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Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-12-29
SERVICE IN MEMORY Of
WARDEN PLUMMER
To be Held at the Unitarian
Church Next Sunday
Morning.

ON Sunday morning at II o'clock
there will be held in the Unitarian
Church. West Stree, above Eighth. n
special service in memory of the late
Warden Plummer. The minister. Rev.
w. A. Nrooman. as secretary Of the
Prisoners Aid Society. for over two
years was closely associated with the
warden In seeking the welfare of the
inmates ~ the workhouse and In adj
vocating a parole law for the state
lie Will give an address ON Law
breakers I'm Prison and the Work OF
Warden Pluinmer." outlining the rise
OF the new methods OF penology and
their application at the workhouse. All
are welcome at this service.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-12-29

Your boy Josh doesn't DO much
vork around the place
Tie doesn't have TO- replied
Former Corntosssi. Josh brings
e"u' the fac; that knowledge Is
power He's the only Teller around
80 place WHO knows how 70 start a
hi'tcr ON a cold morning. Wash
n.s0n star
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-12-29
LETTER ASKING DEFEAT
Of SENATOR BORAH'S PROPOSAL

Dec 2sThe following
providing another
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-12-29

The Stock Exchange Is a great place
20 make $4,000 in 80 seconds--if YOU
guess right--Philadelphia Record.
Evening star., 1922-12-22
CONGRESS Party
DELAYS CITY TOUR
Appropriations Committee
inspection Likely by Middle
of Next Week.

The subcommittee of the House ap-
preparations committee on the District
budget. headed by Representative
Cramton of Michigan, postponed today
it's personal inspection tour Of the
streets, school sites and Fairgrounds
Of the District. This tour probably
will be taken the middle. of next
week
Representative Cramton reported to
the full appropriations committee the
Interior Department appropriation bill.
he being chairman of the subcommit-
tee that conducted those hearings and
drafted the bill. Therefore he had to
postpone the inspection trip to see for
themselves how great are the school
needs and how extensive are the street
repairs that District officials have
emphasized as absolutely essential.
Representative Cramton. with Repre-
sentatives Evans Of Nebraska and John-
son of Kentucky. in executive ses-
sion today considered the appropria-
tionS that they will recommend to the
full committee as result of the hear
ings which were concluded yesterday.
Chairman Madden of the appropr;a-
tions committee has congratulated +he
chairman Of the subcommittee on the
District budget for the expedition with
which he conducted the hearings of Dis
trict officials. Usually these hearings
drag along for three or four weeks,
while the subcommittee finished them
in four days.
Evening star., 1922-12-22
DENIES THERE IS RAID
ON LANDS OF PUEBLOS
Secretary Fall Answers Senator
Borah's Intimation Made in OPP
posing Bill Fixing Titles.

Secretary Fall OF the Interior De-
partment. in a letter to Senator Bo-
.rah OF Idaho, yesterday presented
by the latter to the Senate, declared
that there is no new raid by any one
being made or attempted upon any
Indian lands known as the Pueblo
lands In New Mexico.
Senator Borah recently caused a re-
consideration Of the vote by which
the Senate passed bill presented by
Senator Bdrsum of New Mexico last
summer which provided for the rec
ognition of the titles Of all persons
who for the last ten years have held
possession OF lands not exceeding 160
acres within the exterior boundaries
of any Pueblo grant in New Mexico.
Secretary Fall. in his letter to Sena-
tor Borah, referred to the clamor OF
the most excellent ladies and gentle
men who are besieging you and others
with their appeals for protection of
these Indians. and denunciatton of the
officials having in charge Indian
lands" Senator Borah. in a letter OF
reply. also placed in the record. de-
clared he had not been Influenced by
propaganda of any sort. and said he
had acted as he did with respect to
the bill because he was convinced the
Senate in passing it did not fully
understand its provisions.
Evening star., 1922-12-22
RUD0LPHFAv0RS
bond ISSUE FOR DC.
Future Citizens Should Help
Pay for improvements,
He Declares.
WOULD SPREAD BURDEN
-Four or Five Million a Year Proper,
Says Commissioner-City
Finances Good.

