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The Washington times., 1921-08-23

Following an early morning burst
of rioting, disorders again broke out
when a Unionist mob armed with
rifles and revolvers made an organized
attack against party of Sim Fem
ers who were on their way home. The
plan for the assault was carefully
laid, the attackers being summoned
by the blowing of whistles.
The homes OF the Sim Feiners were
attacked and damaged. The Sim Fein.
ers rallied and the fighting spread
through the streets. Policemen were
rushed to the scene, but were unable
to do anything with their riot clubs.
The mobs were not dispersed until the
police fired fusillade from their serv-
ice pistols.
More Rioting.
Rioting, I'm which many shots were
fired and bombs were used, broke out
early today in Queen street.
The trouble began with a clash bo-
tween Sim Feiners and Unionists.
Shooting occurred for several hours
and the street lights and many win.
dows were demolished.
In the darkness the police could not
distinguish the attackers from the at.
tackled and were compelled to charge
Continued on Page 2. Column 81
The Washington times., 1921-08-23
JOHN P. S0USA
BEING TREATED
ORDEAFNESS
Famous Bandmaster Unable to
Hear Instruments, Physi-
clan Declares. ~
BY International News Service.

PHILADELPHIA. Aug. 23.-John
Phillip Sousa has been for some time
unable to hear his own music dis
tinctly, II was revealed for the first
time today.
The famous bandmaster is in the
care of DIR. George ID. MODELLING, of
this city. He sho-s marked improve.
ment and expects to be restored to
the full power of hearing shortly.
Since his ear affliction, the physi.
clan said, the finer notes OF the
woodwind instruments and the cor.
net practically escaped the conductor,
who directed his orass.throated choir
largely by long training and in.
tuition.
The Washington times., 1921-08-23
IN
To
SAVE GIRLS
Oklahoma Congressman Told
Local Maids He Was Lone
soonest Man in Town."

Congressman Manuel Herrick, of
Oklahoma, who has introduced a
bill in the House designed to pro-
hi5it beauty contests, for several
weeks has been conducting a pri-
yate beauty contest of his own.
Admits He's Lonesome.
I'm the lonesomest man in town"
the gentleman from Oklahoma has
told one Of the Districts most brau-
tiful girls.
Due to complaints made by two OF
the girls that received let Atr,
promising "the love of q man whose
love will be so great that II that was
the one and only price that would
purchase your soul salvation, he
would ransom your soul out Of hell
with the price Of his own" Congress
man Herrick has had TO explain TO
postal inspectors to whom the girls
submitted the letter.
Congressman Herrick stated that
his series of letters has been for the
purpose Of instructing young girls in
the pitfalls resulting from too much
personal publicity.
He stated to the newspapers:
Having introduced II. r. S20S a bill
for the purpose of dissociatlng movie
film managers and theatrical man.
ayers and any one else further back
Of them from using, preying upon
and otherwise availing themselves of
the facilities that is afforded to them
through obtaining the names and ad-
dresses of young women, who partici-
pate in beauty contests held by legiti-
mate newspapers, and realizing that
this crowd would offer most strenuous
opposition to the passage of any such
bill, 1 deemed IL wise to take such
steps as i thought necessary to obtain
conclusive and irrefutable evidence
that the Turing away of girls, whose
names and addresses were obtained,
in the aforesaid manner, was COM
paratively easy, therefore / had sent
Continued on Page 2, Column -
The Washington times., 1921-08-23
zR-2 TRIED OUT
WHILE CROWDS
GAZE SKYWARD
Giant U. S. DirigibIe Speeds Up
and Down English Coast With
Americans on Board.

HULL, England, Aug. 23.-The
dirigible ZR.2, which Travelled up and
down the North sea coast today in a
trial journey preparatory to her trans.
Atlantic flight to the United States,
passed over this city at l o'clock this
afternoon.
Great crowds filled the streets,
watching the giant dirigible as she
sailed through the clouds. The ZR-o
passed out over the North sea at this
point, entering a blanket Of thick, low
lying mist.
Later she turned and circled over
the mouth OF the Humber river. then
turned southwark and sped toward
Lincolnshire.
The dirigible passed over the Essex
coast at 2:30 p. M. sailing toward
London.
Carries English Crew.
2 LONDON, Aug. 2S.-The giant diri.
gible ZR-2, which has been purchased
from England by the United States
Navy Department. and which is
scheduled to leave for the United
States on Thursday, began a long trial
flight today with an English crew on
board. She left her hangar at Howden
at 7:10 o'clock.
The ZR-2 carried fifty persons. In
huullou W lnt IIllSiiSu crew. lneTe
were twenty-one American air sailors
who will take the big dirigible home.
To Start In Ten Days.
The new navy dirigible ZR.2 will
not start on her trans Atlantic air
flight to the United States for at
least ten days after. her final trial
trip is completed, 1t was announced
here today.
A cable was received by the Navy
Department from officers In England,
suggesting that the navy delay send
ing station ships to their posts un.
Ill after the trial flight is completed
These ships have been standing 10y.
waiting TO put out to- sea, where
they will be stationed at intervals
while the air flight "a in progress.
The Washington times., 1921-08-23
HOUSE READY TO RECESS,
FORDNEY TELLS HARDING

