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Evening star., 1923-11-05
W., B.. & A. SH0PMEN
WIN PAY INCREASE
Raise From 4S to 73 Cents Per
Hour Granted-0ther Ad-
vances to Be Given.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
BALTIMORE, November 5.-An in
crease Of from 4s to 73 cents an hour
to shopcraft workmen on the Wash
ington, Baltimore and Annapolis rail-
road has been granted, 1t was learned
today.
About 200 men will be benefited by
the raise, It was announced by Ed
ward D. Bieretz, business agent of
the Electrical Workers Union. Sey-
eral weeks ago the men went on
strike after failure to get tho in
crease asked for. but were persuaded
to return to work pending negoua-
tions.
The wage scale. said Mr.. Bieretz,
follows the standard set by the
Baltimore and Ohio railroad for its
shopcraft employees. which Is slight
~ higher than IL general on the rail-
roads Of tho east
The terms include. said Mr.. Bieretz,
. reduction from ton to eight hours
In the working schedule and full
recognition OF the union.
Demands also have been made by
the Brotherhood OF Railroad Engi-
neers, Brotherhood OF Railroad, Con-
ductors and Brotherhood OF Railroad
Trainmen for wage adjustments,~ and
these are now. In process of negotia-
tion. according to Mr.. Bferetz.
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PoINcARE-REP1 WAITED.
Preliminary Account Seems to Pre-
vent Conference.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press. ...
LONDON, November 5.-Whether
the change of views proceeding be-
tween England and France will result
in a real effort to adjudicate Ger
many's financial ability. or prove an
other OF Europe's futile gestures to
settle It's difficulties. seemed this af-
ternoon to depend upon the nature o.
Premier Poincare's reply to the Sec
ond British note concerning the scope
to be given the proposed committee
of experts.
If the verbal summary Of the note
telephoned from Paris proves to be
correct there appears to be little hope
of a conference based on the lines
suggested by the United States and
Great Britain.
In reply to Lord Curzon's suggestion
that France should adopt Belgium's g
phrasing, calling the investigating body
'the committee to examine Germany'e
capacity to make reparations," Premier
Poincare is expected to suggest that the
authority Of the proposed committee be
confined to Germany's present capacity
to pay and her capacity for a limited
period in the future.
Belgium's suggestion has been accept
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Probable Results OF Hearing.
SCOTCH TOWNS READY
FOR DRY ISSUE VOTE
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press
LONDON. November 5.-Thirty to
forty Scottish towns go to the polls
this week to decide the prohibition
issue for their localities. The cam
paign has been intense. The drys
hope to reverse the decision given
in 1920, when only two towns-Kirk-
intilloch and Observation-Disclosures ed liquor
licenses. : The vets In these places,
forced to take long journeys during
the last three years to quench their
thirsts. have been making desperate
efforts to bring their fellow towns
men back to their traditional free
dom in the matter Of beverages.
Tho Daily Mails comments on the
experience with prohibition In the
United States are not calculated 10
spread enthusiasm for this reform.
The newspaper says: TT looks an
though the attempt to forbid human
beings from taking q particular kind
of drink creates among them a de-
termination to get that drink at what
ever cost to their pockets or vitality"
Evening star., 1923-11-05
SELECTION AS ENVOY
DENIED BY GILLETT
House Speaker, Back From Europe,
Says He Will Remain
in Congress.

Speaker Gillett. upon his return to
the Capitol today from an unofficial
tour of Europe, put an effectual
quietus on the recurrent reports that
he probably would accept a diplo-
matte appointment. Upon that report
was based considerable speculation as
to who would be selected as Speaker
and other surmises regarding the re-
organization of the House in the in
coming Congress. The reply of
Speaker Gillett is that there Is sim
ply nothing to such rumors.
II do not believe that President
Coolidge ever had any idea of ap-
pointing me to a diplomatic post"
said Mr.. Gillett. There Is no diplo-
matte post that I would think of ac-
cepting." he continued.
my whole training and experience
has been in Congress, and IL can be
Of any public service I am sure that
1t is there.' There is no other field of
public work that would at all tempt
me. When my work in Congress ends
/ feel that my public career has
closed"
Speaker Gillett's first visitor at the
Capitol was Chairman Madden Of the
House appropriations committee, who
has been conspicuously mentioned as
likely to succeed him as Speaker.
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Utilities Board
Orders Removal
Of"Death Poles"

