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The Washington times., 1922-03-22
NAVAL ACADEMY ENTERING
CLASS AS BIG AS USUAL

ANNAPOLIS, Md, March "a
Naval Academy officials here are
anticipating the formation of as
large an entering class in June as
usual in spite of the proposed cut
IN every branch of the naval service
and have received word that seven
ty-four youths have passed their
mental tests for admission during
the February examinations.
This Is as large number as
usual and practically all will pass
their physical examinations as it is
now the rule for candidates to take
preliminary examination of the
kind before the mental tests.
1t is anticipated that the new
class will have about $50 members
which has been the normal number
for some years. Other members
will be admitted as a result Of the
examinations to be held in April
and upon certificates from approved
schools as well as the quota from the
enlisted ranks of the navy and ma
rine corps.
The Washington times., 1922-03-22
REVENUE AGENT
CALLED To BAR
AS BRIDE TAKER
w. p. Egan Also to Confront
Wife's Counter Complaint
For Divorce.

The first installment of the trou-
bles of William +. Egan, once legal
adviser to former Prohibition Com
missioner Kramer, began today when
his case was called for trial in
Criminal Court, No. /. Justice Egan
IL charged with accepting a bribe of
$500 April 6. 1921, while employed
as an officer of the Internal Revenue
Bureau from Joseph Dudenhofer
Company, of Milwaukee.
Egan is alleged to have advised the
Milwaukee people they should retain
counsel. They suggested that ne
act for them, and Egan accepted the
offer, the fee to be $1,000. Egan in.
troduced the men to Commissioner
Kramer, and later received a check
for $500, II is said, from his clients"
When the Milwaukee firm failed 10
received their permit they produced
the letter of thanks" which is part
of the evidence to be produced
against him at the trial.
The second installment Of Egan's
troubles will be aired in the courts
at a later day. 1t consists Of a suit
for a limited divorce against his
wife, Mrs. Esther Egan. who in turn
filed suit against him for an absolute
divorce charging misconduct with
various women, and especially with
one whose first name is said to be
Louise"
Mrs. Egan declared in her sui,
that she was compelled to leave her
husband because OF his cruel treat.
ment to her.
The Washington times., 1922-03-22
ACCUSE DRIVERS
.0F DRUNKENNESS
AFTER M|SHAPS
Two Accidents Bring Motor
lists Into Hands OF
Authorities.

Two persons who were charged
with intoxication figured in auto
mobile accidents last night.
Thomas Miller, thirtytwo years
old. of Silver Springs, Md, was
arrested after his automobile col
lided with the curb at Sixteenth
and Longfellow streets northwest.
He received slight injuries. After
being given treatment at Garfield
Hospital he was removed to the
station house.
When the automobile of John II.
Fox, 121 T street northwest, backed
into a patrol box at Eleventh and
+ streets northwest. police from the
First precinct hurried to the spot
because of the continual ringing of
the bell at the station house. They
allege when they arrived at the
scene they found Fox intoxicated.
He was arrested.
Eugene Pulliam. colored. ten years
old. PISA Sherman avenue north
west, severed his foot when he fell
last night under a street car at
Georgia avenue and Girard street.
Miss Anna Good, thirty eight, TIC
d street southwest, suffered a
wrenched ankle and slight injuries
to her leg when knocked down by
an automobile at Eleventh street
and Maryland avenue southwest.
The Washington times., 1922-03-22
GOES CALLING WITHOUT
CLOTHES; SHOCKS HOST

Chevy Chase citizens are begin
ming to think there ought to be
a law or something"
Miss Estelle Moreland. 1929 Rock
Creek Ford road, thinks so. Ralph
Boose, another Chevy Chase resi-
dent, has a like opinion.
A modern Greek dancer, with even
more ideas than the Greeks, stepped
out of bed in the Chevy Chase
Sanatarium few. days ago and tore
across fields to the house OF Miss
Moreland. He cavorted rudely and
nudely, but he couldn't get in out
of the cold.
Miss Moreland opened a second
floor window and called for assist
anCe. Mr.. Boose, a neighbor. heard
the calls, and with another resident
captured the man and returned him
to the sanatorium.
Add prohibitory constitutional
amendments.
The Washington times., 1922-03-22
STAR CHAMBER
UPHELD
BY COL. KELLER
Commissioner Says Com any's
Business Confidential When
Reporters We're Excluded.

