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The Washington times., 1922-05-25
CAPPER SCHOOL
BILL ATTACKED
BY HEADSOF DC.
Commissioners WaM to Retain
Power Of Making Appoint
ments to Board.

The District Commissioners prob.
ably will oppose certain sections of
the proposed bill OF Senator Capper
Of Kansas TO reorganize the District
public school system.
Cuno II. Rudolph. president OF the
Board of Commissioners, today said
he believed the power of appointing
School Board members should be-
vested in the District Commissioners.
The Capper bill lodges this power
with the President, instead of the
District Supreme Court, as at pres
ent.
The President is too busy to at
tend to the appointing OF members of
the board" Mr.. Rudolph said. 1T
takes considerable time TO interview
prospects, and he should not be both.
cred with these appointments.
Commissioner Rudolph says he be
lieves the Commissioners should con
troll all appointments for offices un.
der the District of Columbia He
says the justices of the District Su-
preme Court and the President
should be relieved of these duties.
1t is understood the other members
of the board hold the same view.
The provision in the Capper bill,
that the School Board shall submit
its estimates direct to the Director of
the Budget, also is expected to meet
opposition from the Commissioners
The Commissioners probably will
hold that under this plan 1t will b.
impossible to estimate the needs of
the District.
Star chamber sessions OF the
board of education and direct or in
direct interference with the schools
by the District Commissioners, here.
tofore considered evils of the
present school system, are urged to
be eliminated in the report.
The report, in the shape of a bill,
Is expected to be presented to both
houses of Congress. A move is on
foot to have the measure passed be-
fore the end OF the present session.
Under the bill organization and all
other meetings of the board shall be
open TO the public. This section Of
the measure is taken to indicate that
the reorganization tends to eliminate
any secret sessions by the school
board.
The school board is created an in.
dependent body, separate from tn"
District Commissioners. The board
is given authority to sublet its esti.
mates direct to the Director of the
Budget instead of first to the Com
missioners as heretofore.
The Washington times., 1922-05-25
SCORESO Of DC.
MOTORISTS ARE
ARRESTED IN Va.
Deputies Stationed at Bridges
Hold Owners Without State
License Tags.

Scores of District motorists living
in Arlington county, Virginia, were
intercepted by deputies while en- route
to work today and arrested II they
were operating their cars without
Virginia license tags. The charge in
each case was that OF living in the
county and operating a car on Dis.
trict tag.
The Virginia side of the George
town bridge was a Veritable Water
loo field for hapless drivers. Hero
the junction of two main diverging
roads was guarded by several dep
uties, who held up every car carry
ing only a District tag and sum-
moned the drivers to court. At times
traffic piled up and Klaxons footed
derisively while the officers went
through the formality of summoning
the occupants:
At least fifty motorists with Dis
trict tags were placed under arrest
and ordered to appear in court some
time today or tomorrow. The cam
paign started yesterday morning with
fourteen arrests. During the two
days about 200 cars have been held up.
Sheriff A. c. Clements was in
charge of the "hold-u ups" assisted by
Deputy Sheriff Kines and Special
officer Welch. All three men were
stationed at the Aqueduct bridge at
an early hour this morning.
Not only will AqueduCe Bridge
be watched but Chain Bridge also.
I'VE are statiOning men at every
exit from the county" said Sheriff
Clements.
Numerous complaints have. come
TO my office of late and II Is upon
these complaints l am acting. 1t is
against the law for man or woman
living in Virginia to drive only
ID. c. tag in this State, and the
county intends to put stop to it
The fine for violation Of the tag
regulation is $40 and costs, which
amount to 1915, making the total
$l3.75.
The Washington times., 1922-05-25
MORE DRASTIC
LAW URGED FOR
OPIUM SELLERS
Justice Mccoy Asserts We
Deal TOO Kindly"'With
Smugglers.

