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The Washington times., 1923-03-12
RUM FLEET IS DIRECTED
BY MYSTERIOUS SKIPPER

NEW YORK, March 1.-THE
Jersey coast combine bootleggers
have succeeded 80 well that the in.
dustry they have brought to the
sometimes quiet fishing villages
along the shore has become one OF
the biggest in the country. It is
headed by one big boss. He il y
man who cornmutes to his work.
who 10 met at the station by a
limousine. He is said to have a
cottage not far from the beacl1 and
reached from Red Bank Station.
The big boss has mysterious
line switchboard which connects
him almost directly with the main
points Of action along the coast.
From here he directs the opera.
tons Of the rum fleet and its shore
connections
The Washington times., 1923-03-12
CURE BOY MANIAC
BY CUTTING SKULL

COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa, March
12.-An unidentified boy. picked UP
unconscious beside the Lincoln
highway five miles out of Council
Bluffs and brought to Mercy Hos
pitaI in this city. where. upon his
return to consciousness. he was
found to be a raving maniac. un-
able to tell his name, was made
absolutely sane when surgeons re-
moved a piece of the boys skull
and lifted a blood clot from the
brain.
Tho youth proved to be Carlton
Frederick Goodnow son of Fred
erik E. Goodnow, South Braintree,
Mass He had disappeared from his
home in South Braintree on July
1, 1922. Last Friday he was dis
missed from Mercy Hospital as COM
pletely cured, and started back to
South Braintree to resume his stu
dies in school.
The Washington times., 1923-03-12
Free State Government
Will Ask u. S. DepOrt
Republican Sy1npatIizers
BY LUTHER a. HUSTON
TmtnrmntionaI News. Service.

LONDON, March 12.--Another
ronfd up Of Irish men and women
Ia England, accused Of plotting
against the Irish free state. may
soon follow the widespread raids OF
Sunday during which 100 persons
were seized. It was learned this
Il q understood that the Dublin
government plans to ask the
United states to extradite Irish re-
publican synpathizers who are &C.
c1lsed of raising funds and engineer.
inr the shipment Of contraband
war materials.
Warrants used in making arrests
III this city, Manchester, Birming'
ham. Liverpool and Glasgow, read
This person is charged with act.
ing or being about to act In e
manner preiudicial to the restora-
ton Of law and order in Ireland.
Art O'Brien Captured.
While it was reported that the
Irish were conspiring against the
safety of King George, no mention
Of such an accusation was contained
IN the writs Of arrest.
It was anticipated that q state.
IinSnt would be made IN the House
OF Commons this evening or toTnor.
row regarding the raids. While i
was given out that 100 were taken.
this figure Is not official.
The arrests were attended with
considerable excitement. Art O Brien,
known as 'sthe London ambassador
Of the Sim Fem" was taken from =
fashionable apartment house. The
other tenants were awakened by the
police smashing down the door OF
OBI lens apartment.
Arrangements for the deportation
OF the men and women captives
were completed before the rad be-
gan. They were quickly taken TO
q west coast port where British
light cruiser was waiting with
steam up to take them to Ireland.
When the cruiser reached port Free
State military police were waiting
to receive the deportees.
According to the Daily News II
was the greatest roundup Of Irish
extremists in the history Of Eng.
land. About fifty prisoners were
taken In London. IT u regarded as
the supreme attempt Of the state
government to put down the sedi-
tious movements against the Dub.
lin government.
The Washington times., 1923-03-12

