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The Washington times., 1920-08-12
DECLARES 81 A MONTH
TOO LITTLE FOR GARAGE
Rent Commissioner Orders Auto
Owner to Vacate or Pay $12
For Space.

The District Rent Commission yester-
day declared that 81 month rental
for a double garage was entirely too
low a figure. and raised the rent to
s12 in the complaint of the Interna-
tional Reform Bureau. filed against
Harry r. Gladman.
The garage is located in the rear
OF 206 Pennsylvania avenue south
east The complainant declared at
the time they rented the garage they
had no automobile of their own. Later
the bureau bought a machine and the
defendant refused to move out of the
garage.
The commission decided the COM
plainant was entitled to possession Of
the garage, and in addition to which
the rental was raised IL the defend
ant desired to occupy space for his
automobile.
The Washington times., 1920-08-12
SUGAR PRICES MAY
TAKE ANOTHER DROP
Some Dealers See 16-Cent
Product; Others Say Present
Level Is Lowest.

Sugar prices are going down, pos
sibly to IS or 16 cents in the next
month or sixty days, one expert said
today. Nothing doing" says another.
"Prices will maintain their present
21-cent level Between these con-
f1jcting opinions the housewife is
welcome to all the consolation she
can get.
Sugar prices are doomed for a
slump, according to Charles Meyers,
of the Old Dutch Market Grocers
have bought up large quantities OF
sugar at about "a cents, thinking
lower prices were not coming until
very late. Now it is selling at 81 cents
and this high priced stuff all over the
city has to be dumped before tie
grocers run into a lower priced mar
ket. He says he wouldn't be sur
prised to see even 16-cent sugar in
sixty days.
Sugar experts at Sanitary Grocery
Company are more pessimistic from
the housewives point Of view. They
claim that If anything happens, sugar
prices will creep gradually upward
They don't expect any 1S-cent sugar
that's certain. Nor do the managers OF
the Piggly-Wiggly stores look for any
decided drop in prices. 1t is probable
they say, that sugar prices might de-
cline a cent or two, but it's just as
probable that they won't.
There is plenty of sugar on hand
and little danger Of a sugar famine
this winter. Some of the grocers al
ready have contracted for supplies to
he delivered in September, at prices
which do not indicate any sudden de-
cline in the local retail prices.
The Washington times., 1920-08-12
VETS OF FOREIGN WARS
AT CHESAPEAKE BEACH

More than 5000 excursionists are
at Chesapeake Beach today on tho
annual outing of the Veterans of
Foreign Wars in the District.
A feature of the afternoon and
evening will be free dancing on an
over-the-water pavilion to jazz music
served by Bert Saulsman's orchestra.
Those unable to spend the entire day
at the resort are planning to make
the trip on the train leaving the
District Line at $50 p. m.
George J. Neuner, of 600 Harvard
street northwest, is in charge of ar
rangements.
The Washington times., 1920-08-12
Cupid 7riunphs Over
Cops With Chauffeur

rested and taken into court, then in
session, for trial.
The license secured, Marshall and
his bride-elect came out OF The court
house and began waiting.
Cupid buzzed up to Hoffnan's ear.
Then Hoffman nonchalantly saunter-
ed out OF the court room. climbed into
his machine and took the couple to
the home OF the Rev. p. Rowland
Wagner, pastor of the Rockville Bap-
tist Church. Upon the conclusion OF
the ceremony Hoffman drove the
happy couple into Washington.
Some time during the afternoon the
officers in the court hoSse awoke to
the fact that they had mislaid pris-
oner.
The Washington times., 1920-08-12
IT'S WITH THE pump
GASOLINE MAN
CHEATS

when the gasoline dealer fills
your tank with the ordinary crank
operated measuring pump. see that
he not only runs the ratchet ar
rangement up to the top, but that
he runs 1t back again.
This is the advice of George Rob-
erts, superintendent of weights
and measures. who finds a method
Of short measure in running the
plunger only one way.
When the plunEer goes down
again. it forces little more gaso-
line into the tank" said Mr.. Rob
erts; land the automobile owner is
entitled to it,"
A general campaign against
short" gasolene measures probably
will be made within a short time.
The Washington times., 1920-08-12

