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The Washington times., 1922-03-18
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The Washington times., 1922-03-18
MONSTER STILL
SE|zED; COUPLE
HELD AS0WNERS
Revenue Agents Hat busted
BY Bullet When 500 Gallons
Of Whiskey Are Corralled.

A volley of shots greeted Internal
Revenue Agents Eckstein and Dow
rick when they raided a farm in
Alexandria county, Va, yesterday.
uncovering one of the largest whis-
key manufacturing plants ever
found in this section of the country.
A 500-gallon still. 1900 gallons Of
corn whiskey and 5000 gallons of
mash were destroyed.
Charles s. Orrison, thirty-two
years old, and his wife, Mrs. Mary
Orrison, twenty-nine years old, were
arrested and charged with illegal
possession of still and manufactur-
ing whiskey.
One of the bullets, said to have
been fired when the raid was made,
ripped Agent Ecksten's hat.
Another raid at Franconia. Va,
was conducted a few minutes later.
Two. fifty-gallon stills were in opera
ton. Mrs. Daisy Wilmer was ar
rested. Large vats and barrels Of
mash were discovered near the
stills.
The Washington times., 1922-03-18

bR|NGS336 NEW
APPLICATIONS
Membership Committee Looks
Forward to Closing
List Soon.

At a meeting yesterday of the cap
tains and team workers in the City
Club membership drive it was re-
ported that 336 new applications had
been received. As the club Is out for
only 500 new members. Fank p.
Wilcox, chairman of the membership
committee. Ii looking forward to a
quick enforcement Of the waiting list
rule.
The captains and team workers are
enthused over the prospect of a
speedy termination OF the dr.ve from
the meeting with the determination
to make a quick finish of the work
before them.
As an amendment TO more rapid
work. the. workers were authorized
to accept applications upon the pay
ment of one-half the membership
fee-the other half to be pad within
sixty days. Former members. who
resigned while in good standing, will
be reinstated upon payment OF $33.
This privilege, IL was explained by
the board of governors, will expire
with the close of the membership
drive.
Thomas E. FARRELL maintained his
lead with a score of SIS. The other
team captains reported: Crane, 81;
Pardoe. 80; Mays. 81: Claggett. 81;
.Withers. 20: Wheeler. 10. Neuhauser.
Ferguson, and Baker, each l3; Kauf-
man, IL; Whitehurst and Pianking-
ton. each IL; Fanciulli, 10. and
Potter, 3.
The Washington times., 1922-03-18
BILL WOULD MAKE CAR
THEFTS MORE DIFFICULT

ANNAPOLIS, March 1s.-Three
new sections are proposed to be
added to the Motor Vehicle law by
a bill introduced by Senator McIn-
tosh yesterday. All of them are de-
signed to diminish thefts Of cars
The first section required all
dealers In motor vehicles to be reg
istered in the office OF the Commits
sioner Of Motor Vehicles. The sec.
ond prohibits the sale of a second
hand motor vehicle not registered
in this State without first obtaining
the permission of the Motor Vehicle
Commissioner, and the third re-
quires the surrender Of the. certi-
ficate of title when one IL dispos-
sessed Of a motor vehicle through
operation of law and authorizes the
issuance Of a new certificate.
The Washington times., 1922-03-18
DOG IS OWN JUDGE IN
CONTEST FOR OWNERSHIP

Relieving Judge Kimball Of thu
Municipal Court of the responsibility
to decide ownership, Buddy" q
white samoyede dog yesterday chose
Gen. Eli A. Helmick. inspector gen.
eral U. s. A. as his boss" and
ignored the claims Of Keeley Morse
owner Of a millinery store AT 1928
F street northwest
Judge Kimball was undecided as
the evidence was about even. The
court then hit upon the Solomonic
idea Of permitting the dog to decide
the knotty problem himself The
canine was brought into court and,
espying Mrs. Helmick, made an un-
ceremonious dash to reach her
That settled the question and the
court awarded its ownership to Gen.
Helmick.
The other side said they would
take the case to the Court OF Ap-
peals.
The Washington times., 1922-03-18
SENTENCECUT
TWO YEARS TO
RECT|FYERROR
Robert e. Davis Term Is
Shortened When Court Dis
covers lts Mistake.

