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The Washington times., 1922-10-13

PROGRAM WHEN
SESSION BEGINS
Farm Group Will Support, Ship
! Subsidy in Return for Muscle
Shoals Project.
ny Universal Service.

indications are increasing that
President Harding will, call an extra
lsession of Congress- in November to
rake up the Administration ship sub
Sidy Dill and other pressing legisla'
i've matters. In order to avoid an
extra. term Of the Sixty-eiehth Con,
gress after March A. I,'gs,l ~.
Republican members of the Senate
and House, who have visited the
White House during the past few
days expect the President to issue
the call Immediately after the elec.
ton, November Z. .....
In anticipation of the extra term,
TO be followed by the regular session
beginning December 4, leaders of the
farm bloc are preparing an ambi.
uous Legislative program. The first
step will be an agreement with the
Administration to support the. ship
ping bill In return for support OF
Henry Ford's offer FOR Muscle
Shoals.
,overtures along this line already
have been made, with some degree
of success, 1t was learned. They will
be renewed when the extra session ID
convened. -, ~
Iftthe farm bloc effects such an
agreement, a determined fight will
be made for an appropriation to
complete construction work al
Muscle Shoals.
Members of the bloc, IL they fail
to win support for the Ford offer
will seek to amend the subsidy bill
by providing for the proposed St
Lawrence canal project, enlarge
ment Of shipping facilities on the
Mississippi river, or differential
freight rates from the Middle West
to the Atlantic seaboard. A reduc
tion of 10 per cent in existing freight
rates is proposed.
Repeal or drastic modification OF
the ch-Cummins railroad. law is
another important item on the farm
bloc program. Under this head, the
farmer representatives want to abol
tsh. Section lisa, the so-called guar
antee provision. Under this section
the Interstate Commerce Commits
sion Is required to fix level of rates
that will give the roads a return OF
5h per cent and may allow per
cent.
Next. the farm bloc wants a new
system of valuation Of the rail sys
TENS established. Under the present
system, II Is asserted, many roads
have been greatly overvalued. with
resultant higher rates than neces'
sary.
In addition, the rural members
will fight for restoration. Of the for
mer powers of State railroad com
missions over intrastate rates.
Legislation also will be pushed,
with the full power of the farm bloc
to make the War Finance Corpora
tion permanent and to provide a
The Washington times., 1922-10-13
new YORK RUM
. RAIDERS SEIZE !
s150.,0OO HAUL
Crowd Of Greenwich Villagers
Witness Attack on Wet
Storehouse.
BY Universal service.

NEW YORK, Oct. 13.-Liquor val
ued at over s150,0OO was seized in a
spectacular raid upon the Franz
Trucking and Rigging Company's
five-story warehouse located in the
heart of Greenwich Village, yester'
day.
A huge crowd Of villagers gathered
i'm front OF fhe building as Federal
prohibition agents chopped through
a strongly boarded section Of the
building behind which 800 cases Of
champagne were stored.
Included IN the wet goods seized
BY fifteen agents, under Zone Chief
Appleby, were 1000 cases Of rye
whiskey, $50 barrels of wine and son
gallons of alcohol 1t was the larg'
est haul made in this section Of the
city since the enactment Of the dry
law,
pulled a revolver on one of the
agents, but was quickly subdued.
The Washington times., 1922-10-13
Priceless Painting
Found Stored /.
In Barn

VERONA, Italy, Oct. l3.-
Runmaging among supposedly
worthless paintings which had
been stored in barn, a director
Of the Verona Museum has dis
covered underneath a valueless
landscape a genuine painting by
Msntagna.
The picture represents the
Virgin and Child Jesus with St.
Julienne, and in the background
Satan mockingly smiling.
Experts state that the paint
ing, which was unknown until
today, Is worth a fabulous sum.
The Washington times., 1922-10-13
Honest Advertising.

THIS all hear nowadays because people inclined
Yet has physician told claimed unreasonable
Fees Casoa7 We
1t ourselves know what the will be.
has all to-day
found increased
and that its standard will be maintained
limitations be found only because Of the Coa
Mr. Fletcher created But Caoia that Mr. Fletcher
Honestly advertised Honestly placed before the public and from which he
Honestly receive his reward.
The Washington times., 1922-10-13
Old Holy Cross Road
May Be Closed By
"Petting Parties
nv International News Service.

