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Evening star., 1922-06-22
RENT COMMISSION
ASKS S72,9O FUND
Finds But $50 on Hand to
Carry It Through
Next Year.

A budget of $72.500 for the ex.
penses of the rent commission during
the coming year was forwarded to
the District auditor yesterday and re-
forwarded by District Auditor d. j.
Donovan to the budget bureau today
in an endeavor to railroad an appro-
priation through the deficiency bill
before 1t passes both houses of Con-
gress and heads toward the White
House.
The discovery having been made at
the eleventh hour yesterday that the
rent commission had about $1,000 on
hand to carry 1t through the next
got busy and compiled figures for an
estimate of next years appropriation,
Chairman A. Leftwich Sinclair sent
the figures with q letter to the Dis
trict Commissioners yesterday
In the letter he stated: by section
120 of the original rents act Congress
appropriated and made Immediately
available the sum of $4,000 to carry
out the provisions of said act The
Rent Commission supposed that mas
much as the original act was re-
nacted, extended and continued sec
and continued. and that said amount
would be available July 1. 1922, to
carry out the provision of said act
as extended.
The rent commission, however. has
just been Informed by Maj. Donovan,
the auditor for the District, that
the re-enactment of the original
law did, not operate to continue Sec
ton 120 and that the rent commission
will not be able to function after the
balance of the present appropriation
(s5.2O7.1O has been exhausted. un-
less provision IL made in the defci-
ency appropriation bill. now before
Congress, for the carrying on of the
work of the rent commissIoa.
"1n view Of the stltsIne1t OF the
auditor, and to insure th4 continu-
ance of the important work rs the
rent commission during the next fis-
cal year. without interruption, l have
the honor to suggest that Congress
be requested, at once, to appropriate
for the use of the rent commission
the amount hereinbefore stated.
namely, $72.533.95."
Evening star., 1922-06-22
GRIND UNDER WAY
IN TRAFFIC court
New Tribunal Starts Crowd
ed Docket by Filming Speed
VioIator $40.

The new traffic court located on the
.op ficor of III" Police Court. s h and
d streets. officially opened this morn
ing at IL o'clock. when Bailiff Rich
ard Hughes announced after the ar
rival of Judge John p. Mcmahon:
This honorable court is now In ses-
sion"
The room. formerly occupied by the
police trial board, about twenty by
thirty feet in dimensions. was crowd
ed to its fullest capacity at the ap,
pointed time Actual count showed
seventy persons to be in the room
However. after the collateral list. of
which Sxty-five names appeared, had
been called and only five answering.
the majority departed.
Frederick E. Ringe. who pleaded
guilty to driving an automobile at
the rate of twenty-seven miles an
hour on Maryland aveneue northeast
this morning shortly before O'Clock.
The defendant was arrested by Po-
liceman G. NJ. Little of the ninth pre-
cinCt a fine of 500 was imposed by
Judge Mcmahon.
The new court is complete in every
detail. but lacking in room. 1t is
expected by the court officials that
the handling of traffic cases will in
the future he greatly eyHs'li'fd
Witnesses and defendants will know
exactly where and when to come.
The court will begin each morning
at II o'clock, the other court. the
District branch of the Police Court
being recessed in the meanwhile.
Assistant Corporation Counsels Thorn
as G. Walsh and Frank w. Madiga n
will be the prosecuting attorneys for
the government.
Evening star., 1922-06-22
new AIRPLANE RULES
GIVEN POLICE FORCE

The police today promulgated an
order of the District Commissioners
of June 16 regarding operation of an
airplane or aircraft of any descrip-
ton over or above any part Of the
District by person not having q
license to do SO.
The order stated that 1t was pro-
mulgated "for the information Of the
force" which is believed to infer
that the. police henceforth will have
to check up on the operators of air.
planes. No date is mentioned in the
order. , .
June rs states that licenses may be OBJ
tanned from the superintendent Of
licenses by persons Of good moral char
acter," with evidence that the applicant
has sufficient skill and knowledge Of
the particular aircraft for which the
license is desired.
Licenses will not be required for ar
craft in transit from any point or bound
ary of the District to any point on any
other boundary. provided that the craft
maintains a minimum elevation of 5000
feet when passing over the District No
fee is attached to the granting OF
license.
Evening star., 1922-06-22

