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Evening star., 1922-02-28
PRESIDENT ASKS s4,500
FOR BATTERY B ARM0RY
Sum Is in Addition to Present Ap-
preparation for National
Guard, -.

President Harding today sent to
the Senate . supplemental estimate
for $4,500 for the District of Colum.
bia National Guard to be used during
the current fiscal year. The sum
asked Is In addition to $1,000, the
present appropriation for the cur
rent year. The letter Of transmit tai
from the White House was accom-
panied by . letter from Gen. Dawes,
director OF the>budget, In which Gen.
Dawes gave his Endorsement Of the
suggested supplemental appropria, !,
tion.
The money IL to be used to rent an
armory. drf11 hall and storage space
for the equipment and use Of Bat
terry B and to secure federal recogni-
tion OF the battery, which il part Of
the reorganiSed 10th Field Artillery.
District National Guard.
Battery b is fully recruited, but the
War Department refused to recognize
the unit or supply the equipment on
account OF the poor armory facilities
available for the battery.
Evening star., 1922-02-28
BONUS BILL +!
AGREEMENT SOON
Majority Members of Com
mittee Predict Lack of
Revenue Provision.

Majority members Of the House
ways and means committed indicated
today, after a conference of more
than an hour, that soldiers bonus
bill without any revenue provisions
would be agreed upon soon. 1t was
said that there had been no discus
sion of postponing action.
The conference was taken up large
ly with consideration of administra-
tive details of the proposed bill. and
members said the sales tax had not
been discussed. Another meeting will
be held later in the day.
Confer With President,
Representative Mondell of Wyom-
ing. the republican leader, held the
opinion today that it might help the
situation to postpone action on the
bonus bill for a while. After he and
Mr.. Fordney had conferred with
President Harding at the White
House yesterday MIR. Mondell gave it
as his own opinion that a little delay
might serve to clear the skies"
Hanford McNider, national COM
mander of the American Legion, con-
ferred with the President on the
bonus situation today. urging imme-
diate enactment of the legislation.
Mr. MacNider and John Thomas
Taylor, legislative agent for the le-
gion, who accompanied the COM
mander. declared on leaving the
White House that they We're per
fectly satisfied" with the results of
the conference.
Predicts Action Without Delay.
There will be no delay in the pas
sage OF the soldiers bonus legislation.
the legion representatives declared,
adding that the President was heart
and soul with the American Legion"
and that he understood fully it's po-
sition.
Mr.. Taylor said they did not dis
,, cuss with the President any plan for
raising the bonus or the question of
the tax features which the President
has emphasized must be included in
any soldiers bonus legislation.
Evening star., 1922-02-28
PAWNbROKER BILL
OF F0cAT RAPED
John Joy Edison Wants One
Favored by Commissioners
Passed by Congress.

John Joy Edison. In commenting
today on the pawnbrokers' bill intro
duced by Representative Focht and
discussed in the House yesterday. in
formal statement said:
Yesterday. in the House Of Repre-
sentatives. on District day. Mr.. Focht
introduced and urged the so-called
pawnbrokers' bill. H. r. 6309. This
bill Is against the recommendation
made by the District Commissioners
In letter to Senator Bali on April
goth, 1891. In which they disapproved
the Senate bill. No. 9s4. which Is
practically identica; with the bill in
troduced by Mr.. Focht. and again
urged the enactment Of their bill
amending the present pawnbrokers'
law.
THE only experiment about the
present law was In making the rate
! per cent, which law Mr.. Focht voted
for. against the advice and recon-
mendation Of the Commissioners and
the citizens committee. In their let
ter the District Commissioners say
they consider a rate Of pee cent
necessary In the District, and why
Mr.. Focht, after insisting on limiting
1t to l per cent. against the advice
Of the Commissioners, is now in favor
OF raising 1t to 3 per cent. also against
the recommer dation of the Commis-
sioners. i do not understand.
Thinks F0eht In Error.
MIR. Focht is also in error, I think.
In declaring that the business has
fallen into the hands Of loan sharks,
because all the loan shark Offices
were closed by the faithful execution
OF the existing law, which has work.
ed well. except for the rate, which was
favored by Mr.. Focht and fixed
against the recommendation of the
commissioners. The present law has
been, sustained by several decisions
OF the Court Of Appeals and twice by
States.
The District Commissioners very
properly object to the substitution for
this well tested law Of a new law
which provided only for loans by
pawnbrokers. and thus would give
them monopoly Of all the small
loans In the District. instead of al
lowing loans on indorsed notes or
other security, provided in the pres
ent law. and which / am convinced
rowers.
"rhe only way to solve this situa-
ton properly, in my opinion, is to
pass the Commissioners bill H. r.
s015. fixing the rate at per cent We
then would have q good working law
for all kinds OF loans Of this charac-
ter"
COMES UP NEXT WEEK.
Evening star., 1922-02-28
TRUCK AND CAR CRASH.
Accident at East Capitol and Stl
Streets Early Today.

