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The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1922-06-10

Savannah, Ca. June s.--Although
Branch, one of the best known Negro
pen knife carvers in the country, who
has been In this city for the rast few
months, has received a very highly
compaendable letter of acknowledge
men6 from G. r. Christian, secretary
to President Harding, thanking him
for the Shriner's cane which he carved
Tor the president. The cane which
was sent to Washington about a
month ago, is beautiful piece Of
derfully perfect carvin : enbIemafic
OF the Shriners.
The work Of Branch has been high
" commented on in all parts OF the
country: In Cleveland. Ohio, he was
awarded, several months ago, first
premium In this art and In other
The Washington herald., 1922-03-16
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The Washington herald., 1922-03-16
Gardeners Get
Chance to Play
Weather Gives High Hope of
Putting in Spring
Crop.

Early spring gardeners and out
door enthusiasts will get their in.
ming today and tomorrow IL prom
ises of the weather man hold true
Forecasting slight changes in
temperature. the Weather Bureau
la st nj ght predicted fair weather for
the District today and tomorrow
The rains Of yesterday brought a
drop in temperature, the mercury
striking 81 degrees at 10 O'Clock
last night, but with fair weather
today no additional drop Is antici-
plated. with prospects good Tor a
rise.
Rains of yesterday were preVaien,
In all sections of the country and
food warnings were issued las
night, for Kentucky and Southerr
Indiana towns. The Ohio River Is
expected to reach flood stage from
Cincinnati to Cairo. ILL.,, and warn
Ings have been issued to all point;
between. Storm warnings remain
displayed on the Atlantic Coast from
Fort Monroe 10 Cape Hatteras.
The Washington herald., 1922-03-16
MRS. BECKER GETS
BULK OF ESTATE
Several Bequests Left by F
Street Leather Mer-
chant.

Mrs. olivia NJ. Becker. widow of
Conrad Becker, president of Becker's
Leather Goods Company. -1324-26 F
street northwest, VINO died March
IL last, is to inherit the bulk Of her
husbands estate. according to the
will filed yesterday. r
Mrs. Becker is given the prop
erty at 1113 F street northwest.
and the Becker home at 1867
Wyoming avenue northwest, to-
gether with 1850 shares of stock
in her husbands business and all
the household effects.
Henry F. G. Castens. who. with
the Union Trust Company, is named
executor, is directed TO pay to Mrs
Ora Bayard $1,000. to Mrs. Nan I'm
derwood $4,000. to Miss Oberline
DeakiHs $4,000, to himself $500. t.
Charles A. Camalier $1,000. to a
brother. william Becker. $1,000; to
Miss Bernadine Halph $500. to Mrs.
Dora Becker Shaffer $500. and 10
Samuel Albeit $1,000. Castens is
also given $50 shares of stock of
the leather company and Camalier is
given 16O shares.
A trust fund Of $4,000 Is created
for the benefit Of the brother, Will
lam Becker. The executors also
are directed to pay to Zoe Rigby
the sum of $4,000 in quarterly in
stalments of $500 each.
The Washington herald., 1922-03-16

him an opportunity of seeing every
side of the theatrical world. Most of
his years in the show business have
been spent as a featured comedian.
playing every character from the
once-popular Dutch comic to black
face. He claims, too. that this is
one of the poorest seasons with re-
gard to patronage that he has ever
witnessed.
Speaking of the slump in theat-
ricals that has sent many companies
to bankruptcy. Foster said: People
have apparently lost interest and
are not inclined to go to shows I'M
less their favorite actor or actress
is playing. They don't give the new
talent a chance to develop. Ten
years ago people went to shows to
be amused. Nowadays people at
tend the theater with the intent OF
criticising the productions. BurI-
esQue producers have striven to pre-.
vide the best this season, but. Of
course, there are bound to be poor
shows. The public seemingly deter
mines the value Of shows on the
basis Of poor ones and, consequent.
ly, the theatrical business is SUI
fering. I'm going to stay with burt
esque. for my interest is and al
ways Will be with this type of mu-
steal comedy" With that statement,
Foster displayed a recently-dalci
letter asking his services for a pro-
duction for next season.
The Washington herald., 1922-03-16
WEST VIRGINIANS
GIVE RECEPTION

