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The Washington herald., 1922-04-27
Secretary Mellon Denies
Counterfeits Total Millions

Declaration by Frank J. Coleman.
editor of the Plate Printer, that the
total OF counterfeit money in cir
culation in the United States at pres
ent exceeds $4,000. 900 is wholly
without foundation" and reflects on
the credit Of the government" says
Secretary Of the Treasury Mellon in
letter made public yesterday re-
plying 10 one from Mr.. Coleman.
Your preliminary assumption of
s66 different issues, averaging $40
in denomination and 100 in number,
gives a result OF $ses,o00, and not
ss,sso.ooo, as stated in your letter;
when you double this by taking an
average denomination Of $50, your
hnal figures should be s1,332,000, in
stead Of more than $4,000. .00o."
Mr.. Mellon told Mr.. Coleman of
the methods pursued by the govern
ment In detecting counterfeits, ex-
pressing the opinion that they could
not be improved upon.
A dangerous counterfeit of 1919
war savings stamps was nipped in
the bud through publicity, the Sec
retary points out. He scouts the
theory Of counterfeiting revenue
stamps, except the Bottled in
bond" variety. This counterfeit
can cause no loss except to those
who purchase bootleg whisky"
comments. Mr.. Mellon. Counterfeits
Of Postage stamps. are few ana are
unknown OF Victory and liberty
bonds. he says.
The Washington herald., 1922-04-27
Treasury Being Raided,"
Special Agent Insists

W. o. Watts, discharged speciai
agent of the Department OF JUS
tice. has written a letter 10 Alton
ney General Daughetry renewing
charges that "a combination of cer-
tain government officials and other
common crooks have been assault
ing and raiding the public Treas.
ury on a scale so gigantic as to DC
almost unbelievable"
At the same time. Watts vehe-
mently attacks Dausherty for the
charges of disloyalty made against
him.
Watts was dismissed on the order
Of Dsughetry after he had suppliee
Representative Royal Johnson. OF
South Dakota. with Information
used by johnson in demanding an
investigation of the departments
activities in connection with wat
claims.
Watts said he was gratified that
he had been accused of disloyslty
to the department rather than TO
the government. He pointed out
that he had served in three wars
and had worked for two years In
the department trying to protec,
the government, adding my record
for loyalty is well-known and un-
impeachable." Even a private citi
zen. Watts said. - required by
statute to report felonies.
The record Is clear and clean
cut and will show that organised
interests are looting the govern.
ment," said Watts, "and no man can
charge me with a breach Of truss
Tens of thousands of people have
sojouurned in washington long
enough to know that this country
is being strangled by an invisible
government and the fight for
righteous government has at last
been forced into the open"
The Washington herald., 1922-04-27

Film removal means prettier teeth.
Film-coats make teeth dingy. So every
lover of glistening teeth should combat
that film daily.
The results will delight you and con-
vince you. Present the coupon for the
To-Day Tube. Start its use tonight.
Note how clean the teeth feel after
using. Mark the absence of the viscous
film. See how teeth whiten as the film
coats disappear. The normal alkaline
mouth, following every use, is most
refreshing.
See and feel these results for ten days.
Then look at your teeth in your mirror.
Then you will know 1'hat this new
method means to you and yours. Cut
out the coupon so you won't forget.
The Washington herald., 1922-04-27
BENSON SAYS SIMS
WAS SUBORDINATE
i. IN NAVAL FORCES

