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, 1923-08-20

Western League.
Sioux City. SIS; Denver. 20.
Omaha. SIS; Des Moines. IL.
Wichita. 1910: Tulsa. ala.
Oklahoma City. 80; st. Joseph. 2-t
fsecond game called in 9Th to allow
visitors to catch train.
Coast League.
Vernon, 1o-2; Salt Lake. Ill.
Portland. As; Los Angeles, s-e.
American Association
indianapolis. 30; Kansas City. "a.
Toledo. ola; Minneapolis. SO.
Columbus, 81; St. Paul. 1871.
Louisville. 1s.3: Milwaukee. 1s2.
Tcuas League
Shreveport. .; Fort Worth. 5.
wichita Falls. 10: Dallas. 8.
Houston. OIL; San Antonio, To-
Beaumont. 81; Galveston. rs.
, 1923-08-20

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, 1923-08-20

Yesterday's
Scores

National League.
Washington Journal., 1923-03-23
Weiiter: .9lber ridlt mabr, Sbr
Sult0e lit ~oroeiitlidJ gciuOdlen III oen
Srci Sogren ieiner 2ebr5cit?
8ater Oe5 2ebrlings: %
il, - bcionocrS ieiuc Obrcnl"

SIN @tfer perraten.
Gr: ~6rauen f0nncn fcin ScbcimniS
peu19ren!"
Sic: n@oypm ni4t Gar! S,it if)
"a bin bobe id uie mein uirfllfes
2Iter p%erraten!"
Gr: 0llnS oenrof per0eu Sic
eS cine5 id)0nru Cages uefrntenl"
Sic: .@}eiuen Sic? SD od6te,
Gin @eGcinni5. ons man pole 20
Satire binour1 po5rcn fonnte, Be.
bdIt mar altb icrnerbin fir lid!"
Nus elmer 4n5eige.
&ilGelml Ge5re 3ltrilf, allies pergc
beul Gein, 6rau unO Ginoer erpar
ten Did nit Sc6nihht! Soa 0ein al.
ter @ater iib ocS 2eben nebnten =?
ST pir6 es, ruenn on nid}t 6al0 BON
Sit borcn l6bt! Nuf ale Sale aser
ianoe feline MceridaltmIpibe 5uriid
oie en- iebr temiBt!
Sin 3eitbiIo. v@nrum
'deut oenn Sbr Goli5ei5uno gar 10
9rimmig oreiir?"
0~gr ioG 8t%uangspciie peniionieri
ncrocn!""
Washington Journal., 1923-03-23
Gin 9fiffifus.


0enn oie Game bort uorbin bcim
Glicn 'nidt iiber ben furdtbar 3D.
ben 9rateu geidimpft?"
aeaner: 80 nein! Sd babe
ndmlih mdbreno oes Seruiercns ibr
Gerrlibes @ebiB bewunocrt!"
GasfeIbe. Sater: rNiln,
Srib, mie bats Cir in Ger Sfnle
~gefalen?"
Sris: rgd). es 1T ulle5 eincrlei.
3u6aule fricg' iG Sriigel uno in
scr G0ule audi"
@uA cine ooe nno
SO ii II G. NIrifareiicnoer:
sic foinrn iif bon Der f:irdter-
lid,cn Ocoe uno 2cerc elmer Ioldcll
@iiIte teincn Ycgriif MAIDEN, Sert
Miiaer!
@eridtsppa3ie6cr Miller: SRA
ma no id) fat ale Gage oil
me Gtuocntenblloe fomme?i"
Washington Journal., 1923-03-23

