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River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1924-12-11
A TOP For BROTHER

Dear Santa Claus:
/ wish you would bring top for
brother, and bring me gun.
Glenn Johnson.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1924-12-11
PENCIL BOXES

Dear Santa Claus:
l wish you would bring my little
sister and my big brother little top
and pencil box, and myself a pencil
box.
Marvin Dopkins.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1924-12-11
ASH may F0R DADDY

Dear Santa Claus:
Please give me wrist watch, if it
], not too expensive, and bring daddy
an ash try, and bring mother
something nice.
Helen Heinrich.
Evening star., 1924-04-11
200 GET ASSISTANCE
FROM TRAVELLERS AID
Organization at Union Station Re-
ports for Month-Cites
Serious Problems.

The Travellers Aid Society at the
Union station assisted nearly zoo travel
ers, in some form of distress, during the
past month, according to the report to
the board of directors made public to-
day.
The problems of travel are very seri-
GUS to a large number of people," as
the report shows that at least once a
day there is case of the loss of money
or ticket, while there usually are two or
three cases daily of stranded travellers
who are out of money and do not know
what to do.
The number of children travelling alone
constantly is increasing, and there is
not n day passes but what help is rem
dered to cases originating i'll Washington
or to children who are EN- route. During
the month Travellers Aid workers at
the station reported forty-one cases of
physical disability, thirteen cases of
mental disability, Seventy-SeVen cases OF
assistance to travellers unable to speak
English and fifty-five failure of friends
and relatives to meet the travellers and
several cases where travellers had no
place to sleep. Through the co-opera tion
of local hotels this latter emergency
was met.
Twelve cases of runaway children were
brought to the attention of the organiza-
tion.
Evening star., 1924-04-11
lSLAMiC FEATURES
FOR FASHION SHOW
Almas Temple Event in Convention
Hall to Have Oriental
Background.

Plans for what was first intended as
a modest little fashion show have been
enlarged until Almas Temple of the
Mystic Shrine announced today that the
exhibition will be attempted on scale
which will probably make it the most
ambitious event ever put on at Conven-
ton Hall.
The show will start May and con-
tinue until May 10. Eleven committees
are at work on details. The decorations
committee has devised an oriental set
ting. The ticket committee has 5000
volunteer workers Sixty thousand
tickets already have been disposed Of
Another committee has organized a band
OF twenty girls whose beauty is be-
ieved by the members to be unsur-
passable.
The construction committee has ar
ranged to turn Convention Hall into a
mystic land Of Islam. The costume COM
mittee has arranged an interesting
beauty competition among the models
The winner will be allowed to wear
$4,000 in diamonds to be used in the
jewelry display.
Four hundred thousand dollars insur-
ance divided between wearing apparel
and jewery has been taken out by an
other committee. A merchandise COM
mittee is supervising details of the dis
play of all art and merchandise by
which the home may be beautified A
fashion drama is on the program dis
plays will be made of frocks, suits and
sports wear for daytime; tea gowns
and wraps, creations for the ball and
opera and garments for the boudoir. The
entertainment will be provided by Ned
Waybun.
Evening star., 1924-04-11
TECH HIGH SINGERS
STAR IN ROBIN HOOD
Fine Performance Given at Central
Auditorium Will Be Re-
peated Tonight.

The Tech Opera Club of Tech High
School made merry with Robin
Hood" for its annual spring play at
the Central High School Auditorium
last night and will repeat the per-
formance this evening. A very large
audience voted, IS only audiences can
vote, that it was a fine performance
and that the young artists acquitted
themselves with distinction.
The more closely observing who
were disposed to be critical accorded
the chief honors of the evening to
Dorothy Reddick. whose clear. beau
tiful soprano won many encores dur
ing the portrayal of Maid Marian.
Helen w alten's Alan-a-Dale also was
much liked.
John Schellhaas gave an amusing
impersonation as the Sheriff of Not
tingham and James WhiSman shared
honor5 with him in the role of Friar
Tuck. Leonard Davis made an at
tractive Robin Hood. Edward Pres
ton was a good Sir Guy of Gisbourne.
and Carmen Collier acceptably filled
the role of Annabel, while Martha
Norton did her best to be the homely
Dame burden. The outlaws, John
Mcdonald as Little John and Floyd
Gessford as Will Scarlet, were both
adequate.
Especially creditable was the
achievement of the Tech Orchestra
under the direction Of Dore Walten.
and the work of the large choruses
throughout The familiar musical
play was given an attractive setting
and altogether everybody seemed
very happy and well pleased with
tho result.
Evening star., 1924-04-11
SCHOOL TO BE GIVEN
CARBERY PORTRAIT
Life-Size Canvas of Former Mayor
of Washington to Be Pre-
sented Tonight.

