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Evening star., 1923-05-13
CROWDS SEE RACE
AS BULLETS WHIZ
Policeman Overtakes Auto After
Negro Flees Arrest on
Avenue.

Afternoon crowds along Pennsyl-
Xania avenue were startled yesterday
by fulisade Of shots and two auto
mobiles rushing down that thorough
fare. II was a race between Charles
Smith. colored. Ala Oakdale street
northwest, and Traffic Policeman w.
A. Schotter
Policeman Schotter stopped Smith
rs he was crossing 18th street and
Pennsylvania avenue in an automo-
bile which the officer recognized as
belonging TO some one else The negro
halted long enough for the traffic
guardian to demand his drivers per-
nit, but when he failed to show one
the policeman ordered him to drive to
the first precinct station. Instead of
complying Smith took long chance
and dashed off.
Policeman Schotter commandeered
another automobile and took up the
chase. AS Smith reached 18th street
he turned. simultaneously the pur-
suing officer drew his revolver and
fired two shots. Undaunted, the negro
sped up 18th street but was finally
overtaken at / street when he was
caught in traffic jam and had to
choose between Jail or a serious coll
1iSion.
During the race up 18th street.
however. Schotter fired several more
shots. At the first precinct Smith
was charged with six separate viola
tions of the law. as follows: Speed
ing, operating a motor vehicle with
out an operators license. unlawfully
cutting corners. colliding, driving an
automobile with dead tags and dis
obeying instructions of traffic Of
ficer
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by Nation Is Blamed
For ssMedieual Was1,ing gtOn'
Congested Alleys, Primitive Child Care,
Inadequate Schools and Hospitals Cited
by Mrs. Van Winkle in Article./

Medieval Washington" victim
of civic neglect by the forty-eight
states in the union. is the verbal pic
ture of the National Capital painted
by Mrs. Nina c. Van Wrinkle, chief
OF the women's bureau of the police
department in the current issue of
THE Survey" a magazine of social
research published in New York.
Congested alleys, primitive child
care. outgrown hospitals and made
quate school facilities which exist in
Medieval Washington" today are
treated by Mrs. Van Wrinkle as the
outstanding evils which can be
remedied only by strong and intel
lfgent pressure from local constitu-
encteS throughout the country which
share the responsibility through
ther elected representatives-for the
well being OF Washington"
The woman's bureau chief also de-
plores the low wages Of public health
officials and social and health work
ers. and makes a strong plea for a
workman's compensation law and an
effective child labor law
Alley Problem Old.
,, For years Washington has had its
alley problem" says the article
Charles F. Weller broadcast the
fact seventeen years ago. The alleys
are still with US, and in them. accord
ing to the last police census, live $500
people. mostly negroes. In despera-
| ton. the last Congress ordered alley
dwellers to ge out by June |, 1923
But they have no place to go.
Congress did not accept the recon-
mendation of the Commissioners of the
District, backed by many of our sociaI
workers. that wholesale alley evictions
, be postponed for two years or until
| building costs are lower and the pres.
ent housing scarcity abated. Unless
the courts intervene and grant a stay
for the sake of public welfare. i'm
mediately following the great tiftieth
anniversary of the national conference
$500 persons will be dispossessed as
rudely and unceremoniously as the
Armenian refugees and, like them with
no place to go.
Standards of child placement
enunciated fifteen years ago at the
| famous White House conference
called by President Roosevelt, are
Serious school Situation.
! 'Washingtons school situation i.
serious. Many Of it's children are at
tending half-time classes Its teach.
ers are underpaid. Its compulsory
educational law is antiquated and in
effective.
| Washington has 160 beds for tuber.
cular patients. A large tract OF
| forty acres on which the municipal
tube erculosis hospital was erected "A.
/ the first unit OF a group of public
| hospitals has been reduced to ter
| acres by. the cutting through of ar
important artery Of travel and the
dedication Of the remaining space tt
school purposes. The hospital itself
| which was considered "A model wher
! 1t was erected. is already outgrown
furthermore. Washington is without
Evening star., 1923-05-13
WRITER'S SOCIETY
|NSTALLS OFFICERS
White House Correspondents
Hold Annual Banquet at
Arlington Hotel.

