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Evening star., 1923-06-26
WIDENING OF 18TH,
FT0EYE, FAVORED
Merchants Will Urge District
Commissioners to Make
Street Change.

Immediate steps toward widening
the roadway of 18th street from F
to I streets northwest will be urged
upon tho District Commissioners by
the Merchants and Manufacturers
Association. The board of governors
of the association at a meeting to-
day passed a resolution, introduced
by Ross P. Andrews, asking the Com
missioners to take this action.
The action of the board of govern
ors follows discussions at its recent
meeting called to obtain the opinions
of merchants on the one-way streets.
At that. time 1t was pointed out that
one Of the greastest needs in the
downtown section was a widening of
18th street between the points nam
ed, in 'order to take care of the large
volume of traffic which 1t carries.
1t also came out that there is on
file with the Commissioners a petition
signed by every abutting property
owner but one asking that the altera-
tions be undertaken. The Commits
sioners have authority to proceed
with such widening without special
act Of Congress.
The board of governors went on
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Evening star., 1923-06-26
PHONE GIRL STRIKE
HITS NEW ENGLAND
so Per Cent of Boston Serv-
ice ParaIyzed-Police Keep
5000 on Move.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
BOSTON. June 26.-Te1ephone op-
orators went on strike today in all
the New England states except Con-
necticut. The strike was called by
one union for shorter hours and
higher wages. Members of a rival
union remained at work.
Members of the rival unions, emerg-
ing from mass meetings in Boston
early today, threatened TO clash
physically. Extra details of police
kept 5000 girls on the move.
The operators who voted to strike
shouted "scabs'' at their rivals, who
retorted, We're stickers."
Catcalls, Kisses and yells increased
the early morning din of Newspaper
row.
40 Per Cent Normal Service.
An estimate that the service in
Boston was about 40 per cent of nor
NAL was made at the general Offices
of the company. Vacancies in the
exchanges were being filled, it was
said, by volunteers and by older stu
uCht
A statement from strike headquar-
ters said the Richmond and Beach ex-
changes in Boston, all the Newton ex-
changes and the Waltham and Somer-
Vile exchanges were completely tied
up by the strike and that calls to
these exchanges were refused. All
Boston fire department calls are nor
mally handled through the Beach ex-
change.
Claim Complete Providence Tfe-up.
In Providence the strike was prac-
tically 100 per cent effective, accord
ing to union leaders. They said not a
single operator remained at her post
after this morning. Small groups
of young boys and girls were taken
to several of the exchanges for in
struction.
In Springfield, when operators were
brought to the exchange buildings in
taxicabs provided by the company,
they were hissed by picketing girls,
and the officers on duty had some
trouble in clearing a way for them to
enter the buildings. One officer was
slapped by a picket.
The company asserted that most OF
the operators reported in Greater
Boston.
The average wage now paid is said
by company officials to be $40 a
week. The operators have a nom-
inal eight-hour day with rest periods
which, according to the company
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Evening star., 1923-06-26
D.. c. PUBLIC LINKS
STARS NEAR TOP
Game Improves Over yester-
day's-Voight Turns in
Card for 79 for Morning.
BY w. r.. AIcCALLUM.

