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Evening star., 1923-12-30
STATE GOVERNMENT
COSTS ARE HIGHER
Maryland and Virginia Both Show
Increase During Fiscal
Year 1920

Costs of government for the fiscal
year 1922 for the neighboring states
of Maryland and Virginia show a diff
ference of nearly $3.50 per capita, ac-
cording to figures made public by the
census bureau.
Government costs for Maryland,
which totaled s17,s12,S35, were at the
rate of s12.06 per capita, while vir-
ginia's state government costs, aggre-
eating s25. 1928, were at a per capita
rate of $10.62. Both states showed in
creases In the per capita cost of gov
ernment over previous census years.
More than s3,s50,000 was spent by
Maryland during the year for highway
Improvement alone, while the bureau
said Of Virginia's expenditures, "by far
the greater amount going for perma-
nent improvements to highways
Total revenue receipts for Maryland
were 1S.463,312, or s12.43 per capita.
while receipts for Virginia were $26.-
sol 1927, or $11.20 per capita. Revenue
receipts showed an excess over gov
ernmental costs in both states. the ex-
cess in Maryland being 81 cents, and
in Virginia 58 cents.
Assessed valuation Of property in
Maryland subject to ad valorem taxa
ton was S1,527, ,11S,130 the amount of
taxes levied was s4,s02,127. and the
per capita levy 1923. Similar figures
for Virginia were S1.S26, ,263, ,160, and
S6,634,47S, and $3.50.
Evening star., 1923-12-30
FLYER LATE FOR HOLIDAY

ASHEyILLE, n. c., December. 29.-
Capt ". H. Hale, Army aviator from
San Antonio, Tex, is spending be-
lated Christmas vacation In Asheville,
having reached here Thursday after two
unsuccessful attempts to locate Ashe-
VILE from the air.
Evening star., 1923-12-30
Changes in Stations Of
Army and Navy Officers
OF Interest to Capital
RyJY.

| Mai. r. s Bowman. Philippine
! Scouts, has been retired on account
| of disability incident to the service.
| Capt. j. l.. Corbett, Quartermaster
! Corps at the War Department. has
/ been ordered to Fort Sam Houston.
/ Tex. for duty.
Second Lieut.. Emil Korjan. retired,
has been detailed as military in
j Lieut.. Col. A. L. Faulkner, 6th
Field Artillery. at Fort HoyIe. Md.
| has been ordered to Omaha. Neb. for
| duty with National Guard affairs
at Fort Sam Houston. Tex, and Capt
, w. Y. Stamper, jr., Corps of En9i-
neers. at Newark. y. j., have been
ordered to the Panama Canal Zone
Maj. ii. B. Clagett, Air Service, at
Langley Field. Va, has been ordered
| to Boiling Field, Anacostia, D. c., for
! duty.
The President has accepted the
United States Cavalry.
First Sergt. Robert S. Russell, 18th
Infantry, at Fort Washington, Md,
has been retired on account of age.
Sergt. J. P. Russom. Air Service. has
been detailed to duty with the Texas
National Guard; Sergt. J. c. Zeigfer,
Air Service, with the Colorado Ma
tional Guard: Sergt. John Schereinger,
18th Infantry. with the Maryland Ma
u
Stephens, 34th Infantry. with the Vir-
ginia National Guard.
Mai. Z. +. Haines, Medical Corps,
has been relieved from duty at Walter
Reed General Hospital, this city, and
ordered to Boston.
First Lieut.. l.. A. Elliott. Chemical
Warfare Service, at Edgewood, Md,
has been ordered to take a course, OF
instruction at the Harvard University
Graduate School of Business Admins
tratiCin, Cambridge, Mass.
CAPT. Innes H. Bodley, field artil-
lerv under treatment at the Letter
man General Hospital, San Francisco,
has been ordered to his home to await
retirement.
Capt. c. NJ. Lucas, Gath Field Artil-
Iery. in the Philippines, has been de-
tailed to duty with the South Dakota
National Guard.
Coils. A. z. Williams cavalry and
f. D. Wickh and c. A. Martin. in
fantry. and Lieut.. Coils. F. NJ. Jones
and +. r. Coppock. cavalry. have
been assigned to duty with the field
artillery for period of four years.
Cart D. S. Appleton, 65th Infantry,
at San Juan, p. r., has been assigned
to the. 5th Infantry at Fort. Wflliams,
Me.
First Lieut. Z. ]. Bond, 8th Infantry.
has been relieved from duty at Fort
Screven, Ga, and assigned to duty
in the District of Columbia. this city.
Sergt Burrell Norris, 10th Cavalry,
at Fort Huachuca, AriZ., has been re-
tired on account of age.
Evening star., 1923-12-30
SUPREME COURT ASKED
TO REVERSE DECISION

