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Evening star., 1924-01-21
BILL FOR EDUCATION
AND SOCIAL WELFARE
Chairman OF, House Committee Pro.
poses Establishing New
Department

The establishment of q department
Of education and welfare ''for the
purpose Of protecting and promoting
the educa ton, health and social well
fare Of the people of the United
introduced today by Chairman Dali
linger Of the House committee on
education.
This provides for a new cabinet Of
fee with salary of $4,000.
The bill stipulates that there shall
be IN the proposed new department
four divisions, as follows:
The division Of education, which
shall have charge of educational
functions and activities and shall by
investigation, publication and other
methods authorized by Congress pro,
other, educational ). and recreational
facilities for the: instruction of chill
/ dren and illiterate adults, the tram
ing Of teachers and the Americaniza-
! tion of those people In this country
who lack knowledge of our language
|, A division Of public health, which
ishall have charge OF the heaitn
functions and activities and by in
, yestigation,. publication and other
methods protect and promote pubic
health. q,
A division of social service, which
shall have charge Of social welfare }
functions and activity.
A division of veterans service,
which shall have charge of the SOL
diers and sailors inMrance' compen-
sation, rehabilitation and pension
Each. division would be in charge
lof an assistant secretary.
Evening star., 1924-01-21

len B. Mcdaniel, member OF the
civilian advisory board OF the genei al
stan Of the Army.
HOUSES Are Dilapidated.
Many Of the alley dwellings visit
ed were dilapidated with refuse
piled near them. They were dark.
dirty for the most part. many OF
them overcrowded and Ill smelling.
On clotheslines near the dwellings
dangled clothes put out to dry, and
Senator Copeland called attention to
this fact. saying that residents of
Washington did not realize to what
dangers of infection they made them
selves accessible through having
their clothes washed in such places.
Mrs. Hopkins said that what she
wanted to do was to gradually get
the alloy dwellers out of their in
sanitary homes and into clean houses
constructed In some other section of
the city. Possibly this should be
done, she said. in groups OF 1000 to
Z.5uO. 1t has been estimated that
Washington's alley population runs
as high as $4,000.
Mrs. Hopkins referred to the i'm
morality which such living condi-
tions induce. One out of every two
coiored children born in these alleys.
thermore. she said. the tuberculosis
death rate in the alleys is nearly
double the normal rate
Compares With Europe.
Mrs. Ledyard said that the alleys
here could be compared to the worst
slums in European cities. If IL is
possible to build n cathedral here,
costing s10,000,000, she said, 1t should
be possible to clean out these alleys
at cost of S1,000.000 or so. Logan
court was described as one of the
worst of the alleys visited by the
party yesterday.
The District Jail was visited also
by Senator Copeland yesterday. He
found the living conditions there
sanitary and the institution we'll
kept, though he criticized the practice
OF keeping prisoners destined for
federal penitentiaries there until
enough were on hand to fill car
Representative Rathbone of Illinois,
member OF the House District com
lnittee. also is taking a deep interest
In cleaning out the alley Slums of
Washington and will press for action
in the House to bring about changed
conditions while Senator Copeland
is moving for the same end in the
Senate
Evening star., 1924-01-21
MISS BALL TAKES
GREAT WOMAN PRIZE
Submits Winning List of IS of
Virginia's Greatest Char
acterS Not Living.