A life-size portrait of Thomas Car
berry, one of the first mayors of the
city of Washington and prominently
identified with civic affairs in the
early part of the nineteenth CEN
tury, will be presented to the public
school which bears his name at a
meeting of the Carbery Parent
Teacher Association tonight at s
o'clock in the school building. The
presentation will be made by Mrs
Corcoran Thorn, a lineal descendant
of Mayor Carbery.
The portrait will be received by
Mrs. Walter Hagen, president of the
Carbery Parent-Teacher Association
and Miss F. c. Mortimer. principal of
the school.
Mr.. Carbery took the oath of office
as mayor of Washington in June,
1922. He also was a member of the
first board of prison inspectors Gre
ated in Washington, a member of
the commission for the erection of
the city and a member of the COM
mon council in 1890.
Evening star., 1924-04-11
URGES 100000
FOR BETTER LIGHTS
Engineer, Cosmopolitan Club
Speaker, Denies Capital Is Worst
Lighted City of U. S.

The Cosmopolitan Club unanimously
indorsed the suggestion of Warren 3.
Hadley, electrical engineer of the Dis
trict. that Congress should appro-
pirate 100000 for the Improvement
of street lighting in the National Cap
ital, at their weekly luncheon at the
Franklin Square Hotel yesterday.
Mr.. Hadley urged that Congress ap-
propriate this amount over period
of five years. He declared that this
would provide for the gradual elm
ination of gas lighting, TO whici
proposition he said the gas company
had no objection.
Mr.. Hadley denied that Washington
was the worst lighted city in the
country, and declared that Washing
ton was more consistently lighted
than any other city, but, he declared,
Il hate to admit it, but | had to tell
Commissioner Bell that my reason for
asking for appropriations for better
lighting was that persons driving au-
tomobileS were likely to run down
some one before they saw them. Mr..
Hadley declared the trees gave diff
cult problem in street lighting
Explains New Lights
Various lights designed to give bet
ter street lighting were explained to
the club. The Cosmopolitan has start
ed a campaign for better lights and has
taken for its slogan The more light,
the less crime and accidents" Reso-
lutions supporting the clubs views
on the question will be sent to the
House and Senate District committees.
At the next meeting delegates. to
the annual convention of Cosmopol-
tan Clubs in May at Kansas City will
be nominated. A theater party. fol-
lowed by a supper and dance, will be
given as the feature of the next la
dies night
Evening star., 1924-04-11
DYER SPEAKS TONIGHT.
Will Address Colored Peoples. Ma
tional Association.

Speeches and. musical entertain
ment will feature a. celebration of the
anniversary of the freeing OF slaves
in the District of Columbia this eve
ming at the Metropolitan A. M. K.
Church, NJ street between 18th and
10th streets northwest, at o'clock,
under the auspices of the District of
Columbia branch of the National As
sociation for the Advancement of
Co1ored People.
Representative L. C. Dyer Misso uri,
who is the author of the anti-lynch-
ing bill. will speak. This bill passed
the House in the last session of
Congress and was defeated. in the
Senate, but has again been offered
and is on the House calendar of this
Congress James Weldon Johnson.
national secretary. from New York,
will also speak. =
Civic. military, benevolent and Sc
cret associations are to be repre-
sented in bodies. The musical pro-
gram will be rendered by the 24th
Regiment High School Cadet. Band,
II. B. Wallace director, and the
Miner Normal Ladies Glee Club, Mrs.
Lillian Evans Tibbs,: directress.
Evening star., 1924-04-11
PHONE co. CLAIMS
VALUE $2O,OOO,OO
Files Brief With Public Utilities
Commission in Answer to
Clayton Plea.
INCREASE IS $4,oo00o0
Declares Rate Cut Based on Old
Valuation Unfair.

