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Evening star., 1924-07-05
ALEXANDRIA.

ALEXANDRIA, Va, July tSpe-.
ciaD The first annual celebration
of independence day by the Alexan-
dria Booster Club yesterday attracted
more than 5000 citizens to the scene
of the barbecue, freak races and the
display of fireworks at night, the lat
ter being attended and participated
in by hundreds who motored from
Washington.
Few arrests were made. A fire
alarm sounded during the fireworks
display caused excitement. 1t was
caused by burning grass north OF the
city. l.. A. Webster spoke, and told
the hotel drive for 100000 went over
the top, last week. Theodore Harris
read the Declaration Of Indepen-
dence, while Postmaster F. Clinton
of the Chamber of. Commerce, spoke
briefly on the achievements of the
club.
Ninety five dollars was collected in
Police Court this morning in the fol
lowing cases: William Craven, S.,
lor, 49,. violating traffic law: Henry
stevens. $50, operating automobile
under influence of liquor; Henry
Shiflett. IS, drunk; Bessie Haley.
COlOTeu, flU, III anu uSSli OS iH =
property, and Bessie Case, colored.
$40, drunk.
Many places of business in the city.
including the four national banks,
and city offices and departments re-
mained closed today, taking adNan-
tage of the legal holiday proclaimed
by Gov. E. Lee Trinkle. A large
number of those who were not paid
their weekly salaries Thursday will
be forced to go without them until
Monday. ,s.
Alexandria Division, No. 134, Beneht
Association of Railway EMPLOYEES.
will hold its annual excursion. at
Marshall Hall today. This organlzaa1-
ton comprises over a thousand ran,
way employees of Alexandria ana
vicinity The steamer charlts Char IS Mar Mar
shall Hall. leaving Alexandria wharf
at 1880 am, and 7 pm; In In innno aodIo
ton to the free dancing'in the large
nayilion, with music by Meyer Davis.
Orchestra, an attractive program OF
entertaining features has been plan
ned by the excursion committee. in
GLIDING 100 grab-ba prizes. w =
Loftin is chairman of the commit
fee in charge of arrangements.
Evening star., 1924-07-05
PAUL Jones' BIRTH
IS HON0RED IN D. c.
Sons of Revolution Observe
177th Anniversary-CooI-
idge Sends Wreath.

In Observance of the 177th anniver-
sary of the birth Of John Paul Jones,
pioneer American naval hero, a COM
mittee of the Sons Of the Revolution,
comprising officers of the Navy and
of the Marine Corps. today laid four
memorial wreaths at the base of the
John Paul Jones statue, at the foot of
18th street. The brief but impressive e
ceremonies were witnessed by a group
of civilians.
First to oe laid beneath the figure
of the Father of the American Navy
was a wreath sent by President Cool
naval aide, Capt. Adolphus Andrews,
Z. S. n. Secretary of the Navy Curtis
D. Wilbur then laid beside the White
House floral piece wreath contrib
uted by the Sons of the Revolution.
A wreath from the United States Navy
was placed by Admiral Edward w
Eberle, U. 8. NJ. chief of naval opera
tions, and another from the Marine
Corps was placed by Maj. Gen. John
A. LeJeune, commandant of the corps
Prayer by Navy Chaplain.
The exercises opened with invoca
ton by Capt. Evan w. Scott Chaplaf in
Corps, U. S. n. While the tributes
were being laid detachment of sail
ors stood at attention. Following the
short ceremony a section of the Navy
Band. Charles Benter directing, play
ed The Star Spangled Banner"
Grouped about the statue were, In
addition to the national colors and
the society's flags, repficas of the
flags of the revolution, including
the first flag of the continental navy
the Cambridge flag and the royal
Bourbon flag of France.
The committee of the Sons of the
Revolution in charge of the tribute
follows: Commander Joel T. Boone,
Z. S. NJ, chairman; Capt AdeIbert
AIhouse, U. S. N; Capt Edwin T.
Pollock. U. S. N; Commander Fred
erick G. Pyne, L. S. N; Commander
William v. 1. Stiles. U. s. N; Com
mander Jay H. Spyher, U. S. N; Lieut.
Commander Guysbert Bogart Vroom
.. s. N; Lieut.. Commander Lewis p
Claphane. l.. S. n. r.; Lieut. Com
mander Horace D. Rouzer. U. S. N
R.; Maj. Charles r. Sanderson, U. S
NJ. c.; Capt. John NJ Arthur, U. S. NJ
G, and Capt. Lee w. Wright, U. S
The committee was accompanied by
Brig. Gen. George Richards U. S
NJ c., president of the society, and
Charles z. Light, secretary
Evening star., 1924-07-05
THE WEATHER

