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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-02-24

Bearing out New York avenue to.
ward the library, then, the motorist
pulls up at Seventh street and Mount
vernon place. On his left is an arrow
sign pointing east to Massa chusetts
avenue. and, across the street, on his
right, is another pointing west. He
chooses west, IL he is q wise driver.
and presto. before he knows it he
has found the elusive avenue.
The motorist who starts the game
from the west end of Mount Vernon
place is given more latitude in his
choices. For example, when he
reaches Seventh street he may turn
right and strike Massachusetts ave
nue. without playing the sign game at
all. Oldtimers, without the sporting
instinct, usually go that way If he
is a stickler for signs, however, he
will follow the arrow pointing along
New York avenue and zig gag his
way to the goal.
The idea back of the sign move
ment from the standpoint Of the
west bound motorist is this: There is
a rule against left turns At the cor
ner of Seventh street and Mount Yer
non place, and unless the driver
wants to continue up Seventh street
to l. and make his left turn. he must
shunt his car through Sixth street
and New York avenue in order to
enter Mount Vernon place.
Just what is back of the east and
south bound signs is not SO clear. but
it Is presumed the idea is to relieve
congestion at Seventh and K streets,
although there is no regulation
against left turns at that intersec-
ton.
At any rate, the sign complex Is
furnishing lots Of entertainment for
the stranger within our gates.
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TWO POLICEMEN RETIRED;
ONE GIVEN HIGHER POST
sergt. Lee and Pvt. simms Trans
ferred From Active List, Pvt.
Gouldman Promoted.

The District Commissioners. in
board meeting today, approved the
retirement Of Sergt. Robert E. Lee
and Pvt. James w. Simms of the
metropolitan police force, and pro-
NOTED Pvt. Chester G. Gouldman
to the position of sergeant. Gould
man is attached to, the fourth pre-
cinct, while Lee is at the third pre-
cinct and Simms at the eleventh pre-
cinct. Lee was retired with annuity
Of 800 a month, while Simms will
receive $3.50 a. month.
The Commissioners also approved
a Recommendation from the police
trial bbard and ordered removal from
the force Of Private Carl Henderson
of the eighth precinct. Henderson
was tried on February on charges
Of neglect Of duty and intoxication
and found guilty.
The following members of the police
force were assigned to motor cycle
duty with additional compensation,
effective March /: Otha r. Sanders.
Theodore o. Montgomery. Edward D.
Gemeny. jr.; Irwin f.. Bridges, Ray
mond f.. Smith. Laurence G. Miller
and Frederick CT. Williams.
The following were assigned to
bicycle duty. effective the same date:
Willard H. Garner, James l.. Mavars,
William r. Ellery. Floyd A. Truscott,
James T. McCary. William J. Lynn,
George z. Thornton, Thomas NJ. Po-
land and Howard o. Hurd.
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MOTORISTS PLAY HIDE-AND.SEEK
TO TRACK DOWN ELUSIVE AVENUE
Traffic Authorities Have So Arranged Signs Near Ii
brary That Driver Is in Maze Unless He Knows
Surroundings Thoroughly.

Traffic authorities have provided an
intriguing little game of hide-and-
seek for visiting motorists in search of
Massachusetts avenue in the vicinity
of the Public Library.
Through the simple expedient of
signs the unwary visitor is led in far
flung directions and over devious thor
oughfares until he is willing to give up
and ask the answer from the nearest
policeman, although this resort is not
exactly fair If one would play the
game squarely.
Here is how the game of try-and-
find Massa chusettS-avenue is played:
A visiting car going west on the
avenue Is confronted at Sixth street
with a sign instructing the stranger
that Massachusetts avenue is back
vice from a pasSerby is permitted at
this point. The passerby suggests
that the sign was intended to point
north on Sixth street, and vouchSafes
the opinion that perhaps a mischie-
vous boy has turned it around.
Turning out Sixth street. accord
ingly, the stranger is led past K street
to New York avenue, where a new
trap awaits him. On his right is a
lamp-post. telling him he is at Sixth
street and New York avenue, and also
on the lamp-poSt is another sign,
whose long arrow indicates that Mas
sachusetts avenue is due south. Turn
ing his head toward the left, he Is
greeted across the street with another
such sign, reckoning him westward If
he would find, Massachusetts avenue.
1t does not take long for the driver
to confer with his rear-seat advisers
and his Highway maps and arrive at
the conclusion that, having just come
from the south, he will try the west
ri Inc
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Deaths Reported.

