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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1923-06-16
NORTHEAST STREET
PAVING REQUESTED
BrookIand Citizens Ask I'm
prCvements on 18th
and Lawrence.

A campaign to make 18th street
northeast from Rhode Island avenue
TO Michigan avenue we'll paved ar
terial highway was set on root last
night by the Brookland Citizens AS
ISOLATION at meeting in the Brook-
land Masonic Temple, when the or
eanization approved report on
street Improvement from the streets
and sidewalks committee, headed by
w V. Lewis.
Mr.. Lewis pointed out that there
were stretches between Rhode Island
avenue and Michigan avenue on l2th
street that needed improvement or
resurfacing. His report pointed out
that this highway was one of the
main routes of traffic for the COM
munity. Improvement of the road
way of Lawrence street northeast
from 18th street to 18th street also
will he sought by the organization.
William H. Love of the Rhode Is
land Avenue Citizens Association
brought plans and drawings of
proposed swimming pool at the John
burroughs school with a request for
Endorsement of a project set on foot
by his association to utilize funds
left over from the construction of the
school building, and to obtain ad-
ditional funds If needed. to build
swimming pool for Youngsters Inc
proposed pool would be the largest
in the northeast. The association
gave it's unanimous Endorsement to
the project. pledging moral and H.
nancial support.
In connection with the Fairgrounds.
Lee r. Wilson urged the purchase of
land adjacent to the Brookland
school. for use as additional play
ground space there.
c. Il. Phelps. general chairman of
the Independence Day celebration
committee, outlined general plans.
He said that approximately 20 per
cent Of the fund needed already has
been raised and that every indication
pointed to unprecedented success of
plans this year.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1923-06-16
QUARTERMASTER DINNER.
Officers Here to Celebrate Army
Stores Founding.

While all the larger posts and sta
tons of the Quartcrmas ter Corps
throughout the United States are
celebrating TODAY the 14Sth anniver-
sary of the establishment of this
branch of the Army, more than 100
quarmasterS here are preparing 90
gather at Rauscher's tonight and
commemorate also the founding of
the military stores department in
1775
Dwight +. Davis. assistant secretary
of war. Maj. Gen. John l.. Hines. d~p-
uty chief of staff; Brig Gen. Stuart
Heintzelman, assistant CHIEF of staff
Brig. Gen. II. VI. Lord. director of the
budget. and Rear Admiral David POr-
ter. representing the Navy. will he
among the speakers tonight. Maj
Gen. w. II. Hart. the quartermastcr
general will open the dinner by in
Producing the POSTMASTER. William
w. Smith, quarterma ster, Reserve
Corps. and now chief counsel for the
Veterans Bureau.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1923-06-16
DANCING DEVELOPMENT
SHOWN AT HIGH SCHOOL
Business Students Hold Annual
Glass Night Ex-
erciSeS.

a production showing the develop
ment of modern dancing from the
Greek. Spanish, Egyptian and peas
ant quadrille stages, was a feature of
the class night exercises last night
OF the Business High School four
year graduating class.
Thomas Oconnor. president Of the
class, delivered the address of well
come. The class play was "A Ghost
story" Margaret Ryan gave the
class history. Principal Allan Davis
made his farewell address to the grad
yates. David Bucha1yer gave Saxa-
phone solo: Viola Bell and Charles
Walker. the class prophecies; DOro-
thea Wammman. the class poem. and
Joseph Achsttetter. the valedictOry.
officers of the class are Thomas J.
O'Connor. president: Doris Schultz,
vice president; Virginia Staub. SeCre-
tary. and Gregory Lanigan, treasurer.
The executive committee is composed
Of Mahlon Padgett. Margaret Foley.
Charles Walker, Viola Bell. Elmer
Barry and Hope Ritter.
Those who took part in the class
play are John Collins, Virginia Staub,
Doris Schultz, Edna Haimes. Mar
garet Curtis. Anna Clark. Francis
II uhn. Russell King. William Fisher
Edward Reicks and Maurice Love.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1923-06-16
IS SCHOOLGIRLS ENTER
SWEATER STYLE SHOW
Franklin BIB Pupils Exhibit Shows
What Can Be Done in
Spare Moments.

