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Evening star., 1925-05-24

fax. near Chantilly, and the son con-
| tinued operating the hostelry after his
fathers death.
At the outbreak of the Civil War.
although 80 years old, he enlisted in
the Confederate militia, and shortly
afterward was discharged for physi-
cal disability. During the war troops
of both sides invaded his farm. but did
little damage, although bullets whis.
tled close to his house during the bat
| tie of Chantilly, which took place on a
neighboring farm.
After the war he married Miss Fan.
ME Gibson of Loudoun County, Va.
who died two years later. Four years
after her death he married Miss Hen
rietta Virginia Howard. by whom he
had five children, of whom the fol
lowing are living: Mrs. E'itzhugh,
Mrs. Lyman Bryce and c. n. Stewart
all of Burke. Va, and Miss Annie
Stewart, of this city. The grandson is
Stewart Bryce, II years old.
Mr. Stewart lost his sight through
an accident on his farm 20 years ago.
Consequently he has never seen an
automobile, airplane or. in fact, any
Of the modern wonders of civilization.
After this accident he went to live
with Mrs. Bryce on farm near Pen
der, Va. removing ID years ago TO
the home of Mrs. Fitzhugh.
Mr. Stewart. despite the handicaps
imposed on him by a trick of fate,
never complains about anything, and
wants to live to "a ripe old age"
Simple food, and plenty of it, is his
motto. For breakfast he eats oat-
meal. softboiled eggs, coffee and
bread; for lunch. a full meal of meat,
vegetables, cornbread. etc, and for
supper a light repast of bread, jelly
and milk. Because of his blindness
he seldom leaves his room on the
main floor. except to walk now and
then about the yard for exercise. He
is still in good physical condition,
weighing 165 pounds. He is feet
and 10 inches tall.
He is not a church member, al
Evening star., 1925-05-24
GIVE MISS WATKINS
SURPRISE BANQUET
Teachers Pay Signal Honor
to Head OF kindergarten
in Public Schools.

kindergarten teachers in the Dis.
trict public schools visibly displayed
their high esteem for their director,
Miss Catherine r. Watkins, at a sur
prise testimonial dinner given in her
honor last night at the Women's City
Club.
Led to the club under Subterfuge,
Miss Watkins was greeted by a host
of the teachers under her direction
and informed, to her amaZement. that
The festivities were designed as a
tribute to her, her CeaSeleSS and un-
firing efforts for the advancement of
education and as a reward for her
devotion to the Undergraduates in the
Washington public school service.
The dinner also was designed to mark
the twenty-sixth anniversary of Miss
Watkins dictatorship of the kinder
garten department. She has held this
important position since the establish
ment of kindergartenS as an integral
part of the elementary school system.
Is Given Diamond Ring.
Praise was showered on Miss Wat
l<ins in many different ways. Some
of the teachers made brief impromptu
remarks to show their regard for her.
Others sang parodies about her to the
tune of popular kindergarten songs.
AS a climax TO the ceremonies Mrs.
y. L. d. Moote presented to her on
behalf of the teachers a ring set with
sapphireS and diamonds.
Miss Grace Alden, president of the
District kindergarten Association. who
presided, pointed out that Miss Wat
kins is recognized in educational cir
rles as one of the outstanding kinder
garten directors of the country, and
has been sought by many large cities
to give lecture courses. For two
years Miss Watkins was president Of
the International Kindergarten Union
and has served that organization many
other years in other capacities. AS a
further honor the union has invited
her to make the opening address at
its annual convention in California
next month.
Among those who eulogized Miss
Watkins were Miss Meta Farris,
editor of Childhood Education, official
organ of the International Kindergar-
ten Union; Miss Nina Vandewalker,
Miss Mae Murray and Miss Mabel Os-
good, the guests Of honor, and the
three District delegates to the Cali
fornia conclave of the union, Miss
Augusta Swan, Miss Cornelia Allen
&ad Miss Maud Smith.
Evening star., 1925-05-24
Draft Model Lu,U
For Licen ing of
AU Auto DriUers
Uniform State Legislation
Conference Acts Upon
HOOUer Suggestion.
BY the Associated Press.