Commi sSioner Rudolph, chairman OF
the board of Commissioners, following
Commissioner Oysters statements on
the subject yesterday. also came out
In favor of a bond issue today as a
way of meeting Washington's ac-
cumulated needs. provided tie financ-
ing be done gradually over a period
OF years.
II have always voiced the belief
said Mr.. Rudolph. that the future
citizens of Washington should bear
part of the cost of all monumental
Improvements. and I still think So"
The Commissioner said 1t would not
be wise financing to issue fifteen or
twenty millions of bonds in one year
and attempt to spend that much
money at one time: II a hond issue
should be resortcd to 1t should be at
The rate of four or five millions a
year.
Commissioner Rudolph also called
attention to the fact brought out yes
terday that Washington is in excel
| lent financial condition with net
bonded debt Of approximately
slJ6.000.
Issue Previously Considered.
He said he was aware that the pre-
cednG board OF Commi sSionerS had
considered bond issue. but that he
did not know how far they went into
the subject
Mr. Rudolph indicated that the first
! step should be to find out whether
there exist any legal obstacles OF
course, he pointed out. the approval
of Congress would first have to be
obtained.
1t is probable that the citizens as
sociations that have been active in
the campaign for school buildings.
better paved streets and other much
needed improvements will give seri-
Gus consideration during the coming
year to the bond issue proposition AS
Il solution to Washington's munich
pal problems.
Ii is not likely that any definite
steps will be taken at the District
building at this time toward laying
the matter.before Congress. The ap-
preparation bill for the next fiscal
year is now in shape and the Com
missioners, even if they were SO dis
posed. could hardly formulate work
ing plan for a bond issue before the
bill is ready for enactment.
Engineer Commissioner Keller de-
clined to comment on the bond is
sue proposition.
Evening star., 1922-12-22
CIVIL SERVICE MEASURE
IS OPPOSED BY LEAGUE
Protest Made on Bill Exempting
Present Prohibition Agents
From Tests.

Letters protesting against passage
in its present form of a bill recently
reported favorably by the Senate
civil service committee to place pro-
hibition enforcement agents and in
! spcctors in the classified civil service
were sent last night to members of
the Senate by II. W. Marsh, secretary
of the National Civil Service Reform
League.
The protest expresses the leagues
objections to provisions of the bill,
which. IL says, would permit pres
ent \incumbents to hold their posi-
tions without any or further exami-
nation" and would permit the ap-
pointment Of 252 of the higher Off
cials = without regard to the
civil service law" The letters add
that. while some legislation to bring
the prohibition enforcement positions
| within the civil service regulations
has become essential" the pending
! measure provides no means of re-
lieving the bureau OF its present
corps of unfit employees. nor even Of
preventing in the future a continu--
ance of the notorious practices Of
graft and corruption which. it has
! been proven. are now SO prevalent"
Evening star., 1922-12-22
A White Christmas

Every youngster who has
written to Old Santa for a sled
is praying TO wake Christmas
morning to find a snow-cow,-
cred world. And grown-ups
whose hearts are still young
get a thrill as Mother Carey
picks her chickens" and sends
the snowy feathers to drop
softly on the old Earth. cover
ing drab streets and ugly cor
ners and turning everything
into a fairyland of sparkling
diamond dust. Christmas is
for remembrance - the time
when to the old the past is
cntwincd in the fragrance OF
Christmas greens-the time for
the remembrance of those tC
whom Christmas belongs
children-rich and poor, the
well. the sick. the crippled
And it 5 the time for covering
all l,cartaches gently as the
snow covers the earth and
maSically hides its scars under
Il mantle of white.
Tic .fmcricm lac Company. srj,ert
hundreds Of great blocks Of sparkling
fot make it aiscdrs Il White Christ.
rids. hopes that the Youngsters scI
oct Their blanket Of sHosC and scishe.
B eatrybodr. big and liHle-a Merr,
Christmas.
Evening star., 1922-12-22
SENTENCED TO DEATH.
Negro Doomed for Hacking Wife
With Az.

Ernest A Stands, colored, twenty
eight years old. was sentenced today
by Justice Stafford. in Criminal Di-
vision l, to die on the scaffold at the
District Jail, Fl iday, February %.
1923. Stands was convicted recently
after a trial occupying less than two
hours Of hacking his wife. Catherine
Stands, with an ak August last, at
her home in rear of 225 D street
northwest. The woman died about
one month later.
When arrested Shands admitted the
attack on his wife, and whom in
formed by the police that she was still
alive, requested permission to go to
the hospital and finish the job. He
claimed he had warned his wife sew
eral times that II she did not correct
her conduct he would kill her. but she
only laughed at him.
Evening star., 1922-12-22
new P. 0. SUPPLY BILL.
$25, ,0OO, 900 Is Sought for Building
of Roads.

