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Evening star., 1921-09-18
ADMIT WOMEN TO RANKS
Staunton Democrats to Elect Them
to Campaign Committee.

Special Dispatch to The Star
STAUNTON. Va. September IT,
Decision to elect women to full mem
bership was reached at 4 meeting Of
the city democratic committee. The
committee thus follows the lead of
the state committee and will accord
ingly increase it's membership from
fourteen to eighteen members. in
stYuctions having been given to the
advisory committee to select two
women members from each city
ward. Tho advisory committee will
cease to function after naming these
committee women. Because of the
precedent set by the state committee
the city democrats feel safe in nam
ing women as members of their COM
mittee. though there Is no legal au-
thority as yet for so doing.
At last nights meeting Floridus S.
Crosby was reelected chairman of
organised democracy in the city of
Staunton. This win be Mr.. Crosby's
second term as city chairman. The
office Of secretary will again be filled
by II. II. Herndon.
Evening star., 1921-09-18
Pipes Take Whisky
Out of lO3 Barrels
In u. S. Warehouse

Special Dispatch to Tle Star.
GRANTSVILLE, Md, Septem.
Der 17-Inspectien by federal
a1ents Of the d. }. johnson dis
tillery 1t UAioAtoWn disclosed
that whisky i'm the government
wafehOuse on the third hOOr Of
the distlllery had been removed
from 1O3 barrels, and water
substituted. The 10a barrels
c0mpr1sed the entire stock
which at current bootleg prices
would be worth 910O,O00.
II n believed entrance was ef-
fected In the basement and the
whisky from the barrels piped
from the third Aoof to the
ground A00r.
The warehouse has been un-
der guard for over q year. A
rickety ladder leading from the
second to the third Aoor was
discovered.
Evening star., 1921-09-18
|KING NOT TO COME HERE.
Christian Of Denmark May Send
Letter of Gratitude.

COPENHAGEN. August 3o.-Rumors
that King Christian Of Denmark is
shortly to pay an official visit to the
United States are unfounded.
The rumors probably arose from the
fact that many influential Danes and
Americans living at present here were
OF the opinion that an official visit to
America by the king and queen would
be likely to further strengthen the nat
ural bonds OF friendship between the
two nations. They also. thought that it
was desirable the king should go as his
own ambassador and express Denmark's
gratitude toward America for her VAL
liable aid In getting back Danish
Schlesvig from Germany.
Evening star., 1921-09-18
PROPOSE STEAMER LINE,

Special Dispatch to The Star.
FREDERICKSBURG, Va, September
ia delegation composed Of steam
beat and railroad officials. together with
members Of the Salisbury. Md. Cham
Der of Commerce. arrived at Irvington
Thursday. The object is to gather data
in reference to establishing a steamboat
line from the western shore of Virginia
to Salisbury, Md.
Evening star., 1921-09-18
LYNCHBURG POST ELECTS.

LYNcHBURG. Va, September H.
r. Chess McGhee has been elected
commander Of the LynchburR Dost
for the coming twelve months. the
other officers being: A. B. Carter, vice
commander; Fred M Davis, adju-
tant; s. d. Morissette. finance officer;
James E. Canada, sergeant alarms;
Rev. ]. NJ. Robeson, chaplain, rector
of st. Paurs Episcopal Church: war
risk officer. T. L. Guilfoyle, and execu-
tive committee. c. F. Everett, Harry
p. Holt. ]. T. Owen, j. W. James and
Leon w. McWane.
Evening star., 1921-09-18
ASSIGNED TO FORT RILEY.

Capt. Edward n. Hay. Cavalry
Reserve Corps. of 1884 Massachusetts
avenue, this city. has been ordered to,
Fort Riley. Kan, for duty as a student
in the combined course for National
Guard and reserve officers for period
of three months.
Evening star., 1921-09-18
COL. BROOKS GIVEN POST.

Col. William II. Brooks. L. s. A,
retired. of this city~has been detailed >
as assistant professor of militar,
science and tactics at the Medical Col
lege. Cornell University, New York
city.
Evening star., 1921-09-18
SENT TO FORT MONROE.

Capt Vernon W. Hall. Coast Artil-
.lery Corps at Fort >Washington. No,
has been ordered to Fort Monroe. VI,
Evening star., 1921-09-18
ASSIGNED TO ACADEMY.

Capt. Robert A. Bingham, U. s. A..
retired. at New York city. has been
detailed as assistant professor OF
military science and tactics at the
staunton Military Academy. Va.
Evening star., 1921-09-18
MARQUIS DE GANAY DIES.

