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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-12-20
COAL MEASURES
SUBMITTED.
GOVERNORS
Proposed Legislation for Con-
troll Of Anthracite Industry
Has Teeth. -
BY international News Service. .


HARRISBURG, Pa, Dec. 90
using States today will receive
copies of proposed Federal legisla-
ton for the control of the anthra-
cite industry through a coal division
of the Interstate Commerce CcCn-
mission, as proposed by Gov. Gift
ford Pinchot after his two con-
ferences Of governors here.
Drafts of the proposed legislation
were sent to the governors last
night for their approval and sugges-
tons. 1t is proposed to submit the
amended draft to Congress as soon
as possible
Creates Coal Division.
The draft as it now stands creates
the coal division Of three members
to be appointed by the President
and confirmed by the Senate. The
members. would be appointed for
five, six and seven-year terms and
their successors for seven-year
terms at a salary Of $4,000 Year.
A secretary to the division will
receive $4,000.
The legislation invests the dixi-
sion with power over every angle
Of the anthracite situation. It may
investigate methods, costs. profits
and general conditions of production
and distribution and may make
public as 1t "nay seem expedfent
to public interest"
Bill Has Teeth.
Legal advisors say the bill has
enough teeth" to insure obedience.
Penalties for violations of it's proyi.
sions include fines of from 81 900 to
SIS, 200 and prison sentences of three
years and under.
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A Battle Royal.

Motorman: II was running south
on Four and One-half street YES.
terday afternoon about o'clock.
AS I approached c. street I
looked both ways, sounded the
gong, and proceeded at nine miles
an hour. Then 1 saw the de-
fendant heading for me in a.
three-ton truck. His front lights
were out, and it's pretty dark
at that corner so he was within
twenty feet of me before / knew
he was there.
HE landed on us about five
feet back Of the front end of the
car and knocked us off the track.
The wrecking crew had to move
us ten feet to get us back on the
rail-"
A Slight Jolt.
Boob: ''My lights were showing
all right, you honor, but when I
hit the street car there was
quite a jolt, and that put my
lights out. was only going six
miles an hour. I've been driving
seven years and this is the first
time I've had an accident"
Plea of Miracle Denied.
The Court: Street cars have
the right of way over ordinary
traffic, but In this case the street
car would have had the right Of
way anyhow, as testimony shows
it reached the intersection first,
and was. on your right as we'll.
Just how three-ton truck run
ming at miles an hour could
knock a heavy street car ten feet
off the track Is difficult for the
court to understand.
"In view Of your seven pros
porous years Of driving, and the
fact that several witnesses testify
that your lamps were lighted
properly, the court will let you
off with a fine of $40"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-12-20
GERMAN LOAN IS
REJECTED BY
TREASURY
Products Not Acceptable COL
lateral to U. S. Bankers,
Officials Say.

Negotiations for a commercial loan
to Germany to meet her desperate
economic situation have broken
down and relief must come in some
form of charity, in the opinion of
high Treasury officials, it was an
nounced today.
Use of Germany's products as col
lateral for commercial loans would
not be acceptable to American bank
ers, unless priority would be given
over reparations, officials said.
Secretary of the Treasury Mellon
is said to be of the opinion that not1-
ing can be done toward the rehablli-
tation of Germany until the present
situation is met and a start made
upon permanent recuperation.
The Secretary thinks the acute
situation now delays real rehablllta'
ton.
1t was pointed out by Officials
however, that Austria was once IN
a position almost as low as Germany /,
is now doing very we'll" and that
her expectations of manufactured
products is increasing.
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ACTRESS CHANGED MIND
ABOUT HAVING OPERATION

NEW YORK. Dec. 20. DIR.
Charles F. A. Locke has filed suit
for $2O,OS5 against Miss Doris
Keane, actress, wife Of Basil Sidney,
actor, alleging she changed her
mind last April about having an
operation performed. after he had
gone to Paris in response to her
cable. He said he received $1,000
on account, paid $1035 in expenses
and was to have received $4,000
for the operation.
Miss Keane filed counter claim
for $4,000 damages for injury,
which she said his attitude caused
to her health and feelings. She as
serted she had been induced to
agree to the operation by a friend
of DR.. Locke, but that she had re-
scinded . the order. French law,
she added, would have made It
impossible for the American doctor
to have performed the operation in
France
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-12-20
CONGRESS PLANS FOR
MEMORIAL TO HARDING

The Joint Congressional Commit
tee appointed to handle the arrange
ments for memorial services for
the late President Harding, decided
at a meeting yesterday to pattern
the ceremonies after those held for
Presidents Mckinley and Garfield.
The services will be held in the
Chamber Of tn. House of Represen-
tatives probably late In January or
early in February. President Cool
idge, the Cabinet, the Supreme
Court, the diplomatic corps and
members of Congress will attend.
Eulogies will be delivered by inti-
mate friends OF Mr.. Harding. who
served with him in Congress and
while he was in the White House.
The services propably will be held
on Sunday.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-12-20
STEPHEN Fl. THIRLEs.