Cine &eolute. n@orum
boit gu lie 0enn gebeiratet?~
Isle frogte mid einfa6: v@ol-
lcltSie MIDI %beiratell, ia ooer nein?"
8as BADEN Sic oagegen ein5umen.
ben? rno oa i6 nidts einmcnoen
fonnte, na6m lie mid 6eim @orte!"
oSSo, marum bait iii oenn uidi
ainfah gei6miegen?"
~uGo5 mars ia eben! Sd ihmieQ
- l1no ga iagte iie: nSdmeigen 1T
Ginpiaigung" fertig mar Ole
Snde!""
9as gin5igc c. sd perIi-
deere Sbnen, ser Serr Maier lit nitt
81 6ouie!
9eamter: vllnmoglid. bort bGn1t
ia fem Semo ON 6enlter!"
Cine &aoifaIe. So6ter:
r9as Jag ib @u6: tpenn Sbr mir
nod lang gum Seiraten 8ureoet,
Dunn 6eirote id pirfli6 ,unO
snar sen @itiper nit Oen adt Sin.
0ern!"
So6It it. 9eritrcutbeit.
~@obin, Serr Sefretdr?"
.~gincn &aOnusfIu mill id
moden!""
So, no BADEN sic Oenn S6r
&oo?"
nnGonncrmctter. oas bab' id Ite.
ben l~oiien!""
9orteiif6. uGaB 9cin
fluger @al0l Bel Ser 8oli5eibunos.
priifung orrd9efaIcn ilt?"
.ySa, tueiBt Oh, Der bat friiber
nal Dem Yriifungsfommiiiar cine
@urit gefrelicnl""
Washington Journal., 1923-03-23
@eim 8uhhGn6le

8eim q h rambler. -
9(Ite Sungfer (oie iif in Ser Gile
peripriAt); SD motte germ Elm
Observation-Disclosures baben!
9crfduier (grob): Gns bilft Sb-
men audi nidts mebr!
Gas perlorene Sara.
oies. Sic: .@oaen mir nidt
nal uniere alten Sieblin9splase be.
lu0en?"
@r: SD bin germ babel; Begin
mem mir nit meincr lieben alien
SunggeieqenbuOe!"
Yerugigung. SotclierS-
gattin Omit Dem @atten Elm neueS
Yor5elanierpice ousiuAenb, inn Ell
ne opole Sdiiiiel ~5eigcno): Sdau.
oas mare nett, aber lino oieie Sbll
ieln nid)t elm biBhen 81 flcin?
@otelier: Ad, nnlere Bortionen
Aobcn i1on @lns oarouf!
2afoniG . @auner:: nNcs
bait oenn iir Sic nddite Belt Dor.
Uuitl?"
v,Ginbrcd)cn rpia id!""
.lno oarna6?"
MusbreAenl""
inter iungen 9ous-
frauen. nSci Gid muB id) mel.
mem Makre ltets genau ~er5ablen,
tpic i) Die eln5elncn Wcriute 3ll.
bercitet babe; Damn lit er gang
DIR" nMeinem Mann lit oaa
gang glcidgiiltig! ouiiir lit er aber
Gel 3iidb gur5 Wtuno!"
Gin Jrommer. DGa
I6eine i) ia einen red)t frommen
9udbalter ermiidt gu babcn."
.@ieio gebt er 10 oft 5ul
airde?"
.9cin, aber nne flint Minuten
Iagt er aus tiaiitem Seraen5gruno
ra6 Soft, adj @ottl"
Washington Journal., 1923-03-23

Damn itcat eRrc Sios uor ME oie or.
nc Sinner III GcutiAldHo nod nit
email e StidclAe Srot in 0en Sal
ice Sunfe f0uitc, bicfobS ie bate fcin
@rot I'M aud fcin Sofice I'LL ih bet
te einigc9 NuB ie6es pon eure Sin.
ncr e paar Gents ior Oen quite 9or.
pes itifte Oubt." 9oS ben ie all &c.
prammiil. @e1. Scrr &eouftiondr
mas oeifc &c icgt Don Sbre Sbren
TrcunO. montit ih uerbleifpc Sbne
Sbrn lieluer
&bilipp Gouerampfer.
Washington Journal., 1923-03-23
@tn1a Iieb, i'd ben


Q panier. Snusmirt: rSerr
Slerl, Sic iHulOcn mir nun ihon
ieit iieben Wtonateu Die Niete; dltf
3oblune lit ia bel Sbnen nidt gu
rcGncn. SD pcr3idte aui Die 3a6.
lung Der Miete - unO nun 0ieben
Sic"
Maler aIerl: e@asl? SD 3ic1cn.
obne gu 5ablcn?l Nimmermcbrl!"
@orbeugeno. ~Serrift
in Sbrem Sauic etpn cine onltet'
fenOe Sranfbeit, oaB Sic oae Sbre
9inOer gu 8erpanotcn aus SanO
gegeben boben?"
nSos nidt; aber idmtlihe Sem
tier un0 Siiren werOcn gcitri6cn."
Washington Journal., 1923-03-23

