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The Washington times., 1923-02-23
Dance Tonight At
WasJain9fon Barracks.

The officers of Washington Bar
racks are giving dinner dance to-
night at the Officers Club and a
number of army people will have
groups Of friends with them. Among
those entertaining parties will be
Col. and Mrs. George B. Pillsbury,
Col. and Mrs. Donald H. Connolly,
Col. and Mrs. George H. Estes.
Major Gilbert Stewart. Major and
Mrs. Walter o. Boswell, Major Rus
sell Osmun and Major Raymond E.
Lee.
The Secretary of the Belgian En-.
bassy and Nine. Graeffe entertained
informally at dinner last evening
in compliment to the Counselor Of
the Embassy and Nine. de Selys.
who are leaving Washington short
ly for Ottowa, Canada.
Mrs. Clifford Langley, of New
York, Is visiting Mr.. and Mrs.
George Weitzel. She will be the
The Washington times., 1923-02-23
This is What the Men
Like During Lent
WOOdcOck MacarOni

III lieu Of meat, what is more
nourishing than "a good wheat
food? Woodcock Extra Quality
Macaroni, ElbO and Spaghetti are
made from 1909 semolina (gran-
ulated amber durum WheaD the
part Of the wheat that's best to
eat-and the goodness of the wheat
is cured in--not quick dried out as
with ordinary macaroni products.
They never cook up pasty or
doughty, bat firm, tender and de
liciously different"
Try this for your Wednesday or
Friday dinner:
Put a layer Of cooked Woodcock
Macaroni or Elbo in buttered bak-
ing dish. Sprinkle with salt. Cover
with grated cheese. Put in another
layer. Repeat salt. Pour over
white sauce. Cover with cheese.
Bake until brown.
Send 10c or Woodcock package
wrapper for recipe book to Wood.
cock Macaroni Co., Rochester, N Y.
The Washington times., 1923-02-23
Melons Hosts at
Dinner Tonight.

The Secretary of the Treasury
Andrew Mellon and Miss Ailsa Mel
Ion will entertain at dinner tonight.
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The Minister Of Bolivia and Nine.
Ballivian will be. hosts at dinner
of twenty tonight at the legation.
The dinner was planned in honor
Of the Secretary Of State and Mrs.
Hughes, but owing to their illness
they will be unable to attend.
Nine. Wallenberg. wife of the
Swedish minister, will receive this
afternoon.
The Minister and Nine. Wallen.
berg postponed the dinner they
were to have given last evening in
compliment to the Minister of the
Netherlands and Nine. de Graeffe.
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Nine. Panaretoff, wife of the
minister of Bulgaria, will not be at
home this afternoon and she has
been obliged to cancel all engage
ments for the present time owing
to Illness.
The Washington times., 1923-02-23
Big Dinners Mark
Conference of
Lawyers

/ In connection with the conference
of the American Law Institute now
being held here, banquet will be
given tonight at the Willard for
the distinguished jurists and law
yers from all over the country who
are attending the meeting and the
ladies in the party. Chief Justice
Taft will preside and the speakers
will be John w. Davis, president of
the American Bar Association, and
former Governor Hadley Of Mis-
souri,.
Last seyening, Judge and Mrs.
Clarence Norton Goodwin, of Lake
Forrest, ILL.,, were hosts at dinner
at which Chief Justice Taft was the
honor guest and had many of the
visiting legal luminaries in their
party. The dinner was given in the
Presidential suite at the Willard.
The guests included Chief Justice
Taft, Justice Edward Terry San
ford, of the Supreme Court; Justice
and Mrs. Schaffer, of Pennsylvania;
Justice Robert r. Prentis, of the
supreme court of Virginia. Senator
Thomas j. Walsh, Mr.. and Mrs.
Willard Salisbury. Mr.. and Mrs.
Wade Ellis, Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
Henry Butler, Mrs. Emily Newell
Blair, Mrs. Borden Hartman, Mrs.
Mark Sullivan, Miss Mabel Board
man, Mrs. Joseph III. Hampson,
Miss Mary Morgan, Miss Laura
Bryn, :. Mr.. and Mrs. George +.
weitzel, Walter George Smith,
former. president of the American
Bar Association, and Miss Smith,
of Philadelphia; Mr.. and Mrs. Will
liam Draper Lewis, of Philadelphia;
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Thaddeus
Terry, James ByFne. president OF
the association Of the bar of the
city of New York; Charles A. Bos.
ton. chairman of the conference OF
bar association, all of New York,
Frederick A Wadhans. treasurer
Of the American Bar Association of
Albany, n. r; the secretary OF the
American Bar Association and Mrs.
w, Thomas Kemp. of Baltimore
Mr.. and Mrs. Julius f. Smietanlka.
OF Chicago; Mr.. and Mrs. William
HAH: Piatt, OF Kansas City, Mo-;
WADE Mills, of the American Bar
Counoil, and Miss Mills, of Detroit
ThomaA O'Donnell, Of the American
Bar Council Of Denver.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Hutchinson
and Mr.. and Mrs. Shipper Lewis,
Of Philadelphia,
The Secretary Of State and Mrs.
Hughes were to have been guests,
but were prevented by illness from
attending the dinner:
The Washington times., 1923-02-23
statesmen join
! ASSEMBLY
{ RRHAH
HERE
Newly Organized Local of In
ternational Association Will
Meet Tonight.

