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Evening star., 1922-11-29
BOND RING CHARGE
ST|RS UP LAWYERS
Hearing Tuesday Night Ex-
pected to Attract Many
Attorneys.

Keen interest of members of the
legal fraternity. especially those
practicing in the police courts, CEN
ters in the charge made yesterday in
open court, before Judge Robert
Hardison. by Attorney Royal Hughes
of conspiracy and collusion between
certain bondsmen. members of the po-
lice force. officers of squads enforc-
ing prohibition laws and lawyers.
The charge. made in open court for
the first time, has been a matter of
general discussion among members of
the bar for more than a year The
matter. from time to time, has been
brought to the unofficial attention of
both Judges Hardison and Mcmahon.
No action was taken heretofore by
the court, as no specific charges were
made.
Considered by Grand Jury.
About a year ago the grand jury.
under the direction Of Chief Justice
Mccoy. considered the question. hut
took no action. Later alleged CO.
operation of police ofticers at ali sta
tlon houses with certain bondsmen II
was reported TO Mai. Daniel Su!li-
van, superintendent of police. who
promptly assigned Inspectors Evans
ana Pratt TO investigate Nothing
came of that investigation
However, those familiar with the
situation assert that the practices
between the bondsmen and the police
continued. 1t was alleged that de-
velopments later showed members of
the squads enforcing the national
prohibition law tipped off bondsnen
in advance of raids. thus enabling
the favored bondsm-n to be on ,he
ground when the raids and arrests
were made and secure the bond pre-
miums before other bondsmen could
come into the cases.
Bonds Boosted Is Claim.
1t has been charged openly that
these favored bondsmen. who. il is
said. obtain large portion of the
fat fees. We're intimdating prisoners
and having their bonds tixed at an
exorbitant and unlawful figure. thus
increasing their fees.
About a year ago the activities of
bondsmen. who. il is charged. lille
gal1y acted in the capacity of at.or-
neys for defendants for whom they
stood as sureties on bonds. caused
Gillespie Walsh and Frank Madigan,
assistant corporation counsels. TO
close their doors on these bondsmen
refusing to have any dealings .with
them in their capacities as attorneys
IN the settlement of cases. There are
some ten professional bondsmen tax
ing bonds in Police Courts. The bull;
of the business is handled by two
or three of these men. it is alleged
through the conspiracy alleged 10
exist between the bondsmen. police
prohibition enforcement officers and
others
The hearing of the charges. sched-
uled for Tuesday. night next at
& o'clock. in Police Court. before
Judges Hardison and Mcmahon, is ex-
pected to attract an attendance of
lawyers that will fill the courtroom.
Attorney Hughes asserts he will be
there with the proof of his charges.
Evening star., 1922-11-29
TRADE BODY TAKES
UP SCHOOL FIGHT
Educational Night to Be Oh
served at Next Meeting of
Washington Board.

educational night" will he OBJ
served by the Washington Board Of
Trade at the next meeting of that
organization. to be held at the Will
lard Hotel the night of Tuesday, De-
cember 5.
In the belief that the public school
needs of the District deserve the i'm
mediate attention of both Congress
and the local civic organizations, the
board viii devote the entire session
to resume of the school situation in
the hope that Legislation NAV be
enacted for the benefit Of the schools
Speakers will he recruited from the
boards school committee and men,
b"rs of Congress will he listeners. ac-
cordInS to the program outlined TO-
day by Ir. William :. Washburn.
chairman of the school committee.
All members of Congress serving on
school committees and interested in
school work are to be invited to at
tend the meeting. The board in this
way hopes to bring forcibly TO Con-
sress the urgent needs of the schools.
Evening star., 1922-11-29
WILL AID IN MAKING
BEAUTIFUL CAPITAL
Senator Bayard Pleased With His
Assignment as Member of
D. C. Committee.