URBANA, Ohio. Oct. 1S.--As a
result Of the charge that the
highway has become "a rendez-
vous for petting parties" the old
Holy Cross road. near here, may
be closed.
The accusation has been lodged
by number of local citizens. At
q Joint meeting Champaign and
Union county commissioners will
consider the matter. The road
lies partly in both counties.
. 1t Is said the by-road is little
used and that high hedges on
both sides Of the highway afford
q rare seclusion.
The Washington times., 1922-10-13
Spanish King Buys
Monte Carlo S Riual
AS Gambling House

interests coupled with a promise tc
remain as active superintendent oI
the resort for five years.
Letellier's share OF the deal IN.
not been divulged.
The deal makes King Alphonso the
owner of TWO famous gambling re
serots-Deauville. which is open
from. June, to October. and San Sa
bastian. on the French Spanish Dor
der. with "A season lasting through
the fall and winter.
The gains at Deauville during Au
gust were more than double the re
eeipts OF the Casino at Monte Carlo
in it's palmiest days. Therefore. Al
phonso, besides being King OF Spain,
Is now crowned the worlds emperor
Of hazard"
The Washington times., 1922-10-13

more satisfactory farm credits sys.
tenn. The proposal Is to provide for
loans to farmers up to $4,000. in
stead Of 100000, the. present limita
tion, 4
Taxexempt securities present an.
other problem the farm bloc will
tackle. The bloc Is behind the reso.
luton of Congressman, Greene OF
Iowa, proposing an amendment to
the Constitution prohibiting non.
taxable securities. Secretary Of the
Treasury Mellon has indorsed the
proposal and Is expected to renew
the recommendation for 1t in his an.
nual report.
The Washington times., 1922-10-13
SAY "BAYER" when you buy Aspirin

Unless you see the name 'BaYer
on package or on tablets you are
not getting the genuine Bayer
product prescribed by physicians
over twenty-five years and proved
safe by millions for colds, headache,
toothache. earache, neuralgia. lum.
bago. rheumatism, neuritis. and for
The Washington times., 1922-10-13

pa n IN general Accept only Bay.
err" package which contains proper
directions. Handy boxes of twelve
tablets cost few cents. Druggists
also sell bottles of "a and 100.
Aspirin is the trade mark of Bayer
Manufacture of Observation-Disclosures
OF Salicylicacid.
The Washington times., 1922-10-13
PR|ESTL0CATES
OIL IN FRANCE
WITHOUT DRILL
lnvents Device Which May
RevoIutionize Industry,
Saving Millions.
By BASIL ID. wOON.
Univerxal /servioe staff Correspondent
Especial Gable TO Universal servieeJ

Especial Gable to Universal serviceJ
!; PARIS. Oct. ia way to uner-
ringly discover the location and ex.
act depth of deposits OF crude oil
without drilling has been found II
is, declared, by Pierre Estines. a
Catholic priest, already famous In
the world OF science for his ix-ray
studies. II will revolutionize the
oil industry.
Interviewed at his humble resi-
dence In Toulouse. where he Is pro
lessor of science at Toulouse UNI
versity, Estines said:
Following the discovery OF ra-
dunn I was impressed by an Eng
lish professors assertion that oil
metals are radioactive. / thereupon
took up the study Of radioactivity.
and finally. after twelve years or
experiments, I am arriving at the
invention of a machine with which
petroleum deposits. even at extreme
depths. can unfailingly be indicated
and located without drilling.
Secret Is for France.
"I cannot indicate the nature OF
the machine. but II weighs about
800 pounds and works by an abso-
lutely new principle, foreign to all
known procedures and formulas
even electricity. 1t works hest
when the earth IL cold. between the
hours Of 2 and Z In the morning.
Aided by my machine i nave
already discovered hitherto unsus:
pected crude oil deposits In numer'
Gus localities In France. including
the region between Saint Gaudens.
Orignac and Limoux. also at Fon.
tarabio. a mile and half from
the Spanish frontier. also dis
covered certain indications at points
in Spain where geologists had not
suspected there was oil.
Finds OIL In France.
"It is nv opinion that there fs
sufficient petroleum In France 10
supply all domestic needs and leave
surplus for expectation. Aided ty
the machine I hope to discover In.
exhaustible deposits in the French
colonies and in Morocco. Algeria
and Tunisia." J =
Estines declares that he will not
sell the patent or consent to reveal
the secret TO anyone. but is ready
to place his machine at the service
or dispo 4al Of the French govern.
ment.
Oil experts say such an invention
would save oil drillers millions an.
nually. Standard Oil and the Royal
Dutch interests are preparing to
offer the fullest facility for .ttesting
the device. ..".'
The Washington times., 1922-11-29
FlREMEN AND POLICEMEN
RESPOND TO RED CROSS