A reception to West Virginia
members OF Congress. a lengthy
musicale and dramatic sketch. were
the features of meeting held
Tuesday night by the West vir-
=inia State Society at Thomson
School. Twelfth and l. streets
northwest.
Congressional delegates present
were Senator Davis Elkins. Senator
and Mrs Howard Sutherland. Rep
resentatives Benjamin l. Rosen.
bloom, George n. Bowers. Stuart +
Reed, Harry c. woodward. Wells
Goodykoontz and L. s. Echols, all
of whom were accompanied by
their wives. Former Representa-
tive Joseph II. Grimes and Justice
and Mrs. Ira f. Robinson were also
formally received.
The musical program was ar
ranged by Lenore N. De Grange,
dramatic director of the District
Community Center Department.
Pupils of Miss De Grange, of the
Powell Community Center Depart
ment Glass, presented a series of
classic dances. Mrs. Edith Hunter.
secretary Powell Community Cen
ter. accompanied on the piano.
''MadamoiselIe Prudence" a dra-
dramatic playlet, was given by Les
lie Waudby. Lenore NJ. DE Grange
and Ann Breitbath. Vocal. solos
were by Mrs. George z. Parks and
Ann Dawson. There were readings
by Emma Roach and Ann Breitbarth
and costume dancing by Mary Elsie
Stuart.
Following the musical program.
the reception was held. after which
dancing was enjoyed. Three new
members were admitted to the So
eiety. bringing the membership to
zoos.
The Washington herald., 1922-03-16
Organizes ID. A. r.
In Fredericksburg

FREDERIcKsBURRG Va. March
i5.-Dr. Kate Waller Barrett, Of Al
exandria. State regent Of the
Daughters of the American Revo-
luton. organized a chapter of that
society here this week.
No town in the whole country,
said DR.. Barrett. has been so clotely
associated with Revolutionary days.
The Betty Lewis Chapter was the
name chosen for the local branch.
Thirty-eight women have signified
their intention of becoming men,
bers of the chapter. and many others
are expected to join. DR.. Barrett
appointed the following officers to
serve temporarily: Mrs. Vivian NJ :.
Fleming. regent; Mrs. C.. O'Conor
Goolrick. vice regent: Miss Sally Nell
son Gravatt. treasurer; Mrs. Horace
H. Smith, secretary; Miss Dora c.
Jett. registrar. and the Rev. ]. F.
w. Field. chaplain.
The Washington herald., 1922-03-16

hontas coal now, teing deiivefcd TO
Pacific ports at ia per ton. The
question of further developing this
rich deposit. Secretary Fall de-
clared. depends upon water trans
portation. q
While no plan for exploiting the
newly-acquired coal fields has been
Announced by the Interior Depart
rnefit. Secretary Fall stated yester-
day that he Is firmly opposed to
continued operation of these mines
by the government and Indicated
that the. mines would be leased 70
private capital Before this Is done,
the Secretary declared that $500. 600
should be spent in additional. rail-
road spurs In the coal. fields
To Improve Properties.
This plan. 1t Is said. would be in
keeping with the recently an
nounced method of developing
Alaskan resources, 1. e.. to have
Congress provide a revolving fund
to be used by the Interior Depart.
ment in building ore smeltc-s,
railroads, oil wells, etc. These in.
dustries would be operated by the
government until they became self.
sustaining, at which time they
would be sold or leased upon 8
! bonus and surface rental basis
The Washington herald., 1922-03-16
COUNTS II YEARS
WITH BURLESQUE
Billy Foster Justly Proud OF
His Record as Featured
Comedian.