a. sweater show" designed to
show the useful things that can be
made in spare time, was staged by
fifteen girls of the SO grade Of the
Franklin School yesterday afternoon.
4 number of mothers and friends of
the pupils attended.
The display was arranged under
the supervision of Miss Marie y. Tur
ner, teacher of the 3B class. The
girls, she said. made the sweaters
during time in which they might
Rave played BESIDES teaching time
economy, she pointed out. il gave
them a practical knowledge of knit
ting.
The girls participating in the dis
play were Louise Geyer, Barbara
Pierce. Helen Stack, Beatrice Mullen,
Anna Kendall. Elizabeth Head, Mar
tina kling-r, Jean Mitchell. Ruth
Glover. Josephine BairStow. Louise
Beall. Mary Katherine McDOnough.
Nellie Coleman, Margaret Economic
pulos and Dorothy Marmaduke.
The boys who introduce q the girls
were Sidne v H rSo witt. jerome John
son. Morton Wolfman. Michael ia
CobsOn. Benjamin Politizer, Robert
Hilleary. Robert Copeland. Archibald
Wells, Arthur Allen. George Greer.
John Bassett. shirley Durne. Owen
Tooley. Samuel Walker and Mat
tinglv Chick.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1923-06-16
MAN WOUNDED IN BACK
AT DANCE IN MARYLAND
Two Others Injured in Rows. One
Sta bbed in Shoulder During
Argument in Home.

Lester Diggs. colored. twenty five
years old. SPA T street. was shot in
tae back last night while at dance
la Montgomery county, Md, Il short
distance abo1e Silver Spring. The
wounded map was brought to the city
and taken 70 Emergency Hospital,
where surgeons said his condition
was serious. The Montgomery coun-
~ authorities were notified
David Johnson, colored, fifty-two
years old. 812 Half street southwest,
early today was taken to Emergency
Hospital and treated for stab wound
in the left shoulder. He told the DO
lice he was wounded by another col
oTed man while engaged in an alter
cation at his home.
While engaged in an alteration
with another colored man in Navy
place last night, Harry jefferson. col
ored. twenty-eight years old, COS
Maryland avenue northeast, received
a stab wound in his right arm. He
was given surgical aid at Providence
Hospital.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1923-06-16
CONDUIT ROAD SPEEDERS
CAUGHT IN POLICE NET
Many Fined or Forfeit Collateral
After Capture by U. S. Officers
Policing Highway.

Federal policemen on Conduit road
are continuing their war on speeders
four having been picked up Thursday
night.
In practically every instance the de-
PENDANTS are FORGETTING collateral OF $40.
Those FORGETTING yesterday We're: Con-
kon@ter Parrot, SO; Leon Davis. $40:
Th"o. Folk, so, and Leo L. Connors. $40.
Norman Kramer was fined Sl00 for
driving his automobile while drunk and
an additional $40 for other violations
James Armstrong paid SO for like
uffense.
Those paving fines or FORGETTING COL
latcrals for speed violations were: Ed
ward +. Hall, $50: Norman Hoist. sec
ond off, nS". $50; w. F.. Dement,, S25:
John +. Benson, $50: George Holmes.
! $50; Frank Simpson, $50; Lucie Cum
| ningham. SIS.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1923-06-16
Changes in Stations OF
Army and Nary Officers
OF Interest to Capital
ARM Y =.

