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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-06-04
RENT SCHEDULE
SET ASIDE BY
COURT
Van OrsdeI Decision Holds
Valuation on Monmouth
Should Be 100000.

A decision of the Rent Commits
sion fixing rentals for the apart
ments in the Monmouth apartment
hohse was today set aside by JUS
tice Van Orsdel of the Court of APP
peals. finding that the commission S
valuation of the property at $780,
900 is wholly unsupported by any
competent evidence.
The Appellate Court finds that
the real value Of the propert is
between 100000 and $650,O00 and
that the inspection by the commits
sion of the apartment house
amounts to nothing as that body is
not composed of a board of APP
praisers. It is pointed out by the
court that the statute provides
that a hearing be accorded the
parties when evidence may be sub
mitted as to the present value Of
the property and other matters of
fact essential to enable the COM
mission TO make a just and equit-
able finding.
Justice Van Orsdel also reversed
the commissions decision with re-
gard to the Clifton apartment house
and ordered a rehearing. The court
applies the same criticism in this
case as was used in the Monmouth
case, and points out that instead of
fixing the rates upon the thirteen
apartments adjudicated with refer
ence to the value of the entire prop
erty in the proportion in which they
bear to that value, they were arbi-
trarily fixed with reference to the
rental value Of each individual apart
ment.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-06-04
VETS MAKE.
POLICE
WORRY
Arrests for Liquor Law Viola
tons Increase and Elk.
coed All Others.

According to the monthly report
submitted today by Major Daniel
Sullivan, chief Of police, to Com
missioner James F. Oyster, the
liquor violations in the District
are giving the police the most
cause for concern.
Liquor Arrests Feature.
With the exception Of offensee
against the traffic regulations, and
most of them are minor violations
arrests for violations of the liquor
laws are most conspicuous on the
dockets Of the various precincts. A
record for the District regarding the
liquor law violations was the seizure
Of twenty-seven automobiles during
the month of May. During March
and April, respectively, ten and sew.
en- were confiscated.
Following are the statistics for
the seizures Of liquor: whiskey, A..
1873 quarts; gin, ia quarts; brandy,
200 quarts; cider, $50 gallons: wine,
100 gallons; home brewed beer, 12G
gallons in barrels and ,460 bottles,
anu SALAdClSS AOV OOlIAcS OI NAF1OUh
sizes.
The large decrease In the sale oi
extracts is an indication that corr
and red WHISTLES are being dis
pensed on larger scale than for
merly. The total arrests In con
nection with the liquor law viola
tons during May numbered $50
The number arrested for selling
liquor in April was eighty-three al
compared with 107 during May, yet
the number of intoxication cases
dropped from 74S in April to Ga:
In May. An increase OF fifty-four
was noted in the illegal possession
cases.
Grand larceny and assaults with
dangerous weapons also figure
prominently on the report. Dope
charges dropped from twelve in
March to four in April and five In
May. Both local detectives and
the Government agents said today
that the drug situation in Washing
ton Is now well in hand.
Handbook cases, numbering only
eight for the month, were enter ID
on the dockets at No. l and
precincts.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-06-04
OPTICAL GLASS INDUSTRY
RECLAIMED BY GERMANS

Production of optical glass is
gradually returning to Germany, ow-
ing to high labor costs in the United
States, the United States Bureau of
Standards announced today.
Germany had a monopoly on Oh.
teal glass before the war, but lost
the industry between 1914 and 1919
TO this country.
However, it Is the object Of the
Bureau Of Standards to keep alive
the art in America so that produc.
ton may be resumed on a big seal =
II necessity arises, as in the war"
George K. Burgess, director of the
bureau, said.
Glass-making has been developed
to a high degree of efficiency by
the Government, and it is said that
optical glass produced at the Bu-
reau of Standards is better than the
best German glass.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-06-04
APPEALS COURT UPHOLDS
yesterdays CONVICTION

Wilen w. yesterday, alleged con.
federate Of Jules CNicky) Armsteln
and others in the $4,000 Wall
street bond robbery, and under sent.
ence of two years in the pen
itentiary on a charge of conspiracy
to bring stolen securities into the
District, must serve three years
and three days in the penitentiary
on charges of forgery, according to
the Court Of Appeals which today
upheld the lower court.
yesterday was convicted in Grim.
inal Court No. /. Chief Justice Nc.
Coy presiding at the time of obtain.
ing a total of $390.34 on three
worthless checks passed on local
merchants in September. 1920. He
was tried on three separate indict.
ments and sentenced TO serve a
year and day on each. making n
total Of three years and three days.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-06-04
REVISION BOARD
Gets HALF
DATA
Expansion Of Classification
Working Force Now Neces-
sary for Completion.

