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/^: ' - 13??*''? 'TTT"V'T V- ; * ' ' ' -N" W THIS SECTION CONTAINS 32 COLUMNS OF QUALITY CLASSIFIED ADS ?a ? ) '' ? ==ji * WASHINGTON AND MAGAZINE FEATURES 1 BUSINESS NEWS |[ (ALu? JwU9UUt(Jt O ft JTvfcvClUJ AND CLASSIFIED ADS | '; SECTION TWO?PAGE if. WASHINGTON. D. C.. WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 14, 1921. PAGE 9-SIXTlON TWO. - . . J__ . ' I 1 CITIZENS ARMS CONFERENCE * COMMITTEE NAMES BOARD ON HOUSING Percy Russell Elected as Chairman, Petty Made V Secretary. % NEXT MEET FRIDAY Numerous Subcommittees Are Then Expected to Be Chosen. Housing of the foreign delegates | to the armament limitation confer*x?c? and .the hundreds of visitors "who,will flock to Washington, will he the first task of the citixens' r committee on the arms conference, which met at the District building yesterday. Cuno H. Rudolph, chair- I Man. said. Percy A. Russell was elected hairman of the housing committee and John A. Petty was made secretary. Other members of the committee are Robert C. Howard. P. T. Middleton. R. L. McKeever. and J. Leo Kolb. Others to Be Named. Committees on finance, reception, legislation. press. public order, j street decoration. illumination, music, official program, parade, carnival, local transportation, reviewing stands, and medals will be f elected at the next meeting. Friday afternoon at 3 o'clock in the board room in the District building, chalrmaji Rudolph announced. About eighty more citixens. both men and women, will be added to th? committee. Mr. Rudolph said. Many will be asked to serve before the next meeting. ^ Although the embassies will care for a number of the foreign deleff?tea. many of those attached to delegations must be housed by the tlty and the housing committee will the work of compiling residences for the visitors immediately. Maj. Gessford. superintendent of police, said yesterday that he was considering the part the police must play in safeguarding the city I and assuring comfort of the visitors during the conference. Racquet f lub to Hoaae Mmmy. Foreign delegates will occupy seventy-flv? rooms In the new k Racquet Club at 1135 Sixteenth f street northwest It was learned | from officials of the club yesterday. I Tl1? force of workmen has been increased in order to have the club ready for furnishing within the next few days preparatory to the formal opening on the afternoon and even- I Ing of October L Final srrangernevitp for the opening will be con*i?fer#.l at a meeting of the boa-J of maragers at noon today. The purpose of the new club will he similar *o that of the various Racquet clues throughout the nited States, and In beauty and appointments It will b* on a par with try clubhouses in the counWORK CONFERENCE PLANS COMPLETED Plana for the unemployment core fprpnee. It was learned yesterday, have virtually been completed and submitted for approval. It was anticipated that the President and Mr. Hoover would go over the plans on their return trip to Washington. Acceptances to the conference have befen received from a number of leader? In the Industrial and business world, among them. It Is understood, being Charles M. Schwab, SamuelGompers, president of the A. F. of L-, and'John I* Lewis, president dt the United Mine Workers. ' The date for the opening of the conference has not been determined bat It Is expected that September 26 will be the date set ASKS ANNULMENT I OF GIRL'S MARRIAGE Suit for annulment of her marriage to Herbert F Bailey. 8! year8 old. performed August 9. was filed yesterday on behalf of Eugenia E '5 ?tar" <"<?. by her mother. Maude M. Flora. In trie District Supreme Court. * petition allegos that Bailev called on the girl, who was attending summer school, and showed her * H*?" to procure which ha had stated she was 18 years of '?. L f her' ,he that her mother had consented to the cereZ?"V l*rf?rmed Upon going arn'd that h" mother had. J"" s,v"> her consent and would have objected to the mar riAge. t K.of C. Supports 400 Buddies in College ' '355,000 will be spent by the Knights of Columbus this year on scholarships. books. and maintenance for over 40 former service men attending colleges. Supreme Treasurer Daniel J. Callahan announced yesterday. This sum Is exclusive of the mo?ey to be spent for 130 night schools. The veterans, who are as signed to thirty different colleges come from thirty-five States ' Callahan said Hannls Taylor in ternatlonal lawyer, of Washington had accepted appointment to the KYiight* of Columbus history commission. He will serve with Ad miral William 8. Benson. Maurice Frtncls Egan, Profs. George Hermann Derry. of