au! n9as ion Elm aalbs-
fotelette lein, Seuner OaS beIBt
Elm &olb beleioigen!"
.@er5eibung, mem Serr, i6 Doa-
tc sic wirfli6 nidt beleiOiscn!"
@e6aimnis. &id]ter: @ie
Goben Sic es MIR fertig gebraht,
angeflaeter oa Die ~geltoblenen
Soden acknowledgement?
angeflagtcr: @enn ids SRnen
and, Iogen tate. Serr Uerif)tsloi,
Sic friegten's 0od ni9t fertig!
Washington Journal., 1923-03-23
$50 lit Die No1barin, nelde NIT
moute, Sol5 3u bolen?

Ole ein5ige &on5ei'
nSd bin entidie0cne 6rau-
enredtlerin unO unterperfe mid
feinenl @ebot auBer Dem Int'
gebot!"
-Giner, Ser lid Mut
antrintt. @oit: o@aS babe ldl
81 5ablen. Serr Wirt2"
@irt: SEEDS @los Bier unO
neun SdnGpiel = sic modem ge-
nib oriiben INN oaS reiAe, alte
6rdulein on6alten2"
@aip. 9rdutigam: 1SeOeS.
nal, penn id Gid beiu6e, 1T Der
@eri6tsooa5ieber bel gud!"
8rollt (pormurfspoa): n9u Bit
Oo6 niHt eiieriiidti9. @ouarO?"
Washington Journal., 1923-03-23
Yoifant t: .9tber SEER @inoiid,
mas treiben Sic 0enn oa?"
Ioiatifer: nAG, id muBte
cine gtotlonoung u%ornebmenl"

Gin Sumel. @ndoige
BUR Ncuem: uSin0 Sic auG per.
i%Uwiegen2"
nuno mie, 9na' 6rau! @enn id
molte, fonnte Ib bequem BON ST.
prrilun9sperluhen le6en!"
EofatipuS. n9err
glanf, geitern babe iD SIREN Serrn
9rlocr tennen9elernt; Der gleidi
5bnen aber aufs 9aar!"
~Stimmt, Ell bat aud ne @Iat-
gel"
Sod etpas. .aodt Sci
ne 6rau gut?"
ngtein, %Hberbaupt ni6t; aber iie
bcritebt es meiiterbaft, i'm &eitou-
rant gu taoeln."
@r Bat re1t. oRun
idmoGe nidt eipig, 6rau, neil i6
uniern 5ebnten SoA5eitstag ner-
9eiien babe; Die Souptiade bleibt
bod, ooB i6 Den allereriten nift
Oerbummelt babel"
Sci BroBens. Grau
@iiIbenitein: n@s mdre gut, penn
unIere &ola einen Gurius in elmer
Salsbaltun9siduIe ourdmadte."
Serr @iilbenltein: o@ibt's feline
8nlaisbaltungS. 4fooemie2"
Washington Journal., 1923-03-23

@r otei It. Cine Gom2, Sic
ooiiir befannt mar, nit 2eioenidaft
ibr ,Seim 5u idmiiden", batte zines
cages oos %ed), lid in Der GIoidc
gu pcrgreifen uuo itutt 8cin einen
S9Iud roter Sinte gu trinfen. Ser
@r5t wiirOe %gerlten.
n@ndoige Srau," iogte oicie,
Itreng, 10 nett oilrfen Gle nber
Sbre Gorlicbe fir Snnenoetorotio-
nen nibt treiben!"
Washington Journal., 1923-03-23

@ei6aftgreiitnoer (5u
ieiacm &ouegen): n@ie ieben Sic
oenn i'm @eii1t ans, Wtenid); lino
Sic iiberiubrcn moroen?"
r@elpobrel SD pcrtrcibe einen
neilen Mrtifel. Scr MIR fir 8nrbiere
Sntereiie bat, uno oa muB i'd mid,
nm in sic &unoidaft gu fommen,
ieoen Gag elm ousenomal raiieren
lailen!"
Washington Journal., 1923-03-23

