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Evening star., 1922-09-03
DEATH RATE IN CITY
LOWEST IN HISTORY
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cats and other animals known to
have been rabid.
There are thirteen diseases all cases
of which doctors are required to re-
port regardless of whether the pa
tient dies. OF these diseases physi-
clans reported 5.622 cases during the
fiscal year ended July !, 1922.
Bathing Pools Improved.
A marked improvement in the pur-
fty of the water in bathing pools
throughout the city Is reported by
DR.. Fowler. who keeps close supervi-
sion over all bathing places. except
me tidal, basin. which is under fed
eral supervision. DR.. Fowler says
have shown willingness to cooper
ate with the health department in
protecting those who frequent those
places.
Investigation made during the year
showed impure air in eight theaters
DR.. Fowler told the commissioners
the proprietors took prompt action
to improve ventilation.
The health officer again tells the
Commissioners the milk supply of the
city could be still further improved
by passage of the proposed milk law
now pending in Congress.
Clinics Need Funds.
Unless the appropriation for upkeep
is increased. Dr.. Fowler declares. he
will be unable to maintain the service
in an effective and satisfactory man.
ner. The records show an increased
volume of work for the clinic.
The health officer also reports the
of the general disease clinic. Dr.
Fowler again expresses hope that
Congress soon will enact the pending
bill for the control and treatment of
social diseases in the District. Practi-
cally all Of the states now have such
laws.
Out of 31.765 school children ex-
amined during the year by medical in
spectors, 6.402 were found to be suf-
fering from physical defects and ap-
In 1889 cases exclusion from school
was recommended
In referring to the nutrition classes
maintained for undernourished chill
dren DR.. Fowler expresses the belief
that daylight saving as observed in
the District this year seems to be
reflected in the loss Of weight noted
in many of these pupils, who had
previous to the adoption of the day
light schedule, made satisfactory
gains in weight.
1918 Children Examined.
Dental inspectors examined 1915
children during the year, of whom 81
per cent were found to have dental de.
fectS.
,, Dr. Fowler reported that fines aggre.
eating S2,943 were imposed in the two
branches of Police Court on individuals
and firms charged with violating the
food and drug regulations.
A special corps Of inspectors must be
obtained before any serious attemp
can be made to enforce the weed law
DIR. Fowler reported. Efforts repeatedly
had been made to obtain an appropria
ton for that purpose, but without sue.
cess. the report states. During the las
year 1868 notices were served on own.
ers of vacant lots to clear them O
weeds.
During the last fiscal year the pound.
master captured 2,207 dogs at large, ir
violation of the regulations, and S9i
were surrendered by their owners fol
destruction or observation.
Evening star., 1922-09-03
OHIO LACKS POWER
TO FIX COAL PRICES

COLUMBUS, Ohio, September g.
There is no existing legislation to
permit fixing fair price for Ohio
coal. Attorney General John G. Price
advised Gov. Harry l.. Davis today.
answering a request of the latter as
to what steps the state could take
Ito maintain a reasonable price for
coal mined and used in Ohio, and pre-
vent profiteering.
The attorney generals opinion out
lined two courses that might be taken
to maintain a coal price level-exer-
cising the police power of the state.
supplemented by proper legislation.
and seizure of the mines. The latter
course. however. was advised "only
as a last resort, after all other ex-
pedients shall have failed to accom-
plish the purpose" 1.-THE police power
of the state, if properly exercised"
Price said, "in the opinion of this de-
partment. is entirely adequate to deal
with the situation
Gov. Davis had declared a fair price
for coal would be established. If nec-
ccessary, special session of the
legislature would be called to pro-
vide legal basis for such action.
Evening star., 1922-09-03
EXHIBITION OF DAHlIAS
TO MARK FLOWER WEEK
September "a Will Usher in An.
nual Event-Prize Contest
Planned.