Another fact that leads Reside 10
believe gas Is the coming fuel' ID
that coal prices are higher every year.
while gas will cost not much more
than coal does now, with the added
attraction that gas causes no Dirt
ashes or shoveling.
II the consumption of gas increases.
additions will have to be built 10 the
present local plant, as II Is now run
ming to capacity. Reside said. lie
also predicted. in few years more
general manufacture OF coal gas IN
stead of oil gas now made in the
majority of plants in this country.
When gas companies began using
oil some years ago. II could DO
bought for approximately = cents
gallon. Now the price is 10 cents
a gallon, and the oil Is or poorer
quality. This is due to new proc
esses of refining. whereby more oaso-
line is taken out OF the oil.
OIL SUPPLY LOWER
Oil refners would like to cease
supplying gas companies. 1t is said.
but fear a shut down of the gas In
dustry would result should they re-
fuse to sell oil.
The oil supply OF the country is
growing lower each day. and 1t Will
only be a short time, Bureau OF Mines
officials say, when gas companies VIII
be forced to give up the use OF oils
and turn to coal.
In nearly every city in the United
States. the principal use of gas is for
heating and cooking. 1t formerly was
the principal lighting agent OF many
cities. but electricity, with its many
improvements. largely has displaced
gas as an illuminant.
The quality Of gas is no longer
measured by candlepower, save in
few cities. The present standard Is
the British Thermal Unit (B. T. w..
The District OF Columbia requires tina
gas furnished here contain 500 B. T. U.
The Washington times., 1920-08-12
|REV|S|ONS IN q
| zON|NC URGED
Realty Men and Railroad In
terests Outline Views on
Changes.

Representatives OF the real estate
men and steam and street railway
interests appeared before the District
zoning Commission today and asked
that the proposed regulations be
modified.
John l.. Weaver, chairman of the
real estate brokers committee. pre-
sented resolution that had been
adopted by the association, and tcsti-
Ned that the height proposed for
buildings in certain areas should be
changed so that instead of a building
being restricted to a certain height.
the restrictions should prescribe q
certain number OF stories for build
ings.
ADVISES PRACTICABILITY.
The fundamental object of the Zon-
ing Commission should be practical
biiity, he said. He urged that the
artistic should not be considered be-
fore the practical end of building. and
gave IL as the opinion of brokers that
lif both could be Incorporated in the
regulations IL was condition to be
| desired, but that needless expense
would be added to building in the
District of Columbia II the artistic
was the first consideration. "
"You cant have beautiful city. IL
you rely for the beauty on the Gov
ernment buildings; there must also
| be something OF the beautiful in the
dwellings of the residents of the city
to make the city beautiful" Mr.. Wea-
yer told the commission. "If you limit
the buildings to a certain height you
do not give the architect the latitude
to work out artistic ideas, as you
would IL you specified that the build
ing should be a certain number Of
stories high"
That would be adding further re-
strictions on building. which is not
CONTINUED on Page Fifteen.)
The Washington times., 1920-08-12
RUM SUSPECTS
FREED ON BAIL
Richards and Three U. S. Agents
Plead Not Guilty to million
Dollar Ring" Plot.