A few hours before a special
Senate committee was ready to
begin an investigation Of local
traffic conditions here today, the
Public Utilities Commission or
dered the immediate removal of
the iron posts known as death
poles" at several intersections on
14th street to designate isles Of
safety for street car passengers.
The commission said that it
granted an application Of the
Washington Railway and Electric
Company and the Capital Traction
Company to install posts as an ex-
pertinent. The experiment with
the use Of these iron standards
having proved unsatisfactory, the
commission believes that they
should be removed" read the order
today.
Evening star., 1923-11-05
FRANCE SUSPECTS
BRITISH SCHEME TO
FORCE ISOLATION
U. S. Position and Detection
of Belgium Laid to Plot
Hatched in London.
By the Associa ted preas

By the Associated Press
PARIS. November 5.-Great Brit
aims insistence upon conditions un-
acceptable to France in connection
with the proposed inquiry into Ger
many's capacity to pay. and the ten
dency of the British press to raise
point after point particularly dis
agreeable to France, have developed
feeling in French official circles, as
expressed there today. that there is
a systematic effort going on to iso-
late France.
News dispatches from Washington
attributing to both Secretary Hughes
and President Coolidge sentiments in
harmony with those expressed in
London, and reports that the Bel
gians are inclined to sheer of from
the French policy. have contributed
to this feeling. although it is said in
official circles that Paris and Brus-
sells are still in accord.
Premier Poincare's flrmness in deal
ing with the proposition for an ex-
pert committee on reparations Is
said to have been fortified by q feel
ing that there Is q disposition to get
him into corner.
The final movements of Lloyd
George in the United States, which
were watched with the greatest at
fort to bring the United States into
q Gordon around France.
POINCARE. REPLY WAITED.
Evening star., 1923-11-05
NAVY COURT OPENS
TRIAL OF OFFICERS
Commander of Wrecked De-
stroyers First to Face
Charges at San Diego.
By the Associated Press.

SAN DIEGO, Calf, November s.
Eleven officers involved in the wreck
ing of seven destroyers of Honda on
September 8 face court-martial trial
here today. The naval court, which
sits in eleventh district headquarters
Is composed of the following officers:
Vice Admiral Henry A. Wiley, pre-
siding; Rear Admiral Louis McNul-
ton. Rear Admiral Jehu v. Chase,
Capt. De Witt Blauer, Capt Edward
H. Campbell, Capt. Walter s. CrosIey.
Capt. Stanford E. Moses and Lieut.,
Commander Leslie E. Bratton and
Lieut.. Hardy B. Page will conduct
the prosecution.
Capt. Edward H. Watson, COM
mander of the 11th Squadron. to
which the lost ships belonged, will be
tried first. Officers following him as
defendants are Capt. Robert Norris
Commander William S. Pye, Com
mander Louis P. Davis. Commando
William L. Calhoun. Commander VIII
liam H. Toaz, Lieut.. Commander
Donald 7. Hunter, Lieut. Commander
Richard H. Booth, Lieut.. Lawrence +.
Blodgett.
Evening star., 1923-11-05
VETERAN HOSPITAL
CRITICISM SCORED
No Fraud in Chelsea Site
Deal, Senators Told by
Investigator.

Criticism in connection with the
governments purchase of the hospi-
tai site at Chelsea. N. Y. was de-
clared to be unfounded. in a report
read today to the Senate veterans
committee. 1t had been prepared
by Louis w. Stotesbury. former ad-
jutant gen. of New York. after what
John F. Organ. counsel for the COM
mittee. described az an exhaustive In
quiry.
Mr.. Stotesbury reported that the
site had been purchased from the Ed
ward Stormes Corporation for $780,
600. ana that there had been no fraud
or collusion in connection with the
sale.
Bought at "Low Figure.1
Much criticism has been based on
the low figure for which the Stormes
Corporation had purchased the prop
erty.
The Stotesbury report said the site
formerly was owned by the late DR..
Charles X. Cole. who spent 100000 on
1t, and that the Stormes Corporation
bought it at public auction at the
very low" cost Of $28,5O0.
Lack of uniformity in the rating Of
veterans was described to the com
mittee by DR.. David o. Smith of the
Veterans Bureau, who investigated
such cases for Gen. Organ. He told
of one case where a veteran had died
Of tuberculosis and diabetes within
cal officers of the bureau had re-
ported that the tuberculosis had been
arrested and the patients rating had
been reduced from total permanent
disability to a 25 per cent disability.
A review of the case was made,
DR.. Smith said. and final finding
approving the 25 per cent rating was
returned seven weeks after the vet
eran had died.
DIR. Smith also said that a DR.. Bal
lard, who Is employed in the Veter-
ans Bureau and who made the re-
views In question himself. has a dis
ability rating of 35 per cent on the
basis of an additional operation per-
formed while in the service. DR.. Bal
lard's rating originally was rs per
cent. the witness said, but was In
creased when he appealed.
Men Stick Together.
Senator Oddie. republican, Ne
vada, asked how 1t was DR.. Ballard
had agreed with DR.. Rogers, medical
director Of the bureau, in the case of
the tubercular patient.
TN bureau. of this kind" DR..
Smith replied, "men are selected not
SO much for~ability. as for their CO.
hesive qualities. They stick togeth-
err" .,
DR.. Smith added that the report on
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HEADLEY DEFENDS
D. c. TRAFFIC CODE
Declares Lack of Police Cause
of Confusi0n-Criticizes
Courts.