Tweve years in burlesque is the
record of Billy Foster. who is a
feature this week in Joe HIIrtig's
"Rowery Turiaa-
The Washington herald., 1922-03-16
Interior Secretary Gains
Control of Alaskan Coal
Plans to Improve Former Navy Fuel Supply
And Dispose Of 1t to Private
Owners.

According TO Yesterdays an
nouncement. the Navy Department
has invested in these fieldy approx
mately s1.1oo.o0o The field mines
have been tapped by a branch OF
the government railroad and a MOD :
ern coal washery has been installed.
In addition to the large Quantities
OF coal produced. Secretary Fall de-
ciared that the government has ex-
pIored with diamond drill millions
Of tons additional.
This coal. as stated. is 95 per
cent as good In heat value as Poca-
The Washington herald., 1922-03-16

building 10 be used a. a dental ciihic,
In the Dental School Arthur Mac
Donald president Of the Washing
top alumni. presided.
Tne following Washington alumni
were present: Charles A. P1kcr.
Albert Bowen. Eugene A. Byrn.s. y y
Dana ahulilins. Homer w. ciouth,
J. Arthur connors. Edward b Fem
ner. Chester G.. Gilbert. Prentiss'
b. Gilbert. w. W. Gilbert. Dale
C. Hall. David Jayne Hin. Frank
Huntington, Ellsworth p. Kiilfp.
Howard s. LeRoRy. Arthur Mas :
Dsn.ld, Clarence MacGregor. James
B. Norman @. Kibby M0nson. Rob
ert p. PARROT. Ivan o. Powers J !,
Clinton Ransom. R& o. Ssundel<.
George b. Smell. James NJ. Stet-
rett, loyde 8. Tenny. Charles A.
Thompson. Vincent II. Todd. VIII
lam r. Valance ssnd Joseph NJ
Young.
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speaking Of this plans Secretary
Fall said. Either capital must have
the speculative chance, or the. risks
OF prospecting must be assumed
directly by the government.
Secretary Fall declared that the
EFFORT to move the Forest Service
to the Department OF Interior is In
cldentai to the plan, for Alaskan
development. While the President
has not taken sides in the Cabinet
controversy that has s-esulted from
efforts to transfer the Forest Serv-
ice from the Department of Agricul-
ture, officials expressed the opinion
yesterday that some decision would
be announced shortly after his re-
turn from Florida.
Declines Answers.
II am not on the witness stand
and ] refuse to be aforementioned
| IN this matter" said Secretary Fall
yesterday. declining TO discuss
charges by Senator Ladd that he
had made statements that are at
variance" as regards support Of
the Curry bill.
Except for reitersting denials that
he had ever favored the measure,
Secretary Fail would not discuss
| the charges Refusing to explain
! the paragraph on page six of the
The Washington herald., 1922-03-16

Secretary Fall announced yester-
day that he has secured from the
Navy Department control of all the
naval coal mines in Alaska. includ-
ing the Chicksloon and Mantanuska
fields These mines. which have
been operated by the government to
supply the Pacific feet. have pro-
duced hundreds Of thousands of
tons of high grade coal, the Secre-
tary stated. Practically none of
this. II is said. has been used by the
fleet.
The Washington herald., 1922-03-16
Rep. Dyer to Be Honor
Guest at Mass Meeting

Representative Leonidas c. Dyer.
Missouri. author of the snti-Iynch-
ing bill. will be the guest of honor
atsA mass meeting to be held to-
night under the auspices of the
National Association for the Ad-
yancement OF Colored People in the
John Wesley Church, Fourteenth
and Corcoran streets. at 7:45 p. m.
Walter r, White. assistant secre-
ery Of the association. of New
York. will speak. A chorus of 100
voices. including students of the
Dunbar and Armstrong high
schools. will sing. Plans for the
association membership drive will
bc announced.
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committee hearing report which
Senator Ladd declares shows the
Secretary OF Interior 70 be In sym
pathy with purposes of. the bill.
Secretary Fall stated that he had
been misunderstood
The Washington herald., 1922-03-16

quers" at the
.Gayety. Further
Billy has his
mind made up
that burlesque Is
his business and
he Is doing his
best to please
those who follow
that popular two
a-daY a m u 8 Q .
ment.
Fosters dozen
years in bur-
leSQue has given
The Washington herald., 1922-03-16
Estate Valued at $4,000,