Mai Harry II. Van Kirk. Medical
Corps. at Fort Humphreys. Va. has
been detailed as medical instructor,
Columbus. Ohio.
Capt r. d. Burdick, Corps of En-
gineers. at Honolulu. Hawaii. has been
ordered to Fort Humphreys. Va.
Maj. Paul w. Evans. Signal Corps.
A the War Department. has been as
signed to duty at Fort Leavenworth.
Kan.
Col James Il. Gowen. infantry. at
the Army War College. Washington
Barracks. has been ordered TO Walter
Reed General Hospital for treatment
The resignation of First Lieut.
Ashley II. Conrad, cavalry. has been
accepted to take effect July /.
Maj II. A Schwabe. retired. has
been relieveed from duty at De Witt
Clinton High School, New York city,
and will proceed to his home.
Col. Louis T. Hess. Medical Corps,
at New York. has been assigned to
duty at Fort Hayes, Ohio.
Lieut.. Col. Alfred 7. Clifton. Signal
Corps, at Boston, has been ordered to
Chicago as the relief Of Maj. Joseph
.. MauborGne, Signal Corps. who has
been ordered to this city for duty as
commanding officer. Signal Corps
laboratory. bureau of standards.
y,
in the Philippines. has been detailed
As military instructor at the Univer-
G7ap1ain N, u Merchant. at Fort
Adams. r. l., and Maj. A y. Krosstad
~~r service. at Governors Island, ~
= has been ordered to Honolulu,
Hawaii.
Rear Admiral \. T.. Niblack. COM
handing the sixth naval district, has
been relieved of all duty and will
proceed to his home.
Lieut. Commander W. Il. Phillips. at
New York city, has been assigned to
the Arkansas.
Lieut.. c. c. Carmine has been de
tached from the Antares and ordered
to the Navy Department. and Lieut..
j. NJ Plaskitt from the Navy Depart
ment to the Concord
The following named officers have
been ordered to the Naval Academy
Annapolis: Lieuts. r. c. Bartlett, f.
W. Beltz, c. A. Griffiths. r. A. Dier-
dorff. Rex l.. Hicks, Paul +. Lee, T..
II Price, W. r; Read; l.; F; Small,
and q. l.. Schetky.
commander John +. Murphy. Medi-
cal Corps. commanding the naval
hospital at Paris Island, S. c., has
been assigned to the battleship
Wyoming. and Commander /. S. X
Reeves, at the recruiting barracks.
Hampton roads, has been assigned to
the command of the naval hospital.
Commander C. G. Smith. Medical
Corps, at Guantanamo, Cuba, has been
ordered to the recruiting barracks
at Hampton roads. Lieut. Commander
j. 7. Miller. at the naval hospital,
Norfolk, has been ord ared to Guam
tanamo.
Dental officers at the Naval Medical
School, this city. have been assigned
to other stations as follows: Lieut.
j. ". Baker. to marine barracks.
Quantico; Lieut.. y. w Chandler to
naval hospital San Diego. Calf.
Lieut.. r. 5. Davis, to training station,
Newport. r. L.. and Lieut.. K. H. Flade-
land TO Naval Academy. Annapolis.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1923-06-16
COURT CITES MELLON.
Asked to Show Cause for Refusal
to Consider Builders Claim.

Justice Hitz of the District Su-
preme Court has cited Secretary Mel
Ion of the Treasury Department to
show cause July l6 why mandamus
should not be issued against him to
force consideration of claim of the
Charles McCaul Company, contract
ing firm, which built a post Office at
Alliance, Ohio. The citation is based
an act of Congress for the relief of
company. which claims $685. under
an act of Congress TO rthe relief of
contractors that lost profits by rea-
son of the soaring costs Of materials
in wartime. Attorney W. G. PrentIss
appears for the plaintiff.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1923-06-16
MONUMENT UNWILLING,
TO HONOR EDWARD DUNN
Ceremonies by Knights of Pythias
This Afternoon in Tribute to
Past Supreme Chancellor.

The monument erected to the mem
DRY of Past Supreme Chancellor Ed
ward Dunn by the Supreme Lodge.
knights of Pythias. and the Grand
Lodge of the District of Columbia
will be unveiled at Congressional
cemetery this afternoon at o'clock
Addresses will be made by Past
Supreme Chancellor Brig s. Young of
Ohio and Supreme Representative
Edward c. Plummer of Maine. Music
will be furnished by the Marine
Band
Edward Dunn was retired SER
geant major of the Marine Corps. He
was a charter member of Franklin
Lodge. No. 2. Knights of Pythias. and
was active in this lodge until his
death, June 5, 1922
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1923-06-16

Talk about optimism-Mrs.
Late Bud solicited Jake Bentley,
70. t help out on a new church
an he said, "T' be sure I'll give
somethin', but buildin' material
is SO high suppose we wait eight
or nine years"
TIL sole survivor o tn Custer
Massacre is at tn point o death,
an already theirs a lively scrim-
mage fer his place.
Copyright National Newsraper Servirel
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1923-06-16
MANS LEG INJURED.

A collision between the automobiles
of DIR. Charles West. 924 NJ street.
and Walter NJ. Banks. Greenvllle,
6. c.. occurred last night at 18th and
p streets Banks sustained an in
Jury to his leg and was taken to
Emergency Hospital.
Mrs. Helen Hammersley. thirty
four years old. 1880 Columbia road,
yesterday afternoon sustained minor
injuries as result of n collision be-
tween a one-man car and the auto
mobile of L. Il. Terry. 2613 Pennsyl-
vania avenue, at Massachusetts ave-
nue. and 18th street. She was treated
at Emergency Hospital.
Crashing of a large plate glas
window at the store of John w.
Masury. 1410 14th street, early today
aroused many persons residing near
by. The window was smashed when
the automobile of Robert c. Brooks,
Brunswick apartments, was backed
against 1t.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1923-06-16
AUTO DRIVER SUED.

