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Evening star., 1922-03-04
PRISON CAMP FUGITIVE
ARRESTED BY POLICE
Alabama Man Consents to Return.
Convicted for False Reg
iStration.

DR.. Robert William Jordan was the
name given by young man arrested
in this city last night by Detectives
Scrivener and King as an alleged
fugitive from a prison camp near
Aldrich, Ala, where he was serving
a sentence for forgery.
His capture resulted from a message
received by the local representative Of
the Burns detective agency contain
ing the information that the fugitive.
r. w. Jones, alias John B. Bell, alias
Leon Jones, had been writing to his
wife in Plant City. Fla. under the
name Of Jordan.
His name, found on the hotel regis
ter. he at first denied his identity, but
latter admitted 1t and consented to re-
turn to Alabama and complete his
sentence.
Jones, the police say. was tried in
Alabama on charges growing out of
alleged misconduct, with young
woman. and acquitted. He then was
charged with forgery, the laws of AL
ALBANIA making it such an offense to
register at a hotel under an assumed
name. His conviction of the forgery
charge resulted in his being sent to
the prison camp, from which he es-
capped Christmas day.
Shortly after coming to this city, it
was stated. the fugitive engaged
room and board at the home of Po-
lice Sergt. J. Willard Greene, 1414
K street, and recently left there and
went to hotel He was selling
stocks in this city and is said to have
done well. An officer is expected here
from Alabama tomorrow for the pris-
oner.
Evening star., 1922-03-04
THREAT WRITER HELD
PENDING EXAMINATI0h
Woman Who Terrorized Town fer
Two Years to Be Subjected to
Mental Observation.

PITTSBURGH, Pa. March 4.-The
declaration that sane or insane.
woman who writes letters like these.
terrorizing whole families for two years.
is not fit to he at large" was made by
Judge ]. McF Carpenter after a plea
of no defense had been entered for Mrs.
Grace Crawford of Tarentum. Pa, in
dicted for alleged extortion. Mrs. Craw-
ford was committed to Jail to await an
examination as to her sanity.
Mrs. Crawford was arrested January
2s as she took a decoy package from
Tarentum Church. 1t had been placed
there at the instance Of The police after
Frank c. Irvine, i,snker, had received
a letter demanding $1,000 under penalty
Of death. w. A. Marvin, another
banker, told the court that two years
ago he. too, had received similar letters
Mrs Crawford was not called to tes-
tify, her counsel saying her mental con-
dition made it ''unwise." Her husband
testified that she had not been well
since a surgical operation several years
ago, while DR.. A. X. Weaver said she
was suffering from shock, which later
became hysterical.
Evening star., 1922-03-04
ASK CONGRESS TO ACT.
Mount Alto Hospital Patients Urge
Adjusted Compensation Bill.

Resolutions calling upon Congress
to enact the adjusted compensation
bill and stating that the American
Legion. in urging passage Of the bill,
is carrying out the request of all
former service men and women.
whether disabled or not, are contained
in a petition prepared for submission
to the House today and signed by 113
patients at Mount Alto Hospital.
The resolutions call attention to the
work of the legion in urging legisla-
ton of benefit to the disabled veterans
and enumerate the various soldier
measures which the legion has been
successful In having enacted
Among asem are: The first Sweet
bill. increasing temporary total bene-
fits to the disabled from $50 a month
to $50 a month: the appropriation of
$1S,600,000 for the construction of
permanent hospitals; urging the
passage of the consolidation bill,
establishing the Veterans Bureau
the bill allowing time spent in voca-
tional training to apply as residence
upon q homestead: the bill granting
the right Of retirement to disabled
emergency officers, and in urging
sufficient appropriations for depart
ments Of the government providing
hospital care, compensation, insurance
and vocational training.
Evening star., 1922-03-04
MAN HELD UP, ROBBED.

Noses Galloway. colored, 10 Decatur
place northeast, reported to the police
he was held up by two armed white
men about $50 o'clock last night.
He reported the loss of s45.
Report was made by Morris Berman,
925 D street, that three small boys
visited his store last night and one
of them took a revolver. he said.
Harry Simpkins. apartment 81.
1888 T street, told the police of the
theft of wearing apparel valued at
S125. The theft was committed in
the hallway of the apartment house
about 7:30 o'clock last night.
Walter Tucker. 2201 Queens Chapel
road, told the police that his pocket
was picked of a pocketbook contain
ing $31 at New York avenue and
Sth street several days ago.
ALA Hammond, a colored employe
of the District government. living at
143 A street northeast, reported to
the police that he was blackjacked
and robbed of s23 by three colored
men last night on New Jersey avenue
between H and l streets.
Closely questioned by Detective
Cornwell, in charge of the detective
office at night. Hammond is said to
have admitted he was not robbed.
Hamnond.s explanation, of the re-
port was that he had spent his money
the night before and did not have the
amount Of cash he should have sent
his children m Philadelphia. His re-
port was wita.drawns "a ,n
Evening star., 1922-03-04
SAYSD|STR|BUTORS
| GET MILK PROFITS
Producers Association Head
Charges Producers Do Not
Get Proportion.

