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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-01-16
SAY BOYDEN ACTED
WITHOUT AUTHORITY
ON PREPARATIONS

Paris Dispatch Stating
American Observer
on Reparati0ns Com
mission Had Submit
ted a Plan for Settle
ment is Disclaimed
by State Department
TO Ask ,Explana-
ton from BOyden
Obscures Washing
ton View of New De-
vel0pments in French
Occupation of Ruhr
and Widening of
Zone
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-01-16
Boston Forecast

Boston. Jan. 1J.-Forccast for
Boston and vicinity: Fair Tuesday
and Wednesday,: colder; fresh north
west winds.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-01-16
P00PS IN CLASH
|N|TH MOB KILL ONE
|AT B0CHUM STATION

Llitical Demon D !;
|st,stion Got Beyond
Control Of Police Lice:
French Troops Fire
Crowd Killing One
End Wounding Sew
|aal = Commission !,
|n,tides to Suspend
Goal Requisition
|iEenty-four. Hours D s
|-Belgians in Full
With
r,ench - Muss0lini
States Italy's Posi-
.tion Still Hope for
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-01-16
>7EDNESDAY: FAIR

Bargains and News-all in one
are found on the Journal CLASSIFIED
AID page. There's something there 70
interest you.
The Washington times., 1923-12-21

for the two street railway corpora
tons and an extra paving tax for
them because of the wear and tear
they put upon the city streets.
Elimination of the present system
of compelling the traction companies
to pay the salaries of crossing Do-
licemen and of paving between their
tracks.
Mcclellan Bars Compromise.
Ball is inclined to believe that some
reduction in fares would be possible
If the companies were given exemp-
ton from these charges.
Renewed consideration of the Pub
lie Utilities Commission bill which
imposes an excess profits tax on the
traction companies with the idea of
removing their present objections to
a merger.
In the meantime, Mcclellan has
spurned all proposals of compromise
and delay for his scent fare bill. be.
Heying that the "cards are stacked
against him. in the District Com
rnittee, He will proceed with his
policy of making the road for all
District legislation as rough and
dangerous as possible.
The Washington times., 1923-12-21
SOLDIER BONUS
To COME Up
EARLY
Advocates Plan to Compel Con-
sideration When House
Meets in January.

The soldier bonus bill will be
thrust before the House immedi-
ately after Congress reconvenes
January 8, according to plans ma
tured today by bonus advocates.
Unless the Ways and Means Com
mittee is ready then to begin con-
sideration of the Mckenzie bill,
which is backed by the American
Legion, a Republican conference
will be forced and this conference
will instruct the committee to bring
out the bill. bonus advocates said
today.
Republican Leader Longworth ex.
poets the Ways and Means Com
mittee to finish its study of the
administrative and simplification
features of the existing tax Jaws
early in January. Committee MEM
bers said today they had made good
progress with consideration Of, this
Hesitation and had found little in
the recommendations of Secretary
Mellon of such a controversial char
acter as to necessitate lengthy con-
sideration.
Compromises in the bonus legis
Iation are being sought. A new
Man suggested is that the former
service men entitled to 1t shall
have refunded to them in lieu of the
bonus money they, paid for in
surance and their contributions to
the support of dependents while
they were in the service.
The Washington times., 1923-12-21
WHAT'S DOING
Today and Tomorrow
Today.

