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Evening star., 1923-08-15
FOUND.

C0LLIE-Black and brown. white feet; fe-
male; young. Call at 11O Chestnut ave. Ia
koma Park, n. c. To-
CMBREIIA-Dupont Circle. Tuesday. Owner
call Col. 7772, identify article and pay for
advertisement.
Evening star., 1923-08-15

Clarendon NJ. r.. Church south will
hold annual outing tomorrow at Glen
Echo Park.
Evening star., 1923-08-15

Troup 73, Boy Scouts. will hold it's
outing, postponed because Of the
death Of President Harding. tomor
row, at Marshall Hall.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-03-23
COPELAND RAPS FOES
OF CHILD LABOR LAWS

Speaking at a banquet In honor
Of the editors and managers Of the
sixteen publications of the railroad
labor unions last night, Senator
elect Copeland expressed resentment
against the fight being made against
cIild.labor laws.
Congressman John M. Nelson. OF
WISCONSIN, spoke on What IL q
Prosressive?" and short addresses
were made by Arthur Keep, editor
Of the Telegraphers' Journal: Philip
Ziegler. editor of the Railway
Clerks Magazine: Herman 3. Wills
Thomas r. Flaherty, secretary and
treasurer Of the National Associa-
ton Of Postoffice Clerks, and AL
bert e. Coyle, editor and manager
of the Brotherhood Of Locomotive
Engineers Magazine. Edward Keat-
ing, editor Of Labor, presided.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-03-23
A CONTRIB,s DREAM.

Last night when the new moon hung
in space and the stars began to
I had a dream. In which 1 was .
mighty noble king;
a crown Of gold upon my nead' .
And dressed In velvet robes, sat and
listened to- the band.
The music was 80 soft and sweet large
tears stood In my eyes.
Oh, babe! until the leader turned ana
took me BY surprise.
great grief! how came she there?
Ny royal heart turned several ways.
my crown rose from my hair.
30 pale felt and insecure shimmied
off my throne
E And toddled out to get . drink Of stuff
we make at home.
Bue suddenly I saw her face In the.
glass above the bar!
shOok leg, she right behind, yet not
for me too far.
On what q walk! My royal robes
, Tapped in the breeze we stirred,
! found out she's q bird.
at last came to q river. An, safe at
last, ! cried
Jumped. but when I reached far shore
sA she stood there by Iny side.
hair and with q fiendish. Srin
sne shook me TIL my crown fell off
ana then she pushed me in,
Am giad 1 woke just then, because I
knew ! was o gOner,
me Stars Still shone, . flat-foot cop
was WhigtltnK on the CORNER
My wife was aleeping by my side ana
peacefuly was snoring.
Somewhere mOurnfuI cat did erv and
Kept me awake TIN morning.
ID. X. r.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-03-23
o. EICIAIS
WARN Of
G0UR
FIGHT
Defeat Of Commission, They
Say, VIII Bring Higher Car
Fares and Gas Cost.
e VINCENT CALTlAIHlIll.

Higher electric, gas and street
car rates viii follow IL the Public
Utilities Commission loses the
Potomac Electric Power Company
case III the Supreme Court Of the.
United States this In addition 70
the $500, 900 in the impounded
fund which will 60 to the CONF
pany for payment Of dividends
Difference III Valuations.
A decision IN favor Of the electric
company win be the opening gun
Tor the gas ana electric railway
companies to so into court and light
their valuations.
The difference between the Com
valuations and the valua-
tons the companies place on their
property Is approximately 41s-
900 900.
The established electric current
rate is now 7.67 cents per kiloWatt
hour. Consumers are yln8 ~
cents. The difference III ilnp0unQeq
The electric company - 1lGhtsn4
for this higher rate ana has cakEte0
is valuation case into court
Let the courts decide to taclk -
tContinued On PSI "a
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-03-23