working out q plan for such q
mobilization OF the industry Of the
United States. During the course
OF this work, he made numerous
trips to the principal cities, con-
Sulting with the heads Of many Of
the leading Industries.
Some Progress Reported.
While the Secretary admits. the
work is not yet complete. he states
that considerable progress has
been made.
I'm BRIEF" he says. I'VE have pre-.
pared the plans for the organiza-
ton in the War Department neces-
-sary In event Of major emer-
gency; we have practically COM
pleted the calculation Of the require.
ments for such an emergency In
terms of finished articles: we have
laid down the general plans for the
decentralized operation OF procure.
ment outside of Washington. At
every step we have been guided by
the records OF the war and have
consulted those men, both officers
and civilians. who werA actually in
charge Of these operations during
the war. The calculation of re.
quirements 10 not yet complete nor
have these requirements been trans.
lated into terms Of material and
labor required. The finished plan
will not only be reduced to these
terms but the requirements for
them will be distributed seoera phi.
cally through the logical inlustria]
districts and very full study made
OF each one OF these local situa.
tons, In order to avoid the conRes.
ton in labor, power. transporta.
ton. housing, ETC., that existed in
several areas in the last war"
Wainwright resigned from the
War Department to become Con.
gresham from a New York district
The Washington times., 1923-03-12
CHOSEN FOR ERECTION
OF MOTHERS MEMORIAL

The Woman's Universal Alliance
today announced the personnel of
the Mothers Memorial Connnittee
to direct the erection Of a beautif,II
building on the 4O-acre site of the
alliance.
The committee is composed ri
Col. John Temple Graves. chair.
man; Capt. Clarence Crittenden
Calhoun. vice chairman; Senator
samuel N. Shortridge of California,
Chief Justice G. /. Smyth. Senate
William H. King of Utah. Senator
Morris Sheppard of Texas Gov.
gresham John w. Langley ~
Kentucky, Congressman W r
Bankhead Of Alabama. .Iudon
Charles Kerr, Milton FairchiiG
Gen. Julian 8. Carr. and c. W
Warden.
The Washington times., 1923-03-12

the fayorite among the laboring
class. Any progressive nominated
by the Republicans must count on
losing the conservative vote of his
party if q conservative candidate Is
run on the Democratic ticket, and
he must be- assured Of being able
| to Offset this loss by getting the
solid labor vote. believe Senator
La Follette is assured of that. It is
simply nonsense 20 talk about his
being pro-Ger7nan and an anarchist.
His legislative record eontradicts
such charges. He has stood for
fundamental purity. Back in Wis
consin, where we know him as q
man as well as a United States
tSenator. we pay no attention to
such charges.
Congressman Schafer served two
years overseas. Americas legisla-
tive war record he sees from the
trench side. In discussing It from
that viewpoint he points to numer.
GUS puzzling war regulations.
How they put prohibition over
in this country cannot under
stand" he said. 1T started out
with the principle that it was In.
tended to conserve grain for the
use of the allies. That was war
time prohibition. At that time
was in France. There was no stop.
ping OF liquor among the French
to conserve wheat or anything else.
While America was cutting of Its
beer supply and putting an end to
the distilling of liquors the French
and American soldiers were getting
all the wine they wanted. 1t struck
| me then there was something
strange about wartime prohibition.
have listened to all kinds of ex-
plantations of 1t. but as yet have
not found one that entirely Satisfied
me. The final result was the
Eighteenth Amendment"
In Temporary Quarters.
Congressman Schafer is busy
opening his office in the Capitol
building. He is accommodated with
temporary quarters in the basement
adjoining the Printing Committees
rooms. He explained the location
was only a temporary one and that
before long he will be properly
located.
washington is a beautiful city,"
he declared. "It deserves all that
can be done for it to beautify 1t.
It has homelike atmosphere that
appeals strongly and the people !
have met have proved socially in
clined, think 1t grows on you as
you come to get better acquainted
with 1t. So far have been too
busy to take in it's surroundings,
but will get to that after while.
l like to know not only city but
all that. lies out around it. Then
you get a proper grasp of it. Cities,
you know. are inspirational. Wash
tngton. 1t strikes me. is suggestive
Of high ideals, without knowing
anything about it's history or that
1t is the National Capital"
Coming to Washington. Congress.
man -Schafer left Milwaukee two
hours after stripping off his over
alls and jumper. Yesterday he re-
ceived his pay check from the Chi.
cago and Northwestern railroad
for his last days work. He has not
entirely effaced the oil and Crime
stains from his hands. He ex-
tects, when through with Cong 'ess,
to return to his seat in the engine
cab. 1T ana an engineer or fireman,
as you please, in Congress. That
Is what I will be when my term
expires / am a laboring man aad
l never can be anything else"
The Washington times., 1923-03-12
FINDS BABY CRUSHED
UNDER DEAD MOTHER

