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Evening star., 1925-03-16
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Evening star., 1925-03-16
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Evening star., 1925-01-21

studied with regard to the economic
interests of homemakers, and Rep
resentatives, looking ahead two years
to their own interests, may wisely
now reflect that, after all, the vote
of S5,00O,O0O women c2unts."
Evening star., 1925-01-21
OFFICERS ARE ELECTED
BY SANTIAGO VETERANS

At the annual meeting and election
of officers of the District of Columbia
Branch of the Society of the Army of
Santiago de Cuba last evening in the
National Guard Armory, 472 l. street,
Lieut.. Col. G. Fred Cook was re-
elected president and Maj. Fred S.
Hodgson vice president. The offices
of secretary and treasurer were con-
solidated, and Secretary Samuel H.
Jacobson was chosen secretary
treasurer. The new office of chaplain
was created. and Rev. DR. George F.
Dudley, rector of ST. Stephens Church.
who was captain and chaplain of the
1st D. c.. Infantry, u. S. Volunteers,
War with Spain, was unanimously
elected to fill 1t.
1t was voted to endeavor to secure
100 per cent attendance of the en-
rolled membership of the branch at
the quarterly meeting, April 81, which
will be smoker" Capt. Dudley of
fered a prize to the member present
last evening who secures the presence
April 81 of the largest number of
members on a pro rata allotment.
Membership in the Society of the
Army of Santiago de Cuba is limited
to those who served with the United
States forces in Cuba during the
Santiago campaign. .---------
Evening star., 1925-01-21
FRENCH ENJOYS DEPARTURE
LIKE REMOT4L OF LANDMARK
Long Service of Jusserand Ended by Presentation
of Recall Papers to President Coolidge and
Personal Visits to Hughes and Others.

eran diplomat to the White House
and the State Department, where he
spent more than two hours taking
leave of officials, high and low, and
the many employees with whom he had
come in contact through the years.
With his usual courteous familiar
ity, Ambassador Jusserand went from
Office to office, remembering all by
name, not missing even the negro
messengers in the corridors. a num-
Der of whom had received presents
from him for many Christmases.
Messenger Feels Loss.
az am sure sorry to see Mr.. Jusser-
and GO" said one of the messengers,
voicing the feelings not only of his
colleagues, but of the whole depart
ment
His leave-taking from Secretary
Hughes was described as of the usual
courteous kind" The department $
view of his retirement was sensed in
the words of one high official who,
after pointing out that NJ. Jusserand
was Ambassador TO Washington be-
fore most of the staff entered the
service, described his departure as
the passing of diplomatic land
mark"
NJ. Jusserand, after reaching New
York tomorrow, will leave almost i'm
mediately for Boston to visit friends
before his departure from the United
States. He. plans to make Paris his
residence, where he will devote large
part of his time to literary activities,
interrupted, perhaps, by visits in the
United States, since. his sympathies,
his American wife and his under
standing of affairs in this country are
expected to draw him back at fire.
ouent intervals.
Evening star., 1925-01-21
ENGINEER APPEARS
At PARKS HEARING
Maj. Gen. Taylor to Explain
Annual Financing Program
for District.

Maj. Gen. Harry Taylor, chief of
engineers of the Army, who is chair
man of the National Capital Parks
Commission. accompanied by other
members of the commission, is testi-
flying this afternoon before the sub
committee which is drafting the Dis
trict appropriation bill for the next
fiscal year in support of the item for
development of the parks system III
the National Capital
The legislation which established
the commission last year authorized
an annual expenditure of S1,1OO,OO0
for building up the park system IN
the District. The Budget Bureau, in
sending the annual budget to Con-
gress with the approval of the Pres
ident, included an item of s6OO.OOO
for the work of the commission
The appropriation was stricken
from the bill by the subcommittee
after Lieut.. Col. c. o. Sheriff., engi-
neer officer in charge of public build
ings and grounds in Washington, who
is secretary of the commission, had
appeared as witness. The subcom-
mittee claimed that justification was
shown for the 100000 item.
At the solicitation of Gen. Taylor,
Acting Chairman Zihlman of the
House District committee and Fred
Coldren, chairman of the parks COM
mittee of the Washington Board of
Trade, the hearings in this item were
reopened. They are in progress this
afternoon.
Evening star., 1925-01-21