Hope that those policemen and
firemsn who have not yet answered
the sixth annual roll call of the Dis
trict Chapter. American Red Cross.
would make every effort to do SO
today was expressed this morning
by Major Daniel Sullivan and Fire
Chief George Watson.
Many enrollments are still needed
in both departments to make them
100 per cent. they explained, and as
today is pay day. they believed that
the present standing would be con-
siderably increased. AT the same
time. they declared It their desire to
thank those men who had taken out
membership in the Red Cross and
who had brought additional honor
to both departments.
BY this afternoon II is expected
that more returns viii be in. e. R.
Pierce, chief clerk Of the fire depart
ment, notified all COMPANIES this
morning to have In their final re-
ports by Friday morning.
The Washington times., 1922-11-29
GIRL OFFERS TO
SELL SELF
FOR KEEP
Alone, Lonely and PenniIess.
Wants Home and Some One
to Care For.

Declaring that she is penniless,
without q relative in the world. and
without a friend, young woman,
who withhoids her name, today
wrote to The Times offering to sell
herself to the highest bidder.
"I am tired of being alone, and
I am willing to sell myself; In plain
words, to auction myself off to the
highest bidder. either to have some
person adopt me or buy me so that
I can have a home and someone
to care for, Ashe writes.
"I can stand the strain no
longer" the letter continues. II
am a young ". man stranded in the
world. have neither relatives nor
friends and am just plain alone
am penniless and cannot pay for
an advertisement.
81 am willing to meet anybody
who is interested in my case. and
we can arrange q meeting through
The Times II you are willing to
help me.
"I have no work and cannot pay
my room rent. No one will ever
have to be ashamed Of me IL they
offer to help me-"
The Washington times., 1922-11-29
A GAPING WANT.

This IL the age of invention. and
marvellous things there be-
Airplanes over the city, submarines
under the sea.
But fortune awaits the inventor who
finds successful means
To keep pajama c0at-taiis tied to
paJama jeans!
This II the age Of invention. Of speed
and the nonstop flight.
Never before has mans genius aspired
to such q height;
But still we must wake and shiver
when dawn at the pane appearu.
To find our pajama coat-tails are up
around our ears!
The Washington times., 1922-11-29
ALEXANDRIAN.
"THE PILGRIM FATHERS"
CThe First ThanksgivingJ

CTh0 f1rSt TnanksglVinBJ
A noble band united. +.
They defied the tyrsnt's might.
In thst memorabis FIGHT.
Though the WAVES dashed IN fury.
They braved efl the storms ef sea,
Az they bounded Ger the ocean,
In their longing to be free.
The ,Sy:ss y:: long =. and H.. s..y
But the breve mon. undiscograged.
stsered the ssllsnt little ship.
rheir ': se.r.s. grew the NOR.
And their effort was rewarded,
When they reached Plymouth shsre.
They landed In mid-winter,
When the land was bleak snd cesd.
And their brave hearts bsrs the"
through sufssrinss sntes4.
Tortured By the psngs 81 hunger.
Hated BY the savage man,
They kept Struggling for existsnce.
just ~ heroes enly can.
Tho spring-ti time dawned upea them.
hut many Of the valiant crew
Had perished In the winter.
Lss Ls..ics . bat : 81. i.,ssfsi ass1 s.r. fsw. .s.v
yltS tssii ersP. q . Indl.. n:,::: .I::
labor.
In the golden harvest days.
Then these staIwszt Sons Of freedom.
In . humble, grateful way,
In the first Thanksgiving. day,
Thers they knelt 70 praise the fewes
Who had bsssssd them through TIE
whs EsS ....a.a them from peril.
Then they feksted in enjoyment,
On the bounties Of the land.
The Pipe Of Peace was Proffereds
Thus passed the first Thankagiying.
Midst rejoicing and good win,
BY those Pioneers Of Freedom.
=. n. HOLMAN.
The Washington times., 1922-11-29
WIFE WOULD DIVORCE
VETERANS BUREAU CLERK

Alleging misconduct and naming
a correspondent. Mrs. Mary H..
Gardner today filed suit In the Dis
trict Supreme Court against Her
bert w. Gardner, who, she says, is
employed in the Veterans Bureau
at monthly salary of $1SS, for
absolute divorce and alimony.
The couple were married In Nash.
vile, Tenn, October 30, 1917, and
have no children. Attorney Godfrey
l.. Hunter appears for the plaintiff.
The Washington times., 1922-11-29
!. o. DELlvERIEs-To BE
SUSPENDED TOMORROW

The Postoffice Department win
make no deliveries tomorrow. ex.
cept the usual Sunday service to
hotels and newspapers. Collections
viii be made, however, in the busi-
ness and residence sections at 4
and 2 p. m. E
Money order, registry. Information
office and branches will be closed
all day The same rule applies mt
general delivery windows.
The Public Library will be open
Thanksgiving Day during the usual
week day hours, 9 a. m. to 0 p. m.
The Washington times., 1922-11-29
Dinner To COST
:. SAME THIS
(! HuR
N"
Prices for Ingredients Vary
Little From Last Thanks
giving Feast.