Deficiency estimates of $s5.000.0o0
for the Department Of Agriculture for
cooperative construction of post
roads under the good roads act
passed at the last session of Congress
was transmitted to Congress by the
President yesterday.
operation with the states, was au-
thorized for the present fiscal year
and the Department Of Agriculture
estimated that obligations Of $25.-
100000 of this amount would be In
Cured before June 80 next. The re-
mainder Of the authorization. will be
carried over.
In addition to the $25,oo0,oo0 de-
f1ciency appropriation asked, the agri-
cultural appropriation bill now pend
ing carries an appropriation of $32,-
100000 for road construction under
the federal highway act.
Evening star., 1922-12-22
SPECIAL AUTO TAGS
FOR EMBASSY CARS,
RUDOLPH'S PLAN

Commissioner Rudolph is plan
ming to ask the board to authorize
the issuance Of a special motor tag
for the cars of all embassies and
legations. he said today.
: =, Mr.. Rudolph said diplomats still
would be required to take out the
regular license plate, but they
would also be given smaller
Identification tag to be displayed
with it,.
The Commissioner said such a
step would be in line with the
courtesy extended American am
bassadors in many other countries.
In Brasil. the Commissioner point
ed out, the representative of the
United States government has only
to display small replica Of the
American flag on his automobile.
The Secretary of State will be
asked by Commissioner Rudolph
to furnish list of the foreign
diplomats entitled to the special tag.
Evening star., 1922-12-22
1t Is
I'm Against IT,
Says Col. Keller

Col. Charles Keller. Engineer
Commissioner Of the District.
breezed into the office of his fellow
Commissioner, Capt James +.
Oyster. today. while the latter was
in the midst of an interview with
four newspaper men.
We'll" said the colonel, II have
some private business to transact
with you. I'm sure you'll be glad
to get rid Of these men,"
Commissioner Oyster looked from
the colonel to the newspaper men
and vice versa. Well. boys" he
said. "all right
The newspape. men started to
leave. One of them turned to the
Engineer Commissioner and re-
quested leave to PROFOUND one
question. He met a refusal. On
second request tho Engineer Com
missioner remarked:
whatever 1t Is. I'm against it"
The newspapermen. dazed. walk
cd out. Runors~ later were cur
rent to the effect that the last re-
mark of the Engineer Commits
sioner was made while joking. The
interview that he interrupted was
about bonds for placing District
enterprises on a more substantial
business basis. -
Evening star., 1922-12-22
ALASKAN OFFICIAL HERE.
Col. steese to Appear Before Ap-
propriations Committees.

Col James Gordon Steese. L. S.
Army. president Alaska Road Com
mission. has arrived in Washington
from his headquarters at Juneau.
Alaska. to testify before the con-
gressional appropriations committees
concerning the estimates for public
works in Alaska. The Alaska Road
Commission handles river and hasbor
work. etc. for the federal government
and all public works for the territory
under the territorial government.
Col. Steese Will remain several
weeks in Washington and then return
to Alaska, where several important
bridges are being built this winter.
Bridges can be built more econom-
ically in Alaska in the winter time
when the ice can be used In lieu Of
falsework than in the summer time
when all the glacial rivers are in
flood
Evening star., 1922-12-22
GARDNER CHIEF CLERK.
Succeeds to Post Va.
Gated by Emmet Hamilton.

Bert C. Gardner of Oklahoma has
been appointed chief clerk of the
War and Navy building. He fills the
vacancy caused by the appointment
Of Emmett Hamilton. who formerly
held that office, as chief clerk Of The
office of Quartermaster general of the
Army.
Mr. Gardner has been attached to
the adjutant generals Office since
1915, entering through civil service
channels as a clerk of class 1 and by
steady promotion. reaching the grade
Of chief of division. During the
world war he was chief Of the super
visory division, and more recently
has been connected with the reserve
officers division.
Evening star., 1922-12-22
SON FIGHTS FATHERS
SUIT FOR ACCOUNTING
Arthur L. Bliss Denies he Has
Failed to Render Statement
of Trust Funds.

