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Evening star., 1923-03-16
From the $50 Edition of Yesterdays Star.
NEW BUS ROUTE
ISAUTHOR|zED
Capital Traction Given Per-
mission to Run to Alaska
Avenue.

The Public Utilities Commission yes
terday afternoon authorized the Capital
Traction Company to operate motor
busses from the end of its car line
at lth and Kennedy streets west to
10th and north on 10Th treet to Alas
ka avenue, returning by the same
route. A two-cent transfer would be
issued between the busses and the
18th street cars.
This action is taken as an amend
ment TO An order issues last week,
under which the Capital Traction
Company would have operated the
buses only as far as 10Th and
Montague streets.
The Sixteenth Street Heights and the
Sixteenth Street Highlands citizens
associations asked for another hear
ing, claiming that a buss line to Mon
tague street would not afford their
community the desired service.
Evening star., 1923-03-16
CRYSTAL TOK|CK
. ON RAISED RENTALS
Few More Than Normal De-
partures Seen at Govern
ment Plaza Hotels.
MANY. "PAY JOYFULlY"
Further Action Will Wait on For
NAL Protest of Labor
Department.
MANY. "PAY J0YFULLY"

The predicted protest by woman
guests of the government hotels on
the Capitol plaza against the increase
in guest rates to $50 a month failed
to materialize today--the day on
which rental payments for the last
half of March are due. A heralded
general exodus of boarders from the
government dormitories also failed
to come about, although it was pre-
dicted yesterday that about 500 Of
the guests were preparing TO leave
the hotels in protest against increas-
ed rates.
rates has been made, however, to Rob
ert Watson, director of the United
States Housing Corporation, by
committee representing the Plaza
Council. according to Miss Imogene
Van Dalen, chairman of special
committee appointed by the council
for that purpose. But Mr.. Watson
early this afternoon had not received
the protest, although Miss Van Dalen
said it was sent to him by messen-
ger yesterday.
Few Feeble Protests.
Not more than a half dozen Of tho
boarders at the government dormi-
kind of protest against the increase
Of $3.50 a month, when they paid their
bills last night and today. On the
other hand, according to Mrs. Sarah
E. Summer. manager of the hotels, a
few wrote on their bills, Paid JOY
fully"
Mrs. Sumner said today that sixty
five of the guests had left the hotels
since the adjournment of Congress.
few more than the normal depar-
tunes when Congress ends its ses-
sion. Forty-f1ve guests left last year
at the end of Congress. There are
today few vacant rooms at the big
will soon be filled from the waiting
list of women seeking rooms.
Wait ON Labor Department.
Further action by the plaza coun-
ell depends on the reception of the
formal protest by Labor Department
officials, Miss Van Dalen said today.
The special committee contemplates
no action at present, until the receipt
a. nswer given, she added.
r.. J. Henning, acting secretary or
labor, yesterday put the issue OF con-
tfnuation or abolishment of the hotels
souarely up to the woman guests, de
cIaring that II the hotels could not
pay for themselves they would be
abolished The increased rental
charge being collected today will go
to pay rental charges on the property
Of the Baltimore and Ohio railroad 4
now occupied by part of the hotei
project.
Evening star., 1923-03-16
From the 40 Edition of Yesterdays Star.
XXX. WANTS TO AID
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Kleagle Here Tells Inspector
Grant Order Wants Con-
= fidence of Officers.