= @uter 81 at. Gaticut: Serr
Goftor. nenn i1 bier oriifc. Damn
tut eS mir 10 iuc6.
Ar5t: ga = baum oriiden Sic
bod nibt!
@iinItiger 30 omen t. =
Game: SD modte einen SUIT fau'
fen. o6er es mtB Die neueite Nfooe
iein.
MooiItin: gitte, elm wenig Ylae
gu ne6nten, Die 03ooc wefIalt eben!
Washington Journal., 1923-03-23
@nghoft. Site sSun(

Wosboft. Nlfe SunQfcr.
Ser 6riibling lit ia gan6 id0n:
ooS Sproiien ser Bitten, oas Sin.
gen Der Gogel, oas @ieocrermaden
Der gtatul - uur fam id Sic per-
iidcrn. oaB mid oas ales falt
ldBtll"
SEER: %. oas CLAUDE id) germ,
wcnn man Is ldon 10 oft mitge-
madt bat!~
Washington Journal., 1923-03-23
8meifeIbaftes Cob

3meifeIbaftes Cob
6rau S6ul3e: Gieie OioGt bo6en
Ie ii6 nieoer ir1BIid iebauen bier
an Sic @fe. See, nit Ole MGnncr!
- Sic miiiIen bod ooa INNER in
NngIt iino, 6rolt Nodbnrn?
Sdubmannsfrau: Sd? Gas
muB i'd mid ood iebr uerbitten! -
SD babe n oroentlihen Wnnn; Der
gebt ieoer 8riigelei aus Dem 8egel
Washington Journal., 1923-03-23

Snnere &aItIofie.
felt. nyeanu, @raf mas fe9lt SD
men oenn?"
nvSatal, gatts fatal, leioc ailgen-
blidli1 iebr all innerer $altloli9'
~feit!""
.Mbo! bnben pobl troB oIer GUT
ten @runoidse gelie6t, geicut, ge'
ioffen?"
.u4eene Sfbnling, mein 8erebrte'
tier! @ar5 etpas anOeres - Solen.
trigger 5erriiien!""
Washington Journal., 1923-03-23

[ Jos. WW5Ag9le UAaeAmaRhgE Z

nj Of err: .@as molten Sic
oenn bel mir nit Dem @odel?"
,SSSu mel, iGauen q, fritber bot
uns Der @odel INNER INN Orei ubr
q'ipedt, ieBt mecft err ms crit I'M
Iiiufe. Wto1ten g. ni9t einmal nad-
ieb'n, mas Oa feblt2"
Washington Journal., 1923-03-23
4naiiqIi6. Come

an5ii gli6. Game (nus
benz Coupe: Sic, Gepddtrdger, lino
Sir oenn aud iider, cob iid) ale
meme @epdfitiide I'M 9uge befin'
Den?
@apddtrdger: Sa, gnd' 6roul
Game: SIT aud wirflld nidts
Suriidgeblieben?
@epGdtrdger: Nitts. Nidt elm.
nal elm Srinfgelo!
Washington Journal., 1923-03-23

SD lin IN lcB
oeun 3tpei WtinnIts
nit meme Sig.
gers tpl00er in Die
N1ietung bel oeu
@~coesmeiler &C.
mele I'M ben aud
reitepeg mi00er
ooS Mort gebabt:
9eboies I'M Sd)en.
tpIm0uner. hen i'd
Washington Journal., 1923-03-23

81: @lauben sic, oaB ser 6rib
Die SleilherstodJter liebt? st
idpan5elt INNER 10 I'M iie beruml
s.: S bepabre, 0as lit elm gang
Sdlauer = oas lit MIR iein 8urIt-
nerbdltni3!
Washington Journal., 1923-03-23
Gntrnitnng.

Serr Gtationsporieber menn Sic nod nidp 6alo ben 3ug dbtabren
lo1en, peroe rib mid iMr sic behDeren!
gSas, Iber MIDI? ga beibperen Sic it'd bod rer ben gabnDofSDlrt
ooB er 10 out einihenftl gun nuB ib tparRn, bis ole 6abrgate ausgetrur'
ten baden, iont fontnren ole ia nibt nit!
Washington Journal., 1923-03-23
MbIcnfnng.

