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The Washington times., 1920-07-31

With more than 450O.000 square
yards of modern pavement, Washing
ton ranks high among the cities OF
the United States with well paved
streets. according to a census cover
ing 40 leading American cities just
completed by the Asphalt Associa-
ton.
New York has laid 35. GOO. 900
square yards of modern pavement, OF
which 25,O00.00 square yards are
asphalt, 100000 stone block. !, 400
900 wood block, $4,000 brick, and
A. 900 cement concrete.
Chicago ranks second, with 3d.
4T5.OOO square yards of which 49,
600 900 are asphalt, 100000 stone
block. 5,SO0.00O brick, 100000 wood
block. and 100000 cement concrete.
Next in order with modern pave
ments comes Philadelphia with
nearly 10000 900 square .ards. follow
ed by Los Angeles wFA 12,2OO,OoO
yards. Kansas City with s,sO0.OOO,
Portland (Oregon) with S6oG,OOO,
Baltimore with s.3OO0OO. Buffalo with
1900, 900, Cincinnati with 5,2l6,OOO'
The Washington times., 1920-07-31
FIGHT RAISE IN
OFFICE RENTS
Tenants of AIbee Building Pro-
test to Board Against In
creases Proposed.

Tenants Of the Albee building, for
merly the Riggs building. Fifteenth
and G streets, this morning filed a
complaint with the District Rent Com
mission objecting to alleged extor-
tionate rents which they have beeen
asked to pay on August /, such rents
representing in many instances near
ly 100 per cent increase over former
amounts paid.
Nineteen tenants, renresented by
the law firm of Ansell =, Bailey, join
in the complaint. 1t is understood
other occupants of the building will
later become parties to the petition.
Several months ago the ownership
Of the Albee building changed hands,
having been acquired by the Clare
mont Theater Corporation. The com
plant sets forth that the new own
ers. through their Washington repre-
sentative, r. S. Robbins, have asked
for rental increases which are declar-
ed to be excessive and unjust. The
petition holds the former rents to be
fair amounts.
1t is the first case in which a large
office building is involved to come be-
fore the Rent Commission. The in
creases asked for are the largest, as
a whole, yet to come to the attention
of the commission.
The complainants, present rentals
paid, and those asked for, follow:
N. Y. Journal of Com
The Washington times., 1920-07-31
FURTHER RUM /.
LAWS SNEEDED.
Dry Agents Hampered in Work
of Enforcing Prohibition
Measure.

II the prohibition law Is to be en-
forced as its authors intended 1t
should, Congress will have TO pass
additional legislation at the next ses-
sion. This Is the opinion OF many
friends OF prohibition in government
circles. One OF the things most de-
sired is larger powers for revenue
agents and police.
These officers know that thousands
of cases OF liquor are being trans
ported from city to city, as the de-
mands warrant, but are almost pow
crless to stop them. In Washington,
particularly, revenue agents and
police see signs of liquor selling
every day, but there Is wide dif-
ference between knowing that liquor
Is being sold and getting suffcient
evidence to warrant punishing the
offenders.
SEARCH LAW WEAK
One OF the principal defects In the
prohibition law is that the right OF
search is not broad enough. Rev
enue agents say they can get war
rant for a search anytime they go
before a United States judge and
show him evidence enough to war
rant the court in thinking liquor pos
sibly may be stored in certain
house or building; but the chief mis-
chief is done by transporters or
liquor. Every day, many automobiles
come into Washington with from one
TO five cases of whiskey: but they
are so concealed it would take care
full search to find the liquor.
Then, too, police are not allowed to
make a promiscuous search OF all au-
tomobiles entering Washington, ana
they never take chance unless they
have good reasons to suspect that the
automobile they hold up contains
liquor.
USED TO SEARCH ALL.
When the District first came under
the Reed bone dry law the police,
with good reason. it is said. searched
nearly every automobile that entered
Washington from Baltimore. Several
innocent persons were held up, and
on their complaints the promiscuous
searching was stopped. For the past
several months there has not been a
large traffic from Baltimore in liquor
and the police watch over automo-
biIes is so small as to be negligible.
But the thing that Is worrying
friends of prohibition is the fact that
in several cases which have been tried
in the States. the courts have given
verdicts against the Government on
account of the confusion between the
old revenue laws and the new prohibi-
tion laws. One case which is being
watched with interest by the Govern
ment is that of the United States vs.
Windham, in South Carolina. The
court ruled against the Government,
and the Government has appealed.
This case probably will decide just
what prohibition amendments are
needed.
The Washington times., 1920-07-31
SOUTHERN SOCIETY NAMES
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE

William II. Saunders, president of
the Southern Society of Washington,
today announced the appointment of
the executive committee to serve for
the ensuing year.
The committee consists Of DR.. Clar-
ence J. Owens, chairman: Gen. Frank
Mcintyre. vice chairman; Claude N.
Bennett, William G. Brantley, Louis
Brownlow Capt. c. c. Calhoun, Hon.
Josephus Daniels, Charles A. Douglas,
Hon II. Garland Dupre, James X.
Jones, Col. Robert T.. Lee, Gen. II. p.
Mccain. Admiral Samuel McGoven,
James c. McReynolds, Alfred M. Plant,
William de c. Ravonel, DR.. James
Harris Rogers, A. Leftwich Sinclair,
Mrs. Maud Howell Smith, and Charles
Cowles Tucker.
The Washington times., 1920-07-31
STUCK
Portis, Planning to Move,
Has More Offers Than
She Can Accept.
GUNS FOR DIVORCES
Texas Is Fertile Field,
Says Member Of Lone
Star" Firm.
STUCK
GUNS FOR DIVORCES

Miss Pauline Floyd, twenty-five
year old divorce specialist. who re-
Gently made public her intention Of
migrating from Washington TO
Reno. or some other place where
the divorce laws aren't so stringent.
now fnds herself confronted with
the proposition OF deciding where TO
locate.
From many parts OF the country
have come letters to the pulchritud-
inous young Portia asking that she
bring her brief case and her knowl-
edge of domestic relations litigation
and settle.
II. b. Short, OF the firm of ID. nj
Short e. Sons, OF Centre. Tex, has
written an especially alluring letter
10 Miss Floyd, and she says after
reading II she's almost convinced
OF the truth OF the old saw that
anything goes in Texas.
owing to the liberality OF con
struction OF our divorce laws by
our trial courts, the number "f d.
vorces granted is out OF all pro-
portion to those denied" writes
Short, "and any reputable lawyer
who specializes in this kind OF ht'-
cation can do better in the larger
towns of this State than in Reno,
since the business would be Of
greater volume. and nearly al law
yers of respectable standing. gen
orally speaking. prefer to avoid the
acceptance OF the ordinary divorce
suit. comprising 90 per cent OF those
filed. The fees are small, but the
work is simple, and the obtaining
OF the Judgment easy. All you need
is integrity. mental and moral fidel-
ity, application and some ability to
make friends"
The Washington times., 1920-07-31
3OtRed'Enen1ies ofU.S.
Held at st. EHzabeth's

the country are caring for a large
number of unbalanced radicals
The Department of Labor probably
will decide that these aliens can he
deportcd, regardless of the state of
tneIr mental health. 1t is felt that
they can be better cared for in their
own country than in the United
States.
THE so-called red problem that
Attorney General Palmer has made
such to-do about is psychopathic
rather than political" said an official
of the Department of Labor yester-
day You cannot expect American
institutions to be overturned by un-
balanced cranks."
The Washington times., 1920-07-31
BLAST, FIRE
WRECK PLANT
Bursting Ammonia Tank Sprays
Workmen at Rosslyn-Thou-
sands See Blaze.

