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Evening star., 1924-02-13

Americas future Is assured il its
statesmen of the future emulate the
lessons and character of this man.
Representative Israel NJ. Foster of
to telling Of what he termed the
political and moral dishonesty of
William G. McAdoo." He commenced
by quoting Lincoln's nothing is po-
litically right, if it is morally wrong"
and then asked his listeners to apply
Foster said he has been Checking
up" on Mr.. McAdoo for a number of
years. and that he proposes to spend
most of his time. from now on, try
a political crook" and is not fit to
consider for public office.
Il want the American people to un-
derstand McAdoo as he was, and as
he is. and to know what to expect"
Mr.. Foster said.
Foster Praised Coolidge.
Representative Foster read Presi-
dent Coolidge's Lincoln day procIa-
nation issued by him while Governor
of Massachusetts, and which was re-
produced in yesterdays Star In
closing his address, Mr.. Foster said
Calvin Coolidge has indicated that he
possesses some of the notable traits
of Lincoln. and declared that as long
as he Is at the head of this govern
iHeil tueEe .lteu UC no unedSln6SS.
Senator John w. Harreld of Okla
homa spoke briefly, during which he
gave some Interesting sidelights on
the life of Lincoln. Edward +. Col
laday. republican national committee
man for the District. described how
the League of Republican Clubs of
the District had worked Loyalty and
effectively for republicanism for
twenty years and told how it is plan
ming to continue it's party activities in
the future. He said this organization
has taken an active part in getting
OUT the state vote, and that it al
ways has worked in harmony with
the republican national committee
and with the republican state commit
tee in and for the District of Column
bia
Others who spoke were Thomas p
Littlepage of Maryland and Mrs.
James Carroll Frazer of this city, vice
presidents of the league.
Miss Gretchen Hood sang. accom-
panied by Miss Charlotte Kline.
Evening star., 1924-02-13
LOCAL REPUBLICANS, At LINCOLN
FETE, HEAR PRESIDENT BY RADIO
Wild Cheers Greet CoOlidge's Ne,U York Speech.
Representative Foster Brands Willianl G.. McAdO0
as ''POIiticaI Crook in address to Clubs.

President Coolidges speech in New
York last night, which was heard
by radio by several hundred men and
women attending the Lincoln birth
day anniversary celebration under
the auspices of the League of Repub-
lican State Clubs last night at Ward
man Park Hotel, aroused great en-
thusiasm. The audience was con-
siderably smaller than that which
faced the Executive in the Waldorf
Astoria> banquet hall, where he was
speaking, but many said afterward
that the utteranceS of the President
We're received just as enthusiastically
here.
At frequent intervals. when the
President was talking the gath
ering at this local meeting
cheered loudly, and several times his
words were greeted with the waving
Of arms and handkerchicfs.
This meeting was for the purpose
of memorializing Abraham Lincoln,
which has been the annual custom
of the League of Republican State
Clubs for twenty years. Several of
the speakers, while eulogizing the
great emancipator, likened Calvin
Coolidge to him. Edgar G. Snyder,
United States marshal of the Dis
trict, who, rs president of the league.
made a welcoming address and intro
duced the several speakers, declared
that it was plain to be seen that
many of the high principles of Abra-
ham Lincoln are reincarnated in CAL
vim Coolidge and that the latter pos
sesses many Of the qualities that
and beloved.
Mr.. Snyder was applauded when he
praised the answer made Monday
night by President Coolidge to the
Evening star., 1924-02-13

Senate resolution demanding he ask
for the resignation of Secretary Dem
by. THE public despises a coward"
Mr. Snyder said, land because of the
honesty and courage of Mr.. Coolidge
the people of this nation will see to it
that he is elected to the presidency
next November.
Senator Fess Speaks.
Senator Simeon D. Fess of Ohio, a
recognized authority on the life of
Lincoln, gave talk which was con-
fined principally to the human side
Of the civil war President. He de-
clared that in his opinion no man
ever has lived who possessed a broad
er vision, q deeper sympathy for all
Senator Fess dwelt at length upon
Lincolns command of the English
language and his rare ability for orig
inal expression Of thought.
Lincoln was an eXpounder of
thought. rather than an expounder of
words and phrases Senator Fess
said. HE spoke, not merely to be
heard and to entertain. but to be un-
derstood. His audiences left him pom
and not simply about him. He was n
master of the short. plain and simple
words. His original utterances would
fill large volume. and for elegance
and perfection his Gettysburg address
is worlds masterpiece, particularly
SO for its brevity.
I'm my judgment, Lincoln's high
continued, ais due principally to two
and his understanding Of humanity"
In conclusions, Senator FeSS said:
Evening star., 1924-02-13
OPPOSE BARON'S SUIT
FOR $4,0O0,0O0 FUND
Alien Property Custodian and o. S.
Treasurer Say Won Zedtwitz
Fought for Germans.
MOTHERS ESTATE INVOLVED
Countess Won SedtWitz Gave Hall
to Catholic University.
MOTHERS ESTATE INVOLVED