District of Columbia, Maryland and
Virginia-Cnsettled tonight and to-
morrow, probably showers, not much
change in temperature, gentle east
winds.
West Virginia-Partly cloudy to-
night and tomorrow, probably showers
in east portion, slightly warmer in
west portion tomorrow.
Record for Twenty-F0ur Hours.
Thermometer-4 pm. rs; pm, II
IL midnight, 65; Am, So; am. sS;
Barometer-4 pm. 3o.12: s pm.
30.14; IL midnight, a0:15; am, 3o.l6i
am. 3O.19; noon. 1920.
Highest temperature, 80, occurred
at 3:15 pm. yesterday
Lowest temperature. 81, occurred
at 2:30 am. today.
Temperature same date last year
Highest, SO; lowest, 81.
Condition Of the Water.
Temperature and condition of the
water at Great Falls at a-m.-
Temperature, II; condition, muddy.
Tide Tahles.
FURNISHED by United States coast
and geodetic surveyO
Today-Low tide, 4:24 am. and
pm; high tide, 1o:o7 am. and
10:3S pm.
1920 pm. "A
The Sun and Moon. X
Today-sun rose 4:4s am; sun Sets
Tomorrow-sunr rises 4:4s am; sun
Noon rises 1853 am; sets 1854 pm.
Automobile lamps to be lighted
one-haif hour after sunset.
weather In Various Cities.
Evening star., 1924-07-05
PETW0RTH CITIZENS
HOLD CELEBRATION
10000 Take Part in Merrymaking,
Lasting From Morning Until
Late ct Night.

The sixteenth annual Independence
day celebration e. of the, Petworth
Citizens. Association yesterday at
trscted 10000 loyal members Of that
community from their homes to
participate in q program that began
| early in the morning with a parade
and ended late at night with time
honored display of fireworks. ia
Headed by the Petworth COM
| munity band. the procession sound
ed off" from New Hampshire avenue
near Rock Creek Church road at 10
o'clock and moved to Grant Circle.
Twice circlinE that place, it halted
and the National Emblem was raised
with appropriate ceremonies. and a
regulation salute Of twepty-one guns,
fired by a detachment Of men from
the Navy. Community singing, led
by Charles Il. Wire. completed the
program there.
Rev. Clarence True Wilson, secre-
tary of the board of temperance, pro-
hibitfon and public morals of the
Methodist Episcopal Church, who was
the principal speaker at the services
last night. stressed the need for pa
triotism. and declared that no public
ofhcer In America dares move beyond
the limits the people set for him. The
exercises were held on Tenley Field.
The presiding officer was Rev. Ed
ward HAYES. pastor Of the Petworth
Methodist Episcopal Church. Invoca-
ton was asked by Rev. c. E. Haw-
thorne, pastor Of the Petworth Pres
hyterian Church, and addresses were
delivered by r. s. Tincher, president
Of the Petworth Citizens Association,
and William J. Armstrong, chairman
OF the. general committee. Rev O. J.
Randall read the Declaration of Inde-
pendepce and Rev. Henry J. Smith
pronounced benediction.
genera! committee by II. F. Fits. as
vice chairman. The Petworth Wo-
mans Club had charge of the parade,
with Mrs Horace ]. Phelps as chair
man and Mrs. Gilbert l. Jackson as
grand marshal.
The committees were directed by
E. c. Davis, athletics: William c.
Butler, finance; DR.. Alfred c. Nor
cross, first aid; c. d. Keller, publicity;
Joseph A. Rice, printing; ]. o. Bobee.
auditing: d. F.. Glasco, public COM
fort. and Mrs. T. 81 Tincher, judges.
During the celebration the COM
munity was divided into nine districts
with the following chairmen in
charge of committees assigned to
each: Lys' H. Dewey, George H.
Marshall, Chris. Lehmkhui, Gilbert /.
Jackson, p. D. Lewis. John f. New
post, Fred f. Blood, Philip A. Wright
and Herman II. Hill.
Evening star., 1924-07-05
LA TOILETTE SECLUDED.
Keeps in Touch, However, With
Both Conventions.