Funeral services for Stephen F.
Thirles, who died yesterday at the
Georgetown University Hospital,
following an illness of two weeks,
will be held at 2:30 o'clock tomor-
row afternoon at Perkins NJ. E.
Church, Hyattsville. Md. Burial
will be in the church cemetery.
Mr.. Thirles was seVenty-two years
old. He was a native of Elkton,
Md, and had lived at Bowie for
the past sixty-two years. For more
than fifty years he was an employe
of the Pennsylvania railroad.
Surviving him are three sons.
James E., William H. and Robert
F. Thirles, and two daughters, Mrs.
Birdie Barnes and Mrs. Joseph
Ryon. His wife died two months
ago.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-12-20
ADOPT FAMILY
! FOR XMAS,
PLEA
Opportunities Fund Only ST.
O7o, While at Least $1O,-
$50 Is Needed for Poor.

What better Christmas gift can be
made than to adopt lin a figurative
sense at least one of these OPP
portunity Families for a day, a
week, or a month. That the bud
gets on which the weekly allow
ances are based are not extcavagant
may be gathered from this sample
This is the weekly estimate for a
widow and three children where
there is no other stated income.
Rent, 81; food, $12; winter fuel,
$3.50; clothing, $3.50; inci1entals IN
ciudlng recreation. carfare, house
furnishings, emergencies and the
$26.75.
All these facts must be given due
weight in planning the budgets of
these opportunity families. Yet the
total amount asked for S12,966 is
Slightly less than last years bud
gets of an equal number of OPP
portunity families.
1t is, the hope that contributions
to these opportunities may be
epeeded up during the few remain
Ing days to Christmas. Reports up
TO noon today showed a trifle more
than $4,000 in hand but less than
one-fifth of the sum required to
hold these families together for the
coming year.
Contributions may be gent to
John Joy Edison, treasurer, 1922
Eleventh street northwest, or to the
office of the Times, and will lie
promptly acknowledged.
OPPORTUNITY NO. 1.
Father III-NTother and Sly Children,
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DEATHS.

George T. Schultze, 46 years, Elmer
gency Hospital
James c. Callan, 81 years. 4o4 G street
northeast.
William A. Beach, IL years, So Bates
street northwest.
Rose Lennon, 81 years. 1011 Thirty
fourth street northwest.
Alexander F. Campbell, 80 years.
George Washington University Hospital.
Clare Crown, % years. Garfield Hos
pitaL
Annie Donoghue, SO years, George
town University Hospital.
Stephen K. Thirles, ~ years, George
Washington University Hospital.
dence Hospital
Clara P. Nichols. IS years. s1s Fourth
street southeast.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-12-20
ADMITS ARMY BOARD
WAS Piled WITH RUM

CHARLESTON, w. Va, Dec. 90.
H. G. Scott. in conference with
Federal officials in Washington,
said he would not deny that army
officers inspecting the Government
powder city" at Nitro were made
drunk and allowed to win sums Of
money" according to testimony in
Federal Court in the trial of Scott
and J. Carliss Hutsinpillar on a
charge Of conspiracy.
The Nitro plant was bought from
the Government by the Charleston
Industrial Corporation, of which
Scott is president, and the charges
involve whiskey alleged to have
been served to the board of officers.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-12-20
MARRIAGE LICENSE.

