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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1923-03-06
"Spri1g Here'' Idea Takes Count
Before Onrusl,ing Sno,u and Raii1,

rainstorm fooled him as well as Wash
ington's inhabitants.
Washington, however. is the most
southernmost point of the snow, and
the weather prophets prediction hit
the bulrs-eye in the south, where it is
raining.
A mixture Of snow and rain through
out the day and a star-spangled sky
tonight was the forecaster's an
nouncement this morning. Slush in
the day and ice at night for about
forty eight hours, he said. and wash
ington will again be ready to took
for spring.
The foTecaster explained that the
storm must have travelled to Wash
ington in seven.league boots. because
reached st. Joseph, Mo. This morning
1t was passing swiftly up the Atlantic
coast, leaving its white trail in Bal
timore. Philadelphia and New York.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1923-03-06
INQUIRY IS BEGUN
|NT0AL[EY HOMES
Commissioners Seek Ac-
Curate Information to Meet
Situation June |.
VALUES TO BE ESTIMATED
Conversion of Many Alleys Into
Minor Streets Again Under
Consideration.
TO BE ESTIMATED

A thorough inquiry to determine what
are the present conditions in the in
habited alleys Of the city was begun
today by officials Of the engineer de-
partment, under Col. Charles Keller
The purpose Of the Investigation is
to provide the board of Commissioners
with accurate information as to the
situation which they will have to meet
on June 1, when, under an act of
Congress, all alley dwellings must be
vacated.
Will Size Up Values.
1t is probable that in making this
survey the city agents will size up the
physical value of the structures now
used as homes by hundreds of colored
families. 1t is likely that they also
will ascertain how many Of the alley
dwellings are owned by the occupants.
For, several years Melvin c. Hazen,
surveyor, has been formulating plans
for the conversion of many Of the
alleys into minor streets by opening
the blind ends and widening them.
No Special Legislation Needed.
Mr.. Hazen was out Of the city to-
day, but Col. Keller said that from
his knowledge of the matter he did
not believe this course could be TAX
en- without special legislation.
Although the Commissioners have
authority to institute condemnation
proceedings for the opening of minor
streets of not less than forty feet in
width, the law provides that bene-
fits assessed must equal the damages
sustained.
District officials do not believe this
provision could be found; in other
words, they do not believe benefits
could be found to equal the damages
furthermore, it was pointed out that
condemnation proceedings take time
tween now and June i.
e,O17 Alley DweIlers.
In view Of the fact that a large per-
centage of alley dwellings are of brick
construction, it is likely that when they
are vacated they would prove valuable
for commercial purposes, provided the
zoning commission changes their desig--
nation from residential to first or
second commercial property.
One District official observed that
they would be ideal for garage purposes.
The problem of finding a useful pur-
pose for these buildings, however, is a
simple one in comparison with the task
Of finding homes for the families that
will be ousted by the law.
The last police count, taken in Novem-
Der. 1919, showed 9,017 alley inhabit-
ants, Of whom only 507 were white
persons.
The law fixes a penalty of not less
than $40 or more than 800 for each
day alley houses are used as dwellings
after June /.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1923-03-06
ROADS, METHODS
IN SHOP STRIKE
HIT TBYPRES|DENT
Letter Says "Minority Inter-
ests" Have Caused Demor-
aIization and Suffering.