Washington's entrants in the quail
flying round of the national public
links golf championship, which be-
gan today at East Potomac Park,
were playing better than they did
yesterday in the Harding cup COM
petition, and if they maintain the
same pace this afternoon the Capt.
tai will probably have four or more
representatives in the championship
flight. Playing with an injured hand,
George ]. Foight. clerk in the Treas
ury Department, was out in 81 and
back in AZ for a 79. He led the local
contingent.
Charles B. Rollins. an employe of
the Shipping Board, turned in a
back in SO. William p. Dieste and
Earl McAleer were tied for third
place, with cards of 80.
Di Este was out in AZ and back in
40, while McAleer had Al each way
John Shorey had a score of "a in the
FIRST half of the qualifying round
+. T. Brooke, captain of the Wash
ington team, had a card of S5. VIII.
liam NJ. Lord had card of 90. NJ A
Shipley of Washington was out in AZ
but took Al for the last nine for q
total score of SO.
Oregonian Leads,
L. Gordon Haw of Portland, Ore.
led the early qualifiers in the frs,
half of the middle round with a card
of II. One stroke behind Haw came
Ed Curtain of Newark and Ed Hay.
den of Milwaukee, who were tied a,
IS. Robert White, the sixteen-year.
old -schoolboy of Chicago, who per-
formed so we'll yesterday in the Hard.
Ing cup match, took S8 on his frs,
trip over the course in the QUALIFYING
round and will have to shoot spec.
tacular golf to qualify.
Other low scores turned in were as
follows: Lawrence Mules, Baltimore
IS; Frank Golp, Seattle, 10; J. S
Whitman. New York, 79: David
O'Connor, Chicago, 80; Allen f. Poin-
settle, New York, so; L. A. Boyle
Philadelphia, so; Richard Walsh
New York, 81; C. E. Sommers, New
York, 50: Harry Scharff, New York
81; l. L, Thoren, New York, so; Charles
NJ. Agnew, 81, E. NJ. Posey, 50.
Haw's card follows:
Out - 4 4 "A As 4 4-37
In ....5 5 S a 6-40-77
Visiting players leveled criticism
today at the action of the manage
ment of the Potomac Park course in
distributing caddies around withou,
regard to the engagements made fol
the boys yesterday
Evening star., 1923-06-26
PRESIDENT LEAVES
TRAIN, TAKES AUTO
TOSALT LAKE CITY
Prepares for Busy Afternoon
With Speech on Taxation
for Tonight.
PLEASED BY BROADCAST
OF ADDRESSES BY RADIO
Home Listeners Rush Messages to
Executive-Special Telephone
System on Train.
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, June
c8.-President and Mrs. Harding
md their party arrived in Salt
Lake City for n twelve-hOur- visit
shortly before noon today, after
pm automobile ride down from
ogden through fertile valleys
lying between snow-cappcd noun
tain ranges.
BY the Associated Press.
OGDEN, Utah, June 26.-President
Harding and his Alaska-bound party
arrived in Ogden at S:45 o'clock this
morning and fifteen minutes later
left by automobile for Salt Lake City.
The program for the Presidents
stay in Salt Lake, as announced on
the train, provides a greeting from
the, school children in Liberty Park,
q public reception at his hotel, golf
during the afternoon, an organ re-
citaI at the Mormon Tabernacle, deliv-
cry of a formal address at $50 in the
tabernacle, and departure shortly be-
fore midnight for Cedar City, Utah,
for the visit to Zion Park tomorrow.
alton as the subject of the address he
will make in Salt Lake, largely be-
cause CT Utan being the home state
of the chairman of the Senate finance
committee, Senator Smoot. Thus the
President will define further the
views of his administration on ma
tional questions.
Special Phone System on Train.
bOne of the features of the Presi-
dents trip little known to the pub
lie he has addressed, but which has
been the subject of considerable COM
including the President, is the
achievement in telephone engineering
daily demonstrated The special
etrain has special telephone system
Of its own. which, Immediately the
train stops in larger centerS, is con-
nfcted with a special switchboard in
The city. From this switchboard lines
previously have been extended to the
presidential quarters at the hotel, to
the headquarters set up for the news
paper men, to the press association
Offices and to the various points in
the city where the President may
stop. Thus the whole party may
keep in touch with each other and,
further, upon a few minutes notice
can establish communication with
" ashington and the east.
Pleased by Radio Broadcast.
Another achievement is giving the
President great satisfaction and that
is' the apparatus which has been in
stalled on his observation platform
and in every hall in which he has
spoken whereby his addresses are
broadcast by radio to invisible audi
ences throughout the country. &,
Every day the President receives
numerous messages-some from New
York others from Washington still
others from New Orleans and others
from cities on the Pacific coast
which have been sent by persons who.
sitting in their own homes, have lis
tened to his addresses, hearing his
they would had they been within a
few feet instead of hundreds, and
sometimes thousands, of miles
Evening star., 1923-06-26
Oyster, Informed of Legal
Right, Assures Protesting
Groups of Restriction.
CITY HEADS HAVE SOLE
RIGHT TO GRANT LICENSE
Corporation Counsels Decision Says
Courts Lack Power to Re
verse Ruling.