Union Colleae Charles H McCarthy, of the C.'ho He Lniversity, and Chairman Edwar^ F. McSweeney, ot Boston, in ' re j>rln? historical monographs for distribution la the K of C. 11.000 ooo utstory campaign Advocate School Eye Test. Eye exercises for thousands of School children In the city, whose oyem are below normalcy, was advocated to members of the Board of Education b> Dr. Samuel J Harris, of Boston, yesterday afternoon s' >k* taakiin actual. ' C0MM1 ENTERTAINM ||jQH| Members o( the District co of visitors and delegates to the in the District Building. Comr his coat off. - . MAY DELAY INQUIRY IN MINING RECKtt Senate Committee Urged bj Operators to Await Action by Juries. Members of the Senate 'committer investigating the industrial situa tion in the coal fields of West Vir ginia may postpone or abandm their projected investigation on th? ground. Senator Kenyon. chairman of thi committee, said yesterday when hi returned- to Washington that sent! ment among committee members i: undecided. The question will b? settled at a meeting today. If the committe decides agains a formal inquiry. Kenyon said members may make personal inves tigatioh by goiog among the miner: themselves. This was the cours< followed by Kenyon In a oimilai Investigation some years back. Efforts of the committee. Kenyoi held, should be directed towart finding a remedy for the existlni sftuatlon and preventing a recur rence of outbreaks. He believe) also the committee should find ou th* causes back of the recen miners' insurrection. Coal operators, in a telegram asked postponement of the investi gatlon until after Juries In Mingi and Logan counties have flnishe< deliberations. In Mingo Countj men are on trial on a charge o having killed mine guards. Thi I^>gan County grand jury is inves tigating the reo*nt uprising. Activities of the committee. thi operators argued, would interfen with the juries and would preven testimony being received from met who are now en^ag%d before thi Juries. D.L.MORGAN CHOSEN CHAIRMAN OF A.A.A ^ r>. L. Morgan, of New Haven C.onn., was elected executive chair | man of the American Automobile Association to succeed A. G. Batch elder, who was killed in an airplani i crash near Indian Head. Md., severa I months ego. at a meeting of the ex I ecutive board of the associatloi held in* New York yesterday. Immediately after his election Morgan left for the national head quarters in this city, and is ex pected to arrive today, where he wil put into' effect a number of for uard-looking plans adopted by thi executive board. He has been serv ing in the capacity of acting ex ecutive chairman since July 1. ITALY'S. INDUSTRIES MORE RESTRICTEl Unemployment conditions in Italj daily are becoming more acute, ac cording to information collected b: the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The iron, steel and metal industries it is reported, have restricted produc fion in an unprecedented manner Th^ textile Industry, which heretofore hss been prosperous, has now beei afTected by conditions in other Indus tries. BAND CONCERTS. Conoert by the United Stats* Marias Baad at the Cipitol this afternoon at o'clock. William H. Santelmann, loador; Taylor Branson, tooond loader. Program. March. "Second Connecticut Bari* most" ...Beeves Overture. "The Barber of Seville " w Bctriai Merceau Characteristic. "Yisioa". .v. Blon Grand Scenes from "Borneo and _ Isttst" Gounod Walts, "Denasweibchon" Strauss InUraeno and Pro locus from "Pafl_ l?<*i" Leoncavallo "entasis Characteristic, "Gipsy j Lo Thiers f "The Star 8paagled Banner." Concert by the TJaited States Soldiers' Home Baad. handstand, this afternoon st t:M o'clock. Jafcs 8. M. Z Immoral***. bandmaster. Program. s *"ek. "**?r~? ? Tlayiaitwi J**1""- "?ofcaailaa lUt" Barcaabaltz Ja?ra4 l?f "Arm HarU" ?&.0?ibo4 >nm "ZmeU 41 Luawmr" Denisotti | ' > Tnt Vmltr. "hUknndv" _ . B-ookmas ZSt*" "1~rr Mallw," ximwi flaala. "raaaiaa" Saanoar "Tk. liar lH>tM Baaaar TTEE ON ENT COMM1TTE - JH dt^JI % mmittee which will direct activities o limitation' of armaments conference nissioner Rudolph, chairman, is in t r Two Men Jailed | For Attempting to Steal Cop's Auto r Taylor Cruthchfield and John Smallwood. both colored. two would-be automobile thieves, will not meddle with a policeman's car in the future. At 2 a. m. Monday Patrolman A. t H. Colvin was awakened at his . residence, 1355 Fifth street north_ west, by the attempt of men to crank his machine. He fired five shots in the air and the men sped down the nllev nrd into the arms of Policeman Waller. 