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The Washington times., 1920-02-25
DENIES SHOE MEN
AREPR0F|TEER|NG

A defense Of the shoe trade against
chargcs of profiteering was made by
Congres-r1an Frank Murphy of Ohio
in speech before the shoe trade sec
ton OF the Merchants and Manufac-
turers' Association at Cushman's Cafe
last night. Officers were elected.
Mr.. Murphy, who is in the shoe
business in Steubenville, Ohio, said
that the reason the shoe men were
accused Of profteering was that they
took no steps to defend themselves
against such charges.
He said that there was actually less
profiteering in the shoe trade than In
many other businesses; that shoe re-
tailers made a practice of buying up
goods for long periods ahead so as
to keep prices down as far as pos
sible, and that, because of this prac-
ticc, they were laying themselves open
to losses in case of a drop in whole
sale prices.
Following his speech Mr.. Murphy
was made an honorary member of the
section.
James Borland, of r. Berberich's
Sons, called attention to a statement
OF A. Mitchell Palmer recently in
which he asserted that he had not
found any traces of profiteering in
the shoe trade.
The following officers were elected:
President, Joseph Strasburger; vice
president, Harry w. Hahn; secretary.
Herbert Rich; treasurer. Edward
Burns, and members OF the executive
committee. the above officers and
Arthur Burt, Joseph Berberich. and
|. w. Nordlinger.
The section voted to publish n book
let for distribution here calling at
tention to the true facts OF the in.
dustry. This booklet will probably
be ready within a week or ten days.
The meeting adjourned early to al.
low members time to attend the lee.
ture on efficiency at the National
Cash Register Company conference at
the willard
The Washington times., 1920-02-25
TRIAL COLLAPSES WHEN
SLAYER PLEADS GUILTY

\ plea OF guilty to murder in the
second degree, in connection with the
death, October 10. last, of William Nc
l<ee Benzel, was entered today by
William Taylor, colored, who has been
on trial for two days, before jury
I'm Criminal Court No. 2, Justice Stat
ford presiding. Tho plea was entered
with the consent OF the Government.
'rhe accused was remanded for sen
tence which, In second degree murder
cases, Is twenty years
The testimony showed that Taylor
and Bentzell. who was the formers
employer. had quarrel about the
use OF n truck Taylor is alleged 10
have struck Bcntzell over the head
with an iron bar. resulting in tho lat
tcr's death. Attorneys J. william
Shea and Royal T.. Hughes represent.
81 Taylor. and Assistant United
states District Attorney Cromelin ap.
pcared for the Government.
The Washington times., 1920-02-25
lNDORSE CAPTAIN PECK
FOR new POLICE HEAD

Capt. Charles T. Peck, of the Sec
ond precinct, was unanimously in
dorsed as successor to the late Major
Raymond Pullman at a meeting of
the Midcity Citizens Association held
last night. President A J. Driscoll
delivered a eulogy on the late police
head and after a vote of the member )
present, the secretary was INSTRUCT
ID to send a letter of coincidence to
the parents Of Major Pullman.
w. Gwynn Gardiner, former Dis
trict Commissioner, in an address be-
fore the association predicted that
Congress soon will enact legislation
merging the Washington Railway and
Electric Company and the Potomac
Electric Power Company. Mr.. Gardi-
ner outlined the bills before Con
gress providing for a merger of the
two traction companies and declared
that Congress could not compel the
consolidation. He also told the as
sociation how he found the valua,
lions he placed on the street car
companies when he was Commission
er.
The Washington times., 1920-02-25

Fifteenth and M streets northwest,
with Hearts soul is light: love 10
king" and o. l.. Waters, room 376
city postoffice building, with ''Tweet!
Tweet. Meaning any old thing"
The spirit with which limerickers
continue to send in last lines shows
that Washington people and other
subscribers of The Times like the
game. Many of them are actually
striving for the 500 prize. and some
of the winners have been those who
came back time after time after see
ing some other persons limerick
printed as the choice of the judges.
The Limerick Editor gets the usual
number OF appeals from persons, who
have been i'll or have large families.
and especially from school children
who wish to win a nugget for che
sake Of doing something for parents
or teachers.
Here's Another One.
Then from ]. =. Langdon. away in
Kane, Pa, comes "a creditable liner
ick with the request that IL the prize
is awarded to him a portion OF the
money go to Walter Reed Hospital
for smokes for the invalid soldiers.
or course, it Is impossible to vary
the decisions OF the Judges, who work
without seeing the names of the con-
testants; but every limerick line taat
has merit will get the most careful
consideration. And 1t might be said
that very few of the winners have
been persons who ever wrote any.
thing for publication.
Just a good "punchy" line hitting
the nail on the head, and a careful
attention to rhyme and meter. may
turn the trick and bring the hundred
dollar check.
Limerick No. "a and rules of the
contest will be found on another page
The Washington times., 1920-02-25
BILLY SUNDAY TO SPEAK
ATLBERTY HUT MONDAY