After breaking a window pane
with a brick this afternoon, Mrs.
Edna Smith, of White Plains,
crawled through the opening into
the kitchen of her neighhor, Mrs.
Leo Kammerer, and found her dead
on the floor with her two-weeks'oid
Coroner Edward r. Fitzgerald
said that Mrs. Kammerer had died
of pulmonary embolism, and that
the baby had been suffocated by
the mothers weight. Mrs. Hammer
err apparently had been stricken
when about to battle the infant
They had been dead about five
hours.
The Washington times., 1923-03-12
HOPE FOR DISCOVERY OF
SLEEPING SICKNESS GERM

The United States Public Health
Service today wired its representa-
tives in New York to investigate
the statements Of scientists at Mt.
Sinai Hospital. that the lethargic
encephalitis, or sleeping sickness
germ had been isolated and a
serum devised which promises re-
lief. II not complete cure.
DR.. George w. Mccoy, director
of the Public Health Service Hy-
gienic Laboratories. declared he had
not been advised of the discovery
announced by DR.. Israel Strauss.
but expressed hope that it might
prove to be an effective solution
Of the mysterious nalady. He
said he would have his agents in
New York make an immediate In
Vestigation.
The Washington times., 1923-03-12

The native way Of making
ice in India is by evaporation.
A shallow pit about 2 feet
deep is dug and dry straw
placed on the bottom. Shall
low earthen pans, very por-
GUS, are set in the straw,
filled with boiling water, and
left out through a calm night
when the temperature is cool
est. During the winter
months ice forms if there is
no dew.
The modern Oay of making ice In
India is just as it is made in A ntey.
tcG'u's Washington plants. For il
sOGs Mr.. ReuschIi1ae of the Ameri.
can Ice Company who built The
first modern ice plant in Calcutta
The Washington times., 1923-03-12
IMPORTS JUMP MILLIONS
IN YEAR. REPORT SHOWS

Imports into the United States in
1922 showed q substantial increase
preceding year, the Commerce De.
partment announced today.
The value Of imports in 1922 was
16,054, 061, as compared with So.
sos, 147,576 in 1921. Imports last
December were valued at $685., 900.
900, as against $2S7. 495,606 the same
month In 1921,
The Washington times., 1923-03-12
TRAMP'S BODY REVEALS
DOWNFALL or LAWYER

YORK, Pa, March 12.-The body
Of a tramp, who died here from
pneumonia caused by exposure, was
identified az that of Thomas Rooney.
formerly a prosperous lawyer Of
Baltimore. He was seventy-one
years old.
The death reveals a story of a
misspent life. More than thirty
years ago, 1t Is said, Roney quar-.
relied with his mother over financial
matters and then resolved to be.
come q tramp.
Since that day it was his boast
he had never worked. His pleasine
personality had won for him .
number Of friends who supplied him
with the necessities of life. Several
days ago he was found unconscious
beneath q railroad bridge
The Washington times., 1923-03-12
GEORGE
SCHOOL TAX
ISF|XED
Levy for 1924 VIII Be rs
Cents on $1oo5udget
Trimmed.
] KEYSTONE. PNoTo
HYATTsVILLE. Nd. March IL

