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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-10-03
.|ND|CT FORMER
Us. TREASURER
Cuy r. Allen and 26 Others
Charged With Using Mails
to Defraud
ACCUSED IN MOTOR DEALS

Washington. Oct. 3. - SamueI a.
Carlson. Mayor of jamestown. ~ IL
Guy +. Allen. former acting treasurer
Of the United States James u. Mans
field engineer, and twenty four "th'rS
we're indicted yesterday by the "uc'ui
Grand Jury on chargs of conspiracy 10
commit an offense against th" hiteu
States and Of using the mails to De-
fraud. r
The charges grew out Of he sal" OF
stock Of birmingham Moto' :, COM
mon law trust of New YORK state by
which It is claimed persons were, de,
frauded in different cities. Alleged
m.-represcntntons as to the iinan'lal
and other conditions of tn" business
are set forth in the indictments
Difficulty the company was export
cncing with .he postal authorities be-
came public ASgust : last. when tn"
Grand Jury reported prcsrntment
against Mayor Carlson, president OF
the company, and seventeen others OF
the accused persons on Il charge OF
using the mails to dcfraud. The Grand
Jurors then heard further testimony
and caused the books Of the concern
to be brought to Washington for In
,pcciiOn.
The names of James Il. MANSFIELD.
former treasurer Of the company Eyron
Lederer. Merritt y. Baker, Samuel ..
Austin. Robert V. Jackson. Franklin
+. Bard. Il. G. Northwood, |. L.
Burrows and L. T. Bowman, So lcsmcn
Of the stock, wcr" added 10 the list
named in the preSen;mPnt.
The original eighteen names which
also are included In the indictments
are George B. Merhem. Sr. Nanc" V.
Mechem. Harlan Van Ryck. Alexander
i. Guttman, Guy +. Allen, William
II. Clark. ldn NJ. Mechcm. Samuel \.
Carlson. Caius +. Weaver. Emmet +.
Hayden. Leland +. Cannon, GcNrgc i.
Mc"hrm. Ir.. Thomas l.. pck"n. Mar
Tin LindQuiNt. Allen T.. McrhCm, e. \.
Nyc. X. :. O'N"nl and c. r. Marvin.
Birmingham Motors, the indictments
set forth, had capital stock Of
81 .N00,ON with shares Of SO.
Th" Grand Jury declares it is not
informed a. TO how much Of the money
received was paid to officers and pro-
motrrS and cannot say what portion
each of the accused was to appropri-
at" to his own use. 1t i, alleged, how
ever, that such conversion did take
place in the form and guisr Of salaries
drawing accounts and commissions.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-10-03
TWO BABIES IN SUITCASE
One Dead, the Other Dying as Wom.
an Takes Them Toward River

Mrs. Rachel Porter, twenty three
years old, colorcd, Of Sixteenth street
near Fitzwater, is in the Roosevelt
Hospital under police surveillance fol-
lowing her arrest last night at Delaware
avenue and Callowhill street. with two
two day old Negro babies which She
carried in suitcase.
Patrolman Osman stopped the woman
as she was making her way toward the
Delaware River. The patrolman de-
mandcd that the woman open the suit
case and two babies were found. One
of the children was dead and the other
scarcely breathing. The second child
died shortly after admittnnce TO Roosc-
welt Hospital.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-10-03
Transit Problems Discussed

RcgU.ation Of transit companies is
useless ani valuation 70 arrive Mt fair
return is useless. unless the practice Of
increasing capital without adding new
money i, discontinued. So members of
the Enginrcr> club were told last night
in an analysis of transit problems BY
Ir. Dclos +. Wilrox. public utility
expert. 'RcI!latiou amounts 70 noth-
ing" he said. "unIo>s it prcrlud"S III"
possibility Of making millions out Of
capital profit
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-10-03
HCMEOPATHS CELEBRATE
Hospitals Here Mark Annual OBJ.
scrvanc. by MANY Clinics

