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The Washington herald., 1922-04-20
Credit Men Hear Bacharach.

Representative Isaac Bacharach.
of New Jersey. discussed a sales tax
at yesterdays luncheon of the Wash
inston Association Of Credit Men at
the City Club. He said that a manu-
facturers' s-nU wholesalers sales tax
would be TIE easiest to introduce
There will be no luncheon next We'd
nesday because Of the Tri-State Con-
ference of Credit Men to be held in
Roanoke on April 26
The Washington herald., 1922-04-20
Fire in Candy Plant
Forces Tenants to Flee

Smoke forced occupants of the
apartments at 1924 Wisconsin ave-
nue northwest to vacate their quar-
tiers when FIRE of unknown origin
gutted the rear Of David Petit
Candy Company last night.
The fire broke out in the ma
chinery used for the manufacture
!of candy and spread rapidly. In a
minute flames were, shooting from
the rear windows. while the upper
apartments of the. building were
iil1ed with smoke. The damage was
ESTIMATED at approximately $4,000.
The Washington herald., 1922-04-20
Proposes Highway System.

Linking up the transcontinental
highways Is the purpose of a bill
introduced IN the House Tuesday
BY Representative Edgar c. Ellis,
NJ A4souri. who proposes the name
The National Old Trails Road" as
e 2dssignation Of this completed
highway system.
The Washington herald., 1922-04-20
Amused by Hunger Strike.

DUBLIN. April 1s.-Free State an
thorities are much amused at the
hunger strike which has been started
by Sergt. Murray. arrested by Mi
cheal Collins in the attempted as
sassination Sunday night. Murray
complained that Collins put a re-
volver to his head and threatened to
blow out his brains.
The Washington herald., 1922-04-20
Twins" Estate Only S4O0.

CHICAGO. April. IA. petition
Tor letters of guardianship nled to-
aay In behalf Of Frank Black,
brother of Rosa and Josefa Black.
the siamese twins shows that the
strangely Joined pair left an estate
OF only 1900. 1t was reported at
the Time OF their death that they
were worth 100000.
The Washington herald., 1922-04-20
Car Driver Exonerated,

Bernard ]. Mullin. 1890 Crittenden
street northwest. driver of the auto
mobile which last Sunday struck and
fatally injured John Foord. rs years
old. New York newspaper editor. was
exonerated yesterday by the coroner's
fury
The Washington herald., 1922-04-20
Released Under $1,000 Bond

Leroy A. Wise. of 1918 Thirty
first street northwest, was released
under $1,000 bond yesterday in
Criminal Court M. Ito appear for
trial on a charge of violating the
Mann act
The Washington herald., 1922-04-20
Accused of Tire Theft.

Raymond Mansfield Garrison. "a
years old, 1913 NJ street southeast,
was arrested yesterday for the theft
of two automobile tires some time
ago in jackson. Mich. He Is being
held for the Michigan authorities.
The Washington herald., 1922-04-20
DEATH NOTICES.

BIEBEH - SAMUEL. beloved husband of
Johanna Bieber. after a brief iliness.
Funeral from the residence OF his son-in
Law. Isidor Kaufman. $500 Ontario road.
at p. m. Thursday. April %. 1872
Please omit flowers. 1nterment private.
5ss
NcCoRkIcK-On Tuesday. April Is. MABEL
tnee sullivan, beloved daughter Of
BENJAMIN and Katherine Sullivan and
wife Of Frank Mccormick.
Remains can be seen at Gswler's under
taking establishment. 1870 Pennsylvania
avenue northwest. whe1 funeral will
take place Friday morning at 1850
Cemetery. FriendG and relatives In
vited. 5H
Evening star., 1922-12-23
FIRE RULING Anglers
HIGH SCHOOL PUPILS
Ban on Movable Scenery Causes
Dropping of Play by West
ern Students.

