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Evening star., 1922-12-11
0PEN|NG.OF NEW I
COURT IS HELD Up
Gordon Tells Justice Siddons
He Has No Cases Ready
for Trial.

! United States District Attorney Cor,
, don today announced to Justice Sid
dons. who has been designated to pre-
side in the third criminal division.
that he was not prepared with cases
, for trial. He asked that the jurors be
held subject TO call and expressed the
hope that he will be ready shortly to
present "A number of cases to keen th,.
court busy for several DAYS
JuStic" SidiOnS still. is occupied Wit 3:
the hearing "f II protracted eouit,
! proceeding and could not have held
the criminal branch today. He Will
/ suspend the hearing of equity cases
as soon as the prosecutor notifies hin
criminal cases are ready for trial be
fore him. In the interval Justice SID
d"ns VIII continue TO hear equity ma, :
. ttrS
Mai. Gordon told the court his Of.
nee force is still engaged in examinc
Il large number Of cases which appear
as pending on the record, but whic',
Tor various reasons. cannot b.
I brought to trial. Quite a large mum
Der of cases viii be nolIe pressed and
the apparent overwhelming crimina
docket materially decreased, Mai
Gordon stated.
Many cases appear open when in
cases IN W lich defendants have bee.
sentenced and other charges held
over them. These. with cases where
the accused never have been apprc
hended. and where material witnesse~
have died, vii! be dropped, the court
was advised Some of the cases have
been pending since 1906. Maj. GordoY
Will present this LIST of cases to quasa i
shortly 10 Justice Siddons
Evening star., 1922-12-11
DAUCHERTY MAY FACE
ADDITIONAL CHARGES
Keller's Attorney Hints of High
Grimes and Misdemeanors"
Counts to Be Filed.

Additional charges of high crimes
fore the House judiciary committee
soon. Jackson II. Ralston, counsel for
Representative Oscar L. Keller, re-
publican. of Minnesota, who brought
impeachment charges against the At
torney General. says in Il letter to
Chairman Volstead.
That these charges will be "of equal
or greater Importance than those
contained in the fourteen counts re-
Gently filed with the committee. hear
inSs on which are to begin before the
Judiciary committee tomorrow. At
torney Ralsten emphasizes.
VOlstead Wants Names.
In connection with sIr. Ealston's
letter Mr.. Keller made public num-
Der of letters, including one from
Chairman Volstead to Mr.. Ralston.
saying that the committee desired to
investigate all of the charges and
wanted to know what witnesses were
to be used in considering the first
specification, relating to prosecution
of antitrust suits. Mr.. Volstead said
this was necessary, "because as to
some of the charges the committee
may desire to hear you as to whether
they are impeachable before incurring
the expense of sending for witnesses
to substantiate them.
Dispute on bureau.
Referring to a conversation with the
chairman. Mr.. Ralston said the for
mer had suggested that he was In
doubt as to whether the charge reiat
ing to the appointment of William J.
Burns. as chief of the Department of
Justice bureau of investigation, was
an impeachabie offense. Mr.. Ealston
replied that he could not personally
conceive the slightest room for doubt
on the subject.
AIR. Keller complained to Mr.. Vol
stead in writing about the failure of
the committee to print the full re-
port of the hearings at which he and
Mr.. Ralston appeared. demanded that
it be supplied to him land to the
nation.
Evening star., 1922-12-11
LINERS SHIFT ROUTES
BECAUSE OF ICEBERGS
Change Recommended by Hydro
graphic Office of Navy Agreed
To by Ship Companies.

