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Evening star., 1923-05-05
CHESTER EXPLAINS
CONCESSION VALUE
Admiral Says It Shortens Com.
mercial Road to Orient by
5000 Miles.

4 shortcut for American commerce
the concession which Rear Admiral
c. NJ. Chester has just secured from
the Turkish assembly at Angora for
railroad. oil and mineral develop
lnent.
This will reduce transportation dis
tance of American merchandise to
the far east by more than 5000 miles,
Admiral Chester told members of the
National Press Club Thursday night.
Admiral Chester spoke OF the con-
fidenCe the Turks have in America.
believing that lit is the only coun-
try that has no political ak to grind
and desires no slice Of Turkish ter
rItory" Declaring counter claims OF
other countries have no legal basis,
he said that during the long negotia-
tions leading up to the final vote
of the Angora assembly. he had been
assured by officials Of the British
government that ii !is claims TO the
concession We're sound under the law
they not only would not oppose II.
but would support IL. Opposition en-
countered from British sources. he
added. was from commercial inter
eSt:.
The French claims. Admiral Chester
contended also were without legal
basis. if for no other reason than that
their contracts, dated from 1914, had
been abroGated by war between
France and Turkey.
As to financing the proposition. Ad-
miral Chester said s1.oo0.0o0 would
be sought by popular subscrip-
! tion to begin the financing of rail-
road developments.
Evening star., 1923-05-05
3O,OO0-ACRE CLAIM
REJECTED BY WORK
Interior Secretary Rules U. S. Does
Not Own Land Near
Los Angeles.

Applications for homestead patents
to about 10000 acres of land near the
city limits of Los Angeles were de-
MED by the Interior Department yester-
day in ruling which held that the
land did not belong to the United
States government. Secretary Work
upheld a similar ruling which had
been made by the land Office in Cali
forna.
The applicants, beaded by Ben Nc
Lendon and including 15S other in
dividuals. applied for homestead en-
tries on the ground that the original
grant of the property by the Mexican
government was not valid and that
survey of the Mexican grant had
been illegally extended to take in a
larger area. The department upon
review found that after the transfer
of California to the United States a
commission created by the federal
government had passed upon the
title to the land in dispute, and in
1856 had definitely confirmed it.
Evening star., 1923-05-05
MORE CONTRIBUTE
TO GRAVES FUND
Henry c. Spengler Legion Post
First Auxiliary to Send
in Check.

The first unit in the America
Legion Auxiliary of the Department
of the District of Columbia to make
donation to the American Legion
graves endowment fund is the Henry
{. Spengler Post. No. IL, which yes
terday sent check for $50 to the
treasurer of the fund being raised
by the American Legion for perpetual
care of graves of American heroes
buried overseas and in Arlington ma
tional cemetery.
Mrs. Louise White treasurer of that
unit sent the check to Mrs Anton
stephan, president of the unit who
tirhed it over yesterday afternoon
t'.to the fund being raised under the
District of Columbia. Employees of
the District government today sent
IN additional donations. The various
offices making donations included the
fealth department, water registrars
office, sanitary engineers office. CITY
refuse divisions. eight in number. and
board Of charities. Rear Admiral A.
p. Niblack. in charge of the navy
yard at Charleston, S. G.. sent in a
donation to the fund yesterday.
me booth at the District building
continues to receive donations. In
charge of the booth are Mrs. r. f..
Fawcett, president of the American
Legion Auxiliary of the District; Mrs.
Anton Stephan. Mrs. T. Q. Probey.
Mrs. j. l. March, Mrs. L. l.. Thorpe
and Mrs. Leon Arnold, vice president
of the auxiliary.
Ihose desiring to make donations to
the fund may visit the booth at the
District building at the 18th street
entrance or send remittances to How
ard S. Fisk, secretary-treasurer the
American Legion graves endowment
tchd' 909 18th street northwest
Evening star., 1923-05-05
CITIZENSHIP COUNCIL
REPORTS PROGRESS
Shows Activities of All Federal
Offices in Promoting Civic
Consciousness.

