Maj. William
Deegan, state commander of the legion,
Tell the legion for me that 1 shall
never forget my trip to America and
the great pleasure Of meeting,
through their courtesy and effort, the
great, young and vigorous American
people.
the past, the members of the legion
showed their appreciation Of the re-
sponsibilities of citizenship by bear
ing arms against the enemies OF their
country. they will in the future. set
a high examSle of patriotism and
United states. They will always have
INV best wishes and respect"
Another arrival was Col. George A.
L. Dumont new French military at
tache at Washington. His wife and
three daughters accompanied him.
He has been attached to the French
general staff for the last twenty-five
Years, and during the war had charge
Of the northern railroads of France
Miss Therese Bonney. formerly of
California, said to be the first Amer
ican woman to receive the degree Of
doctor Of letters from the Sorbonne,
returned after an absence Of two and
a half years in France. During the
latter part of the war she brought
TO the United States 1873 French girls
who were placed in educational insti-
tutions.
Evening star., 1922-02-20
wv. r. e. COMPANY AGREES
$3.50 DAMAGE VERDICT
Amount Awarded to Claimant Al
1eging Serious Injury-Com-
pany Wins in $4,000 Suit.

The Washington Railway and Electric
Company today consented to a verdict
for $3.50 damages against 1t in favor of
Miss GussielL. Lieser. sixteen years old.
who sued through her father, William
F. Lieser. The verdict was rendered
by jury in Circuit Division / before
Justice Stafford. Miss Lieser had
alighted from a northbound car at North
Capitol and Seaton place December 81.
1919. and was crossing to the sidewalk
when she was struck by a southbound
car and sustained serious injury She
was represented by Attorneys Wilton J.
Lambert and r. II. Yeatman, while At
torney Roger J. Whiteford appeared for
the company.
The railroad company was success
full in suit to recover $4,000 dam
ages brought by ]. Wilmer Lattmer,
administrator of A. z. McHalffey, a
soldier. who was instantly killed May
z, 1913, when an automobile. in which
he was riding was in collision with
a car at Piney Branch road, land
Georgia avenue. A jury in Circuit
Division ] before Justice Stafford re-
turned a verdict in favor of the com
pany. which claimed that the driver
Of the machine ran into the car and
caused the death of the passenger.
Attorney w. c. Clephane represented
the administrator. while the COMPANY
was defended by Attorney Roger J.
Whiteford.
Evening star., 1922-02-20
PLANES MAY HUNT.
RUM SMUGG[ERS
Aero Prohibition Squad Con-
|sidered to Catch BootIeggers
Off Florida Coast.

Use Of airplanes along the Florida
coast In the war on rum smugglers
was understood today to be under
consideration by prohibition head
Quarters r.
Plans for the use of airplanes
against rum runners were understood
10 De part Of a gigantic program
oeing worked out by prohibition au-
thorit1es involving activities in the
air, on the water and on land to stem
the tide Of Illicit liquor flowing into
the country from West Indian and
other Islands.
Commissioner = Haynes and other
nigh prohibition officials refused to-
day to- disclose details of the anti
smuggling campaign. but 1t was in
dicated that extraordinary means
would be adopted to cope with the
situation in Florida.
commissioner Haynes, according to
omcials, Is prepared to utilize all pos
sible machinery available or obtain
able to combat the liquor runners. Of
hcials would not discuss plans for a
liquor escadrille in Florida, nor the
possible formation of an anti-alco-
holic navy mobilized with former sub
chasers. but the marshaling of these
iorces in the south was understood to
be tentatively decided upon.
Several weeks ago the assignment
Of al special force of prohibition
the first step in the southern Gam
paign. but since then the progress of
the smuggling war has been kept hs
quiet as possible by authorities here.
REPORT PLANE IN USE.
Evening star., 1922-02-20
WILL GIVE TWO PLAYS.
Young Mems Institute of 81
Cyprian's to Entertain.