The following deaths have been reported
to the Health Department in the last "a
Lola $. warnix, 90. 241e 18th st.
Ellen f. Leeds. 81. 1914 9th ST.
Myrtle c. Mcintyre. AZ. 14OO Lawrence st.
Rebecca Nicholson. 20, Home for Aged,
William J. Hall; "a. HOMEOPATHIC Hospital
Minnie F; Voute. So, st. Elk abeth's Hos.
Jane h. Kenney 80, 1878 Columbia road.
~ John c. Ellis. As. United States Naval
Mary c. ,steifel.. 90. 1903 soth st.
wilder H. Cookson. SO. St. EIzabeths
William ]. Walsh. 81, 613 H St. .v.
Daniel Howell. SO. st. Elzabeth's Hos
H Ha55y F. taoe Ssn So gle 18th Ct.
Ruth V. Moffat. 81. Gallinger Hospital.
Annah .. salsborn, SO. 1906 Alton pI
Richard G. Hughes. 80. 2l24 st.
Emma Nicholson, 81, Home for Aged.
Blue Plains.
Mary E Bardwen 70. a724 18th st.
Wilton L. Cannon. 8. 1915 Biltmore st.
Mary Osborne. days, 1876 18th st. Sc.
Infant James and Ruth Moffat i hour
Tssisl si1i Bowler i s &c 1911 10th ST.
Katie S. Robinson. Is. 331 b ct.
Louise F. Edw ards a. 600 4pth a n.
Ella Newman, 48. Gallinger Hospital
L IansE Be-. A. ... Gross, p 1919 18th St;
s nafaia ta hsh - Gallinger Hospital
Plains ~00
George w. Shumate. 40. 5o1o Fitch nj n .
Samuel Nelson. 10. 1923 Linden court n a
Mary f; Stewart. 13 months. 21S r st.
Ralph B. Lacey. 8 months. Children's Hos
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-02-24
FOOTPRINTS 25,G00,OOO YEARS
OLD SOUGHT IN GRAND CANYON
Smithsonian Paleontologist to Study Habits of Ami.
mails of Prehistoric Ages by Tracks in Sandstone
of Colorado River Corge-Seeks Samples.

great antiquity. especially when it is
considered that hundreds of feet
more must have been eroded off
from the top Of the present CANYON
wall
The stone In which these footprints
have been indelibly preserved is a
pale buff, fine grained, cross bedded
sandstone, whose distinctive features
are its massive appearance. the huge
scale of the cross bedding and the
uniform fineness of the component
grains of sand. The massiveness of
the sandstone. which is due to the
coarseness OF the cross bedding,
causes 1t to weather into the high
est and most precipitous cliff in the
upper wall Of the canyon.
Some Slabs says DR.. Gilmore,
were literally covered with imprtnts
and, cur1ously enough, all pointed in
the same direction up the steep
slope Of the sandstone layer. sug-
costing an old trail leading to the
water. or possibly recording a great
migration of animal life such as is
occasionally known to take place
among animals at the present time.
Of all the trails collected and the still
greater number observed in the field.
but one exception to the uphill move.
ment was noted. this being the tracks
of a large quadruped. which clearly
pointed downhill.
No doubt tracks occur in the Co
conino sandstone in many other local
tiles, having been reported on the
rocks near Dripping Spring. also in
the Hermit Basin, but the usual pre-.
cipitous face of the formation, cx-
cept in few favorable places, does
not permit searching for them"
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DR.. Charles w. Gilmore, .paleontol-