Washington milk consumers are
forced to pay year in and year out
an average of from. 4 to cents per
gallon more than consumers in Balti-
more, although the producers receive
only half cent a gallon more than is
paid on the Baltimore market. accord
ing to charges made today by Dallas
Berry. president of the Maryland
Virginia Milk Producers Association.
before the Lampert subcommittee of
is investigating the Washington milk
situation.
Mr.. Berry gave figures for March.
1922, both in Baltimore and in Wash
ington in answer to statements made
by attorneys representing the dis
tributors at the milk hearing. He
emphasized that in spite OF the big
difference in price paid here by con-
sumers. as against Baltimore. and the
relatively small difference paid to the
producer. the producers for the Balti-
more market are not required to have
their herds tuberculin tested or to
show satisfactory farm score.
Mr.. Berry reminded the subcommit-
tee that the discrepancy in price paid
by the consumer in Washington as
against Baltimore does not i'll any way
benefit the producer Tor the local mar
ket
Former State Senator ]. N. Barnsley
of Onley, Md, accused Ralph Fort. who
conducts a dairy laboratory at 1541 New
Jersey avenue northwest, with unfair
discrimination against the farmers In
his reports of butter-fat content which
he gives to the distributors. He said he
had known of cases where milk was
charged with 4 lesser amount OF butter
fat than it contained as shown by q
test made in his presence.
Evening star., 1922-03-04
MATHER BUILDING
T0BE MADE SAFE
Fire Regulations Governing
Film Exchanges Will Be
Complied With.

Work will be started Immediately
to place the Mather building, G street
between eth and 10th streets. In strict
compliance with the new fire regula-
tions governing motion picture film
exchanges.
This statement was made this after
noon by Roger J. Whiteford, attorney
for Mr.. Mather, following long con-
ference with Commissioners Oyster
and Keller. This building houses two
thirds of the thirty-one film eX-
changes in Washington. Fire Chief
George Watson and Corporation Coun-
sci Stephens attended the conference
with Mr.. Mather's attorney.
Plan Completed
Mr. Whiteford stated that plans for
the remodeling are completed and OF
file in the building inspectors office
and a contractor has been practically
engaged to begin work The new fire
rules, which became effective yester-
day call for sprinkler system In all
buildings housing film exchanges and
a separate vent pipe from each MIN
vault in the building to the roof.
The attorney estimated that 1t Will
cost Mr.. Mather between 100000 and
$4,000 to make the necessary renova-
tons The task will require about
three months.
A representative of the fire marshafs 8
office made an inspection tour OF all
the film exchanges this morning.
Warrants to BE Asked.
Chief Watson stated this afternoon
that he would apply to the Police
Court late today or Monday morning
for warrants against three other ex-
change companies not located In the
Mather building.
The chief said that in view of the
steps taken by Mr.. Mather to put his
building in compliance with the regu-
lations, all of the exchanges In that
building will be permitted to keep
in their vaults the films that are to
be used from day to day, removing
all unnecessary films Mr.. Mather
further agreed to place watchmen on
each floor Of the building where ex-
changes are located every night un-
til the necessary changes are maoo
aS q fire DrecautiOn.
Evening star., 1922-03-04
RULES NEWSPAPER MAN
HOLDS MEMBERSHIP IN
Learned PROFESSIONS
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
BOSTON. March "A newspaper
man is q member of learned pro-
fession under a. ruling just made
Dy United States immigration Of
flcials In Montreal.
The decision was given in the
case of native of England. resi-
dent for years in Canada, who left
the Dominion the other day for
Boston, there to pursue his occu-
patton as a newspaper man. Late
at night he was reused from his
train berth by an immigration Of
hcer and was compelled to leave
the train and submit to an exami-
nation by board of officials at
the border to determine whether
he came within the scope of the
law which prohibits bringing alien
labor into this country under con-
tract.
He was quizzed as to his ante
cedents, his occupation. the num-
ber of years he had followed it
(Which were many, the conditions
under which he purposed going to
the United States, the extent of
his resources, the size of his fam
lily. etc.
The issue, proving too big for
determination by the border Off
cials. was referred to the immi-
grafton authorities at Montreal,
who decided that he was not under
the ban of the law, because as a
newspaper man he was a member
of learned profession.
Evening star., 1922-03-04
ALEXANDRIA

