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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-09-29
NOPRESENT RAISE
IN GAS RATE SEEN

The price of gas to householders is
likely to- remain at $I.25 per thousand
cubic feet during November. Decem-
Der and January.
This was indicated today when
Howard Reeside, president of the
Washington Gas Light Company. re-
ceived word from the Standard Oil
Company that there would be no
change during October in the price
of oil used in the manufacture of gas.
The oil company wrote Mr.. Reside
that it would ship the regular month
ly supply of 1.75O.O00 gallons of oil
for October at 12A cents per gallon,
the price that has prevailed for the
past two months.
Because of the possibility of sudden
changes in the oil market, the utili-
ties commission has been fixing gas
!, rates for only three months at a
time. The existing rates will expire
on the last day of October.
VIII Ask Three-MOnth Rate.
About October Is the gas company
will go before the commission to have
the rate fixed for the succeeding three
months. This will be the first utilities
hearing in which the new Commits
sioners will take part and also the
first utilities question in which there
has ever been a woman Commissioner
on the board.
President Reside said today the
company viii renew it's request next
month for an increase to Z or per
cent in the rate of return on the fair
value of the gas company's property
The company contends that 6 per cent
is too low a rate of return under pres
ent conditions on the money market
1t is impossible for the company to
borrow money. he said. with a rate of
return of 6 per cent.
Depends ON Price Of Oil.
Although there has been no change
in the oil market. an increase in rates
would be necessary if the commission
should heed the request for a higher
rate of return.
Mr.. Reside said the company has
given no further thought to the ques-
tion of constructing a plant to manu-
facture gas by coal instead of oil.
He said he still feels that the decision
reached by the company several
months ago, not to undertake such
big building project under present
abnormal conditions, was a wise con-
cluSion.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-09-29

Secretary Colby announced today
that Paul Hanna, correspondent of
the New York Call, a socialist news
paper, and Laurence Todd. associated
with Mr. Hanna in the federated
press bureau, would not be permitted
in the future to attend the daily con-
ferences which the Secretary holds
with the newspaper correspondents.
The announcement was made at
the regular morning conference with
the correspondents and after the Sec
retary had read letter written by
Mr. Hanna to Fred A. Emery. head of
tho information bureau of the State
department. Mr.. Hanna charged in
the letter that Mr.. Colby was using
the conferences with 1.-The newspaper
men as a means of inspiring the press
with views of his own. and that he
also had put wrong interpretations on
the news, especially that relating to
the POLISH Russian situation.
Mr.. Emery was asked in the letter
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-09-29
RU1NORS OFPLOT
ON LIFE OF KING
S7XRRINGLONDON
cJ Conspira'
cies Connected With
Irish Warning.

LONDON. September 29.-Rumors
of widespread plots. which have
ranged from conspiracies to as
sassinate King George to blowing
up public buildings, have been
current in London during the past
few days.
These reports have been caused
by fear that the lives of public
men in Great Britain might be
jeopardized should any of the Irish
hunger strikers die, particularly
now that the BLACK and tan" po-
lice have made reprisals in several
Irish towns.
Police authorities have investi-
gated some of the more plausible
stories and newspapers have run
down many more. and always with
the same negative result. Some of
the more timid profess to see the
frustrating of a plot In the ar
rest of a man. giving an Irish
name, who had in his room four
service rifles and quantity of
Irish DIFFERENTIATION League
literature. He is awaiting trial
on a charge Of unlawful posses
sion of firearms.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-09-29
GOMPERS BREAKS
W|TH-ENG[|SH ON
PLAN TO AID REDS
Declares British Labor Policy
Is in Position of 'Anar-
chistic Hostility"