The Chesapeake and Potomac Tele-
phone Company told the Public Utili-
ties Commission in a legal brief filed
yesterday afternoon that it believes
it can prove the present value of the
telephone property is S20,000,0o0. At
the recent public hearing on telephone
rates it was testified that the
weighted average fair value for 1929
was $16.50O,934, or nearly four mil
lions less.
The brief was submitted by Attor
ney d. A. De Vane to sustain the com
pany's contention that rates should
not be reduced at this time. The
lawyer told the commission present
rates are not unreasonable and thai
when a reduction is possible the COM
pany may be depended upon to make
il effective.
Answers Clayton.
The legal document answered in
detail every point raised by William
Citizens Associations in his petition
for a cut in rates. Mr.. De Nane
based his position on the statement
that the burden of proof rested upon
Mr.. Clayton as the petitioner and that
he failed to make sufficient case:
~
per cent of gross revenues paid to
the American Telephone and Tele-
graph Company by the local company.
Mr.. De Vane told the commission this
covered important services and equip
ment furnished by the parent con-
Germ. He went further and said the
contract represents the best judg-
ment of the directors of the company
and that the law did not contemplate
that the commission should substl-
tute its judgment for that of the di-
rectors of the company in matters
of business management.
Argue Valuation Vital.
The company argued that before
rates could be reduced the commits
sion would have to obtain proof OF
the present value of the property on
which to base a rate return. Such
proof is not before them, the brief
argues 1t was at this point the
company mentioned $50, 100000 as the
valuation it could prove.
1t is further stated that the COM
pany believes it could prove the fair
ness of an per cent rate of return.
The brief reiterates the position of
the company that the Interstate Com
merce Commission; has jurisdiction
over its depreciation account
Evening star., 1924-04-11
SEEK MISSING BOY.
Police Search for Whereabouts of
Arthur j. Dove.

Police have been asked to look for
eight -year-old Arthur ]. Dove, son of
Mr.. and Mrs. H. l.. Dove, 1900 East
Capitol street. who left his home yes
terday morning to go TO school and
has not been heard from since.
1t is the belief of the parents that
Arthur may have started walking out
the Marlboro road on the way to the
home of an aunt residing at Harwood,
Anne Arundel county, Md, thirty
three miles from this city, where his
SiX-year- sister Eleanor is con-
valeScing from an attack of measles.
1t is known that Eleanor's absence
from home was not reliShed by the
brother. He had said nothing about
going to the country, however. Mr.
Dovs got in communication with the
child's aunt last night, learned Arthur
was not there and suggested that in
quiries be mode in that vicinity for
him.
This morning the father started on
an automobile trip of investigation
down the Marlboro road. The miss
ing boy is described as being four
feet tall, weighing forty pounds and
having light complexion, dark brown
hair and blue eyes. He wore a dark
suit, gray oVercoat with brown
stripes, dark tan shoes and roll-top
stockings
Evening star., 1924-04-11
SUPERFLUITY OF LAW
SEEN AS DANGEROUS
Tends to Abridge Freedom and
Breeds Paternalism, DR.. Black
Tells Washington Study.

A warning against the dangers in
too many laws intended for the ac-
eomplishment of reforms in the in
dustrial. social and moral orders. was
sounded by DR.. Henry Campbell Black,
editor of the Constitutional Review,
in an address yesterday before Wash
ington Study.
1T is always to be considered that
laws of this kind may result in an
unhealthy abridgment of freedom
and in paternalism in government.
which breeds a race of subservient
and dependent people," declared DR..
Black.
Wise reform laws must be based
upon three principles" continued the
speaker First, there must be an alb
solute necessity for legislation, with
no other way open to accomplish the
desired result; second, the laws must
be really beneficial for those for
whom they are made and not tend to
discourage thrift, put a premium on
idleness or inefficiepcy or pauperize
those whom they are meant to help;
third, they must result in clear ad-
vantage to the public. to the welfare
of the whole people and not be made
DIR. Black urged that citizens OF
each state be left to determine for
themselves the laws in regard TO
child labor. explaining that public
oI,inion already had accomplished
much, and would Accomplish more.
and that every method of approach to
bring about right living and grow
ing conditions for these future citi-
zens of America must be tried before
an amendment to the Constitution IL
attempted. The too constant appeal
to federal enactment for the remedy
of present localized evils in the
United States is a menace to the
rights and responsibilities of the
states and savorr too much of pa
ternaliSrn," he asserted.
Senator Thomas j. Walsh of Mon
tana will address the meeting on THE
Senate Thursday. April II.
Evening star., 1924-04-11
ORATORY CONTEST
elimination HELD
District No. s, Including II
Schools, Holds First Prelim-
inary-Six Winners Named.
COMPETITION IS KEEN
Judges Express Views as to Use
fulness OF Event.