A motor truck belonging to the
Walker Hill dairy and a street car
met on a crossing at the intersection
Of East Capitol and Sth street short
ly before o'clock this morning. The
truck was overturned and several
crates of milk was destroyed.
Robert Wehre, twenty years old
737 5th street southeast, driver of
the truck was thrown to the street
and seriously hurt, while Charles w.
Coxalk, motorman, was slightly cut
by broken glass.
The injured men were taken to Cas-
ualty Hospital. Coxall was able to
return to work after receiving treat
ment. but Wehre was detained at the
hospital. Wehre suffered from con-
cusslon and injuries to his shoulder.
arms and ear.
Evening star., 1922-02-28
VITAL ITEMS SUPPORTED.
Senator Phipps to Make Effort to
Have Them Retained.

Senator Phipps of Colorado, chair
man of the subcommittee in charge
OF the District appropriation bill.
who will have charge of the bill in
the Senate, said today that IL had
been the purpose of the committee
to add to the appropriation bill items
which 1t deemed vitality essential to
the Districts welfare. He indicated
that he would seek. in every way
possible, to have these items retained
IN the bill
In regard to the proposal to change
the method of appropriation for the
District from the 60-40 plan in vogue
| In recent years. Senator Phipps point
ed out that the committee had placed
in the bill the plan agreed to by the
Senate when it put through the fiscal
relations bill introduced by Senator
Jones Of Washington.
Evening star., 1922-02-28
COMES UP NEXT WEEK.
Pawnbrokers' Bill Debate Not Fin
ished Yesterday in House.

The bill to legalize the business of
pawnbrokers in the District of CO.
lumbia, after being debated at some
length in the House yesterday, re-
mains as unf1nished business to come
up again on the next District day in
the House two weeks hence. unless
the regular District day Is set aside.
The House late yesterday recon-
mitted bill fathered by Representa-
tive Millspaugh of Missouri, which
proposed to amend an act "to re-
vive with amendments an act to in
corporate the medical society Of the
District" approved July z. 1888. The
purpose Of this amendment was to
allow the District medical society
to hold in its own name certain real
estate which II now holds under a
form Of trusteeship.
Evening star., 1922-02-28
s450, 600 FOR new HALL.
Reports to Washing
ton Auditorium Committee.

Team captains and workers for the
proposed $500, 900 new Convention Hall
here reported to the Washington audi
torium organization committee last
nikht at the New. Willard Hotel that
$3.50, ,00O Of The amount being sought has
been pledged or subscribed.
Among d number OF substantial sub
scriptions was 81. .000 from Clark Griinth,
president of the Washington Base Bali
Club, who Ia quoted as saying. II am
proud asa citizen Of Warrington to
make this personal investment in our
city and believe every public minded
citizen who gives the matter thought
will feel the same way"
Evening star., 1922-02-28
ID new MEMBERS.
Executive Committee Of Board of
Trade Meets.