CHICAGO, May Pa proposed
law for the examination and licensing
of all automobile drivers as the re-
suit of the suggestion of Secretary
last safety congress in Washington,
has been drafted by committee OF
the national conference of commits
sioners on uniform State laws, 1t was
learned today.
The measure, which is intended to
nut teeth in legislation covering
operation of motor vehicles, VIII De
presented June and 4 in Washing
ton to the committee on uniformity
of laws and regulations of the ma
tional conference on street and nigh
way safety.
The proposed law. to be submitted
to State legislatures, provides that
no person under 16 years of age
would be granted license. Persons
between 16 and IS years would not
be granted a license unless their ap-
plication is signed by the parents.
The measure also provides that no
license shall be issued unless the
applicant demonstrates his fitness.
In the case of revocation or sus-
pension of license, a new one could
not be issued for a period of one year.
Licenses would be refused to habitual
drunkards or users of narcotic drugs.
Vehicle departments also would be
directed to refuse licenses to any
persons afflicted with any physical
or mental disability or disease las
will serve to prevent such person
from exercising reasonable control
over motor vehicle, nor shall a
license be issued TO any person un-
able to understand highway warn
ings or direction signs in English"
Evening star., 1925-05-24
LADIES OF THE G. A. R.
PLAN ANNUAL MEMORIAL
Local Circles Meet This Afternoon
in Rotunda of the Capitol
Public Is Invited.

The annual memorial service Of the
Abraham Lincoln Circle, No. 3, and
the L. S. Grant Circle. No. /, Ladies'
Of the Grand Army OF the Republic,
will be held in the rotunda OF the
Capitol this afternoon, beginning at {
O'Clock. The public is invited.
Former Representative William Z,
Andrews will be the principal speaker
at the memorial exercises, and a musi
cal program will be given by Misc
Mary Helen Rowe, Mrs. Esther Sloss,
Harry w. Wilkins and a bugler from
the United States Army Band.
Rev. r. f. Mcbride, department
chaplain of the Grand Army Of ths
Republic, will say an invocation and
a benediction. The American Greet
will be recited by the audience. Mrs
Mary McTwiggan, patriotic instructor
of the L. 5. Grant Circle, and Mrs.
Sarah T.. Deeds Of Abraham Lincoln
Circle will lead in the repeating Of the
pledge to the flag.
Evening star., 1925-05-24
CHURCH GAIN TOLD
T0PRESBYTER|ANS
Southern Body Reports Big
Increase in Members.
Peace Prevails.
By the Associated Press


LEXINGTON, KY, May 23.-There
were 456,5S5 members of the Southern
Presbyterian Church enrolled at the
close of the fiscal year, March 81. DIR.
j. d. Leslie, stated clerk, Chatta-
nooga, Tenn, reported to the general
assembly today. Total accessions
to the church during this year num-
bered 24,200 he reported. This was
said to represent one of the best an
nual growths in the church's history
Membership at the end of the pre-
vious year was 43S,818. and, discount
ing losses through deaths and with
drawals, the present figures showed
gain of 17,767. The denomination,
the report said, has $500 churches
Peace prevails in the Presbyterian
Church in the United States, the
judicial committee said, in it's report
to the assembly today, and a message
of greetings sent to the Northern
PresbyterianS In session at Columbus
Ohio, said:
Greets Northern Body.
"GraCe be unto you and peace from
God. our Father. and from the Lord
Jesus Christ
4 short session this morning com
pleted the business for the day and
this afternoon the delegates went to
Danville, Ky, TO visit Centre College
and the Kentucky Women'S College
A popular meeting in the interest of
foreign missions was held last night
Sunday will be a day of rest and
Worship for the 276 commissioners
registered, and on Monday the most
important sessions of the sixty-fifth
assembly are to begin.
Evening star., 1925-05-24
Greets Northern Body.

though he leans" toward the Metho-
dists. he admits. In politics he is a
staunch Democrat. Asked for a state
ment for the press, the nonoGena rid n
leaned forward and said:
Just tell them I'm a farmer who
enjoys life and who attributes his
long life and health to being tenn
perate in all things"
Evening star., 1925-05-24
When He Missed It.

