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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-10-16
CITY
FLOOD |SAT.
PEAK
Lower Sections Inundated.
Troops Ordered to Shoot
Lootsrs-8ig Dam Holds.

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the dam with a prospect of going
even higher during the day.
Pandemonium broke loose shortly
after midnight, when sirens began
blowing as a prearranged signal
warning.
~ 1900 In Flight.
Reservoir had broken. Fifteen
thousand residents rushed to high
ground.
Steel, earth, stone-nothing could
Withstand the on.ruSh Of the waters.
The huge dam gave way, behind
which billions Of, barrels Of water
rushed onward to the Santa Fe
railroad fiji, through the southern
part Of the city. backing the waters
up into the lower districts.
1t Is feared that If the entire
dam goes out much more territory
will be inundated.
Two-thirds of this city was hous-
ing the other third today while the
waters filled the lowlands regions
and swirled houses and other prop
erty before it.
National guard troops were on
duty with hundreds of special po.
lice, and orders were to shoot to
kill If looting started
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-10-16
5 LOCAL MEN To
GET MASONIC
DEGREES
Southern Jurisdiction in Ses-
sion Here Will Elect
$50 Knights.

Three Washington Masons win be
elected thirty-third degree Masons
for the Southern jurisdiction by
the Supreme Council, Ancient and
Accepted Scottish Rite, Southern
Jurisdiction, late this afternoon at
the House OF the Temple, Sixteenth
and s streets northwest, where
they are in session.
While the names Of the local men
have been decided upon 1t is a.
rule not to reveal them until the
election takes place.
In all the Supreme Council is
today expected to elect about
eighty thirty-third degree Masons
for the entire Southern jurisdiction
and about 100 Knight Commanders
Of the Court OF Honor.
While the maximum number Of
active thirty.third degree Masons
which may be named is thirty-three
this exclusive set is never filled
ana at present there are only
twenty. t1
To Elect Officers.
Election Of officers will be an.
other feature taken up by the su.
preme council this afternoon. While
Col. Perry WeidneP, Of Los
Angeles. yesterday resigned as sec.
retary-general, it will be reluctantly
acted upon and 1t is understood that
every effort will be made to have
Colonel Weidner reconsider his
action.
Reading Of routine reports took
up the majority of the sessions time
this morning, as 1t will tomorrow
morning.
An honorary thirty-third may be
elected for every $50 Shirty-second
degree Masons created during the
preceding two years and the fast
that the National Capital is entitled
to three indicates that n total of
76O were created here since the last
conclave.
Todays session is pointed to as
one or the most important. The
nominations are made By che respec.
tive inspectors general, subject to
confirmation by the Supreme Coun.
Gil.
An address by the Raw. Dr.. Elmer
]. Goshen, thirty third. of Salt Lake
City, will feature this afternoons
session at 8 o'clock. Judge Ellwocd
r. Morey' thirty. third, CT this city,
Will preside.
Are Given Reception.
A reception was given last night
at the House of the Temple, by the
Supreme Council to the head of
the various Masonic bodies Of this
city. Among the honor guests were
DR.. Mark Finley, Most Worshipful
grand master of the District of
Columbia; Roe Fulkerson, M. E.
grand high priest of the grand
chapter, Royal Arch Masons; Otto
Roepke, M. e. thrice illustrious
grand master, royal and select mas
ters, and w. r. Kives. right emf
nent grand commander, grand COM
mandery, Knignts Templar.
Yesterday afternoon the supreme
council visited Arlington Cemetery
and laid a large wreath on the
tomb of the Unknown Soldier. A
visit was also made to Mt. Yer.
non. where Samuel P. Cochran,
thirty-third of Dallas, Sovereign
grand inspector general for Texas,
delivered an grafton on George
Washington the Master Mason.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-10-16
LATEPR|NTERS
AWAITING
REPORT
Result Of Probe on Sweat
shop" Charge to Be Re-
vealed Later Today.

