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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-12-03
Policemen Are Citizens.

Washfneton's poIIee force il com
posed OF citizens Of the District o.
Columbia. The members are ap
pointed through . civil service pro
cess to determine their qualifIca
lions, which does not mean simply
physical development for brutal en-
forcement OF law, but an intelli
gent supervision of the District o.
Columbia, to the end that laws
may not be violated nor the rights
Of good citizens infringed upon
The men are human and cour
teous, but know their duty.
The opportunity for shopping lr
tl.is city, with perfect satisfaction
Is unsurpassed anywhere. The -
s0rtn1ent Of stock from which to Ae
lect is large and varied, and thu
prices always reasonable.
The cafes here are large and
numerous and at an times con
Quoted under the strict and watch
fuI observation Of our health de
partment.
Every known religious denomina
ion is represented here and com
rare most fav0rab4y with the cities
of the world both as to clergy and
edifice.
We are rapidly becoming the cen
ter OF the higher educational facili
ties. Our schools, pubic and pri
Sate, sectarian snd non.eectarian
white and colored, are carefully
safeguarded by that class of In
struction and educational training
which shall inspire present and fu
ture generations, for the loftiel
ideals of AmericaEism and self
government
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-12-03
Some Impressive Sights.

The most impressive building or
the earth. covering $4,000 square
feet Of ground. is the Capitol build
ing. 1t IL In this great structure
that the United states Supreme
Court Interpreters the law as to the
constitutional rights of Nation
State. and individual, and where
the Congress Of the United States
works out the destinies of the M
ton and makes Federal laws for
The peoples guidance.
One mile west from the Capitol ia
the White House. the first building
erected by the United States Mt the
new seat Of government. It's site
was selected and it's cornerstone
laid by George Washington. John
Adams first occupied the structurs
IN 1890: It was then q gray color
having been built of Virginia free
tone. When the British burned /,
n 1914, nothing was left but ths
blackencd walls. White paint was
used to cover the marks OF the fire
when It was rebuilt, and II became
known - 'sTha White House," e.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-12-03
Beyond Pen Pictures.

The general aspect Of the Ma.
tons Capital Is more magnificent
than can possibly be presented by a
pen picture. It must be seen "a
he fully appreciated There are
many points of almost unlimited
interest. Space, however, will per.
nit mentioning only a few. We
realize that some stand out more
prominently than others ana IN
calling your attention to the fol
lowing is Il not our purpose TO DC
so by comparison.
, 1923-05-26
CITY BLOOMS
With POPPlES,
TRIBUTE PAID

Today the peoples nod in silent
confirmation OF the valor OF the
men who lie beneath the white
crosses on tho green hillsidcs of
France:
In one grand moment. move by
exalted motives these-men-young
-life's promises unfulhIled-gave
everything in one glorious gift.
There are many of these crosses
but nowhere can be found n cross
without a poppy. They arc every
where doing each its feeble bit to
make cheerful the surroundings of
this last home of the soldier.
There are more crosses bsina
erected every day in our own II
try for those who made the sacrl.
fee and this number will be in.
creased for those from whom the
supreme penalty will be exacted
unless those who care or learn to
care bring prompt measures to bear
upon their relief:
Buy a poppy today.
Visit every entertainment siven
by every organization devoted to
the relief OF the boys with broken
bodies and shattered nerves, who
went into the game supreme in
glorious manhood and who paid the
toll with a grin of sheer courage.
Let's keep that grin.
Buy a poppy.
, 1923-05-26
System Is
Finished in Park

One OF the dreams of the late
Mayor w. A. Blackmoro received
partial contamination yesterday when
moro than 200 MOBILES were turned
on at tho city park opposite tho city
hall and tho great lawn there was
bnthed in the water from this beauti.
full spraying system.
For several weeks workmen have
been laying pipe for this system of
watering tho park. One half tina
work is completed, that part nearest
Center street. When tho water 4,
turned on tho effect Is that OF an
innumerahle group OF fountains.
The system will cost when com.
plotcd N,700. Last year II cost $500
n month Just to water the lawn at
tho park and keep It in condition.
The tedious system of water then
used has given way to this new idea.
There will be 436 different spruyers
when the work Is completed. The
park covers one block.
, 1923-05-26

