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The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser., 1922-12-15
Commercial arbitration agreement

Commercial arbitration agreement
with Latin-American countries signed
by Chamber of Commerce of United
States
United States Chamber Of Com
merce signed commercial arbitration
pact with the Chamber of Commerce
of Bogotas colombia.
Clemenceau on his visit to President
Harding is expected to find himself in
accord with. the Executives plan for
an Association of Nations.
Postmaster General Work in his
annual report renews campaign for
government ownership of postoffice
buildings throughout the country.
New York State Fuel Administra-
ton said that the country is facing a
shortage of 100000 tons of anthra-
cite coal before the end of winter.
The Lockwood legislative commit
tee averted threatened tie-up of
building operations in the netropoli
laborers by negotiating a truce until
December 81 between building and un-
ion workers.
Emmanuel H. KessIer and Morris
Sweetwood, described by federal Off
cials as the principal bootlegging
chiefs in the New York section of the
country, were required to furnish
bonds of s50,000 each when arraigned
on indictments charging violation of
prohibition and internal revenue laws.
Twenty-three other persons named in
the indictments were arraigned at the
same time. All pleaded not guilty and
were held for later hearings. The
bail in the 25 cases aggregated s312,-
500
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SPORTING

Jimmy Murphy wins 25O-mile auto
mobile race at Los Angeles.
George Sisler wins batting crown
of American League for 1922.
Boston College eleven is victor over
Holy Cross by II to 1S in annual con-
test.
Charley White matched to meet
Ritchie Mitchell at Garden on De-
cember Is.
In the American League there were
forty players who batted above the
coveted 800 mark.
Quantico Marines defeat Third
Army Corps Area football team by
one point, 13 to IL.
Princeton and Cornell complete
football campaigns undefeated and
among Eastern elevens.
Maximac, at II to 1, wins $4,000
handicap at Bowie.
Colgate swamps Columbia on South
Field, New York, So to 6.
Cornell defeats Penn in football
game at Philadelphia, 8 to y.
Mike O'D-wd regains New York
state middleweight title when he is
fouled by Dave Rosenberg.
New York Yankees will take two
recruit shortstops, Redfern and Quin-
tanna, to spring training camp.
President Tearney of Western
and Three-Eye Leagues, charges Ian
dis with discriminating against clubs
of his circuits.
Jack Bernstein of Yonkers and Babe
Herman of California went" II tire
some rounds before a capacity house
at the Pioneer Sporting Club, New
York Bernstein was awarded the de-
cision, and he earned it if for no other
reason than that the Yonkers puncher
was in nowise responsible for the fail
ure Of the meeting to develop into a
real fight.
In the Illinois-Ohio State game only
one man on each team representa- a
connecting link with the teams sfthe
same deadly rivals had put forth into
their annual combat II months before.
Yale is solidly behind Tad Jones,
and when the next football season
rolls around he will be on hand as the
tutor of the Blue team. No. official an
nouncement has yet been made that
Jones will continue in his work of
gridiron mentor, but officials Of the
college and athletic leaders say def
nitely that he will.
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LA Toilette GETS 81
TO JOIN NEWEST Bloc
Plan Laws to Help Farmer and
Labor and Cut Rail and
Water Rates.

Washington, D. C.-Insurgents and
radicals Of the present Congress and
those who will sit in the new Con,
gress after March completed the
organization of new legislative bloc:
The bloc adopted a legislative pro-
gram and determined to press for
legislation to provide plans for:
/. Relief for the farmers through
farm credits, the system of market.
ing system and the extending of 9TH
er economic relief.
2. Relief and protection for labor
through humanitarian laws.
3. Reduction of railroad rates and
transportation rates through amend
ment of the -Cummins law, par
ticularly the rate making clauses.
4. Aid to shipping and to co-ordi.
nate and build up water as we'll as
land transportation so that 1t will
best serve the needs of the people.
5. Development of natural re-
sources of the country to the best
advantage of the people and without
special privilege.
6. Amendment of the tax laws SC
that the rich will have to carry their
fair share of the burden and pay a
proper proportion of the costs of
government.
/ Z. Amendment of the Constitution
to abolish the Electoral College.
The insurgents and radicals held
two sessions behind closed doors.
The sessions were attended by the
following senators: McNary (Rep.
Ore); Sheppard (Dem., Tex.);
France (Rep., Md; Owen (Dem.
Okla.); Norris, (Rep., Neb); Ship
stead Farmer-Labor, Mimi; Fraz
ier (Rep., N. Do; Ladd (Rep., N. d. ;
Capper (Rep., Kans.); La Toilette
(Rep., Wis.,; Brookhart (Rep., Ia.)
Wheeler (Rep., Mont.), and Borah
(Rep., Idaho).
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LATEST EVENTS
AT WASHINGTON

Attorney General Daugherty holds
that United States has no authority
to deal with ku kIux klan, jurisdie-
ton resting with states.
Secretary Hughes in opening the six
power conference of Central Amer
ican states expresses hope a basis
may be laid for lasting peace.
Expenditures totaIing So, $685. ,234
and receipts of $3.50, 1,s12,359 are
outlined il, the budget for the fiscal
year ended June 80, 1924, submitted
to Congress by President Harding.
A cut of over S60o, ,ooo,o 900 in ex-
penditures over the current year is
provided.
Rursum bill, held to work an injustice
to the Pueblo Indians, strikes sna0
in Senate.
Radical progressive farm bloc In
danger of talking itself to death, OBJ
servers predict.
Open meeting of Progressives at
Washington approves program OF
liberal bloc in Congress.
Over anti-Iynching bill talked to death
by Southern fiIibuster and will not
be pushed before March 4.
Attorney General Dauaherty issues
full reply to charges filed against
him by Representative Keller with
the House judiciary Committee.
Sixteen hundred employees OF the
veterans bureau will be released
by January l..
Report that the British government
is scrapping only obsolete warships
denied in official statement issued
by the British embassy in Wash.
ington.
Official Washington shocked at sud-
den death of Representative Mann
of Chicago, funeral services for
whom were held in the house OF
representatives and attended by
President Harding, both houses of
conaress, the Supreme Court, the
cabinet and the diplomatic corps.
President Harding will not issue a
proclamation urging or commanding
the ku klux klan to disband. he
thinks the states should deal with
the "invisible empire" If state
appeals to him, saying the situation
has got out of control, then he Will
see that the federal authorities take
charge.
Representative Hawes (Mo.) intro
duced bill to prohibit use OF the
mails "for anonymous communiea.
. tions." Mr.. Halves believes ms
measure would seriously cripple the
ku KIux k!an and similar oraanizs
tions.
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FOREIGN

German budget for 1928 expected
to show deficit of S45,000,0 100000.
Paris Bourse mark time as traders
are unable to interpret currents of
political activity.
Prince Andrew, of Greece, exiled by
court martial, embarks aboard Brit.
ish warship at Phaleron for England.
Bonar Law government announces
plans to aid British unemployed as
stage is being set for Brussels con-
ference.
American government has offered
Greece loan of 35,000,000 drachmas
to be devoted to Greek refugees in
Asia Minor.
Both Irish bills successfully pass
committee stage in house of lords.
A disarmament conference of Rus
sia and the Baltic states opened in
Moscow.
Chilean State Council assents to
Washington arbitration of Tacna-
africa sovereignty.
Arrest of Captain Ehrhardt, notori-
GUS monarchist conspirator, in Munich
taken as sign of a reuniting Germany.
British house of commons rejects
by vote of 303 to 172 Labor's amend
ment on unemployment to speech
from throne. -
Idle British vessels on October / to-
tailed 430, a reduction for the year of
5000 vessels.
ences in prospect at Lausanne in face
of Soviet Russia's claims.
! Great Britain breaks off diplomatic
relations with Greece. Minister E. O.
Lindlay quits Athens following execu-
ton of five former ministers and one
army official.
Premier Mussolini, relieved from his
parliamentary cares, is giving special
attention to Italy's foreign policy, fol
lowing closely the developments at
the Lausanne conference. ,r~-
The six former cabinet officers and
army officers convicted of high trea-
son in connection with the Greek mil
itary disaster in Asia Minor were ex
ecuted at Athens. The execution Of
the condemned men was by shooting.
Events of the last few days, which
eliminated in the ministerial council
at Elysee Palace, Paris, show that
France is 5tiffening on her German
policy before the Brussels conference
and that NJ. Poincare is preparing the
master stroke of his premlership-his
long threatened program Of direct &C,
! ton.
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WORLDS NEWS IN
CONDENSED FORM

BERLIN.-Ex-Crown Prince of Ger
many is planning visit to the United
States via South America.
NEW YoRK.-New type of leader
needed to save civilization, Cornell
dean tells engineering convention.
LoNDON.-Europe facing most des-
pairing outlook in history Ambassa-
dor Harvey tells American circle of
Lyceum Club.
LAUSA NJ N E.-Marquis curzon
warns Turks at Lausanne during de-
bate on control of Straits that allied
ships and men now in the Dardanelles
constitute a every definite factor in
the situation"
PEkIN.-Deposed boy Emperor of
China married in Forbidden City with
all the pomp of medieval days.
ATHENS, Greece.-Athens court
martial sentences Prince Andrew to
perpetual banishment and degrada-
ton in the army.
DETROlT.-Henry Ford declares
James Couzens, appointed United
States Senator from Michigan, is the
ST. LoUlS.-clemenceau, In st.
Louis address, opposes a Society of
Nations" to end war-at present time.
Will discuss the issue with President
Harding in Washington.
MEXICO CiTY.-MexIcan troops on
guard as laborites stage strike.
USANNE.-Lausanne conference
0f
pulsion of half million Greeks.
BOSTON.-Charles Ponzi, former
get rich quick financier, was found
not guilty of larceny and conspiracy
to commit larceny by jury in the
Superior Court here.
CHICAGO.-chicago Medical Post
of American Legion bitterly de-
nounces pardon by Governor Small
of Illinois of William Bross Lloyd,
millionaire radical, and eighteen as
SociateS.
BERLIN-The Prussian cabinet is
considering a law which would clamp
down the lid on Berlin. The proposed
statute forbids dancing in all cabarets,
bars and cafes and provides for the
limitation of alcoholic sules.
LAUSANNE. - Ismet Pasha, kem-
Hist representa- in the Near East
ern peace parley here, told the COM
mission for the partition of the Otto
man debt that the old empire no
longer existed and that it was impos-
sible for Turkey to assume the re-
sponsibility of the obligation incurred
by the sultan. The Turks are very
pessimistic over the state of affairs.
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GENERAL

Brooklyn Rapid Transit Company is
expected to be out of receivers hands
by January 1.
Paris bakers strike collapses when
government prepares to reopen shops
with army workers.
Secret Service agents nab man in
New York hotel carrying $450,000 in
counterfeit Bank of England notes.
O. P. Van Sweringen, chairman of
the board of the Nickel Plate Railroad,
denied reports that the Nickel Plate,
Clover Leaf and the Lake Erie &
Western completed tentative plans for
"a consolidation under one operating
management.
ST. Louis police closely guard
Clemeanceau in German stronghold.
Eleven of crew lose lives when
Canadian vessel Maplehurst founders
on Lake Michigan.
F. D. Underwood, president of the
Erie railroad, denied rumors that the
road would go into the hands of a
receiver January 1 and that he would
rehnquish the presidency.
Bids will be asked soon by the
Shipping Board for reconditioning the
President Grant and the America in
to one cabin ships for use of the
United States Lines in the North At
lantic.
St. Louis and Southwestern railroad
was authorized to acquire under. so
year lease the property OF the Valley
Terminal railroad at East st. Louis.
Suit has been entered against Lex
ington county, S. C., for $500 as the
result of lie 1ynching of Will Allen, a
negro, near Lexington in August, 1921,
it became known. The action is
brought by Mary Allen, his widow.
Pittsburgh coal prices declined from
Is to SO cents ton. Coke prices ad-
vanced from 25 to SO cents this week
Gasoline was reduced 1 cent a gal
Ion in Syracuse and Nyack by the
Standard Oil of New York
States case believed to have col
lapsed as grand jury at Somerville, N.
J., refuses to indict for murder of Rec
to Hall and choir singer.
New York aldermen indorse mayors
stand against Ku Klux Khan Names
of $4,000 members may be published
Senate Agricultural Committee vot-
ed to ask the Federal Trade Commits
sion to conduct the proposed investi-
CATION into the marketing and selling
0s.cotton.
AIemenceau itemizes for huge Chi
easo audience vast hidden war ma.
terials in Germany. which, he says
menace France.
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Educators Organize.

