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Evening star., 1925-01-29
ABBIE MITCHELL
GIVES FINE CONCERT
Colored Soprano Displays Artistry
in Classical Program
at Lincoln.

Abbie Mitchell, a colored soprano of
remarkable vocal and dramatic talent
and a notable style in singing, pre-
sented a program of classical music
at the Lincoln Theater yesterday
afternoon, under the auspices of the
artist course series, Mrs. Milton A
Francis, chairman.
Perhaps the feature of the recital
was the singing of Schubert's "Erl
koenig' in German, with unusually
good shading of tone. The first group
included Handers difficult "Lascia
Chic Pianga" Purcelrs "Nymphs and
Shepherds and Durante's "Danza,
Danza." Brahms Won Ewiger Liebe"
was another German number. The
aria "Pleurez. Pleurez," from Massa
nets opera lie Cid" was well done.
group of Russian songs included
Songs of Russia" (Rachmaninoff)
'fMy Native Land" (Gretchaninoff) and
"Oxana's Song" koff).
Landon RonaId's Southern Song" was
the encore.
In the last group Mana Zucca's "Cry
of Woman" Irish Folk Song"
(Foote), and Coleridge-Taylor's 8
Spring Had Come" were sung with
good phrasing. Granville Bantock' s
Swinging Through the Trees" was
the encore.
Abbie Mitchell does not have that
mellow indescribable quality peculiar
to many voices of her race, such as
that of Roland Hayes, the tenor who
has won such high praise for his
artistry and talent, but she does have
really fine voice, which she uses re-
markably well.
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NATIONAL CAPITAL PARK
COMMISSION.

BY the act entitled An act pro-
vfding for a comprehensive develop
ment of the park and playground
system of the National Capital ap-
proved June g., 1924, an annual ap-
preparation, covering an indetermi-
nate period of years, was authorized
of sum not exceeding l cent for
each inhabitant of the continental
United States as determined by the
last preceding decennial census for
the acquisition of lands within the
District and adjacent areas in Mary
land and Virginia for the park, park
way and playground system Of the
National Capital, and for the ex-
penses of the commissions created by
the act, to be known as the National
Capital Park Commission, in the per-
formance of it's duties. The act pro-
vided that the personnel of the COM
mission should be composed of the
chief Of engineers of the Army, the
Engineer Commissioner of the District
of Columbia, the director of the Ma
tional Park Service, the chief of the
Forest Service, the officer in charge
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attributable to special development
or Improvement features OF these.
the committee is proposing $4,000 for
the construction of a shelter and
comfort station in Rock Creek Park
and $4,000 for widening the bridge
spanning the inlet to the Tidal Basin
to lessen the traffic danger now ex-
listing at that point. The committee
also is proposing an appropriation of
$4,000 for continuing the tourists
camp on its present site in East Po-
tomac Park, for which the budget
again failed to make any provision
In the aggregate the committees pro-
posals fall short of the budget esti-
mates under this general head by
S74730
1t should not be understood that
the appropriation annually provided
for the Improvement and care of the
public grounds constitute all the mon
ey that goes into these park areas
In a number of them concessions
have been granted under the terms
of which some rather extensive areas
are maintained at the expense of the
concessionaires. Expenditures thus
financed ran upward of $4,000 during
the fiscal year 1924. More detailed
Information with respect to such
concessions Will be found In the hear
ings commencing on page 1928. The
committee suggests that these activi-
ties are assuming such proportions
as to warrant further legislation on
the subject.
Attention is called to the con-
densed form in which the approprias
tions under this head are proposed
The hrst paragraph on page "A of the
bill is in lieu of % appropriation par
agraphs carried in the current ap-
priation act. The consolidation in the
committees Judgment. conforms with
good business methods and would per-
init of better administration. The COM
mittee has kept separate the appropri-
ations of special or unusual charac-
ter. The merger merely extends to
those items which substantially are
fixed, definite annual charges, as prior
year appropriations will evidence.
Evening star., 1925-01-29
TAGS STILL NEEDED
FOR HORSE VEHICLES
Rudolph Admits There Are Few
Left on Streets of
Washington.

