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Evening star., 1923-12-09
THE WEATHER

For District of Columbia and Mary
land-Increasing cloudiness. with mild
temperature today, followed by light
1dfn today or tonight: tomorrow rain
and colder; moderate southwest
winds. probably shifting to easterly
tomorrow.
For Virginia-Fair in south and in
"reasing cloudiness probably follow
ed by rain by tonight in north por-
ton; tomorrow rain and colder; mod
crate TO freshh southwest winds. prob
ably shifting to easterly today.
For West Virginia-Rain today and
tomorrow: colder tomorrow and in
northwest portion today.
Records for Twenty-Four Hours.
Temperature-Midn AZ: am
~; 4 am, AZ; am, 4o am, II; 10
m. As; II noon. 55: pm, so; 4 pm
eS; s pm, SO; s pm. Sc: 10 pm. SO.
Highest, $50: lowest 39.1
Relative humidity-Eight am, 72T ;
z pm, i6oo; 8 pm, 60ee.
Rainfall f8 pm. to s p.m), @.
Hours of sunshine, 8.3
Per cent of possible sunshine. s7fs
Temperature same date last year
Highest, 81; lowest. 81.
Tide Tables.
FURNISHED by United States coast and
geodetic survey.)
Today-Low tide, sos am. and 3:1S
pm; high tide 1854 am. and s:I7 pm
- pm; high tide, s:4s am. and
1h:10 pm.
The sun md Moon.
Today-Sun rose, 7:14 am: sun sets.
4.46 pm.
Tomorrow-Sun rises, 7:15 am; sun
sets, i:i6 pm. ...#
Moon rises, s:a5 am: sets. 6:4s pm.
automobile lamps to be lighted one
half hour after sunset.
Weather iu Nor,nu. rIt;~s
Evening star., 1923-12-09
POLICE SHAKE-UP
MAY HIT SUPER|ORS
Proposed Sixth Precinct
Shift Result of Recent
Dry Raid.

Police officials are planning 4 shake
up in the personnel of the sixth pre-
cinct which will affect not only .pri-
Yates. but probably their superiors
1t was learned last night.
The proposed shake-up follows
closely on the heels OF an investiga-
tion launched by officials to deter
mine why the vice squad found il nee
essary to go into the precinct recent
ly to uncover and capture still
operating in Il house passed daily by
patrolmcn assigned to that beat"
Only shift Likely.
It Is understood that the shakeup
will involve solely shifting of mem
bers Of the precinct to other territory.
II Is likely that the changes will be
announced simultaneously with the
reassignment of police captains when
the new twelfth precinct is estab-
lished shortly.
Evening star., 1923-12-09
BIG STILL SEIZED
IN VICE SQUAD RAID
Police Descend on T Street House,
Get SEQ Gallons of Mash,
Arrest One.

twenty gallon still. FIVE gallons
Of corn liquor. five hundred gallons
of mash and one prisoner were TAX
en- I'm a raid last night at 915 T street
northwest by the vice squad under
Lieut. o. T. Davis.
Two customers walked in while
members of the raiding party were
dfsmantling the warm still. They
held gallon jars in their hands, which
were empty when they came In and
were still empty when they hurriedly
left.
The five hundred gallons of Mash
were dumped on back roof and It
trickled down the rain spout into the
sewerage system.
Jasper Powell. colored, was ar
rested on charges of Illegal possess
sion and manufacture of LIQUOR.
Shortly after midnight he was on his
way to the residence of United States
Commissioner George II. Macdonald
for preliminary hearing,
Evening star., 1923-12-09
MINERS VOTE DOWN:
STRIKE DECLARATION
10000 in Scranton Field to Re-.
main on Duty While
Grievances Settled. =
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
SCRANTON, Pa. December S.
Twenty thousand employees OF the
Hudson Coal Company mines in the
local district voted tonight to remain
at work pending adjustment of their
many grievances. The majority of
members of the general grievance
committee had favored A strike Mon
day, but a stirring speech by Presi-
dent Rinaldo Cappellini changed their
minds.
Local unions and the executive
committee of the miners union will
attempt to settle the grievances with
company officials. The strike Of
1900 Lehigh Valley Coal Company
miners in the Pittston Moosic dis
trict, which went into effect today,
remains unchanged.
Evening star., 1923-12-09
WOMAN BANDITS RIVAL
MEN IN WELDING GUNS
Thre4 Take Fur Coat Worth 1000
in Daring Hold-Up in
New York.
BY the Associated Presr.

