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Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1923-11-01

the grand lodge to accompany
George NJ. Napier, past grand mas
ter to Alexandria, Va, as represen-
tatives of the grand lodge of Geor-
gia at the laying of the corner
stone OF the George Washington
National Memorial. They left late this
afternoon.
James d. Hamrick OF Carrolton,
deputy grand master, is presiding
over the sessions of the grand lodge
IN the absence of Grand Master
Bowdioin. Mr. Ha1nrick will in all
probability be elected grand master.
Only routine business was dis
posed of today, this afternoon being
devoted to a lodge of sorrow in which
Thomas H, Jeffries delivered a me-
mortal address to Max Meyerhardt.
past grand master of Rome, Ga. Past
Grand Master James M. Taylor paid
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1923-11-01

The Ford for President CiuD IS p'e-
naring to write Mr.. Ford again ex-
pressing the belief that his candidacy
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1923-11-01

truders. Her husband fell dead and
the robbers fled.
Evening star., 1923-09-22
DRY LEADERS CALL
CONFERENCE HERE
VIII Mark Start of New Of
fenSive for Law En-
forcement.

The dry forces are raIlying to fight
Tor the continuance of the eighteenth
amendment. the enforcement of the
Noistead act and the enforcement OF
an law, according to a statement issued
py the Federal Council of Churches.
In this connection it was announced
q Good Citizenship and Patriotism
Conference" is to be held here Oc-
tober IA, 10 and 16. The call for this
conference was signed by 756 men
and women.
Sponsors of Call.
Two commissions of the Federal
council of Churches-those on tenn
perance and on councils QocaD Of
churches, sponsored the call, which. il
was announced, was issued ''in recog-
milton of the tremendous propaganda
which is being carried on to nullify
the eighteenth amendment and the
NoIstead act and to diScredit all law
realizing, said statement issued
by leaders in the movement, that
inactivity and apathy has resulted
In an apparent growth of liquor
sentiment and in non observance
OF the enforcement act not only by
state officials and bootleggers, but
also by men and women who are
law abiding in every other way, the
The conference with the idea of re
covering the morale of the moral
and Christian forces upon the pro-
hibition issue"
Danger of Propaganda.
The statement set forth as "se-
rldus facts" that in certain sections
there was an alarming degree of
law violations and "a dangerous
Widespread in difference" to all
Kinds of laws which seem to inter
fcre with so called personal liberty"
This, 1t said, if utrestrained,
eventually would manifest itself in
increased violation of all law and
the rule of the mob will become the
method of the vicious. Propaganda,
u contended. was being circulat ed
10 bring back the open saloons,
while. church and religious leaders
lacked solidarity.
Plans for the conference contem-
plate it being open to "all citizens
without distinction as to race or con-
ditions who believe in the preser-
yatipn of the Constitution of the
United States and the strict, en-
forcement of all laws, including the
eighteenth amendment and the Vol
stead act" 1t will be the purpose
to make provision for carrying out
whatever plans are decided on.
Evening star., 1923-09-22
|GOVERNORSTO HOLD
DRY PARLEY HERE

President Coolidge is to call the
governors of states to- washington
In conference on prohibition enforce
ment about the middle of October. it
was announced yesterday at the
white House. The conference here
VIII be held either just prior to or
after the annual conference of gov
ernors. which is set for October Is
In West Baden, Ind, but proba bIv
after the West Baden conference, it
was said.
NO additional light was thrown on
.ne scope or the conference, which
originally was designed mainly to
discuss cooperation between federal
ana state authorities in enforcing
prohl6ition. The program was ex
Tended recently to include immigra-
ton and possibly other Questions
The President has been in com
munication with a number of the
state executives and some of them
advised him that the time suggested
would suit their convenience.
Evening star., 1923-09-22
MANY AT CONFERENCE
ON RACIAL HARMONY

