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Evening star., 1926-04-28
BISHOP REMINDED
BY MRS. BELMONT
Name Once Removed From
Charity List, She Says, An
sWering New Appeal.

BN tHe Ase6ldLPu
NEW YORK, April 2S.-Mrs. o. IL.
p. Belmont. divorced from the late
William X. Vanderbilt in 1895. holds
that a divorced woman whose name is
excluded from one church charity list
still Is divorced when the next call for
funds is made.
She makes this clear in a letter to
Bishop William T. Manning in re-
sponse to an appeal for contribution
to the building of the Episcopalian
Cathedral of St. John the Divine.
Mrs. Belmont reminded the bishop
that her name had been removed from
a list of officers of the Trinity Seaside
Home for Sick Children a few years
ago. which she endowed for trinity
Church She said the bishop had OBJ
iected to her name on the list because
of her divorce and that she had re-
signed the presidency to relieve your
disapproval of my existence.
Mrs. Belmont presumed Bishop Man
ming would not want her name pub
lished in connection with any donation
she might make, but writes: The
recognizance Of a gift is of no i'm
portance. We give because it is a
blessing to be able to give. What
fall to understand is why this change
on your part, dear bishop? My status
remains the same. l am still d.
vorced woman"
The request for money was made
through Mrs. J. F.. Stevens of the
woman's division of the campaign COM
mittee for the cathedral. Bishop Man
ming would not comment on Mrs. Bel
mont's letter. Mrs. Stevens suggested
she might have received a letter in
tended for another Mrs. Belmont.
Mrs. Belmont. feminist and one of
the leaders in the campaign for wom-
an suffrage. is president of the Ma
tional Women's Party. Mr.. Belmont
died in 1908. Mrs. Belmont. born in
Mobile. was Alva f.. Smith. She is the
mother of Mrs. Consuelo Vanderbilt
Balsan, formerly the Duchess of Marl-
borough.
Bishop Manning. long foe of di-
vorce. recently in q sermon made
caustic references to the increase of
divorce in high society.
Evening star., 1926-04-28
FLAG ISSUE ACTION DUE.
Fine Arts Commission to Take Up
Question Tomorrow.

The stand of the veterans organiza-
tions of the city on installation of
flags and flagstaffs on the prominent
downtown streets of Washington will
be thoroughly investigated at a meet
ing of the Commission Of Fine Arts
tomorrow. Norman 3. Landreau. chair
man of joint veterans committee,
will attend the meeting to explain the
view of the committee. on the flag
installations. The committee has gone
ahead selling the flag installations to
merchants on r street on authority
from the District Commissioners. sub
;ect to approval OF the designs by the
Fine Arts Commission. Two months
ago the latter body approved the in
stallations in principle. but asked the
veterans to modify the designs.
At the same time Maj. L. S. Grant.
Sd, executive officer in charge of pub
lie buildings and public parks, win dis
cuss with the commission the question
of locating the two bathing beaches.
The commission will also consider
designs for loading platforms on Con-
necticut avenue.
Evening star., 1926-04-28
l,l53 i'm District
Killed by Heart
Disease i'm Year

With .153 victims. organic heart
disclose was responsible for the
largest number of deaths in the
District last year. according to the
annual report of the Bureau of
Vital Statistics of the Health De-
partment, submitted today to
Health Officer William c. Fowler.
Bright's disease ranked second with
a toll OF 555.
The report shows that there were
7.013 deaths during the year and
9,173 births. Seven hundred and
ninety-seven of the deaths were
among infants under year of age.
There were II suicides.
Other deaths were classified as
follows: Typhoid fever, 25; small
poX. 20: measles. 1; scarlet fever, s;
whooping cough. 21: Influenza and
grip, '6l; diphtheria and Group. 81;
broncho pneumonia, i16: lobar
pneumonia. 22S; spinal meningitis.
l; acute anterior polidmyelities, /;
encephalitis Iethargic, 13; puimo-
nary tuberculosis. 479; other tuber-
culosis disea SeS, G5; cancer ana sslr-
coma, 55S: aropleNy and softeninE
of the brain. 493, ana diseases OF
the arteries, 236.
Evening star., 1926-04-28
Today in Congress
Senate.