Washington prohibition officials
were interested in the arrest In Balti-
more yesterday OF three members OF
the revenue bureau and a Washing
ton business man on charge sof con-
spiracy to remove liquor from bonded
warehouses.
The revenue men arrested were
John Whitehead, prohibition enforce
ment agent; Thomas II. Baker, in
ternal revenue officer. and Joseph II.
Sainsbury, agent of the Department
OF Justice. The Washington man ar
rested was Solomon Richards, who is
also connected with a brokerage bust
ness in Baltimore. Richards is well
known In this city where he was for
many years engaged in the liquor
business. When prohibition became
a law in Washington Richards moved
his office to Baltimore where he en-
gagged in the wholesale liquor bust
ness. He is interested in the drug
store and lunchroom business in
Washington.
The men were released on $4,000
bail each yesterday afternoon after
a hearing before United States Com
missioner Supplee, for n further hear
ing on August 25 All pleaded not
guilty.
The arrest Of the four men was but
another angle In the so-called million
dollar liquor conspiracy case in Bal
timore- The revenue agents made
the charge before the United States
Commissioner yesterday that the four
men were connected with the fradu-
lent withdrawal of the intoxicating
liquor from Government bonded ware
houses for export purposes and d.
verting it for unlawful sale. The
amount of liquor involved in the
transactions. according to the prohi-
bition enforcement officials, Is more
than $4,000 gallons.
Whitehead only a few days ago
returned to Baltimore from Cleveland
Ohio, where he had been given
hearing on a charge of killing an al
legged violator of the prohibition law,
while in the act OF placing him under
arrest The Government officer al
legged resistance on the part Of the
man and was held to have acted
within his authority. Both he and
Baker have been connected with the
Internal Revenue service for num-
Der of years. Sainsbury. before being
assigned to the Department of JUS
tice, three years ago, had seen many
years of Government service, both in
this country and abroad.
The Washington times., 1920-08-12
DISTRICT TYPOTHETAE
TO GIVE FINEST EXHIBIT
Display at Public Library, August
1926, Will Show Printers
Art rt Rest

An exhibition OF printing, heraldcd
sembled, will be given by the Amer
lean Institute of Graphic Arts. under
the auspices OF the Typothetae of
Washington. ID. c., at the Washington
Public Library. August 16 to August
&c.
The exhibition will include a large
selection of books. catalogues. book =
let's. color prints, posters and other
specimens of the printing art produced
in the plants of the worlds fore
most printers.
The Typothetae of Washington,
which arranged for the exhibit. con-
sists of more than eighty local print
ing establishments.
The Washington times., 1920-08-12

The gas company contends thst gas
containing 500 b. 4. u. Is OF gooo
quality. and that even lower grace
would be acceptable. with some minor
adjustments to present appliances
NEED 100000 TONS PER YEAR.
The Washington Gas Light Com
pany. in order to produce enough coaI
gas to supply Washington. would re-
quire more than 100000 tons OF fuel
a year. This. IL Is contended, would
furnish transportation difficulties Tor
railroads entering the city.
The company's plant Is now
equipped to maze coal gas. The com
pany owns Analostian Island, In the
Potomac, where II intends to erect a
modern plant as soon as the money
market Is easier. and interest rates
drop, and the cost Of building be
comes cheaper. Company officials
contend IL would be folly to borrow
money at 10 or IL per cent to erect a
plant. when the Utilities Commis-
sion allows them only q per cent re-
turn on their investment.
When the new plant Is built, II
probably will be equipped to manu-
tacture gas from coal.
SYMPATHY FOR COMPANY.
Officials OF the Bureau of Mines
are inclined to be in sympathy with
the request OF the gas company for
an increase OF rates. They say the
company is paying more for all ele-
ments that go into the manufacture
of gas, and cite the fact that coal
and oil producers can increase their
prices overnight, while the gas COM
pany must petition the Public Util-
tiles Commission. They say the gas
in use here is too low in heating
units and too high in lighting quail
ity. They believe the gas company
should sell gas by the heat unit
rather than by the cubic foot. as is
the present plan.
The Washington times., 1920-08-12

When Cupid is busy even the staia
processes of law must give way. SO
figured a Washington chauffeur yes
terday afternoon.
Cupid first got busy on Elton r.
Marshall, of Richmond, Va, and Miss
Mary V. Monroe, of Washington. AS
a result of his sharpshooting they
hied to Rockville, Md, yesterday
afternoon to be married.
They did their hieing in taxicab
driven by Beverly q. Hoffman, or
Washington. While backing his ma
chine up in front of the Rockville
court house. Hoffman knocked down
William r. Griffith, a Laytonville dis
trict farmer. and was promptly ar
The Washington times., 1920-08-12
WATER WONDER" WILL
GIVE EXHIBITION SUNDAY