Not more than so per cent Of the
classification Questionnaires have
been returned to the personnel clas.
sification board from the various
liaison officers in the departments.
The work. however, is proceeding
as rapidly in the District as was
expected, and probably all of the
data will be in the hands of the
board within the next three weeks.
1t is estimated.
Expansion of the boards working
force already has begun and a requi-
sition has been made upon the de-
partments for an allotment Of exectl-
tives, economists, clerks and stenog-
raphers ranging in number between
1875 and $50. The names of the en-
ployes assigned for this special work
will be made public in the near fu
ture.
Inasmuch as the work Of reclassi.
fication is likely to continue for at
least a year to come. 1t is possible
that Director Of the Budget Lord,
who also is chairman Of the person
mel classification board, will ask Con.
gress for a special appropriation for
working staff in the next esti-
mates. At the present time the
board Is functioning without any ap-
preparation, and Is dependent upon
temporary assignments from the
other departments to carry on Its
work. These temporary assignments
probably will have to be continued
for. an indefinite period unless the
board is permitted to build up Its
own working force.
No further action has been taken
by the Federation Of Federal EN-
ployes in protest against the form
Of classification adopted for the
District employees by the board.
Regular conferences in preparation
for the hearings are being held,
however, and as soon as the pre-
liminary work of the board Is COM
pleted the issue involved in the con-
troversy will be given thorough
public discussion.
This issue, az defined by officials
Of the federation, is in a broad way
whether salaries are to be read
iusted on the basis of a strict and
Just appraisement Of the work now
being done by the various classes
Of employees, or whether the actual
classification Of employees Is to be
carried out with the present salaries
now received by them as a guide
post rather than the actual char
acter OF the work being done.
The "short cut" taken by Fedora.
ton officials is said to be using the
present salary ranges. in accord
ance with the Wood-Smoot- Brown
plan of classification. AS a means
of working out a grading Of all the
civil service workers. The Per
sonnet Classification Board has
made no official reply to the pro.
tests made by the Federation
against what is asserted to be the
execution Of the Wood,Smoot.B Brown
plan.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-06-04
I D DETECTIVES
ADDED To
C|TYFORCE
Best Men in U. S. Brought Here
to Protect Shriners-Ample
Security, Says Sullivan.

Probably the greatest detective
force ever assembled in the
Nations Capital answered roll cal
today when Inspector Clifford l.
Grant, chief of detectives, gave
the command to "Fall in!
The local force has been eug-
mented by detectives from most
of the principal cities OF the
United States to the number OF
seventy. The local force COM
prises twenty-three men.
Best SIeuths In Country.
The out-of-town men are noted for
their knowledge Of the operations OF,
not only national crooks, but inter
national thieves and swindlers.
while the Shriners are here they
will have the best protection that
can be given them" Major Daniel
Sullivan and Inspector Grant said
today. IN every large convention
such as will be held here this week,
there are bound to be thieves, espe.
cially pickpockets, and the local
force has been augmented by some
of the best men in their line in
the country. Many Of them have
been here before during inaugural
ceremonies and they did excellent
work. They will remain here until
Shriners officially close their con.
vention."
Included among the men who viii
keep vigilance in the crowds and
public places are finger print ex-
DertS,
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-06-04
U. S. ASKS FOR REHEARING
OF NIcKY ARNSTEIN CASE

The Government today moved in
the Supreme Court for a rehearing
OF the Jules W. Mickey" Arnstein
bankruptcy case, which Is before the
New York district court. with re-
quest for leave to file a petition
within sixty days.
Two weeks ago the court sustain
ed Arnstein in his refusal to answer
certain questions submitted him in
the bankruptcy proceedings on the
ground they would incrim1nate him.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-06-04
Auto Traffic Rules Are Working Out We'll
S1HEARDroSEkll{|!1
l-oBy BILL PRICE q ~A<aA.a -