Washington felt in the departure or
Jules j. Jusserand today more thah
the loss of the dean Of its diplomatic
corps, for the retiring French Am
bassador's % years of residence here
have builded associations that had
almost forgotten he must one day
hand over the burdens of office.
NJ Jusserand, before leaving for
New York and thence Boston. where
he will sail for France on January %,
presented to President Coolidge in
person yesterday his recall papers,
thus officially ending his long service
here, in which he will be succeeded
by Emile Daeschner, who is now en-
route to this country.
The retiring Ambassador later paid
a farewell call on Secretary Hughes
and other officials at the State De-
partment, where he remembered also
in his leave taking the many long
service employees of the department.
to whom he has become familiar
and friendly figure.
Seventh Dean of Corps.
Ambassador Riano of Spain, who
becomes dean of the diplomatic corps
in Washington with NJ. Jusserand' s
retirement, Is the seventh to occupy
that position.
In presenting his letters in person.
Ambassador Jusserand re-established
a custom which had fallen into dis
use, this formality having been per-
formed for many years by the retir-
ing Ambassadors successor. NJ. JUS
serand, however, desired to present
them himself and pay his respects to
the last of the long line of Presidents
he has known.
j. Butler Wright, an Assistant Sec
retary OF state, accompanied the vet
Evening star., 1925-01-21
BLANTON ASSA|LS
RENT LEGISLATION
Calls Plan to Continue Com
mission Invasion of Prop
erty Rights.

Vigorous denunciation of the Pres
ident's proposed permanent Rent Com
mission for the District of Columbia,
was made in the House today by Rep
resentative Thomas L. Blanton of
Texas in replying to Representative
F. H. La Guardia of New York.
Representative La Guardia ap-
pealed for united Republican support
of the Presidents Rent Commission
bill, declaring it to be intended as a
model for similar legislation through
out the States. He said that Presi-
dent Coolidge was very deliberate in
making up his mind on any legisla-
tion and that in the present instance
he was absolutely right.
He recalled that in the last session
the vote on the tax bill was taken
as the measure of a mans party
loyalty and was wondering how
those who had banished him from
the party because of his attitude on
the tax bill and who were now plan
ming to vote against the President
on the rent legislation could square
themselves as regular party men.
Representative Blanton heatedIy at
tackled the proposal to continue in
definitely the life of the Rent Com
mission with broader powers.
He told the House that it was TAX
ing away all property rights. He said
that within six months such legisla-
tion would cause a decrease of at
least 33 "a per cent in real estate
values. He assured his colleagues in
stead of helping the people that they
aim to benefit they would be doing
the Government employees and resi-
dents of the District a very serious
damage. He declared the proposed
rent legislation iniquitous.
Evening star., 1925-01-21
"PINAFORE" SCORES HIT
AT CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL
Performance Will Be Repeated To-
night in Eastern Auditorium,
With Same Cast.

Gilbert and Sullivan's opera, "H. NJ.
S. Pinafore," was presented last night
in the auditorium of Central High
School, under the auspices of the
Community Center Department, with
Estelle Wentworth and Albert Parr
directing. A cast of 40 young men
and women selected from the various
church choirs in this city and Alex
andria, and members of the George
Washington University Glee Club
took part in the production, which will
be repeated tonight in the Eastern
High School auditorium.
Nina Norman, as Josephine, sang
well. as did also Erma Miller, as
Buttercup, while Ellsworth Condor,
as Ralph Rackstraw; Woodruff
Youngs, as Sir Joseph Porter; Albert
Parr, as Capt Corcoran, and Russell
Coudrey as the Boatswain, were ex-
cellent in their parts. The chorus
was well directed and had good voices
Mrs. Lucretia walker Hardy. super
visor of the East Washington Center,
extends an invitation to the COM
munity to attend tonight's per-
formances
Evening star., 1925-01-21
MEANS BETRAYER
NOW IS '|NFORMER'
JarneCke Says Government
Pays Him SIT Weekly for
Activities.
By the Associa ted Press.


NEW YORK, January 21-Elmer
W. Jarnecke, who pleaded guilty and
turned states evidence against his
co-defendantS, CASTOR r. Means, for
mer Department of Justice agent, and
Thomas B. Fielder, attorney, charged
with conspiracy to obStruct justice,
admitted under cross examination in
Federal Court today that he now was
in the employ of the Government as
an informer. He said he was getting
S77 a week.
Counsel for Means drew from Jar
necke the admission that he had been
$40-a-week clerk before he became
associated with Means, for whom he
acted as secretary, and that he had
earned as much as $1,000 a week
while associated with Means.
Jarnecke, on direct examination
yesterday, testified that Means had
discarded him after their conviction
several months ago on a charge of
conspiracy to violate the prohibition
laws. Today Jarnecke admitted that
Means, after his release from the
Tombs on $3.50 bail, had sent a
lawyer to his cell to attend to his
legal needs, and that his one-thne en-
ployer had exerted himself in his be-
half on several occasions, in addi-
tion to providing $4,000 to purchase
the court record necessary for the
filing of an appeal.
Evening star., 1925-01-21
CONFESSED BOOTLEGGER
HOLDS UP BUSINESS MAN
Needed Money to Repair Auto Tire
Damaged in Flight From
Police.