s. F. PoindeXter, king kleagle.
realm Of the District of Colum bia.
Ku Klux Klan. has written Inspector
Grant, chief of detectives, a letter
expressing his thanks for his ex-
preston of confidence, quoted in The
Evening Star. relative to the fire
threat received by the Rev. Eugene A.
Hannah, pastor of st. Martins s
Church, North Capitol and streets.
nearly week ago.
Not only are our members severe
ly penalized for writing Or uttering
threats" King kleagle Poindexter
wrote, but We stand ready and WILL
ing at all times to assist i'll every
way possible the apprehension and
prosecution of those persons respon-
sible for such threats.
Not only are our men acquainted
with this fact, but knowing. as ] do,
every man connected in the District
OF Columbia, do not believe that
any one of them would be asinine
enough to indulge in such conduct
Every communication of our order is
written on official stationery and
signed by some officer of the organ
ization. and any other communication
may be branded as forgery or fake
on the face of it.
Not only this the letter con-
tinues, but our membership is sworn
to uphold and assist at all times in
law enforcement and we have render
ed service on rsore than one occa-
sion in this city. We haYe a clean
cut. manly bunch OF men. and we
desire the confidence and respect of
those officers whose duty it is to
uphold the law and TO maintain order
and safety.
We will be pleased at any time
to have you. or whomsoever you may
designate confer with US regarding
any question which may arise con-
cerning our organization or its mem
bership. and on behalf of every
klansman in the District, l pledge
TO you our unqualified assistance and
support in such work"
Evening star., 1923-03-16
ONE MAN CONVICTED
IN STEAMBOAT RAID

7. Otta way Holmes. colored, proprietor
of the excursion steamboat e. Madison
Hall, was acquitted yesterday in Police
Court on charges of violating the prohi-
bition law, while James Woodson, COL
ored. an employe on the steamer, was
found guilty by a jury, On the same
charges in connection with a raid on
the boat last July 4.
Each defendant was charged on four
counts-two for selling. one for trans
porting and one for possession of in
toxicating liquor. The jury deliberated
one hour.
Revenue and police officers raided the
boat July at the foot of 7th street,
after having made, it was alleged. sew
eral purchases of whisky on the boat
from woodson, the agent of Mr..
Holmes. A small quantity Of WHISKY
was found on the boat in the raid. The
boat was conhscated by the government
officials but later released under $4,000
bond given by Mr. Holmes.
Mr.. Holmes defense was that he had
no knowledge of there having been at
any time whisky aboard the boat, or
that there had been sales made thereon.
He testified that he had given strict
orders that there should be no whisky
nor other intoxicants kept on the boat.
Evening star., 1923-03-16
CONGRESSMAN ANSWERS
$4,000 DAMAGE SUIT
Representative Collins Pleads Justi-
fication in Replying to Min
ister's Charge of Libel.

Ross A. Collins, representative from
Mississippi, has filed a plea of justifi-
cation in response to the suit for
$3.50. 900 damages brought against him
in the District Supreme Court by Rev.
James E. Arnold of Union, Miss, for
alleged libel Collins. with +. j. Nc
Kinley, special Indian agent, and the
latter's clerk. Thomas j. Scott, is
charged with circulating advertise
ments in connection with the cam
paign of Mr.. Arnold's wife for COL
iins' seat i'm Congress, in which it was
stated Arnold had a taint of negro
blood.
Representative Collins in his plea
claims the statements were correct
and that he felt 1t his duty TO the
voters to acouaint them with what
he claims to be the facts. Attorney
John s. Barbour represents the de-
fendant.
Evening star., 1923-03-16
HARD COAL SALES
RELIEVED Of BAN
:, ------
Deliveries in Washington No
Longer Restricted, Utilities
Commission Announces.
NOW UP TO THE DEALERS
Improvement in Anthracite Situa-
tion Renders Supervision Unneces.
sary, It Is Declared.
NOW UP TO THE DEALERS