Senator Bayard of Delaware. newly
elected democratic senator. expressed
yesterday has qualification at his ap-
pOintment to the Senate District COM
mittee. He said that he believed thor
oughly in the future Of Washington
and in doing everything possible to
build the city up into a beautiful
capital of the nation.
His visits to Washington. he said.
have been infrequent since he was
a boy. and a: the present time he
was not prepared to say what legis-
lation should be enacted for the
District. He said. however. that he
sympathized with the residents in
their desire for adequate public
schools. He intends. he said. to make
a study Of the laws. the form of local
government and the needs of Wash
ington. SO that he will be able, as a
member of the District committee, to
do whatever is best for the city.
Evening star., 1922-11-29
CHAIRMAN FOCHT WILL
URGE D. c. LEGISLATION
Head of House Committee Receivers
From Effects of Surgical
Operation.

Chairman Focht OF the House Dis
trict committee returned to Washing
ton today and was congratulated by
his colleagues on his recovery from
a surgical operation which confined
him for several weeks in a hospital.
Representative Focht said today that
he will fight hard to have the pro-
gram of District legislation which is
being urged by the commercial and
civic associations passed at the De-
cember session of Congress.
He Is particularly interested in
the proposals for the District schools
and recognizes the need for more
school buildings. He is fathering
tho drive for the compulsory educa-
ton. free text books and mothers
pension measures. At the earliest
date that can be arranged in the
December session he will call a meet
ing Of the committee and try to get
time in the House for consideration
of the legislation which he considers
of vital Importance to the National
Capital.
With the House ready for adjourn
ment tonight. he feels that nothing
could be accomplished by calling a
meeting of the District committee un-
til the House gets back on the job
in regular session next week.
Evening star., 1922-11-29
SIS, 100000 TO TREASURY.
Solicitor General Offices Collections
for Year Net This Sum.

The United States Treasury received
during the fiscal year. ended June 30
last. A total of more than s.. 700. 00O from
activities of the solicitor generals office.
II was announced at the Department of
Justice
This included about $500. 900 through
fines in 23.1S6 criminal cases, 81 100 0no
in collections and deposits in 3.O64 civil
suits and in 2i6 compromised cases, and
other amounts from other suits and de.
ceased seamen's wages remaining un.
claimed in cour: r-gistries
Evening star., 1922-11-29

Six applications for membership
in the Washington Board of Trade
were approved yesterday at the
initial meeting of the 1923 member
ship committee.
Officers for the year were elected
as follows: Fred ]. White. first vice
chairman: George Miller. second vice
chairman, and Murray Clifford. treas
urer. George Pitt is chairman of
the committee. having been appointed
by President Edward F. Colladay.
The members of the committee are:
Harry Almond. T. Brooke Amiss, jr.;
H. Clifford Bangs. John T. Bardroff,
Hugh w. Barr. l. Pierce Boteler.
Thomas Bradley. E. c. Brandenburg.
Arthur A. Brandt, Bruce Branson.
walter A. Brown. Herman F. Carl.
Arthur Carr. John r. Casper. John NJ.
Cherry. William Clabaugh, Warren
Cochran E. F. Coiladay, ady L., ~ Lee e.
Crane. F. E. Cunningham. J. Harry
Cunningham. S. NJ. Darragh. Herbert
L Davis. Clarence F. Donohoe. Will
liam r. Ellis, George Emmons. o.
+ Evans, George B; Fsrguhar; ;,,lE r
G. ]. Gockeler. clifford Grant. T.
Carroll Grant. H. G Grove. George E.
Hebbard. Walter H. Klopfer. William
w. Linkins, George NJ. Macdonald, l..
P. McLachlen, John T. Meany, L. H
Meyers, George Miller. Charles w.
Norris. E. J: Murphy. George NJ.
Myers. James NJ Oyster, C. H. Pardoe,
Raymond NJ. Peak, H. Glenn Phelps,
George Pitt. S. ]. Prescott, Carl
Quentell. Paul Ramey. w. E. Reed,
l. L. Reeves. William NJ Seay, George
G. Shinn. John H. Small. Odell s.
smith. Frank r. Strunk. Frank A.
Sebring, Harry w. Taylor, Wilmont
w. Trew. Alex. r. Varela, r. N.
Wafle. C. J. Waters William II.
Waters. Max Walten. Francis. r.
Weller, Fred ]. White, William 70.
Wise, Ben F. Webster, John T.
Evening star., 1922-11-29
MAKES SAFETY PLEA.
James L. Wilmeth Addresses EN-