Everything in connection with the
pageant went off like clock work. The
different glasses were under the d.
rect instruction Of their W teach
ers, while the general supervisors of
the festival were present 10 take care
of the whole matter.
Gownd in white and In fancy $
tunes, the pupils went through their
movements rhythmically. and the ef-
feet was that OF = great event sue
c~essfully staged. Dances in circles,
marches. drills OF different natures.
exercises, these were 4 few OF tho
things included In the performances.
One of the outstanding events was the
Indian dance which called out 9 mum.
Der OF the pupils in Indian costumes.
The high school orchestra was on
a stage in the ENTER of tho field. 1t
played for the different drills which
were zone through with by the pupils.
From ths top OF tho rrandstsnd a
cameraman was busy taking pictures
OF the festival. These pictures will
be shown at the America theater with
In n week and Will afterwards be turn.
ed over to tho school board for such
use M that body deems III,
, 1923-05-26
RUHR SABOTAGE
IS ADMITTED BY
CHIEF Of GAM
SENT To DEATH
Revolt and Strikes Are
Spreading Rapidly in
Occupied Region; APP
peal Sent to French.
Nav .,

DUESSELDoRF. Nav ,s
!By The Associated Press.)-
Albert Schlageter was exc
cuted by French troops today
Tor sabotage on railroads in
the occupied region and other
He was shot IN n stono
quarry near a cemetery and his bodv
vas delivered forthwith to the ceme.
terry authorities. This Is tho firs, oS.
ecutlon In tho occupied zone.
schlageter was escorted IN 81.
quarry by W priests and went. ~
I~aIterinsly to his death. Ten sbota
were fired Mt him.
besides sabotage. schlage.er.
loriner Prussian officer, was con-
Victed by n French court martial -.
espionage and association WITH
erinina.s. Ho admitted he ba,,
DIown up railroad tracks anJ
bridges. The French regarded IT.,
as "A chief Of the murder gangs vh,oh
nave been carrying on a ampairn Of
terror against tho occupation o., ~.
Ruhr. " Tn"
, 1923-05-26

ished third with t6 points while
Central, winner for the last two
years. could land only fourth place
with q total of so points. West Cas-.
per and Mills tied for NTH with II
points each. Elk school scored one
point while South Casper failed to
land In the scoring column,
The meet was in doubt UP to Tn.
last few minutes. Flrmln and Bubb
placed first and third in class II and
class O of the pole vault in the last
event OF the day and their points
were sufficient to put Park on TOP
by n point.
Approximately 1000 school boy
athletes took part in the msst but
none OF them established any re.
markable records dus to tina rain
which fell during the afternoon and
made tho track heavy,
Allsman Of North Casper was this
individual star of the day, He com
peted in class A and piled up 90
points for his school, ffrmin OF Park,
competing In class IL, was the second
high scorer Of the day with ls points.
AllsmHn won first in the 100 yard
dash, high jump and the hurdles;
second in the 30 yard dash and polo
vault and third in the bread jump.
Firmin won first in the 80 yadr dash.
pole vault and broad jump and SEQ.
ond in the high jump,
Yeshio, q Japanese student from
East Casper, won three firats In class
n in the 30 and 100 yard dashes and
The broad jump.
The summary OF the sventsI
Fifty.yard dashi A-First, Virgins,
North Casper second, ATlsman, North
Casper third, Eshleman, East Casper.
Fifty-yard dashi B-Birst, Yoshio.
East Casper second, Mcdonald,
Park third, HolloraR, Park,
Blfty-yard dashi C-Tirst, HmIth,
Centrali second, Cromwell, East Cas-.
pert third, Castell, Park,
F~Ifty-yard dashi D-Birst, uhsid,
East Casper second. 70. Bundy, West
Casper; third, C. O'MIalley, Park,
F1fty.yard dashi E-First, Flrmin,
Park second, Dittman, East Casper;
third, Nirgne, North Casper.
100 yard dash: A-BIrBt, Allsman,
, 1923-05-26