Owing to the constant prevalence
of icebergs' in the North Atlantic
steamship lanes the dOuble track
route of the regular liners has been
shifted to the summer or southern
tracks normally followed after Feb
ruary /. The change was recon-
mended by the photographic office of
the Navy Department. and, according
to the announcement of that Office
was agreed to by all steamship COM
panies signatory to the transatlantic
track agreement.
Effective Immediately. eastbound
transatlantic liners will cross longi-
tude ~ degrees west in latitude 40
degrees and 30 minutes north, while
west bound traffic will cross the same
longitude in latitude Al degrees and
80 minutes north. BY this change the
double track is moved simultaneously
southwark from the danger point Off
the Newfoundland banks.
ut is urged" the photographic
Offices announcement said. sin the
interest of safety at sea that all YES
sells engaged in the transatlantic
trade between the United States and
European ports also adopt these
routes"
Reports from the ice patrol and
from steamers plying in the North
Atlantic have indicated for some time
that icebergs we're moving southwark
In larger numbers than is usual at
ehis season of the year.
Evening star., 1922-12-11

was largely due to his own personal
efforts. and also to the officers and
men serving under his command
Cass Arthur Reed. acting president
Of the 1nterna tional College at Smyra.
commended in the highest terms l.. +.
Crocker. chief torpedo man. and sew
rnteen men from the destroyer Litch-
field. who formed the guard at the
college during the Greek withdrawal
Mr.. Reed also had high praise for all
Of the American naval personnel. de-
claring the situation called for nerve,
patience. readiness for everything.
GOODNESS and good nature" and adding
that SO far as he had been able to
learn mot Il man failed at any point"
Close cooperation Of the Anne rica n
and British forces was noted In other
letters. Admiral Bristol. writing Sir
Admiral Osmond de s. Brock. COM
manding the British Mediterranean
i fleet. said Comman ndcr Powell had re
ported enthusiastically concerning the
/ cooperation of the British naval
| forces" and added.
Il seem to find in this corporation
! evidence of the continuance Of that
cordial and effective collaboration of
i our two navies that characterized the
| period OF the great war"
Evening star., 1922-12-11

caly city which did better than WASH
:Igton was Pittsburgh, which sold ~
HealS per capita. Washington'S record
was 5.S seals. This year the quota Is
Z seals and il is even hoped that Wash
ington will this year outstrip Pittsburgh.
The directors of the local association
are proud of this record.
They are prouder still of the fact that
the District of Columbia for the decade
1910 to 1920 led all the states In the
iate OF reduction of the tuberculosis
death rate. Had the death rate for the
year 1900 prevailed in 1921. instead of
4S3 deaths from consumption in the
District of Columbia there would have
been 1.11a. This is an actual saving OF
IA lives on the basis Of the present
population.
Today seventeen booths will be opened
III department stores. banks. hotels and
elsewhere for the sale of Christmas seals.
These booths will be in the charge of
representatives OF various organizations
or individuals. who have volunteered to
conduct them during the next week.
Those in charge follow:
Department stores: Woodward &
IInthrop's. Mrs. Sidney Thomas Of the
Junior League: kann's, Mrs. Gilbert
Hahn. Council of Jewish Women. and
i<ansburghs. Miss Hilda King. Junior
Council of Jewish Women.
Banks: Metropolitan Bank. DR.. Ada
Wahlen. Anthony League: Riggs Bank.
Mrs w h. LLOYD: Union Trust Com
panv. Mrs. H. II. F'lather. Christ Child
Society; Washington Loan and Trust
COMPANY. 9th and +. Mrs. W F.. Cham
berlin, Womens City Club. and Washing
TON Loan and Trust COMPANY. 18th
street branch. Mrs. W. NJ Conrad.
Hotels: Grace Dodge Hotel. Miss Mary
Lindsay. and Harrington Hotel, Mrs. T.
J. Brennan.
Government buildings: War Depart
nfent. Mrs. Olive Ross; Veterans Bu
reau. Miss Mary Boyd: main post office
building. Mrs. l. F. Stewart: branch
post office. House office building, Mrs
Lois S. Emory: post office. 14th street
Miss Grace Kelsey. and Columbia road
post office. Mrs. NJ. J. Kahn.
tuberculosis Hospital, Miss Viola
tushman.
Up TO Saturday night reports from
Tile headquarters of the tuberculosis
Association. 42S II stree. northwest
were to the effect that one million of
The three million seals to be disposed of
already have heen sold. With fourteen
days naming until Christmas the as
sociation hopes that Washington will
not only sell its full quota but that when
the results all over the country are ap-
praised Il will he found that the Ma
'ionai Capital is in the lead.
Evening star., 1922-12-11
RETAIL FOOD HIGHER.
Rise of Per Cent Here in Month
Ended November IS.