Miss Mary Ball OF Waynesboro. Va,
won prize Of $50 In gold for the
best list OF twenty-five of the great
est Virginia women not now living,
Mrs. Clarence Crittenden Calhoun.
president of the Women's Universal
Alliance. announced last night. The
award will be presented to Miss Ball
by Gov. Trtnkle at Il special meeting
in Richmond the first week in Feb
ruary, according to the announce
ment.
The contest for the twenty-five
greatest women of the District Of
Columbia has not yet been close,r.. due
70 many requests for longer time.
put no entries will he received for 4.
aIter April 20. a gold medal will be
given 10 the person sending in the
best list of twenty-five District
women not now living who have
earned the TIL. of great" through
nifty.
The names submitted by Miss Pal,
as Virginia's greatest women included
Pocahontas: the Queen Of Parnunkey:
FiTeiyn Byrd of Westover; Margaret
Lynn Lewis. the pioneer; Mary ORA
per lngies and Polly Moore Of Abb's
valley, revolutionary heroines: Mar
BAH. mother of George Washington: !:
Jane Randolph jefferson, mother of
Thomas Jefferson; Sarah winston
Henri. mother of Patrick Henry: Ann
Ihomson Mason, mother Of George
mason; Betty Zane. revolutionary
heroine: Ann Carter Lee. mother OF
Gen. Robert L. Lee: Dolly Madison.
wife Of President Madison; Mary Gus
tis Lee, wife of Robert T. Lee:
Capt. Sally Tompkins. G. S. a.; Mar
saret Junkin Preston: Judith Brock
enbrough MCGUIRE; Marian Harland:
Mary Baldwin OF Staunton; Rebekah
DulaRey Peterkin: Mrs Joseph
Bryan; Mrs. Roger A. Pryor: Lila
Meade Valentine and Sadie Heath
Cabaniss
Evening star., 1924-01-21
MARYLAND'S wealth
SHOWS BIG INCREASE
Census Reveals It Is 8O.8 Per Cent
Greater in 1922 than
in 1912.

Principal forms of wealth in Mary
land increased sos per cent in value
in the decade between 1912 and 1922.
from $2,206,7 ,760, 900 in 1912 to $780,
$4,000 in 1922, the census bureau an
nounced today. Per capita values in
creased from S1,612 to 1866, or So
per cent.
Value Of all classes of property in
creased in the decade, except live
stock. which decreased from $4,000
O'O to S42, 900, or 81 per cent, the
bureau said. Value of taxed real prop
erty and improvements was estimated
to have increased from $1,169,742,O
to $1,71S, ,338,000, or Al per cent.
Exempt real property increase from
s175,742,000 to $24S,951 900, or ALI
per cent; farm implements and machi-
cry from S12;509,000 to $4,000, 900 or
59.9 per cent; manufacturing machin-
cry. tools and implements, from $685.
043.000 to S219, $4,000, or 15S per cent
and railroads and their equipment
from s149,116,000 to S1S3,100,000, or
22.S per cent.
Privately owned transportation and
transmission enterprises. other than
railroads. increased in value from
S165,625,000 to S257,354.000, OF .55.4
per cent. and stocks of goods vehicles
other than motor, furniture and cloth
ing from s403,079,600 to $1,23S,0l1,-
900, or 207.1 per cent. No separate
estimate was made for motor vehicles
in 1912, which were estimated to be
valued in 1922 at s61, $4,000.
Evening star., 1924-01-21
Alleys Here Are WOrse Than SIuns
Ut Ne'c York, Says Senator Copeland
menace to Health and Morale and Peril From Fire
Seen in Tour Of Section-Action in
...--. Congress Promised.