That the traffic code in the District
OF Columbia Is as good as in most
cities in the United States, but that
lack of sufficient policemen to enforce
this code Is responsible for much of
the traffic confusion here, was the
statement today of Inspector Albert
]. Headley. chief Of the traffic bu-
reau, the first witness called before
the congressional committee investi-
eating traffic.
Inspector Headley in a lengthy re-
port pointed out to the committee that
the lack Of policemen here was almost
enough to nullify any regulations that
might be enacted.
Denying that the death rate in
Washington was increasing, and CIV
ing figures to prove his contention
the witness pointed out that despite
the increase in population and in the
fatalities were becoming less.
Courts Criticised.
The witness also asserted that con-
tributing causes to traffic confusion
beside an inadequate police force was
lack of proper equipment in the po-
lice department., crowdd conditions
in the court and lenient treatment by
the court of traffic violators.
Inspector Headley also told the COM
mfttee that while the registration of
automobiles had increased 500 per
cent, the number Of fatal accidents
had not even doubled.
One-way streets. street-car plat
forms. parking. speed Of automobiles,
semaphore control, pedestrian regula-
tion and many other subjects reIat-
ing to traffic will be brought into the
spotlight during the hearings.
The committee. of which Senator
L. Heisler Ball of Delaware is the
chairman. will call in addition
to Inspector Headley, Commits
efoner James F. Oyster, in charge
or the police department, and
Engineer Commissioner Bell, who Is
expected to be questioned regarding
the possible widening Of streets
Ringgold Hart. chairman of the Com
missioners' special traffic committee,
and other men who have studied local
traffic conditions also may be asked
to appear.
Probable Results OF Hearing.
Settlement Of the local controversy
on one-way streets is expected to be
one of the tangible. results of the
hearings. Senator Ball has already
expressed himself emphatically on
this subject. saying "one-way streets
were necessity In congested traffic.
Other members Of the committee are
thought to hold the same views.
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u. S. TO ADMIT 1900
ALIENS ON PAROLE
Deportation of Excess Ar
rivals Halted by Davis to
Prevent Hardships.
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated freoS.
NEW YORK. November 5.-Four
thousand aliens. facing deportation
because the immigration quotas of
their countries were exhausted, be-
gin landing in this port today on
parole. Their release was ordered
by Secretary of Labor James ].
Davis, who last night cut the red
tape that threatened to send thou
sands back across the sea without
even an examination.
The decision to land the 1000 ex-
cess quota immigrants on parole was
made in the interests of humanity.
Commissioner Of immigration Henry
H. Curran announced after confer
ence with Secretary Davis yesterday.
An attempt would be made to admit
them as soon as possible, he said.
OF the 1000 immigrants who faced
deportation, 1857, mostly British, ar
rived on the Leviathan, largest Amer
ican steamship.
Foreign governments were blamed
for the situation by Secretary Davis,
who said that congestion could be
avoided II passports were limited to
the number fixed by the American
quota law.
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Napy Flyers 274 Miles al, Hour
Brings Ban on Speed Contests
Peril to LiUes Prompts Order by admiral
Moffett, after Williams and BrO,U
Set Ne,v World Records.