Western High School students. t
was learned yesterday. are indignant
over the action of the fire department
in refusing to grant them permis-
sion to use movable scenery for thei.
Christmas play. which was subse-
quently called off at the eleventh
hour. Despite the pleas of the stu
dents, who vainly tried every pos
sible means of convincing the fire
marshal that the movable scenery au
the school is not a fire hazard. he
ordered the settings condemned. il
is stated.
In frantic efforts to obtain the per-
mission of the fire department to use
the scenery some of the students ap-
piled torches to ii and demonstrated
that it would not burn. Other stu
dents promised to stand in the WINGS
armed with fire extinguishers, If per-
mission was granted for the use OF
the settings.
1t was pointed out at the fire de-
partment that the scenery at Vest
ern was condemned and ordered re-
moved early this year, following the
Knickerbocker Theater disaster. and
no permission would be given for its
use.
Evening star., 1922-12-23
DR., WORK MAKES REPLY
TO DAWES Statement

In connection with a statement of
Gen, Charles G. Dawes. former di
rector of the budget, alleged to have
been made by him in Chicago Friday
night. in connection with certain
workings of the Post Office Depart
ment, Postmaster General Work yes
terday afternoon issued a statement.
He said as follows: In 1921 Mr..
Hays and Gen Dawes, with some ad
visers they brought in, believe. in
stituted inquiry among the records of
the Post Office Department looking
sheet. perhaps. Nothing has come to
me since indicating that anything had
been accomplished.
"I would welcome such a suggestion,
of course, in connection with the post
office service, particularly from such
distinguished sources as Gen. Dawes
and his associates at that time"
Evening star., 1922-12-23
COURT DECLINES TO ACT
ON MORSE TRIP ABROAD
Lacks Jurisdiction to Permit Ship
builder to Consult Former
Pope's Physician.

Justice Stafford, presiding in Crimi-
nal Division No. 1, yesterday decided
that he lacked jurisdiction to permit
Charles w. Morse. New York ship
builder, to leave the jurisdiction of
the United States to consult DIR.
Machiafava. physician to the late
Pope Benedict XIV. Morse is under
s5o,0o0 bond in the conspiracy cases
in which he was indicted early this
year by the District grand jury In
connection with war contracts with
the Shipping Board. The defendant
claimed that it was necessary COR his
health that he consult the Italian
physician.
United States Attorney Gordon
pointed out to the court that this was
q matter between Morse and his
bondsman and that the court should
not act on the petition.
On motion of Maj. Gordon. Judge
Stafford combined the two indict-
ments against Morse and his associ-
ates and they will be tried together
early in February.
Evening star., 1922-12-23
SENDS CHRISTMAS
TO 500 D. c. HOMES
Salvation Army Distributes
Baskets of Food and ''Good-
les" Among Poor. =.
WEE FOLK ENTERTAINED
Concert. Vocal Solos and Ex-
hibition by Professional Juggler
in the Program.