A colored bootlegger who admitted
his occupation walked into a south
east cleaning and dyeing shop last
night, told the proprietor he had to
have some money to repair a tire
which had blown out during a flight
from the police, and, forcing him to
surrender 81, walked out after bid
ding his victim Goodbye"
The victim was Louis Kousen,
whose place of business is at 229
Pennsylvania avenue southeast Ac-
cording to his story to the police, the
unidentified negro volunteered further
that another car that belonged to
him had been captured last week by
the police.
Fearing the caller was armed,
Kousen handed him 81.
Evening star., 1925-01-21
TESTIMONY FAVORS
INDIAN OFFICE HEAD
House Committee Told of
Handling of Government
Wards Money.

Presentation of evidence in be-
half of Commissioner Burke continu-
ed today before a House Indian AZ
fair subcommittee, dealing with al
legged maladministration of the In
dian Office
o. H. Graves, assistant United
States District attorney for the
eastern district of Oklohoma, said
he was not advised regarding the
California guardian for Jackson Bar
nett, reputed "Wealthiest Indian"
whose estate is under discussion a
G. Nichols, Okemah, Okla, attorney
was sworn.
Question is Barred.
a committee discussion ensued
over a question asked the witness
by Burke regarding his opinion in
Eastern Oklohoma as to gifts" of
$3.50, 600 each by Jackson Barnett to
his wife and the Northern Baptist
society. The question was disal-
lowed but withdrawn by Burke.
Nichols then told of an alleged atS
tempt by George VI. Swift. Okmulgee
attorney, to secure a portion of the
$4,000 allowed Saber jackson, an In
dian. in his suit against the Black
Panther Oil and Gas Co. Nichols suc-
ceeded Swift as counsel for Saber
Jackson's guardian.
Tells of Cash OfYer.
Nichols testified that he went to The
hotel room of Swift at st. Loui4
Nichols declared that Swift there said
to him, You're a young man and 4
good piece of money would put yoh
on your feet
IF you will help me to get s25,00D
under my contract, l will cut that
Swift told him. Es
4 said I would not entertain THAI
kind of proposition from anybody
Nichols stated.
j. f. McMurray, lawyer of McAlestek
Okla, then took the stand. He repre-
sented Swift, he said, before the Interidf
Department when stipulations w41k
pending for approval of the proposal
that the Black Panther Co. give Martha
Jackson. an Indian, $4,000, and Sahar
Jackson 100000. IL
Advised Burke's Refusal.
McMurray testified that he told Conf
missioner Burke not to approve the
Jackson stipulations, and that he rep
resented Swift and through him Marta1A
and Saber Jackson, and that was what
influenced Burke and the Interior Do
partment not to approve them.
The charge that Swift had agreed
to pay through McMurray to Howard
Warrington, said to be connecteh
with the Daugherty case, 10 per cent
of the fee he received in the Jack son
cases was denied by the witness.
Swift made this charge while testi-
flying before the committee.
McMurray branded the statement
as untrue" and declared that moth
ing was ever said about any one but
myself"
The committee then recessed until
tomorrow to enable its members to
attend to Indian bills on the floor That
committee has the call today for cal
endar Wednesday.
Evening star., 1925-01-21
RARE EDITIONS SOLD.
Dickens National Edition Brings
stockholders Sell High.

NEW YORK, January 21.-J. A.
Gallagher paid $1,000 today for the
national edition of Dickens, limited
to $50 copies and said to be the most
sumptuous ever printed, at the open
ing sale of the library Of Miss Flor
ence Sturdivant of Boston, in the
galleries of the American Art Asso-
citation. The same buyer gave $3.50
for No. 1 of the Peers edition,
limited to so copies, of the works of
Benjamin Disraeli, Earl of Beacons-
field, and $500 for set of the auto
graph edition of the writings of Mark
Twain.
Evening star., 1925-01-21
SEES HOME BUYING
CUT BY RENT BILL
Mrs. Flora Med. Thompson
Declares Measure viii
Have Bad Effect.