The federal council of citizenship
training in its first report made pub
lie yesterday announces that il has pre-
pared chart showing the activities
of all federal Offices in citizenship
training and the relationship of these
bureaus to various groups of the pop
ulation
The council was created by eXecu-
tive order of the President in Jam
uary. and is representative of all fed
eral departments and agencies hav-
ing to do with citizenship training
Its duties are to suggest methods of
citizenship training not only within
the federal government, but with all
other public and private agencies
throughout the country.
The council. according TO the re-
port, is preparing community score
card to enable any community to
study itself and determine Its own
relative rank with other communities
the cad Inciudcs: sucn items as What
per cent of persons Of legal school
age attend scnooi daily" and ''Wha,
per cent of your electorate vote al
the PRIMARIES: The questions are &c
| be answered numerically on the basis
Of percentage. as, tor example, a score
of 20 for 80 per cent and over OF
| legal school age attending school
Evening star., 1923-05-05
TODAY's ADJUSTMENTS.

POLPS-'In the Moonlight" musi-
cal comedy, at 8:20 pm.
PRESIDENT-"The Gold Diggers.
comedy, at $40 pm.
BELASCO CO-"BlueEeards Eighth
Wife," farce. at $50 pm.
GARRICK-"No More Blondes"
farce. at $3.50 pm
kEITH'S-Walter c. Kelly, vaude.
Vile. at 2:15 and 8:15 PIN.
COSMOS - Bud Snyder and
"Bluch." vaudeville. at 3, $50 and =
pm.
STRAND-Harry Abrams and Co.
vaudeville, at 2:45. $50 and 8:45 pm.
a'AYETY James Coughlin, III
Mimic World" burlesquc at 2.lo and
SIS pm.
RIALTO-"SouIs for Sale" photo
play. at 80 am, 1870, $50, $50, 1880
and $50 PIN.
COLUMHIA-Gloria Swanson. in
"Prodigal Daughters" at 1895 am.
and 1926, 2:l0, 4:O5. 5:55. 7:45 and
3:45 pm.
PALACE--Alice Brady. in The
Leopardess." at l0:40 am, 1920, 2:l6
AIS. 6. 7:45 and $50 pm.
MF;TEOPOILTAN-J Hines. In
Sure Fire Flint" at 11:40 am. 1885.
$40. $50. 7,35 and $40 pm.
CENTRAL Jackie Coogan. in
Daddy" at 11:30 am. 1:10, ESQ. 4:35.
6:i5. sos and $3.50 pm.
Evening star., 1923-05-05
FOREIGN NATION HONORS
MEMBER OF CONGRESS
Montenegro Official Confers on
Representative Fish Order of
Grand Officer of Damilo First.

j. s. Plamenetz. prime minister and
regent of Montenegro. one OF the
oldest countries in the world, who Is
in Washington for conferences with
the State Department. has conferred on
Representative Hamilton Fish of New
/! York the order of grand officer of
Damilo First. instituted for the in
dependence of Montenegro. The same
order will be conferred next week
upon Judge Arthur Tompkins of New
York, grand master of the Masons of
New York.
Montenegro was one of the allies
of the United States in the world war
and the only country in that section
of the world which was not overrun
by the Turks. Since the war it has
been swallowed UP by Jugoslavia.
Prime Minister and Regent Plam-
enetz has come to this country for
the purpose of organizing committees
to work for the independence of his
country. The Masons the knights
of Columbus and other organiza-
tions are now collecting for the
Montenegrin Red Cross.
Representative Fish, who is a MEM
ber of the foreign affairs committee
Of the House. will probably be made
chairman of the general committee
in this country on Montenegrin in
dependence.
Evening star., 1923-05-05
AGREEING BAKERS
PUT END TO STRIKE
Aided by Labor ConciIiator
Employers and Workers
Compromise Dispute.

