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Evening star., 1923-03-24
LEGION PLEDGES
HELP TOBUREAU
Watson Miller, Vice Com
mancer, Offers Aid to Gen.
Organ in Inquiry.

Tao American Legion today offered
operation ITO help solve the prob
Ions and iron OUT the perplexities"
III the Veterans Bureau. in response
To the invitation of Maj. Gen. John
+. Organ, counsel to the Senate COM
mittee investigating the bureau.
The legion had been persistent in
making charges against the admin
istration of veteran relief and its
joining hands to-day with the Senate
Investigating forces was considered
an important step forward in the
program.
Gen. Organ. in a letter to Watson
Miller of Washington. national vice
commander of the legion, requested
the cooperation of Mr.. Miller, indi-
eating that the generals forces were
inviting similar response from the
American Legion state commanders
throughout the nation.
Mr.. Miller, who last year was COM
mander of the District of Columbia
department of the American Legion,
offered not only his cooperation in
view of his local experience in this
city, but in his capacity as one of the
five national vice commandments
large.
Not TO Harp Over Failures.
The first instinct of the American
Legion" said Vice Commander Miller,
land its plain duty is. of course. to
put forth every effort to the further
ance of the general rehabilitation of
veterans. The attitude of the legion
is not to harp over past failures of
administration or faults in the law,
but to exert every decent effort to
forward the work in a correct man
n"r and to help solve the problems
and iron out the perplexities."
Gen. Organ in his letter to Mr.. Mil
Ter outlined what will evidently be the
course of procedure adopted by his in
VestigationS and the sequence of mat
terS to be taken up.
Deserving Cases First.
obviously" said the general. "the
primary concern is to give relief to
deserving cases where relief has been
withheld and to speed up hospital con-
struction. The situation in respect to
vocational training will also be ana
lyzed and other subjects will be a
consideration of the organization and
methods of the Veterans Bureau"
Gen. Organ further outlined that
the basis. for the action of the Senate
was the number of complaints re-
ceived. alleging delay in the adjust
ment of claims for relief; in the con-
struction of hospitals and in provid-
ing hospitalization; the amount of
money consumed in overhead ex-
penses. duplication of duties, excess
and in the employment of excess
number of employees. 1t was also
claimed that surplus property of the
government was improperly sold and
the authority of the Veterans
Bureau"
Evening star., 1923-03-24
PUBLIC LIBRARY FACTOR
IN DEVELOPMENT WORK
DR.. Swiggert Says No Other In
Stitution Has More Influence on
Community Upbuilding.

The public library. which always has
exercised tremendous moral influence
has become an important factor in the
actual development of American com
munities. DR.. Glen Levin Swiggett of
the United States bureau of educa ton
declared at d meeting Of the Columbia
Library Association at the Grace Dodge
Hotel last night.
NO institution of today" the speaker
said, "has larger social significance
TO economic society than the library.
The librarian Of the future must be the
organized business, the library must be
the means of co-ordinating all commu-
nifty data"
DR.. +. A. Goldenweiser, statisticlan for
the Federal Reserve Board, was the sec
ond speaker. Both Were introduced by
Dorsey W. Hyde. jr., president Of the
organiza ton.
Evening star., 1923-03-24
BURIED WITH LEGION HONORs

Funeral services for Hudson {. Perry.
a former member of the United States
Army, who died at his home, 519 G
street northeast. Wednesday. was con-
Quoted by Costello Post, American Le-
gion. of which Mr.. Perry was a member,
YESTERDAY at his home. The body was
taken to Annapolis. Md, for interment.
accompanied by a delegation of members
of the post. Mr.. Perry contracted tu-
berculosis while in the service. from
which he died after long illness. He
is survived by his wife and one child.
Evening star., 1923-03-24
$4,000 VERDICT AGAINST ROAD

The Baltimore ard ohio Railroad
Company must pay tho Fidelity Stor-
age Company 32.sso, secording to a
verdict of jury IN Circuit Division
!. before Justice Hitz- A van OF the
company was struck by q train near
Hancock, Md, September %. last, and
demolished. Attorney Charles H.
Merillat appeared for the plaintiff,
while the railroad was represented
by Attorneys Hamilton and Hamilton.
Evening star., 1923-03-24
D. c. POSTAL EMPLOYEES
. OFFER EXTRA SERVICES
Would Work Overtime to Keep
UP Standard Threatened by
Lack of Funds.