Unless otherwise specified, the fol-
lowing persons licensed to marry are
from this city:
Joe F. Tenschert. 81. and Lillian
Thompson, 20. Rev. E. H. Sven.
Albert NJ. Van Loock. 80, and Lor-
retta NJ. Becker. Is. Rev. John Weld
ley.
Rev. j. r. Matthews.
Ohio l. Rogers, %, of Goss, Miss,
and Grace e. Skehan, 20. of Canton,
Mass. Rt. Rev. James E. Freeman.
Milton w. Mukins jr., rs, of Balti-
more, Md, and Grace Vaux, 25. of
White Plains. N. Y. Rev. H. D. Mitchell:
Leon Jackson. %. of Vienna, Va. and
Susan Alexander, 10, of East Woodford,
Va. Rev. G. NJ. McGlaun.
Sig Worry. As. and Luvina Horton, "a,
both of Ely. Va. Rev. D. E. Wiseman.
Charles Wilson. 81, and Gladys Ellis,
10. Rev. c. A. DeVaughn.
Leon Henderson, %, and Cora Lee, %.
Rev. A. J. Olds.
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Theresa b. Donlin. SO years. st. Eliza
beths Hospital.
Edith Jones, IS years, Columbia Hos
pital.
Edith C. Hill, 81 years, Providence
Hospital
Bernice s. Leonard. years, 3709
Thirteenth street northwest.
Mary H. Turner, days, Children's
Hospital
Ella Blair, 1 year. 1919 Seventh street
southeast.
Infant of Nicholas and Lena Proctor,
1 day. 1419 South Capitol street.
Infant of John and Ethel Washington,
days, Columbia Hospital
Infant of Raymond and Mary John.
son, l day. Columbia Hospital
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BIRTHS.

Melvin J. and Helen NJ. Selby, boy.
Hugh c. and Myrtle A. Andree, girl.
Walter F.. and Vallie v. Brumbaugh,
boy.
Claude I. and Esther NJ. Mallard. boy
Give and Eunice M. Cox, boy
Orville and Leona f. Waddell, girl.
Luke and Mary K. O'Brien, girl.
Jesse E. and Florence E. Horsman,
girl.
Henry D. and Matilda r. Tyler, boy.
william and Lula Burns. boy.
Newton and Carlissa Miller. girl.
James and Adele Robinson, girl.
Riley E. and Helen B. Mangum, girl.
Arthur and Sarah Pongue, girl
Clarence and Ethel Murray, boy
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-12-20
PETER w. ROBEY.

Services for Peter w. Robey
seventy-six, who died yesterday at
Georgetown University Hospital
will take place at 2:30 tomorrow
afternoon from the Methodist Epis
copal Church, La Platte, NJ. Burial
will take place there also.
Mr. Robey was a native of White
Plains. Charles county, Nd, and
lived there until a short time ago
when he came to this city to make
his home with his, daughter, Mrs.
W. Howard Leitch, widow of Lieu.
tenant Leitch, 1445 Spring place
northwest.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-12-20
MRS. GAIT SEES WOMEN
DRAFTED IN NEXT WAR

NEW YORK, Dec. 20.-Conscrip-
ton of women in the next war was
prophesied by Mrs. Carrie Chapman
Gait, addressing the Woman's Club
at Greenwich.
She said the United States was
preparing for war and that women
could do more than men to avert 1t.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-12-20

ito word received here yesterday.
Mrs. Watkins was we'll known in
Washington where she spent many
WN1ters with the family Of former
Senator Thomas B. Turley of
Tennessee. She was seventy years
old and had been living in Denver
with her son, who was suffering
i'll health.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-12-20
MRS. ALvAN n. TRACEY,

Services for Mrs. Alvan T. Tracey,
who died suddenly yesterday at
Emergency Hospital, will be held
tomorrow at Wright's chapel. Mrs.
Tracey was an active worker in
the Foundry Methodist Episcopal
Church for more than 40 years.
She was sixty-eight years old. She
will be buried in Glenwood Gene
terry.
Mrs. Tracey is survived by two
sons, Robert G. and Frank T.
Tracey, and a daughter, Miss Ruby
r. Tracey.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-12-20
Faces Worst Crisis.

Faces Worst Crisis.
BERLIN, Dec. 20.-The worst
financial crisis since the German
republic was created faced the gov
eminent today,
Foreign Minister Luther applied
for a new rente mark credit, but Cur
rency Dictator Schacht flatly re-
fused.
Unless it can obtain the credit the
government will be unable to pay its
employees at the end of the month.
The rente marks constitute the
latest issue of German money, being
secured by gold bonds.
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Births, marrlaoes and deaths
COPYRIGHT HARRIs a. eeHSao

Nathaniel and Elizabeth Adams, boy.
Fred and BelIinge Wright. boy.
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WITH THE
ALIBI
ARTISTS
THE TRAFFIC COURT
IN CROSS SECTION
Read 'Ena and Worry
Being a Skeleton Record Of
Cases Tried in Judge
Schuldt's Tribunal.
BY DONALD McDOUGAL.
SeAS . AAAUuAN0As
BY DONALD McDOUGALs
UndiplOma'd Drivers.