With ceremonies intermingIed with
solemnity and levity the newly elected
officers of the White House Core
spondents' Association were installed
last night at the annual banquet Of
the association i'll the Arlington
Hotel.
Besides holf hundred news
writer's who cover" the President
and the White House activities regu-
larly, there were present a number
or nationally prominent guests, in
cluding Postmaster General New
Secretary Davis of the Department OF
Labor. and Albert E. Lasker. chair
man of the United States Shipping
Board.
Harry Price Presides.
The ceremonial was opened by Rus
sell Young of The Evening Star, the
retiring president, who. after brief
speech of welcome, introduced Harry
". Price of the Washington Post, his
successor, who presided thereafter
The other officers installed were:
Isaac Gregg. New York Sun, vice
Association. and Glenn Tucker. New
York World. members of the board of
directors. William p. Flythe, because
of his absence from the city, was pre-
vented from Delng sworn IN as Secre-
tary and treasurer.
Brief talks were made by James r.
Quirk of New York, publisher OF
Photoplay Magazine; Earl Goodwin of
Washington. Judson c. Welliver Of
the executive staff Of the White
House; G. Logan Payne, publisher o:
the Washington Times. and Cap.
Adolphus Andrews, commander of the
Presidents yacht, Mayfower. Other
invited guests were George O'Conno.
Matt Horne, Hunter Mcintyre and the
officers Of the White House News
Photographers Association-Arthu
Leonard. Harry Van Tyne and
Charles Simons.
President's Letter Read.
A number of novel features of en-
tertainment were introduced, includ-
ing specially arranged songs recita-
tions and the showing of some mo-
tion pictures. George E. Durnn,
Frank r. Lamb. Isaac Gregg. f.. y.
Knorr and Mr.. Young comprised the
committee on arrangements.
A letter from President Harding
who is president eX-officio Of the Or
ganization. was read, in which the
executive expressed regret at being
unable to be present and commended
the members for their cooperation
with the White House in the matter
of news arrangements:
Evening star., 1923-05-13

adequate sanitarium facilities for in
cipient parents or for children.
The city hospital, known as Gal
linger Hospital. has just completed
burdened by number of old insani-
tary buildings-still in use-in which
1t is impossible to carry on medical
work along modern lines.
Calls Salaries Low.
1.-The salaries paid public health Of
ficials are by no means comparable
to those paid by other cities of equal
ficer receives $4,000. The chief medi-
cal inspector of the public schools
with the health of $4,000 children in
his keeping. is paid S2.50O.
This brings us at once to the mat. i.
ter of low salary scales for social
and health workers in the District
of Columbia. The salary of the sec
letary of the board Of charities is
| $3,500: that of the executive of the
| board of children's guardians. with
2.400 wards under care and super
vision, is 5000 Should either of the
present incumbents fall out, the diffi-
Guilty of filing their places with ex-
perienced specialists in competition
with similar positions elsewhere is
apparent. These and other salaries
of social workers are entirely depend
ent upon the good will of Congress
and it's acceptance of proper stand
ards of expert service.
"INashington has no workmen's com
pensation law and no effective child
labor law. Congress has steadily re-
fused TO provide for child labor In
spectors. The minimum wage law OF
the District of Columbia has been de-
clared unconstitutional by the United
States Supreme Court. This is the
only place in the whole United States
| which has no venereal disease control
law.
Measures for the repression of vice
are so inadequate that, together with
the cash collateral system. they make
a farce of the law which does exist.
| The whole court system needs reorgan-
liza ton and more judges. Hundreds of
caSeS are nolle pressed every year and
cases hang over for two or three years
at d time. II is not uncommon 10 find
men in jail for year or more awaiting
trial.
; Women Not On Jury.
insanity cases are still tried by
! jury. Women are not yet admitted TO
any jury in Washington. There is no
institution for the feeble minded. al
: dren's bureau in 1915 revealed the fact
/, that there were 14S cases of feeble
{ mindedness i'll the District. The Dis
, trict has no reformatory for women
+, and insufficient adult probation.
! 1.-TWO things are necessary fcr
! progress. If the many citizens a.
] sociations. women'S and men clubs
! churches and other local groups
! which are intelligently interested in
(, social enterprise would go before
Congress with a common plan. much
! could be accomplished which j.
! doomed to failure now because OF tn.
! general conflict of opinion. Given
| local unity, there must be strong and
. intelligent pressure from local con
| stituencies throughout the country
! ShAra -
! through their elected representatives
= for the well being OF Washington
Evening star., 1923-05-13
:''REAL DAUGHTERS"
OF 1872 GET HONOR
Made Luncheon Guests To-
morrow at Annual D. C.
Society Meeting.