EVANSVILLE, Md. March IL.
The school tax rate for Prince
Georges county for 1923.24 will be
e cents on the 800, It has been
decided by the county commission.
ers who are expected tomorrow to
Fix the total rate.
OF the total budget OF $247 900
for school purposes presented the
commissioners there was consider.
able "trimming.'' The entire So.
600 sought for new construction
was uiiapproved, the commissioners
explaining that the number OF
building projects now uncompleted
made further levy for this pur-
pose unwise. Provision, however,
for repairs was made.
Included in the $4,000 were these
items: $1,000 for the BeltsvilIe
School; $1,000 for the Cheltenham
School: $1,000 for the RiverdaIe
School, and $1,000 each for the
Upper Marlboro school and the Lin
coin cOlored school.
The new tax rate 10 8 cents In ex.
cess OF the present figure, the boost
being made necessary to provide
funds for meeting the interest and
taking care OF the sinking fund for
|
At . special meeting tonight at
7i3O o'clock In the council room,
the mayor and common council Of
Hyattsville will consider reglla-
tons for better police protection.
In line with a desire to give the
town better police protection the
council at its last meeting an.
pointed Leslie e, Livingston, Of
Riverdale, chief of police and now
the local authorities wish, It il un-
derstood, to put some teeth" in the
laws to be administered by Liy.
ingston and his associates.
M. NJ. Merritt, Of the State police
force. has just been assigned to
duty In Hyattsville, taking the place
OF D. F. Bowman, who has been
transferred to Easton.
David Halter heads the committee
In charge of arrangements for q
bazaar to be given in Odd Fellows
temple, Capitol Heights, Thursday.
Friday and Saturday evenings. un.
der the auspices OF and for the
benefit Of Loyalty Lodge, No. 1875,
I. o. o. r.
Plans are being made for giving
roads through Capitol Heights a
coating Of cinders., Delivery of the
cinders is expected to be made
within a few days.
The present building being made.
quate to house the equipment, the
volunteer fire department OF Capitol
Heights is planning the erection of
an addition to the structure. The
department now has an engine. two
chemical trucks and various other
equipment. 1t has been decided to
hold, in addition to the annual
Fourth of July carnival, a similar
function in May, the proceeds to
go to the fund for the addition to
the building.
Persons who have failed to pay
back taxes to the town Of Capitol
Heights will be sent bills within the
next week or ten days. Property
on which such taxes are found to
be due will be sold at public auction
here on April %. A representative
of the mayor and council has been
examining the records at Upper
Marlboro for the past several days
and has discovered, 1t is stated, that
back taxes owing the town amount
to about $4,000.
The examination OF the books,
which extended back several years,
was in line with an effort being
| made by the town authorities to put
the municipality on a better bust
ness basis.
The Washington times., 1923-03-12
He PAID
$4,000 FOR
RENT
Baron Refutes Runlors OF Ex.
trayagance During War
Period.

Believing that it is never too
late to correct an erroneous i'm.
preston, Baron de Cartier, Bel
gian Ambassador, today set about
to efface war rlTnors that he paid
an annual rental Of $4,000 for
. modest house at 2846 Massa-
chusetts avenue northwest, md
lived there in luxurious style.
Baron de Cartier says that he
paid only $4,000 q year for the
Massachusetts, avenue house, which
he chose because of its proximity
to the street cars and the state De-
partment. He further AYERS that
he used It as his official headQuar.
tiers and that he hardly had room
for his own personal belongings.
When my King was with the
army undergoing untold hardships
and dangers" exclaimed the baron,
when my countrymen were dying
in the trenches, when Belgian civil.
ians were deported TO Germany,
and starving, should ] be living in
luxury?
at would have been despicable.
In the window Of my house ! hung
the card OF Mr.. Hoover's Food Ad-
AltAA1hI1GOUS ptC0kAuB 4hy DOPPOAN
to the rules that were laid down.
When the meatless and wheatless
days came along / observed them
all, and was proud to do 90.
Under the circumstances, no gentle.
man could do otherwise than live
simply"
Since the war, however, the Bel.
gian ambassador has taken a better
house. He has married again, mar.
ried another American woman. He
has taken the position that an
anlbassa Aorship requires. He no
longer rides in street cars by neces.
sity, but only by choice.
The Washington times., 1923-03-12
0oMPERS MUCH BETTER,
BUT STILL IN HOSPITAL