: The newly organized local assem-
bly, of the International Association
Of Speciality Statesmen will hold its
: first meeting following it's organi-
zation last week, at 7:S0 o'clock to-
night in the assembly hall of the
Washington Board Of Trade,
Representatives of every big bust
ness concern in Washington. are
invited to attend tonight's meer-
ing. Warren Dean, president pro-
tenn, will preside. T. @
The association is organized TO
bring about a square deal in bust
ness" 1t is designed to insure
that the methods adopted by sales
men with respect to the consume.
and the firm he represents shall! be
of such a standard that there can.
be no question as to accuracy of
his claims.
The association will maintain a
legal department to guarantee to
firms and statesmen that fraud and
Misrepresentation will be detected
and stamped out.
II will also act as means of
providing reliable statesmen for
firms, placing unemployed sales
men, providing service and head
quarters, and attending to legal
matters for members.
Efforts are being made TO estab-
lish the organization on large
scale without delay, so that Wash
ington can be in position to send
a large delegation to the national
convention IN Chicago next July.
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honor guest at the. luncheon which
Mrs. Ray Horton Arnold rs giving

honor guest at the luncheon which
Mrs. Ray Horton Arnold rs giving
tomorrow.
Mrs. Reginald de Koven, who has
been visiting Mr.. and Mrs. Walter
'Farwell, has returned to New York
and Is sailing for Europe tomorrow.
Miss Cathleen Vanderbilt and
Miss Winifred Walker are arriving
today to visit Miss Elizabeth Hanna.
Miss Hanna entertained at dinner
last night for Miss Louise Ross
Todd. who is visiting her and, Nine.
Christian Hauge. The other guests
were Miss Marion Trumbull,. Miss
Margaret Eustis, Miss Anna Ham
lin, Miss Jean Sutherland, Miss
Carla Gordon, of Providence, r. T.;
G. II. Thompson, OF the British
embassy; Roosevelt Thompson, of
New York; Leander Mccormick
Goodhart and A. H. Hamilton
Gordon, OF the British embassy:
Richard Davidson, Harold Sims, of
the British embassy. and Mr.. Mol
let, ~of New York
The Washington times., 1923-02-23
DR.. PARKER TO LECTURE
ON SOCIAL HYGIENE

1.-THE Social Hygiene Program.
by DR.. Valera H. Parker, of New
York, is to be given as the fourth
lecture In the series of the Worn.
ans Welfare Association, in the
New National Museum, at 3:Sl
o'clock, Sunday afternoon.
DIR. William A. White superin,
tendent of st. Elizabeth's Hospital
will deliver the fifth. lecture, Men.
tai Hygiene" on March IL.
The Washington times., 1923-02-23
Mrs. Dunn Visiting
In WosltinRfon.

