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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-02-19
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Evening star., 1924-12-14

Athletic Club. 1880 to .: Boy Scouts,
3 to 1890; Arabian Athletic and So
ciol Club, 1880: Potomac Athletic
CLUB, 1880; Junior Dramatic Club, 8
to 1880. ~
Wednesday-Personal hygiene cla
dressmaking class. 1880: Anacosi
Athletic Association. 1870; sWhittIins,
Cluo, 1880 to 8: Junior Athletic Club.
1890.
Friday-Lamp shade making and
reed work classes, Rialto Athletic
Club. No. / and No. 9, 1850; Mystics,
a girls athletic club, 1880 to 1890.
Lovejoy, Twelfth and d streets
northwest:
The groups meeting Thursday will
attend the Christmas bazaar at Dun
bar Center.
Saturday-Whittiing Club. Best
yette Club. classes in beauty culture,
hover making. Lamp-Shade Making
and Basketry Club, community sing
Ing group, Boy Scout Troop No. sol,
Bunalo Athletic Club, Progressive
Giee Club, for young men; visual In
struction program, Manchester Ath-
ietic Club, 1880 to 1890.
5 Deanwood. Nottingham and Lane
place northwest:
Friday - Millinery and wax work
Classes, Young Mems Athletic Club,
music classes In piano and voice cul-
ture, class In plain sewing, 1880 to
1880; the Community Dramatic Club,
Tor children, will give the play Gin
derella, with the assistance of the
Choral Club, 8; meeting of the Adults
Choral Club, 0 to 1880.
Miner Normal, Georgia avenue and
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Y. W. c. A.

Rev. Charles Wood, D. D., of the
Church of the Covenant, will speak at
the vesper service at the Elizabeth
Somers, Y. w. C. A. residence, 1104 M
street, this afternoon at $3.50 o'clock
The Booklovers' annual Christmas
program will be given tomorrow eve-
ming, at the Elizabeth Somers, at 8
o'clock. A special feature will be the
Christmas numbers rendered by Mrs
j. j. Underwood, soprano, and Miss
Mabel Kalip, contralto. Miss Pauline
Knoeller will be the accompanist
Miss Alice Hutchins Drake, who or
ganfzed the club fourteen years ago,
will tell Christmas story and in ad-
dition Will give two groups Of read
ings. The entertainment is open to
the public.
The Yuletide program of the Y W.
c. A. activities at 614 Z street is as
follows: The hanging of the greens,
December 10, at $50 p.m.: the annual
secretarial staff dinner December 20.
at p.m.; the Girl Reserve pageant,
December 81. at pm; the trimming
of the Christmas tree by the club
girls, December 90, at p.m.; the
young business and professional
women's program. December 90, at 1880
pm; the assembling of the Christmas
carolers, December "a. 4:30 pm, and
a Christmas ''at home" December 25,
from to o'clock.
At the last Wednesday noon lunch
con before Christmas Mrs. Frank Ed
ington will be the speaker. cav
With the committee of the indus
trial department as hostesses, an in
Evening star., 1924-12-14

Euclid street northwest:
Tuesday-Sewing, millinery and
embroidery group; Red Cross classes
in home nursing, first aid and food
selection; Young Mems Athletic Club:
asketry and weaving classes, 7:3G to
0:30; Young Peoples Dramatic
Club, 8.
Friday-Industrial Art Club Choral
Club, Red Cross classes, whiting
Club. Boys Athletic Club, community
singing for boys and girls, 7:30 to
10.
Cleveland-PheIps, Eighth and T
streets northwest:
Tuesday-Amphion Glee Club, mil
linery and lamp-shade making group,
Saxophone Club. LaSalle law class,
1880 to 10.
Thursday-The activities will be
closed to enable members to attend
the sale and fair Of the community
centers of the 10th to 18th divisions.
Friday-Girls' Recreational Club.
3:15 to S; Cheyenne basket ball team,
Z to 8: Choral Club, 1880: from 1880
to 1880, groups in silk-fiower MAX
ing and basketry. The following
Thursday groups will also meet this
week on Friday: Group employed in
remaking hats, paper-f1ower making
and wax-work, Rovers' Athletic Club,
1880.
Saturday-Classes in rhythmic dan
cling, group No. I, 10 to IL am.
group No. 2, II to IL am.
Evening star., 1924-12-14