The United States Supreme Court
was yesterday asked by the gov
ernment to set aside it's order in
which 1t refused to reverse the deci-
sion rendered by Federal Judge Frais
at St Louis, who ordered returned
to Edward +. Goltra nineteen Mis-
sissippi river barges and four tow
boats that he had leased from the
War Department. The government
also asked that. the case be rehearl.
During the war the government
constructed the barges and towboats,
which were turned over to Goltra
under an option to buy conditioned
upon their operation. Contending
that the agreement to operate had
not been COMPLIED with, officers of
the government were instructed to
seize the boats and barges. Judge
Faris prohibited them from doing so.
Pointing out that the decision of
the Supreme Court was based upon
the ground that there was an ade-
quate remedy open to the govern
ment to protect its interests by ap-
pealing from the order of Judge
Farts, the government asserted in
its brief today that such an appeal
could not be taken by the United
States without the government put
ting itself in the position of consent
Ing to be sued. This would destroy
it's defense in the case. the goverA-
ment said. pointing out that it's con-
tention had been that Goltra was
without relief in the matter, because
the government had not consented
to be sued.
Evening star., 1923-12-30
Mr.. and Mrs. Basil Manly
Honor Miss Anna L. Strong

Mr.. and Mrs. Basil Manly entertain
ed small party at their home, 1853
Irving street, Wednesday evening. in
honor of Miss Anna Louise Strong,
who has just returned from three
years spent in Europe, two of which
were in Russia, where she went as
worker with the Quaker relief ex-
position. and later remained to watch
the interesting developments there.
In the company of guests were
Senator and Mrs. George Norris.
Senator and Mrs. Heindrick Shipsted.
Representative and Mrs. Henry A.
Cooper. Representative and Mrs.
James A. Frear, Representative and
Mrs. John NJ. Nelson. Mrs. Robert NJ.
LA Toilette, Mr.. and Mrs. Philip
La Toilette of Madison, Wis; Mrs.
George Middleton of New York, Mr..
and Mrs. William Hard. Mr.. and Mrs.
Louis Post. Mr.. and Mrs. Lawrence
Todd. Mr.. and Mrs. Judson King, Miss
Elizabeth Eastman, Mrs. Laura Will
liams, Mr.. Richard Williams. Mrs.
Maude Wood Park, Miss Harlean
James. Miss Maxine Davis, Mr.. and
Mrs. Joseph Gassin, Mr.. and Mrs.
Albert Manly Mr., and Mrs. Mossman,
Mrs. Frank Hiram Smell and Mrs.
Laura Bradley.
Evening star., 1923-12-30
Theater Box Parties
To Greet Performers

