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Evening star., 1922-09-04
JUSTICE IS SWIFT
IN "BOOK|E" CASE
John E. Comm, 65, Draws
Double Sentence and Fine
in "a Hours.

Record action by police and the
Police Court was recorded in the
handbook case against John E.
Comm, sixty five years old. who was
arrested yesterday on 9Th street
near Pennsylvania avenue. and
charged with taking bets on the
races. Less than twerty-four hours
after his arrest Judge Mattingly in
Police Court had sentenced him to
sixty days in Jail on one charge and
to a 5000 fine or sixty days in jail on
second charge, made simultane-
ously.
Comm was arrested at 1850
o'clock. Detectives Messer and Mans
field, operating from Headquarters
and the first precinct, respectively,
rushed the papers in the case to the
office of the Assistant United States
attorney. In turn, they rushed the
papers for arraignment this morn
ing.
Declines Jury Trial
Comm elected to be tried by Judge
Mattingly, rather than by. jury,
Evidence of marked money, which
had been used in the making of bet,
resulted in conviction and speedy
sentence.
Both police and the District at
torney's office regard the arrest and
disposition as one of the most prom
ising auguries of success IN the
handling of handbook cases. Since
Commissioner Oyster and Maj. Sulli-
van opened war on handbook men,
the cry has been for close co-opera-
nion between the courts, the office of
the District attorney and the police
department.
Police are satisfied that the court
means business. The plant, which
formerly went up, that the cases
were, stacked and stacked until there
was almost no use making arrests
because of the tardy handling of the
cases completely disappears in the
face of such action.
Ten Arrests in August.
In August, all told, there were
ten bookie arrests, which is nine
more than in July. Within the next
few days, with the Police Court jury
back in it's box, it is expected the
cases will take precedence of liquor
cases in an effort to clean up scores
of pending cases.
The bookieS around town are begin
ming to drift back from vacations and
to open up" a trif1e. BY no means
are they accepting bets so recklessly
as some did prior to the recent
articles In The Evening Star regard
ing the prevalence of handbook
making.
That the bookies are becoming more
and more wary, however, is evidenced
by the fact that many bets are tele-
phoned from the runners" as soon
after the bet has been made as pos
sible. There, at bookie headquarters,
a record is made, and the temporary
slip given the runner is torn up.
Evening star., 1922-09-04
RAIL INJUNCTION
SCORED IN SENATE
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pending partial settlement of the rail
strike were in wide. though contro-
verted, circulation, today, ". II. Jonn-
ston, president of the Interna tional AS
sociation of Machinists, one of the
largest of seven rail unions now on
strike. took occasion to disappear COM
pletely.
Mr.. Johnston's associates and his
family profcssed ignorance OF his
whereabout but were unanimous in
their confidence that he was on official
and important duty. At machfnists
headquarters here inquiries brought
the reply that he was lin Pittsburgh,
Baltimore or New York"
established fact that Mr.. Johnston
had a conversation yesterday with
Secretary of Commerce Hoover be-
fore he dropped out of sight and
was reported to have informed the
Secretary that2set,iement prospects
the official head of the entire strik-
ing group, was in company with
Mr. Johnston in the latter's mystic
rious journeyings or whether railroad
presidents were seeking or being
sought for settlement conferences re-
mained at the "rumor' stage.
No Fear of Injunction.
A vigorous denial was entered by
machinists' officials to suggestions
that their chief might be seeking to
foil process servers armed with copies
of the Chicago restraining order
entered in the injunction suit against
Mr.. Johnston and the other strike
leaders. To the exact contrary, it
was said. he was seeking service
of the papers. and would be Instant
ly brought to light to receive them
if any United States marshal showed
up around his organization. 1t was
even asserted that an official copy
of the order itself was badly wanted
by the general strike committee, to
check up against press reports.
The Southern railway. whose presi-
dent, Fairfax Harrison. has sought
separate settlement with the str1k-
ing shopmen on the basis Of giving
them everything their leaders had
settlement, has had no overtures, 1t
was said today, for renewal of nego-
tiatfonS The management, though
now engaged in employing new Tnen,
is still able to make the original
offers again. 1t was added.
dent Johnston, said today it would
be impossible for any general con-
ference between union officials and
railway executives to be held with
out the International Association of
Machinists participating. and, he
added, the fact that no official of
that organization had been invited
to any meeting was evidence in it,
saIf that no such conference as
rumored had been held or was con-
templated at this time.
Evening star., 1922-09-04
GOMPERS DECLARES
WRIT UNWARRANTED
Resentment Shows Real American
Spirit, Labor Leader Says, in
Atlantic City Statement.