Fourteen new members were added
to the rolls OF the Washington Board
of Trade at a meeting of the execu-
tive committee Of that organization
yesterday in the Board rooms In The
Star building.
The new members are James w.
Ayers c. R. Graham, J. r. Devereux.
Joseph 8. Dow. John T. Dugan, Law
renee r. Smoot, Morris e. NARROW,
Bart ]. Long, James r. Mays. r. M.
Hicks, c. ]. Bergman, F. w. Porter,
Joseph s. Devereux and Robert c.
Evening star., 1922-02-28
CITIZENS DISCUSS STREETS.
Randle Highlands Association
Takes Up impossible Conditions.

Bad streets occupied the attention
Of the Randle Highlands Citizens As
sociation at meeting last night.
The condition Of the streets and al
leys was the principal topic of dis
cussion, several members in short
talks telling Of the virtual impossible
ity to drive autotloi.iles through the
alleys. Many of the streets are almos:
impossible. it was declared by other
members. and censure was given to
trash men. who were charged with lit
tering the neighborhood with refuse.
6. A. Barker was appointed by the
citation to take up with the authori-
ties the situation at 18th street and
Pennsylvania avenue southeast. where
lines Of the Capital Traction Company
and the East Washington Heights
Railway Company cross. The action
was taken following reports of the
dangerous crossover at this point.
Evening star., 1922-02-28
CELEBRATE" "H0ME WEEK"
Chief Justice Taft Tells Of Univer-
sity Clubs History.

"Reminiscences Of the University
Clubs history from the time Of its
organisation in 1904 to the present
time were related by Chief Justice
Taft, first president Of the club. at
the "Old Home Week" celebration
last night. In 1904. Mr.. Taft said. the
club had only about, 800 members,
while today 1t Is ore OF the largest
and most prosperous. and has 1.400
names on its roll.
Col. Myron N. Parker. retiring pres
ident, made a brief address. in which
he expressed his qualification at the
growth OF the club during the last
year. Judge Martin Knapp. the new
president. was installed in office
Claude n. Bennett was chairman of
the committee on arrangements.
Evening star., 1922-02-28
COLLECTION PRESENTED.
Herbert Ward Objects Given to
Smithsonian Institution.

Presentation Of the Herbert Ward
African chronological collection, in
cluding sculptures Of African sub
jects- and objects representing the
arts and industries Of the natives of
sonian institution by Mrs. Sarita
Sanford Ward, widow of the late Her.
bert Ward, was announced by the in
stitutton yesterday. The collection
will be on exhibition to the public
at the natural history building of
the United States National Museum
beginning Thursday. Mrs. Ward by
the gift carried out the wish often
expressed by her husband during his
lifetime.
Evening star., 1922-02-28
SEEK TO IDENTIFY MAN.

assist in securing the Identification of
q white man who was killed BY q
Southern railway train. February 8,
about e half-mile west Of Alexandria,
Va. The request was sent today to
Maj. Sullivan, chief Of police, by the
mayor Of Alexandra.
The man wore blue pin-stripe
suit, gray plaid overcast. tan oxford
shoes and greenish velour hat. in his
pockets were found small locket
with the initials ID. J. R." about one
half-karat diamond ring, cheap watch
and about SIG cash- ~.
Evening star., 1922-02-28
BOSTON WANTS 81 BACK.
Asks Sum. for Submarine Chaser.
Seeks to Return Boat.

BOSTON. February 2s,-The city Of
Boston spent a dollar for . submarine
chaser and now wants to return the
beat and get its dollar back. Mayor
Curley said that the chaser. purchased
from the Navy Department, in the ad-
ministration OF former Mayor Peters
for conversion into q freboat, would
be returned to the government because
Of the expense involved in plans for
alterations.
Evening star., 1922-02-28

II, 1891. He married Miss Gertrude
Woodwork June ~, 1917, and has
two children-virginia, aged four.
and James T. Trew. Sd, three years
old. -
He was a member of Acacia Lodge.
No. IL. F. A. A. NJ. and was raised to
the tnirty-second degree, Scottish
Rite Consistory, in 1918. He was also
a member Of Almas Temple and the
Board Of Trade. For the past seven
years he has been secretary Of the
Trew Motor Company here.
Funeral services will be under the
direction Of the Masons tomorrow at
o'clock, and interment will be In
Glenwood cemetery.
Evening star., 1922-02-28
LONG GIVES $1,000 BOND.
Released Until Hearings in Case
Of Threatening Bodily Harm.

