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Evening star., 1922-02-09
BEGIN REPAIR WORK
ON D. c. STREETS
Workmen to Fix Damage
Caused by Auto Skid Chains
During Recent Storm.
RoADsLIKE BATTLEFIELDs
Funds Much Limited-District
Commissioners Have New Facts
for Senate Plea.

Three gangs Of workmen will be
started out by the engineer depart
ment tomorrow to patch ruts and
holes left in the asphalt pavements
Of the city by the recent storm.
The number Of men employed on
this work is governed by the capacity
Of the municipal asphalt plant, one
official explained. That capacity is
500 cubic feet day. which will not
permit Of the use Of more than three
detachments Of patchers.
Most of the damage to asphalt paw
ing during the storm occurred on
streets that have not been surfaced
for twenty years or more. one official
said. Streets with comparatively new
surfaces did not suffer greatly.
Many of the suburban road Of the
District, with their brittle macadam
surfaces, resemble shell-torn battle-
fields in certain places.
While the snow'was deep all motor
vehicles. naturally. followed one
beaten path along these roads: This
chains into two narrow strips OF the
And when the snow had melted
away the work OF the chains was
plainly visible, as rut after rut loomed
up to the view Of the motorist:
macadam surfaces. were strewn along
Out Of the .a5o. 900 lump sum appro-
priation allowed for upkeep OF sub
urban roads only $4,000 is left with
approximately FIVE months of the
The engineer department allotted
$150.000 to be spent from July to
December, leaving 100000 for the
remaining half Of the fiscal year.
Shortage Of Funds.
In January. however, it became
necessary to buy new supply of the
materials used in repairing suburban
This leaves $4,000 in the fund. II
the Commissioners are to avoid lay
ing OF the suburban road gangs. they
must spread out the repair work so
that the balance Of the appropriation
will last until July l.
$4,000 week for labor on suburban
road work. and there are about eight
cen weeks Of the fiscal year remain
ing. This will take in round numbers
SIS, 900 for labor alone.
The patching about to be done on
asphalt streets is paid for out OF the
lump sum for repairs to streets,
which for the current year was $685.
900.
Although the House appropriations
committee, in drafting the new Dis
trict bill. made deep slashes in ap-
propriations for street and road i'm
provements, the Commissioners have
=. not given up hope OF obtaining more
liberal treatment at the hands Of the
Senate.
When hearings on the bill are held
before the Senate committee the Com
missioners will be better fortified
with arguments for larger street and
road appropriations. because the Sc
we're weather OF the past few weeks
has left the highways of the National
Capital in poorer condition than they
were In, when the House considered
the appropriation bill. =,
Evening star., 1922-02-09
NO RULING ON SENATOR.
Appointment of Kenyon as Judge
Believed Legal.

The Attorney General has given
no formal ruling in connection with
the constitutionality of the appoint
ment of Senator Kenyon. Iowa. az
circuit judge of, the eighth federal
district, it was said at the Depart
ment of Justice.
Mr.. Daugherty. it was explained. in
a case of this sort, would make a
ruling only on the request of Presi-
dent Harding. Officials explained.
however. that in the opinion of legal
experts Of the department the ap-
pointment of Senator Kenyon at the
prevailing salary attached to the Of
fee of circuit judge is constitutional
because the senator voted for the
increase in the salary of circuit
judges on February "a, 1919, while
his appointment as judge was made
during a subsequent term.
Evening star., 1922-02-09
CONCERT FEBRUARY "A.

the concert by Bazarova. American
male contralto, Friday evening, Feb
ruary "a. at the 7. NJ. c. A. audi
torium. Bazarova will be assisted
by Miss Marjorie G. Davis. pianist,
and George r. Flemer, violinist.
Patronesses for the concert include
Mrs. Forrest F. vrooman, DR.. Edith
Sc Willie Coale. Mrs. Wallace Streater,
Mrs. Leonard de Cast. Mrs. William,
Gerard Ennen. Mrs. Elizabeth Allen
Leatzow, Miss c. Larimore keeley
and Mrs. Helen Jean Paul Starr.
Evening star., 1922-02-09
SOFT COAL FOR al DAYS.
Survey Of Supplies Made by Two
Government Agencies,

Soft coal in storage throughout the
country at the beginning of the year
was sufficient to last about forty
one days. If perfectly distributed. ac-
cording to a joint survey by the CEN
sus bureau ana the geological sur
vey. made public by Secretary Hoover.
On January + the total commercial
stock of soft coal was estimated at
100000 tons. which was 16,OOO,000
tons or rs per cent less than the
amount IN storage at the end of the
war. and about million tons less
IMAM the nations supply on Novem-
ber I, when a previous survey va
made,
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SENATORS FOR D. c.
REPRESENTATION
Committee Orders Favorable
Report on Jones and Poin.
l. dexter Measures.
CAPPER BILL REJECTED
Sentiment Growing for Giving
Washingtonians Some Voice in
:; Their Own Government.