Employees Of the Washington city
post Office have pledged themselves
to work overtime, without pay, if II
becomes necessary. 10 keep the serv-
ice a. its present standard until July
I. owing to the lack Of funds until
that date to pay for the usual over
time.
This pledge was made at the con
ferer OF District and
Maryland postal employees he'd in
Baltimore yesterday afternoon. Tic
offer OF the local employees, made
through l.. c. Voegier. was received
with cheers at the convention.
Recently the local post ofnca, to-
gether with other post Offices OF the
country. was forced to cut off over
tim" work in order 70 saw money.
Post Ofhcc Department officials fear
that the funds available between now
and July 1 will not be sufficient 10
carry the postal service through un-
I'll the beginning OF the fiscal year.
when the appropriations will becoI.S
available.
Evening star., 1923-03-24
PLAN RIFLE RANGE
IN POTOMAC PARK
Practice Grounds for Public
Shortly to Be Constructed,
Says Col. Sheriff..

A large rife range for the amuse-
ment and training of the public of the
District of Columbia is very shortly
to be constructed in East Potomac
Park, at a point adjacent to the tour
list camp.
When this was made known official
~ today by Col Clarence o. Sheriff.,
officer In charge of public buildings
and grounds. 1t was announced that
the plans for the range are practical
ly completed, and that the official or
der of the Secretary of War to war
rant the expenditure of the money
necessary for this public innovation
Will be forthcoming within the next
few days.
Seek BETTER Marksmanxhip
The entire cost of building and
maintaining this range Will be borne
by the War Department, and the ac-
tual management will be placed un-
der Col. l.. F. Stodter. United States
Army. director of civilian marks
manship of the War Department.
By introducing this form OF out
door sport the War Department aims
not only to add to the open air acti-
vities on the part of the public Of
the Capital. but to create greater in
terest IN the handling of firearms
and to promote craftsmanship
among the civilian population. female
as we'll as male. and the youth as
we'll as the adult.
The plans as prepared call for a
range go yards long and 100 yards
wide and for 5O-yard and 100-yard.
and one e00-yard targets. The shoot
Ing Will be through port holes and
OF the targets. and every other pre-
caution to prevent accidents hats
been provided. The range and it's
appointments are very similar. Col.
Snerri!l explained. to those used by
the American troops in training
camps In France. There also will be
a clubhouse constructed at one end
of the range which, besides other
things, will be used for short range
practice during the winter months.
VIII Clean Up Eyesore.
This means of indulging in target
practice will prove instantly popular,
it is believed by those planning it,
They point to the fact that within the
past few years there has been a de-
cided increase in interest, especially
among the youth of America, in at
tanning greater proficiency in
craftsmanship. There has been a no.
ticeable interest among young women
of the colleges and high schools, there
being in Washington a dozen or more
fairly capable rifle teams already or
ganiZed.
The office of public buildings and
grounds stated the installation of
this range will not only serve as an
additional outdoor recreation for the
public, and will be educational, but
1t will result in the removal of
number of those wooden barnIike e
government storehouses located in
East Potomac Park and which, be-
cause Of their forlorn and unartistic
appearance, have become eyesores to
the many thousands OF persons who
patroniZe that section OF the park
Besides this, the area upon which
the range will be built is now used
to a large extent by the general sup
ply committee of the government for
the placing of junk and debris, all
Of which will be removed when the
work of construction begins, which
Col. Sheriff. believes will be within
the next month.
Evening star., 1923-03-24
For Continued High Standard.

Postmaster General New. speaking
At the convention. declared that he
will do everything TO keep the service
at its high standard, despite the lack
"f funds, and that If 1t becomes noe
"ssary he would be willing 10 spend
money which the service does not
possess in order 70 keep II at its
present high standard. Such action
would make him run the risk Of i'm
prisonm ent, as department heads are
expressly forbidden by. law from
spending money which they do not
possess.
Evening star., 1923-03-24

NOTICE Is HEREBY GIVEN THAT i HAVE
disposed of my grocery and provision business
at No l24J 10Th street NV. to Charles a.
Grande who will continue the business the
same location w. F. PESDLETON.
Evening star., 1923-03-24

