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Evening star., 1922-12-06
Not Burning Corn.
From Farm Life.

The usual autnlmrai corn-burni.s <
canard has started the rounds of the
press. Since it would take about $o5
worth of corn to produce as much
heat as a ton of soft coal, il is ap-
parent that even in this year of high
coal and reasonably priced corn there
Is not much danger that any great
quantity of corn will be burned for
fuel: 1t wouldn't pay. And anybody
who has ever tried burning corn
knows that il makes an exceedingly
poor fuel. We know what we are
talking about. because we were bliz-
zard-bound for few days in Mime
sofa one tina. and tried to boil pota :
toes on corn-fed kitchen range.
When they begin to circulate the
rumors about burning corn We refuse
to become excited.
Evening star., 1922-12-06
HITS THEATER SCALPERS.
Managers Plan Rule for Uniform
Ticket Price at Agencies.

NEW YORK. December Ga pro-
posal calling for a Uniform price for
theater tickets purchased at agencies
An advance of fifty cents over box
Office charges-and the Limitation Of
agencies to twenty-five. in an effort
to eliminate the vexatious speculation
problem has been adopted by the pro-
ducing managers association. The
agencies would be privileged to re-
turn unsold tickets.
State legislation. seeking to limit
agency prices to a fifty cent advance
has failed hitherto because of its un-
constitutionality.
Under the present system there is
no limit to the number of agencies
and some spectators make their own
prices for leading attractions.
Evening star., 1922-12-06

Miss Carrie Notes Of 1900 Massachu-
setts avenue has gone to New York.
where she will spend the winter at
the Ansonia Hotel,
Evening star., 1922-12-06

Mrs Andrews is entertaining in.
lorm&iy y at tea on Friday at her
studio In honor of Miss Bess Davis
schreiner and the committee produc-
ing ing Miss Schreiner's religious Iageant
ihe Word and the Way" which will
pc given at Christmas in the audi
torium of the Central High School
.Ia unoer tne auspices of a representa-
tive group OF clergy of all churches
Evening star., 1922-12-06
ELECTED 18TH TIME.

NEWPORT. R. l.. December 6.-Ex-
Mayor Patrick J. Doyle has come back.
He has the habit Seventeen times,
with occasional intervals. he has served
this city as chief executive. Yesterday
he was elected for an eighteenth term
by a margin OF 1,2o7 votes over H. w.
Smith. with Mayor J. P. Mahoney run
Evening star., 1922-12-06
DANES Of Loyal Legion
Cerd Party Friday pm.

The details are complete for the
card party to be given Friday, at 2
o'clock in the afternoon BY the
Danes Of the Loyal Legion. at the
residence Of Mrs. John "A. Logan. for
the benefit Of the tubercular children
Of the District. Mrs. Logan and Mrs.
Mary Logan Tucker will he hostesses
and will be glad to see all who are
interested in this very worthy char
|ity.
Mr.. Arthur c. McElroy announces
the marriagea OF his daughter Cath
arine to Mr.. William n Ransom, in
Media. Pa. Wednesday. November 29.
Mrs. Frederic f. harrington will be
the hostess at the Arts Club dinner
tomorrow evening, the entertainment
to follow the dinner being one of
"surprises."
Mrs. F. c. Clark and Mrs. J. Knoff.
Bridgeport. Conn.,. have taken rooms
at the Grafton for the winter.
Among the events interesting to
fore the holidays is a talk by Miss
Janet Richards. given for the benefit
Of work for poor churches, at Ma.
sonec Temple. New York avenue and
18th street northwest. Wednesday.
December 1s. at 3:15 o'clock; The OH
ney Carr, Mrs. George Reid, Mrs.
Thomas II. Carter. Mrs. Harold P.
Norton, with the various committees
and friends of the association. feel
that the success Of this event will
greatly assist the association in its
good work.
Artists from the Washington Choral
Society entertained the Smith College
Club last night at the College Wom-
ems Club. Mrs. Carl Fenning was in
charge Of the very charming evening.
Mrs. Fletcher.Copp will be the guest
for several days Of Mrs. August King.
Smith Of 1851 New Hampshire avenue,
Evening star., 1922-12-06
One Likable Thing About Kaiser.
From Wall Street Journal.
Good many Americans would cher
isl; the ex-kaiser's woodpile. anyway.

In Serbia and Bulgaria the girl
who Is not betrothed by her sixteenth
birthday is considered hopelessly in
eligible
The Washington times., 1922-08-24
FINED
FOR ATTACK ON
HOME INTRUDER
c. p. Spence Gets Alternative
Of Six Months in Jail-Ob-
jected to Party.

A fine of $3.50, or q six-month stay
in jail. was the sentence meted out
today ~ Judge Robert +. Mating
ly, in the United States branch OF
the police court, to Charles p.
Spence. who has an apartment on
the second floor at 1888 Belmont
street northwest. Spence was an
army captain in France during the
war.
1t was testified that noise was he
ing created in an apartment over
that occupied by Spence and that
when he demonstrated with the
alleged offenders he was told to go
to hell" Later Harry 8. Copper
thite, a salesman, is alleged to have
gone to Spence's apartment and that
he had a fighting attitude. Spence
struck him and knocked him down,
according to his own testimony,
and broke his little finger In the
scuffle. He seized a riding crop
which he had brought from over
seas and struck Copperthite. once
on the head and several times on
the body. II was necessary to have
stitch taken in his head at Gar
field Hospital. Spence alleges that
the party that was creating the
uproar was drinking.
An appeal was noted and a bond
OF $500 collateral was demanded and
500 bond to be placed with the
court. When Spence was charged
by the police with the assault he
was required to leave only $50 col.
lateral.
Leverett B. D'orsay. 1881 Belmont
street, who had not heard the testi.
mony. arrived late at the court, and
after he had given his evidence the
Judge shook his head and made some
remark as to D'Orsay's integrity.
D'Orsay's evidence was to the effect
that Copperthite had struck and
knocked down Spence. although the
last-named admitted that he had
done the punching.
The Washington times., 1922-08-24
ToDAY'S GAME TO AID
TRINITY HOUSE FUNDS

The proceeds of todays baseball
game between, Griffith's team and
the White Sox will he given for the
benefit of the Trinity Community
House, Third and G. streets north.
west. Fraternal organizations and
other bodies are doing their utmost
TO make the affair a success.
Elwood p. Morey, district deputy
of the Southern Grand Command:
cry. Ancient Order Of Accepted
Scottish Rite Masons, has mar
shaled his forces and he expects
that the great majority of his or
ganization will be lined up at the
ticket window. In a circular letter
which he forwarded to 5000 mem-
bers he lauded the work OF the
community house and said that
every member should do everything
possible to make the affair today
success.
The Washington times., 1922-08-24
BANDITS BEAT VICTIM
AFTER STEALING $154

After he was held up at the point
of a pistol and robbed of 1854 last
night Herbert Quinn, of 1929
Eleventh street northwest. was bad
ly beaten by two negro footpads.
Quinn was crossing a vacant To-
between d and F. and Tennessee
avenue and Thirteenth street north.
east about IL o'clock when he claims
that the negro highwaymen suddenly
confronted him, leveling a revolver
nt his head and demanding that he
throw up his hands.
Fearing that the footpads would
make good their threats to kill him
Y he made an outcry and failed to
raise his hands, Quinn saws he did
as commanded. Then, while one OF
the negroes held him covered with q
revolver, the other went through his
nockets taking his money. They then
attacked him to prevent his giving
chase and disappeared.
Captain Stoll. of the Ninth pre-.
cinct. Is making a personal investi.
CATION OF the reported hold-up.
The Washington times., 1922-08-24
HAS RICH 7
ONLY T0ACT.
IN FUTURE.
Statute Not Intended to Be
Retroactive, Official De-
cision Holds.

Leases made before the enactment
OF the Ball rent law are excluded
from the scope of the District Rent
Commission. according to a decision
handed down by the rent board today.
The determination is Of grave i'm
portance to the local real estate
world, and Is the first of tits kind
made by the Commissioners in which
all concurred.
The ruling was made, specifically,
in the case of Isador Reichman
against Israel s. Miller and Mary A.
/, Miller. keichman is proprietor OF
department store at sol H street
northeast, the property worth ap'
proximately $4,000.
He asked the Commission to abate
the lease entered into by him with
the Millers, which required him to
pay a rental of $275 a month. Reich
man claimed the rent was unfair and
unreasonable.
The Commission, however, pointed
out today that his lease was effective
from September 10, 1919, and that
the rent act was approved on October
%, 1919
The unexpired lease requires Reicn.
man also to pay increases in taxes
and insurance during the life OF the
agreement, and to pay for exterior
and interior repairs.
"It Is not a question of the power
Of Congress to authorize the comnls'
sion to pass upon such leases, say
the rent Judges in their decision,
"The sole question is whether the
vSoxua,. hos haan axprCiSpA
I'm a matter involving such de
parture from pre-existing usage, 1t Is
reasonable to presume that Con,
Rress had intended to confer upon
the commission the power to change
leases already in existence at the
time the food control and District oi
Columbia rents act was passed, such
intention would have been expressed
In clear and unmistakable terms, in
stead Of being left to be established
by implication or construction.
at is a maxim, which Is said to be
as ancient as the law. itself, that a
new law ought to be prospective, not
retrospective, in its operation.
Although the legislature may
have the power to enact retrospective
laws, a construction which gives to
q statute q retroactive operative is
not favored, and such effect Will not
be given unless II Is distinctly ex'
pressed or clearly and necessarily
implied that the statute is to have a
retroactive effect.
There is always a presumption
that statutes are intended to operate
prospectively only. and words ought
not to have a retrospective opera
tion unless they are so clear, strong,
and imperative that nd other mean
ing can be annexed to them. or un-
less the intention of the legislature
cannot be otherwise satisfied. Every
reasonable doubt is resolved against
n retroactive operation Of a statute.
"It therefore follows that said conf
plaint should be, and the same Is
hereby, dismissed.
The Washington times., 1922-08-24
NEW WRINKLE!
BARTENDER IS
ALSO DRUGGIST
Saloons Employing Pharma-
cists to Allow Dispensing Of
Alcoholic Patent Drinks.

A novel scheme to beat the Vol
stead act in the District came to
light today when 1t was learned by
Commissioner James F. Oyster that
certain former saloons now operat.
ing as soft drink and lunch stands
are employing licensed druggists as
bartenders.
Under the Volstead act licensed
druggist may dispense patent medi
cines and extracts containing a
high percentage of alcohol.
It has developed that certain for
mer saloons are now selling bev.
erages which produce much of the
drunkenness in the District and they
can do so because their bartenders
are licensed to do so.
The Commissioner made an in.
vestigation which showed that both
the police and prohibition agents
have sought to make purchases at
these places, but the bartender
druggist" seems to have a regular
line OF trade and. as the ,Commis.
sioner explained, "he knows who TO
sell to-"
It is also stated that there are
BARRIERS in Washington who hold
druggists licenses with the sole
purpose Of dispensing hair tonics
and extracts 20 patrons.
Calling on the superintendent of
licenses to explain why these men
hold their permits, the Commissioner
learned that under the law they are
entitled to them.
The Washington times., 1922-08-24
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..

Scientifically II means, says a
contrib in the Boston Herald, the
American idea of humor in the
waggish alteration of public signs.
You often see 1t in Washington.
The writer gives some recent eA-
amples that came within his knowl.
edge:
In Chicago. where mo Parking
Here" sign stood under an inviting
old tree, an rs" had been preflxed
to the second word.
In Boston, on a Chestnut Hill"
sign, the Il" had been changed
into an "E."
In the same city, a street car
notice, "Seyen Seats" had been
made more interesting by the eras.
ure of the IS" I'm the second word
and the Transformation Of the "E"
into an "F."
In indianapolis the billboard an.
nouncement Of "Nill. the Worlds
Most Charming Dancer" had been
altered by making the &c" In the
last word into &C." The Joke had
seemed so good that Il had been re.
peated on the boards In many parts
Of the city.
The Washington times., 1922-08-24
LEGION POST ELECTS
NEW SET OF OFFICERS

At meeting of the McGroarty.
O'Connell post, American Legion,
held last night in the board room Mt
the District building the following
officers were elected for the coming
term:
Commander. David w. Close; sen.
ior vice commander, l.. II. Guen.
ther: Junior vice commander, T.. T..
Corwin: quartermaster, Oslin L..
Bush: chaplain, A. N. Schroeder;
historian, w. F. Fuller; sergeant.
alarms, Raymond L. Keith: master.
alarms, Bert r. Poster; color bear.
ers, f. j. Hibbs and Chester b.
Schuyler.
Albertus N. Schroeder, former
commander, reviewed the activities
Of the post and commended the
members for their loyalty. The
office of surgeon was abolished.
d. w. Close and A. N. Schroeder
were elected delegates to the ma.
tional conventitn at New Orleans.
w. J. Collins and w. F. Fuller were
named alternates.
The Washington times., 1922-08-24
C|TY'SGARBAGE
BILL S233,64O:
INCREASE SEEN
Officer in Charge Looks for
Jump This Year-More
Snow Equipment.
sosysicssT. f.I;1 az ..ssss ! GsSso

Washington's garbage can will
have to be increased again this year.
in the opinion Of Morris Hacker, In
charge Of the city refuse division o.
the District.
The amount of garbage collected
during the past year was IS per cent
greater than the previous year, says
Mr.. Hackers annual report made
public today, and the collections are
increasing.
The cost Of garbage collection for
the past year was 1898 $40 so and
the cost Of disposal was S154,7 90.
The revenue derived from the sale
OF grease was 1921 ,532.07.
Commenting on the heavy snow.
fall during January when the roof
Of the Knickerbocker Theater col.
lapsed. Mr.. Hacker says:
Eight hundred thousand dollars
was appropriated for the collection
and disposal Of garbage. ashes and
miscellaneous refuse. and 1875, ,00O
for dust prevention, cleaning of
streets and alleys and snow removal.
The Washington times., 1922-08-24
AGENTS
WOUND MAN IN
ESCAPING AUTO
Aimed at Gasoline Tank, Not
at Machine Occupants, Dry
Officials Say.

One alleged bootlegger Is in Gar
field Hospital and one in the
Rockville, Md, Jail today, as the
result OF a thrilling chase over
Maryland roads early today by
prohibition agents Of the local divi.
sion.
Joe Edwards, colored, Of 447 d
street northwest, is under treat
ment at the hospital for a shot
through the shoulder. Carlis
Simm, also colored. of 1902 First
street northwest. is in jail and
probably will be given a hearing In
Rockville today.
Edwards was wounded by a
shot, aimed at the gasoline tank
OF his fleeing automobile by one oil
the dry agents. Agent Packard,
guarding the negro at the hospital
accidentally discharged his revol
yer. wounding himself in the hip.
Agents Evans, Ruby. Elliott,
Davis and Packard started to chase
the negroes automobile about Two
miles out OF Olney, Nd. at 9
o'clock this morning. The chase
ended within five miles Of the
District line, when Edwards. dis.
abled, was forced to stop. Seventy.
two gallons Of corn liquor were
found In the tonneau Of the car, II
~ alleged.
They tried to upset us twice.
when we were going between fifty
and sixty miles an hour" declared
Assistant Director Evans today.
Their trick was to pull out In
front OF us. and try to ditch our
machine. We were firing at the
gasoline tank and had put five
holes in II when Edwards was hit.
Nobody knows who fired the shot
that struck him. as we We're all
firing at once. But none Of US
meant to hit him"
The same party OF dry agents
last night raided two 1OO-gallon
stills In the woods near Waldorf.
Md, but made no arrests. Approx
imately 5000 gallons Of mash were
destroyed.
After a chase early this morning
from the Bladensburg road across
the city into southwest Washington,
two men abandoned an automobile
at Third and + streets, which ron
tanned eighty-two gallons of corn
whiskey.
Several hours later, Thomas F.
Hennessy, thlrty-six years old. Of
1916 + street northwest. an auto.
mobile accessories dealer, walked in.
to the Ninth Precinct Police Sta.
ton and reported that his automo.
bile had been stolen.
Motorcycle Po;iceman Godbold
who had chased the machine. was
at the police station and said Hen
messy was one Of the two men he
had seen abandon the car. Hen.
messy was arrested and released on
$500 bonds on charges Of transport.
ing and illegal possession of liquor.
He denies having been in the ma.
chine. saying that 1t was stolen from
In front of his place last night.
The Washington times., 1922-08-24
CIVIL WAR VET LONGS
TO SEE ABSENT SON