You can get all the hard coal you
want today-provided your dealer has
it on hand.
The Public Utilities Commission s
rules that have restricted deliveries
of anthracite to households during
the winter were abolished. effective
this morning.
Walter c. Allen, executive secretary
to the commission, issued the follow
ing statement:
"In view OF the great improvement
in the anthracite coal situation in the
District of Columbia, the Public Utili-
ties Commission considers it unneces-
sary to exercise any further control
over the distribution of coal, and it
has accordingly notified all concerned
that II ceased exercising such con-
troll at the close Of business on Thurs
day, March 15, 1929.
The commission accordingly re-
scinded all orders. rules and regula-
tions promulgated by it restricting
or limiting the distribution of anthra-
cite coal, effective on said date"
Evening star., 1923-03-16

manent increase or decrease. The nor
mai temperature is just exactly what
IT has been from time immemorial.
In New England there are weather
bureaus a century old. whose records
show the same result.
THE past year presents a most eio-
auent denial OF such assertions" said
Forecaster Mitchell. Last summer
was exceptionally hot. The excess for
the year was $50 degrees. But divide
that by the days of the year and you
have an excessive temperature of a
1rif1e more than one and half de-
gress per day-which most persons
would never notice.
Heavy SHOWS In Northeast.
"In Washington this winter there
has been lack of snowfall In No
vember there was a trace. whereas
normally there should have been an
inch. In February three and nine
been almost seven inches. That
would seem to give substance to the
calamity howlers' anthem. But look
at New York. The present winter was
the second snowiest on record for that
city and Maine had the worst snow
falls in her recorded history.
$50 you see. our mild year was
purely local. Comparisons have been
made in the terms of decades. to de-
termtne If there has been any change.
These comparisons show that where
AS there might be an excessive tenn
perature for several years at q
stretch, another subnormal year would
come along and the average for the
decade would be Just exactly the
same as the previous ten-year pc
riod.'
Gloomy News for March.
There is no use grumbling about
the varied assortments of weather
March has given Washington. say the
experts. True, l., is a little warmer
than normal. but all things con-
sidered Washington is having just
this season of the year and what
Dame Nature has always served up
10 US And, what is still more
gloomy news. don't expect more than
one or two days of sunshine al the
most until further notice.
]. The winds are to blame for it all
New York's super abundance of
snowfall and Washington's lack of 1t
California's sunshine and the Mis-
sissippi valleys tornadoes. While
this city and its vicinity have been
inlled on the bosom of warm south
eriy winds that originated in the
perfumed tropics the northern metro
polls has been in the grip of easter
~ and northeasterly which were born
in the frigid white arctirs. Hence
the wide differences in tempera-
tures.
tors, it is just as possible that Dame
Nature may reverse English on the
District next winter and make us
all run for our heaviest woolens.
Evening star., 1923-03-16
RAID ON PARL0R SOCIAL
NETS SIXTY WITNESSES
Sarah Sykes Fined $25 on
Disorderly House
Charge.

Five razors and nine pistols clat-
tered to the floor when police of the
second precinct raided a parlor social
at the home of Sarah Sykes, colored,
forty years old, at % Pierce street,
about 1870 last night. Sarah was
arrested on a charge of conducting
a dlsorderly house and five patrol
loads of witnesses were taken to the
second precinct All told more than
three score were in the house at the
time of the raid.
The raiders were Lieut. Ready,
Lieut.. Davis, Sergt McQuade. Pre-
cinct Detective Howard and Privates
Bremmerman and Brodie OF the Sec
ond precinct.
Sarah forfeited SIS collateral in
Police Court this morning.
Evening star., 1923-03-16
WOMAN UNDER YEARS
ON PROBATION
Another Gets Six Months for
Giving H. W. Topham Bad
Check for Bag.