A shipment of 4o,OJO sacks of Ca
Evening star., 1923-03-24

THE HOME BUILDING ASSOCIATION, .006
Pa ave. NV. pays $50 your savings.
Payments 81 share month. Cnder the
supervision of the Z. $. Comptroller OF Cur
rency. Start account now. VIM. Il. CALI
her, president: Geo. w. Linkins. vice presi-
dent VIM Il Reeve. vice president: James
NJ. Woodward. secretary; Richard L. Clangh-
ton, trea sIircr.
Evening star., 1923-03-24

UNITED STATES ENGINEER OFFICE. 80
Old Land Office building, Washington u. ca
publi. hearing will be held at this office at
b am. April =. 1929 application of Rich
n ond. FREDERICKSBURG and Potomac Railroad
Company to close permanently the draws of their
bridges across Neahsco and Powells Creeks. Va.
Oral statements from interested parties will
be received. but ali important flcts and argi-
ments should he submitted in writing. Infor-
nation appliration.
Evening star., 1923-03-24
SPECIAL NOTICES.

IIE ROXES REPAIRED AND REFINED;
work guarante"d VI. COHEN, 1911 eth ST.
NV Phone North l21I-J.
ANY ONE WHO WITNESSED THE ACCI-
,euf At 1iIG and PENNSYLVANIA avenue north
west ais.ut $40 IA m. March d. 1923. 70 4
man hnochrd down by wcStboi:nd street ear
will confer a favor 10y communicating with
Evening star., 1923-03-24

NOTICI. 0F plSSOLUTION or CoPARrNER-
ship.-Morr!s Bryan and John {. Bushey. 90
partners trading under the style. name and
firm Of collins and Company. at :l% i0th
street northwest. have this day, by mutual
Evening star., 1923-03-24

The women in Serbia are credited
with doing more charitable relief
work than in any other country.
Evening star., 1923-03-24

WE WOULD LIKE To co on RECORD RE-
fore the people Of Washington as be,ng h"a!t-
fly In favor of Commissioner keler's ruling
concerning private hedges and fences. ROB
NRT II. FORMAN, landscape planters, 1Il9
Onnn ave Phone Potomac 1929. gIs
Evening star., 1923-03-24

WANTED--TO BRING VAN LOAD OF
furniture from Philadelphia. Wilmington and
Baltimore to Washington. SMITHS TRANS
FER AND STORAGE COMPANY. INC.
Evening star., 1923-03-24

FREE PLANS AND ESTIMATES-CARPEN-
ter builder, general contractor, alterations
repairs, store fixtures, garages. HARRIS. 400
6th 81 NV. franklin 6IIS. 90
Evening star., 1923-03-24

MRS V L. MULLER. FORMERLY DESIGN
er at Erehac er's. has opened au exclusive
millinery shop at 80 llth st. NV. "a
Evening star., 1923-03-24

THERE Will RE A MEETING OF THE
Stockholders Of the Corcoran Fire Insurance
Company Of the District Of Columbia at their
office iOi 1lth st. NV. on Monday. April =,
1873 for the purpose of electtng nine 20,
directors for the ensuing year. Polls open
II m close l pm. LOUIS X. PEAK. Sec
Evening star., 1923-03-24

experience with kccneSt interest.
Senator Richard r Ernst OF Ken
lucky. the jollieSt tar aboard. was
missing for Il full day after Hat
teras. TO inquiries whether he'd
been seasick he entered a diSclaim-
er. claiming he had only been rest
ing" Senator John B. kendrick OF
Wyoming succumbed to 'neuralgia'
while the ocean was raising high
links
Evening star., 1923-03-24

THIS rs TO GIVE NOTICE THAT HAvE:
This 18th day of March. 1929. purchased the
drug business Of Henry G. Sweeney. 2000 I.
a. NV Any outstanding claims against said
business are TO he presented to said Henry c.
Syvanuey r e I,ACCHI-S .4s
Evening star., 1923-03-24

One day Ball and McCumber de-
clined to desert bridge for lunch and
devoured sandwiches and milk be-
tween tricks, without leaving the
card table.
One of the delights Of life aboard
the Henderson is the caribbean
Daily News" published every morn
| ing and delivered by Filipino carrier
at each bedside. The editor-in-chief
! Is Lieut.. Heffernan, indefatigable
press chief at the Navy Department,
who boils into tabloid proportions
news of America and the world re-
! ceived during the night by radio.
Copyright 1927
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-02-13
SMOKER PLANS ARE MADE
BY Big LEGION SOCIETY