James L. Wilmeth. former director
Of the bureau of engraving and print
ing, addressed the employees of the
Post Office Department yesterday in
the interests Of Safety First" week.
now in progress.
Employees gathered in the little
theater" of the big building at 11th
street and Pennsylvania avenue to
listen to Mr.. Wilmeth. The talk will
be carried by him to employees Of
other government departments.
Evening star., 1922-11-29
SOCIETY TO GIVE BANQUET.

The thirtieth annual banquet of the
Society of Colonial Wars will be Civ
en- Monday evening at o'clock, at
the Racquet Club. 1135 18th street,
and will be followed by the annual
Of the society.
Sir Auckland Geddes, the British
will be the guest of hon
or at the banquet and will deliver
the address of the evening.
Of1cers will be elected following
the banouet
Evening star., 1922-11-29
c. P. 0. BUYS $500
POUNDS OF TURKEY
Cooperative Plan Gives 900
Employees Fowl at Al
Cents a Pound.

Almost FIVE tons of dressed turkey
will pass out of the government
printing office this afternoon under
the arms of more than 900 en-
ployes, en- route to Thanksgiving
festal boards.
To be strictly accurate, there's
only $500 pounds of turkey to be
distributed. When the bell rings at
4:30 the employees who purchased
turkeys at As or Al cents a pound
through the Government Printing
Office Cafeteria Association will line
up in the cafeteria to claim their
prizes. And a procession of turkey
carriers will exit via the front door
of the government printery from 1880
to o'clock, heading for home with
the principal figure Of Thanksgiving
beneath careful arms.
1t took three trucks filled to the
limit with turkeys to transport the
fowl tc the printing Office today. A
dozen laborerS worked at the un-
loading of birds for more than an
hour.
Swamped With Orders.
The idea crystallized a few weeks
ago. At the time it was announced
an order was placed for 1900 pounds
of turkey. The scheme spread like
terra association was swamped with or
ders. An additional order followed for
5000 pounds. When the first batch
was taken from the market the price
was As cents With the second order,
however. the price had jumped to II
cents a pound. Both orders totaled
just a bit less than $4,000.
This project is just a part of the
general welfare program instituted in
the Office under the regime of George
H. Carter. public printer. In addition
to the turkey distribution today, there
were Thanksgiving exercises during
the noon hour at which approximately
5000 of the employees of the printing
office were present.
Conducted In Shifts.
The exercises took place in Hard
ing Hall. the Office auditorium. They.
were conducted in two shifts. Ap-
proximately 1900 employees attended
in each shift.
Rev. DIR. James Shera Montgomery,
chaplain of the House of Repre-
sentatives. delivered the address. He
Carter and spoke on the spirit
Americans should evince at this
Thanksgiving season especially.
Among the features Of the program
were a solo by Mrs. o. D. SWEET, ac-
companied by Mrs. Grace B. Brown,
and short concert by the fifteen
piece Government Printing ONCE
program was under the direction of
the press work division Of the ofiice.
Burt z. Blair. foreman Of that divi-
sion, was chairman Of the committees
in charge and supervised the ar
rangements.
Evening star., 1922-11-29
HAVE YOU YOUR
SHARE OF Words?
HERE'S REQUISITE
BY the Associated Press.