A misunderstanding as to an item
in the District appropriation estimates
concerning automobile tags led to a
philosophical discussion by Commits
Sioner Rudolph during the recent hear
tngs Of the gradual extinction of the
hOI Sc as a means of transportation, 1t
was disclosed today in the printed re-
port of the proceedings.
Referring to an estimate of 81, 500
Tor metal identification tags for horse
drawn vehicles used for business pur-
poses and motor vehicles" Chairman
Davis of the appropriation subcommit-
tee asked Mr.. Rudolph: DO you still
continue to use horsedrawn vehicles?
Yes, sir" Commissioner Rudolph re-
piled, there are still few around the
streets"
How many have you got?" asked
the chairman. For eight or ten years
we have been hearing that you were
going to dispose of them
Sensing that the committee chairman
had gone off on the wrong track, Audi
tor Donovan interposed the explanation
that the funds asked were for pri-
Vately-owned horsedrawn vehicles.
and not those belonging to the Dis
trict
You have a lot of horses, yourself.
have you not?" Chairman Davis pur-
sued
Maj. Donovan replied affirmatively.
II hope the amount will be re-
duced," Representative Davis re-
marked.
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INCREASING WATER SUPPLY.

For continuing the project to pro-
vide an additional supply of water
for the District of Columbia further
appropriation of s2,500,000 is recon-
mended in this bill, which agrees with
the budget estimate. The authorized
limit of cost of the work, establish
ed in the current District of Column
bia appropriation act, Is s9,16s,0 900
There has been appropriated to date
on account of the work 81, ,725, 100,
and authority has been granted to
incur obligations to the extent of
S4174,900 in excess of appropriations
already made. The bill proposes that
contracts may be entered into up to
the limit of cost, toward the salts
faction of which s4,725,100 has been
available and s2,500,00 is proposed to
be made available in this bill. This
is looking to the completion of the
project by July 1, 1927. The engineer
department estimates that to finish
the work by January l, 1927, as it had
planned and is prepared to do, would
require the appropriation of an ad-
ditional 100000 in this bill or in
deficiency bill that would make such
further sum available prior to July
l, 1926"
Evening star., 1925-01-29
Committee FAVORS
COMBINING OFFICES
Supports Bill to Consolidate Build
ings Supervision Under
One Head.

Favorable report to the House on
the Cramton bill to consolidate the
office of superintendent of public
buildings and grounds under the En-
gineer Bureau of the War Depart
ment and the office of superintendent
of State, War and Navy Department
Buildings was ordered today by the
House committee on public buildings
and grounds.
Motion will be made on the floor of
the House to substitute this measure
for a somewhat similar bill which
passed the Senate March 27, 1924, but
to which some objection was raised in
the House.
The Secretary Of War sent a letter
to the House committee fndorsing the
Cramton bill. Lieut. Col. Clarence O.
Sheriff., engineer officer in charge OF
public buildings and grounds, told the
committee that this is purely admin
istrative economy and should result
in saving of $4,000 to $4,000 a
year.
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made director of the bureau, and has
given an admirable account of him
self. That was one instance where
Uncle Sam was lucky.
Dorset Case an Example.
The Department of Agriculture is
lucky in that respect, too. 1t is filled
with brilliant scientists grown gray
in Government service because of
loyalty to and affection for 1t. There's
Marion Dorset, celebrated bio-chem-
ist, who receives $500 a year after
80 years in the department. Twenty
years ago cholera was killing 144 out
of every 1000 hogs in America Dor
set discovered a serum which reduced
hog mortality to Al in a thousand,
which meant a saving of more than
100000 a year The bio-chemist
could leave Washington tomorrow
and earn double or triple his pay at
the Department of Agriculture, but
Uncle Sam Is lucky enough to hold
him.
Congress is the salary-raising
power in the United States. The
Bureau Of the Budget, when it agi-
tates for higher pay for certain
grades Of Government officials, finds
that Senators and Representatives do
not fancy anybody getting more sal
ary than they get. That's why, with
few exceptions, departmental wages
in Washington are limited to $500
the congressional stipend. There are
men, like cabinet officers, who receive
$4,000, and Supreme Court justices,
who are paid $14,500 .(the Chief JUS
tice gets 10000, and Interstate Com
merce, Federal Trade and Shipping
Board Commissioners who get 10000
and $4,000, but 1t is rare to run
across Government salary in excess
of $500 under the new classification.
The director of the United States
Railroad Administration has been paid
5000, but that was a wartime
salary.
United States Merely Trains Men.
1t never will be possible to offer
men like Charles Evans Hughes
enough money to tempt them to re-
nounce the emoluments of private
life. The Government is resigned to
becoming the training ground for
private business. 1t keeps good men
as long as they are content to work
for Government pay. That is what
President Coolidge meant when he
said at the recent business meeting
Of the Government: IF it were not
for the intangible spirit of service,
love of performance for the Govern
ment, devotion to its interests, and
complete commitment to projects and
interests into which many of these
officials have built their worthy lives,
the Government would be in a bad
way"
Herbert Hoover realized all of that
when he decided to dig deep into his
own pocket that the Department of
Commerce might achieve and main
tain the ideals he set himself for it.
Copyright, 1921
Evening star., 1925-01-29
S16,64O |SLOPPED
OFF LIBRARY FUND
Two School Branches Are
Ruled Out and Seven
Positions Cut Off.