, Mrs. Mary Francis Hin. who died
October 20 last. left about SIC. 900.
according to the petition for letters
OF administration filed by her dauEh-
ter, Carrie Hill Real estate valued
at $4,000 Is included In the petition
The Washington times., 1922-01-05
LONDON TINES
MAN KIDNAPPED
BYIR|SHFORCES

Continued on Page 2, Column 81
terested in the Irish peace issue said
that the government had gone the
utmost limit and would not even
discuss the oath Of allegiance nor
attempt to enforce the inclusion Of
Ulster province in the Irish free
state.
Premier Lloyd George is now
swinging to the idea Of a general
election in the autumn, when he will
be able to display performances to
the electorate instead Of promises
His advisers contend, however. that
victory at the polls in the spring
would strengthen him in dealing with
the recalcitrant unionists in Ulster.
Ratification of the treaty by Dali
Eireann has been seriously jeopardized
by a sudden and mysterious change Of
sentiment and opinion" said Central
News dispatch from Dublin.
~. ]. Walsh, a member from Cork.
was quoted as saying, The treaty will
he rejected by at least two votes. The
decision likely will come late tonight
"Other members who have been sup
PORTING the treaty would not contradict
Walsh's statement. A large number
Of deputies are unpledged.'
Whitehall has been advised that
Ulster rejects de Valera's counter peace
proposals, holding that they cannot
even be considered.
The Washington times., 1922-01-05
BY DANIEL O'CONNELL.
international News Service,

DUBLIN, Jan. 5.-Immadiate!y
after Dali Eireann convened this
morning an adjournment was taken
until o'clock this afternoon to al.
low the members to discuss in private
caucus canon de Valera's alterna-
tive peace plan known as document
number two.
Immediately after Dali recessed the
Sim Fein cabinet went into execu.
tive session. 1t was whispered in
lobby gossip that there was a chance
Of an agreement upon ratification,
although 1t was admitted that the
chance was a very slender one.
The Washington times., 1922-01-05

private physicians, institutions. and
sanitariums, the effectiveness Of the
present laws, rules, and regulations
to control smuggling, trafficking, and
abuse of narcotic drugs, and also
calling for the drafting of legislation
for the control Of narcotic drug addic-
ton"
Congressman Volk, who is a phys
ician as we'll as a lawyer. for many
years was editor of the Medical Econ.
omist, and took a keen interest in
the subject of narcotic drug addic-
ton. DR. Volk issued the following
statement:
THE two resolutions introduced
by me relating to administration Of
narcotic drug statutes, Federal and
State. seek to open up a subject that
has become a national disgrace large
ly by reason Of the activities of a
small group Of physicians and ad-
illustrators centering around the
department OF health OF New York
city. Under the connivance Of these
gentlemen. New York has become a
veritable hell-hole Of iniquity.
Says State Statutes Useless.
"Beneficent State statutes looking
toward policing of the criminal class
Of narcotic drug users and the prop
er care and protection of the decent
addict whose use of drugs resulted
from post-operative and postwar
wound conditions requiring its ad-
The Washington times., 1922-01-05
THOUSANDS Of
GIRLS AND BOYS.
,J0|NDRUC ARMY

Continued from First Page)
ment and weak youths find It in
drugs. The situation Is really &C.
rious and demands the cooperation
Of parents. civic organizations and
local authorities"
Urges Cut In Supply Source.
Colonel Forrer said that recent out.
standing examples of young girls
and boys becoming involved in the
drug trade occurred in New York.
Kansas City and Boston.
Local authorities In many cities
have become fully aroused to the dan
gers Of the situation and are doing
their best to stamp out this terrible
evil" he added. THE Government is
giving them all possible assistance.
ut may require an entire genera
ton to fully attain pre-war normally,
but in the meantime the surest remedy
is to cut off the source OF supply"
The Washington times., 1922-01-05
Congressman VOlk
Asks Congress to Put
Curb on Drug Horror