A break with international labor
and the policies advocated by the
British labor party, was announced
today by samuel Gompers, president
of the American Federation Of Labor.
in behalf of the 100000 organized
members throughout the country.
Federationist contains the statement
of American .labor's attitude. as an
nounced by President Gompers and
Vice President Matthew Wolf.
In the statement the appeals of the
International Federation of Trade
Unions, which met last month in Am
sterdam, calling for action of abor in
preventing war by refusing to engage
in war enterprises. are characterized
as appeals to revolutionary violence
The British labor party's policy and
methods are declared to put the Brit
ish movement in position of "anar-
chistic hostility to all governments
without discrimination"
American Labor Opposed.
The American Federation of Labor
is diametrically opposed both to the
methods advocated by the Oudegeest
international labor manifesto and to
its object" the statement announces.
'The Montreal convention reaffirmed
the objection of American labor to all
forms of revolutionary violence and
to reaction which might be inter-
preted as assistance to the soviets"
The article reviews the entire inter-
national labor situation. 1t declares
the main criticism of the new inter-
national executive at sterdam was
that it had issued "a statement of
purely socialist character, even in
cluding the phrase: Down with re-
action. Up with socialism, and call
ing for a May demonstration which
amounted to one-day strike for
socialism"
Since the Montreal convention. the
statement says. matters have taken
CONTINUED on Page 2, Column l.
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RIOTERS EVACUATE VILLA.

LONDON. September 29-Members
of local agricultural societies. which
occupied property owned by King Vic
tor Emmanuel of Italy near Naples
have been driven out by troops. Sew
eral peasants were wounded in the
fighting incident to their eviction.
says a Rome dispatch to the Ex-
change Telegraph Company
ROME. September 2S.-Two thousand
peasants took part in the seizure of
royal estates near Naples, according
to advices received here. AS they
marched toward the kings property
they carried shotguns and sang The
Workmen's Hymn" The property
seized was called the Cardiello and
was one of the largest belonging 10
the royal house.
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TWO WRITER'S
FROM DAILY MEETINGS

to obtain from Mr.. Colby state
ment in defense of the charges so
that it might be published along with
the original accusations.
The Secretary of State told the
correspondents that his whole OBJ
ject in holding conferences with them
was to aid them in obtaining accurate
information and to cooperate in
furnishing international news to the
American public. He asked the cor
respondents whether they thought
Mr.. Hanna's charges justified, and H.
c. McMillen, correspondent of the
New York Evening Post. expressed
the opinion that they were. but he
added that he did not mean to i'm
pugn the Secretary's integrity nor
to appear in the light of supporting
the charges.
Mr.. Hanna was not present at the
conference, but was represented by
Mr.. Todd, who left the meeting i'm
mediately after the Secretary an
nounced that he and Mr.. Hanna would
not be permitted to attend the gath
eringS in the future.
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0bTA|NPARKLAND
SO0NORPLAN WILL
FAIL, SAYS REPORT
District Surveyors Warning
Based on Requirements for
Mcmillan Plan.

Unless Congress can be induced to
acquire the land necessary to carry out
the so-called Mcmillan park plan. much
of the territory desired for this pro-
posed chain of parks will be subdi-
vided for private purposes. Melvin c.
Hazen, District surveyor, warns in his
annual report to the Commissioners.
Summing up his views on the question,
the surveyor states:
1.-The Mcmillan park plan was sub
provided for a park plan outside Of the
city of Washington and Georgetown. but
while the District is being developed.
as required by law, in accordance with
the highway plan. there is no provi-
sion for carrying out this park plan.
1.-THE result is that large areas of
the District are being subdivided into
lots and blocks and improved without
any provision for parks.
: 'If this condition is permitted to
continue the entire District Will be
subdivided and improved without ade-
uuate provision for parks. This would
be most unfortunate, for after 1t is
discovered that such condition has
occurred it will be too late to provide
parks without an enormous expense.
and then only after much of the nat
ural beauty SO attractive for parks
has been forever destroyed.
BOard Of Trade Action.
"It is gratifying to know that the
Board of Trades committee on streets
and parks is actively at work en-
deaYoring to have park plan con-
"Now that the stress of other seri-
ous matters which have occupied our
thoughts for several years is passed.
it is time to turn our attention to the
deyeiopment of the District. and
among the many things to be consld-
cred there is none more important or
that requires more serious attention
than the question of parks. and 1
wish to invite your attention to those
thar seem to demand first considera
tion and submit the following in the
order of Importance as viewed by
this office:
..Piney Branch parkway, extending
northeasterIy from 18th street and
Piney Branch road; klingie road val,
lev. from the entrance to Geological
and Rock Creek parks, to Woodley
road, at about 3lst street, and then
connecting with Normanstone drlve'
Fort Hamilton, on the Bladensours
road and Eastern branch; Patterson
tract, 5th street and Florida avenue
northeast: Fort drive. connecting the
old forts along the north of the city;
the Dean tract. Florida and Connectf-
cut avenues. and Fort Reno Park"
Plea for Pay Increases.
Mr.. Hazen makes an earnest plea
to the Commissioners for pay in
creases for the employees in his Office.
half of whom receive less than $1,000
a year. Discussing the salaries, the
report reads:
'It is not believed that there is
another Office in the District service
or the federal government with such
a percentage of low salaries. while
the salaries should run higher here
than in the course of ordinary gov
ernment employment. The work is
of an extremely technical character
and requires employees qualified by
special course of education. This. of
course, makes it impossible to secure
the class of assistance the office
should have
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-09-29
BANDITS STEAL WHISKY.