Delegates from New York New
Jersey. Pennsylvania. Ohio, Mississippi
Virginia West Virginia, South Caro-
lima and the District of Columbia
were present at the second days ses-
sion of the conference on racial har-
mony being held under the auspices
of the National Sociological Society
at Lincoln Temple, 11th and streets
northwest.
Prof. Kelly Miller of Howard Uni
versity urged that every agency of
civilization should be put into use to
educate the negroes migrating from
the south. Prof. Miller pointed out
the necessity of making the people
of the negro race coming from the
south efficient in their new economic
and social conditions.
other speakers included Rev. Walter
Brooks. Rev. James z. z. Love of
New Jersey. John W. Thompson of
New York. George E. Jackson of Ohio,
DR. J. +. McCullock. secretary of the
Southern Cooperative League: Rev.
W. J. Howard of District of Columbia
and j. A. Davis of Tennessee. Last
night Louis F. Post. former assistant
secretary of Labor, addressed the meet
ing
Tonight Perry Howard. assistant to
the Attorney General. will speak on
the Constitution. Other speakers will
be ]. F. Wilson. Prof. Neville Thomas
and Prof. Charles NJ. Thomas.
Evening star., 1923-09-22
BATTLE MONUMENTS
COMMISSION READY
Body Created by Congress Or.
ganizes and Reports to
President Coolidge.

The American Battle Monuments
Commission, created by an act of Cong
ress to supervise war memorials, yester-
day organized at the War Department,
and later members of the commission
called at the White House and reported
to the President that the commission
was ready to proceed with work.
Gen. Pershing was elected chairman
OF the commission. Capt Robert It.
w oooslde, vice chairman, and Mai. X.
n. Price, secretary. The members of
the commission attending the meeting
were Senator Reed of Pennsylvania,
representative Hill OF Maryland, Gen.
ID. John MarEey of Maryland. Col.
Thomas w. Miller, alien property Gus
todian; Mrs. F. w. Bentley of Chicago,
and Maj. Price.
The next meeting Of the commission
viii be held October at the War De-
partment. The meeting of the Commits
sion will be open to the public.
Evening star., 1923-09-22
MOTHERS PENSION
LAW HERE URGED
Big Sisters Leader Asks
Support for Move to Keep
Families Together.

Monetary allowances for mothers in
the District to keep families together
and prevent children being sent to
boarding houses and institutions were
urged by Mrs. Sarah M. GrantIey.
executive secretary of the Big Sisters
of the District of Columbia, last
night.
Mrs. Grantley expressed hope that
the various welfare agencies would
combine in an effort to have a
mothers allowance law passed at the
next session or Congress.
Sixty-eight mothers are being look
ed after by the organization. In the
case of three mothers the Big Sisters
provided a pension in order that
homes might not be broken up. Mrs
Grantley explained that in their work
the Big Sisters had found that most
families do not desire to continue on
pension but strive to get on their
own feet.
She also declared that her organiza-
ton has more calls for clothing than
ii can supply. Those interested may
send clothinE and shoes to Mrs
Hester j. Surguy, Iroquois apart
ments, 1410 NJ street northwest Mrs
Surguy is chairman of the organiza-
tion's ways and means committee
Evening star., 1923-09-22
Germany Orders
Stan,pless Mail
As Costs Mount

1t costs so much to mail letter
In Germany that there is not
enough room to put all the stamps
on the envelope. And II there
were enough room for. the stamps
the cost Of printing them would
exceed by far their value. Con-
fronted with this problem, the
German government has decided
that hereafter only a cancellation
mark will indicate the necessary
postage has been paid.
The United States Post Office has
been notified Of this so that un-
stamped mail arriving from Germany
Will be understood. To mail a letter
from Germany to the United
states costs 100000 marks as a min
imum.
Evening star., 1923-09-22