, A determined effort to clean nm
the alley slums of the National Capi-
tai Is to be made by Senator Copeland
or New York. chairman Of the Senate
District subcommittee on health.
charities and hospitals. Senator
copeland spent three hours yesterday
afternoon inspecting personally the
aiiey dwellings of the District, which
Congress for years has sought to
iesislate out Of existence without
success.
The New York Senator declared
after his trip through the alley
Sums that the conditions he had
found here were worse than in the
slums of New York; that they constl-
tuted menace to the health of the
entire. city He. said that he would
ASK the District Commissioners to
come before his committee and en-
aeavor to ascertain just what addi-
tonal authority was needed hv then
TO meet the alley situation.
thought New York had slurns,"
SAID senator Copeland. but condi-
tions In the alleys are far worse
than any l have ever seen"
hel"re becoming senator Mr.
copeland was health commissioner of
New York
Sees Peril 10 Health.
always thought" he continued.
that washington was beautiful
city; But to have such alleys In our
capital City is not only d, reflection
on our nation, but also a danger to
iife. The law of common sense tells
you that you have here a fire menace
and a breeding place for hubonic
plague and other contagious diseases. -
Senator Copeland's trip through
the alleys yesterday was organized
by Mrs. Archibald Hopkins, who FOR
a long time has been Interested in
the plan TO replace the alley dwell
ings with model homes at a moderate
cost.
Senator Copeland was acco,npar;ed
by Mrs. Copeland, and the parry also
included Mrs. Hopkins aud two OF
her associates IN this work, Mrs.
Anne Archibald and Mrs. Fitzllugn
Ledyard: Charles Wexford I.cavi1t,
New Yorl. civil engineer and cirv
planning expert; John II. Morgan.
baltimore. housing expert, and AL
Evening star., 1924-01-21
EASTERDAY'S SENTENCE
BACK WITH APPROVAL
Stock Brokers' Appeal for Review
by Highest Court Denied and
Prison Term Confirmed.

The United States Supreme Court
having refused to review the action
Of the Court of Appeals of the Dis
trict of Columbia, which affirmed
the conviction of Wflen W. Easterday.
former stock broker and associate of
Jules, alias Nicky, Arnstein Of New
York. the appellate tribunal today
sent its mandate to the criminal court
approving the sentence of three years
on the forgery charge of which
Gasterday was convicted about two
wears ago, Easterday surrendered be-
fore Justice Hitz in Criminal Division
l and was committed to Jail.
The case in which Easterday was
convicted with Arnstein and others
for bringing portions of the 5000, 900
stock robberies of Wall street to
Washington for hypothecation with
local banks, is pending in the Court
Of Appeals. Easterday's sentence in
that case is for two years in the peni-
tentiary.
Evening star., 1924-01-21
.2F STREET STORES
VISITED BY ROBBERS
Safes Cracked at Kafka's and at
Quality Boot
Shop.

Thieves were unusually activ,
over the week end.
Kafka's, gil f street. was entered
some time yesterday. the safe opened
and about 5000 taken.
About the same amount in money
was taken from the Quality Boot
Shop, 1919 r street, when robbers
cracked the safe there.
One hundred and fifty-siX gallons
of gasoline was reported stolen from
a filling station of the Penn Oil Com
pany, Good Hope road and Alabama
avenue southeast. Robert l.. CraW-
ford manager of the station, report
ed to the police that the tank had,
been broken and the gasoline pumped
out
Two attempted robberies were made
on two grocery stores. one of Charles
r. Kengla, jr.. 2012 street. and the
other at 1549 9th street, owned by NJ.
Maram. in both instances the rob.
bers were frightened off. In the first
case Policemen Antonelli and Ashton
arrested Howard Jackson of 1910 L
street, who, it is alleged, was caught
climbing out of rear window.
Evening star., 1924-01-21
new YORK UNIT RULE
OPPOSED BY NC ADOO
Candidate Wants Democratic Dele
gates Free to Vote Individ-
ually If Smith Is Out.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, January 41-Atteiapts
70 bring about the restoration OF unit
rule for the New York delegation 10
the democratic national convention
VIII be opposed by the McAdoo forces
m the state, according to David Hun
ter Miller, state campaign manager
for William G. McAdoo.
Referring to a bill introduced in
the legislature at Albany by Senator
TWomey and AsSembIymau Ciavagan.
democrats. providing that a state con
Vention might require the delegates
to a national convention to vote a.
d unk Mr.. Miller declared in state
ment~today that such u rule would b..
"undemocratic and reactionary" and
that it would violate the spirit Of rho
democratic state platform, which de-
clared for direct primaries
Mr.. Miller said that Gov Smith
would undoubtedly get the solid vote
of the New York delegation 50 long
as he remained q candidate for the
presidency. Miller declared, however
that the delegates should be free 10
vote for any individual candidates
ShSould Gov. Smith Withdra W. rather
than permit the vote of the state to
be cast solidly by Charles F. Murphy,
Tammany chieftain. for any candi-
date the majority Of the delegation
might direct.
Evening star., 1924-01-21
PRESIDENT CONFERS
WITH G. 0. P. LEADERS
Hilles, Lanstrum and Leavitt Dis
cuss Situation at White
House.