National representation for the peo'
lep of the District Of Columbia moved
forward a pace when the Senate Dis
trict committee yesterday ordered
favorable report on the resolution in
troduced by Senator Jones OF Wash
ington looking to a constitutional
amendment to permit the people here
to vote for senators and representa-
tives and for presidential and vice
presidential electors.
The Senate committee also took "a:
vorable action on the toinGeXter bill
providing for a delegate to represen,
the District in the House.
Favorable Sentiment Grows.
The sentiment Of the majority OF the
committee. as indicated by the votes on
these measures yesterday, is in favor OF
giving the people of the National Cap
ital some voice in their own government
1t is realized that 1t may take some
time to get the constitutional amend
ment through and ratified by the states.
So the committee decided to give the
people Of the District an opportunity to
have as soon as possible a delegate IN IN
the House, through the Potndexter bill
which requires only congressional action
This delegate will have a seat on the
floor, be eligible to service on the Dis
trict committee Of the House and to
speak in the House, but will have nc
vote.
The committee also rejected by an
overwhelming vote the JCapper bill
which provided for the election by the
people of the District of Commissioners
public utilities commissioners and mem
bers Of the board of education as well a.
a delegate to the House. The committee
is opposed to having the authority over
the District. given in the Constitution
to Congress. taken from Congress and
the executive branch Of the federal gov
ernment.
How Votes stood.
The vote In favor Of the Jones reso-
luton was 5 to 4; in favor of the
Poindexter bill. s to 3. and in opposi-
ticn to the capper bill. to 2.
Senator Ball, chairman of the COM
mittee, is strongly in favor of the
proposal to amend the Constitution
national representation. Both he
and Senator Jones, author of the reso-
luton. today expressed their gratif1-
cation that the resolution would now
go to the Senate calendar with a ia
vorable report. The report is to be
was instructed by the committee to
report the Poindexter bill. Whenever
opportunity offers the proponents OF
these measures will seek to have
them considered in the Senate. The
feeling is that the sentiment in favor
of giving the people of the District q
measure of control over their gov
ernment is constantly growing
stronger both in Congress and out
side of it.
Besides acting favorably on the
suffrage measures. the committee yes
terday ordered favorable report on
the Capper bill to create a board of
accountancy in the District of CO.
lumbia.
Evening star., 1922-02-09
PETTY OFFICERS GUILTY.
Redwing Men Get Year, Reduction
in Rank and Loss Of PAY.

Five chief petty officers Of the Navy
have been sentenced to a years i'm
prisonment. reduction in rank to Sec
ond-class seamen and loss Of pay for
taking and keeping Of liquor on
board the mine sweeper RedwinE al
Guantanamo. Cuba. The cases of two
other officers, one commissioned and
the other a warrant officer, involving
similar charges, are pending.
The men found guilty by general
court-martial and sentenced are:
Chief Boatswain's Mate D. F. Koch
Commissary Steward Carl C. Hars-
lopp. Chief Quartermaster's Mate Ver-
ME E. ,Eley, Chief Water Tender John
Walsh and Chief Machinists Mate
Eldon c. KreIner.
Evening star., 1922-02-09
CITED FOR BRAVERY.
seven of Crew of Huron Com.
mended by Mr.. DENLY.

mended by Mr.. DENLY.
!. Seven members Of the crew Of the
Cruiser Huron. flagship OF the Asiatic
fleet. have been commended by Secre-
tary DENLY for heroism displayed in the
rescue Of four Of their shipmates from a
gas-filled -four hold. The next Of kin Of
two others. who died at the same time,
have received letters of coincidence The
accident occurred last August.
The men commended were: Chief
Watertender Walter Thomas Foley, Bos-
ton. Mass: Siipwright Frank Gregg
Heckard. Pittsburgh, Pa; Chief Elec-
trician Clarence A. Howell. San Fran
cisco, Calf: Seaman Wesley Alonxo
Her, Brooklyn. N. Y: Chief Electricians
Mate Harry Kramer. Fruit Vale, Calf. /:
Chief Pharmacists Mate Merton Henry
Mangold. Lorena, Okla, and Chief
Machinist's Mate VIM. Wacher, Seattle,
Wash.
Evening star., 1922-02-09
SACHS NAME PRESENTED.
Senator Spencer Offers Candidate
for Postmaster Generalship.