Thomas W. Miller, alien property
custodian, and Frank White, treas
urer of the United States. have filed in
the District Supreme Court an answer
opposing the request of Baron wa al
demar Won ZedwitZ of Bern, Swift
zerland. for the return to him of the
"a. 900, 900 estate Of his mother. Count
ess Barry B. Caldwell Won ZedtwitZ,
formerly of Louisville, KY, and-New-
port. r. l., and who presented Cald-
we'll Hall to the Catholic University.
Through United States Attorney
Gordon and Assistant Attorney General
that y. Mitchell Palmer. former GUS
todian, declared on February 2. 1918,
the baron was an officer In the Ger
man army and was an enemy ana
that he ordered the executors and
trustees of the estate of the Countess
Won Zedwitz to surrender the proper
ty. The baron contends that he was
impressed into the German army
against his will. His mother died De-
cember 16. 1910. in this country, but
is said to have resumed her American
citizenship In 1909, a year after he
and she both had been naturalized
as Swiss citizens.
The officials also declare that the
return of s46s,283 paid over to the
alien property custodian should be
denied.
Helms contcnded that he wrote a
check on April 16. 1918. for the
amount mentioned. after Mr. Palmer
had declared that the money belonged
to Robert Bosch of the Bosch magnetic
works, even though the account at
this bank stood in, Helms name.
The officials declare that Helms re-
ported that the money belonged to
Bosch, or was owing to the latter, and
that it was turned over to the gov
ernment voluntarily by Helms
Evening star., 1924-02-13
.BLANTON TO DEMAND
BONUS BILL VOTE
Declares He Will Fight Attempt to
Sidetrack Measure in
House.
OTHERS DECLARE FOR BILL
Members of Congress Guests at
Legion Post Banquet.

If an attempt is made to sidetrack
the bonus bill. Representative Blan-
ton of Texas declared he would make
point Of order on every piece of leg
islation introduced until the bonus
bill is brought up, in an address be-
fore the members of the Stuart-Wal-
colt Post, American Legion, at a ban
quet celebrating the lifting of the
post debt. held at the LAiglon, 18th
and Columbia road last night.
A number of congressman at the
banquet declared themselves in ia
vor of the bonus. Senator Dill de-
layed and should be paid Immediate
ly," and urged its passage over the
Presidents veto.
Mr.. Rathbone to Support Bill.
Representative Henry r. Rathbone
of Illinois stated: II will support an
adjusted compensation. We were
with you boys in France and we are
with you now" Declaring that the
bonus legislation would not be passed
Abernethy of North Carolina de-
clared he was going to vote for the
measure when 1t was taken up. He
said that he also was going to vote
for the reduction of taxes. Repre-
sentative Abernethy stated he had
been asked how both could be given
and declared he had replied: Il am
going to vote for the bonus and the
tax-reduction measures and let the
republicans worry about the pay
ments."
Lincoln md Wilson Eulogiked.
Abraham Lincoln was eulogized by
the speakers. and Senator Dill re-
ferred to Lincoln and the late Wood
row Wilson as the presidential cas-
ualties of the nations two major
wars. In speaking of Wilson, Sena-
tor Dill declared Woodrow Wilson
will live because he made people
think. He has awakened the men,
women and children of America and
the world to the possibilities of uni
versal peace"
Whether his plan is ever accepted
or not the start he has made will
make possible the working out of
some method for the doing away
with war; he declared.
President Coolidge and various
cabinet officers sent their regrets at
not being able to be present at the
Evening star., 1924-02-13
TAX BILL BEFORE
HOUSE TOMORROW
Treasury Figures Received.
Means to Expedite Meas
ure Discussed.