Navy DENLY. Gov. e. Lee Trinkle.
Maj. Gen. John A. Lejeune, Brig. Gen.
Butler and many others.
Immediately proceeding the foot
ball game this afternoon, the marines
will stage a dress review and avia-
tion display. More than thirty ma
rine planes will participate in the
event, including fast scouts, fighting
planes. De Hayiland light bombers,
observation planes and the big,
double-motor Martin bombers that
are capable of dropping ton bombs
from high in the air.
In the course of the display the
marine birdmen will fly over Lex
ington, dropping flowers and confetti
and winding up at the Virginia Military
bard the foot ball crowd with similar
messages of friendship. The review of
the east coast expeditionary force will
be held Immediately afterward.
Evening star., 1923-09-22
DEVIL DOGS SEE
GRID VICTORY TODAY
Quantico Crew on MettIe for
Game With Virginia Mill
tary Institute.
Special Dispatch TO Tt, Star.

Special Dispatch TO II Z, Star.
LEXINGTON. Va. September 22-
The Quantico marines awaited with
grim determination today the opening
of their next fight-the battle be-
tween their gri1iron heroes and the
Virginia Military Institute eleven in
the stadium here this afternoon.
Flushed with success that has at
tended their maneuvers this year,
from the time they marched out of
Quantico up to their monumental re-
production of the battle of New Mar
ket, the Devil Dogs are confident Of
victory this morning. But in the
cadet eleven they will meet a team
worthy of their steel.
The Marine team arrived in Lex
ington late Thursday and was quar-
tered on the grounds of the Virginia
lent shape, and spent a large part of
yesterday in practice scrimmage in
the cadet stadium. Coach Beckett
said his men were in the pink OF
condition. but the team itself is some
what crippled by the absence of its
star half-back. Lieut.. L. H. Sander
son.
Sanderson mt MineoIa.
Lieut. Sanderson is at Mineola. L. L..
preparing to compete for the Pulitzer
aviation meet. when he will fly the
celebrated Navy Wright racing
plane, in which he recently shattered
all worlds records for speed by cover
ing a measured course at a rate of
speed exceeding $50 miles an hour.
The main body of marines did not
arrive in Lexington until late yester-
day, having been delayed in their
trip from Camp Coolidge by inces-
SAINT rains which turned their camp
and adjacent roads into veritable
quagmires. AS the advance guard
entered Lexington, however. Brig.
Gen. Smedley d. Butler and his staff
were welcomed by Mai. Gen. z. w.
Nichols, commandant of the Virginia
Military Institute, and a committee of
leading citizens.
Ohicial Reception.
Last night an official reception was
held at the institute when the fac
uIty received their distinguished d
guests, including Secretary of the
Evening star., 1923-09-22
DR.. PIERCE BACK IN CITY

Rev. DR.. Ulysses G. B. Pierce, min
lister of All Souls Church. has re-
turned after an extended tour OF the
Canadian Rocky mountains. Supple
menting the use of the new church
buildings at 18th and Harvard streets.
All Souls Church will hold its Sun
Gay morning services in 3. F..
Keith's Theater, where DR. Pierce will
preach tomorrow on The Restored
JOY"
Evening star., 1923-09-22
OIL ASSOCIATION ELECTS.

ATLANTIC CITY, N. j., September
22.-The National Petroleum Asso-
citation at the closing session of it's
convention yesterday elected Cole q.
Lyons Of Warren, Pa, president;
Shetdon clark OF Chicago. vice presi-
dent, and C. D. Chamberlin of Cleve-
land. general counsel and general
secretary.
Evening star., 1923-09-22
EDITORS WIFE DIES.