The Maryland Vocational Educa'
tional Association was organized at
the Western High School. 1t Will De
affiliated with the Maryland State
Teachers Association.
Mrs. George M. Gather, supervisor
of industrial education, was elected
president, and Miss Frances zuill
euperyisor of home economics, vice
president.
The association will be divided into
departments under the heads OF home
economics, agriculture, trade and II
dustr, Il and commercial. W. H. Magee
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2e REPORTED DROWNED.

Barcelona, Spain.-Twenty-six wom-
en- and children are believed to have
been drowned in the sinking on Sun.
day Of local passenger steamboat
which was rammed by customs boat
Eleven bodies have been recovered
The customs boat wasAa steam laulleh
belonging to the TOBACCO monopoly an.
thorities in Barcelona
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CITY FACES DARKNESS
WeIsviIle, O., Has No Money to Pay
for Street Lighting.

Wellsvi1le, O.-With the city facing
a financial crisis, stygian darkness
will be the rule on the streets here
during the winter months unless the
Ohio Power Company agrees 20
stand off, the municipality.
Wellsville has no money to pay the
5000 monthly street lighting bill.
If the Power Company will not wait
for it's money, Wellsville must adopt
the "quarter-in- the-slot meter"
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ATTACK BRITISH WARSHiP

Irish Irregulars Also Resume Activi-
ties in Dublin Suburbs.
Dublin.-Firing is proceeding in the
suburbs of Dublin tonight. The Brit
ish destroyer Vansittart, lying in the
river about $50 yards from the town
of Kenmare, is reported to have been
attacked from the shore by irregu-
lars, who opened rifle fire ON the
craft The crew took to cover.
Able Seaman Williams was shot
through the left shoulder, but is said
to be recovering.
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Rjtchie Paroles Mayhem.

Governor Ritchie issued parole tc
Frank Mayhew, who is serving a
three-year sentence in the Maryland
Penitentiary, having been convicted of
robbery in Garrett county. Mayhem
was sentenced December 20, 1921. The
Parole Board recommended the grant
ing of the action by Governor Ritchie
The Board will hold it's monthly
meeting on Tuesday and consider
some SIS cases of prisoners who are
making applications for paroles and
pardons.
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STEAL CHICAGO GRAvEsToNEs
Nothing vii! Surprise Them Now,
Police Say.

Chicago.-Chicag police are begin
ming to believe nothing is impossible
IN Chicago.
The usual calmness of the Irving
Park station was shattered when
Peacher & Son, granite dealers, re-
ported that thieves had stolen two 300
pound gravestones from their shop.
Chief Fitzmorris says this is the
first robbery OF its kind to take place
ii the CITY.
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MRS. oBENcHAIN FREED
Coed Charged With Killing John 3.

Coed Charged With Killing John 3.
kennery Released After Fifth Trial.
Los Angeles.-The cases against
Madalynne Obenchain and Arthur C.
Burch, charged with the murder of
John Belton Kennedy, after five trials,
had resulted in disagreement, were
dismissed by Judge John w. Schenck.
Burch and Madalynne can never
again be brought to trial for the muir
der of Kennedy, Deputy District At
torney Asa Keyes, speaking for Dis
trict Attorney Woolwine, declared.
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HARDINGS MAY VISIT FLORIDA
Presidents Wife So Much Better,
Irip Is Planned.

Trip Is Planned.
Washington.-Mrs Harding may
spend Christmas in Florida or some
other southern point if her health
continues to improve so that such a
trip would be advisable. Her progress
has been gratifying to the President
and the White House family.
President Harding has been unable
to break away from the White House
since nearly a year ago, when he took
a ten-day rest in Florida.
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STATE
CAPITAL
Court Reform Board.