ATLANTIC CITY, N. j., September s.
Samuel Gompers. president of the
American Federation of Labor, in a
statement here today characterized At
torney General Daugherty's injunction
against the rail strikers as unwarranted
and declared that 'the resentment mani
tested by our people and the press is a
most gratifying manifestation of the real
American spirit
The labor leader, who is here to ar
range for a meeting of the executive
council of his organization, added that
the shipments strike could be adjusted
in a day if the situation were ap-
preached from human rather than a
commercial or political viewpoint"
Evening star., 1922-09-04
RADIO TO WAFT-
WEDDING STRAINS
FOR FIRST TYNE

When the organist at the Church
of the Covenant plays Lohengrin's
wedding march tonight thousands
of radio fans in the eastern section
of the United States will pick out
of the afr the initial formalities Of
the first wedding ceremony ever
broadcasted by radio.
The principals in the wedding
are John III. Collier and Miss Helen
b. Cook. both employees of the De-
partment of Commerce. AS Rev.
John c. Palmer embarks them on
the sea of matrimony every word
uttered during Inc ceremony will be
broad adcasted from the powerful
broadcasting station in the church,
operated by A. Ciavarella. The
ceremony will begin at o'clock.
Evening star., 1922-09-04

ing and beating of yard watch
man.
State militia authorities frightened
their lines about the Parsons, Kan.
ure.
Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Of
fcials reported that a bridge near
Verdemont, Calf, at the mouth of
Cajon Pass, north of st. Bernardino,
had been dynamited.
The Nebraska Federation of Labor
adopted resolutions asking for gen.
eraI strike of organized labor in the
United States in support of the rail-
way shopmen's strike.
Evening star., 1922-09-04
NEGRO HELD AS SLAYER.

Rayfield Ransom, colored. yesterday
was held for action of the grand
jury in the verdict of. a coroners
jury inquiring into the death of
William Jackson, coiored, alias Jack
Rags. The verdict found that he
came to his death from gunshot
wound in the abdomen, caused by
firing of a gun in the hand of Ray
field Ransom, September 3, in the
rear of 325 G street southwest.
Evening star., 1922-09-04
LOSES LIFE IN RIVER.
Attacked by Cramps, Emory Nal.

Emory Nalley, thirty-e eight, of 626
Virginia avenue southeast was drown
ed in the Eastern branch of the Po-
tomac last night.
Efforts of two friends, James Bal
linger of 81 l street southeast and James
Albert Dyer of 610 d street southeast,
who endeavored to save the drown
ing man when he was first attacked
with cramps, were fruitless.i
He cried for help. but disappeared
before his friends could get to him.
The body was recovered almost two
hours after the drowning took place
by harbor policemen and was taken to
the District morgue.
Evening star., 1922-09-04
COAL MAY COST SIS
4TON IN DISTRICT
sns
Sheht Increase Over Last
tsiis
xsar Indicated by Dealers
~ Estimates.
CLAIM HEAVY EXPENSES
Supply May Also Be Limited by
Lack of Trans
portation.
ClAIM HEAVY EXPENSES

The price of hard coal for house
hold use will be about SIS per ton
In Washington this winter, accord
ing to unofficial estimates made today.
Regarding the outlook for local
consumers, il was pointed out that
any slight increase which might re-
suit from state taxes in Pennsylvania,
where the hard coal comes from,
should be offset by a reduction or
s6 cents a ton in the freight rate
since last winter.
Last year. il was recalled. the max
imum price for stove coal in WASH
ington was about S14.S0, with other
varieties of anthracite ranging from
s1425 to sf4.75.
Expenses to BE Heavy.
Retail dealers. however, Will be
under somewhat heavier operating
expenses this year than they were
last winter, for this reason
In normal times a majority of
householders got five. six or eight
tons of coal in their bins for the
winter at one time. Under the emer-
rency regulation of the Public Utili-
ties Commission, it was pointed out,
dealer can only deliver sixty day
supply of fuel to each house at a
time. This. coal men say, means an
increase in the cost of hauling ana
in the expense of handling fuel in
the yards.
1t became known for the first time
today that the commission last week
notified the coal merchants that Tor
the time being they may deliver a
sixty-day instead of thirty-day sup
ply OF coal to households, apartments
and hotels.
The amendment to the commission S
original order also authorized the de-
livery of a thirty-day instead or
fifteen day supply to industries using
bituminous coal.
Doubt Coal supply.
The change was made possible by
Improvement in the local fuel situation.
hut the commission made it clear IN
the notice that Tightening up might
again become necessary.
Local coal dealers were not inclined
today to be optimistic over published
reports that there would he plenty Of
hard coal as soon as the anthracite
miners resume work.
While they expect hard coal to come
in with reasonable regularity from now
on, local men say they do not see how
the anthracite mines can make up en-
tirely the ground lost during the sum
mer.
The Public Utilities Commission will
meet with the committee representing
the coal dealers within a few days TO
reach a decision on the fair price for
soft coal. which. according to repOr $.
will be slightly less than S11 per ton.
Evening star., 1922-09-04
DISTRICT IS LAST
S|TEFOR HOSPITAL
Col. Forbes Says Institution
Will Be Built if Funds Are
Available.