Speed contests between naval air
service flyers such as those yesterday
at Mitchell Field, New York, were
prohibited for an indefinite period
under an order issued today by Rear
Admiral w. A. Moffett, chief Of the
bureau Of naval aeronautics.
Admiral Moffett based his decision
on an opinion by his technical staff
that naval flyers now have achieved
the maximum speed in the air which
Is possible without grave risks to
human life. The exhibition now in
progress for Army relief at the Long
Island field will be continued through
the approved program. however.
The admiral sent the following
telegram to the naval officer in charge
of the exhibition:
present my heartiest congratula-
tions to Lieuts. Brow and Williams on
Evening star., 1923-11-05
$4,000 TO FIGHT POLICE
STRIKE IN MELBOURNE
Specials Sworn In-Arrangement
Made to Call State
Troops.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
MELBOURNE, Australia, November
5-Conditions in Melbourne were
normal today and the city authors
ties asserted that the situation grow
ing out of tho police strike was sat
isfactory. In response to the gov
ernments appeal to all able bodied
men of military age, $4,000 special
constables have been enrolled.
Arrangements have been COM
pleted for proclaiming q state of vio-
lence, II necessary. after which the
forces Of the commonwealth would
be used to preserve order. The city
courts have convicted many persons
OF lovtinS.
Evening star., 1923-11-05
ROAD TO PAY TRIBUTE.

MINNEAPOLIS. Mimi. November s.
All service on the Minneapolis, st.
Paul and Sault Ste. Marie railway,
including passenger trains, will be
suspended for five minutes at p.m.-
tomorrow in tribute to George r.
Huntington, president, who died here
Saturday and whose funeral will be
held at that hour. of1ciAls OF the road
announced today. The general ofncerS1
yan0n
Evening star., 1923-11-05
Woman Routs
Gunn1en After
Husband Is Shot
BY the Associated presa

BY the Associated Press
NEW YORK, November 5.-Mrs.
Francis Reynolds today put to rout
three gunmen who held up her hus-
bands restaurant.
After Reynolds had been shot Mrs.
Reynolds leaped upon the leader Of
the trio. pinned him to the floor,
took his pistol and held him till the
police arrived. The other two gun
men. scared, ran away. Reynolds
was seriously wounded.
Evening star., 1923-11-05
ARREST BOND BROKER
IN $4,000 OHIO HAUL
New York Authorities Charge Re
ceiving Of Portion Of In y
surance Loot.

NEW YORK. November .5.-Cor-
nelius J.. Kelly. also known as John
McLoughlin. = bond broker. today
was arrested in his ONCE charged
with, having received part OF 3116.eoo
In bonds and jewelry taken from the
Southern and Western Lite Insurance
office of Cincinnati, Ohio, when its Of
Evening star., 1923-11-05
Jusserand Brings
Verbal Report of
Paris Farley View
By the Associated Press.

PARIS. November 5.-Ambassa-
oor Jusserand will verbally COM
municate to Secretary of State
hughes today the attitude of the
French government in the repara-
ton negotiations. governing him.
self by his talk with Premier
Poincare before he sailed and by
Information sent the French en-
bassy in Washington since. He
VIII deliver no note. 1t was said at
the foreign Office this morning.
me latest instructions from the'
day.
Evening star., 1923-11-05

their performances of yesterday. Both
apparently have obtained maximum
speed possible without taking un-
necessary risks. Discontinue speed
tests but permit both pilots to fly
planes for Army relief benefit"
AvIAToRs REGRET ORDER.
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Makers Of New Worlds Records
to Race, However.

BY the Associated Press.
mitchell FIELD. N. Y. November
5.-Lieuts. Afford J. Williams and
Harold J. Brow, Navy airmen, who
were scheduled to renew their ef-
forts to smash more world speed rec
ords. expressed regret today when a
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Demand for Relief.

Demand for Relief.
Representative Anderson's atten-
ton was called to the fact that
public criticism is sometimes leveled
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Rain this afternoon and tonight; to-
morrow cloudy; no change in tempera-
ture. Temperature for twenty-four
hours ended at pm. today: Highest,
at Am. today.
Full report on xa r
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FOR rum
SHIPS To Be
LEN|ENT
Diplomatic and Medicinal
Liquors to BE Exempt From
Seizure by U. 8.
BY w. H. ATKINS,
International News Service.