The House is ready to recess tomor-
row, Chairman Fordney, of the Ways
and Means Committee, informed the
President today.
Fordney conferred with the Presi-
dent regarding the Penrose foreign
debt funding bill, and IL was agreed
that there would be no action on the
bill until after the recess. when Secre.
tary Mellon will appear before the
Ways and Means Committee.
The President also advised Fordney
that an increased appropriation will
be asked for the work of the tariff
commission when the pending tariff
bill becomes effective.
The Washington times., 1921-08-23
[EN|N GIVES.
Al 20
YEARS RULE:
Says Surrender Of Soviet to Old
System Is Necessary. But
Temporary.

BERLIN, Aug. 23.-The Rus
sian soviet's surrender to capital
ism is only temporary, although
it may last from ten to twenty
years, according to a pamphlet by
Nicolai Lenin entitled "fhe or
ganization of Industry" copy Of
which was received from Moscow
today.
Must Precede Socialism.
The pamphlet says that capitalistic
principles must precede socialism for
the present and communism must be
left out of account entirely.
Capitalism must be restored by
giving concessions and allowing old
industrial chiefs TO resume work" /"
continued the document This new
private capitalism will gradually be
converted into state capitalism in
ten or twenty years.
The Washington times., 1921-08-23

ATLANTIC CITY, Aug. 31.--Es-
saying stunt on the edge OF the
Ritz-Carlton roof almost cost Gloria
Swanson, motion picture star, her
life yesterday when a strong gust of
wind filled a cape she was holding.
unbalanced her and for several mo-
ments held her in a precarious posi-
tion.
While camera men and boardwalk
promenaders gasped and held their
breath, feeling that the actress was
about to plunge 300 feet, Miss Swan
son with rare presence of mind,
steadied herself, managed to gain
her EQUILIBRIUM, ict go the unruly
wind-filled cape and stepped back
onto the roof.
The Washington times., 1921-08-23
DISABLED BY RHEUMATISM,
SOLDIER WINS RIFLE PRIZE

BISLEY, England, Aug. 23.-Ar.
morer Sergeant John Cunningham, OF
Northumberland, has won the king s.
prize OF $50 pounds in the great annual
Workmanship competition under the
rules Of the National Rifle Association.
The prize Is won in three stages at i'm
creasing distances up to 500 yards, and
carries with Il the associations gold
medal,
Cunningham beat the next man by
one point with total of 226, although
he could hardly crawl to the range,
owing to rheumatism. The rifle with
which he won he had hired at a shill-
ipg a day. He is sixy-two years old.
The Washington times., 1921-08-23
PEACEFU Ill
ENDING Of
D|SPUT TE
EXPECTED
Hughes Takes Firm lone in In
sisting on cession of Land
BY Republic.
BY DAVID M. CHURCH.
international News Service.

The United States has dispatch
ed a note to Panama announcing
this Government will look with
disfavor upon any resumption Of
hostilities between Panama and
Costa Rica over disputed territory,
and calling upon Panama to cede
to Costa Rica the territory which
was awarded that country under
the White Award, it was announc-
ed at the State Department today.
Note Firm, Not Threatening.
The note was couched in firm tones,
II is understood, but made no threats.
1t was in reply to a note received yes.
terday from Panama.
Panama announced in its note 10
the United States that if Costa Rica
presented an ultimatum demanding
the cession of the disputed territory
and backed this ultimatum with
force, the Republic of Panama would
feel 1t incumbent to resist. The note
went on, however, to declare that if
the United States called upon Panama
to cede the disputed territory to
Costa Rica, Panama would feel tha'
1t must accede to the wishes of this
nation without resistance.
In view of the attitude set forth
in the note from Panama. the State
Department felt IL incumbent that
this Government should make il
plain to Panama that the United
States has heard all sides of the
boundary controversy and it is the
opinion Of the Administration that
. ha
must give up the disputed territory.
Peaceful Transfer Expected.
Officials here believe the effect OF
the note will be a peaceful transfer
Of the territory.
The note from Panama and the
note in reply were transmitted
through the American minister to
Panama.
The reply Of the United States calls
attention to the American note OF
May 2, in which this Government
stated that II upon the expiration OF
a reasonable time the territory award.
ed to Costa Rica had not been ceded
by Panama. the Government of the
United States will find itself com.
PEELED to proceed in the manner which
may be requisite in order that II may
assure itself that the exercise Of j,Iris-
diction' may be appropriately trans
ferred."
The new American note then states
"In view of the fact that the United
States as friendly mediator regards as
just the claims of Costa Rica to the
lawful possession of the territory on
the Pacific awarded TO her by Presi-
dent Loubet, It cannot, because Of its
special treaty relations with Panama
permit a renewal of hostilities by Pan
anna against Costa Rica by reason Of
Costa Rica's now taking peaceful pos
session of that territory.
The Washington times., 1921-08-23
RUM RIVER THROUGH U. S.
O.K.'D BY DETROIT JUDGE