DR.. Charles w. Gilmore, .paleontol-
ogist OF the Smithsonian Institution
who recently uncovered in the Grand
Canyon Of the Colorado River many
footprints believed to have been made
approximately 25,000,0c0 years age in
the sand by animals long since ex-
t.nct. Is preparing to ret .rn in a few
weeks to the canyon ans continue
his Investigations.
Under g. grant from the Marsh fund
of the National Academy Of Sciences,
DR.. Gilmore, who Is curator Of YER
tebrae paleontology of the National
Smithsonian Institution, will devote
himself to investigation OF new To-
calities and obtaining additional spec
linens OF these ancient footprints
from the famous Hermit Trail local
ity for national collections.
DR. Gilmore's present plan is to
leave some time after the first Of
April. He expects to be gone a month
or more on this work. 1t Is possible
that important now discoveries will
be made and that new light will be
shed on the habits OF the animals
which made the tracks In the wet
sand. now become sandstone. that
have already been discovered.
THE Coconino sandstone Of the
Hermit Trail in which these tracks
were found is considered Permian In
age" says DR.. Gilmore. 'In this sec
feet, but, SO far as known. footprints
are found only in the lower half"
Tho footprints. explains DIR. Gill
more, occur from 900 to 1880 feet
below the level Of the present rim of
the canyon. which demonstrates their
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-02-24
THEODORE F. SWAYZE DIES
IN ST. PETERSBURG, FLA.
Union Veteran Of Civil War and
Former Chief Clerk of Treas
ury Department..

Theodore F. Swayze. 81 years old
Union Army veteran. former chief
clerk Of the United States Treasury
Department. where he was employed
for many years, and long a resident
Of this city and Chevy Chase. Md,
died in ST. Petersburg, Fla, Monday.
He had been in failing health sew
eral years. He went to Florida last
Fall, 1t having been his custom to
spend the Winters there.
Mr.. Swayze was first appointed to
the Treasury Department in 1869 and
was made chief clerk in 1884, serving
in that capacity several years. In
1892 he was detailed on special duty
with the collector Of customs in
Georgetown and served until resign
ing from the Treasury Department
in 1893. He was reappointed to a
position in the department about five
years later and was retired soon after
the retirement act went into effect
In 1920.
During his long service in the de-
partment he was In charge of much
important work, and at one time
served as confidential secretary to
Frank A Vanderlip when the latter
was Assistant Secretary Of the Treas
ury. He served as musician with
the New Jersey volunteers in the
Civil War.
Mr.. Swayze was a Mason. men,
Der of the Kirkside Golf Club and
the Cosmos Club. He belonged to
Pentalpha Lodge, F. A. A. NJ: was
a Knight Templar and q member of
Almas Temple Of the Mystic Shrine.
He leaves son. Robert Carlyle
SWayZe of Connecticut and a daurh-
ter, Mrs. Burr Edwards Of Chevy
Chase, Md.
Funeral services will be conducted
at his late residence, 1 East Melrose
street, Chevy Chase, Md, tomorrow
morning at IL o'clock. DR.. Charles
Wood, pastor of the Church Of the
Covenant, Of which he was a MEM
Der, will officiate. Internent will be
in Arlington Cemetery.
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entering into politics or holding office.
You see, their minds had changed on
one point only. More alterations had
to be made.
Foolish mistakes are bound to be
made in these movements. By the
time the victory is won. the beginning
of the movement looks SO small and
obsolete and naive.
For instance, the early abolitionists.
you know. never had any idea that
slavery should be abolished by law.
Not at all. They tried to get the slave
owners to realize that slavery was
wrong and voluntarily free their
slaves"
1t was suggested that perhaps, II
many workers in the peace movement
came to feel as Mrs. Gait does. the
realization would never come in their
time. they would quickly lose interest.
Takes Long Look"
II know" said Mrs Gait quietly.
Ito work for q cause. many people
must believe always that victory is
at hand. And that is natural. But.
think, I have always been one to
take what 1 call a long look at
things"
But Mrs. Gait could not be wholly
serious in announcing her retiring
disposition" AS she reminiscenced.
the following observations punctuated
her conversation.
Men needn't brag so about their
old Shakespeare; after all there was
only one of him.
In addition to preparing their chill.
dren for the world, the business of
women now is TO prepare the world
for their children.
According to one scientific theory,
there are more male geniuses than
female, and also more male idiots"
Mrs. Gait, in 1919, as president OF
the National Suffrage Association,
saw her lifelong dream realized when
tho nineteenth amendment was added
20 the Constitution of the United
States Today she Is honorary presi-
dent of the National League of
Women Voters.
How 1 would love to peek in on
the world 100 years hence" said Mrs.
Gait. Then world peace will be a
fact"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-02-24
CARRIE C.. GAIT, RETIRING AT 81,
SAYS WORLD PEACE is ON WAY
Convalescing After Two
Weeks Illness, Holds
Work Is Done.
Won't Come in Her Time,
But Is Inevitable,
She Declares.
By Consolidated Press.