KANSAS CITY, Mo, September %.
Mrs. Estella Lawn Mountfortt,
1ifty-six. wife of Wade Mountfortt,
editor of the Cincinnati Commercial
Tribune, died at a hospital here yes
terday after a long illness. Mrs.
Mountfortt was a native of Kansas
City.
Evening star., 1923-09-22
DR.. SMITH TO PREACH

Rev. DR.. Herbert Scott Smith has
returned from his vacation spent at
Haven, Me-, and will preach at st.
Margarets Episcopal Church. of
which he is rector. at the IL O'Clock
service tomorrow morning.
Evening star., 1923-09-22
SPECIAL NOTICES,

MAKE YOUR GAS WATER HEATER AUTO
matte save gas, steps; demonstra-
fion 14O5 \. Y. ave. Have coil taken out
Of furnace Save coal.
CALL HILTON FOR HOUSE REPAIRING,
roofing, screens. Columbia 5296-J. Estimate tes
furnished 1924 Ingraham ST. NV. 23s
LAWNS PUT IN FIRsT-CLAss ORDER: good
rich soil; hedge and all kinds shrubbery E.
A. Herre1I & Sons. 726 10th ne. Line. 964O.
ALL PERSONS HOLDING NOTES ON THE
byzantine Mfg. Co., Inc. are requested to
present same at company's office, 1903 9th st.
ENCE YATES sect'Y
Evening star., 1923-09-22

THE COMPREHENSIVE HERETOFORE EX-
listing between Max Sisen and Jacob Green
berg. in the conduct of retail grocery store
at 2546 Wisconsin ave-, has been absolved by
mutual consent. MAX SISLEN,
JANOR CREENREpc
Evening star., 1923-09-22
FREE PLANS AND EsTIM.

FREE PLANS AND ESTIMATES.
Garages, store fronts additions, alter.
atoms and repairs; general contracting.
HARRIS, 400 9Th st. NV. Phone Franklin
CTI9 2Ta
Evening star., 1923-09-22

FALL REM0DELING AND REPAIRING
Reputable contracting firm will handle gem
rra remodeling and repair work to maintain
3ts organization during fall and winter
months. Address Box 279-E, Star office
WILL NOT BE RESPONSTBLE FOR Any
IRANk NIEIITINC otl,
Evening star., 1923-09-22

TYPEWRITING-DICTA TRANSCRIB-
ing authors mss quickly and neatly done
called for and delivered. G. 81. PARKMAN,
Mnin aO60 branch % 2Ss
Evening star., 1923-09-22

no THE OFFICERS AND MEMBERS OF THE
Mems Cliff Rock Beneficial Associa tion-You
are hereby notified to be present AT Israel c.
NJ. b. Church, at 1st and sts sw, to at
tend the annual sermon Of the Ladies' Cliff
Rock Society, Sunday evening. Sept. 23 1923
AZ 1880 pm, by order of the president VIM
il. JOHNSON. JOHN A. FRANKLIN, Rec.
Secretary
Evening star., 1923-09-22
OmciaI Reception.

Last night an official reception was
held at the institute when the fac
uIty received their distinguished d
guests, including Secretary of the
Evening star., 1923-09-22
GLUYAS WILLIAMS
PUTTING THE
DISHES AWAY.

RETURNS IN -JWo or
THREE MINUTES 70 RE
PORT He CANT SEEM
70 FIND WHERE THIS
PLATTER GOES AND
WHET'Ll ne DO WITH IT
Evening star., 1923-09-22

] WILL NOT BE RESPONSIBLE FOR DEBTS
contracted by others than myself. Z. H.
SEBASTIN. 715 NJ ST. NV. 24s
WANTED = UNION RADIATORS HOT
water; ornamental; 3S inches; 3 and 8 col
Imn. 5239 Wisconsin ave. Phone Cleve. 199
Evening star., 1923-06-26
From Yesterdays $3.50 Edition of The Star.
NEW BUS LINE IS
AUTHORIZED HERE
Capital Traction Company
Route to Cover South
east Section.