Extension of hospital facilities in
the District of Columbia by the
Veterans Bureau still remains de-
100000 of the second Langley bill
is left over after twelve hospitals
have been erected in various parts
of the country, Col. Charles r.
Forbes, director of the bureau, an
nounced today.
There have been official suggestions
from various quarters placed before
Col. Forbes, including a great new
hospital center here, to be made
a model institution for the whole
country; reconstruction of Walter
Reed General Hospitals temporary
wooden and beaver board construc-
ton with permanent buildings, and
the extension of either Mount Alto.
which is now under control of the
Veterans Bureau, or st. Elizabeth
Local Hospital Last.
Claim that there was far greater
need in other parts of the country
first, before anything should be done
i'll addition 10y the Veterans Bureau
within the District, prevailed in the
disqualification plan. and eleven hos
pitfalls throughout the country have
been projected. The twelfth, Col,
structed within the boundaries of the
fourth district, which comprises the
District of Columbia, Maryland, Vir-
ginia and West Virginia, but he inti-
mated that it would be outside of
Washington. The director has just
returned from inspection of two prob
able sites. at Pence Springs, w. Va
and Goshen, Va.
A new plan of sending patients to
their homes for "out-patient" treat
ment is being inaugurated, the direc-
tor announced, whereby the men are
being released to homes where con-
ditions are satisfactory without a
diminution of their compensation.
About 5000 men out OF the $1,000
now in hospitals could thus be sent
home, he said, leaving more room
for tubercular >or mental cases.
Hospital Camps.
Numbers of patients also need to
be freed from their feelings of in
stitutionalism," said Col. Forbes. and
to accomplish this, the bureau is
working on plan of having conya-
lescent camps. where men could be
sent before release by the govern
ment.
The resignation of Leon Fraser.
now in Europe for the Veterans
Bureau was announced also by
Director Forbes. Maj. Fraser, he said
was cleaning up on survey of claims
among veterans overseas, and would
complete the work before leaving.
Mai. Fraser was formerly assistant
director of the bureau, and later
manager of the New York district.
Evening star., 1922-09-04
POTATOES C0NFISCATED.

Two hundred sacks Of potatoes
marked ''Grade No. l." were seized
today by experts from the Depart
ment of Agriculture as falling under
the ban of the pure food law in being
misiabeled. Suit for the condem-
nation of the potatoes was filed in
the District Supreme Court by Miss
States attorney. II Is claimed the
potatoes do not measure up 70 the
standards required for grade No. /.
Evening star., 1922-09-04
Hospital Camps.
WOOD ALCOHOL KILLS SIX

NEW YORK, September 6.-The
sixth death attributed to wood al
cohol poisoning in the Red Hook sec
tion of Brooklyn this week occurred
today. The police are investigating
to learn IL more of the liquor is in
the neighborhood and how 1t got
there.
Evening star., 1922-09-04
IN GLIDER
RISING FROM BAY
FLIES 40 SECONDS

PORT WASHINGTON, n. Y, Sep
tember 6.--Glenn H. Curtis, famous
aviator. made a flight of forty seconds
today in a Marine Glider over the
waters of NTanhasset bay. 1t was to
have been the first time that glider
had ever risen from water.
Evening star., 1922-09-04

graduates of the
Military Academy,
class of 1890. to-
day was reappoint-
ed chief of the
technical staff, bu-
reau of ordnance
War Department.
After three years
service in the ar
tiilery arm. he was
a p p o i II I e d first
lieutenant of ord
nance in Decem-
ber. 1898. Since
then he has rem
d e r e d important
service and writ
ten several stand
ard works on ord
Evening star., 1922-09-04
BURNS GIRL TO DEATH.
Trapper Confesses Saturating Her
With Oil and Applying Match.