The cop: II was about half way
across New Jersey avenue on H
street, your honor, when the de-
PENDANT, running north in a two
ton truck hit the rear end of my
Ford sedan. I saw him coming
and could have avoided the col
Hsion by speeding up, but there
was a lot of pedestrians crossing
in front of me, and 1 might have
hit one If I'd gone any faster.
Jump, Brothers, Jump.
II asked him why he didn't pull
up for second or so, md let me
by because I only needed about a
foot more, and he said his brakes
were bad. tested -hem and
found the foot brake entirely use.
less and the hand brake very lit.
tie better.
When I asked him for his
permit he said he'd left it home
but they couldn't find any record
of his name at the traffic
bureau"
Penny Saved is Penny Earned.
Boob: II told my boss the
brakes were no good, and he said
that was so much the more
reason why should be careful. "S
How long have you been driv-
ing for him?"
Three months"
you've been driving three
months with your brakes in that
condition."
SO Killed This Year.
They've only been really bad
for the last two weeks. He's
been promising me for a month
that he'd get a permit for me,
too"
What! Your boss knew all the
time that you didn't have a pei
mit?"
YES SIR
Going After EN- Right.
Continue the case until to-
morrow. See that this mans EN-.
ployer is brought in here tomor.
row morning. This business of
allowing irresponsible employees
to drive deadly trucks through
the streets OF this city has got to
stop. See that he's in here to-
morrow morning."
Not All Roses After Jan. 1.
He ran out of gas in the
middle Of the block on East Capt.
tai street, between Eleventh and
Twelfth, your honor. His ma
chine was stalled on the car track
and he got out and pushed it to
the curb. His rear wheel was
just two feet from a fireplug
when he fastened his brake and
started out to look for gas"
Thought Twas Young Telegraph
Pole.
81 didn't know it was a fire.
plug, your honor. I'm from
Baltimore and we have a differ.
ent kind Of fireplug over there"
well, you mustn't park nearer
than five feet to them, no matter
what they're like. S."
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MRS. GRACE II. WATKINS.
Mrs. Grace H. Watkins, widow of
Stephen r. Watkins. of Tennessee,
died Monday in Denver, according
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OPPORTUNITY NO. 9.
Ambitious to Take Her Daddy's Place.
AMOUNT ASKED FOR. 81, 5000
Previously acknowledged. $4,000
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HAD GOOD. TIME,
SAY TWO BOY
CAPT|VES
Better Than Tom Sawyer, "
Declare Youths Held Pris-
oner by Chinese.
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these fellows couldn't hit any
thing
1t was reported that Major Pin
ger, father Of Roland, was wounded
but this was not true.
G. D. MusSo, an Italian who was
captured by the bandits, became Ill
and was left under guard in a
village.
Fred and Edward Elias, brothers,
escaped.
The boys wound up their nara
tive by saying:
The men are all right. At night
when the bandits move they carry
prisoners on their shoulders If the
prisoners are TOO weak or too sick
to march, We told our fathers that
we would take care of our mothers.
We told them not to worry as we
would see to everything"
The Allen and Pinger boys were
in care of Major Horsefall. U. s. y.
Fear Armed Clash.
1t is understood that there is an
other woman still held by the
bandits in addition to Mrs. Verea,
the Mexican. Mrs. Verea was
offered her freedom but said she
would not desert her husband. She
and her husband, who Is a million
ARE, were upon their honeymoon.
Word was received by the consul
late Friday that fifteen men and
two women were held by the
bandits and that all were In good
health except Musso.
DIR. A. Carruthers of Tsaochwang
took food and blankets into the
hills.
Authorities here are pessimistic
despite word from Shangtung that
the prisoners will be liberated. Of
there should be armed Intervention
no move will be made in that direc-
ton until the captives are released.
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10000 To SEE
B|G FIGHTS
IN \. !.
Tex Richard Says Ring Stars
Will Perform Despite
Lowering Skies.
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aEnpossible-he has trained himself
70 hairline and is ready to step
out against the best, in spite OF
his forty odd years. He viii lenter
the ring this afternoon weighing
In the neighborhood Of 243 pounds
the lowest weight he has attained
for a fight since he won the cham.
pionship from Jack Johnson at
Havana in 1915. i.
This will give him an advantage
Of almost forty-five pounds over
Floyd Johnson today, to say moth.
ing Of his superior height and reach
but the latter is a fast stepping
carry the fight to the former cham
pion ana he is favored by the great.
est OF all Jewelers., age. Johnson is
only a kid, even as fighters go.
The Firpo-McAuliffe match is be-
lieved to involve the moot question
Of whether the punch is faster than
the feet. The noble Senior has the
punch and McAuliffe the feet, and
right now the wise gamblers are
trying to guess whether the De.
troiter's pedic extremities are MIN.
BILE enough to keep him away from
Firpo's powerful right hand
punches for fifteen rounds. II
they do, McAuliffe is the probable
winner for he sports a beautiful
left and in a gymnasium can out.
score any heavyweight in the show.
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PEPCO To Sell
100000
BONDS
Public Utilities Commission
Authorizes Disposal at Net
Price Of 90.