BY the Associated Presp
NEW YORK, December s.
Women have joined the ranks of
gun welding hold-up men, IT was
learned today. when the police ad-
mitted two fashionably gowned
girls made off with a $4,000 fur
coat from u Fifth avenue shop two
weeks ago, while their confeder-
ate, an elderly woman. covered the
proprietor with a pistol.
The three entered the shop. on
the second floor, at a busy corner
at dusk on Saturday. November "a.
NJ A. Kelly showed them number
of coats and the elder woman fin
ally said she would purchase one.
She accompanied him to his office
to watch him make out the bill of
sale, and confronted him with
gun.
"One word out of you. and I'll
kill YOU" she said grimly.
Her companions opened show
case, extracted the best coat in the
shop, and made their escape, while
she covered their retreat.
Evening star., 1923-12-09
HORSE ESHOWDRAWS4
SOCIETY THRONGs
Prize Entrants in Afternoon
and Evening Events at j
= :, Hunt Club.

washington society and horse low
ers filled the Riding and Hunt Club.
END and streets. yesterday to VIII
ness the December horse show. In
the afternoon six cIasscs were pro-
vided for the youngsters, and IN TIM
evening sever classes brought en-
trants from me~. Of tho other riding
clubs and rideys in tho city
The winners III the afternoon
were: Saddle class tor children under
ten. first, Paul Adams; second, Carl
Thoner. Saddle class for children
under sixteen hrst. Gladys Szechenyi;
second. Louis Meyers; third. Carl
Thoner Novias saddle horses. first,
Hibbs; third. .['arl Graves Novice
jumpers. frS1 Carl Thoner: second.
G. Canico> third. Milvau Hazen. Mu-
rical stall ride for children under
Sophie Snyde"; third. Florence.
Meyers
In the eveninS.. the winnere were:
Saddle class-B"tdy Eugene Meyer,
jr.. first; Gallantrt, Col. X. NJ Thomp-
son. second: Bisck Beauty. Mary
Sal gar. third. Ladies saddle class
Mary Sagar. first; Gus Buscholf. sec
ond: Charles CauAco, third. Saddle
pairs-First, Mart Sager and Gus
Buscholf second Fay Norton and.
Carl Graves. Hunters owned by
members Of the Riding and Hunt
Club-Windmill. first Riding and
Hunt Club; Jap, Riding and Hunt
Club, second; Russell. &. CAMEO
third Corinthian class jumps in
huntsman dress or military uniform
Windmill, Riding and Hunt Club.
first: Fargo Dane. W. L. Padsett,
second; Red Top. Miss Cy Cummings.
third. Bareback jumps-Buddy, MAJ.
Scott, first: Roulette. G. CAMEO. sec
ond; windmill. Riding and Hunt
Club. third. Open to all jumps.
Buddy, Maj. Scott, first: Lu Walker,
John Kennedy. second, and SquaW,
Maj. George, third.
Evening star., 1923-12-09
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF.