Meeting-Business women's Council.
lecture room of the Church of the Cow
enant, 8sp m.
Meeting-william Mckinley Post. No.
2, Ladies of the G. A. R., Grand Army
Hall, p. m.
Christmas celebration--Sunday School.
Church of the Advent, 8 p. m.
Observation-Disclosures commit
ttee on prayer groups under the World
c. A., 1871 street northwest, p. m.
Christmas assembly Central High
School, auditorium, 9:16 p. M.
Meeting-Natives of the District Of
Columbia. Washington Club. 5 p. m.
Christmas Oratorio-"Dawn in the
Desert" benefit, Florence Crittenton
Home, Keith's Theater, 1880 p m.
ReuniOn-Alumni Association of East
ern High School, afternoon and eve-
ming.
ess-"Immigration." Secretary Of
Labor Davis. American Association Of
University Women.
Christmas Play ohnson- Powell Com
munity Center, evening.
Deanwood Community Center-Sewing
circle, dramatic club, music club, ath-
letic club, evening
Girl Scouts and dramatic class =,
Wilson Normal--School girls play, 8;
Girl Scouts. 1890; Columbia Midgets'
Birney-Junior dramatic club and
rhythmic: dancing class, 8 Criterion
Athletic Club. Rialto Athletic Club.
Girls Athletic Club and whiting Club.
1880 to 1880 p. m.
Southeast-Rythmic dancing class, q:
Junior dramatic class. p. m.
Cleveland Phelps - characterization
basketball. 8; Girls Recreational Club 4;
North Carolina Club sewing class, beauty
culture, and millinery class, General
Civic Association, Navy Department
Employees Union, Amphion Glee Club,
national educational board, 1880 p. m.
e. V. Brown-Rhythm class, 3:15 p. m.
Miner Normal - Girls needlework.
athletic. girls choral. young peoples
dramatic clubs, z: women's needlework.I
mems current events, Red Cross class
in home hygiene and care of the sick.
Red Cross class in first aid, Adult Choral
Club. 1880 p. m.
Social Hour-Beta Theta Pi Club.
Cosmos Club. 8:15 p. m.
Tomorrow.
Christmas Bible Drama-"The Word
and the Way" Central High School, eve
ming.
Dressmaking Club, IL a m, Slides on
Radio Club, Buffalo Athletic Club. Girls
Athletic Club, Bestyette Club, Once A
Week Club, $50 p. IN.
Cleveland Phelps Class In rhythmic
dancing. 10 a. m.
Central High schoOl-Pageant. 1.-THE
Word and the Way"
Southeast-Adult Dramatic Club, 80;
dramatics for children. 1880; girl athletes,
Z: E. M. 8. athletic group, 8 p. m.
Johnson PowelI-Perry Athletic Club,
Argyle Athletic Club. Johnson-Powell
alumni dance.
The Washington times., 1923-12-21
UNDERWOODHAS
BATTLE ON IN
ALABAMA
Plan Is Formed Here to Beat
Him in Primary Contest
for Delegates.
By JOHN T. LAMBERT,
Cosmopolitan News Service.

An aggressive campaign to de-
feat United States Senator Oscar
W. Underwood in his home state of
Alabama and thereby drive him
out of the race for President is be-
ing framed here in Washington to-
day.
L. B. Musgrove will probably be
hit upon by all the anti-Cnder-
wood forces as the man most tai
ented to make the campaign against
Underwood. Musgroye is believed
to be William j. Bryan's dark
horse" candidate for President.
May Unite Foes.
Underwood has staunch friends
and equally bitter enemies in his
home state. Organized labor. the
drys and the progressives there are
especially bitter. Underwood s
forces recently stirred up q new
opposition by forcing through the
local legisla ture a law which pro.
vides that the citizens of Alabama
who polls the most votes for Presi.
dent in the coming Presidential pri
maries shall be allowed to PICK the
delegates to the national Democratic
convention. The new law was in.
terpreted as a scheme of the Under
wood forces to deprive any other
candidate, notably McAdoo, of a fair
chance to beat Underwood
Musgrove has feen sitting ir nj
conferences in Washington with
numerous friends who are prevail
Ing upon him to become the car.
didate against Underwood. For
The Washington times., 1923-12-21
D. c. RAILWAYS.
HEARING NEXT !.
MONTH
Senator Ball Announces Main
Points Committee Will
Consider.