George II. Corsan. worlds greatest
swimming instructor, who has taught
swimming to more than 800 600. will
give an exhibition Sunday afternoon
at the Tidal Basin bathing beach.
More than fifty stunts are included in
the performance which will be pre-
sented for the benefit of the swim
mers and spectators on the beach Sun
day. Several Of Corsan's pupils will
perform.
The Washington times., 1920-08-12
Increased Use of Cos
For Heat and Cooking
Has Company Worried

Washington in few years VIII use gas Tor heating
and cooking almost exclusively, in the opinion of Howard
S. Reside president of the Washington Gas Light Com
pany
Reside bases his opinion the fact that the OF gas
in Washington has increased twoold over the pre~ar
consumption and that many OF the homes now peing
are designed to be heated by gas.
The Washington times., 1920-08-12
HELD FOR STEALING CAR
FOLLOWING ACCIDENT

Following a collision between an
automobile and a horse and wagon.
Ellis Nelson, colored 1900 Eighth
street nrthwcst was brought back
from Hyattsville yesterday by Detec-
tive Waldorf, OF the headquarters bu-
reau. one the charge of having taken
an automobile belonging to John M.
The Washington times., 1920-08-12

Cherry, 1910 Delafeld place. without
the owners permission.
The auto was stolen Tuesday morn
ing from Sixteenth and H streets
northwest. Following the accident
Ellis drove to Hyattsville where he
was arrested.
The Washington times., 1920-08-12
NAVAL TORPEDO EXCURSION.

Tickets for the Naval Torpedo Sta
ton moonlight excursion are on sale
at Gibson's and Warfields drug store.
r. +. knight, and Dysons store.
Alexandria, Virginia. The excursion
will be held on August 1S. Dancing
will be the feature of the evening
The Washington times., 1920-08-12

TITLE MISS KATHERINE FULLER 22o street northwest seated at the wheel
in
Ohio received Harding Fuller
invitation
Junior The Washington
children will Saturday.
The Washington times., 1920-08-12
TRINITY HOUSE DANCE.

Trinity Community House. Third and
C streets northwest, will held a
dance at $50 o'clock tonight
The Washington times., 1920-08-12
When You Wait For
the Waiter.

II YOU were to disguise your
self az Sherlock Holmes and
drop into a restaurant on the
Avenue and place your order for
dinner and wait and wait and
finally observe that the cause
OF the delay was a shortage of
walters, what would be your
conclusion? How absurdly
simple" you say. why even
Watson could solve that, The
ing in The Times Correct,
FOR II he did he would follow
the eaxmple of Breslaus Res.
taurant, 1T02 Columbia road
". W., who wanted two walters.
"Got 20 or more answers from
one insertion of our Times ad,"
they write. Nothing more to be
said. Watson. For help tele-
phone your Want Ads to Main
5260-The Times.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-09-25
ARE URGED ID PROBE PRIMARY SCANDALS
Alabama Case Mentioned By Witnesses Before Senate
 Committee In Washington
Rx HIGH ". ROBERTS

Washington, September 24.-(Spe- cial)-The members of the committee of the Senate Investigating contribu-
 tions to the national campaign were urged this afternoon by George Lock- wood, editor of the National Repub- I lican, apparently a political journal to 1 investigate certain democratic pri- maries in which, he indicated law in- fractions were common.
 He declared that he had prepared an editorial to the effect that Senator Un- derwood of Alabama had permitted himself to be quoted that those oo- l posed to him in the recent Alabama primary expended s200 900. The wit
 ness added that it was common knowl- edge that two years ago in Georgia all federal officeholders were thrown into the fight which resulted in the defeat
 of Thomas w. Hardwick and the nom- nation of William J. Harris for the United States Senate.
 But for the fact that the committee believes that it has all with which it can satisfactorily contend in investi- gating national affairs, it is believed that the republican majority of the committee would go into democratic scandals which have occurred as shock ing as that involving Senator Ncwberry of Michigan, convicted for having con- spired to purchase a senatorial berth, a scandal which is proving exceedingly hurtful to the republican national cam paign.
 No member of the committee would commit himself tonight as to what he
 thought would be done respecting al- legged democratic scandals.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-09-25
Automobile Salesman Comments Natures
 Self-Starter.
He Recognizes That After the Storm Comes the Depressing Calm.

