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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-01-21
MONEY IN WASTE PAPER
i The Nations Business.

From The NATIONS Business.
That the economy of reworking
waste paper is being realized to
greater extent as time advances is in
dicated by the fact that during the
year 1922 United States paper mill
interests spent more than $50 100000
for waste paper. This amount OF
money shows an increase of 100000
600 over the sum expended for waste
paper during the previous year. Here
is real progress, indeed.
This saving of s5o,000,000 means
that money was actually picked up
from waste bins, asheans and from
the cutters of public highways Had
this vast quantity of waste paper
been burned or destroyed in other
ways it would have meant the loss
of the big sum mentioned. In truth
1t would have meant a far greater
loss than that, as il would have
caused the further depletion of Amer
lean forests, loss which never could
be regained
Some idea of the damage that has
been spared the American forests may
senting the consumption of waste
paper mills during the year 1922.
These figures are 1896, 900 tons, or
1926, 600 600 poundst This waste paper
was reconverted into various kinds
OF new paper and board. The old
magazines were turned into book
papers; the old newspapers and mixed
papers were made over into pulp
boards of the kinds used for the
manufacture of paper boxes.
Although great savings have al
ready been accomplished by the coll
lection and reworking of waste paper,
it is startling fact that every year
millions of dollars worth of waste
paper is being destroyed by the people
in general. Untold tons of maya
zines, newspapers, old wrapping
paper, ETC., are cast into fires or
thrown into the streets. The people
who cause this loss little realize that
they are inflicting a serious injury to
the forests. as many noble trees will
nave to be cut down to replace that
loss.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-01-21

OF DuliulngS by DompS, In ofder TO
check the spEead of the fire.
Gale Fans Flames.
Early in the afternoon I was at
the headquarters of KAHN Pasha.
Turkish military governor of the
district. and from his window l
could see smoke from several fires
in various parts of the city. l called
his attention to this, but he assured
me they were of no consequence. He
said he had been worried about the
possibility of conflagration and that
his soldiers had received instruc-
tions TO prevent it. When / left him
| made an appointment to return at
5 o'clock that afternoon but the fire
had spread so rapidly the people had
been driven from their homes down
to the quay in such numbers and the
panic was so great that l found it
impossible to reach his headquarters
to keep the appointment
During the afternoon the wind be-
gan to rise and blow from the south
east, which | was told was most I'M
usual at that season of the year. and
by night perfect gale was blow
ing. People who have lived in
Smyrna many years all told me they
had never known a wind of such
violence during the summer months.
Dense smoke and sparks were blown
across the decks of the U. S. destroy
er Litchfield, which after midni ght
was anchored $50 yards off shore.
1t was not untf1 three days later
that / saw .Grescovich again. He told
me he had had no sleep for five
days and nights and he looked the
part. Not only was he physically
exhausted, but his emotions had been
SO wrought upon by the sights he
had seen, that he begged to be ex-
eused from talking over details.
Realizing, however. that this was
the time to get the truth, l pressed
him for information, and we went
over in chronological order the his
tory of the fire. On that, and on
several succeeding days. we explored
the greater part of the burned area
of the city, and / made notes of the
most important things he told me.
Later, when Lloyd's men came to as
certain the extent of the damage, he
refused to make any statement at
all.
'sWhy Should We Burn the Cityr
During several weeks after the
fire I had an opportunity to talk
with many Turkish commanders, and
they were all of one mind in level
ing either bitter or philosophical ac-
cusations at their enemies for de-
stroying the city. They were con-
temptuous ofthe suggestion made. in
few quarters, that they had any
responsibility for the burning.
why should we burn the city?"
they would ask. Smyrna, with all
its wealth and treasure. was ours.
The fleeing Greek army had aban-
doned huge quantities of military
stores and food supplies that were
desperately needed by our armies
and civilians. These have been de-
stroyed, together with the warehouses
and stations. where many of the fires
broke out. Besides, the fleeing
Greeks and Armenians, many of them
wealthy as you know. had aban-
doned everything In their homes and
their stores. We were in absolute
and undisputed possession. Do you
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-01-21