Operation of carnivals in Washing
ton hereafter will be restricted, Com
missioner Oyster declared today.
He made the statement after re-
ceiving a report from Corporation
Counsel Stephens, in which that on
cial advised the Commissioners they
have full discretionary power under
existing law to refuse permits for
and similar devices
which form the nucleus Of the smaller
shows that have been making WASH
ington a mecca during the past few
years.
1T will be noted" wrote the cor
poration counsel, that the issue Of
license for such character of amuse-
ment is purely discretionary with the
Commissioners. Their discretion in
such a matter Is not subject to re-
view by the courts. From my per-
sonaf experience l know OF no car
nival coming into the District of Co
lumbia not accompanied by merry
go-round or similar amusement de-
vice. 1t is my opinion that such
devices are the ones used by car
nivalS as Scrowd-gathering attractions
and that without such their patron
age would be SO extremely curtailed
as to cause them to abandon opera
tions in the District of Columbia
Refusal VIII be Ban.
"Thefore, in order TO curtail the
operation of carnivals, all that is
necessary is that the Commissioners
exercise the discretion vested in them
by Congress and refuse a parmit for
a merry-go-round or simt::.f device
as enumerated above, wheS. t. same
is to be used either by itaeit or In
connection with a carnival"
After receiving the report, Com
missioner Oyster made it clear that
as long as he is in office he would
exercise the discretion pointed to by
the corporation counsel.
The inquiry by the corporation
counsel is a result of protests sent to
the District building by citizens and
business men against the increase In
the number of shows now visiting
Washington annually.
Ask No More Signatures.
The corporation counsel advised
the Commissioners not to enlarge the
area from which the prospective car
nival must obtain consent signatures
around the show grounds Mr.. Ste
phens expressed the belief that people
living some distance from the carni-
val grounds would sign more readily
than those close to the show and
thereby make 1t easier for the carnt-
val manager to get the required
number of signatures.
In commenting on the suggestions
that license fees for carnivals be in
creased to $500 per day. the legal ad-
wiser told the Commissioners IL could
not be done without authority from
Congress.
The Commissioners are confident
that without any new regulations
they will be able to control the car
nival situation by the exercise Of dis
cretion in the issuance of permits.
Evening star., 1923-06-26
NAMES GOV.HARDWICK
TO AID FRAUD PROBE
Attorney General Appoints Him to
Legal Advisory Council Investi.
eating War Cases.

Attorney General Daugherty today
announced the appointment of Gov.
Thomas w. Hardwick of Georgia to
membership on the legal advisory
council of the Department of Justice
war frauds division.
Gov Hardwick, whose term in
Georgia is now expiring, will succeed
former Senator Thomas of Colorado,
who resigned from the advisory coun-
ell several months ago. Other men,
bers of the council are Judges Charles
Kerr and Thomas M. Bigger.
Evening star., 1923-06-26
CAPITAL GOLF STARS
OFF FORM IN PUBLIC
LINKS TITLE BATTLE

Public links golfers entered in the
second national public links cham
pionship settled down to real work
at East Potomac Park today. With
the competition for the Harding tro-
ply over and the big cup started on
Its Journey to Chicago, the 13O-odd
contestants in the championship to-
day were In the midst of the thirty
six-h qualifying round. in which
but thirty-two of the big entry. list
were scheduled to make the cham
pionship flight today.
Judged solely by their showing yes
terday, Washington will do we'll to
qualify two men in the championship
flight today If the rest of the con-
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Evening star., 1923-06-26
a SHIPS TO DEFY
u. S. LIQUOR ruling
Foreign Vessels Continue to
Arrive in New York With
Sealed Stores.
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, June 26.-The number
of foreign liners which have entered
New York with liquor supplies since
the Treasury Department made it's
bone-dry ruling will be increased to-
morrow to fourteen, when fo0r more
ships are due. Other vessels are ex-
rected to arrive later in the week to
test the right of the United States
to prohibit carrying sealed liquor
across the three-mile limit
The latest arrival slipped in this
morning. She was the Scandinavian
American liner Frederick VIII. At
her offices it was said her liquor all
was marked medicinal supplies" but
that it exceeded the usual amount
Vessels in Port.
The nine other vessels which have
arrived to date are: Baltic, Beren-
garia. Paris. Cedric, Suffren, Conte
Verdi. Providence, ,Tuscania and
Caronia. The four approaching these
shores are the Canopic, Chicago,
Olympic and Saxonia. Most of them
had been expected today.
The Baltic and Berengaria, the first
two whose supplies were seized, are
bound back for Europe, but with
more liners piling up fast, it became
apparent today that seizures would
have to be made more rapidly or else
the vessels would sail back with
their liquors. or their sailing dates
would have to be postponed
Beer to He Dumped,
Between 5000 and 1000 liters of
beer will be dumped overheard from
the French liner Paris, now in port.
1t was announced today after a con-
ference in which Collector of the Port
Elting. DR.. Sprague of the public
health service and Prohibition Direc-
tor Garfield took part.
The French line was notified that
customs men. would visit the Paris
this afternoon, break the French Gus
toms seals and seize such liquor as
did not come within the requirements
of the French law for crew and pas
Sengers.
HUGHES NOTE RECEIVED
Evening star., 1923-06-26