CliNicS, medical and surgical VIII be
held today IN all the homeopathic hos
rtals here in celebration of National
homeopathic Day" At the Women's
Uomcopnthcti" Hospital at Twentieth
street and $uslu"hanna avenue. there
will be a series Of clinics. All Of the
leading homcopathctic prartiction"rs
will devot" some part Of the day to this
service.
Similar observations Of the dag will
take place in nearly all metropolitan
Ccnters.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-10-03
RUM-RUNNING SHIP SAFE
Eludes Guns Of DRY Navy" and is
Lost in Tanele in Harbor

New York. Oct. 8. - Dry navy"
ships last night scurri"d along water
front and the coast nearby for two.
!uHncled steamship. name unknown.
which cluded yesterday the Ncwberry.
of the prohibition fleet Ten shots from
n" one FOUNDER gun on the Ncwbcrry
had failed to cut Of the escape of the
fast steamer, supposedly loaded with
liquor.
As the Ncwberry maneuvered along
side, the steamer naGr off. Firing be-
gan on the Newborry. Both ships got
through tn" Narrow>, and once within
the harbor. tn" fugitive craft scudded
to safety in the tanglc Of outlying ships.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-10-03

Six do,'royors from tho Atlantic Fleet
lavn been ordered 10 proceed ~ Now
Orleans for the meeting ot the Amcri-
can Legion convention this month. II
was also announced that one Naval
Reserve ottiror from III" Fourth Naval
District. which in"lrd"s Philadelphia,
would be taken on the crUisc for in
strurtton in navigation.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-10-03
Camden Boy Is Drowned

While standing at the foot OF Linden
street, Camden, on the banks 81 ,""p-
er'S River. last night. John Ml'a,"t"h'
anc years old. of "a, Linden street
slipped and fell into III" water ON =
.n1r,oYs reported the accident to the
rn-Jeu rui,cr. vino recovered the body
,ryrrnI hours later. Coroner Bentley
Is investigating.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-10-03
MAN STROKES CREW

Cambridge. Mass. U"t. 3.-WlIl0m
y. Beggs. Jr., Of WINCHESTER, a BLIND
.ruJcnt, has reported for III" Harvard
rrnsl.,upn crew and was assigned by
Dir. X. IIpber Howe 70 the stro&" po-
.itiou on crew +. The blind oarSlna0
hoj an hppr's workout. lie formerly
,oIcl for Tabor Academy.
The Washington times., 1922-05-10
AUTO WoLAToR ACCUSED
OF STRIKING POLICEMAN

An unsuccessful attempt to dem' /,
ish the motorcycle Of Policeman A. :.
Bohrer. OF the Seventh precinct. was
made early this morning by lsaial
Gordon, Colored. 2041 V street north
west, when the form,r halted the
negro for operating his automohiie
without having the necessary lights
on the machine.
The policeman was sitting asuide
his motorcycle in the $500 block OF
Canal road when he ordered the
negro to drive past him and continue
on to the Seventh precinct. The
negro suddenly turned the steering
wheel and his maChih" jammcd the
motorcycle against tho wall. Bohrer
drew his revolver and compelled tie
negro to halt the automobile. Dur
ing the journey that followed, Ia"
negro attempted to make his get
away by putting on mere speed, hut
he was captured at Wisconsin ave.
nue. and NJ streets no. Invest The
policeman leaped on the running
hoard and the negro tried to push
him off. A scufflc rnsued, aud
Rohrer struck the negro over the
head with his pistol, n,fiiCling a lac.
Grafton on the forehead.
At the stationhousc, the negro was
charged with having 10 lights on his
machine, operating the car without
having his permit, and CollidinS.
The Washington times., 1922-05-10
200 D. C. BOYS WILL BE
GIVEN CAMPING TRIP