Sweet dahlias!
Washington florists have set aside
the week of September "a for observ-
ance of Say 1t With Flowers Week."
and have called upon the dahlia
growers to reserve their fairest
blooms for a sweet dahlia exhibition
which will be an outstanding fea-
ture of the occasion.
The exhibition. It was, announced
last night, will be open to all anna
teurs as we'll as regular florists. Ger
tifcates of merit and prizes will be
offered for the winning entries. In
order to insure no favoritism In
making the awards, the judges will
be selected from tho !best dahlia
growers in Baltimore and other near
by cities.
All persons interested in the ex-
hibition are urged to get into COM
munication with Harry B. Lewis, Sec
retary of the exhibition committee at
713 18th street. One. of the strict
conditions of the exhibition will be
that after the judging of the flowers
entered, they are to be donated for
distribution to the sick at the various
hospitals.
! The florists are planning to usher
in "Say 1t With Flowers Week" by
the free distribution of flowers to all
the churches of the city on Septem-
are in the hands of committee
headed by T. D. Blackstone. Other
members are: William F. GUIDE. Otto
Baur, Albert Schnell, A. e. GUIDE.
George c. Shaffer, J. Harry Ley,
Henry Witt and Arthur Elliott.
Evening star., 1922-09-03
M|DVALE MERGER
BAN |SATTACKED
Trade Commissioner Files
Dissenting Opinion Up.
holding Plan.
BY the Associated Press.


Vigorous exception to the decision
cf the federal trade commission hold
ing that the proposed merger OF the
Midvale e-Republic-Inland steel con.
panies constituted restraint OF
trade" was taken yesterday by COM
missioner Van Fleet in formal dis-
senting opinion in which ne sal q
the majority of the commission had
shown it was willing to 'straiI at
the gnat and swallow the camel,
Commissioner Van Fleet, in his
memorandum officially filed with the
findings of the commission In tie
merger proceedings yesterday, de-
clared the chief competitor OF the re-
spondent steel companies appeared
to be the United States Steel Corpora
ton which. he explained, controlled
about As per cent of the steel busi-
ness of the country as against a
possible IA per cent Of the combined
respondents
The larger steel corporation. he
added. could produce ton or steel
at from So to IS ton cheaper than
it's competitors. SO that lit would
seem that the so-called Independents
exist by it's wise tolerance
Despite this situation and the power
of the steel corporation. which Mr..
Van Fleet held evidently dominated
the steel trade" the commission. the
dissenting commissioner declared.
seeks to prevent this comparatively
insignificant combination OF the Mid
vale Republic Inland companies,
whose object plainly is to effect eco
nomieS.
Evening star., 1922-09-03
WITHHOLD COMMENT.
Churchmen in New York Decline
to Express Opinion.
I the Associated Press

EN the Associated Press.
NEW YORK. September 2.-Church-
men were silent today regarding the
attack made yesterday by the Rev.
Dr Percy Stickney Grant, rector
Of the Church of the Ascension. on
the canon of the Episcopalian Church
which prohibits remarriage of either
party to a divorce, except the innocent
party in case where inftdelity is
charged.
Any comment would have to come
from high officials now gathered in
Portland Ore. for the triennial con-
vcntion of the church. it was said. by
the secretary to Bishop William I.
Manning. who left New York recently
for the Pacific coast.
In attacking the canon. DIR. Grant.
ho is engaged to Mrs Rita Lydig,
divorcee. prominent in New York So
riety. anticipated consideration to be
given the general question of divorce
Jorced her first two husbands. the
Qrst for infidelity. the second for in
Compatibility.
In his attack, DR.. Grant asserted
that the church was invading civil
authority.
Iivorcees, a moot question among
leaders of the Protestant Episcopal
church in the United States, was
vigorously reaffirmed by. the synod
pf the Anglican Church of the West
Indies, close relative of the Episcopal
body, in pastoral letter of the
soven West Indies bishops, made pub
lie here today.
The law of the Anglican Church in
the West Indies, prohibiting remar-
rage to all Divorces. was reaffirmed
IN the following pronOpncement:
WE reaffirm the indissolubility of
marriage and refuse to admit any
relaxation of the principle contained
in the table of kindred and affinity
for church people, even where civil
law sanctions such relaxation.
Evening star., 1922-09-03
DECREASE IN NUMBER
AND VALUE OF AIRCRAFT
Department of Commerce Reports
Marked Falling Off in Manu-
featuring for Year.