Federal laws imposing punishment
for drug peddlers cannot be too dras.
tic. according to Chief Justice Wal.
ter I. Mccoy. of the District Of Co.
lumbia Supreme Court.
Present laws are too kindly" de.
clared the jurist in IN interview,
and announced himself in favor of
revision upward in the penalties
imposed for illicit drug selling"
The number of drug" cases in the
Nations Capital have increased at
an appalling rate, according TO The
presiding judge Of the highest tri.
bunal in the District of Columbia.
Justice Mccoy drew ATTENTION to
his court the other day when he sen.
fenced a twenty-three-year-oU dope"
smuggler to five years in the Atlanta
Federal prison in addition to filming
him $4,000. The smuggley was a non
addict. Justice Mccoy has served
warning ne will go the limit of the
law In Furnishing thoHe pho prey on
the weakness OF unfortunate addicts.
but do not themselues use dope"
The traffic N drugs Is growing
fast, too fast" said the jurist.
Grows More Serious.
"I can we'll believe the statement
that the country Is being flooded
with drugs from some source. There
has been an appalling increase in the
number OF drug or dope cases
handled in the District OF Columbia
courts during the past six months.
II suppose traffic manager
would say the courts here are carry
ing a peak load in drug cases. II
this is general all over the country,
and believe II is. then the drug
trnffic is a menace more serious
than the average citizen can realize
In one day last week ! was con-
fronted by fifteen drug cases. That
Is serious, very serious.
Criminals who peddle drugs are
not influenced by factors Of moral
ity or decency. Nor does the dis
grace of a prison sentence weigh
heavily on them or act as a deter.
rent.
I'VE must meet that situation by
making the dangers of drug selling
so great they outweigh the posi-
bilities of profit. The criminal who
will take a chance with a five-year
term might not do so II that posi-.
BILE term were increased.
You realize, OF course, that a
five-year term, the present limit of
the law, does not mean all that. Good
behaviour reduces 1t possibly three
years
These Don't Use II.
or the big drug peddlers brought
before him those who do not use
drug at all form the larger percent
age, Judge Mccoy stated.
These men never did use drugs"
he said. They are simply criminals,
Indifferent to the results OF their
traffic. interested only in the profits
Assessment of fines in their cases
means nothing. as usually it Is i'm
possible to collect. They simply
gamble against prison terms" said
the jurist.
The Washington times., 1922-05-25
NORTH BEACH OFFICIALS
TO NOMINATE OFFICIALS

Candidates for mayor, treasurer
and Counailmen of North Beach,
Md, will be nominated at a mass
meeting of voters in Pythian Tenn
pie tonight. Practically all prop
erty owners at the resort are
Washingtonians.
Under the amended charter Of
the town. suffrage as granted only
top roperty owners, and the hus-
hand or wife of the owner Is re-
quired to register in advance. Reg
istration will be held next Satur-
day in the North Beach town hall.
Those who do not register cannot
vote in the June election.
The Washington times., 1922-05-25
VEN ARRESTS MADE IN RAIDS ON VIRGINIA CORN LIQUOR STILL
Breakfast Melon Will
Now Be Served
With Varnish

The latest victim of science is
the watermelon.
Time was when it was ripened
on the vine in the sand hills of
Georgia and cooled in the spring
house. And 10 cents was a top
price for, the famous "rattle-
snake" variety.
But growers suffered a heavy
loss in shipments to the Northern
market. Something had to be
done about it, and the Depart
ment of Agriculture was ap-
pealed to.
Now the watermelon has the
endurance and vitality of the
cold-storage egg. Scientists dis
covered that by covering the rind
with a thin coat of varnish the
melon would retain all of its de-
lightful qualities indefinitely.
And the Department of Agri-
culture reports that it is most un-
usual to see a melon gatherer
venture into the field without a
can of the preserving fluid
The Washington times., 1922-05-25
MAY
TEST RENT LAW
IN D. c. COURTS.
Ten Thousand Copies of Bill
Requested by Owners and
Legal Agents.

Legal action to test the validity of
the new rent law in the District
courts may be brought by Washing
ton lawyers, It was indicated today.
At least 10000 requests for copies
Of the bill extending the life Of the
Ball law for two years have been
received in the document room of
the House OF Representatives. Prac-
yers and landlords.
Although the bill was read into
the Congressional Record of both
houses at~the time of it's passage.
only true copies of the bill can be
brought into court. According to
law, a bill must be printed within
ten days after its passage, and the
rent measure has not yet gone
through the presses at the Govern
ment Printing office.
The District Rent Commission,
even II it were complete under the
new law, could not proceed TO hear
cases at present. because IL has no
copies of the law. The supply OF
Congressional Records containing
the bill is almost exhausted, because
of the heavy demand for any sort CT
definite information on the provis-
ions of the measure.
VIII Try Savoy Case.
When the commission has its full
quota of five members. to be appoint.
ed by President Harding. its first
case will be that of the Savoy apart.
ments, 2S04 Fourteenth street north
west
The rent board called this case on
its own initiative several days ago,
and will incorporate into the hear
ing five individual vases brought by
tenants of the apartment house.
Retention of the three present
commissioners on the new board
was advocated today by District
Commissioner James F. oyster and
by hundreds of Washington tenants,
who called at the commissions
offices for information or 10 file
complaints.
All Three Praised.
The experience of Commissioners
Sinclair. Taylor and Guide in han
ding this specialized work is one
of the strong points in their favor
81 think these three people have
been performing very good work,
said Commissioner oyster. who once
was member of the commission.
Il have no choice as to the other
two appointments on the commits
sion"
The District Commissioners, il is
understood, will be asked by forces
close to the Administration to sug-
gest the names of possible ap-
pointees.
Capt. w. f. Chapman, secretary
to the commission, will retain his
position under the new board. He
was reappointed an hour after the
President signed the extension bill.
The Washington times., 1922-05-25
HELD FOR EMBEZZLING
$4,000 TO START BUSINESS

