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Evening star., 1925-03-19

AVA fred Cortot, the French pian-
list, in the National Theater.
The Vice President and Mrs. Dawes
Will be the honor guests at dinner
this evening of the Ambassador OF
Great Britain and Lady Isabella How
ard, who will entertain a company of
% in compliment to Lady Burghclere.
who Is their guest at the embassy.
The British Ambassador, Sir Esme
Howard, was guest of honor at the
organization dinner of the Highland
Club, at the Mayf1ower Hotel last night,
when forty or fifty distinguished per-
sons of Scotch ancestry met and formed
the elite organization.
Before the dinner the guests were
received by Judge Milton Elliott, toast
master at the banquet. who conducted
the election of Gen. James A. Buchanan
as president and Capt. G. c. Calhoun
and DR.. Mcpherson Creighton as vice
presidents.
Lady Isabella Howard, who was to
be present at the dinner, was prevent
ed from attending, but the embassy
house guest, Lady Burkeleigh, for
whom she and the Amba ssador are
entertaining at dinner tonight: Lady
Betty Fielding, Mr.. Lcander McCor-
embassy were there.
The dinner party was really a
christening for the new organization
and Sir Esme Howard in his short
address said he hoped the organiZa-
tion would develop into a great factor
for Scotch sports.
Other speakers were DR.. Crichton,
who recited a Scotch ballad; Capt.
Gordon Smith, who discussed the
'Hie-landers and the Lowlanders''
Col. Jennings Wise, Capt. c. c. Cal
houn and there were other brief ad-
dresses.
The setting for the banquet was
perfect, the guests seated about hol-
low-sQuare table, the center filled
with palms surrounding a playing
fountain, and a famous bagpiper
marched many times around the
table playing his weird and sprightly
melodies during the feast.
Bringing rounds of applause was
Hook kennedy in his splendid
Scotch impersonations, always show
Ing the exquisite pathos or humor Of
the Scotch and his acting, voice and
costuming bringing his work up with
the best and better than the best in
his line. The show of plaids Of the
various clans whose descendants
were represented a the dinner added
interest.
The evening closed by every one
joining hands and singing Aud
Lang Syne."
Evening star., 1925-03-19

Miss Gertrude Yung kwai was
hostess at bridge and tea at the
White Teacup Tuesday afternoo oon.
The guests of honor were MISS
Dorothy Wilson and Mrs. Gwyn OF
Cleveland, Ohio. Others of the party
were Miss Dorothy Miller, Miss
Frances Lloyd, Miss Frances Bright
well, Miss Esther Ward, Mrs. George
Farnham and Mrs. Bishopp.
In compliment to Mrs. Henry West
man of Baltimore. the guest of Mrs.
Robert Rausch, Mrs. william Leon
Thurber entertained at luncheon at
the Mayflower yesterday. Following
Evening star., 1925-03-19

going to their cottage at Bar Harbor
In June for the Summer months.
GEM and MrH. George Barnett have
as their guest Miss Lucia Chase of
Waterbury, Conn, who will be with
them until after the marriage In
April of Mrs. Barnetts younger
daughter, Miss Anne Gordon, to Mr..
Henry Suydam.
Evening star., 1925-03-19

Mr. Ten Eyck Wendell. jr., was host
at dinner last evening in his New
York home In compliment to Mr.. and
Mrs. Norvin Hewitt Green of Tuxedo
Park. Later he took his guests to
the theater.
Evening star., 1925-03-19

~ - RS. COOLIDGE will occupy the
NN presidential box ut the re-
EN cital this afternoon of NJ. AL
l. - fred Cortot, the French pian-
list, in the National Theater.
Evening star., 1925-03-19

Former Senator and Mrs. Henry IT.
Lippitt are returning to their home
In Providence from Palm Beach,
where they have been for the season.
Evening star., 1925-03-19

Nine. MIshtowt will entertain at
tea tomorrow afternoon in the court
ct the Mayfiower, when her guests
will be Gen. Squier, Capt. and Mrs.
Galbraith, the charge daffalres OF
Austria and Nine. Prochnik, the first
secretary of the Belgian embassy and
Nine Tilmont, Capt. Rigal OF the
French navy and Mrs. Emory Sands.
Evening star., 1925-03-19