Senator La Toilette spent yesterday
at homo and almost alone. while the
Cleveland convention, which is ex-
peeted to put him in nomination as
a presidential candidate. was in ses-
sien. He was not inactive, however
by long distance telephone commu-
nicating once or twice with his rem
resentatives at Cleveland to correct
a point or two of the message in
which he declared his willingness to
run. and by radio. keeping in touch
with the proceedings Of the Demo
cratic convention at New York
Informed by the Associated Press of
developments at Cleveland, Senator
la Toilette withheld all comment.
His adheFents and supporters were
all in that city, and 1T was said that
his political fortunes would be left
in their hands. AS to the vice presi-
Dental candidate to run with him.
and all other matters, the senator
was said to have no werd.
Only his secretary and his wife were
with him, and the seclusion to which
he has ciung in recent months was
maintained unbroken, and would be.
his advisers said, even after the nom-
iuation at Cleveland.
The campaign plan is that he will
remain at his home, addressing audi
ences by radio at intervals, although
the organization which will direct
his candidacy will. have headquarters
at Chicago.
Evening star., 1924-07-05

New York-good old town. 1t loves
to be bunked. 1t can be bunked and re-
bunked, but never de-bunked. 1t never
complains. 1t is soft. childish, easy
and mild. No wonder the gold-brick
men operate here nowadays, in prefer
ence to the great open spaces where
boots are boots. A detective told me
once that money machines we're being
sold from pushcarts down on the East
Side. You know-the machines in
which you enter & slip Of brown paper
at ore end and take out new dollar bills
at the other. believe the story. But
1t may be the bunk.
I'm not leading any crusade against
bunk in New York. A fat chance one
would have of winning such a fight.
New York is SO absolutely sure of it's
moral If not mental superiority to the
rest of us that it would not even listen
to a prophet crying in its wilderness.
The said prophet shall. therefore, cry
for Ids own individual relief. and not
because he hopes to accomplish any
thing. Which preface having been
accomplished
Before this years edition Of the
~Follies'' opsned good old Flo Ziesfeld
that IL the one in which this gloriner
OF girls is referred to by press and
public-said that he would do an un-
precedented thing. He would not ad-
vance the price of the seats for his
big show. Instead of charging $22 per
COW as he did last year, when Eddie
Cantor took screwdriver to the the
ater with him and tried to pry loose
his chair on the theory that he had
paid for 1t and proposed to have It,
zisEfeld said that he would charge only
the current rates.
5. + + T.
Along comes Gev. Trinkie Of Vir-
gtnia aRA tails his friends Of the DsH-
pcrstic stsAstng almmittsa that he
wantedi to ~ Tie 'aliisae That VAS
Evening star., 1924-07-05
TEACHERS PRAISE
D. c. HOSPITALITY.
Thousands Of N. E. A. Dele
gates Leave After Highly
Successful Session.
HUNDREDS VISIT SHRlNES
Cleveland May Be Next Meeting
Place, But Decision May Be
Deferred Until Fall.