President Coolidge discussed politics
today with Charles D. Hilles. republican
national committeeman from New
York, and DR.. O. NJ. Lanstrum and
Representative Scott Leavitt Of Mon
tana.
Committeeman Hilles discussed the
political situation generally through
out the country, while the two Mon
tana party leaders confined them
selves to their own section. They also
took up with the President the mat
ter of filling the vacant federal
judgeship in the Montana district
DR.. Lanstrum. newspaper. pub
Usher Of Helena, was recently elected
national committeeman at special
meeting Of the republican state CEN
trail committee of Montana, which ac-
tion Is now being contested before
the republican national committee by
o. II. T. Shelley, the present national
com mnitteeman, who Is now in Wash
ington.
Secretary of the Navy DENLY took
up with the President some depart
mental matters. one Of them relating
to the present features of the athletic
contest conducted by the fleets of the
Navy.
Evening star., 1924-01-21
SECRETARY WORK CITED
IN WAR CLAIM CASE

Justice Siddons of the District Su-
preme Court today cited Hubert
Work, Secretary. of the Interior. to
show cause February 10 why a writ
Of rnandamus should not be issue d
against him to compel the adjudica-
tion by him of a claim Of the Pacific
Tungsten Company Of Lovelock, New.
The company claims that the award
Of s92,590.01 made by the commission
does not include the losses on the Dur
chase Of real estate and leases. The
latter amounts to s287, 7,4S1, 1t Is claimed:
and the court Is asked to REQUIRE the
Secretary. to take jurisdiction Of this
claim and pass on it.
The company, through ATTORNEYS
Leslie c. Garnett and John f. Davis.
declares that in May, 1918, it was re-,
quested by the Department of In
terror to produce tungsten for war
purposes and that in compliance
therewith the company bought and
leased certain, mineral lands aggre-
eating in value $3f2, ,300.. The question
Of its losses under the. act of May Q,
1919, was referred to the relief COM
mission, it is stated, and that COM
mission July %, 1920. recommended
to the Secretary of the Interior the
payment Of ss2.5s0.01. a
Evening star., 1924-01-21
CUBAN REAPS FORTUNE
AT BACARAT I'M PARIS
Gen. De Bettencourt Breaks Club
i'll Phenomenal Streak
of Luck
By tue Associated Pros

PARIS, January 21.-tien. Bc Bet
tencourt OF The Cuban army is return
ing home 2,o0G, 600 francs richer after
vacation of two months in Paris
Coincidentally the baccarat tables al
one of the leading clubs, the mos
fashionable institution OF the sort here.
are monentarily deserted. DE Bet
tencourt simply broke the game. His
run of luck was phenomenal and he
bet his cards to. the limit which even
tually proved TO be beyond that OF the
club.
When De Bettencourt joined the club.
taking part in rather light and friendly
games, there was seldom single player
losing or winning more than 80, 000
francs of an evening, but after tn.
Cuban had won a few successive nights
the losing players insisted that the
limit be raised. The general accom-
modatingly agreed, with the result that
toward the end of December he won
100000 francs at one sitting. Then thr
other players decided they needed their
money for holiday shopping.
Evening star., 1924-01-21
CABINET OFFICER
ASART HEADURCED
Tinkham Bill Proposes New
Federal Department for
Cultural Advance.
IS. .,....
WOULD HAVE WIDE POWER
Official Would Recommend Public
School Courses and Con-.
troll Exhibits.
WOULD HAVE WIDE POWER