George E. Long. charged with
threatening bodily harm In connection
with letters which he confessed he
wrote to several prominent Washing
ton women threatening death as a
demands for large sums Of money.
today was released from custody on
$4,000 bond.
The bond was previously fixed at
$1,000 but was later reduced. Pre-
liminary hearing In the case will be
held in Police Court Thursday be-
fore Judge Mcmahon.
Evening star., 1922-02-28
JAMES 7. TREW, JR., DIES.
Secretary of Motor Company Sue
cumbs of Double Pneumonia.

James T. Trew. jr.. thirty-two years
old. and resident Of Washington for
the past fifteen years, died at his
home, 5529 sth street northwest, last
night of double pneumonia.
Mr.. Trew is the son of James T.
and Mary Billingsley Trew and was
born at Westmoreland, Va; January
Evening star., 1922-02-28
SECOND RANKIN TO RUN.

LIVINGSTON, Mont. February ss.--
wellington b. Rankin. attorney gen
eral Of Montana. and brother Of Miss
Jeanette Rankin. the first woman
member Of Con1ress, announces that
he will be candidate for the republi-
can nominate for United States sen
ator at the primaries next August.
Evening star., 1922-02-28
CIGAR CUTTERS BANNED.

Commissioner Copeland has notified
District Attorney Banton that pur.
suant to q resolution Of the health
board. mo cigar cutter for common
usage shall be manufactured or used
In any public place In the city Of New
York"
Evening star., 1922-02-28
Ex-REPREsENTATIvE. DEAD.

CLAY CENTER, Kan. February %.
-Ex-Representative w. D. Vincent Of
this city, died today in q hospital at
st. Louis. according to word received
here. He had been operated en- for
ed by the populists in the SOS to rep
resent the fifth Kansas district in
Congress.
Evening star., 1922-02-28

the Commissioners estimate of 1897
for grading and improving 5th street
southeast from Savannah to Trenton
streets. Congress Heights-one square.
The Star man found a roadbed of
clay and stones there. and the street
was improved with detached houses
on either side.
The only estimate allowed by the
bureau Of the budget and which also
was fortunate enough to pass through
the House of. Representatives was
one of S2.400 for grading and improv-
ing Raleigh street, Congress Heights.
from Nichols avenue westward: This
houses. but the residents cannot
reach 1t by way of Nichols avenue.
and have to make detour of three
squares by way of Esther place. There
is a short square just west OF Nichols
avenue which has not even been
opened has a roadbed OF clay and
stone.
Virtual River OF Mud.
Sheridan road. running southeast
from Nichols avenue at a point at the
foot of the asylum hill, is just river
of mud, and is in great need of i'm
provement. being the feeder and about
the only means of travel for a section
largely inhabited by colored people.
The police Of the eleventh precinct in
formed The Star man that this road
was in great need of improvement.
U street southeast, Anacostia, Is
improved right up to Fendall street
by houses on. both sides Of the street.
II is a gravel roadway. very. muddy
after heavy rains. East of Fendall
street It becomes q county road and
the failure to improve it in any
way apparently has retarded the de.
yalopt1ient any farther eastward.
Naylor road from its junction with
Alabama avenue and running east
ward is Just yard after yafd of mud
recent rains that the police reported
II unsafe. It. would furnish. ii inn
nroyed properly a feeder for traffic
between southern Maryland and the
Psnnsylvania- avenue bridge, by way
Of 25th street southeast. ::
Dangerous Condition.
Alabama avenue from Nichols
avenue, Congress Heights. to its
junction with Bowen road near the
head Of Pennsylvania avenue south
east is in a dangerous condition.
Police have reported 1t as dangerous.
nnd The Star man found by investt-
eaton that it is nothing but q bed of
rad clay, now badly cut up. and
dangerous to automobile traffic that
tries to negotiate 1t faster than hve
miles an hour. The section bordering
m either side of this avenue is de-
yeloping. and new streets are being
mapped out and marked. New homes
are going up. The mud road cannot
be avoided, whether the automobiles
or property owner seeks the section
by way Of the Pennsylvania avenue
bridge or the Anaoostia bridge. The
road is compelled to bear heavy
trafIic, and nothing short OF good
macadam roadway will be able to
bear the trafnc.
The section lying Just southeast Of
tha Pennsylvania avenue bridge and
south Of Minnesota avenue 10 being
developed rapidly in every way
except the streets. Clay, large stoned
and cinders furnish the roadbeds on
practically all OF the streets here.
This situation applies to 2ad. oath.
a6th AMI 2eth streets. a. we'll a. @
street and Park place. =
Evening star., 1922-02-28
BURNED BY TUB OF WATER