The Washington Public Library and
lts branches suffered sadly under the
pruning knife of the subcommittee ee
drafting the annual supply bill AL
though the library salary item of
s162,300 is s35,742 more than for the
current year, this is due largely to
the increase in personnel for opening
the Mount Pleasant branch and Is, in
fact, sS,640 less than the budget rec
concentrations.
The following new positions were
asked for: Four at the main library,
II at the Mount Pleasant branch and
2 at proposed branches in the Eastern
and Bell-Deanwood Schools. The ap-
preparations committee Topped OFF
four positions at $1,140 each and one
at $500. 1t also decided against the
two school branches, thus cutting off
one position at $3.50 and one at
$500.
In thus deciding against the estab-
nshment of the two proposed school
branches the committee also made a
cut of $4,000 under the budget recon-
mendations, being the entire item for
purchasing new books for these school
branches.
Evening star., 1925-01-29

of public buildings and grounds, and
the chairmen of the committees on
the District of Columbia of the Sen
ate and House of Representatives
The act further provided that the
designation of all lands to be acquired
by condemnation, all contracts for
purchase of lands, and all agree
ments between said commission and
the officials of the States of Mary
land and Virginia shall be subject to
the approval of the President of the
United States and that the COM
mission shall report to Congress an
nually on the first Monday of De-
cember the lands acquired during the
preceding fiscal year, the method of
acquisition and the cost OF each tract.
The budget estimates include an
item of 100000 for each and every
purpose requisite for and incident to
the work of the commission, to be
available Immediately and to remain
available until expended. The com
mittee is proposing the budget esti-
mate.
What particular parcels or tracts
of land Will be acquired the COM
mittee is not in a position to state.
The commission has made no more
than tentative plans up to this time
but these are of sufficient definite
ness, the committee understands. to
require for their fulfillment consid-
erably more than the appropriation
proposed in this bill. 1t was indicated
to the committee that the first OBJ
jective would be to complete the So
called Fort drive, encircling the city
and touching in its course each of
the forts thrown up during the Civil
War for the defense of the Capital
Much of this drive will be along the
streets already in existence, but the
complete project contemplates the ac-
quirement of certain areas both for
roadway and park purposes. por-
ton of the money also may be applied,
should building encroachment war
rant it, to the acquisition of one or
more parcels which the commissions
tentative plans include as a part of
the park development program.
Evening star., 1925-01-29
Woma,, Reported to Haze Reaped
Fortune IL, Chicago Wheat Boom

parently knew no bounds s shorts
were rushing to cover and anna
teur buyers were urging their
brokers to buy, forcing the price
to $2.05h at the high spot yes
terday for May delivery.
Mrs. Durand would only smile
and admit that she had "dabbled
in wheat" but refused to confirm
or deny the story of her winnings.
She and her husband own dairy
farm at Lake Bluff, and are among
the wealthy North Shore social
circle.
She thinks the price OF wheat
will go even higher. why should
mt /" she said. I'm a dirt far
mer and it's a farmers busi-
ness to buy futures. The reason
wheat is high and going higher
is plain enough. It's likely to go
to 1925 and / shouldn't be sur
prised if it went up to $3.50"
Evening star., 1925-01-29
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, January 29--In keep
ing with the trend of modern
times, woman, Mrs. Scott Durand,
who refers to herself as a dirt
farmer, is reported to have made
fortune running close to, or into,
six figures yesterday in one of the
most hectic days in the wheat pit
in so years.
While the giants of the wheat
trade, among them James A. Pat
ten, who once was regarded as
wheat king" and Arthur Cutten,
now one of the large and shrewd
operators. were reported out of
the wheat futures market, the
general public got into the market.
And while these experts were
lying back on their oars as the
flood of wheat prices rolled high
er and higher, the public rushed
pell NELL in. The excitement ap-
Evening star., 1925-01-29
Police Summoned by Neighbors Find
Man Alone DeIiriOus With Pneumonia