Creation Of Il Department OF Fine
Arts. to be headed by a new cabinet
officer, who shall be learned and ex-
perienced in matters pertaining to
the fine arts, with salary of S12. 1000"
IS proposed in bill introduced today
by Representative George H. Tink-
ham. republican, of Massachusetts,
which has been referred to the COM
mittee on educatio
The purpose of the Department of
Fine Arts would be to increase knowl-
edge Of the arts through official
channels. and to develop a taste for
art as one of the greatest factors in
the march of human progress
In Charge of Galleries.
The secretary of fine arts would
oe given charge and control of the
National Gallery of Art, including the
F'reer Gallery and all other galleries
OF art which may hereafter come
under control of the Smithsonian In
Stttution. He would be member
and chairman ex-officio of the Com
mission of Fine Arts. and would ad-
viSe and judge all matters relating &c
construction. monumental as we'll as
Guiding, painting. sculpture and en-
ADDITIONS under government aid, botf
IN the United states and in other
countries.
The secretary of fine arts. under
the Tinkham bill, would have charge
of international relationships in the
field of art, assuming responsibility
together with the Fine Arts Commis-
sion. for gifts in this government
from foreign governmeuts.l would
have charge sf art exhibition abroad
where the government OF the United
states has control. and. working {
through official channels, would make
known the work of American artists
and artisans throughout the world.
Aid OF Diplomats.
The Tinkham bill would instruct
and require the diplomatic and con-
sular service to assist the secretary
OF fine arts by keeping him informed
i'll all fields OF art movements through
out the world.
The bill would require the new
cabinet officer to investigate and re-
port frequently upon the teaching OF
art in the public schools and to rec
ommend better and more instructive
menthods, TO the end that the COM
ing generation may possess the
knowledge necessary for wider
better informed and more highly de-
veloped public taste"
The new secretary would be re-
quired to cooperate with Industrial
interests in the United States toward
securing q better understanding OF
the value of art as applied to the IN
dustrial products.
Evening star., 1924-01-21
7F|REMEN DROWN
IN TANK OF OIL
Ladder Breaks, Chemical
Fumes Overcome Men in
Pittsburgh Blaze.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press
PITTSBURGH, Pa, January IL
| Seven men were drowned in oil, two
captains and fte hosemen Of the
fttsburgh fire department, while
hghtlng fire at the Butler street
plant Of the Atlantic Refining Com
pany today. The bodies were recov-
cred after the fire had been brought
under control, with the monetary loss
unestimated
Inc dead are Capt. Edward Jones.
Capt. Rudolph Bliske, Horsemen Pat
; rick Abbott. Robert Smith. join!
Markham, Samuel BolIinger ana
Harry ]. Frazier.
A number of fremcu also were in
jured
The fire broke out in tank con
tanning 10000 gallons of oil shortly
after o'clock.
Shortly before 9 o'clock the car
tains and their men were on ladder
which extended above the top OF -
tank adjoining the burning oil. Tn
OIL IN this tank was being drawn of
/, when the ladder broke aui The laan
fell into the tank. A chemical ex-
tinguIsher automatically released b.
the heat of the burning oil nearby.
covered the oil, and fumes arising
from it are believed to nave over
come the struggling firemCn They
sank almost at once and 3he bodies
later were recovered through the
ma anhole at the bottom of the tank
The other ffremen suffered severely
because the mercury was two &c
Srees below zero as they fought the
damcs. All Of the injured We're fire
men vino fell from the icy tops OF the
tanks TO which they had climbed
The cause Of the fire has not been
determined by officers Of tn. con-
pany, nor would they venture an es-
innate Of the loss, which consisted ~
two buildings and Il cousidc rt BIZ
quantity OF oil.
Evening star., 1924-01-21
MONTHLY NATIONAL
.NOVENA WILL OPEN