SubrgoI: 81 meltem 3pcde baben Sic ocrn oornc all Der ARa-
idinc cite MnQclrutc nit elmer Nuri2
efun0Grbubncr Mcgen Der Sa9o9icaibaft, Die binten fist
Die ntaAt nGnlD oacrlei Nlotrin nit ibren Observation-Disclosures Smiocn.
wcs ueine 6abrt iDr 15rt. Sect fam ib mid nal utr Die &erlc luig
nnGden!
Washington Journal., 1923-03-23
Oarmer 5d)rrihrbrirt ORE
lbilipp 5~nnerampfcr.
go.

Mein lieber Serr gteOudtiOndr:-
Washington Journal., 1923-03-23

Smmer So d m
SEER: uSbr aonege ioa aus Nei.
gung gebeiratet boben. Serr Bro-
feiior?"
Matbcmotifer: n&m, ia, aber i'd
IhGse iic boditens ouf as @rao."
Washington Journal., 1923-03-23
anrdtbarsr 0eOanfe.

g If # er iung e: nSdredlih,
nenn @irer nit 10 niel Obrfeigen-
fld9e in Die 2ebre miiBte!"
Washington Journal., 1923-03-23

%telmunner, ben i'd
Evening star., 1923-09-30
BY ROBERT II. SMALL.

It Is becoming more and more ap-
parent every day that the country
will have to wait for the first mes
sage to- Congress before it can
fathom the depths of President Cool
idge's mind on matters of the great
er public import. His past speeches
and writings have told where the
President stands on the wider sub
jects of Americanism, the Constitu-
ton and such like, but Mr.. Coolidge
still is keeping his own counsel on
the more concrete issues of the day.
Efforts of political antagonists to
Smoke him out" have been fruit
less. The President writes an occa-
sional brief but polite letter approv-
ing of this project or that, but to all
Evening star., 1923-09-30
WOOD PREPARING
TO CURB R|OT|NG
Feeling Between Filipino Fac.
tions at High Pitch as EIec-
ton Date Nears.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
MANILA, September 29.-With the
insular election only three days off,
the most bitter political campaign
in the Philippine Islands since the
tration of government here is draw
ing to a close. Feeling has reached
high pitch in both political camps
and disorders are regarded as a pos
sibility.
Although Gov. Gen. Leonard Wood
does not look for serious disturb
ances. he and other government Off
cials have made preparations to fore
stall or at least suppress any out
breaks. Broadly, the campaign is
sue is independence for the Philip
pine Islands. The democratic party
favors continuance of American ad-
ministration; the -coalitionists. under
the leadership of Manuel Quezon, are
opposed to the administration. The
coalitionists frankly say the cam
paign has had the word American"
as by-word of derision.
Make SeditiOus Speeches.
High government officials are known
to regard many of the coalitionists
speeches as infiammatory and sedi-
tious to the utmost limit possible
without prosecution and believe the
speakers counted on the tolerance of
Americans and the American gov
ernment to save them from being
taken to task.
One of the most bitter fights in the
campaign has been waged about the
question of expenditures from the
million peso independence fund. which
Is controlled by coalitionist legisla-
tors. Members of the democratic party
have made a determined effort to get
authorization to examine disburse-
ment vouchers. To this end man
damus proceedings were brought in the
insular supreme court to force Gov.
Gen. Wood to authorize the investi-
cation. The supreme court has re-
fused to sustain the petition. When
the petition was filed the democratas
called a meeting for today, but on
hearing of the courts action they
called the meeting off.
Bitter Feeling Renewed.
Losing the court fight was the Sig
nal for a fresh outbreak of bitter
ness among the democratas. 1t is
the opinion of government officials
that serious disturbances would re-
suit but for the presence of large
forces of constabulary.
In the provinces there Is apparently
little interest or excitement, but in
Manila feeling is high. There are
hundreds of students here who are
known to be radical. -.
Governor General Wood does not
feel that any of the attacks are di-
rected at him personally, but that
they are part of the effort to supplant
American government, as outlined by
the Jones law, with an administra-
ton controlled by the. insular legis-
lature and dominated by Quezon and
his group. Meanwhile the governor
general has reasserted his, stand as
"to keep unsullied the reputation and
undiminished the sovereignty of the
United States in these Islands,
Evening star., 1923-09-30
WALTON CALLS OFF
SPECIAL ELECTION
Court Fight in Oklahoma Feud
Dropped, Following Gov
ernor's Victory.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla, September
30.-A proclamation indefinitely post
poning a special state election sched-
uled for October ., in which would have
been voted upon an initiated bill en-
powering the state legislature to con-
yene and investigate the official acts of
the executive, was issued shortly after
midnight by Gov. J. c. Walton.
The governor reclted in the proclama-
tion that court proceedings involving
his authority originally to call the cleo
tion had prevented the secretary of
state from complying with the law
which provides that questions at issue
shall be published in newspapers in
each county at least five days before
the election.
Legal proceedings instituted by Camp
bell Russell to force on the ballot at a
special state election October an in
itiative measure authorizing the state
Legislature to convene by a majority
call were withdrawn tonight in district
court here by agreement OF counsel.
AT the same time, attorneys for the
executive also withdrew their appli-
cation. which resulted today In the
issuance of a temporary Injunction
restraining the state election board
from entering the proposal on the
ballot.
The action came after an argument
Of several hours before two district
court judges at a night session of
court.
Russell applied for a writ of man
damus to force the proposal on the
ballot after counsel for Gov. Walton
had obtained the temporary restraining
order.
This order was dismissed by the
court when the opposing sides agreed.
without explanations, to abandon
their respective actions.
Attorney General George Short.
who appeared for Secretary McAlis-
ter. the interested party" contended
that the court may not decide in ad-
vance of an election the validity of
measures to be submitted.
SUES OKLAHOMA KLAN.
Evening star., 1923-09-30
PRESIDENT MAY REVEAL
SELF IN FIRST MESSAGE
Kept Guessing as to White
House Policy Until Neat Ses-
sion of Congress.