NEW YORK. March 12.-SamueI
Gompers, president OF the American
RECREATION OF Labor, who has been
seriously Ill with influenza here
passed comfortable night and is
very mucn improved today, accord.
ing 10 OFFICIALS at the Lenox Hill
Hospital.
u WiA De some days, however, be-.
hospital.
The Washington times., 1923-03-12

Cong. Schafer, Baby" Of House,
Is Locomotive Engineer

After Term in Wisconsin Legis-
lature. He Comes to WASH
ingto1 to Work IN the In
terest Of Labor Proposed
seIective Service Draft for
Captain War Sees La Fol-
lette as Logical Progressive
Republican Candidate for
President Forecasts Split
in Democratic Party Next
Year.
The Washington times., 1923-03-12
100 ARE JAILED
BY IRISH AS
REBELS
Free State lnterns Prisoners
Alleged to Be Ringleaders
In Plot.

Continued from First Paec.l
said to have deposited large sums
recently In British and American
banks to carry out the plot frus-
trAted by Sundays raids and ar
rests.
The Washington times., 1923-03-12

Price realized on Swift q Companx
sales of carcass beef in Washington. d. e
for week ending Saturday. March 10th.
1923 on shipments sold out, ranged frclsFs
1000 cents to 1900 cents per pound and.
averaged 1919 cents per pound.
The Washington times., 1923-03-12

Authority to acduore control of the
Meridian & Memphis Railroad by
lease was asked OF the Interstate
Commerce Commission today by the
Gulf, Mobile & Northern Railroad.
The Washington times., 1923-03-12
FLEETS IN HUGE
MIMIC WAR
At SEA
Oenby Gives Out Plan for Most
Extensive Movements Any
Navy Ever Attempted.
BY KENNETH w. CLARK,
International News service.

ABOARD u. S. HENDERSON,
EN- ROUTE TO PANAMA fvIAs
NAVY WIRELESS 70 WASHING
TOM. March 1.-THE complete pro-
gram for the United states fieef
maneuvers, the most extensive ever
ATTEMPTED BY any navy in the world.
was announced today by Secretary
yof the Navy DENLY. Two funda-
mental gunnery problems. to test
the ability Of the fleet under com
bat conditions, win be worked out
through use OF the radio-controlIed
Iowa. 80
In the first problem. two. dss
stroyer squadrons Of nineteen ves.e
sells each viii move against giant
battleship formations. supported By
the most powerful bombing planes,
III naval use. The battleships win
pursue a zigzag course. while the
destroyers viii attack, firing In all
la torpedoes. Seaplanes viii bonnie
the destroyer squadrons in an aefx
fort to ward of the assault. ss11
In the second phase of the attack
the battIesl1ip- Mississippi win 80
sauit the Iowa. which was Adnirais
- - sesAtS snip "a LIZ SRaulSAl-<A4llSAA-s
can war. scx
Problems in Firing.
The Mississippi-Iow battle wiif
be divided into several phases COW
ering three days OF practice. IN.
the first the Mississippi will move
toward the Iowa, firing five-inch;
guns. the idea being 2 stimulation Of
the destroyer attack.
- N.fe .<.ye - 49, s-yNa :.
methods Of fire should be carried
cut with the firing vessel moving 81
il high rate Of speed toward the
victim Of the attack. -. -
The Mississippi and the Iowa will
follow parallel courses nine mfleA
apart on the second problem. Foul
teeninch guns will be turned on
the Iowa, to test the effect of speed
on battIeshfp fire.
In the third practice the Miss
issippi and Iowa viii pursue til.
same course ten miles apart. With.
out the use Of sight or range fine
ers, and depending upon the sol
direction Of airplanes, the Mis-
issippi win fire turret guns at tn
Iowa.
At Colon Ton1OrrOw.
The iowa, in the fourth practice
will move forward with frequent
changes OF course. Accuracy sOf
present fire control installation on
the Mississippi will be tested.
In the night firing practice the
Mississippi must locate the low
by the use of star shells, firing five
inch guns.
The manetivers viii last about ten
days. Lesson problems win follow
Battle positioning nnaneuvers with
lighter craft and seaplanes viii then
be ATTEMPTED
The Henderson was speeding
through the lower Caribbean sea to-
day and is due at Colon tomorrows
San Juan. Porto Rica, was today
added to the itinerary of the Her.
derson. The DENLY party will stop
there on the return trip. delaying
arrival at washington by one day.
This stop was decided upon IN
order to break a week Of continuous
travel. Secretary DENLY announcsds
The Henderson will remain at
Colon until Wednesday morning.
when the trip through the Canal
to join the combined fleets in
Panama bay will be undertaken.
New Britain herald., 1923-07-02
WEEKS PROGRAM IN
 CATHOLIC CHURCHES
Service at St. Andrews Church to
 Be Held in Basement