Spurred by the insistence of Sen
ator Mcclellan upon his scent fare
resolution, the Senate District Com
mittee will begin hearings upon the
local street railway situation next
month, Senator L. Heisler Ball an
nounced today. The specific points
to which the inquiry will be adj
dressed are:
The consolidation of the bus lines
with the traction companies under
one directing heads with revised
routes for the buses, which will
make them feeders of the suburban
traction lines rather than direct COM
petitors in the city.
The substitution of a per centum
tax on the net income of the street
railway companies in place of the
existing 4 per cent tax on gross IN
come.
Balls Tax Views.
Senator Ball declares that the
present tax forces the Washington
Railway and Electric Company with
smaller net earnings than the Capt.
tai Traction Company to pay as
much money into the District cof-
fers as does the latter, because it's
gross earnings are about as large.
Practfcability Of a scent fare for
the Capital Traction Company, it be-
ing admitted that the Washington
Railway and Electric Company would
operate at a loss under such fare
on the basis of it's present valuation.
A tax on the net earnings of the
bus lines identical with that proposed
The Washington times., 1923-12-21
VA. SOCIETY To
HOLD BALL
JAN. "a
Final Arrangements for Recep-
ton to Congress Delegation
~ Completed.

Final arrangements were made
last night at a meeting Of the State
Of Virginia Society in the Raleigh
Hotel for the reception and ball
that will be rendered the Virginia
Congressional delegation January "a.
Gen. H. Oden Lake, president of
the society, was appointed general
chairman of the committees. Other
committees appointed were:
Floor committee, E. Lodge Hill,
chairman; Fenton Leith, A. c..
Smith, Jesse Anthony, Col. C. N.
Joyce, Rodney L. Lynn, Lieut.. r.
H. Lake, c. 0. Whaley, Charles M.
Osborne.
Reception committee, Maj. E. w.
r. Ewing, chairman; Mrs. r. H.
Bagby, John w. Daniels, III, Mes
danes Enid K. Anthony, Winifred
Forester, Nellie V. Suess, E. c. r.
HUMPHREYS, Jessie Edes, John H.
Nelson.
Entertainment committee, Mrs.
Margaret declare M. Berry, chair.
man; Mesdames Sadie Ford Hutton,
Edna Bishop Daniels, Annie G.. Or
rison, Miss Mary Louise Melvin.
Mesdames Lillian A. LAX, C. O.
Whaley, c. w. Coughlin, Sue E.
Ramey.
Congressional committee, F. C..
Baggarly, chairman; Hon. George C.
Peery, William Fl. Saunders, Hon.
J. c. Byars, G. E. Dunkum.
Invitation and printing commit
tee, Mrs. Enid K. Anthony, chair
man; Mrs. Edna F. Long, Miss Alice
Rogers. Miss Sallie McVeigh, Mrs.
May L. Isbell.
Press committee, Col. e. C. r.
HUMPHREYS, chairman.
Hall and music committee, Her.
bert H. Davis, chairman; George
Gibson. Fred o. Lake d d Ishall
The Washington times., 1923-12-21
MAI. ROUTSONG
HURT IN AUTO
PLUNGE
Veterans Bureau Official Is in
Critical Condition, Hos
pital Reports.

Mai. Ralph C. Routsong, chief OF
the plan and statistics division OF
the Veterans Bureau, is in a semi
conscious condition at Walter Reed
Hospital today with only a slight
chance for recovery, following an au-
tomobile accident near Burnt Mills,
Md. last night. Doctors declare he
has a double fracture of the skull.
Harold c.. Breining, assistant OIL
rector of the financial division OF
the Veterans Bureau, Is confined at
his home, 1434 Harvard street north
west. where he was taken shortly
after the accident, with slight
bruises.
Car Turns Over.
Breining and Major RoutsOng
were driving on the Brookville road,
when their machine took a head
long dive over the embankment, and
turned over. A passing autoist took
them to the hospital,
Eight others were injured in traf-
fic accidents in Washington yester-
day.
Commissions of the head were suf-
IGreO by w 1IHdnn MlAAOFp SeNSHp A11t
Twelfth street southeast, when he
was hit by an automobile in front Of
his home.
Phillip Nethalia, twenty-five, 1414
Twenty-fourth street northwest, re-
ceived bruises on the head and arms.
After treatment at Garfield hospital
he went home.
Others Slightly Injured.
Slight injuries were sustained by
the following: Joseph Guardinar- of
Third and K streets northeast; Nelson
Brooks. colored, IS N street south
east; James Corey, colored, 10 Purdy
place northwest Elizabeth Johnson,
I243 Six-and-a-half street northwest,
and Dix Washington, colored, 1851
New Jersey avenue southeast.
The Washington times., 1923-12-21
u. S. Is Far Largest
Buyer OF Cut
Flowers