From the Good Hardware Magazine.
Miller forgot my umbrella this
morning, dear.
Mrs. Miller-How did you come to
remember having lost it?
We'll, l shouldn't have missed it,
only l raised my hand to shut it when
the rain stopped"
Evening star., 1925-05-24
Formerly Sold by us at
S132.W

Ito
Cospmhm Of May AruncdU Desired
PaA FouhF
Evening star., 1925-05-24
TEST NEW DEVICES
IN SPEEDWAY RACE
Supercharger Is Principal
Indianapolis Classic
Innovation.
By Consolidated Press.

by tOHsOludteu fress
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. May 23-
When the 80 roaring, splitting speed
demons have finished hurtling at
record-breaking pace in the annual
500-mile automobile race over the In
dianapolis speedway course on Memoir
ial day, they will have demonstrated
either the futility or utility of one
more radical change in motor con-
struction.
For the India napolis race is run not
| only for the entertainment of the null
titude, but more especially to lay the
ground for general motor car advance
ment.
This year the principal objective is
to demonstrate the utility of the auto
matte supercharger as a means of in
creasing engine compression, proVid-
ing greater power at less cost. The
aim Is a 100-horsepower motor, ca
pable of going so miles on a gallon of
gasoline, with an engine smaller than
that of a Ford.
Supercharger Tested.
Most of the cars entered are
equipped for higher compression. Pre-
! liminary spins have already resulted
| in the fastest lap ever turned on the
track as the result of the use of the
| supercharger. This indicates the like
| lihood of record smashing next week.
| Already other track records have gone
| by the board, 1876 miles an hour aver
aged in California this year over A 80
mile course and 129 miles an hour
| over a 250-mile course.
And while the speed and the power
are going up, the size of the motor
is decreasing. Greater power from
smaller cylinder displacement is the
aim Of the new manufacturers. Only
a few years ago, cars in the speedway
Evening star., 1925-05-24

across the continent or over some
trying stretch without effort-riding
in a car mechanically safe-can
watch next Saturdays race and know
that the men represented there, and
their predecessors, many of them in
early graves, have made possible his
comfort and safety.
Evening star., 1925-05-24
The Earliest Theater.

FROM the Good Hardware Magazine.
Teacher-Can any boy tell me the
earliest reference in history to a thea
ter?
Tommy-Yes, teacher; we read in
the Bible that Joseph was taken from
the family circle and put into the pit.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-03-18
kidnapping in Britain

Harry POllit, of the readers of the British
minority movement, which is similar to the Trade
Union Educational League in the United States
was kidnapped from a train in the vicinity of a
Liverpool suburb by fascisti held for several hours
and then released, according to story in the Lon
don Daily Herald.
The champions of bourgeois democracy pointed
with pride to the British government as a model
for other governments to follow. People with all
kinds of ideas could gather together in Hyde Park
and talk their heads off without let or hindrance
The police protected them against interference. 1t
is true that in other parts of the British empire
things did nor run smoothly. In ireland, Egypt,
South Africa and India, British democracy did not
show up to such good advantage. But then per
haps the Irish, Egyptians, Hindoos and Beers were
to blame. The English were law abiding
But those we're the days when British imperial
ism sat pretty. 1t doesn't any longer. The ruling
class of the tight little sle sees the handwriting
on the wall. They are getting nervous. And as
usual in such cases, they resort to terror.
The British fascist have been organizing for over
two years. The Old-fashiOned leadership of the
trade union movement have watched the movement
grow without interpOsng any obstacles in its way.
The fascist movement in England is making no
mistake in attacking the minority movement and
its leaders. 1t recognizes its natural enemy. The
British backshirts financed by the nobility,
the landed aristocracy and the industralists So
far the labor takers served their purpose. While
Macdonald and j. FL. Thomas ruled the political
and industrial movement, they did not feel obliged
to call their cutthroats to use violence But the
right wing is Slipping from power and the bour-
geOisie are resorting more and more to violence
1t is inevitable. ~ oerY
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-03-18