DETROIT. Aug. 23.-Judge Arthur
j. Tuttle today made permanent the
Injunction he recently granted tenn.
porsrily restraining American Off,
cials from seizing shipments Of H.
quor from Walkerville through the
United States.
The decision was returned in test
case submitted by Hiram Walker and
sons, walkerville distillers. and en-
abled that concern, as we'll as others
in Canada, to export their products
through this country to foreign lands.
The Washington times., 1921-08-23
SLAYER, TRAPPED BY
POLICE, ENDS LIFE

CLEVELAND, Ohio. Aug. 23.-Syl-
vester Lakarenek, twenty-five, shot
and instantly killed himself in the up.
stairs room of a farm house at Hiram,
near here, this morning when corner
ed by squad of Cleveland police.
Lukarenek was wanted for the mur.
der of his wife, Anna, and the prob
able fatal wounding of a roomer. John
Lenzie, at the Lullaronck home Sun.
day night.
For half an hour prior to his suicide
Lukarenek held the police at bay and
then used the last bullet to end his
life with n shot through the brain
The Washington times., 1921-08-23
Revolt Threatened
BY Interests Hostile
to Influence of u. s
nr IntrrnntIonnI Ncws scrricc.

NEW YORK-Aug. 23.-Strong po-
litical interests in Panama hostile TO
President Porras and inimical TO the
influence of the United States over the
Panama government are attempting
TO utilize the present territorial dis.
pute between Panama and Costa Rica
10 precipitate an uprising, II was
learned here today from authoritative
sources.
The United States Government.
which has ordered Panama tn. cede to
Costa Rica the frontier district in
The Washington times., 1921-08-23
SENATOR SUTHERLAND
SUED FOR CLUB DUES

Howard Sutherland, United States
Senator from West Virginia, was to.
day named defendant In a suit filed in
Municipal Court by the Riding and
Hunt Club, of this city, to recover
s233.0s alleged TO be due for club
dues and horse hire.
Attorney y. y. Morehouse ap.
peared for plaintiff.
The Washington times., 1921-08-23
GIRLS ENGAGEMENT RING
LIFTED BY PIRATE PIGEON

NEW YORK. Aug. 23.-Pirate
pigeon was added yesterday to the
dark lexicon of crime.
Rebecca Bernstein wears her en-
gagement ring around her neck. She
placed the shining symbol on a win
dowsill in her Harlem apartment, and
a pigeon, flying to the easement,
picked up the ribbon and darted away.
A policeman recovered II from the
birds nest on a nearby fire escape.
The Washington times., 1921-08-23
NEXT LEVY
MAY JUMP
TO NEARLY
So HUNDRED
Heavy Appropriation Asked of
Congress Will Boost Present
$1.82 Scale.