Seizure of big foreign liners for
carrying liquor into American ports
in violation of the Volstead act is
not contemplated by the Govern
ment in preparing to enforce the
Supreme Courts new three-mfle
decision, it was announced officially
at the Treasury Department.
Vessels will not even be searched,
officials said, unless fragrant vio-
lations are suspected, but If liquor
is found it will be eonfiseated by
prohibition and customs officers.
Secretary of the Treasury Mellon
states that the Bureau of Internal
Revenue has full and complete au-
tharity to enforce the law in pur-
suance of the ruling of the Supreme
Ceurt-thus barring all liquor, ex-
cept medicinal stores, from foreign
and domestic ship within three miles
OF the United States-but until Con-
gress clarifies the law he does not
propose to get into trouble with for
eign governments by adopting ultra
drastic enforcement measures.
Medical Stores EXEMPT.
Liquor shipped to Diplomatic
here and spirits in
tended for medicinal use will be
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-05-03
Cold Pits

Lemus, in his second treatise
On islands, says: "On the island
OF Crimoius, cold places are
prepared by being dug out of
tie ground. Into these cold
pits people may lower vessels
fuI of warm water, and then
draw them up again in no rec
spect different from snow"
Dor let this start everybody
in Washington digging cold
pits. A good refrigerator is
the best investment in the
worSd-an investment IN t
pays dividends in good food
and good health and economy.
Get the good refriger0tor-the kind
that SoVes tce-the" keep it at an egen
tesHfsTGtHTe Nth pure, clean, crystal
clear AMsrieGm Ice. Amevican has
4 plants in Washington ond can a.
IO0yS take care Of its customers.
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excepted from inspection BY Gus
toms officials just as they are now.
but after June 10 no ship will be
permitted to bring in liauaF fer
beverage purposes, The amount of
medicinal liquor which foreign ships
may carry into American ports prob
ably will be determined by q board
of medical experts named by Score
tary Mellon.
In connection with the search
and seizure of foreign ships, reve-
nue. officials pointed out that the
present staff is not large enough to
inspect all ships, and that search
would only be Fesorted to when
there was evidence that attempts
actually were being made to cir
cumvent the dry laws.
The State Department today be-
gan the preparation Of instructions
to all it's representatives abroad
with respect to the new liquor reg
ulatiens.
After Secretary of State Hughes
received notice from Secretary Mel
lon that the regulations will become
effective on June 10. the State De-
partment communicated that fact to
all of it's diplomatic and consular Of
ficers. with instructions to acquaint
the foregn governments where they
are assigned concerning the lleper
deCiSiOH
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-05-03
RETIREMENT Of
BR|GHTWO0D
IS GOAL
Live Civic Organization Has
Been Sponsor for Neighbour
hood improvements.

It's record intricately interviewer
with the story of development
throughout the northern section OF
the city since it's organization on
St. Patrick's Day, 1891, the Bright
wood Citizens Association Is today
one of the dynamic factors in pro-
noting civic improvements in the
capital.
Originally known as the Bright
land Avenue Improvement Assncia-
ton, the organization enjoys the
distinction of being, in sense, the
parent body from which half
dozen of the progressive citizen
associations of north Washington
were conceived. Hardly an i'm,
provement has been effected in that
section of the city that does not
owe it's contamination to the efforts
put forth by the association by TAX
ing the initiative which led to its
adoption or through the influence 1T
brought to bear when the fate of
the project seemed swinging in the
balance.
Secured RepaVing.
Among it's past achievements
may be mentioned the paving of
Georgia avenue from Buchanan
street to Military road. This i'm
provement it obtained when little
street paving was being done in the
district. 1t is now bending it's
energies to secure the paving of
Georgia avenue from Military road
to the District line. That it will
succeed is the assurance given by
it's officials who declare the associa-
ton will Keep up the fight until
the end sought has been gained.
Passing to q recent Improvement
secured through the activity of the
organiza ton, when it appeared that
the authorities were reluctant to.
act, the draining Of Lake Lam
caster" is worth noting. For some
reason the District Commissioners
in carrying out sewer improvements
stopped a drain which resulted in
a large section of land between
Sheridan and Tuckerman streets,
east of Georgia avenue, becoming a
huge catch basin. When the con-
dition was brought to the attention
of the Commissioners the Depart.
ment of Health investigated report
ing back that the water accumula-
ton was not a stagnant pool and
was III no way IllondCe TO h6altn.
Undeterred by the report the
association continued it's fight with
the result that less than a month
ago the Commissioners opened a
drain which has carried away the
accumulated water leaving Lake
Lancaster" one of those memories
which go to prove that organized
efforts can accomplish many SEEM
ingly unattainahle ends.
Secures Fire Protection.
No section of the city enjoys bet
ter fire protection than the Bright
wood district. This resulted from
the cooperation of the association
with the War Department. Today
the district has at it's command
three major pieces of motorized fire
fighting equipment. The efficient
policing Of the section is also large.