Senator Spencer Of Missouri has
presented to President Harding the
name Of William Sachs Of st. Louis
for successor to WIN H. Hays. as
Postmaster General
Senator Spencer was accompanied
to the White House, when he urged Mr..
Sachs appointment. by Maj. Harry kiel
Of st. Louis and delegation Of republi-
cans from that state.
The President. the delegation said,
did not indicate to them whether he
had made any decision in the matter
Of filling the postmaster-general
which becomes vacant March 4
through the resignation of Mr.. Hays
to head motion picture organiza-
ton.
Evening star., 1922-02-09
FIRE WIPES OUT TOWN.

TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras. Febru-
ary S.-Tela. a town on the north
coast of Honduras. has been laid in
ruins by a great fire. The conf1agra-
ton has not yet been brought under
control, although every effort is being
made to extinguish the flames.
Evening star., 1922-02-09

and in some cases actresses have be-
come cooks. But many can find no
work and meanwhile the girls wash
their own clothes and the men SUBJ
stitute the mattress for the tailor
aiding actors wonder when the tales
of woe will be less sad and less fire.
Quent.
Evening star., 1922-02-09
SEATED AS PATRIARCH,
Most Rev. Metaxakis Welcomed bv
Greeks Of Constantinople,
By the Associated Press

By the Associated Press
CONSTANT1NOPLE. February s.
The most Rev. Meletios Metaxakis ar
rived here February s. He was cor
daily welcomed by the Greeks and
duly enthroned as Greek patriarch of
Constantinople. ~ :.
Evening star., 1922-02-09
1897 Out Of Every $l00''

The operating expenses of the American
Jewish Relief Committee in Europe are very,
very low. Only $3 out of every hundred is used
that way. - . ~. 49,.
Ninety.seven out of every hundred
dollars goes to the purchase of foods,
clothing and other measures of relief
Washington's' task is to raise $100O00 We
are relieving the suffering of Jew and non-Jew
we need the support of Jew and non-Jew:
WILL YOU HELP? If so, attach your check
to the following coupon and mail today.
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can I've exchanged for reserved seats in
the grandstand or for the general ad-
mission TO the stand. But the coupons
will neither admit person to the grand
stand or afford him reserved seat as
coupons, but must bc exchanged at the
ticket Office
The attractions for the first day Of
the Fair on Monday. Labor Day,
September a, will vie successfully with
opening days Of other years, the one
desirable thing being good weather
Beginning soon after noon, athletes
from every athletic club and organizs-
ton in the city will compete for honors
and prizes in fcats of strength and skill
The contests will be followed by an after.
noon full Of interesting horse races.
There will be vaudeville program
that the management hopes will be bis
improvement over the last year, and 8
band concert arranged along different
lines, with an entirely new collection o.
| musical numbers each day.
IA announced earlier in the spring
there will DO no night exhibition Thu,
year, the grounds being cleared some
time between and o o'clock in The
evening.
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have laid upon her. At any rate, it
watch on her. You know I'd reckon you
up if thought had to, don't your"
She flashed me the magnetic smile
which has rarely failed TO win re-
Spouse from me, But | found that |
had TO make distinct effort to smile
back All my instincts varied against
tho suspicion of Katie which | saw
only too clearly was in her mind.
Just try reckoning me up | man
aged to say lightly. And just for n
change I'm going TO attend TO YOU.
March right into the dining-room now
and cat the breakfast YOU refused awhile
ago. don't propose to have you or the
likes Of you turn mo down like that.
Hello! Here's Telegrn
She laughed ms if relieved, and slipped
her hand through my arm affection
ately
lin admit I'm hungry now" she said,
so go ahead and play the tyrant as
much as YOU wish. I'll probably need n
good deal of nourishment before the
confab | see before me with Herbic
dear. That mans dignity and his fear
of violating the professional prophecies
will bc the death of me yet, you mark
my word. Id rather take the worst pill
in his pharmacopoela than TO talk to
HIM this morning
| laughed at her burlcsqued dismay,
hut when n couple of hours later DR..
Petit appeared and Lillian talked TO
him. stationed in the next room, to
he sure that no one came near them
saw by her tense face that she had
spoken but tho truth. And when with
stiff, unhendng dignity the physician
had departed, she came into the library
and threw herself upon n couch.
I'D like 10 I've married 10 that man
with the legal right to WELD a rolling
pun on him for just about an hour, y
She declared. "1ll wager diamond
necklace to a rhinestone scarfpin that
I'd make him dance and forget that
awful dignity for at least minute or
two He's n pill, Madge, that's the only
name for him pill. If he could just
divide himself into q million or two
segmcnts he could market new patent
medicine
Won't he do what you want about
SMITH" | asked
Will he do it2" she retortcd "'IC
like To- see him not do it, But TIN
process OF making HIM see the high
has reduced RE to pulp. llcllol tol'
YOU thcre'd he something else Here
the redout table Jerry with telegram.
Go he contlnued)
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THE HoUsEKEEPER WHO
HAS IDEAS"