Unfortunate conditions as to train
movements, interrupted coal deliv-
cries and consequent suffering, to-
gether with much decentralization
to industry" in the opinion Of Presi-
dent Harding, have resulted from
the failure Of minority interests to
settle the shop craft strike on lines
agreed to by a majority Of the rail-
roads.
by the President in a letter mailed
just before his departure for Florida
to Stephen E. Connor, secretary of the
Federated Shop Crafts, Central rail-
road, New Jersey. and made public
at the White House to-day. The let
ter was in response to one from the
Federated Shop Crafts telling of a
relief fund movement by the work.
men.
The President said: Your letter of
March comes to hand just as I am
about leaving for the south, but am
glad of the opportunity it affords me
to express my sentiment on this sub
ject You tell me that the shop crafts
of the New Jersey Central railroad
are staging a relief fund movement
and ask me to send my autographed
photograph 1 am gladly complying.
No Justice In Refusal.
1T is occasion of intense regret
strike which has been effected on the
larger part of the railroad systems
and the mileage of the country has
not been found possible on all the
rest. 1 do not find myself able to
discern any adequate question of
principle which could justify a mi :
nor1ty of the interests involved in
this distressing situation in refusing
to make settlements similar to those
which have been made by the ma
jority.
THE information which reaches me
brings the conviction that continued
failure to make settlement is largely
responsible for unfortunate conditions
as to railroad movements in some areas,
and for interrupted deliveries of coal
during the winter, with resultant suf-
fering to many communities and much
decentralization to industry. 1t is a sit
uation which seems certain to become
more serious unless effective measures
are found for it's early amelioration."
Officials Of the International Asso-
tention was called today to the Presi-
dents letter to Mr. Connor, estimated
that about 40 per cent of the shopcrafts
who struck on July l last were still
out, constituting about 10000 men for
the whole country.
Entire Force Out.
The entire organized shopcrafts of
the New Jersey Central railroad. ma
chinist officials said, were still out.
They explained, however. that the
union considered the situation now
had been changed from a strike on
the part of the men to a lockout by
the railroad. This was true, they ex-
planned, inasmuch as the shopcrafts'
union had accepted the Presidents S
suggestions to go back to work un-
der seniority rights in effect pre-
vious to the strike. whereas the rail-
roads refused to take back the men
under such seniority rights, and, ac-
cording to the union. in defiance of
the Presidents arbitration proposal.
The rate of pay was said not to be
involved in the New Jersey Central
railroad situation.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1923-03-06

A little rainstorm which originated
in New Mexico and played around the
Texas panhandle yesterday tricked
the weather forecaster and knocked
ghe CHEEKY "spring-is- here" idea for
O. full count of ten. Basking in the
sunshine and warmth that only a
Florida resort can boast in early
March on Saturday and Sunday,
shivering bit on Monday. Washing
ton today was covered with one Of the
prettiest SHOWS Of the winter, billed
twelve hours in advance as a gentle
rain from the southwest.
Variety Is the spice of weather as
we'll as life" chuckled the official
weather prognosticator today as he
explained, in detail how the little
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1923-03-06
World War Hero
Braves Flames
To Rescue Eight
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press
NEW YORK, March 6.-Patrol-
man John Dale, a world war hero,
rescued six children and two wom-
en- from a burning tenement in
Brooklyn early today.
He made three trips from the
building, the last time throwing
his coat over his head and crawl
ing along the floor Of the third
story to reach a helpless woman.
Dale was a member Of the 165th
Infantry. the old Fighting Sixty
NINTH" during the war. He cap
tured a German machine gun at
Chateau Thierry and received the
croix de guerre. In capturing the
gun he was wounded eleven times.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1923-03-06
LET
FOR STREET WORK

Contract for the paving with con-
crete of a score of streets in all sec
tions of the city was awarded to the
Crawford Company by the Commits
sioners in board session today. The
contract calls for 14O.160 square
yards Of paving at $272,316.
Mai. Raymond Wheeler, assistant
engineer commissioner, announced
that the contractor would go to work
first on Bladensburg road and en-
deavor to put a new surface of con-
crete from l. street to the railroad
yiaduct at Green Chapel road, before
the thousands of motorists reached
Washington for the Shriners' conven-
ton.
Side Streets Later.
During the convention the contrac-
tor will work only on side streets,
where traffic would not be inter-
fered with, and after the visitors have
left the city the paving of Rhode
Island avenue, Nichols avenue and
Connecticut avenue will be under
taken.
If any funds are left after the gen.
eral program has been carried out,
the engineer department will extend
farther out the new paving on Bladens-
burg road.
Cost Drops Cents.
Maj. Wheeler hopes to have the en-
tire list of concrete streets finished
not later than December 1.
1t is encouraging to note that the
cost of concrete paving has gone
down cents per square yard since
last year. The price at which the
Crawford received the contract is
$1.S1 per square yard for six-inch
roadway. On the main arteries the
concrete will be made seven inches
thick, and the cost will be slightly
higher accordingly.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1923-03-06
$50 Per Day for Plumbers
To Be Limit, Say Employers