4 considerable decrease in the num-
Der and value of aircraft manufactur-
ed in the United States during 1921 az
compared with the previous year is
announced in a report just compiled
by the Department of Commerce.
In 1921 there were 10 establish
ments reported and the total value
of all products was $6.616.9SS, as COM
pared with 81 establishments and the
total value of products of $1I372.6i3
in 1919. The decrease in the total
value of products was $40 per cent
In 1921. as compared with 1919.
there was a decrease of 14S. or 34.3
Pc. cent, in the number of airplanes
manufactured. but there was an in
crease of $332.SSS. or SO per cent.
in their total value For seap1anes
tl.ere were decreases iairing this
period both in their number and
value. 222. or 96.5 per cent, and
$4.269.94s, or SO per cent, respect
lively.
The decrease in the value of prod
ucts has been accompanied by cor
responding decreases in the num-
Der Of persons employed and iE the
total amount paid for salaries and
wages during the year, and in the
cost of materials used.
Evening star., 1922-09-03
LEGION PAPER HITS
WAR PR0F|TEER|NG
':Who Got the Money" Is
Title of Articles on
U. S. Expenses.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
CHICAGO. September Under the
ca ption of who Got the Money!" the
American Legin Magazine mas begun
publication of series of articles
based on allegations of war profiteer-
ing, beginning today. Exclusive Of
loans to the allies. the war cost the
United States government something
like $4,000. .O0O,O 900. of which about
SIS 900, ,OOO, 900 was expended in pur-
chase of materials, the first article
asserts.
Life and property, men and muni-
tions won the war the article says.
1t then tells of a lieutenant, worn out
with fighting and who. during his
est period back of the lines, con-
-fnued to make out reports, one of
hich failed to report loss OF two
flies. The price of these rifles was
deducted from his pay. The article
declares that officers at the front
sometimes were tempted to believe
that the government regards rro-
, IeIty as more valuab BILE than lives.
AS further evidence of the strictness
of the government as to property
with its fighting men. the article cites
the case of a youth. who after brave
action in battle. was sentenced to a
year and half in Fort Leavenworth
prison for stealing fifteen-cent can
Cf beans.
The treatment accorded these fight
, irg men is compared with that given
, to rich and powerful companies at
home which furnished food. An in
stance is cited in which it is charged
that several million cans of rotten
food were sold to the government
for SS.600.000. The charges say
further that, despite a congressional
report that this food was packed
knowingly for sale to the Army. the
courts have thus far been denfed the
opportunity of deciding the case.
The article asks whether equal
justice was meted out to the solGiers
and to the food sellers
Evening star., 1922-09-03
CITY WATERFRONT
GREATLY IMPROVED.
Is UnsightIy Structures
A!cnJ River f;enloved IN
II Months.
WHARF COMMITTEE BUef
Report Urges Commissioners to
Prepare Definite Plan for
Future Development.
WHARF COMMITTEE Bvsf

The appearance of the waterfront
along the city side of Washington
channel was greatly improved dur
ing the past fiscal year by the re-
moval of fifteen unsightly structures.
according to the annual report of
Roland NJ. Brennan. chairman of the
Commissioners wharf committee
THE destruction of these unsightly
buildings has improved to some degree
the general appearance of the water
front" Mr.. Brennan reported, "and.
with the subsequent removal of other
buildings Is existing leases expire, it
is believed that conditions will con-
tinue to improve"
The campaign for a more attractive
river front was launched by Com
missioner Oyster. more than a year
ago, soon after he took office.
Water Tramc Increases.
The motor truck has ~ some ex-
tent taken the place of the river
fruits and vegetables from the tide
water counties of Maryland and
Virginia to Washington, the report
states.
: The report shows an increase of ST.
100000 in the value of materials
shipped into, Washington by water
during the calendar year 1921.
The wharf committee tells the Com
missioners now is the logical time
to consider the preparation OF a plan
for the future development and i'm
provement of the waterfront On this
suggestion the report states:
while we cannot predict what the
future needs Of commerce will be, IL
is believed that the present is the
logical time to give consideration and
study to the adoption of a pre-deter-
mined plan for the general improve
menI Oh the en.ire waterfront of tn.
Washington channel. with a view to
providing maximum facilities for all
legitimate wa :eIfront uses, both 60.
ornamental and commercial
Urges BuIkhead Walls.
The first step in this direction
should be the establishment of bulk
Lead Will. The board of engineers %
rivers and harbors has this matter
under adviSement.
when the District of Columbia
was zoned in 1920 certain areas along
the Georgetown channel and along
were set aside for Industrial and com
merciai purposes. The waterfrons
of the Washington channel was not,
however. zoned to permit industrial
or commercial activities, the Com
missionerS idea relative thereto be-
ing to permit definitely only such
business as existed prior to the adop-
tion of zoning, and to decide futur,.
uses as the need arose
In this connection, it is believed
that the use OF the waterfront alon@
Water street southwest should be
more or less restricted because Of
East Potomac Park on the opposit.
side. and that no new enterprises
should be encouraged which would
tend to mar or detract from the ap-
pearance of Potomac Park"
Evening star., 1922-09-03
One Paris Gown
$4,000 Francs!
Buyers Reuolt