NEW USES FOR CASTOR OIL.
Small boys and girls tn
America aOiI rejoice that there
seems to be a neW field for
using the Visible supply of cas-
tor oil. The French royGlists
and fuscisti in Paris haze resort
ed to beating up their political
opponents and then GdnSi1tsteT-
ing large doses of castor oil.
After thinking the matter
OVer carefully zoe haze decided
to recommend the castor oil
treatment to the Ku KIMT Khan
in place of tar and feathers.
The X. X. ks tell q man they
don't like to "Move onP' and
threaten tar and feathers. BIZ
dosing Nth castor oil the Vic-
tim OoMldm't lip0er for a sec
0Nd dose.
There isn't any fairness IN
feeding castor oil to kids sOhen
IL can be used so effectively
Nth grosOm people sOho are not
in agreement Nth your otOn po-
HticGL, racial, or religious Vie4Us.
If the X. K. X. accepts oar rec
concentrations aUe 1OiU then rec
onsmend thGt every time one
man meets another and thev
can't agree that the strongest
throSO the other do10n and fill
him With castor oil.
~
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-06-04
"a GA ZIG SERENADES
TIMES EDITORIAL STAFF

Work was temporarily suspended
in the editorial rooms of The Wash.
ington Times today when the
chanters Of Ia Ga Zig Temple
entered and gave an impromotu
serenade.
The singers told about themselves
In touching ballad entitled Iowa d"
ana followed this with a dirRe con.
corning the passing of old beverages
and the general drinking of rain.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-06-04
HIS INITIATION nnno.
INTO FLAPPERDOM

u.,vv Augustus Hemberg
John ned 70 KaIamazoO'S Mys'lc
Shrine; over the well-knOwn hot
~ s saSos orA heluva warm time.
rha route was long, the Temperature
And ''1 the Arabs rIesfui over his
m .,s M1vs Side were grinnins. deviliSh
And iS he beard loud. fiendIsh wails S.1
But when his poor BODY w. ~" tierce
u,s ,e i' shriners heartily Joined
In welcoming him to their "ASS''0
So he S came to Washington to enjoy
And brought along his dinl<y fe'
He aimed to have a good time with
For mo pother sort did he care = rap.
Down on historic old Pennsyiva1'Aa
He gave the high sign to fancy
And she responded coyly but surely
with signs just about the same.
Now John Henry knew the gFis Oh
And Nf he didn't consider them so
amt ali men must live and learn, they
And John was no exception. you
know. ,.,
"Why, yes, I'll go to the theater with
And afterward wen have . little
John Henry remembers her few words
He'Ii never forget that fatefuI night.
The bite she ate was sure some
Corti"tin~ NJ two-tbirdS Of the
menu;
BY the way she stuck to the delicacies
He thought she had n life tenure.
Then around the speedway they took
q turn.
with a wise taxi driver at the wheel.
They rode around until after o'clock
SO she could shake down that little
meal.
Softly reminding him that home wA~
where ali good little girls shouId be,
She had the driver take her to that
haven,
In the nelEhborhood Of block 1900 G..
On the steps stood her watchful
scowling map.
She thanked Noble Hemberg for his
kindness,
Said sweet goodnight. and the
poor yap
Knows that she knew
That he was Just
ANOTHER SAP!
ARIZONA IKE.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-06-04
THE WORLDS
BULL-THROWING RECORD
II. v. d. Wireless.)

B. v. D. Wireless.)
MIAMI, Fla, June 4.
Bill Price and His Goat,
The Times,
Washington. ID. G.
Much surprised to read that
Shrine rOdeo claims worlds rec.
ord for bull-thrOwing. Our Fer
low townSnan, w. j. Bryan,
won the worlds championship IN
bull throwing at the Chicago
Democratic national convention
i'm 1896 when he threw the WE'LL
known bull, "CroSs-Of. Gold and
Crown-of-Tllor11S," in thirty NM
utes, amid frenzied exctteanelt.
He has since repeatedly won the
championship, and Is now apIs
TO throw the strongest DUH m
side of ten seconds.
We cOncede that washington
"a a collectively we may
says entitled to the Worio
championship, owing 70 tnS 49, q
moat continuous presence CISre
If Rob L,aFOlIette, Tom HeIlM'
Stanton and others, but, nadIvlu.
uaIIy, we win back our O""
fellow.tOWnsHTlan. DAN
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-06-04
POLICE SAY
DRIVERS
HELP
Bone Confusion Among Shrine
Guests, But Obedience Is
Willing and General.