Engineer Commissioner Charles
Keller today sought to defend his
action taken last Monday when he
excluded newspaper writer's from
what had been announced as "a
formal public hearing" on rates to
be charged by the Union Transfer
Company.
The Commissioner said that in his
opinion the Public Utilities Commits.
son had a perfect right to go into
executive session" when confidential
matters Of a company were to be dis.
closed and which in the opinion of
the company should be disclosed only
to the Commissioners.
Colonel Keller declared that the
commission. as sworn officers Of the
law, would protect the public's in.
terests and II, after hearing the
Confidential matter they deemed II
advisable to keep 1t so, they would
grant the company's request.
In the case OF the transfer COM
pany, the Commissioner said. the
confidential matter concerned GER.
tain salary records Of the Phila.
delphia office. He said he did not
believe the commission had a right
to make public property OF private
records Of a company's office in an
other city.
1t was made plain by the Commits.
sioner that star chamber" sessions
will be held at any time the commits.
sion sees tit to hold them.
The Washington times., 1922-03-22
RUDOLPH JOSE WILL HEAD
c. of c. UTILITIES GROUP

Appointment by the Washington
Chamber Of Commerce Of the fol.
lowing standing public utilities com.
mittee for 1922 was announced this
morning by A. 4. Seymour. sec
rotary:
Rudolph Jose, chairman; Harry
King, vice-chairman; Joseph Abel.
H. c. Adler. w. M. Balderston.
Lewis J. Battle, Charles T. Beaunen,
Simon Beloff, S. r. Bowen. Harry j.
Carroll, NJ. o. Chance, Charles T.
Clagett, Charles w. Darr. George NJ.
Davis, ]. V. Davis, George II. Daw-
son, Proctor l.. Dougherty, W. Clar-
ence Duvall. John A. Eckert. Will
liam j. Eynon, @. Manson Foot,
James s. Fraser f. c. Graham, Nc
earthly Hanger, J. II. Hanna, Robert
e. Heater, James B. Henderson,
Robert d. Heiner. G. Philips Hill, j.
F. Hillyard, w. A. Hopkins. l.. F..
Kebler, Philip King, Edward
kohner, George II. Lamar, Ralph
Lee, Ralph w. Lee, NJ. o. Leighton,
J. F. Manning, Robert l.. Middleton,
Frank Morrison, J. p. Muller Ray
mond Neudecker. Seterios Nicholson,
J. j. Noonan, John d. O'Connor,
Horace J. Phelps, c. p. Ravenburg,
Oscar A. Reed. J. w. Rich, Ben
jamin Rosenfeld. A. j. Shippert, 5.
NJ. Selinger, James Med. Shea,
James A. Soper, II. r. Stanford. A.
J. Tholl. N. c. Turnage. J. z. Walker,
]. r. White, Charles 7. Windle and
NJ. b. Zeiler.
The Washington times., 1922-03-22
WOMAN LOSES 81 500 AND
FAITH IN FORTUNE TELLER

1t was an expensive fortune-tell-
Ing experience that Grace Strange,
colored, IA G street northwest, went
through yesterday. She lost $500
and jewelry worth $1,000. julius c.
Preston, alias Doc" of no fixed
abode. is alleged to have been the
fortune teller. He told her that she
would have to give the cash and
jewelry to him as the Lord had sent
him to her and that she would re-
ceive valuables worth one thousand
times as much in return. Two of
the rings were recovered by detec-
tives. 1t is said that they were
given to two men as security for
loans of IS on each.
The Washington times., 1922-03-22
life INSURANCE
WORk|SLAUDED.
bYJOHN D0LPH
Metropolitan Company Man.
ager Gives Statistics to Men,
bers of Rotary Club.