WHERE THE VOGUE OF THE MOMENT is FIRST REVEALED
Evening star., 1925-03-19

CONTINUED on Ninth Page
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HOMES EXHIBIT
WILL START
W|THFETE
Afternoon Opening Switched
to Evening Due to More
Elaborate Plans
INTERNATIONAL. NEWS REEL

Official opening of the Better
Homes Exposition and Second Ma
tional Capital Food Show will oc
cur tomorrow evening, instead of
tomorrow, at 100, as previously
announced. Directors of the ex.
position today devided to postpone
the opening a few hours, and to
make it concurrent with the pro.
gram to be presented by the citi
zens' committee in charge of media.
and merit bar presentation to po.
licemen and firemen
Program At O'Clock.
The program for the latter event
will begin shortly before 8 p. m.
and will be in charge Of Cuno n.
RUDOLPH chairman OF the Boar:
of District Commissioners. Doors
will be opened at Z o'clock.
In the slight revision of plans
for the exposition opening 1t will
be necessary to discontinue the en-.
tertainment and cooking school plan.
ned for Saturday afternoon. The
better homes lectures for Saturday
night will also be deferred.
The regular program of the ex.
position will be adhered to after
Saturday night. Complete details
will be found in the souvenir sup
plement contained in today's Times
Your paper will not be complete
without this supplement.
Cars of both the Capital Traction
Company and the Washington Rail
way and Electric Company stop
right at the main door Of the Audi
forum on Nineteenth street at +
street northwest. Potomac Park
and Lincoln Memorial buses &C
within a block Of the building.
This will be the first opportunity
the public has had to inspect this
beautiful new building erected M
a cost of over $4,000 and which
will take it's place tomorrow as one
OF the show places in this city.
Exhibits OH Two Floors.
More than $4,000 square feet OF
interesting exhibits are located or
Continued on Page 2. Column A.
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NEDA[ AWARD.
PROGRAM TO Be
BROADCAST
Police. and FireFnen on Duty
to Hear Exercises in Honor
of Comrades

The ceremonies tomorrow night in
the Washington Auditorium, Nine
.teenth street and New York avenue
northwest, during which 10 police
man and firemen will be decorated
for bravery and meritorious service,
will be broadcast by WRC, the
Radio Corporation of America.
The broadcast station is installing
a special wire to the auditorium.
For this program WRC will go on
the air from the auditorium at g.
o'clock.
Broadcast of the program will
enable hundreds of policeman and
firemen. assigned to duty within the
precinct and fire house and unable
to attend the ceremonies, to hear
everything that is going on in the
auditorium.
Program to Be Varied.
The program tomorrow night will
include a twenty-two-minut skit by
Happy Walkers orchestra. Com
missioner Cuno II. Rudolph will
preside and Congressman Henry r.
Rathbone Of Illinois and Frank j.
Hogan, nationally known attorney,
will speak. The Capital Male Quar-.
tet will entertain.
A fireman, Pearson Talbot, and
a policeman, John F. McLarney.
will be given gold medals for CON
spicuous bravery during 1924.
Eighteen other policemen and fire
men will be given merit bars for
honorable mention for bravery and
ninety others will be given bars
for meritOrious service.
Mai or Daniel Sullivan. superin-
tendent Of police, has recommended
Precinct Detective II. h. Wilson,
First precinct, and Sergeant Ed
ward Harvey, Of the Fourth pre-
cinet. for merit bars.
Wilson was one OF several officers
who worked on a case in which a
man Was lured by three other men
| into Virginia, beat up and robbed.
The arrests Of the three robbers fol-
| lowed after several hours inVestiga.
ton by Detective Wilson and other
police Of the First precinct.
Sergeant Edward Harvey, of the
| Fourth precinct, aided in the arrest
| OF two colored men in Southwest
Washington. These men later con
| fessed to forty eight HOUSEKEEPING
and two joyriding cases, clearing up
series Of robberies in the south.
| west.
Both Wilson and Sergeant Harney
were praised by Major Sullivan for
their work on these cases.
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Lecture on Decorating

B. H. Streeks will give the first
of his free lectures on interior
decorating tonight at o'clock at
the knights of Columbus Evening
school, 1914 Massachusetts avenue
northwest. .---.A-.----
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-01-16
RULE IN
DISTRICT IS
URGED
Federation of Labor Presents
Petition to Congress Asking
Citizenship Rights Here