PARIS, September 17.-The death of
tint Marquise de Ganay was an
nounced today. The marquise, who
was a resident of Paris. was formerly
Miss Emily Ridgway of Philadelphia.
Evening star., 1921-09-18
ORDERED TO DUTY HERE.

Maj. Henry R Biting, Judge advo-
cate at Camp Meade, Md, has been or.
dered to this city for duty in TIE
office Of the Judge advocate general,
War Department.
Evening star., 1921-09-18
900 IN POLICE NET.
Gambling Charges in Los Angeles
Raid.

LOS ANGELES. September 1.-THE
police in a series of raids in the
downtown business section today ar
rested more than 800 men in rooms.
where it is charged that gambling
had been permitted. Betting on races
was also charged against some of
the men, a majority of whom were
released on bail
Evening star., 1921-09-18
WILL COMMAND CAMP KNOX.

Brig. Gen. Dwight E. Aultman at
Camp Dix. N. j., has been assigned to
the command of Camp Knox. KY.
New-York tribune., 1921-01-30
Republic of Central
America Is Assured
-Four Nations Expected TO Rat
ify. Making Federation Ef-
fective in September

WASHINGTON, Jan. Notwith ..
standing that Nicaragua did not sign
The treaty negotiations at San Jose,
Costa Kica, early this month, provid-
ng for the creation Of Central Amer
ican Republic. ratification by the con-
crosses Of the four signatory coun-
tries is expected in time to have the
new federation come into existence be-
fore next September Is, according to
an annoancement tonight by DR.. julio
blancni, the Guatcma!an Minister here.
Under the treaty, Guatemala, Hon
duras, Salvador and Costa Rica would
oe merged under the new federation.
Nicaragua, 1t was explained withheld
ner Signature because she did not wish
% surrender certain rights, especially
N reference 20 the -tre~.y making
power, bat provision was inserted in
the pact TO permit her admission at
any time.
The text OF the treaty, which would
ultimately create "a rcp-5Jc II 1n,rc
than 5000 900 people, was made public
to-nignt by DR.. Bianchi. In general it
provides Tor government modelled on
the lines of the Constitution OF the
United States, with three separate
orancnes, the executive, legislative and
Jndicial, although the executive is mod
eiied more on the Swiss system. A
cohstisntion embodying these provi-
SONS would be framed at a convention
20 De called when three OF the siona-
sofy countries have ratified the trcatv.
New-York tribune., 1921-01-30
Meyer Fears U. S. Must
Finance Work on Farms
Former War Corporation Di-
rector Tells Kansas Society
Predicament Is Serious

Farmers will find it hard to finance
the planting and harvesting of this
years crops without assistance from
the government, declared Eugene Meyer
jr., former managing director of tbc
War Finance Corporation, in an ad-
dress last night at the sixteenth an
nual dinner Of the Kansas Society Of
New York at the Hotel McAlpin.
The predicamcnt of the farmers was
serious, he said, owing to the suffering
they shared with other interests in
the recent depression. But we are
going back very soon to different
times the speaker predicted. "and as
the trade of the world is restored our
agriculture must be put on another
basis'
He declared it would be difficult to
explain to posterity why the people of
European. countries are starving "whilc
there is q surfeit of agricultural prod
ucts in America"
Our resources are mctchess. but we
need more courage, more intelligence,
more organization" the speaker de-
clared, asserting government organiza
tions-such as the dissolved finance
corporaticn-mus be built up to pre-
vent future breakdowns. He blamed
Secretary of the Treasury Glass's pol
icy Of "inaction" for much of the ab-
normal rural conditions.
New-York tribune., 1921-01-30
Noted Chess Player Refused
Admission to This C,ountr,

WASHINGTON, Jan 29.-Emmanuel
Lasker, noted German chess player,
las been denied permission 10 visit
this country on his way TO Havana for
Capablanca. 1t was said at the State
Department to-day that Lasker's ap-
plication for passport wise 10 permit
him to visit this country had been re-
FUSED under the ruling denying per-
mission to enter the country to Ger
man nationals unless a showing was
made justifying waving the restric-
ton. Lasker's application merely
stated that he desired to renew friend
shins hcrn
New-York tribune., 1921-01-30
Japan to Continue
Race Equality Fight
Diet Is Informed There Is No
Intention TO 4bandon Demand
Made at the Peace Table