will hold its regular monthly literary
meeting at the Franklin School. 18th
and X streets northwest. next Wed
nesday at o'clock. Miss Marie Sic
bert will speak upon "A Visit TO
Spain" with pictures. There will be
other speakers.
stanwood kobb will speak on
"Mind-Conscious Sub-conscfous. Su-
per-conSciOus." at Anna Maud Hallam
Practical Psychology Club. tomorrow,
7:i5 pm. the Playhouse.
Meeting under auspices of North
star w. c. r L., will be held We'd
nes,ay. $ pm. in Emory NJ. r. Church
South. J. &. Box OF Texas and other
speakers. Music. Collection.
West Virginia Society will mert
Tuesday, ) pm. in Masonic Hall. 14th
and Kenyon streets Entertainment.
dancing and plans made for annual
apple. cider and ginger bread meeting
| in January.
The District League Of WOmUn
Voters will entertain at luncheon at
| the Womens city club, Tuesday; De-
Manly and Mrs Smell. The latter Will
speak Of her visit to Geneva and Mrs.
ManIy's subject will concern The
Women and Children of Russia.
The Tnkoma Park Civic Study Club
will hold its postponed meeting on
Tuesday.
L. y. Grant Circle. Ladies' of the
G. a r., will hold it's annual election
Tuesday night In Grand Army Hall
Inspection by Laura A. Lennon.
The Ruhinstein Club will give its
first concert Thursday. $50 pm, III
ballroom of the New Willard.
Lincoln Park Citizens Association
will meet Tuesday. pm, i'll Bryan
School. w c. Fowler, NJ n. will
speak of some of the activities of the
health department.
The Illinois state society will hold
its first meeting of the season Decem-
Der 10 at the Washington Club. 1910
18th street. 1t will be Congressional
Night" There are to be addresses.
dancing, cards and refreshments.
Barry Farm Citizens' Association
will meet Tuesday, Sis pm. in st.
Johns Methodist Church. Maj. J.
Franklin Bell will speak. Tribute will
be paid to the late President Harding
by Rev. y. II. Humphrey. Rev j. L.
Scott, Rev. W. Williams and Ulysses
J. Banks.
The District OF Columbia Branch Of
the National Association for the Ad-
vancement of Colored People will
hold its regular monthly meeting
Wednesday evening, S o'clock, in the
branch Y. NJ. c. A.
Evening star., 1923-12-09

ington violinist;
Meta Craig, con-
cert soprano; the
c tai Male
Quartet; Z d i / h
Carolyn Dawkins,
p j a n | S t; I h e
Washington Com
munity Orchestra
and Mrs. H. Clyde
Grimes. organist.
Mr.. Kaspar will
be heard In a vio-
lin group, includ-
ing "Canzonetta,"
by D'Ambrosio. a
Mozart "Minuet"
and the Kreisler
arrangement of
noxy c. sMaln6u -
Evening star., 1923-12-09

has been made to corrupt section
Of the Greek army and that many ar
rests, including "A number Of retired
army officers, have been made.
The movement is said to be con-
nected with a .royalist mass meeting
arranged for today.
Evening star., 1923-12-09
WOMAN ROBS BANK.

FOSTORIA. Ohio. December s.-A
woman robber today entered the
Fostoria Savings and Loan Company
here. and, pointing revolver at
Carl Smith cashier forced him 10
turn over to her $500. after which
she escaped.
Evening star., 1923-12-09
new REVOLUTIONARY
PLOT FOUND IN GREECE
Attempt Is Made to Corrupt Part
of Army-Many Are
Arrested

BY the Associated Press.
LONDON, December S.-A news
agency dispatch from Athens con-
tains an official announcement of the
discovery of d new plot. believed to
be sequel TO the revolutionary
movement which broke out In Oc-
tober. 1t is added that an attempt
Evening star., 1923-12-09

The free community concert to-
night at Sis o'clock in Central High
School Auditorium will be featured
by Anton Kaspar. well known Wash
Evening star., 1923-12-09

II Is said that in prehistoric time :
the Incas of Peru built roads OF
asphalt rock that are almost H..
good condition today as when laid
down.
Evening star., 1923-12-09

With $4,000 square feet the 5th
Regiment armory in Baltimore is said
to have the largest floor space under
one roof in the world.
Evening star., 1923-12-09
Plead With Muss olini.

students Of Turin have sent a mes
sage to Premier Mussolini asking him
to recede from the stern attitude he
has shown towards the striking
students.
"The Fascist students of Turin.
manifestins unconditional faith In
their leader, and needing his warn
ing" says the message. pray him to
consider personally the students
wishes without in3urinE the spirit
Evening star., 1923-12-09
SOLDIERS At UNIVERSITY
TO SUPPRESS REBELLION
Nv the Associated Press.