1 In Police Court yesterday before Judge Hardison the nien were found guilty. Crutcbfleld. because of a police record for larceny, was sentenced to one year. Smallwood was given six months. MUST FACE JURY ON HOLD-UP COUNT Second Man to Be Accused of Robbing Car Conductor. Frank Allen, who gave his home as Fairbury, 111., was bound over to the grand jury in $3,000 bond yesterday in Judge Hardison'* court for robbery in connection with the hold-up of a Capital Traction car at Seventeenth street and Pennsylvania avenue southeast on August 30. 9 Conductor Samuel E. Case testified that Allen stepped aboard the ' car and suddenly pressed a pistol against his stomach. Case was robbed of $29.80 in cash and forty car tickets. Allen is the second man to * be accused of the offense. William . J. Fitxpatrick. 508 E street south east, arrested on the same charge. has been released. James R. Purvis, charged with stealing goods to the value of $50 belonging to Velma G. Robinson, waived examination and was. bound over to the grand jury. Theft of a horse which had taken prizes at county fairs, and of buggywas the charge against Benjamin Morris and Richard Wells, who were held by Judge Hardison to the grind jury under bonds of $?00 each. According to the testimony of Detective Barbee, the accused took the animal and buggy from a stable at the rear of the home of A. B. Triiatt, 1801 I street northwest. Maj. LaGarde Named As Military Director Maj. Richard D. LaGarde, of th? District National Guard, one of the best known army officers In Washington, has been appointed as 'director of military tactics at St John's College. it was announced last night by^the War Department. Maj. LaGarde succeeds Capt A. C. Strecker, of the Coast Artillery. LaGarde formerly was Instructor at the Gonzago College here. Sergt. Joseph Seubert has been detailed b assistant military director a t Vthe "college. Nearly 300 boys are expected to enlist in the St. John's College Reserve Officers' Training Corps the coming year. Four companies will be organized. X_P "Ia#% V W*(?, kMtt. J stomach. Brar. Xilaayi. bono*, joints, turn, tumort. bladd.r, bow.U or appondlx u moo with your own .y.t. Oar oxp.rt oporatoi U * physician and snrfeon. Cor.altati.il fraa. D*. WTUQHTB X-RAY HUT, 4M 7th St. *. W. .[ DR. LEHMAN DOTAL 10*010* PLATE SPECIALIST Plates Repaired While CA You Wait Crown. Bridge and Porcelain Work. Painless Extractions. 1- 307 7th St. N. ARMAM1 i ;e organizes i fc 9 (C) Underwood A Underwood. I District citizens in entertainment meeting yesterday for organization he centcr of the picture, sitting, r TAYLOR INDICTED IN WAR RISK CASE IJury Adds Fifth Man to List Involved in Insurance \ Frauds. % Benjamin F. Taylor, formerly of tha War Risk Insurance Bureau, was indicted by the grand Jury yesterday as-the fifth Person in the government implicated in war ri?k insurance frauds, in which more than $250,000 are said to have been stolen from disabled soldiers. He iv charged with violations of the Federal petial code, together with William F. Salisbury, jr.. and David M. Oriswold. who were recently convicted. and Tenola u raves and Daniel O'Keefe. wh4 are awaiting trial. New Indictments are broughl against all rive men. That they took money from soldiers for services rendered as officials In the Bureau of War Risk Insurance and that they forced certain papers In connection with claims against the United Stater government is the substance of th< charges. Salisbury and Oriswold were each sentenced to four years In prison. A b*nch warrant was issued yesterday by Justice Hoehling for Benjamin Taylor, the latter having been known to the officials by description, but never identified, for alleged complicity In the frauds until yesterday. In the indictments yesterday Salisbury and Oriswold are charged on seven counts each, and Graves. Taylor and O'Keefe on two each. LUXURY TAX DRIVE BRINGS IN MILLIONS Delinquent "nuisance" and "luxury* taxes to the extent of nearly $t 2.000.000 were collected as a result of p s'^efm rive endi***r September 3, according to a preliminary report submitted yesterday to Internal Revenue Commissioner Blair. The drive, in which 1.725 deputy field collectors were engaged, covered practically every large city in the United United. Special attention was given to verification of returns of the manufacturers' excise tax (the so-called lu*urrv tax), the tax on soft drinks, and the transportation, jewelry, admission and insurance taxes. Monthly returns of these taxes are required. C leJeaVens ? Telephone N *' ?is high class work. Mt is j sitions are open for single yi of 18 and.25. Good eyesigl ness to work the hours assignei Apply first floor, ! The Chesapeak Telephone ENT LIMI i BALLOU SUGGESTS