Life insurance was characterized
as the greatest institution in the
world" by John Dolph. Washing.
ton manager Of the Metropolitan Life
Insurance Company, in an address
before the Washington Rotary Club
at their regular weekly luncheon at
the New Willard Hotel.
Some idea of the magnitude Of the
life insurance business was given
by the speaker who cited figures OF
business done by his own company.
The annual business of the Metro
politan Life Insurance Company last
year was s1,500,000,000 on which
the company received premiums OF
1902 100000. Compared with the
American Telephone Company,
which has thirteen and a half million
telephone Instruments. the speaker
said that the Metropolitan Life had
two policies in force for every in
strument in use by the telephone
company.
1,O71 Claims Paid Daily.
The significance of these figures
was emphasized by the speaker, who
cited an average days work done
by the Metropolitan company show
ing an average of l,071 claims are
paid daily by that company, agsre
eating S5,1S1 ,422, and that It's assets
are increased approximately $500,
900, 900 every day.
Last year the company paid
323,52l claims. AS result Of the
war, the company paid 26.J61 death
benefits. To bring the business OF
the company closer to home the
speaker cited the fact that out OF
the ninety-six knickerbocker vic.
Tins. twelve OF them were insured
by the Metropolitan Company. An
average of $4,000 policies are issued
and revived each business day OF the
year.
the size of the Metropolitan Life
Company is to say that every fourth
man or woman you meet in the en-
tire urban population of the United
States and Canada Is a Metropolitan
policy holder" the speaker said
In Washington the ratio Of pol!cy
holders is even higher, according to
| figures submitted by Mr.. Dolph. The
Washington 100000 policies, cover
! MS iiic iiNto VI ioo'cDv pSAA~S
holders
Another interesting fact cited
by the speaker was that the com
pany retained an average Of &c
policy holders, out Of every thou
sand secured.
Service High Grade.
Success OF the Metropolitan Com
pany, if il were summed up In a
sentence would be attributed to the
fact that all company transactions
center around it's considerable treat
mcnt of it's employees, and its high
grade service to its holders" the
speaker said.
Work of his company and other
great life insurance companies ir
Incorporating with Health Depart
ment officials throughout the
country, in the prevention OF disease
and the many other activities OF life
insurance companies, as an institu
ton. was touched upon by the
speaker.
| Committee reports on the coming
| Rotary District Convention were
made by various committee chair
men and plans for the success Of thu
looming convention were declared
complete.
The Washington times., 1922-03-22
CYCLE COP INJURED
PURSUING BOOTLEGGERS

Hurled seventy-five feet when the
motorcycle he was riding ran into
bad depression in the road and then
collided with a telegraph pole this
morning, Policeman r. II. Mans
field, who was in pursuit Of alleged
bootleggers, had narrow escape
from death. He suffered injuries
to his leg and a wrenched back.
After being catapulted from his
machine Mansfield landed between
fire plug and tree and was
jammed tightly between them. Pc
liceman II. w. kegebein, who lives
in the neighborhood, discovered the
injured policeman and summoned
medical aid.
The chase began at the District
line when Mansfield saw a car, in
which were two men, coming toward
him. 1t ended at Brentwood road,
near Clinton street northeast. The
suspected bootleggers escaped when
Mansfield was thrown from his ma,
chine.
The Washington times., 1922-03-22
PETITION
FILED FOR
CITIZENS
Utilities Commission Asked
For Ruling in Case Of Capt.
tai Traction.