BY the AssociAted rress.
NAPLES, December S.-Soldiers
have been installed in the University
of Naples to prevent the striking
students from creating. disorder. 1t
appeared yesterday that the students,
who rebelied against the recently In
troduced educational reform, were
ready to return to their studies. but
they showed signs today OF carrying
on the strike.
Medical students called Z meeting
for this afternoon, but plain clothes
men mingung with them. learned OF
their plans, and ordered them to
dispefse. The meeting was not held.
Evening star., 1923-12-09
ORGANIZATION ACTIVITIES
TO-DAY

The Wanderlusters' hike will start
from Ardmore. Cars leave Washing
ton. Baltimore and Annapolis ter
minal, 18th street and New York ave-
nue.. at 1:45 o'clock. Mr.. Koeblitz
will lead.
Red Triangle Outing Club will meet
at Chain Bridge Station, 2:45 O'Clock.
Visitors invited.
Prof +. B. Terrell. psychologist
from India. will give a-publfc lecture
and demonstration 3 o'clock at the
Playhouse. 1914 y street. Admission
free.
TONIGHT
The Polish Club will nominate Of
fcers for the coming year.
The Society of St. Vincent de Paul
will hold its quarterly meeting. S
o'clock, in Carroll Hall. Senator Da-
vid j. Walsh and others VIII speak.
and reports will be made OF welfare
work in the several parishes.
Elsie Hilger. celliSt. with her sis
ters, Marie and Greta. violinist and
pianist. will appear at concert at
the Holy Cross Academy for the BEN
eft of the school
Evening star., 1923-12-09

TIC DIHtFfCf O1 NUfu"bfa bfstHCH III
the National Association for the Ad-
vancement of Colored People will
hold its regular monthly meeting
Wednesday evening, S o'clock, in the
assembly hall of the 18th street
branch Y. NJ G. A.
, 1923-07-14
EDITORIAL.

AS regards the matter of a public els
tern which subject is now engaging much
general attention since the passage by
the Colonial Council of an appropriation
for this purpose, it is understood that
the Council is divided in its opinion
as to whether this cistern shall he
erected in Christiansted or Frederik-
sted. 1t is contemplated that eachs
town shall have one but the money
budgetted for the present fiscal year
will cover the expenses of one so that
, 1923-07-14

posed that the amounts budgUcteu as
salaries under this department be passed
as originally presented.
4th Member for Frederiksted Country
District [AndorS8n] remarked: mf-
Vice, Chairman. 1t appears that the
Municipal Hospital has been and
still is progressing satisfactorily with
10 pupil nurses; and i seems un-
reasonable to increase the number.
Additional money bills could, later, ta6@
care of additional nurses if necessary.
Government Secretary (GafneU re-
MAJ ked: Mr.. Vice Chairman. We can
not foresee the need of additional nurses
at the Christiansted Municipal Hospital.
If understand the Chairman of the
Municipal Committee correctly, he sald
that the amendment made in the number
of the nurses is based on the pay roll.
but the Chief Municipal Officer says
that he still need three additional Ward
Maids.
9Th Appointed Member (McIntosh)
moved that the salaries under this de-
partment be passed as originally pre-
scented by Government.
The members motion twas put to the
vote.
5 members voted for; 6 against.
Government Secretary tLGUUayJ re-
marked: Mr.. Vice-Chairman. The saIa-
ries for three additional Wand Maids will
amount to Frs. 1900 and the balance OF
Frs. 1000 is to pay an X-ray operator.
1st Member for Frederiksted Country
District (Andersen): Who is the opera
tor of the X-ray machine?.
End Member for Frederiksted Country
District (Curry): DR., Tyler.
The Che, Municipal Physician Or.
Stenhouse) was then called before the
Council and he gave the following eluci-
dations: The X-ray machine is. at pre-
sent, operated by Mr., Christensen, the
Superintendent CT the Hospital, but we
do not know how long he will continue
to be the operator. 1t is the intention to
employ an operator as soon as one can
be obtained.
The Vice Chairman: The idea is to
employ an X-ray operator as soon as one
can be procured.
This item was passed as was further
amended by Government with a vote Of
8 for; none against.
ITO be c0ntjnued.)
, 1923-07-14
PROCEEDING S
OF THE
COUNCIL
FOR ST. CROIX