The Public Utilities Commission
today authorized the Potomac Elec-
trio Power Company to sell $4,000,-
600 OF $5,76O, 1923 face value gen
eral and refunding s per cent thirty
year series "B' gold bonds. dated
April /. The issue was authorized
April 80.
II am directed to inform you that
the commission approves the sale
of that portion of this issue at 9S
and accrued interest to date or de
liverv." Walter C.. Allen, executive
secrtN ary of the commission said In
a letter to the company It Is
understood from your letter that
the price of SO is the highest price
obtainable and represents the net
amount to be received by the COM
pany from the sale of these bonds.
the letter concluded.
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Five Americans and
Two Women Among
Captives Still Held
international News Service.


Fifteen men, including five Ameri-
cans, and two women are still held
captive by the Suchow bandits,
despite the fact that the progressive
indemnity threatened by the diplo-
matte council in Picking takes eff
feet today, according to Minister
Schurman's dispatches to the State
Department this morning. The
Americans are Allen, Pinger, Fried
man, Solomon and Powell
j. A. Henley Liberated.
j. A Henley. San Francisco bank.
er, is reported to have been liberated
by the bandits. He said the other
prisoners were in good condition.
The following official statement
was issued:
"The department. has received in
formation from Consul John A.
Davis and Major Phillon at Lin
cheng through the legation at Pekin
to the effect that it was believed
the foreigners now held as captives
consists Of fifteen men and two
women.
Later II was reported that Henley
mao been released and had arrived
at Lincheng on the noon of Nav II
in good condition,
Yang Cnih Chi, who was released
by the bandits with the American
boys on May 10, returned on the
morning of May II, to open nego.
tiat1ons between the Shantung and
K1angsu military leaders and the
bandits at Lincheng.
Captives Well and Cheerful.
Several Of the bandit leaders are
FORMER officers under Chang Ching
Yao In Human province and are we'll
known to Yang who is a relative of
the manager of the Ching Heing
mine, and is also a son-in-laW OF
Yuan Shi Kai.
The foreign captives are all we'll
and cheerful with the exception of
Musso, who is getting better and
whose personal physician is being
sent to him.
Major Horsefall left for Tsinin
the morning of May II, with the
Allen and Pinger boys.
'On the morning of Nav II an
American doctor arrived at Lin
cheng with medical supplies, food
and blankets, which were sent on to
the captives on the same morning.
Henley upon his release stated he
had seen all the foreigners within
the last tWenty-four hours with the
exception of the Mexicans and
Smith, who were probably in some
other village, and that all were be-
ing we'll treated"
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4 X { SLAYER S
BODY FOUND,
BELIEF
Twenty Murders at Birming.
ham, Ala, May Now Be SoIv-
ed-Suit Case Clue.

BIRMINGHAM, Ala, May H.
Police authorities believe the body
Of a man that has been lying in a
morgue here for more than a week
may be one of the men responsible
for Birmingham's more than a score
of axe murders.
This man has been identified as
A. L. Smith, alias A. G.. Elson, A.
e. Eason and Eastman.
Authorities state if suitcase
said to contain newspaper clippings
can be located, Smith can be con-
nected with score of mysterious
axe murders and robberies.
j. C. Wood identified Smith as a
man with whom he roomed several
years ago and said Smith confided
in him part of his criminal record.
Smiths finger prints have been
sent to Louisville and to the Fed.
eral prison at Fort Leavenworth.
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ed by the Washington conference,
it was announced at the State De-
partment today.
One Of the changes yet TO be
accomplishments abolition OF the
extra teri ttorial courts of foreign
governments in China-will be con-
sidcred at a conference IN Picking
on November l. Invitations to the
conference have been issued by the
United States to Great Pritaln'
France, Italy, and Japan.
The establishment of this inter
national commission on eXtra-terrl-
toriality was authorized by the
Washington conference two years
ago, but a meeting was postponed
at the request of the Picking gov
ernment pending a translation ana
codtfitation of Chinese laws.
Although the United States and
other governments which are
parties to the Chinese treaties in
tend to go ahead with the program
of the conference, it is expected
that the withdrawal of foreign
courts from China will be delayed
by the present troubles, as Of
ficials here hold that recent out
breaks of banditry serve to indi--
cate the impotency of the central
government at Picking.