MT. A. J. Smith, sales manager of the Studebaker Corporation, St. Louis, write: q am pleased to ad- wise that the FERRALINE I used at the request of MT. E. B. Barnes, President of Alabama Lumber and Supply Co.,, has done all that was claimed for it. had had bad case of Pneumonia and was all run down and in very bad condition. While still in this weak condition I began taking Ferraline and it cured me entirely and feel as we'll as l ever did,"
 If you are all rundown, your sys- tenn out of order and you have no appetite and need general tonic. you can secure the benefits MT. Smith has enjoyed if you will try the great Mineral Tonic-FERRA- LINE-that is endorsed by the best people of the country.
 FERRALINE IS N A T U R E'S REAL SELF-STARTER.
 FERRALINE can be had from your druggist or write TERRA nINE," Demopolis, Alabama.-Adv.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-09-25
MORE TROOPS SENT
Company C of Selma Ordered to Re-
 Port to General Steiner

Montgomery. September 24.-Com- pany C. Selma, of the state military es- tablishment, entrained for the mineral region this afternoon upon orders from the adjutant general to report for duty to the commander of the militia. Gen. Robert E. Steiner. for strike duty in Walker and Jefferson counties.
 In announcing the mobilization Of the company the sixth to be sent into ths mining district, state officials said no emergency had a-isen, necessi -ating the action, but that an undercurrsnt of in- tense feeling was still manifest in some sections and it was to be prepared for any emergency that the additional troops were ordered out.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-09-25
MEX EMBASSY RILED
News That Pasquira Conferred With
 Davis Causes Stir
By Associated Pies.

Washington, September 2--.-News that Robert Pesquira, financial agent of the Mexican government at New York, called on Undersecretary Davis yesterday at the state department to urge immediate recognition of the new Mexican regime caused something of stir today at the Mexican embassy. An official statement issued by the embassy said it was the only agency authorized to speak for Mexico in the United States.
 The conversations between Ambassador Fernando Calderon and Undersecretary Davis have been going on for several months and are understood to have pro- ceeded satisfactorily both to the offi- cials of the department and to the Mexi- can government Pesquira's intervention in the negotiations is made the subject of report by the embassy to the gov ernment at Mexico City
 At the state department 1t was said that neither Calderon nor Pesquira had been received officially, and that the un- official conversations were solely to ar rive at a mutual understanding of the difficulties between the two countries.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-09-25
FOREIGN VOTE IF
 MINNESOTA WILL
 BE FOR HARDING
Non-PartiSan League Causes Intense Local Fight But Hy- phens Are All Against
 Wilson
By CLINTON W. GILBERT

St. Paul, Minn., September A-(Spe- cial.)-This is the battle-ground of the non-partisnn league. Considering this league as a split of the republican party, and it has hitherto been mostly republi- can on national issues. the republican, party is as badly divided here as it is in Illinois. The old-fashioned republi- cans are trying to keep the non partisan league out of the state house, just as the old-fashioned republicans of Illinois are trying to keep Mayor Thompson s adherents out of the state house in Illi- nois.
 This is the battle ground of the league, because it is felt that if the league is beaten in Minnesota it will lose grou, everywhere, and that if it wins here it will spread and gain strength elsewhere. It is a critical campaign for the league. Townley, the boss of the league, which controls the government or one state, must be abe to show victories pr the league will pass after havin;, served its ehd in the state of it's origin.
 UNITED NATIONALLY
 This is said to show how acute the state situation IS. Yet Icnte as t IS, no one here sees that it endangers the republican national ticket. The league members and state republicans will fight each other to the death, yet both will vote for Harding or at any rate as many of the league members as have always been republican nationally plus lot more who are going to be republicans nationally this time because they wish a change of administration at Washing ton.
 The leaders of the non-partisan league declare that they are taking no sides in the national election and that their followers are free to vote as they choose But if they had seen fit to direct the vote of the league members away from Harding they would have failed. The