The Young Mems Institute of st.
Cyprian's Roman Catholic Church
will present tonight and tomorrow
night at o'clock two five-act plays,
tho proceeds to go for church pur-
poses. The plays will be given in the
church hall at 18th and streets
southeast.
East Lynne" will be presented to-
night, with the following named in
the cast: Alphonsus Johnson. as Sir
Francis Leyinson; Ambrose c. jack
son, Mrs. Margaret Queen, Francis
Spriggs. Miss Lena Rosier. Mrs. Ber-
tina Rudisill. Charles E. Hager, Vim
cent Brown, Charles L. Billings,
Robert A. Hager. Levi Campbell, Miss
Elsie Castor and Philip Atkins.
Musical arrangements for the play
tonight are under the direction of a
general committee. as follows: S.
Douglas. George Foster. Miss Olive
Matthews and Miss Clementine Cor
don. Each will entertain with vocal
and violin solos.
Tomorrow evening the play, which
is entitled The Fruit of His Folly"
has the following in the cast: Charles
z. Hager. Ambrose c. Jackson, Mrs.
Imogene Queen. Francis Gillem, Miss
Estelle Young, Miss Olive Matthews,
Francis Spriggs, Miss Louise Butler,
Miss Agnes Smith. Joseph E. Barnes
and Francis I. Greenfield
Mrs. Bertha Rudisill. Miss Clemen-
tine Gordon and S. Douglas will en-
tertain with vocal solos. Violin solos
Will be rendered by Messrs Foster
and Jones. The grand finale will be
rendered by Sterling Savoy and
farmhands.
Evening star., 1922-02-20
BITTEN BY MAD DOG.
Canine Attacks Many Persons
Around Hyattsville Before Killed.

Special Dispatch to The Staf.
HYATTSvILLE.i Nd. February 90
Several persons were bitten ty mad
dog in this vicinity last week. In de-
Tending her child from the attacks OF
the dog Thursday evening While s,na on a q
was badly bitten on the hand. She
was taken TO Baltimore today. Tor
The following day the animal en-
tered the store Of Albert Lewis. It
attempted to bite Mrs. Lewis, tearing
her shoe. Marvin Lewis, seven-ySar-
Old. son Of the storekeeper, was bitten
on the finger. Guy waters, fourteen
wears old, was bitten on the leg. and
the animal then attacked another dog.
II was killed q. short time later by an
autpmobiltst
Ths dogs head. was taken to the
bureau Of animal industry, !. United
states Dspartment of Agriculture. In
Washington. Saturday. which report
"a s:ehss animai - suik ksFinE from
None ox thoss bittsn afs tsid to be
a; i Sefipu1 condition. x!
Evening star., 1922-02-20
RENTS
TOLD Commission
Manager Of F. H. Smith CON-
pany Gives Testimony on
the Subject.

Felix Lake. designated as owner of
the Chastleton Apartment Hotel. at
10th and R streets northwest has
not been informed by his rental
agents, the F. H. Smith Company, OF
the investigation of rents, which was
started this morning by the District
rent commission, 1t was testified to-
day, before the commission, by E. E.
Ferry, rental manager of the Smith
company. In response to further
questioning, Mr.. Perry said he did not
oelleVe Mr. Lake had any knowledge
OF the rental probe now in progress
rms testimony, the first taken In
the Chastleton case, was regarded as
important. in view of the fact that
the commission was unable, until Mr..
Perrys appearance today, to secure
any data from the owner or agents
respecting the names of present oc-
cupants Of the eight-story building.
Crowds at Hearing.
The small hearing room in the
Hooe building was crowded beyond
capacity with tenants of the apart
ment house, in which reside many
persons prominent in official and
private life.
Among names Of tenants of the 324
apartments read by Mr.. Perry were
Nelson A. Gaskill. chairman of the
w
brandt. assistant attorney general;
Rev. DR.. w. S. Abernethy, pastor of
calvary Baptist Church, and others
well known nationally and locally.
Mr.. Perry testified that the Chastle-
ton was first owned by the District
property was sold to Felix Lake on
July 1, 1920. Two revisions in the
rental schedule as first drawn up have
been made. the first taking effect in
the fall Of 1920 and the last in Oc-
tober of 1921, the revisions being re-
the decreases in some apartments tn
order to meet the popular fancy"
Mr.. Perry stated.
The witness declared that he. per.
sonally, suggested both revisions, and
that the schedules were not based on
the square foot area Of the apart.
ments. or on the number Of rooms. but
On the desirability of the building
its location and general size.
The gross rent collected last year
for 2ss unfurnished apartments was
$27.l36, and for twenty-five furnished
apartments. 1895. it was testified
Twenty-three of the furnished apart
ments are operated IN the hotel plan
with appropriate fsrvice. Some OF
the apartments. f~:ing north on the
inner court, cannot have sunlight, be-
cause of their location, Mr.. Perry ad-
Hltteu, saying ne Imagined on ciouQy
days it was necessary to use artificial
lighting.
The witness was questioned regard.
ing the proximity Of a dance hall and
whether it constituted a nuisance to
the occupants of the apartment house
He said that the hall was about
twenty-five feet distant from the
main building. but stated that tenants
in the annex, on 18th street, should
not be able to hear the noise from the
hall.
Mr.. Perry will be recalled to the
stand to present further figures al
the afternoon session. followed either
this afternoon or tomorrow by other
witnesses subpoenaed by the rent
commission. The tenants will be
called after the agents have been
quizzed
Evening star., 1922-02-20
Industry.

by industry we thrive" re-
marked some ancient sage, who.
when he was alive. pulled down
some kind Of wage. I know not
how he wrought, cannot name his
trade: perhaps to town he brought
some henfruit newly laid; perhaps
he used to mix the dope to cure q
cold: perhaps he peddled bricks that
had q skin OF gold. For ages he's
been gone to better, brighter
spheres. and still his words roll on.
down all the ringing years By in
dustry We thrive; great words and
trenchant, these! So In this human
hive let's hum around like bees; but
a,fs this toll is vain unless. from day
to day, ia manner safe and sane. We
salt &,e coin away. I've known .
thousand men whose diligence was
,ne. bue they put down no yen in
tba preserving brina They blew in
all they A,rnsd for things they
didn't need;, with nutty zeal they
burned their store Of chickenfeed.
Day after day they eiaved to earn
the weekly cheAk: and not . red
they saved when pay day was on
deck. So when diAsstsr came. and
tribulatio sore, ana sickness
oueered their game., and wolves
we're at the DOOR, they iaad no help
ful wad, the product Of haeir sweat.
and wearily they chawed he cud Of
black regret. To tel II noA enongh.
mans welfare TO insure; but he
must ssve the stuR thA rhinA, eoid
anA Durs. -
Evening star., 1922-02-20
BONUS IS REFERRED -:
TO subcommittee
Continued from First Pase.)

gram the legion believes that the
issues now being raised relative to
the revenue features required by the
President to be included in the bill
"are being used solely for the purpose
Of misleading the general public"
1t Is expressing the sentiment Of the
people Of the country when IL asks
that COMMITTED administration al
low the passage of what we believe
to be the most constructive measure
that can be devised"
Answer Always Unnistakable.
The national commander further
asserted that whenever the people OF
the United States have been given
an opportunity to voice their feel
ings on the question of the bonus
their answer has always been un-
mistakable
Had capital and labor been draft.
ed when mems lives were drarted,
tho telegram continued, "the pres
ent aggravated situation would not
exist. When it was a question OF
contracts mover fulfilled. requiring
some three billion dollars. no such
hue and CRY was raised. 1t was an
obligation and 1t was paid. Certain
ly the services OF the manu1actur-
ers, railroad and shipping interests
were not so much more patriotic than
that Of the men who offered their
lives"
The legion feels that the nation
wants this debt recognised and not
confused or endangered by opposi-
tion to revenue-raising riders. and
asks that the fvefold adjusted COM
pensation bill be passed" Mr.. Mac
Nider said, adding that there 10 q
cash feature, but with hundreds OF
thousands Of ex-service men walk
ing the streets of our cities look
ing for work we do not feel COM
petent to dictate to these 1aen their
choice"
Evening star., 1922-02-20
Aero Declared to Be Used to Ferret
Out Stills.

