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Evening star., 1923-03-01
GIRL ASSAULTED;
BOOK AGENT HELD

Ferdinand W. Hetzel. twenty-six
years old, of 501 18th street. was ar
rested early today by Precinct Detectives
Jackson and Worrell of the first pre-
cinct, charged with criminal assault
upon Laura e. Adams. sixteen years
old. of 3212 10th place. Congress
Heights.
Hetzel was given a preliminary hear
ing before Judge J. =. Mcmahon In Po-
lice Court shortly before noon and held
was fixed by the court at $1,000, and
HetZel was committed to Jail.
Miss Adams who is attractive, ap-
peared in Police Court this morning.
before Assistant United states Attor-
ney Joseph Bruce, to lodge information
in the case. A warrant on the statutory
charge was issued for HetZol.
According to the precinct detectives.
Miss Adams first met Hetzcl when h.
called at the home of ner uncle and
aunt, Mr.. and Mrs. John j. Pepper.
with whom she resides ut the above
address, on February u. soilcltlnS
magazine subscriptions. lie was ac-
companied by another man at that
time. On February 10, according ."
the story the girl is alleged to nave
told the detectives. Hetzel called
again, finding her alone in the mouse
1t is on that day the allegeh asSau
is charged to have taken place i1e'-
eel. who admitted that he called on
the girl. denied the charge made
against him.
Mrs. Pepper initiated action in the
case when she called the police afleT
finding one of three letters 1ietzel Is
declared to have written the girl since
February II These letters are beln
held as evidence in connection Win
the ca Sc.
Evening star., 1923-03-01
FESS PLEDGES AID
TOD. c. PROJECTS
SAYS. He Will Do All in His
Power to Develop Model
City Here.

REPRESENTATIVE Simeon y. Fess.
senator-elect from Ohio, today told
members of the Twentieth Century
Club, at the meeting in the Cosmos
club. that he would do all in his
power to make Washington model
city along educational and general
civic lines.
Washington" the speaker declared,
.hsould lead in schools, sanitation,
fire protection and public parks. Rep
resentatives and senators from other
communities should be afforded the
opportunity of studying a model city
here, so that they could see that
their own cities and communities
were equally improved. Don't make
the mistake that Congress isn't inter-
ested in what the citizens of the Dis
trict of Columbia want merely be
cause the legislators appear slow In
answering the requests for appro-
priationS. Be assured that we are
fully committed to the plan for de-
yeloping the National Capital"
Representative Fess expressed the
opinion that the immigration laws
should be strengthened rather than
lifted.
committee on parks and parking of
the Washington Board of Trade.
urged the club to support the bill
now pending. providing for the crea-
ton of park commission. Unless
such a commission is established, he
indicated. many of the beautiful
tracts of land around Washington
will be desecrated by subdivisions.
Efforts OF the Washington safety
council to reduce street accidents were
outlined by William F. Ham, president
of the council.
Mrs Ernest Bicknell, chairman OF the
Juvenile Protective Association, re-
ported on the activity of that organiza-
ton.
New members of the club we're elect
ed as follows: Mrs. Rutland bucket
Beard, Mrs Arthur Powell Davis, Mrs.
Clarence r. Dufour, Mrs. Charles Z.
Monroe and Mrs. Chauncey Depew
Snow.
Mrs. Joshua Evans. jr., was in charge
Of the program and the president of
the club, Mrs. William II. Heron, pre-
sided.|
Evening star., 1923-03-01
NEW j. S. DEPARTMENT
PLANS TO Be POSTPONED.
Reorganization Project Halted by
Inability to Hold Summer
Hearings.