Alleged to have embezzled $4,000
from Harry d. Copenhaver, who
conducts an engraving and station.
cry plant at 1921 Connecticut avenue
northwest, Laurence p. Johnston,
twenty.six years old, 1925 V street
northwest, was locked up shortly be.
fore noon by Detective Sergeants
Mullen and Messer. The detectives
say he admits taking $500.
Johnston. who is an architect, was
given the money with which to pur.
chase material for a home, which
Copenhaver is building. The mate.
rial was not purchased. He told the
detectives that he gave 81 800 to two
brothers to start an automobile &C.
cessories store. The prof. y failed.
The Washington times., 1922-05-25
BIG CROWD EXPECTED AT
FARMERS DAY EXERCISES

Farmers from all parts OF Mary
land are expected to attend the
Farmers Day exhibition to he held
at the University of Maryland, Col
lege Park, Md, Saturday
The morning program will he de
voted to numerous exhibits inClud-
ing agricultural demonstrations,
home economies. and engineering
and FARM mechanic exhibitions.
Sydney Anderson, chairman OF the
Joint commission for agricultural
inquiry. will he the chief speaker
A baseball game will close the day
The Washington times., 1922-05-25
DISTRICT BARS OUTING
TO BE HELD ON SATURDAY

The annual outing Of the District
Bar Association to which justices of
the Court of Appeals, of the District
Supreme Court, the Police and Mu.
nicipal Courts have accepted invita-
tions, will be held Saturday at Almas
Automobile Club near Annapolis,
Md. The members and guests will
assemble at the court house at 10
o'clock and from there will be con.
veyed by automobiles.
The feature OF the festivity will be
an old fashioned Maryland dinner, to
be served on the lawn. There will
be no set speeches, but there will be
swimming, boating and a baseball
game. James B. Archer, president of
the association. has appointed com.
mittee consisting of forty-two mem.
bers.
The Washington times., 1922-05-25
PERSHING TO REVIEW .
NOTED MARINE REGIMENTS

Gen. John ]. Pershing today will
review the Fifth and Sixth regiments
of Marines, which formed the Fourth
Brigade during the world war, at
Quantico, Va.
The visit IL made at the invita-
ion fBrig. Gen. Smedley ID. But.
Ter. commandant at Quantico, who
was decorated by General Pershing
IN France for construction work at
Brest.
General Pershing will review the
troops and inspect the camp, fol-
lowing luncheon.
The Washington times., 1922-05-25
CALOMEL, CASTOR OIL,
COFFINS AND TOMBSTONES.

The venerable Senate is eA-
gagged in discussion of tariff
schedules, and tUe note the fight
Senator NORRIS is making to
haze the duty lotoered on catonuel
and castor oil, tDhiLe Senators
ROBINSON and UNDERWOOD
are bitterly accusing the Repub-
licans of making it costly to die,
By raising the tariff rates on
cofftns and t0mbsto1es.
Senator Norris does not be-
ieUe in deprtuing the people Of
oil the calomel and castor oil
they may Odnt, and he feels
that the drug stores might re-
duce the prices if the tariff
duties on these delightful mir
lures Were lotOered, or they Were
placed on the free list entirely.
The people stood for prohibi-
ton and for extra tCGr tdIes, but
they 1Oiil, We are certain, rebel
against anything that WiU in
crease the prices on EPSON
salts, castor oil, calon,el and
corn plasters. And it's an out
rage that the tOomen are to be
compelled to pay more for face
po10ders, complexion credms,
etc.
Only such hurd-heurted men
as Senators SMOOT AND Nc
CUMBER Wiu undertake to rob
the people of their only pleasures
By firing such high tariff rates
that eVen kindly-hedrted drug
gists t0iU simply hate to charge
the prices. You can almost hear
eUery American liver chuckIing
over its possible independence
from cdlonel.
We haven't heard from Sem
ator TOM WATSON yet, but
zoe are sure that he 1Oll revolt
at any increase in the price
of calomel, EPSON salts and
Seidlitz po,oders. II he is will-
ing to fight Senator PHIPPS
oVer Georgia postoffice, he
ought not object to fighting the
whole Senate for the national
medicine-cGlomel.
The Washington times., 1922-05-25
DIRlGIBLE C-2 HERE
FROM ABERDEEN FIELD