a short time after the demands were
made, the employees declocd to con-
tinue work on the $3.50 scale without
q working agreement.
The reason for the maximum Of 50
a day set by the plumbers was an
nounced to be because of proportion
ate increases in line for other crafts.
Business Representative Broome of
the local plumbers union said today
that there was no disagreement In the
wind between workers and employ
ers, and that the union had decided to
sign no general contract on the 50
basis. He said that wage scales for
the coming year had not come UP for
action at the union meetings since
the last request, two months ago. He
also stated that the increase asked
for at that time was for $3.50. Master
plumbers stated that the $3.50 in the
journeymen's offer was to have con-
tinued as a scale for only a compara-
lively short time, at the end Of which
time $40 per day would be tina saaAS,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1923-03-06
REICHsTAG TEST TODAY.
German Factions Pressing for Ap-
peal to America.
BY GEORGE WITTE.
Nv Wireless to The star and Chicago d.
News. Copyright, 1923.

BY Wireless to The star and Chicago Daily
News Copyright, 1923.
BERLIN. March 6.-Neither the
United States nor Great Britain will
intervene unless a formal appeal is
made to them by the German govern
the people. according to leading Ger
man politicians. With the exception
of the reactionary leader Count
Westarp. head of the nationalist
party. and the communist leader Lud-
wig. the big men in the other political
parties in the reichStag told the writer
just before the special session opened
today that two-thirds of the people
Of Germany were eager for outside
intervention which they realized
would come sooner or later
These statesmen believed that the
tion by Chancellor Cuno on the ques-
ton of intervention, and said they
would insist that he make a state
ment along these lines.
Expected to Reiterate Proposals.
In the reichstag it was said that
the chancellor would reiterate the
German proposals which were sub
mitted to the Paris conference in
December last but never considered.
These proposals in the meantime
have been remodeled and 1t is be-
is now prepared to offer is in the
neighborhood of $4,000. 100000 gold
marks. If Germany should ask out
side Intervention this sum will be
proposed as the basis for the resump-
tfon of the reparations negotiations.
The following views on the question
OF Intervention were given the cor
respondent by the leaders of the six
main parties in the reichstag: Gustav
Koebe, social democratic president of
the reichstag-"Anglo- American in
tervention must take place sooner Or
later If the peace is to be preserved
in Europe. The present policies of
both the German and French gov
ernments, in my opinion, make it i'm
possible for either of these two
countries to offer their good services
voluntarily.
Must Be Settled Finally.
1T is also absolutely necessary that
the question must be settled once
for all as to what Germany is able
to pay and as to what France should
have Only a big, disinterested power
could determine this. and either the
United States or Great Britain might
assume this role if invited to do so.''
sSustave Stresemann of the German
TC0Dtinue6 On PAGE 9 Column 4
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1923-03-06
RESIsTS $2,450,00O SUIT.
Princess Files Cross-Complaint in
Matter of Attorney Fee.

LOS ANGELES, March 6.-Princess
Ola Humphrey Hassan Broadwood.
formerly an actress of Oakland,
Calf, and later the wife of Prince
Ibrahim of Egypt, has filed in the su-
preme court here a cross-complaint
to the suit brought by Herman l..
Roth. attorney of New York and Los
900 he alleged was due him for OBJ
tanning a settlement with her late
husband.
received the $4,900.000 which Roth as
serted he had obtained Tor her on
Contract that he was to have SO per
cent of any financial settlement he
effected.
eel the contract,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1923-03-06