A rate Of three tokens for 20
cents on the lines of the Capital
Traction Company is asked in a
communication sent to the Public
Utilities Commission by William
Nick. Clayton, for the Federation
Of Citizens Associations.
MIR. Clayton, in his petition to the
commission, said it was his under
standing that the refusal of the
commission to order three-for-
twenty plan of distribution Of
tokens applied only to the Wash
ington Railway and Electric Com
pany. He said he had been unof-
ficially informed that the Capital
Traction Company did not present
any objection to the proposed
change from six tokens for 40
cents to three tokens for 20 cents.
Makes Formal Request.
ct therefore, on behalf of the Fed
Grafton Of Citizens Associations, re-
spectfully request that your honor
able commission forthwith order and
require the Capital Traction Com
pany to sell three tokens or ticketsl
upon request of passenger, for ~
cents" says Mr.. Clayton's petition.
Il call attention of the commission
to the fact that the Capital Traction
Company is now selling three tokens
for 20 cents. but only upon purchase
Of one dollars worth at a time.
What the public requires and
asks is for right to purchase the
first three tokens in the stack rather
than the last three for 20 cents
deal the three tokens from the top
of the stack rather than from the
bottom.
Revenues Not at Stake.
LAS the commission itself esti-
mated the rate of return of the Cap
ital Traction Company as now con-
siderably over per cent, and con-
stantly mounting, no further infor-
nation seems to be necessary as to
the effect of a three-for-twenty order
upon the revenues Of that company"
The placing of a differential of 20
per cent upon the cash rider-fall.
ing on a class who can least sftord
It, should be avoided, If other con-
ditions justify, Mr.. Clayton contends.
The Washington times., 1922-03-22
The names of single Won,en
are like railroad time tables
subject to change without no
tice. HANK HA wilkins.
FLAPPER AND FLIPPER.

In New York they've begun to
call the male Of the species 1.-THE
flipper," and he's described as
wearing his felt hat saucily, with
brim curling gracefully; his face
Is plastic; he regards this old.
fashioned world with nOnchalance;
a limp cigarette adds to the effect;
his tender palate aches for sOOth-
ing ice cream and Eskimo pies,
and Is sometimes irritated by a
surreptitiOus drink Of cheap al
cohol; he carries q huge flask to
dances, with little inside of 1t, and
he dances cheek to cheek, being
the pOssessor Of much cheek; he
Is beyond the sphere of human
influence; physically. he Is too old
to be slapped; mentally, he Is not
old enough; he ventures where
angels fear to tread"
What this land ,Oill come to
Nobody can nOW tell;
Harding ,Uent a-fishing
And the bonus goes to thunder.
SAM SIMPLE.
The Washington times., 1922-03-22
SIX PERSONS REPORTED
MISSING PAST "a HOURS

Six persons have been reported
missing to the Washington police
within the past twenty-four hours.
Ftfteen-year- Margaret Cook,
absent since Sunday, wore a blue
dress, gray coat and blue hat, when
she left home.
Marie Dominick, twenty-three
years old, Al H street northeast,
Jennie Mcdonald. sixteen years old,
1922 Sixth street northwest. and
Austin Jarboe, fourteen years old,
2l9 Thirteenth street southeast, are
reported missing since last Friday.
Odell Whipple, eleven years old,
left his home at the Darlington.
apartments, Columbia road and Six.
teenth street northwest, after he re-
turned from school yesterday after
noon and Is still missing. The sixth
missing person. Is Howard Milor,
thirteen years old, 100 Thirteenth
street southeast. missing since last
Thursday. when he left home to &c
to school.
The Washington times., 1922-03-22
MOTORCYCLE SERVICE
FOR DEPARTMENTAL MAIL

To expedite all important mail from
the Government departments the
Postoffice Department today estab.
lished a special interdepartmental
motorcycle service here.
Collections will be centralized under
the new system and the maintenance
of special messenger service in the
departments done away with. A con.
siderable saving to the Government
will be effected through this service,
officials stated.
A schedule Of hourly collections.
beginning at a. m. and ending with
collection at p. m, will be main.
tanned daily. The motorcycles will
work in conjunction with the motor
truck service, which will operate be.
tween the central collection stations
The Washington times., 1922-03-22
VOICES DEMAND OF 3 CAR TOKENS FOR 20 CENT
Women "Dolling Up
Costing Uncle Sam
$4,000, 900 a Year

Uncle Sans stenographers
lose 100000 worth of the
Governments tim. each year
roughing their cheeks and lips.
There are 10000 girls on the
Government payroll as typists
and stenographers. They re-
ceive $1,000 a year and up
ward.
Efficiency experts of the
Treasury reported today the
girls spend at least one hour
daily with their cosmetics dur
ing office hours.
The "dolling up" results in
q loss of about 100000 hours
Of actual working time lost, but
not deducted from the pay checks
of the girl workers.
The Washington times., 1922-03-22
What's Doing Today
and Tomorrow