Further work toward reorganiZa-
ton of government departments un-
der the plan presented recently by
President Harding to the joint Con-
gressional committee will be post
poned indefinitely. The committee.
headed by Walter F. Brown of Ohio,
met today and decided it will be inn
possible to hold hearings next sum-
mer.
Mr.. Brown explained some of the
departmental changes proposed in
the Presidents recommendations and
arranged to send each member of
the committee a more detailed state
ment later.
Representative Temple. republican
of Pennsylvania. member of the
joint select committee on reorganlZa- :
tion of the administrat tive branch of
the government. under unanim ru =
consent today. urged the passage II
:hc resolution. which has already
passed the Senate. for continuing the
work of the joint committee after
Congress adJournS. Acting Minority
Leader Garrett of Tennessee, prompt
ly objected.
The effect Of this is that unless the
resolution is again brought under
suspension Of the rules the joint com :
mittee on reorganization Will die at
the close of Congress and the work
of reorganization will have to begin
all over again.
AS a matter of fact. the joint com
mittee. although organized more than
a year ago. has really done nothing
toward reorganizing the administra-
tive branch of the government. be-
cause it has been awaiting recon-
mendations from President Harding
which he would present to the com
mittee as the scheme of reorganiZa
ton which the administration would
support and which would not be a
subject of continuous quarrel be
tween officials of certain government
departments.
This accommodation from Fresi-
dent Harding was received by the
Join. committee two weeks ago. II
has been frankly stated by members
of the committee. both republicans
and democrats that the scheme. As
recommended by the President and
his cabinet, will be torn TO pieces
before legislative action is taken. II
has also been said that the reor-
ganization program will be the sub
iect of extensive hearings and con
ferences before the joint committee
bill is introduced.
Evening star., 1923-03-01
THEATER CROWD HALTED
BY SPIRITED BATTLE

Crowds headed for various places of
amusement shortly before o'clock
last night enjoyed an added attraction
in the form Of one Of the niftiest no.
intermission scraps seen around here
for long, long while.
The contestants, both palpably anna
teurs. but truck horses for work and
punishment, battled on 18th street
northwest. just above street. Tor
many minutes. entirely uninterrupted
by anybody wearing a uniform. True.
a man wearing long blue coat with
brass buttons was seen running to-
ward the scene of conflict. but he
proved to be hotel carriage caller
and Just added one more to the gal
lery Motor cars halted and blocked
traffic. while interested spectators saw
the battle as if from boxes. One spec
tator was so interested and kept so
close to the whirling melee that he
was taken for the referee.
A verbal conflict between a pedes-
trian and motorist started the af-
fair. The gent on foot spoke out of
his turn to the gent at the wheel.
When the latter started to climb out
the first gent was off to a flying
start up 18th street. The other pur-
sued, and. although much the stouter
of the two; overlook him: chal-
were peeled off, and a ring was form
ed on the instant in regular old Tom
Brown-at-Rugby style. Both con-
testants, forgetting the preliminary
sprint, overlooked playing for. the
wind and concentrated on the head.
Features and knuckles suffered about
equally.
'Stop, oh. please stop. for my sake
finally squealed girl who had no
connection whatever with either the
fight or the principals. The suggest
was pretty nearly a draw and the
appeal seemed to sound sensible to
those involved. They unclinch ed.
backed off bit. the crowd got in be-
tween them and it was all over. But
it was great while 1t lasted.
Evening star., 1923-03-01
SENATORS SCORE DELAY
IN NAMING u. S. JUDGES
Legislation Passed Last Summer
and Names Just Coming Is Com
plant of Democrats.