ALEXANDRIA, March 4 Especially
Charters have been granted by the
state corporation commission to three
corporations with headquarters in
Alexandria. They are as follows:
Commonwealth Oil Company. Officers
and directors are: L. McWhorter
Alexandria, president; F. \. Hagman.
Vienna, Va. vice president; A. B.
dent; H. B. Bradley, Alexandria, sec
retary; Frank Michelbach, Alexandria
treasurer: c. B. Minnick. Anacostia
D. G., field superintendent. The fore
going with NJ. A. Morris of Alexan-
dria constitute the directors.
are: Karl F: Brodt. Washington
president. William r. Sunderland
vice president; Alexander S Brodt
treasurer: William H. DumbeIl secre-
tary. all Of Washington. The officers
also constitute the board of directors
Then P. a. Roberts Construction
Company. Officers and directors are:
Preston A Roberts. president: Peter
c. Bach. vice president, and Charles
A kimbel. secretary, all of Washing
ton.
Prof Tucker of the Episcopal The.
illogical Seminary will. address the
young peoples meeting of St. Paul's
Episcopal Church at o'clock tomor.
lowship."
Mrs. Anna c. E. Titcomb. wife OF
James NJ. Titcomb. died Thursday aft.
ernoon at her residence, Washington
avenue, Mount Ida. Arlington county
Three bureaus of the chamber OF
commerce held meetings yesterday
afternoon in the rooms of that or.
ganization and elected one director
from each to the chamber of com.
merce, to serve 'or a period of two
years each. The 'ectors chosen from
the various bureaus follow: Harry
Hammond, manufacturers and Job.
bers; J. William May, publicity and
convention. and o. H. Kirk. traffic an6
transportation
Evening star., 1922-03-04
OPPOSES NEW BONUS PLAN.
q. S. Chamber Of Commerce States
It's Objections.

A general bonus paid through GER
tifcates Is just as Objectionable. from
the point Of view Of the Chamber of
Commerce Of the United States, as
such bonus paid in cash. Joseph H.
Defrees. president Of the Chamber of
Commerce Of the United States, de-
clared in statement issued last
night.
THE chambers opposition is to a
general bonus. however paid" con-
has not opposed a bonus merely on
account of the amount Of money that
!is involved. Attention has been called
to the money requirements because
OF their Importance and the financial
problems and consequences they en-
tail. Similar reasons demand public
attention to the plan now being con-
sidered by a committee of Congress
Some features of the certificate
plan now under consideration by the
House committee on ways and means
are even more Objectionable than the
original bonus bill. 1t is proposed
that certificates should be used as
collateral for loans at banks, and
such loans should be rediscounted at
the federal reserve banks. Such a
purpose means return to war condi-
tions.. under which the reserve banks
held large amounts Of loans secured
by government war obligations. One
of the problems of readjustment has
been to get this paper out Of the re-
serve banks and other paper of SINH
lar kind out of other banks. Great
progress has been made. but this
progress will be undone by the new
proposal.
Loans of this character have no
place in the commercial banking sys-
tenn. They found their entry only in
q waT emergency. No loans should
go into the federal reserve system ex-
cept such as are speedily and surely
self-liQuidaing. Violation of this
principle means inevitable imitation
and other evils which are sure to fol-
low violation of sound banking prin-
ciples.
suits of such a plan as has been pro.
posed will be increased as details are
announced-such details as the terms
of the loans and the rate of redis-
count"
Evening star., 1922-03-04
'sAN7ZS'' PROTEST PROPOSED DISPLAY
OF HOSE IN WINDOW ON LIVE MODELS

the display today because of the
weather. and placed a sign in the
window to that effect. He said at
the present time he intends to give
the display on Monday.
There is nothing to be shocked
at" he said. 1T will be noticed that
the curtain of the window is drawn
to a point where only the legs of
the model, from the knee down, will
show. These models will not display
as much as those who are attired in
bathing suits at any of the bathing
beaches or on the streets. 1 intend
to have the display Monday unless
something unforeseen prevents"
Although no police detail was need
ed to keep the curious away from the
window this morning, it was notice
able that around 10 o'clock and there
after male after male. and in many
instances females, walked up to the
window to get view Of the display
of stockings on living models. The
sign, Display postponed until Mon
day because of the weather." greeted
them. Several were heard to remark
they intended to return Monday
Evening star., 1922-03-04
MANY AFFAIRS BANNED.
Restricting Auditoriums Blow to
State and Citizens Group.