Into s00 homes. where poverty had
dimmed the spirit of Christmastide.
The Salvation Army today sent heavily
laden baskets of food and goodies
to grace the Christmas tables of those
unfortunate souls who have tasted
only hard bread and milk for days and
even weeks
The 500 baskets. each containing
enough food for family of five. were
distributed from the former knights
of Columbus Hall. at 9TH and Y.
streets. AZ noon. Each basket con-
tanned a chicken. bread. butter. niaca-
roni. beans, rice. sugar. coffee. apples
potatoes. turnips. cabbage and candy.
Benehcinries File Into Hall.
Long before the hour scheduled for
fh, distribution of the baskets OF
christmas cheer despondent-look
ing men. women and children Aie"
into the hall with cards IN thelr
hands which entitled them to the
food which will brighten their homes
and relieve, temporarily at least. the
nanys of hunger. AS each basket was
presented by Mrs. Rudolph Jose with
CHEEKY Merry Christmas. oroau
smile crept over the faces of the
hungry ones ana tntS dtpai teu "'N'
renewed hope
Entertainment for Children.
After the dist ribution of the baS-
kets. the Salvation Army entertained
about 500 poor and needy children at
a Christmas Entertainment in the au-
ditorium of the hall. and presented
each Of them with toys and candy
The program Of entertainment con-
sisted of a concert by the Fort MNer
Band. solos by Salvation Army solo
ists and an exhibition by profes-
sional juggier. The entertainment and
distribution OF baskets was under the
direction of Brig. David Stitt. who is
in charge of the District branch OF the
Salvation Army.
Industrial Home Program.
AT tn. salvation Army'S Industrial
home. at ll5-l2l Pennsylvania ave
nue. at i o'clock this evening Ad-
jutant George Paxton Will give a
dinner to the sixty inmates and pre-
sent them with clothes and other
practical gifts. \ program OF enter
lainment will be furnished by players
Of the OConnor Dramatic School.
Evening star., 1922-12-23
BAD STREETS MAR
SOUTHEAST HOMES
Only Clay and Stone Serve
as Paving on Many
Thoroughfares.
SOME ARE IMPASSABLE
Eighteenth. C. A, Sixteenth and
Other Important Arteries
Need Attention.
SOME ARE IMPASSABLE

Street improvements in the south
east section of the city are away be-
hind the progress of home building
That section lying south Of East
Capitol street. and particularly the
part lying southeast of Lincoln Park.
has gone on for years without mod
ern improvements. only a mixture
OF stone and clay serves as a road
bed on many of the streets there
and in quite few instances only the
clay.
There is considerable building now
going on in that section on streets
where no effort has been made to i'm
prove them. and unless Congress can
be made to see the necessity Of Civ
ing these residents improved streets.
in some instances it will be impossi-
BILE to reach the homes in vehicles
Even on streets where homes have
been up for many years the streets
are in a very bad condition, little
repairing having been done to them
since they were graded.
Condition on Eighteenth.
Eighteenth street southeast pe-
tween East Capitol and A streets
is in a deplorable condition. New
homes are being erected there on one
side, while on the other partments
have been up for many months.
Venturing off the sidewalk there in
wet weather means trouble. Sixteenth
and 18th streets between East Capt.
tOl and A streets are in much the
same condition. and A street south
east between 18th and 18th streets
is in very bad condition, dangerous
to both pedestrians and vehicles
alike. 1t is fun of deep ruts and
miry holes. difficult for vehicles to
get through without becoming
stalled.
Fifteenth street southeast from B
to T. streets mas rock and mud
iuadbed, sloppy and very bad in wet
weather. hard for travelling in freeZ-
ing weather Massachusetts avenue
east of 18th street, where new homes
are being erected. many of them
now occupied. has practically no
roadway at all. What is there was
made by vehicles hauling building
materials, and they have cut it up
so that smaller vehicles find it diff
u.
c Street Rough.
C street from 18th to 10Th street is
very rough and should have an ap-
preparation for surfacing to give
these people relief to which they have
looked forward for years. Sixteenth
street from Pennsylvania avenue
north is another needing attention,
as also is D street from 14th to 18th
street. Potomac avenue from 10Th
TO 1th street needs a surface, having
now only a roadbed of clay, and G
street east of 18th as far as Con-
gressional cemetery is in practically
the same condition.
On H street between 18th and 18th
street there are many new homes
which can be reached in bad weather
only on the sidewalks. as the roadbed
is of the sticky clay kind. Kentucky
avenue from 18th street to Pennsyl-
vania avenue is another which needs
resurfacing, as does 14th street south
east from Pennsylvania avenue to
X street K street west of 14th for
four blocks also needs attention.
Evening star., 1922-12-23
CHRISTMAS CRUSH
AT UNION STATION

