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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-04-16
Today.


Celebration of District Day-Society of
Natives of the District of Columbia, Hotel
Roosevelt, $3.50 o'clock.
Emancipation Day Celebration--Blaine
lnvincible Republican Club, Metropolitan
A. M. e. q, Church, night.
Converting of D. A. r. Compassionate
tional. Society. Daughters of the Ameri-
con- Resolution, Continental Memorial
Hall, all day.
concert iarine Band, Continental
Memorial Hall, s o'clock.
Address-Work of the Juvenile Pro-
tective Association, by Mrs. Willard d.
sociation, Hubbard School, o'clock.
Meeting-Georgetown Citizens Associa-
ton, Wisconsin avenue and NJ street
northwest, o'clock.
Wheatley 7. w. G. A., 7 o'clock.
Free Lobby Concert-Y. NJ. c. A., 1895
g street northwest, o'clock.
Lecture-Dr. Clara Barrus. National
Meeting-Memorial Day Committee,
War Veterans @. A. r. Hall, 1412 Penn
sylvania avenue northwest. o'clock
Lecture-''Lsabellao f-Castile" the Rev
ity, t:30 p. m.
Meeting State Society,
New Willard Hotel, evening.
Examination-For thirty-five young
men for coast guard service, Fourteenth
and e streets northwest, afternoon.
Meeting-Men of the Sacred Heart
parish, Parish hall, evening
Y. w. C. A., 1858 Park place, evening.
Lecturer. c. Mercer, of New York,
Church of Ascension, Massachusetts, ave-
nue. and Twelfth street northwest. eve
ming.
Address-Dr. Rene Sand Belgian Red
Cross official, National Conference Of
Social Work, evening.
Eurgene Person. City Club auditorium, s
p. m. =
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-04-16
AUTO INDUSTRY
/. MAKES RAPID
GROWTH
Heavy Demand for New Cars
Continues, But Used Ones
Are Problem.
Ry MERRYLE s. RUKEYSER.
Cartwright, 1923, by Cosmopolitan News
Service

By MEkGHY LIZ .. nOnE AOAAN'
Cartwright, 1923 by Cosmopolitan News
Service.
NEW YORK, April 16.-Like a
daring motorist racing down a
speedway, the automobile industry
is at present moving forward at
record-making pace.
The production of motor cars IS
proceeding at an unprecedented rate
and many of those who are steer
ing the industry along the roadway
of prosperity are exceedingly hope
full of the future.
And vet with the record of the de-
preston in 1920 and 1921 still fresh
In memory, not a few are of the
opinion that, even as applied to the
automotive industry, it's long road
that has no turning.
Problem in Used Car.
Ordinarily, the third quarter Of
the year, the beginning on July i,
is less good than the preceding
three-month period.
The great nemesis of the industry
is still the used car problem. In
their haste to sell new cars, deal
ers compete among themselves to
buy in old cars from prospects to
induce them to acquire a new model.
In the cities, dealers find it es-
pecially Improbable to hold such
secondhand cars unduly long be-
cause of the expense of storage.
Moreover. holding them entails ty-
Ing up capital. Therefore, leaders
of the industry expect an unduly
large offering of used cars by deal
ers after midsummer. At present,
the demand for new automobiles is
tremendously heavy. Dealers at
present show a disposition to hold
on to their used cars unless they
can be sold at satisfactory price,
but may be expected to become more
anxious as the season wears on.
Sold in Open Exchanges.
Several cities have sought to
solve the used car problem by
opening exchanges, where old cars
may be bought and sold openly
at prices freely determined by
supply and demand.
1t would seem feasible to re-
condition secondhand cars and
sell them in foreign markets.
The automotive industry, though
q giant, is, in point of years
scarcely out of the infant stage,
and has not yet begun to scratch
abroad In most countries the
automobile is still a novelty.
The main barrier to foreign buy
ing is lack of purchasing power.
Although at present the auto
motive industry is in the. midst
Of profitable times. all factors are
not sharing equally or even in
proportion to their relative size.
The strong WelI-nnan mayed COM
panies are becoming stronger and
the, weaker links are becoming
weaker, In. the keen competition
among the manufacturers, the last
Of the survival of the fittest seems
to be operating.
Many of the manufacturers of
parts and accessories have orders
up to September. They believe
that business in the second half
of the year is likely to depend on
the status of the crops which will
affect the purchasing power of
the farmer and the situation in
Europe.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-04-16
BONES DUG UP RECALL
HORSE THIEF'S HANGING