Charges of undue delay on the part
of the administration in naming the
twenty-five additional federal judges
in legislation enacted last
August were made in the Senate to-
day by Senator Harrison. Mississippi,
and King, Utah, democrats.
Pointing out the nominations of a
large number of the judges were sent
to the Senate only yesterday, Senator
King said he could not understand the
delay. since the Legislation creating
the judgeships had been passed last
summer under the whip and spur"
of the republican leaders who, he
"clogged fountains of Justice"
Reports had been circulated last
fall, Senator Harrison said. that the
were to be deferred un-
til after the November election. Il
see that the Presidents campaign for
and reelection has
been launched" Senator Harrison
added. land 1t would not be surpris-
ing, 1 suppose, if the remaining ap-
pointments were put over until after
the next election"
Evening star., 1923-03-01

was about the same-ten billion ster-
ling in cash, remarking: THE human
mind cannot comprehend q sum so
colossal. but nobody here. I am conf
dent, will deny that the outcome was
worth the money and probably-God
pity us all-the lives"
Another misapprehension regarding
the United States he wished to remove
1T is said that we singled out and
dunned Great Britain. We did neither
one nor the other. The expiration Of
the three years during which we had
agreed to bear the entire burden was
approaching, and on the same day our
government gave notice to all our
debtors to that effect, which was
merely the customary preliminary to
payment or the negotiation of terms
One or two appeared and talked about
the weather; Great Britain arrived and
talked busineaA The eytaoma was the
Evening star., 1923-03-01
French TO SPURN
fEELERS ON RUHR
viii Turn Down All But Ger.
man Proffers to Reopen
Discussion.
BY Tic Associated Press.

BY Tie Associated Press.
PARIS, March None but official
overtures will be acceptable in con-
nection with arrangement for settle
ment of the Ruhr and reparations
questions, it was asserted in French
official circles today 1t was pointed out
that there had been a new descent upon
Paris of unofficial Intermediates
from financial and industrial quar-
ters and various international CEN
ters, including New York, each with
various complaints and plans for set
tlement
When the German government was
ready to make officially and through
tie regular diplomatic channels Of
fers of payment to the allies. France.
IN her capacity as one of the allies.
would listen to such offers, it was
affirmed. No heed would be given to
pleas presented otherwise.
Meanwhile. it was added. if the
Ruhr industrialists. wished to drop
the political front. as heretofore
has ruled the situation, and seek to do
business in purely business way.
provision for such contingency had
already been made in the plans for
the Ruhr occupation.
Evening star., 1923-03-01
OPTIMIST CLUB HEARS
PROGRAM OF BALLADS
Alfred w. Summers, Baritone,
Thanked for Efforts in Speech
by r. B. Dickey.

Members Of the Optimist Club were
entertained with program Of bal
lads by Alfred w. Summers, bari
tone, at a meeting in the City Club
yesterday.
Included in the program was
"BoiS Epais,'' composed by Lully in
1854, which was rendered with rich
and full tones throughout. Mr..
Summers followed with Munro's
My Lovely Cecilia" and Johns
Since You Went Away" Other
numbers Of the program We're
"Duna.' by McGill. and Theology"
by Hartcastle. The Trumpeter," by
son.
Raymond. B. Dickey delivered an
address of appreciation in behalf of
the clubs to both Mr.. Summers and
A. w. Harmed, who accompanied
the singer. President A. M. Fischer
presided.
Evening star., 1923-03-01
FRAUD IS CHARGED
IN THEATERS SUITS
Knickerbocker Company, Dis.
solved, to Take 100000
From D. C.S Is Plea.