intents and purposes he is still the
silent man of the White House and is
likely to remain so until Congress
meets.
No man in public life ever had to
face a more crucial test than that
which will confront Mr.. Coolidge as
he sits down in the ides of November
to begin the draft of his message
to Congress- on the state of the
Union. 1t will be at once his inaugu-
raj address and the state paper upon
which he will be judged for renomi-
nation and possible reelection. The
first of the presidential preference
primaries in the western states comes
early in the new year. The impress
sion Mr.. Coolidge makes upon the
(Continued on Page 2. Column 2)
Evening star., 1923-09-30
HOODED BANDIT GETS
$500 WITH GLASS GUN
Overall Manufacturer Is Taken by
Surprise in Philadelphia
Plant

PHILADELPHIA, September as.-
A hooded bandit, wearing a robe
with the letters 'sK. X. X" painted
on the breast, held up, with a toy
glass pistol. Isadore Spivak here
today and escaped with $500.
spivak, an overall manufacturer.
had just drawn the. money from a
bank for his payroll. AS he stepped
from the elevator at his factory. the
hooded figure jumped from behind
a. partition.
Hand over the money or Til blow
your brains QUIT" the robber order
ed. Spivak, thinking. he faced a real
revolver, complied. The bandit ran
down the stairs and escaped. Police
found the discarded disguise and the
glass pistol in the basement.
Evening star., 1923-09-30
IS ACCEPT GUILT
FOR LOST WARSH|PS
Each Officer of Inflated De-
stroyers Seeks to Take
Blame From Others.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star ....
/ SAN DIEGO, Calf, September 90
Thirteen defendants, facing stoically
the most severe disciplining the United
States Navy can mete out and without
a. single pleader of mot guilty among
them-that is the situation before the
naval court of inquiry here which is
seeking to place the blame for the de-
stroyer disaster on the Honda rocks
three weeks ago.
Like the finger of suspicion in a
mystery drama, the hint of guilt has
been in turn placed upon agencies
ranging from Divine Providence to the
judge advocate of the court itself.
Currents caused by deep sea earth
quakes, faulty calculations at the
Point Arguello signal station, the care
lessness Of this officer, the cocksure-
ness of that one-all have been blamed
in turn.
At no time during the inquiry, since
the defendant officers disregarded the
advice of counsel and went upon the
witness stand, has any one Of them
sought to shield himself or to evade
responsibility for the wreck of. his
own ship or division.
Watson First to. Speak.
Capt. Edward H. Watson, COM
mander of the ill-fated squadron that
lost twenty men and seven of the
Navy's finest destroyers. was the first
to come out openly in asserting his
own responsibility. The other twelve
defendants followed his lead. Capt.
Watson's attitude is typical.
"I hope" he told the court. that
the responsibility for, this disaster.
which / consider entirely my own.
may not descend upon able and loyal
subordinates who have supported me
on all occasions and whoe actions in
saving their men and reducing the
number of ships stranded exhibited
initiative, skill and decision of which
any navy might be proud"
Had Capt. Watson ordered the fatal
change of courses only seven minutea
later than he actually did on that
tragic night evidence indicates that
the destroyers would have cleared
the reef Capt. Watson has admitted
(Continued on Page 2. Column 81
Evening star., 1923-09-30
WILL TELL WHY D. c.
NEEDS S32,OOO,O())
Commissioners to Open Ap-
peal to Budget Bureau
Wednesday.