workers of Chicago know who are the revolu-
tionists
And at the same hour, few blocks from the
battlefield of revolutionary struggle, another puny
sect, which, moreover. claims to be the "real" Com
munists, which claims that they support Soviet
Russia, were holding seance, conjuring up from
the past the honOred name of Marx to bless their
purity" And this while the class struggle was
being fought within stones throw and the
strength of the Soviet power being upheld by
masses of workers arrayed against the combined
forces of reactonary socialism and capitalist state
For the Workers (COmmunist) Party the in
cident is symbolic of revolutionary power and
viriliy. For the two sects it typies decay and dis
solution. Lenin has well said that as the broad
masses Of the working class more and more turns
to revolutionary struggle, the sects which lin
previous epochs had excuse for existence, be-
come not only sterile, but actually counter-revo-
lutionary
The Workers (Communist) Party is the one and
only revolutionary organization of the working
class of this country, and such it will lead the
proletarian struggle on all fronts while the sects
whine and cavil and die.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-03-18
BY MAX eEpAcHT

TIE RoTE FAHNE, (The Red
- Flag, is the central organ Of
the Communist Party of Germany.
Our brother party in Germany has
a number of dailies, semi-weeklies and
weeklies. But the Rote Fahne is
the official mouthpiece OF the central
executive committee Of the Comman-
list Party of Germany
The Rote Rahne Is a child OF the
revolution. 1t proves worthy of its
parentage. In the memorable Nov
ember days Of 1918, when the colossus
Of the German army succumbed to the
germ OF revolt sown by the glorious
example OF the October revolution Of
the Russian proletariat; in those
hectic days when the socialist Schei.
demann turned his coat three times in
one day-from a social democratic
deputy into the prime minister OF
William II and from that into a min.
lister OF the Germanerepublic; in the
same days when the German workers
showed signs OF a determination TO
end the life OF the be4st Of capitalism,
In those days the walkers Of Berlin
took possession of the establishment
Of one Of the bourgeois dailies in Ber-
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-03-18
SiIesia and the Sforza Scandal

The fascist press of Italy now is explaining the
theft of Silesia from Germany by Poland under
the Versailles treaty result of love affair be-
tween Count SfOrza, Italian foreign minister, and
the wife of the Polish ambassador to Italy
This explanation is typical of the middleclass
mind which sees only superfcialties and which
sees history a series of battles and bedroom
amours.
Sforza may have seduced the wife of the Polish
minister, or she may have vamped him with the
full knowledge of her husband. Incidents of this
kind not unusual in the higher circles of cap
itasms retainers where the moral code is slightly
below that of the barnyard. The Dennistoun case
in puritanical England has thrown much light on
the way in which advancement in official circles
is secured. Husbands need brains if their wives
have beauty enhanced by an undulatory seductive
ness.
But Silesia was not given to Poland because an
ambassadorial spouse retired in favor of a min
isteria count who in turn retired with the ambas
sadors wife. Poland received Silesa with its coal
and iron for much practical if less picturesque
reasons-reasoRs connected directly with the de
sire of the allied imperialists to weaken Germany
as a rival and strengthen Poland as buffer against
the workers and peasants government of Russia
Had it not been for the historical milieu of the
period the amatory advances of Count Sforza would
have resulted in nothing more serious than duel
between individuals instead Of nations
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-03-18
Counter Revolution Collapses

In dozen cities of America the agent of the
counter-revolutionary Second (socialist) Interna-
tOnal, Professor Raphael Abramovich, has sig
nally failed in spreading his slandrous attacks
upon the first republic of workers and peasants.
Despite the open and shameful alliance with cap
italist police this yellow traitor. is rebuffed by
every audience where workers are allowed to enter.
Just his efforts to murder enough Russian work
ers to overthrow their Soviet government, despite
even the armed assistance of intervention invited
in from every capitalist nation, has failed so has
failed the present effort.
Hireling of the bOurgeOise, traitor to and muir
derer Of the revolutionary workers, the shameless
rat has thought to succeed in raising new funds
and support in America, the land of big business,
Strikebreaker Coolidge and "Open Shop" Dawes,
unbridled reaction and unexampled ignorance
Abramovich has received his answer The work
of America have met him with curses and ex-
ecraton, with derision and scorn and overwhelm-
ing hostility. Let the bedraggled traitor take his
carcass back to his masters the Curzons the Bald
wins, the Hugheses and the Scheidemanns, and con
fess that the counter revolution has collapsed.
And let the postscript of this confession be writ
ten into the treaty of recognition of Soviet Russia
a recognition which will be an admission that the
Soviet power is too strong to overthrow by force
the world in alliance with the Shiny yellow social
ist traitors of the Second International.
AbramOvich came to America to prevent recogni-
ton by this country of the Soviet government Let
him confess his failure and retire to oblivion where
his beloved Kerensky, Wrangel and Denikin and
the rest find fitting haven
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-03-18
In Again, Out Again