District of The Star Oratorical
Contest held it's first interschool elm
ination yesterday in The Evening Star
Club room. Eleven private and paro-
chial schools were represented.
\ very high average of oratorical
ability was demonstrated, and the
large crowd of friends and fellow
students which the event attracted
vigorously applauded the orations
with manifest interest and excite
ment
The Judges, nominated by a commit
tee of the schools participating, in
cluded Sister NJ Assumpta. Sister NJ.
John Francis, William II. De Lacy,
DIR. Frank OIIara and Judge Nathan
B. Williams, and as result of their
voting the winner of The Stars Dis
trict prize of $100 will be chosen
from the following competitors, whose
names are here given in alphabetical
order:
Jorge L. Cordova, ST. Johns COL
lege.
Ruth Craven, Holy Cross Academy.
School.
Paul Keough, University. Prepara-
tory School.
Blanche Lothrop, st. Cecelia's Acad-
emy.
Margaret NJ Mccarthy, Immaculate
Conception.
AT the conclusion of the proceedings
the judges submitted to The Star a
statement, interesting in that it is
the first opinion which it has been
possible to obtain from persons haV-
ing actual practical insight into the
working of the contest and the
method in which@it is being handled:
'As judges Of the contest this after
noon, April 10, 1924, we wish to bear
witness to the usefulness of the event
and its valuable testimony to the
depth of conviction ingrained in the
children of the nations Capital of
the sacred value of American freedom
and American Institutions under our
American Constitution. We willingly
bear testimony to the general ex-
cellence of all the addresses"
Evening star., 1924-04-11
BLOSSOM TINE At WHITE HOUSE
ATTRACTS GAZE OF MYFARERS

II is blooming time at the White
House, and already the twenty some
acres surrounding this historic old
building are presenting u colorful as
pect.
There are thousands of various
species of plants, vines, trees. bushes
and other shrubbery distributed about
these grounds and within Il few
weeks many of them will be bloom
ing in all of their picturesque gran
deur. Already there is sufficient bIos-
soming to attract attention and COM
ment.
The several Japanese magnolia
trees in the front and rear grounds
have bloomed. These trees are the
first to answer the call of spring
in the White House grounds. AL
though several of them have a faint
pink flower the majority of them are
white. very similar to the ordinary
Evening star., 1924-04-11

magnolia so we'll know throughout
this country.
Others that are showing their col
ors are the jonquils, of which there
are several thousand scattered about
the grounds; pansies, which are nu-
merous. but not quite so plentiful as
the jonQuilS. hyacinths. forSythia and
the crocus. OF which there are more
than 10000. There were moro than
this number of crocus bulbs planted
but it is estimated that the squirrels
in the grounds dig up several hun
dred of these bulbs every winter.
Soon the large wistaria vine. which
clings so gracefully to the rear por-
tico of the White House. will be out
in all its glory. This wistaria vine
is Of the white variety and is not so
well known in this section. Within
short time the several hundred rose
bushes will be blooming as will the
various species of flowers in the main
garden in the rear grounds, and in
what is known as the old d-fashioned
garden near the east gate and which
was laid out By Mrs. Harding last
summer.
Evening star., 1924-04-11
LORD WILL SETTLED.
Widow Receives 5000 and 500
Monthly Allowance.

John B. Lord, lawyer, who died last
Saturday at the age OF ninety-eight
years, left a will executed May %,
1922. By its terms he gives $4,000 to
a niece, Mollie E. Lord, and premises
son, Millard F. Lord, subject to the
right of his widow, Mrs. Elizabeth
Lord, to have home there for her
life. The widow is given 5000 in
cash and a monthly allowance of 500
during life. '--''
The remaining estate is devised to
Millard L. Lord and Eugene Fl. Mc-
Lachlen as trustees, who are directed
to continue to employ Benjamin III.
Hendley. The trustees are tv bundle
the estate for ten years and then dis
tribute 1T among the children and the
descendants of deceased children of
the test2tCr
Evening star., 1924-04-11
Wife Finds Husband Dead.

David Morrison, forty, a contractor
from MarySvflle, Iowa, committed sui
eide in his room at 250S NJ street north
west late yesterday afternoon by in
haling Illuminating gas. Morrison
and his wife came to this city three
days ago, Coroner hewitt was told,
and yesterday afternoon the husband
had his wife go on to do shopping,
and when she returned he was dead.
Morrison was seated on a chair in
front of the kitchen stove, having in
hailed gas through a tube connected
with gas burner. His wife told the
coroner her husband had been de-
spondent. A certificate of suicide was
given.
Evening star., 1924-04-11
SPEEDS VETERAN CLAIMS.
Hines Order Explained by Legion
Committee.