America spends more money
for cut flowers annually than
any nation in the world, Govern
ment officials said today. No
official estimate of the figure
is yet available.
Millions are expended during
every Christmas season. The
next best flower market comes
around Easter and the third in
the June bride period.
The flower export, however,
is small, having amounted in the
first ten months of this year to
but $85, Most of the export
went to Canada. Twenty dol
lars worth of cut flowers were
sent to England and So worth to
Japan, the Flower Kingdom.
The Washington times., 1923-12-21
500 Burned in Stove.

Seven hundred dollars in cash was
burned in a fire resulting from an
explosion Of an oil stove in the home
of Phillip w. Boone, 4408 Lane place
northeast, last night. The money
was hidden in a closet that caught
fire. The fire did $50 damage besides
this
The Washington times., 1923-12-21

many years he has been a con-
spicuous figure although not an Of
flee seeker, in Alabama politics. He
is a bachelor. well over fifty, com
fortably fixed in worldly goods,
enjoys politics and has been one
Of the most generous contributors
To the prohibition forces in the
South. He organized the last
senatorial campaign against Under
wood and all but defeated him.
Primaries Come Early.
If Musgrove consents to run, he
will probably announce that he is
not anxious to obtain delegates for
himself: that he is a symbol of pro-
test again the observation-disclosures OF
the Underwood forces and that. il
ne wins, he will appoint delegates
from among the nominees in the
order Of their strength.
The Alabama primaries will be
held in March. If Underwood
should be defeated thus early, his
enemies anticipate it would crush
him nationally. The man who de.
feats him would become overnight a
celebrity,
The Washington times., 1923-12-21
YOUTH PlcKETs HOME
TO GET CHORE WAGES

ST. PAUL, Mimi, Dec. 21.-Be-
cause his father, an attorney, had
postponed payment for chores done,
fourteen-year-old J. C. Otis, jr., of
this city, picketcd his home wearing
a sign. This house is unfair to ia.
Dor"
Otis paid UP and the sign went in
doors
The Washington times., 1923-12-21
N. J. to Attack Fake Doctors.

TRENTON. N. J., Dec 21.-The
State board Of medical examiners an
nounced that it would ask the legis-
lature to compel physicians to OBJ
tain certificates of registration an
nuallY
Roanoke Rapids herald., 1923-10-12