SUNBURY. Pa, April ia hui
man skeleton was dug up under an
old apple tree which is said to be
that of Jerome McTighe. a horse
thief, hanged on the old tree a half
century ago.
According to N. S. Engle. Federal
Commissioner, McTighe was exc.
cuted and the body left hanging
over night as a warning to other
criminals. The next day 1t was
buried there.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-04-16
BROTHERS JAILED FOR
LETTING CATTLE STARvF

DIXON, ILL.,. April 16.-William
and Eldridge Rice, farmers, are in
jail on complaint of a travelling
man of cruelty to animals.
Thirty cattle were found tied in
the Rice barn so weakened by fam
Inc and tortured by thirst they
could not stand. Three or four
were dead.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-04-16
SlSTER-IN-LAW DIES
AS PREACHER is BURIED

NORTON. Va, April 16.-WhiIe
the funeral Of the Rev. D. A. Ra-
mey was in progress at Wise, Mrs.
w. E. Miller, a sister-in.la law, died
as a result Of paralysis. Mrs. Mil
ler' who was Miss Rosa Kilgore, is
survived by husband and one
daughter.
The Rev. Mr.. Ramey was killed
at hearneysville, w. Va, by a train.
Inc minister had taken friends to
tne station and was returning home
in a motor car.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-04-16
Coats and Capes of Fine
Pile Fabrics

Every one Is really worth
much more than $500, and
but a week ago you would
have found them actually
selling for more. Long capes
with novel collars or unique
trims, coats that show the
smartest ways of large
sleeves and wrappy drapes.
Some choose q two-tone coll
oring, some are lavishly
braid or embroidery trim
med, and some display
touches that have been bor-
rowed from exclusive gar
ments.
The fabrics are of deep
pile and luxurious in their
colorings Of black, brown,
blue, sand and taupe. Every
garment is carefully fin-
ished and lined with q soft,
light crepe.
Second Floor.
-Lansburgh & Brother.
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1923-03-23
LABOR AND DEMOCRACY

1t is written in the Declaration of
Independence:
1--WE hold these truths to be self
evident; that all men are created
equal; that they are endowed by their
Creator, with certain inalienable
rights; that among these are life,
liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.
That to secure these rights, govern
ments are instituted among men, de-
irving their just powers from the con-
sent of the governed"
And set forth in the 14th Amend
ment to the Constitution of the United
States:
Section /. All persons born or
naturalized in the United States, and
subject to the jurisdiction thereof,
are citizens of the United States and
of the State in which they reside. No
State shall make or enforce any law
which shall abridge the privileges or
immunities of citizens of the United
States. Nor shall any State deprive
any person of life, liberty or property
without due process of law, nor deny
to any person within its jurisdiction
the equal protection of the laws"
With these and other fundamental
principles of like character estab-
lished for guidance of government in
the relationship of people within a
government, founded and holding such
views of rights and of liberty, as
stated above it would seem to the
average citizen that nothing further
should be required to establish and
put into practice this boon to man.
kind. However, the selfshness, greed
and ambitions of man have decreed
otherwise.
Since these words of the Declare
ton of independence and of the Con-
stitution of the United States, as
herein set forth, were adopted, it has
required, and there has been constant
and continuous struggle on the par,
of the masses of our country to REAP
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1923-03-23
UNEMPLOYMENT
EVIL SHOULD
BE REMOVED

Chicago.-The American Contrac-
tor, representing employing interests,
declares unemployment is an indus
trial menace that should be solved
by finding jobs, rather than by unem-
ployment insurance.
"There are no limits to the amounts
of needed and essentially useful pub
lie improvements which can be con-
structed during times of depression"
says this publication.
"There is a scientific solution to the
unemployment evil. If the engineer
ing stalls of the government were to
cooperate with private industrial en-
gineers in the laying out of plans for
needed construction and improve
ments in both public and private en-
terprise there is no reason why a
sufficient number of these projects
could not be arranged for.
"The problem is intricate and has
many ramifications. Yet on the face
of it there seems no reason why it
should not be made to work quite eff
fectively. BY creating reservoir of
jobs there will be provided a form of
unemployment insurance that would
effectively prevent unemployment and
maintain business at more equitable
level.
"0f the two forms of dealing with
"0f the two forms of dealing with
unemployment the latter seems much
the better. British experience with
unemployment doles has not been
highly successful. There has been
considerable talk in England of stop
ping the doles and turning the funds
into the construction of public works,
even at this late day."
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1923-03-23
WANT RAILROAD
PROFITS ASSURED
BY THE PEOPLE