Billy Sunday will be in Washing
ton Monday. Everything has beer
arranged to have the well-known
evangelist address a crowd at III =
Liberty Hut Monday night, at 1880
o'clock under the auspices of the
Billy Sunday Tabernacle Workers and
the Business Women's Council.
Mr.. Sunday will leave Norfolk,
where he has been conducting evan
gelistic meetings Sunday morning
and go to Richmond where he will
preach in the afternoon. He will ar
rive in Washington Sunday night o.
Monday morning. Tickets can be OBJ
tanned by sending a self-addressed
stamped envelope to Postoffice Box
1860.
The Washington times., 1920-02-25
SECRET CONFERENCES BY
EDUCATION BODY SCORED
North Capitol and lexington Citi-
zens' Associations Oppose
Star Chamber Tactics.

Members of the North Capitol and
lexington Citizens Association last
night voiced their opposition to the
secret conferences Of the Board OF
Education, at a meeting in the Emery
School
A motion introduced by Leon
Cooper, to the effect that IL Mr.
Thurston is dismissed as superintend-
ent of schools, the association urge
that a Washington man be appointed
as his successor, was referred to the
school committee to be reported at
the next meeting.
William T. Pierson urged a con-
gressional investigation into the
school situation in the District.
In speaking on the school question:
John M. Barr said the association
should work for an elective school
board.
The passage of the Pittman bill
providing national uniformity of au-
tomobile licenses, Is favored by the
association. The motion to urge the
passage of the Pittman bill was in
troduced by d. c. Grain. The motion
was carried.
The proposed rerouting by the w
r. & r. on the Brookland line, to run
up Eleventh street was opposed.
Resolutions expressing sympathy
and regret at the deaths of Major
Raymond Pullman, superintendent OF
police, and Emory NJ. Wilson, prin-
cipal of Central High School, were
adopted.
Miss Mary Barr gave two recita-
tions and william T. Pierson sang
his composition entitled Washing
ton" Selden NJ. Ely presided.
The Washington times., 1920-02-25
NO WAY TO MOVE REFUSE
PLANT, SAYS COL. KUTZ

Engineer Commissioner Charles w.
Kutx, today received a committee OF
men from the Trinidad Citizens Asso-
citation to discuss the District refuse
plant. to the location Of which this
association has serious objections.
Commissioner Kutz told the COM
mittse that he could not see his way
clear at this time to ask Congress
10 remove tho plant from Mt. Olivet
road and West Virginia avenue, Its
present location He said that the
plant no doubt would remain In the
northeast until the present contract
expired in June, 1921.
The only possibility Of the plant
being removed Is by getting Congress
10 appropriate money to build an en-
tirely new plant on a different site,
the present plant being owned by
private parties.
It is expected the association Will
make such a request OF Congress In
the near future.
The committee composed Don III.
York, chairman; Joseph Hurley, w. F..
Ryan, c. w. Cole, II. II. Peters. l.. w.
Patterson, Herbert Dickety. A. G..
Southworth and oscar Kolquist.
The Washington times., 1920-02-25
FEDERAL WORKERS
FIGHT MYERS BILL

Senator's will be asked today to
vote against the Myers amendment
to the Sterling retirement bill for
civil service employees on the ground
OF it's injustice and Interference with
the rights of free citizens, according
to r. III. Alcorn, chairman of the joint
conference on retirement, following a
meeting of the conference last night
at 1923 New York avenue.
The Myers amendment, proposing to
restrict the application of the Sterling
bill to employees not members of any
organization affiliated with the Amer
lean Federation of Labor, would II
adopted affect the 1000 aged men and
women who would be retired imme-
diately under the provisions of the
bill, and such other older workers as
may become eligible to retirement.
1T seems a peculiarly unfair propo-
sition," said Mr.. Alcorn. because II
proposes to penalize these old people
for having done what is not only an
entirely permissible thing but a thing
which Is specifically authorized by
law. The Lloyd-LaFollette act OF
1912 definitely provided that Govern
ment workers shall not be discrimi-
mated against for belonging to such
organizations as ours. II is incredi-
bic that tho Senate should give Sc
rious consideration to the Myers
amendment"
The Joint conference on retirement
is composed OF delegates from thirty
Ave trade union organizations affli-
atcd with the American Federation
OF Labor. including the letter carriers,
railway mail clerks post office clerks,
the other Federal employees. and all
the mechanical workers represented
in the force at the navy yards, arse
nails, and other branches OF the civil
service.
The conference is actively opposing
The Pornerene bill and urging the
Sterling bill
The Washington times., 1920-02-25
The
Winner
Of
Limerick No. II
The brides that come in the spring
And wake in the morning and sing,
Will MARBLE this tune
From March until June:
Chsep! Cheep! We don't pay for a thing