What action, If any, will be taken
in the case of John Hardie, in charge
of the plate printing division of the
Bureau of Engraving and Printing.
will be revealed late this afternoon,
it was announced at the office OF
Assistant Secretary Of the Treasury
Winston today.
FIardie is charged with permitting
''sweatshop' conditions to prevail IN
the plate printing division and has
been the object Of an investigation
conducted by a committee Of printers
named by Director Hill.
Assistant Secretary Winston re.
fuses to give any hint Of the con-
clusions reached at the Treasury
Department. but states that it will
be fully explained in his statement.
Workers at the bureau are today
Voicing regret over the loss of SO
many veteran plate printers in the
summary dismissal Of 118 of them
yesterday. One Of those separated
from the service, 1t Is understood,
was a member Of the investigating
committee into Hardie's regime.
Some See Hope.
Some of those dismissed who
have no plans for the future and
families dependent upon them are
clinging to the. hops that some Of
the forty-seven plate printers who
are to be recalled to service on
account Of higher ratings will not
avail themselves Of this opportunity.
It In known that some OF these
men have left the city while others
have become secure in other places
and prefer not to further subject
themselves to the uncertain condi.
tons which have obtained at the
Bureau for many months.
Thirty-five former service men
who believed their Jobs as plate
printers at the Bureau Of Engraving
and Printing secure are today out Of
work together with eighty-three
6ther plate printers who were mott
fled of their discharge late yester-
day afternoon.
Legion Meet Informed.
Word Of the treatment accorded
the service men was Immediately
flashed to Francis Miller, COM
nnander Of the bureau post OF the
American Legion, who IL in at
tendance at the annual legion con-
vention at San Francisco.
It Is expected that Commander
Miller will Immediately take up the
matter on the floor Of the conven.
ton.
The task of selecting the printers
for Dismissal was In the hands Of
the bureau OF efficiency which went
over the records Of the entire force
Of plate printers in the big plant.
The efficiency bureau rated the
men on the basis Of dependability,
general efficiency and service.
Yesterdays discharge brings to a
close q series Of "lay-offs" in the
Bureau Of Engraving and Printing.
These lay-offs were made necessary
by the installation Of power presses
to- take the place Of hand presses.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-10-16
SCOT CLANS Ut
NATION MEET
IN \. {.
Mrs. c. c. Calhoun Tells Of
Huge Open Air Meet at
Flora Macdonald College.

Mrs. C. G. Calhoun has just re-
turned from Red Springs, N. c..
where she went with Captain Cal
houn for the gathering Of all the
Scotch Societies Of America, with
LochieI, head OF the Clan Of Cam.
eron. and Hermione, his wife, who
is the daughter Of the Duke Of
Montrose, and their party, az the
guests Of DR.. c. d. vardell. OF the
Flora Macdonald College.
Mrs. Calhoun, reports that she
had never seen more inspiring
sight than the gathering Of this
thousands of people of Scottish
descents from North Carolina, and
from the country at large, wha
were at the huge open air meeting
in the natural amphitheater ada
cent to the Flora Macdonald Col
lege.
She says that one OF the mos
touching events OF the occasion wal
to see how the Scots regarded thu
sword Of Charles Edward Stuart, thu
Bonnie Prince, which she and Cap
tain Calhoun had been invited L
bear to the session.
The sword is magnificent piecs
Of workmanship; the eagles In the
hilt are in memory OF the King 81
Birds that flew out to welcome Hi
Royal Highness, the future Kins
Of Scotland, as he landed on Scot
fish soil. The chiseled thistles Of
the hilt contain an amethyst
craven with G. e. S., Charles Ed
ward Stuart, which the prince used
as a seal. She says the Scots re
gard the sword as q symbol Of love
of Scotland and of loyalty.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-10-16
Three Sets OF TWINS
join Va. Family
Since 1917

There is no race suicide in
Wise county, Va. OF this
President Coolidge yesterday
was assured. l
Unsolicited, but welcome
nevertheless, letterd arrived
at the White House this morn
ing from one Harvey Fawbush,
Of Derby, Va, relating the
marital exploit of his son
Harry.
Harry, born on January 25,
1899, the letter set forth, mar
ried Ethel, born on the same
day" and year, at the tender
age of fourteen.
''There were born to this
union, the proud grandfather
wrote, three sets Of twins as
follows:
Walter and Mae, January
|, 1917. u
Robert and Mary, January
IL, 1920.
''Lillard and Willard, Janu-
airy 8, 1923.
The letter concluded, IAN
these children are living and
healthy"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-10-16
Two Killed, 20 Hurt
When Police Fire on
PlundererS of Food

MANNHEIM. Germany, Oct. &C.
Two persons were killed and more
than twenty wounded in riots which
ragged here for tweNty-four hours.
The trouble started when plum
derers OF food shops fired upon
police. They were temporarily sub
dued but fresh disorders broke out
today when police cleared the
streets with fixed bayonets.
Police Captain Boetch was shot
through the throat, dying later in
the hospital.
Five policemen were among the
wounded.
Forty hooters were arrested and
much goods was recovered.
Herr Waldhoff was dragged from
his automobile by a band Of youths
and beaten so badly he had to be
taken to a hospital.
French patrols in the oc-
cupied section Of the city were
strengthened.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-10-16
TROLLEY CAR CURRENT
DISTURRS SHIP COMPASS