CLEVELAND, Ohio. September 90
Four hundred cases of bonded whisky
and two trucks were stolen last night
near Elyria, when nine men jumped
from two automobiles, and held up
the truck drivers with revolvers and
a shotgun.
The drivers told Elyria police they
left Lynchburg, near Cincinnati, yes
terday, bound for New York.
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HOIST HURRICANE SIGNS.
Tropical Disturbance Reported in
Gulf Region.

PENSACOLA, Fla, September 90
Hurricane signals Were hoisted here
at S o'clock this morning. the local
weather bureau being advised that
the tropical disturbance probably
would pass inland at point between
Pensacola and Appalachicola, with
the wind reaching gale force this
afternoon.
NEW ORLEANS. September 90
Small craft warnings were ordered
displayed along the Texas coast and
the Louisiana coast west of Morgan
city by DR.. !. l.. Cline forecaster of
The local weather bureau. Strong
northerly winds today and tonight
were predicted for the gulf coast
hIateS.
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EARTHQUAKE IN SPAIN.

MADRID, September 2S.-Wide.
snread alarm was caused in the vi
cinity of Orihuela, about thirty-fi five
miles north of Cartagena. when
sharp earth shock occurred at 10:45
o'clock Sunday night, according to
adyices received here. Many families
passed the night in the fields. fearing
repetition.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-09-29
new POSTAL STATION
Will Be Esta blished at IT'S CO.
1umbia Road.

Residents in the vicinity of 18th
street and Columbia road are to have
a postal station of their own.
The Post Office Department today
authorized the Washington city post
office to establish a full classi fled sta
tion at 1775 Columb bia road.
Postmaster Chance announced that
the new station win be opened for
business December l, and will be
enabled to handle all sorts of postal
business. The immediate vicinity of
18th street and Columbia road and
surrounding territory has been with
out postal facilities for several
years.
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WEATHER.

Fair and cooler tonight and tomorrow.
Temperature for twenty-four hours
ending at pm. today: Highest, 80. at
2 pm today; lowest, &c. at am. to-
day.
Full report on page 20.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-09-29

Member Of the Associated Press
The Associated Press Is exclusively entitled to
the use for republication Of all news dispatches
credited to 1t not otherwise credited in this
paper and also the local news published herein.
All rights Of publication Of special
dispatches he5ein are also reserved
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CONTINUED on Page 2, Column L.
The Washington times., 1920-06-16
; WOMEN FAIL TO
FIRE .45REVOLVER