troduce1 r. Formsn to the smugsler
who said the only time the fedcrni
men ever visited h. place was one
time when they knew he vas gone
and they car led about 300 a - o.
booze away from mr. place. This smnS-
sler sai1 lie would kill the mex. fed
eral man who A. preached his place:
and they never came back. [ have
given the name of this smuggler TO
The Associated Press.
Mr.. Forman was SO amazed at what
he found at Ecors- hat when 1 sug
gested going further up the line and
visiting shacks sev-,a' miles f-um
there, he said; NO. I hav. seen
enough. Let's pack VI our boo e and
get out Of here. 1 want to tall, tc
some Detroit newspaper men about
his thing / could nave taken him
TO smugglers' shack4 more than four
miles away. l would ray from two
years experience scr there that the
line of smugslers is nearer eight miles
than four.
I'm winter time I have stood in
Ecorse and watched these fellows
bring loads of booze across the river
on the ice, in boats on The
Continued on Page Four.)
, 1923-05-26

In a letter written to the British
consulate from Lincheng and received
here today, II. II. Rowlatt of London
and Tientsin. related that he and the
other foreign captives held on Paot.
zuku mountain had been comforting
with the bandits regarding terms for
their release.
The captives insisted that any
agreement with the Chinese govern.
ment be countersigned by a repre-
tentative 81 the diplomatic corps who
would act MS g%uarantor. 1t then was
agreed that one representative OF tho
bandits and one of the captives r
coed to Ts~aochwang to meet tho for.
eign consuls. j. II. Powell, the
American newspaper publisher OF
Shanghai, was named as the captiyes'
delegate and was released on parole.
Rowlatt expressed the belief that
the bandits were so uneasy over the
p~rotracted negotiations that they
would be as glad to see our backs as
we should be to get away
, 1923-05-26

1t % the consensus OF opinion that
The sy festival A. given yestsrday was
an event which mad an influence be-
yond that seen on the field. An en-.
tire student body had ben looking for.
ward to It as the big thing OF the year.
After many disappointing postpone.
ments tho day finally arrived on which
1t could be given with the prospects
OF having the sur shine. The festival
was barely completed when the gath.
erinE clouds turned into q sudden
downpour and made the pupils who
were but a few minutes before dane.
ing in the sun scamper for home or
for the shelter OF whatever was hand.
lest.
, 1923-05-26
MUST BE
DENBY Tells GRADUATES

VIEWPOINT, n =, May ps-wsrr'
ing that the navy must be kept ready
for defense iiR q world fun of
meRae." was given by 6scretary
DENNY IN an address today at the
graduating GLASS Of the Naval War
college.
We know pow beyond p~sradver.
tura that war between great powers
or groups OF powers will always in
volve many other nations and wo
cannot say with certainty that such
a war may not como AZ any. time.
There uucd tt 10 demand Tor s1css
, 1923-05-26
STRIKE MOVEMENT
SPREADS rapidly

BERLIN, May 26.-By The A.,oc,.
ateI Press-.-The communis, rzo-t.~.
council has decided to extend ~
strike movement in the zona
TO tho whole of Westphaiia ana tho
right bank OF tho Rhine, savg i. All,
patch from Dusseldorf.
The correspondent OF Acht mr.
Apendblatt' in the Ruhr. reports that
.he Dortmund police have arrested
'hree iSussian agitators who were ap-
parehuy acting as bicycle courlers.
Inc correspondent says reports ar.
current that communists are organ.
izlng Hilary companies.
, 1923-05-26