Continued from First Pa~">
handled eXpeditiousiy. and con plants
have been remarkably few. consider
ing the amount of husiness the rail-
road employees have to handle.
Transportation of the Christmas
mail this year has been the most
monumental task that has ever con-
fronted the railway mail service.
Pbstmas ster General Work declared
today
THAT the job has been successfully
accomplished is due to the splendid
efforts and indefatigable energy of
the workers of the railway mail serv-
ice" continued Dr.. Work.
'It should be mentioned. too. that
Notwithstanding the great Christmas
mails this year, the postal employees
have met the issue successfully. and
the boys will all eat their Christmas
dinner at home"
Postmaster Chance declared today,
as he presided over the feverish ac-
tivities of more than 1000 employees,
that the peak of incoming and out
going mail had been reached. and
that every one will get their parcels
by Christmas day.
THE Christmas mail is home, de-
clared Second Assistant Postmaster
General Paul Henderson, in charge of
the railway mail service of the nation,
today, surveying reports showing that
this years Christmas mailings were
40 per cent greater than last years.
Parcel post trucks of the WASH
ington city post Office will run until
midnight tonight delivering parcels
coming in today, and tomorrow morn
ing bright and early will go at the
task again. Trucks will be run all
day tomorrow and all day Christmas
lo 1,,,t
one delivery of letter mail by car
riers Monday.
Postmaster Chance has the delivery
situation well in hand, and unless
very inclement weather should strike
the city tomorrow or Monday. will be
able to get all parcels and letters to
the destinations, he said.
A. A Fisher, superintendent Of the
third division. railway mail service
with headquarters at Union station
reported today to the Post Office De-
partment that the mails reaching the
District this Christmas season have
been extremely heavy, and an addi-
tional detail of road clerks was nee
essary to assist the transfer clerks in
unloading, separating and loading the
big mails.
Box cars equipped for passenger
service were placed in use for loading
to the larger cities of the country.
Mr.. Fisher said, in addition to the
usual storage cars, packed solid with
parcels. No congestion has developed.
he reported. Although trains continue
to run late, and failures to connect
are many, the mails are getting
through in remarkable shape, he con-
tinued.
washington INDUCED today in one
of the merriest Saturdays before
Christmas in its history.
Under lowering skies great crowds
thronged the downtown streets,
swarmed through Center and other
markets and jammed the last inch
of aisle spaces in the stores.
With the letting out of the depart
mental crowds at o'clock this after
noon the streets took on the appear
ance Of q, fete,
Evening star., 1922-12-23
DOMESTIC COURT
URGED FOR D. c.
Too Many Indictments for
Non-Support, Judge Sellers
Informs Daugherty.

Boldly king the position that men
charged with non-support of their
wives should have larger opportu-
nifty to defend themselves. Judge
Kathryn Sellers of the Juvenile Court.
in report to Attorney General
Daugherty, urging enactment of leg
islatfon to that effect, declared that
after an experience of four years in
the court I'VE believe that no man
should be indicted by grand jury for
non support of wife or child without
first having a social investigation
made of the case and an effort made to
rehabiitate the home through media
ton"
Advocates Wider Powers.
Judge Sellers advocated in her re-
port the enlargement of the powers
of the Juvenile Court, SO that ii would
have concurrent jurisdiction with the
Supreme Court OF the District in GER
tain cases relating to adoption, di-
vorce, maintenance and other related
matters.
There should be a court where do
mestic cases may be heard without
expense to the litigants, according to
Judge Sellers. Under this bill the
report asserted the wife of the poor
man will be able to bring a civil suit
Tor maintenance against MIN just
as the wife of the well-to-do man
can bring suit in the Supreme Court.
Under present conditions, of two
men equally guilty, one whose wife
has relatives to SUPPORT her may
bring an equity suit for maintenance
in the Supreme Court: the other. a
poor man. whose wife has no relatives
to bear the expenses. must prosecute
her husband as a criminal under the
non support act
Parents Mny Ask Their Release.
The proposed law would also per-
nit parents of children committed by
the Juvenile Court to the Board of
Childrens Guardians to appear at any
time in the Juvenile Court and file a
petition for their release. and this
at no expense.
Another bill now pending in Con-
gress and advocated in the report to
the Attorney General is one making it
a misdemeanor in the District of Co
lumbia for any person over sixteen
years of age of sufficient earning ca
pacity or income to fail to support his
or her parents in destitute or neces-
sitous circumstances. Punishment for
violations is fixed by the bill a t a fine
of $500 or Imprisonment for a term
not exceeding one year.
Evening star., 1922-12-23