Hattie A. Hobart of Mclean. y. Y.
who recently pleaded guilty to using
the malls to defraud. was given a
term Of one year in Jail today by Jus
tice Bailey in Criminal Division 2. The
sentence was suspended and the wom-
an placed on probation. Miss Hobart
admitted her connection with a pub
fishing concern which advertised to
publish music OF aspiring authors.
but which is claimed TO have been
only a scheme to defraud.
Mary NJ Jones was given term
of six months in Jail by Justice
Bailey. The young woman obtained
travelling bag from II. w. Topham' s
store on an alleged worthless check.
George Miller. alias Gran.ille Zepp,
who is alleged to have served several
terms in the Navy under different
names. was sent to the penitentiary
by Justice Bailey for term of four
years. Miller was recently convicted
of forging a government check. He
had been adjudged insane some years
ago by a naval hoard. but was de-
clared sane by the alienists at ST.
Elizabeth's. Through Attorney John
Murphy Miller noted an appeal.
Albert Frazier. colored, Will serve
three years in the penitentiary He
was convicted of shooting William
Frazier August 6 last.
Evening star., 1923-03-16
From The $50 Edition Of Yesterdays Star
EVAN FONTA|NE AND
MOTHER ARE INDICTED
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
NYACK, n. Y, March l5-Evan
Burrowes Fontaine, a dancer, and her
mother. Mrs. Florence Z. Fontaine,
were indicted today on charges or
perjury growing out of the dancers
$l.OOO.000 breach OF promise suit
against Cornelius Vanderbilt Whit
ney
The dancer and her mother. now
reported to be in New York, will be
arrested on bench warrant. in the
event they do not surrender.
Supreme Court Justice Tompkins.
on January 3, sustained charges of
fraud preferred by counsel for Whit
ney and vacated the annullment of
the dancers marriage to Sterling
Adair of Waco. Texas.
"A gross fraud" Justice fompkins
said, had been perpetrated on the
court, and both the plaintiff and her
mother had committed rank per-
jury"
Miss Fontaine, an oriental dancer.
obtained an annullment of her mar
riage to Adair on the ground that
she lived with him only three hours
Records showed. however, that they
had lived together for wear Adair
died after the annullment A promi-
nent position In the suit was occupied
by the dancers infant son She said
she was going to name him Cornelius
Whitney.
Evening star., 1923-03-16
CHANCE ASSURES
| DELIVERY OF MAIL
Postmaster Says Order Cur
/ failing Service Shall Not
t Affect Washington.
OFFERS SELF AS CARRIER
Department Casting About. Tor
/! Means to Reduce Expenses,
Due to Low Funds.
OFFERS SELF AS CARRIER

The people of Washington Will get
fheir mail If have to go out and help
deliver it myself" City Postmaster
NJ o, Chance promised today, dis
cussing the situation created oS the
curtailment orders sent out 10 large
post offices of the country by the fost
Office Department. owing to the DAN
ger of postal funds running snort
before July l next.
The city postmaster expressed the
belief that the service to the people
of the National Capital has not heen
affected in the least by curtailments
already put in practice here, and that
1t will not be affected, no matter
what happens.
VIII "Get Out and Help"
He promised, for himself and other
supervisory officials of the local Once
carr;er force deliver letters II II
should come to that, in order that the
delivery service to the people or the
city should not suffer.
Following the abolishing of over
time" pay at the local office. ana emu
ing the use of auxiliary help. inVoiV-
ing the stoppage Of delivery in the
afternoon by two -tripper carriers
as soon as their eight-hour service
has run out. postal authorities are
casting around for further ways OF
lessening expenses.
Two-Trip Bns!s Suggested.
A suggestion has been made that
perhaps the best way 10 cut down eS-
penses would be to abolish one of the
three trips of most letter carriers
each day. and put the entire city, with
the exception of the business sections
upon the "two-trip" basis. making the
entire letter carrier force TWO trip
perS," AS they are called
Such a scheme would be put into ef-
feet only in an extreme emergency. II
is understood. and even then might not
be tried, owing TO the trouble IL Woulo
cause. 1t is pointed out by those VINO
have discussed the proposition that the
noon time delivery of mail would De
the easiest to abandon, as perhaps not
az much mail is received by the aVerag ge
person on this trip as on either OF the
other two trips OF the day.
Policy Not Favored.
Abandoning the midday trip would
leave considerable time on the hands
Of carriers and would result in no gain
II is pointed out, unless the routes were
heightened. so that some carriers could
be dropped from the service, thus saw
ing expenses.
But at the present time such a
thing is not even contemplated. AS
pointed out, the plan to abolish the
rridday trip generally is only under
discussion and would not be serious
" considered unless pns3al funds
would reach the vanishing point early
In the summer
II the appropriations should run
out in MAY or early In June. the post
al service would be hard put to meet
the situation. with the steadily in
crcasing POSTAL business which is
being given b. the people of the
country.
Evening star., 1923-03-16
n. C. DUNCAN DEAD.