With downtown parking barred
and practically every street
one-way thoroughfare, Washing
ton today entered on its second
day of enforcement of the strict
est traffic regulations ever known
to the National Capital.
Rules Are Working Fine.
The rules are working fine.
especially with the regular every.
day folks of the city. The Shriners
haven't quite caught on to the
new rules yet and until they do
the police expect moro or less con-
fusion.
Gee, but they're nice about it
when you tell them they're going
the wrong way or parking on the
wrong street. said one policeman
today. IF they're all like the
ones I've met, l know doggone well
this police force won't have any
trouble in enforcing the traffic
regulations among the Shriners."
Pennsylvania avenue today was
thronged with automobiles. At : :
o'clock tonight, however, the his
toric thoroughfare will close down.
Last night, due to the rain and
nSHL LFdILlC, the avenue was
opened to east and west traffic.
Tonight only north and southbound
traffic will be permitted to pass.
The police department today an
nounced that all traffic over the
route of the Shrine parade tomor-
row will be stopped at o'clock in
the morning Street cars will quit
running several minutes before the
parade arrives. They will start up
again when the last unit of the
parade passes.
Marines to Direct Parade.
The paraderS tomorrow will
march strictly according to Hoyle,
1t became known today. The ma
Tine corps has assigned 100 Of the
hardest boiled drill sergenats Of
that organization, together with
twenty-five officers, to marshal the
hosts Of uniformed men and super.
Intend the marching.
The request of the Shrine IL the
result of their experience in the
parade at the great Shrine con.
Vention at San Francisco, where
due to lack of organized guidance
several annoying breaks in the
line of paraders occurred.
The detachment will be cym-
manded by Maj. James Meade, Of
the famous Sixth marine regiment,
which covered itself with glory at
Belleau Wood and in other actions
In the world war.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-06-04
City Stores to Close
Tomorrow Morning
For BIG Parade

Washington stores will be
closed all tomorrow morning to
enable their employees to wit
ness the major parade incident
to the forty-ninth annual con-
clave of the Ancient Arabic
Order Of the Mystic Shrine.
It is announced that some of
the stores have decided to stay
closed all day, while others be-
lieve that the visitors will ap-
preciate their keeping open
during the afternoon.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-06-04
BUREAU OF ENGRAVING
TO BE CLOSED TOMORROW

The Bureau Of Engraving and
Printing will be closed to visitors
tomorrow. the directors office an,
nounced today.
The big plant VIII be open to the
public thereafter, however, from 8
to il a. m. and from 2 to p. m.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-06-04
Refunding Authorized.

The Interstate Commerce Com
mission today authorized the Cen
trail of Georgia railroad to issue
1888 900 of refunding and general
mortgage per cent bonds. These
bonds may be pledged as collateral
security for any notes the railroad
NAV issue.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-06-04
SPAIN GIVEN DRAFT OF
U. s. COMMERCE TREATY

A draft Of the proposed new COM
mercial treaty between the Unitei
States and Spain has been presented
to the Spanish government by Am
bassador Moore in Madrid. the State
Department announced today.
The treaty has been under neKo-
t1ation for several YeekA
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-06-04

The Government today flied a bill
OF complaint with the United States
Supreme Court to restrain the pay
ment OF any funds by insoIvent
banks in Oklahoma until the sum
deposited by the Government for
Indian wards is paid in full. The
Government claimed priority over all
other depositors,
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-06-04

"s;r William Orpem," scys
the St. Paul Dispatch, " Ios, :
left the Americas beauty q
leo to stand on" And yet
there are thousands OF tet-
IoUs who 90 to the Oot@e''S
beaches regularly. arrr
OKLAHOMA PETE
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-06-04
A PRAYER,

apologies to Tennyson.)
ON the cold, bare floor, D bones.
And IL you'll oTaly do Your Job.
I'll not have to ask any loans.
Stop. stop, stop,
On the two and five. o dice,
And then I'll feed on caviar
Instead of peas and rice!
THE UNKNOWN.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-06-04
Vireinian to Make Loan.