The high cost Of living this year
las far as the Thanksgiving din
ner 10 concerned-has not changed
materially over last year. So
Turkeys are q little higher but
prices for other delicacies are run
ming about the same. It's costing
you something around 65 cents this
year for your turkey. while last
year you could get the best bird on
the market for so cents. -.,,..
Cranberries are down cent a
pound compared with last year.
They are selling in the markets for
about Is cents a pound. Potatoes
are being sold by the pound. with
the prices about the same as last
year. Mince meat has come down
In price a little. Last year II cost
about 30 cents q pound while
II Is being sold today about %
and ~ cents a pound. The price Of
celery has not changed, although
the quality may very a little. 1t is
being sold in 10 and 15-cent punches.
Some WashingtoniRns will prefer
and they will pay about 40 cents a
last years price Of 3S cents,
Canned got DIS are running sabout
the same In price. 81
On, the whole the comparison be.
tween this years price shows some
variance. but In the end the cost
Of the entire dinner runs about the
same. "a Hg kH H
The demand FOR turkeys this year
appears to be greater than before.
Cut rate stores are disposing of
turkeys around IS cents a pound.
but the markets are demanding 65
cents and In some cases 70 cents for
each pound.
The Washington times., 1922-11-29
clvITAN CLUB TO ATTEND
ST. ANDREWS TOMORROW

ThanksgIving services viii be
held at 81. Andrew's Church tomor.
row morning. atl II o'clock. A spe-
rsn~sd r.S u FOR tbs ehclr. r. ~. oHsr Rev AZ
J. Dirnon. rector, VIII preach the
sermon. t, s
Members of the washington Ciyi.
tan Club. Of which the Rev. M.
Dimon 10 q member. viii attend the
church and assist In the music.
The Washington times., 1922-11-29
SHE SWALLOWS POISON;
LIFE SAVED IN HOSPITAL

Shortly after she had purchased
bottle Of iodine at the drug store
at S501 Georgia avenue northwest
last night. Mrs. Catherine Gass,
20 years old. 2S10 Georgia avenue,
drank the liquid and threw the
bottle in the street. When pedes-
TRANS rushed to her aid she is al
legged to have said, II wanted to
Ret out Of the way" She is being
treated at Garfield Hospital where
It was said she fs out Of danger.
Neighbors say she has not been
living with her husband. Frank c.
Gass. ITO Park road northwest.
Their one small child lives with
the woman.
The Washington times., 1922-11-29
oWsLEY TO URGE BONUS
IN VISIT WITH HARDING

Prompt enactment Of the adjusted
compensation act for former service
men into law win be urged of Presi-
dent Harding today by Alvin Owsley,
national commander of the Ameri.
can. Legion.
Declaring that the legion is .'ir-
revocably committed" to the bonus
measure. Mr.. owsley pledged a
vigorous campaign In its behalf be-
fore members Of the Stuart walcott
post No. 10 Of the legion in the
board room Of the District building
last night.
The Washington times., 1922-11-29
U. g. POSTMASTER ORDERS
NEW STAMP REGULATION

Postmaster General Work has
ordered postmasters throughout the
country to place on sale immediate
ly stamps at windows where mall
10 presented to be registered to
eliminate the inconveniece to the
public Of having to purchase stamps
at one. window and register mail
Iat anothae window.
The Washington times., 1922-11-29
DISTRICT BILLS TO WAIT
FOR REGULAR SESSION

No District legislation viii be
considered either py the House or
House committees during this spe-
cial session. but will wait over
until the regular session next
week. Congressman Benjamin X.
Focht, chairman Of the House Dis.
trict Committee, 10 back In town.
but said today he win not call the
committee together at this time.
The Washington times., 1922-11-29
ON CHARGES
or, MAKING A HANDBOOK

Charged with making handbook
on the races, Raymond J. Brown,
$40 Twelfth street northwest, was
arrested today by Detectives Messer
and Mansfield at q barber shop on
Fourteenth street northwest.
The detectives say they found
marked money and racing slips In
the mans possession. He 10 being
held at the First precinct pending
the furnishing OF ball. s
The Washington times., 1922-11-29
CHRIST CHILD SOCIETY
TO SELL CHRISTMAS SEALS