. Miss Olyve Graef entertained at a
double box party last evening at the
President Theater. for the opening
performance of the Washington
Theater Guild. of Up the Ladder"
The guests included Col. and Mrs.
William Goetz. Col. and Mrs. Clarence
Q. Sheriff.. Mr.. and Mrs. Chauncey
Parker, .jr.; Miss Dora Parker, Mrs.
j. u. Robertson. Miss Anne Gordon.
Miss Beatrice Beck, Miss Anita Henry,
Mr. Mason Wright, Mr.. Albert Dewey
of Chicago, Mr.. Kendall Lee Mr.,
Robert Patterson and Mr.. Ballard
Moore.
Miss Virginia Selden also enter
tained at box party at the Ptesi-
dent Theater when there were ten
guests in the company. Among others
who entertained at box parties at the
President last evening was Miss
Katherine Sutherland, daughter of
former Senator and Mrs. Howard
Sutherland. who entertained her
guests at dinner preceding the show.
Evening star., 1923-12-30
Shower Given In Honor
Of Prospective Bride

4 shower was given at the home of
Mr.. and Mrs. Z. d. Duckett, at Bla-
densburg, Md, Friday evening for
Miss Louise Duckett, whose marriage
to Mr.. Prebble Marmion will take
place in the spring. The color scheme
of pink, white and green was carried
out throughout the house. The guests
were Mr.. and Mrs. Howard Duckett,
Mr.. and Mrs. C. l.. Johnson, Mrs. Mar
mion. Mrs. Agnes Wootton. Mrs.
Elizabeth Boss, Mr.. and Mrs. William
Candy. Mr.. and Mrs. Burton Ford,
Mr.. and Mrs Herman Hobelmans,
Miss Dorothy Crocker of Baltimore,
Miss Udell Bill, Miss Virginia Bal
lev, Miss May Chew, Miss Margaret
Stanley. Miss Gladys Emerson, Miss
Marie Du Val, Miss Iridell Johnston.
Miss Judith Edwards. Miss Norrine
Justice. Miss Elizabeth Naylor and
Miss Helen Louis Duckett. Mr.. Preb-
BILE Marmion, Mr.. Paul Marmion, Mr..
William H. Wootton, Mr.. Alfred d.
Bailey. jr.; Mr.. Ennis Helian, MIR.
Charles Stanley, Mr.. Charles Molster
and Mr.. Waldo Burnside.
Evening star., 1923-12-30
New Year Eve Birthday
Anniversary Dime,

A New Year. eve birthday ami
versary dance will follow dinner
in honor of Mr.. William B. Smith,
jr., at the residence of his mother.
Mrs. William B.: Smith, 1886 Rhode
Island avenue.
Among those who will attend and
who motored down from New York
are Mrs. Ada Z. Rhodes, Judge A: l..
Rhodes, Webster S. Pike and Mrs
Norma Dru-Pike, founder and presi-
dent of the Victory Club, who re-
Gently returned from a four-year So
journ abroad. Mrs. Dru-Pike devoted
all of her time to allied hospitals and
in reconstruction work in France,
raising money for the blind, mutt
lated and war orphans of Belgium,
France and italy. She was made a
life member of the different associa-
tions. Mrs. Dru-Pi is now aiding
the United States blind veterans of
the world war at Evergreen School
Baltimore, Md.
Evening star., 1923-12-30
MANY TRADES NEEDED
BY FOREST RANGERS
Must Be Engineers and Scientists
sas Well as Expert
Foresters.
By the Associated Press.