The Virginian Railway was au-
thorized by the Interstate Com.
merce Commission today to issue
and sell $5,700,000 of equipment
trust certificates for the purpose of
purchasing certain equipment.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-06-04
THE MONUMENT PHENOMENA

/ offer this answer to the ques'
ton of e. e. D regarding the
mysterious light on the summit
of the Washington Monument.
The extreme apex of the Monu-
ment is of metal. It is small
pyramid Of aluminium. This metal
point is connected with the ground
by thick wires, the object, of
course, being to protect the Monu-
ment from lightning.
The mysterious light is merely
the reflection of the suns rays
from the metallic point. To see
this effect, it is necessary that
the sun, the Monument and the
observer should be in certain
relative positions, therefore 1t can
only be seen at certain times and
at certain places. have OBJ
served 1t many times.
HUGH B. ROSSELL.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-12-15
CAPTAIN
WANT SERIES
Y. M. C. A. Bowling Captain
Trying for Holiday Games
With Brunswick 5

So as to keep his men warmed
up" for the balance of the campaign,
Charley Wiberalske, captain of the
local Y. NJ. C. A. bowling team in
the state league, is endeavoring to
arrange a match with the New
Brunswick association representa-
tives, who recently dropped out of
the state circuit.
According to present plans, the
local bowlers will not go into action
again until January 5, when a match
is scheduled with the Bayonne In
dustrial association representatives.
This match will be rolled at Bay
onne, and a week later, the Somer-
vile team will come to the Jefferson
street alleys. This third week in
January, the local forces will go to
Morristown for a set OF games.
If arrangements can be made, a
home and home series will be ar
ranged with the county seal bowlers
for the holiday season. The first
match probably will be rolled on the
county seat alleys, and the follow
ing week, New Brunswick will come
here. If New Brunswick had not
cropped out of the league, the csun-
ty seat bowlers would have rolled
here tonight.
Wiberalske's team won state hon.
ors last yoSl, and the players are
confiden' that they will repeat again
this winter. The anne team is rep
.resenting the local association.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-12-15
METUCHEN VS.
ELIZABETH L
State Cup Soccer Contest
Carded for Tomorrow After
noon at Elizabeth

Metuchen's representative soccer
team will travel to Elizabeth tomor-
row afternoon to play a game In the
third round of the series to decide
the winner of the state cup. In this
contest the brainy borough "kickers'
will be opposed by the strong Clan
Gordon eleven, of Elizabeth.
The visitors will take the field In
practically the same fashion as last
Sunday, when they held the strong
Clan McGregor combination, of New
Brunswick, to a tie in an East Jersey
league encounter on the Raritan
Copper Works field in this city.
There were some changes in the
Metuchen lineup last week and the
followers of the team were pleased
with the play of the new men.
Soccer critics of the state league
r of the opinion that the Metuchen
team has a good chance of coping
the cup in the state game this sea-
son, and the same combination is
making a strong bid for the cham
pionship of the East Jersey district.
Last Sundays game in this city,
the Copper works being the home
field for MetUchen, was one of the
best ever witnessed in this section,
each team scoring a goal. The all
around play of both combinations
was sensational.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-12-15
IS
HOLDING OWN
Practically Sure of First Half
HonorS in Metro Court
League

There is little chance that the
Brooklyn team in the Metropolitan
circuit will be headed in the fight
for first half honors. During the
past several weeks, the team of
which Davey Banks is a member, has
averaged a three-game lead.
Tomorrow night the Yonkers team,
recently weakened through the loss
of Kennedy, Russell and Sedran, who
went West to participate in court
activities, will play the leaders on
the Brooklyn court. Schmeelk, White
and Stanley Harris, Washington ball
tossers, 1re the new members of the
YonkerS outfit. 1t is a question
whether Banks absence on account
OF an injury will hinder the Brook
lynites in tomorrow's encounter.
Kingston is preparing for the Sec
end half fight, its recent trade with
Trenton indicates. The New York
state team received Maurie Tome for
sending Eddie Dolin to Trenton. At
the present time, Trenton and Kings
ton + the closest to Brooklyn, and
Greenpoint, Paterson and Yonkers
follow in line. Paterson is going to
be the contender of old in the second
half fight.
Contests scheduled for tonight are
between Greenpoint and Yonkers.
and Kingston and Paterson, and the
second game tomorrow night will
bring together Paterson and Green
point.
Borgeman is leading the league in
scoring, Brennan is second and
Banks is third.