Two hundred lucky Washington
boys are going to be taken for a
two weeks camping trip this sum.
mer by the Catholic Charities.
Plans for the camp, which will be
operated as an auxiliary Of Camp
Columbus, ut Leonardtown. Md.
were laid at a meeting OF tho ex.
ecutive committee of the Catholic
Charities last night at the City
Club.
The committee has raised $1,000
toward the camp, and Catholics Of
Washington will be called on to
duplicate the sum. !. Leo Kolb
Is treasurer. A contribution Of $21
will provide for one boy for the
two weeks.
Tennis courts and a baseball dia.
mond are being laid out, and boat
trips, hikes, and swimming under
instructors will be features.
Charles w. Semmes. chairman OF
the executive committee. presided
at last nights meeting and ap.
pointed the following outing com.
mittee: Francis J. Weller, William
p. Normoyle. C.. P. L. Moran, and
Richard J. Murphy.
The Washington times., 1922-05-10
TRAVELLERS AID SOCIETY
REVIEWS FUND APPEAL

Demands made upon the Travel.
ers' Aid Society have been 80 great
that il is practically without funds
to continue the work.
We must face the plain state
ment that we are practically with
out funds" said Arthur G Moses,
acting chairman. "and we must
face the fact that without funds
we must cease to operate. This
would be a calamity. The Travel
ers Aid Society is doing a wonder
full public service. II meets every
incoming train in Washington. It
looks after the unprotected girl.
the runaway boy, the aged man
and woman and the many cases of
distress which arise daily.
During April the society handled
more than 1900 cases. including
the care OF sixty-six children be-
tween the ages of five and twelve
years, assisting OF 26O persons in
train service, 1856 OF whom were
foreigners and investigated seven.
teen special cases. reported Mrs.
NJ. r. Van Ripper, executive secre.
tary OF the society.
The Washington times., 1922-05-10
BOARD IS ASKED
To CUT WAGES
PAID To WOMEN
Merchants and Manufacturers
Obtain Reopening Of Scale
Fixed in 1919.

Mercantile establishments of Wash
ington are seeking to reduce the
wage of $3.50 a week which was
the minimum set by the Minimum
Wage Board in 1919 for store-girl
employees.
These establishments, through the
Merchants and Manufacturers As
soCiatiOn, have just succeeded in
getting the wage hoard to reopen
the case of these girls TO consider a
lowering OF wages.
The board met yesterday and
voted reopaning orders. Miss Ethel
Smith. who is the employees repre-.
sentative on the board, voted
against IT,
The association bases its request
on the ground that. since 1919.
when the wage was fixed. figures
show the cost of living for women
in this industry to have declined
sufficiently to warrant a new wage
scale
Miss Smith holds that the official
Investigations of the Department OF
Labor show that there has been no
decrease i'm the cost OF living for
these women and girls
ANY attempt to lower wages will
be vigorously fought by labor ele.
ments Of Washington.
The Washington times., 1922-05-10
Freak Maple Tree Is
Under Scrutiny
of Experts.

Examination of a maple tree
which puts forth leaves two
weeks ahead of any other tree
of its species in the vicinity
and sheds them two weeks
later and whose leaves are
deadly poison to insect life,
is being made this week by
Government scientists.
sThe freak tree is in the
Mall close to one of the smaller
department buildings, where
experimental work is carried on
with various insect poisons
and sprays.
The tree first attracted at
tention last fall, when its
leaves were green long after
those of other trees. This
spring its leaves came out a
full half month before others
and its development today is
nearly a month ahead of the
season.
The Washington times., 1922-05-10
BILL ASKS SEMI-ANNUAL
PAYMENT OF D. C. TAXES

District taxpayers will pay their
taxes in semi.annual instalments
hereafter, II the Jones bill, favor.
ably reported bv the Senate District
Committee today. is passed by
Congress.
The measure provides that one.
half of the taxes shall fall due on
October !, and the other half on
April |. A 3 per cent rebate In
allowed IL the entire tax is paid
by November of any given tax
year.
It is hoped the Senate will adopt
the bill in connection with the pas.
sage OF the tax rider to the Dis
trict Appropriation bill. which may
take place in the Senate today.
Senator Rail- believes much OF the
difficulties regarding the creation
OF surplus TO place the District on
a cash basis will he obviated II the
Jones bill Ia passed.
The Washington times., 1922-05-10
.DA|RYMEM PLAN
MUTUAL TAX To.
A|DASSOC|ATI0N
Organization Would Collect
From Distributors and
Charge Producers.