Boston.--Let the government guar
antee profits Of railroads is the
significant suggestion by James G.
Davis, director general of railroads,
in speech to railroad men In this
city.
Under the law the interstate CON-
merce commission is authorized to set
fair return, based on their valuation
of railroads. The commission has per-
mitted passenger and freight rates to
be increased so that 51s per cent is
assured. Some of the larger roads
have reached that figure and in a few
cases have exceeded 1t. Other roads
have not, and there is no provision In
the law that the government aid them
out of the treasury, as was done I'M
mediately after the war. Director
General Davis wants to re-establish
this system.
Under the present law managers
have free hand to spend money.
Roads like the Pennsylvania, the Le-
high Valley, the Burlington, New
Haven, Atlantic Coast Line, Southern
Pacific, Santa Fe and Rock Island ex-
pended vast sums since last July for
strikebreakers and guards in their
fight against the shop men. These
expenditures are charged to operat-
ing costs, which are passed on to the
public. The same policy is followed
in the purchase of equipment and sup
plies. Then the interstate commerce
commission is asked to raise rates
while these railroads again sing their
sob story of being 'the football of
demagogues.n
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1923-03-23

the full benefit Of their meaning. This
has not been accomplished owing to
the organized and consolidated units
Of great potential forces, such as the
banking and employing groups, who
have taken it upon themselves to in
terpret and construe the scope Of
rights and liberty which the people
are permitted to enjoy under the de-
clared rights and constitutional law
Of our land, and who, so far, have
withstood through their political and
economic power the efforts of the peo-
pie to dislodge them from this unlaw-
full, unfair and unjust position Of die
tation and domination that creates
and makes distinctions between
groups of citizens in the exercise f
rights and liberties within govern
ment. However, through the organ
lied labor movement principally, pro-
gress and great strides have been
made toward putting into practice
our fundamental law as it is written.
When we take into consideration
that in the beginning of our govern
ment for wage earners to form an
organization or even talk to one an
other for the bettement of their
economic condition, was a conspiracy
punishable by sentence to Jail; that
as late as 1928 there were twenty
thousand men in the jails of Massa-
chusetts, New York and Pennsylvania
for debt, the contraction of which
through sickness or unemployment
was no excuse; that human beings
were held in bondage until the early
sixties; that there was little or no
political or economic action by the
wage earners as group previous to
the civil war; that wage earners were
compelled to form their organizations
in secret at the risk of great sacrifice
and suffering to themselves and their
families, we can readily realize by
contrasting those conditions and times
with the conditions and times of to-
day, what a powerful factor the or
ganized labor movement has been
through the American Federation of
Labor in pushing forward the goal of
equality of those rights and oppor-
tunities now enjoyed by the more
favored groups within government.
This continuous effort put forth
by organized labor to emancipate the
masses is in itself so vital; so valua-
BILE and so far-reaching to the in
dividual and to the home that no
wage Garner should hesitate to enroll
himself or herself under the Bannar
of the American Federation of Labor
and take up its slogan of ACETATE,
ORGANIZE AND EDUCATE.
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1923-03-23

pittsburgh, Pa.-Thomas Flynn,
for nearly 20 years organizer of the
American Federation of Labor, died
in this city after long illness. De-
ceased was member of the Interna-
tional Brotherhood of Boiler Makers.
He was an old-school trade unionist
and was well grounded in the invinci-
bility of well-organized economic
power. The funeral in this city was
attended by Frank Morrison, secre-
tary of the A. F. of L., and large
number of other trade unionists,
whose acquaintance with the deceased
has almost covered the life of the
American Federation of Labor.
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1923-03-23
NIGHT SCHOOL
IN COOPERATION
FOR SEN ATORS
(All American Cooperative Com
mission.)