A court error which nearly caused
q man to lose two years of free
dom was corrected today in Grim
inal Court No. 1. Chief Justice Nc
Coy presiding.
Robert K. Davis, convicted re.
Gently of stealing an automobile
from Elizabeth Lewis, 1868 Thirty
first street, had been sentenced to
three years in the penitentiary.
Today Davis was recalled and in
formed that his sentence was to be
only ono year. II had developed
the court had before II the record
Of another Robert K. Davis at the
time of imposing the first sentence.
Samuel Leroy Saylor, convicted
of larceny In connection with rob-
bing q Peoples Drug Store in jan
uary received q three-year sentence.
Everett Jewell and David william
Upperman, charged with implica-
tion in the same robbery, were also
sentenced to three years, but were
placed on probation.
William Carter will spend two
years In the penitentiary for break.
ing into the store of Marcus Stern,
February %, and stealing merchan-
disc. Raymond H. Osborne, charged
with stealing - from Minnie e. J.
Mason, received q two-year SEN
tence. The same sentence was
given to Leon Smothers, alias Leon
Anderson. and Francis N. Dabney
for housebreaking and larceny in
connection with stealing clothes
from the Hoffman Company. While
employed In the postal service
Raphael e. Bait piifered mail. it
was charged. He was sentenced to
two years in the penitentiary.
The Washington times., 1922-03-18
CRACK K. C. POLICEMAN
VISITS IN WASHINGTON

Sergeant Anton M. Mouritsen, of
the Kansas City police force, visited
police headquarters this morning
during a few hours lay-over before
departing for New York to sail for
3 vacation at his old home in Den
mark.
Washington police were interested
h Mouritsen's record for the past
two and a half years. During that
time he has been credited with 1,404
arrests and $50 convictions.
He has been responsible for the
payment Of s62. 1913 in fines, and has
returned $4,000 worth Of stolen
property to owners.
The Washington times., 1922-03-18
FREE ORGAN RECITAL
TONIGHT AT CENTRAL

The fortieth public organ recital
and community music evening will
be given tonight at S:15 in the
auditorium Of Central High School.
The Girls Glee Club Of George
Washington University, under Mrs.
Otis d. SWEET, will sing; the Girl
Scouts Drum Corps. representing
Park View Community Center. will
be heard, and there will be dramatic
readings by Willard Miller.
Edith B. Athey, civic organist,
will give the organ recital, and com.
munity singing will be led by Helen
Burkart. The public Is invited.
The Washington times., 1922-03-18
SAYS FALSE TEACHINGS
ARE HURTFUl TO INDIA

The women of America are being
led astray by false teachers coming
from India, according to DR.. E. l..
Goonsakara Of the India Christian
Mission. who addressed the Business
Women's Council at the Church Of
of the Covenant last night.
"Mohammedanism Is insidiously
creeping into America with the
Koran I'm one hand and sword in
the other" said the speaker, who
warned his audience against his own
countrymen as being false teachers
from a most unenlightened country
Of outstanding inhumanity in It's
caste system and its child wives"
The Washington times., 1922-03-18
Okla. Man '1Snitches'
On Moonshiner:
Owes Him $40

Somebody out in Oklahoma
is making whiskey in a home
made still and getting by
with it.
Such was the information re-
ceived today by Daniel E.
Garges, secretary to the Board
of Commissioners, the writer,
an Oklahoman, furnished the
bootlegger's name and request
ed his arrest.
~ wouldn't have written you
about this only the man owes
me $70," the writer declared.
dan" may look into it, he
said.
The Washington times., 1922-03-18
SKIN OPERATION
MAY SAVE LIFE
Of FIRE VICTIM
Friends to Volunteer Aid for
Martin Hart, Burned at Bu-
reau Of Engraving.

: Friends Of Martin s. Hart twenty.
six years old, Of 1 s street northeast,
will be asked to sacrifice some Of
their skin to be grated on his body
which was badly scared by flames
last night when his clothing became
ignited from q spark while he was
cleaning q motor at the Bureau Of
Engraving and Printing.
Hart Is at the Emergency Hos
pital. His life probably was saved
by women smothering out the flames
which were burning off his clothing
When his clothes caught fire, Hart
cried for help and then rolled on the
floor in an attempt to extinguish the
flames.
Doctors at the hospital say II viii
b. necessary to graft skin on Hart's
body to save his life. His friends
will be called upon to offer some OF
their skin for the grating opera
ton.
The Washington times., 1922-03-18
b0OKMAKERS
ASSA|L POLICE
COURT POWERS
Case Of w. w. Davis Taken to
D. c. Supreme Tribunal on
Habeas Corpus.

