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The Washington times., 1922-06-30
'CONTRACTSLET
FOR ROAD FROM
DISTRICT LINE
MARYLAND Commission Notifies
Prince Georges Work Will
! Begin Soon.

ROCKVILLE. Md. June 30.-The
Maryland State roads commission
has notified the county commission-
ers that contracts for the recon
struction of the Bradley Hills boule.
ward. from Wisconsin avenue to
Campbell's corner. a distance Of five
miles. and the five miles OF pike
from Potomac to the Conduit road
have been awarded. II is understood
that work will be started Just as
soon as the roads commission Is In
receipt OF $4,000 from the couEty
commissioners, $4,000 being the
amount agreed upon as the county's
share OF the cost in each case, which
will, II 10 thought, be in about three
weeks.
Early Monday night the home Of
Mr.. and Mrs. William H. Heap,
Bradley lane and Spruce street.
Chevy Chase. was broken into and
jewelry valued at between 81 800 and
81. 900 stolen. Entrance was gained
by smashing a glass door. The mem.
hers Of the family were att tending
a meeting nearby at the time and
discovered their loss Immediately
upon their return home. Deputy
Sheriff J. Stanley Gingell has becL
detailed to- make an investigation.
David II. Warfield, Rockville's
oldest merchant. has sold his store
property here to Wilbur s. Day and
Curtis L. Ward. of Rockville, for
$ll 900.
To fiji a position as clerk in the
Rockville postoffice, the United
States Civil Service Commission will
hold a competitive examination here
on July Is at o'clock a. m. The
position pays 81 500 a year.
The county commissioners have
given formal notice that a law en-.
acted by the last legislature requires
all, persons, firms or corporations
who contemplate erecting OF re.
modelling any building in the county
at a cost Of more than $500 20 first
secure from the clerk Of the CON-
missioners a permit at a cost Of -.
A fine OF not exceeding $2H aid
costs is provided for each failure TO
comply with the law.
To hear protests. II any. against
the opening Of a road from Chevy
Chase to Somerset. and to learn the
views Of the citizens OF that neigh
borhood as to the direction of the
proposed road. the county commis-
sioners will hold a special meeting in
their office in the courthouse here at
noon on Tuesday. July IS. There is
Understood TO be a difference of opin.
ion among the citizens TO which Of
two routes should be selected. and
the commissioners hope to reach a
decision AZ the meeting.
The Washington times., 1922-06-30

Perhaps you have heard this: Gasoline
gasoline they're all alike One might q
well say that shoes are shoes, soap is soa
or tires are tires.
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To I'll a position as clerk in the
Rockville postoffice. the United
States Civil Service Commission will
hold a competitive examination here
on July Is at o'clock a. m. The
position pays 81 800 a year.
The Washington times., 1922-06-30
EyeSWeak?

II your eyes are weak and work
strained; your vision blurred. II you ind
Il difieuit to read and must wear glasses,
70 to your druggist and get bottle Of
bon-oPto tablets. Drop one in z fourth
two to four times a day. Stronger eyes,
clearer vision, and sweet relief will make
you tell your friends about Bon-Opto.
Note: Doctors say Bon -opto strengthens eye
The Washington times., 1922-06-30
FORITCH|NGT TORTURE
Use Antiseptic Liquid Zemo

There Is one remedy that seldom
fails to stop itching torture and re.
lieve skin Irritation, and that makes
the skin soft. clear and healthy.
Any druggist can supply you
with Zemo. which generally over.
comes skin diseases. Eczema Itch.
Pimples. Rashes, Blackheads. in
most cases give way to Zemo.
Frequently, minor blemishes disap-
pear overnight. Itching usually
stops instantly. Zemo is a safe.
antiseptic liquid, clean, easy to use
and dependable. II costs only $50
an extra large bottle. $1.00. 1t Is
positively safe for tender. sensitive
skins.
The Washington times., 1922-06-27
|HUSBANDFICHTS
FALLING. DUE TO
W|FE'S CHARGE
Attacks Sentence Imposed for
Failure to Pay $500
Maintenance.