Keller Justifies mo Hedges
Edict By Rhode Island Ave- /
nue. improvements,

The order Of Engineer Com
missioner Charles Keller against
hedges and fencss ii front Of Dis
trict homes was issued in an
effort u upheld Washington's
reputation as d city beautiful, !"
thee commissioner said today.
Points 10 Woodbridge Plans.
Uniform Improvement Of front
yards viii add considerably to the
beauty Of the National Capital" he
said. we are anxious to have citi-
zefls cooperate with each other In
the DEVELOPMENT In front OF houses
thronghout the city. =
Keller spoke of the citizens Of
WoOdrtdge and Rhode Island ave-
nue northeast, who hold annual
contests, awarding prizes for the
person whose front yards present
the best appearance.
These people are getting to-
gether on the proposition" he said.
They are seeking to improve the
general appearance Of their neigh
borhood. They take Q great dealsC4
pride In their front yards.
Proud Of Reputation.
II know that every citizen, In
Washington Ii proud OF the Ma
tional Capitals reputation as q city
beautiful We are seeking some
plan whereby there will be uniform
treatment Of the front yards Of
homes In each block"
The COMMISSIONS spoke OF many
blocks IN which hedges and fences
surround the front yards. but are
improperly kept.
Zone unkempt front yard can
spoil an entire block" he said
I'VE want to avoid this. We want
citizens to take q pride in their
front yards"
Keller said that In cities all over
the country citizens are co-operat-
ing In improving the general ap-
pearance OF the block In which they
live by treating their front yards
uniformly.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-03-23
<ALLIPoLIS CRoTTo WILL
GIVE. AWAY $500 RING

A diamond ring valued at $500
will be the first prize in the popu-
larity contest for women to be held
in connection with the Kallipolis
Grotto "funfest," April to Il, at
the Central Coliseum. Entrants are
asked to send their names to W. p.
Jacobs, chairman Of the committee
in charge. 61S Continental Trust
building.
The second prize viii be q gold
wrist watchs and the third prize q
tailored suit. There will be other
awards during the carnival includ.
ing an automobile, q $3.50 steel ga.
rage and a radio receiving set.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-03-23
COURT RULING FAVORS
KNICKERRo ECKER VICTIM

A demurrer filed by the Equitable
Life Assurance Society to the suit Of
DIR. Clyde M. Gearheart. a victim OF
the Knickerbocker Theater catestro.
phe, who claimed $3.50 under total
disability benefit in one Of the COM
pany's policies, was today overruled
by Justice Hitz Of the District Su-
pareme Court.
The company claimed It should not
be required to pay under the dis
ability clause until after the expira-
ton Of eight months from the acct.
dent. Counsel for DR.. Gearhart
claimed the latter had been totally
disabled the night Of the accident
and should be paid from that date.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-03-23
COMMISSIONERS ASK
DISTRICT ESTIMATES

Daniel e. Garges, secretary OF the
board of District Commissioners to.
day instructed department heads Of
the District government to submit
their estimates for the fiscal year
1924.1925 to the Commissioners by
June 80 next. Tentative estimates
will be forwarded to the Budget
Bureau on August / next.
Department heads are directed to
submit estimates for salaries based
upon the salaries carried in the ap-
preparation act which becomes ef-
festive next July. It is stated that
in the event the new salaries under
Reconsideration are determined upon
before the final estimates are in
officials will be given an oppor-
tunity to revise salary items.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-03-23
"a THOUSAND MILLINERS"
TO BE PLAYED At RALEIGH

"Wanted-A Thousand Milliners."
No, ladies, don't pin on your
hand-nade bonnets and go gallop.
ing forth into the rain looking for
y chance to make more bonnets
Ike it-for q consideration.
That line isn't a want ad; it's
the name Of q play to be given by
the Junior Hadassah at the Hotel
Raleigh, next Tuesday night at $50
o'clock. The play IL based on the
story OF two young men who play
Cd q Joke on their employer
woman hater.
Dancing win follow the play. The
committee in charge Is composed of
Miss jeanette Gutenberg, chairman:
Miss Jean Rosenthal, and Miss
Minerva Greenberg.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-03-23
THEN THERE WAS TROUBLE.

IT can't keep the visitors from
coming up" said the office boy,
dejectedly, to the manager. When
I say you're out, they simply say
they must see you"
Well" said the manager, "just
tell them that's what they all say"
That afternoon there called at
the office young lady. The boy
assured her 1t was impossible to
see the manager.
But / am his wife," said the
lady. ...
"Oh, that's what they all say"
said the boy. SPARK PLUG.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-03-23
N0s0 that the hustle Is COM
ing back for 1OOnten I suppose
some of these skinny girls will
suddenly acquire r0undness
of form. MARIE.
A DARK SITUATION,

Tell me, can you remember,
Not % many years ago,
When the tales Of CORY pirates
Thrilled and scared you SOP
SYou liked ''em In tho daytime,
OF that there r. no doubt;
But, EOIly, how you feared 'em
When the light was taken Quit
You liked to hear ghost 0tOries
As you sat around tho fire,
But when y0u left the lampliEht
Twas against your own desire.
You trembled In your little bed.
Your fear W0s most devout:
How these appaFitIOns scared yOu
When the light was taken Outi
The GOblins all approached you
And stood beside your bed;
Although the days were pleasant.
The nights were full o. dread.
] recall fond scenes Of childhood,
But, believe these words, old ncOut.
Those nights were simply awful
When the Hight was taken out!
JOE ii. HOLMAN.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-03-23
NEET FOR BUSINESS, ARE
WE'D AND GO ON TRIP