Did you ever realize that trolley
car current has a fondness for
flirting with the needle of a ships
compass? The British admiralty
has found that vamping Of the help.
less needle by the electric current
which operates the "tram-car" lines
Of Greenwich, so distracts the
needle that it will point almost
anywhere except to the exact
magnetic North.
AS a result its compass-testing
station has Just been removed to
an isolated spot In the Surrey
hills, miles removed from trolley
car lines.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-10-16
ALLEGHENY COLLEGE
HAS EXPELLED HAZER

MEADOWVILLE, Pa, Oct. &c.
One student has been expelled from
Allegheny College following the haz-
ing OF several freshmen. Nitrate
OF silver was used on the faces
and foreheads of Victims
Albert Cibula, of Braddock.
among the first-year men captured
by sophomores and given the silver
nitrate treatment, was burned Sc
verely over the eyes.
Dean Ross said that the sopho.
more expelled was Gilbert Galmish.
of Meadowville, accused of being the
leader of the haZers.
Supplementing Dean Ross an
nouncement Of the expulsion, DIR.
r. w. Hixson, the president, said
that expulsion would be the punish
ment hereafter for all students
found guilty Of hazing, acid throw.
Ing or participating IN class EushAs,
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-10-16
WIFE, WED AT Is YEARS,
SUES FOR ANNuLMENT

Suit for annulment Of her. mar
rage TO Norman A. Doerr, was to-
day filed In the District Supreme
Court by. Evelyn J. Doerr. sixteen.
A. Crowder, Mrs. Doerr claims
that she was only fifteen years old
when the ceremony took place at
Rockville. Nd. She says she left
her husband last June, and wants
her maiden name, Crowder. re-
stored to her. Attorney Robert e.
Lynch, appeared for, the plaintiff.
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FOOD RIOTS
SPREAD IN
NATION
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given in advance and machine guns
were placed upon the roofs.
Shortly, after o'clock Commu-
nists converged upon the center of
the city, but q blast Of rifle fire
stopped them.
Reds Plans Betrayed.
The Reds plans had been be-
trayed to the government by spies.
AS soon as the Information was re.
ceived the Reichswehr was placed
upon q war footing.
An organization OF young ma
ti0naIists, called ''Bismarckers,"
comparable with the "Hitlerites' in
Bavaria because Of their anti
Semitic tendencies, were tipped that
the Reds were on the war path
and were prepared to battle with
them.
Conflicts between the authority Of
the Saxon and Bavarian "dictators''
on one hand, ana the Reich's repre-.
sentative on the other, are steadily
growing more acute.
Under the national state of
emergency decree Gen. Won Lossow
should have supreme executive
WOHCI III 62ANoG11 Cg1Au ~
Mueller should have the Same au.
thortty in Saxony, both being the
direct Representatives Of the CEN
trail Berlin government.
Despite the measures adopted by
Berlin to establish it's military rule
In Bavaria and Saxony, both states
have their own civilian commits
saries-Von Kahr In Bavaria and
Herr Meier In Saxony.
Meier u Helpless.
In reactionary Bavaria, Won Kahr
10 continually obstructing General
Won Lossow, who has become prac.
tically imp0tent. In RED" Saxony,
General Muller proceeds with an
iron hand reducing Mefer's position
to helplessness.
This situation q intensifying state
wide opposition against the govern.
ment, especially among the Social
Democrats. They claim that the
government is showing favoritisnl
toward the Nationalists.
Armed .'proletarian'' groups In
Saxony and >Thuringia are being
summarily suppressed but the Hit
lerites" Bavarian fascistil continue
to flourish in south Germany, prac-
dcally unhampered. This situation
ID fast approaching climax and
any day may. bring about a show.
down between Berlin and Munich.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-10-16
HRE:ES
CONGRESSMAN,
|S.DEAD
Mississippi Member Succumbs
to Lingering IIIness-served
Twenty Years.
International News Service.