Services for the next three months at St. Andrews church will be con- ducted in the basement, Rev, E. V. Grikis. pastor. announced at yester- days masses, as work is to be started this week on redecorating the interior of the edifice.
 Contracts have been let to the Ram busch. Decorating Co.,, of New York city. The work will cost about s7,0o0 and will require three months to com plete.
 A carnival will be held on the church grounds from July to 14 to raise funds with which to pay for the redecorating.
 An anniversary mass will be cele- brated Wednesday morning at 8 o'clock for Catherine Dombrasky.
 At St. Joseph's church, the annual canvass is progressing favorably. This week Stanley, Cherry and Fairview streets will be visited.
 The first Friday services will be
New Britain herald., 1923-07-02

held this week at 5:30 and ' o'clock, Confessions will be heard Thursday afternoon and evening.
 At next Sundays masses the month ly collection will be taken. Members of the Holy Name society will attend mass and receive communion in a body next Sunday.
 At yesterdays masses in St. Mary's church the pastor urged owners of burial lots at both Catholic cemeteries to attend to them because the labor shortage will make it difficult for the parish to provide the care given in other years.
 A months mind mass will be said at o'clock Tuesday morning for John J. Hayes and one will be said at o'clock Thursday morning for John W. McCabe.
 Confessions will be heard Thursday afternoon and evening and on Friday there will be masses at 5:30 and a. m. and Holy hour in the evening at 8 o'clock. Children's confessions will be heard at 3 o'clock Friday afternoon, The men of the parish will go to con fession Saturday night and receive communion Sunday morning at the s o'clock mass
 The following are at the cottage this week: Catherine Kent, Margaret Burns Alice Hickey, Esther Hannon, Catherine Fitzpatrick. Mildred Ca" ney Marion Mcclure, Mary McKeon, Thelma Schall, Mary O'LearS Margaret Woods.
New Britain herald., 1923-07-02

quired to meet any failure of net earnings to cover fixed charges for that year.
 If state help is to be given 1t is recommended that the control and management of the company be vested in trustees to be appointed to serve ten years, two to be ap- pointed by Connecticut, one by Rhode Island and two by Massa : chusetts,
 Government Aid.
 The committee urged that the federal government be requested to fund the New Haven company's in- dehtedness to it for reasonable period at four per cent interest. The report declared that receivenship for the New Haven would not involve heavy expense. but would be accom- panied by depressing effect on New England,
 For the rehabilitation of the Bos- ton and Maine the committee recom- mended in detail q plan similar in some respects 10 that proposed for the New Haven. Under this plan bondholders would be asked to ex- tend for twelve years some s4s,ooo,- 600 of bonds maturing prior to De- cember 31, 1885.