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Evening star., 1922-12-16
OPPORTUNITY NO. 12. SANTA" BE-
LIEVES IN ORAL HYGIENE
WIDOW AND THREE CHILDREN

Mamma, have you brushed your
teeth like we learned at Camp Good
come" Such was the query put by
the three-year-oid tot in the family
Of a widowed mother and three chill
dren. the eldest nine. Poor mother only
had . few remaining shells as q re-
mainder Of what had formerly been
mother is now facing the problem Of
separation from her babies, whom she
loves devotedly. Tho home. bare Of
all but the most necessary furniture,
is spotless clean. The best Christ
mas that Santa can bring to this
ance Of $24 a week, or $1,24s for
tho year.
OPPORTUNITY NO. 1s. A SMILE
FIVE CHILDREN.
this widow (colored) expresses her
appreciation for what has been done
for her. Nearly blind from cataract
and losing her husband from tuber-
culosis. she 10 making hard night to
keep her home and raise her five chill.
thirteen. is doing we'll at school. Ned.
twelve. feels the responsibility Of be-
ing the Oldest boy and speaks quite
naturally Of helping mother with
the children" Last year he tried to
help by raising a few vegetables and
fresh eggs are always on hand from
his chickens. Relatives help az they
are able. but $50 q week is needed to
save this home. or 1900 for the year.
OPPORTUNITY NO. "a. soRELY
CRIPPLED. DESERTED WIFE
AND TWO CHILDREN.
Soreiy crippled and unable to leave
tho house. this deserted wife 10 max
ing the best Of the situation for the
sake Of her two young children. II
you were to go to the house in the
morning. you would see Jane cooking
the breakfast (and q good Job she
makes Of It, tool and Frank busy
carrying out tho ashes. breaking wood
for the fires. and doing other chores.
After the morning meal they 60 away
to school and the mother waits pa
tiently for their return in the after
noon; The only income is from the II.
father ana snali stipend by Q 1odS-
er. Nine dollars q week is asked to
help this brave woman make ends
meet. This 10 sass for the year.
Evening star., 1922-01-20
HONOR LEE AND JACKSON.

Washington Camp. No. III. United
Confederate Veterans, last night Gel
ebrated .he birthday anniversaries Of
Gems. Robert T. Lee ard S:onewall
jackson at the Confederate Memorial
Home. Angus W. Mclean. director
of the War Finance Corporation. was
the principal speaker. The meeting
was presided over by Col. Magnus
Thompson. vice commanderrof the or
ganiZation. as capt. Fred Beall. COM
mander, was unable TO attend on ac-
count of illness
Included on the program was the
reading of general order No. 8, is
suer to the Confederate Army by Gen.
Lee at Appomattox. Va. April 10.
1865, preparatory to his surrender. by
Col. Levick Pierce. adjutant of the
District camp and son of Bishop
Pierce. who founded the first girls
college in America, at Montgomery,
Ala
Lee crandall. jr.. son of Col Lee
Crandall, who now is the highest
ranking officer of Stonewall Jackson's
staff and chairman of the entertain
ment committee. rendered a number
of violin solos of songs of the Con-
federacy.
Evening star., 1922-01-20
OPPOSES WAGE CUT
FOR TRACTION MEN
BrightWood Association
Holds Present Pay Is Fair
and Reasonable.