Miss Nav Acaia, nineteen years
old. 400 e street northeast. was
tarday as q result Of the accidental
overturiling Of a tub Of hot water
willie she was washing clothee She
was tax n to Casualty Hospital
Evening star., 1922-02-28
GIVEN spEcIAL DUTY.

Sergt. Frank r. Ammon. 18th En-
gineers, At Camp Humphreys. Va, has
been detailed to duty with the Ma.
tional Guard Of Wisconsin with sta
lion at Sheboygan. e5--:' :.
Evening star., 1922-02-28
ORDERED TO WALTER REED.

Warrant Onicer Byron II. Mills. at
the air intermediate depot Richmond,
Va, has been ordered to Walter Reed
General Hospital for dental treat
ment.
Evening star., 1922-02-28

s @ KS; = q $ @ q $e % !: @ $s Ss;: 81 : s =
%S %S @ s 50 ne . ss ~
sT % % " kansas avenue and the police say '''
Evening star., 1922-02-28
DANGER TO TRAFFIC
/. and PEDESTRIANS
IN MUDDY. STREETS

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Evening star., 1922-02-28
D. c. FISCAL CHANGE
FOUGHT BY FOCHT

CONTINUED from First Page.)
Evening star., 1922-02-28

General expenses-Executive office,
salaries, $10,69o; care Of District
building slsGo; S;rsa assesses eao coIsc ose
tors ONCE. 81, 200: sinking-fund office,
$500; coronef's Office. $3.50; Engineer
Commissioners Office. $2.120: munich
pal architects office. $1,000; Public
Utilities Commission, $500: depart
ment of insurance. $500; surveyors
s., 900; free Public Library, $4,000
Total, general expenses. s42.5s0.
Contingent and miscellaneous ex-
penses - Miscellaneous expenses
81, 900: postage, $2,500; general ad-
vertising. $4,000: purchase Of small
sssv,ee sS.ts sSSs to
historic places, $500; property yard
alterations and improvements, $500
Total contingent and miscellaneous
expenses, $4,000.
improvements and repairs-Assess-
ment and permit work. 100000: paw
$50 600; street improvements. $l64,-
500; grading streets. alleys and roads
SIS, 600; repairs Of streets, avenues and
alleys, $6&1 sidewalks and curbl
around reservations. 5000; repairs te
repair Of bridges. $500. Total. i'm.
provements and repairs, $4l6.150. '
Sewers-Main and pipe sewers
ST, 600; suburban sewers, $25.0oo. To-
tai sewers, $4,000.
Streets-Dnst prevention. cleaning
and snow removal. $4,000; play
grounds. $4,000; board for condem.
nation Of insanitary buildings. $500
! Total streets, $1o0,600.
Public schools-OfHcers' salaries
81 900; night schools, $4,000; teachers
retirement fund, $4,000; janitors ant
care Of buildings and grounds. $l2.5 $40
repairs and improvements to schoo
buildings, $4,000: furniture. etc. $2S.'
$40; equipment. Of additional schoo
Fairgrounds, $2.40o; 'Loyejoy School
The Washington times., 1922-04-28