by tHe HskOcIhteG Prtfk.
SALEM, Ore. November 70
Teachers should have vocabu-
larry OF between 1900 and 1000
words. The professional man
should have from 1.500 to 1000
words. while the ditch digger may
get along with 300 words. This
was told to a teachers institute
here by DIR. Carl q. Donney, presi-
dent of Willamette University.
DR.. Donney said slang was not
necessary and should be elimi-
mated. differing from me. how
ever" he added. ARE many schol-
ars who insist that slang is the
life OF a language"
Evening star., 1922-11-29
Praise for Workers,

Poison gas SO deadly that one-tenth
of 1 per cent of 1t in the atmos-
phere would be fatal has been used
successfully In clearing q ship Of rats
and vermin.
Evening star., 1922-11-29

In Detroit an alleged murderer was
arrested while calmly shaving him
self with the same razor with which
he IL charged with having slashed
his wife to death half hhur before.
Evening star., 1922-11-29
ADOPT TACNA-ARICA PACT,

SANTIAGO, Chile, November o.
The chamber of deputies last evening
adopted the Tacna-Arica protocol with
out reservations. The vote was At to II,
The bill now goes back to the senate
for final action.
Evening star., 1922-11-29

The oldest title held by members of
tn, British peerage is that of earl"
wkch was first used during Saxon
ffmOS.
Evening star., 1922-11-29
15,0|DO EXPECTED
At TEMPLE HEIGHTS
Masonic Order to Hold mil
Iion-DoIIar- CeIebra-
ton Tomorrow Afternoon.

At least 5000 Masons and their
families are expected to attend the
million dollar day" celebration at
Temple Heights tomorrow afternoon. in
connection with the campaign being con-
Quoted among the Masonic fraternity Of
the District to obtain pledges to the
United Masonic Temple fund. This
statement was made by William Knowles
Cooper, managing director of the cam
paign, at a dinner at the City Club
last night given to campaign workers:
IF the weather is clear believe we
will have fully $4,000 people present. !"
said Mr.. Cooper. Reports from the
lodges and information which has
reached our office from other sources
indicate that there will be that number
present.
Orders "Greatest Opportunity
This Is the greatest opportunity the
Masons Of Washington have had to
make a demonstration before the whole
world. It is an opportunity that we.
as Masons cannot afford to overlook.
and 1 hope that you. as masters Of
mittees are making every effort to bring
out q representative membership Of
your lodges"
The dinner last night was the Sec
ond Of its kind that has been given
by the Grand Lodge executive COM
mittee to the campaign workers. Mr..
Cooper announced that up to o'clock
last night $s36.544 had been pledged
and that the number Of subscriptions
roonl,,oT1 <oto1aA Tax IA oddo6 thu
IS subscriptions had reached his office
since noon and that at the rate they
are coming in he fully believed that
by noon Thursday the pledges would
pass the 10000 mark, and he was
hopeful that the spirit Of the day
would be borne out in the amount OF
money guaranteed; namely, $1.00O,00O.
In any case. he felt that q special
effort should be made by the workers
to pass the 100000 mark, the amount
necessary for the purchase of the
grounds.
Praise for Workers.
Mr.. Cooper took occasion to praise
the loyalty of the workers who have
aided him in this campaign, and he
also called attention to the fact that
the amount subscribed, reaching al
most to a million dollars, had been
subscribed by less than 10000 men,
bers of q single fraternity. The
Thanksgiving day program was an
nounced In last Sundays papers, but
Mr.. Cooper added last night that the
parade into the grounds would be
led by the Boys Band Of Washington
and that the Orient Band would be
house and would play during the ex-
ercises. There will be no speaking.
but an elaborate musical program has
been provided.
Evening star., 1922-11-29
Representation

Prom nent manufacturer
heating specialties desires
strong Washington represent
alive. Address Box 139-B,
Star Office. SF
Evening star., 1922-11-29

18th ST. NEAR p ST. NV.
REV HERBERT F. RANDOLPH, d. D.,
MINISTER.
Thanksgiving Day Service at IL O'Clock.
Sermon by Or. Randolph.
The Foundry Church Quartet will sing
Thou Crownest the Year. Burdette
''The FuIfllment.' from The Song OF
Thanksgiving 80. .............. .Maunder
"AND THE FOLKS ARE FRIENDLY"
Evening star., 1922-03-02
COURT POSTPONES
BAGGETT HEARING
Wright, Prosecuting Witness,
Absent When Alexandria
Divorce Charge Called.