spurs and soon
will be Nikolai
McCully.
Nikolai is the
eldest of seven
Russian children
brought to this
country by Rear
Admiral Newton
A. McCully. a ma
tive of Anderson.
The other six have
been adopted by
the admiral.
Nikolai, howev-
er, because of his
age and war ex-
perience, was put
on probation. He
h as c1nrt =,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1923-03-06
FLIGHT TO PORTO RICO
! RESUMED BY AIR FLEET
Six De Havilands Hop Off From
Montgomery, Ala, for Pablo
:, -. Beach, Fla.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
MONTGOMERY, Ala, March Ere
suming their 2,s50-mile flight from
San Antonio to San Juan, Porto Rico,
twelve officers of the Army air serv-
ice, flying in six especially equipped
De Haviland airplanes. hoped of at
Maxwell Field here today at 1880
o'clock bound for Pablo Beach, near
Jacksonville, Fla. The fleet expects
to reach Pablo Beach by o'clock.
From Jacksonville the squadron will
proceed to Miami tomorrow after
noon. according to the present
schedule.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1923-03-06
Remscheid and Kronberg
Taken in Latest Extension
Move in Controlled Area.
1921 FRENCH ARMY CLASS
ORDERED KEPT 2 MONTHS
Cuno Faces Test in Reichstag To.
day-Factions Pressing for Ap-
peal to U. S. to Act.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
LONDON, March 6.-A Central News
6isnstch from Berlin says that the
Ruhr allies have occupied Remscheio
and Kronberg.
Remscheid is in Rhenish Prussia
Ie,yhteen miles east of Dusseldorf. 1t
lis the most important center in Ger
',nany for the manufacture OF small
iron and steel wares. Kronberg is a
Prussian town in Hesse-Nassau, not
far from koenigstein.
1921 CLASS KEPT.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1923-03-06
AWARDS SOLDIER BONUS.
Indiana Will Give Minimum of
$50 and Maximum of $3.50.

INDIANAPOLIS, March "a SOL
diers' bonus bill was passed by the
Indiana senate yesterday afternoon,
81 to 19. AS it already had been
passed by the house, 1T now goes to
the governor.
The measure provides for a bonus
of $40 for each month of service for
veterans Of the world war and Of the
Spanish American war. The mini
mum which a. veteran may receive is
$40 and the maximum $3.50.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1923-03-06
DEBATERs TO INVADE BRITAIN

NEW YORK, March 6.-Columbia
University will send a debating team
to England this summer to compete
with oxford, Cambridge, University
of Manchester, Liverpool University
University of London, Edinburgh Uni
versity and others, it was announced
today. The Columbia representatives.
will be chosen by the faculty next
month.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1923-03-06
Seizure of Ruhr
Forces Germans
To Buy Coal Here
By the Associated Press.

NORFOLK. Va. March 6.-Amer-
lean coal for use in Germany. said
to be a result of the French seiz-
moving from Hampton roads in
cargo lots this week.
Two vessels, the British Ventura
de Larringa and Norwegian Hall
grim. both in port now, are sched-
uled to load cargoes of coal at the
Newport News terminals for Ger
man ports Immediately and a third
vessel is understood to be charter
ed for the same purpose.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1923-03-06
WOMEN GO ON TRIAL.

: CHICAGO. March 6.-Mrs. Tillie
Klimek and Mrs. Nellie Koulik.
Charged with participating in a mur-
der conspiracy to dispose Of husbands
and other relatives by poison, were
placed on trial today. They are
charged with the murder of Mrs.
Klimek's third husband, Frank +.
Kupczyk
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1923-03-06
Supplemental News

What has occurred the world over after the
regular edition of The Evening Star goes to press
is printed in THE S 80 EDITION-that you may
know ALL about everything of interest the world
over Stock news is featured; Sports are featured
and also you'll find the Court Calendar for the
next day.
For sale by newsboys and newsdealers
throughout the city-at $3.50 every week day.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1923-03-06

requirements of the probationary pc
ROD. the admiral announced to
friends here Sunday while visiting his
Inother, and adoption proce eedings
VIII be Instituted soon in Washing
ton.
Admiral McCully was in Charleston
today inspecting the navy yard. He
VIII return from there to Washing
ton.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1923-03-06
Maginot Presents Bill for Six
Months Program.
BY the Associated Press.