Having seen nothing of John c.
southeast, the past few days neigh
bors summoned police of the fifth
precinct early last night and had
them effect an entrance to the
premises. The elderly man, deliri-
Gus from an attack of pneumonia,
was found alone in the house.
Although his condition was crit
ical, he was able to enter a feeble
protest against being taken from
his home. He also was able to re-
quest that DR.. Milton H. Prospect,
216 Eighth street southeast, who
had been his family physician a
number of years, be summoned.
When the physician reached the
bedside of the sick man and saw
his condition was serious he had
him removed to George Washing
ton University Hospital.
Evening star., 1925-01-29

A gas stove in the house fur
nished the only heat, and condi-
tions made it appear that the
sick man probably had been with
out food the past few days He
was SO i'll, DIR. Prospect stated,
that he probably wanted no food.
Policemen, who responded to the
call of neighbors and found the
occupant of the house i'll. proceed
ed to render first aid while await
ing the arrival of the physician.
Later they wrapped him in
blankets and had neighbor
drive him to the hospital.
Atherton, many years a resident
of this city, was twice married, 1t
is stated, his second wife dying
several years ago. He was a
real estate salesman in the en-
ploy of II. r. Howenstein, but had
not been at his employers Office
many times the past two months.
Evening star., 1925-01-29
c. R. SMITH CHOSEN
ASSOCIATION HEAD
Rhode Island Avenue Citi-
zens Elect Officers-Com-
mittee Leaders Named.

Chester r. Smith, for several years
treasurer of the Rhode Island Avenue
Citizens Association, was elected presi-
dent of the organization last night,
succeeding Ira B. Nutter, at the
annual meeting held at the Sher-
wood Presbyterian Church.
Other officers elected were: First
vice president, NJ. c. Wilson; second
vice president, Mrs. William Collins;
secretary, Julian F. Belfeld: financial
secretary, Thomas S. Mallon, sr.; as
siStant secretary, H. G. Baumert, and
treasurer, John L. Knopp.
The following committee chairme n
We're named: Streets and sidewalks,
T. ]. Llewellyn; Legislation, William
S. Torbert; schools. Ira B. Nutter
sewers and water Harry A. Truscott;
membership, Clayton c. Marsh
health and sanitation, Mrs. K. r.
Kalmbach; press, Louis n. La France;
fire and police, B. F. Edwards; lights
and mails, Oscar F. Ellis; public
utilities, X p. Armstrong; meetings,
Albert H Engelbrecht; lawns, gar
dens and parks, DR.. Royal j. H Iell.
William S. Torbert and Mr.. Smith
were elected delegates to the Fedora
tion of Citizens Associations.
300 Members Listed.
The annual report of the member
ship committee, read by Clayton c.
Marsh, showed that the association
now has nearly 900 members. with s
new members admitted last night.
Various projects of interest to the
neighborhood We're discussed, but no
resolutions were adopted. One hun
dred and ninety-two new members have
been admitted during the year which
closed last night.
Projects for the improvement of
the Langdon School were discussed
by the association.
Evening star., 1925-01-29
RATES TO SOUTHWEST
CANCELLED BY I.C. C.
Commission Denies Permission for
10 to 80 Per Cent Increase From
Atlantic Seaboard.

Freight rates covering ocean and
rail shipments from Atlantic sea
board territory TO points west of the
Mississippi River in Louisiana, Ar
kansas, Oklahoma, Texas, kansas and
Missouri, which carriers proposed to
make effective in June. 1924, were
ordered Cancelled today by the Inter
state Commerce Commission.
The rates would have increased
freights from 10 to 80 per cent on
shipments of almost any commodity
moving over the routes. The commits
sion held they were not justified. The
increases were held up at the time of
filing, to await an investigation.
Evening star., 1925-01-29
Glass House Smashed.
from the Harvard Lampoon.