Congressman Lester D. Volk of
New York yesterday introduced two
resolutions dealing with narcotic
drug addiction in the United States.
One directs the Secretary Of the
Treasury to furnish facts concern
ing a recent ruling of the Internal
Revenue Department. which would
deprive addicts of the treatment
and advice of their physicians and
compel them to enter penal insti-
tutions and private sanitariums for
treatment.
Other Calls for Deep Probe.
The other is a resolution calling
for an investigation of the "entire
subject of drug addiction. the meth
cd Of handling these unfortunates,
the medical addenda available re-
garding methods of treatment by
The Washington times., 1922-01-05

ministration. have been, broken down,
discredited and negatived.
I'm their place has grown up a
system OF espionage directed at the
medical profession, an exploitation
of cures that do not cure, a perse-
Cution Of addicts that has resulted
In serious impairment Of physical
function and death-in short, a re-
turn to conditions that prevailed
seven years ago when ignorance sane
toned professional and lay exploita-
ton of drug users.
Morphine. cocaine. heroin, ard
blends of these commonly used drugs
can be purchased openly on the best
thorod ghfares of New York city.
THE price to the unfortunate drus
addict IL prohibitive. 1t runs from
$3.50 to IS a deck" for heroin, nc
cording to the ability Of the addict to
pay. Morphine has been boot-legged
on New York streets at S. a grain.
The ordinary price Of a grain Of Illicit
morphine ranges from so cents to
81. the lower price occasioned by n
flood Of boot-legged narcotic SNUG
gled into the port of New York which
has literally broken the street market.
These terrible conditions in tn:
greatest city Of our nation, where
live and with which l am familiar.
are set forth in the records of the
police department, and show a tire.
mendous increase in the number Of
arrests and convictions Of drug ven
rods and users. This percentage is
The Washington times., 1922-01-05
Says Some Old Maids Have Been Standing
Under the Mistletoe Since
December Is.
BY John p. Medbury.

Christmas has come and gone, the
day when we exchanged presents.
Now is the time we take them back.
Before Xmas people are busy buy
ing presents. After Xmas they're
busy returning them.
It's a wise present that knows
what store 1t came from.
There's many q and 10 cent ring
that spent the night I'm q Fifth ave-
nue. jewelers. box.
Most homes still have mistletoe
hanging up in their parlor. This is
put there so you can kiss anybody
on the spur of the moment.
1t gives you reason to kiss a girl.
One guy kissed girl and lost his
reason.
All homes don't have this stuff,
but q wise man carries his mistletoe
with him.
OF course this doesn't work for
everybody. One old maid has been
standing under a branch of 1t since
December Is.
The Washington times., 1922-01-05