tAll American Cooperative Com
mission.)
Senator Brookhart, eo-operators'
greatest exponent in the United
States Senate, wants to make the
senators attend night school on CO.
operation.
When Senator Jones, leader of the
ship subsidy forces, warned the Sem
ate that it would have to meet i'm
night sessions so that the Administra-
TONS reactionary measures could be
passed, Senator Brookhart took up the
suggestion Immediately by proposing
that the time could not be more
profitably spent than in studying the
principles of cooperation.
II think we ought to start a night
school of cooperation. | have had
quite a good deal to do with night
schools In my time. l have been a
teacher all my life, and have had a
great many night schools with the
farmers and good many with the
laborlng people and quite good
many with the soldiers, so that | rath-
err welcome the proposal to have a
night school in the senate. | talked
TO the farm bloc members about that.
and told them | thought we could or.
game the senate into a school on CO.
operation. / am sure there is moth
ing could happen in the United States
that the farmers would approve more
than that. So far as | am concerned.
can tell the senate something about
what | would suggest in reference to
that school. | have a little volume
here on the subject of co-operation
the world over with special relation
to the subject of cooperation in
credits.
Il have agreed that at these NIGHT
schools | will take up some of these
propositions with the senate myself
am only going to present the kinder
garten phases of this proposition nv.
self. but | think they need 10 he
studied most carefully. After I pet
through with that we are going t6er
to turn the big guns loose and give
them a high-school course and a mi
vlerslty course; so | really believe tba+
TINS night school may become the
greatest cooperative school that b9s
ever been conducted in the world"
Like all lazy boys. the Senators
dldnt want to go TO night school 50
Senator Brookhardt's generous e.,
OF instruction wasn't aceented
Neither was the ship subsidy Loo
passed. 0s'oS ioot
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1923-03-23
PRES. GOMPERS
RESISTS ATTACK
OF PNEUMONIA

New York.-President Gompers'
strong vitality aided him in warding
off serious attack of fiue and pneu-
monia, from which he is recovering in
Lennox hospital. Shortly after his
arrival in this city he became i'll and
was fastened to the hospital as the
flu and pneumonia developed.
DIR. Fisch, his attending physician,
insisted that he remain in the hospital
until the end of the week of March
lily, that every possible danger of
a relapse be eliminated.
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1923-03-23

New York.-The American relief
associations physicians report that
over so per cent of all children in
America are born normal, whereas
less than 20 per cent reach maturity
in normla physical health.
Much constructive work has been
done by public and voluntary agencies
in endeavoring to develop the proper
care of normal children as distingu-
ished from the care of those who have
fallen by the wayside and require
actual medical treatment, but the field
in many sections of our country is as
We almost untouched" it is stated.
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1923-03-23
COAL COMPANY
WANTS LOW TAX
AND HIGH PRICE

Sunbury, Pa.-Anthracite coal own
ers are contesting this county's valu-
alton of their properties for taxing
purposes. County experts hold that
% cents ton in the ground is fair
valuation, but this is IL times too
much, according to the coal owners.
The coal is worth $13 a ton in Sun
bury, 20 miles from the mines, or $50
times more than it is worth in the
mines when it comes to Lying taxes.
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1923-03-23
Observation-Disclosures
NOT FOR LABOR TROUBLE?

The proposed constabulary is to be
patterned after the constsbulary of
Pennsylvania, say supporters of that
bill.
at (the Pennsylvania constabulary)
came as a result of the recommen-
dations made by commission APP
pointed by President Roosevelt in in
vestigating the miners trouble"
says Henry Dunlap in a circular
reaching this office.
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1923-03-23
Iron Molders Strike,

Wilmington, Del.--Iron molders en-
ployed in several large plants in this
city have been forced on strike be-
cause of autocratic employers. In
their desire to establish the anti-union
shop, the employers refuse to meet
the unions officials or deal with en-
ployes as union men.
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1923-03-23
MUFFTNS