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veyance leading to the mining camp.
where the union miners and sympa:
thizers. estimated to number approxi-
mately 1000. surrounded the mine. un-
til truce with the non-union forces,
who claim they are members of the
Steamshovel Mems Union. was estab-
liShed.
Williamson county officials. including
Sheriff Melvin Thaxton, and States At
torney Duty. have not requested any
outside assistance in restoring order in
the district. and Col. Sam ". Hunter.
attache of the Illinois adtutants Office.
this morning. expressed the belief that
1.-The worst Is over" Col. Hunter Is at
Marion. closely watching the situation
at thS mining camp, which is Ave miles
distant.
The Southern Illinois coal mine was
the first in Illinois to resume opera
tions since the strike became effect
i've, April /. and this fact caused
tense situation among the striking
union miners. The district Is solidly
unionized.
start After Lewis Telegram.
The fighting started after receipt
of a telegram from John L. Lewis.
president of the United Mine workers
of America. terming the men working
ers." Soon after a truck carrying ten
men to work in the mine was sub
jected to a barraee from striking
miners near Carbondale. One of the
men escaped uninjured. but three
were injured and one is in a hospital
at Carbondale. while the six others,
who SWAN Big Muddy river. amid
fusillade. have not yet been .ac-
counted for.
Following this skirmish excitement
was at fever heat among the miners
here. who crowded the streets. and
then pillaged hardware stores for
arms and ammunition. With their
newly acquired ordnance the men,
who were being constantly reinforced
from other cities and towns of the
district. started to march Upon the
mine.
Reaching the surface pit, the miners
threw their lines around their camp
and firing commenced, the non-union
men shooting from behind piles OF
coal and trenches caused by the
mine. Thousands of shots were ex-
changed before darkness in the min
iature battle, when both sides hoisted
the white flag. which preceded the
truce.
The exact number of casualties suf-
fered by the non-union men. in their
veritable stockade could not be
checked. as no one was permitted in
side their lines during the truce. In
the stockade the unverified reports
had as many as fifteen non.union
men dead. About six union men were
wounded.
Efforts to learn the nature Of the
explosion between Carterville and
May, in which three men were report
ed killed, were unavailing. 1t also
was reported, but unconfirmed. that
the pumphouse and storehouse of the
mine were DESTROYED by fncendfary
fires and that several sections OF rail-
road track were torn up.
Evening star., 1922-06-22
URGES BROADENING
Of HOSPITAL WORK
Dr.. Cooper Tells Convention
Civic Affairs Need Closer
Attention,

Urging closer cooperation be-
tween hospitals and civic affairs that
affect the health Of the community,
Rev. DR.. John NJ Cooper Of the Catho-
lie University OF Washington spoke
several hundred sisters. doctors and
guests at this mornings session of
the seventh annual convention of the
Catholic Hospital Association of the
United States and Canada at the
Catholic University.
The milk supply. the water supply,
industrial diseases, malnutrition
caused by starvation wages. play
grounds. fnsanitary housing condi-
tions and many other questions" he
said. should occupy the attention OF
hospital workers. This is a day of
specialization and concentration of
workers to take hand in industrial.
civic and political affairs, but since
evil conditions in communities bring
patients to hospitals 1t is vital for
HOSPITALS to take An active interest
in such conditions,
Every member Of every hospital
force should keep in touch with all
conditions in their communities re-
lating to health. should keep in
touch with all civic movements for
improving such conditions. and there
should be representative from the
hospitals on civic improvement COM
mittccs. housing committees and
other such bodies"
Other Speakers on Program.
Others to speak at this morning S
meeting were: Rev C b. Moulrier
acted as chairman. who spoke on
Fundamentals Of Medical Activity: ::
DIR. John r. Rottomley of Carney
Hospital. Boston, who spoke on Re
search. Education and Library" who
urged a general rather than special
training for doctors and nurses. and
DR. F. f. Jennings Of 81. Catherine :
Hospital. Brooklyn. who spoke on
phys'o-therapy. and also on stan
n ectings. and the great improvement
to hospitals that could be brought
about by keeping exact and COM
plete record Of all cases
Others on the program were: n.
Raymond p. Sullivan OF st. Vincent's
Hospital. New York: pr. Charles H.
Nelson of st. Louis University. Or A.
C. ellis of the University of Mary
land School of Medicine. Mrs. Arnes
O'Dea OF Johns Hopkins University
HOSPITAL. DR.. r. A. Kilduffe of the
Pittsburgh Hospital. Miss Lucy Min
nigerode. sunerintenfen' ~ -"rs =
the United States public health serv-
ice of Washington. Miss Elizabeth
Cosrrove of the Mercy Hospital of
Pittsburgh.
A paper by Sister NJ. Reniti Of the
Holy Cross Hospital of Salt Lake City,
on administration" was read.
Business Session, Also.
This afternoons session will be
taken up by business meeting and
a meeting of the now executive board
Of the conference
At yesterday mornings conference
various group meetings were held. at
which every phase Of hospital work
was discussed by the members.
Lectures on the birth and care of
children were given at last nights
session, held at the auditorium Of the
Medical Society Of the Dst-i-f A.
which DR. John NJ Moran OF George
town University spoke. Clinics were
held yesterday afternoon for the doc
tors attending the conference at
Providence Hospital.
Evening star., 1922-06-22
ACCUSED OF BLACKMAIL.