> to 20 Turkish soldiers, under COM
mand of a captain, came to take
over the hospital for Turkish mill
tary purposes. The refugees were
searched as they came from the
grounds and arms of various sorts
sufficient to fill a truck were taken
from them. All of them, tnen, women
and children. who had taken refuge
both in the hospital building and in
.the adjoining grounds, were dis
persed by o'clock that afternoon.
The captain in comand of the
squad had written Instructions from
the Turkish military commander to
take possession of the hospital and
prepare it for immediate occupancy.
He told us that they would begin
moving Turkish patients to the hos
ptal that night. Hc~also mentioned
that he had orders to shoot the refu
gees. without mercy, If they refused
to dfsarm. and that he certainly
would have done so but for their
unexpected docility in giving up
their weapons. He credited their
willingness to disarm to the pres
ence of the Americans. DR. Post the
two nurses and myself. / had pre-
viously gone among them and ex-
planned, with the aid OF an inter-
prefer, that they would be shot il
they persisted in holding on to the
bombs, knives and revolvers they
had concealed about them. The first
command of the Turkish captain
that they surrender their arms had
not produced results. for they were
crazy with fear, and it was some
time before / could persuade them
TO trust their conquerors.
Signs of Incendiarism
On the following morning, Wednes-
day. September 13, the situation was
critical in the extreme. Paul Ores
covich, chief of the Smyrna fire de-
partment. told me that he had dis
covered bundles of discarded cloth
ing, rags and bedding. covered with
petroleum. in several of the institu-
tons recently deserted by Armenian
refugees.
Gresccvich impressed me as a
thoroughly reliable witness. l had
met and had long talk with him
three days previously. on Sunday
morning. Fortunately, / needed no
terpreter, as he speaks English
fluently. He is an engineer, born
and educated in Austria, and has been
identified with several large engi-
,neering enterprises in Turkey. Twelve
years ago he became chief of the
Smyrna fire department, which he
continued to conduct in a very eff
ficient manner, for that part of the
world, during the Greek occupancy.
He told me that during the first week
of September there had been an aver
age of five fires per day with which
his crippled department had to cope.
In his opinion most of these fires
were caused by carelessness. but some
undoubtedly were of incendiary or
igin. The average number of fires
in a normal year, he said, would be
about one in 10 days. and the in
crease to five day seemed sig
nificant.
As soon as the Turkish military
authorities assumed control, Gresco-
vich had applied for additional men
and fire fighting equipment. Instead
of helping him, the Turkish military
governor. learning that there were
still II Greeks in the fire department,
ordered their immediate arrest, which
left the department with only 81 men.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-01-21
NOTICE

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II of New Haven. Conn, which hasI
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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-01-21
AUTOMATIC WEIGHING DEVICE

By attaching a recently invented
electro magnetlcally operated device
to any reliable. scale, a complete au-
tomato weighing unit is formed. The
apparatus, described and illustrated
in the Popular Mechanics Magazine.
is readily connected to any size or
form of hopper. and allows only an
exact quantity to pass through an
opening, which closes automatically
when the predetermined weight has
been reached.
The accuracy of the device is re-
markable. In one instance a pound
of beans was placed in the hopper.
Three of. the beans were removed.
The pound of beans minus the three
beans was delivered to the receiving
scontainer. but the hopper valve did
not close. AS soon, however, as the
three missing beans were placed in
the bag, the valve closed automati-
cally.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-01-21
TRACTOR PROPELLED BY FEET

An agricultural tractor which is
propelled by feet instead Of by a
wheel is described with Illustrations
in the Popular Mechanics Magazine.
The purpose of the machine is to-
furnish tractor that will operate
equally well at all times on ground
too soft or muddy for the effective
use of propelling wheels. Mounted
on pair of steering wheels is a
hood, with a radiator and power
plant of automobile type. The sides
and chassis of the hood are extend
ed to the rear, and support two
pivoted vertical levers, at the lower
ends of which. in contact with the
ground. are flat, horizontal propell-
ing plates, or feet. BY means of a
system of connecting rods and
cranks in connection with the motor,
these levers are caused to move
backward and forward alternately
like the legs of any biped, and the
propulsion of one foot continues until
propulsion is started by the other.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-01-21
The Hitherto Untold Story of
the Smyrna Fire Told by
Marx 0. Prentiss, American
Representative of the Near
East Relief-Evidence of
Smyrna Fire Chief Revealed

Copyright 1928, by North American
Newspaper Alliance, and The Age
Herald. in United States. Canada. Great
Britain and South America. All rights
reserVed)
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-01-21

of buildings by bombs. in order to
check the spEead of the fire.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-12-22
P, O, SUB-STATION LEASES
BRINGS FIGHT IN COURT