Explosion OF an ammonia cylinder
In the engine rooms OF the Rossiyn
Packing Company, at the Virginia
end OF the Acqueduct bridge. at s
o'clock this morning, followed by fire
destroyed that whole section Of the
plant. Several hours fighting by
Engines Nos 1. 8 and 20, and Truck
5. OF the District. and volunteer fire
companies OF CherrydaLe, Va, exiting
uished the blaze.
Charles q. Phluger. president OF the
company, would not estimate the
damage. but said, the loss was COW
cred by Insurance."
Shrieking OF the steam siren at the
plant broke the fire alarm Thou-
sands of people. including Government
clerks going TO work, crowded srounu
the grounds in a few minutes. TWO
alarms were turned In the city. Wheh
the companies crossed the bridge the
sight OF the engine and furnace rooms
Of the plant flaming high in the air
greeted them.
One OF the three ice making plants
OF the company was totally destroyed.
The stacks reaching many feet above
were crumpled by the ames. The
wooden shaft fell to the roof.
IL was feared that thousands OF
dollars worth OF ammonia stored in
the engine room would explode. The
work OF the fire companies prevented
this.
Only one man was hurt. He Is Erie
III. Campbell, who was the nrst per-
son directly in line OF the flames.
Campbell suffered burns about his
face and arms, caused by the spray
ing OF ammonia He had just left $40
on a dressing bench, and In the hurry
to get away from the building he lost
the money in the fire.
Chief Engineer Herbert G.. kimball.
who was in charge of the engine
rooms, was but few feet away from
the ammonia tank when IL blew up.
with loud report. He had taken
three steps in it's direction.
The tank was not pointed his way.
to which fact he attributes his life.
KimbaIl had a minute before changed
to his working clothes. and left his
locker. In his trousers pocket was
$50. This, and all the contents of his
locker as well as of the other lock-
ers, was destroyed by flames.
Men who narrowly escaped death,
and who were in direct line with the
steaming ammonia besides Campbell,
were Frank Jones, II. Kidwen, and
John Bernhardt, all of whom had just
reported for the days work.
The Washington times., 1920-07-31
U. 5. WILL SETTLE COAL
LANDS FOR DISPUTANTS

The United States Government. as
a participant in the negotiations for
the settlement of boundary lines be :
tween Poland and Szech sIovakia, will
exert its power to secure fair dis
tribution of Teschen coal between the
two countries, IT was announced at
the State Department today.
Both countries, II was stated, have
already agreed to accept certain eco
nomic arrangements to be submitted
to them respecting coal supplies,
after details of the plan have been
worked out jointly by representatives
of the allied governments.
Officials stated today that repre-
sentatives of both nations previously
had agreed that the allied council
should fix the boundaries of the two
countries in the district in question.
The Washington times., 1920-07-31
GEORGE H. PATRICK dies
IN OFFICE OF CLIENT
Prominent ID. c. Attorney Stricken
With Apoplexy-Was II and
Graduate of II. of Va.

George II. Patrick, prominent WASH
ington attorney, dropped dead from
apoplexy yesterday afternoon in the
office of l.. NJ. Kelley, 1920 New York
avenue northwest, one OF his clients.
Mr.. Patrick was sevcnty-seven, and
had been engaged in the practice Of
law here for more than twenty years
He was graduated from the Univer-
sity OF Virginia.
Charles Patrick, OF Montgomery,
Ala, Is on his way to Washington to
take charge of the body OF his broth.
er which was taken to Speares un-
dertaking parlors, 120s II stret north
west.
The Washington times., 1920-07-31

More than thirty unbalanced reds,
anarchists, and enemies of the Gov
ernment are held at St. Elizabeth's
Hospital for observation.
They are part of the dragnet har-
vest of the Department of Justice
raids, and several delicate questions
of law have arisen with reference to
their deportation.
The American Government is ex-
tremely anxious to get rid of them,
since 1t needs all available hospital
space in the country for the treatment
of it's disabled and mentally dis
ordered soldiers. 1t is reported that
many Of the leading institutions in
The Washington times., 1920-07-31
ROOSEVELT COMPLETES
SPEECH OF ACCEPTANCE