ternational Christmas tea will be CIV
en- Thursday, from to 6 pm, at 614
e street, for all young women who
are employed in foreign embassy
homes.
On Saturday, from IL to pm, at
GA street, the members of the
Greek Club will hold sale of Greek
pastry and candies.
The members of the local secre-
tarial staff will be entertained at an
annual Christmas dinner Saturday, at
8 pm.
Miss Helen Mcneil, Girl Reserve
secretary, announces the organizat on
Of a new group of Girl Reserves,
composed of girls under Is years, from
Woodward ,and Lothrop's department
store The first regular meeting Of
this group will be held Wednesday
evening at the Girl Reserve head
quarters, 100 M street. At a recent
meeting of the faculty advisors of
High School Girl Reserve Clubs, it
was decided to have a unified social
service program for all high school
clubs organized by the Girl Reserve
department. Cooperation with. the
Board of Children's Guardians was
also suggested. A committee was ap-
pointed to investigate the average
cost of books and clothing with the
view of establishing Girl Reserve
scholarships in high schools.
Under the sponsorship of the AL
stawa Club OF the young business and
professional woman's department, an
international group composed of Miss
H. Kreuger, Germany; Mile. des
Aulniers, Belgium. Miss Virginia
Padilla, Honduras: Miss Stephanie
Holla. Czechoslovakia; Mile. Rita
Tasse, France, and Alice Birman
Evening star., 1924-12-14

will be held monthly at the home Of
Mrs. William A. Slade, the next being
scheduled for the second Wednesday
in January, when My Antonia," will
be the subject of discussion.
On Mondays during December at
4;45 eastern time, the national board
of the Y. w. c. A. is participating in
the educational service program of
world topics Of interest to women and
girls, broadcasted through the Sears
Roebuck radio station in Chicago.
Evening star., 1924-12-14

Lfthuania, met at the home of Will
liam Adams Slade. 3425 Ordway street,
December 10. In accordance with the
purpose Of the group. which is to ac-
quire a more thorough knowledge of
American history through the study
of American literature. q discussion
was held on THE Pioneer" by Anna
Howard Shaw. and glimpses of Amer
lean college life were had through the
reading of And American Idyl1," by
Cornelia Stratton Parker. Meetings
Evening star., 1924-12-14

Confederate pension checks in Vir-
ginia, for the last quarter of the pres
ent year. totaling more than s240, 900,
were mailed from the. Office of the
auditor of public accounts. at Rich
mond December l.
Evening star., 1924-04-29
WOULD HONOR LINCOLN.
Veteran Urges Legislation for Ma
tional Holiday.

The House District committee has
received a letter from Corp. James
Tanner, Company c, S7th New York
Volunteers, Kearny's Division, Army
of the Potomac, formerly commander
in-chief of the Grand Army of the
Republic. and now Gregister of wills,
urging the passage of the Lincoln
day bill.
He is one of the giant figures, of
whom there are very few in history,
and belongs to mankind. to the COM
mon.people of every land" Corp. Tan
ner wrote.
The time has long passed since the
birthday of Lincoln should have been
declared legal holiday in the Ma
tional Capital.
There is no doubt in my mind that
if this bill could be submitted to the
American people an immense major
ity of the voters in every congress
sional district would approve it"
He pointed out that twenty eight OF
the states. peopled by two-thirds of the
people of the forty-eight states, with 2S7
members of the House, have made
Lincoln's birthday a legal holiday.
Evening star., 1924-04-29
LAWYERS INDORSE
MILAN FOR BENCH
Want Him to Succeed Justice Robb
in Case Latter Is
Promoted.
TAKE BALLOT ON 10 NAMES
Nominee Able Lawyer and Promi-
nent in D. C. Affairs.