The Harbor and Pilot Department: No
remarks, Put to the vote.
9 voted for; none against.
The Fire Observation-Disclosures
and F~red9riksted:
1st Member for Frederiksted Town
(Juckson) remarked: Mr.. Vice-Chairman.
With reg"rd to sub item | under Main
tenance f these departments we have
Travelling expenses to fires on estates.
The Director of Police is the Brand
major. | want 10 know if he is paid out
of that amount? If be is | want to say
that he goes out in the Police Car.
The (Vjce-C Chairman: | think we
can ask the Honorable 1st Appointed
Member to answer that without leaving
his seat
1st Appointed Member Coulter in an
swer to the Honorable LIST Member for
Frederiksted Town said; That does not
include my transportation. Very often
it is necessary to transport prisoners, as
the Dpspatching Secretary can certify by
vouchers 10 his office. especially on occa-
sions of bush fires.
The Fire Departments as budgetted
were put to the vote.
z voted for: none against.
Department Of Health, Sanitation Ser
vice, as amended.
Government Secretary (Gqfn3D re-
marked: Mr.. Vice. Chairman. Before
the amendments are adopted Government
wishes to say that the Sanitary Depart
ment expresses the willingness to carry
on with the amounts recommended by
the Municipal Committee, but if later it
is found insufficient the department will
have to come back to the Council for an
additional grant. Take the item "Emer-
gy for contagious disease, that has been
reduced 500
End Member for Christiansted Town
(Caneqata): Mr.. Yiee-Chairman. The
Municipal Committee is fully in accord
with that. AS | understand, for years
none of the money appropriated for this
purpose has been used. The reason why
the Committee reduced the amount to
Frs. 500 is. because in the event of an
epidemic of a contagious disease, very
little could be done with Frs. 1.000. This
amount is only put down as a sort of
foundation.
Government Secretary (GQfneU re-
marked: Mr.. Vico-Chairm1n. With this
explanation Government accepts the
amendments.
rnis d3part n9nt WAS pas to the vote.
9 members voted for; none against.
the Department Of Health
(a) Office of Chief Municipal Physician.
, 1923-07-14

remarked Mr.. Vice Chairman. The
amounts reduced under this department
have been so little that WE might as we'll
pass the budgetted amounts as originally
presented.
End Member for CHI stiansted Town
(Conedatn): That will not he in accord
ance with the general principle.
5th Appointed Member NC Intosh):
When the fiscal year is up if the amount
budgetted is not used it will be returned
to the Colonial Treasury,
2nd Member for Christianste1 Town
(Can9g1tp): If you adopt such a policy
how are you going to max out for need
ed inprovents? 1t seems as if some Of
the members Of this Council come here
with this idea-Here is a bag Of money,
we don't know where it comes from, but
let us go ahead and use ii. We have to
keep the expenditure side Of the budget
within the limits of the revenues. Take
for instance we have already voted Frs.
5000 for a Police Judge and you have
already passed the revenue side OF the
budget. Where are yoI going to get
that amount from? You have to cut
down the budget somewhere.
5'h Appointe,- Member INC Int08h):
That will leave US just where we were.
If any is left over it will go into the
Colonial Treasury.
All Member for Fraderiksted Country
District Andarsanl remarked Mr..
Vice. Chairman. The Municipal Commit
tee has wol Ged very hard on the budget.
We had more than three meetings, and
il was not until we found cut a policy
which we thought fair to the Govern
ment and the people that We made these
changes,
The Vjc8-C Chairman remarked: | fuIIy
endorse the words of the last speaker;
ana furthermore at the last meeting of
tha Council the Government Secretary
warmly co]mpIimented the Municipal
Committee for the god work done on
the budget. and he added that Govern
ment was willing 10 alops ithe amend
ments made by the Municipal Commit
fee. If. therefore. this matter is not of
vital importance, control your personal
feelings and let us go ahead.
This department was pat to the vote.
8 members voted for; | against.
Municipal Hospital, Christiansted:
Salaries:
Government Secretary [Gofneyl re-
marked: Mr.. Vice. Chairman. The ,Huni-
cjDal Committee has reduced the number
of pu0il nurses from IA to 10. Owing
70 the distance between the two build
ings il is necessary to have three addi-
tionaI ward maids. Government there
fore. requests that Frs. $500 be added to
49, L,,Inr1t
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-06-16
ny JACK JuSGEMEYER