The Public Utilities Commission yes
terday afternoon authorized the Capital
Traction Company to operate a line "
motor vehicles over the following
route: West bound from 11th and "
streets southeast, west along NJ
street to Sd street southwest, Sd street
to l. street southwest, L street to
Water street, Water street to z street
southwest, p street to AZ street
southwest; eastbound from Az and T
streets southwest, along p street to Sd
street southwest. Sd street to n street
southeast and east on NJ street to 11th
street southeast.
The commission also ordered that
the fare to be charged on the motor
busses shall be the same as the cur
rent fare in force on the street rail-
way lines in the District or such
other rate of fare as may be pre-
scribed by the commission.
The transfers between the motor bus
lines and the connecting street railway
line of the Capital Traction Company
and the Washington Railway and Elec-
trio Company shall be issued and sold
by each company at cents, provided
that where a second transfer is re-
quired for continuous ride, on either
of the street railways lines, IL shall
be issued without charge.
Evening star., 1923-06-26

CONTINUED from First Page)
make the actual working time seven
and a half hours.
The strikers demand a seven-hour
day, with the same rest periods, and
wage increases ranging from IS to
50 a week.
One Union Remains mt Work.
The strike was called by the union
affiliated with the American Fedora
ton of Labor, the telephone oper-
ators' department of the Interna-
tional Brotherhood of Electrical
Workers. The union whose members
remain at work is the old Local Ia,
whose charter was revoked after a
quarrel with union officials.
Strikers picketed the fifty ex-
changes in Boston and members of
the old local picketed the pickets.
The New England Telephone and
yesterday that operators remaining
at work during the strike would
receive a special emergency payment
of Sc a week in addition to the regu-
rescinded the order because 80 many
of the operators have protested
a eainst accepting any extra payments
for maintaining the public service.
1--WE won't take anything extra. not
even a postage stamp" declared Miss
Annie Molloy, head of Local LA.
The strike had its chief strength
in the large cities. Many exchanges
in smaller centers reported that
their operators, would remain at
work. The number Of operators en-
nIoyed in New England, excluding
Is 1885, of whom 6,100
are in the greater Boston area. In
the strike vote of last Tuesday 1t
was said that 1859 ballots were cast.
of which Sass were in favor of a
strike.
Evening star., 1923-06-26
T,uo Fighting Young Women
Center of Big Phone Strike

recently. But behind the two local
unions are two international unions
the International Brotherhood of
Electrical Workers, of which James
Noonan of Washington, D. c., is
president, and which is affiliated
with the American Federation of La
Dor. and the International Brother
hood of Telephone Workers, of which
John Dolan of Boston is president,
and which is not connected with the
Federation of Labor. The latter or
ganization is opposed to the strike.
The charge of the two organiza-
tions affiliated with the American
Federation of Labor is that Miss Mol
loy's union and Mr.. Dolan's union
are merely Bell Telephone Company
organizations. 1t is the dissimilarity
Of character between the unions
which might cause the strike to
spread.
Miss O'Connor and Miss Molloy
were once fast friends. In 1919 when
the telephone girls of Boston struck
Miss OConnor and Miss Molloy
worked hand-in-hand to win the
strike. Later they broke and 1t was
on charges preferred by Miss O'Con-
nor that Miss Molloy's union lost it's
federation charter. One viewpoint of
the strike. given by a telephone oper-
ator, is this:
'It looks to me as though this was
fight between Julia O'Connor's
union and Annie Molloy's union, and
all we phone girls in New England
have got to wash dirty linen now that
Julia has called a strike
fCopyr1ht 1921
Evening star., 1923-06-26

were accorded the liberties of the
Washington city post office recently,
and were discovered busying them
selves among the clerks and car
riers in attempts to induce them to
exchange jobs. Postmaster Mooney
has issued strict orders requiring
that all visitors, whether postal en-
ployes or not, be accompanied by
guides, who are to stop and attempts
at trafficking in positions.
Difference In SalarieA
The situation Is further complicated
here by the strange relations be-
tween the salaries of laborers paid
in the Post Office Department and
the Washington city post office. The
main city post office building is
cleaned by departmental post office
employees.
Laborers in the city post Office
building, therefore, who are on. the
Post once Department rolls get sal
aries ranging from $720 to $500 a
year, plus the bonus, while laborers
on the city post office rolls, being In
the postal service, which has been
reclassified by Congress, get $3.50
their first year and s1,450 their sec
ond year.
1t is not strange, therefore, that
laborers OF the department want to
get transferred to preferred posi-
tions' on the city post office rolls.
Evening star., 1923-06-26
CALLS WEDDING RING
SYMBOL OF AUTHORITY
From the Kansas City Star.