From Staf Correspondent
ALEXANDRIA, Va. March 2.-The
preliminary trial of Mrs. Mary L
Baggett, who conducts a rooming
house at 119h South Royal street,
charged with false swearing regard
ing the residence of Isabel Wright,
who some months ago obtained a
divorce here from her husband,
Thomas J. Wright of Washington.
was postponed until next Monday
morning when it was called today for
a hearing in the local police court
Judge Duvall. presiding. granted
the poStponement on motion of Frank
Stuart, local attorney. represent
ing Mr.. Wright, upon whose infor-
nation a warrant for Mrs. Baggett's
explained that neither Mr.. Wright nor
several other important witnesses for
the prosecution were present, there
fore making it impossible for him to
proceed.
Edmund Burk of Washington and
Alexandria, attorney for Mrs Baggett,
opposed. the motion for a continuance,
decision, he made a motion to quash
the case against his client on the
ground that the warrant for her ar
rest was not legally drawn up. He
stated the warrant failed to specify
to what the defendant had sworn
falsely.
Judge Duvall denied the motion to
quash and granted the request for the
continuance, but announced that il
Mr. Wright. as the prosecuting wit
ness, failed to put in an appearance
next Monday, unless some good rea-
son is furnished for his absence, the
case then will be dismissed.
Evening star., 1922-03-02
Deaths Reported.

The following deaths nave been reported to
the health department In the last twenty-four
hours:
Jane Kones, Is. 92s d street.
Martha e. Evans. 81, 600 street north
Mary B. Brick. so. 272 Kentucky avenue
southeast. 4
James T. Trew jr, 81, $500 9th street.
Frank ]. Capple. "a. 1927 Morrison street.
James A. Brady, So. 14O6 Allison street.
Thomas Pullman, 75, Providence Hospital.
Infant Lorenz and Florence Coppola. 4 days,
1928 Bladensburg road.
Charles williams. 62, O.. s. s. b. Hospital.
George Moore. 35, Freedmen's Hospital
Mary Williamson, 50. Home for Aged.
Beatrice West. 49, Tuberculosis Hospital.
Minnie Oden. &C. GIL n street.
BESSIE NJ johnson, %, 1915 7th street.
sarah Sommeryille, IS, 1888 32d street.
Marie Taylor, 45, St. Elisabeth's Hospital.
Infant Of George and Elsie Hill. days,
9O7 Barry place.
Evening star., 1922-03-02
CLUB IND0RSES PLANS
FOR BRANCH LIBRARIES
Twentieth Century Members OPP
pose White and Colored Pupils
Using Same Facilities.

Resolutions protesting against col
ored persons using the branch libra
ries in public white schools and also
against white persons using books in
the colored public schools were
adopted by the Twentieth Century
Club at meeting today at the Cos
mos Club.
The resolutions, which were unani
mously adopted. were presented by
Mrs. Lyman b. Swormstedt They set
forth that the club indorses the joint
report of the board Of education and
the hoard Of library trustees for the
esta ablishment and maintenance Of
branches of the Public Library in
certain selected public schools to sup
plement the central library and as a
support to the branch Libraries.
They further set forth that the
club recommends that each such
branch library. in any school build
ing, should minister only to the race
served by the school. The secretary
was directed to send a copy of the
resolutions to the board of educa-
tion and also to the board of library
trustees.
Representative John Miller of
Washington addressed the meeting
on "Ford's Muscle Shoals Offer"
Langdon E. Mitchell, poet and play
Evening star., 1922-03-02
Marriage Licenses.