Classes-Esst Washington Center, Sew
enth and G streets southeast tonight:
Millinery, Epworth A c.; Manhattan
A. c., community music,
Classes-Th omson Center, Twelfth and
L streets northwest, tonight.
Womans drill team; Washington Re-
pertoire Co; plain sewing; piano prac-
tice; electric iron use.
Tomorrow.
Luncheon--Cosmopolita Club, at the
Franklin Square Hotel 1890 D. M.
Degree-Second degree will be con-
ferred by keane Council, knights of
Columbus at 9lS Tenth street north
west, at night.
Banquet--Wasnington Alumni OF the
University Of California, at the La
fayette Hotel, y. m.
Meeting-Kentucky Society OF Wash
ington, in the Thomson School, Twelfth
and l. streets northwest, p. m,
Address-ConG FRESHMAN Marvin Jones.
before the new Texas state Society, at
the Hadleigh Hotel, at night.
The Washington times., 1922-03-22
PAWNbR0KER
BILL VIEWED AS
BENEFIT T0D.C.
Measure Advocated by Police
Receives Support Of Citi-
zens' Committee.

Support of the District Commits.
sioners' pawn broker bill was urged
today by Mrs. William Archibald
Hopkins, a member of the Citizens
Remedial Loan Committee, which
would enable short-term borrowers
of money to secure the SEINE on. .
2 per cent monthly basis.
Although 1t sounds like a para
dox for the citizens committee &c
seek to aid poor borrowers by the
passage of the Commissioners bill.
making the rate 2 per cent per
month instead Of the l per cent to
which it is limited in the present
law, this rate will really be a re-
duction, because such borrowers
cannot now get the money az all
without going to Virginia for IT
and paying per cent Mrs. Hop
kins states.
THE present law was sought to
enable small borrowers to get
money at 2 per cent on indorsed
or other security. and there is no
reason why a man who Is In urgent
need of money should not be al.
lowed to borrow 1t at that rate on
a note Endorsed by fellow cmploye.
instead of being obliged to put up
his watch and pay 8 Der cent for
the money. as he will il the pawn
brokers' bill insisted upon by Chair
man Focht of the House District
Committee, is passed.
Passage OF the Commissioners'
pawnbroker bill. IT is contcnded,
allowing them to charge per cent,
will enable pawnbrokers to do bust
ness in the District. and also be
benefit to small borrowers OF
ready money.
The Washington times., 1922-03-22
Today.

Today.
Motion Pictures-"Our Navy in Ac-
ton" at the Y. NJ. c. A., beginning at
y. m
Meeting - st. Gabriel's Council of
Catholic Men, at Masonic Hall, Second
and Upshur streets tonight
Luncheon--The Washington Advertise
ing Club at the City Club, today. A
demonstration OF How the Telephone
Works" will be given by Chesapeake
and Potomac Telephone Company.
Luncheon-7-Rotsry Club. at the New
willard Hotel, 1880 p. m.
Luncheon-The Lions Club. New WN-
lard Hotel 1890 p. m.
Program-Y. w. G. A.. Inspirational
luncheon, ~ p. M, F street
Honor Girls Corps, Girl Reserves, $3.50
p. m. street: Recreation hour, 7 p. IN.
Il street
CIasses-wiison Normal Comm unity
Center, Eleventh and Harvard streets
northwest, tonight. Short story technique.
The Washington times., 1922-03-22
BALL TO LEAD DEBATE
ON TRACTION MERGER

Senator L. Heisler Ball, chairman
of the Senate District Committee
and a strong supporter Of legisla-
ton for a merger of Washington
street railways, will lead the A..
firmative in a debate on Resolved,
That the District street railway
lines should be merged" at a meet
ing of the Delaware State Society
next month.
Leader of the opposition will be
Charles w. Dempsey. Of the United
States marshal's office. Other de-
baters will be DR.. William Lee
Kites, John Dick, Thomas Lodge,
and Mrs. Charles II. Ruth.
The Washington times., 1922-03-22
DR.. J. M. TUT TO LECTURE
ON CHRISTIAN SCIENCE