Dan Cupid drew Bernard Mullin,
vice president Of the G. M. Mullin
Construction Company, and Miss
Leila Jane Wilson Of Savannah, Ga,
away from an excavation tour yes
terry and escorted them to the rec.
tory Of st. Mary's Catholic Church,
Alexandria. Va, where they were
married.
A reception for the newly.weds
was held last night at the home Of
Mr.. and Mrs. Ohio C. Barley, 1889
Twenty-seventh street northwest
After spending the Eastern holidays
lin Atlantic City, they will return to
this city, where they will establish
their residence.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-03-23
Wal | AGE
ME- RGES
UNITS
Department Of Agriculture to
Be Wholly Reorganized by
HimEmpIOyes' Jobs Safe. !

Complete reorganization Of the
Department Of Agriculture, In
volving the dissolution Of four
bureaus as units, and the group
ing of all activities under three
divisional directors, 10 to be ac-
complished by July 1.
Directors I'm Charge.
The steps to be taken by Secre-
tary Wallace constitute the greatest
administrative shake-up In the his
tory OF the department. The purL
pose Of the change il to promote
efficiency. and to make allowance
finally for the growth Of the de-
partment from an organization OF
4 few hundred to a machine with
more than 10000 employees.
It IA planned that divisional at
fairs be handled by o. director Of
scientific work. one for extension
work, and q third for regulatory
work. DR.. q. d. Ball has been
named to coordinate the SCIENTIFIC
bureaus, and appointments Of the
other directors are to be made q
an early date.
Under the projected rearrAnge-
ment, the office Of farm manage
ment, the Bureau Of Crop Esti-
mates, and the Bureau Of Markets
will. as separate units, be abolished.
their work being consolidated In the
new Bureau Of Agricultural Eco
nomics.
Jobs: u Employees Safe.
"A technically trained and expert.
enced woman" is to be named CHIEF
Of the new Bureau OF Home Eco
Monies, a line Of work begun in
competition with the States Rela~
tons Service, but deemed Of such
Importance az to warrant its being
a separate unit. The States Rela-
ton Service will be merged with
other activities under the director
of extension work.
The Federal horticultural board
and the insecticide and fungicide
board, which functioned separately,
are to be placed under the director
Of regulatory work.
The reorganization will not affect
In great measure the rank and file
of departmental workers, but
will mean several administrative
changes.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-03-23
MATHEMATICAL PRODIGY
To-ENTERTAIN ARTISTS

Can you multiply sixty figures by
sixty figures in your head and get
a correct result within q few
minutes?
That's one Of the feats to be re-
Quired Of Somesh Chandra Bose, q
mathematical prodigy from India,
at q special meeting at the Art
Center, 1106 Connecticut avenue
northwest. at 2:3O o'clock Sunday
afternoon. The meeting is open to
the public.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-03-23

Sheriff. Explains Scent Hour
" Charge Similar Plan for
Golf and Bathing.