EASTPORT, Me, July 31.-Franklin
d. Roosevelt, Democratic Vice Presi-
Dental nominee, spent all of yester-
day at his summed cottage, on Campo
bello Island, N. B., writing his speech
of acceptance to be delivered at noti-
fication exercises at Hyde Park, N.
Y. Roosevelt will leave today for
Washington.
The Washington times., 1920-07-31
BAND CONCERT
TO-DAY BY THE
U; Z, soLpiEks honE oIs Band

ers, the compromise recommended by
the wage board IL the best and most
equitable solution OF a difficult prob
lem. The commissioners wish they
could see their way clear TO meet In
every detail the standard of wages
lem. The Commissioners wish they
would unauestionsbly meet this stand
ard II they felt that they or their pre-
decessors had assumed any such obli-
CATION. They believe. however, that
the present conditions amply Justify
departure from the Navy Yard
standard. as even under present rates
the employees affected by. the wage
scale are relatively better paid than
any other class OF District employees
HINT THERE ARE OTHER JOBS.
The Navy Department has con-
vened a wage board TO fix wages for
the several Navy Yards. which board
Is to report by August 20 The COM
missioners, adhering to their custom
OF considering the Navy Yard scale
as a guide. but being bound by no
agreement. express or implied. TO
make that scale the sole standard Of
District wages. will. when the Navy
Department board makes it's report,
take up for further consideration the
request OF it's employees for increased
compensation. Until that time. they
believe that no change whatever
should be made.
III any OF the members OF the city
Employees Association are no longer
willing to work for the District at the
present scale. the commissioners trust
that they will md other and more lu-
crative employment without delay.
Frank j. Bresnaham, dissenting
member of the District wage board.
n l.. l.. H.. hat
he refused to vote for the continuance
OF the present wage scale because lit
does not provide a decent living wage
for the employe, and adherence to the
present rate Is regarded as a viola
tion OF the promise of the Commits
sjoners to the employees"
He declares he favors adherence to
the navy yard scale for many reasons.
one among them being that board
Of experts has investigated conditions
and found the navy yard scale pro-
vides a living wage.
DISTRICT SCALE Low.
Bresnaham states that the District
scale does not compare favorably
" ith the outside scale nor the wage
schedule in the shipyards. He points
out also that the District employe is
continually losing time by failure of
appropriations and that his work does
not last all year, as in the cast of
navy yard employees.
The statement Of the wage board
that an increase would necessarily
cause reduction in the force is
questioned by Bresnaham. He states
emphatically such would not be the
result.
A. f. German. member of the wage
board, representing Local SO, an as
sociation of municipal employees con-
nected with the Federal Employees
Union, voted against the continuance
Of the present wage scale. He did not.
however, render a dissenting opinion.
The Washington times., 1920-07-31
CABINET HEAD RUNS AUSTRIA

The Austrian government is opera.
ting under the leader ship of DR.. Mi
chael Mayr, chief OF cabinet, accord
ing to advices to the state Depart
ment today from Vienna.
The offices of chancellor and vice
chancellor have been abolished and
the new office of chief OF cabinet
created. the reports state. A new
cabinet has been formed.
The Washington times., 1920-07-31
U. S. CRAFT GIRDLES WORLD,

BOSTON, July 31.-Pacifc' mall
steamer West Kasson, making the
first world-girdling cruise OF an
American commercial vessel in the
regular course of trade since steam
superseded sails, arrived in this port
today. West Kasson will complete
her cruise on arrival at San Fran
cisco in September. having sailed from
there on March -.
The Washington times., 1920-07-31
MAYOR WANTS CITY TO
OWN TRANSPORTATION

NEW HAVEN, Conn, July 81
Mayor David L. Fitzgerald. of this
city, came out strongly In favor of
municipal ownership OF transporta.
ton facilities yesterday.
He also expressed the belief that
the State might be called upon to
handle transportation in order to ac-
conmodate passenger and freight
traffic on local and interurban lines.
The Washington times., 1920-07-31
SOLES VANISH IN SMOKE.