By Consolidated Press.
MINNEAPOLIS, Mimi, February
24.-Carrie Chapman Gait is retiring
from active service after 40 years Of
unremitting battling for the advance
ment Of American women. She Is re-
firing with the eliminating campaign
Of her useful life uncompleted, a
is convinced will not come within her
time.
Mrs. Gait Is convalescing here after
a two weeks illness. She said today
that during that illness she has been
doing some heavy thinking. One con-
clusion that she reached was that the
time had arrived for her to let
younger persons carry on tho work.
She is 81 years old. and rhe feels that
she has earned a rest.
Il shall not live to see world peace
come to pass, nor will you" said Mrs.
Gait. II am an old hand in the bust.
ness Of helping people to change their
minds. / have been at it for 40 years.
The process is slow. Many foolish
mistakes are made.
Changes Come Slowly.
Slowly but surely these great
world changes in thought come about.
And this, like woman suffrage and
abolition Of slavery. is certain to come,
as certain as the suns rising. But
for me, at 81. 1 am preparing to re-
turn to my homo in New York in a
retiring disposition. 1t looks to me,
as / think of myself, that this is
PATHS last stand"
There is apparently no feeling Of
personal regret in Mrs. Cats con-
viction that she will not SEQ the end
Of the world peace movement. Move
ments have always been bigger than
Carrie Chapman Gait and she has
studied them all her life.
THE older I grow" said Mrs. Gait.
the more 1 feel that we do not dig
down to the roots enough in these
things. 1t took moro than $50 years
to bring about the abolition Of slavery
and 100 years had to pass before pro-
hibition arrived. The suffrage move
ment, nobody knows when that
started, but II took at least 100 years
It's all matter OF helping people
to change their minds. They change
slowly. little by little. Sometimes
you can hardly see that they change
at all. But they do little here and
a little there. And finally they &C
cept the whole idea
Minds Change Point at Time.
Here Is an instance. After The
passing OF the nineteenth amendment,
l discovered that men who had been
most enthusiastic In the campaign To
give the vote to women were shocked
and grieved at the idea of woman e
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-02-24

beyond degrees and books written and
committees and campaigns.
Mrs. Maud Wood Park. legislative
councillor for the National League of
Women Voters, needs no description
to WashingtonianS She Is a speaker
of wide experience and much charm.
and she told one story last night that
was both funny and illuminating. AT
a conference here in the Capitol some
time ago, many of the workers for a
certain measure We're gathered to-
gether. Among them were several
young college girls. very modern and
joining with considerable Zest into
the deliberations.
Mrs. Park was interested by their
attitude, and said to them that she
liked very much TO see their genera
ton taking a part SO early. The reply
was rather startling: We're interest
ed In seeing women Of your age"
CMrs. Park said "old women"9 taking
a part. This is our job. Youth all DO
dead, probably. before the next war.
but we'll have to fight it,
Dean Florence burlington, also Of
Mount Holyoke, is continuing as presi.
dent of the deans association. Miss
Marth Doane, who presided at the din.
ner, is dean of women at Earlham Col
lege. Richmond. Ind. Miss Doane's
story of status quo in Latin for the
mess we're in was another highlight
Of the evening. Other notable men,
bers and guests who We're at selected
tables were Mrs. Ellis L. Phillips Of
New York City, one OF the promoters
of the early organization of the asso-
citation; Miss Mary Ross Potter,
councillor of women at Northwestern
and one of the hostesses; Miss Mar
garet Cameron, National Association
of Appointment Secretaries; Miss
Evelyn Hartridge, president, Headmis-
tress Association. and head Of the
Hartridge School for Girls In New
Jersey: Miss Sarah Converse. presi-
dent of the National Association OF
Schools for Girls and principal of the
Summit School in ST. Paul: Mrs. s. E.
y. Deane, dean Of the Everett, Mass,
High School. and Harriet Sartain,
dean Of the Philadelphia School of De-
sign for Women.
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BURDEN OF PROOF
PUT ON FRIEDMAN
Must Show Neglect by Con-
sui to Furnish Daughter
Visa.