NEW YORK, June 16.-EXperi-
ments made yesterday by a former
army officer with a forty-fve caliber
army automatic again demonstrated
the improbability of a woman having
used the weapon. Three woman, all
three exceptionally powerful in
physique, were given one OF these
weapons
Not one OF them could fre the
weapon and II a woman did kill Ell
we'll she would have to be extremely
athletic and exceptionally versed in
the use of fire arms to use such a
gun.
The forty-ive automatic, as those
familiar with the weapon know, Is
cooked by grasping the cover firmly
and sliding. it back against the pres
sure of the recoil spring and OF fric-
ton until the rear OF the cover en-
cages with the hammer and FORCES
the hammer back into place The
army officer said:
"Those who know the weapon with
which Elwell was killed point out
that whoever killed Elwell came pre-
pared to kill him. In order to put
she'll from the magazine into the
chamber, IL is necessary first to draw
back the cover and then slide IL for
ward after the hammer has been en-.
gagged and cooked.
"In the best known make OF this
weapon 1t is then necessary either
to let down the hammer gently with
the thumb holding II from too for
chilly striking the firing pin or else
the hammer must be left in the cooked
position ready for action and the
safety applied.
1T Is safe for the owner TO carry
the weapon with the hammer cooked.
for on this particular automatic
and most of the others, hring is
impossible unless the pistol butt ne
pressed firmly at the same time tha
the trigger is pulled
"uoweyer. the cooking OF the piece
entails a sharp crack and from El-
wells known auickness. had this click
sounded, his body would not have
been found resting 50 peacefully In
the chair"
The Washington times., 1920-06-16
The Easiest Way
To End DandruH

There Is one sure way that never
fails to remove dandruff completely
and that is to dissolve IT. This dc.
stroys II entirely. To do this, just
get about four ounces of plain ordi-
nary liquid arvon; apply IT at night
when retiring; use enough to moisten
the scalp and rub 1t in gently with
the finger tips.
BY morning, most " rot all, of your
dandruff will be gone, and three or
four more applications will complete
~ dissolve and entirely destroy every
single sign and trace OF II, no matter
how much dsndruf you may have.
You will nnd, too, that all itching
and digging Of the scalp will stop
Instantly, a.d your hair Will he fluffy,
lustrous, glossy, silky and soft, and
look and feel n hundred times better.
You can get liquid arvon at any
drug store. II Is inexpensive, aud
four ounces IL all you viii need. This
simple remedy has never been known
- fNn
The Washington times., 1920-06-16
MILITIA RESTORES
ORDER IN DULUTH
City Quiet After Wild Night Dur.
ing Which Mob Hanged
Three Negroes.

DULUTH, Mimi, June 16.-Minne-
sofa state militiamen restored order
in the streets of Duluth today, fol-
lowing a night of mob rule which
resulted in the hanging in one OF the
main streets of the city of three
negro circus roustabouts who had
been arrested on charges OF attack
ing a seventeen-year-old white girl.
The girl was reported today to have
died.
Following the news of the attack.
which spread quickly through the
city, the mob, numbering about 5000
men. broke into the Jail where the
negroes were confined and took them
from the cells. Six negroes had been
arrestd in connection with the crime.
At a summary court" called by the
mob. three were acquitted" and the
rest we're adjudged guilty of the
crime.
The Washington times., 1920-06-16
Noted Novelist BLan1es
Underworld Assassin
BY ARTHUR SOMERS ROCHE.

Author Of Uneasy Street. Selling Mystery Nopel the Year.
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seek he aeqanss, as with To
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where's motive may be an incident
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one @us one VS the ] a % %sy. a
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looks A9d 'ns h's ssay hs % WI" had opportunity one
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strikes within possibilities among probabilities
Finds One Theory Absurd"
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But that
by the of loved betrayed appeals
absurdiy than qualify
to the extent of stealing that information both the
newspaper reading only.
know And ,S, % 5 n ss the
authority that afforded the police
given the
find this is a
of gambling of tracks, breeds
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the fortes there lies Sixth street that be-
handbook
ukd the saloon back where the rubbed his
shoulders against shoddy silk of
I of SO of
strange mating the
that es between.
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this-a
of easy money! read the thus:
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up Find who knew Ewel and whom Ewe knew though
threats Ewel didained whom
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The Washington times., 1920-06-16
whist Kings Wife Could Forgive
His Lnfdelity, But Not Lngratitude