Annapo IS
The first meeting of the Judiciaryss
Commission, appointed by Governor
Ritchie to survey of the
State courts and recommend any
changes which may seem necessary,
will be held Saturday in the office of
Charles F. Harley, one of the leaders
in the movement to place the judiciary
system On more efficient basis.
The following are some of the con-
templated reforms which win be con-
sidered by the members of the body.
Elimination of police courts and
the establishment of a municipal
court for the consideration Of all
minor cases.
Establishment of courts of do
mestic relations for the consideras
tion of all domestic problems.
Capitalization of judicial power
under committee.
establishments of q Statewide 5
Court of Appeals.
Establishment of courts Of con-
ciliation.
Increased salaries for the judges
The meeting will be for the purpose
of organizing the commission. After
the State courts have been thoroughly
surveyed the commission will make
the recommendations (which it thinks
necessary to the Governor. It is
pointed out that at present our ju-
dicial system is~the same as it was a
century ago and that the cost of
justice in Maryland is very high
Besides Mr.. Harley, the following
men are members Of the commission:
Samuel K Dennis, George Weems
Williams, former Judge Morris A..
Soper, Charles McHenry Howard, Syl-
van H. Lauchheimer, Omar 3. Hersey,
John M. Requardt, Walter H. Buck, J.
Craig McLanahan, Philip B. Perlman,
Emerson c.. Harrington, of Cam
bridge; T. Hughlett Henry, of Easton;
Thomas H Robinson, of Belair; NJ
Charles Burke, of Towson;. Alexander
Armstrong, of Hagerstown; William G..
Walsh, of Cumberland; F. Neale Park
er, of Westminster; Jacob Rohrbach,
Of Frederick; John B. Gray, of Prince
Frederick, and Rjdgely P. Melvin, of
Annapolis.
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chief of rehabilitation in this district;
Edward B. Passano and Frank r
Hiner, of the University of Maryland.
made addresses.
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Rltehie To Review Case OF Or. Wade.

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Ritchie To Review Case OF Or. Wade.
Testimony as to conditions at Foster
Clinic, given at hearings by the Gov
ernor's investigating committee, will
be studied by Governor Ritchie and by
the board of managers of Spring Grove
State Hospital, of which the Clinic is a
| part.
Both Governor Ritchie and Howard
Bryant, secretary of the board. said
| that the boards report Wednesday
was not final. This report said the
| boards opinion was that all charges
was then advised. DR.. j. Percy Wade,
the superintendent, should continue to
serve.
Mr.. Bryant said that thus far the
board has had before. it only the in
vestigating committees report and
not the testimony given at the hear
ings.
Mr.. Bryant said the board expected
to get the testimony after the Gov
ernor had studied it for several days.
There would be no delay by the board
in taking action, he said, and. in his
Judgment, there would be no conflict
between the Governor and the board
Governor Ritchie said he intended
to study the testimony for several
days and expected the board to do
likewise If he found there was ssuffi-
fcient reason to believe DR.. Wade
should be removed, he said. he would
make such a recommendation to the
Board of Governors.
The Governor said he looked upon
the report as one hurriedly prepared
and based on DIR. Wade's denial of the
| investigating committees charges.
Commissioners Face Unique Problem.
/ Whether a toll charge is tax
within the meaning of the State Con-
stitution is problem to be settled by
Alexander Armstrong, Attorney-Gen-
eral, and William NJ Maloy, chairman
OF the Public Service Commission.
Both are members of the commits
sion appointed under an act Of the
last Legislature and charged with the
duty of purchasing the bridge over the
Susquehanna between Perryvflle and
Hayre de Grace. The act providing
for the bridge stipulates that bonds
shall be issued for the purchase OF
/ the bridge and that the interest and
sinking funds for the retirement OF
the bonds shall be provided by toll
charges upon those who use the
bridge. The Constitution provides that
no bonds shall be issued unless tan
is levied to provide for the interest
on them and for sinking fund.
/ One solution of the difficulty which
has been suggested is that the owners
of the bridge put in bid for the
bonds at par and if there were no
higher bidders for them the bridge
owners could take the bonds In pay.
ment for their property.