Whether a man can be held in
contempt by a chancery court for
failure to pay his wife's expenses is
a question which the District Su'
preme Court will be called upon TO
answer this summer.
Solomon Levin. who has charge
OF a gasoline filling station at Six
teenth and NJ streets northwest, fail.
ed totpay Mrs. Anna Levin, his wife.
maintenance money to the extent OF
$500. Justice Bailey on June "a com.
mited him to the Washington Asylum
and Jail for ninety days for con-
tempt.
Today Levin Is out on bond pend,
ing the hearing of the question Of a
mans liability to pay his wife upon
a court order, a suit in habeas corpus
having been filed in circuit court
yesterday by Attorney Raymond
Neudecker, his counsel.
Justice Hitz set the hearing for
July 81. 1t was contended by Levin
that-the equity court has no author
ity to commit him to prison for non.
compliance with its order on the
theory that the unpaid maintenance
installments to his wife constituted
a debt and upon the common law
theory that a man cannot be i'm
prisoned for debt.
The Washington times., 1922-06-27
HOUSE DIVIDED
0NCONT|NU|NC
SHOALS WORK
AIRY Bill Under Which Project
Was Begun Returned
to Senate.

Congress stood DIVIDED toda, on
the question Of immediQe resunlp-
ton Of work on the governments
'waterpower project at Muscle 81 oals
by United States army engineer
The action of the House in prohE
biting use Of a S7,500, 900 appropria.
ton for the project until October j
will be bitterly contested In The
Senate, II was announced by Chair.
man Norris, of the Senate Agr!cni'
ture committee. Norris declared he
would demand the Senate stand
firm" in it's authorization for i'm.
mediate resumption of work by army
engineers.
The army appropriation bill, con.
] tanning the Muscle Shoals approprta'
tom was returned to the Senate
yesterday with the House amend.
ment. Senator Wadsworth Rep) OF
New York. in charge Of the measure
announced he would call 1t up for
reconsideration later.
Under the House amendment. the
Muscle Shoals appropriation would
be held-up until October 1, whereas
the Senate had authorized its ex'
penditure as soon as the President
signed the bill. The action OF the
House, it was predicted. will be re-
jected In the Senate.
The agriculture committee. which
originally proposed the appfopria'
ton voted for its immediate use IN
a desire to have work performed on
the project during the low water sea
son of July and August.
Il shall certainly insist that the
Senate stand firm in its authorization
for immediate use of the appropria'
tion," said Senator Norris. TO pro.
! hibit use of this money until October
Is like letting a contract To build Q
house with the provision that no
work be done during daylight
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D, {. IS BLAMED
FOR CRIME ERA
IN CLARENDON
Sheriff Clements Tells. Citizens
Washington Undesirables
Are Operating There.