From the Harvard Lampoon.
The judge was giving his regula-
tion lecture on the evils of gambling.
so you see," he concluded, what a
wicked thing it is to shoot craps,
especially on the Sabbath. Have you
nothing better than that to do on
Sundays?"
"Oh, yassuh, judge replied the
prisoner. Most gen'ally ah caddies
fo' you when you plays golf with
Mistuh Edwards TO a dolluh a hole"
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is the problem of keeping high-grade
and high priced specialists in Uncle
Sans service at the low salaries
Uncle Sam pays.
Details Not Available.
Details of Hoover's method of solv-
ing the problem are not available
The writer's understanding Is that
his 100000 was spent on hiring half
a dozen or more experts in as many
different lines of business activity.
Some of the money probably was de-
voted to inquiries and surveys for
which no Federal appropriations were
available. Practically ever since
Hoover has been in the cabinet he
has given up his $4,000 salary to
a couple of chief assistants whom the
Department of Commences budget
does not provide for.
The disclosure Of the engineer
statesman's readiness to use his pri-
vate means to effect governmental
efficiency throws informative light on
his recent refusal to become Secre-
tary of Agriculture. In declining
President Coolidge's invitation to
change portfolios Hoover intimated
that he was so immersed in inter-
esting and important plans at the De-
partment of Commerce that no other
executive work, at the moment, at
tracts him.
Explains Vital Work.
When the American business world
learns of Hoover's munificence to his
own department it will understand
how that department has become
real factor in trade and industry at
home and abroad. 1t has grown like
a beanstalk since Hoover took charge 9
Of 1t in March, 1921. Nobody of i'm
portance outside of Washington ever
took the Department of Commerce
very seriously before. 1t used to be
utilized as a sort of super-informa-
ton bureau, but today it is recognized
in Wall street and Main street alike
as the spearhead of the whole Amer
lean drive for expanded trade
throughout the world.
President Coolidge, as well as Gen.
Lord. director of the budget, Is con-
scious that the Government cannot
compete with private enterprises In
hiring the highest type of executive
or administrative talent. If such
talent continues to remain at the
country's disposal, the country is
lucky, that's all. 1t Is amazingly
fortunate in that respect, as a matter
of fact, though hardly month passes
that somebody, worth thrice and more
the salary Uncle Sam pays him, does
not succumb to the inducements OF
private life There was classic case
in point in Hoover's own department.
in 1928, when DR.. S. w. Stratton, for
% years director of the Bureau of
Standards, left that $1,000 post to be-
come president of the Massachusetts
Institute of Technology at $4,000
,icik HnnUor
American Society of Engineers to
recommend a successor. But Hoover
found the man it selected already
was earning 100000 a year. Then
George K. Burgess. whom DR.. STRAIT
ton had practically raised" was
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Wife's Parents Testify.
Assigned to Militia.

Capt Arthur w. Shutter, 10th Field
Artillery, at Camp Lewis, Washing
ton, has been detailed to duty with
the Illinois National Guard, at Mon
mouth.
Evening star., 1925-01-29
HOOVER PAYS 100000
OF OWN TO INCREASE
DEPARTMENTS VALUE

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been priced purposely low be-
cause immediate disposal is
necessary before inventory.
Be on hand early Friday morn
ing in order to get the size you
want.
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VETERANS BUREAU
CASE WILL GO TO
JURY LATE TODAY

Continued from First Page.)
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Friday and Saturda-he last days before inventory

We have grouped many
remnants, odds and ends, bro
ken sizes, and some counter
soiled merchandise for a final
cleanup. The items have
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Hotel Inn
Phone Main s10s-sIos.
04.6I0 9th ST. NV

81 rooms, SO weekly; $1o.5O rooms, IS; s1l
with toilet, shower and lavatory, $40: 2 in
room. sc per cent more. Rooms Like Mothers.
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Budget Is l,844,8O3 Larger
Than That of Current Year

Continued from Fourth Page.)
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is the problem of keeping high-grade
and high-priced specialists in Uncle
Sans service at the low salaries
Uncle Sam pays.