tee. charging that he had mace
large profits out of the handling
of funds of the estate. The court
also sustained a decision restrain
ing Mr.. Gould from collecting
S644,9O4. which he claimed was
due him from the estate.
The specific transaction upon
which was based the charge of
making profit out of Mr.. Gould's
truSteeship was the sale of 10000
shares of Western Union stock be-
longing to the estate. on which he
was alleged TO have made $135 ,Oo".
The judges dissenting opinion
was that final action on the
case should nave been taken pend
ing the determination of an admin
istration action brought by Gould
to secure audit and approval OF
his accounts The two dissenting
judges said he should have been
temporarily suspended. hut not
removed.
Evening star., 1922-12-23
SCORES LIFTING
Of ARBUCKLE BAN
Secretary of Church Council
Writes Hays Of Impression
of Financial Pressure.
BY til. Associated Press.

BY til. Associated Press.
NEW YORK. Decembe: .5.-The
Rev. Charles :. MacFariand. general
secretary OF the fedora! council of
the Church of Christ in America. to-
day made public a letter to viii II.
Hays. head of the motion picture in
dustry. calling for an explanation
why he. as member of Mr.. Hays
committee on public relations. vas
not consulted about the reinstate-
ment of Roscoe Arbuckie. film come
resulted in the death of Virginia
Rappe. actress.
Mr. MacFarland as general secre-
tary of the church federation. is a
member of the executive committee OF
the committee of public relations.
which Mr. Hays organized recently
from various religious and civic or
ganizations to aid him in putting the
movies on higher plane.
Hints at Financial Pressure.
His letter besides raising the point
of why he was not consulted, declared
that unfortunately the impression
has gained ground that this is due TO
pressure If financial interests invest
ed in Arbuckle pictures"
Mr. MacFarland quoted the follow
ing telegram from the st. Louis Fed
Grafton of Churches, st. Louis
church people are incensed over the
proposal of VIII II. Hays on behalf
of moving picture interests to bring
Arbuckle back into the films. Strong
supporting resolutions will undoubt-
edly be passed in ST Louis by denom-
national ministerial bodies. by min
isterial alliance and by church fed
Grafton. Is federal council taking -ac-
tion?'
The inclosed telegram his letter
said. lis merely an indication. in my
judgment OF the general expressions
which are coming and viii continue
to come from our religious and moral
forces relative to your decision in the
Arhuckle matter.
MAY raise the question as to why
there was no consultation whatever
in this matter with persons represent
ing the churches. whose cooperation
YOU have sought"
y. VI. &. A. Official Protests.
1T would seem as though this
would have been a matter on which
above all YOU have wanted counsel
and advice from people who repre-
sent these large bodies rejecting so
wide an area of public opinion"
DIR. J. +. Mott. general secretary of
the international committee of the
Y NJ c. A. of North America, has
added his protest to the wave that
has inundated Hays. His telegram to
Mr. Hays follows:
As a member of the committee of
twenty. and representing as l do the
Young Mems Christian associations
of North America. having in their
memberships hundreds of thousands
of growing boys, now at the age of
dreds of thousands of young men).
deplore the action reinstating Roscoe
Arbuckle.
"He should be encouraged in every
way possible to return to a useful
life. but not by the path of motion
pictures to be viewed by the youth of
the land, to whom the sight would
recall memories of widely reported
orgies of less than two years ago
Evening star., 1922-12-23
PRESIDENT FREES
3F0R CHRISTMAS
Pardons Granted Two SIay-
ers and Forger on Glenn
ency Pleas.