s Because Of lack Of funds for
their proper upkeep, the forty
seven public tennis courts under.
The supervision of Lieut.. Col.
Clarence o. Sheriff., in charge
Of buildings and grounds, were
today turned over to the Govern
rnsnt Joint Welfare Service as q,
concession, and players this sea-
son VII be charged 5 cents per
hour for their use.
Sheriff. Gives Figures.
Colonel Sheriff. made this an
nouncement with the explanation
that the cost Of maintenance last
year was approximately $12, 900, an
amount not available this season,
but that u II expected that about
$4,000 viii saccrue from the con-
CesgfoK More than 200, 900 persons
pl6yed on the courts last year and
It 10 not believed that the small fee
70 be charged this summer will
affect the total patronage.
All SURPRISES wiz be used In the
construction OF additional. courts.s
said Colonel Sheriff., and altogether
the plan win operate to the advan.
tage Of tennis fans. The arrange
ment WIN also obviate the necessity
OF permits, and make the courts
more available on si1ort notice.
Il Is planned to have booths In
the vicinity Of the various courts So
that the welfare service may
zen refreshments ana provide con.
veniences Tor the tennis patrons at
nominal prices s
This pias expected to give adj
aitional eflue TO the tennis fund.
Mrs. Oh Ross, who viii have
general supervision for the service,
will conduct the concession on q
nonprofit basis 20 far as possible, 1t
was stated. the scheme being sim.
ply to provide enough money to
keep the courts in first class con-
dition throughout the season.
Sheriff. Nominal Head.
The joint welfare service consists
Ok-the two organizations Of the State,
War and Navy Buildings and the
Office OF the Superintendent Of Pub
lie Buildings and Grounds, which
now conduct cafeterias. news stands,
and other facilities for the comfort
and convenience of the Government
employees.
OOAOASl 6uSGEAI Is the NOMINAL
head of the service, and he expects
gradually to enlarge the activities
until the joint organization has i'm
mediate charge Of the golf links and
the bathing beach as concessions.
Additional tennis courts in the vi |
entity Of the Potomac Park golf |
. links and the area Immediately south |
Of the ref1ecting basin are being
planned by Colonel Sheriff.. He also
has In view the construction of some |
concrete courts. similar to those in |
use in the Panama Canal Zone, so as
TO make possible tennis playing
practically throughout the whole
year. He expects to undertake this
work a. soon as funds are available
tor the purpose.
Colonel Sheriff. said today that he
expects TO open the public tennis
season April Is. under the new con-
cession arrangement, although 1t
had been originally planned to de-
lay the opening several weeks be-
cause Of the failure of Congress to
make ample appropriations.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-03-23
PLANS REGIMENTAL DRILLS
FOR SCHOOL CADET CORPS

Stephen e. Kramer. assistant su.
perintendent of schools, announced
today that a regimental competitive
drill would be held by the local
high school cadet corps In Central
stadium on May 2.
Commissions will be awarded 70
officers In the corps at exercises
in the Central stadium on April
10. The annual competitive drill
scheduled for May FL and % has
been postponed to May % and %,
II was announced today.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-03-23
Sleeping Sickness Death.

Another death from sleeping sick.
ness has been reported to the Dis
trict health department, bringing the
total to five for the year, it was dis
closed yesterday in the weekly re-
port of the department. Five cases
are now under treatment.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-03-23
PuIIman'' Pastor breaches.

In q lecture by the Rev. e. j..
McGuinness, pastor OF the Pull.
man Chapel" q movable church, at
st. Paul's parish house last night,
missionary needs in America were
outlined and the work accornpIished
by him during ..tours' was de.
scribed. Persons in rural districts,
he said, who were denied access tc
Catholic churches, were being reach.
ed. Father McGuinness viii leave
with his chapel today for PennsvI
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-03-23
NOTIFIED BY POLICE
OF BROTHERS, SUICIDE

Mary e. Shellhorn. 1896 New
Hampshire avenue northwest, was
today notified by the Washington
police Of the suicide Of her brother,
John d. Jones, at Elgin, ILL.,
In q telegram, the chief Of police
Of Elgin advised that it was Jones
nntIssea ".sA sn1e ms sls'er De
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-03-23
THE BLOOMING TRUTH.

wife upbrnlded hubby for . task left
umd0mD.
WIIfnlly neglected by him for hours.
He took the Eebnke % fun and said:
sTha&is Just what. I'm dolng." che
curtly replied,
A her tongue assumed more lively
slips,
ssyVffh you really coincide for I'm
Telling yea this with my (tullps1
two hps."
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-03-23
WITH THE
ALIBI
ARTISTS
THE TRAFFIC COURT
IN CROSS SECTION.
Being . skeleton record Of
cases tried yesterday In
Judge HardiSon's tribunal.
Read EN- and Worry
: La Z q 80
BY DONALD M'DOUGAL.