Mrs. Emory Sands entertained at
dinner last evening at the Hamilton
in compliment to Mrs. James B.
Dunn, who is visiting Mr.. and Mrs.
William s. Reyburn. The other
guests were Mr.. and Mrs. Reyburn,
Mr.. and Mrs. George Angus Gar
rett, Mrs. e. Winfield Spencer,
Felipe Espil. Of the Argentine em.
bassy: Capt. Louis Little and
Mariana de Amoedo, of the Spanish
embassy.
Mrs. Dunn has recently arrived
from Haiti where her husband Is
serving as American charge
d'affaireS.
Admiral and Mrs. Robert e.
Coontz and Capt. and Mrs. John
Tompkins will go to Annapolis to-
morrow and will be guests at lunch
con of the Superintendent of the
Naval Academy and Mrs. Henry b.
Wilson, who will entertain before
the basketball game between the
Army and Navy teams.
s.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Carroll
Glover entertained at dinner last
evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward c. Cas-
sard, Of Philadelphia, who have
been at the Brighton. since com
ing to Washington recently, will
take possession Of an apartment at
Nineteenth street and Florida ave-
nue. on March 1.
Mr.. Cassard is engaged in bust
ness here where he will probably
be located for the next two years.
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Miss Marjorie Wright. daughter
OF Maj. Gen. and Mrs. w. N.
Wright, has left Washington to
make several visits in Wilmington
and New York. Major General and
Mrs. Wright will go to New York
March /, and will be Joined there
by Miss Wright. They will sail
later for Europe, where they will
spend several months.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. A. Hartman are
spending q week in Atlantic City.
They will return to Washington be-
fore March 1.
The Washington times., 1923-02-23
Ohio Ladies At Home
This Afternoon.

Mrs. Joseph Hines, wife OF Con-
gresham Hines of Ohio, and Miss
Grace Burton. niece Of Congress-
man Theodore Burton, also of Ohio.
will be at home at the residence
of Congressman and Mrs. Hines
from to 6 o'clock this afternoon.
The ladies who will preside at the
table are Mrs. Wallace Radcliffe,
Miss Isabel Sedgeley, Mrs. Simeon
u. Fess, Mrs. Rufus Day and
Mrs. G. Logan Payne.
Judge Richard b. Russell. chief
justice of the supreme court of
Georgia, arrived in Washington last
evening to attend the conference OF
the American Law Institute, and is
the guest Of his brother and sister.
in-law. Mr.. and Mrs. Lewis c. Rus.
sell. at their home in Harvard
street.
Congressman and Mrs. Fred s..
Purnell will entertain twelve guests
at supper at LIE sPaFadis tonight in
compliment to Lieut.. and Afrs. T, @.
Donaldson; ~, who arrived today
son. 81 5f'a}'S 49,.
The Counselor OF the Polish LIE
CATION and Nine. Kwapiszewska en-.
tertained a small company at din
ner last evening at the Shoreham
in compliment to Mr.. and Mrs.
Morito Morisfima; Of the japanese
embassy, who left late last night
for San Francisco whence they will
sail for Japan.
The Washington times., 1923-02-23
Mrs. GrOnn0 Honor
Guest at Luncheon.

Mrs. AISLE J. Gronlla was guest
of honor at luncheon which Mrs.
George F. Author gave yesterday.
This is Mrs. Gronna's first visit to
Washington since Senator Gronna' IS
retirement from office and the
guests, who We're. all old friends,
included Mrs. George Morley Young,
Mrs. Louis c. Cramton, Mrs. Joshua
Evans, Mrs John Raer, Mrs. KEN
per Cowing, Mrs. John E. Monk,
Mrs. Walter Hughes Newton, Mrs.
M. M. Cowen. Mrs. William How
ard Hunter, Mrs. Joseph Herbert.
Miss Carrie M. Davis, Miss Mabel
Dill and Miss Laura Volstead. Fol
lowing the luncheon Mrs. Clyde B.
Aitchison sang a group Of songs
s.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. e. Funnel have
returned to theier apartment at
The Lee House, after having made
q visit in Atlanta, Ga
The Washington times., 1923-02-23
Elihur Root Here
For Bar Meefin1.