Washington escaped the prolonsa-
tion of a strike that had all the ear
marks of serious warfare by COM
promise settlement of the bakers dis
rute through the Department OF
1.abor's bureau of conciliation late
yesterday afternoon.
Just after the employing bakers anG
the union representatives agreed te
sign new contract calling for 81 pei
hour day work and S1.10 night work
an advance of 10 cents per hour
telephones in the immediate proxim-
ity had employers on the line firing
orders to the shops to check an influx
of strik ebreakers.
Ofer of Outside Aid.
Exactly how many strikebreaker:
We're to be inducted into the loca
bakers strike has not been estima ted
but it is understood that the employ
erS had already received notif1catlor
of support from out-of-toWn open
shop" proponents. who We're ready tt
rush help into Washington in the hops
of breaking the strike.
John B. Colpoys, conciliator of the
Department of La Dor, who arranged
the conference which resulted in con
~
bringing the strike to an end. declared
after the meeting that getting mem
bers Of the conference party together
was the hardest job he had faced II
his experience as a commissioner ol
conciliation.
Even after the conference started
things did not run along smoothly
From shortly after o'clock unit
40 the confereeS talked and argued
about in sort of a circle and wheT
recess was declared at the latter
hour the report from the conference
room was that d deadlock" existed
Skies cleared suddenly five minute:
later and at three minutes to the
announcement was made that a set
tiemen1 had been reached.
Demand OF Union Bakers.
The union bakers had asked for s.
per hour day work and Sl.20 nigh
work; for duration of night worl
hours to be changed. for helpers tt
be barred from mixing machines il
bakeries, and for d few other con
cessionI
The new agreement allowed S
and S1.10 per hour, day and nigh
wcik, respectively: kept night worl
hours at the 6-to-6 o'clock STANDARD
and provided for adjudication of tn,
mixing machine dispute.
The agreement was a distinct com
promise on the previous stand o
both sides and the strike came t
an end just at the time when serious
trouble was flirting with the Wash
ingtcn baking industry in a menac
ing manner.
Evening star., 1923-05-05
MRS. HARRINGTON HEADS
10Th CENTURY CLUB
Officers Elected at Annual Meet
ing Held in Cosmos
T1nh

Mrs. Frederick l.. Harrington was
elected president of the Twentieth
Century Club for the ensuing year
al the annual election of officers at
the Cosmos Club Friday. Other Off
GERS elected were: Mrs. Joshua Evans.
jr.. first vice president: Mrs Eugene Z.
Stevens, second vice president; Mrs.
Alfred H. Brooks. recording secre-
tary: Mrs. Robert Sterling Yard, cor
responding secretary: Miss Myra
Hendley, treasurer. and Mrs. Walter
c. Allen, assistant treasurer.
The following were elected to the
board of directors: Mrs. William Fl.
Heron, Mrs. George F. Bowerman.
Mrs. Gilbert II. Grosvenor, Mrs. Err
nest F. Bicknell and Mrs. Frederick
V. Coville.
Mrs. Heron, the retiring president.
presided.
Evening star., 1923-05-05
TRIBUTE TO "UNKNOWN,

Herbert Choynski, grand worthy
president of the Fraternal Order of
Eagles. went to Arlington yesterday
in company with local officials of the
order and placed a wreath on the
tomb of the unknown" soldier. Wash
ington Aerie, No. 125. of the order
was host to the visiting ruler at a
banquet at the Raleigh Hotel last
night
Evening star., 1923-05-05
LOCATED IN ROCHESTER.
Boy Accused of Theft at Racquet
Club Brought Back.

Joseph Bender. nineteen years old. in
charge of the bowling alleys at the Rae
quet Club, disappeared from the club
several days ago when sent to bank
to get three checks cashed. 1t is charged
that he obtained s137, the amount the
checks represented, and went to Roches-
ter, N Y. where relatives live.
Detective Sweeney located him there
and caused his arrest. Detective and
prisoner reached here from Rochester
this morning A charge of grand lar
ceny was preferred against Bender, and
he was locked up.
Evening star., 1923-05-05
ASKS FOR TRUSTEE.
Jacob Goldblum Wishes to Sell
Wife's Dover Interest.

jacob Goldblum has asked the Dis
trlct Supreme Court to appoint a trus-
zee to sell the dover interest of his
VIE, Fannie Goldblum. in premises
76S Hobart place northwest
The husband says he has contracted
10 sell the property for S4.500. and the
only interest of the wife is her dover
right. Mrs. Goldblum has been ad-
judged insane following a charge of
murder in connection with the death
Or Samuel Allegra, barber who was
Said to have persisted in his atten-
tions TO her. Attorney J. B. Stein
appears for the husband
Evening star., 1923-05-05
DO you need n Key Smith. I.

Refer to the Recommended Service
column in the Classified Section of
The Star-for the names of experts in
Key -Fitting-and all other kinds of
specialized personal and domestic
service These advertisers all guar
antee satisfaction to Star readers
Advertisement.
Evening star., 1923-05-05
GRAHAM TO SEEK
BONE-DRY SHIP LAW
mo Liquor on Any U. S. Vessel
Anywhere at Any Time" to Be
Object of Bill.

Legislation prohibiting any Amer
lean ship from carrying any liquor al
any time is to be introduced by Rep
resentative William j. Graham OF
Illinois. candidate for House leader in
pared to introduce this measure just
as soon as Congress meets.
In formal statement the Illinois
representative discussed the Supreme
Courts decision which held there is
no legal bar to domestic vessels carry
ing liquor when outside American
territorial waters. Commenting on
the part of the decision which said
Congress. if it saw fit. could extend
the ban. so far AS American ships are
concerned. to the high seas he de-
clared:
There is no reason why Congress
should not want to, and ! shall intro
duce bill to accomplish that purpose
In the first session of the Sixty -eighth
Congress when it meets in December
If we are going to be dry, let's be
dry. l can see no sense in being dry
for three miles and not for 5000. Sc
long the eighteenth amendment is
valid. let US not play at its enforce
ment.
Against Partially.
One of the principal arguments
used by the man on the street Is tina,
the poor man Is deprived of his glass
of beer by prohibition. while the r!ci
man goes to his stocked cellar
patronizes high-rriced bootleggers oil
gets his liquor in sea voyages. al
means entirely beyc~s the reach ol
his slender purse. Let the law be
applied on the high seas so far as il
will reach. Inside the three mile
limit the volstead act ought to be-
enforced against everybody, citizens
foreigners and diplomats"
Mr. Graham referred tersely to the
right of foreign ambassadors anc
ministers to import liquors for theil
own Use. a privilege which. it il
agreed. is not disturbed by the Su-
preme Court decision.
This practice, said Mr.. Graham
! "of bringing a lot of booze into the
emba ss:eS here is unnecessary, Ii
illegal and ought TO be stopped"
Evening star., 1923-05-05
CHANCE TO GET MEALS.
Jobs Open in Kitchen and Grounds
of Hospital.

ST Elzabeth's Hospital needs a
kitchen helper at $3.50 a year and
meals. according to announcement by
the Civil Service Commission today.
The hospital also wants cook at
$3.50 to $720 a year; assistant cook at
1920 a year: milkman at $3.50 a
year. and a poultryman at the same
salary. Meals are given with most
of the positions. and the bonus al
low ed
Evening star., 1923-05-05
GUN-TOTERS SENT TO JAIL

Two gun toaters were convicted in
the United States Branch of Police
Court yesterday by Judge Robert
Hardison, both getting straight Jail
sentences. Thomas Terrill was given
sixty days and E. II. Johnson, $50
days.
Evening star., 1923-05-05
Important Change OF Schedule vi.

ImEOftant CHuHEt OF 5cHcuufc Vim
Seaboard Air Line railway. effective
May 6: Atlanta a-Birmingham special
leaves 7:O5 pm. instead of 7:45 pm.
Seaboard Fast Mail leaves $50 am.
instead of 9:10 am. Florida Cuba
Special will continue to leave at 9:45
nm. Ticket office. ia 14th st. NV.
Telephone Main 637.-Advertisement
Evening star., 1923-05-05

OF howard lnlNeTSltS hoiudS. o PIN.
in Rankin Memorial Chapel. All WON
en- invited.
kevfn Barry Council. A. \. II. l. r.,
will meet tomorrow, pm. at 1000
f street.
North Washington Citizens Assoc
citation will meet Monday. 1:4o pm,
in United Bretheren Church. w. era
ham Cole will give a talk.
wanderIuxt hike tomorrow will he
to Black pond and Prospect point
along Virginia shore of Potomac
Meet at 36th and NJ streets, 80 pm
g. A. Gambs will lead.
Red Triangle Outing Club will meet
tomorrow, 2:30 pm, at Wisconsin
avenue and p street. transferring to
car for Tenleytown. Hike to be
through wooded country to Chain
bridge Campfire. w. B. Coulter will
lead.
stanton Park Citizens AsSOcfa tion
will meet Monday, pm. Peabody
school.
A May dance and cnrd party will lie
held at the Washington Hotel Tues
day, May s, for the benefit of Rev
Louis c. Naeth's parishes in Hartford
county, Md. Dancing will begin at
o'clock. The card party will begin
at $50 o'clock.
A chorus of girls from the National
Training School for Women and
Girls will sing tomorrow at 9:4j
Il IN. in the Keller Memorial Lutheran
sunday school.
Evening star., 1923-05-05