TOXIC, Jan. 29.-That Japan has not
abandoned her racial equality proposal
was made clear by Viscount Uchida
Minister Of Foreign Affairs, who, ir
answer ng inquiries in the Diet yestcr-
day and it would be introduced in the
councils of the League Of Nations if =
suitable opportunity presented; other.
wise it would be withheld
The matter was most important anl
must be presented at the right moment
ne said. Al all events, the Minister de-
clared Japan had no intention to cease
its efforts, even if it required years
He was confident Of final victory.
New-York tribune., 1921-01-30
Wednesday to
Decide Fate of
Farmer Tariff
Only Hope for Passage of
Measure Lies in ClOture
Rule, With Prospect of
Obtaining 1t Doubtful
Two-Thirds Vote Needed
Republicans Unable Longer
to Defer Action on Pend
ing Appropriation Bills

From The Tribuno's Washington Burean
WASHINGTON, Jan. 29.-The fate Of
the emergency bill for a traiF on agri-
cultural products will be settled in the
Senate the coming week by battle
over cloture. If the Republican lead
crs can force the adoption of a cloture
rule they will pasY the bill. If :hey
cannot, it will be abandoned and the
Senate will proceed to pass the appro-
priation bills and wind up the session.
Decision to make an attempt to force
cloture was reached at a conference of
finance committee Republicans to-day.
drop the tariff bill without an effort
to defeat the flibuster by means of
cloture. Otherwise, the Republican
leaders would be open to the charge Of
not seeking in good faith to pass the
tariff measure.
Senator Penrose. Monday, will offer
the motion for adoption of a cloturc
rule. 1t will have to lie over until
Wednesday under thhe rules. Then a
vote will be taken on its adoption. A
two-thirds vote is required and al
though the general opinion is that the
rule will fail on close vote, some OF
lHe hepuDllcan leaders tO-nlght took an
optimistic view and said it would go
through
Indications were given this afternoon
that few Of the Republican chiefs have
any real expectation of getting clo~
ture rule adopted. Preparations were
made for going ahead on appropria-
tons beginning Monday. Senate Demo
Gratis who have been active iii the fill
buster against the tariff bill predicted
the measure would soon be abandoned.
Republican leaders realize that as
the situation now stands they cannot
transact other. business in the Senate
while the tariff bill is being kept at
the front Whenever an attempt is
made to lay the tariff bill aside for q
little while to take up something else,
the Democrats opposed to the tariff
measure promptly enter into a long de-
bate over the new subject thus brought
up. This was alliustratco to day, when
Senator Knox secured consent to have
a minor bill cons oered to amend the
ellen property act. Once he got the
bill up, although he had assured Scna-
tor Penrose and the Senate that it
would lead to almost no discussion, the
Democratic Senators proceeded to dis
cuss it, and Mr.. Knox was helpless to
withdraw it.
New-York tribune., 1921-01-30
barkin Denied $4,000
Nephew of Silent Smith" Given
Verdict in Note Su;t

justice Ciegerich yesterday decided
IN favor Of the defendant in a suit
brought BY Samuel Barkin TO recover
ss2 200 from George Pratt Smith
nephew Of the late James Hrnry
smith. known as Silent Smith RAJ,
Kin claimed the none, on notes wb;cb
ne said we're made by either Ceorge
rratt smith or his agents. Tor when
the lender received assignments '''.S 81
psrt Of Smiths 800 900 legacy from
his uncle. 'Ao'''
barkin eaid he received ONLY sgoo
smith contcndcd that hge Of the nnter
ia the possession Of Smith. ayvreps,t-
,,ng. $4,000, were forged and hat r''ss' he
mad nc knowledge Of them. Smith
said nc dld not learn Of the existence
Of the notes until Short time befnrc
he became thirty years Of aye In De-
cember, 1919, when he acquired Inc
egacy left him by his uncle.
McAdoo Starts for Mexico Citv
LOS ANGELES, Jan. William 6.
dcAdoo, accompanied by Mrs McAdoo
and biz secretary, left Los Angeles to-
day for Mexico City. Hc raid he vas
going for a brief p!easure trip"
New-York tribune., 1921-01-30
South Demands Tariff
On Al Its Products
Short Staple Cation, orr Which
District Has q Monopoly, Is
OnIy Execution on The list