HOLLYWOOD. June i6-The men.
l. L tai suffering injected into the
likes Of William =. Hart and Miss
Elizabeth Mccaullcy thru her lnfat.
uation for the two gun hero. recently
featured In news pages. dramatically
revealed the extreme 20 which fan
alteration may so.
In lesser degree. tho often quite
as potentially tragic. the Same de-
votion FOR screen celebrities holds
countless mon and women enthraIled.
Fan mail is full or It's testimony.
Folks do fan in love with cciluloid
phantoms: needing not even actual
first sight 10 evoke the grand pas.
sion. And they are by no means All
oallow Young things Of undisciplined
emotions. Miss McCaulley. who con.
Jurcd an overwhelming Hart affair
from a photo. as she confessed. Is q
mlddlc-aKcd. cultured woman % n
type not easily susceptible.
No star IS without those admirers
whose regard for tho artist Ia tine.
tured with something moro personal.
In many requests for autographed
photos thero Is confession or hint of
II. In letters tho admissions range
from proposals OF marriage TO veil.
ed wistfulness. These eases" are
capable Of pathos. comedy or trng'
cdy. as circumstances may dictate,
Most Of them arc eatalogucd as
comedy by picture folk.
Hollywood has seen not few hero
worshippers arrive from afar 10 Ian.
guish near the adored one. Somo OF
tho more rash have proclaimed in.
faiuation openly, in embarrassing
situations. as in tho recent case OF
the Spanish girl who invaded Chap.
Inns home and threw herself nj his
feet. Another woman concealed her.
self In the auto OF n famous star
...I .a.-.ata1 :. .ro,n~ af sAn f,nfna ~
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-06-16
S T R A N D

.Ensnles OF Women" the cosmo-
.raa motion picture OF the war
ur,l BY Vicente Blasco Ibaner.
= spanish novelist. has opened
1 slowing at the strand theater.
arel Barrymore and Alma Rubens
al notable cast in this picture.
nsA has been rated as one OF tho
rs. productions OF the year. Tire
ssa o. the story takes place in
lsza. Paris. the war from, and
sKzate Carlo. Barrymore Is said
I'VE one OF his most forcoful
atsrirations as PRINCE Lubim-
IA selfish Russian noble. Alma
hrs Is seen as the Duchess de
4 a beautiful exotic. who lives
r ,or men.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-06-16
PALACE HIP

The biggest photoplay attraction
that the Palace Hip theaier has
shown In recent seasons In featured
on tho bill for the week starting Sat
urday. II Is "A Dangerous Advcn-.
ture," a thrilling picture OF the AZ
rican jungles which shows many OF
the great Wild animals. 1t tells tho
story OF two white girls held captiyes
by uncivillxed natives In the heart OF
the African wilds Grace Darmond
- the star and Derclys Pcrdnc. Philo
Mccullough. Robert Agncw and Jack
Richardson have principal support
ing roles.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-06-16
WESLEY BARRY IS
SONG WRITER NOW

Wesley Barry. beside bursting into
adolescsnt youth. had also burst into
the ranks Of song composers with a
popular song entitled III I Knew
You Really Loved Ne" which VIII
soon be published. Ills admirers are
wondering IL the song Is the result Of
sheer inspiration, or whether exper.
lencc Is to blame. He is now busy
on his latest Warner Brothers pic.
ture. "The Printers Devil" written
for him by Julien Josephson.