Here Is a little piece OF bird grail
tude. Eliot II. Thomson, 1857 OAK
street northwest, Dement'S by II to the
extent OF 500.
The Times is made psymaster, with
the privilege OF supplying the nnau-
cial wherewithal.
A week or two ago, during the
heavy snow, the birds around Oak
street began to look about as thin
and detected as Mr.. Before Using.
whose picture adorns a patent medi-
cine bottle.
Mr.. Thomson and several OF hts
neighbors Immediately diagnosed the
case as insufficient nourishment' and
prescribed for II in the shape OF bread
crumbs scattered over the snowdrirts
No Cost 10 Patients.
The prescriptions were filled by the
same parties, without cost to the pa
tients. Tho latter. acquired the haoit
of coming around the feeding places
at regular times every day. and at
testing to the low prices OF this par
ticular dispensary. by remarking.
cheap, cheap.
Ar that. selling food for a song was
not SO much as the Shipping Board
sought to do In disposing Of the seizs
German liners a few days ago.
The other day. Mr.. Thomson picked
in the Times with the incomplete
limerick about birds. and asked his
.feathered guests to supply a last line
for him.
housekeeping about nesting time" he
said. Are you worried about rent?'
"Cheap, cheap" said the birds.
sand your food isn't costing you
much?"
Cheap, cheap"
"Therell probably be whole raft
Of youngsters; Is IT going to cost you
to school?"
"Cheap. cheap"
Pay for Nothing.
You don't pay for a thing" OBJ
served Mr.. Thomson. Then he realized
that he had a limerick line that would
satisfy The Times contest conditions.
Yesterday afternoon he was inform
ed that the line no, only satisfied the
conditions, but stood first with the
judges
This morning the birds in the vi
cinity OF 1857 Oak street ate cake.
Mr. Thomson Is one OF the few
limerick winners who have not re-
Gently recovered from flu. He is
manager of the new business depart
ment o. the Washington Loan and
Trust Company.
Just before The Times Limerick
man arrived yesterday. Mr.. Thomson
ran across the 500 check sent to Mrs
Charles S. Grindle, winner OF one of
the earlier contests.
Private William Wachsman, med
ical detachment Walter Reed Hos
pital, interpreted the birds song to
say: THE sun shines for pauper
and king" The vote OF the Judges
nearly awarded him the prize, while
Ethel NJ. Smith. 1855 Holmes place
northwest, made it. "Glad springtime
to beggar and king"
Others Rank High.
Others who stood high in the voting
were Gertrude Hoff, Monroe court,
The Washington times., 1920-02-25
WNBRANDEDAS
RETIREMENT ENEMY
Senator Sterling Says Chief OF
Efficiency Bureau Is Foe
of Measure.

Herbert ID. Brown, head OF the
bureau OF efficiency. was branded as
a real enemy of the civil service re-
tirement bill by Senator Sterling
chairman OF the Civil Service Com
mittee, who is trying to put the bill
through the Senate.
1.-THE person who is the real enemy
OF this bill is not O member or the
Senate. as some people suppose" said
Senator Sterling, but is ID. Brown Of
the efficiency bureau.
Because he does not approve Of
the bill. he Is going out of mis- way at
every opportunity TO condemn II, and
Is trying to camouflage the real cost
OF the measure to the Government by
giving figures which have no mean
ing"
Senator Sterling said Brown favors
the wholly contributory plan, which
the Civil Service Committee disap-
proves as an unjust burden upon the
employe.
He declared Brown Is claiming to
be working in the interest OF the
higher salaried employees of the Gov
eminent, while these employees are in
support of the Sterling-Lehlbach bill,
he said.
The vote in the Senate yesterday.
rejecting the motion Of Senator Pom
creme to recommit the bill, is regard
ed by Senator Sterling as significant.
He does not intend to call up the
bill in the Senate today, as the dye
stuffs measure is before that body.
Until the peace treaty Is out OF the
way. ne expects considerable delay
of the retirement delay. but is con-
fident of it's final passage.
The Washington times., 1920-02-25
W.R. &E. TOCHANGE
CAR LINES MONDAY
New Routes Are Expected to
Improve Service-0nIy
Tentative.