Enactment of legislation provid-
ing self government for the District
of Columbia was asked of Congress
in a petition presented today by
the American Federation of Labor,
through its new president, William
Green.
In his letter accompanying the
resolution, Mr.. Green declared that
the people of the District should
have self-government with the full
rights of citizenship which are
granted to residents in other parts
Of the nation.
He declared that the Federation
will oppose any measure which does
not propose to grant full citizenship
and the right of local self-govefn-
ment.
"The American Federation Of La
Dor is a firm believer in American
ideals, American institutions, and
American principles of self-govein-
ment and feels that a great injustice
is done the residents of the District
when they are denied the right to
govern themselves in keeping with
those fundamental principles" Green
stated.
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BlJ TTERFLY
5HI]NSN0,
S|GNS()F
REGRET
Chats GaiIy Of Her Love Tor
Night Life 4 'sheIk"
Lovers Sought
BY ELLIS H. MARTIN,
international News Services.


SAN FRANCISCO. Calf, Jan.
16.-StiI the ''life Of the party"
sixteen-year-old Dorothy Filing
son, confessed slayer of her
mother, continued today to get the
same "big kick" out Of life that
characterized her "jazz path to .
prison CELL"
Twelve hours of questioning
and posing found her ready to
continue today when police orders
shut off further interviewers.
Only when her father and brother
visited her in her cell-both sternly
accusing her-did her sangfroid
break.
Then she for a moment forgot
pose and sought to beguile their
sympathy.
Brother Condemns Her.
Don't touch me-you killed my
mother" her slim-legged. serious
faced brother Earl shouted as she
sought to throw herself In his
arms.
my God, go away--don't you
know I can't talk to you? Why
do you come to me like this?" came
from her taut lips in bitter tones
They turned and left. and slowly
her smile returned and again she
was the life Of the party"
The youthful figure in Califor-
MAS most unusual matricide will
not hang, though ner brother ex-
pressed the wish that she might.
The State law prevents the ex-
treme penalty being imposed on
persons aged under eighteen. But
the State will probably demand life
imprisonment for Dorothy. This
was indicated when jurisdiction
over the case was retained by Su-
perior Court instead of the juvenile
authorities.
District Attorney Brady inter
viewed the girl and said he was
at loss to know what to do.
First Case of Kind.
at is the first case of the kind on
record in this State that l know of.
Her youth, the circumstances sur.
rounding the killing are all unusual
he said.
The girls arraignment set her
police court hearing for Thursday
January %. A perfunctory coroner's
inquest will be held tomorrow.
Authorities early today had not de-
cided whether the girl would be
present but it was expected she would.
Her brother was to testify concern
ing the finding of his mother body
and another dramatic meeting be.
tween the estranged sister and
brother was in prospect.
Round UP ''Sheiks."
Police today continued their 'sheik"
round up. Warrants were issued for
seventeen young men as a result OF
the girls story and three of them
had been arrested early today.
"They are just as guilty OF this
as l." she snapped when told that
her erstwhile associates in jazz
land" were to be arrested.
"They started me and kept me
going on the way to this"
She had a good word for only one
of the seventeen. 1t was for Keith
Lord, popular young banjoist. now
in Los Angeles.
Keith was conference.-the
ferent from the Others" she said.
Lord, Dave Stein, and Harry
Chinitz were the three under arrest
today. They were charged with COM
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-01-16
SUM
MEASURE
URGED
Cong. Crannton Wants It Made
Permanent Fiscal Plan
for District