Julius Tempken, a tailor. yesterday
filed suit in the District Supreme
Court to recover $4,000 damages
sonal injury. The plaintiff was riding
bicycle April 10 at 18th street and
Rhode Island avenue when an auto
mobile of the defendant is said to
have collided with him. inflicting Sc
rious injury. Attorneys Foster Wood
tiff
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1923-06-16
GIRL FALLS INTO RIVER.

Laura Lee. colored. TWENTY-FIVE
years old. AIS | street. was given
an unexpected bath in the river at
the tidal basin last night about il
o'clock. Park Policeman Browning
dragged her from the water.
Laura was taken to Emergency
Hospital. where she explained that
she had accidently fallen in the
water while trying TO regain pos
session of a sweater she had dropped
She soon recovered from the effects
of her branching
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1923-06-16
PETITION DISMISSED.
Action to Recover Alien Property
Lost in D. C. Court.

Chief Justice Mccoy of the District
Supreme Court has dismissed a petit
ton Of Lawrence r. Pugh, ancillary
administrator of the estate of Princess
Amelia zu Lynar. who died al Lindau.
Germany, in 1920, to require the alien
property custodian TO surrender to
him real estate stocks and bonds
valued at s750.00O seized during the
war. The court held that the admin
istrator could not maintain the suit
in the absence of a claim from the
heirs of the princess. who are resi-
dents of Germany.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1923-06-16
ASKS U. S. WAR MOTHERS
TO STAND BY THE FLAG
Mrs. Mabel Digney Urges Steps to
Prevent Misuse of the Stars
and Stripes.

The American War Mothers should do
all they can toward preventing the
misuse of the American flag, Mrs Mabel
Digney told the District of Columbia
chapter of that organization at the
home OF Mrs. Matte O'NeiH, 3l3 v
street northeast. last night.
She said that because of the fact that
the organization was composed of the
mothers of the men who fought and
paid the supreme sacrifice for the flag,
II should be peculiar duty of it's MEM
bers to see it safeguarded. Mrs. Carrie
White Avery, District war mother. pre-
sided and received Mrs. Digney at an
informal reception after the meeting.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1923-06-16
FREED IN MURDER.

Clarence A. Harris. colored. was
acquitted yesterday by a jury in
Criminal Division Of a charge of
murder in the first degree. Harris
claimed he acted in self-defense when
he shot and killed Clarence Thompson.
also colored, at 9Th and r streets
northwest November II last. Justice
torney Foster Wood defended him.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1923-06-16
Blaze in store basement.

Fire started in hay stored in the
basement of 2342 VI street, the store
Of r.. 7. Simpson. last night. Two
hre companies responded to call
anu quickly cxtinguished the blaze
before any damage had been done.
Two window awnings on the Evans
building. New York avenue. between
18th and 18th streets, caught fire yes
tcrday afternoon and We're ruined,
The awning over a window of room
1"2 first caught. sparks dropping and
setting fire To one over window of
room 502.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1923-06-16
BEACH SEASON OPENS.

The amusement season proper be-
gan today at Chesapeake Beach,
when the full summer schedule of
trains to and from the resort became
effective. Many trains have been
added, particularly on Saturdays and
Sundays
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1923-06-16
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF.

MI. Pleasant W. &. II. L. Will give
its annual picnic Friday at the home
of Mrs. c. L. Conger. beyond Ken
sington. Members will meet at Chevy
Chase Lake, 1915 am.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1923-06-16

-. NJ Dudley will address the Mems
Club of A*bury NJ. T.. Church Mon
Gay, pm. Subject: The Church.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1923-06-16

Community service dance $40
o'clock. at Pythian Temple. Class.
80 O'Clock.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1923-06-16

Ways and means committee. knights
VI Pythias. will meet. 5 o'clock in
lythian Temple
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1923-06-16

Playing the part of good Smmari-
tan to the dog of her father that had
been injured on the street. Lois Jar
rett eleven years old, was attack ed
by the dog and bitten on her right
arm. The incident occurred in front
of the Jarrett home, - Franklin
street northeast, last night. The
wound was treated at Sibley Hospital.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1923-06-16

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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1923-06-16
ORGANIZATION ACTIVITIES.

The Kenilworth i. T. \. will hold
days of the week bazaar from
to-10 o'clock, on lawn of kenil-
worth chapel, near the school.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1923-06-16
BAND CONCERT.