Restriction Of public school audi
toriums to the use Of students, urged
by the Commissioners in a communi-
cation to the board of education, is
virtually a death blow to the COM
munity center activities in the opinion
Of school officials, who are today
making preparations to enforce all
the recommendations of the city
heads. First steps to outline q pro-
gram of the activities that can be
carried on in the school buildings by
the community centers, under the
recommendation of the Commission
ers, were taken at a conference be-
tween Superintendent Ballou, Assist
ant Superintendent Kramer and Miss
Cecil B. Norton, general director of
the community center department of
the public schools.
After a hasty Interpretation Of the
Commissioners suggestions, school
officials voicsd the belief that not only
would the musical concerts and lec-
lures scheduled to be given in the
high school audftoriums be restricted.
but that the meetings of the citizens
associations and state societies held
in the graded school assembly halls
would have to be prohibited. Many
meetings and receptions. 1t was
pointed out, have been planned by
the state societies in the various
school assembly halls this month,
and all Of them will have to be pro-
hibited.
Evening star., 1922-03-04
|CARUSO'S VOCAL CORDS
TWICE NORMAL LENGTH
AND LUNGS IMMENSE
By the Associated Press.

by Inc ASsOclateQ fresS.
ROME. March 3.-The throat of
Enrico Caruso, which was left a.
the time of his death to the Naples
Museum fer medical examination
was reproduced pictorially by the
Rome newspapers today. Doctors
whose opinions were published de-
Scribed it as the most eXtraor-
dinary development known for vo-
calizat!on.
Caruso's vocal cords were twice
the normal length and his breath
ing power was described as phe-
nomenal. The epiglottis was as
thick as that of the deepest bass
singers, while its attachment to
the tongue was of such a nature as
to permit the greatest rapidity of
vibrations, thus accounting for the
Immense range of the great ten
or's voice. His lung power was SO
enormous that he could make the
cords of piaho vibrate by merely
breathing upon them. The doctors
described Caruso's lungs as those
of a superman. and declared that
from head to foot he was a mag
nificent singing machine.
NEW YORK, March Airs. En-
rico Caruso, widow of the famous op-
era tenor, last night spiritedlv denied
cable dispatches from Rome to the
effect thai her husbands throat had
been removed shortly after death
and left to the Naples Museum for
scientific examination.
The announcement that Rome pa
pers had reproduced pictorially the
throat of the tenor she greeted with
single word-'Impossible"
Mrs. Caruso's denial was support
ed by Bruno Zirato, who was Ca
ruso's secretary. He branded the
report as "preposterous"
Evening star., 1922-03-04
WORRY CAUSE OF SUICIDE.
Special Dispatch TO The Star.

Special Dispatch 10 The Star.
ANNAPOLIS, March 4.-The remains
of J, Burton Muslin. jr.. of German
town. Pa. the senior student at St
Johns College, this city, who commit
ted suicide here yesterday by shoot
ing. will be taken to his home this
afternoon By request of his father,
there will be no ceremony here.
His father, who expected to see his
son in Annapolis today, will not come
here
A letter written by young Muslin
to his classmate and close friend, w.
Penfield Brown. indicates worry over
several matters and shows some de-
liberation in killing himself. How
ever. members of the faculty and stu
dents say that his troubles were much
oyerestimated. and that he would
probably have been able to complete
his course successfully.
Evening star., 1922-03-04
By the Assoriated prpAs