The Bar Association of the District
of Columbia late yesterday unan
mously indorsed its treasurer. Will
liam w. MILAN, for judicial honors
A committee of the association today
presented Mr.. Millan's name TO Presi-
dent Coolidge and to Attorney Cen
eral Stone for the vacancy in the
District judgeship.
The association last week took
similar action on the promotion OF
Charles H. Robb from the position
of associate justice of the Court Of
Appeals to the chief justiceShip, made
vacant by the death of Constantine
j. Smyth. Mr.. MILAN is nominated
to succeed Justice Robb -, II the
event President Coolidge should ad-
vance one of the mcmb berS of the
bench of the District Supreme CourI
to a position on that tribunal
Is Profound Lawyer.
Mr. MILAN is regarded as pro
found lawyer and enjoys the conf
dence and respect of the bench and
bar. He is now serving on com
mittee which is revising the rules
Republican and president of the
board of children's guardians. H.
resides at 2027 klingle road north
west.
At largely attended meeting OF
the bar association yesterday after
noon a committee, comprising Pres
ident Stanton c. Peelle, Edwin e.
Brandenburg and G.. Thomas Dun
lop, reported the names of six can
didates from which a nominee for
the judgeship was to be selected.
Elected BY AccIamation.
This list was later augmented by
nominations from the floor and u
total of twelve names were presented
to the meeting. II. P. Blair and
Frank Sprigg Perry declined the
nominations and there remained ten
to vote for. Mr.. MILAN secured
forty eight votes on the first ballot
and sixty-five on the second ballot
Instead of a third ballot, Z. Hilton
Jackson, one of the nominees. pro
posed the election of Mr.. MILAN b.
acclamation and the motion carried
In addition to those named, the
nominees were Jesse c. Adkins. Wal
ter c. Clephane, Daniel w. O'Don-
oghue, James NJ Proctor. United
States Attorney Peyton Gordon, Rich
ard A. Ford, Conrad H. Syme and
Henry w. Sohon.
Evening star., 1924-04-29
SCIENTIFIC MAPPING
OF U. S. BEING PUSHED
More Than 200 Washington Engi.
neers Detailed to "a States
for Summer Work.
FINISH NEW YORK THIS FALL
Some Big Areas Unexplored or In.
accurately Charted.

More than 200 Washington en-
gineers have been detailed to field
work in connection with topograph-
icaI surveys by the geological sur
vey during the past few weeks.
Work will be carried on this summer
in twenty-four states and will in,
clude surveys of two mountain riv-
ers, the Clearwater and Payette, in
Idaho.
The map of New York state will
be completed this fall. according to
ing been detailed to survey the last
quadrangle. This will make the map
of the United States complete to the
minutest details in the states Of New
York, Massachusetts, Rhode Island,
Connecticut, New Jersey, Maryland,
West Virginia and Ohio.
The object of the work is even
tually to have a great map showing
the typographical features of the en-
tire country, much of which still is
mapped largely by guesswork
The entire force of the survey was
concentrated last. winter in Texas.
but little more than a start was
made, and as soon as the summer
details in the north and west are
competed tne engineers Will again
be sent to the southwest for winter
work.
All the work will be directed from
the Washington office, but the engi-
neers will select their own assist
ants in the field.
The great map-making job now
has entered into it's more routine
features, according to Col. Smith,
since the surveys of the more dan
gerous rivers, the Colorado, in Ari-
op1 he Cra ;,, dol
complete. There remain, however,
several extensive areas in the con-
| tinentaI limits of the United States
which not only are unmapped. but
PRACTICAL unknown. These eventu-
ally will be incorporated in the map
The work is carried on by the In
| terror Department in cooperation
with most of the states which make
yearly appropriations to carry on the
! work of the survey.
Evening star., 1924-04-29
PLAN DENTAL CLINIC.
women's Welfare Body to Provide
Service at Cost

Through the efforts of Mrs. Wesley
Martin Stoner, the Women's Welfare
Association will open its new dental
clinic Thursday at 1922 11th street
northwest. ".
The clinic will be modernly equip
ped and will contain three chairs.
The hours Monday, Tuesday. Wednes-
day, Thursday and Friday will be
from pm. until 8 pm, and Tuesday,
Thursday and Saturday in the after
noon from l pm. until pm.
A number of the best dental sur
geons in the city will be in attend
ance at these clinics. There will be
a charge sufficient to cover the cost
of material. Dr. Allen Scott Wolfe
has equipped the clinic with an
X-ray. DR.. Arthur B. Crane has do
mated considerable dental apparatus;
a complete dental chair has been
given by DR.. r. L. Morrison, and Dr.
Bradford DIR. Dolmodge, DR.. Jarbo
R. Rice, DR.. Prendergast and DIR. Car
rol have given equipment. Those hav-
ing definite hours will be DR.. Morris
Wolf, DR.. Morris Horwitz, DR.. An
tony Miller, DR.. Henry Kaplin and
DR.. R. C. Starr. :.
Regular appointments for definite
hours may be arranged. A compe-
tent nurse will also be in attendance.
Mrs Stoner is assisted by Mrs. John
r. Barbour, Mrs. William F. Dennis
and Mrs Aaron French.
Evening star., 1924-04-29
PROPOSED BILL REVIEWED
Legislation to Enlarge Powers of
d, C.. Heads Discussed,

The proposed bill to enlarge the
powers of the District Commissioners
was taken UP last night by the COM
mittee on law and legislation of the
Washington Chamber of Commerce,
of which A. Leftwich Sinclair is
chairman. The measure was taken
up paragraph by paragraph and
brought out considerable discussion.
The committee approved the clause
giving the Commissioners the power
of appointing the board of educa-
tion, which has been opposed by the
education committee. 1t approved
all of the bill excepting the sections
to purchase materials in open market
without advertisement when emer-
gencies should arise; to remit penal
ties accrued on overdue taxes when
public interest deems 1T exigent; to
construct public works by day labor
when the cost does not exceed $1,000,
and to appoint civilian employees as
special policemen without additional
compensation.
The report will be presented to the
chamber at its next full meeting.
Evening star., 1924-04-29
MILLARD F. WEST
CLAIMS INNOCENCE
Former Internal Revenue Official
Files Demurrer to
Indictment.