house. Stillwell dismounted at the
porch and stulked in at the door. Al
fred leaped off his horse. helped Flor
cnce and Madeline down, and. bidding
them rest and wait on the porch, he
followed Stillwell.
From the corridor came the rlttling
of spurs, tramping of boots, and loud
voices. Madeline detected Afred's
quick notes when he was annoyed !:
We'll rustic back home, then" he
said The answer came No. :" Made
line recognized Stewards voice, and
she quickly Strengthened up. 81 won't
have them in here" went on Alfred
outdoors or in. they've got to be
with us" replied Stewart. sharply.
Listen, AL" came the boom of Still
wells big voice, nov that we've but
ted in over hyar with the girls, you let
Stewart run things
Then crowd of men tramped pell-
neil out upon the porch. Stewart,
dark-browed and somber. was in the
lead. Nels hung close to him. and
'A"''' '''N fuiN sow tiiut ANViS
had undergone indescribable change.
The grinning. brilliant-eyed Don Car
los came joStling out beside a giant,
sharp-featured man wearing a silver
shield. This, no doubt, was Pat Have.
In the background behind Stlllwell and
Alfred stood Nick Steele. head and
shoulders over Il number of vaqueros
and cowboys.
Miss Hammond. I'm sorry you
came. said Stewart. bluntly. Were
in muddle here. Eve insisted that
YOU and Flo be kept close to us. I'll
explain later. If you can't stop your
ears beg you to overlook rough talk"
With that he turned to the men be-
hind him: Nick. take Body 80 back
10 Monty and the boys. Fetch out that
stuff All af it. Rustic, now"
Stilwell and Alfred disengaged
themselves from the crowd to take up
positions in front of Madeline and
Florence. Pat Have leaned against q
post and insolently ogled Madeline and
then Florence. Don Carlos pressed
forward. His swarthy face showed
dark lines, like coIllS, under the sur
face. His little eyes We're exceedingly
prominent and glitterng. To Made
line his face seemed tn be n bold. hand
some mask through which his eyes
piercingly betrayed the evil nature of
the man.
He bowed low with elaborate and
sinnous grace. His smile revealed bril-
liant teefh. enhanced the brilliance of
his eyes. He slowly spread deprecatory
hands.
"Senoritas, beg II thousand par
Roanoke Rapids herald., 1923-10-12

vaqueros coming and going all tit,
time. They're guerrilla bands. that's
all And they're getting uslier There
have been several shooting-scrapeS
lately. It's only n matter of time Till
something stirs up the boys here. Still
well, you know Nels and Monty and
Nick"
"Sure ! know EN-, an you're moi
mentionin' one more particular cowboy
In my, outfit" said Stillwell, with dry
chuckle and glance at Stewart.
Madeline OWNED the covert mean
ing. Stewart, l see you carry gun,
she said pointing to black handle
protruding from sheath swinging low
along hissleather chaps.
"Yes. ma'am."
"Why do you carry III" she asked.
"WeII." he said, ats not pretty
gua--and It's heavy"
Roanoke Rapids herald., 1923-10-12
Infinite Labor and Patience Expended
on Even the Most Insignificant
Coins and Gems.

The delicacy and minutencss Of
Greek work is of course most obvious
in the reliefs of coins and gems. The
coins were not primarily meant 10
please The eye. but to circulate in the
tisli-murket yet Il multitude of the
dies are so eXquisitely finished that
they lose little when magnified to
many diameters, and will bear the
most critical examination. The in-
taglio gems were meant for the seai-
ing Of documents. the seal taking the
place Of the modern signature; but
the figures upon seals are In their
way as finished as great works Of
sculpture Seals even more usually
than coins gain rather than lose II
they are enlarged. Yet they were ex-
ecuted without the help of magnifylng
giasses- Their subjects are taken from
the widest field. the figures Of deities,
Roanoke Rapids herald., 1923-10-12
a Romance
By Zane Greq
Copyright by Harper and brothers
Copyright BY Harper and brothers

they entered i mesquite grove. sur
rounding corrals and barns and q
number of low, squat buildings and a
huge, rambling structure all built of
adobe and mostly crumbling to ruin.
only one green spot relieved the bald
red of grounds and walls; and this evi-
IDENTIFY was made by the spring which
Tad given both value and fame to Don
Carlos range. The approach to the
house was through a wide courtyard,
bare, stony, hard packed, with 'hitch-
ng rails and watering-troughs In front
of II long porch. Several dusty. tired
horses stood with dropping heads and
brides down, their wet tlanks attcsting
to travel just ended
Wal dog gone it, Al, If there amt
Pat llaweS hoss I'll eat it," exclaimed
Stiliwcil.
whats Pat want here. nnyhow?"
growled Alfred.
No one was in sight; hut Madeline
beard loud voices coming from the
Roanoke Rapids herald., 1923-10-12
AUTOMOBILE
e. EuSSIFA