ATLANTA. Jan. ga protective
tariff for virtually all Southern prod
ucts with the exception Of short staple
cotton was urged in resolutions adopt
ed at the closing session Of the South
crn tariff congress here to-day.
The resolutions listed many agri-
cultural, industrial and mineral prod
ucts for which protection was specii-
cally asked, and the exception of short
staple cotton from that list was under
stood to have resulted from the fact
that the South enjoys practical mo-
nopoly in that field.
Congress was asked to enact per
manent tariff law with protection for
the industries mentioned, and South
ern and Western Senators were urged
to join in aiding passage OF the Ford
nev emergency tariff measure.
Representative Good, of Iowa, az
dressed the congress, Urging protec-
tive tariff for all products which com
pete with American industries.
New-York tribune., 1921-01-30
German Living Costs
Again at High Tide
Milk in Berlin IN December
Nine Times Higher Than
Before the War
By William c. Drehcr
Spectal ca1lc TO 1hc Tribune

Copyright. 1891 Now York Trlbune Ing.
BERLIN, Jan. %. 8.-Whilc prices are
falling in other countries living costs
IN Germany are increasing continu-
ally, according TO an estimate made
by DR.. Kuczynsl.i. statistician Of the
city Of Schocnberg. Or. Kuczynski
publishes monthly the statistics on
living costs.
In December the weekly minimum
expense for the support Of man,
wife and two children reached $50
marks. which IS the high water level
since last April and May The figures
have risen from 200 marks siacc Sep
tember last.
Or. kuczynski reports that in Berlin
during December milk cost nine times
AZ much az it did in 1913; bread and
gas Ten times ms much, butter, four
tssnfold; sugar, fifteen; potatoes,
twcnty two and rice and lard thirty
fold.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-07-03

Actually the decoction was prepared with
red powder mixed with water. There tho
listener insisted on buying, and the fat man
permitted this, but fastened to finish his tale
''When my customer returned from his Sec
ond round trip to Fountain Square I had
made two other sales to dissatisfied customers
and had succeeded in getting chunk of ice
from the pavement in front of my rival, the
salconkeeper."
Anything else, boz" asked the orange
drink merchant savagely.
Nothing, nothing" answered the fat man
hastily and started out of this maze Of strange
drinking places into the sunlight and din of
Surf Avenue. Pausing only to purchase pair
Of hot dogs that had the appearance of being
vanished, he wound up his yarn:
"My conductor friend bought glass of lem
onade at the end of each of his ten round
trips that day, and once he persuaded his mo-
torman to have one. When l started home that
night l had 80 cents and an enormously in
creased respect for the saloon business. If it
had not been for the competition of beer I
should have sold out my wares several times
as often as had been the case. | tried this
business a second day, and succeeded in quit
ting with total of "A cents, but long before
the middle of that second day had lost my
first hacker. He apologized once during the
afternoon Said his stomach wasn't Just right.
Anyway, gave back to my mother her bean
crooks that night and early the next morning
had purchased pair Of brown iridescent-
breasted pigeons and locked them in tire sultry
loft of the woodshed If it hadn't been for
that saloon competition, though, I'd have made
a young fortune with that lemonade stand.
That's all this drink stand mushroom growth
out here is--just kid lemonade stuff in six
colors."
The fat mans garrulity had raised cues
ton What h"- r~n'lh't4c~ gt~~ w Conev
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would explain. This was stall to get the
victims business address. Uually he'd fall
although if he demanded his photograph in.
mediately they were equipped to give it to
him inside of five minutes.
However, if he did give his address few
days later he'd have a visitor at his Man.
haitian Office. 1t would be the Jane delivering
the photographs. Instead of the Is or 50
cents that had been the agreed upon price
she would announce that the price of tie
photographs and the plates would be $3.50
eff the victim demurred the visitor would
produce one of the photographs, showing him
leering into his visitors eyes. A suggestion
that perhaps his wife might be induced to pay
more than $3.50 usually brought the sober and
contrite husband into different frame Of
mind. The price of these photographs varied,
of course according to the means of the VIC
tim ensnared.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-07-03
A Trap No Sober Mon
Would Walk Into

There was another gyp game that doesn't
work SO we'll now that Coney Island visitors
are drinking milk and other kicl1less drinks.
A drunken man Of prosperous appearance
would weave his way along the Bowery and
be invited to have his picture taken in one
of those mercury lighted studios, where the
subjects features take on the color of j
corpse. Somehow drunken men always seem
filed with desire to have their pictures tax
en-, anyway and they were easy game.
about the time the man had been posed in
a pint-size automobile or astrde a stuffed
horse in would pranee fashy looking Jane
who would insist on having her picture taken
with the man. 1t rarely proved difficult to
persuade the drunk to stand for this and
sometimes the woman would get in his lap
and Irvine her arms about his neck Bingt
The photograph is taken. No charge until
the pictures are delivered, the photographer
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BY BOYDEN r. SPARKEs

change his mind. He gulped the drink, though.
some ice in it by the time he returned from
his next trip to the city. He ierked the bell
cord and my first customer was whirled away"
The grape drink spieler was beginning to
cast sour glances at the fat man, so he sug-
gested to his listener that they move on to
the next stand, an orange drink place that con-
tanned a "fnilP' which had the appearance of
devouring bushels of oranges, although really
the fruit merely Travelled in a circle except for
a segment which was exposed to the public
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-07-03
The Short Change Game
Is Doing BadLy, Too