Mildred Lee Society. children of the
Confederacy, will meet. ) o'clock, in
Confederate Memorial Home. Claude
y. Bennett will talk to the children
of Jefferson Davis Life in Wash
ington City"
Evening star., 1923-05-05

The average molecule is less than
1-125. 100000 of an inch in diameter.
Evening star., 1923-05-05
ORGANIZATION ACTIVITIES.
TODAY

Society for Philosophical Inquiry
will hold annual commemorative
meeting for Frederick Ernest Daniel
Schleiermacher, 80 O'Clock, in Public
Library.
Evening star., 1923-05-05

Mrs. Edna Is. Bushee will speak
4:45 O'Clock. in parish hall of Epi-
phany Church. under auspices o: Ju-
venile Protective Association. Sub
ject: The Home as Factor to
DeIinuueucy"
Evening star., 1923-05-05

North Washington Citizens Asso-
c;ation will meet Monday. 1:45 pm,
in United Bretheren Church. w. Gra-
ham Cole will give a talk.
Evening star., 1923-05-05
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF.

Dean Thyrsa w. Amos of University
of Pittsburgh will address the women
of Howard University Monday. 8 pm.
in Rankin Memorial Chapel. All WON
en- invited.
Evening star., 1923-05-05
HllNIi.IT

TONIGHT
Mrs. Louis A. Simon. president of
Juvenile Protective Association. will
Sisters movement at annual meeting
of Laymen's Service Association. Rock
Creek Church. 5 o'clock.
First performance of The King s
Highway" o'clock, Central High
School
William e. Dennis of United States
British American Claims Commission.
will make address at University Club.
$3.50 o'clock. Subject: THE Proposed
New World Court" Open formu dis
cussion. Ladies welcome to take part
Federation of Citizens Association
will meet. O'Clock, in boardroom Of
District building.
Retired Enlisted Mems Association
will meet. o'clock, in Pythian
Temple. Ladies' night.
Ladies' Auxiliary to Canton Wash
ington. No. l. P. NJ, 7. o. O. F.. will
have a heart social at I. o. D. r. Tenn
pie. All invited.
Master Emerson Meyers. pianist. as
sisted by Jacob Leverson, boy violinist
will give a recital In the assembly hall
west. Free to the public.
Evening star., 1923-05-05

kevfn Barry Council. A. \. II. 1. Il.
will meet tomorrow, pm. at lo0'
street.
Evening star., 1923-05-05

to Black pond and Prospect point
along Virginia shore of Potomac
Meet at 36th and NJ streets, 80 pm
G A Gambs will lead.
Evening star., 1923-05-05
DANCING.
GLADYS MII.Rnp

GLADYS WILBUR,
: No. Dupont circle. Dupont studio. Phone
Franklin 1435-W. Ballroom Dancing Sttae
/ Training. Shildren's Glasses.
Evening star., 1923-05-05

First performance of The King s
Highway" o'clock, Central High
School
Evening star., 1923-05-05
Red Triangle Outing Club will meet

stanton Park Citizens Association
will meet Monday, s pm, Peabody
school.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-01-22

I'm Mrs. Blue water t1Sns
head when you stroke, and then
you swim with your feet out of
the water"
Yes, come to think of it."
laughed the creature, 1.-The ducks
I've seen round this lake don't
swim like / do. I'm Mrs. Blue
Water Hen" And she hustled her
feathers proudly.
Blue Water Hem Dotty ex-
claimed. why. never saw
hen swim in all my life
"Well, you've seen me swim
ming" laughed Mrs. Blue Water
Hen. $50 you can't say that any
more. can you? suppose I
shouldn't call myself a hen. for I'm
really a rail, and the most gayly
dressed among my relatives at
that"
"I should think you'd be
spotted. sitting on your nest in the
grass and wearing that gay dress
Of yours" laughed Dotty. II al
ways admired the full colors the
hen generally wears"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-01-22
GOODNIGHT STORIES
81 SLPE 70 READ THEM 20 YOUR CHILDREN