The proposed rent law, aiming to
fix Federal employees in the economi-
cally degraded category of a perma-
nent tenant class. would legislate a
large increase of that class by MAX
ing individual home ownership an in
vestment that no person of moderate
means reasonably could undertake, e,
declared Mrs. Flora Mcdonald Thomp-
son, chairman, fact-finding commit
tee on women'S economic relations
in a letter to The Star.
eliminate the reasonable aim of
home ownership, and the main screw
of American household economy is
gone" she emphasized. THE propos-
cd rent law tends also to frighten
persons of small means from invest
ing their economies in small income
producing rental property, which in
tho past has been a faVorite invest
ment of honest men and women in
Washington. This class of property
owners has even now greatly dimin-
ished under the operation of the eX-
jsting rent law, to the increased hard
ship of tenants
The very ills of tenants which the
rent law before Congress is advertis
ed to remedy largely result from the
existing rent law. which has so ham
pered individual ownership of hous-
ing property as to clear the real es-
tate investment field of individual
small owners for the wider opera
tion of powerful corporate interests
that promote extensive buildin g
operations, not for housing purposes,
but TO the end of the profits to be
realized in the pyramiding of loans
Explains Virtue of Loss.
This matter was reported to the
last session of Congress, and no rene
dial action has since been taken. The
anomaly of many vacant apartments
existing at the same time that ten
ants desperately seek shelter is eX-
planned in that wealthy corpora tions
speculating in the Washington hous-
ing field find it to their profit TO
figure loss on these Intentionally va
cant apartments in making their in
come tax returns. Some one has said,
The greatest discovery in modern
times is that debts may be bought
and sold But that was before in
como laws revealed the profit to be
derived from losses
Mrs. Thompson said the ills which
tenants in Washington suffer under
present conditions admit of no un-
certain remedy" Congress in the
past, she explained, found means to
rescue families and homes from 1.-The
avarice of Chattel mortgage sharks
Honest intention in regard to the eX-
listing housing situation would stir
Congress to deal directly with the
real estate loan shark. For the relief
OF the particular housing difficulties
of Federal employees the obvious
remedy is for Congress to vote in
crease>of salaries adjusted to prevail
ing cost of living"
The majority leader of the House
Representative Longworth," concluded
Mrs. Thompson after comforting with
the President, is reported to have
pledged a vote on the rent law in
Congress. That vote will be carefully
Evening star., 1925-01-21
Asks Limited Divorce.

Limited divorce and alimony are
asked in a suit filed in the District
Supreme Court by Mrs. Edna H. Don
nelly against John William Donnelly
on charges of cruelty and desertion.
They were married October 81, 1919,
and have no children. Attorney, Mar
win r. BischoG.
Evening star., 1925-01-21
RAILWAY RATE BILL
SUPPORTERS HEARD
Coolidge Measure Endorsed
by Witnesses Before House
Committee.

Supporters of the Gooding bill to
prevent railroads from charging high
er freight rates for short hauls than
long hauls over the same route were
given further opportunity to present
argument on the measure today at
hearings before the House commerce
committee.
Frank Lyon Of Washington attor-
ney for the Luckenbach Steamship
Co., headed the list of witnesses sum-
moned
Before Lyon was called James A
Ford, secretary of the Intern ediate
Rate Association and managing sec
retary of the Spokane Wash. Cham
ber of Commerce, indorsed the bill.
1t sometimes looks, he asserted, as
if the railroads We're trying to wear
''us out" and it would be much easier
for the compact" transcontinenta
lines to organize to make application
for rates than for the 1000, 900 people
scattered over the intermountain
region to organize to oppose such ap-
plica tion.
Effect of Canal Shipping.
One argument advanced against
the bill, Mr.. Ford said, is that the
railroads must have the freight now
going through the Panama Canal.
This freight amounts annually to
five and one half million tons, he as
serted, whereas the freight carried
annually by the transcontinental rail-
roads amounts to 643,0O0,000 tons an
nually. Should they obtain the five
and a half million tons now carried
by that route, he added, they would
hardly realize any difference, as it is
insignificant when compared to the
tonnage they. now carry.
The railroads are trying to put
water competition out of business
as soon as possible, Mr.. Ford declared,
and they claim this bill deprives the
Interstate Commerce Commission of
the right to grant fourth-section re-
lief to meet water competition. The
problem confronting the intermoun-
tain region, he added, is "a consum-
ers proposition" and not relating to
jobbers.
The committee received a state
ment from Joseph Decker, represent
ing the salt Lake City Chamber of
Commerce, and then called Mr.. Lyon.
Evening star., 1925-01-21
GIVES JAIL SENTENCES.
Court Sends Two to Prison or
Check-Passing Charges.