The District Commissioners expect
to go before the budget bureau
Wednesday to testify in support OF
the estimates of s32.00O.OoO for main
tenance and development Of the Ma
tional Capital for the next fiscal year
1t probably will require several
days for the city executives to complete
their pleadings in behalf Of the many
vital needs for which they have esti.
mated.
Commissioners Rudolph, Oyster and
Bell will be accompanied to Gen
Lords office by Daniel J. Donovan
local budget officer. Heads of GER.
tain departments also may be called
upon to give the budget officials, de-
tailed information on some of the
more important projects.
Make-Up Of Budget.
The total of. s32, 900, ,oo8 is made ur
Of regular estimates amounting to
s25,144,Ss2 and supplemental estimates
totaling $7,103.os4.
At the budget bureau hearings the
Commissioners will concentrate their
efforts on convincing Gen. Lord that
the supplemental items asked for are
needed If the taxpayers are to be
given such necessities of city life as
sewer connections. water service
paved streets, school buildings and
adequate police and fire protection.
Although the budget office decided
two months ago that the District es-
Inmates for next year would have to
be cut to s25.000.o0o. the heads of the
local government are confident that
Gen. Lord will give earnest consid-
Grafton to the plea for a larger al
lowance.
Stinted During War.
One city official advanced this ar
gument yesterday:
TT is not generally realized that
during the war, when most of the
federal departments necessarily had
to have enlarged appropriations, the
local government was restricted in
appropriations because municipal
improvements were properly regarded
as non-eSsential. That situation.
however, resulted in the city falling
behind in its program of street paw
ing and similar works Unless larger
appropriations are granted now the
District will be many years in catch
ing up"
The Commissioners have pointed
out that If the next appropriation
act is kept down to the $4,000, 600
limit there will be only nominal
sums available next year for new
work.
Maj. Donovan has shown that,
after making allowance for trust
and special funds, tho total allow
ance for appropriations proper, would
be only $23,s77.920 IL the supplement
tai estimates are not granted.
Among the more important items
on the supplemental list, and for
which the Commissioners will make
a strong plea, are the following: For
additional school buildings, about
81, 100000; for improving the street
system, 100000; for prepare.
ton of plans and specifications for
rebuilding the Washington channel
water front, approximately $4,000.
Practically all of the proposed
street paving jobs, sewer projects
and water mains that were eliminated
from the regular estimates are in
the supplementals.
Evening star., 1923-09-30
Mexican Break
With Venezuela
Expected Soon
BY the Associated Press.

MEXICO CITY, September %
Diplomatic relations between Mex
lean and Venezuelan governments
are strained, and, according to
the usually well informed El
Mundo, an official announcement
that they have broken away may
be expected soon. The paper de-
clares that the situation has been
created through the ill-treatment
of Mexican citizens in Venezuela
by the government there.
Confirmation was not available
this evening at the ministry of
foreign relations.
Evening star., 1923-09-30
STORM WARNINGS DELAY
ZR-1 FLIGHT TO ST. LOUIS
Giant DiYigible May Try to Make
Trip Monday If Weather
Clears.
By the Associated Press

BY the Associated Presss ...----
LAKEHURST, N. j., September 90.
-Postponement of the flight of the
navy dirigible ZR-1 to ST. Louis
tomorrow. was announced tonight
after storm warnings had been fe-
ceived from the Mississippi valley.
If weather. conditions are favorable
on Monday the big ship will attempt
the journey, II was said