BY the Associated Press.
PARIS, September 2.-Twelve thou
sand francs asked for one OF the
latest Partisan evening gowns has
started a revolt among buyers here,
most of whom are Americans. They
fear this is the beginning of an at
tempt to force prices up to around
the 10.000-franc mark for the best
things. and they say they will boy
cott Paris rather than pay such
prices.
Most of the American buyers have
gone back to the United States with
fewer gowns than for many years,
chiefly because of the high prices.
Their one satisfaction Is that the
12,000-franc gown is still unsold.
This creation, the most expensive
yet offered. is studded with rhine
stones cut to initiate diamonds. 1t is
of white satin. cut on very straight
lines, very much like many gowns
shown for 1,500 to 1000 francs.
Evening star., 1922-09-03
TWO BORN DURING
FIRE IN HOSPITAL
Mothers Carried to Safety as
Building Is Destroyed Amid
Evcifanorf

QUEBEC. September 1.-Two chill
dren were born to patients of La
Misericorde Maternity Hospital dur
ing the progress of a fire early to-
| day. in which the interior of the
building was destroyed. and the in
mates had to be hurriedly removed.
One of the children opened it's eyes
and ears upon a strange world OF
flame, smoke and shouting confusion
J while the mother was being casried
to place of safety. The second was
born a short time after the mother
had been taken from the flaming
building to a nearby shelter.
The Good Shepherd nuns and fifty
patients were in the flaming struc-
ture, and all were removed without
injury. The cause of the fire was not
determined.
Evening star., 1922-09-03
FINED FOR HITTING YOUTH
DIR. Smith Said to Have Assaulted
Young Gaithersburg Man.
Special Dispatch to The Star

Special Dispatch to The Star.
ROCKVILLE, Md, September 2.-Dr.
John R. Smith of Gaithersburg, this
county, who is understood to be con-
nected with the U. S. Army Medical
school, was fined $50 and costs by
Judge Samuel Riggs in the police
court here today when he pleaded
guilty TO a charge of assault pre-
ferred by Marion Selby, Gathers
burg youth.
In order to enable him to deter
mine the nature Of the assault Judge
Riggs heard number Of witnesses,
Notwithstanding that the defendant
admitted his guilt. 1t was shown
that DR.. Smith and young Selby had
controversy over a chicken and
that the former struck the boy sew
eral times, knocking him down.
DR.. Smith swore that the chicken
Incident was the elimination of a
series of insults to which he had been
.ubjceted by the boy and that he los'
his temper and struck him.
Evening star., 1922-09-03
ARREST RADIO MAN
on CHECK CHARGE
Edward j. Wiley, 81, President of
Engineers Syndicate COM
pany, Gives 81, 500 Bond.

Edward j. Wiley, fifty-one years
old. president Of the Engineers
Syndicate Company. was arrested
Yesterday at the Woodward apart
nent house. Connecticut avenue and
,Nshmead place, and charged with
passing worthless checks. He was
released on $500 bond.
Wiley is said to have become in
volved in the alleged bad check deals
in connection with a plan for pro-
Iuoting the development of radio in
Washington. Inspector Clifford L.
Grant ordered his arrest after he had
received numerous complaints
Headquarters Detectives Cox and
Lynn took Wiley into custody. :
Evening star., 1922-09-03
MRS. TILLMAN ASKS DIVORCE.

Mrs Myra TilIman has filed suit in
,the District Supreme Court for an alb
solute divorce from Lester d. Tillman,
now residing in Richmond. Va. They
were married at Columbus. Ga, June
s. 1914 and separated October 2. last.
There are no children. Cruelty and
misconduct are ale ged. attorneys
s'irron. koenigSherGcr e Young ap-
peal foi the wife.
Evening star., 1922-09-03
PosTMEN DELIVER WARNING

Notices to the householders of
Washington to place mail boxes at
their front doors OF cut slots in the
doors have been de .ivered by letter
carriers of the Washington city post
office Househoiders are given until
January to comply. s.nder the recent
general orders of the Post Office De-
partment. Failure to comply with
the regulation will resglt in stoppage
of mai. delivery to suIh household.
Evening star., 1922-09-03
FREE STATERS SLAIN
BY IRISH INSURGENTS

BELFAST. September 2.-While ten
national army soldiers were drilling
in front Of the City Club in Cork this
morning, says dispatch received
here. a lorry load OF republican irreg-
ulars drove up on the opposite side
of the river and opened fire with a
machine gun. killing two of the Free
State soldiers and seriously wounding
six others.
A group of Free Staters also were
ambushed near WatergraSs Hill,
County Cork, and two were killed
Evening star., 1922-09-03
TWO .JANIToRs NEEDED.
for Public School Jobs
Must Have Engineers Licenses.