Carrying out a policy to end the
fragrant bad check passing by the
imposition of Jail sentences, Judge
Schuldt, after comforting with As
sistant United States Attorney Ralph
Given, imposed a sentence of nine
months on Chancellor Byrd and four
months on Leroy L. Derrick, both of
whom had pleaded guilty to such
violations.
Mr.. Given told the court that the
policy OF leniency in such cases had
in no way tended to break up the
practicA
Evening star., 1925-01-21
Cro,U Large Feet
And Be Dentists,
Girls Are ADVISED
Br the Associated Press

BY The Associated Press
LONDON, January 21.-Girls
seeking a career We're advised to
take up dentistry by DIR. Helen
Mayo, a successful woman dentist,
lecturing here before the Soropti-
mist Club.
One of the essentials for becom-
ing a successful dentist, said Miss
Mayo, lis TO have large feet, be-
cause a dentist has to spend most
of her time standing"
The speaker told the club she
had never heard of any woman
dentist who had failed to make
good.
Evening star., 1925-01-21
Lefty" Flynn to Wed.

HOLLYWOOD, Cal, January 21.-
Maurice Lefty" Flynn, former Yale
foot ball star and now a motion pic
ture actor, will marry Miss Grace
Darmond, also of the screen, early in
April, it was announced by Miss
Darmond.
Evening star., 1925-01-21
Army or Marine
Officer Asked as
Boston OHce Head
BY the Associated Press.

by the Associated Press.
BOSTON, January 21.-Tempo-
rary appointment of an Army or
Marine Corps officer as head Of the
Boston Police Department was ad-
vocated by Mayor Curley yester-
day. After representative of the
Boston Chamber of Commerce had
told the mayor that the chamber
was disturbed by increasing law
lessness and that there appeared
to be d need of more policemen.
the mayor called attention to the
division of authority over the po-
lice department between State and
city.
, 1925-08-22
Shipping News.

The S. s. Catherine is due at Frederik-
sted on schedule time to-day, having 81
tons of cargo for this island and a
small mail of only 80 bags for Christian
sted which may possibly be due to fai-
lure to make connection with the s. S.
San Juan due at San Juan from New
York on the goth. /"
, 1925-08-22

gin Islands in general the purchasing
agent, a Mr.. Kast, said early in the fall,
when the season for preserves starts, he
would send US an order for a small GUAM
tity of CasheW, Mango and guavaberry
preserves. have Virgin Islands fruit
preserves" printed On the hotel menu
and make them a special feature at the
Waldorf Astoria and he wanted me to
write to the Ladies Home Journal and
get this popular magazine TO run a story
about Virgin Islands fruit preserves,
stating that the Waldorf Astoria in
New York has introduced these deli
cious delicacias on their menu.
| called on the editors of the New
York Sun and talked with them. They
asked me to write a story for them about
the Vigilant expedition and the editor of
the Times asked for a story about gene
raj conditions in the Virgin Islands. |
wroCe a story about the VigiIant, had
pictures printed from films | had with
me. The World ran the Vigiiant story
with the pictures ia a later Sunday issue
and the Times ran the story on Virgin
Islands conditions, changing it into the
form Of an interview with me. sent a
copy OF the Vl2liant story 10 the Phila-
deIphia Record, That paper published it
later and a paper in Tampa, Florida, lat
er copieO it.
| called on the buyer of fruit preserves
for Park q IiifOrd, the largest Wholesale
grocer in New York. He said they could
handle Virgin Island fruit preserves. /
told him the quantity we could produce at
present was very limited. Don't worry
about that. he said, your production will
develop as we develop a market here
for them" | spent one entire day trying
to find a market for tOrtOIse-shell work
but everywhere they said the real tor
toise, she'll work is not in fashion right
now, people here prefer limitations and
then, too, since the girls bob their hair
there is not much demand for combs.
| went to OvlngtOn's on Fifth Avenue
again to see The buyer regarding mahog-
any work. He said: We have had sad
experiences with mahogany work and
all work in woods not grown here in this
climate. All the mahogany articles we
tried. he said, warped and went to
pieces" | said ! believe that can be re-
medied. He referred me to d concern
that deals in checker. boards and such
things. They said | might submit some
samples OF mahogany and sandal wood
checker. boards etc. He referred me to
Warner Bros, Corset Manufacturers.
they have an export and import depart
ment. A Miss Cavan8ugh is in charge.
She showed me a lot of mahogany and
work in other kinds of wood similar to
the WOrk done help. Il was lust Junk.