Elihu Root and son, Elihu Root,
jr., arrived at the New Willard yes
terday to attend the meeting of the
American Bar Association which
will be held there, as did John B.
Milburn, a prominent lawyer Of
New York.
George Cook, of Chicago, was
host to seven at dinner last night
at the Willard, his guests being
Mr.. and Mrs. Byron Price, Mr..
and Mrs. E. Ross BARLEY and Mr..
and Mrs. Joseph r. Harrington.
The Washington times., 1923-02-23
JERUSALEM CONSULS
PROTEST CUSTOMS TAX

The American, Italian, French
and Spanish consuls at Jerusalem
have lodged an official protest
against INCREASES in the customs
duties i'm Palestine on gasoline,
sugar and other commodities.
The increases average 22 per cent
ad valorem. accord ng to a dispatch
to the State Department today
The Washington times., 1923-02-23
yesterday, are guests Of the Presi-
dent and Mrs. Harding at the White
H0tloo

Mrs. Coolidge was the guest in
whose honor Mrs. Norris Sheppard,
.sife of Senator Sheppard Of Texas,
entertained at luncheon at Rausch-
er's today. Mrs. Sheppards guests,
who numbered fifty. were seated at
"a long table prettily decorated with
spring flowers. Among the ladies'
at the luncheon was Mrs. w. FL.
trnoid. of Texarkana, Tex, an old
friend Of Mrs. Sheppard, who is
here with her husband while he at.
tends the conference OF the Ameri-
can Law Institute.
The Washington times., 1923-02-23
Miss Emily Dial
To Go To Panama.

Miss Emily Dial. daughter of
Senator and Mrs. Nathaniel E. Dial,
has returned to her home at 1862
-Kalorama road, after five weeks
visit to South Carolina. She and
her sister, Miss Rebecca Dial. will
leave early in March ON a trip to
Panama.
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Mrs. j. e. McCarty and her
children of Akron, Ohio, are visiting
her mother, Mrs. s. F. Dietz
s.
Harry 7. Hartwell. of Mobile,
Ala, is guest at the Hamilton.
Mr.. Hartwell is the mayor of
Mobile.
The Washington times., 1923-02-23

Mrs. Percy
Quin, wife Of
Congressman
Quinn Of
Mississippi, is
president of
the Mississippi
: Society and
will be at the
head Of the
receiving
line at the
meeting Of the
society
which is
to be held
tonight at
the
Washington
Club. A
reception
and dance
will follow
the program.
The Washington times., 1923-02-23
Mrs. yoerns Luncheon
Hostess Yesterday.

Mrs. George Joerns, wife of Com
mander Joerns Of the U. s. S.
Wyoming, was hostess at a luncheon
at the Shoreham yesterday in COM
pliment to Mrs. William Cummings
Story, honorary president general
of the Daughters of the American
Revolution. Among Mrs. Joerns'
guests We're Nine. Valdemaras Car
neckis, wife OF the charge d'affaires
The Washington times., 1923-02-23
WOMEN! DYE
ANYTHNNG new
FOR FEW CENTS
Dresses kimonas praperles
skirts Curtains Cinphania
Coats Sweaters Stockings
Waists Coverings Everything

Buy Diamond Dyes mo other
kind land follow the simple direc
tons in every package. Don't won.
der whether you can dye or tint
successfully. because perfect home
dyeing is guaranteed with Diamond
Dyes even if you have never dyed
before. just tell your druggist
linen, cotton, or mixed goods. Dia-
mond Dyes never streak, spot, fade
or run.
The Washington times., 1923-02-23
BUREAU CHECKS
UNOFFICIAL
PROGRAMS
Warns Business Men to Shun
Advertising Not Backed
BY AImas Temple.