The District of Columbia Society of
the United Daughters of 1912 will
hold its annual meeting at the Will
lard Hotel tomorrow.
The morning session will convene
at 1880. followed by a luncheon at
l pm. at which the real daughters
and charter members will be guests
of honor, the real daughters be-
ing those whose own fathers actually
fought in the war of 1S12-1i.
These women are Mrs. Diana Cole.
HaZelton. whose grandfather was the
owner of Coles Hill, famous in the
revolutionary history of Masss chu-
setts; Mrs. May olivia Simpson Yeat-
man, daughter of Rein Burgess
Simpson. a soldier at the battle of
North Point; Mrs. Clara Louise An
chard Foster. Mrs. Ella Nelson Gail
lard and Miss ]. Estelle Richardson.
Resident charter members are Mrs.
George w. Baird and Miss Alice
Douglas Goddard
The luncheon is in charge of the
entertainment committee of the go
ciety. Mrs. William NJ. Dove, chair
man.
The afternoon session. beginning at
$780, will include annual reports of
officers and committee chairmcn and
election of president and eight ether
active officers. Mrs. Noble Newport
Potts. acting president. will preside.
During the twenty years that have
passed since the organization of the
District society. there have been but
two presidents-MrS. Kate Kearney
Henry. who served sixteen vePrs, and
Mrs. Mary Dallas Quicksall. who
served until her death last February.
This long period has seen a unique
situation in the national organiza-
ton, as both presidents were real
daughters" Mrs Henry being the
daughter of Surgeon John A. Kear-
ney, who served on the old Consti-
tuition during the war of 1872. and
Mrs. Quicksall being the daughter of
Commodore Alexander James Dallas.
The Canadian Brotherhood Of Rail-
way Employees has decided to hold it's
biennial convention in Calgary next
Septemher
Evening star., 1923-05-13
SEAMEN GET PAY
BOOST FROM j. S.
Shipping Board Announces
Increases of IL to 20 Per
Cent in Wages.

Increases Of from 12 to 20 per
cent In the wages of seamen were
announced by the Shipping Board
yesterday, effective May Il, to meet
the labor situation created by the
continued surge of Industrial activity
ashore.
While not meeting entirely the
demands of the men as presented by
the International Seamen's Union
the new scales, with changes in work
ing conditions, were said to be ac-
ceptable and to remove probability
OF concerted coercive action.
The board acted upon the report of
special committee headed Nv Com
missioner O'Connor. which was ap-
pointed on May 2, after the union
Med a summary of the situation as
serting the present scale was .out
of line with present economic condi-
tions.'
Few Americans.
Members of the board were in
formed at the same time that the
constant decrease in percentage of
American citizens among the crews
could be traced to dissatisfaction as
to compensation.
That the boards committee recoe-
nized that factor was seen in Its
statement that increased wages
would be expected TO solidify the
support of real American seamen.
which was declared to be essential
to the maintenance of an eficien,
service.
The riff raft element and the dis.
loyal radical have no place in the
American merchant marine" the re.
port warned
Evening star., 1923-05-13
.BEQUEATHS $4,000
/ FOR HOROLOGY WORK
g. w. Spier Informs Institute of
Donation to Its Endow-
ment Fund,