The other day | went 20 n simple
afternoon tea given by n housekeeper
to her housekeeper friends. ! did not
know the majority Il women present,
for the tea was not given in the COM
munity where ] live. But | did not
need previous acquaintance with most
of these women to know q once how
to catalogue them in my mind.
As ! swept my eye over the room
full of faces, could easily pick out
the interesting women-the women |
really wanted TO talk to--just 10y the
way other women were crowding around
them.
Interesting Woman No. was talking
about new kind OF apron she was
making for herself
Interesting Woman No. 2 was telling
four other women about dessert re-
cipe she had originated.
Interesting Woman No. could hard
| " breathe because her friends were be-
sieging her with questions concerning
new game she had introduced ut n
party. Interesting Woman No. a was
relating her successful experience IN
remvong some sort of stain from a
summer dress.
And as watched these popular
housekeepers. and noted the few I'M
popular ones who remained on the
Side lines" so TO speak alone, and
not "in things''--' said TO myself, "The
magnetic woman is she who is full OF
ideas.
Now, Reader Friends, every week
receive letters from some of you ask
ing me "the secret Of popularity with
other women" A great many ri my
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When Grimbly Old Cloud looks down
and frowns
Just scare him away with your gay-col-
ored gowns.
he Is scared when you smile and are
happy and gay;
He knows then that old Sunman is not
far away;
That bis gloomy old scowl will he hidden
from sight
Bv dear Mr. Sunman's smile, warm and
bright
Now hft up your heads and shake of
your fears,
You can't see Mr. Sun'with your eyes full
OF tears
AWAY ran Little Breeze as softly as
he came But the pretty garden flowers
heard him and lifting their heads
boldly to the gloomy scowl of GrImblv
Cloud they began 10 shake out their
mnav-colorod frocks and before they
knew II MIR. Sunman was IN the garden
kissing away their tears
There, there he said. as he kissed
each tear-stalned face Il never forget
vcu. my dears | always return. But
few tears never hurt anyone; in
/ fact. your faces were never so bright
and sweet to look upon IS they are this
minute
All the flowers smiled and when they
( looked for Old Grumbly Cloud he was
nowhere 10 he seen. But far away
somewhere the flowers could hear
Little Breeze singing the last of his
song
Now lift up your heads and shake of
your fears,
You can't see Mr. Sun with your eyes
fnll Of tears.
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TENT FOR CHILDREN
STATE FAIR FEATURE
It Will Provide Resting Place
for Tired Mothers and
Riddles.

Ono Of the things that have been
wished for by tired mothers with chill
dren who have attended the Delaware
State Fair in wears past, is going TO be
provided this fall It's play tent for
the children II will be forty by ninety
Sin feet given over entirely 10 the
mothers and Riddles free Of charge
There will be heaps Of sand for the chill
dren To play in, with two or three elidee
such as are popular on Fairgrounds, and
for the mothers there will be plenty of
seats
\ new plan that the management Of
the Fair is going TO try out this year will
be in the sale of membership tickets.
These tickets contain fifteen coupons
that are worth City cents each or $3.50
But when bought as a ticket the cost
will he IS. In other words tho pur-
chaser Of one Of these tickets saves 81. so
The plan has been tried out at the
Reading, Pa, Fair and has proven very
popular. The tickets are good for as
many admissions as the purchaser wishes
Or for admission Of automobiles, or
parking Of automobiles, or the coupons
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Efficient Housekeeping
BY Laura A. Kirkman

women readers hnve written 10 me on
this subject. II can't seem TO break
into my community" said letter that
came not long ego. why - 1T that
some women naturally draw other
women To them--wbile Others cannot
strike responsive chord"
My personal answers TO such letters
always contain this question: What
have you 10 offer other womonY New
deas3 Have you tried TO make your
self interesting TO them2"
All the unpopular women need do 10
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LITTLE BENNY'S
NOTEBOOK
BY Lee Pape