1mbued with q profound apprecia-
tion of the scenic beauties Of Wash
ington and the sincerity Of her, peo-
pie. vast majority of the 10000 ed
ucators of the nation who came here
for the sixty-second annual meeting g
of the National Education Associa-
tion are homeward bound today after
a week of almost incessant entertain
ment.
The teachers not only were pleased
with the hospitality which was ac-
corded them. but with the convention
itself. History will chronicle it as
the most pretentious and successful
conclave ever held by the organized
teaching forces of the United States
and its island possessions. they say
Many Already Gone.
Several thousand of the educators
departed Immediately after the final
session of the convention yesterday
in the Central High School Stadium,
at which President Coolidge gave
them his assurance that he unquali-
fiedly believed in and would support
their campaign to create a depart
ment of education under the federal
government.
Others did not leave until late last
night in order to participate in the
closing event on the convention pro-
gram, the pilgrimages to patriotic
and historic shrines in aShington,
Maryland and Virginia.
A few thousand are still in Wash
ington. They are principally the
dol, -, hn
take all of the sightseeing expedi-
tions, which was one of the out
standing features Of the program of
entertainment
AS the sixty-second annual con-
vention passed into history inc exec
utive committee of the ~. +. A. met
this morning at its national head
quarters, at 1901 18th street, to map
out tentative plans for the next con-
clave. The place of the next meet
to be made before the executive
committee can adjourn for the
summer.
May Pick Cleveland.
The next convention city is not likely
to be finally determined until Septem-
Der. Cleveland is expected to be
chosen, although Indianapolis, Ind.
has made a strong bid for the conven-
ton of the educators. Before ultimate
Iy selecting the convention city. the
executive committee will ask for GER
tain guarantees in regard to housing
facilities, etc.
The executive committee is COM
posed of Jesse H. Newton. superin.
tendent of schools of Denver, the new
president of the association; Miss Olive
M Jones of New York, retiring presi-
dent; William b. Owen of Chicago.
Walter r. Siders of Pocatello. Idaho
Cornelia S. Adair of Richmond, Va.
and Cora Wilson Stewart Of Frank.
fort, Ky.
Evening star., 1924-07-05

to full accord with Mr.. Macdonald,
he cannot. whatever may be his per-
sonal views on the subject, consent
to forestalling of the reparation COM
mission on the question of registering
Germany's eventual default in exc
cutting the Dawes plan, because he
would certainly find majority in
parliament against him. His major
lty in the chamber at best is consid-
erably under 100. and on such issues
the detection of radicals such as
Henry Franklin Bouillon and his
friends, who have all along supported
strong attitude toward Germany.
The premier's majority in the Sem
ate Is thought to be much narrower
of interpretations in the upper house
on Tuesday. Former Premier Ray
mand Poincare has set, himself down
to speak on that occasion.
M. Herriot before the foreign
affairs committee of the chamber yes
terday, said the French government
had it's hand free on every question
to be discussed in London, but ad-
mitted there was such a wide dif-
ference between the conversations at
Chequers and the British memoran-
dunn to the ambassadors that he was
inclined to believe that the latter
document was drawn up by foreign
Office officials who had not the same
political conceptions as Prime Min
lister Macdonald.
Immediately after NJ. Herriot had
expressed this opinion, he received
a telegram from Mr.. Macdonald stat
ing that the memorandum should be
taken only as representing the views
of the British government.
Evening star., 1924-07-05
FIREWORKS POISON.
PROBE REVELATION
Harmless" Product Eaten by Two
Year-Old Helen Kicker Contained
Mercury, Is Report.

Investigation of the poisoning of
little two-year-old Helen Kicker, T0S
7th street northeast, by the contents
of one of the harmless fireworks
snakes lonvinced the authorities that
the child got mercury in her system.
Detective Harry Evans has turned
over to the health department a dupli-
cate package of what the child found
in her home, thought was candy and
devoured the contents.
Some pieces of the fireworks pur-
chased by the detective were labeled
poison and the antidote for such
poison given. The one the child OBJ
tanned was not labeled, it is stated.
A report of the result of the health
depa artment analysis will be made to
the police Tuesday. 1t was reported
at Children's Hospital. where the
child is under the care of DR.. G.
Henry Rawson, that the patients re-
covery is expected
1t is probable the Commissioners
will adopt a regulation to prohibit
the sale of fireworks containing
poison in an effort to prevent a pos
sible fatality next year.
Evening star., 1924-07-05
SHIP CAPTAINS ACTION
PROTESTED BY CHINA
Declares Forcing of Apologies and
Execution of Two in Staying Of
American Too Drastic.