Bookmakers are the latest class to
question the right Of the District of
Columbia police court to try them
for alleged violations of the law.
This was revealed today In the fil-
ing OF petition for a writ of habeas
corpus in ths District Supreme Court
by Walter Wade Davis. who claims
that his conviction and sentence by
Judge RebeSt Hardison IN police
court was In violation of the law.
Davis. represented by Attorney
Raymond Neudecker, questions the
authority Of the police court judges
to sentence q man to jail for book
making when an incident Of the pun
ishment may be hard labor at the
OccoQuan workhouse.
Justice Hitz ordered the writ to
issue, fixed the bond Of Davis at
81 500. pending q hearing on March
"a. and the petitioner was allowed d
to go free. Davis was arrested on
December II, Of last year. II was re-
vealed by the petition, convicted by
jury on February 10 last. and sen
fenced by Judge Hardison to pay a
fine OF $500 and serve sixty days in
Jail.
A writ Of error to the court Of
appeals being denied. counsel for
Davis filed the habeas corpus petit
ton thirty minutes after Davis. had
surrendered himself to the United
States marshal. the petitioner re-
naming in jail less than ten min.
utes. Several other cases. affecting
the right Of the police codrt judges
to sentence a man to hard labor will
be argued on March 81, before JUS
tice Hitz.
The Washington times., 1922-03-18
BAL LT|M0RE RAID
CUTS CAPITAL s
DOPE SUPPLY
$50, 900 Worth Of Narcotics,
Mostly for Washington.
Seized by Police.

The Capitals dope" supply has
been hard hit.
On Thursday detectives raided
shop in Baltimore and seized more
than $4,000 worth of narcotics.
Washington police assert that this
shop was one Of the main sources Of
supply Of drugs In the Capital. 1t
Is said that there has been an ex-
tensive use Of narcotics, particularly
heroin, morphine and cocaine in the
District since prohibition.
Much of the drugs used here have
come from Baltimore, the police say.
1t is claimed that the narcotics are
smuggled from ships entering the
port of Baltimore. Detective Sergts.
Sanders and Evans, Of the Washing
ton Police Departments narcotic
squad, say that with the seizure of
the narcotics in the Monumental
City Washipgton's source of supply
has beeu partly cut off.
The Washington times., 1922-03-18
Find MILK
too
H|GH|N DIG.
House Subcommittee to Re-
port That Some Profiteer-
ing Exists.

The special subcommittee Of the
House District Committee. headed
by Congressman Florian Lampert
ef Wisconsin, which has been con-
ducting milk hearings at the Capt.
tol, win report that there is con-
siderable profiteering in milk in
Washington.
1t Will also urge the passage Of
the Fowler bill, which provides that
Ill milk sold in Washington must be
pasteurized and come from cows
that have been tuberculin tested.
Report Delayed.
This was indicated today by sew
eral members of this committee. The
Illness OF Congressman Lampert, who
= In Garfield Hospital for an opera
ton. II delaying the report Of the
committee. but 1t Is expected that the
committees work will be finished In
MIX dealers in washington will be
severely criticised for alleged high
milk prices, II 10 understood. Several
committee members declare they are
astounded at the revelations brought
cut during the recent hearing.
There II no action that we can
take to force down the price of milk"
enc member said last night, "but we
can bring this profiteering to the at.
tsntion OF the public"
Some Decrease In Price.
"Our activities In bringing out the
huge profits Of the milk dealers and
(n exposing other conditions already
have resulted in q decrease in milk
brice."
The milk committee comprises
Congressman Lampert, Congress
men Frank c. Millspaugh of Mis-
souri,, Stanley Kunz Of Illinois. Elliott
6proul of Illinois, and William c.
Hammer Of North Carolina.
The Washington times., 1922-03-18
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9hE!!aaR!D!!!1 Z 2! :!l! 1e:S!lI!E!kD
THE PASSING SHOW.