Postmaster General Harry S.
New was named defendant in a
suit filed in the District Supreme
Court today by Edward w. Kneen,
of New York city, who asks that
the defendant be prevented from
paying rent to the Eastern Build
ing Corporation, of New York, for
the postal substation at 1850 Varick
street, New York city
The government has leased the
property for twenty years at a
total rental of $6,100,O00 and the
court is asked to require q trans
fer of the lease to the Armstrong
Realty Company. which Is claimed
to have been the successful bidder
for the contract to erect the build
ing
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-12-22
COOL|DGES WILL
HAVE QUIET
XMAS
Celebration to Be Like Those
in Thousands of Ameri-
can Homes.

Christmas will be a quiet family
affair at the White House, re-
sembling in it's simplicity and gen.
uine merriment the celebrations in
thousands of Washington homes.
AS on other holidays, the Execu-
tive Mansion will be essentially a
home, with official cares and for
mality forgotten for the time.
The Presidents Christmas calen-
dar will really begin at o'clock
Monday, when he will press a but
ton turning on the lights of the
community Christmas tree in the
Ellipse, south Of the White House
grounds.
Carols to Be Heard.
At 9 o'clock, Christmas Eve, the
President and Mrs. Coolidge will
stand on the north portico of the
White House, while a massed choir
from Washington churches sing
Christmas carols.
The schedule for Christmas Day
Is as follows:
Midnight. Santa Claus, ostensibly
to pay respects. According to Sec
rotary c. Bascom Slemp, the White
House suspects the old gentleman
will leave more than his respects.
1880 a. DIFFERENTIATION Of Christ
mas stockings by the Coolidges,
including John and Calvin, jr.
$3.50 a. m.-Breakfast.
800 a. m.-Exhibition Of gifts,
opening of Christmas mail. John
and Junior start on the candy.
Services at Church.
1000 a. m.-Attends union serv-
Ices at First Congregational Church,
with Mrs. Coolidge and Mr.. and
Mrs. Frank Stearns, White House
holiday guests.
100 p. m.-Luncheon.
2:3O p. m.-1nformal reception of
intimate friends, with possibly an
automobile ride to polish up appe-
tite.
900 p. m.-Tells John and Junior
to stop bothering the cook by run
ming down to sniff the turkey and
mince pie.
700 p. m.-Dinner-some dinner!
$3.50 p. Unhappy and phiIosophic
reflections on the feast.
1880 p. m.-Happy dreams!
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-12-22
POLICE ARREST
CUSTOMER IN
DRY RAID
Claim He Went to House to
Make Purchase of
Whiskey.

Six and one-half gallons Of alleged
corn liquor and one gallon of red"
were confiscated by raiding party
from the Sixth precinct station early
this morning at the home OF Mrs.
May Adams, SIG First street north
west.
While the officers were in the act
Of making the raid, George Scott
Warren, they claim, made his ap-
pearance at the house seeking to buy
whiskey. He was arrested by the
police on charge of intoxication
and forfeited SIS collateral in Police
Court today.
Mrs. Adams was given a pre-
liminary hearing in the Police Court
today where she was ordered held
for the grand jury on charges of
illegal possession and selling. She
was released under 81 500 bond.
Those who made the raid were
Lieut.. McGill Groves, and Officers
II. G. Blackman and r. j. Cox.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-12-22
DELEGATES REACH CAPITAL
FOR JEWISH CHAUTAUQUA

Sessions of the Jewish Chau-
tauqua Society will be Officially
opened at the Eighth Street
Temple tomorrow night. The
opening prayer will be delivered
by Rabbi A. Coblenz, of Balti.
more, and Rabbi Abram Simon
Of the Washington Hebrew Congre.
cation will make the address of
welcome.
Arthur X. Stern, president Of
the society will respond Dele.
gates will be greeted in an address
by DIR Henry BerkoWitZ, of Phila-
delphia, chancellor OF the society
DR. William ROsenau, Of Balti-
more, will give some Of the early
history Of the organization. Miss
Jeanette Miriam Goldberg, Of Phil
adelphia, secretary OF the society,
will report on Chautauqua activi.
ties during the past year.
Delegates are beginning to ar.
rive in the city from all parts
Of the country, and by tomorrow
night n majority Of them will be
here. Official headquarters have
been opened at the Washington
Hotel. ..----.---.-
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-12-22
8 ARE HURT IN
M|SHAPSOF
TRAFFIC
Aged Woman Suffers Broken
SkuIl-Others Not Injur-
ed Seriously.