Stanley William Davidson. colored
thirty eight years old. 1912 18th street
was arrested yesterday afternoon h.
Detectives Jackson and Jonas becaus,
he was alleged to have posed as de-
tective and demanded 5000 hush
money from Nelson r: Jordan, 2o43 L
street, student at Howard Cniver-
sity.
Jordan and a young woman were
seated in the park at the reservoir
near Howard University Wednesday
night, when Davidson is alleged tt
have approached them. represented
himself to be a detective and said n
would have to arrest them.
I've sent In three white couples.
he is said TO have stated. and VIII
have to treat all alike
Jordan told the detectives he agreed
10 meet Davidson yesterday afternoon
and give him money. The detective
Witnessed the meeting and handins
over OF $50 marked money. David.
sons arrest followed. charge oil
blackmail was preferred.
Evening star., 1922-06-22
CONFER ON MINE RIOT.
Secretaries Hoover and Davis
Reach No Decision.

Reports of bloodshed in fighting be
tween union and non-union minert
near Herrin, H., today brought =
conferrnce between Secretaries Da'
Wis and Hoover, the two cabinet mem
hers who are watching the coal strikt
situation for the administration.
was understood that no action wal
decided on.
Reports received by the American
that 16.4OO carloads. or approximately
9fO, 900 tons. of bituminous coal Wal
mined Tuesday. the largest days pro.
auction since the strike began ~
April /. Should production contina,
at the rate made Tuesday production
for the week would amount to ap
proximately 5,500,008 tons.
Evening star., 1922-06-22
OPTlMISTS on OUTING.
Club Has Delightful Day at Almas
Club on West River.

Members Of the Optimist Club. on
their outing to the Almas Auto Club on
West river,Md.. yesterday took such a
liking to fried chicken, corn on the cob.
and variegated vegetables and edibles
that one Of the brunette Mattresses
standing a bit behind one Of the tables
exclaimed to a friend:
Now l know why they calsl them
selves octopusses."
A novel entertainment was given by
Paul Alexander, guest, and Frank
Pierce, who dived from the pier on which
club members stood, bringing up num-
ber Of oysters from the bottom. Mr..
Alexander cut his finger on one Of the
oysters and the exhibition was brought
to an end.
Evening star., 1922-06-22
REV. BIRCHLEY DIES.
Charles County. Nd, Rector Su
cumbs at iugbesyille.

Rev L L. Birchley. rector Of Trin
ity Church, Charles county Nd. die
at his home. in Hushesr.lie. Md. tn
morning.
Rev. Birchley was born in Enslan
and was er duate of st Johr
Theoloeical Seminary Of Burgh. Eng.
land He was ordained to the priest.
hood in 1905 by the Bishop of New
foundland. and in 1915 was appoint"
to Trinity Church. Rev. Birchley wa
a member Of the examining board u
the Episcopal diocese of Washington
Services will be held Saturda :
morning at Trinity Church and wiz
be conducted by PIT. Rev. AlfrcD
Harding, Bishop of Washington. r"
Birchley is survived by his wife All
three children.
Evening star., 1922-06-22
PLAN CIGARETTE WAR.