Senate.
The Senate is expected to dis
pose of the last of the pending
debt agreements. the settlement
with CZechoslovakia.
Interstate commerce committee
held executive session To consider
matters on which hearings nave
been held recently.
The special committee continued
hearings on the workings of the
Tariff Commission.
Foreign relations committee met
in executive session.
Indian affairs committee met To
pass on routine matters.
Judiciary subcommittee con-
tinued hearings on nomination OF
Aubrey Boyles for reappointment
as district attorney at Mobile, Ala.
House.
In the House today point ul
order was raised against the hlIi
for education of Persian students
under the lmbrie indemnity fund.
The House later took up the Fish
biu for memorial to Colored
soldiers in France.
Hearings on the Dyer resolution
for national representation Tor the
disenfra nchised residents of the
National Capital through Constl-
tutionaI amendment closed today
with three individuals speaking in
opposition before the judiciary com
mittee.
The House District committee
extended time for the subcommittee
investigating the F'enning charges
and administration of the local
government, with instructions to
bring in remedial legislation as
soon as possible.
The House District committee
ordered favorable report on three
small bills. and made the police
women's bill order of special bust
ness for the next meeting.
The veterans committee continued
it's hearing on the guardianship
bill, with Commissioner Eenning
as witness and Representative
Luce. Republican. of MasSacht-
setts as examiner.
Appropriations committee. i'll eN-
ecutive session, considered second
deficiency bill.
Naval affairs committee In eX-
ecutive session on private bills.
Interstate commerce committee
conducts hearing on coal legisla-
ton.
Foreign affairs committee con
ducts hearing on erection of monu'
ment to Henry Clay in Panama
Military affairs committee holds
regular meeting in executive ses-
sion.
Merchant marine subcommittee
continues hearing on Polish-Ameri-
can Steamship co.
Committee on irrigation and rec
hmation continues hearing on Col
orado River.
Public la nds committee continues .
hearing on investigation of North :
ern Pacific land grants.
Ways and means committee con-
siders alien property legislation.
Evening star., 1926-04-28
PILGRIMS PLAN DINNER.
Institute Members Expected to Attend
Event on Friday.

Visiting jurists and lawyers are eX-
pected to attend the annual banquet
of the Pilgrims TO the Shrine of the
Common Law, which is to be at the
Mayfiower Friday evening. The en-
tertainment is to be furnished eXclu-
sively by lawyers. Henry r. Davis
will act as POSTMASTER. Roger j.
Whiteford is expected to sing several
solos. John II. Wilson will present
two poems of Paul Lawrence Dunbar
and John Paul Jones will sing three
numbers. Charles w. Darr will tell
of "Snapshots." There will be dane
ing until midnight.
The Pilgrims comprise the 1urlsts
and lawyers who crossed the ocean TO
attend the meeting of the bar asso-
cations in London two years ago. The
celebration of the anniversary last
wear developed a request that the at
fair be repeated.
r. Regis Noel is secretary of the
committee of arrangements. which
also includes Robert Ash. William W.
Bride. Charles Henry Butler, Charles
W. Darr. George f. Hamilton, stan
ton G. Peelee. Charles II. LefeVre
and A. Coulter Wells.
Evening star., 1926-04-28
MAI. GRANT URGES
MALL COMPLETION
Speaks at Ceremonies in
Honor of His Grandfather
at Monument.

A plea for early completion ~ :le
Malliin accorda nee with the Mcmillan
plan of 1901 was made by Maj. L. :.
Grant, 3rd, director of the Office a.
Public Buildings and Public Parks uf
the National Capital yesterday n
exercises commemorative of the 1Nlth
anniversary of the birth Of his era nd
father, Gen. Ulysses S. Grant, held at
the memorial IT, the latter in the Bo-
tanic Garden. the eastern terminus OF
the Mali. The exercises were held un-
Ter the auspices of William Il. Gushing
Camp, No. 80. and Gushing Auxiliary.
No 4. Sons of Union Veterans of the
Civil War.
Mai. Grant pointed ont to the audi
ence that there was no monument in
he city on which the sculptor has
laviShed more devotion andlovinC care
han this one. and explained its Varl-
ous features. He then called attention
to the LEpfant plan. and the NCNil-
Ian plan of 1901. which was modi6ca-
tion of the former plan. and detailed
the proposal l. for the treatment of the
Mall with the Washington Monument
as a center piece, with an archiiec-
tural work Of art. AT one end. rea iiZed
in the Lincoln Memorial. and work
Of art of the sculptor at the eastern
end. the Grant Memorial.
While these have become fact.
he pointed ou1, the plan 10 have an
open vista between the two, an open
way Of communication between the
legislative and executive branches OF
the Government, has not. In its
place. he said, is q meandering park
of miscellaneous trees. war buildings.
with the Washington Monument
framed by two black smokesU Cks.
The work Of improving this onen
way must be started and completed,
he said, and he urged the veter7 ms
to support the movement and 70 work
for it's completion
Representative Henry r. Rathbon9
of Illinois eulogized the Union gen.
era1 Of the Civil War in highest terms.
las long as the republic ne helped
to save shall endure. as long as the
enemies he helped TO make brothers
gain stand hand in hand by a
common country" he said. we shall
revere the memory and prOlong the
fame of Ulysses ). Grant"
+. Albert Land, past comma nder
Of Cushing Camp, sang patriotic
solo. following which Miss Helen r..
Downing. president Of Gushing AUX
Hilary. led the audience in piedglnS
allegiance 10 the flag. Addresses also
were delivered by Comdr. Charles v.
Pettys of the Department of the P"-
tomac, c. A. r. and Mrs. Rose ;.
Rutledge, past president Of Cushin-,
Auxiliary. Col. John Clagett Proctor
read an original poem. The cere-
monies were closed with benediction
pronounced by Rev. r. f. Mcbride,
chaplain of the Department OF the
poton1at. G.. A. r. j. Clinton Hiatt,
patriotic instructor of Gushing Camp,
presided.
Evening star., 1926-04-28
1O-YEAR PROGRAM
FOR D. C. BLOCKED
Citizens Council Delays Vote
on Proposed Planning
of improvements.

Formulation by District officials of
a I0-year constructive program of
municipal improvements. embracing
the five-year school building and
library projects and planning for
streets, water extensions and brldges
and ether similar activities in advance
of their need, WAS advocated III a re-
pert submitted to the Citizens Ad-
visory Council last night by Council
man w. l. Swanton. After lengthy
discussion the council decided to delay
action on the report to permit eX-
animation OF a report on similar
suggestion by the city government OF
Detroit.
Doubt Public Approval.
Robert V Faulkner suggested that
the fiscal policy of the District he
altered to contemplate financing of
permanent improvements by bond
issues. His view was shared by Harry
y. Stull. Fear WIS expressed by other
members of the council. however, that
the change would not meet either
public or congressional APPROVAL.
Another suggestion by Mr.. Swanton.
that Maj. Daniel j. Donovan. District
auditor. set out in the District annual
reports, receipts and disbursements.
classified by functions OF government.
on pages facing each other, to present
a more graphic idea OF administrative
performance. was approved by the
council The plan will be recommend
ed to the commissioners.
A proposal to suggest that the Com
misSOncrs include an item in the
estimates for the fiscal year of 1928
for a central municipal reference
library was laid on the table because
Mr.. Stull and others objected to the
council pledging itself in advance to
approve budget recommendations.
Other Matters Considered.
The council repeated its recon-
mendation that assessments in the
District be made annually instead OF
every two years, in connection with
the consideration of a supplementary
report on the investigation of pur-
chase of school sites. Bills now pend
ing in Congress providing for the
elimination Of the Michigan avenue
grade crossing and to permit District
corporations to hold meetings outside
the District were approved.
The council also disapproved bills to
incorporate Strayer's Business College
and authorize incorporation in the Dis
trict of -profit-making and non
secret patriotic organizations.
Evening star., 1926-04-28
LEWIS FOR PINCHOT
IN RACE FOR SENATE
Head of Mine Workers to Campaign
in Interest of Governors Cam
didacy in Pennsylvania.

HAZLETON. Pa. April 2S.-John
/. Lewis. international president of
the United Mine Workers. will cam
paign in Pennsylvania the week of
May 10 in the interest of the can
didacy of Gov. Pinchot for the Re-
publican nomination for United States
Senator.
This was made known here today
, by Thomas Kennedy. international
secretarY-treasurer Of the miners
union. who with Philip Murray in
ternational vice president will accom-
pany Lewis on his trip through the
coal districts.
The officers of the fifth district of
the United Mine Workers in Penn
sylvania recently indorsed the can
didacy Of Mr. Pinchot.
The primary. will he held May 49,
Other candidates seeking the Repub-
lican senatorial nomination are SEN
ator George Wharton Pepper and
Representative William S. Ware.
Evening star., 1926-04-28
HYPNOSIS BY POSTURE
STUDIED BY SCIENTIST
Prof. SEVERN Finds Animals Be-
come Devoid of Feeling When
Held on Back.
BY the Associated Press.

DIV tne AssOCldteO HfeSs.
SAN FRANCISCO, April 2S.-Ex-
periments with insects and animals
disclosing that they can be put into
state resembling hypnosis by being
placed on their backs and prevented
from righting themselves has
prompted Prof. II. II. SEVERN of the
University of California to investi-
gate the possibility of inducing
hypnotism Of human beings through
posture.
Prof. Severin. explaining this
method of hypnotizing animals, said:
when an animal is laid on it's
back, the instinct is for it to right
itself. Prevented from doing so, the
animals muscles become tense and
1t quickly assumes a state paralleling
hypnosis. 1t is devoid of feeling and
reacts to only one or two simple
impulses. A rabbit. for instance,
reacts only to the smell of food. A
hen will follow objects with it's eyes
but otherwise remains motionless.
THE only animals I have found
that cannot he thus hypnotized are
cats and dogs. They are immune
because they have been handled so
much by humans"
Evening star., 1926-04-28
PHILANDER A. BOWEN. JR.,
MARYLAND LAWYER, DIES

Philander Adams Bowen, jr.. prac-
ticing lawyer of Maryland for many
years. and brother of DR.. w. Sinclalr
Bowen. physician of this city, died in
Garfield Hospital yesterday. He ma"
been sick for about three months, bur
had. been in the hospital only tw"
weeks. Mr.. Bowen practiced law al
Marlboro and vicinity. He was about
6S years old.
Besides his brother here, he leaves
another brother, DR.. Harry NJ. Bows Il
and three sisters, Mrs. John 7. BIN
coe. Mrs. ]. Frank Parran and Mrs.
George Peterson.
Funeral services will be conducted
at the residence of DR.. w. Sinclair
Bowen. 1925 Cathedral avenue. tomor-
row morning at 3 O'Clock. lnterment
will be in St. Mary's Chapel Cemeter-
Woodville, Md.
Evening star., 1926-04-28
Carpenters Tools Used in Remaking
Stiffened Joints i'm the Human Body

chisel, the ball end reduced in size
and the socket reamed out.
Then an ordinary. rasp was used
10 give the ball a perfectly rounded.
smooth surface, similar to a billiard
ball.
After the socket had been reamed
out, layer of thin tissue, taken from
the patients Les, was Sewed over the
ball end and inside the socket, thus
forming a new linng.
Cases of young men andt girls old
men and women, who had been given
new hips which function were shown
in the moving pictures brought to the
meeting by doctors.
The sessions of the convention will
continue today.
Evening star., 1926-04-28

About this time young Col. Theodore
Roosevelt, representing the Oyster
Bay district of Long Island in the
State Legislature. resigned to become
Assistant Secretary of the Navy under
President Harding. Young Dawson
at once ran for the Legislature, and
was elected as young r. RS successor
He was reelected in 1924. At Albany
Young Dawson proved himself pretty
good ''orsa sanizatiOn" man and was
talked Of in 1924 for Speaker OF the
Assembly. He did not reach that goal
but the talk had been sufficient to
land for him the chairmanship OF the
committee on taxation. where his
financial instincts. inherited from his
oa nker father, stood him in good stead
He became such an adept at taxation
| that he was put up by the 6. O. j. as
he opponent of the redoubtable Gov.
"Al" Smith in a radio debate on the
subject of State taxes.
MIR. Dawson helped orga nize the
first Yale aviation unit just before
America entered the World War after
serving for some time as an ambulance
driver on the Western front in France
With America s entry he entered the
Army. and was completing his train
ing as a flight lieutenant when his
injured. After a long term in the
hospital he returned TO active service
but it was too late to get his chance
across the lines
May Run for Congress.
Mr.. Dawson was educated at Gro
ton School, at Yale. and subsequently
at Columbia. where he took the law
course as a help to his public and po-
litical career. AT Groton he met the
young lady who was to become his
wife. Miss Dorothy Peabody, daughter
of Rev. DR.. Endicott Peabody, head
master of the school. They have two
sons.
Mr.. Dawson still is following his
legislative career at Albany and later
may make a. try for Washington as a
Representative, or may first run for
lieutenant governor of his State. He
and young 7. X. happen to hail from
the same district. and both happen to
have rather high political ambitions.
YouEg T. +. tried for the governor
ship in 1924. but ran afoui of Al
Smith and was defeated. he may try
again this year. If he does Mr.. Dav-
iSon. of course. will I've ruled off the
ticket for geographical reasons.
Evening star., 1926-04-28
Americans Turning to Play in Manner
To Belle Money-Crubbing Allegation

Clio I'm 474 cities i'm 1928. as against
4,S65 in 410 cities in 1924.
Swimming pools primarily for adult
use more than doubled in the last
five years and now total S79. Five
hundred more QUOT courts were re-
ported in 1925 than in the previous
year. Ball fields, athletic fields. pic.
mic grounds and skating places also
show big increases.
Public recreation originally was a
children's movement, but today ev-
erywhere east of the Rockies. except
i'm North Carolina and Florida. prac-
tically so per cent of the participa nts
i'm municipal sports and other recrea-
tions are adults.
Evening star., 1926-04-28
TRUBEE DAWSON, .sENDOWED"
FOR PUBLIC LIFE, VISITS HERE
Young New Yorker Heads
Crime Prevention
Commission.
$4,5OO,OOO of Fathers
Estate Was Set Aside
to Aid His Career.
BY ROBERT 7. SMALL.