IContf,ned from puoe one)
orders OF Admiral Beatty. COM
mander-in-chief of the British
Grand Fleet.
Lived In London Hotel.
II do not wish in any way to de-
tract from anything that Is due
Admiral Sims. but simply to give
YOU tn" facts. Daring the war, and
for some time before. was the
technical head of the navy. and ali
during the war I was responsible
for all naval strategy and opera
tions ashore and afoat. Fleets ann
vessels. including the transports,
were moved by orders from nv
ONCE and from me-"
Admiral Benson SCOTS at the idea
OF Admiral Sims having heen Ia su-
IRENE command Of the naval forces
during the war. He says:
Admiral Sims lived at a hotel in
Loncon. and the L. S. Government
gave him an allowance for his liv-
ing expenses. He was provided with
ample ONCE room and accommoda :
tions in the immediate vicinity OF
the Chancellery of the United States
| Embassy in London. At no time
was he afioat. except in MAX In 9
| trips across the Channel or during
visits to the Grand Fleet or visit
ing some station for inspection pur-
poses"
Editorial stirs Controversy.
The letter II Admiral Benson was
inspired by an editorial in the
Lowell Courier-Citizen crIticizing
Edward F. McSweeney, chairman OF
the Knights of Columbus Historical
Commission, who, in a letter made
substantially the same declarations
as later made by Admiral Benson.
The newspaper took Mr.. Nc
Sweeney to task for his utterances
explaining that while it held nc
brief for Admiral Sims. 1t was In
terested In accuracy of historical
matters and that there was nc
avoiding the fact that Sims was In
supreme command. The editorial
was called to the attention of Ad-
miral Benson. whereupon he wrote
the letter.
The Washington herald., 1922-04-27
Asserts Dye Monopoly
Broken By Embargo

The selective embargo smashed
the g-'p which the German dye mo-
nopoly had upon the American mar
keS not only with regard to dye
stuffs. but also on important med
icnes and perfpmery products. DR..
Samuel Isermann. president Of the
Cfsmical Company OF America, tes-
tined yesterday before the subcom-
mittee Of the Senate judiciary Com
mfttee conducting the daye hearing.
One coal tar product, used as a
base for violet perfumery. cost ST.
1Oe pound here when the Germans
controlled its manufacture, ne said.
Today. he claimed. il Is being made
In America and sold for about IS a
pound. Artificial or synthetic musk.
which cost 1880 a pound when the
Germans had control. today Is made
by American manufacturers and sold
for 81 bout 50 a pound. he said.
The Washington herald., 1922-04-27
PARENT-TEACHERS
IN SESSION TO-DAY

The annual convention OF District
Of Columbia Parent-Teachers' Asso-
Citations will open at 10 o'clock this
morning at the New Ebbitt Hotel
Fifty-two organizations, represent
ing every school in Washington, will
be represented. Practically the whole
time will be given to conferences
on subjects affecting the welfare of
public schools and to the election
Of officers.
Mrs. William Wolff Smith, the only
speaker of the day. will address del
egates on the subject Of Literature
in the Home
The most important topic to be
considered by the convention Is that
OF school Fairgrounds. Mrs. Giles
Scott Rafter. president Of the organ
ization, stated last night that the
inadequscy of the public play
grounds constituted one of the most
serious schools problems.
The Washington herald., 1922-04-27
600 Bureau Employees
Will Be Dismissed

Six hundred employees OF the Bu-
reau OF Engraving and Printing, the
storm center OF the present CIVIL
Service fight, will be discharged Sat-
ur6ey.
Director Louis A. Hill, in an
nouncing the lay-off yesterday. said
that II affects all departments and
is necessitated by falling of Of work
at the pla1I and the general policy
to retrench to a pre-war basis.
More discharges are to follow, Hill
said. but politics will have nothing
to do with 1t.
Those employees who will be dropped
Saturday were notified OF their dis
misssl yesterday. A general indi-
cation had been given last March.
Hill said. and those falling within
the three clauses from which the
list of dismissals was selected were
given notice.
These clauses are: /. Married
women whose husbands are em-
ployed (about 200). 2. Wartime en-
ployes without Civil Service status.
3. Those on the two-year extension
of the retirement act who will get
pensions. All who have accumulated
leave, Hill said. will be paid for
their vacation due.
The Washington herald., 1922-04-27