GREENVILLE, Miss, Oct. TO-
Congressman BENJAMIN G. Humph.
reys, Democrat. Of Mississippi, died
here today after a lingering illness,
He had served in Congress for
twenty years.
Congressman Humphreys was
born in Claiborne county, Miss,
August II. 1865. He was the son
of the late Brig Gen. Benjamin G,
Humphreys, Confederate States
Army, who was Governor of Mis-.
sissippi from 1865 to 1858.
He married Miss Louise Yeger, OF
Greenville, Miss, October 9, 1889
and began to study law. He was
admitted to the bar November, 1891,
and appointed superintendent OF edu.
cation for Leflore county, January,
1892. In 1895 he was elected district
attorney for the Fourth circuit court
district of Mississippi for q term OF
four years, and reelected again with
out opposition in 1899. He raised q
company at Greenwood when war
was declared with Spain and was
elected first lieutenant. He served
during the entire war, and upon the
reorganization of the National Guard
in 1899 he was commissioned major
in the First Mississippi infantry. lie
was elected to Congress in 1909. and
was selected by the Democratic State
convention as delegate-at-large from
Mississippi to the Democratic ma.
tional convention in San Francisco
in 1920. He was elected to the 5athi
seth, 6Oth, 61st, Sad, SD. 64tA, 66th
and 66th Congresses, and reelected
to the 9th Congress without opDOSi'
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-10-16
WEEKS SHOALS
DEAL CALLED
ILLEGAL
Ford's Friends Prepared ia
Carry Fight Against Sale
to Courts.
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ment who entered into that con-
tract with this private corporation
exceeded their authority and the
whole thing, in your opinion. is
therefore void?"
Hull: Eyes. sir. The option is
uncomfortable by the Alabama
Power Company"
Daugherty Opinion.
On May "a, 1922, Attorney-Gen'
erla Daugherty gave an opinion to
the Secretary of War. Mr..
Daugherty said: 1.-THE option that
was given is. in my opinion. in
valid for these reasons" His reas'
ons were that the Government off.
Gals were without power to grant
an option: that they were without
power to delegate authority to
price arbitrators and that the course
OF the Government in inviting all
prospective purchasers to bid on
Muscle Shoals showed that no such
power OF sale was contemplated.
Again, on August 4, 1923, on Civ
Ing an opinion on some supple
mentary features Of Muscle Shoals
" LILO 0SCI0LdIy OI war; MI
Daugherty said:
In my opinion of May q
held that the provisions giving t.
the company an option to purchase
and the provisions by which the
Government was to sell at an ar
bitrated value were invalid for want
Of power in the Secretary of War
to give an option or to agree tC
sell at values to be determined by
arbitration"
Mr.. Daugherty's department in
formed Cosmopolitan News Service
yesterday that he has given nc
opinion on Muscle Shoals subse-
quent to the two opinions above
mentioned.
Mr.. Ford's friends say that under
the terms Of his offer, he was to
give not only the $4,000, 900 referred
to by Mr.. Weeks for Muscle Shoals,
but WAS also obligated to generate
$500 horsepower of electricity, ia
produce at least 100000 tons OF
fertilizer annually, to limit himself
to dividend Of per cent, to de-
velop a nitrate plant that on five
days notice would provide the mum.
lions for war ana to pay a lease
price that would eventually give
Muscle Shoals to the people with.
out the cost Of a penny to them.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-10-16
CONN. AVE. CITIZENS WILL
DISCUSS D. c. BOND ISSUE

The Connecticut Avenue Citizens
Association will meet tomorrow night
at 8 o'clock at All Souls parish hall
on Cathedral avenue, the principal
topic to be the proposed municipal
bond issue.
Central High School, will lay before
the association present school con
ditions. The zonIng committee OF
the association vii lmake it's seport
On proposed changes in coming In
Cleveland and Woodley Park sec
lions.
All residents of the Cleveland anc
Woodley Park sections are invited
- 9kksnd tha EaeatinR.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-10-16
ELECTRIC MACHINE NOW
FOR WHIPPING CREAM

An electric whipping machine, for
cream, not children, has Just been
put on the market by a Middle
Western appliance manufactures.
This piece Of kitchen apparatus.
operated from q convenience out.
let, holds one quart, and, in addi.
ton to whipping cream, it will
make mayonnaise dressing, beat
eggs. stir light batters and do a
number Of other wriat-breaIxinR
kitchen operationM
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-10-16
MOTHER ACCIDENTALLY
VACCINATED BY BABY

LONDON, Oct. 16.-How q baby
vaccinated his mother against
smallpox Is described by DR.. ].
Stanley Avery, Of Bournemouth, in
the Lancet. - The doctor was con-
suited by q woman whose face was
badly swollen from what she
thought was an insect bite on the
eyelid.
Scraping off a scab, he found a
typical vaccination mark, and then
learned that tho woman's recently
vaccinated baby had scratched his
mother on the eyelid. This swelled
and a cowpox vesicle Qittle blister)
developed.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-10-16
Photo BY One Light.