J. Turner Shepherd. your aged and
war-scarred father. Is Ill and wants
YOU to come home!
This is the information Major
Daniel Sullivan, superintendent of
police, received today from c. L.
johnson, associate general secretary
Of the Young Mems Christian Asso-
citation.
"I am a war.scarred veteran Of the
civil war, so my sojourn on this earth
cannot be long," wrote the father to
Mr.. johnson.
"I have not seen my son for ten
years." the letter continues. THE
last heard Of him he was in your
city Washington. I think he Is
located there. He is a bookkeeper
and typist. Please have the police
search for my boy" The letter is
signed by the father, A. Shepherd,
TO Forsyth street, Macon, Ga.
The Washington times., 1922-08-24
Three Dams Give &c
Years of Service
To District

Chalk up ninety-six years of
service for the three best known
Dams of the District of Co.
lumbia government.
Comparing terms Of service
today, it developed that Maj.
Dan Sullivan is leading with a
record of thirty-three years;
Dan Garges, secretary to the
Board of District Commission
ers, comes second with his rec
ord of thirty-two years and
Dan Donovan, District auditor.
takes third place with a record
Of thirty-one years.
Major Donovan declared that
veterans in point of service does
not mean they are veterans in
age.
"We Dams were so young when
we entered the service Of the
District that had there been a
child labor law, we would have
been barred" declared Major
Donovan.
The Washington times., 1922-08-24
CAMP MEADE CITIZENS
CAMP ENDS TOMORROW

When the tanned youngsters who
have been at Camp Meade in the
citizens military training camp cease
their terpsichorean antics at a ball
to be given them tonight at Balti.
more the camp will have been form.
ally closed. Many of the men who
went In training are from this city
and surrounding territory.
Competitive drills will be partici-
pated In by the cavalry, infantry and
artillery. Feats in horsemanship and
athletics will be part of the days
program.
The embryo soldiers will break
camp tomorrow. and by Saturday L
is expected that all will have reached
their homes. Six special trains will
be placed at their service.
The Washington times., 1922-08-24
LEGION HELPS
MOTHER Of VET
. HELD At PORT.
Son of Greek Woman and Cos
teIlo Post Head Get Her
Admitted.