CAMDEN, n. J., July 3l.-Fire to-
day, which had it's origin in the boiler
room of the Jonathan Roberts Shoe
Factory here. caused damage esti-
mated at $4,000.
The Washington times., 1920-07-31

MRS. NORETTA MCCORMICK SMITH Of Washington
!" and the portrait she has just completed OF Gov
James M Cox. The work is on exhibit at the Airing
ton Hotel Miss Smiths portrait of President Wilson
was recently chose nto adorn the Executive Mansion
The Washington times., 1920-07-31
WeAcome Sign IS
On Me Door

The Washington Times fam
ily of readers is an intimate
,ne. Whenever an out-of-tow
subscriber comes to Washing
ton he visits our office and
finds a welcome sign on the
door. This has established a
bond between the readers and
ourselves that we would like
perpetuated and extended, and
this is a notice to any Of our
readers who happen to visit
the Nations Capital that they
will not only find a cordial
welcome but a desire to servo
them at this office.
The Washington times., 1920-07-31
CITY IS READY
FOR WALKOUT
Water and Sewer Departments
to Continue in Operation
in Event of Strike.
CONTINUED from First Page)

o'clock. In talking with reporters
yesterday. Hurley said:
"The meeting will not last twenty
minutes. The action will be per-
functory and the formality OF a roll
call before the taking of a strike
vote will be observed.
"It will give me great pleasure to-
morrow evening to tender them Ohc
Ccmmissioners) the resignation or
every member OF the City employees
Association, numbering 2,4OO in good
standing"
The men demand a fiat increase OF
76 cents a Gay, which will bring the
district wage scale up to that paid
to navy yard per diem employees.
They declare the Commissioners have
broken faith with them by refusing
to follow an agreement made several
wears ago, which provided the DIS
trict wage scale should be the same
al that at the navy yard.
Three conciliators of the Labor De
rartment-Mr. Mahany. John B. Col
rows and Walter ID. Davidge-wlll De
present at tonights meeting. They
will make one last attempt to prevent
O strike.
COMMISSIONERS, STATEMENT.
The District Commissioners state
ment, refusing to. grant further
wage increase, follows:
"After careful consideration OF the
matter of the wages of the laborers
and mechanics employed by the
District of Columbia. the Commission
ers have decided to adhere TO the
scale of wages which became effective
July /, 1920. and which authorized
increases in the maximum rates OF
10
"When the bonus of IS cents day
was added on July to the wages OF
those of the Navy Yard employees who
had not heretofore received it, the
commissioners were loath to grant
any increase to their own per diem
EMPLOYEES because they were without
authority to increase at the same time
the oay of their supervisory employees.
The matter, however, was referred
without suggestion to the wage board
which was reconstructed last year so
as to give the employees represen-
tation upon it.
LEFT IT TO WAGE BOARD.
The wage board recommended u
halfway compromise between the
rates existing prior to July 1. AS
originally submitted, this report was
unanimous, but later 1t was sent back
for reconsideration after one OF the
members, the employe nominated by
the City Employees Association. stated
last Saturday night that he had acted
without full information. The wage
board now recommends adherence TO
its former action, but the report is
dissented to by one member and is not
concurred in. in part, by another.
"In the opinion of the Commission
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1920-11-18
HELP WANTED

"Billy" Morgan of the Hutchinson
News few days after election asked
the people to clay off" Mr.. Harding
and give him every support in his
administration. The Democrat is
inclined to be willing to grant the
request, as Mr.. Harding has a mans
size job ahead of him at best
But the request coming from Mr..
Morgan is not timely. That gentle
man never overlooked the opportun-
ity to "hand it" to Mr.. Wilson, and
even stretched the truth several
times to do it. However, we have no
desire to discredit Mr.. Harding. We
are willing that he have every assist
ance in the difficult task ahead and
we are in hopes the Democratic
papers of the country will have more
respect for him than did Mr.. Nor
gan's paper and Mr.. Aliens paper for
Mr.. Wilson and Mr.. Cox.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1920-11-18
NEW GRADE SCHOOL
BUILDING COMING ON

The work on the new grade school
in the northwest part of the city is
going on, although W. E. Farmer
who talked with a Daily Democrat
reporter today, said it was doubtful
if it would be completed by the first
of the year. The masonry is finish
ed and the carpenters are now do
ing their part.
The furniture for the rooms will
arrive here by the 18th of Deem
Der.
1t is expected that. the building
will be done before spring, however
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1920-11-18
MRS. M. LEAR LOSES SISTER

Mrs. Willard Lear received word
yesterday that her half sister who
lived near Hannibal, Mo-, died Thurs
day. She was an aged woman and
had been in poor health.