H. C. Duncan. g civil war veteran,
we'll known in this city in G. A. IL
circles, died "Wednesday at kenova'
W. va. according to information re
ceived in this city by his friends. He
was a member of Kit Carson Post.
G. A. R.. of this city. During the
Wilson administrations he was
clerk in the pension bureau, holding
the post of chief of the certificate
division. He was retired two years
ago. He enlisted at the opening OF
the civil war in Company A. 18th
ohio Volunteer Infantry. He was
promoted to a lieutena1cy with Com
pany d, eth West Virginia Volunteer
infantry. and later was made captain
OF Company X, 1st West Virginia
Veteran Infantry.
Evening star., 1923-03-16
EIGHT I. w. w. CONVICTED
Criminal syndicalism Charges
Proved in California Court.

LOS ANGELES. March 16-Eight
members of the Industrial Workers
of the World were found guilty of
criminal syndcalism by jury in the
supreme court here yesterday Five
of them were convicted on two counts
and the other three on one. Judge
John w. Shenk set Tuesday as the
time for pronouncing sentence
Found guilty on the first count,
which was criminal syndicalism, were
Lloyd Leonard, Claude Erwin, James
Fink, Lawrence Gross. Arturo Oria,
William Allen, Martin Larsen and
Dan Duffy. On the second count. con-
spring to commit criminal syndical-
ism, all of the defendants except Oria,
Larsen and Duffy were found guilty.
The trial started here January 4,
and was said to be one of the longe st
in the history of the county. All the
defendants insisted on acting as their
own attorneys.
Evening star., 1923-03-16

'CNSA|NHeOe aiOa' II IL ~ A8c't
release of the prisoners convicted in
Chicago.
For Unconditional Release.
Senator Pepper Is or the opinion
ed amnesty Internationally, on the
records as they stand, and that they
should not be required to take any
pledge Of loyalty. 1t is understood
that the Department of Justice has
held to the opinion that the prisoners
pledge Of loyalty.
AS l believe that each Of these
Eases is an appropriate one for the
immediate exercise Of executive
clemency, SO also. in my Judgment. it
would be grave mistake to exact
sort as a condition Of the grant"
SAID Senator Pepper. II believe that
all or these men are suffering from
some form of mental stigmatism and
that they would be. sure to accept
such a condition as tantamount to a
requirement that they should abjure
the principles Of their organization.
AS do not believe the government
mas any right to keep them longer in
Jail, so l believe that no condition
ought to be exacted In setting them
AZ liberty which could not be success
1uliy demanded Of them IL they were
already at liberty. Apart from every
other consideration. my Judgment is
some or all OF them would refuse
amnesty upon these terms, and this
would make the situation worse than
1t Is now"
Seven Pardoned in December.
or the twenty eight men whose
cases Senator Pepper reviewed, seven,
VINO were aliens, were granted par
dons in December with an order of
deportation annexed
Within few months the attention
or several members of the United
states Senate has been specifically
called to the cases of the political
prisoners by Senator Pepper He has
talked with Senator Lodge, Senator
Borah, Senator Wadsworth and SEN
ator Brookhart. 1t is said that each
concurred in the recommendation of
the memorandum submitted by Sen
ator Pepper. Senator Lodge, in a re-
cent conversation on the subject OF
political prisoners. said that the re-
gether on whether or not they had
been sufficiently punished" for their
obstructive acts during the period
when the United States was at war
He inclined to the view taken by
Senator Pepper on the matter.
Senator Borah has been an outspoker
advocate of the release Of the prisoners
of war. He made a speech in New York
recently on the subject
The Idaho senator was prepared tc
make a speech in the Senate early las,
December but was dissuaded from doing
so on the understanding that the ad.
minfstration proposed to take some &C.
tion. Except for the release of few
of the aliens nothing was done.
Evening star., 1923-03-16
BRIDGE VICTIM DEAD.
Fall Into Eastern Branch Fatal
Telegraph Operator.