O~s thing IN faror Of the asw
hing Of Egypt, Ahmed Fndd
Pasho, u that ks greatly resens-
bIss BILL GUIDE Ukem BIZ and
"CALL NE HENRY" LANS-
BURGH sps0r their fer caps and
tssyn out s0ith the Alnsds Shy1ners.
After all FLOYD GLOTZ-
BACH, Uho broks up With MAR
GARETE MATZENAUER. and
described himself as a "sOild mas.
tord sesdo which couldn't stand
society s0avs and psttin0, sOas
xothixa bat a plain "ra0 wesd,"
accordswg to the Madame.
Z. Thsy all look like "rsillion dol
lars" in the first blush of Iovs,
bat too often ays later handed 2
ten-csrt store ratsn0.
Hsrsofter it's gong to Be possi-
be to dstsrnsins sincerity Of tove:
The kissograph tells by the blood
prssswrS Uhsthsr The ososllGti0w
msans amything. The 0omon
s0ho 10 about to 6s kisssd can tie
a kissogropk on the kisssr and
fimd ont Whsthsr hes q volcano
or an icicls. II that dossn't tell
the truth she oar have q doctor
inject "tyxth se,sm" in the fellos0
and, like George Washin0tos, he
can't tell a lie.
We dqx't believe that the Off
ciL clearing Np of that Canadian
ghost affair is going to make
many fellows fool any more COM
Portable Uhsn they're passing a
graveyard after midnight.
There n dew on them yet,"
she said with delight, - he handed
her . bouquet of flowers.
Eyes. there is," he said with en-
barrsssuent, but Pm going to
pay II of tomorrow"
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The Washington times., 1922-03-18
WI r. 4 e. BUS LINE
ON PARK ROAD ONLY

4 The order Of the Public Utilities
Commission authorizing the Wash
ington Railway and Electric Com
pany to run busses from Mt. Pleas
ant street to Park road was revised
todhy. according to an announce
ment by Walter A. Allen. executive
secretary of the commission.
The busses, instead of running
on Park road and Monroe street,
viii run only on Park road. II was
planned to have the busses go west
one one street, east on the other.
The change Is In the nature of an
experiment and will not be continued
" II 10 found to interfere with traf.
fic.
The Washington times., 1922-03-18
CRITICAL COMMENTS.

Dearborn Independent says that
the year 1871 was sse healthiest
ono In the history of the United
States and Canada" By the way,
what b the chief cause Of poor
health among tho yoaxs?
"Hswan's army insignia will be
. green leaf on . red field. the
leaf to be separated from It's back
ground by yellow piping" Too
bad they didn't think Of that sdea
News item states that "more
than 2,ooo, 80 men and women In
the United States past fifty years
Of age are unmarried" Oh, well,
~ one who isps might say, mar.
riage path thith ago ith youthleth
anyhow.
Notwithstanding the peace con.
ference. Secretary Weeks has rec.
ommendeA tho purchasing "of
seven tracts Of land In Europe for
permanent American cemeteries."
r. j. SCHWAB.
The Washington times., 1922-03-18
LEE HIGHWAY SOCIETY
HOLDS JOllIFICATlON

The Lee Highway Association of
Washington held a "jollification meet
ing" last night in the parish hall at
Falls Church. Va, to demonstrate
their pleasure over the action of the
Virginia General Highway Associa-
ton In naming the highway over Key
bridge, through Rosslyn, Cherrydale.
Falls Church. Merrifield, Fairfax and
Bristol-the Lee highway.
Another jollification meeting will
be held tonight at Fairfax, Va, In
the old historic courthouse.
The Washington times., 1922-03-18
REED POST VETS CHOOSE
CONVENTION DELEGATES

Equality-walter Reed Post of the
Veterans of Foreign Wars last night
named the delegates to attend the
department convention in Washing
tin in June. They include Z. T. Bet
telheim. J. p. Clooney, ID. J. Fenton,
r. E. Ogle, J. B. Wishhausen, w.
G.. Jameson, l.. Z. Donaldson, r II.
Handy. A. J. Ryan, w. T. Loring
and ]. A. Drain; alternates, Irving
j. Slater, s. p. Cannon, G. w. Ryan
and l. c. Harper.
The Washington times., 1922-03-18
1o9 DOG BITES REPORTED
IN D. c. SINCE JULY I

One hundred and ninety nine dog
bites have been reported to the
District Health Department since
July i, according to figures made
public today. OF these cases. eight
OF the dogs were found suffering
from rabies and were killed.
The figures also include a monkey
bite and two cat bites. One cat was
found suffering from rabies and was
killed.
Officials Of the Department report
that this number 10 not unusual.
The Washington times., 1922-03-18
SMALL FIRE IN CAPITOL
CAUSES GENERAL ALARM

A blaze that started in the Can
itol yesterday evening shortly after
o'clock caused general alarm
to be sounded. 1t is thought that
the fire started as a result Of a
lighted cigarette having been
thrown into a waste paper basket.
Before the firemen arrived the
blaze was extinguished by guards,
WSo used chemical apparatus. The
blaze was discovered under the
main rotunda near the House wing.
The damage was negligible.
The Washington times., 1922-03-18
PHOTOGRAPHIC PROOF
OF A FUTURE LIFE"