Plans for rerouting several lines OF
the Washington Railway and Electric
Company, with a view to improving
service. will become operative Mon
day, affecting thousands OF residents
in Washington. These routes, APP
proved by the Public Utilities, are
only tentative, and may be abandon
ed or revised, IL found unsatisfactory,
The new routes affect cars running
to Brookland, Eleventh and Monroe
streets northwest, Lincoln Park.
Georgetown, Cabin John Bridge. Thir-
teenth and d streets and First and e
streets northwest.
Financially the railway company
will be benefited by this new plan. 1t
provides for all Mt. Pleasant cars to
run past the Union Station. thus CIV
ing greater opportunity to care for
station passengers.
The routes as proposed apply main
ly to the base, or all day, schedules
Of these lines, and II Is not proposed
to eliminate the through cars now
operated to and from certain impor-
tant points, such as the Bureau OF
Engraving and Printing, during the
rush hours. The present service from
Mt. Pleasant to Potomac Park Will
continue.
The Utilities Commission says these
changes in lines are made to relieve
congestion and express the belief the
new plans will meet many objections
that have been made to the present
schedule.
The changes follow:
GEORGETOWN and Cabin John cars,
which now run to North Capitol and
w and Brookland.. will resume their
old route to Lincoln Park and the
Capitol by way of the courthouse.
Eleventh street cars, which now 60
to Four-and -a-half street and Mis-
souri, avenue, will go to North Capitol
and w and Brookland by way of F,
Fifth, G., and Massachusetts, avenue.
Mt Pleasant cars will run by way
Of Union Station, one-half to Thir-
teenth and d streets northeast and
| one-half to First and e streets.
The switch at North Capitol and w
streets will be moved to North Capt.
toll and Michigan avenue to relieve
congestion at w street.
This new plan takes all OF the
Eleventh street cars on Ninth street,
which means much In improving
Ninth street service.
Better service Is promised resi-
dents Of Brookiand under the rerout-
ing.
William F. Ham, president of the
company, says that in the morning
and evening rush hours some Brook
land cars will run to Fourteenth and
G. streets and Connecticut avenue and
S street northwest.
/ Mr.. Ham also states that passen-
gers coming west on f street and
wishing to change to a Brookland
car could transfer at Eleventh and
+ streets. At present changes are
only made at Fifth and G streets.
The Washington times., 1920-02-25
GENERAL PAY
RAISE DENIED
RecIassifiers Impress Fact That
Increases for Groups Won't
Govern Entire Class.


The Congressional Joint commission
on rehabilitation of salaries will moi
recommend q .sn.ra, s.i.r, ,n.ra...
lor government employees In its re,
poIt 10 congress IL waS Ahnouneso
'his morning.
ouch accession VIII come As = ois-
appointment 10 many federai WORK
ers VINO no uoupt nave had inc I'M
PRESTON that every salary on inc
noVerhfneht pay ron would DC "a
yahceo as result OF the cominiS-
IL is interpreted that the commis-
sion has found that the salaries OF
some employees are substantial al
their present sum, and perhaps are
In excess of their true value. This
would he true principally Of the high
er paid workers, it is declared.
The Washington times., 1920-02-25
WILSON MUM
0NPOL|CE JOB
White House Not Interested in
Naming Successor to
Pullman.