The House ways and means com
mlttees received estimates today from
the treasury actuary, Joseph Mccoy.
on government revenue receipts and
estimates of the effect the new rates
IN the revenue bill would have on
prospective receipts on the same
basis. The revenue bill, including the
treasury income rate schedules will
be taken up in the House tomorrow.
House leaders today continued their
e1rortS TO work out an agreement
under which consideration Of the
measure VIII be expedited Informal
agreements reached yesterday indi-
Gated that the bill may be disposed or
In two or three weeks. through the
limiting of general debate to three
or four days.
By Il decision of the republican
steering committee. the revenue
measure was given a clear track in
the House All other legislation will
with the possible exception of ap-
propriation bills. if delay is encoun-
tered in it's disposition.
Skirmishes Predicted.
Both Chairman Green of the ways
ana means committee and Representa-
tive Garner of Texas, ranking demo
crat. expressed the opinion that with
consideration of the remainder of the
Dill could be completed within ten
days. In addition to amendments
which will be offered by the demo-
Gratis. however. TO estate tax rates,
coupled with an amendment to i'm
pose a gift tax, some skirmishes are
expected on revision of the war excise
or nuisance taxes, many of which tho
committee repealed. Representative
Clancy. democrat, Michigan, has said
he would seek reduction of the taxes
ON automobile accessories and spare
parts and perhaps on automobile
trucks, all Of which the committee re-,
fused to allow.
The democrats will hold a caucus to-
night, when an attempt will be made TO
bind the party as a unit to support the
income rates proposed by Representa-
tive Garner Of Texas, author of the
democratic tax plan. Discussions
among republicans fail to develop a
definite agreement in their party as to
surtax rates on which pronounced diff
ferences have developed in their ranks
and on which the democrats are center
ing their fight. Representative Long
worth, republican floor leader, is ex-
pressing the belief that 1t would not be
possible for. the republicans to put
through the Mellon surtaX rate of 20
per cent maximum, has said. however.
that they should be able to unite for q
rate lower than the a. per cent maxi
mum proposed by the democrats.
Evening star., 1924-02-13
VIRGINIA T. GAY
WINS STAR PRIZE
Central High Student Takes
Final Honor in Essay
Competition.
CHECK FOR $40 AWARDED
Story of Woodrow Wilson Funeral
Basis of Composition.
CHECK FOR $40 AWARDED

Virginia +. Gay, fifteen-year-o
student at Central High School, Is
winner of the first prize for the
third and final week of The Stars
best news story" contest, it was an
nounced today by the committee Of
Judges, composed of editors of this
paper Miss Gay lives at l341 Oak
street northwest. 4 check for $40,
the amount of the first prize, has
peen sent her with the compliments
Oh fhe managing editor of The Star
Basis of Composition.
The essay which won for Miss Gay
the coveted first prize was based on
the graphic story of the funeral of
former President Woodrow Wilson,
which appeared on the first page of
The Star last Wednesday.
the funeral story. which was writ
ten by Harold X. Philips of The
stars staff, 1t was pointed out by the
prize winner iii her essay. has given
mo pictures, sounds and emotions
which Il will never forget"
central High School students have
captured two of the three first nriZeS
awarded during the contest Ruth
Mlller Brown, a Central student, won
the $50 award for the second con-
test week. Central students also won
three OF the four awards for the
second contest week-the first going
10 Miss Brown. the third to Dorothy
.!illfgan and the fourth to George
Monk.
SecCnd Winner Named Tomorrow.
The winner of the second prize of
SIS for the final contest week will
De announced tomorrow, and the es-
say OF the winner published. The
third and fourth prize winners will
be announced Friday and Saturday,
respectively.
Evening star., 1924-02-13
D. C. SCHOOL REPAIR
SYSTEM ATTACKED
Responsible for Injury to Eyes
and Health of Pupils,
Says Hodgson.

Charges that inefficient methods
District repairs and construction is
partly responsible for injury to the
eyesight and health of public school
children are made in d report of John
=. Hodgson of the committee on
health and sanitation Of the Public
School Association, submitted today
to the committee chairman, DR..
Louise-Taylor Jones.
IIodgson, formerly municipal
engineer in Boston. said that the Dis
strict repair shop system has been
found eXtravagant and unsatisfactory
and has been discarded in other
cities. He proposed that all major
repairs and new projects be done by pri-
Nate contract and competitive bidding,
and that the public school system
Lave it's own repair force.
Efficiency Required.
School lighting, Mr.. Hodgson said.
SHOULD never be done by general
repair force or unskilled labor, but
should be let to private concerns ex-
pert in that line as new construction.
II cannot see how the District can
consider light installation as a repair
ar maintenance job in any degree. 1t
Is entirely new construction, calling
for expert, skilled men.
No repair shop force, with the lin
tied fund the District can pay for
Wor<1nen, can do specialized work
efficiently.
This is no reflection against the
repair departments honesty. 1 can
easily see how their estimate Of $500
Il room for school lighting comes
about while private concerns estimate
about 300 per cent less than that
They have unskilled men hanging
around the jobs, take more time than
IS required and use more labor and
waste more material
The school lighting job, for in
stance, with sixty-four buildings
needing wiring, if let on a single con-
tract, should come way below $50 a
room, including laying the conduits
and cables from the mains into the
school -
Evening star., 1924-02-13
The Best News Story of the Week