The MARYLAND and Virginia Milk
Producers Association today Ia work.
ing on a scheme to put the organiZa.
ton on a firmer basis. The assoCia-
ton proposes to collect all money
owed by Washington distributors to
producers who are members OF the
organization.
"At present we tax each producer
| cent a gallon for his milk" an
official OF the association said. '1n
many instances. the producers fail
to give us the l cent due, and there
is no way OF checking up and collect
ing H.
1--WE want TO handle all the
finances OF the producers. We want
to make all collections, deduct the
cent a gallon tax. and then forward
the rest to the producers"
II was explained that this cent
tax Is used TO support the associa.
tons headquarters. There is another
feature Of the new scheme WHICH
officials say will hc helpful to the
farmers.
I'VE have established a receiving
station where we take in all surplus
milk and mako II into butter" thu
official said. we pay the farmer
the regular market price for his milk
but we only realize about twot 'rd9
Of the amount we paid whom we
make il into butter. Part of the
l-Ceni tax will be used 10 max" W
this difference.
III this plan goes through. farmers
need not fear that Their surplus viii
go to waste. We will handle all OF
II and give the farmer the market
price. But we cannot do this unless
all the farmers pay the l-Cent tax or
every gallon they ship into the Dis
triCt. Under the new plan we would
collect every penny due us
The association has circulated 4
petition among the producers. asking
for approval or disapprOval of tn"
plan Seventy per cent OF the
farmers have signed, and when 81
per cent have approved IT the schrm"
becomes effective.
The Washington times., 1922-05-10
10 WASHINGTON GIRLS ARE
CHOSEN FOR BRYN MAWR

Ten Washington girls have l'ecn
selected for admission to the Brvn
Mawr summer school for women
workers in industry, which Will
open for its second year June -,
continuing until August 10. ONLY
eighty.seven students. picked from
n selected list of 145 candidates,
will be admitted.
Miss Matilda Lindsey. now ON
ployed at :he headquarters of the
Womens Trade Union League. l43S
New York avenue northwest, Ia
one of the thirteen chosen for the
leaders group" She was elected
president of the Alumnae Associa
tion of the summer school last
year.
Miss Mary Anderson. chief NJ The
Women's Bureau of the Depart
ment Of Labor. is chairman of the
Washington district committee FOR
the summer school. The local sub
committee on recruiting OF Candi-
dates Is headed by Mrs James
Austin Stone, and Mrs. Rose Yates
is chairman Of the subcommittee
on finances.
The Washington times., 1922-05-10
AWARDS TO LAND OWNERS
ARE INCREASED BY JURY

A report filed today with Justice
Hitz of the District Supreme Court
by a jury which reviewed the valu-
ations of the Walter Reed Hospital
extension commission awarded four
land owners increases totaling ST.
227.59. The largest amount, S3,700,
was given to N. s. Fawcett. owner
Of a lot in Sixteenth street north.
west. who was dissatisfied with the
findings OF the commission.
Selbie ID. Grove, owner Of prem.
ises at 1912 Dogwood street. had
his valuation raised from $13, ,469.S4
to S15,469.S4. G.. w. Bonnette,
owner OF premises at 1902 Dogwood
street, will get an increase of $3.50.
and w. J. Davis one of $270.
The Washington times., 1922-05-10
STREET CAR SERVICE TO BE
PUT AN HOUR AHEAD

The schedules of the Washington
Railway and Electric. Capital Trac.
ton Company and Washington
RAPID Transit Companies will he ad'
vanCed one hour beginning Monday,
the PubliC. Utilities Commission said
today.
Walter c. Allen. executive seCre.
tary OF the commission, in making
this statement said the same service
on the revised scheduled would be
provided az is now being furnished.
Policemen and fremen will not he
effected. II was pointed out that
these classes of employees come under
special orders and are not subject
TO the general order rearranging the
working hours
There is still some indeCision about
the time arrangements Of the tele.
phone operators in the District build.
ing These girls now report at
o'clock.
The Washington times., 1922-05-10
W|DERPOWER
FOR JUVENILE
COURT SOUGHT
Measure Sent to Congress
Grants Right to Impose Hard
Labor Sentences.