nOuLuS 1IOS cA1'
BY the Associated Press.
PARIS, March 6.-Minister of war
Maginot informed the cabinet TO-DAY
that he intended to keep the class
of 1921 under the colors until May 81.
+. At the same time he laid before
the cabinet bill permitting en-
gagements and re-engaGements Tor
the army for a period of six months.
The ministrys decision to keep the
class of 1921 under the colors until
the end of May will be a dlsappoint-
1nent TO the class. the members OF
which were counting on being re-
leased by the first of April az the
latest. If they are released May 81
thew will have served two months
over the normal term.
Expected IS Months Service.
The official explanation of the de-
lay in releasing them is the desire
of the ministry to have experienced
men for training the new class
The first contingent of the class
of 1921 was called out in October of
that year, and the men expected to
do eighteen months service, as that
is the period advocated by the gov
eminent in a bill which has passed
the chamber of deputies and is now
before the senate. Thus their serv-
ice would end with March, under nor
NAL conditions.
The second contingent Of the 1921
class was not called out until May,
1922, so that their eighteen-months
term does not expire before october.
Theoretically, until the new bill is
voted. the length of service remains
at three years.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1923-03-06
BY DAVID LAWRENCE.
,ecial Dispa tch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
ORMOND, Fla, March 6.-President
Harding had his first day of RETROSPECT
tive thought on the trip down here,
the first twenty hours away from Off
cial routine since last summer. Hall
Continued on Page 2, Column p
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1923-03-06
Russ Lad Wins
Spurs; Will Be
Admiral's "Son'
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
ANDERSON, S. c.. March 6.-Niko-
lai Smouroff, fourteen-year-o vet
eran Of the Wrangel campaign against
the bolshevivi in Russia, has won his
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1923-03-06
WEATHER.

Snow or rain this afternoon and
probably tonight; tomorrow fair; not
much change in temperature; lowest
temperature slightly above freezing.
Temperature for "a hours ended at
2 pm. today: Highest. As, at 2:30 pm.
yesterday; lowest. 20, at $50 am. today.
Full report on page II.
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CONTINUED on Page 2. Column 81
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1923-04-30

Two young men entered the pawn
broker shop of Samuel Perlmuter
at 1919 Smith street shortly after
$3.50 o'clock this morning and at
tempting a daring holdup. One ar
rest has been made.
Perlmuter. it is said. prepared to
make a sale to the men and as he
was showing some articles to them,
a lead pipe wrapped in paper with
a string around it, was put into ae-
ton. The shop owner was hit over
the back Of the head with such force
that the bone was exposed and blood
started to flow. He also was hit
twice in the front of the head and
once over the temple.
The fact that Perlmuter put up a
fight and was not fioored inside the
store, probably resulted in the men
making off without getting any loot
After they ran from the store, Perl
muter followed and called for hell
before failing to the street
The holdup men fled down Nc
Clellan street in the direction OF
Market street. Police headquarters
was notified and Detective John
Murray. Chauffeur William Clooney
and Motorcycle officer Frank Seiboth
detailed TO the scene.
Perlmuter was taken to the hospi-
tai in a passing automobile and ne
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Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1923-04-30
ALLEGED BOOZE
TRUCK SEIZED
Raid by Prohibition Agents
This Morning Near South
Amboy

Four prohibition agents, on
scouting trip, under the direction OF
Agent Russell II. SkeelsN stopped
motor truck on the outskirts OF
South Amboy about O'Clock this
morning, containing eighsy-fiVe
cases of Liquor. Two men on the
truck, John Smith, a mechanic
twenty-six years old of Atlantic
Highlands and DominicS "arrillo,
tailor, twenty-five years old of New
ark were arrested and locked up in
the local police station. They were
later arraigned before United States
Commissioner John A. Delaney and
held under $1,000 bail each for a
hearing before him on next Monday
morning at 10 o'clock. Bail was
furnished by the National Surety
Company. The men were charged
with illegal transportation.
Following the seizure the truck
of whiskey was taken to Nswark by
the prohibition men. whe-e 1t is be-
ing held. 1t is understood that pro-
hibition men are spending consider
able of their time in the vicinity of
Morgan and along the water front
extending to heyport in an effort to
break up the practice of landing
booze at these points.
As the state police have opened up
temporary headquarters in Keyport
It is Believed that they also have
taken a hand in the booze situation
and plan to be on the lookout for
rum runners this summer, although
it is reported that the Newport
branch has been established in order
to break up speeding.