by the Associated Press.
TOPEKA, Kan. March 4.-Topeka's s
girl workers are still unconvinced
that $S7.55 Is a reasonable outlay for
clothes for a year. as given in testi-
mony by a department store sales
woman before the Kansas court Of in
dustrial relations. In proof of their
conviction, they pointed to their visit
to the store last night en- masse in
search for the bargains named by the
sa1eswoman.
About 800 of the girls. without an
apparent leader. crowded into the
store after they had been told that the
woman hao presented a budget to the
commission which is hearing evidence
concerning the cost of living. in order
ing girls. showing that the store sold
articles that would not make a wom-
ans clothes cost more than $s7.55 a
year.
Their work for the day had been
completed about o'clock, when they
gathered upon the streets.
What! ss7.55 a year for clothes!
they said. Let's go and see these
clothes" The word spread and
groups consolidated. They headed for
the store. They entered in a long
column and grouped around the
counter, where the "25-cent" Isle
stockings. which had been listed in
the budget were kept.
A half-frightened salesgirl produced
the stockings. Bah! Who would
wear those things" girl demanded
as she snatched the stockings and
dashed them on the floor. The girls
were curious to see the $50 suit that
would wear three years. the 81 cor
set and the 81 dress listed in the
budget. They viewed the articles
with Scathing comment.
The saleswoman who had prepared
the budget, it was reported, left the
store as the girls entered.
With the exception of rather biting
Evening star., 1922-03-04
VIII. COVERT DIES IN WEST
Well Known Washingtonian Sue
cumbs in San Francisco.

Word has been received of the death
of William Henry Covert. we'll known
printer here for many years, who
died this week in San Francisco,
Calf. Mr.. Covert had been suffering
from asthma and had gone west in
hopes of recovering his health.
Mr.. Covert was born in Washing
ton, Ind. flfty-six years ago. When
seventeen years of age he entered the
county paper of his fathers. Jacob
Covert, where he learned the trade
of a printer. Coming to Washington
he completed forty years service in
that line. His sons, William B. and
Charles A. Covert. both printers of
this city, are of the third generation
Of printers in their family
Surviving him, besides his sons. are
his mother, Mrs. Maria Covert, and a
sister, Mrs. G. l. Austin. both of this
city: brother. Charles G. Covert of
Evansville. Ind, his wife, Mrs. Fannie
Booth Covert. now visiting relatives
in Oakland. Calf. and four daugh-
ters, Miss Marie Covert of this city
and Mrs. ]. T. Buck, Mrs. c. Anthony
Wolfe and Miss Helen Covert Inter-
ment will be in Evansville.
Evening star., 1922-03-04
SECRETARY OF INTERIOR .
MUST Do OWN JUDGING
D. c. Supreme Court Rules De-
cisions Of Judicial Nature Cannot
Be Made by Assistant.

s.. The Secretary of the Interior must
review and pass on all decisions in
the department which are of ju-
dicial nature, and may not delegate
this duty to an assistant secretary,
according to a decision of Justice
Stafford of the Supreme Court of the
District of Columbia, rendered today.
The court ordered a mandamus to
issue against Secretary Fall, to COM
pei the reinstatement of William Z.
Baff of Worcester, Mass, who was
disbarred from practice in the patent
office about one year ago. An assist
ant secretary reviewed the finding of
the disbarment board and the court
held that only the Secretary could ex-
ercise the judicial function placed on
him by the law.
Counsel for the Secretary noted an
appeal to the Court of Appeals and
declared that if the holding of the
court is sustained a number Of de-
cisions involving land grants may be
placed in jeopardy.
Evening star., 1922-03-04

The "antis' were exceedingly busy
today. This time it was the anti
feminine leg display. If there is such
an organization. They devoted their
energies in an effort to prevent the dis
play of hosiery on living models in a
show window Of Oppenheimer's Shop
Unique, Sth and E streets northwest.
A large advertisement yesterday car
ried the announcement that Hosiery
will be displayed in one of our windows
on living models There you will be
able to see for yourself how alluring is
the appeal of the new designs"
The display was advertised for today
and Monday from 10 am. to $50 pm.
Early this morning. shortly after
the store had opened, Sylvan Op-
penheimer. manager of the establish
ment, received telephone messages from
women who entered protests against
the display.
They stated they were exceedingly
shocked and that such display by
living models would lower the morals
Of the sex. he said.
Mr.. Oppenheimer said he called off
Evening star., 1922-03-04
HOPES FOR FRIENDSHIP.
President Wires to Colombia After
Treaty Ratification.

President Harding, it was announced
last night, has sent telegram to Acting
President Holguin Of the republic of
Colombia. expressing the hope that as a
result of the exchange of ratifications
Of the treaty with Colombia "all mis-
understandings which have existed may
vanish and all obstacles which could
prevent resumption of the historical
friendship between the people of the
United States and the people Of Colom-
bia may be swept away. and that from
this time on each year that passes will
make closer and more cordial the rela-
tions between the two republics"
Messages of congratulation have been
exchanged, it also was announced, be-
tween the acting secretary of state
here and the minister Of foreign affairs
of Colombia