Her only chance Is that somebody
will come along and kiss her by mis-.
take.
One guy kissel girl and she
called her mother. Then the mother
sent the daughter upstairs and stood
under the mistletoe herself.
When the guy told her that mistle-
toe grew OH trees she wanted to walk
through forest.
When a man kisses q girl he needs
courage. There used to be two
kinds. The other one used to sit on
the sideboard.
MistletOe Is green, the same color
rs the guy who has to stand under II.
A sprig Of 1t costs a quarter, but
it's worth 1t If you hang 1t in the
right home.
1t wouldn't be worth a dime In q
hermit's cabin.
So remember, girls, buy a quar-
ter's worth and you can be kissed by
every boy in town, II the town isn't
too big.
Copyright. 1922, by Premier Syndicate. Inc }
Evening star., 1922-12-08
Town CALLS HELP
IN SITTING 4DEATHS
Finding of Two Brothers
Slain Beginning of Mystery
at Oxford, N. H.
Special Dispa tch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
ORFORD, n. H. December S.-Bos-
ton detectives and others arrived here
| today to endcavor to unravel a mys-
terious set of fatalities that has
puzzled ali of the residents of the
community and baffled the county
tauthorities.
Four OF its members victims of
violent deaths within Il month, this
community, summer home of many
well known Boston business men. Is
| panicstricken because of the mysteri-
, GUS character of the fatalities.
fortnight ago the bodies of two
aged brothers. John and Charles
Davis, were discovered in the wood
shed OF their isolated home. Their
heads had been crushed with an AK
which. covered with blood, lay beside
the bodies.
The sheriff after an investigation
declared the crime had been due to
either robbery or revenge. Half of
the townspeople were questioned in
an effort to determine who was guilty
a rev days after the double murder
| the body of Earl Hibbard, a wood
! chopper and friend of the dead
: Davises. was found in the woods
skirting the village. a pistol was
oeiieNcd 10 indicate suicide.
believed slayer and Suicide.
Hlbbard had not been under sus-
picion but the authorities, acceptinp
MS death as suicide. announced that
he probably had killed the Davis
! brothers and then had taken his own
life through remOrSe. But relatives of
Hlbbard disputed this and forced an
inHeStigation of the finger prints on
the bloody axe found at the Davis
nome. 1t quickly was demonstrated
;; that the prints on it were not those
of Hibbard
The Davis inquiry then was reopen
cd. Every one who had known the
i DAVIS brothers was questioned
j Among the number was Fred B-dtU.
! a lumber merchant and one Of III.
Denied any knowledge of the crime
! but Yesterday he was found in his
| home. which overIooks the Village
| cemetery. with 4 bullet wound in his
| head.
! Rushed I" Dartmouth College Hos
. pitai, Bedell on the operating table
denied any knowledge of the n,r.lc,
OF the Davis brothers or of the death
OF f1ibbard. He died under the opera
tion and an autopsy showed that he
had been suffering from poison
To-day in Oxford. where cvery4 ID,
calls everybody by his first II i.ic
there is an atmosphere of SuSpir or
and fear. Because of the mysterious
nature of the various deaths tn.
sheriff has called in the outside in.
vestigatorS- Meanwhile the residents
are wondering whether the tragedies
are at an end or whether there i:
someone here who j.; afflicted with tn,
murder lust.
Copyright 1872,
Evening star., 1922-12-08
LEONARD DA VINCI
FINGER PRINTS TO
FIGURE IN BIG SUIT

By The Associst ted Press.
NEW YORK, December S.--humb-
prints OF Leonardo da Vinci, renais-
sance painter of four centuries ago.
will figure largely in the suit for
100000 damages brought by Nine.
Andre l.. Hahn against Sir Joseph
Duveen because Sir Joseph declared
that Nine. Hahn's painting was not q
genuine da Vinci. and thus. as she
alleges. spoiled her chances Of selling
it to the Kansas City Art Institute.
\ statement last night from the
office of Hyacinthe Ringrose. counsel
for Mrs. Iiahn. said that finger
print expert had been comparing inn
pressions Of thumprints on acknowl-
edged paintings of Da Vinci with
thumbprints said to show on Mrs.
lIahn's painting.
The disputed painting came TO Mrs.
Hahn as an inheritance from her
father. Marquis de Lardoux OF
Brittany. 1t is entitled La Belle
Ferronicrc."
Evening star., 1922-12-08
FISHING VESSELS LOST.
Two Boats, Overdue Three Weeks.
Believed Victims of Storm.

SEATTLE. Wash. December S.
Easing their opinion on advices from
Prince Rupert, p. c.. and ketchikan
Alaska shipping men here have ex-
pressed the opinion that the Seattle
fishing vessels Moreneen and Con-
vcntion and the Canadian schooner
Nalorous had been lost more than a
fortnight ago in d heavy storm
which swept the northern fishing
banks. The vessels have been over
due from the Hecate Strait Banks
since mid-Novemb"r
The United States coast guard cut
ter Cnagla was to leave here late
yesterday to search for the missing
craft. but little hope was expressed
that they would ever be located. Each
schooner carried crew of six men