CLARENDON, Va, June a.
THAT Washington is sending unde
sirables to Virginia; that Federal
prohibition agents who operate here
are crooks" and "that liquor made
from prunes Is the best he has seen
in a long time" were the outstanding
statesments Of Sheriff A. c. Glenn
ents. of Arlington county, when he
appeared before the Clarendon Citi
zens As tociation last night to refute
charges Shat law enforcement in the
county vas not being adequately ad
ministered.
Two weeks ago the local citizens
association urged that a number OF
members be appointed special Off
GERS to curb crime conditions! inas.
much as Sheriff Clements and his
force seemed unable to cope with the
situation, which eliminated in two
daring hold-ups Following a wide
spread series of burglaries. TO this
the sheriff replied that those who
criticized his administration were a
bunch of Bolsheviks." and further
announced his intention to appear
before the association and prove
that law enforcement conditions
were 100 per cent better than they
| were two years ago.
Although l now have a smaller
police force than my predecessor BY
far, it is far advanced in efficiency
over the organization in office two
years ago." said the sheriff. at has
without doubt improved 100 per cent
I'VE get as many people for crime:
committed as any OF the officers ir
Washington, Baltimore or Philadel
phia. With a force of four pait
officers we have twenty-eight square
miles of territory to cover with 60t
people residing in each square mile
1.-The special officer plan advanced
by this association has been tried ou
by me and proven failure and Il
will always bs failure. One Of thu
last special officers had turned ou
to be a bootlegger's assistant.
What we want in Arlington
county is a boosters club and no
a Knockers organization. AZ Ions
as / stay on this job I'm going t.
run II according to my own ideas
If the people Of Clarendon want NOR,
protection they have got to paw TO,
it. l would recommend to ever,
member here that he appear before
the county supervisors at the mex
meeting OF the board and demand
extra protection.
| There has been a great deal %
talk about the manner in which
Government prohibition agents come
over here and conduct secret raids
Many of them are crooks and know
they are crooks. They shake dowr
every bootlegger in Washington fol
all they can and then come ovel
here to make a name for themselves
Three of these prohibition agents
who were active over here are nov
in Jail. or at least they were the las
I heard"
At this point some one asked tn,
sheriff il he ever took a drink, ant
he said:
| Sure do. I'll take a drink o.
good stuff any time I want 1t, arc
the best I've seen lately is mad,
from prunes."
In thanking Sheriff Clements fo
appearing before the associa ton
President Taylor stated that loca
citizens would always be behind hin
in any matter concerning law en-
forcement. It was then voted to Ia,
further discussion OF the affair OF
| the table.
The Washington times., 1922-06-27
DRUG CARRYING
ON j. s. BOATS
UNDER ATTACK
Cong. Miller Says Shipping
Board Steamer Brought Mar
cotics From Orient.
by Cosmopolitan New. Service.

Secretary of the Treasury Mellon
has been asked whether Shipping
Board vessels are to be regarded
as above and beyond the provisions
OF the Jones Miller anti.narcotic act.
Congressman John +. Miller, one
Of the authors of the antelope law,
wrote Secretary Mellon on this
question following a Cosmopolitan
News Service dispatch, stating that
the Empire State" Shipping
Board vessel operated by the. Pa
cific Mali Steamship Company, was
found to have opium aboard to the
value of $1S.240 on its arrival in
San Francisco from the Orient.
w. b. Hamilton, collector OF the
port Of San Francisco. was instruct
ed from Washington that he could
proceed against the captain OF the
vessel but clearance could not be
refused the ship.
Congressman Miller pointed out
today that in passing the anti-nar
cotic law. Congress did not have
in pind discrimination in faovr oi
the Shipping Board vessels.
'1f II is decided that such cases
as the Empire State" cannot be
brought under the law, II will be
necessary to amend the statutes' he
said today. .
otherwise. Government owned
vessels would be'able to carry on
all sorts of smuggling operations
and action could be taken only
against the captains. Under such
ruling contraband Chinameu could
be brought into the country in vic
lotion of the exclusion act"
It Is Miller's opinions howevef
that no amendment to the act will
be needed. He points out that the
Emergency Fleet Corporation IL q
ship-owning unit. organized under
the laws OF the District Of Colum
bia and, while IL Is true the Ship
ping Board owns all Of the stock
1t has the legal status Of a private
corporation since a corporation does
not derive its character from ths
persons or organizations which owr
its capital stock.
If the vessel In question bad
been privately owned, 1t would have
beeen libeled under the new law
for >$36, $50. twice the value OF the
cargo of opium found on II.
The Washington times., 1922-06-27
GORDON ASKS DENIAL !
OF SPECIAL MORSE PLEA