The Juvenile Court wants author.
ity to impose sentences OF hard
labor. Today the Commissioners
sent to Congress an amendment to
bill which gives 1t this authority.
A recent decision of the Court OF
Appeals said that no hard labor
sentences could be imposed without
an Indictment first by the grand
jury. The amendment gives the
Juvenile Court or the District Cor
poration Counsel right TO appear
before the grand jury and seek in
dictments.
II the bill is passed it will clear
up the recent confusion which re.
suited when the appeals court said
the lower court had no authority,
because II was making sentences
without indictment.
The amendment will he tackled
on another bill.
The Washington times., 1922-05-10
RAIL ATTORNEYS ARGUE
AGAINST SWITCHING BILL

Baltimore md Ohio switching
charges was tho subject or a h"ar.
Ing today nv the Senate District
Committee. u. Il. Grossiey and L..
Dana Lincoln appeared On behalf
of bill which will modify ,he
switching charges in tn" District
which the Baltimore and Ohio
charges on freight shipments that
come to II from other railways.
A number OF railway IttOrncvs
appeared in opposition TO the bill,
declaring the Baltimore and Ohio
railroad was entitled 10 tax. a
reasonable switching CharG" TO ter.
minals in the District on freight
which originated on other lines.
The District Committee reach, d
no decision on the bill.
The Washington times., 1922-05-10
WHERE IGNORANCE is BLISS.

Dear Bill: / knoIV one of your
readers Vho thought DAY
LIGHT SAVING Was a neW
banking institution IN the Dis
trict. / t0as compelled to tell
him that its origi,tators in Wash
ington are Well-knot0n gentlemen
who can sleep late the neat morn
ing, after golf the afternoon and
poker the evening before, tOhtle
tired mothers must go to bed
late, after getting through their
household duties, and get up be-
fore daylight. The poor get moth
ing out of it but loss of sleep,
tUhile the rich and t0etl-to-do in
crease their pleasures.
MRS. J. ID. c.
The Washington times., 1922-05-10
HOUSE REPORT
ONRENTAL ACT.
DUE TOMORROW
Favorable Action Extending
Bill Due-Measure Made
Retroactive.

Completed in it's final form, with
a newly inserted section making
it's effectiveness retroactive from
May 22 when the old act would auto
matically expire, the bill for the
proposed extension of the Ball rent
law, will be favorably reported to
the House tomorrow at noon by the
House District Committee.
The section which will make the
new law retroactive will take care
of the gap between the time the
Ball act expires and the date on
which the new bill is finally enacted
into law, agreed upon with the SEN
ate conferees and signed by the
President.
Its purpose will have the effect or
automatically suspending during the
intervening period all action by tns
present rent commission whlch'
under smother section OF the ne"
bill already agreed upon, VIII bs
retired, nd supplanted by an entlre'
Iv new l.. ard of five members 10 pe
appointed by the President. :.
The retroactive section will vail
date all leases made during the IN
tervenine period and will prevent
whoIesaIe evictions of tenants on
the month omonth leases and eX'
hiring yearly leases pending its rati'
fication by the House and agree
ment to by the Senate conferees'
A puzzling legal technicahty would
he precipitated in the event that
the House should strike out tnlS
section of the bill in debate on the
floor after May 22. However such
action is not considered likely.
Working i1 consultation WIN
T. Lee, OF the legislative drat'ins
service OF Congress. special com
noittee of the District Committee
composed of congressman Zihlman
OF MARYLAND, Fitzgerald of ONO:
O'Brien of New Jersey, Sproul OF
Illinois, and Hammer Of North Car
olina. today began the final check.
ing up of the various sections OF
the redrafted rent bill which they
will present to the full committee
tomorrow morning with the recon
mendation that il be reported to the
House without further wranGlinG.
II being the concensus OF those
five members that the measure. as
finally written, will be "puncture'
proof
One OF the most important sub
iects stricken out by the committee
is the section which would have
vested in the Rent Commission
jurisdiction Of rentals of hotels,
ana rtment hotels and business
properties.
The committee also agreed to an
amendment that an owner may oh
tain possession of his property In
order to make repairs. to remodel
the building. or to erect a new
building, whether or not 1t is to
be used for rental purposes.
The Washington times., 1922-05-10
Today.