how he suffered when his wife
bore him a son. And there was "A
loquacious old bore OF a postmas-
ter and a lout, and Hester's mother
and future type. Most of them
spoke I'm Mr.. Philpotts' best lit.
erary style, just ~ peasants would
speak II they spoke like that.
Altogether rapidly encountered
little affair. mostly dull and gen.
orally unnecessary. The acting
also was not OF the best. Helen
Mackellar aimed at tensity and
peroxide hysteria; Noel Leslie was
extremely monotonous and Percy
Warren seemed to attack his role
In a spirit of joillty. Dallas Wei.
ford was the comedian and he
managed TO worm his way through
the morass.
The Washington times., 1922-04-28
AMERICAN MEN
POOR DANCERS,
VALENTINO
Film Star Finds SO Per Cent of
Them Are Bad, Yea,
Very Bad.
by RUDOLPH VALENTINO,
Most Graceful Dancer Of the screen.

written exclusively for Cosmopolitan
News Service.)
LOS ANGELES, April 2s.-Amer-
lean women are good dancers. The
trouble with dancing in this coun-
try lies with the men, Seventy.five
per cent of the women are good
dancers, very good; so per cent OF
the men are bad dancers, some of
them very bad.
Good dancing Is not a matter of
knowing "a great number OF fancy
steps. Good dancing in a man con-
sists OF knowledge of rhythm, tech.
nique and ability to lead the part.
ner. IL is a fact that this last.
named faculty is particularly miss.
ing in America today. That is why
one finds a congestion on the dance
floors of this country. Instead of
all following the same route on the
dance floor, every man in leading
his partner seems TO go a different
way. never looking back or side
ways or ahead.
The Washington times., 1922-04-28
BIG-TOWN
TOPICS
Relayed From
GOtham's RialtO
BY Alan Dale
Cosmopolitan News Service.


NEW YORK. April 27.-When-
ever you gaze steadily at a lowly
kitchen and watch furtively the
dresser with the carefully arranged
plates upon II at the same time
that you listen 10 the melancholy
prattle OF peasants-be sure, suite
sure, that some moider has been
committed and that "a dark, dank
and devilish bit OF business will be
discussed.
This never fails. Kitchens on
the stage are used primarily for
murders. In the Russian kitchen
they may even bury the body
meath the flags.
In THE Shadow" at the Klaw
Theater last night, the kitchen
was English, the plates willow pat
tern, and the peasants pleasantly
aitchless and dislectic. II was a
lighter kitchen than those usually
given to the murder debates 80
dear to this style of play. 1t was
much more agreeable than the
Irish kitchen, for instance. and a
bright fire was burning. But mur-
der set in with the first act.
THE Shadow" was assigned to
Eden Philpotts. who has appar-
emily broken into play form with
out the least warning. Mr.. Phil
potts, who adores peasants. tells
US of the sad disappearance OF a
rich old party and of the search
for his body The old party had
a nephew who loved sweet Hester.
whilst another swain also kept
company" with her and asked
for her hand. And she loved
tother. as CELLS will. Later on
the nephew was accused OF the
murder of the old party. and
there-there--in the kitchen!-alI
close to the willow pattern plates
near the bright fire-there-
there-the other chap who had
married her confessed that he was
guilty. He had killed the rapacious
old gent and left his body deep
down in the mud. Oh. 'orrorsl
OF course, Hester has scenes"
She is Mortified, but she loves the
man she married. and together-to-
gether-near the willow-pattern
plates they discuss and debate and
zig.zag around the situation. Into
this porridge OF kitcheny misery
Mr.. Philpotts interjected a peasant
who held forth on the pains and
distresses OF paternity and told US
The Washington times., 1922-04-28

book, but . troe, inspiring record OF the max.
ina and tho supreme accomplishment Of q real
Amer'esr. With remsrksble descriptions OF lifs
In tho Esss~asee Mountaina