ANY reduction in the wages of train
men operating the street cars IN
Washington is opposed by the Bright
wood Citizens Association. A resolu-
ton expressing the opinion that the
present pay of the traction employees
is but fair and reasonable and fully
justified by living conditions in the
District OF Columbia at the present
time" was adopted by the association
at a meeting last night in the Ma
sonic Hall at Brightwood. The reso-
luton was introduced by William
Nick. Clayton.
The association declared in favor
of II separate public utilities commits
sion. providing its members are ap-
pointed from residents of the District
Tor at least five years resolution
also was passed asking that lower
rates on carfare. telephone tolls. elec-
trio and gas be ordered by the Pub
lie Utilities Commission.
Urge Car Line Extension.
Mr.. Clayton. C. {. Lancaster and
George +. William were appointed a
committee to work for the extension
Of the 18th street ear line west on
Kansas avenue to connect with the
Georgia avenue tracks, and also to
bar ears of the Washington Railway
and Electric Company from Florida
avenue. The committee was instruct
cd to report at the next meeting of
the association.
Dn motion of MIR. Lancaster the as
sociation adopted resolution de
Scribing as highly reprehenSible and
demoralizing to our public school Sys-
TEN" the conduct of Daniel A. Ed
wards former nreSilapt pf 10 boa rl
of education. who. through the Colum
bian Information Bureau. of which
he is secretary, offered to sell to
school children prepared essays for
certain stipulated sums. The reSoiu-
tion also declared that if Mrs. Susie
Root Rhodes. member of the board of
education. was correctly quoted in
saying that the business of Mr.. Ed
wards bureau is ethical, she is who'll
ly unfit and disqualified to be 4 mem
her of the board of education ana
that the justices of the District Su-
preme Court should demand her resig-
nation from that body.
Deplores Death of Col. Bingham.
Resolutions submitted by John {.
Proctor. regretting the death of Col.
B. F. Bingham and complimentinS
Commissioner oyster on the promo
ton of Lieut.. Louis J. Stoll to cap
taincy were adopted.
Arthur w. Diffenderfer gave talk
on the thrift campaign. and a repre-
sentative of Chesapeake and Potomac
Telephone Company spoke on the de-
velopment of the telephone system. j.
Thomas Shallcross and Edward W.
King were admitted to membership.
Charles w. Ray. president of the as
Sociation. presided.
The next meeting of the association.
February 16. it was announced. Will
be in the form of reception, to
which the Commissioners will be in
vited.
Evening star., 1922-01-20
SEESB|G j. S.:LOSS
IN IGNORING FORD
Failure to Accept Muscle
Shoals Offer Cost Over Mil
lion, Gray Silver Says.
BY TIE Associated Press.


FLORENCE. Ala. January 20
Charge that the federal government
Raj lost practically ii million and halt
dollars IN the last six months by not
'sccep'inB Henry Ford's offer to lease
the <am and operate the' nitrate
plants at Muscle Shoals, Ala" was
made tere today before the meeting
the American Farm Bureau Fedora
ton by Gray Silver. their Washing
ton representative.
Mr.. Ford's offer. Mr.. Silver said, was
made to Secretary Weeks on July
s last, 'and will be transmitted in
latest form. according to the Secre-
tary. some time next week" In addi-
tion 10 Mr.. Ford's offer. several other
offers for Muscle Shoals have been
made, Mr.. Silver asserted adding:
But the Secretary has admitted that
none of them compare with Mr..
Ford's or even can be considered Sc
riously. Further, Mr.. Ford's offer has
been published to the world for
months and yet Secretary Weeks has
delayed sending the offer with his
recommendations to Congress. thereby
encouraging other bidders to revise
their bids"
In Mr.. Ford's offer" Mr.. Silver
real opportunity to secure these high
grade plant foods that the scientists
have repeatedly told them are pos
sible; plant foods that on expert
testimony are admitted to save them
at least one-half of the present cost
of fertilizer"
Mr.. Silver declared that when Mr.
Ford tells the farmers he can nakc
at Muscle Shoals the cheap, high
grade fertilizer they need. "the farm
ers are ready to take that statement
at 100 per cent"
Evening star., 1922-01-20
STUDENTS GIVEN FINE CHANGE
TO STUDY FOR STARS CONTEST
School Holiday Big Help for All Those
: Planning to Write Essays on
Arms Conference.

With the public schools closed to-
day on account of the annual meet
ing of the Teachers Institute. con-
tes'tants in The Stars $1,000 prize
contest on the subject The Arms
Conference and Its Significance" were
given an unusual opportunity to de-
vote their time to home study of
the conference developments of this
week. 1t is emphasized that the
closing Of the contest will depend
upon the adjournment of the confer
cnce and the essayists are urged to
keep in close touch with it's proceed
ingS in order not to overlook any of
the important developments in the
" riting Of their compositions.
Special programs held in several of
the high and junior high schools dur
ing the week which were designed
to aid the students who are to enter
the contest in the preparation of their
essays will be continued next week
and probably until the conference
adinurnS.
These programs consisted princi-
Evening star., 1922-01-20
VIRGINIA SCHOOL HEAD GIVES
ADVICE ON GROUPING PUPILS
Tells Congress Committee of Advantages
of Having Three Divisions-Pro-
motion in Single Studies.