District Attorney Peyton. Gorcon
today filed in the Court of Appeals an
answer to the request of Charles W.
Morse, his sons and others, for the
allowance of a special appeal from
the decision Of Chief Justice Mccoy,
OF the District Supreme Court, over
ruling demurrers, filed to the indict-
ment charging Morse and the other
defendants with Iconspiracy to de-
fraud the United States by means
Of war contracts.
The District Attorney asked that
the request for the special appeal be
denied, claiming that justice will not
be served II ii is granted. He sug-
gests that the defendants be required
to proceed to trial in the regular way
and that should they be convicted
they might raise the points of law
on motion din arrest OF judgment or
by writ OF error. Major Gordon de,
MES that the court has erred IN over
ruling the demurrers.
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cn.tII! William J. Thompson; j.: q. Cape
Paul A. Northrop. rs, Ithaca, n Y.
and Grace V. Michael. 22. The Rev.
George Il; Northrop:
John W. Erbach, "a. and Aradine LutY,
22: The Rev. Harry p: Mitchell.
Bailey. Il: The Rev. George A. Mile
N. Frayser. 2s. The Rev. Edwstd a.
Herman N. snodey. 2s. and L.sty p.
Nichols. 23. both Of wealthia. Va The
John =. Bailey. 20. and Mary A JShn-
son, &c. The Rev James A. Cowan
Eugene V. Smith. a.. and Virginia T.
MORAN: I6 The Rev. DR. Brooks
"a. both OF Baltimore. Md. The rie
Joseph X PockiLns,on. 90. and E,hel
william Il 5. Wallace Il, and EsSsa
beth L. shuey 81. The Rev. Patn;E
. ,S Howard v; ponshoe. %. and I, Me- Me-: N.
Albert w. Duwell, ~. and AnGo v.
Yosman. 10, both OF Baltimore. Nd The
Rev. Howard r Downs.
Millera Is. Lovettsvipe. Va. The geV
Aaron L. $slowi.z. %. and Pear b.
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Rev. Howard F Downs
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Breech, 80. The Rev Herbert 8. Smith.
Charles F. Sharrard, ~, and \Nena NJ.
Stafford, II. The Rev. James H. Taylsr.
Harold c. Pruht. 20, and Estells p.
Davis, 81. both OF Richmond, Va. The
Rev. John r. Briggs.
Gustave Z. Bittner, 30, and Louise J.
Gerhard, rs. The Rev s. T. Nichols.
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Fanny q. Au, 50. The Rev. J. 8. Mont
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Robert B. Doing, n. and Ruth N.
Black. Is. The Rev. John c. Bali.
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Thacker, SO, both OF Richmond, Va. The
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Brent Daniel, 2s, and Lenore Gerlach,
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Giovanni Bora, -. and Rosa Tropes,
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Henry Queen Brooks, 90 and Mar
garet Agnes Jordan, 20. The Rev. p.
De Paola.
The Washington times., 1922-06-27
MONTGOMERY
BOND SALE CASH
GOES T0R0ADS
Pastor at Rockville Nine
Years Goes to Bal
timore.

ROCKVILLE, Md, June 27.-The
Rev. S. j. Goode. for the last two
years pastor of the Christian Church
at Ballston. Va. has accepted a call
to the pastorate of the Rockville
Christian Church and will take up
his duties here the latter part Of
July. He will succeed the Rev .. G.
Barnes, who will become pastor Of a
church in Baltimore. Mr.. Barnes
has been pastor of the Rockville
church nine years. .
The county commissioners have nc
cepted the joint bid of Robert Garrett
& Sons. the Continental Company,
Maccubbin, Goodrich. & Co. and
Strother. Brogden 4 Co, all OF Bal.
timore, and have awarded to them
the entire issue of $l96,775 in bombs
authorized by the last legislature.
Their bid was $2OO,l67.5O.
All but 100000 of the amount will
be turned over to the State roads
commission for the reconstruction OF
State roads in the county. Among
the thoroughfares to be improved are
the Bradley Hills boulevard from
Wisconsin avenue extended to Camp
bells corner, a distance OF five miles,
and the five miles of pike from Po.
tomac to the Conduit road. Properly
owners along the Bradley Hills road
have raised $4,000 toward the i'm.
proVement fund for that thorough.
fare.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph Hendricks, OF
Kensington, have announced the Ell.
gagement of their daughter, Miss
Mildred Trowbridge Hendricks, 10
A. Scott Offutt, son Of Mr.. and Mis-.
Hilleary l.. Offutt, of Garrett Park.
The marriage will take place July Is.
The annual convention of the
Montgomery County Women lem.
perance Union will be held at Sandy
Spring on July IA.
At the last meeting Of the Beth.
esda Women's Club. held at the home
of Mrs. Charles I. Corby. on the
Rockville pike, these officers were
chosen: President, Miss Mona Iiill;
vice presidents. Mrs. John J. Hig.
gins and Mrs. Maude H. Smith: re-
cording secretary, Mrs. Charles Lind.
say; corresponding secretary, Mrs
w. w. SCudder; treasurer, Mrs. r.
Percival Wilson; historian Mrs. F.
s. Weber: parliamentarian, Mrs.
Enoch Johnson: auditor, Mrs. Leon.
ard l.. Nicholson. jr.; directors, Mrs
George G. Bradley. Mrs. Vernoh Dor.
sey and Mrs. Allies Wilson.
The Rev. o. &. Barnes. pastor Gf
the Christian Church, officiated at
the marriage here yesterday after.
noon of Miss Audrey NJ. Moore, OF
Snow Hill. Mr.. and Cecil G.. Bran.
ner, of Dover, Del.
The Washington times., 1922-06-27
DUEL OVER WOMAN ENDS
IN DEATH OF coMBATAN1