According to experts. the most serv-
iceable eolors for painting the car.
In point Of lasting qualities, freedom
from peellng, cracking and similar ills,
are dark blue. dark green and dark
red.
Short circuits are very likely to Be
caused by carbon, fuel or water COL
lecting on the points of the spark plugs
or on the outer surface of the insula-
tion or by cracks In the insulation It.
self.
Almost every one knows that gaso-
line or oil fire cannot be put out with
water. which will only spread the
flame and make matters worse. The
only way to extinguish such blazes 10
to smother them.
When draining the water system
Of the car, 1t is well to make certain
that no water remains in the pipes
and jackets by rocking the front Of
the car. This will throw the water out
of bends and pockets.
When the starting motor stalls easily
and fails to spin the crankshaft as IT.
should, 1t is a safe bet that either the
storage battery does not test up to
the necessary l.275 or that the contact
points Of the line switch are not max
ing proper contact.
A moforlst should give just as much
care and attention TO the tires Of his
car as he does to the supply Of gas
and OIL
Every car owner ought to make .
practice OF testing the wheels for side
play at least three or four times =
year.
No more grimy hands from working
on the tractor or auto II. before start
ing the job. you rub the hands, espe-
ciaily under and around the fingss
nails with coid cream or hard soan.
Roanoke Rapids herald., 1923-10-12
"Ail over but the ride. Bolt
now and keep your nerve"
ITO BE CONTINUED,
Sources Of Asia's Greatest River,

Sources Of Asia's Greatest Rivers.
Kingdom Ward. who has returned
from Burma after II months spent In
the Tibetan-Yunnnn valley, made n
complete traverse. enst to west, OF
that extraordinary belt Of the earth's
crust through which the waters Of the
Tibetan plateau escape. Here four of
the greatest rivers of Asia flow In a
strip Of mountainous country not more
than IS miles wide. There Is moth.
ing elsewhere on the earth's surface
to compare with these mighty rivers
the Yangtse. Mekong. Salween and
Notwithstanding parallel to each
other for hundred miles and sep
arated only by rock partitions which
In places attain attitudes Of 5000 feet
- London TimeA
Roanoke Rapids herald., 1923-10-12
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Roanoke Rapids herald., 1923-10-12
CHAPTER X
Don Carlos Vaqueros.

Early the following morning Stew
art. with compan, of cowboys. de-
parted for Don Carlos rancho As the
day wore ON without airy report from
him. SIillwell appeared to grow more
at ease; and at ni.'htfnll he told Made
line that he guessed there was now no
reason for concern.
WAL, though it's sure amazln'
strange" he continued. I've been wur-
fyin' some about how We was guin to
fire Don Carlos, But Gene has II WAY
;if doin' things"
Next day StlIwell and Alfred de-
cided to ride over to Don Carlos place.
taking Madeline and Florence with
them. and upon the -eturn to stop al
\lfred's ranch, "'hey started in the
cool gray dawn, and after three hours
,idng. rs the sun begnE to get bright
Roanoke Rapids herald., 1923-10-12
The Old 6owery.

The Bowery was the first street in
New York to take up lighting In a
serious way. In 1882. the year of the
opening of the first electric Hight COM
pany. the Bowery won this tribute
from the Electrical Review: "The
Bowery. that enterprisIng II not fash
Ionable street. is the first great thor
oughfare to aiopt the new electric
lights on grand scale. Before mag
nificent Broadway or superlatfve Fifth
avenue. the Bowery biazes with light,
and every secondhand clothing shop
has a dazzling globe over the en-
trance" The event was celebrated
with big parade.
Roanoke Rapids herald., 1923-10-12
GOOD WAY TO START ENGINE
Jack Up Rear Wheels After Blocking
Front Ones and Then Shift
Into High.

In cases where the starter Is out Of
business and the crank handle Is not
available. 1t is possible to start the
engine by jacking up the rear wheels,
blocking the front wheels, and then
shifting into high, after which the
cylinders are primed, the spark and
throttle are set. and the engine Is
cranked by turning rear wheel. In
doing this the operator should take
hold of the tire rather than the
spokes, and must be careful not to
get caught when the wheels start to
revolve.