(Contirusd fvom pdse ose.
bic action in the near future. unless
Germany yields.
Fight Over Non-aeRressicn Pact.
Meanwhile the first skirmishes over
the nensggrsssion pact centered
around the question or whether At
would include q ban on military ac-
tion to enforce the Versailles treaty.
The French delegation declare
that ft.Fwili contain nothing TO pre-
vent steps necessary to inforce the
Versailles treaty. especially the
reparatfons sections. Poincare and
Lloyd George. they declare stipu-
tedNduring the Bologne conference
that nothing was to be Included in
the 'ponaggresion pact that would
prevent frontier police measures.
But in the face of this widening
Angl9-E French breach, Lloyd George
has definitely begun the difficult
task of :. lining up this ssnations in
support of his ponaggression- pact
:. .,Ru.siass Fear JspSn.
Hoping as far as possible to oh
tain preliminary agreement
among the allies before officially
presenting the draft. the British
premier has Inaugurated a series of
informal conversations regarding
the pact. the first being held with
Barthou of France. Others were
held with BeneS of Rumania and
Hayashi Of Japan.
Difficulties are already lis .,"sing
themselves. though most nations
appear strongly to desire an agree
ment There are. however, the most
varied opinions as to the form IT
should take. France wants a pact
backed by strong military sane
tions. such as the British are
unwilling to provide. Entrance of
Japan In the preliminary negotia-
tions at this early stage -eveals an
Interesting diflculty. as Lloyd
George had plannsd a strictly Eu-
ropean pact. but the Russians in
The Washington herald., 1922-04-27
PREPARES FEDERAL
LIW TO DRIVE OUT
BOGUS PROMOTERS
Congress to Aim Bill at
Concerns Which States
Cannot Reach.
REAP RICH HARVEST
House Committee Estimates
Public Defrauded of Over
Z $500, 100000 Yearly.

Congress il preparing to drive
out Of business blue sky" concerns
which. it is estimated. rob ,the
American people of more than $780,
100000 yearly through the sale of
fake securities.
n proposed Federal law. which II
is Indicated soon will be passed In
the House. would supplement the
laws which already exist in most
states. II would be aimed at those
prsnoters the States cannot reach,
who operate through the malls. and
WHO In recent months have renped
a rich harvest. from the credulous.
The Treasury Department recently
ESTIMATED that in a few months
liberty bonds were taken from peo-
plS Of the Middle West in exchange
/. for worthless stocks which prom
issd fabulous returns.
"A Gangs Prey Upon Public.
Those who have been charged
with the administration OF the
state laws have found that there
are regular gangs who prey upon
the public by the sale Of fraudulen'
and worthless securities" the House
Interstate Commerce Committee re-
poxted IF an oil well is discov-
cred in some distant part of the
cosntry. or a new mine is developed
IN some out-of-the-way place,
pirates Of promotion flock to the
scsne and overnight organize their
get-rich quick corporations and
soen flood the mail with lurid lit
turns"
Che promoters. the committee
found. evade the State laws by
dealing in other States than the
ones in which their ofices are To-
cated. They took advantage of the
postwar situation TO fleece the
public.
: Need for LexisIatisn Great.
The necessity for Legislation
upon this subject has become ur'
gent" the committee declared.
According to Representative Den-
ison. of Illinois. member of the In
terstate Commerce Committee, thtr'
ty-nine States already have blue
sly" laws.
.But the complaint Is being made
that State laws are being evadeo
and violated every day by dishones
and crooked promoters" said Deni'
son.
promoters have learned thai
they go into the States that have
blue sky laws and sell their dis
honest stocks and bonds without
beng prosecuted. So they have
worked out their schemes by usinr
sthe mails and the telephones.
s'They are doing II to the extent
Of hundreds Of millions OF dollar,
each year. They are robbing TN
people of moderate means~but they
do not disturb the banks or bust
nsss men"
The Washington herald., 1922-04-27
PUBLIC UTILITIES
BODY DENIES MOVE.
TO KILL BUS LINES
(Comtinssd .yb,om page o~e.)