At last comes word to sweltering
Washington that the blanket of heat
is about to be lifted by the gentle
auspices of thunderstorm late this
afternoon or tonight. Prognostica-
Gators at the weather observatory to-
day forecast thundershowers will
dry out the humid atmosphere some
what, and that tomorrow will be
fair day, but cooler one than those
of the past week.
Although the thundershowers will
be bit high over the city. they are
declared at the weather bureau to
be virtually sure heat-breakers. How
long the cool spell will last is not
known. but itS life. is not expected
Evening star., 1923-06-26
Heat Waue Break Tonight
Is Forecast for Capital

to be prolonged more than fewsdays.
is a storm which is advancing east
ward over the great lakes today.
One tentacle of this disturbance is
expected to grasp Washington. The
storm already has brought showers to
New England, New York. the great
lakes region and the upper Missis-
sippi valley. Showers also have
fallen in the southeastern states, al
though a large part of the territory
east Of the Mississippi river still
sweltered today under a blazing sun.
the exceptions being the upper lake
region, the upper Mississippi valley
and the north plains states.
Cooler weather tonight or tomor-
row will overspread the lower lake
region, the Ohio valley; the middle
assn,e sesps eastern aaa ras MAINE. Me~
Evening star., 1923-06-26
GRIFFS GET OFF IN FRONT
IN CLOSING MACK GAME

SHIBE PARK. PHILADELPHIA.
June 26.-Walter Johnson and Slim
Harris were the moundsmen in the
final game of the series here today.
The Athletic lineup was the same as
yesterday, with Heimach on first and
Rconda on third. The continued hot
spell kept the attendance down to
about $500. Is
At the end of the first inning the
score was Nationals. 4; Athletics, o..
Evening star., 1923-06-26
ALL AMERICANS WIN
IN TENNIS TOURNEY
Johnston, Richards and Hunter Get
Past First Round Without
Trouble at Wimbledon.

By the Associated Press.
WIMBLEDON, England, June "a
William M! Johnston, No. ranking
American, defeated E. Higgs or Eng
land, Ga, 6-2, 6-1, in the world
championship tennis tourney here, to-
day.
Richards defeated Washer, the Bel
gian star.
J. B. Brugnon of France. one of
the pair which won the world dou-
bles hard court championship at st.
Cloud recently, defeated B. e. Henty..
an old Oxford star. 6-4, 6-4, 6-S.
B. I. C. Norton, South African star,
defeated ]. G. Richie of England.
6-2, 6-4, 6-3.
Francis T. Hunter. No. 8 on. the
American list, defeated Eduard
Flaquer Of Spain, 7-5, 6--4, 6--1.
Thus all three American stars won
their first round matchea
Evening star., 1923-06-26
LAUD HARDING STAND.
Anti-Saloon League Officials
Commend President.
By the Associated Press.

Commend President.
BY the Associated Press.
WESTERVILLE, Ohio, June 26-A
telegram commencing President
Harding on his stand on the enforce
ment of the prohibition laws was sent
him today, signed by state superin-
tendents from every state in the
Union and officials of the Anti-Saloon
League of America.
The state superintendents and off,
tkrs of the Anti-Saloon League Of
america are in conference here to
discuss enforcement of the Volstead
act.
Evening star., 1923-06-26
HUGHES NOTE RECEIVED.
Proposal to Extend Limit
Twelve Miles.

By the Associated Press
LONDON, June 26.-The text of the
proposal from Secretary of State
Hughes to extend to twelve miles the
limit within which searches for liquor
CONTINUED ON Page 2, Column g.
Evening star., 1923-06-26

Thunderstorms late this afternoon or
tonight; not quite so warm; tomorrow
fair with somewhat lower temperature.
Temperature for twenty-four hours
ended az pm. today: Highest, SO,
at pm. yesterday; lowest, rs, at
am. today. Full report on page z.
Evening star., 1923-06-26

The Stars carrier system covers
every city block and the regular edi-
tion is delivered to Washington homes
as fast as the papers are printed.
Evening star., 1923-06-26