There will be no ''trafficking in
unauthorized programs and other
advertising mediums" during the I'm
perial Council session of the Mystic
Shrine in Washington, beginning
June 5, according to plans now be-
ing perfected by the Better Business
Bureau through its national organ
ization.
Already one attempt to issue an
unauthorized program, made by a
local publishing. concern, has been
halted by the bureau, it was an
nounced today. This concern had
hired advertising solicitors, prepared
dummies, and conducted much OF
the preliminary work. Upon conn
plant by the Almas Temple 1928
Shrine committee this work was
stopped.
Warned In Other Cities.
Similar work is being carried on
throughout the country, according
to F. x. Wholley, head of the local
bureau. Through the forty Better
Business Bureaus in every large city
in the nation, and through go adver-
lA6AAAS @GluOSp c6SCQC11tCus WIFI Tie Ia
tional bureau, every business man
has been warned to shun all but
authorized agents, bearing commits
sions from A1Inas Temple.
1t is said that $685. has been
offered by a private concern for the
privilege of getting up the official
souvenir program. This program,
however, will be handled entirely by
the program committee Of the Almas
Temple 1923 Shrine committee.
under Noble Roe Fulkerson. This
will be the only authorized program.
Seeks Data in New Orleans.
Col M. A. Winter, chairman of
the Almas Temple service and m
formation committee, has gone to
New Orleans, to attend the annual
Mardi Gras celebration, in an effort.
to secure information on methods
OF handling carnival crowds which
have been worked out in that city
through years of experience.
Colonel Winter will be in charge
of the Shrine police arrangements
and will be charged with the hand1-
ing OF the vast crowds and the
quelling Of any confusion or dis
order.
Evening star., 1923-12-04

made in number of cases. the re-
port said, with realiZations from this
source totaling $3,70S,000.
Antitrust cases to the numDer OF
a are pending according to the re-
port of Augustus II. Seymour, assist
ant attorney general in charge ol
that work Twenty such cases were
disposed of during the last year.
More Convictions Won.
In criminal cases, in charge of John
w. H. Grim, assistant attorney gen.
eral, a mark ed increase in convictions
was reported. Specifically, the in
crease was: White slave, 80 per cent
motor vehicle theft act. 16 per cent
postal frauds, s per cent: national
banking act, ia per cent; anti-nar-
cotic act, 10 per cent.
Public lands litigation also was
heavy during the last year, William
D. Ritter assistant attorney general,
reported. With 16i civil and sixty
two criminal cases pending at the
years outset, ninety civil and sixty
four crominal suits We're instituted
Disposed Of during the year were 1l3
civil and Seventy-one criminal cases,
favorably to the government.
Money recoveries in such cases ag-
gregated $577. 900.
A great increase in claims filed
against the government was reported
by Robert II. Lovett, assistant in
charge OF the claims section. On
June 80 last 1857 claims aggregating
SI346 $50 900 were pending, of which
1893 totaling Sl,085. .695.000 were filed
during the last year. Most of these
grew out Of war transactions. Sue
cessful resistance of the government
in the report, which said that during
the year the Court of Claims dis
Evening star., 1923-12-04
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
Litigation over violations of fed
eral laws is on the increase in the
United States according to the annual
report of Attorney General Daugh-
erty made today to Congress.
Under the national prohibition act
alone. Mrs. Mabel Walker Willebrant,
assistant attorney general in charge
of prohibition and tax cases, reported
49.021 criminal and 4,109 civil cases
were begun during the last fiscal year
an increase of 15,SS9 over the pre-
vious year Federal courts, she said,
We're unable to keep abreast of the
number of cases brought, although
42,370 criminal and 4.109 civil cases
We're disposed of during the year,
with 23,052 criminal and 4,064 civil
cases left pending.
Rum smuggling, Mrs. Willebrandts
report added. is "the most gigantic
criminal problem the United States
ever faced on the high seas" She
said the coast guard was not ade-
quate with present equipment to pa
Evening star., 1923-12-04
U. S. JOBS WAITING.
Civil Service Commission to Hold
Examinations.

The Civil Service Commission to-
DAY announced examinations to fill
vacancies in the following nositiops.
Engineering aid, lighthouse service
third district, New York, at 81, 500 n
year; junior specialist in education
physical training and health educa-
tion), bureau of education, Depart
ment of the Interior, at $1,000 TO
$2,4O0 year; social worker (medf-
caD, Veterans Bureau, for duty AT
Chicago, ILL.,, at $1,000 to S2,I00 a
year.
In addition to the salaries named
above, the increase of $50 a month
will be allowed for most positions
the basic salary of which does not
exceed $4,000 a year. Full informa
tion and application blanks may be
obtained at the office of the Civil
Service Commission, 1924 + street
northwest
Evening star., 1923-12-04
DEALERS TO SEEK
TRAFFIC SOLUTION
Auto Men Believe This Most
Pressing ProbIem-EIect
lum President.