Washington's so-called congested
area is the safest place in the city,
according to yesterdays police
records. Eight persons were hurt
through traffic accidents and de-
spite it's abnormal holiday hustle,
none of these occurred within the
shopping district.
Mans Foot Broken.
A broken foot bone was sustained
by Charles Seaman, seventy-three,
Of Old Orchard, Me-, stopping at
412 Second street northeast, when
he was struck by Washington
Railway and Electric Company car
at North Capitol and Massachu-
sets avenue northwest, last night
Fannie Smothers, colored, sixty,
is unconscious at Emergency Hos
pital, where she was removed with
a broken skull after being hit by an
automobile said to have been OPP
Grated by Fred A. Hooks, colored,
Island avenue northwest Hooks
has been arrested pending the out
come of the wOmans injuries.
Suffering conclusion Of the brain,
William Jenifer, tWenty-four, of
Pierce court southeast, was re-
moved to Garfield hospital after a
collision in which his machine fig
ured. His condition is not serious.
Auto Hits Child.
Virginia Hall, colored, five, 461
E street southwest, was bruised
slightly by an automobile which
ran into her. She was treated at
Emergency hospital.
An automobile operated by G.. f.
Cramer, 1862 Ogdin street, collided
with two unidentified men in front
of No. II engine house yesterday.
Before he could get their names,
Cramer told the police, a passing
machine picked them up and
whisked them away. Police are in
Vestigating the case.
Injured also were AtwelI Young,
eighteen, 1920 d street southeast,
and Mamie Campbell, colored, forty,
101 Four -and-a-half street south
west.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-12-22
DRUGLESS
'DRS,'. ASK
BOARD
House Bill by Hull Provides for
Control Of District
Chiropractors.

Creation Of a board of exami-
ners in the District of Columbia
to regulate the chiropractic pro-
fession is provided in a bill
scheduled for early consideration
by the House District Committee.
The bill provides that the board
shall consist Of three members,
who are to be appointed by the
District Commissioners. The
board is authorized to adopt rules
and regulations for chiropractors
operating within the District.
Must Obtain Licenses.
The bill further provides that
all chiropractors within the District
shall take out license which must
be renewed annually. The board is
required to hold two regular meet
ings during the year for the exami-
nation Of applicants and transac-
ton of regular business.
Special meetings may be ordered
by two members Of the board, upon
thirty days notice. An office for
the board would be provided in the
District Building.
Rules For Eligibility.
No person who has not had at
least three years education in a
recognized chiropractic school is
eligible for examination and to
practice within the District.
The bill defines chiropratics to
be the science of palpating and ad-
justing the human spinal column by
hand only. Any other methods are
declared by the bill to be illegal.
The bill provides a penalty of
$500 fine, or three months i'm
prisonment, or both, for any viola
ton of the provisions OF the act.
The bill was introduced by Con-
gresham Harry e. Hull, of Iowa.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-12-22
TO PREACH NINETEENTH
CHRISTMAS SERMON

DIR. Simon P. w. Drew, pastor OF
the Cosmopolitan Baptist InStitu'
tional Church, N street between
Ninth and Tenth streets northwest,
will preach his nineteenth anntver-
sary Christmas sermon next Tues,
day morning at II o'clock.
DIR. Drew has just returned from
the North, where he was engaged
in a lecture with view OF seCur-
ing employment for hundreds of
colored people who have left the
South and who desire to leave
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-12-22
BIC GUNS USED
FOR ILLEGAL
HUNTING
Ten Weapons Welded Together
and Fired Simultaneously
Captured by Warden.
By WILLIAM PICKETT HELM.