The Best News Story of the Week. -.
My News Story of the week, Woodrow
Wilson Mount ST. Alban appeared the
first page of the Evening Star for February e. This decrp
of Woodrow Wilson's unretentous but funeral
is noteworthy for e...-.
Those beautiful from still beautiful
appropriately repeated the beginning OF this article
soothing feeling of peace which continued throughout the
entire article.
The heavens forming sympathetic setting for the sad
multitude attending the funeral OF OF greatest Presidents
could easily be vsuazed Those last rites were
accordance with the greatness Of Wilson's mind and the
simplicity Of his SOUL
striking made between the riotous reception
Wilson, hero and the silent homage paid his flower
passing the grevng crowd real
ME. He has merted the o which he has gone
for this great recouned, would
press unsympahetic reader the unparalleled beauty
and fitness of the read from the Bible.
hear the liquid Of the and the boy chori
farewell The little OF beeaved rela
praying the shadowed chapel and the lowering of the
casket with the comfort of final services reality al
though | see them only with my minds
Wilson, soldier, who had given his life his
try ttngy lowered while the soldiers farewell call
could family be heard.
Because description has pictures
emotions which will forget have chosen this article
the best story of the week.
Evening star., 1924-02-13
ASK CONGRESS SIFT
RAIL LAND HOLDINGS
Secretaries Work and Wallace
Question Northern Pacific
Rights in Idaho.

Congress was asked today by Sec
retaries Work and Wallace to in
vestigate the right of the Northern
Pacific Railway Company to acquire
approximately 100000 acres of gov
ernment land in Idaho, Montana and
Washington under the terms of old
land grants.
resolution be considered by Congress
Withholding the issuance of any
further land patents to the Northern
Pacific Railway Company until there
has been a full and complete inquiry.
Evening star., 1924-02-13
CLUB PAYS TRIBUTE.
Blaine Republicans Honor Lincoln
and Douglas.

The Blaine 1nvincible Republican
Club held a meeting in honor of
Abraham Lincoln and Frederick
Douglas at the Galbraith Church last
night.
Prof. II. II. Hart of Howard Uni
versity, eulogized Frederick Douglas.
and Edward F. Colliday spoke Of
Abraham Lincoln and compared the
way of President Coolidge with Lin
coin. James Cobb spoke on President
Coolidge. Francis Wells, president
OF the club, presided.
Evening star., 1924-02-13
TWO KILLED BY TRAIN.

WOOSTER, Ohio. February 10
George L Sang, thirty-six years old,
and Homer z. Boyd, thirty-two years
old, both Of Wooster, were instantly
killed late yesterday at West Creston
when an Erie passenger train struck
the. touring car in which they were
riding.
Evening star., 1924-02-13
YOUTH BULLET-R1DDLED.
: Body of Suspected Mail Gang
Member Found in Gutter.

ST. LOUIS, February 15.-The BODY
Of Edward Linehan, nineteen years
old, reputed member of the "Egan"
gang and mail robbery suspect, was
found, early this morning. lying in
u gutter in the northwestern part of
the city. The body had been riddIed
with bullets
Evening star., 1924-02-13
A Bit of the Past
BY Stars Former Carriers.

II am proud to state that used to
sell The Evening Star along about
the time when the Post Office De-
partment was being built" writes
Evening star., 1924-02-13

9Th and l and * streets northwest.
Joseph Bishop. 314 Seaton place
northeast, was serving a Star route
in Georgetown in 1891. III. Bias, 23O7
N street northwest, sold Stars when
a boy. About forty-five years ago
George w. Keefe, 1906 9Th street
northwest, began delivering Stars on
routes in Southeast Washington and
served in that capacity for four years.
southeast, writes that he served a
route under Agent Coggin3 in 1874.
Chris Hutchinson, 1906 Rosedale
street northeast, was selling Stars
thirty-one years ago and remembers
well the old woman who used to
sell fruits and candy from q stand
located under the outside stairway of
the old Star building, demolished in
1898
Evening star., 1924-02-13
First Prize Winner
In Stars s1Best News Story Contest
By Virginia E. Gay,

Aged Is; Central High School Home Address: 34I Oak
Street Northwest.
Evening star., 1924-02-13