Arthur L. Bliss vice president OF the
Bliss Medical Company, today filed in
the District Supreme Court an an
swer to the suit of his father. Alonzo
o. Bliss, for an accounting as to a
trust fund held by the son for the
benefit of his brother. Alonzo o. Bliss
jr.. seventeen years old. The defend
to his father and brother. and says he
has submitted statements whenever
requested. He asks that his fathers
request be refused and that he be
given an order of court requiring the
father to surrender certain stock Of
the company belonging to the trust
fund, and to repay him s3.136 ad-
vanced to Alonzo o. Bliss, jr., at the
request of the father for the pur-
chase Of an automobile for the boy.
The son denies that he is supposed
to advance pin money" or pay for
the maintenance of his younger
brother under the terms of the trust
fund. which came into existence un-
der a separation agreement between
the father and Eva Jackson Bliss.
TnUluST OI AIOuLO ~. oIiSS, JT. his uuty
as trustee, he states. is for the con-
servation Of the trust fund and no
payments will be made therefrom cx-
cept on order of the court to the duly
appointed guardian of his brother.
The defendant suggests to the
court that the father admits he has
an annual income Of $4,000 from
property worth close to. million
dollars, and is amply able to support
his son. .Alonzo o. Bliss. jr., without
calling on the income from the trust
estate. The boy is extravagant,T his
brother says, and the father merely
wants the money from the trust fund
"to indulge the;boy's extravagances."
Attorneys Frank J. Hogan and Will
liam c. Sullivan appear for the de-
fendant,
Evening star., 1922-12-22
MRS. HUCK CANDIDATE
FOR REGULAR SEAT
Illinois Congresswoman Expected
to Confer on Question Of
Seeking Election.

Definite announcement by Mrs.
Winifred Mason Huck. now serving
out her fathers unexpired term as
representative at large from Illinois.
that she is a candidate for the seat
in the House made vacant by the
death of Representative James r.
Mahn, is expected after the Christ
mas recess.
1t Is known that Mrs. Hue. fs in a
very receptive mood and has re-
ceived considerable encouragement to
announce as a candidate. Members Of
the Illinois delegation say that they
believe she will confer during the
Christmas recess with Gov. Small and
other republican leaders in Illinois
and will then announce herself as a
candidate.
Evening star., 1922-12-22
FABRIC BILL o. KID.
Favorable Report Is Orderd on
Capper Measure.

Favorable report was ordered by the
Senate interstate commerce committee
today of the Capper truth in fabric
bill to require manufacturers Of woolen
cloth or garments to mark the percent
age of wool and other materials con-
tanned in their product.
The measure. which was the subject
of extensive committee hearings more
than a year ago, has been advocated by
the Senate farm bloc. 1t would give the
Secretaries of the Treasury, Commerce
and Agriculture jurisdiction as to the
manner of marking cloths. garments and
yarns. The markings. however, would
have to state the proportions Of virgin
wool. rewJked wool. cotton, silk or
other ingredients in products in which
wool is a component part
Evening star., 1922-12-22
WANTS $50, 900 TOMB.
Police Gazette Publisher Leave.
Estate Of IS, 10000

NEW YORK, December GA re-
quest that the executors build $60,-
900 mausoleum in Woodlawn ceme-
made in the will of Richard K. Fox.
publisher of the Police Gazette. filed
for probate yesterday. -.
He died at his homo in Red Bank,
N. J., on November IA. The estate.
valued at -$3.o00.o00, is to be divided
principally among the widow ana the
four children.
Evening star., 1922-12-22
PLAN T0EXPLA|N
SCHOOLS BUDGET
Officials Preparing Written
Report, Stressing Need
for Funds.
COMMITTEE IS WAITING
Representatives May Visit Build
ings and Get First-Hand
Information.
COMMITTEE is WAITING

Cut short in their verbal testimony
House subcommittee on appropria-
tions, school officials today began the
preparation of supplemental writ
ten report for the committee which
will explain in detail every item now
in the budget is imperatively essen
tial. At the same time Henry II. Glas-
sic, chairman of the citizens school
committee of five, who was denied a
hearing before the committee, assidu-
ously started to work on a brief
which he will present to the commit
tee on appropriations urging that the
items deleted from the original bud
get Of the board of education by the
reau be reinserted.
Each Omcer Il Aiding.
The supplementary report of tho
school authorities is being prepared
at the request Of Supt. Ballou. Every
school officer whose department is
concerned in the budget is writing d
portion OF the report.
Although the hearings before the
committee were concluded yesterday
in the record breaking time of -four
days. the committee has given school
officials and Chairman Classic the un-
derstandfng that their written state
ments will be given careful consid.
Grafton before the District appropria-
ton bill is reported to the House.
The committee, 1t is understood. also
plans to visit some OF the schools
after the close of the Christmas holi-
day period to note at first hand the
! SO called deplorable conditions com
planned of in the school system.
Chairman Classic of the school com
mittee of FIVE will stress in his state
ment to the House subcommittee the
need Of an adequate school building
program which will bring into reali-
zation the slogan: "A seat for every
child, full time, throughout the school
year"
Evening star., 1922-12-22
WHITE HOUSE. PICKETED.
Joint Amnesty Committee Again
on Duty With Banners.