A meeting for the purpose OF or
eanizing an anti-cigarette league in
Washington has been called for to-
night in the First congregational
Church. 10th and G streets. at s
O'Clock by the temporary committee
The temporary committee in charge
consists of the following: Rev. c. H.
Butler, A. 8. Connolly. William Deane
Ham, DR.. James Hugh Kelley. DR.. D.
H. Kress. George Malone. William ".
Mahouey, Paul Starkweather, Lucy
r. Swanton. Emily, r. Pollock and
Jessie w. TuIl. - -
Evening star., 1922-06-22
FIX OFFICER STRENGTH.

House and Senate conferees on the
Army appropriation bill agreed late
yesterday on maximum Of $4,000
officers as the permanent strength for
the Army for the next twelve months.
The House had provided for only
1900, while the Senate amended the
bill to provide an average Of 1850
for the coming year.
Evening star., 1922-06-22
GIVEN PURSE WITH $500.
Retiring Head of Weightmail
School Paid High Tribute.

High tribute was paid Miss Euphe.
ma M, MacFarlane. principal of TIL,
Weiehtman School. who is retiring
after fifty years of devoted service ia
the District public scnools, AT a re-
cention last night in the Toner
school. which was attended by sehoo
officers. teachers and her pupils o.
wears past. Children and grandehil
dren Of former pupils of Miss Mac
Farlane are now attending th'
Weightman School.
,,urxa of $500 was presented Il
Miss MacFarlane as token of thi
Traction Of her associates.
Evening star., 1922-06-22
TAK0MA CARS UNCHANGED
Commission Rescinds Order Direct
ing Shuttle Service.

The Public Utilities Commission of
the District of Columbia has reseinded
the order directing the Capital Trac-
tion Company to operate shuttle"
cars on Kennedy street between 14th
street and Colorado avenue and Ia
koma Park. In place OF the through
service.
following protests filed by the citi-
Gems of Takoma Park against any
change in the present method OF op-
GRAFTON. Under the new ruling OF the
commission the twenty-m minute sched-
ule will continue in operation, with
through cars to the navy yard, via
14th street.
Evening star., 1922-06-22
YAP TREATY WITH U. S.
APPROVED IN TOXIC;
4-POWER PACT NEXT

ny the Associated Press.
TOXIC, June 21.-The Yap
treaty with the United States was
approved by the privy council and
Japanese prince regent today.
The treaty fixss the rights of
each nation in the island which is
under Japanese mandate.
HONOLULU. T. H.. June 21.-A
cablegram to the Nippu Jiji. q
Japanese language newspaper.
from Toxic says the privy COUNCIL
will meet Sunday to study The
Washington four-power Pacific
treaty.
Evening star., 1922-06-22
DELAY THEATER CASES.
Demurrers on Knickerbocker In.
dictments to Be Heard Next Week.

Justice Siddons in Criminal Dfvi-
sion 2 today continued until next
Thursday the hearing on the demur-
rers in the Knickerbocker Theater
disaster indictment. The crowded
condition of Fridays docket and the
need Of an entire day for the argu-
ment are assigned as the reasons for
the postponement ~
Evening star., 1922-06-22

WAS that the local authorities had TIL!
situation well in hand. Mr.. Black hac
Just talked with Col: Hunter OF MS stafl
yyho had been at Herrin. He said Col
Hunter reported nothing regardint
threats 10 hang prisoners taken at thu
Reearding the number killed. Mr.
Riack commented that "the multipli'
ca tion table Is at work..
Evening star., 1922-06-22
MARSHAL WILSON
ASSASSIN'S VICTIM
IN LONDON STREET
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and were now in custody, and that
he had been shot dead.
SENSATION IN BELFAST.
Reprisals Feared as Result of Field
Marshal's Assassination.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
BELFAST. June 22.-The news OF
the assassination of Field Marshal
Sir Henry Hughes Wilson created
sensation N Belfast. where IL Is
feared it will provoke reprisals. The
Sim Felncrs are popularity blamed
for it.
Evening star., 1922-06-22
SAYS SITUATION IN HAND.

3y the Associated Press.
SPRINGFIELD. H., June 22.-AdJ.
Gen. Black. shortly before noon today.
said telephone fnformati ton from Herrin
Evening star., 1922-06-22
is DEAD, ~ MISSING
AS RIOTERS MASSACRE
h0N.UNION CAPTIVES

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Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1922-06-07
Death of Mrs. M. j. Stansell.