uses her brains to conceal her brntn.
"Disillus ionment comes slowly to a
trusting woman. Afterward a woman
wonders why she didn't see the truth
at a flash"
II know now a woman may change
the outer man and place veneer of
culture over his exterior. but she can
never change his heart, his real self.
WORST BLOW YET.
About the time our little son was
born the worst blow fell. My hus-
band had gotten into a scrape with
a young girl to whom he said he had
represented himself as single. She
discovered he was married and was
angry and revengeful She threat
ened something or other.
He came TO me begging me to help
him out and try to pacify her.
agreed at last to receive her and
have a talk.
There was TO be a whist tourna-
ment that week and a scandal would
have hurt him since he was a social
climber. So with only his welfare in
mind l stified my own feelings and
looked the girl squarely in the eye
While she told me of his promises
and his attentions, of how he paid her
way inshotels and gave her rich pres
ents, ! gazed at her steadily and said
Il don't believe a word of it."
"Of course, in any action to bt
taken had to be the aggressor
And / would do nothing, so she
couldn't either. tried to save hin
only.
BROKE HIS PROMISES.
"Oh, how he promised at that timt
to have nothing E-5re to do will
broke that promise!
"Yet I know mnn may be un.
faithful to his wife and yet ndor,
her. He often Ionthes his temptrcs'
while succumbinE to her wiIes nns
again.
81 believe a woman should forgiv,
infidelity.
"The arrogance of our youth to-
day-its insistence on the capital l.
| The young girl is the center of the
| home. II am the most importan
thing in the world she is taught
when she marries she learns her hus
band considers himself more I'm
portant and the young wife there
fore cannot forfiive infidelity. 1t 1,
the unbelievable blow to her vanity.
But do not mistake my meaninf
do not condone continued breaking
of the marriage vow. ! believe many
cases should be overlooked, though.
81 have no blame in my heart fol
| any OF the many women who loved
my husband. They couldn't help 1t
He was so fascinating few womer
could resist him. have little of hat,
or pettiness in my character and
am not vain enough to think a mar
couldn't look at, any woman but me
The Washington times., 1920-06-16
COUNTY JAIL EMPTY.

BELLEvILLE, Kan, June 16.-Thc
county jail here In an empty human
cage. Not single prisoner now
looks through its barred windows
The Jail. which has been facing a
prisoner shortage for some weeks
was entirely deserted the other day
when IS single remaining occupant
was taken 10 the state ponitentiary
The Washington times., 1920-06-16

CLWELLs widow old Richard
Elwu are veau
Of
Joseph Elw and back of them with barred
head a Of the Walter Elwen
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SCHOOL GREAT NEED,
SYMPATHETIC PUBL|C"
Assistant Supt, Kramer So Tells
Members of Grade Teach
ers' Union,

Summarizing the requisites for the
solution of the local school problem.
before a meeting of the Grade
Teachers Union In the Public Library
last night. Stephen H. Kramer. as
sistant superintendent of schools. de-
olared that the greatest need of the
school as social organization Is
a sympathetic and understanding
public
He prefaced his remarks by stat
ing that personally he resented the
placing of school officials by the
employer rather than as a boss
mechanic"
Group consciousness formed the
basis for a large part of the address.
He declared that the teachers must
recognize that theirs is the problem
Of educating the children Of all kinds
of people" and appealed that they
keep class prejudice out Of the work.
Develops Intolerance. Claim.
THE great danger Of participation
of teachers in organizations which
you call unionism," he said. lis that 1t
may develop intolerance of those that
f, disagree with the unionists."
Addresses were also delivered by
Miss Jessie Haver of the Consumers
, League. who explained the evolution
| of the league and it's fight for the bet
terment of conditions among work
ing women and child-eo thrn"~N -
use of the economic buying power OF
! organizer of the local High School
/ Teachers Union, who recently return
ed from a tour of the west. He re-
| ported progress throughout that sec
! ton of the country, and declared that
there were now 145 teachers unions
| in the United States, with organiZa-
| tions in Hawaii, Panama and Mon
J treal.