The monthly national novena in
honor of Blessed Teresa, "the Little
Flower" will begin tomorrow even
ing at. 1880 O'Clock in the yCarmelite
Shrine of the Little Flower, 200 T
street northeast.
The Carmelite Fathers will conduct
the exercises and the Franciscan Sis
ters of the Atonefnent at the Retreat
House are in charge. Vigil or votive.
lamps will burn day and night in
Teresa's honor during the novena.
and written petitions sent to the
sisters will be placed on the Little
Flowers altar and prayed for daily.
Devotions of the octave of prayer
for church unity, which originated
with the Society of the Atonement
will bs conducted each evening.
Evening star., 1924-01-21
FIGHT Referee SHOT.
ASSAILANT ESCAPES
Police Believe Affair Aftermath of
Leonard Mitchell Match
in Chicago.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, January 21.-David
("Davey") Miller, boxing and wres-
|tling referee, restaurateur. politician
and veteran first nishter," and, ac-
cording to the police and newspapers,
gangster and rum runner, was shot
and probably fatally wounded as he
left a theater last night, as an out
growth of trouble, the police say,
dating back to. the Benny Leonard
Pinkey Mitchell boxing match here
May 80 last.
His brother Max was slightly
wounded, silver belt buckle de-
fiecting a bullet that barely broke
the skin.
Hns Fair Chance.
Davey Miller was rushed to a hos
.pital and an operation performed I'm
mediately to remove bullet from
his abdomen. Early today 1t was
said he had a fair chance for recov-
Leave. this to me,'' he said when
the police questioned him regarding
the identity of the man who shot
him. Max also was reticent.
-Four other bullets fired by the un-
known gunman flattened against the
theater facade as patrons in evening
dress who had attended the. opening
Of "Give and Take" scurried for
cover. Several women ! tainted, and
in the excitement the gunman and
his companions escaped by melting
into the crowd.
Decision Ended Boxing.
The riot precipitated by Miller's de-
cision as referee of the Leonard
Mitchell fight ended boxing In Chi
cago, where it had been dead legally
since the Cans -McGovern fake a score
of years ago. 2
AS the tenth and final round was
near it's end, Mitchell and then Leon
ard motioned to the other to come
in and take a chance" The next in
slant Mitchell was down from a
Leonard Highlander. Leonard struck
another blow and the fight was end
ed, Miller officially stopping 1T. "A
difference of opinion arose and led te
ring full of fighting. men, with a
dozen or more fights throughout the
arena. Backers of the Milwaukee
boxer contended Leonard's last blow
was delivered before lPinkey had left
the floor.
other angles being investigated by
the police include Max MilIer's con-
nection with saloon killing In
which Sailor Friedman. lightweight
pugilfst, also was involved, and for
which a jury exonerated both; a
pangsterS' war, rum-running and
strife among the owners Of a taxicat
company.
Evening star., 1924-01-21
CHARGES SUPPRESSION,
Complaint Filed Against Retail
Fuel Dealers,

A complaint charging coal dealers
allied with the California Retail Fuel
Dealers Association, its eight local
organizations and thirteen wholesale
or producing organizations i'm the
coal business in California and Utah
with suppressing competition was is
sued today by the Federal Trade Com
mission. 49, ,
The complaint charged : the con-
Germs and persons named with at
tempting to shut off the supply Of
coal to cooperative purchasing en-
terprises or to member retail
dealers in the same trade.
Evening star., 1924-01-21
REPRESENT 80 STATES.
Editors to Witness Navy Maneu
.Yers in Southern Waters

One hundred. and nine editors NJ
newspapers In thirty, three states
have accepted invitations from the
Navy department to witness the naval
maneuvers of the United States fleet
IN southern. waters about the middle
|of next month. They will make fhe
trip on the transport Henderson, sail
ing from Charleston February 10.
Secretary Denby will be the official
host of the party and will be assisted
in their, entertainment by several
naval ofhcers including probably
'Capts. Cotton and Shackford, and
Lieut.. Heffernan Of the Navy and
Maj. Gen. Lejeune of the Marine
Corps.