Marriage licenses have been issued to the
following
Harry W. Dodson and Jane Norwood.
William Il. Hefiin and Hattie p. Stamp.
Finley MacFayden and Olive H Church.
both Of Erie, Pa.
Ernest Moss and Iona E. Goode. both Of
Catlett, Va.
Joseph W. Williams and Irene Robertson.
Florian A. Elliott Of East Falls Church. Va.
and Irma D. Perry Of this city.
Harry r. Reisinger and Velma A. 0verdorf.
both Of York, Pa.
stockton G. Butler and Carrie F. Settle.
Charles N. Fleet and Mable Stewart.
Frank II. Berton Of CanisteO. N. Y, and
Gertrude B. Rookie Of Buffalo. N. Y.
Melton kontos and Thelma Scott.
Charles Convelas and Frances Ferguson.
James II. Lyles and Julie E. Smpkins.
Dudley W. Mallory and Maggie wy Garlic
ton. both Of Richmond, Va.
Paul ]. Linler and Anita W. Klosterman.
both Of Philadelphia, Pa.
Robert d. shipley and Florence c. Ander-
son. :
George T. Harper Of Philadelphia, Pa. and
Anna II. Quinlan Of Jersey City. N. ].
Curtis J. Gray Of Takoma Park. D. c., and
May Simpson Of Salina, kans.
Jesse J. Moore and Hazel Carter
Evening star., 1922-03-02
DALI IN WRANGLE
0NMEET|NGP PLACE
De Valera Again Threatens to
Bolt Session Controlled by
Free State Leaders.

| By the Associated Press.
| DUBLIN, March Another threat
to withdraw from the dali eireann
was made by Eamonn De Valera to-
| day when Arthur Griffith refused. as
president of the dali, to answer a
question regarding the plans for the
future of the Haulbowling dockyard,
| at Queenstown. on the ground that
| this was strictly provisional govern
| ment work. Mr.. De Valera declared
| the question was a test involving the
supremacy of the dali.
An effort by the republicans to shift
! the meetings of the dali to the Man
| sion House so the public could at
tend was defeated by a vote of 40
to 40. This motion was thought to
indicate that Mr.. De yalera's party
| expected a. prolonged meeting of the
| dali
WranEle Over Meeting Place.
Sean Milroy, opposing the motion,
| said that partisan crowds disturbing
the proceedings were not wanted
William Cosgrove, minister of local
government, declared the desire for
publicity expressed by the other side
party was in reality afraid of the
people, who would soon. at an cleo
tion, let the anti-treaty faction know
what they thought of it.
John I. O'kelly said no parliament
would have excluded the public, to
which George Gavan Duffy retorted
that no parliament in the world
would allow itself to be swamped by
thousands of people.
The motion to transfer the sessions
to the Mansion House was defeated.
40 to 40. the vote, which was on a
roll call. being. cast along party
lines.
Questions were then in order.
Arthur Griffith declined to answer
question with reference to the
working Of the Haulbowling dock
yard by the provisional government.
"This is a test question of the su-
premacy of this house." said Mr. De
Valera, "and unless we get the in
formation from the cabinet. we can
not continue"
the disturbances in Belfast, Mr.. Grif-
fifth said the difficulty in dealing with
this matter was owing >to the delay
in setting up the free state, which
McEntee and 'the Belfast pogrom-
lists" were united in opposing.
Griffith to Garry Out Treaty.
Questioned as to whether he in
dOrSed winston Cnurchlll'S views with
regard to his (Griffith's) position and
that of provisional government, Mr.
Griffith said he would accept no state
ment of his position made by any
Englishman. Everybody, he added,
knew his position was to carry out
the treaty.
John O'Kelly asked Michael Collins
for particulars as to Ireland's liabili-
ty under the treaty for the British
debt and war pensions, and what Ire
lands annual payment would be-
Mr.. Collins said he did not accept
the view that Ireland owed England
anything, but both sides had stated
their cases and the treaty has pro-
vided there should be arbitration of
the opposing claims. If it were found
by arbitration that Ireland owed any
thing he was of the opinion that such
liability would be met Immediately
and not made an annual charge.