The sale Of 5000 worth OF
Christmas seals win be undertaken
by the Christ Child Society. begin.
ming December 6. to raise funds for
aiding poor Washington children.
The sale win take the Iplace OF the
annual tag day. banned by order Of
the District Commissioner. .
The Washington times., 1922-11-29
CLUB ExHlBITs PAINTINGS
lRY MRS. r. A. 1RANNlCAN

: The Arts Club. Of Washington,
2017 street northwest, 10 exhibit
ing today and tomorrow series Of
landscape and decorative paintings
by Mrs. R. A. Brannigan, Of New
York city. and formerly Of Washing-
ton. The public 10 invited to the
exhibition. .sS
Several other paintings Of the for
mer Washingtonian are on display
The Washington times., 1922-11-29

Bill: For the love of the
League of Nations, If there
is anything left in the Wood
roW Wilson Foundation Fund,
after the hole Reed of Mis-
souri, tore in it, give It to The
Tiger and get him back to
Europe. Clemenceau has ,0hat
pe call in America "She spill
ze beam" E. p. McC.
The Washington times., 1922-11-29

A Harvard professor has dis
covered that George Washing
ton bought lottery tickets and
quite often spore like a trooper.
Being a true Virginia gentleman,
he doubtless ,oore suspenders
and drank brandy. AnyhoU,
no historian can say he ,0as
cake-eater.
The Washington times., 1922-11-29
JUDGES, He
SAYS, NOT.
TOLD BY
(. CLERKS
Latter Have Assumed Powers,
He Adds, Not Delegated to
Them by Law; Cites Abuses.

mem by Law; Cries ABUSES.
The majority of bail bonds in
the District are unlawfully and
invalidly made out because re-
leases of prisoners are authorized
by the clerk of the court and not
the judge, with whom it is q dis
cretionary power to fix bond and
release alleged criminals. Under
present conditions the bondsman
cannot be held responsible when
a person Jumped" bonds. =.
Charges BY Attorney.
These allegations are; made by
Charles L. Carson. prominent local
attorney. in a brief submitted to
Chief Justice Walter l. Mccoy. VI
Supreme Court; Daniel Sullivan,
chief Of police. and Judge John r.
Mcmahon, OF Police Court. 81
The brief contends that bondsmen
are acting in the capacity OF al
torneys when they represent the de
fendant in an application for bail.
sureties.
Mr.. Carson showed proof that bail
bond could only be set on the ap-
plication of the accused, personally
or through an attorney, and only
after he had been heard by the
court. He pointed out that the
power to release does not reside in
the executive officers, as clerks,
sheriffs and the like. and declared
that IL this power were vested In
court clerks. then II would be vested
In ha
The attorney cited q case in
which a bondsman was held ire
sponsible by a criminal court judge
when one of his clients absconded
the jurisdiction of the court, because
the lerk had signed a release.
Cannot, Delegate Power.
The District code gives the power
Of setting bail to the judiciary, the
brief said. This power cannot De
delegated or transferred to any
executory officer, according to Mr..
Carson.
Under the present system bonds
men secure a short transcript of
the record of case from the desk
sergeant and go to the clerk Of the
court Or one Of the deputy clerks to
have the amount of bond deter
mined. obtaining an order for the
release of the prisoner without even
the slightest knowledge of the
judges, according to the. brief.
"Cappers." SO called because they
furnish the information to the
bondsmen whenever there is an ar.
rest, are alleged to receive about
twenty per cent, commission for
giving tip" Through these chan
nels. very often police themselves,
Mr.. Carson charges. the sureties
often learn of proposed arrest.
Professional bondsmen. II IL ll-
legged, work in ollusion with law
yers, from whom they receive about
twenty or thirty per cent. of the
fees for all the clients they bring.
In many cases. a reduced rate Is
offered on the premium of the sure
ty IL the defendant retains a law
yer recommended by the .bondsman.
prohibition" said Mr.. Carson, ''is
responsible for the growth Of. the
professional bonding system, partly
beause the number Of arrests have
been increased and partly because
of the class Of prisoner apprehendsd.
mot until after the enactment
of the Volstead law did the profes.
! sional bondsmen really become q
power in the courts" he saAd.
The Washington times., 1922-11-29

Mosquitoes and many other
SKINNER pests are gone, bat
.oe no,O have With us the gink
pho forgets to close the door
behind him.
AJAX.
The Washington times., 1922-11-29
Public Library Open Tomorrow

All departments Of the Public
library win be open tomorrow,
Thankseiving Day, from o'clock
in the morning until . o'clock In