JACKSONVILLE. Fla, February 20.
An attache Of the office of George
p. Gay. assistant federal prohibition
director for Florida, said today he
had heard unofficially several days
ago that an airplane had been put to
work along the Georgia-North Caro-
lima state line to. ferret out moon
shine stills in the mountains of that
section. 1t was added that he could
not vouch for the accuracy of the re-
port.
Mr.. Gay had not been advised
ofi1cially of the announced Intention
of the Washington headquarters to
use airplanes in an effort to check
rum running along the Florida coast.
Special Agent E. B. Henson Of Sa--
vannah. Ga. and q flying squadron of
agents from Washington and Savan-
nah have been In Florida a fortnight
under orders from Washington to
wage an intensive campaign against
rum and drug smugglers, but so far
as is known here the squadron has
confined its activities to minor liquor
raids in the vicinity of Tampa, Lake.
land and Orlando.
Evening star., 1922-02-20
BLAST WRECKS HOUSES.
Explosion In Italian Quarter Be-
Meved Caused by Bomb.

NEW BRUNSWICK, N. J., February
20.-A frame house in the Italian
quarter in Woodbridge avenue, High
and SI two " others nearby were badly
wrecked by an explosion which the
police believe was caused by q bomb.
No one was injured, first reports said.
Ralph Woenough. thirty three, the
only occupant of the wrecked house.
was arrested, pending an investiga-
ton. ,
Woenough. according to the police.
came out Of the wrecked house fully
dressed just before the explosion. He
went into the other two houses, the
police said. and warned the occupants
to get out at once. telling them that
he smelled smoke. He then turned
In fire alarm. but the explosion oc.
CURED before the tenants could get
out.
building was blown several hundred
feet.
Several occupants of the adjoining
houses had narrow escapes.
Evening star., 1922-02-20
MARYLAND IN REAR RANK,
Laws Relating to Women "Among
the Worst" Is Charge.

The National woman's Party, which
IL making study Of the laws OF the
various states as they affect women, de-
cIared in statement issued today that
maryland Is one Of the worst states
In the Union with regard to its laws
concerning women" The MARYLAND
branch Of TIE party, OF which Mrs. Dom
aid r. Hooker of Baltimore is chair
man. is pressing for the passage of a
woman's bill Of rights which would
eliminate determinations against wom-
en-" the statement said. Among these
are:
The father has the right to will away
from the mother the guardianship OF
her minor children without any restric-
ton in favor Of the mothers right to
children Of tender age; he has a legal
right to control their upbringing, de-
eide their religion. their education and
work; a mother may not, unless the
father Is dead or a deserter, sue for an
injury to her child not resulting in
death: the wife's services belong to her
husband: the husband alone has a right
to choose the legal residence for him
self and for his wife; Inheritance laws
discriminate against women; women
may not serve on turies in MARYLAND or
hold certain municipal Offices, and, the
statement says. penalties for seq Of
lenses are not equal
Evening star., 1922-02-20
, MAY MEET THURSDAY.
Conference on Gables Tentatively
Set for This Week.