= lCoxtinsed .fnom page o.e.)
streets northwest. south Ia Nine
teenth and X streets. eastl on X
street to Tenth street northwest
and then south to Tenth and z
streets northwest.
The application OF Albert David
calls for six busses running from
Fifteenth sreet and Maryland ave-
niue northeast. to twentieth and r
streets northwest. Paul c. Robin.
son asked to operate a one-bus line
from Bighth street and Pennsyi-
vania avenue northwest, to the Dis
trict hne, via Pennsylvania avenue
.''rn-t md David are from Jersey
City. N. J.
The change in the northern ter
minal OF the bus line that tho
Washington Rapid Transit Com
pany Will run down Rhode Islanc
avenue. was made in order to pre-
vent direct and unnecessary com
petition with the Washington Rail
way and Electric Company. accord
ing to the Commissioners.
'"Competihon" Not Grounds.
Granting franchises 10 bu
lines by Congress was held by sew
eral District officials to have pos
sibilities detrimental to the bes
interests OF the bus companies D
was believed they wsuId then b'
required to pay percentage o
their gross receipts into the Dis
trict treasury. besides being rc
duired to pay the. cost OF certain
corner traffic policing.
There will be no mention of th'
word competition" In the decis
ion of the commission In regart
to bus policy. Col. Charles II. Kel
Ter. president Of the Public Utilities
Commission, stated yesterday tina
it was impossible to eliminate al
competition.
He maintained his position tina
busses were not proving as salts
factory as street cars. where boil
had been tried together on a fat
basis. He held, however, that a
extensions out from the stree
railway line terminals into tn,
sparsely settled sections they wer'
more desirable.
The Washington herald., 1922-04-27
Denounces Price Cutting.

Indiscriminate price-cuttIng said 70
have as a purpose the centrslization
OF the tobacco business in a few
firms was denounced today at the
closing session of a two-day con-
vention of the Tobacco Merchants
Association. The protest was EN-
bodied in a resolution presented &c
the Federal Trade Commission, ask
ing the commission to grant a ruling
that this practice be absted.
The Washington herald., 1922-04-27
NeID Traffic Rules
" Halt Alley Parking

Alley parking OF automobiles has
fsjfen on since the new regulations
wsPt into effect last Friday. accord
ing to Mai. Daniel Sullivan, super
infendent OF police. who yesterday
made public the arrests for Monday
and Tuesday. On Monday there
were eleven arrests for this ofrense,
and on Tuesday there were but
thIes.
Parking too near the corners led
10 fourteen arrests on Monday and
sifteen on Tuesday. There was but
one arrest. each day for parking
wHhln the thirty feet reserved in
the center OF blocks over 200 feet
lofK.
The Washington herald., 1922-04-27
WOMAN'S BUREAU
PICKERING TO END

When the police board meets to-
morrow 1t will adopt an order as
pare Of the police manual defining
the woman's bureau and outlining
its status. thus setting at rest the
recent turmoil brough about by ac-
cusations against Mrs. Nina c. Van
Wrinkle, lieutenant in charge of the
bureau The order has been drafted
and revised.
Both Commissioner Oyster and
Mai. Sullivan yesterday denied that
shy attempt will be made at the
meeting to curb" the woman's bu-
rCeu.
The Washington herald., 1922-04-27

Leading dentists, nearly all the world
over, now urge a new method of teeth
cleaning. Millions of people already
employ it. You see the results every
where today, in whittier, cleaner teeth.
This is for those who don't know it
as yet. We offer ten-day test. You
will then see the unique results and de-
eide what they mean to you.
The Washington herald., 1922-04-27
E. H. s. Alumni Meet.

Slans for the annual excursion to
-Fshall Hall. where an athletic
et will be held were formulated
yRerday at a meeting Of the East
ern High School Alumni Association.
Tive association also voted to present
the schools with large photographs
or forlner principals. to be hung in
tha halls
The Washington herald., 1922-04-27
DEATH NOTICES.