Washington for the last two days
has been having it's first good look at
the first young man In this country
especially endowed for q career in the
public service. He is very earnest
and pleasing young man, and his
energies at the moment are bent in
the direction of organizing the nation
wide campaign for crime prevention.
The National Crime Commission. of
which he is the head, includes many
notable figures from various sections
OF the country. 1t was organized in
New York, but it's first official meet
ing is being held here. The members
have been received by the Preside Mt
and have enlisted the interest and
support OF Government officials all
along the line.
r. Trubee Dawson. eldest son of
the late Henry p. Dawson. of the
firm of j. p. Morgan e. Co.. had been
casting about for some suitable public
activity at the time the crime com
mission was orga nized and was imme-
diately called upon to help it forward.
He had been dabbling i'm New York
State politics as a member of the Legis.
lature. and had made II good record
at Albany. but In accordance with his
fathers wishes and his will. he sought
d wider field for public usefulness
A great many young men Of inde-
pendent means have grown into a
political career in the United States,
but Mr.. Dawson is the first one
formally endowed with wealth and
virtually directed by his father TO
follow public rather than a bust
ness career. In his later years the
elder Alr Da IiSon. after life in the
counting house and the marts of bust
L. l. -.
tions almost wholly to public service
and public benefactions. He thus be
came convinced that his eldest son
should devote ris life TO such work.
Has $4,5O0. 900 Endowment.
The Dawson will disposed of an
estate appraised at more than sS.-
600 900. OF this amount $4,000 600
has been set apart as the "endoW-
ment" OF Trubee Dawson. There are
three other children TO share in the
remainder of the estate upon the
death of their mother. 1t was eX-
planned at the time the will was made
public that Trubee Dawson had been
given the lions share as the result of
his fathers wish that he follow a
public career.
The elder Dawson felt tina. man
going in for politics could be much
more useful to his state and his
country If he were above money wor-
ries. which might affect his decisions
at critical times.
The father and son had had numer-
Gus discussions, after the son had
come out of the Army with an. en-
viable record. as to whether Trubee
should 20 into the banking business
or into politics. The father gave the
son a year in which to play around
and recuperate from his Army ex-
perineces before making decision
At the end OF four months the son
had decided in favor of a public
career.
Evening star., 1926-04-28
17O5 LANIER PLACE SUED.
Neighbor Asks Injunction Against
Corporation for Annoyance.

The corporation known as 1705
Lanier Place has been ordered by
Justice Siddons of the District Su-
preme Court to show cause why an in
junction should not be issued to pre-
vent injury to the adjoining premises,
owned by Julius Tarshes, 1907 Lanier
place. Tarshes complains that coal
trucks, which make delivery at the
apartment, back into the wall Of his
home and have impaired it and an
noynd him and his family. The ad.
dresses and name of the plaintiff
were mlsstated in yesterdays Star,
the rule there appearing to have been
against 1907 instead of 1905 Lanier
place. Attorneys Peyser. Edelin, &
PeVser appear for the plaintiff
Evening star., 1926-04-28
LAND PURCHASE URGED.

Recommendation will be made to
the National Capital Park Commission
by it's city and park planning COM
mittee that it purchase land adjacent
to Audubon Terrace and in Piney
Branch Valley, west of Sixteenth
street.
The purchase of the Audubon Ter
race purchase, which is between Rock
Creek Park and Connecticut avenue,
is to save Soapstone Valley as nat
ural watershed. Otherwise. in grad.
ing. il will be necessary to fill 1t In
and pipe the stream.
Evening star., 1926-04-28
Nv the Associated Press.

ATLANTA, Ga. April 2S.-ProG-
ress in retaining hips, knees. elbows.
wrists and other joints OF the human
body was explained graphically mere
Yesterday at the opening session OF
the American Orthopedic Association.
Motion pictures We're shown OF now
hin Joints that had grown stiff were
removed, remade and made to func-
ton almost normally again. There
was an animated motion picture OF
an actual operation. In this picture
the surgeon demonstrated how the
stiff ball and socket joint that had
grown together was chiseled apart by
the use of an ordinary wood carver's
Evening star., 1926-04-28

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK. April 2S.-American
srown-ups, reputed by their foreign
cousins to be chiefly interested in
money grubbing. are learning how
to play more every year.
In the year book of the Playground
and Recreation Association of Amer
lea published yesterday an eXpendi-
ture of $1S,S16, 1895 is shown to
have been made for public play in
1925 by cities of the United States
and Canada.
Public golf. which five years ago
was not important enough to list in
the year book. Ia now played in more
than 1Se 0ettAa. Tennis courts totaled