CONTINUED on Page 2. Column -
The Delta independent., 1923-05-25

the tendency to seep other lands and
puts the irrigation water to the high
est beneficial use.
An acre foot of water is the amount
OF water that will cover one acre of
ground one foot in depth. You are ad-
vised that O.5 second foot of water
flowing for "a hours is equivalent to
one acre foot, 0.75 second foot of wa
ter flowing for "a hours is equivalent
to ~ acre feet, 1 second foot of
water flowing for "a hours is equiva-
lent to 2 acre feet, ~ second feet of
water flowing for "a hours is equiva-
lent to 8 acre feet, and so on. In other
words, the quantity of water in cubic
feet per second flowing continuously
multiplied by two gives the quantity
of water in acre feet.
AS an example, let us assume that
4 CTS of water was purchased for the
irrigation of so acres during past
years. One cubic foot of water flow
ing continuously for one day amounts
to acre feet This quality if used
continuously for 100 days would
amount to 200 acre feet. This amount
Goo acre feet) divided by so acres
would equal an average use of acre
feet per acre during the season and
said property under the terms Of pub
lie notice for operation and mainten-
ance would be subject to a charge at
the close Of the irrigation season of
$3.50 per acre; if said property used
between 200 and $50 acre feet, the
charge would be from $3.50 to $500
per acre. and if the property used be-
tween $50 and 300 acre feet, the
charge would be from $500 to $2.75
per acre.
1t will be appreciated, therefore,
that conservation and careful use Of
water cannot but tend to keep the wa
ter users bill down to the minimum
charge. 1t will also be realized that
the hearty cooperation of all water
users is necessary in order to secure
the best results. 1t is the earnest de-
sire of this office to establish the
change in system with as little con-
fusion as possible and with as little
red tape as possible. 1t is necessary
The Delta independent., 1923-05-25
FIFTH LEAGUE INSTITUTE
GRAND MESA IN AUGUST

Young people all over the Western
Slope are looking forward eagerly to
the first week in August, when the
fifth Grand Mesa Epworth League In
stitute will be held. This meeting OF
young Methodism has become an in.
stitution of great Importance to the
cause of progress in the Grand juno.
ton district and is now firmly es-
tablished as an annual event that
could not easily be dispensed with.
The date of the Institute is from
July 80 to August 5. Those who
have attended preceding years need
no urging to go again, for this gather
ing of enthusiastic young people
among those wonderfully beautiful
surroundings creates an experience
that is not to be forgotten The pop
ularity of the Institute is shown by
the rapid increase in attendance from
year to year. There were So in 1919;
81 in 1920; 1O2 in 1921 and 125 in
1921 and 1875 in 1922. The goal this
year is 200 registrations.
The program for the week is one
that will prove attractive to all who
are 50 lortuHdIe as 10 De aDlo TO at
tend. The forenoon of each day is
devoted to the study of various sub
jects of interest to Leaguers. under
the leadership Of a dozen or more
consecrated men and women whose
very presence will be an inspiration
and whose teaching cannot but have
an influence for good upon their hear
ers. The afternoons are left free for
social and recreational entertainment
Just the fact that there will be a
whole week to enjoy the Incompatible
beauties of Grand Mesa is huff said"
and when one remembers that this
week is to be spent in company with
perhaps 200 or more lively, happy
young. people. one realizes that the
Epworth League Institute offers an
unequalled opportunity for a vacation
The program and prospectus has
been printed and will soon be circu-
lated among those interested.
The Delta independent., 1923-05-25

shall be SITS per acre foot, and FOL
further quantities. $1.00 per acre foot
All operations and maintenance
charges for the season Of 1928 VIII
become due and payable on December
81, 1923. At the close of the irrfga'
ton season a collection bill covering
the cost of water used by each water
user will be mailed out by this office
and If said bill is paid prior to Decem-
Der 81. 1923. said bill is subject to
discount of per cent on the
amount due. II said bill remains I'M
paid for a period of two months after
the due date, December 81, 1923. no
penalty attaches on account OF non
payment, but in that case said bill
would of course, not be subject to the
per cent discount mentioned above.
II the bill remains unpaid for long
er period. then the penalty of per
cent a month under the law is apple
able, commencing with the first day
of the third calendar month after due
date.
For your information you are ad-
vised that the law provides that after
public notice has issued, water must
be delivered under some form of
what is commonly termed the acre
foot system. The system as adopted
for this project simply means the de-
livery of water on demand by the
water user. The acre foot system has
met with hearty reception on the
other twenty odd Reclamation pro-
jects that are being operated under
public notice, the experience being
that all farmers under a lateral do
not irrigate their lands at the same
time. The practice of delivery on de-
mand enables the operating forces
to deliver large heads OF water to
water users who are ready for irriga-
ton. and by doing such water users
are enabled to complete their irriga-
ton, in much less time than it would
take in the application of small heads
under the continuous flow system.
Such system also promotes the con-
servation of water, prevents the
teaching out Of valuable salts from
the soil, reduces waste, keeps down