Robert ]. Chubb, twenty-five years
old, York, Pa, who fell from the rail-
road bridge over Eastern branch near
the Jail Monday night and received
severe injury TO his head. died at
Emergency Hospital yesterday after
noon.
tained a position to work in q rail
road tower near BenniEg, and was on
his way to work when he slipped
through the trestle and was injured.
Mrs Chubb. his wife, his father and
brother came here and saw him at the
hospital. Coroner hewitt viewed the
body at the hospital and will hold an
inquest at the morgue at 2:30 O'Clock
tomorrow afternoon. The body will
be taken to York for burial.
Evening star., 1923-03-16
MILAN is SPEAKER
AT LENTEN SERVICE
Keith's Will Be Closed Tomorrow,
But Worship Will Be Held
All Next Week.

w w. MILAN was the speaker at the
midday Lenten services at Keith's
Theater today, and took as his sub
ject "The Call Of God to Men" Will
liam T. Galliher introduced the speak
err Rev. r. L. Wolven pronounced
the benediction- and Raymond Moore
sang a bass solo. The speaker said,
in part: Just as the ear of the world
is tuned to the call of GOD to men so
will it falter or go forward, slip
down or go up.
"'This book of the law shall not
depart out of thy life,' said God to
Joshut, when He had selected him as
a leader of men. Success is the
watchword of our day and time. 1t
is the ambition of every man, woman
and child. Just as God promised
Joshua success so long as he made
the word of God the guide OF his
life, so must the man who has reach
ed the highest place in life, where
ambition is crowned with success,
m >del his life on the great principles
laid down in the holy word of Cod"
There will be no meeting tomorrow.
Meetings will be held every day next
week and there will be no collections.
The French people favor gray cats
for luck
Evening star., 1923-03-16
RAID ON GRAVES HOTEL
NETS 40 QUARTS OF RUM
Two Prisoners Taken When Police
.Swoop Down on Restaurant
in Northwest.

Police and revenue agents seized
forty quarts of liquor and two prison
erS in a raid on Graves Hotel, at 16
G street northwest shortly after
o'clock yesterday afternoon.
Walking into the restaurant con-
Quoted in conjunction with the hotel
while every table was occupied, Lieut..
Davis, Sergt. McQuade and Privates
Bauer and Brodie OF the second pre-
cinct, with Revenue Officers Fowler
and Ruby, arrested Joseph Graves,
colored, sixty five years old. pro-
prietor, and Mary jackson, colored,
twenty-one. the head waitress, OF
1927 r street, on charges of selling
and illegal possession OF liquor.
Crowds from the government print
ing Office collected around the place
when the police took out the prison
ers and the liquor. Each prisoner was
released on. $500 bonds.
Evening star., 1923-03-16
LIEUT.. GILMARTIN BURIED.

Lieut. Michael William Gilmartin.
y. S. N, retired, who died at the
United states Naval Hospital in this
city Tuesday last. was given a mill
tary funeral yesterday with burial
in Arlington national cemetery: Flu
neral services preceding the inter
ment were held at st. Paul
Church, on V street northwest: The
paIIbearers were naval officers. Lieut..
Gilmartin was 4 New Yorker. He was
fifty-six years old. He served in the
Spanish American war and saw seven
years sea duty and twelve years
ashore.