At a recent convention OF electric
light men a night picture was
taken Of the delegates by the light
afforded by a single electric lamp
suspended from the top Of a hotel
eight stories above the street level.
This great incandescent lamp is the
largest In the understanding 3d.
600 watts and making night
brighter than day with its 100000
candle power.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-10-16
LONDON GOT NEWS OF BIG
NJ BOUT IN IS SECONDS

1t took seventy cable and te;e-
graph wires and three radios to
cover the Dempsey Firpo fight in
New York city, September IS.
The Western Union alone handled
a total Of $4,000 words directly
from the ringside. $4,000 of which
went by cable to South America.
AS a result Of this expert telegraph.
cable and radio service newspapers
in Buenos Aires were able to print
as complete a report Of the fight
on Saturday morning as that
which appeared in the New York
city newspapers. London received
the results OF the fight Just forty.
five, seconds after Dempsey knock.
ed out Firpo.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-10-16
BELIEVES RADIO CURED
HIS DEAFNESS OF YEARS

CHESTER, Pa, Oct. 16.-Jchn
Toomey, an aged resident of Seaford.
Del. who was almost totally deaf.
believes that he was cured by hear.
ing n radio concert. He is a relative
of Thomas Minshall, and while visit,
ing there the ear-phones were affixed
to his ears by Minshall as an expert.
ment.
Toomey was amazed when he
heard the music clearly. He suffer.
ed a stroke five years ago and since
that time was unable to hear.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-10-16
VETS! DEF|ED To
COME OUT
IN Open
Citizenship Conference Dele
gates Adopt Drastic ResoIu-
tions-Back Coolidge.

The conference on citizenship
held here in the interests Of a
more severe enforcement CT the
prohibition laws, dissolved last night
after a three-day parley in which
it was concluded that only Presi'
dent Coolidge could adjust the
present situation.
The conference closed with the
adoption OF eight resolutions.
After assuring the President OF
their unwavering support In his
fight for adherence to the Fight.
zenith Amendment, the delegates
challenged the advocates Of nodi
Hcation Of the law to dare to "corne
out In the open and fight"
Challenge Issued.
Among other things, It resolved
that ali Government officials who
fail to abide by the law be asked
to resign; that every method be
used in keeping out smuggled
liquors: that all vioIators Of the
law be jailed. and Furthermore, that
IL the Volstead act is ever to be
modified, 1t should be done by its
friends.
Senator William e. Borah was
the last speaker. He called upon
eSAA SAGSS0C0 Va PCORAC " SSnl10 NC
hind the Constitution, and espe
cially urged those among social
standing, large property interests
and the Weather homes" to aban
don their 'Iawlessness and cynical
defiance In order to protect their
holdings in this country.
Beck Defended.
Solicitor General Beck, of whom
9ok bib 30 Va
accused OF disrespecting the prohi-
bition law, was defended by Louis
Marshall, Of New York, also a dele
gate to the conference, and well
identified with temperance move
ments.
II am obliged in fairness to say
that at all times" he declared. "Mr.
Beck has willingly and successfully
done his duty to bring about en-
fOrcement Of this law. He has done
more than any other one man in
aiding the prohibition laws and In
putting teeth into them"
While this was taking place. at
the Raleigh Hotel, another phase OF
the much discussed law was being
discussed at the Hamline. Methodist
Church, where Henry J. Allen
former governor of Kansas, was
making an address on behalf Of the
citizenship parley.
He disagreed with Governor Pin
chot, of Pennsylvania, and the con
ference's resolution that prohibition
enforcement be placed into the
hands Of the Chief Executive. In
his contrary stand, Governor Allen
declared that the State had enough
resources to stop Bookkeeping II II
was willing to take advantage Of
them.
IF I were governor Of Pennsyl
vania," he said, land 1900 bootleg
gers of Philadelphia had sent me
word that they did not intend to
obey the law Of Pennsylvania the
next morning Philadelphia would be
awakened by the reveille Of a sol
dier's bugle and that night she'd 60
to bed at soldiers taps and every
saloon would wear a paddock"
He asserted that he would have
kept the militia in the city until
every illicit purveyor of alcoholic
liquors had been stamped out. Any
plan to place the President IL
charge Of enforcement would b.
unavoidable, he pointed out.