By the Associated Press.
PEKING, July 5.-The foreign Of
flee today lodged a protest with the
British legation against the recent
action of the commander of the Brit
ish gunboat Cockchafer in exacting a
penalty for the staying of Edwin C.
Hawley. an American, at Wanhsien,
Szechwan province. Hawiey, who
was employed by British concern.
was killed by junk men several weeks
ago. The Cockchafer's commander
forced Chinese officials to attend his
funeral and to execute two OF the
junk mems leaders. -
The foreign Office contends that the
matter might have been settled with
out the British officers resort to ex-
trsme methods, according to reports
reaching it from Chinese sources
Replying to the American lega-
tion's representations regarding Haw-
leys death, the foreign office today
advised the American minister that
further investigation of the affair
was being made.
Evening star., 1924-07-05
|b|BLE CLASS VALUE
URGED BY PASTOR
Rev. c. R. Stauffer Addresses
Association Convention at
Frederick, Md.
By q Stan Correspondent.

oy ot1u Correspondent.
FREDERICK, Md, July 5.-Th<
importance OF church Bible classe.
In helping build strong character was
the keynote of an address by Rev
Charles r. Stauffer, pastor of the
Ninth Street Christian Church of Wash
ington. before. the Mems Organized Bible
Class Association and the women's
Organized Bible Class Association
here today.
We must look 10 the church to
lift up ideals and see that they are
not lowered" said Rev. Stauffer. He
urged members of the church to be
strong, but added that strength OF
mind and body are of little avail
without character. 1t is in this latter
phase Of building that the
church stands out, he Indicated.
Prayers for Boy.
Following Rev. Stau6er's address.
motion was made and carried to
hold special prayer for Calvin
s1olidge. 20 !r.. who is i'll. Whereupon
one minute in silent prayer. The re-
mainder OF the program this morning
consisted of an address by Rev.
Harvey Baker Smith, pastor of the
Coiumbia Heights Christian Church
or washington, and the usual pray
sions
This afternoon separate sessions
VIII be held by the mems and wom-
ems associations At these sessions
various phases of conducting Bible
classes and methods for the promo
ton of welfare of the Protestant
cnurches and their Sunday schools
VIII be discussed. Homer ]. Coun-
cilor, religious director of the Cal
CHAIRMAN at the mems session. while
Mrs. Henry F. Lutz will preside at
the women's session.
The conference, which is the third
annual one to be held jointly by the
last evening when delegates repre-
senting practically all of the Prot
sstant Bible classes in the District
or Columbia assembled in the old
German Club of Hood College, the
regular meeting place.
Urges Closer Contact.
Guiltord S. Jameson. who delivered
the opening address at last nights
session, pointed out the necessity of a
closer contact with God in order to
accomplish the most in life. He
quoted from the Bible where fisher
men had fished all day and caught
by Christ and again cast their nets,
they caught an abundance of fish.
Likewise today" he indicated, "in
order for one to accomplish the most
in life he needs the guidance of the
Master"
Mr.. Jameson then introduced Mr..
Councillor, who then assumed his re-
sponsibility as the permanent chair
man of the Joint conference.
Mr.. Councillor introduced Mrs. ].
M. Dawson of Waco, Tex, the prin-
cipal speaker last night She en-
phasized the Importance of religion
in both national and international
AFFAIRS and told of the need of certain
reforms for the betterment of social
and religious welfare. The remainder
of the program last night included
an address by DR.. Joseph H. Apple,
president of Hood College; the intro
duction of the delegates OF each of
the churches represented and the
singing of several hymns by the as
sembly, led by William s. Schmucker.
Mrs. Page Nick. Etchison was pianist
and Frank Henry Pierce of. Los An
geies was organist.
Evening star., 1924-07-05
SIMPLIFIED SPELLING
REPORTED GAINING
500 Papers and Periodicals Said to
Be Using Shortened Forms Of
Several Words.