Photographic Proof Of a Future
Life" is the subject OF an address to
be made by Mr.. Mark jackson at
the meeting Of the Washington Secu-
lar League Sunday at p. m. at
Perpetual Building Hall, 1101 f
street northwest. An open forum
discussion Of the subject will follow.
Comment on current matters of in
terest by an officer Of the League
will precede the address.
The Washington times., 1922-03-18
LONGS BAIL INCREASED;
ARRAICNED NEXT WEEK

The bail Of George e. Long, in.
dicted yesterday by the grand Jury
for using the mails for fraudulent
purposes in that ne sent threatening
letters to several prominent men and
women In this city demanding
money, was increased today to $5. 900
by Chief Justice Mccoy. Lawrence
Mangan went surety. District At
torney Peyton Gordon said he would
have Long arranged next week and
would try him as soon as possible.
The Washington times., 1922-03-18
JUNGLE FILMS WILL BE
SHOWN At AUDITORIUM

In response to popular request, the
lecture by Harriet Chalmers Adams
on "Rondonia" and the motion pic
lures Of Colonel Roosevelt's South
American trails, given Jointly last
week at the National Geographic
lecture, will be repeated tonight AT
8 o'clock in the Masonic auditorium.
The public Is invited.
The Washington times., 1922-03-18
CHiROPRACTIc ALUMNI
PLAN NEW SCHOOL PLANT

At a meeting of students and
alumni OF the Riley School Of
ChiroWactic last evening, the first
steps were taken toward the estab-
lishment OF a fund which will be
used to erect "a large new school
building. The Riley School was
founded in 1912. The new school
building will probably be erected
northwest of Fourteenth and II
streets. .,'
The Washington times., 1922-03-18
What's Doing Today
and Tomorrow

Center, Lamont and Hiatt streets north
vest tonight: Organization of the Mt.
Pleasant A. c.
Ciassss--southsast Center, Eleventh
and @ streets southeast, tonight: Polly
anna and Junior Dramatic clubs.
TemerrOw.
Tea-Womsn's City Club, % Jackson
place northwest, 4 to $50 p. m.
Exposition-Mrs. George Seidel will
give exposition Of Sunday school lesson,
at 1919 street northwest, l:<6 p. m.
The Washington times., 1922-03-18

Does the ghost Of n beautiful Con-
fcderate spy haunt the new Won
ems Club ON Capitol Hillf Read
this mysterious story In The SUM-
day Times.
The Washington times., 1922-03-18
DEAF AND DUMB BARBERS

DEAF AND DUMB bAkbEHS.
Dear Bill:
II ED. MAR6Fs idea that bar
bSfs should be deaf ard dumb,
were q reality what do you think
would happen to some Of the guys
who come In with crazy requests?
Here are q few samples of re-
quests made to q barber:
No. 1-"Please trim my hair
without cutting none off no.
where" a.,
No. 2-'Please cut my hair 70 it
fits my hat" (And his head re-
sembles a pumpkin.)
No. 3-"Do I.need q haircut
very badly7"
No. Here comes q street car
conductor: please give me q
quick shave while swing?"
DON QUIxOTE.
The Washington times., 1922-03-18
Or. Fowler Speaks Tonight.

DIR. William c. Fowler, District
Health Officer, will tell how his de.
partment fights contagious diseases.
at a meeting of the Public Health
Society in the Medical Building. to-
night at 3 o'clock.
The Washington times., 1922-03-18

Moro fascinating, entertaining and
amusing than ever-''The Book Of
Magic" which goes FREQ with The
Sunday Timea.
The Washington times., 1922-03-18
LOVE RHYMES.

Referring to that love poem
SAN TOY" got from the guy she
had given the pink ticket" to,
FRED VETTER says she's right
in thinking that he did not write
the poem himself. and Fred then
tells a dark secret. There ID q
local poet. with a long business
head, who writes love walls for
disappointed men and women, and
he gets paid for 1t. All you've got
to do In to tell him your woe, ask
for a sob poem. hand over a con-
sideration, and you're on your way.
IN MEMORIAM.
You often sec . lid Of gray
Upon some smart guys head,
A band Of black encircles this.
In memory Of the dead.
Just what b dead you surely know;
One glance at his dome,
All, you can readily see
That no one there b homo.
0AITHERSBuRG LIZ.
The Washington times., 1922-03-18
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With Commissioner OYS-
TER's campaign against tho
bootleggers, those gentry are
doubtless singing: "Hs's Call
ing (os) Me-" OIDONO.
The Washington times., 1922-03-18

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