George Urciolo,
now with the n.
e. Ryon Real
Estate Company,
and I am glad to
say I have been a
constant reader of
The Star ever
since"
George J. Nolte,
81 Quincy place
northeast, now en-
gagged in the
wall-papering and
decorating busi-
ness, carried No. l
route for the late
II. w. Hay from
1892 to 1895. This
route was on 5th,
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-06-13
NATIONS BEST IN
COMPETITIONFOR
PLACESON TEAM
Olympic Track Squad viii
Be Picked From Con-
<teStantS at Harvard,
BY FRANK GETTY,

NtItu HTCSS StdU Correspondent
CAMBRIDGE, Mass, June 13.-In
the olden days the Greek. or it may
have been the Roman, mothers used
to tell their sons as they went to
war: Come back with your shield,
or on it"
In just this spirit some 400 of
Americas finest amateur athletes
gathered at Harvard stadium today
for the final track and Held try-outs
which will determine which of the
400 are fittest 20 wear the shield of
the L. S. A. in the Olympic games
al Paris
Towering, muscular young men
from the West coast are pitted
against the strongest and heetest of
the East in unofficial but well rec.
ognized competition such as always
develops when athletes from these
sections meet.
All Of the cracks from coast to
coast have shown up in good shape
and there viii be no excuses after
the Olympic selection committee has
chosen Saturday night the team that
VIII sail for Paris on Monday.
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BOXING RESULTS
At DIRT TRACK
Marchant Wins Speedway
Main Go-0ther Bouts,

Young Marchant and Muff Bron-
son. lshtweights, went through
ten rounds Of mediocre fsucuffs
Thursday in the headline number Of
the Triangle \. C.'s second outdoor
show at the Hoosier Motor Speed
way, with Marchant taking about
four OF the sessions and the rest be
ing fairly even.
An eight-round semi-wind-up at
l22 pounds between Joe Elrainc Of
louisville and Joe Dillon OF Indian
apolis was a good draw.
Allan Watson and George Herman
at 116 pounds egave an eightround
boxing match. Watson had the better
Of three rounds, with the rest even.
Herman's left eye was cut in the
NTH
- The opener Of four rounds at catch
weights was carried by Kid Lew
Shank by a good majority over
Sailor Morris.
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EDMONSON TAKES
DOUBLES TITLE IN
TRAP SHOOT HERE
Daily of Vincennes Handicap
Winner-Burford Best in
All Events.

After a very successful shoot the
State trap tourney closed Thursday
at the Indianapolis Gun Club. The
State meet next year will be held st
the same place.
On the final day two champion
ships were decided, c. T. Daily OF
Vincennes taking the handicap event
after shoot-Off with W. B. BurfOrd,
Jr., and c. A. E,dmOnsOn Of this city
coping the doubles with 43 out of
twenty-five pairs.
Daily, in winning the handicap
shoot, blazed away from the 19-yard
mark while Burford shot from the
21-yard line. Both got 90 out of the
original 100. In the shoot-off each
broke 90 in the first twenty-five. In
the next twenty-five Daily missed
only one bird" while Burford failed
to hit two
Burford had the satisfaction of
making the highest total score of the
tourney. however. with 319 out OF
$50. o. J. Holiday won the profess
sional all-events with S13 out of $50.
The officers of the State associa-
ton elected for the coming year are
as follows: Seth Klein, Indianapolis,
president; G. T. Packer, Boston, Ind,
vice president; R. J. Kemper, Indian
apolis, secretary treasurer. The
board of directors is as follows:
Claude MacGary, South Bend; Ora
AK. JasonviIe; c. A. Riegel, Boston;
7. Hutchinson, Marion.
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ShOrtridge Tennis Win

Shortridge won its final tennis
match Of the season by defeating
Manual in four singles and two
doubles matches. In the singles
Christina defeated Clair, ell 90
Elrod defeated Harmeson, 60, Sc
Bradford defeated Weiland, 60, <6-S
rs; Retmeier defeated Schmedel. GA
81.
In the doubles. Elrod and Chris
tena, defeated Harmeson and Ziegel
muller, 81, 81, TO; Bradford and
Retmeier defeated Roesner and
Stlrm, 60, 6-1.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-06-13
PLANS CHANGED
FOR NET TOURNEY
City Meet at indianapolis
Association Courts,

The city tennis tourney will start
on next Tuesday at the courts VI the
Indianapolis Tennis Association. This
is a change from the original plans
which called for the meet at the
Hawthorne courts. The Hawthorne
courts are not in the best shape bex
cause Of the unfavorable weather.
and so the change was made.
Wallace Richards is chairman CT
the committee in charge and entries
should be made to him at 1446 n.
Alabama St, University Club, or In
dianapolis Tennis Association.
All of the old favorites will be seen
in action, including Johnny Hennes.
sey, Ralph Burdick, Fritz Bastian
and others.
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