More than 500 newspapers and
periodicals in the United States are
now using simplified spellings of half
dozen words, according to DIR.
Abraham Gideon, trustee and public
ity manager for the simplified spell
ing board and in charge of it's CEN
trail Office in New York, who has
been attending the concluding ses-
sions of the National Education As
sociation here in order to confer with
leading exponents of the spelling re-
form movement. -
The number of such publications is
steadily increasing, said Dr.. Gideon,
who explained that the original
policy of the board in urging on the
press program of gradual, progres-
policy of sudden, sweeping changes,
is meeting with success. This is evil
denced. he said, in the steadily in
creasing number of daily newspapers
log" 'pedagog' and words with sim
liar endings, together with tho
thru" and "thoro,'' with their deriva-
tives and compounds.
members of the board. the recon-
mended orthography is more nearly
appropriate to the original form Of
the word than is the longer collection
of letters.
A similar campaign to adopt the So
called new, but, in reality, older
forms, is being waged by the board
among school authorities throughout
the country.
Among those who have been in con-
ference on these campaigns during the
present convention are: Jesse H.
Newton. superintendent of schools of
Denver and president ELECT of the
n. E. A: DR.. Dewitt c. Croissant, pro-
fessor of English. George Washington
University: DR.. H. H. Seerley, presi-
dent of Iowa Teachers College, both
OF whom are membres of the simpli-
fed spelling board; DR.. William H
Davidson, superintendent of schools,
Pittsburgh: Mrs. Josephine c. Preston,
state superintendent of schools, Wash.
ington, and Merle Thorpe, formerly
professor of Journalism. University of
Kansas, now editor of the Nations
Business of the United States Cham
ber of Commerce.
Evening star., 1924-07-05
FINES PAID. here
SKATER RECORDS
$51 ,586 Given to Police
Court in 80 Days-$464,-
85 During Last Year.
58,4O5 CASES HANDLED
Forfeitures of Collateral Increase
Sum Yielded to D. C. Golfers.
Boost Over 1928 Noted.
59,405 CASES HANDLED

The financial operations of the
Police Court for the fiscal year end
ing June 80, 1923, made public today
by the filing of the annual report of
Financial Clerk Andrew ]. Sanford
with Chief Clerk Frank Sebring.
shows that during that period there
was handled in fines collected and
collaterals forfeited $464,S75.75.
In addition to that sum, approXi-
mately $l50,000 in cash was handled,
the same being returned as collateral
claimed by defendants brought into
the court and whose cases were dis
missed For the first six months of
the period the collections for fines and
collaterals amounted to S2l6.967.35.
and for the last six months of the
period s217.967.35.
Commencing with July, 1923, the
first month of the fiscal period, there
was collected in fines and collaterals
tember. tbt ASSOC: october, s4s, ,ss3. 80;
.ss, 1880; total Of s2l7;ss s.;
of the fiscal year these collec-
ssi.a5: sHns FEB February. ss5, 5,s45.so: March.
39,693.70; April, $42, 11l.55: May, S37.-
962.42, and in June, $51,5S6:l3, a
total for that six-month period of
S246, 6,908.4o, making the grand total of
moneys collected for fines and col
with the s150,000 collaterals returned
to defendants, makes grand total
nf the moneys passing through the
financial clerks hands of $6l4,S75.15,
increase Over 1928 Receipts.
Compared with the receipts OF the
fiscal year ending June 80, 1923, the
1924 collections show an increase of
$1o2.9ss72
The greatest single months busi-
ness ever handled by the court was
for the past June, when the col
lections for fines and forfeited col
laterals amounted to S51, ,5s6.13, with the
previous June, 1928, showing collections
of S4S,93S.07.
The volume of business as repre-
sented by cases made and fnforma-
tions filed for the fiscal year shows
that in the District of Columbia,
United States and Traffic Court
branches of the court there were
5S,4O5 cases This includes all cases
made against violators of the nation
al prohibition law as we'll as all
cases coming to the three branches
of the court.