TOLEDO, June 27.-Following a
duel to the death! in which several
shots were fired by both men,
Ralph Beckett, thirty-one years
old. was shot through the brain
and instantly killed early this
morning by George w. -Shaffer,
thirty years old.
Shaffer then walked to police
headquarters and surrendered and
told of the killing. He declared
Beckett had paid attentions to his
wife. which he resented. He then
challenged him to the duel and
both men armed, went to the out.
skirts of the city, where the fatal
shooting was staged. -
Mrs. Shaffer was also detained
this morning by police.
Beckett was married, and his
widow and two children are said
to reside at Rockford, Ill. .-
The Washington times., 1922-06-27
DEATHS REPORTED.

Richard F. Bassett. 81 yrs.,' llos q q.
ave
Ernest Anderson, 20 yrs. st. Ellis. hos.
Wilton A. Harvey, so yrs, 2714 23d st.
ne.
Ionic Clagett. 10 yrs, st. Eiiz. hospt.
Grant NJ. Morse, 81 yrs. 22s b st. ne.
John r. Roth. IS yrs, 727 Sth Ut. NV.
Walter d. Lowell, ~ yrs, U. 3. Vet.
hospl. S2
Maggie A. Wallace, 81 yrs. l27 r st.
NV.
Carrie g. Reed. 90 yrs. 1913 Vernon
St NV.
Howard L. CLANCY. 20 yrs, 1ss F ST.
NV.
Frances TilTey. 21 yrs, Walter Reed
hospl.
Clara Jackson, 10 months. Ass WASH
ington 1t, NV.
John Thomas, 80 yrs, Garfield hospl.
Henry Cross. - yrs, Wash. Acylum
hospl. ~
The Washington times., 1922-06-27
Near East Relief Sale.

Mrs. Cabot Stevens will conduct q
sale of shoes, furs. and other articles
OF clothing not suitable to send to
foreign refugees. at 1905 New York
avenue, during the week, In order
to raise funds for the Near East
Relief.
The committee in charge is Mrs.
John r. Hicks, Mrs. J. s. Hambly,
Mrs. William e. Chamberlain, and
Miss Cora Rannells.
The Washington times., 1922-06-27
THREESERED
IN .RATHENAU
Staying PLOT
Suspects Are Taken While on
Board Steamer, Dis
patch Says.
by International News Service

COPENHAGEN, June 27.-Three
persons suspected Of completely in
the assassination of DIR. Walter
RatheRau. German foreign secre.
tary, have been arrested on the
steamship Ruegen. according to Q
dispatch from Helsingfors today.
II is impossible for any persons
actually involved in the assassina-
ton Of the late German foreign Sec
retary to have reached the Finnish
coast by this time.
1t is possible, however. that per-
sons suspected Of completely in the
so-caIled murder plot could have
fled from Germany before the killing
OF the foreign secretary last Satur-
daV
The Washington times., 1922-06-27
Presidents Program