Charges that officials of the
Knickerbocker Theater Company
practiced a fraud and deception" on
the chancery court Of Delaware ana
secured dissolution of the corporation
for the sole purpose of removing from
this District cash assets of $4,000 to
delay and hinder recovery OF damages
by victims of the theater disaster
are contained in a motion filed today
i'm the District Supreme Court by
Attorneys Archer. Chamberlin &
senting Mary Young. who was in
jured, and the legal representatives
Of two persons killed.
The lawyers ask the court to strike
out the suggestion of the dissolution
OF the corporation made by Harry Nj.
Crandall. former president OF the com
pany, whom they designate a self
appointed friend of the court The
court is advised that under the Della
ware law q corporation is kept alive
three years after dissolution for the
purpose of defending suits against it.
Filed Weeks Age.
Mr. Crandall some weeks ago filed a
suggestion as "friend of the court,
in which he pointed out that the
had been Incorporated, had dissolved
the corporation and appointed re-
ceiverS long prior to til" ming oi
more than fifty suits BY legal repre-
sentatives OF victims of the disaster
and that the service on him as pfeSi-
dent of the corporation was not valid,
because the affairs of the company
are now in the hands of the court re
ceivers, and they only could be sued.
Counsel for the three victims point
out that Mr.. Crandall failed to get
permission of the court to appear IN
the capacity of friend" and that a
plea attacking the service OF sub
poena should have been raised by
special appearance Of counsel for the
company. AS to the dissolution. 1t ID
charged that the Delaware court was
told there were debts of only $30,0oO
against the company and no mention
was made "purposely" Of the disaster
of January 2S. 1922, as the result OF
which numerous suits would pe
brought against the company by per-
sons who, under District law, arc
considered as creditors.
Hearing on the motion is scheduled
for the next motion day i'll the court.
Evening star., 1923-03-01
DR.. S. W. MURPHY DEAD.
Confederate Veteran Was Well
Known as Educator.

DR.. Samuel w. Murphy. eighty-f1ve
years old, who made his home at the
John Dickson Home. 5000 14th street
northwest, died Tuesday at that insti-
tuition from the inf1rmities Of age. The
body will be shipped to Wilmington.
Del. for interment. Funeral services
will be held tomorrow. DIR. Murphy
was a surgeon in the Confederate army
and a well known educator. He was
native of Lincolnton, N. c. For fifteen
years he was executive head Of the
Rugby Military Academy. at Whining,
ton, Del, were Senator l.. Heisler BAH
of that state was one Of his students:
North Carolina Military Academy. South
Court, \. G.; aeadsmy, sn:; Reading e Pa, as
was .. brother of the late Rev. ]. w.
Murphy and Rev. r. Heber Murphy. He
is survived by a sister, Miss Hobary
Murphy of Philadelphia; nephew, G..
n. Murphy, and niece, Mrs. j. D.
Murphy, both of this city.
Evening star., 1923-03-01
'EX-W|FE
TO WE'D MAN Of 50
Prospective Groom an An
tique Shopkeeper ''of
Little Means"
BY the Associated Press

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK. March Mrs. Nora
Mary McMullen Mellon. forty-four, di-
vorced wife of Andrew w. Mellon of
pittsburgh, Secretary of the Treasury,
Is to be married to Harvey Arthur
Lee, fourteen years her Junior and re-
puted of little means. Their marriage
license was obtained yesterday.
Mrs. Mellon has not been before the
public much since 1912, when a di-
vorce was granted to Mr.. Mellon on
grounds Of desertion, after he with
drew allegations of misconduct with
Alfred George Curphey, an English
man. Mr.. Mellon was awarded GUS
tody of their two children:
Love MT First Sight.
Both were reticent today concern
ing their plans. Mr.. Lee said they
met eighteen months ago in this city.
He described it as love at first sight
and said their friends have known for
some time their marriage was immi-
nent.
Mr.. Lee had an antique shop on
Park avenue. but lie closed it Febru-
Evening star., 1923-03-01
BoCHUM POLICE DISARMED.
Rr Cable to The Star and Chicago Daily News
Copy right, 1923.

Hr Gable to The Star and Chicago Daily News.
Copyright. 1923.
pORTMUND. March 1.-The French
cccupat tion forces have again made
Bochum. the home of important
SHINES interests. the object of an at
tack, perhaps with the idea of keeping
1he troops from going stale in a
land where there are no leaves Of
absence and where the shops and
cafes are "out of bounds so far as
they are concerned unless they are
on some special mission.
The French disarmed the Rochum
police and carried them to an un-
known destination, perhaps to be
forced across the frontier into un-
occupied Germany with the police
from other Ruhr districts. The French
arc still in the Bochum police head
quarters and for two days they have
occupied the railroad station there,
cutting the line from Essen to Dort-
nund. the last railroad in the Ruhr
district free for traffic.
The Germans continue sending
trains through from Berlin by routing
them around Bochum. causing much
q clay and inconvenience to the pas
Singers. The last vestiges of the
former unequaled train service is dis
appearing just as the French an
nnUnce q Franco Belgian consortium
I" administer the Rhine-Ruhr roads.
Evening star., 1923-03-01
SALESMAN DIES SUDDENL