Informal dance-By the crew OF the
L $ s Mayflower. Red Cross Hall,
Eleventh and NJ streets southeast, $3.50
y. m
Meeting Repertoire Adult
Dramatic Company. Thomson School,
Twelfth and l. streets northwest, s p. m.
Meeting - Esperanto class. Thomson
School, Twelfth and l. streets northwest.
Meeting-Lonesome Club. Wilson Nor
NAL School. Eleventh and Harvard
Meeting-Psrk View Players. Park
View school. Warder and Newton street,
Pageant - THE Cross triumphant"
Meetins-Mt. Vernon Lodge, No. S,
knights Of Pythias, Pythian Temple. 8
y. IN.
card party-By the Rector's Aid OF the
silver Spring Mission, Silver Spring
Armory. s p. m.
Subscription dinner - womcn's City
Meetins-The women's Overseas serv-
ice League. V. W. ca. 1893 r street
northwest 8 p, m.
Tomorrow.
rravelogue Lure or the Great
NoTthwest," by Frank Branch Riley, the
CiY Club, 1870 @ street northwest, $40
Club dinner--The Arts Club Of Wash
ington, 2Ol7 7 street northwest, Mr.. and
Mrs. claude ~ Bennett. hosts: Mrs. u.
". Reyes. guest OF honor: I q. m
Card party-By Progressive Council,
No. ?, Daughters Of America, Nava
Lodge Hall. Fourth street and Penn
sylvsniS avenue southeast, s:3o p. m.
The Washington times., 1922-05-10
KENSINGToN IN LINE FOR
IMPROVED CAR SERVICE

Kensington' (Md) street car
system is in for considerable i'm,
provement The Capital Traction
Company is thinking OF taking over
this line and operating 1t on lease.
Officials and owners OF the sub.
urban company were in Washington
yesterday talking with the traction
officials. They didn't reach any
definite agreement, but John II
Hanna. general manager OF the trac.
ton company, let il be known that
some sort of agreement was expect.
ed in few months.
The Maryland Public Service Com.
mission is responsible for yesterday e
conference. 1t is said the commits
sion doesn't like the service the pres.
ent line is giving.
The Kensington line runs from
Chevy Chase Lake TO Kensington, a
distance of three and one half miles
The Washington times., 1922-05-10
STUDENT HURT WHEN
STRUCK BY BALL BAT

Accidentally struck on the head
with baseball bat which slipped
from the hands of a fellow student,
j. A. Farrell student at the
Catholic University, suffered a frac.
ture OF the skull, and 10 now being
treated at Georgetown University
Hospital. 1t was said at the hos.
pital this morning that he is very
much improved.
The young man had just left his
mother, who had come here from
West Chester. Pa. to visit him,
and went to the baseball grounds
of the university.
The Washington times., 1922-05-10
What's Doing Today
and TOMORROW

. lntiation-Keane Council. knights OF
Columbus, X. OF c. Hall, 8 p. IN.
Fortnightly soiree-The Washington
Salon and United Arts Society, the Play.
house, 1914 N street northwest, Q p. m.
Meeting-Sergesnt Jasper Post Ameri.
can Legion. Speakers, Senator David J.
Walsh and Capt. Luke MCNamee direc.
tor or naval Intelligence, llOl f street
northwest. SIS r. m.
Joint meeting-The Chemical Society
OF Washington and the American PharI
msceuticsl Association, Cosmos Club
Madison place entrance, 8 r. m
Meeting-kit Carson Post, No 2, De.
partment of the Potomac. ID. A. r., 1ll2
Pennsylvania avenue northwest 3 p m