FoRD-0n Tuesday, April IS, 1922, at $50
p. NJ, c. VERNON FORD.
Funeral from Zion Episcopal Church, Fair
fax. Va. Thursday. April 81, 1922,
at p. m. sos
NUGENT-On Wednesday. April 20, 1922,
at p. m, CLARE LYMAN, beloved son
Of Lyman d. and Bertha G. Nugent,
and only brother Of L. Ethel Nugent,
aged II years. 80.
Notice OF funeral hereafter. I'D
sETrLE-0n Tuesday. April %. 1922, at
Walter Reed Hospital. JOSEPH A.
Funeral service Thursday. April q, at
2p. m. from st. Johns Episcopal Church,
18th and SITS. NV. Interment at Ar
fington. 7o5
The Washington herald., 1922-04-27

Washington Rotary Club. stating II
was second to none In membership.
spirit and work accomplished.
About $50 members OF the club
were present at the dinner last
night and an unusual spirit OF 90
Vitality prevailed. Many Of the cluo
songs were sung, led by Harry
Evans. Goodnatured sallies ana
jibes frequently interrupted.
The Washington herald., 1922-04-27
Card Party Poisoned.

Owing to activities OF women's or
ganizations ;hfs week. the card par
ty to have been held tomorrow by
the Anthony League has been post
poned to Friday. May Il. Tickets
issued for tomorrow will be good
on the latter date.
The Washington herald., 1922-04-27
The war on film

One great object is to fight the film
on teeth. You can feel it nova Wis
cous film. 1t clings to teeth, gets be-
tween the teeth and stays. And it forms
the basis for dingy, dangerous coats.
Ordinary tooth pastes do not effec-
lively combat it. So millions of teeth
brushed daily still diseolor and decay.
The Washington herald., 1922-04-27
LADY ASTOR ASKS
WOMEN TOAgOD
SEPARATE PARTY
Pleads for Single Stand.
ard of Morality in
r. World. 4
UNION is FORMED
Voters League Elects Mrs.
Park Head of New -Asso-
ciation.

BALTIMORE, Md. April 2s.-
Lady Nancy Astor.. speaking play
before the convention of women
voters who formed the permanent
Pan American Association for the
Advancement of Women declared
she had seen no such spirit after
the war as she saw during 1t. She
said that will to carry on" seemed
to have subsided. 4 -
Lady Astor, who said. she was not
welcomed as a British Legislator,
but one returning to the, lard OF
her birth. told the delegates that
they did right not to form a wom-
ans political party. g ..
Aid Big Parties. she Says.
You are equally right" she de-
clared. ito try to lift the platform
of both big political parties by
Joining them. See that you send
neither windbags nor carpet bag
gers to represent you
The big contribution you can
make to politics and national ilfe
is to face and tackle the mo-al
W. IheiSI on tHc s1nklc
standard of morality, Do so, not
by lowering your morality. but by
raising that Of the men to that of
women. We are working for that.
and we are going to do IT in Eng
land"
Viscount Astor. speaking before
the women's league. proved A. "sen-
sation." He hadn't. intended to
make an address. and only consent
ed to talk after the audience had
shouted his name.
What he said brought forth riot
Gus applause.
Thee are many wives not In
politics who spend SO much time In
bridge and gossip that they have a
very hazy notion about their hus.
bands, and don't seem to be very
well acquainted with their chill.
dren," he said. I'VE husbands need
not fear the effect politics will
have upon our wives: that is, II We
have the right kind OF wives"
Others who spoke were Miss Jane
Adams and Charles f. Merriam oi
Chicago and Mrs. Carrie Chapman
Gait.
Divided ON Muscle shoals.
problem that is agftating the
delegates is the proposal of the cos
OF living committee to indorse the
offer OF Henry Ford for the gov,
ernment plants at Muscle Shoals
Minnesota, Pennsylvania and Mary.
land delegations are opposed &c
such action. Illinois. Iowa. New
York and California delegations are
divided. The delegates of Michi.
gan. Kansas and Georgia will vot,
yes.
The Pan American Association
will have the following officers
Honorary president. Mrs. Carrie
| Chapman Gait, United States; hon.
orary vice president, DR.. Pauline
Luisl. Uruguay; president. Mrs
Maud Wood Park. United States: vic,
| presidents. South America, Mis-.
Bertha Lutz. Brazil: Central Amer,
lea. Nine. Ester Niera De Calvo
Panama; North America. Miss Elena
Torres, Mexico: secretary, Nine
| Maria Coronado. Colombia, resident
in the United States. and treasurer
Nine. Olga. De Varela, Uruguay
resident in the United States.
This organization is a provi
sional one 1t has on its commit.
tee as advisory members a delegat,
| from each country in the Americas
chosen from the official delegates L
the Pan American conference.
The Washington herald., 1922-04-27