SOUTH AMBOY, Feb. 13-The
entertainment committee OF the So
eiety of the 40 Homme ct s Che
vaux, headed by NJ. Lee Suits, at a
meeting held in The Legion head
quarters last night, completed plans
Tor a smoker and social to be held
within a short time.
The date for the smoker has not
as yet been set, but plans tor a
meeting of Middlesex County Vol
ture are being completed by the
officers at this time. At this meet
ing the date will be selected.
The organization is a branch of
the American Legion, eligible for
members of the American Legion
only who are in good standing in
theil respective posts. The society
Is a county organization with every
post in the county represented. A
drive for additional members will
be launched within a short time. IL
Is understood that the Voiture Will
add considerable to its membership
at the next promenade to be held in
Perth Amboy in the a future.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-02-13

of the scouts will receive q hero
medal for saving of a life during the
past summer.
Lincoln Day was observed by the
closing of the public schools, the
bank and postoffice.
Charged with "frisking'' Archi-
bald Austin, fifty years old, out Of
a ten dollar bill that he claimed
was the property of his wife. Mrs.
Francis Gaddock, was arrested
shortly before two o'clock Sunday
morning by Chief of Police Fillhow-
er in Office of Barclay & Chamber
lain, at upper Jamesburg. Mrs.
Gaddock was taken to borough hall
where she spent several hours when
she returned the money and was
released.
The Woman's Auxiliary of Star
Post, American Legion, will give
a caro- party tonight at the Club
House on Church street.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-02-13

the chapel VIII be featured by an
informal supper served TO the men,
berS of this ~canvassing committee
and they will have with them DR..
Thornton B. Penfield, secl etary of
the New Era Movement in the Pres
byterian church, who will address
the committee briefly on the work to
be undertaken. Following tie dinner
and the short talk the committee
and the general public will meet in
the church proper where DIR. PEN
field will give an illustrated talk on
the work OF the New Era Movement.
The Senior Christian Endeavor
Society of the Presbyterian church
, IL give a Valentine social in the
chapel of the church tomorrow
night. Many novelties are planned
for this sociable.
The congregation of the James
burg Presbyterian church joineo
with the Jamesburg Troop Boy
Scouts in the observance of the an
of the scout movement st
the Sunday morning service Of the
church. The boys had as their
guests about fifty boy scouts from
the State Home for Boys, the pick
of the several hundred at the home,
who came to attend the service with
their leader and sponsors. The
was opened by Mayor Jacob
Wyckoff, a member of the Board of
Sponsors and patrons, who gave an
address of welcome to the local
and the guests and gave in
brief a short outline Of the work
and the importance in point If
OF the scout movement.
who were attending church Sunday
morning 1,000,6O0. Rev. Weaver
K. Eubank, pastor, also gave words
of praise to the scouts in his talk
his sermon, which was es-
pecially appropriate, the topic be-
ing: 1.-The Boy Who Helped Jesus"
The boys were grouped in the front
seats of the church, their colors
in order beside the pulpit,
making a pdetty scene On Friday
night in the High School audito-
rum a public court of honor will
be held at which merit badges and
honor medals will be awarded. One
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-02-13
SOUTH AMBOY LEGION TO
PRESENT under TWO FLAGS

SOUTH AMBOY, Feb. 13.-Post
Entertainment Officer Harry Leon
ard, with his committee, have
started the actual work of putting
on Under Two Flags" the motion
picture to be presented on March 1
at the Empire theatre, for the ben
eft of the post. Ticket distribution
has been started and the affair
should prove a success. The picture
is rated as a high-class production.
Priscilla Dean is in the title role.
Two performances will be given at
night, with reservations for a mat
inee for the children, IL this is de-
lnanded.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-02-13
JAM ESBURG