John L. Bulmer, forty-eight years old,
died suddenly today in his room at
1911 K street. He came here from
Philadelphia seven years ago and ac-
,.r+ed a position with the District Title
COMPANY. later being employed as sales
man for the realty firm Of Allan E.
walker & Co. His wife died about
a year ago.
The deceased was member OF
Naval Lodge, No. 4, F. A. A. NJ, and
members Of the lodge are making the
funeral arrangements,
Evening star., 1923-03-01
COAL TAX ISSUE.
F. he Associated Press.

f. he Associated Press
~, ESSELHORF. March |. = The
0u, @tion Of collecting tho 40 per cent
IL, on Ruhr coal came to the fore to-
o. in view of Gen Degoutte's an
1."uncemeTt that refusal to meet this
obligation would make Offenders liza
hln to trial by court martial. and
woud result in the seizure of coal at
7hc mines.
Before the occupation the coal tax
as paid to the German government,
but the mine owners have refused to
furn il over to the French and Bel
cians Under the new decree ship
1ncuts to Holland and Switzerland
viii not be subject to the assess
ncnt.
Inasmuch as they have complete
records of the production at all the
mincS the French expect to be able
10 determine what each owner owes.
Evening star., 1923-03-01
GET DIVORCE DEGREES.

Mrs. Elizabeth 8. Blosk has been
awarded an interlocutory decree Of
absolute divorce from Henry F..
Blosk. The wife brought suit with
in ten hours after her husband had
been arrested with another woman
by the vice squad. Justice Siddons
signed the decree.
The same justice has awarded an
interlocutory decree to Dominic
Caputo from Mary Caputo. They-were
married March Is, 1914. and have four
children. a
Evening star., 1923-03-01

We'll. it would make any
woman sore t have a husband
come home ever night tired out
an covered with sawdust," said
Mrs. Tilford Moots t'day, when
she heard tn former kaiser's
wife wuz sick of her bargain.
"I'll bet l could O picked up a
good coal oil stove cheap if I'd
been in Egypt when they dug up
that secondhand store" said
Mrs. En- Moots. t'day.
Evening star., 1923-03-01
TWO DEPUTY CORONERS
FOR D. c. URGED IN HOUSE

Carrying out the urgent recommended
ton Of the District Commissioners,
Chairman Focht Of the House d. c.
the House today on legislation which
would provide for two deputy coroners
instead Of one, as now provided by law
Chairman Focht included in his report
a letter from the District Commits
sionerS.
Evening star., 1923-03-01
SHORT WEIGHT CHARGED,

United States Attorney Gordon has
filed in the District Supreme Court a
libel under the pure food law against
$40 sacks of flour stored in a local
warehouse. The sacks are each
marked to weigh 140 pounds, and the
experts from the Department of Agri-
culture complain that the sacks weigh
less than the figures given. United
States Marshal Snyder will take pos
session of the offending -four and hold
it subject to disposition Of the court.
Evening star., 1923-03-01
new BUILDING TO OPEN.
Home of Raleigh Haberdasher
Welcomes Public Today.