better for the grouping of children
in various subjects. he said, and ad
dcd that this precluded students
from being held back because they
were slow in one study. lie favored
promotions based on the highest
ratings in !. study. rather than hold
ing back the student because he was
slow in another. In other words.
he said. students should not be rated
by their weakest points.
On the question Of organization
Dr. Hart said that absolute control
of the school system should be vested
in board or committee of Congress.
with superintendent under it with
full authority to act Under the
superintendent there should he an
officer in charge of grounds and
buildings. another for finances, with
a staff Of academic supervisors. who
would report to the superintendent
and by him to the supervising body.
Avenues of Training.
The modern SCHOOL system. he said.
should provide as many different ave
nucs of training as the circumst lncns
warrant and th" public funds viii
Permit, adding that he did not favor
iif, a3l.icultural course for city
schools He pointed out, however.
that it might be advisa Bile in Wash
ington To have such a course, be-
cause of gathering of children here
from all parts Of the country.
Questioned by senator faDper On
the cost oe buildings in Virginia. h."
said that there had been "A decided
reduction during the last two years.
but pointed out that during the last
three months there had been another
tendency upward. Some materials
are yet rather high. he admitted on
further questioning. He asserted that
buildings in Virginia now cost from
II to- ~ cents Il cubic foot. Fifteen
rar cent of construction cost could
be saved. n. said. by erecting only
one-story buildings
He favored free text books for all
classes. Under the FIRE" text book sys-
ten books are better preserved than
when they are the property of the
children. and il had the further ad-
vantage. he said. Of permitting the
school authorities TO make adVan-
tagcouS changes. The average life ,f
a school book when the property Of
the child is tWo years. while when
public owned it was much over three
years. he said
Salaries had been increased for
teachers in Virginia. but he said that
they are not Yet attractive enough
to obtain the teachers with the best
qualifications.
Evening star., 1922-01-20
REACH AGREEMENT
I. ON REFUND|NG BILL
Republican Caucus Adopts
Committee Plan With Sim
gle Change.

Approval of the foreign debt refund
ing bill was given by the Sena ,epun-
Iicans yesterday. following .wo eau
cuses. AS approved, the m .asire con-
tains a provision that me interest
rate on refunded bonds s~i0i5 n1s b"
less than that fixed ir .if toaI'y
loan acts, authorizing the loSpS - al
sled nations. This rate is 4a4 per cent,
or e-fourth of l per cent less than
the rate stipulated in the obligations
of the debtor nations now held by the
Treasury.
This was the only change in the
bill as reported by the finance COM
mittee,' and which the conference ap-
proved. 1t was announced that the
vote on the added provision was 22
to is, and was taken after the con-
ference had voted down, ~ to IA. an
amendment by Senator Snoot OF otah.
that the commission which is to con-
duct the refunding negotiations
should not have the right to NIX
rate of interest at less than per
cent
to take the bill up in the Senate on
Monday and to press for It's passage.
the amended measure having been
formally approved by the conference.
The republicans already have voted TO
take up a soldier bonus bill as soon
as the refunding measure is disposed
of. 1t was said that there would be
further party conferences to deter
mine a policy as to the method or
raising the necessary funds to finance
the bonus.
motion by Senator France of
Maryland to strike out the provision
for commission an: 20 confer the
entire authority on the President was
defeated, it was announced. by vote
of 81 to Z. 1t also was stated that a
motion by Senator Phipps of Colorado
to strike out the requirement that the
bonds mature not later than June Is.
l947, was defeated. 80 to 5. Another
motion lost was by Senator Harreld
of Oklahoma, which would have pro-
yided that the payment of interest on
the bonds be deferred for a period OF
not more than three years.
Evening star., 1922-01-20

palIy of assemblies at which indi-
vidual students were called upon to
discuss various phases of the con-
ference.
1t is pointed out in the rules for
the contest that all contestants must
choose a nom -de-plume in order that
strict secrecy AS to the identity of
the writer will be maintained. The
nom- de plume must be written In the
upper left-hand corner of the essay.
toSether with the name of the school
and class If in public schools. ana
age If in private or parochial schools.
The correct name of the contestant.
together with the -de-piume and
name Of the school and class II IN
public schools and age IL in private
or parochial schools. must be written
on separate >sheet of paper paper ana ana
placed in a separate envelope ana
sealed. This envelope must be sub
mitted with the essay. pinned to the
first sheet.
1t is also pointed out in the rules
that contestants in the senior class
must limit their essays to l.ooO words
in length Contestants in the Junior
class are limited to 500 words.
Evening star., 1922-01-20
URGE NEW BUILDING
FOR FILING DEEDS
Realtors Say Recorders Of
flee Insanitary and a
Fire Hazard.