North Casper; second. VirEne. North
Casper; third. Nowherder. Mills.
1oo-yard dash: B-FIrst, Yoshio,
East Casper; second. Holloran, Park.
third. Nicholas, Central.
1oo-yard dash, C-First, Wright.
msn, Park second. Moore. North
Casper third. Smith, Central.
12o-yard hurdles, A-First, AIls.
man. North Casper; second, scown,
Central; third. Yirgns. North Casper.
12O-ynrd hurdles. B-Flrst, McDon.
aid. Park second. Gibson. North
Casper third, Nichols. Central.
l2o-ysrd hurdles' C-First. Brown,
East Casper; second. Moore. North
Casper third, Smith. Central.
shot-puti A. First, Nswherasr,
MIllsI second, Williamson, Park;
third. Miller. North Casper,
shot-puti B-First. Gibson. North
Casper second, Green, North Casper,
third. Mcdonald, Park,
High jump A-First, Aiisman.
North Casperl second, scown. Cen.
trail third, Williamson, Park,
High jump B-Ffrst. Gibson,
North Casper second, Mcdonald.
Park third, q, Rlchey, Park,
High jump O. First, Runden,
Continued on Page Ssven)
, 1923-05-26
Big LINER IN
COLLISION IN
RIVER CLYDE

GLASGOW. May 2s.-By The As.
ISOLATED Pressl-The steamship Me.
tagama bound from Glasgow for
Quebec and Montreal, with 100 pas.
sengers. was in a collision today
with the British freighter Baron
Vernon. The freiHhter was serious
ly damaged and the liner only slight
" 30. Some of the freishter's crew
had remarkable escapes.
The collision occurred In the river
Clyde. The Baron vernon was
beached and the Metagama returned
to Glasgow with her port bow dam.
aged nine feet above the water line.
, 1923-05-26

delivering 1t to my customers in
Chicago constantly for two years
without in.erfere-~0 from the au-
;horities who now deny that any
such wholesale traffic exists. 1 am
only one of the many rum runne
from many states who have been do
ing the same thing. / have seen
runners there from as far west as
Nebraska and Oklahoma.
1--WE never said or intended to say
that within the city of Ecores itself
there are 4 miles of these shacks. That
would be absurc or tho face OF it..
What Mr.. Forman's article did say
was hat they extend for four miles
along the American shore. AS a mat
ter of fact they extend farther than
four miles.
az was present with Mr.. Forman
when a Detroit newspaper man men
toned the estimates of 100000 gallons
OF booze cross ng the line per day.
Nobody. least of all the newspaper
man himself. maintained that this es-
mate was accurate. MIR. Forman In
hs art Gle gave the figure merely as
an climate. One mans guess is as
s.ei1 rs another; no body stands there
and tables the cargoes as they come
n. I have been m and around these
slaeks Tor Two years, and did not at
tempt 10 give Mr.. Formdn any esti-
nate. I am mel nod to think ii may
lave exceeded the estimate of 100000
IA ons on some days and fallen far
le.ow thai ( CURE en- others.
The reported 5 atement by h pro
h.b.t on d rector for Michigan that the
activities Of the smugglcrs have been
confined to about tour blocks Of shacEs
In Ecorse Is an absurdity. II t were
,frue, and his men had made any effort
at all to stop the traffic not n rum
runser could have escaped from Els
corse with a cargo. To leave these
shacks with an automobile it is neces-
sary to drive across a strip Of open
and n come out on a paved street
that has a street car Line.
Il have made so many trips out of
these shacks with automobiles loaded
with whiskey that I have lost count.
On ono car I RAJ up a mileage of over
5000 between Ecores and Chicago
j never WAS arrested in Ecorse. I
was caught once In a town far west
of there.
mfr. Formsn'. statement is correct
that wniie We were in these STACKS
on our recent visitr. buying whtskcy
and bringing It out of there for my
customers m Chicago. we did not see
q single federal NTH. state policeman
or local authority lift . finger to step
us. In iw, days II two niguts N
the sh,cks on the wtter front Wa did
not see any prohibition boats pass III
OF down the river.
"If the traffic IL lar Euishing. as tic
prohibition director wants us 20 be-
llevo. it is due TO the fact that the
Canadian gmugkisrr are robbing the
rum runners bird ard we have found
other sources where we car get our
supplie. at n me reasonable prizes.
Flo instance. I have to pay $40 yer
case for a csrtaii. Scrtch whisSGy ut
Sunnyslde. Ontario, and 1 have to pa-
American smugslers as per case for
bringing It acroI' the line-mahing It
SIS laid down u IN. on the Am :-'can
shors- can buy the same whlskeY
in the Rnhams. for SIS per caee-and
1 can bring It through, too: make no
mistake about that.
ct know s%inuSeler, who hnv. been
bringing whlskey eci oss the line from
Canada to Ecorse ever since prohlbi-
ton. day n night and bonst LAT
they level n teen arrested. J IN
, 1923-05-26
REM OVAL RY
CHURCH BOARD ILLEGAL