Through the efforts Of William
F. Franklin, commander OF Vim
cent b. Costello Post. American
Legion, a mother and her hero son
were made happy last night. She
had been denied entrance to the
United States, but when Secretary
of Labor Davis heard the plea OF
Franklin and his reasons for re.
uuesting that she be permitted to
enter this country, he at once
signed the official document which
meant freedom for the woman and
her sixteen year old girl from the
immigration pen at Ellis Island.
They came here from Sparta,
Greece.
Louis Catsules, who was blind
ten months as result OF a mustard
gas attack when he fought In the
Toul sector. hurried here when he
was told that his mother. Mrs. 8.
Catsules. was denied entrance to
the country and he consulted Off,
GERS of the Costello Post. In COM
pany with Franklin he went before
the board Of review at the offic9
OF the Secretary OF Labor. Frank
lin told the board that IL she were
denied the right Of entry then the
InOIHeT Vi di oASSA' Va
deIptia. should not be sharing the
hospitality Of America. The board
after hearing Franklin's statement
recommended that she be permit.
ted to enter the country and TIE
Secretary of Labor signed tn" pa.
pers which meant freedom and
happiness for the war veteran and
the mother and sister.
Although Catsules Is an ofllV son
he promptly Joined the couhtry'a
tcrces Of defense and was in the
thick OF the fighting.
Franklin said today that he Is
going to bring such cases to the
attention of the American Legion
at the national convention which
is to be held soon at New Orleans.
An appeal will be made to have the
immigration laws changed so that
foreign mothers of heroes who
fought for the flag may be ad'
mitted without regard to the quota
fixed for immigrants from foreign
shores.
Such women are not coming
here to be burdens on the tax
payers. nor will they injure Ameri'
can labor" Franklin said.
The Washington times., 1922-08-24
Cited for Contempt.

George r. Harting, OF 1906 Half
street southwest. will have to ap.
pear before Justice Hitz of the Dis.
trict Supreme Court August 20 and
show cause why he should not be
adjudged in contempt of court for
failure to keep up his alimony pay.
ments. Mrs. Harting, represented
by Attorneys Clarke and Howard
alleges her husband refused to pay
her $40 a month for the support Of
their child.
The Washington times., 1922-08-24
COAST GUARD CADETS
EXAMINATION ON SEPT. rs

Examinations for appointment as
line and engineer cadets in the United
states coast guard will be held in all
principal cities on September 25, Il
was announced at the Treasury De.
partment today,
Successful candidates will be given
a course of training at the Coast
Guard Academy, New London, Conn.
Graduates will become officers in the
coast guard. Candidates must he
from eighteen to twenty.six years
of age.
The Washington times., 1922-08-24
EMPLOYEES UNION WANTS
CIVIL SERVICE REVISION

Delegates who will represent Fed
eral Employees Union, No. 2. at the
convention of the National Fedora
ton of Federal Employees in New
York, September II. indorsed plan
last night placing the Civil Service
Commission on the status OF the 'su-
preme Court.
president William J. Hendricks de.
clared the intention is to take the
civil service out Of politics" Dele
gates from local No. 2, besides Mr..
Hendricks. are DIR. Franklin Myer,
Prof. George Hill. Miss 1nez Cook,
Miss Roberta Lindsay, James =.
McKeon and David r. Glass.
The Washington times., 1922-08-24
ASKS TIME, JUGGED AND
FINED AS A KNIFE TOTER

When William Quigley, colored,
put on his brothers trousers this
morning he did not know there was
a knife in a hack pocket. according
to his testimony when arraigned in
the United States branch Of Police
Court today on charge Of carrying
a knife.
Quigley was arrested after asking
q policeman the time.
Declaring his intention of break
ing up the concealed weapon
practice in the District II possible, a."
Judge Mattingly fined Quigley $50
with three months in Jail as alternn.
tive.
The Washington times., 1922-08-24
WHAT'S DOING
Today and Tomorrow
Today.

To-day.
Dinner-Arts Club of Wash inEton, 2017
[ street northwest, 7 p. m.
Smoker-Robley ID. Evans Post, No. I.
American Legion. llO1 K street north
west, evening.
1890 D. m.
Meeting--Cosmopolita Club, Franklin
Square Hotel, p. IN.
LunCheon-Kiwanis Club, 1880 p. m.
Band Concert-United States Marine
Band, Chevy Chase Circle, 7:3o y. m.
Tomorrow.
Meeting--Writers' League of Washing
ton Public Library, Seventh and street
northwest, s y. m.
Meeting-Big Sisters, 704 Eleventh
street northwest, room SOC, 8 D. m.
Outing-Mount Rainier Citizens Asso-
citation, Chesapeake Beach, all day.
Meeting-Camp No. 2, p. o. s., 6ts
Louisiana avenue, 3 p. m.