Millard F. West, former deputy
commissioner of internal revenue,
today filed a demurrer to the indict-
ment for alleged conspiracy. which
was recently reported against him in
connection with John W. Langley.
representative from Kentucky, and
others growing out of alleged re-
moval of whisky from government
warehouses in 1921. Mr.. Langley has
pleaded not guilty to the indictment,
but has taken no steps toward at
tacking it's validity. Mr.. Langley will
be tried in Kentucky next week on a
similar indictment reported there
against him Mr.. West is not named
in that indictment.
Through Attorney William E. Leahy.
Mr.. West asserts that the indictment
fails to connect him in any way with
the alleged conspiracy, and is SO
vague, indefinite and uncertain that
it fails to apprise the accused of the
cause against him and what he should
be expected to meet upon the trial.
The indictment also fails, it is claim
ed. to allege against Mr.. West the
commission of any offense against the
United States of which the District
Supreme Court is cognizable.
Evening star., 1924-04-29
BUREAU PROBE TO START,
McFadden Instructed to Investi-
gate Brewer Charges.

Within a few days Chairman Nc
Fadden Of the special House commit
tee. which was instructed to investi-
gate alleged Irregularities at the bu-
reau of engraving and printing ex-
poets to start hearings. His commit
tee met today to arrange it's method
of procedure. The members predicted
that witnesses will be examined with
out further delay. and said the hear
, ings probably will be open.
Inability of the committee to get
possession of the bonds which Charles
B.. Brewer, former Department of
Justice attorney, charged were dupli-
Gates was the first stumbling block
encountered Given an opportunity
to examine the securities by a court
order. along with a group of Treas
ury officials, the committee again de-
ferred its inquiry until the Treasury
could reply to Brewers charges.
The Treasury report to President
Coolidge, made public Sunday, declar-
ed that the Brewer charges were alb
solutely without foundation. Despite
this contention the committee mem
bers said today they would go into
the entire matter thoroughly, as di-
rected by the House.
Evening star., 1924-04-29
DAUGHERTY ASSAILS
VANDERBILT METHODS
will Need His Money if He In
tends to Run Government" For
mer Attorney General Says.
DESIRES TO BE DELEGATE
Charges Political Trick" to Mis-
lead Public Through Newspapers.
By the Associated Press.

by lne Associated freSS.
ASHEVILLE. n. c. April 90
Charges that Frank A. Vanderlip is
paying expenses of persons testify
ing against the Department of JUS
tice, including ex-train robbers and
convicts, and that the arrest of his
brother was an attempt to interfere
with election as delegate at large
from Ohio. were made by Harry NJ.
Daugherty, former Attorney General,
in a statement issued here last night.
"Vanderlip will need his money if
he Intends to run the government"
Mr.. Daugherty asserted in issuing his
statement.
The Senate in sending an officer
to Ohio to try to arrest my brother on
Sunday. and just two days before the
primary, was an additional small and
personal insult and for the purpose of
affecting the vote on delegates to the
Republican national convention, de-
Clared Mr.. Daugherty.
LAS l am a candidate for delegate
at large" he continued. this trick is
supposed TO make newspaper head
lines TO miSlead the public
Speaking of the investigation, Mr..
Daugherty said that in due time and
before proper tribunals no proper evil
dence will be denied.
I'VE will have some court procee ed
ings now which will in the end show
the illegality of the proceedings and
the bad faith of those responsible for
attempted character ASA ssinatiop,
ne asserted.
TT would seem. by this time, those
in the Department of Justice who can
give the facts regarding the manner
In which the governments business is
transacted would be called. The i'm
portant thing the public wants to
know is the record of the depart
ment.
derlip considerable, as he is paying
practically all of the expenses" he
concluded.
Mr.. Daugherty returned today fol
a brief vacation.
Evening star., 1924-04-29
FATE OF FARMER AID
BILL UP TO COOLIDGE
Republicans Likely to Drop Nc.
Kary-Haugen Measure. if Pres
ident Opposes 1t.
CABINET VIEWS ARE DIVIDED
Secretary Wallace for Legislation.
Other Members Lukewarm.