George w. Spier. former president of
the Neurological Institute Of America,
announces a bequest of $4,000 to be
made IN his will toward the proposed
100000 endowment fund of the in
stitute. The announcement was made
at the Washington Sanitarium. where
MIR. Spier has been a patient for some
time. and was conveyed to the annual
meeting of the organization held here
May 9 and 10.
The endowment fund was proposed by
the secretary of the institute, Paul
Moore. of the National Research Coun-
Gil. Mr.. Spier was in the jewelrr brsi-
ness for a number Of years in this city
and was appointed to the staff of the
Smithsonian Institution as custodian OF
watches. Frank Beckwith of the Hamil-
ton Watch Company was appointed
chairman of the committee on endow-
ment.
The institute went on record as SUP.
porting movement for National Time
week. DR.. c. G. Abbot. assistant secre-
tary of the Smithsonian Institution, ad-
dressed the organization on ''Some APP
plications Of Time Measurement in Solar
Investigations"
The result Of the election of off,
Oers was:
Edward Hufnagel of Mount Vernon
N. Y, who had been first vice pres-
dent, was unanimously elected presi-
dent Of the institute to succeed Mr.
. PpiCIs otuSl oiilCcIS eltCitu were.
First vice president, Edwin F. Lalley
dean, New England jewelers. Insti-
tute: second vice president. F.. M
Lund. Spauding & Co. Chicasn
ILL.,; treasurer John ]. Bowman di-
rector, Bowman Technical SCI, ,ol
National Research Council. Washing
ton, D. c.
Additional members Of the execu-
tive committee area Ferd. T. Haschka
Tiffany & os Co. ,nitS New York city
Of standards. Washington. D.. c.;
Robert F. Nattan, jewelers. Circular
New York city; w. Calver Moore
editor in chief, Keystone Publishing
Company. Philadelphia. Pa: Alfred
York city.
d Those elected to the advisory coun.
ell for a period of three years: F. NJ
:Iund, A. T. Westlake. dean. Horolcgi.
cal School. Bradley Polytechnic Insti-
National Research Council. Washing
riton, d. c.; Charles F. Miller. presi-
dent, Hamilton Watch Company Lam
caster: Pa; L N. Cobb. superinten-
dent Rall Watch Company. Geve;
States Naval Observatory. Washing.
ton, D. c.; Carl w. Mitman. curator
smithsonian Institution. Washington
d. c., and Dr. William T. Bawden
specialist tn Industrial education
Washington, D. c.
The institute elected to honorary
membership Ferd. T. Hascfka Of Tiff
fany, & Co., New York city, and
Olaf Ohlson of the Waltham Watch
Company. Waltham. Mass. for special
meritorious efforts to. promote the
science OF horology. Alfred G.. Stein
of New York was appointed to rep
resent the institute at the Breguet
centennial at Paris. France. in Sep
AkDnbeE --l,~:--.,.-.,s
Evening star., 1923-05-13
D. c. HORSE SHOW
TO OPEN TUESDAY

All is set for the opening of the
National Capital horse show Tuesday.
With 965 entries. the show this year
is expected to be the most interesting
and spectacular in the history of the
horse show association.
Veterans Of the tanbark. with well
established places in the affections of
Washington horse show fans, will re-
appear to match their strength
against new comers in the show ring.
Entries have been made from half a
dozen states.
President to Attend.
President and Mrs. Harding will
occupy the White House box. Secre-
tary of the Treasury Mellon and his
daughter. Miss Ailsa Mellon, will en-
tertain parties of horse enthusiasts
in their box each afternoon of the
show. The minister of Hungary and
Countess Szechenyi. with their chill
dren, will have a box. Senator and
Mrs. Medill Mccormick will entertain
each day in their box.
The entries include many of the
National Capitals prominent social
leaders. Gen. Pershing, who makes "A
point of attending nearly every days
program. is showing his stable OF
English and Irish hunters.
D.
have entered their stable of hunters
and saddle horses. Little Miss Katrina
Mccormick is showing her favorite
pony, Snippy, in the pony classes.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Tuckerman have
a number Of entries. Their four
daughters. Alice, Ruth. Laura and
Elsie, will be among the exhibitors
in the pony classes.
Miss Anna Hedrick Of this city is
showing her beautiful gray gelding,
Claire de Lune. and expects to carry
away a number of blues" Mrs will
liam Sinclair Bowen, one Of the Ma
tional Capitals famous horsewomen,
is showing her string of saddle
horses.
From Various States.
Miss Marion du Pont of Whining
ton, Del. is bringing her stables to
Washington for the show. From Vir-
ginia, Mrs. Allen Potts, a favorite
with horse show fans. Is bringing a
new string of saddle horses. Favo-
MUS. a star of last years show
to Rigan McKenney Of Cleveland and
Is being shown this year under his
colors. Mr.. McKenney also has pur-
chased and il showing this year
Mine Sweeper. one of the sensations
Of the National Capital show two
years ago.
DR.. Shirley Carter, known as the
father Of the American saddle horse
and probably one of the best known
horsemen in America, is bringing his
stables to Washington. Spencer Ills.
ley OF Middleburg, Va. is showing q
number Of new horses. Mitchell Har-
rison, one OF the best known breeders
OF saddle horses and hunters in the
country, Is showing his stables.
Evening star., 1923-05-13
DR.. HERON, PHYSICIAN
HERE 35 YEARS, DEAD
Passing at Home in Chevy Chase
Follows Illness of But
Short While.