The granddaddy of all shotguns,
eleven feet long and weighing 200
pounds. two other mammoth shot
guns weighing more than 100 pounds
each, and a battery Of ten shotguns
welded together and fired simulta-
neously from a single trigger-such
are the recent captures of George
A. Lawyer, chief game warden of
the United States, and his assistant,
Talbot Denmead. The weapons
were used by pot-hunters of wild
duck along the South Atlantic sea-
board.
All the guns were specially made,
and mono approaching them in size
or ingenuity Of design have ever
been captured before by the wardens.
The big gun, for instance, carries
much farther than the ordinary shot
gun and can kill ducks at great dis
tances. The battery of welded shot
guns Is capable Of killing more than
100 ducks at a single discharge.
The bore of the largest gun Is too
great for designation in ordinary
gunmaker terms. The opening in
the barrel measures two and one
half inches across at the muzAle. 1t
Is loaded in the old-fashioned way
with a ramrod, and it's load OF shot
weighs considerably more than a
pound. When captured it graced the
PROV of a swift motorboat. 1t was
aimed and fired from a swivel ar
rangement.
Lawyer is keeping the location OF
the captures a secret for the present
AS he hopes to make other arrests
shortly. He says that the weapons
were the property of an organized
gang of illegal duck hunters, who
supplied a largo list of buyers with
game.
1CopyTisht, 102a William Pickett HeInA.>
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-12-22
Hill Expected to Resign From Bureau
Coolidges Entertain
Guests On Short
Cruise

The President and Mrs.
Coolidge, accompanied by a
party of guests, boarded the
Mayflower this afternoon for a
short cruise down the Potomac.
They will return late tonight.
Those accompanying the
President and his family were
Secretary of Agriculture and
Mrs. Wallace, Senator and
Mrs. James E. Watson Of In
diana, Senator and Mrs. Fess
of Ohio, Ex-Governor Clement
of Vermont, Mr.. and Mrs.
Forest Brown, Mr.. and Mrs.
John T. Adams, Mr.. and Mrs.
William Hard, and Frank w.
Stearns, of Boston.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-12-22
BANK HEAD is SUED
BY DETECTIVE FIRM

Algernon S. Gardiner, president
OF the Standard National Bank. has
been named defendant In a suit for
5000, filed by the O'Dea Detective
Agency for services alleged to have
been rendered In the investigation
OF the Vandalizing of the Iin-Top
House, formerly known as the
hnlshtS or Columbus Country Club.
Lawrence O'Dea, head of the
bureau declared in the suit, that
me oank president had contracted
WIN MN to look into the case, and
wneh the contract terminated q
lew days ago. refused to pay.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-12-22
GLOVER DEEDS TO D. c.
PLAYGROUND TRACT

The deed to the tract of land
donated to the District for play
ground and park purposes was
signed over to the city today by
Charles G. Glover, who ia making
the gift. 1t was signed in the Of
flee of Melvin c, Hazen, District
Surveyor.
The land comprises seventy-seven
and half acres and Is located off
Massachusetts avenue extened The
property Is valued at 800 900.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-12-22
r. c. ROUTSONG STILL
IN CRITICAL CONDITION

The condition of Ralph C. Rout.
song, official Of the Veterans Blu
reau. who received a compound frac
ture of the skull in an automobile
mishap Thursday. Is still critical
according to physicians at Walter
Reed Hospital today.
Harold w. Breining, another
Veterans Bureau offiiaI injured
in the accident, will probably return
to his work after the holidays, 1t
was stated.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-12-22
BAREFOOT THIEF STEALS
HIS $3.50 AND TROUSERS

barefoot burglar timniad his
way into the residence Of Samuel A,
Deskin, 1887 Maryland avenue
northeast, early this morning and
stole $3.50 in cash and p Treasury
check for approximately $40 He
also took the trousers in which the
money lay.
When Deskin. a grocer. arose
shortly after o'clock this morning
70 go to market. he missed his
trousers. Just then he heard sox'In
one leaving through a rear window
BY the time he arrived there The
man had escaped
Investigating policemen hone IN
locate the burglar through foot.
prints found in the rear OF tha
house. '-0
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-12-22
The most famous bedtime
words (every husband knows
them by heart)-"are you sure
you put the cat QUIZ" PETE.
2,25o,oOo CHRISTMAS
SEALS REPORTED SOLD

The sale Of Christmas seals by
the tuberculosis Society will go
over the top this year it is ex-
pected. The mail returns this morn
Ing and reports from two more
school divisions bring the number
sold up to $3.50, 900.
Reports from the school divisions
are. sixth division, sc 200 seals sold;
eighth division. 50,852; Minor Nor
mai 1900 and the Mt Vernon Sem.
mary, $4,000.