| By the Associated Press.
SAN FRANCISCO, December 2s.--
Fire fighting and fire prevention form
but small part Of a forest rangers
duties, it is pointed out at head
quarters of the California district of
the United States forest service.
Time was" said a ranger who
works in one OF the California ma
tional parks, when if a fellow could
: wrangle horses and throw a diamond
hitch he had about all the necessary
qualifications to hold down the job
of ranger. But no more.
Mine is an ordinary sized forest
district. about 100000 acres of rough
mountainous country, mostly timber
ed, but with some grazing land, min
Ing, Water-power sites and quite, a
| number Of summer homes and free
| public camps.
Right now the best part of my
| work Is handling timber sales, as I've
got a gang of lumbermen cutting
government timber on my district
have to know all the trees and what
they're good for; how to cruise and
estimate the stand:< how to. mark
estry rules; all about scaling cut logs
i must see that the brush is piled and
burned and that the young trees left
! for future crop are not injured or
destroyed.
l
and sheep grazing. A ranger is sup
POSED to be able to call all the forage
plants by their first names: to know
the different breeds of live stock
whether a range is under or over
stocked and how much salt steer or
| sheep ought to get in a season.
The hard and dangerous task of fire
| fighting, he explained. is a constant
specter before the ranger Combat
| ing a forest fire he termed "the
| meanest job in the world-bar none
He added: And l have to know
how to build roads and trails, tele-
| phone lines. cabins, bridges, fences
| corrals and lookout towers.
"Surveying with u compass is
| supposed to be pie for a ranger, and
he's got to be able to tell all about
land lines. section corners. mining
| and homestead laws.
| 'On the side l examine mineral
| claims, take stream-flow measure
ments. record weather data. lay out
| sites for camps. post fire and distance
| direction signs in the woods
The ranger has to assist him a dep
uty ranger and eight guards. To fight
| serious fires he must recruit and
| direct small armies OF men. Incident
ally, at odd moments in his cabin, he
! must WELD a busy typewriter. turn :
| ing out frequent reports for the for
\ est service.
Evening star., 1923-12-30

street, entertained on Thursday eve-
ming at dinner.
DIR. and Mrs. John Ryan Devereu1
will entertain on New Year evening
at a dance in honor of their daugh-
ter Anne. Among the out-of-tow1l
guests will be Miss Susie Reed Will
liams Of Winchester. Va, and Miss
May Langhorne of Leesburg, Va.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph <Devereux
have returned from Baltimore, Md
and are spending the winter with
Mr.. DevereuX's parents. DIR. and
Mrs. j. r. DevereuX of West Brad
ley lane.
y Christmas play. Finding Santa
Claus" by Mrs. f.. l.. Pugh of North
Chevy Chase. and acted by the chill
dron Of the Christ Child Settlement
House. will be given on Saturday
afternoon at Carfoll Hall, 10th and
G streets. at o'clock.
The board Of governors of the
Recreation Club of Chevy Chase en-
tertained at a reception and dance
Thursday evening at the ballroom OF
the Chevy Chase Theater.
Evening star., 1923-12-30

fore the league and is now backing
the proposed financial reconstruction
Of Hungary. which is expected fur
ther to help in the restoration of Eu-
rome.
Evening star., 1923-12-30
Washington Club to Give
New Year Day Reception

The Washington Club will hold it's
annual reception for members, their
families and their invited guests on
New Year day. from to z o'clock.
The board of governors Will receive,
including Mrs. Wallace Radcliffe,
president; Mrs. William Kearny Carr,
Miss Josephine Davis. Mrs. w. *.
Van Reypen. Mrs. Albert Douglas.
Mrs. Wendell Phillips Stafford. Mrs.
George II. McGrew.~ Mrs. w. Irving
Chambers, Mrs. Fulton Lewis. Mrs.
Thomas L. Casey, Mrs. Richard
Crane Dean. Mrs. Louis w. Austin
and Mrs. William Nelson Page.
Mrs. George Porter and Miss Mary
Perry Brown are the other members
of the board, but the former is In
Europe and the latter too i'll to be
present. Mrs. Absalom Waller is
chairman of the committee in charge
of arrangements. There will be
dancing int the ballroom throughout
the reception and the library, which
is feature Of the club. will be open.
Evening star., 1923-12-30
MAKES HELPFUL ADDRESS.