Retail, food costs in Washington
~osc l per cent in the month ended
November -, in common with in
crease in uinentecn others gu; of
r1enty-nue representative cities sur
lsvcd. the Department of Labor an
bounced today. In only one city
New Orl.anS-was Il decrease shown
during the month. food prices in the
Louisiana city showing a decrease of
less than half of ] per cent.
For the year ended November 10,
food prices in Washington on that
late were 3 per cent lower than on
The same date year ago. but as COM
pared with the average cost in 1918.
7he retail cost of food in Washington
was 81 per cent higher on November
II.
Evening star., 1922-12-11
ANTI-SALOON LEAGUE
PLEASED WITH MESSAGE
Welcomes Presidents Stand on
Enforcement Of Pro-
hibition.

President Hardins's pronounce
me- mt on prohibition In his message to
Congress is welcomed by the Anti
Saloon League as having salutary
effect upon public officials and the
friends of law and order
"It will help greatly" said Wayne
B. Wheeler, general counsel for the
the chief executives of the states
into conference for prohibition en-
forcement. as suggested by the
President Forty-six states have
state prohibition codes. State gov
ernments have the same response
bility for enforcing the eighteenth
amendment that the federal gov
ernment has. 1t was never intended
that the United States govern
ment should do all of this work
with small number of federal
dred local and state officers whose
duty 1t is to enforce prohibition laws
to every one federal officer. The De-
partment of Justice has secured law
enforcement conferences between
state and federal officers in many of
the states and the results have been
beneficial
we are not disturbed about any
change in the law being demanded
because it is enforced effectively. The
Anti Saloon League has gone on record
officially in favor of two other sug-
gestions that will help law enforce
men,. The first is that those who are
appointed TO enforce the law shall
not be hostile to it, but in sympathy
with the law they are to enforce.
"rhe second suggestion is to put
the federal prohibition agents under
civil service
Evening star., 1922-12-11
u. s. NAE4L FORCES PRAISED FOR
PART IN SMYRNA EJACULATION

Rear Admiral Bristol. American
commissioner in Turkey. has received
letters Of commentator from various
sources for the part taken by United
States naval officers during the evac-
uation OF Smyrna by the Greeks. and
has forwarded them to the Navy De-
partmcnt
Rear Admiral Nicholson. senior
British naval officer at Smyrna. in his
official report. declared that Com
mander Iialsey Powell of the de-
stroyer E;dsall was deserving of the
greatest CONNIE nda ton" adding tina t
in his opinion. the successful evacua
zion of SO large a number Of refugees
Evening star., 1922-12-11
URGES AGE PENSION LAWS

NEW YORK. December ia reso-
luton recommending the passage in
every state of q pension act which
would grant 81 a day to every person
more than seventy years of age,
whose income is not more than $500
yearly. was adopted at the closing
session Of a conference Of the old
age pension commission of the Fra
tcrnal Order of Eagles here.
Evening star., 1922-12-11
CHILD FATALLY SCALDED.

Wallace Middleton. colored, Two and
one-hslf years Old. fell into Il tub Of
hot Wate: Saturday at his home, a:
Wayside. Charles county. Md, and was
fatally scaided. He was brought to
this city and taken to Casualty Hos
pital. where tie died. Coroner Nevitt
gave the necessary death certificate
and the body was taken TO the home Of
the cnld's parents.
Evening star., 1922-12-11
WOMAN
ON TESTIMONY
FREEING HUSBAND
Special Dispa tch to The Star.

11BPdtCH 10 TIE
LYNCHBURG. Va, December Ii
c. 4. Free. a negro. was acquitted Of
a charge of violating the state pro-
hibftion law here upon his wife's tes-
timony. in which she laid claim to the
ownership of the wine captured and
involved in the ease
Immediately after the discharge of
the husband his wife. Lila Free, was
arrested under Il warrant charging
her with the case on which her hus-
band had just been discharged. Three
gallons of wine were involved in the
case.
Evening star., 1922-12-11
SPECIAL NOTICES.