Fresh from several months Of sue
cessful bombing work at Aberdeen
proving grounds, the dirigiDle CO
Is today in Washington. The CO,
which has been here several times,
will leave at 3 o'clock this afternoon
on the return flight.
The members OF its crew were
guests Of Boiling Field officers at
luncheon today.
The Washington times., 1922-05-25
Asks $4,000 for Injuries.

Alleging personal injuries John o.
Small today filed suit In the District
Supreme Court against J. r. Down.
man for $4,000 damages. Plaintiff,
represented by Attorneys Leon Pretz-
fielder and John A. Garrett, alleges
that June %. 1919. while riding his
motorcycle along the Rockville Pike
defendants automobile collidsd with
him, injuring him seriously and per-
manently,
The Washington times., 1922-05-25
THE DIFFERENCE.

In answer to G. II. McCAR.
THY'S contrib, this ought to
answer:
How to tell a caIsie from a flapper,
Is the gist Of McCarthy's riddle,
It's easy-the flapper has bobbed
hair,
The cakie parts his hair In the
middle.
DOC RADFORD.
PEPPERGRAMS.
A bootbldck is sometimes found
to be polished gentleman.
"A sttngtng remark is not
honey-eodted," observes the bee.
You can see a lot Of sour ones
in the cream of society"
Those living in single-blessed-
ness may have been double
crossed.
A glass maker may blop
about his work and get uwuy
10ith it.
A bill Of fare often contains
unfair prices.
The brussy guy Is not dltDnys
shining example.
HANK HAWKINS.
The Washington times., 1922-05-25
ECONOMY TO GOVERN
NATURALIZATION WORK

Strict economy will govern the
Administration program for hospi.
talization OF world war veterans. Il
was decided today at conferences be.
tween President Harding, a deleEa.
tion Of Congressman headed by
Chairman Madden OF the House Ap
preparations Committee, and Col.
Charles r Forkes, director of the
Veterans Bureau.
The Washington times., 1922-05-25
Vet Sanitarium Approved.

Legislation authorizing the Gov.
ernment to condemn necessary
grounds for the Dawson Springs, Ky,
Veterans Bureau Sanitorium was re-.
ported favorably from the House
Public Buildings and Grounds Com.
mittee. The sanitorium Is to cost
81, 500, 900.
The Washington times., 1922-05-25
IS DREAMING PROHIBITED?

1 stood dimly In a bar.rOOm,
Like one Of the olden time,
And l dreamed Of things recalling
The fizz, the ice, the lime.
And / felt, though rather strangely,
Under an influence sublime!
And before me were the bottles,
Cocktail shakers, too, I saw,
And the white-rObed bartenders,
With free soup and oysters raw.
But l had best cease this dream
ing
That, too, may be against the law.
MERCURY.
The Washington times., 1922-05-25
4 TYPOGRAPH FLAPPER.

Hobart Reese won two tickets
to the Shubert- -Garrick theater in
that theater ticket contest. With
a young lady he enjoyed the per
formance. He saw a beautiful
flapper" sitting in one OF the boxes
and the picture below is a type.
writer drawing of the aforesaid
flapper:
The Washington times., 1922-05-25
Woman Sues for $4,000.

Margaret F. Alberto today filed
suit in the District Supreme Court
against Philip T. Hall for $4,000
alleged to be due on a Judgment
rendered in the circuit court for
Prince Georges county, Nd, June
who is represseted by Attorney Al.
The Washington times., 1922-05-25
9SAEEAaRDr Z !!!| D|r,sSEEIkxD
SBH BILL PRICE
THE QUIPMETER.

THE QUIPMETEh.
A fair exchange Is no robbery.
II England will call off her lectur-
ers In America we will cancel the
British was loan debt.
Whoever said oil was a lubricant
never sat In an economic confer
ence.
Oily to bed and oily to rise,
Makes a diplomat wealthy and wise.
What startles the country Is how
the Pennsyvania machine politi-
clans failed to put In enough
crooked votes to beat Pinchott. No
Pennsylvania Republican machine
ever failed to do its duty before.
PAUL WHITE.
The Washington times., 1922-05-25
Maryland Wins.