To be given at the Sylvan
Theater. at s pm, by the United
States Marine Band. William Fl.
Santelmann, leader; Taylor
Branson, second leader.
PROGRAM.
March, True to the Flag"
V. Blon
Overture, "RienZi" .... Wagner
Fifth Nocturne" ....Leybach
Grand scenes from "Boccaccio."
Suppe
Waltz, "Donauweibchen"
("Simplicius") ........ Strauss
Characteristic, wedding of the
Rose" Jessel
Rhapsody, Hungarian, No. a."
List
The Star Spangled Banner"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1923-06-16
Joint CELEBRATION
0FF0URTH PLANNED
Michigan Park, BrookIand
and Rhode Island Avenue
Citizens Prepare Program.

Resumption of Independence day
celebration for Brookland was de-
cided on at meeting of the Mich
! igan Park Citizens Association
Thursday night. Resolutions to CO.
operate with the Brookland and
| Rhode Island Avenue Citizens AS
| ISOLATION in the observing of the
Fourth on the Fort Bunker Hill
property were adopted. repre-
sentative of the Brookland Citizens
Association was present and out
lined plans of his organization for Il
| field day. 1t is proposed to make
| this celebration an all-day affair.
terminating at night with fireworks.
w. Connolly, vice president of the
| Michigan Park organization. was
designated general chairman of the
celebration activities. as far as the
efforts of his association are con-
cerned
The association also agreed to hold
d community lawn fete on the reser-
walton located at Michigan avenue.
18th and Shepherd streets northeast
on June 81 and IS There are to be
many forms Of amusement, in addl-
ton to public speaking by persons
of prominence. band concerts and
street dancing. The entertaining mt
committee is working out details for
this affair.
Parking Change Asked.
A resolution introduced by Mai.
Vaughan recommending that the city
authorities permit automobile park
ing on downtown streets now located
in the ono-way district, but only on
the right side of the streets and at an
angle of forty-flve degrees. thus
leaving one side of the street entirely
free from automobile parking. was
adopted.
Other resolutions adopted called
upon the fire department to install a
fire box and water plug in the vicin-
ity OF 10th street and SigSbee place
northeast. in order to protect more
adequately the Catholic Sisters Col
lC@e and numerous residences in that
particular section of Michigan Park.
and upon the street cleaning depart
ment 10 sweep 18th street from Mich
igan avenue to upshur street north
east at least once each week This
street is paved with concrete and the
resolution pointed out that after July
l three other streets will he paved
justifying the permanent employment
of sweeper.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1923-06-16
$4,000 ESTIMATED
DAMAGE BY BLAZE
Flames at 628 Pennsylvania
Avenue Start in Warehouse.
Other Fires Noted.

large crowd watched several fire
companies extinguish fire last night
en- the premises of Frank kidwell,
bZS Pennsylvania avenue. The blaze
started in "a frame warehouse In the
rear and spread to the main building
So threatening was the fire that
Deputy Chief +. w. Nicholson quickl "
sounded Il third alarm as means
! OF protecting neighboring property
in case the first alarm companies
were unable to cope with it.
! ne deputy chief examined the
premises. but was unable to de-
| tcrmine the origin of the fire He
Ssld the loss would amount to be-
tween 10000 and $4,000.
| Gas Masks in Use.
flrefnen succeeded in preventing
me names from spreading through
the mann structure, although the rear
ioi the building was damaged, and
stock on the first floor was damaged
bE hre and smoke The upper floors
We're unOccupied.
John Fitzgerald and Edward Smith
employees of the Washington Gas
LlSht company. wearing gas masks.
entered the building and shut off the
now or gas. 1t was but short time
before firemen had the fire under
control
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1923-06-16

stanton Park Citizens Association
will meet Monday. pm. in Peabody
School. Mrs. Ruby Lee Miner will
speak Cf Better Homes"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1923-06-16

asked the police to investigate the
disappearance Of a platinum and da-
n, ond pin from his home. He valued
the piece of jewelry at $500.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1923-06-16
Loss of sIo5 In cash was report

to the police by j. J. Crehan. May
croft apartments. lie said the
money disappeared from his pocket
yesterday afternoon. probably while
on the street
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1923-06-16

driving his huckster wagon to
market. early today was held up at
the point of a pistol at Rhode Island
avenue and 10th street by an uniden-
titled colored man. who robbed him OF
less than 50