SOCIETIES UNDER FACULTY CONTROL Would Have School Board < Represented in Student Fraternities. - I HEARS COMPLAINT Athletes Will Be Allowed to Take Part in Practice Games. Faculty supervision of high school fraternities instead of abolishing them, as provided in the ruling of the Hoard of Education, prohibiting society members from gaining scholastic honors, wag forecast yesterday afternoon when local business men and a group representing the Interfraternity Council conferred with Dr. Frank W. Ballou, superintendent of schools. Dr. Ballou suggested to the representatives that high school faculty members be elected to membership of the various fraternities to serve as agents of the board in order I to perform Improvements In accordance with the superintendent's j wishes. This plan. It Is understood, will be decided by the Board of Education at the request Of Dr. Ballou. T? saxKMt Hundreds of questionnaires in regard to the functioning of fraternities will be sent to principals of the | five high schools by Dr. Ballou next' i week. They will be filled out by fraternity members and forwarded j to the superintendent. In cases I where improvements are needed ip the fraternities, it Is understood that Dr. Ballou will jffer constructive proposals. During the time Dr. Ballou Is Inspecting the fraternities, with the help of faculty members, athletes | belonging to secret organizations will be allowed to participate In [ practice games, probably football. So satisfactory was the confer j ence. the representatives declared j after the meeting, that there is little need of a hearing before the Board of Education. ImIu A. Dent, prominent attorney, and Paul F. Grove. Insurance man. were the spokesmen for the business men. while Edward Joyce. Joseph MacGarraghy and Frank Acorn represented the Interfraternity Council. AUTHORIZES CUT: IN FREIGHT RATES Railroads operating In.the territory west of Chicago and the Mississippi River were authorised yesterday by the Interstate Commerce Commission to make rtibstantial reductions in rates on livestock in that terirtory. effective September .2?. "The amount of reduction in the carriers annual revenue which will result is not definitely known," the commission said, "but it has been estimated to be upward of $10,000.000. It is the hope of the commission that the reduced rates will prove of material benefit to the | Western livestock raisers who have j been heavily affected by the rapid decline in livestock prices since July 1920/ P. O. Saves New York $1,000 Every Day 1H The Tostofllce Department. It wa? announced yesterday. Is saving $1,000 a day for the New York business community through expediting mail deliveries. # The saving is effected by delivering regstered bank mail in time to put it through the clearing house on the day of its receipt, it was stated. Interest is saved on $6,000,000 for one day through the earlier delivery. of Speech ) Operating xrmaneot and pay* well. PoDung women between the age* it, hearing, health and willingd are the euential qualifications. 722 12th St N. W. ;e and Potomac Company TATION Ad Club to Stage B< Newspaper Adve By New York Another beauty contact will be staged In Washington This latest one is to be held under the auspices jf the Washington Advertising Club. The decision to hold the contest was arrived at by the clab at its first meeting for the season held yesterday qoon at the Raleigh Hotel. Considerable objection to the holding of the new beauty competition was voiced at 4i?e meeting, many adhering to the dplnion that since the Washington Herald's winner. Miss Margaret Goraaan. had been crowned at Atlantic City, the prettiest girl in America, it ill behooved the club to question the title of Miss Washington. The vote of the members, however, overruled the objection and at the next meeting of the club, next Tuesday noon, a bevy of beauties will pass in review of the Ad Club members. The official passing of the straw hat season which takes place tomorrow was anticipated by members at the meeting yesterday, who took summary action with all straws worn to*the meeting. A committee. consisting of Sidney Selinger. Henry Breslau and Maurice Kafka, confiscated straw hats belonging to twenty of the members . and after pounding on the hats with , their fists and gently stepping on them returned them to the owners, who. however, failed to recognize them, in their new condition. Taking advantage of the situation. J. D. Kaufman and J. I... Goldhelm presented the club with two i felt hats of the season's most dashing styles. One of these was won by J. F. Rogers, manager for Douglas McLean, movie star, who was ' present. McLean himself drew the lucky nu/nber but turned it over to Rogers. The principal address of the meeting was made by Frank H. Fayant. Variety of Loot Taken By Thieves in District Quantities of Ice cream, cigarettes, j and soap, a truck load of gingerale j flavoring, six bicycles, a motorcycle. I a rug. automobile accessories, a watch and pock,etbook. and bed linen j and Rothes, valued at $443.75. were j stolen yesterday, police report. Andrew Bridges, grocer at 200 M | street southeast, told police that worth of cigarettes, cigars, ice cream, awf soap, were stolen rom his store early yesterday. I WORKS ] ^ jauty Contest; rtising is Lauded Publicity Expert. *le? president of Thorn** K Logmn. Inc. "Advertising ** a "Motive Force" was the topic of Mr. Kay ant. The superiority or newspaper advertising wai stressed by Mr. Kay* ant, who said In part: "If an American citizen?Mr. Ford, or Mr. Gompers. or Mr. Rockefeller wants to deliver a message to all the people of the United States, the cheapest and surest way is through the newspapers. 'Think what it would cost to print *nd distribute through the mails 80:000,000 statements. The one cent postage alone and postage Is only a minor part of the cost of mall distribution, would be $300,000. The postage on sixteen distributions would be <4.1100.000. "The buyers of newspapers read them. The recipients of printed circulars often never see them. The American waste basket overflows with 4hem day after day." MISS GORMAN WILL RETURN TO SCHOOL Prettiest Girl in U. S. Visits Disabled Soldiers at Mt. Alto Hosital. Definitely declining all offers for motion pictures or the stage. Mis* Margaret Gorman. 3015 Cambridge street, who as "Mins Washington" recently was Judged the prettiest young woman in the United States, yesterday made arrangements to return to her r|ps? at the Western High School. Her only appointment yesterday | was a visit to the disabled soldiers at Mount Alto Hospital. Many of the men had expressed a wish to see her and *he took advantage of the first opportunity. H. B. Leary. Jr.. 1321 Fourteenth street northm-est placed a Chalmers touring car and Maxwell sedan at her disposal an<j | S X. took with her a number of>her schoolmates. After visiting all of the men confined in the wards I ?he wax the center of a lar.ee ^roup j on the lawn. This morning sho will visit the I wounded men at Walter Reed Hoa- I Pital. . fSSSm DEPARTMENT FC HILDREN Mu?'m SHOES 'ENING TOD/ a large and complete j sn's Footwear of the bett. )DERATELY PRIC | .90 to $0. serviceable leathers tha roughest wear; styles tl child and mother alike,i atural curves of growing ons you will find in the kittle ^ <s)tiees A SOUVENIR tJtrj child will appreciate preset with each pair. n Quality Boot 1219 F STREET N. V .feata in Washington for Qncen C I RAPIDLY ; LIST OF ROOMING ' i HOUSE ROBBERIES BLAMED ON BELL: Three Owners Identify Prisoner Charged With Grand Larceny. ADD 2 MORE COUNTS Forced to Relinquish Shoes When Claimed by Accuser. Walter F. Bell, arrested by police Monday when Identified on Xlntk street by a former landlady * a roomer who disappeared with tome of her valuables, was Identified .yesterday by three others at the man who had rented a room for a abort while and left with goods. Police believe they have Washington's professional room thief and plaoed two additional charges of grand larceny agsinst the man. James Wilson, 321 C street northeast. told the police that Bell came to his house July and asked for a room. A short time after entering his room, ha left the house to mall a letter. When he did not return It was discovered that a watch, clothes vslned at 9(3 and a kodak ? worth $65 were missing. Wilson told police yesterday when he Identify ^ Bell as the roomer. m ? H. H. Dam-son. of 119 Marvlan* avenue northeast, yesterday Identl* fled Bell as the man who on An gust 3 rented a room from him and then disappeared with a shirt. $44 In cash and a razor. A. C. Dunfree. 1313 K street northwest. Identified the prisoner by the hoes which he told police Bell had stolen from him August shortly after renting a room. Dunfree brought Bell's -?ld shoes down to the ? detective bureau and forced an e&--? change with the alleged thief - Luther Raymond Ogle. It years old. of the Hudson Hotel, was ar- ^ rested yesterday chsrged with roreiving stolen goods from Bell. Police say he purchased s gold watch. _____ an overcoat, snd troueera Ogle was released on $5*0 bond. * ' IJ W 1^9 JkmgW H J <w n v vy i(lr: itock of er grade \ ED ; S 50 9 t will with- JH lat will ap- 30P and formed &BL I feet. Such v, gE I ^ln I I I j^R I 1 I 1 Shop (natty Shoes. JCT: