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Evening star., 1925-11-18
TRIBUTE rendered
TO WOMAN WRITER
Miss Lancaster Gets Surprise
on goth Anniversary of join
irg The Star Staff.

Business woes and stresses were
forgotten in tbs newsroom of The
Evening Star for q few minutes this
morning while employees in al parts
of the building assembled 10 spring
surprise party on Miss Mamie Lam
caster. editor of this papers Around
the City column, and conductor
Of the columns devoted , The news
of women's clubs. Ii E,ss the end
of Miss Nannies" twentieth year of
service i'll the employ of The Star.
and her many friends decided the day
should not pass unnoticed.
In groups Of tWos aud threes. The
Star family" nl;iet'y assent bled iii
the ordinarily feveriahly active news
room. On the paper stacked desk of
the boss" stood a huge basket of
chryySanth emumS and beside this lay
smaller but no less beautiful bou-
Guet OF more chrysanthemums. They
We're Miss Eannies" birthday pres
ent from her fellow workers
Miss Lancaster was quietly told that
some people" wanted to see her in
the newSroom. Altogether unsuspect-
ing. she walked IN and found herself
surrounded by smiling crowd of her
friends on The Star. Miss Lancaster
was facetious!y told that since this
was her china anniversary" her
friends on The Star had taken occa-
sion 10 remember it in a small way.
Completely surprised and also
touched By the sentiment of the oCca:
sion. Miss Lancaster blushinglY thank
cd her friends for the gifts. She dis
tributed buds from the bouquet among
The womeI present, but lauShinGly
announced that she would keep the
basket all for herself I'm afraid !
shall have to have somebody carry ii
home for me though" she smiled.
Miss Lancaster came TO The Eve
ming Star after she had won reputa-
ton for herself elsewhere in the field
of journalism. She was born in Mary
land and at the age of Is wrote her
first story for publication. And it WIS
published, too Eventually she en-
tered actively upon a newspaper
career. Before coming To The Star,
she was a member of the Washington
staff of the New York Tribune and
formerly society editor of the Wash
lnStOn Times
Evening star., 1925-11-18
MARTIN HEADS AD CLUB.

j. q. Martin. editor of the Transmit
ter. the employees ma gazinn of the
Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone
Co. yesterday succeeded John Poole.
president of the Federal-American Ma
tional Bank, as president of the .Adver-
Using Club of Washington.
At the regular weekly meeting of
the club at the City Club Yesterday
the resignation of Mr.. Poole was ac-
cepted. Mr.. Poole declared that he
was forced TO resign through the pres
sure of business affairs and the work
entailed through the moving of his
bank from its present headquarters
into the new building at Fourteenth
and G streets.
Evening star., 1925-11-18
HUMAN VARIATIONS
DECLARED PRENATAL
DR.. Schultz Tells Audience These
Are Directly Connected With
Evolution.

Puncturing the once widely accept.
ed theory that variations in types Of
man were brought about by the eff
feet of different environments, DIR.
Adolph II. Schultz, associate profess
sor of anthropoloSy in the medical
school of Johns Hopkins University.
told an audience in the adninistra-
ton building of the Carnegie InSti
tuition last night that human varia
tions are prenatal in origin and ''di
reCtly connected with. if not reSpon-
sihle for, evolution"
the occasion for DIR. Schultz'S ad-
dress was the formal opening of the
Winter lecture series of the Carnegie
Institution. His audience was highly
representative of the scientific life
of Washington. but the lecture course.
being free to the public. many other
persons attended. too. DR.. Schultz
was formerly Il member of the staff
of the embryological laboratory of
the institution.
The speaker took the human body
part for part. and demonstrated by
word and picture that the old the
ory of climate. labor or other en-
vironmental factors being responsible
for variations in physical structure
is erroneous. He showed that. the
same varia tions found in the adult
HAL Dl woman are also IOn0I 1k the
unborn child. and that the same wide
nounced in monkeys living together
in the same jungle as in man.
Everybody has noticed" the speak
ar said. that among adult men some
may have long. slender hands, while
others have short and broad ones
The latter type is commonly explained
as the consequence OF hard labor. .,
DR.. Schultz then showed d picture of
the hands of two embryoS which
showed wider range Of variation
than is found in the hands of adults
The illustration, ha added. was not an
exceptional case, but more closely a
general rule.
One illustration that held particular
interest because of recent discussions
over the subject of evolution was that
of the skulls of two young spider
monkeys. The former possessors of
these skulls had been collected by Dr..
Schultz himself so that he was sure
their environments in life had been
identically the same. Yet one was
typically a low brow with little or
no forehead and a pronounced simian
brow ridge. The other. however. show
ed a rather remarkable forehead for
monkey. little indication of the
brow ridge and an altogether advanced
type of mentality.
"One is almost tempted to use these
illustrations" DIR. Schultz added, for
demonstrating how the retreatins
forehead of a Pithecanthropus may
have developed into higher. more
human forehead by way of individual
variations. occurring without any
change in environment as it does to-
day in this species of spider monkey. "
1t is quite possible, the speaker said
that evolution is busily enga ged re
ducing the size of the human ear con
siderably. Quite imperceptibly to the
layman, the human ear seems TO be
shrinking. Although DR.. Schultz did
not hazard a guess as to how small
the ear might eventually become, he
showed a picture of one human ear
found in his investiga tions which was
tiny compared to the average lobe of
today.
Queen Wilhelmina of the Neither
Evening star., 1925-11-18
BOARD GIVES WARNING.
Chero-Cola Resale Price Rule
Banned by Order.

An order to cease and desist from
requiring its retailers TO maintain q
resale price at which its products
should be sold was issued today by
the Federal Trade Commission against
the Chero-Cola Co. of Columbus.
Ga. manufacturers of beverage of
that name.
The commission asserted that il
had found that the respondent com
pany is a manufacturer of drink
beverage sold in bulk concentrate
form to bOttlers who add carbona ed
water. sugar and other ingredients To
it and then bottle ii for sale to dealers
and the consuming public.
Evening star., 1925-11-18
LACK OF COSTUME
MAY BAR DANCERS
Three of "MIIe. Modiste" Bal
let May Not Have Censored
Garb Ready.

After all the turmoil over the alb
breviated costumes on seven fair dam.
sells composing the Charleston ballet. .
an interpolated feature OF the Wash
lnStonians' production of Victor Her
bert's comic opera, Mile. Modiste," IL
appears likely that the premiere will
open tonight at the Central High
School Auditorium minus three of
the original members of the dancing
group. Rollin Bond, director of the
Washingtonian ms. discovered much To
his chagrin today that three of the
dainty dancers probably would not
nave their new costumes finished in
time for the opening performance.
Meantime officials of the Commu
nlty Center department of the public
schools went ahead with their plans
to assure the public that Mile. Mod
lste would go its tuneful way with
only the esthetic charms of dimpled
knees and untainted by any further
exposure. Mrs. Herman r. Hunt,
member of the advisory committee of
the Columbia Heights Community
Center. one of the censors who order
ed additional drapeS for the bare
thighs of the ballet, will be on har3 al
the initial show, to observe that the
costumes have been cut to conform to
the edict Of the censorship board.
YARNS OF Costumes.
N-n. ''ccil Norton Broy. general di-
rc':tor of the community center de
partment, was emphatic today in an
nouncing that if the costumes do not
cover everything ordered by the cen
sors. the Charleston ballet would not
prance before the footliShts. She
pointed out, however. that the trunks
worn by two of the da ncers al dress
rehearsal last night. met with the ap-
proval of the cenSors. and if the 9th
ers are modelled after them the show
would proceed without interference.
Reports that Mr. Bond. who Is on
the pay roll of the community cen
ter department as an instructor at
the Southeast center. would be dis
cipHned for giving out for publica-
ton the picture of the girls In the
striking costumes. were denied TODAY
by Stephen f. Kramer. first assistant
superintendent of schools. who has
general supervision over the com.
munity center department. Mrs
Rroy has given me a complete report
of the affair said Mr.. Kramer, and
do not think such dra site action is
necessary. Mr.. Bond. however. Will
he given word of caution, and il is
quite possible that in the future il
may he necessary for school author
tiles to approve questionable photo
graphs given to newspapers"
Sure of Approval.
Mr.. Kramer said he felt certain that
the performance of Mile. Modiste," ="
with the Charleston ballet in trunks
that show not more than an inch
above the knee. would meet with pub
lie approval. The women who passed
upon the costumes are representative
of the community. he emphasized. and
are undoubtedly in a position to know
what the community would approve.
Personally. Mr.. Kramer said. he did
not believe the original costumes We're
in any way daring for the professional
stage, but believed that show given
in a public school should clothe the
participants in more conservative gar
mentS than low-cut bodices with
trunks that stopped high above the
knee.
Evening star., 1925-11-18
RULES AGAINST MEDALS
FOR CITIZEN SOLDIERS
McCarl Says Act Does Not Au-
thorize Purchase of Prizes
for Athletics

There will be no more medals for fu-
ture soldiers of the Citizens Military
Training Camps, awarded for prowesS
in athletics, unless Congress changes
the law.
This was decided today by Control
Ter General McCarl. who ruled in a
case recognized as precedent for the
country that purchase of such medals
was not authorized by the act which
appropriated funds for "gymna sum
and athletic supplies
Capt. +. w. Wilson, finance officer
for the Army at Fort Hayes, Colum.
bus, Ohio, presented vouchers for
s35o.39 for payment for medals and
McCarl returned them to the officer
diSa llowed
Evening star., 1925-11-18
DEBT PARLEY TOMORROW,

a joint meeting of the Rumanian
and American debt commissions has
been called for tomorrow afternoon
at o'clock for formal consideration
of the presentation which Rumania
will make concerning her obligation
of more than SAG 900 900 to this Gov
ernment.
Whether Rumania will make an
offer in terms to fund her debt at the
meeting tomorrow was not known,
but it was considered more likely
according to indications today. that
there proba bly, would be a study to-
morrow of Rumania's s capacity to pay.
Evening star., 1925-11-18
FREED ON u. S. CHARGE,
P. o. Veteran of 20 Years Cleared
of $155 EmbezzIement

Thomas y. Mack. Al years old. wa
acquitted by jury before Justice
stafford late Yesterday afternoon Of
charge of embezz!ing Sl.5J from the
Post Office Department. four wears
ago. ON one occasion. Mack. who had
been 20 years in the postal service
and was acting at the parcel post
window at Eighteenth street and Co
lumb1a road was short 81 cents and
on another occa sion vas shy II
cents. II took tw" days to try the
case. attorneys lIawken e HaveII
defended the accused
Evening star., 1925-11-18
TRIAL FOR MANSlAUGHTER
Defendant Said to Have Driven Car
in Fatal Crash.

Alvin NJ. Davis was placed on trial
today before Justice Stafford and
jury in Criminal Division >, to answer
an indictment for manslaughter
growing out of a traffic accident Al
Twenty-irst and l. streets May IS
last. Davis is said to have been oper-
ating an automobile which was in col.
lision with another machine. in which
Nellie r. HershberSer was a passen-
ger. The woman was thrown from
the car to the street and died shortly
afterward at a hospital. Assistant
United States Attorney Horning is
conducting the prosecution. while At.
torney Daniel Thew Wright appears
for the defendant
Evening star., 1925-11-18
Wife Asks Divorce.

Suit for an absolute divorce was
filed Yesterday by Mrs. Antoinette T.
koontz against Ray Wilson koontz.
employe of department store They
were married January &. 1915, and
have one child. Mrs. koontz says
her husband told her recently that
he could live with her no longer and
that he was tired of married life.
There is another woman in the case,
she states. koontZ makes sos per
week in addition to an annual bonus
of $1,000 and owns an automobile
worth $3.50. the wife tells the court
She is represented by Attorneys vii
ton J. Lambert and Rudolph II. Yeat.
man.
Evening star., 1925-11-18
DAMAGE VERDICT, S1.25O.
Award to William Vance for Death
of Son.

a verdict for 81 $50 damages has
been awarded by jury against Gal
liner & Huguely. lumber dealers. in
favor of William Vance for the death
Of his son Russell, who vas riding
In toy wagon when .ruck of the
defendant collided with him on Flor
ida avenue July 10 last. Attorneys
Wilton j. Lambert and Rudolph II
Yeatman appeared for the father.
Earl p. Tuchton was awarded a
verdict for $500 damages against II.
H. Watt, owner of an automobile. for
injuries sustained while a passenger
IN Watts car November 5, 1929. The
machine swerved into telegraph
pole on the Washington. Ba ltimore
boulevard. Tuchton was represented
by Attorneys Wilton J. Lambert and
r. H. Yeatman.
Evening star., 1925-11-18
Ordered to Fort Sam Houston

Mai Frank X. Ross. Adjutant
Generals Department.. on duty at
the War Department. has been trans
ferred to the Field Artillery and
ordered to Fort Sam Houston, Tex,
for duty in the End Division.
Evening star., 1925-11-18
Opinion of Pacifsts Cited.
Basis of Presidents View.

President Coolidge has been guided
In his disarmament policies by the
Army and Navy viewpoints. where the
strictly national defense questions are
involved.
lie feels that the question of a sub
marines use is a technical matter. in
tinately related to adequate defense,
and that his only duty is tn determine
the size of the American military bud
get. leaving it to the experts to de
termine just what the money is tc he
spent for. The Presidents position is
no surprise. but it will turn the efforts
of the advocates of disarmament in
another direction. They cannot hope
To accomplish much by singing out
any one weapon of warfare. The most
that they can hope to do is TO insist
that nations spend smaller sums for
military purposes. This is the old
argument that a large Army and Navy
is a temptation to war.
Evening star., 1925-11-18

An automatic mail box signals when
the postman drops a letter into it.
Evening star., 1925-11-18

Germany is the only European n
country where women are not seen
driving cars.
Evening star., 1925-11-18
PRESIDENT FAV0RS
USE OF SUBMARINE
Comedies With Navy in 0p-
posing Its Abolition as
! Weapon OF Warfare.
BY DAVID LAWRENCE.

Despite the disasters which have be
fallen the submarine in peace time. the
American Navy does not favor any
movement to abolish the use of this
weapon of warfare, and President
Coolidge is thoroughly in Sympat h y
with the Navy viewpoint.
a is not saying that the Ameri
ca Government would stand out for
the use of the submarine. if all other
civilized nations should agree to dis
card the weapon. but il doeS mean
that the United States will not take
the leadership in such movement
and is not al all sure that abolition ol
the submarine is desirable.
Navy Admits Possibilities
The American Navy WAS quick tc
see the possibilities of the submarine
and even during the time that the
Germans were making such effective
use of the weapon, American nava'
officers insisted that the Navy here
should study the possibilities and he
prepared to consider the submarine as
permanent weapon. American Of
fCers by no means approved of the
way the submarine WAS used by the
Germans, and il will 30 realized th1t
In the Washington conference f.r the
elimination of naval armarCTr. the
American delegation made valuable
effort TO get the other countries 10
restrict the use Of the submarine.
Held Legitimate War Weapon.
But the American Nav" feels that
the submarine is just as much a legiti-
mate weapon as is big gun. s;trate-
eiSts bear out the statement tn p. when
heavy artillery was first Usel. there
was hue and cry against ii. bit
after few years it came TO J." reCog-
nized as a desirable weapon. The test
always is whether : nsw weapon of
warfare is effective and not wher her
II is humanitarian. Il Il weapon is o.
no consequence and is inhuma nita.
rian. it would be discarded, because the
disadvantages of incurr.uG iii favov
with public opinion outweigh the ad-
v1ntaSes of the weapon.
The submarine has proved itself
valuable in blockade and in both Of
fensive and defensive operations.
Leaving sentimentality out of the
question, American naval officers say
that the use of bombs from airplanes
md dirigibles is just as horrible as at.
tacks by submarine.
Opinion of Pacifsts Cited.
The pacifsts. Of course arguing
that all war is terrible. are not III
Sympathy with enlarged armament
Of any kind. On the other hand. those
who believe in adequate military de-
fenNe are not willing to throw away
the submarine unless there is an
acreement on every side to reduce the
scope of modern war
The British effort to get q general
agreement will fail IL is feared here,
because the French will not come into
the parleH. and the American Navy
thinks such Il parley useless. The
submarine is invaluable to the smaller
nation for defensive purposes. and no
weapon can be discarded until all
na ationS agree to abandon il.
TaSis Of prpsideut'S View
Evening star., 1925-11-18

Queen Wilhelmina of the Neither.
lands has been reigning since 1890.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-07-18
WORK ON ROAD
To HARBOR
PROGRESSES
Detour on National Defense
Highway Temporarily Closed
During Construction

The State Roads Commission Of
Maryland has closed, temporarily,
the detour on the National Defense
Highway while the contractors are
pouring in concrete on the Prince
Georges county section Of the road.
The highway in question will cut
the distance from Washington to
Annapolis to twenty-seven miles.
The hundreds of owners of prop
erty at. Herald Harbor and the
great crowds that throng the beach
on Sundays will use the Defense
Highway on it's completion. The
Harbor is twenty-four miles from
Washington by this route. In spite
of the uncompleted condition Of the
six-mile detour, many have been
using this route.
Steam shovels have been work
ing on the detour, for the past
three weeks and the pouring of
concrete will begin Monday. Com
pletion of the concrete from Wash
ingtou to the Grain Highway is
promised by October 1.
Completion of the Defense High
way will mean that Washington win
have two paved roads to Annapolis,
one via Marlboro the other via
the Defense Route. This means that
the triangle described by Wash
ington, Baltimore and Annapolis.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-07-18
STEVENS
HOMES BEING
ERECTED
$50 Already Completed and
SoId-Others Under
Construction

Wardman's new community at
Fort Stevens Ridge begins to pre-
sent quite a settled appearance,
with $50 of its semi-detached brick
dwellings, sold and 100 more being
erected. Several new streets have
been opened up and the community
is spreading rapidly.
Much of the popularity Of the
new subdivision is attributed to its
location and the type of house
chosen. There is probably more de-
mand at the present time for a
modern six-room home than for any
other size, and the semi-detached
style Of dwelling combines Il de-
sirable economy Of construction
with bright rooms. and small side
yard.
Rittenhouse street, which bisects
Fort Stevens Ridge, is broad
thoroughfare, which will in all prob
ability be traversed before long by
| a bus line connecting the two car
systems that border the community
Construction Of Fort Stevens homes
has naturally started on this main
street, and has now extended sew.
eral squares north and west.
Both upper Sixteenth street ant
upper Georgia avenue are showing
great building activity. The latter
has recently been entirely repaved
along the stretch opposite Fort
Stevens Ridge, providing delight
full drive into the city via Colorado
avenue and Sixteenth street.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-07-18
[IVABLE Rooms
ERECTED IN
CELLAR
Problem of Eliminating Waste
Space in Easement Being
Studied by Architects

Over $4,000, 100000 is at present
invested in the cellars of existing
American homes and at the present
rate of dwelling construction $780,
100000 is being invested annually
in cellar construction by the home
builders of the United States.
With the development of modern
scientific methods of heating Amer
lean homes, there now becomes APP
parent a new and far reaching
movement in residential planning
which promises material aid in Off
setting the high cost of building.
Architecture is to be brought be-
low the first floor level of the
home and the cellar is to become
useful and attractive part OF rhe
average dwelling. A large proper
ton of the home-builder's money
which now goes below the first
floor and never comes back, is TO
be reclaimed.
Habitual Waste of Cellar Space.
The first cellars in American
homes were provided in districts
where rigorous winter weather de-
manded insulation of the first floor
against the penetration Of cold air.
The most feasible method was re-
allied to be the provision Of at
least a shallow air space beneath
this floor and, as excavation was
also necessary for foundations, 1T
soon became customary to provide
full cellars which were also found
uscfuf for storage and partial re-
frtgeration purposes.
nhe advent of central heating
plants, including hot air, steam and
hot water systemE, all coal-burning
types, was the next step in the
establishment of the cellar as a
fixed habit in home-plauning. Here
the heating plant was located, with
its dusty complement Of coal storage
and ashes, and to the cellar were
reIegated the cruder and more un-
slightly housekeeping operations.
The cellar. became a necessary Part
of every house plan in the colder
climates-but little thought was
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-07-18
DISTRICT TO HAVE TWO
DEMONSTRATION SCHOOLS

Charles Finckel, principal OF
Thomson School, and A. K. Savoy,
principal of Garrison School. will
head the two demonstration schools
which will be opened in the fall.
1t is planned by school officials
to show model teaching methods at
the Thomson and Garrison schools.
Among the innovations will be
teaching the use of libraries and
use of the supervised study plan
whereby homework will be elimi-
mated. Advanced equipment, as
movable furniture, green black
noards," and dustless chalk. will De
tried at the two schools.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-07-18
DANIEL c. ROPER BREAKS
LEG IN AUTO ACCIDENT

Daniel C. Roper, former com
missioner Of internal revenue,
political lieutenant of w. G.. Nc
Adoo, is laid up in Chicago with
a broken leg sustained in an auto.
mobile accident, and will not be
able to return to Washington for
at least two weeks, it was said
at his office here today.
ID. c. Roper, jr., who was with
him at the time of the accident,
returned to Washington yesterday
and expressed hope that his fathers
recovery would be rapid. Mrs.
Roper and another son has re.
manned in Chicago. Mr.. and Mrs.
Roper were visiting friends in
Chicago at the tine Of the accident.