Whether Charles Beecher Warren, Calvin Cool
ldge's favOrie for the important post of attorney
general is corporation rubber stamp or not, he
acts very much like a rubber ball in this session
of congress.
No sooner is his name shot into the senate that
it bounds out again. This may be an example of
spring fever that has affected the stately senator's
or perhaps Silent 'Cal" is having little fun in
this very unusual way 1t is hard to say. The ways
of providence are inscrutable and are the plans
of one who does not talk very much and says moth
ing when he does.
Charles Beecher Warren, the sacharrine expert,
IS sour fruit to the senators. They don't like him.
They don't like Dawes They don't like Cal.
All this is quite interesting reading matter for
the philosophical but for those who are active in
the class struggle the side of the workers well
as philosophical it shows up weak spot in cap
italist government which proves that the unity of
the bourgeois is very thin myth. Kilkenny cats
were models of peace and harmony compared to the
capitalist groups who continually cut each others
threats and only unite when their joint graft is
endangered by the working class or some other
combination of pirates.
Trouble is in store for the "strong silent little
man" who wore gas mask while the stencil from
Teapot Dome was smoking out the less seasoned
statesmen" who looting the government
during the Harding administration. With a hostile
senate and the chairman of that august body
afflicted with the sleeping Sickness Gal" may long
for the quietness of the Vermont hills, the oil
lantern and the old oaken bucket.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-03-18
Rote Fahne; Our German Communist Daily

lin, discontinued the bourgeois sheet
and began publication of the Rote
Fahne. It's first editors were Rosa
Luxembourg and Karl Liebknecht.
In those days the Rote Fahne was
inspirer and leader Of the revolution.
It voiced the aspirations of the revolt.
1t unified the army of the revolution
and made heroic efforts to supply that
element OF leadership which was lack
ing in the absence Of a leading revo-
lutionary party.
The courage, the revolutionary clar-
ity and integrity Of such leaders as
Liebknecht, Luxembourg, Jogiches,
Mehring could not overcome the han
dicap caused by the non-existence Of
a revolutionary Communist Party;
especially because in the social de-
mocratic party the proletarian masses
still saw the rebel of past days. Con
sequently the great betrayal Of the
workers by the social democrats, and
the final assassination of the reyolu-
tionary leaders by the socialists was
the result.
In every crisis the Rote Fahne
was true to It's name. AS the banner
OF proletarian revolt II preceded the
Irebellious masses in their advances
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-03-18

the company pay the full wages of
the strikers for the time that the bar
barous action of the company. forces
them to be out.
That is not a strike; it is lockout
by the American Thread company, be.
cause the workers refused to be drag
ged into a worse state of industrial
slavery. The company took the init
iative; it is the cause of the action.
The responsibility for the strike, as
well as the infamous wages and other
factory conditions, lie with the Amer.
lean Thread company, and its illegit-
innate parent, the English Sewing Cot
ton company, Ltd.
Nothing to Arbitrate
The answer of the strikers should
be a ringing, defiant refusal to con-
slider any arbitration move.
Against arbitration
Restoration of the ten per cent in
wagesl
Wages for the duration Of the
strike
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-03-18
Metal Workers Strike
in Italy Compromised
by Fascist Leaders

ROME, March ia settlement
which will fail to settle, is the con
sensus among the leaders Of the me
tai workers str1ke concerning the
compromise offer made by the bosses
at the instance of the fascist govern
ment today.
The government of Mussolini is try
ing to break the fascist union, which
Joined with the socialist union in a
strike demand for higher pay, away
from the strike, by offering the fas-
cist union a raise of two and one
fifth liras day, and getting the fas-
cist union leaders to accept it.
This does not quite settle things,
however, as the membership Of the
fascist union is becoming more and
more sympathetic to the demands of
the socialist union, which, moreover,
controls four-fifths Of the strikers.
Whether the fascist union leaders can
get their members back to work as
scabs is yet uncertain.