BOSTON, May ga masters re
port to the effect that the directors
of the First Church OF Christ. sclen'
tlstt did not have tho legal right to
rrmove John d. Dittemoro ms n
member OF tho board, was filed In
the Massachusetts supreme court 20.
day by Fredeick Dodge. "a. former
federal Judge. Mr.. Dodge heard tes-
timony as to the facts In the suit
brought by Dittemore TO compel the
other .mambcrs OF the board to recog
ME him MS q member.
The master found that DitlsmUre's
, 1923-05-26

sips armament, There viii Ia pen.
for a Ersat Increase Of our present
establishment made BY tho navy de
partment at the coming session pf
congress. We shall ask tor add.
fiona cruisers, allowed under the
treaty for the Limitation ~ armament.
Wa shall ask ior additional 'isht
craft gun boats, the vital need OF
which Is being demonstrated every
day; and We shall ask Tor certain sub.
marines sri aeroplun,r
We hopo ~ be atl' IN keep Wv.
pro1ossd appropriation spproxunalsly
, 1923-05-26
VETERANS TO GIVE POPPY
DANCE At MOOSE TONIGHT

The fance Al the Moose nal III,
evening win be given by the Veteran.
OF Foreign Wars who will make OF it
u great Poppy dance. Raggy Ruben
and his poppy orchestra will be on
hand for the occasion and will put
forth every effort to make the afrair
h liv.liest that has been held In tia
hall,
Mrs, "Rassy" Ruben Is eo-operat,
ing with tho Veterans Of Foreign
Wars today by selling peoples onlths
streets.
, 1923-05-26

tanned towsr dths plaintiff by other
members of the board, must DO re
garded as having entered into their
action in preparing and adopting
the resolution for his dismissal"
The defendants arc Adam IL. Kick.
ey, Edward A. Merritt, William II,
Rathvon, James A. Neal and Annie
NJ, Knott
Dittemore was removed by a vote
or Dickey, Merritt and Rathvon al a
meeting of tho board on March IT,
1913, at which Neal was not present.
At tho same meeting Mrs. Knot
was elected To succeed Dittemora,
, 1923-05-26

co mcmbers had failed "a submit TO
him charges upon which they based
his removal, Ho adhered to the opin-
ion which he had previously ex-
pressed in his report as master in
tho prolonged litigation between the
church directors and tho trustees of
the Christian Science Publishing so
Getty, that tho First Church of
Christ, Scientist, was not i%ncorpor-
ated within the meaning of the
Massachusetts, statute, .
AN element OF personal hostility
and dislika," the report said, enter.
, 1923-05-26
Bull Montana
To Help Train

Los ANGELEa May as-"Buup'
Montana, wrestler n motion picture
actor, has received an invitation 10
join tho training camp of lack Demp.
sey, heavy weight boxing champion,
at Great Falls, Mont, he announcet
here, Montana, who was n member
nj Dempsey's camp when the cham.
pion trained for the match with
Georges Carpenter, says he win au
ont.
, 1923-05-26

within ~. limits rcirhei lsst ,.ar.p
Tho secretary referred to such con.
trosersics between those o' the serv-
tees as THAT between advocates ~
aviation n Tho capital shin IS often
'unNeccsrury and misleading
u hSpo to see "a stu closer contact
teiscsu command and enlisted men,'s
no said in another part OF his adj
dress. 1T Will result In benefit to
business. Personally l believe that
within sound mis- tho 0vwcr courts
martial snd Vthsr panlshmeuts. The
better"
, 1923-05-26
RUSS-BRrTISK
PEACE likely