DR.. w. H. Heron. practicing physi-
clan In this city since 1888, died last
night at his home, 6437 Connecticut
avenue, Chevy Chase, D. c., follow
Ing a short illness. He was fifty
seven years old.
DR.. Heron was the son of the late
DR.. George H. Heron, widely known
physician, who died here ten years
ago. The son was born in WASH
inGton and had resided here all his
life. He was educated in medicine
at Hahnemann College, Philadelphia.
where he graduated at the age Of
twenty-five as q homeopathfst.
He is survived by his widow. Mrs.
Hattie I. Heron; two daughters, Mrs.
Catherine Reeves and Mrs Dorothy
Brennan. and by two sons, Holland
and Loren Heron.
Funeral arrangements will be an
nounced later.
Evening star., 1923-05-13
THREE HURT IN TORNADO.

NASHVILLE. Tenn. May 12.-Pri-
vately-owned and United States gov
crnment property suffered damage of
probably 100000. one may die. two
are less seriously injured and a score
of persons are homeless as a result
of tornado which struck Edenwold.
a small town five miles from here. at
2:30 this afternoon, and struck with
full force on the former Old Hickory
powder plant two miles ahead.
Evening star., 1923-05-13
PRINTERS ON OUTING.
Thayer Employees Early to Enjoy
Frolic at Benedict.

The annual outing of the employees
of the printing establishment of Lewis
M. Thayer, 909 18th street northwest,
occurred yesterday at Benedict, Md.
The trip was made in automobiles,
starting at daybreak yesterday.
The party spent the greater part
Of the day fishing on the Patuxent
river. Despite the high winds and
choppy water the party landed a large
string Of hardheads Dinner was
served at Benedict. The return trip
was made in q rainstorm late last
night. The roads ware reported in
excellent condition
Those who went on the outing were:
Lewis NJ. Thayer, Frank E. Thorn
burg, Charles Leo Mellon. George G.
Lear, William H. Albeit, Howard s.
Fisk, Leroy J. Evans, Herbert Cole.
Charles Loughrey and Herman Bailey.
Evening star., 1923-05-13
ARCHBISHOP TO SPEAK.

Archbishop Panteleimon. representa-
tive in America Of the patriarch Of the
Eastern Orthodox Church in Jerusalem,
will address the congregation Of the
streets, at the IL o'clock service today.
At p.m he will speak at the Church
of the Ascension, 18th and Massachu-
setts avenue.
Archbishop Panteleimon. will speak
in the interests of the preservation of
the holy places in connection with
Christian history. He will speak with
the aid Of an interpreter.
Evening star., 1923-05-13
PORTRAITS ARE PLACED.

Portraits of Bainbridge Colby and
Robert Lansing. Secretaries of State,
in the second administration OF
President Wilson. have just been
placed on the walls of the Diplomatic
Room of the State Department. That
of Mr.. Colby was painted by Douglas
Voss and that of Mr.. Lansing was
the work of j. Lazlo. Their receipt
completes the collection of portraits
of heads of the State Department
since the establishment of the
government of the United States.
Evening star., 1923-05-13
TOLEDO EDITOR DEAD.

curwin Wrirht. FOR fifteen yeara adj
torial manager Of tho Toledo Blade.
died early this morning at his home
here. He was f1fty-three years old
Death came at the end of six months
illness. Heart disease was given -
the causa Of death,
Evening star., 1923-05-13
ORDERED TO ENGLAND.

Surgeon Walter w. King of the
United States Public Health Service
has been ordered to Hull, England
to attend the congress of the Royal
Sanitary Institute, which convenes
in that city on July 80.
Evening star., 1923-05-13

way Employees has decided to hold it's
biennial convention in Calgary next
September
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