Formal opening of F. streets newest
business building. the home of the
raleigh Haberdasher, 1910 F street.
VIII be observed today from to 10
PM, 1T was announced by Clarence w.
Grosner proprietor of the firm occupy
ing the property.
ihe opening will be featured by a
style SHOW, beginning at o'clock.
MUSIC will be furnished by an orchestra.
Evening star., 1923-03-01

thirty and Mrs. MELONS as forty
four.
Mr.. Lee served with the Red Cross
during the world war. >His blond
hair, regular features and military
bearing caused reporters to agree he
was "a good-looking fellow" not
very tall. Mrs. Mellon overtops him
just bit.
He lives over his art shop in a
small walk up apartment on the
third floor
Evening star., 1923-03-01
MRS. DULL Asks DIVORCE.

Mrs. Ida Dull has asked the Dis
trict Supreme Court to dismiss a
suit for an absolute divorce brought
against her. She denies the charge
of misconduct and claims her hus-
hand deserted her
Evening star., 1923-03-01

ary !, and expects to open another
business. he said, though declining to
name it. The antique shop he de-
scribed as a plaything. but he also Is
reported as saying he has compare
lively little money.
$4,000 Annual Alimony.
Mrs. Mellon, the daughter of one of
the founders of the Guinness Brewing
Company of Dublin, Ireland, has a
large country place on the Hudson
and is understood to have received
$4,000 alimony annually from Mr..
Mellon, who also is said to have set
tied upon her $1,350,0o0 when they
were divorced.
An effort to get his divorce secret
~ was made yb Mr.. Mellon, but Mrs.
Mellon appealed to the British king
and parliament to intervene, claiming
an agreement with her husband in
1909 not to divorce her. Sir Edward
Grey, then secretary Of foreign af-
fairs, ruled that Mrs. Mellon surren-
dered British citizenship when she
married an American, and denied her
plea.
Vacated ON Court Order.
After vacating the Mellon home in
Pittsburgh in 1911 on court orders.
Mrs. Mellon was divorced through
the report Of a commission in Pitts
burgh which had taken testimony in
England, France and cities in this
country.
In the little art shop he conducts
on Lexington avenue Mr.. Lee quite
freely discussed his contemplated
marriage, although he insisted that
he and Mrs. Mellon had mo plans
whatsoever about the when or the
where" the ceremony would take
place. They had not even decided
where they would go for a honey
moon, he said.
I'm thirty years old. Mrs. Mellon
is younger than l." A few minutes
later. however, he confided that the
marriage license noted his age as
Evening star., 1923-03-01

business. he said, though declining to
name 1t. The antique shop he de-
scribed as a plaything. but he also Is
reported as saying he has compare
lively little money.
Evening star., 1923-03-01

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Evening star., 1923-03-01
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Extra large, extra heavy, ex-
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Spreads, in handsome raised
patterns.
Evening star., 1923-03-01
SELVAGE.SEAM, FULL.
FASHIONED SILK HOSE,

with Isle tops. Slight irreg-
ulars, but practically per-
feet. Black, gunmetal, camel,
cord o van,
say e9's,; 's""i and S1.5O
chestnut.
Evening star., 1923-03-01

Wonderful assortment full wreaths,
wreaths and montures-gay with roses, bloss
berries, grapes and small. fruits .A...........,
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-09-07
SIGN H PETITIONS

Petitions fayorng a thirty foot channel in the Raritan river
between Perth and South Amboy are now being circulated. Every
person interested in the development of this section will make it
p point to get his name on the petition before they are sent in. The
sentiment ought to be unanimous, and it ought not to be necessary
for someone to take his time to canvass the town personally in or
Ger to secure the names of the people. This is something. that
concerns every resident. Property owners, particularly are inter
ested, because anything that tends to develop this community
means increased valuations.
The petitions are to be found at the City Hall, the fire houses,
some of the business houses and in numerous other places. Let it
be shown that Perth Amboy is unanimous in favor of this project.
The arguments in favor Of the channel and the reasons why it
Should be built are going to be presented by a large delegation of
citizens that will attend the public hearing on the subject in New
York in November. In the meantime, every citizen can do his little
bit by putting his name on the petition.