YARMOUTH. N. s.. September a.
Omar Roberts, sixty-eight years old,
trapper and guide. held for the mur-
der of his nineteen-year-old house,
keeper, Flora Grey. broke down In
his cell last night and confessed
that he had saturated her with oil
and burned her to death, prison
authorities announced today.
Evening star., 1922-09-04
DOMESTIC ROW FATAL.

ATHENS. Ca, September 6.-Nathan
Hubbard, wen known north Georgia
planter, is dead today from blood poison
caused by bullet wound alleged to
have been inflicted last Saturday by
his brother-in- law. Joe Hubbard, fol-
lowing an argument over domestic af-
fairs. Hubbard is being held on war
rant charging him with murders
Evening star., 1922-09-04
GOVERNOR QUIZZEO
BY MAINE WOMEN
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welfare work equal to twice the
amount offered the state by the fed
eral government shall see. that
this money is spent in the most ef-
fective manner. The next legisla-
ture will consider the future course
of the state in this matter, but my
interest in the work already has been
expressed in tangible form and by
public proclamation on this subject"
In his statement to the womens
QUESTIONABLE the governor also says:
Stands on Record.
without fear of successful contra
diction 1 make the statement that my
record shows that no man or woman
in the state is more genuinely inter
ested in the states health and educa-
tional welfare work and in the proper
care of it's dependents than I am, and
if elected governor l shall do every
thing in my power to see that no
backward steps are taken, but that
real progress is made.
while l do not question the mo-
tives of the public-spirited women
who signed the resolutions, it is to be
regretted that some of the statements
they made are in error, and that those
facts from authoritive sources.
Candidates for Office are often
tempted to gain temporary advan-
tage by making political promises at
the eleventh hour on the eve of cleo
ton, but promises thus made are easi-
ly forgotten after the votes are count
ed and new eXigencies arise. 1t is
now ten years since l first held public
office. and never having made pre-
election promise to any one, of course,
shall not do so now, even though
the state election is to be held in a
few days.
Points to Favorable Stand.
Il am glad, however. to tell the
on the questions referred to, and the
record of public official should be
more convincing than his promises.
AS member of the legislature for
Ave terms, l consistently have favor
ed the expansion of our state health
department, have advocated the ex-
tension of our social welfare work,
have supported every move to care
for the states dependents and have
done everything in my power to ad-
vance the cause of education. in
Maine u
'My record and that of my assb-
ciates in the state government is we'll
known to all, and does not need to be
explained at this late hour in a po-
litical campaign. My administration
has done more work along the lines
referred to than has ever been done
before in the history of Maine, and
the department and institutional
heads will state that they have had
the cordial support OF their chief
executive"
In the closing days of the campaign
the republicans are putting in harder
licks than the democrats. Senator
Hale, Senator Moses of New Hamp-
shire, Representative Wood of In
diana, chairman of the republican
congressional csmmittee, and the four
Maine representatives are addressing
meetings. SENATOR Lodge of Massa-
chusetts viii come into the state next
Friday ana other senator's are sx-
pected. .4.--.-i--- -..,S.----->Jl~-
Evening star., 1922-09-04
NINE. sEMBAT KILLS SELF.
IN the Aseociated Press

.CHAMONIX France, September g.
Nine Marcel Sembal committed sui
eide here today. following the sudden
death yesterday of her husband. the
millionaire socialist deputys md for
mer .minfAter Of public worA
Evening star., 1922-09-04
ATTACK ON PORTE
FEARED AS GREEK
ROUT is COMPLETE
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our troops. who repulsed fresh attacks
The number of the enemy killed and
wounded exceeds 10000. Our forces re-
tired in order, destroying communica-
tions
THE enemy has not yet occupied
Eski Shehr. although the town has
been evacuated five days.
MnJsacres Continue.
'"The massacres and persecution of the
Christians in the evacuated districts
continue. A considerable number of
refugees are following our retiring
troops
In general. the military situation is
regarded in official and other circles as
continuing to improve and the, position
of the southern Greek forces at Ala
shehr, eighty miles east of Smyrna, is
considered here to be secure.
Minister of War Theotkis and Gen.
Dousmanis. chief of staff, have left for
Smyrna to confer with Gen. Tricoupis,
the new commander-in-c chief in Asia
Minor.
Evening star., 1922-09-04
BANDITS, BIG LIQUOR HAUL.