President Coolidge's opinion on the
McNary- ry-Haugen agricultural export
bill probably will be a thumbs up"
or thumbs down" signal on this leg
islation. The final vote in the House
will not be taken until after the Pres
ident has let his opinion be known,
according to present plans of the
party leaders.
IF the President favors enactment
of the bill it will be given right OF
way. If he doesn't the Republican
organization will make no special ef-
fort to bring the measure to a vote.
Farmer Relief Favored.
Several weeks ago. while discussing
the legislative situation with group
sof House leaders, the President was
insistent that Congress should eX-
tend relief to the farmers before ad-
-iourning, but made no specific rec
concentrations as to the form of leg
6sIation. Since then, no inkling has
been given at the White House. va
rious leaders said today, as 10 tne Fresi-
dents desire.
Reports reaching the Capital that
there is a division Of opinion among
cabinet members as to the WlSooL,
of enacting the McNary-Haugen bill
has served TO increase the demand for
some expression from Mr.. Coolidge as
10 his views. He has embarked on
q. series of conferences to obtain the
opinion of experts, and hope was ex-
pressed that his position on the
mea sure might become known with
in a few days.
Secretary wallace has come out
strongly i'll favor OF the BIZ, Whlch
culture Department. Several other
cabinet officials. however, are under
stood either to be hostile to it OF
Iukewarm in their support, while the
Tariff Commission has sharply critt,
cized some of the tariff provisions oil
the original bill.
Materially modified, the measure
which would set up government
corporation to sell surplus farm prod
ucts abroad, was approved last weel
by the House agriculture committee
and it's friends had hoped to bring
the measure UP in the House nex'
week.
Evening star., 1924-04-29
.EMBARGOES ASSAILED
BY FEDERAL EXPERT
G.. L. Malatt Fears Results of Rap
idly Increasing Number of
Quarantines.

A three day conference between
officials of q number of states and
those of the federal government was
begun here today for the discussion
and possible adoption of general
policy on plant guarantees and en-
bargoes.
Chairman c. L. Marlatt of the FED
eral horticultural board in opening
tho conference said the rapidly in
oreasing number of guarantees was
assuming a dangerous aspect as to
interstate products, and it was desir-
able that general principles be adopt
ed for closer cooperation between
the states and the federal authorities.
Discussion was begun on the llml-
tations of federal and state quaran-
tine powers as determined by de-
cisions of the Supreme Court of the
United States.
other subjects which the confer
ence will take up include:
The determination of general prin-
c;ples governing the necessity for an
embargo, either state or federal. as
opposed to regulation under inspec-
tion and Certification.
The blishment of greater con-
fidence in both federal and state cer-
tification.
Evening star., 1924-04-29
HYGIENE BODY HEARS
SOCIAL NEEDS CITED
Church Has Not Contributed Its
Complete Support to Work,
DR.. Stevenson Says.

4 we'll balanced education is one
OF the greatest means of preventing
unsatisfactory social conditions, DR.,
William Mather Lewis, president of
George Washington University. stat
ed in an address last night before
the Social Hygiene Society in Trinity
Diocesan Church. Sd and C streets.
The man or woman who has not
received a sound physical and spirit
ual education has not received a we'll
balanced one and is more liable to
become a liability than an asset"
explained the speaker. Education
which only has to do with book learn
ing will never save the world" he
added.
Urging that in social hygiene there
should be more Of prevention than
of cure. and asserting that in the
development of the idea that play
grounds and recreation parks both
for children and grown people would
give the proper direction to leisure
hours and thus cut down social prob
lens, DR.. Lewis declared: "Prohibi-
tion would be more of a success to-
day-and it will ultimately be a sue
ceSS-if those most active in bringing
it about had devoted some thought
TO pTONlQlnS d loi Tic
saloon as a social meeting place. Not
enough thought was given to the
problem of filing leisure hours in
this connection"
Rev. DR.. Hugh T. Stevenson, who
presided. declared it his belief the
church has not contributed it's sup
port toward social hygiene work as
much as it should He said it was
not the mission of the church to close
it's doors to those who have sinned,
but to assist them toward a higher
and better life.
Mrs Nina Van Wrinkle, lieutenant
in charge of the Woman's Bureau
of the Police Department. branded
moving pictures and dance halls as
the chief contributing causes of de-
linQuencies. She advocated keeping
children from motion pictures except
those which have been specially CEN
sored and were decided as fit for chill
dren to see. She said it would be i'm
possible for any one to run a dance
hall and keep it entirely decent.