$3.50 a. m.-Senator Curtis OF
Kansas.
9:40 a. m.S-Internal Revenue
Commissioner Blair.
$50 a. m. - Congressman
Winslow of Massachusetts.
10 a. m.-Cabinet meeting.
IL noon-Washington news
paper correspondents.
1890 p. m.-Respeets. School
party from Wayne, Mich, and
school party from Michigan. at
request Of Senator Toynsend.
2:30 p. m.-Secretary of State
Hughes and Meyer Bloomfield,
of Boston.
3p. m.-Frank A. Harrison.
The Washington times., 1922-06-27
HALE AND HEARTY AT 112.
AND DIES BY ACCIDENT

PITTSBURGH, June 26.-Hale
and hearty at the age Of 112 years, 1t
was the fate of Michael Lepski to die
by accident.
1t was MIR. Lepski's custom daily to
go for a walk, and II was while re-
turning from one Of these that he
fell. injuring his right foot. Infec.
tion developed, which resulted in his
death.
The Washington times., 1922-06-27
CITY YC0UNC|L To
END BUSINESS
IN ALEXANDRIA
New Manager Plan Goes Into
Effect Iomorrow-Public
Reception Held.

ALEXANDRIA. Va June e.
What will probably be the last meet
ing of the present city council will
be held this evening. The council
will adjourn as in former years for
the summer. but win not reconvene
again,/as on September the newly
elected council of five will assume
office and the city will be running
under the city manager plan Of gov
ernment.
1t is expected that the present city
council will this evening put every.
thing in shape to turn over to the
new councilmen.
Last evening a public reception
was held to the newly elected mem
bers by the Alexandria Chamber of
Commerce. The reception was large
ly attended by friends of the council
men.
Plans for the new 'boathouse of
the Old Dominion Boat Club will
probably be finished this week. when
bids for its construction will be ad-
vertised for by the committee IN
charge of tie buildings The club has
IT'S active members on it's roster.
A coroners inquest was held last
evening at Wheatley's chapel over
the remains of William Fitzgerald,
the young man killed when his bi.
cycle collided with a truck from Camp
Humphreys near the Union Station
last saturday. The jury brought in
verdict that the accident was un-
avoidable, and William Norman. the
driver of the truck, was released
from his bond Of $1,000.
Court No. 81, Catholic Daughters
Of America, will this evening hold d
lawn fete on the lawn surrounding
the Brothers School. The party will
be repeated tomorrow evening.
A meeting Of the woman's Mis-
sionary Society Of the Methodist
Episcopal Church. South, viii be hello
in that church this evening at 1880
o'clock. The program will be in
charge of the social service depart
ment.
J. Duland Hammond has bought
from Horace w. Woolf lots 2 and :
in block 3S in woolfs subdivision.
Nelson T. Snyder has bought lots 90,
Il, 22, 23, 20, 26,h 2S ana ~ IN block
IS in Woolfs subdivision.
A meeting of the Catholic Women 8
Benevolent Legion was held at the
home of Mrs. Marie Jackson, in Rose.
mont, last evening. Several new
members were initiated.
The Sunday school of Christ Epis.
copal Church Is today giving its an.
nuai excursion to Marshall Hall. 1t
is expected a large crowd will go to
the resort on the evening boat.
The Washington times., 1922-06-27
LIBRARY SUPERINTENDENT
POSITION IS ABOLISHED

The Senate today abolished the
office of superintendent of Library
Of Congress- and placed the control
of the building under Elliot Woods,
architect of the Capitol. ,
The office OF administrative as.
sistant in charge of all structural
matters at the Library >of Congress
was created at salary OF $4,000
per annum. The bill providing for
these changes had passed the House
and now goes to the President for
his signature.