Nelson Vandenbergh and John
Hersche, newly elected deacons of
the Presbyterian church, were Or
Idained Is deacons at the morning
service on Sunday.
Eric Wideberg spent the weekend
In New York City.
Cadet Thomas Timberman, of the
West Point Military Academy, spent
the weekend with his parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Alva Timberman, of Lin
coin avenue
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Roszell, of
Hightstown, spent Saturday and
Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs. Cornelius
Vanderhoef, of Lincoln avenue
Word has been received here of
the death in the Spring Lake Hospi-
tai of Edward Weingartner, well
known Jamesburg resident of several
years back. Interment will be in the
Fernwood cemetery, Jamesburg, to-
day.
Miss Mary Ewing, a guest at the
home of her aunt, Mrs. William I'll.
Brooks, rendered a solo at the Pres
byterian church at the morning SER
vice.
In. order to settle the estate of the
late Howard Conover, deceased, a
sheriff's sale of the Conover dwelling
on Augusta street will take place to-
morrow afternoon at the sherins
office, New Brunswick. The action
is a foreclosure proceedings by the
Jamesburg Mutual Building & Loan
Association to satisfy a claim of
$500. Mr.. Conover has been dead
nearly three years.
At the chapel of the Jamesburg
Presbyterian church tonight there
will be an important gathering of
The members of the church who have
taken over the responsibilities of the
Every-Member Canvass to be
launched by the official board of the
church on Sunday, March 4, when
the committee of fifty will visit every
home in the borough and outlying
districts in an effort to make the
support of the church an easy mat
ter. The gathering of the men in
The Fallon standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1920-1958, 1923-03-14
Fallon Visited by
Highway Official
Paving Contract Waits
Street Work

During the week II. NJ. 10y, assis-
tant state highway engineer, paid
Fallon visit to determine the pro-
gress made on street work prepara-
tory to cement paving. He was ad-
vised tnat the city was ready for the
contract advertising which will be
issued within short time. Mr.. 10y
was satisfied that by the time the
bid was let that the street work
would be far enough along that no
interference would follow.
The fountain at the intersection of
Main street and Williams avenue has
been removed and set up at its new
stand, this work coming under the
Culver contract Crews are busy
making water connections and the
cast iron pipe for the sewerage con-
nections is on the ground. With fav-
orable weather most of this work
will have been completed by the end
of the month.
AS is usual with contemplated
work the highway department is
moving gravel in for the concrete
work, this being furnished to the
contractor who secures the bid. The
gravel will come from the Lahontan
PIT and that is being put in snape for
immediate delivery.
The preliminary work requires the
placing OF 65 water connections and
the raising OF IA manholes to the
survey grade.
The Fallon standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1920-1958, 1923-03-14
PAYING THE PIPER

Following the exodus of students
from Fallon to Reno where they
viewed the basketball tournament
and whooped and hollered and other
wise put in several perfect days, the
paying of the piper is now in process.
Those who were not excused but
who excused themselves, were round
ed up by Professor McCracken and a
three days suspension was granted as
a sentence.
Then the several indignant moth
ers and fathers discussed the situa-
ton, while the kiddos are advising
those in charge of the household
bills to forget it," ut was worth
the price of admission Just to see
the Fallon girls clean up Reno and
bring the cup home" was the advise
of one of the rising generation who is
serving his sentence by cleaning yard
at mothers.
The Fallon standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1920-1958, 1923-03-14
A PROTEST

Editor Standard: | ask permis-
sion to voice protest. am not an
expert in civil government, hence
have not the slightest idea who is to
blame in this matter. and this pro-
test is not personal matter in any
sense of the word.
For several years past the county
bridge across the IS" line canal, op-
posite the Bonnie Dairy, two miles
west of Fallon, has been settling IN
the middle. Until this summer |
was told that a committee. or com
mission came out and viewed the
structure, and | was further IN
formed that the bridge was TO be re-
paired, or a new one built.
About a month ago some men
came out and tore up portion of the
floor, put up barrieades at each end
of the bridge. and left two lanterns
with a can of kerosene. and made ar
rangements with a nearby resident
TO keep the lanterns filled and light
ed at night.
eral consecutive days and did a small
amount of work, and then for many
days no one put in appearance to do
any work.
About ten days ago, two men came
and worked one forenoon, and have
not been seen near the bridge since.
Now what | and many others pro-
test against, are the following: The
bridge was partially torn to pieces,
and rendered impossible, a month or
more longer than appear sneces3ary,
and II is nearly time for water to be
turned into the canals. which will
certainly impede progress, If 1t does
not positively prevent further work
on the bridge.
/ am only one of many Interested
parties who feel that these conditions
should be corrected.
c. T. PELTON.