President Harding yesterday com i
muted the sentences of three federal
prisoners to expire at Christmas time.
This Christmas clemency. 1t was
announced by the Department OF
Justice. was extended to Thomas
Parker convicted of manslaughter In
Texas and serving his sentence at
Leavenworth penitentiary: John Will
lard Delaney, convicted of conspiracy
TO forge and pass United States Sc
curities in California. and serving IN
McNein Island penitentiary. and John
Carl. convicted of murder in the sec
ond degree in Alaska and serving at
Leavenworth.
Killing Outcome of Abuse.
Parker. the Department Of Justice
announced would have completed his
term August 6. 1923. He was a
brother in-law of the deceased, the
official statement said. land the KILL
ing was the outcome of abuse ana
mistreatment of his sister. he CON
tributed largely to the support OF MS
sister. and his release was very much
needed to assist in her maintenance
and that of her little boy. The Presi-
dent. acting on the strong recon-
mendation Of Judge West. who pre-
sided at the trial. commuted the SEN
tence to expire December 25. 1922.
Served in Army.
Delaney. the departments statement
said, was convicted in the United
states district court for the southern
district of California of conspiracy 10
forge and pass United states securi-
ties and was sentenced April IA, l9Z2.
to Imprisonment for th1rteeh NOUNS >
in the Mcneil Island penitentiary.
His term, 1t was said. with allow
ances for good conduct, would expire
Februarv "a, 1928 The official state
ment set forth that Delaney had
served during the world war, had
been discharged from the Army IN
1919 for "valvular heart disease, ana
had been hospitalized at numerous
government hospitals, including one
at Baltimore.
His sentence was commuted to ex-
pire December "a.
John Carl, the departments state
ment said. was convicted in the
limited States district court for the
second division of Alaska of murder
fenced October %, 1912, to imprison-
ment for thirty years. On November
26. 1915, he was transferred to 'tbe
penjtentiary at Leavenworth, where
he is now confined. His term. with
the allowances for good conduct.
would expire December IS, 1882.
"Carl was the warden's first choice
Canadian. seventy-two years of age,
and since August 10. 1918. has been
an outside trusty, faithful to the
prison authorities and obedient to
discipline. He claims that the killing
was done in self-defense.
Evening star., 1922-12-23
WILL SHOOT ON SIGHT.
Irish Takes Drastic Action to Pro.
tect Railroads.
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
LONDON. December 23.-In view of
constant train wrecking in Ireland
the Irish government will establish
along the railroads a system of block
houses similar to those erected by the
British during the South African war
according to a dispatch to the Daily
Mail from Dublin.
The blockhouses will be a few miles
apart. Each will be garfisoned by
from so to 100 men. who will patrol
the territory intervening between
them. The dispatch adds that orders
have been issued that henceforth any
unauthorized persons in the neighbor-
hood Of the railways shall be shot on
sight.
Evening star., 1922-12-23
MIDNIGHT MASS BANNED.
Ulster Refuses to Lift Curfew
Cardinal Logue Defiant.

BY the Associated Press
BELFAST, December 23.-On learn
ing that the northern government re-
fused to relax the curfaw restrictions
so as to enable the people to attend
the customary midnight mass in Ar
magh Cathedral Christmas eve. Car
dinal Logue. primate Of Ireland. told
the government that the refusal au-
cured badly for religious liberty in
the six counties.
He added that he intended to hold
mass. despite the restrictions and
would warn the public their attend
ance would be at the risk of arrest.
Previously the government had re-
fused to relax the regulations in ia
vor of Protestant night services and
Protestants who wished to sing carols
for charity.