Two janitors with engineers
licenses are needed by the District
public schools, it was announced last
night by Hugh F. McQueeney, super
intendent of janitors The positions
pay 81 ,000, q year, each. Applications
should be fled tomorrow with Mr.
McQueency at the Franklin School ut
18th ana Is streets.
Evening star., 1922-09-03
PoMERENE BILL PASSED.:
Senate Adopts Measure to Limit
Campaign Expenditures.

The Pomerene bill regulating cam
paign@exrenditures of, candidates for
election 10 the Senate and House Was
5pa ssed today by the Senate. The
measure takes the place of the law
held Unconstitutional in the Newberry
case. IL now goes to the house.
Evening star., 1922-09-03
SEVEN DIE IN SHIP CRASH

FLUSHING. Holland, September p
Seven persons are believed to have
been lost when the British steame:
tEzardian collided today with the
Holland American steamer Zuider-
dix on the Scheidt river.
Evening star., 1922-09-03
PASTOR ASSAILS
MAINE CANDIDATE

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The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1922-02-24
DELAY BONUS OR VOTE
SALES TAx-HARDlNC
President Makes Suggestion in Letter
to Chairman Fordney of the
House Committee.

Washington, Feb. IL. = President
Harding informed congress he consid-
cred a general sales tax the only feas-
IDLE method of raising funds for a SOL
diers' bonus.
The Executive, in d letter addressed
70 Chairman Fordney of the house
ways and means committee, suggested
that unless congress saw fit to enact a
sales lax, passage of bonus legislation
should be temporarily postponed.
When the sales tax was discussed in
the subcommittee last week it was Nm
derstoOd that senators were Informed
that less than 100 Republican votes in
the house could be mustered for a
sales tax, as method Of financing
the adjusted compensation. Such a
tax had been considered by house
eata9rs as a possibility, but virtually
had been discarded
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1922-02-24
HARDING LAUDS BANKS AID
President Says Financiers Have
Proved Sound in Peace
and War;

New York, Feb. 1S.-President Har
ding paid tribute to the bankers of the
country for their share in bearing the
nations burdens in letter read at
the annual dinner of the trust COM
panies of the United States. II think
every American who appreciates the
difficulties of the epoch through which
we are passing" the President wrote
must recognize that the country owes
a great obligation to the wisdom and
discretion of the banking community
which is so well represented in your
association. Whether in war or in
peace in the era of hostilities or the
equally difficult one of reconstruction
following hostilities, the bankers have
been an able and sound alliance. They
have ably assisted ia carrying the diff
ficulties of our country. There are
many indications of confidence and
these will presently begin to tighten
the burden which the leaders of busi-
ness have been compelled to bear"
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1922-02-24
ACCEPT GERMAN DEBT PLAN
British Government Has Given Its
Approval to Program Submitted
BY France.

Paris, Feb. 21.-The British govern
ment has conditionally accepted the
French proposal TO allow the repara-
tons commission to deal with the Ger
man reply regarding reparation pay
ments this year and reformation of the
German finances. it was stated. The
principal reservation made by the
British is that the distribution of the
first billion marks to be paid by Ger
many should be decided upon by the
allies before the German reply is re-
ferred back to the Preparations COM
mission. A meeting of the foreign
ministers of the allies TO settle this
question is awaiting only the forma-
tjOn of a new Italian ministry.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1922-02-24

For three centuries some bOaStful
Americans have been prOclaiming My
ancestors came over on the Mayf1OW-
err" They will have to be more explic-
it and add that their Pilgrim fore
fathers were some of the 103 pas
sengers other than John Peters, because
Will G. Wood, state superintendent Of
public instruction Of California, de-
clared in his talk to the illiteracy
conference in San Francisco that the
problem among the whites of this cOun-
try traces to that one passenger on
the MayfOwer whose passenger list
showed John Peters, his mark" OPP
posite the well-knOwn "X" used by per-
sons unable to write. The John Peters,
his mark the negroes landed at
jamestown to be sold into slavery, and
the native Indians already here were
the source to which the present day
ilIiteracy problems trace, said Wood.