Enactment Of permanent legis-
Iation fixing 100000 as the
annual contribution of the Federal
Government toward District ex-
penses was urged before the House
District Committee at a special
meeting today by Congressman
Louis C. Cramton of Michigan.
Congressman Cramton declared
that the lump sum is the only
method by which the District can
secure the funds it needs to keep
pace with its rapid growth.
The right of Congressman Fred
erick N. Zihlman of Maryland,
ranking Republican member, to
call the meeting in the absence OF
the chairman, Congressman Stuart
F. Reed, who is i'll, was challenged
by Congressman Thomas L. Blan-
ton of Texas.
Tried To Boost Rate.
Blanton charged that although
Congressman Reeds name was
signed to the notice of the meeting,
Reed did not know anything about
it. He declared that the meeting
was ''illegal and unauthorized"
Blanton offered an amendment to
the Cramton bill providing that no
contribution shall be made to the
District from the Federal Treasury
until the local tax rate shall be at
least $3.50 a. hundred.
Cramton declared that the lump
sum solved the needs of the city
as no other method could.
81 saw the increasingly rapid de-
velopment of the city and felt that
Congress would never meet the in
crease on a proportional plan, .
Cramton said. II believe that the
Federal Government should not be
called upon to meet the increase
for purely local needs, caused by
an increase in the population of
the city.
Lauds Lump Sum Plan.
1.-The lump sum plan brings about
a far better condition in the Dis
trict. When the people or the DIS
trict come here and demand that
they be given certain appropria-
tions, they come with the under
standing that If these appropri'
atoms are granted their own taxes
must be increased to meet that
burden. Therefore they come in
a more dignified position.
Congress is committed to the
lump sum plan and everybody knows
that Congress will reaffirm the po-
sition it took on this question last
year.
"What ! am asking you to do is
to pass legislation that will repre-
sent the judgment Of Congress at
this time"
Says $33, OOO, 900 Needed.
Congressman Cramton declared
that he is convinced that the Dis
trict must have at least $33. 900, 600
during the coming fiscal year. He
declared that Congress should pay,
If anything, more than it's fair share
toward the expenses Of the District
and opposed cutting down the
SO, 900. 900 lump sum.
The committee postponed action
on the Cramton bill until its next
regular meeting next Wednesday.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-01-16
NIGHT OUT LOST
HIM 500, HE
CLAIMS
FIoridian Tells Queer Robbery
Tale to Local PoIice-Had
Been With Strange Girls

One joyful night spent at road.
house in nearby Maryland by
George r. Lilies, a Dromin ant Wis
itor at the New Willard Hotel from
Miami, Florida, during which Mr..
Lilies was robbed Of an overcoat
and about 500 in cash has local
police mystified.
A taxi driver who brought the
visitor and two girls back to Town
after an evening at the road house,
reported to police that his cab was
stopped by big touring car con-
tanning two men and two girls, also
coming from the roadhouse, and
one Of his passengers robbed.
Lilies, however, denies that there
was any robbery on the road, but
claims that someone stole his over
coat with about 500 in a pocket
while he was at the roadhouse.
lie admits that he and his party
were stopped on the road into
town, but says that resulted from
fight between his girls and the
other girls about which he knew
nothing until they were stopped.
Turned on Smoke Screen.
According to the story told to
police by Henry Bean, 2215 Four
teenth street northwest, owner of
the cab in which Lilies and the
two girls were riding. the party
was returning from Monkeys road
house near Berwyn, Nd, about
o'clock this morning when they
were stopped.
He says that as they neared the
National Training School for Boys
on the Bladensburg road. large
touring car drove past them, turned
on a smoke screen. and forced them
to the curb.
Here. according to the taxi man S
Continued on Page 2. Column 81
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-01-16
WISH THEY'D HANG HER" SAYS
BROTHER OF JAZZ SLAVE
DC. Woman Can Eject
Spouse From House,
Court Rules

RICHMOND, Va, Jan. 16.-
A wife has a right to eject her
erstwhile husband from a house
which he decided to her in q. mo-
ment Of love and affection, the
Supreme Court of Appeals de-
cided today.
The decision was rendered in
the case of Arthur C. Hum
phreys, prominent marine in
surance man Of Norfolk, who
sued to recover a handsome resi-
dence in a fashionable district Of
Norfolk. Humphreys decided the
residence to his wife, Jean Car
ter Humphreys, in 1909.
Some years later, after Mrs.
Humphreys had secured q di-
vorce in Reno, the husband
sought to recover title and pos
session of the house, on the
ground Of failure of considera-
tion Mrs. Humphreys had him
elected.
After securing her divorce,
Mrs. Humphreys married Richard
u. Strong, of Washington, D. G..
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-01-16
RELEASED
FROM MEXICAN JAIL

Doctor William r. Lorenz, of the
University, of Wisconsin, and the
captain and crew Of the American
sailing vessel Ruth" were released
from a Mexican Jail at Progresso,
Mexico, yesterday. according to dis
patches received by the State De-
partment tdOay.
Doctor LorenZ and the Vessels
crew were arrested charged with
filibustering after the ship was
wrecked on the reef. near Progresso.
Their release comes as a result of
representations made. by the State
Department.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-01-16
Anthony Group to Meet