because OF q belief that White
House Influence" will be FACTOR In
the selection or new superintend-
ent of the metropolitan police, great
activity in behalf Of certain candi-
dates has already begun In ADMINS
tration circles, and numerous letters
are being received by President VIII
son and those close to HIM
Joseph p, Tumulty Secretary to the
President, has let 1t be known to
several who have approached him on
the matter that he IL taking no offi-
cial or personal interest In the nam
ing OF a successor to Major Pullman,
as IL is the business OF the District
} Commissioners to make the appoint
ment. He has an aversion for what Is
commonly called pull" by politicians,
and Is content to leave the selection
of the new police chief to the num-
cipal heads.
Urge Man From Ranks.
Selection of a superintendent OF -
lice from the uniformed Officers OF
the police force Is urged by senator
calder, of New York, member OF the
Senate District Committee. as a sue
cessor to the late Major Pullman.
Senator Calder Is preparing a let
ter today to Commissioner Louis
Brownlow, urging him to appoint as
a new chief Of police a man from the
ranks.
Senator Calder said he saw no rea-
son why the next superintendent or
police should be appointed from civic
life, when there are competent men
on the force, trained by years OF
service for the position.
When the policemen's increase pay
bill was before the District Commit
CaI have
this provision inserted into the bin.
Owing to the satisfaction Of all the
members of the committee. including
Senator Calder. with the record OF
Major Pullman he did not press the
matter at that time. He did, how
ever. succeed IA writing into the
policemen's bill an amendment re-
auirinR civil service examination for
appointment to the force.
Uurxes Doyles Selection.
Ethelbert B. Frey, a local attorney.
called at the White House today to
urge the candidacy Of Police Capt
Robert Doyle. He spoke briefly to
Mr.. Tumulty. and was told the Sec
retary's position
1t is not expected that President
Wilson will indicate any preference OF
candidates, as he Is known to nave
confidence In Commissioners bro"h-
low and Kutz.
Col. Robert N. Harper. president OF
the Washington Chamber or Com
. merce, who was at the White House
today, said he had been urged to sup
port a number Of men, but thought IL
untimely to take the matter up with
the White House.
No Hurry to FIJI Job.
The BOARD OF District Commission
ers will not at this time give serious
consideration to the appointment OF q
successor to Major Pullman, was tho
statement Of Commissioner Louis
Brownlow today.
1--WE will not take up the matter I'M
mediately," said the Commissioners,
II have no idea when the commission
WIFI make the appointment. For the
present, Inspector Gessford vii! act
as major and superintendent OF police
The Commissioners went to the
Capitol today to attend hearings on
the District appropriation bill. 1t 10
expected q greater part of their time.
for many days to come, will be taken
up by these hearings, thus delaying
consideration Of the appointment OF
q new police chief
The Washington times., 1920-02-25
ASKS LIMITED DIVORCE.

Alleging desertion and non-support,
Dora witt filed suit In the District
Supreme Court against Samuel witt
for limited divorce and alimony.
They were married at Baltimore. Nd,
November "a, 1915. Attorney Need
The Washington times., 1920-02-25
CHINESE LECTURE HERE.

Sunswan Won King Sing, of the
International Christian Missionary
Board, will lecture at Bethany Baptist
Church this evening at \ o'clock,
on "China's Need of Christ"
The Washington times., 1920-02-25
LECTURE AT Y. N. c. A.

Count Lochwitzky will lecture on
"a Russian Nobleman's story of Exile
and Escape" at the Central Y. NJ. G.
n, 1875 q street northwest, tonight
at S o'clock.
The Washington times., 1920-02-25
WILL HELP OUT
THIS LONESOME LADY?

Leap Year is here for sure.
Listen to what Colonel Knoll of
the marriage license bureau
handed out today:
Colonel Knoll, Matrimonial
Bureau. Dear SIR: / am a re-
fined lonesome widow in middle
life and wish to meet a refined
middle-aged gentleman. am
very tired of always going alone.
"Yours truly,
"(Mrs.) f. J. JARVIS,
General Delivery, Post Office,
Washington, ID. c."
The Washington times., 1920-02-25

The fun text Of the new District Of Co
iumbia Rent Law, with explanatory
notes by the Real Estate Editor Of The
Times, has been printed in convenient
the asking at the counter Of The Wash
ington Times
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1920-01-08

seems, both are eligible to participate
in the Long Beach game but under
the California rulings, both VIII De
barred
That brought up the question as to
which rules would be effective when
the California and Arizona state cham
pions meet on the California gridiron.
Phoenix players contend that the
Arizona rules should hold good inso-
far as the Phoenix team is concerned,
at least. AT the same time, the local
players are willing TO permit the Long
Beach team 10 play under the Califor-
MIA rules Many Long Beach players
would undoubtedly be ineligible to play
il the Arizona rules governed, it is
believed.
Should Carpenter and Seaman both
be barred another general shakeup in
the Coyote lineup for the big game will
be made. Becker. who has been shifted
TO center. will be sent back to his old
place at right tackle: Newl<irk Will
hold down the center position, and
either Doyle or Robbins viii hold down
the right extremity.
The squad VIII go through stiff
signal drill this afternoon and will
leave tonight for the coast. The team
VIII probably make its headquarters
at the Pacific Athletic club, in re-
Spouse to an invitation received sew
eral days ago.