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Convention Hall.

Another long step has been taken to-
ward the building at Washington Of a
convention hall which will really be a
convention hall in architecture. cnpac-
ity and location and in it's power to at
tract and accommodate conventions.
Designs for this hall have been sub
mitted by five architects to the Wash
ington auditorium organization COM
mittee, and these drawings have been
referred to the architect of the Capt.
tol and the assistant supervising g
architect of the Treasury Department,
who constitute, in part, the advisers
to the building committee.
One of the long standing needs of
the capital may be met. OF course,
this convention hall is not yet really
up and its doors open for business, but
the prospect is promising and crafty
ing. All promising prospects do not
keep their promise, but Washington
hopes and believes that this particular
promising prospect will keep faith
with the Washington public.
Washington is now in the position
Of a great convention city without a
great convention hall. By reason of
situation. importance as a city and its
charm and attractiveness as the seat
of government it has become a great
convention city, notwithstanding the
lack Of certain means for the accom-
modation of conventions. With the
kind Of an auditorium planned Wash
ington will be the convention capital
with capital "Cs.''
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EDITORIAL DIGEST

Spanish, French and English melodies
and then added their own embeliish-
ments. They ragged them. singing
them in their barbaric, syncopated
rythym. That is why there are such
haunting, familiar refrains in many
ragtime songs from negro sources
The initiative negro has simply pick
ed up bits of folk-song, melodies that
struck his tickle fancy, and adapted
them. These ragtime songs. being
heard by white men. who did not
recognize the original melody in its
syncopated form. were again taken
over and adapted. sometimes with
fearful barbaric effects afterward
denominated jazz.
Whereupon. tinpan alley composers
recognizing the method of changing
familiar melodies into ragtime and
jazz. proceeded to utilize every theme
that appealed to them. from Maid
of Athens" the original of the much
quoted New Bully" song. to the
sextet in Lucia" the "Che la Mort
of ''Trovatore." "Ridi," '"Pagliacci,'' and
other favorite gems from the operas
Leader-Dispatch Gndepend-
ent, democratic)
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Augustus S. Worthington.

The death of A. S. Worthington,
which came so suddenly as to be a
severe shock to the hosts of Wash
ingtonians who rejoiced in the privi-
lege of his friendship, takes from the
National Capital one who has long
stood as a commanding figure in the
civic affairs of the city. Born else
Washingtonians,> he took his place in
the community which he was later to
serve with such ability and devotion
early enough to be graduated from
the old Columbian University Law
School in 1868. The professional
eminence to which he attained carried
him to the position Of the honored
leader of the local bar.
The talents which were his, the ex-
traordinary endowment Of legal ability
combined with vision, pertinacity and
compelling eloquence were ever at the
call Of the community which today
mourns his passing. No better ex-
ample of his devotion to that interest
Coulo pS ioi liSOiiiiiS lHdu lildt VI
fered in his long service on the joint
citizens committees on District fiscal
relations and District national repre-
sentation. A member of the executive
committee of the former and until Ill
health recently intervened) chairman
of the brief committee of the latter, he
stood-a tower of strengthen the
front rank Of those who led the way
in a fight in which he rejoiced-and
for which he saw but one end
The city to the interests and prog
ress of which he contributed so much
will never cease to honor his memory.
Evening star., 1922-04-10

NOD the tree box space in front
of your home and improve the
II appearance of the Nations
Capital.
This is the latest suggestion OF
District officials for the Identification
of Washington this summer. With
the first signs of spring thousands
Of home-owners get out their rakes
and other tools and begin to tidy up
ings of hard work, they produce a
velvety green plot in front of their
homes, only to have the effect of 1t
marred in many cases by a strip OF
bare earth around the tree box.
. District officials raise no objection
to the dressing up of tree box spaces.
provided these "don'ts" are observed
Don't place sod around the tree at
a higher grade than the sidewalk.
Don't place wickets or any other
form of barrier around the tree space
after you have sodded it.
* X x
The necessity for these rules is OBJ
vious. The tree box space is Dis
trict property, practically part of
the sidewalk. If citizen in his ef-
forts to improve the appearance of
his street should place the sod at a
higher. level than the paving, rain
water would run off onto the side
walk and prove Objectionable.
If the same citizen should drive
wicketS into the tree space to pro-
tect the grass he has planted there
the District government would be
liable for injuries which might re-
suit from a pedestrian falling over
the barrier.
X X X 4
Washington is a city of trees and
there is hardly a street along which
they have not been planted. The di-
vision of trees and parkings cannot.
with it's limited appropriation of
$4,000 a year. keep pace with tho
need for new trees. much less pre-
serve the appearance of the small
spaces around existing ones.
1t was suggested to the Commits
sioners last year by an official of
the engineer department that au-
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"The Madness of 1920. /"

In New York Saturday night Gov.
Cox spoke Of 1.-The madness of 1920.''
It is natural that he should so regard
the result Of that years presidential
election. Public sentiment was SO
overwhelmingly against his views and
candidacy, he would find it difficult
short Of confessing error himself to
otherwise appraise so wide differ
ence of opinion.
But the governor does not despair
Of the country. Rather is he confident
that the people have recovered their
balance, and are now in condition to
vote right. Hence his proposition 10
put up to them again the league of
nations as an issue-as the para.
mount issue-and give them chance
to redeem themselves. Asked as to
whether the league would be an issue
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this year and again in 1924. he re.
piled that it would continue to be an
issue until the United States had &C.
cepted the league covenant.
Former President Wilson sent a
message to the same meeting, but was
rather cryptic. AS far as he would go
was that he stood ready to support
any man who stands for the salvation
of america, and the salvation Of Amer.
lea is justice to all classes" But of
course he is still for the league as
negotiated by himself; and demo-
cratic success at the polls would find
him exerting his influence toward
making America a member.
That Gov. Cox has his heart fixed
on another try at the presidency will
probably be the general Interpretation
Of his New York deliverance. But the
situation is such that speculation
about his chances OF landing another
nomination has small interest at this
time.
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Sod the Bare Tree Box Spaces
And Increase the City's Beauty

| thority be obtained from Congress by
which the city would keep grass ir
the tree spaces and assess the cos'
against abutting property. The sug.
gestion has never been carried out
Regardless Of the merits of the as
sessment plan. each home owner who
takes pride In the appearance OF
the federal city. could enhance its
attractiveness and make his neigh
borhood more inviting by appointing
himself committee of one to care
for the tree space in front Of his
the lawn.
There, no doubt, are hundreds OF
property owners who would rather
devote few spare moments to
dressing" the tree space than to have
the city do it, and add another as
sessment to the others he must meet
from time to time.
Along this same line. the health de-
partment plans to cooperate in the
Identification movement this summer
by enforcing strictly the act of Con-
gress which makes it unlawful for
the owners of vacant lots in resi-
Dental sections to permit weeds to
grow on said lots to greater height
than four inches.
The law provides that the health
officer shall serve a formal notice on
violators of this act and shall prose-
cute if the weeds are not cut down
within seven days from receipt OF
such notice. The act provides for a
fine of not more than $40 for each
day the weeds - remain uncut after
notice has expired.
The act further provides that when
the owner of the land is out of the
city the Commissioners shall cause
the removal of the weeds and assess
the cost Of the cutting against the
property.
Last summer Commissioner Oyster
and Health officer Fowler waged
vigorous campaign against Weeos.
with the following results:
From July to October notices were
served on 1910 lot owners. or that
number 1,452 complied promptly by
removing the weeds. The remaining
1853 were summoned TO court and
large percentage then complied. NO
tices were served on 227 NONRESIDENT
owners, of whom 212 promptly had
the weeds cut.
DR.. Fowler is determined to follow
up the law as diligently this summer.
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Conflicting Coal Strike Statements.

A spokesman for the anthracite coal
operators, Samuel d. Warriner, presi-
dent of the Lehigh Valley Coal and
Navigation Company, has issued a
statement alleging that granting the
demands of the anthracite miners now
on strike will increase the cost of coal
to the consumer to the extent of So
ton. Such prophecy would be cal
culated TO give a cold chill to the COM
munity on warm day, but the public.
in endeavor to arrive at a just judg-
ment between the contentious Of the
operators and the miners. will prob
ably ask the operators spokesman for
more details.
The average reader will wonder
why an increase of 20 per cent in the
miners wages for getting out a ton of
coal, the labor cost of which is $1.97
or So ton. is going. to add So to that
same ton by the time it reaches the
consumer. That is one of the big prob
lens with which the public is concern
ing itself in this coal strike. Who is
adding little here and a little there
as the cargo passes from the mine pit
to the coal bin of the consumer, and
why? will be asked.
Ellis Searles, editor Of the United
Mine Workers Journal. claims that
when the anthracite miners obtained
an increase OF wages in 1920 the oper-
ators added a dollar ton to their sell
ing price, and later added another dol
lar to the price to absorb the increase
that was granted. In the bituminous
coal trade. startling discrepancy is
found in the difference between the
amount paid the miner and the cost to
the consumer, showing that some
thing like sS.44 e ton must be account
ed for in the transit of the coal from
producer to user.
Perhaps Mr.. Warriner is serving
the public good turn by issuing this
event of acceding to the miners de-
mand. The miners organization will
certainly come back with figures to
prove that the miners will not get it,
and the public's curiosity as to who
would receive the So will be keenly
whetted.
1t would be well if the discussion
started at once, and the users of coal
find out just what is going on in the
way of absorption of increased prices
they are threatened with having to
pay.
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Negro Music and Jazz.

Nerroes are Initiative. They are
,,imics by nature. They are prone,
hnweyer, to embellish. Their native
music. usually a monotonous sing
song, for all It's syncopated rythym
lends itself admirably to this art.
Being mimics. however. they have
been quick to catch and adapt songs
and melodies they have heard.
Negroes in the south picked up
Evening star., 1922-04-10

The investigation of the coal strike
is at least easier than the research
concerning the Patagonian plesiosau.
rus. The Investigators know exactly
they desire to look it over.
Evening star., 1922-04-10

Our national legislators have made
acquisitions for so many different
kinds of articles that it may be neces-
sary to give formal consideration to
the question, What is stationery"
Evening star., 1922-04-10

Republican candidates are now
being advised to inspect their cam
paign contributions with great care.
The day Of the "bar'l' is passed. and
feared than poverty.
Evening star., 1922-04-10

The president of the national mine
workers is confident that the govern
ment could run the coal business bet
ter than it ran the railroads.
Evening star., 1922-04-10

The trading in Wall street is ex-
traordinarily brisk. A restoration of
interest in business means q restora-
ton Of business itself
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> SHOOTING STARS.
BY PHILANDER JOHNSON,
The Return,

The Return.
Talking Of the good old times,
With little sigh!
Ringing mournful memory chimes
OF the days gone by!
Then a bird came singing sweet
Meath a sky so clear.
Flowers bloomed beneath our feet
And wildwood friends drew near.
And the old world laughed in glee
At the cares Of yore,
Good old times exclaimed with glee
Here we are once more"'
Evening star., 1922-04-10

Some Of those concerned in the trial
Of Lieut.. Van Wrinkle were evidently
verdict. Not guilty, but must not do
IL again.
Evening star., 1922-04-10

The foreigner has never yet been
persuaded to pay the tax, but he may
be permitted to fix the valuation.
Evening star., 1922-04-10

In order to be a successful superin-
tendent Of schools it is necessary to
possess patience as we'll as knowledge.
Evening star., 1922-04-10

The original cost of a Navy is re-
garded by some economists as less
formidable than the overhead charges.
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The Chaneeless Record

The Changeless Record.
"You would rather be photographed
than Interviewer"
I'm not so sure about that" an
swered Senator Sorghum. IF photo
graph happens to present you in a dis
advantageous attitude there's no
chance for you to come out next day
with a statement that it has been
garbled."
Jud Tunkins says he'll have to ad-
nit the world hasn't progressed as
much as he thought, if folks are going
to start in again arguing about the
Darwinian theory.
New Signals.
Now must we fear the suns bright
ray;
No longer winter turks about;
So take the blizzard flag away
And bring the warm-wave banner
out.
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The weather bulletins have been do
Ing everything possible to cheer the
public during a coal strike.
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A Gratified Auditor.

do you enjoy hearing your wife
speak in public?"
Every much," replied Mr.. Meekton.
Its a great relief to hear Henrietta
making a long series Of emphatic re-
marks none Of which have reference
to my personal faults"
"A man dat dom think o. nobody
but hisself," said Uncle Eben, "is
gineter find sooner or later dat he has
overspecialized."
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The slogan seems to have changed
from votes for women to smokes for
women.-Syracuse Herald.
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Whenever capital and labor wrestle,
prices come out on top.-Greenville
Is. Co. Piedmont.
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Listening to the story of the coal
operators almost brings a lump to
ones throat-not to ones bin.-De-
troit News
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Many a clerk who puts in the day
billing spends the evening cooling
Peoria Transcript.
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Mary Garden cried when two gov
ernors kissed her. Considering the
average governor, Mary can't be
blamed.-Tampa Times.
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world conditions, and not the
packers. control hog prices" declares
J. Ogden Armour. That simplifies
matters good deal. Those who wish
to correct stock prices have only TO
change the world conditions. For a
while it looked as II the job would
be to manipulate the packers.--Kan-
sas City Star. .--..-..s- -z,r.ss- &
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zone Car Knocks Him Down; Other
Runs Over Him"-Headline Great
Scott! Are they hunting in pairs now?
Buffalo Express.
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Jordan & Over are bridge builders
in Winnipeg. If they can only get a
celestial franchise they'll put Charon
out of business.-Schenecta Gazette
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NOD the tree box space in front
of your home and improve the
\ appearance of the Nations
Canita1
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Man with eleven wives may be in
sane" 1t sounds darned reasonable
Hartford Times.
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Isn't April sweet, now and then, not
to say here and there re?-Toledo Blade.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1922-03-09
SHOE DEALERS
HEAR BEVERIDGE
HoOsier Retailers of Footwear
Elect Officers.

Declaring that business Is good when II
is not prevents rather than helps re-
turn to normal economic conditions, said
Albert J. Beveridge, candidate for the
Republican nomination for United States
Senator, at the convention of the Indiana
Shoe Retailers Association at the Hotel
81 7erin last night. Mr.. Bevertdge said
eve are only passing through the
shadows. l have every faith IN our
American resourcefulness."
Reduction In taxes was urged as
medicine of benefit to business. The ex-
Senator said that business men are put
ting their money into non-taxable mu-
nicipal securities instead Of into new
industries in order to escape heavy taxa
ton. Better conditions are around the
corner, the speaker thought, because
everybody has been putting off neces-
sary purchases until more normal con-
ditions arrive.
The association elected the following
officers: Earl Crawford, Crown Point,
president; Lew Fadely. Anderson, first
vice president; Mark Burroughs, Evans
willie, second vice president; Clyde E.
Young, Indianapolis, secretary, re-
elected, and Victor Vale Of Kokomo,
Edward Z. Stout OF indianapolis. Paul
O. Kuehn of South Bend, Carl Schieps
of Evansville and Walter Fealock OF
Michigan City, directors.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1922-03-09
CROWDS GROW
WITH EACH DAY
AT AUTO SHOW
CONTINUED From Page one.)

in the woman's motor corps during the
war, has volunteered to see that veter-
ans In the hospitals get to the auto show
and will organize transportation for
them.
Hoosier automobile manufacturers will
have a special event Of their own In
connection with this weeks display when
they get together at the Chamber of
Commerce Friday evening for dinner
Arthur r. Baxter will act as toastmas-
ter, and o. B. lies, president OF the
Chamber of Commerce will be on the
program for an address. Allen A. Ryan,
chairman Of the board OF directors or
the Stutz Motor Car Company. will be
distinguished guest at the dinner, as
will Fred Nehrbos maker Of the machine
that went around the world in 1905. An
address on the Development Of the Au-
tomobile Industry in indianapolis" Will
be made by B. A. Worthington, president
Of the Duesenberg Corporation. Rich
ard Lieber, head Of the Indiana Conser-
| walton Department will speak on THE
! Automobile and the Development ana
| Increased Value OF Indiana Parks.
Among the other guests at the dinner
will be George A Weideley, George NJ.
Dickson, William NJ. Thompson. w. G.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1922-03-09
$4,000 WORTH
OFROADPAVING
CONTRACTS LET
State Highway Commission
Provides for Improving
National Road Gaps

Contracts involving the expenditure Of
1872 SO were let for paving Of gaps in
the National road by the State highway
commission yesterday afternoon, with
the completion Of work provided for by
these contracts the entire length Of the
highway across Indiana viii be hard sur
faced with the exception Of 20S miles
between Brazil and Manhatton. Bids for
work on that section were rejected.
The following are the contracts let;
Terra Haute to SeeIyviIle. 3497 miles,
Charles w. Clark Company, Clinton, Inu-,
S64. 5G3. 50; engineers estimate SI2,05l.oS;
Greenfield TO knightstown, So OF miles
c. ". kirkpatrick, Greenfield, Ihd-' S1o4'-
233. 50: estimate, S26O,2l 81:
Kuightstown 10 Lewisyille, 1919 miles
Williams & Little Co. Cleveland HelghIs'
Ohio. S14S.11716; estimate SlIJ,29fl 90
Lewisville to Wayne County line to-
miles George T. Miller, Lebanon, Ind.'
SI23. 499. 81; estimate, Sl61. 546.65.
From ten miles West Of PLANNED 70
Marion County line 1890 miles, VIII
Iiams & Little Co., S271,5S9-65, estimate
The contracts are all for concrete con-
stTuctiOn work.
COMMISSION TO
FURNISH CEMENT.
contracts
pendent of the cement which is to be
furnished by the State highway com
mission through contracts with cement
companies. The success Of bidders in OBJ
tanning the contracts was contingent
upon their ability to furnish storage
for cement. deliveries Of which will be-
gin Immediately.
The work Of the National road will
require the entire summer and part OF
next fall for completion It was stated by
members of the commission. Grading
will begin April 10, Chesleigh Gray. cl'~1
engineer OF the commission, stated yes
terday.
The estimate Of the engineer for the
improvement of the road was $3.50, S46.62
and the actual bids represent a saving
Of s1Ss. 50 under the estimate.
LONG SERETCH OF
PAVED ROADS.
When the work IS completed, It viii
be possible for mOtOrist to travel across
the States OF Indiana and Illinois on a
paved road. OF from Richmond to St
Louis Illinois plans the completion Of
a program similar to Indiana's this year
1t also will be possible TO go from In
dianapOlis to Chicago by Marshall, H.,
without leaving paved road.
The highway commission VIII center
its attention next on the improvement Of
roads in the Lake Michigan district and
will proceed rapidly with the conStruc-
ton program on other parts o. the State
highway system, Governor Warren 7. Nc
Cray said.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1922-03-09

Hall, Howard c. Marmon, Fred Duesen-
berg and Louis Chevrolet.
The Kilties Band is continuing to be
big favOrite with the crowds. The
concert program for today follows:
Afternoon
March, Captain Edgar. Macdonald
Bagpipe solo. Wee jamie Clark.
Selection, Albion. ........... Baaetans
Songs, Sydney Lachman.
Highland Fling, Wee jamie Clark.
Excerpts from Mary" .......... Hirsch
Overture, ''Aberon" ............... Weber
Songs, Russell Lloyd.
Bridal song from Rural Wedding
symphony" ........... ...Goldmark
Sailors hornpipe, Wee Jamie Clark.
Ballet music from "W'l'iam Tell Rossini
Evening
March, Battery C'......... Macdonald
Bagpipe solo, Wee jamie Clark
Selection, Faust" ....... $500. Gounod
Baritone solo. Louis Arnold.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1922-03-09

profession at Johns Hopkins University,
after receiving his A. B. degree In 1894
from Amherst College. He received the
NJ. D.. degree from Johns Hopkins In
1890, after which he Studied in Strass-
burg, Basel and Paris. He is former
associate in hedicine Of Johns Hopkins
University and resident physician in med
icine of Johns Hopkins Hospital. From
1908 to 1911 he was superintendent of
the Clifton Springs, n. Y, sanitarium.
From 1909 to 1910 he was assistant pro-
fessor of medicine at Cornell University
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1922-03-09
HONOR HEAD OF
MEDICAL SCHOOL
/. u. Man Leads Association
American Colleges.

Special - The Times.
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. March 9.-Dr
Charles P. Emerson, dean of the school
OF medicine of Indiana University, has
been elected president of the association
Of American Medical Colleges, according
to information received here today from
Chicago. where the annual meeting OF
the association is being held.
The association is made up Of repre-
sentatives Of medical schools throughout
the country and has for its purpose the
study and maintenance Of the highest
standards possible IN medical education
DR.. Emerson has been head Of the med
ical school of the State university since
1911. He first took up the study of his
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1922-03-09
Russian Dukes
at Monte Carlo

NICE, March e.-Among the de7otees
Of the January tables at Monte Carlo are
two Of the Russian Grand Dukes, Alexis
and Andre, who managed to escape from
Muscovy with a large remnant Of their
fortune. They are impeturbable in their
play at the Sporting Club, winning or
losing with the same genial good humor.