. . o - .
The Massachusetts House Of Rep
resentatiyes has killed a bill that
would have made possible rein
statement of the policemen who
struck in 1919. Vote, 76 TO lac.
Perhaps there has never been a
more fragrant case of injustice.
1t has been impossible at every
step of the way for the true story 10
reach the public. Oficialdom had
ends to serve and the newspapers fell
for the official story. Having fallen
for it they stuck to it.
Truth has battered away incessant-
ly for a hearing-but without sue
cess,
Somehow, sometime, there has got
TO be a way for truth TO get a hear
ing, not only in this case, but In other
cases.
The police strikers are still tire vic
tins of untruth and political time
serving. Even at this late day they
wear a brand unjustly.
The Old Bay State has something
to answer for; and the same goes Tor
the newspapers.
It's one thing to get into print
with "all the facts" about a murder,
or a fist tight, or a boxing match.
But where the interests Of employ
ers clash with rights and interests of
men and women who work-ah, that's
another matter, Mr.. Aristotle, quite
another matter, if you please.
Mr.. William Dizzy Foster is on
trial in Michigan. Howling Dervishes
throughout the land are yelling for
HELP for the defense. The Ameri-
can so-called Civil Liberties Union
is sending out frantic letters. All the
girls of Greenwich Village are abso-
lutely wrought up; and so are all the
boys--brave soldiers in the cause of
unrestraint that they are.
Well, Foster ought to have fair
trial. And the whole business of try
ing to put him in Jail may be foolish.
Look, they locked me up because |
was fighting for humanity" is what
they all say afterwards. Martyr stuff.
But it always happens. It's easy and
it makes a noise and it justities the
person who is locked up, at least to
himself, and everybody tries to do
that.
But Michigan has a law under
which Foster is being tried. His
lawyers will get him a fair trial If
that is possible, and no doubt it is.
There's no need of any more "rabble
rousing" stuff.
Keep cool. Foster, in or out, is
only Foster-Foster the self-appoint-
ed-or is he ?---savious of the world
in accord with the tenets of the Red
internationale.
Fosters blurb spreaders picture the
man as the pure and undefiled cham
pion of the masses, the Amounted and
the elect--and well, it doesn't fit the
properties to find the mantle of chas-
tity mussed up in that manner.
A man in prison explained to
visitor the reason:
81 didn't do much at all. A Teller
got to mouthin' at me an | jes'
leaned a crow-bar against him. He
fell over an died an they put me in
here"
Congress didn't pass the Child
Labor Amendment to the constitution.
Congress didn't do much to the
Amendment that would have freed
the child slaves of the country. Con-
gress just leaned a crow-bar up
against it and it fell over and died.
That's all that happened.
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1923-03-23
Farm Taxes nonhIed

Washington.-Taxes on farm lands
have more than doubled during the
past eight years, according to sur
vey by the department of agrieul-
ture. Public schools and roads were
the principal causes.
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1923-03-23
Big Bakery Dividends.

New York.-The General Baking
company announces a quarterly divi-
dend of 81 share on the common
stock. Last December the company
declared 200 per cent stock dividend.
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1923-03-23
BARRIERS Orpanize

indianapolis. - General Secretary
Treasurer Fischer, of the Journeymen
BARRIERS International union, reports
that new locals have been organized
at Haynesville, La, and Portage, Pa.
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1923-03-23
Huge Oil Profits.

New York.-The Texas company.
one of the largest of the independent
oil companies, reports a net profit
last year of S26,5SS.972.
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1923-03-23
PATR0NIZE OUR ADVER-
Users.

. Every once in a while we try
; to impress upon our readers the
; value of their support with our
; advertisers. The Review carries
; the advertisements of the best
. firms in the city and when do
; ing your trading we wish that
. you would give these a chance
: to serve you.
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1923-03-23

BOARD OF CENsoRs.
o. r. MILLER, Letter Carriers.
NJ. ID. CAMPBELL, Transfers. Chaureurs
Stabemen and Helpers.
DAN MENELEY, Janltors.
WOODY MARTIN, Ii. of II. 7. No. I'll.
ARTHUR MOSS, Building Laborers.
FRED PALMER, Barbera
GEORGE GARsT. Plasterers and Cement
Finlshers.
JESSE ADAMS, |. A. 4. s. IL.
A. ID. JOLLY, Electrical Workers No. 827.
X. K. KUSTER, Electrical Workers No. Sol
JOHN II. TIERNEf, Cigar Makers.
JAS. BROWN, Typographical Union No.
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1923-03-23

It's one thing to get into print
with "all the facts" about a murder,
or a fist fight, or a boxing match.
But where the interests Of employ
ers clash with rights and interests of
men and women who work-ah, that 5
another matter, Mr.. Aristotle, quite
another matter, if you please.