Justice Adolph A. Hoehlins of The
District Supreme Court today filed q
memorandum opinion in the man
damus proceeding brought by Lewis
Friedman OF Washington to compel
Secretary Of State Kellogg to direct
visa by the United States consul al
Warsaw, Poland. for the immigration
of Friedfnan's daughter Rose to Amer
lea. Friedman went to Poland to
bring his daughter to this country be-
fore she reached the age Of FL years
and while she had q preferential
status for admission. BY reason OF
transformation and alleged failure or
assistance on the part of the consulate
officer there he claims the girl reach
ed majority and lost her status under
tho immigration laws before her de
parture could be arranged.
The court holds that the plead
ings are not In shape for Anal dec'-
sion of the case and suggests theE
they be amended so as to include
as party defendants the commissioning
general Of immigration and the SEGA
rotary of Labor, both of whom woul@
have to pass on immigration matters
before action by Secretary Kellogg
could be required. Until such amend
ment and until proof IS offered TO
support the claim OF the 1aIHer Inv
he made request for assistance IL!
Poland at the consular Office and to
settle a question of fact raised 81
defense that no consular officer re
called the alleged visits of the father
to the Office. the court ~ithholda
Anal decision.
Justice Hoehling, however, reviews
tho law in the case and reaches tbs
conclusion that If the question Of FAC;
Is proved Friedman should have been
assisted by tho United States consul
at Warsaw in making necessary pa.
pers to secure q preferential quote,
status for his daughter before shs
attained ma ority.
mo good reason exists" says jus
tice Hoehling, why appropriate re-.
lief should not now be afforded the
father nunc pro tune; since the right
to compel performance Of a duty
should not in equity and good con
science be held to be destroyed by
the lapse Of time within which, in the
first place. the duty ought to have
been performed"
Attorneys Peyser, Edelin, 6 Peyser
and George T. Curtis appeared for
the father. while Secretary Kellogg
was represented by Assistant United
States Attorney Rover.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-02-24
NOTED WOMAN EDUCATORS Show
RARE BLEND OF WIT AND WISDOM
Deans and Presidents of
Colleges Tell of
Experiences.
Four College Heads
Among Those Gathered
at Dinner.
BY ALICE ROGERS HAGER.

The dinner of the deans-that is, Of
the National Association of Deans of
Women-last night at Wardman Park
was a rather thrilling affair, academ-
ically speaking. Never have l seeI.
so many woman college presidents
gathered together outside of the
classic maternal halls. Wisdom and
wit were present in the same person,
and that person was multiplied.
president Marian Parke of Bryn
Mawr. notable for being the pioneer
institution where research opportuni-
ties were opened to women, possesses
a sense of the satirically humorous
that can eat through a seemingly
problem like acid through
stone. To illustrate, she said,
among many other things: 1.-The presi.
dent. biologically speaking, antedates
the dean. The first deans We're actual
ly called lady principals The one
candle power though had finally come
to certain board Of trustees that
1t might be possible that women could
be useful in supervising the minor
problems of the woman students but
none or the major activities, But
women are at last coming 10 the
upper reaches of administrative work.
and the range of deanships goes all
the way from sort of super house
mother to that of the dean Of Bar
nard. who is herself the final adj
ninistrative officer. The one factor
in common is that Of personal con-
tact with the students. The work is
hard and fatiguing beyond any other.
1t Is vague and only to be deter
mined by experience
President Mary Wooley Of Mount
Holyoke, kindly, and much cherished
by her students, was at the speakers
table. but did not. speak. President
Meta Glass, the most recent acquisi-
ton to the ranks of her distinguished
profession, brought with her a breath
OF peaceful things from her Virginia
hills. Her college is Sweet Briar,
which, in spite of its idyllic name. is
tiourishing institution. L think life
there, TO judge at least by it's presi-
dent. must be more serene and I'M
hurried than is our usual tempo. more
given to contemplation as were an
cient halls of learning.
President Vivian Small. head of the
Lake Erie College for Women, like
Miss Wooley, graced the dais in sight
OF the deans assembled, but was not
on the program. These are all women
whose achievements, combined. fill
much space in Who's Who" But last
night the sense of individual things
done was merged in a deeper feeling
of completed personalities that went