Case Twenty-Five miles per
hour on Benning road. Alibi. four
dead cylinders. No excuse for
speeding. SO.
Case 2.Thirty-five miles per
hour. Mathematical shark. Traffic
cop couldn't mount and overtake
car going tlnirty-five miles per hour
in two blocks: was going down
hill; speeded UP to avoid being
struck by another car; was only
going fifteen miles per hour any
how. SO.
Case 3.-One front, one rear light
bad. Alibi. bulbs burned out. $3.50
per bulb.
Case 4.-Twenty-eight miles per
hour on Sixteenth street; no permit,
no alibi. Soldier. Six month"; pro.
baton.
Case s.-one front light. and -
out.
Case e.-Driytng while under the
Influence, etc. Alibi. wasn't driv-l
ing; too drunk. Wife In hospital.
Suspended SenEenC0s ~
Case ,T.-Midnight. Stole LAM
tern from sewer excavation to dec
crate rear Of tin lizzie. Light
failed. Bumped by police car.
$40.
Case S.-Thirty miles per hour
on Georgia avenue. Had to deliver
crate OF eggs before they spoiled.
SO:
Case Obstructing cross.walk
at Pennsylvania avenue and TWEEN.
tieth street. Court tested alibi with.
Defendant beat cop at exciting
game Of traffic chess. Dismissed.
Case 1O.-No permit. Didn't
know Maryland permit wasn't good
in District. $40 for sleep-walking.
Case 11.-Twenty-eight miles per,
hour on Pennsylvania avenue.
Alibi. cop wasn't courteous. $40,
Case 12.-Hitting pedestrian on
d street southeast, running away;
destrian gently. rest exaggeration.
SIS. i
Case 13.-Colliding; driving on
wrong side Of street. Alibi mis-
laid. $26.
Case 14.-Cutting corner: collid-
ing. Alfbi, midnight: not much
traffic at time: was practically at
standstill when he bumped the
other car. Another exciting game
Of traffic chess. Spectators not
permitted. $26.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-03-23
Benefit for consumptives.

Benefit performances OF "Six.
Cylinder Love-" starring Wanda
Lyon, will be given Monday and
Tuesday nights. April 2 and 8, in
the President Theater for the Star
mont Aid for Consumptives.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-03-23

in the Potomac Electric Power
Company valuation case.
The association unanimously
passed a resolution to this effect at
a meeting in Blair school. The
resolution calls for the body to
pay it's proportionate share Of $1,7O0
yet to be procured
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-03-23
HOW LONG AGO WAS gHAT2

What has become Of the old
Fashioned man 1Oho used to act
as d1nMlN sChile his sUife fitted
dresses on HIM? OfDONO.
What n she was aIIort and fat
and he was tan and slcinny3
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-03-23
TRINIDAD CITIZENS
WILL AID PEPCO FIGHT

The Trinidad Citizens Association
last night voted to contribute to
the fund being raised to continue
Conrad H. Syme as special counsel
to the Public Utilities ComnisaIon
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-03-23

By BILL PRICE
LENIN,S MANY DEATHS.

LENIN,S MANY DEATHS.
Tired Of dying 50 many times,
Nicolai Lenin has now decided,
dispatches state. that he will live
just to spite the capitalists.
NicOlai Lenin ID no feline
But has died nine times or more.
Each time he died he came back TO HE
And his pep again did soar.
He's had the pip, seyen-yeaf Itch,
Brain fever, and was ekrangledS
Heart disease. smallpox tum0rs
And by paralysis WINS Mangled;
Delirium treEnen0s . case Of fIu,
insanity. cancer and oppemdicitisi
Doctors give every kind 0f medicine
including castor OIL and Fhlnltis.
His rheumafax and love for gin ftEs,
Bullets and poison have laid him lows
He had his nden0ids removed,
And got gAmgr0nO I'm his blg tOeS
He burned ennfe Claus In efklgy,
He gave the 9OVietS many wives,
But three diseases he hasnsb died Of
Are measles, mumpe ard hlyeel
PLUTOCRAT.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-03-23

There Is a little tOsDm IN
Ohio called Wagon Works.
It Is presumed that most of
their shade trees are of the
SUhiffle DGrietv.
". 3. HAYGHE.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-03-23

i see By the papers that it
costs 10000 marks to bun a.
pair of hGLf-sOLes IN GermGnu.
/ 10onder ho10 much a pair of
shoes MOULD cost for Aunt
Eppie," latest wonsan in
three counties?
HORTICULTURE BILL.
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Case 4.-Twenty-eight miles per
hour on Sixteenth street; no permit,
no alibi. Soldier. Six month"; pro.
baton.
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THE LANDLADYsS PLIGHT.
Our IandIady Il puSEled . BIT.
And has not figured 0ut 80 far
How she gets money for table board
But gotS nothing when she boards Q
car. HANK HAWKINS.
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Case 3.-One front, one rear light
bad. Alibi, bulbs burned out. $3.50
per bulb.
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Case 5.-one front Hight and -
out.
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Case 1.-TWenty.ftVe miles Per
hour on Benning road. Alibi. four
dead cylinders. No excuse for
speeding. SO.
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Case 6.-Driytng while under the
Influence, etc. Alibi. wasn't driv-'
Ing; too drunk. Wife In hospital
Suspended sentence.
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Case ,T.-AEidnight. Stole lam
tern from sewer excavation to dec.
crate rear OF tin lizzie. Light
failed. Bumped by police car.