LONDON. May ss,-tby The Asso,
clnted PresslSGreat Britain has de
cided that there shall be no break
with Russia. 1t ia held in diplomatic
circles that while the last note from
Moscow was In some respects not
wholly satisfactory the remaining
points in the dispute with the Soviet
government are susceptible OF solu.
ton by negotiation,
The government Of Prime. Minister
Baldwin, It is known. desires to begin
his career hampered by as few inter.
natienal problema and controversial
political issues as possible, II Leonid
krassin, the Soviet representative
here, succeeds in having the Moscow
government compromise on Lord
Curzon's reiterated demand for the
withdrawal of tho Russian political
agents abroad, whose actions haVs
offended Great Britain, II Is believed
tho British foreign secretary will in.
fern NJ, krassin when he calls at
tho foreign office next week that
Great Britain is disposed to discuss
tho whole subject of Angio-R Russian
rolations at a conference to be called
In London in tho near future,
, 1923-05-26
hANprr SUSPECT DENIES GUILT

MONTREAL. May as-Aithsugh
he protests his ~innocenss, Hsnrl
Bruls, still was had W tho police to.
day in connection with the mint rob.
berry In Denver. Colorado. last De
cember, Denver authorities arc ex-
pected to send an officer TO try to
Identify the suspect.
, 1923-05-26
CHINESE II TO
u. s.. INDEMNITY.

PICKING. May 26.-By The Associ.
ated Press)EThe Chinese govern.
ment today notified the American
legation Of its acceptance of the
American demand for an Indemnity
OF $4,000 for the killing of Charles
Coltman, an American citizen at Kali.
gan, December 90. 1922.
, 1923-05-26
CHAOS NEAR IN
RUHR. is CLAIM.

DoRTMUND. May 26.-Chaos ia II,
eVltahie In tho Ruhr unless interven.
tlon ONE Immediately. says a tele.
sraphic appeal sent to the now serinI
workers international at HAMBURG no
tho Dortmund general trade unlon
, 1923-05-26
North Casper Piles Up Second Largest
Count in Annual Contest While East
Casper Trails for Third Honors

Showing all kinds Of talent in the field events, Park won
margin of one point. Park amassed a total of II points
while North Casper, which had been away ahead all through
the afternoon, finished second with 76 points. East Casper,
considered the strongest allaround team in the meet. I'm.
, 1923-05-26
May Fesfival of Schools Provides Big Spectacle
Park Captures Track Honors By 1-Pont Margin
Two Thousand Children Participate in
First Annual Exercises; Dancing in
Costume Holds Big Feature

The spectacle that presented itself at the high school ath-
letlc park yesterday afternoon was one that will not be soon
forgotten by more than 900 school children who were mar
Elephants in the First Annual May festival. The grandstand
was packed by an interested group Of spectators The field
presented an array of children.
, 1923-05-26

about 90 miles west OF Canton, are
blocked by tho bodies OF soldiers.
shuhing was captures by the Can.
ton constitutlonalists after two city
gates had been mined. The retreating
army looted and stripped tho place.
, 1923-05-26
SMUGGLER BRAGS OF IIlI!0lR TRAFFIC SAFETY
BL00DSKED REPORTED IN FIGHT
With SHAHTUHG BANDITS: CIVIL
War RACES In Chinese TOWN

TlENTS1N, May 26;-CBy The Associated Press)-one
soldier was killed and two were captured in fighting yeter-
day against the Shantung train bandits, according to the
telegram from Tsaochwang. 'N
1t is believed that farmers also Joined in Tho 6r;,r l.. -.
tect their crops from marauders.
, 1923-05-26
NO INTERFERENCE FROMFEDERAL
AGENTS|N TWO YEARS BUSINESS
Details Of Traffic Carried on From Base in Michigan
Described to Press Association by Man Who
Says Enforcement Officers Are Lax.

CHICAGO, May 26.-(By The Associated Press)-The
Chicago rum runner who accompanied ". s. Formsn on the
investigation of the Ecorse, Michigan, smuggling shacks de-
scribed in a series of articles in the Daily News, today made
this statement to the Associated Press.
II have been bringing whiskey out of these shacks and