The Susan B. Anthony Foundation
will meet tomorrow from to 4
o'clock at 1909 II street, northwest.
Tea will be served from 4 to 8 o'clock,
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-01-16
Public Is Invited To
Medal Presentation

The public is invited to at
tend the ceremonies in the
Washington Auditorium, Nine
teenth street and New York
avenue northwest, at 8 p. m.
Saturday night, when medals
and merit bars will be pre-
scented to members Of the pO-
lice and fire department.
The. public may inspect the
new auditorium, which OIAbns
Saturday for the first time.
An elaborate program will
be presented. 1t viii be well
worth attending.
Tickets of admittance may
be obtained from the counter
In the lobby Of the Hearst
building, 1917 H street north
west.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-01-16
LECTURER TO TELL
OF WOMEN IN RUSSIA

women in Russia Under the
New Constitution" will be the sub
iect of an address to be delivered by
Jessica Granville Smith, former re-
lief worker with the foreign service
commission in Russia, at a special
meeting of the National Womans
Party Sunday afternoon at 4:3O
o'clock.
The meeting will be held at the
Woman's Party headquarters, Il
First street northeast.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-01-16
WILL HELP
PREVENT
REAL TY
!. EVILS
Senator Ball Calls for Legal
Aid to Draft an Additional
Rent Bill

The Department of Justice to-
day entered the campaign in Con-
gress to place on the statute books
legislation designed as a permaS
nent cure for rent and realty evils
in the National Capital.
At the request of Chairman L.
Heisler Ball, OF the Joint Sub
committee on Rental Legislation,
Judge H. =. Underwood, special
assistant to the Attorney General,
visited his office at noon today
armed with formidable appearing
legal documents and an array of
data
Conference Held.
After Judge Underwood and Chair
man Ball had been in conference
Tor . few moments. the latter sent
to the floor for Senator Jones of
Washington, member OF the joint
subcommittee, who has been taking
an active part in the recent hear.
ings.
While Chairman Ball was reluct-
ant to tell exactly what is in his
mind in connection with drawing
the Department of Justice into the
investigation, he admitted that the
main problem is to get its views
on legislation designed to make
pyramiding trusts and alleged fake
sales and similar practices peni-
tertiary offense.
Chairman Ball today admitted
that following his conference with
Judge Underwood that the latter
will whip into shape a new bill to
curb the practices which were dis
closed, according to the chairman,
IN the now famous Senate investiga-
ton on the rent situation at the
last session of Congress.
Supplemental Bill.
1t was indicated that the new
bill, which is to be partially
sponsored by the Department Of
Justice, and which is. in reality
Chairman Balls own idea, will not
act as substitute for the drastic
Whaley rent bill. now under con-
sideration, but in, addition to the
latter.
IL IL k1O"H IHdl the w
Rent bill would hardly reach, the
situation concerning pyramding OF
trusts.
Feeling that it is imperative to
IRISH through the hearings on the
Whaley rent bill Chairman Ball
today announced that not only will
the hearing of the joint committee
toe held next Monday morning but
another hearing will be held Mon
day night.
Plan Night Hearings
Proponents of the bill will be
heard al both of the hearings.
Chairman Ball said that night
hearings would be the order until
the entire eighteen hours allotted
the proponents and opponents OF
the bill have been consumed.
1t is expected that the Washington
Real Estate Board will submit a
graft of their modelling licensing law
at the hearing Monday morning and
also that Congressman Thomas L.
Plsnton at that time will request tne
joint subcommittee to consider two
bills he has introduced as substitutes
for. the Whaley bill.
ne of these bills would prevent
pyramlding of trusts while the other
is very similar TO the model licening
bill sponsored by the realty men here
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-01-16
WIDOW LEAVES SUITOR
FLAT" TO WE'D ANOTHER

RICHMOND, Va, Jan. 16.-Mrs.
Eva Gene Boyce, fifty-nine, widow
of Gloversville, N. Y, attorney,
here yesterday from Albany. n. Y,
leaving another sutton waiting. and
was married to William M. Page.
sixty nine, a wealthy retired mer-
chant of Erie. Penna.
The couple left today for Miami.
Fla, to spend their HONEYMOON.