Declaring that the structure hous-
ing the office of the recorder OF deeds
is insanitary and constitutes a grav.
fire hazard. the Washington Real Es-
tate Board last night unanimously
adopted resolutions petitioning Con
grcss To provide a suitable building
for this important office. The board
met at Wardman Park Hotel. with
Harry Is. boss. president, presidia-;.
THE insanitary conditions prevail
ing are harmful to the employees Of
TINS Office and to those whose work
compels the spending Of much time
there" the resolution reads. In the
event of fire, there is grave danger
of damage to valuable records"
The attention Of the appropriate
committees of Congress Will be called
to the conditions.
The present accommodations il WAS
pointed out, arr, .ntir. ly INADEQUATE.
many Of the rooms being overcrowtl.d
and dark, with records being DIS
tributed on different floors. causing
inefticiency and unnect ssary delay.
Emphasis was laid on the point that
during the past thirty years the re
cOrd.fS office has been not only Scli
sustaining. but has paid INTO thc
Treasury a substantial surplus .aci
year.
>cw Syst t-E,s Worked out.
John \. Petty, cXecutiy I'VE secretary.
III reporting on the activities of the
past month. stated that the appraisa,
committee had issued ten certificates
of valuation of local real estate for a
total of $56a.i3,. y special commit
tee working in cooperation with the
local title companies has evolved
method in handling transactions be
tween brokers and The title com
-
terially lessening the time required
10 examine titles and issue certih-
Gates. the secretary stated.
Mr. a'eify announced that informal
notice has reached the board that
the midwiuter meeting of the execu-
tive committee of the National Asso-
citation of Real Estate Boards VIII be
held here early in March. bringing to
I Washington about 800 persons, the
sessions probably covering t9ur gay
4 special committee of the local
board will he appointed 10 arrange
, for the meeting.
Realty Firm Expelled.
II was announced that the eNecutiS
committee of the board, in fulnilint
its obligations of uphoidlhs w
standard of ethics in the board. ma
formally expelled from active mem
bership one local realty firm
Thomas T. farrell. chairman OF ihs
convention club committee. reported
that eight new meIab.r had joined.
and hat 4 definite itinerary would BE-
mapped out shortly for those who VII
) go to the annual convention OF IN
national association in San Franclscr
next June.
Robert l.. MckeeTcr. chairman ci
the entertainment committee. state'
that indfcat ions point to the realtors
| dIn nee on January - being success
Roger j. Whiteford, member of II
local bar explained number of lie;
phases of the real estate profess
and cited several court decisions
meoted points.
A buffet supper was served.
Evening star., 1922-01-20
'ARBITRATE,' ORDER
GIVEN TO CAR1|NE
Norfolk Seeks Settlement of
Strike and Richmond May
Follow Suit.
By The Associated Press.

itr ItNn.
RICHMOND, Va. January 20.-.Ac-
ton similar to that taken in Norfolk
yesterday afternoon, when the city
council there delivered an ultimatum
to the Virginia Railway and Power
Company to arbitrate the street car
duction in car fares. will probably
be taken in Richmond tonight \
movement was started here today to
have the city council of Richmond
take immediate similar action.
Fifteen platform men and thirt.
shop men who wens out with the
other strikers here have returned 10
work, according to the company to-
day. Twenty-Five street cars were
being operated this morning. it was
announced.
Traffic Officer Hurt.
NORFOLK. Va. January 20 4
traffic officer was slightly cut about
the face by flying Glassswhen "A brick
was hurled into a street car carrying
homebound employees of the Virginia
Railway and Power Company late
last night.
The car had been sent out from the
barns to take TO their homes a num-
ber Of em.loyes who live in the sub
urbs. t.. policemen who had been
on strike cuty were riding in the
car. The car had discharged practi-
cally all Of its passengers, except the
officers and motorman.
The man who had thrown the brick
finally made his escape and disap-
peared in the darkness.
Belief was expressed here today
that the Virginia Railway and Power
Company will not refuse to go into
arbitration on the basis of the of
fers made to il by the city.
Evening star., 1922-01-20
KEY CHECK TRAITOR
ARNOLD ONCE USED
NOW COMES TO LIGHT
By tie Associated Prss.