NOTICE IS HEREEY GIVEN THAT ] HAVE
disposed Of the business known as the New
commercial Hotel 800 NV. TO The Washing
:ou Hotel fompsnr,. All bills prior TO Nov.
~. 1899. date Of sale. will lie paid by me on
presentation Of proper voucher Signed. REN
SCHWARTZ. Executor OF Estate Of Sara
schwartz.
WANTED-TO BRING i LOAD OF FUR
nisure To Washington from Baltimore. Phila-
del and New York city. SMITHS TRASSFEI:
AND STORAGE CO. INC.
THE ANIMAL MEETING OF THE STOCK
holders of tho Lincoln National Rank for the
election Of directors and such other business
as NAV properly come before the meeting. will
he held at the hanking house Tuesday. January
%. 1923. between !" m. and l pm. Books for
he transfer OF stock will be closed from De-
cenber 90. 1892. to January 10. 1898.
ALBERT 9. GATLEY. Cashier.
THE ANNUAL MEETING of TIRE STOCK
holders Of the Columbia Permanent Building
Aasociatiou for the election Of three directors
will he held on TUESDAY. Dec. IL. 1892 at
o'clock Pm, at the office OF the assoca tion,
sol 9Th st. s.w. rolls open from to y
O'Clock pm. CLARENCE l. GEsSFoRD. Sec
refary
Evening star., 1922-12-11

Il allus pay cash unless its
somethin' I'm liable t want al
tered an delivered promptly ''
said Mrs. Lafe Bud t'day.
About tn worst calamity that
kin overtake any family is lot
o money.
Evening star., 1922-12-11
WILL GIVE NOVELTY DANCE

4 novelty dance will be given by
he Social Club OF she Hebrew Home
FOR the Aged on the night of February
IA at Odd Fellows Hall, i was an
nounced today.
Evening star., 1922-12-11

BY seismic movement in 1922 in
Chile more than 100000 square miles
along the coast were raised perma
nently from three to four feet.
Evening star., 1922-12-11

Beans reach maturity twice as rap
idly under electric light as in daylight
alone.
Evening star., 1922-12-11

Stinsless bees about half the size OF
IN ordinary housefy are to be found
il Australia.
Evening star., 1922-12-11
WASHINGTON THIRD
IN SALE OF SEALS
Tuberculosis Association No.
. titled Only One State and
One City Beat District.

The Washington Tuberculosis Asso-
Citation has just been Informed that it
stood third of all the states and large
Evening star., 1922-12-11

Some Of the latest dancing shippers
for women have red lacquered heels
with little Dutch scenes painted on
them in white
Evening star., 1922-12-11

~ &ANsH ~ &s
try selling Christ
mas seals last
year. The only
state that did bet
ter than the Dis
trict of Columbia
was the state OF
New York. which.
outside of New
York city. sold q"
average OF a.
seals for each M
habitant. T h Q
Evening star., 1922-12-11

Artificial flowers were first mad.
and used by Italian nuns TO decorate
the affairs in churches
Catoctin clarion., 1922-12-28