from the Kansas CITY star.
The solitaire has been evolved from
an iron ring worn by engaged mai
dens two hundred years before the
Christian era. AT first these served
as wedding rings. too, and then a
wedding ring was introduced with a
key attached that gave the wife sole
access to the household valuableS.
The ring remained a symbol of au-
thority even after the key was dis3
carded. Pay no attention to those
women who tell you that a wedding
ring is badge of servitude." The
orange blossom engraved circlet is a
symbol of authority just as its prede-
cessorS have been for nearly twenty
five hundred years.
A beautiful square-cut solitaire set
in platinum with a tiny sparkler on
each side of it, tells that the wearer
has not been engaged very long-at
least not seven or fourteen years
like that meek maiden whose father
made Jacob serve so long and dill
gently. For even seven years aga
engagement rings were different. For
one thing they were not carved in
design that later Is to be matched in
the wedding ring.
And yet the carved rings are a re-
vival of a very ancient fashion. They
were found in the ruins of Pompeii; /;
Cleopatra wore them.
And then there are the aquama-
rines that are having great vogue
this year. These are clear gray!Sh
stones with blue and green lights
and they look like little lakes in mid
summer. They are cut square and set
in white gold, sometimes with The
popular fianking of little diamonds.
And there are just as many amethysts
as there ever were, cut square to be
up-t date, mad set in green or white
gold.
Evening star., 1923-06-26
FORD WILL CONSIDER
OFFER OF PRESIDENCY
General Secretary to Auto Maker
Says No Such Advance Has Yet
Been Made by Any Group.

BY the Associated Press
DETROIT. June 26.-Henry Ford
would give serious consideration to
an offer Of the presidential nomina-
tion by any responsible persons or
party before rejecting or accepting
it. according to E. q. Leibold, his
general secretary. Mr.. Liebold added,
however that no such offer had been
made to Mr.. Ford.
The statement was made in con-
nection with a letter made public
yesterday by f. S. Fuller of Savan-
NAH which quoted Mr.. Leibold as
saying Mr. Ford had no objection to
further activities supporting him for
the presidential nomination
Mr.. Leibold declined to verify the
letter. saying he could not be sure of
It's authenticity without seeing the
original or searching through his
flies for a copy.
There have been thousands of let
ters received in connection with Mr..
Ford and the presidency" he said
About 200 such letters are received
daily. 1t is hard to say if the Savan-
nah letter Is authentic for this
reason"
Evening star., 1923-06-26
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
BOSTON, June 26.-Julia OConnor
and Annie Molloy!
Around these two young women CEN
ters the strike of the New England tele-
phone operators. The strike, called for
this morning, went into effect on sched-
ule time, but at this writing Miss Molloy
and the cause she heads seems to enjoy
a possible advantage over the cause Of
Miss O'Connor.
This is because the telephone company
declares its forces are not demoraliZed
by the walk-out Of Miss O'Connor's ad-
herents-
Miss O'Connor Is the president of the
union, the members Of which are out on
strike, while Miss Molloy is president
Of another union Of telephone operators,
who have voted to continue work. 1t
Is too early as yet to gauge the effect
Of the strike order, but the danger to
telephone service throughout all New
England-a territory embracing more
than fifty large cities, with total urban
and rural population of more than TO-
100000 persons. and with over 10000
telephone operators directly involved
rests In the fact that the clash between
the two unions may bring trouble to
telephone service in other parts Of the
country.
Miss O'Connor's union has an
American Federation of Labor char
ter, while Miss Molloy's union, which
once possessed such a charter. lost 1t