"The spieler of those photo studies was the
most important adjunct of the place He could
lure men with half skate into the place faster
than the camera man could operate his ma
chine. That is a sample of the genuine Coney
Island gyp stuff" concluded Mr.. Tilyou, "but
nowadays you got to give 'em their moneys
worth-that is, most of 'em."
Michael McKenny, who has been a ballyhoo
man at Coney for twenty years and now rests
his weary frame on ticket sellers seat at one
of the "rides," and who dresses in scarlet
coat trimmed with green velvet and covers
his white hair with a cap OF similar color
scheme, expressed a positive conviction that
Coney Island is better place than it used
to be.
"The short change gang don't make so much
money as they used to-" he said. People take
their fun more seriously, but they do take it.
There IS less of the rough house stuff, too /
see fewer cryin women and not so many bpll-
roarin' men,"
The short changers we real artists in olden
times. They achieved perfection in the beer
halls of pre-orange juice days. waiter would
give a victim So in change instead Of the 50
coming to him. When there was protest
bull-necked bouncer would edge up to the
table and growl:
EWho's is maxim all the trouble?"
Generally the victim nceily poeketed the
short change without further protest. II he
continued to "holler" sometimes he got his dol
lar back, and sometimes he was tossed out on
his ear.
There were fewer children at Coney then
and more hard, painted women. Nowadays
it's the drinks that are painted, but they are
far from hard. The truth is they are pretty
SOFT
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-07-03
"Gyp" Artists Suffer Most
From the Dry Spell

Before leaving, with one end of his cerise
cravat dangling from his rapidly whiting palm
reach suit, he explained that he wanted to
learn the effect that compressed air shot
through holes in the focr had on the short
skirts that represent this years fashion. His
departure gave al opportunity for converse.
ton with young Tilyou, who grasped the point
OF questions submitted without hesitation.
"The legitimate stuff is cleaning up down
here since prohibition" he said cts the
gyp artists who suffer. The crowds have more
money to spend Oh attractions that give then,
their moneys worth They drink Yes. They
drink anything, but the stuff doesn't cost them
80 much and they can keep their heads
Yep, it's the gyp artists who are LOSING
out. There amt any more of that ou;cll
money In the old days if they couldn't get
your money away by any other method thev'd
Fit you over the nut with bottle and take II
But now, with sober crowd, mere noise
won't sell the attractions The peoDle ara
more orderly, too. We don't have to eject
nearly so many. There is a tremendous i'm
ETovemeat in that line over last year. Then
every one who fs1re dow, hara seemed to be
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-07-03
Illustrations by EDMUND DUFFY

drinking fighting liquor. The sailors seem to
be the only boys who are getting the stuff
this year.
"The game down here now is more business
like. There are fewer showmen and more
business men operating. I just strolled down
Surf Avenue past the hangar of a passenger
airplane. I discovered that my tailor-he
runs clothes pressing establishment in Brook
Ign and the cobbler next door to him
have gone into side line partnership. They
bought this airplane, hired an aviator and are
cleaning up money at $40 per passenger. But
there isn't nothing of the gyp artist about
their work. An airplane ride is worth $40 to
any one who never has been up in the air."
what do you mean by gyp artist?" inquired
the fat man who had returned from the the
alter with the brief announcement that the
short skirts blow higher.
"Gyp artists?" repeated Tilyou in con-
temptuous tone that revealed to the fat man
the depths of his ignorance.
"These people who run these prize-wnning
races along the Bowery qualify. SO do many
of the other prize contests. You've seen peo-
pie lined up before these Kentucky Derby out
fits, where tin horses race under the impulse
Of wheel turned by the hand of some one
who has paid dime for the privilege of oper-
ating it with chancc-a fat chance-of win
ming 30-cent plaster doll? Well, some of
those are conducted by gyp artists. They are
operated in chains, and the proprietors employ
cappers and stallers who go from one to an
other winning the dolls. Many of the stallers
are James, who stand around and jolly men
ii to play on the plea that they want doll,
It is usually other stalers who win the races.