Withdrawal by Director Hines of
the Veterans Bureau of regulation
No. 50 will mean that hundreds of
claims of the disabled men will now
be paid Immediately after award by
the fourteen district Offices" 1T was
stated last night by the national re-
Mobilization committee of the Ameri-
can Legion, which has been in ses-
sion here.
Under withdrawal of the regulation,
the committee said, immediate pay
ment of claim awards will be pos
sible. instead of waiting affirmative
action by the central board of appeals
here, a procedure which has hereto
fore delayed relief for thousands for
months at a time
Evening star., 1924-04-11
Commercial Teachers Meet,

The third annual conference of COM
mercial teachers will be held by the
United States bureau of education in
tion of the Eastern Commercial
Teachers Association at the Hotel
McAlpin. in New York, on April Is.
The topic of the conference, "Co-ordi-
nation of Business Preparation and
Placement" will be discussed by
Henry c. Link, John NJ Clapp, 3. L.
Schultz and James Z. Lough
Evening star., 1924-04-11
PLAN BULL RUN HIKE.
Wanderlusters Will Visit Battle
Field Sunday.

The Washington Wanderiusters
next Sunday, will visit the battlefield
of the second Bull run, with an ex-
tended hike over the field of the first
battle for those who care for a
longer walk.
The. main hike will cover eight
miles, the longer one about eleven
miles. All members of outdoor clubs,
walk lovers and visitors are cordially
invited to join in this visit to one of
the most interesting spots in Anneri-
can history. Buy tickets to yelling
ton,,' Va. Train leaves Union station
at 9 am. Bring lunches, tin cups
and cameras. =,
DR.. Hall will lead the hike and
make an address explaining the posi-
tions and movements of the troops
prior to and during the engagement.
John Koeblitz will be assistant leader.
Evening star., 1924-04-11
Robbed Twice by Thief.

A thief who has been operating in
churches during the lenten season ap-
peared in St. Johns Church, 18th and
III streets, two days this week, rob-
bing Mrs. emma G. pinsmore, 9l9
goth street N. W., on each occasion.
Wednesday Mrs. Dinsmore was robbed
of a. small purse containing $40, and
yesterday the thief took her handbag
containing a similar sum of cash and
keys. ...s
Evening star., 1924-04-11
HOUSEWIVES WARNED.
Fake Magazine Solicitors Reported
Active in Capital.

The Better Business Bureau has is
sued warnings to the housewives that
recently door-to-door fake magazine
solicitors have been active in various
sections of Washington.
A number of complaints have been
received, in which persons have sub
scribed to magazines and have not re-
ceived the publications. All sorts OF
schemes are resorted to by these fake
solicitors. states Mr.. Cool, director OF
the bureau. One of the most common
is the statement by the solicitors tina [
they are working their way through
college.
Mr.. Cool points out. however, tha [
there are many young men working
their way through college In this
manner and many are reliable book
agents. He suggests that before Civ
ing subscription investigation
should be made. blythe subscriber.
Evening star., 1924-04-11

with a streak of yellow and every.
timid fellow who expects political
power or preferment have been. on
the other side. That have received
as many votes as I have Without or
ganizatfon or funds or aid at all is
a tribute to our citizenship and a
matter OF congratulation, and spurs
to renewed effort for decency in pol
itics, and government.
"The fight goes on until it shall
be won. until the republican party
becomes again a party of its rank
and file, and until the government is
again responsive to the people alone"
Evening star., 1924-04-11

Queen Elizabeth started the style of
wearing silk stockings, and Marie An
toinette instituted the custom of wear
ing fea theirs In the hair.
Evening star., 1924-04-11

An exhibition having as one of its
objects the iInprovement of the dairy
industry in Italy is to be held at
Milan in connection with the Milan
Evening star., 1924-04-11

School pupils enrolled in the United
21,57S,316.
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1924-02-06
For Community Bette rment

The Committee on Agriculture of
the Missouri State banllers Associa-
zion has sent out a quest oanaire to
all members to secure frank opin-
ion as to what are the nest in.por-
tant community problems to be solved
in the state. The QUESTIONABLE Gov
ers bank deposits, crops, schools,
manufacturing, roads, junior club
work, agricultural agencies, co-opera-
tive agencies, farm abandonment,
land values, finances, dairying. and So
cial life, with view in determining
what work should be undertaken for
the yeaE