An Irishman, being annoyed by
bowling dog in the night jumped out
of bed to dislodge the offender. 1t was
in the month of January, when the
snow was three feet deep. He, not re
turning, his wife ran out to see what
was the matter. There she found her
husband in his night-suit, his teeth
chattering and his whole body almost
paralyzed with cold, holding the strug-
Cling dog by the tail.
"Holy mother, Pat" said she, "what
wud ye be afther doin'?"
"Hush," said he, "don't ye see? I'm
irwin to fraze tn baste."
The Trinity lutheran Church con-
gregation in Hagerstown have pur-
chased new organ at a cost of $500
A ku-klux demonstration took place
on Christmas-day at Marshall, Saline
county, Missouri. A large number OF
armed men turned out in pursuit OF
negroes in the district. These villain
Gus desperadoes secured the country
and killed and hung some six or eight
negroes. 1t is time that these awful
scenes that are disgracing our country
were summarily suppressed.
Tableaux Views at Gilds' Hall
The tableaux views as exhibited at
Gilds' Hall, in aid of the fair, (Episco-
pal Chapel Fair) on the 9th and 9th
instants, were of so excellent and en-
tertaining a character, that a brief
notice of some of the most prominent
is deemed pertinent as part of the his
tory of events occurring in our village
The curtain rose at 8 o'clock, and
the first scene was the statue of Youth
in which Efie Zimmerman, Minnie
White, Minnie Foreman and Frank
Zimmerman appeared as Children OF
the Woods.
"Lallah Rookh" was next on the pro-
gramme. Miss Emily Thompson, Chas,
Kunkle and Murray Tyler were the
figures which represented the Yelled
Prophet of Khorasson.
"The Lost Wedding Ring" excited
general admiration.
"The Bridal Party" was another
group-Miss Evie Miller appeared as
the bride; brides maid, Miss Katie
Foreman; I'd brides maid, Miss Mary
Kunkle; Priest, John Kunkle; groom,
Charles Kunkle; groomsman, Frank
Gilds; I'd groomsman, Buchanan Nc
Pherson; parents, Maj. Mcclellan and
Mrs. Mary Trask.
In "John Anderson, my Joe john,
Mai. Mcclellan, Miss Halle Kunkle,
DIR. Edward McSherry and Miss Katie
Foreman were the representatives OF
the lads and lassies of Bonnie Scotland
Miss Miller and Miss Virginia Cas-
tie also played several lively airs and
sang some beautiful songs.
"The first bird I shot in Ameriky,"
said an Irish sportsman, "was fork
unine-pork- / treed him under
Catoctin clarion., 1922-12-28
SNAKES IN WAYNESBORO

A communication in the Baltimore
Sun, from Waynesboro, Pa, dated Dec
26, tells the following "tails":
"Snakes at Christmas, the real live
Blue Ridge Mountain kind, are some
thing unusual at Christmas time.
Nevertheless, we have them right in
Waynesboro. Not one or two but
nearly two dozen of the most lively
variety. They are garter snakes and
are found along the track of the Cham
bersburg, Greencastle and Waynes
boro Street Railway Saturday by
Grant Fox, an employe of the COM
pany.
"Mr. Fox was doing some work a.
long the track when he saw large
ball of something that looked like
snakes and snakes they were. There
were 1s of the reptiles, all coiled up in
knot. The snakes had put off dig
ging in too late in the year on account
of the mild winter weather until few
days ago. Mr.. Fox gathered the
snakes up and brought them tt
Waynesboro and placed them on en-
hibition in a large show window
They are attracting as much atten'
ton as the Christmas articles anc
trees all decorated"
Catoctin clarion., 1922-12-28
MARYLAND,s CROP VALUE

"Maryland's major crops this yeal
are worth 3,sss, 900 based on Their
farm value as of December l." says
the crop statistician at Baltimore fol
the United States Department of Ag-
riculture, cooperating with the Ex-
tension service of the University OF
Maryland.
"Their value is $14,456,OOO more
than last years, rejecting improve
ment in prices for farm products pre-
vailing now as compared with a year
ago and increased production in some
crops. This years production is lower
than 1920 by about $20,245, 900, and
about SAT, 1926, 900 less than the record
value year of 1919.
"Corn, as usual, is Maryland's best
crop, being worth this year $5,OOO,OOO
more than last year, with total value
of $17,272,O00. Hay stands second
with $12, ,173,00O. Wheat is the third
Catoctin clarion., 1922-12-28
Entered at Thurmont Postoffice
as Second Class Matter.
THURSDAY, DECEMBER %, 1922
A WHITE ELEPHANT