Maryland defeated Delaware by =
to . Yesterday, coming through with
three runs in the eighth.
The Washington times., 1922-05-25
LIMERICKING CONTRIBS.

LTWERICKTNGC CUNTRIBS.
H. N. EvERETT'S drawings arc clean
and concise,
You get their meaning without looking
twice,
OF the columns Ealaxy Of contribs,
With drawings, verses and squibs,
II. n. Everett's, Ike Ice cream. are
nice.
Cracks wise and other talkin's
Are furnished by bright HANK HAw-
KINS.
Whiskers may be well,
On q cOcoanut shell,
But there are none on Hanks squakin's.
II. SMITH II not an odd name,
But other Smiths don't seom as rame.
Little poems 20 write,
For others delight,
So Brave Smith" We will him pro-
claim. BACHELOR
The Washington times., 1922-05-25
TOO MUCH BRAINS.

Artist GREEN draws a picture of
Do-Funny' Dellar. the chap with
so much brains that he thinks a
baseball coach has wheels" and he
may be right at that.
The Washington times., 1922-05-25

Again We hear that childish plea
That Ereets US every spring;
Each year II comes persistently,
And now It's In full swing.
The Kid is bound to have his way,
Though much We scold and Jaw;
This Is the question OF the day;
KIN ! 70 barefoot. maw7"
San Francisco Chronicle.
The Washington times., 1922-05-25

kiss me by radio"
Gosh that 10 tough.
Lady. o. lady o,
'Tain't close enough.
RUFUS.
The Washington times., 1922-05-25

De bigger dat you see de smoke,
De least de fire will be:
De littlest kind oh possum,
Will climb de biggest kind oh tree.
J. A. T.
The Washington times., 1922-05-25

THE PINK OF PERFECTION
The stock market close, racing en-
tries, complete financial reports and
all news in the Pink Edition of The
Times every day.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser., 1922-07-14
FIotsam and Jetsam of Life In
terest Caught From the Wires
and Boiled Down.
LATE DOMESTIC INTELLIGENCE
important Happenings In the Forty
eight States of the Union-Occur.
rences at the capltal-Latest
Cable Condensations.
WASHINGTON

Dyer anti-lynching bill is reported
favorably to senate.
Government decided to use moral
farce to feet settlement Of coal strike
in conferences with the miners ana
operators.
The House of Representatives ad-
1ourned until August 15, thus giving
members opportunity to return to look
after their campaigns while the senate
still is at work on the tariff.
Apparent defeat Of Senator McCum-
ber of North Dakota endangers Old
Guard control Of the senate, causing
agitation in favor of abolition of SEMI
ority rule
immortality In motion picture indus
try vehemently denounced by senator
Myers in speech advocating strict led
eral censorship of movie films.
All committee amendments increas-
ing duty on agricultural products ap-
proved.
President Harding practically aban-
doned al. plans for a summer vacation.
Three crises demanding immediate ac-
tion will keep him at his desk.
Representative William X. Wood Oh
Indiana unanimously elected chairman
of the National Congressional CAM
psign Committee to succeed Repre-
sentative Fess, who will be candi-
date for the senate from Ohio.
Administration will ask courts TO
settle miners strike.
Fess resigns as chairman OF the re
publican Congressional Committee.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser., 1922-07-14
NATIONS BUSINESS

Ten per cent cut in freight rates
went into effect.
International Great Nothern Railway
Company, now in receivership, Will De
sold at auction on July %.
Remington Arms Company plant al
Bridgeport, Conn.,, has been acquired
by General Electric Company. Price Is
said to be more than $3,30O,0OO.
Manufacturers see falling OH In re-
tail auto sales in near future.
Shipping Board said to have ar
ranged increase in pay for officers Oh
passenger vessels.
Representative Burke Of Pennsyl-
yania introduced resolution authoriz-
ing the President to take over and op-
crate the coal mines for year.
Administration ship subsidy program
characterized by Senator Borah as d
perfectly vicious policy of relieving
certain class from taxation"
Railroads operating in the northwest
show gains in May net.
Survey shows New York retail trade
continues ahead of last year.
American Smelling plans to spend
100000 to develop Mexican coal
properties.
The government can be run more
economically than private business,
according to General Charles u.
Dawes, who, as director Of the budget.
has placed the government on busi-
ness basis for the first time in its his
tory.