NEW YORK. September 6.-Bandits
entered a storehouse early today.
bound and gagged two watchmen and
got away with liquor valued by the
storehouse officiais at between S26.0o0
and 3S0.00o. {,
Evening star., 1922-09-04
DERAIlING OF EXPRESS
BLAMED ON WRECKERS
By the Associated Press,

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. September 6.
Of the Southern Rail-
way Royal Palm Limited, northbound
for Cincinnati, just outside the rail-
road yards here, last night, resulted
from the activities of wreckers, local
officials of the Southern announced
today.
Several cars of the train left the
rails, but remained upright, the
limited having been running slowly
at the time, and no one was injured
Evening star., 1922-09-04
RIO FLIGHT RESUMED.

Be at Neuvitas in Two Hours.
CARIBARIEN. Santa Clara Prov
fnce, Cuba, September 6 (by tele-
phone to Havana).-The Sampaio
Correia II started from here at tbs
am. for Nuevitas bay. $50 miles in
a direct Hne east of Caribarien. The
start was made without incident,
and the New York-Rio de Janerio
FLYERS expected to reach Nuevitas
within two hours.
Should flying conditions prove fav-
orable, they stated. they might at
tempt to reach Port au Prince, Haih
before nightfall "a
Evening star., 1922-09-04
COL. RUGCLES GIVEN
REAPPO|NTMENT
Chief of Technical Staff, Bu-
reau of Ordnance, Has
Unusual Record.

Col. Golden LII. Ruggles. Army ord
nance department, one of the star
Evening star., 1922-09-04
URGES IMPEACHMENT
OF DAUGHERTY AND
JUDGE WILKERSON

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The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1922-12-06
A "SPANKIMG WEEK" URGED

Ncw York. Dec. 5--An Old-fashi0ned
spanking week. with careful, prayer
mi suanking was recommended as an
aid in raising future citizens IN an al
dress by Mrs. Smith Afford at The
18th anniversary meeting OF the Big
brothers and Sisters last night.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-04-29
CHIEF BURKE

Chief Burke is dead. Everybody knew Chief Burke. As
was said of a well known police chief of New York City sew
eral years ago, Patrick J. Burke was the best chief of police
Perth Amboy ever had. In fact, it may be said that up until
his retirement a little over a year ago, he was the only chief
of police Perth Amboy ever had for prior to his incumbency
>ihere was hardly any police force worthy of the name.
At the time of Chief Burkes appointment to the police
force of this city there were but two patrolmen with Albert
Jackson as their chief. That was in 1887. In 1892 Chief
Jackson died and Burke succeeded him.
1t was a few years later that Perth Amboy suddenly
look a start and began growing. With each succeeding year
the development was more rapid so that what started out as
a boom soon became permanent resulting in the prosperous
city that Perth Amboy is today.
And during all this progress Chief Burke kept his de-
partment abreast with the times. Each succeeding year
saw more and more men added to the force. Under ths
tutelage of Chief Burke they soon became first class police
men constituting one of the most efficient forces in the
state. 1t is a striking evidence of Chief Burke's ability that
the present efficient head of the department, Niels j. Ton
nesen got all of his training under Chief Burke.
In spite of the fact that Chief Burke had one of the most
difficult fields in the state to cover he had comparatively
little disturbance to contend with. No doubt much of the
success in preserving the peace of this city has been due to
the ability displayed by Chief Burke as head of the police de-
partment. He knew the people he had to deal with; he un
derstood human nature and the mere mention of his name
often had a salutary effect when trouble was brewing.
Although severe and stern at times Chief Burke was
nature kind and sympathetic. Once the ends of justice
e served he would be the first to help out a person in
Bile. Even those who felt the pressure of his authority
{ respected him and honored him. They knew that they
ays could get a square deal from Chief Burke.
After thirty -fours years on the police force, twenty
b of which were served as chief of the department, Chief
Ike, under the laws of the state, was retired. In honor
lis long and faithful services a testimonial dinner was
lered him which proved to be one of the greatest gather
of notables as far as Perth Amboy was concerned, that
CITY has ever seen. The high esteem in which the re
g chief was held by his fellow -townsmen and the good
manifested toward him was clearly demonstrated.
That good will and esteem has continued through Chief
es retirement. The whole city, today, mourns his
!. AS long as there is a Perth Amboy the memory of
Burke will last. His record is written in the history
e city in a way that cannot be erased. AS a faithful pub
ervant his career will ever be a striking example for
who come after him.