III the DlStrlct commissioners ask
for and receive from Congress an
appropriation of $25,000,000, the
tax rate in Washington will jump
from the present rate of $1.82 a
hundred to almost 81 a hundred.
This is the information given out
today at the District Building by
officials of the municipal govern.
ment.
|, Due to Sliding Scale.
Washington has sliding tax scale,
which cannot be lower than $3.50 a
hundred, or more than So a hundred.
This WAS fixed by Congress two years
ago. At that time the rate was $1.50,
and the Board of Commissioners
raised the rate to sl.95. The present
Board of Commissioners lowered the
| rate to s1.S2.
The estimated revenue of the Dis.
trict for the fiscal year ending June
80. 1928, will be almost 5000, 900, il
Is said, which Is more than 81 ,000, 900
In excess of the amount that will be
collected this fiscal year. On the
basis of 60-40. il Congress agrees to an
appropriation of s25, 100000 Washing
tonians will be forced to pay a per
cent tax. The estimate of SIS 900, 900,
1t is said. was made out on 2 per
cent basis.
Congress May Refuse.
Many organizations and citizens as
sociations, who are clamoring for i'm
provcments in their section OF .he
ci:y, 1t Is said, are advocating an in
crease in their taxes, without being
aware Of the fact.
1t is believed, however, that Con-
gress will not give the Commissioners
S25, 100000 appropriation. The ap-
preparation for this year in the Dis
trict OF Columbia appropriation bill is
$1S, ,546, ,062.99, but additions contained
in the sundry civil bill and the legis.
lative, executive and judicial appro-
priation bill. brought the amount up
to $20,9S1 ,932.99. This year in the
District appropriation bill alone. It is
said that the estimates amount to
about s25 ,oOo, 900, but it is believed
that after it passes through the hands
OF the director of the budget and the
appropriations committee Of Congress
that 1t will lose several million.
Needed Improvements.
1t is understood that the District
Commissioners believe that there
should be an increase in the appro-
priation bill this year. The sewer
age system Of the District, which
has not received the proper attention
during the last few years on account
OF the war and the following period
Of high cost Of materials, is due for
an enlarged appropriation, as are
several other departments Of the Dis
trict government. The surface di-
vision of the engineer department is
svS ,.~I %
tions for the Improvement of the
city's streets, which are in bad con-
dition I'm several parts of the city.
Increases In salaries are also to be
asked for because there is a strong
probability that this is the last OF
the bonus years. Congress at its
last session intimated that the bonus
would be allowed for this year, but
that they would not grant 1t again.
The Washington times., 1921-08-23
TODAY

have their time TO fall and prices
to wane, and profits to wither at
the north winds blast. The price
millennium has not arrived, how
ever. The average cost of living
is still 81 per cent higher than IN
July. 1914
The Washington times., 1921-08-23
Hays Unhurt in Auto Crash.

NEW YORK. Aug. 23.-Postmaster
General Hays escaped injury yester.
day when an automobile in which he
was riding collided with a taxicab at
Madison avenue and Thirty-third
street. Mr.. Hays automobile was un.
damaged.
The Washington times., 1921-08-23
.S|NN FE|NERS AND UN|ON|STS
FIGHT IN STREETS OF BELFAST
International News Service.

BELFAST Aug ga tense situation prevails at Belfast
afternoon following two outbreaks of fighting between
and Sim Feiners.
The Washington times., 1921-08-23
Relief Parties to
Start Thursday to
Investigate Russia
BY International News Service.

LONDON. Aug. 23-Four parties of
Russian relief workers will start for
Russia on Thursday, it was announced
today at Russian relief headquarters.
One will go to Petrograd, a second
will go to Moscow, the third will GO
into the Volga famine district to es-
tablish local headquarters, and the
fourth, which will go from Constan.
tinople will enter the southern part
OF the Volga district and work north
ward.
The chief duty Of the Constantinople
party will be to make explorations and
ascertain conditions in districts from
which no word has reached the outside
world. This party will arrange trans.
port facilities into the interior isolated
zones.
DR.. Nansen, who will be actively in
charge of the whole international re-
lief movement, will not enter Russia.
He will remain at headquarters in
Riga.
The first ship from New York with
American supplies is expected to sail
in a week.
Meet With Hoover.
Representatives Of all organizations
associated with the European relief
commission VIII meet here tomorrow
with Secretary OF Commerce Hoover to
work out further details for the dis
tribution of clothing and foodstuffs IN
Russia. Efforts will be made to CO.
ordinate the work of all these relief
organizations.
The exact destination OF ships which
are sailing from New York with sup
plies for Russia had not been deter
mined today, and this subject will be
discussed tomorrow. The relief COM
mission will not complete its plans
pending the receipt of additional in.
formation from Walter l.. Brown, who
is now directing the relief work with
headquarters in Danzig.
The Washington times., 1921-08-23
WEATHER

Fair tonight: Wednesday
cl0udy; not much change
IN temperature. gentle va
riable winds.
Temperature at 8 o'clock
this morning "a degrees.
The Washington times., 1921-08-23

President Harding will bear in
mind that great steel, shipping,
and armor plate companies de-
pend on battleship building.
They have millions to convince
experts" that the flier is no
real menace to. the battleship.
The Washington times., 1921-08-23

Bertelli, Universal Service
correspondent, sends enlighten-
ing information from Deauville,
French resort for much
gambling, foolishness, and a lit
tie bathing.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1921-02-26
Income Tax
Collector AIoncure Urges Filing
Returns at Once