Representative Addison T. Smith
of Idaho delivered an address at the
December meeting of the District OF
Columbia Association of Workers for
the Blind Thursday evening at the
Columbia Polytechnic Institute for
the Blind. 1908 II street northwest.
The subject of the address was Sue
cessful Though Handicapped" and
according to the members. proved an
inspiring and helpful talk Various
games were played and a program of
violin, piano and vocal music was
given
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mast snapped during the race and she
withdrew. The heat was sailed over the
Kings Course, on the CLYDE.
London, Aug. 27sh. Queen Marie Of
RI nania is again engaging the attention
of Europe's courts ard cIancelIOries with
her political and diplomatic activities and
her arrival in London this week is await
ed with much interest, for it is known
that her visit will be something more
than a mere social call on her Royal
cousins, King George and Queen Mary.
Queen Marie is anxious to induce the
British SOVeTeigns to recognize Ter SON
in-laW and daughter as King and Queen
Of Greece, in " .ch positions they were
placed after ne revolution which over
threw King Constantine. She would also
like to find a suitable wife for her young
er son, Prince Nicholas who is Just TWEEN
IS. In this connection friends Of the
Queen believe she would not be averse to
Nicholas accepting the throne of Albania
which is known to be open to him. i be
took the Albanian crown, it is pointed
out, Queen Mare would be in a position
to achieve her long cherished ambition
OF erecting a powerful Balkan Fedora
ton.
New York. Aug. 27rb.-The early raw
sugar market was hrmey, with Cuba's
advancing ltS cent to the basis of AZ
cents cost aud freight, equal TO SOB for
centrifugal, while 14,000 bags of Porto
KicO's sold from 600 TO Cos for centEi-
fugaI. The sales included $4,000 bags
OF Cuba's and 5000 bags of Porto RIcO's,
for first half September shipment, to a
local reiGer. The advance IN the spot
market and reports of a better inquiry
for refined sugar, as we'll as a tirmer
market abroad lead to increased covering
and buying for both trade and outside
account in the raw sugar futures market.
Prices at midday were s to II points net
higher. The market for refined was
frmer, rejecting the advance in the spot
market and prices were unchanged to rs
points higher, with fine granulated now
quoted from $50 to 7.75. A better en-
curry was reported. Refined futures
were nominal,
London, Aug. 27th.-A French passen-
ger aeropIane crashed tonight near Maid
stone, One passenger was killed and the
pilot and nine passengers seriously in
jur5d. Engine trouble developed dur
ing the flight and this decided the pilot
to make for the west Mailing airdrome.
1t is believed he would have executed
a safe landing but the passengers in q
panic rushed to the rear Of the machine
over-weightiGg the tail and deprived the
pilot of control.
NTuU VOpK Ano DQtb
The Washington times., 1923-04-09
THEATER PLANS
DROPPED by
BUILDERS
Project Is Abandoned With
Sale of Maryland Building
to Investor.

Washington builders plan to
erect on Fourteenth ana III streets
a theater and arcade costing sew
eraI millions Of dollars have been
abandoned, william A. hin. promi
nent real estate man interested in
the project. stated today.
The proposed use Of q large
area on H street would have given
the District one of the nations
greatest metropolitan pastime re,
sorts.
Harry wardman, James o'Don'
nell and Hiu were leaders In the
proposition. The trio Of buildersI
with the development in view, ac-
quired the Maryland building and
adjacent property some time ago.
For several weeks past the own
ers have been In conference on
costs. It was finally decided that
the expenditure Of millions would
not be justified, and the Maryland
building was sold, during the past
few days, to a local investor for
q consideration Of approximately
$500, 900.
The disposal Of this property, said
Hill today, marks the final aban-
Comment of the theater-arcade plan.
The Washington times., 1923-04-09
WIFE FINDS SICK
MATE DEAD
BY GAS
George L. Cochran, Veteran
Railway Mail Clerk, Pro-
nounced a Suicide.