Film absorbs stains, making white
teeth cloudy. Film is the basis of tar
tar. 1t holds food substance which fer
ments and forms acids. 1t holds the
acids in contact with the teeth to cause
decay.
The Washington herald., 1922-04-27
Library to Reopen Today.

The Public Library will be open
today at the usual hours. 9 a. m. to
9 p. m, according to an announce
ment last night.
The Washington herald., 1922-04-27
FREE
AtYour Dealers
This Week
A To-Day Tube Of Pepso-
dent. Present the coupon
today. Watch the delight
full effects for ten days, then
decide If you always want
them.
III >s

deposits. They gum the teeth, get be-
tween the teeth, and often ferment and
form acids.
1t multiplies the alkalinity of the
saliva. That is Natures neutralizer for
acids which cause decay.
Thus every use gives multiplied
power to these two great tooth-protect-
ing agents in the mouth.
The Washington herald., 1922-04-27
Charge of Fraud
Fires Congress
Spurious Bonds Reach Hun
dreds of Millions, Asserts
Representative.

Continued From Page One.
fraud upon the government without
being discharged from the service"
The Washington herald., 1922-04-27
DC. ROTARYCLUB
ELECTS COOPER AS
new PRESIDENT
Arthur Marks Named
Vice President for
Next Year.
RECORD is LAUDED
Semmes Proud of Years Ac-
tivities-Attendance
Prize Won.
RECORD IS LAUDED

william Knowles Cooper. former
vice president of the Washington
Rotary Club. was unanimously
elected president OF the Rotary Club
at the annual dinner held at the
willPrd Hotel last night to succeed
Charles w. Semmes.
Other officers elected include
Arthur Marks. vice president, apd
william Clabaugh. Beverly Smith.
Frank r. .Jelleff snd Ralph w. Lee
members Of the board Of directors.
semmes Reviews Year.
Charles w. Semmes. before clos
ing his administration. briefly re-
viewed the work of the Rotary CluD
during the past year and particu-
larly emphasized the work which
had been done along charitable
lines. He cited as instances the
Christmas Kiddies Ban and the
numerous bus and auto rides given
to the poor children. He an
-pr,cei ris donation Of an auto bus
to be used for charitable purposes
at the discretion OF the club.
The retiring secretary. George
W. Harris, pointed out in his re-
mort that the attendance of the
Washington Rotary Club was ex-
ceptionally good and that the club
of this city had won the three cor
nered race with Newark and At
lantic City for banner attendance.
Regret Hotel Fire.
A resolution expressing regret as
to the recent fire at the willard
was sent to Rotarian Frank S.
Hight. manager Of the hotel. Ed
The Washington herald., 1922-04-27
He Will Say
Eight those film-coats on your teetl

Film constantly breeds germs. They,
with tartar, are the chief cause of pyor-
rhea. Thus most tooth .roubles are
now traced to film.
How to fight it daily
Dental science has now found two
effective film combatants. Able author
tiles have proved them by many careful
tests.
A new tooth paste has been perfected,
to comply with FIVE modern require
ments. The name is Pepsodent. These
two great film eombatants are en-
bodied in it.
Careful people of some forty races
now employ it daily. largely by dental
advice. You will also do so when you
know how much it does.
Brings other effects
Pepsodent brings two other effects
which authorities now desire.
1t multiplies the starch digestant in
the saliva. That is there to digest starch