The international communications
conference. which will determine the
ALLEGATION Of cables taken over from
Germany by the allies under the
treaty of Versailles, probably will
meet here on Thursday, according to
announcement today by Acting Secre-
tary Fletcher of the State Depart
ment Mr.. Fletcher stated he was in
communication with the ambassadors
Of Great Britain, France, Italy and
Japan. and awaited only their accept
ance of Thursday for calling the
meeting.
The conferences viii determine the
disposition Of the three FORMER Ger
man cables IN the Atlantic, two of
which now are operated by France
and the other by Great Britain, and
ratify the ALLEGATION Of German cables
In the Pacific, which, under an agree
ment reached during the arms confer
ence, are to be divided among Japan,
the. United States and the Neither
lands.
Evening star., 1922-02-20
HELD FOR ANOTHER'S
CRIME, FREED AFTER
10 YEARS IN PRISON
By the Associated Press.

~ tne Assocl1ted Press.
MADISON, Wis, February 20. -
John A. ("Dogskin") Johnson was
released from the penitentiary
after serving ten years and SIX
months Of life sentence for the
murder Of seven-year-old Annie
Lemberger. Gov. ]. ]. Blaine par
doned Johnson, declaring he was
convinced johnson did not commit
the crime.
The child's body was found in
Lake Monona after her disappear
ance one night in 1911. johnson
was arrested, made a confession
and was imprisoned.
A few months ago the prisoner,
claiming that he had been unable
to obtain a hearing and asserting
his innocence, succeeded in inter-
esting Gov. Blaine. johnson de.
clared he confessed under fear OF
mob violence. Mrs. Mae Sorenson
was a witness for Johnson ana
testified to a statement made to
her by q relative to the effect that
Martin Lemberger, the child's IA
ther. killed the girl by striking
her with a beer bottle.
Lemberger was arrested on a
cnarge of manslaughter. but the
statute Of limitations prevented
prosecution of the charge.
Evening star., 1922-02-20
PORTO RlCAN DELEGATE
WILL ASSAtL GOV. RELY
Announces He Will Present in
Speech to Congress "Series Of
Charges'' Against Executive.

Felix Cordova Davila. resident COM
missioner Of Porta Rico. who sits as q
delegate In the House without the privi-
Iege Of voting, announced today that he
would present to the House in q speech
tomorrow series Of charges" against
Gov. Reilly Of Porto Rico.
Some Of the charges, Mr.. Davila said,
related to official acts of Gov. Reilly.
The commissioner is a member Of the
unionist party, which has opposed him.
Concerning reports that representa-
tives of the unionists might ask through
against the governor, leaders expressed
doubt as to whether such q step would
be possible under the rules Of the House.
They said that the commissioner could
introduce a resolution calling for an in
vestigation, but expressed some doubt
as to its adoption.
Evening star., 1922-02-20
WILL DELAY SHIP SALE.
Disposal to Await Action of Con.
gress on Subsidy.

None of the larger passenger liners,
now being advertised by the Shipping
Board together with virtually the en-
tire feet for sale to the highest bid
der, will be sold until Congress acts
on the ship subsidy plan, which Presi-
dent Harding expects to submit by
the end Of this week, Chairman n
Lasker announced today.
The larger ships of the fleet include
the Leviathan. George Washington
and new vessels Of the 535-foot and
the 502-foot class, as allocated to the
Munson Line. Admiral Line and Pa
cific Line. All the vessels of 500
foot class. Mr.. Lasker said, are being
advertised with the cargo vessels and
the former German and Austrian
formity with the Jones act, SO that
II favorable action is taken on the
subsidy proposal the bids for them
will be in hand.
Evening star., 1922-02-20
FOOD COST DECREASES.

During the month from December
Is TO January Is the average family
expenditure for food in washington
decreased per cent the Department
of Labor announced today. De-
creases were shown in the AVERAGE
family expenditure for food In
hfty-one cities surveyed by agents
of the department
While retail prices Of food de.
creased 16 per cent in Washington In
the year period from January rs,
1921, to January Is. 1879. the prices
sboye those for 1919, Washington
rrnkins third highest In the country
d the percentage oe incroAso evor
the pro~WNg yoAn 81