With gas escaping from an open
burner in the stove, George L.
Cochran, fifty-three years old, for
fifteen years an employee Of the
railway mail service, was found
yesterday by his wife, Mrs Louise
Cochran. in the kitchen of his
apartment in the Parkwood, 1746 Is
street northwest. DR.. J. A. Jeffries,
Of -901 Twentieth street northwest,
pronounced the man dead.
According to his wife, Cochran
was suffering from nervous break
down and had been on sick leave
for a week. Acting Coroner Martyr
issued a certificate OF death by
suicide. Mrs. Cochran told police
Of the Third precinct station that
she was awakened yesterday morn
ing by the odor OF gas and on going
TO the kitchen found her husband
lying on the floor.
The veteran railway mail clerk
was twice married His first wife,
who was Miss Adelaid Claggett,
died several years. ago. Besides his
wife, he is survived by a. daughter,
Jennett, student in Gunston Hall
Academy. -
The Washington times., 1923-04-09
CLAIMS WHISKEY SLANG
MADE CONVICTION VOID

NELSONVILLE, Ohio, April o.
Claiming the word "whiskey" was
never. used during the trial and con-
viction Of Frank Harrington, of
Lathrop, on the charge of bootleg
ging, counsel for Harrington has
asked the State supreme court to
reverse the Judgment of the lower
courts.
Attorneys for Harrington contend
that the words white mule" corn
Nquor' and ..moonshine" mean
Nothing ia the eyes OF the law. They
asserted nhats these are the only
discriminating words used against
their clients by the prosecution.
The Washington times., 1923-04-09
CHATS WITH STARS LED
HIM TO MARRY TEACHER

NEW YORK. April George
Edwin Jordan. formerly Of Foxboro.
Mass. who gave UP, his business of
manufacturing to become a pupil Of
Miss Evangeline Smith Adams. as
trologer, has obtained a license to
wed her. They will, be married
next Thursday in the little church
around the corner.
Jordan, who is forty-two, said he
had met his fiance, eight years his
senior. after he learned from the
heavens that he was suited to be
an astrologer.- He took a studio
in Carnegie Hall, where Miss Jor-
dan also chats with the heavenly
bodies.
The stars told them they were
suited to one another and even pick
ed the wedding day.
The Washington times., 1923-04-09
CREDIT MEN TO
DISCUSS skip
BUREAU
Local Association TO Hold An
= nuaI Easter Dinner at
Hotel Raleigh.

Educational matters of interest to
credit departments Of Washington
stores are up for discussion tonight
by the Associated Retail Credit Men
at their Easter dinner meeting in
the Raleigh Hotel at $50 o'clock.
Installation of the "skip bureau"
by means of which elusive debtors
are to be more efficiently traced,
viii be discussed. Each member
has been asked to come with the
names OF at least three 'skips" he
n unable to locate.
The associations business correc-
tive bureau is established, and the
smaller merchants are to have the
benefit of am efficiency department.
Leon Mayor, formerly credit man
ager of the Raleigh Haberdasher,
10 in charge Of the bureau. which
intends to install, at small cost to
the merchant. modern systems Of
credit papaeement, financfngS her
chandising and office control.
President z. W.. Whitehead and
Secretary Stephen II. Takes win
speak on organization.
The Washington times., 1923-04-09
Gets Second Teeth at 80.

AIDDLETOWN, N. Y, April g.
John F. Koter, Of Gulf Summit,
eighty-eight years old. is the posses
sor of a new set of teeth, which have
been coming in for several months
in a natural way. During the last
few years Koter gradually lost his
teeth. The last tooth was extracted,
and almost Immediately new teeth
began to grow.
The Washington times., 1923-04-09
Pigs Vanish; Chinese
Now Put Flowers
On Graves
By Cosmopolitan News service.

NEW YORK, April 9.-Roast
pig as decoration for Chinese
graves Is banned today.
The Orientals, who in various
cities paid the tribute to their
dead demanded of their own
memorial day, used flowers and
foliage instead of the usual
edibles for the consumption OF
the spirits. The Cinnamon say
they found small boys in Amer
in win steal the fried chicknn
or other delicacies laid on
graves.
The Washington times., 1923-04-09
Canlisoles, ST

OF heavy wash satin;
black and navy; hemstttched
top and strap.
The Washington times., 1923-04-09
Brassieres, CSC

W. B. and ''Neatforrn;"
embroidery trimming: ban.
deaux included. Choice for
GO.