The White House today was again
picketed by members Of the joint am
nesty committee, the banners carried
by the picketers containing printed
appeals for the release of those now
in federal penitentiaries serving terms
for violations Of wartime acts.
One Of the banners contained an ap-
peal that read: "Mr. President. Let's
Have an Old fashioned Christmas"
and another banner contained the
words, 'Make Freedom of Speech a
Christmas Gift to the Nation" The
picketers were orderly and were not
molested by the police.
Evening star., 1922-12-22
TRAIL MUlIl0Ns RING.
Federal Agents Active in Seattle
After Discovery Of Traffic.

SEATTLE, Wash, December 2e.-
Expectation that the seizure here Of
fifty German made Mauser rifles and
$50 cartridges consigned to China
would lead to arrest Of members of
a ring engaged in getting munitions
to rival forces in China, was ex-
pressed by federal agents today. The
rifles and cartridges were detected as
they were about to be taken aboard
the steamer Protesilaus. Hundreds
of rifles that are bought in Germany
for about $3.50 each are coming into
this city daily by mail and express.
according to the agents. and are be-
ing bought up by agents of a Chinese
faction. shipments being made across
the Pacific when several dozen have
accumulated.
Evening star., 1922-12-22
AMBULANCE IN CRASH.
Physician Slightly Hurt When
Conveyance Hits Truck.

While responding to a call today
the ambulance from Emergency Hos
pital. in charge of DR.. ]. NJ. Gaines,
member of the hospital stan. and
driven by Louis Toyer. 2505 P street,
collided with motor truck driven by
Ralph Jones, 1920 10th street. on the
east side of Scott Circle.
The body of the ambulance and fen
der were damaged, and the vehicle
was put out of commission. The truck
was badly damaged. DIR. Gaines re-
ceived a slight injury to his knee.
Evening star., 1922-12-22
COLLEGE HoNoRs GEN. DRUM

BOSTON. December 22-Brig. Gen.
Hugh A. Drum. D. S. "A, who served
with Gen. Pershing's, staff overseas,
received the honorary degree Of doctor
of laws from Boston College at din
ner In his honor here last night. He
was sophomore when he left the
college in 1901 to accept a commission
in the Regular Army. y y
Evening star., 1922-12-22
L1THuAN1A ELECTS CHIEF.

LONDON, December ga dispatch
to the Times from Riga says A. Stul-
sinski has been elected president OF
Lithuania
Evening journal., 1922-03-07
FACTS ABOUT TANLAC
Twenty-Five million bottles sold In seven years.

Twenty-Five million bottles sold In years.
At the present Of SALE the grand total will reach
Twentyegh Million bottles by the end of the
Large and modern Laboratories at Dayton, Ohio, occupy
Sixty thousand square feet of floor space
Capacity Of plant recently doubled to take of rapidly
increasing demand present capacity $4,000 bottles daily
Branch plant recently established at Wskervie Canada,
With a capacity of 5000 bottles daily.
Demand for preparation has broken all worlds records
for the length Of time and constantly Increasing
Tsnsc has been publicly endorsed through the daily press
by of prominence throughout the United States and Cam
ada including Supreme Court Judges, Mayors Of leading
cities Lawyers Doctors Bankers State and Government of
hcials, prominent Educators, wellknown Ministers of the
Gospel Professional men, Sslared and Tens of Thous
ands of honest hard working and
Now cold from the Atlantic the Pacific and from the
Northern limits of civilization in Canada the Tropics and
many foreign countries clsmorng for it. Arrangements
being completed for its distribution throughout the
entire civilized world. Tansc recently introduced in
Mexico with unprecedented
Tanac is purely vegetable and h composed of the
beneficial roots herbs and bars known science The for
mula ethical and complies with all pure food and drug laws
Although placed the market but little years
there has been of bottle sold for
family the United States and Canada record that has
probably been equaled by any other medicine
The greatest proof of its superior merit lies in the fact
that so wholesale distributors, who began buying in
small way when first placed the market today
buying in solid carload lots and in many instances from
to three at time.
If all the people who have taken Tanac be
ranged in single column only few feet apart this mighty
army would more than circle the globe
Absolute merit is responsible for Tanac's