DR.. John NJ. Tut, former Kan
sas City physician and at present
member of the board Of lecture.
ship OF the First Church of Christ.
Scientist, Boston, will lecture in the
auditorium Of the Masonic Temple,
Thirteenth street and New York
avenue northwest, tomorrow night.
The lecture will be under the aus
pieces of the Second Church of
| Christ, Scientist, this city. DR..
Tut will be introduced by DIR. E. c.
Johnston. first reader Of the Sec
ond Church.
The Washington times., 1922-03-22
HARDING INVITED TO
PEARY STATUE UNWILLING

President Harding WAS invited 10
day to attend the rnveiling cere.
mony in the Arlington National
Cemetery on April of a statue 10
Admiral Robert e. Peary.
The occasion will be the thirteenth
anniversary Of the discovery Of the
North Pole.
The invitation was presented by
Gilbert H. Grosvenor. president OF
National Geographic Society. Sec
rotary Of the Navy DENLY will also
be invited to the ceremonies.
The statue was erected by the
widow Of Admiral Peary.
The Washington times., 1922-03-22
CHURCH GROUP FORMS
MUSIC AND PLAY GUILD

Organization of the St. Cyprian
Players. dramatic and musical
guild, was effected last night at a
special meeting of st. Cyprian' s
Council, National Council of Catho
lie Men.
The following officers were
elected: Director, Ambrose Jackson
assistant directors, Edward Hager
and Francis Gillem, and business
manager, Francis Spriggs. A must
cal section was established with
Miss Louise Butler and Miss Fannie
Hall as co-directors. A music club
Is an added attraction of the play
ers and will include n choral society
glee club and a small orchestra
An office for the business manager
has been established at 315 Seventh
street southeast.
The Washington times., 1922-03-22
FEDERAL COMMISSIONER
OF EDUCATION GIVES TALK

!. ]. Tigert. United States Com
missioner of Education, in an I'D.
dress last night before the Progress
sive Educational Association at the
Interior Building, said that skepti-
cism in the realm of higher thinking
is being superseded by a larger end
more comprehensive faith.
He attributed skepticism largely to
the PHILOSOPHERS Of Locke. Berkeley.
and Hume. which, however, was over
come by Kant. whose philosophy, &C.
cording to DR.. Tig.rt. has been the
basis for constructive thought OF edu-
cational leaders for the rast fifty
years.
The Washington times., 1922-03-22
Jack-Are farmers allowed to
make cider.
Jim-Sure. haven't you heard
of the freedom Of the pressS
MIER ANDERSON.
DOWN IN OLE VIRGINNY.

Natures wonders never cease In
"ole Virginny." The Alexandria
Gazette records that at Freezing,
Va, near Pine Creek. a one-eyed
calf has reached this mundane
sphere" and is the sensation Of
the countryside.
The Roanoke World-News tells
that near Woodstock a iLeghorn
hen belonging to d. S. Rhodes
Several days ago cackled much
longer than usual and an in
vestigation disclosed the fact that
she had laid an egg weighing five
ounces and measuring Sh inches
by 6k inches, almost as large as
goose egg"
The Washington times., 1922-03-22
AUSTRALIAN MINES TO
COMPETE, SENATE TOLD

State-owned coal mines In Aus
tralia are laying plans to enter
competition with private American
mines for domination of the Pa
cific coast coal trade, 1t was de-
clared today by Randolph Bedford,
member of the Australian parlia-
ment. in appearing before the Sen
ate Agriculture Committee.
Bedford said the Australian state
mines could successfully compete
with eastern American mines be-
cause of the cheaper freight rate.
The Washington times., 1922-03-22
Rudolph Wishes He
Had Million To
Fix Streets

Commissioner Cuno Rudolph
was wishing for a million dollars
today for immediate use in the
District Of Columbia.
What would you do with it,"
he was asked.
That's an easy one to answer,
he replied. "The first rs per cent
Of the sum would be used in i'm
proving the streets, resurfacing
some, laying new ones in o.ner
places and repairing holes and
bad spots.
"The remaining rs per cent Of
the amount ! would use in i'm
proving our water system, partic-
ularly our sewage plant"
The Commissioner said that in
his opinion the Capitals greatest
need at this time is better streets.