DECLARING the most fmportant dutv
or the Washington Automotive Trade
Assoclatlon is to solve the National
Papl api'I5 B Lnm CROWNS vim traffic problem,
car Sales and Service Company last
Hisnt acknowledged unanimous cleo
Iion TO the presidency by pledging
nlnnselt to work for the betterment Of
pany, secretary.
Other officers elected for 1921 in
cluue Raphael Semmes of the Sem
mes Motor Company. first vice presi-
uent' ' Louis Julien of Julien * Bart
Horner. Buick dealer, treasurer. and
Fred Haller. of the District Motor
company, secretary.
directors were elected as follows:
FREDERICK N. PendergaSt of the Pierce
arrow agency and c. Royce Hough,
Marmon dealer, for three-year terms,
and Oscar Coolican, Packard. and f..
NJ. Wallace, District Oakland Com
pany, for two-year terms
Formal installation is to take place
at the associations annual banque t
January 3.
The automobile" said Mr.. Lum. "is
now an Indispensable part of the av-
erage mans daily life. 1t is a utility
of the greatest value and it's use
must not be curtailed because of un-
toward traffic conditions. There must
be some solution of Washington s
traffic problem and it must be found
We must take an active part in the
search for it, and to that end I am
ready to cooperate with the District
authorities. the local merchants and
the press"
Mr.. Lum outlined the growth of the
Washington Automotive Trade ASso-
citation in six years. He said that ii
now occupies q nationally recognized
position among the dealer organiza
tions of the country and pointed to
a proud array of public services.
Mr.. Lum paid tribute to Rudolph
fiFCf i'll nnt nf lnn ,irr.a
tion. Mr.. Jose's auto show efforts
We're especially commended.
Preceding the election a proposal
from the used-car committee for
special cooperative used-car week
was adopted.
Ben Ourisman of the Ourisman-
Chevrolet Company was introduced
as a new member.
Harold Wilkerson, advertising
manager of the Semmes Motor Com
pany. brought to the dealers an in
vitation from the Washington Ad
vertising Club to attend the ad writ
ters' dinner at the City Club tonight.
c. II. Warrington, on behalf of the
Washington section of the Society of
Automotive Engineers. invited the
dealers to attend a special instruc-
tive meeting of the 5. \. +. at the
Cosmos Club next Friday evening.
The organization voted to indorSe
the movement headed by Gen. Anton
stephan to secure the construction of
an armory to house the National
Guard of the District. The meeting
closed with demonstration by the
Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone
Company, showing how telephone
calls are handled by central"
a miniature central office has been
installed. and Miss Ann Benson, as
sisted by Miss Mabel Burlingame, IL
lustrated every conceivable type of
call,
Evening star., 1923-12-04

| missed total Of 104 claims aggre.
eating $12,663,000. and in the other
seventy-niEe cases claimants recov.
cred only $1,017,0O
An interesting chapter of Attorney
General Daughertys report dealt
with the swork Of the bureau of in
vestigation, headed by William j
Burns. Deserters, draft dodgers
bootleggers, rum smugglers and
many other criminal classes fell
afoul of the bureaus agents. The
report also disclosed that the gov
ernment has a staff of agents spe-
cially trained to ferret out violations
Of the antitrust laws.
Heber II. Votaw, superintendent
of federal prisons. renewed recon-
mendations for additional prison ia
cilities, reporting that the three fed
eral prisons. at Atlanta, Leaven-
worth and McNeils Island. were
filled to capacity" last year. A
prison for male first offenders and
better accommodations for employ
ment for federal prisoners also was
recommended.
A few Legislative recommendations
were made to Congress in the Attor-
Evening star., 1923-12-04

ney Generals report. One recon-
| mendation was for an amendment
making killing of a federal officer
while engaged in serving process a
federal offense. Assault upon such
an officer now is penalized, but his
death is left to states to punish.
Other legislative recommendations
were to penalize mailing of threaten
ing letters, providing for stenog-
raphers before grand juries, making
attempts to defraud the government
a crime and Furnishing destruction or
| injury of federal property.
Uniform bankruptcy fees also were
recon mended by the Attorney Cen
eral, who advocated extension of the
one-year limitation within which
criminal prosecutions growing out
of bankruptcy proceedings must be
brought.