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, January 20.-What
is believed to be the key check
that served Gen. Benedict Arnold's
staff officers whenever they un-
locked official documents is one OF
the revolutionary relics acquired
by the field exploration commit
tee of the New York Historical So
cictN it was learned today.
The key check probably assisted
the traitorous Arnold the night he
removed military plans from West
Point and came down the Hudson
to meet Maj. Andre of the British.
1t was found in the ruins of an old
Eouse in Brooklyn, and with IL
were about two dozen copper coins
of the stamp of George III and
George Ill. Arnold, it is known,
after his detection from the Con-
unental Army, lived in New York
AS long as the British held the
city.
The check is made of lead,
about one-eigllth Of an inch thick.
and about three inches long. ca
one side is stamped "Arnold's
staff" and on the other con
army"
Evening star., 1922-01-20
OLD SONG BECOMES
. FACT AS RADIO MUSIC
FLOODS THROUGH AIR
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
CHICAGO. January 20.-The old,
old song. There is Music in the
Air." has not only become a reality.
but there is now too much music
In the air." according to l.. r.
Schmitt. radio inspector
Thousands of persons who OBJ
tain their music by the radio route
have complained. MIR. Schmitt said.
that the ether is flooded with cleo
trical cantataS, intermeZzos. con-
certs and orchestra numbers, not
to mention speeches, lectures and
messages sent out by amateurs.
According to MIR. Schmitt, anna
teurs are required to tune their
instruments to 390-meter wave
lengths. Many are not doing SO
and as a result virtually all own
ers of radio phones are receiving
the waves. There are more than
$4,000 amateurs in the country,
Mr.. Schmitt said.
Evening star., 1922-01-20
WEST vIRGI.IIANS MEET.

The, annual cider and gingerbread
party of the West Virginia State So
ciety of the District of Columbia was
held in Pythian Temple last night. IN
addition to the party, vaudeville pro-
gram was given under the direction Of
J. William De Grange. chairman of
committee on arrangements. Mrs. Joe
shelby Riley recited eulogy on Gems
Lee and Jackson, whose birthday an
niyersaries the society celebrated.
Evening star., 1922-01-20
ASK PRISONERS RELEASE.
Civic Liberties Union in Protest to
Attorney General

Representatives of the American
Civil Liberties Union, which is con-
ducting a campaign for release of 11S
prisoners now serving sentences for
violation of wartime laws. yesterday
protested to Attorney General Daugh-
erty against the administrators atti-
tude toward these prisoners.
The protest, which was in the form
of a letter, objected to statements
made by Mr.. Daugherty in his memo
randum on the Debs case, in which he
said: NO distinction can be success
fully made between offenders convict
ed for essentially the same offense."
Evening star., 1922-01-20
BIG CHICAGO F|RM
ANSWERS FORDNE:y

Departing from it's usual custom of
issuing no financial statements. Mar
shall Field & co. OF Chicago. in IA
statement prepared by its presi
dent. John q. Shedd. and presented 10
the House yesterday by Representative
Mann, republican. Illinois. announced
that during the year 1920 its total
net sales We're S1S3.6O0.0 .0n0. net profits
for the year after payment Of federal
taxes amounting to 2.39 cents on each
dollars worth Of sales.
The statement said that announce
ment of profits was made because of
speech delivered in the House on
December u by Chairman Fordney of
the ways and means committee dur
ing which he charged that importers
were waging an unfair fight on the
American valuation plan. incorporated
in the new tariff bill The statement
declared that the Congressional Rec
ord showed that Mr.. Fordney had
charged that Marshall Field x 60.
made II profit Of 5000 per cent on
he sale of knife purchased in
Germany for % cents and sold at
retail at s., and had also made huge
profits on number of other imported
articles.
Denies kuifc Profits.
Denying "positively" Mr. Fordney's
charge about the knife profits and
presenting DATA 10 prove tnat he mad
hlaue erroneous statements as 10 The
other articles. the statement declared d
the knHt was bought IN America ana
cost tweHt y-nv. times the amount
given by MIR. fordney
The statement also charged that Mr.
fordney as government officer
has secured and made public records
or our private Transactions which
nave never been treated by a govern
ment officer heretofore as other than
strictly ,eonfidential"
That the American valuation plan
needs such gross Misrepresentation
of facts in order that it may be
Justified. the statement continued
should be sufficient evidence that it
is measure that should not become
a law"
Return 6.3 Per Cent.
Commenting further on its profits
Marshall Field II Co. said that the re-
turn on the capital engaged in busi-
ness for the year 1920 equaled only
in excess of a return on an invest
ment in United States government
bonds"
These figures were the result of
the company's entire manufacturing;
wholesal and retail business.
The average net profit for the
years 1915 to 1920. inclusive. on each
dollars worth of sales made by our
retail store after federal taxes had
been deducted the statement said
was 40 cents
Evening star., 1922-01-20
ADDRESS BY MR.. CROWTHE-

The regular meeting of the Go,
RADIO state Society in the Thoas'
School last night WAS addressed !
Representative Frank Crowther
New York y. c, Porter of the Was
ington Opera Company sang a numb
of songs and was accompanied hy
section of the United States Mari1
Band Dancing concluded the pr
Evening star., 1922-01-20
BILLS ASK HALF FARES.

Bills providing for half fares to be
charged on the local street railways
for transportation of school children
were introduced in the Senate yester-
day by Senator's Ball and Johnson.