Richmond, Va, Feb. 2b.--Iollector
of Internal Revenue Moncurc stated
yesterday that il is quite important
that all income tax return: be made
at once. 50 that penalties may be
avoided. The clerical force in the
Federal building is up to its neck.
figurative;y speaking, in efforts to
aid the income taxpayers. For this
very reason, says Collector Monclre,
the people should lose no time in fiji
ing their returns. There is likely to
be congestion and confusion on the
last days, said the collector, 80.
now is the time to ret the returns
off your minds, and hclp relieve the
clerks
Collector Moncure pointed out
that many taxpayers are making q
mistake. losing time, and consuming
the valuable time of the clerks BY
sending their information forms to
the local office. These forms, No,
1899 and 1896, are to be Sent to the
Commissioner of Internal Revenue.
Sorting Section, Washington. to
reach that'p!are or on before March
-.
Last year many Richmondcrs were
Dcnaliznd for failure TO get their
returns IN before the legal date
Collector Moncurc said yesterday
this Has the fault entirely Of the
citizens. who delayed attending to
the matter when opportunity was
given everyone to file his papers in
time.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1921-02-26
Stock Overscribed
e. F. Warfeld Notified by South
eastern Express Company
tC That EHec.

George L Warfcld. cashier CT the
First National Bank, is in receipt of
a letter from J. II. Drake, chairman
of the central committee on the or
ganizaticn of the Southeastern EN-
press Company in which the writer
stats the subscription books for
stock of the Southeastern Express
Company are closed and the res2lt
shows an over subscription.
Concluding the writer says:
81 also wish to extend to you my
most hearty appreciation for your
co-onnration in connection with the
sale cf Southeastern Express Com
oany Sto"k 1t gives me much pleas
ure t. auvisc our allotment for Fir-
ginia was only $40 shares, or $751;
900, while we actually subscribed
1892 shares, totalling $l59,200.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1921-02-26
II YEAR OLD CLERK WALKS
AW ~ WITH S772,0G0 IN BONDS

Chicago, ILL.,, Feb. 26. William
Dalton, II years old, clerk in the So
curities cage Of the trust f"n":t-
ment of the Northern Trust Com.
pany, went to his LUNCH Yesterday
with small bundle on his person,
in which was wrapped S712 Hi'3 n
Liberty Bonds. Yesterday ~ bank
,nnourced the theft Of tha;" icrh3
and riaced a reward Of S1.o9p ior
Young Dalton ard offered r.: ~
Of So 900 for the return CT II"
bonds
Dalton has been in the employ
If the bank for three years His sal
ary was S65 month. He was IN
he securities cage On the main floor
Of the building with several other
clerks yesterday morning. They were
sorting temporary bonds prepara,
tory to exchanging them for perma-
aent bonds. Shortly before noon il
vas found Dalton was missing. He
aad walked out OF cage and across
he floor. .A search followed. Daltor
was nowhere in the b-ilding. The
.-ail was lost. With feter:sh haste
!, corps of clerks was set to check
1g up the scurities. The the enor
NOUS loss was found.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1921-02-26
FOR VIRGINIA
HORSE SHOWS ANNOUNCED

Warrenton, Va, Feb. 26.--War-
renton's horse show will be held
from May - to II inclusive, this
wear. The date was announced at
the meeting Of the Virginia Horse
Show Association held yesterday in
Washington.
The schedule of show for Vir-
cinia was also announced with Lees
Virginia. was also announced with
burg first, then Uppcrvillc, Cul-
pepper, Orange. Fredericksburg, Ber-
ryvill", Manassas Marshall, and
Warrcnton closing the circuit.
r. Powell Page, of Bcrryville, was
elected president Of the association,
succeeding Joel NJ. Cochran, Geo.
T. Marshall, Orange. was made vice
president and +. d. Gaskins, War
rcnton, secretary treasurer.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1921-02-26
Patriotic Service
DR.. Martin at Trinity Church Tomor'
row Night to Preach on Why
The Republic Lives

A gospel patriotic service will be
held in Trinity NJ. E. Church Sunda!
night at 7.30 O'Clock. Dr.. D. II. Mar
tin. the pastor will speak on "Why the
Republic Lives" or '-the Four Corner
stones of the Nation" DR.. Martin has
been speaking Sunday nights on pcpu
lar themes. These services have
brought to Trinity Church large con-
grerat:ons- and in view of the faci
that the speaker is going to speak
Sunday night as usual on living an.
vital matters 1t is anticipated that a
large audience will be present. The
speaker has disclosed the names of the
four cornerstones of the republic as
the B:b,e, the public school, the
church. ard the home.