Seneca, RID. 1, May 26.-The
death Of Mrs. NJ. j. Stansell, which
occurred on the TIN Of. May, 1922,
has brought gloom and sadness in
this community that will long be felt.
She was the beloved wife Of Rev. NJ.
j. Stansell, who resides in the par
sonage and has labored in the Wood
pastors field In Oconee since its or
ganization, and much credit is due
this good woman for the success Of
his work in this field. While he was
the faithful pastor she was the leader
Of the Woman's Missionary Society,
and her going away has left va
cancy that will be hard to fill. The
immediate cause Of her death was
heart failure.
While In early youth she united
with the Baptist church at Six-Mile.
When the Mountain View church was
organized she, with the family, NOV
ed their membership there, and she
was an active worker in the Sunday
school. She could always be found
whore duty led. Her face was like
an open book-could easily be read,
and strong Christian character was
revealed. She was daughter OF Mr..
and Mrs. D. e. Garrett, Of Pickens
county. She leaves to mourn her
death her husband, one little daugh-
ter, father and mother, nine brothers
and one sister, with other relatives
and host Of friends The unusually
large funeral procession and the
floral offerings sent were indications
OF the high esteem in which she was
held. After appropriate funeral SER
vices, conducted by Rev. Smith, her
remains were laid to rest in Noun
tain View cemetery. Truly good
woman has gone to her heavenly re-
ward. A Friend.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1922-06-07
CHICKEN FENCE WIRE HANDY
Small Gardeners VIII Find the Woven
Two.lnch Mesh ValuabIe-Takce
Place Of Stakes.

Many vegetable and Towering
vines can be successfully grown on
chicken fence wire. In the fall the
wire can be taken down and used for
succeeding years for similar purposes
1t will enable the small gardener to
raise more vegetables and flowers than
If they were allowed to lie on the
ground and spread out over valuable
space.
Cucumbers, lima and climbing string
BEANS nasturtiums and numerous 9TH
er vegetables Of spreading variety, as
we'll as almost any vine Towering
plants can be successfully trained OH
the wire trellls permitting Of the use
Of the ground space ordinarily covered
by vines being used for something else.
Give the vine plants plenty Of air and
sunshine, and water when needed, and
they will givo an excellent accounting
Of themselves on the wire.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1922-06-07
CAR OVERTURNS AND HIS NECK
Is Broken - williamsburg County
Farmer Killed in Accident.

Kingstree, May 30.-Richard w.
Spivey, a well-known farmer resid-
ing about eight miles from this place,
on the Notwithstanding highway,
was killed about 7 o'clock yesterday
when his Ford car overturned at
point on the road about five miles
from Kingstree. Mr.. Spivey was by
himself in the car at the time Of tho
fatal accident, but Alex. Blakeley
and Wallace Mcintosh were follow
ing some distance behind, going to
Mr.. Spivey!s place to look at his to-
bacco, when they noted that his car
had disappeared, and there was a
cloud Of dust ahead. Upon reaching
the place where his car disappeared
they found that Mr.. Spiyey's car had
turned several summersaults, and
his body was found in a clump Of
briars some distance from tho road.
They took him out Of the briars, ap-
parentlv alive, and, hurried to the
home of a neighbor to telephone for
doctor. When they returned to
him he was dead. Tt was later discov-
cred that his neck had been broken
The deceased is survived by his
widow and three children.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1922-06-07
Wounds Prove Fatal to Farmer.

Mccormick, S. c., June News
reached here yesterday afternoon
that J. w. Reynolds had shot and
killed w. r. E. Winn, Of the Reho-
hothS section Of Mccormick county,
between Mccormick and Edgefleld,
about 10 miles from Mccormick. The
men are both white. A double-barrel
shotgun, with buckshot, was used,
and it is understood that death was
almost instantaneous from the Of
fGcts Of the two loads fred at short
range. 1t seems that there were no
eye-witnosses to the shooting, and
1t Is said Reynolds told neighbors Of
his act. Sheriff Leroy and deputies
have gone to the scene with the cor
oner. There \had been bad feeling
between the two men for some time,
growing out of domestic troubles.
and it Is understood that shots have
been passed between the two prior
20 their meeting to-day. Both mon
were prominent farmers in their sec
ton, and both have families.