1t is costing the Government ap-
proximately $4,000 a month to store
liquor confscated by prohibition en-
forcement agents. The storage bills
have become so large that the Depart
ment of Justice in statement Mon
day said it was a SERIOUS problem
and had been brought to the attention
of the Attorney General.
The $4,000 monthly expense for
liquor storage is exclusive of the cost
to the Government in caring for the
automobiles, boats, buggies and other
vehicles seized under the Volstead law
for illegal transportation. For in
stance, the Department of Justice re-
veals that nearly 1000 automobiles, 25
boats, 3 buggies, 2 wagons, 10 horses
and 1S mules are now being "stored'
and, of course, the horses and mules
must be fed.
Catoctin clarion., 1922-12-28
THE COAL SITUATION

There is little hope for betterment
in the coal situation as far as anthra-
cite is concerned, before the middle of
February, it was stated by David c.
Winebrenner, 3rd, representative in
Frederick County Of the Fuel Distri-
button Committee of Maryland. This
information was given out upon re-
ceipt of letter from the committee
discussing coal conditions.
The situation is gradually easing be-
cause of the wider use of bituminous
coal and other substitutes for anthra-
cite and because of economy in the use
of coal. While the weekly supply of
anthracite~ to various communities
throughout the state may not reach
normal figure, or near normal, the de-
mand Is said to be abnormal to such a
degree that a normal supply cannot
relieve the situation.
However there is practically no dan
ger of any really acute suffering IN
this county because of a lack of fuel
It is certain that there will be much
inconvenience because of the necessity
of using bituminous and other substl-
tutes with which the people in this
section are not very familiar and be-
cause of their lack of familiarity, they
will probably have trouble in getting
the proper results from soft coal.
The anthracite mines did not begin
operations until September 13, having
been shut down since last April l.
Ordinarily during this period of five
months and half the greater bulk OF
the anthracite coal is mined, shipped
and delivered into the bins of the
householders. This was not the case
this year and it is now impossible to
accomplish the same results before the
end of the winter that are usually ac'
complished during the summer months
The winter use of soft coal and sub
stitutes for anthracite is being strong
ly urged by the Fuel Distribution
Committee. 1t is believed that this
necessity will increase during the
month of January because of the dan
ger and delay to which transporta-
ton is subjected because of snowfall
Catoctin clarion., 1922-12-28

most valuable crop with a total OF
SIC, ,6s1 900. Tobacco comes fourth IN
value this year, totaling $5,39O,ooo'
with a per acre income of $154, the
highest per acre income of all crops.
Corn furnished by far the best income
per acre of the grain crops. Sweet
potatoes were grown on larger area
than usual and yielded an average OF
1853 bushels per acre, with total pro-
duction of 1,53O,000 bushels having a
farm value of only $765,OO which is
$500, 1000 less than the crop year ago,
and 100000 less than in 1920.
"The fruit crops yielded better than
last year, but considerably less than in
1920. Belated frosts in April took
the gilt-edge off of Maryland's fruit
prospect, yet the ultimate outtuln was
better than was expected.
"The area given to winter wheat
this fall is estimated at $4,000 acres,
which is $4,000 acres less than in the
fall of 1921.
Condition on December l was n
per cent of a normal, against 80 on
December / last year, and 1O-yeal
average of 80. Farm price per bushel
this year, December /, is reported by
the farmers at 112 cents against luz
same date last year.
"The area sown to rye this fall lr
Maryland totaled 1900 acres, which
is the same as that of last fall. Con
dition of rye on December this yea1
averaged S3 per cent compared witt
81 same date last year, and 1O-yea1
average of o."
The decrease in wheat acreage ant
the low condition of both crops he at
tributes to the very dry fall, whicl
hindered preparation of the land ant
| termination of grain planted. And IL
| some quarters farmers are plainly dis
couraged about the price the cereal i
commanding nowadays, alleging /
does not pay.
Catoctin clarion., 1922-12-28

"The first bird I shot in Ameriky,"
said an Irish sportsman, "was fork
upine-pork-upine. L treed him under
a hay stack, and shot him with a barn
shovel. The first time ! hit him !
missed him, and the second time l hit
him I hit him in the same place where
I missed him the first time"