Me and ma was coming home from
the store and we started TO pass n
scale to get waved on by putting a cent
in ferst, ma saying, I've got q good
notion to way myself, I haven't waved
myself for weeks and weeks, and sew
erel people have told me I've bin look
ing thinner.
Do YOU feel eny thinner, MAJ" | sed.
| think | do, sed ma And she gave
me her pacl0dges to hold and got on
the scale and put cent in and the
thing went Ground to las. Meenlnp
that's wat she waved, and ma got ofl
agen, looking mad as enythlng, saving
The ideer, las, that scale il no more
rite than the man in the moon, las
that's joak, that is, and the people
that put that scale out would be in jale
for obtaining money under falts pre-
fences if had my way.
Well, G., ma. YOU did have your way
I sed. Meenine her scale way and
being a ioak, ony it dident effect ms
eny and we kepp on wawkins, me say.
ing, There's another scale, ma, ~ don't
you try that and see vat that does2
Wich ma did, getting on and putting
cent in and the thing went errounc
to lao. making ma look as diskusted a.
possible, and sed, Maybe if YOU
take your vale of IT will make q diff.
rents, ma.
Don't tswk nonsents, sed ma Ane
we kcpp on wawking, ma saving, 40
the people that make these scales arr
ignorent robbers, that's all they are
I4o. redickllliss
That's verse than las, amt it, ma
| SGD, and she sed, They're both beneetl
contempt And we came to anothe
scale and ma got on it saying, Nov
this is absilootly the last scale / get OF
today, don't care wat it says. Wicl
wat it sed was 1873, ma saying, At last
an honest scale.
Maybe that one goes slow insted o
fast, ma, sed, and ma sed, Mayb,
nuthing Of the kind, ] know an homes
scale wen ! see one.
And we kepp on wawking ma looking
as If she felt about twice as thin.
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.'break in" il 20 become live wire
in her community. Try % excel m
some one thing whether u be knitting
originating nov games, or creating new
dishes. You will soon find that your
neipbbors viii want you 20 help them
with that new knitting stitch, ~ want
your advice in planning their next
pnrty, or want you 10 give them your
best Ruest-dinner recipesi When you
have something 10 offer them, they vii
flock 20 you fast enough That IL human
nature.
And then, too. did YOU ever stop 20
think how much moro attractive a Wofn-
an looks when che is interested ln
something how Just her brightness n
facial expression draws other women 20
herr a cheerful face, or a face 10
with enthusiasm, IL IN iteelf an ire
sistible magnet
Tomorrow Recipes from Readers.
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WHAT LILLIAN "RECKONED
UP" IN MADGE'S EYES

MIR. Briggs bowed to Lillian with
Just n touch OF the erandhoSe IN the
gesture. surmised that he had been
much impressed by her whrrlwlnd
energy and keen mentality, and was
graf hcd at the opportunity to and her
IN her work.
"tll reckon Smith up every remaining
minute OF the time he works Tor me,
he promised, rs he took his leave, and
III send for DIR. Petit rs soon as get
back " 49,,
Thank YOU, that Will he splendid, "
Lillian said warmly Il have only one
more request 90 make of you, and that
a tiny one" -.
III cannot be too big for me 10 grant.
MIR. Briggs returned gallantly. III is
not often that | have the honor OF JON
inc the staff Of 50 able a general.
Lillian brought her hand 20 her fore
head IN n fetching little burlcsque OF a
salute. then hurried into the explana-
ton of her request II Is always her
wsv thus Ia turn of a compliment with
out any verbal acknowledgment of Il.
When YOU telephone DIR. Petit, she
said. will YOU tell hm--of course, 50
that smith does not overhcar the mos
tukt-tin1 I Nlrll AiAlAl w ~ NV ~
fore he goes 60 your house? | must see
him before he interviews MIR. Smith.
I'm attend to II, MIR. Briggs prom
ised and the next minute Lillian was
drawing n relieved breath as the two
men went down the path 10 Mr.. Briggs
waiting car. and We shut the door upon
them.
Madge Bosses Lillian.
"Saircy, my child" I said. what
next" Lillian threw her hands apart
ms she chanted the ridiculous old coup
let. DR. Petit. suppose. Madge do
YOU mind acting rs sentinel while he $
here want To bc especially sure that
Katie hears no syllable Of what ! say.
I'm keep her a safe distance away, !
said slowly, and Lillian glanced at me
kcenly.
Look here, old dear, she said brisk
~. don't get any ridiculous notion into
your head that | fancy Katie Is II
league with these people, OF anything
like that. She's as innocent and well
meaning rs the well-known baby that
has not vet been horn, but she's alto
gether too eas ly frightened out of her
senses by the kind oi gentry To whicf
Mr. smith and the man IN the hoSplta
belong. You don't know what lnluhc
ton 20 run and find out that devil may