Well. suppose, 2 unused Mrs
Blue Water Hen, IF approved
of nests made in the grasses I'd
dress like Mrs Meadow Lark She
can hardly be found among the
leaves and grasses.
sBut build my nest in the
branches of trees !"
Dotty looked SO puzzled at this
that Mrs. Blue Water Hen began
to laugh. There's only one way
of convincing some folks. So c6me
along and I'll show you my nest,
if youIl promise not to tell any of
the hunters where / hide it,
She caught hold of Dotty's sleeve
and away she ran over the ground
to the willow tree overhanging the
edge of the lake. There she show.
ed DottY a crude nest fashioned of
dead twigs and weeds on branch
dropping over the blue water
Twelve tiny eggs nestled under
the weeds.
my goodness.' Dotty laughed
as she peeked into the COW nest.
And you are called ;hen!' Well
this is the first time ever saw a
hen swim, and the first time I've
ever seen q hen build nest in the
trees. don't blame you for choos-
ing this place! It's lovely spot.
And such family you'll have"
Dear me, that's nothing" re-
piled Mrs. Blue Water Hen. That's
not all This is my second brood
this year. The other children have
grown up. and you can see and
hear them most any time flying
over the meadows here. But
must get back to my nest or I'll
lose these eggs.
Excusing herself. Mrs. Blue
Water Hen settled on her nest and
Dotty babe her good-by and ran
home.
downright. 1929 by Newspaper Fea
lures Service. Incl
(Another Interesting Story TO.
morrow
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-01-22
BOBBIE AND
HIS PA
BY William F. Kirk

by W1lldm Eo hlTk-
M was telling Pa & / last
NV mite about a speech witch
AVA a CRATE lady speaker made
at the wimmens club, the CRATE
lady speaker sed that wimmen
shud remember that branes &
buty hardly ever went together,
& that wen the ladies knowed
thay was hoamly thay shud ree-
member that many CRATE vim.
men was hoamly,
That is true enuff. sed Pa, but
thare are X-epshuns, sed Pa.
Talk yure case. for instans, sed
Pa; you have both buty & intel
leck, sed Pa to Ma.
Why, you deer old darling. sed
Ma. Do you RELY think / have
branes & buty both? sed Ma.
I will tell the Union States you
have, sed Pa. You know 1t your
self, you littel raskin, sed Pa
10 Ma.
l feel sumtizsss, sed Ma, that
the happiness OF having such IA
fine husband & such a child as
Bobbie is almost too much for
one woman, sed Ma. feel at
such times like 1t will not last.
sed Ma, that I am not long for
this wurld.
You are long enuff for this
world, don't worry. sed Pa. You
will be here long after / am un
der the dew & the daisies, sed
Pa.
Oh, please doan't say that. sec
Ma. | cannot bare to think OF
you under. the daisies, sed Ma.
You see. Bobbie. sed Pa, tina
is the way to fetch up yure wifi
wen you have one, seH Pa. Mair
her think that you are Sum Gink
Pa sed. Maik her adder.mirc
you so much that she cuddent
bare the bare thot of leavin
you for a minnit. sed Pa. Sue
is love, sed Pa, only it amt.
How do you meen? SO
such is love but it amt.
/ meen, Bobbie, sed Pa, tn;
yure deer mother is thare wit
fine line. sed Pa. She is joIl.
ing, sed Pa. she Is fIattering her
married husband, Bobbie, sed Pa.
You reich. sed Ma. how dare
you say that / am not sin-seerY
/ am a Kind of cute littel reich
tho, amt 1? sed Pa. Dldent
tell you a minnit ago that you
have both branes & buty? sed Pa.
& then Ma felt good rite away
aggenn. My dope is that VIM
men like 1t eeven better wen
you tell them thay have branes
than wen you tell them thav
have buty; may be rong but l
know am rite. will now end
this here essay. =