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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-02-28
.C|TY'S ARRESTS
SHOW BIG
DROP
SulIivan's Report DiscIoses
Autoists Are obeying Laws.
BootIeggers Hard Hit.

Imposition by the courts of
heavy penalties and the practice Of
demanding larger collaterals than
heretofore has had its effect on the
number of daily arrests in Wash
ington, Commissioner James F.
Oyster declared today.
I'm proud Of that record" the
Commissioner said when he made
public the daily report Of Maj. Dan
Tel Sullivan, superintendent Of po-
lice, which showed but 12S arrests
in the past twenty-four hours.
This is the first time in many
months that the number Of arrests
has been so low" the Commissioner
declared 'I attribute it to the
combined efforts of the Police De-
partment and police courts. Both
are cooperating"
The report showed only sixteen ar
rests for speeding, while the usual
daily average is forty-five and fifty.
For other traffice violations 8 per-
sons were arrested, a reduction Of
more than 500 per cent over those
arrested daily last month.
Activities of the vice squad have
apparently dealt death blow to boot
leggers. The report shows only two
arrests for illegal possession and
transporting of liquor. Usually this
number runs to ten or more arrests
every tWenty-four hours. Another
part of the report shows the arrest
of but eleven persons for intoxication
"For the past month the courts
have been imposing heavy penalties
on violators of traffic accidents" said
Commissioner Oyster. THE result
has been that the motorists of Wash
ington are slowing down. The mum
Der of arrests for traffic violation
has dropped considerably"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-02-28
PROHIBITION ExTOLLED AS
AID TO MOVIE THEATER

At the meeting of the Woman's
Christian Union, held at the Savoy
Theater today, Wayne B. Wheeler
smoke on Law Enforcement"
1.-THE swing doors Of the saloon
have given place to the turnstile OF
the moving picture theater. The
receipts of the moving picture
houses and theaters in 1921, the
last year for which the figures
have been compiled, show an in
crease of $3.50, 900, 900 over the last
wet year 1913" said Wheeler.
prohibition has also been a
great blessing to baseball" Thomas
]. Hickey, president OF the Ameri
can Baseball Association, said. :,
The management Of the Crandall
theaters was complimented upon its
new policy to allow it's theaters
to be used for certain benevolent
purposes while the movie shows
are not showing,
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-02-28
HOLMES F Aces
SEVEN RUM
CHARGES
e. Madison Hall Proprietor and
Steamers Bartender Call
ed for Trial.

James Otoway Holmes, said to
be the proprietor of the steamer
E. Madison Hall, and his employe,
James Woodson, will be tried on
four charges of. selling, two of trans.
porting, and one of illegal possession
of liquor in Police Court tomorrow.
Hines, who lives at 1921 Twenty
first street northwest. and Woodson,
also resident of Washington, were
arrested by harbor police and
revenue agents July 4, 1922, follow
ing raid on the steamer in District
waters.
June 10, last, when the e.
Madison Hall made it's first trip
to River View, Md, a police agent
was sent aboard also. He reported
on his return that he had pur-
chased two pints of whiskey. July
4, at the time the ship made a
second trip to River View, two
police agents were posted on goard.
They also returned with the report
that they had purchased liquors.
Armed with a search warrant,
the prohibition agents raided the
steamboat the same day. The E.
Madison Hall Is bonded to await
disposition of the case.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-02-28
c Y PS les
B|J R Y
BABY
Body of Little Mary John Is
Laid to Rest With Odd
Romany. Ceremonies.

Her lips sealed in gypsy fashion
with a cross of tallow drippings,
the ten-months-old Mary John,
pride of group of swarthy mo-
mad gypsies, was laid away this
afternoon in Glenwood Cemetery.
Funeral services were held at !
o'clock from the Greek church,
Eighth and L streets.
Died I'm Hospital.
Death came to little Mary John on
a clean, white bed at the ChiIdren's
Hospital, but IL the baby girl had
not been confined in the squalid and
darkened home of the gypsy group
at 1919 Pennsylvania avenue north
west for so long a period perhaps
death would not have come at all.
And while the gypsy parents and
others in the tribe grieved today as
they laid the baby away they already
have, plans to forget. One said this
morning: I'VE take the road again
as soon as 1t becomes warmer"
Father Seals Lips.
Reverently Mary, Johns father
yesterday formed Greek cross from
the melted tallow of a candle which
burned over her bed and placed il
upon his daughters Rps. It was his
first act when he realized she was
dead.
The mother and brother of the
baby then were summoned, and
upon entering thte room were con.
vulsed with choking sobs. Then, as
other members of the tribe gath.
cred, the halls Of the hospital were
filled with the Ashrieks and means
OF mourning relatives and friends.
Coffin Too Small.
According to the custom of the
nomads, the body was not EN-.
balmed. The cross was left on the
lips and incense was sprinkled over
the face, eyes and mouth as the
mourners chanted.
An unfortunate incident occurred
when the body was transferred to
the coffin. It was discovered that
the casket was too small, but, &C.
cording to Romany custom, the
body could not be removed. BY
tearing out some of the upholstery
at the bottom of the casket the
fault was remedied and the lid
closed.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-02-28
SPECIALISTS I 0.
AID DISA||BL Ed
VETS URGED
Colonel Forbes Says Care OF
War Manned Will Last
Fifty Years.

Fifty years will pass before the
Governments obligation to vet.
Grams, rendered mentally and phys
ically defective by the world. war.
is fulfilled, Col. Charles r. Forbes,
retiring director of the Veterans
Bureau, declared today.
Services of a board of consulta-
ton, composed OF five leading
specialists OF America of the cal
ibre Of the Mayo brothers. of Min
nesota. to aid the Government,
was recommended by Forbes, who
tomorrow gives way to Brigadier
General Frank Hines, the new di-
rector. -...
Thirty to forty years will have
passed before the mental detectives
are rehabilitated and returned to
their accustomed places in society,""
Colonel Forbes said.
Many Never Will Get Well.
For ten years more the Govern.
ment must take care of the tuber-
cular veterans Of the world war
who are durable.
There are other world war vet
Grams who will never recover and
the Government must maintain
them in hospitals for their life
Unexpectedly fifty years"
AS Forbes retires there are 1851
veterans in Government and con-
tract hospitals--nearly 1900 tuber-
cular cases and about 10000 mental.
The special board Forbes wants
Congress to authorize could not be
obtained for less than $4,000 per
member. he said. Forbes pointed out
the Veterans Bureau, under present
appropriations, is unable to maintain
a corps of specialists essential to the
proper care Of the tubercular and
mental cases.
Urges Simple Legislation.
more uniform and less compli-
Gated legislation to care for disabled
veterans is necessary" Forbes said.
"In twenty years we shall probably
have a new pension system, but l
look with disfavor on the scrapping
Of the spirit of the present compensa-
ton laws"
Forbes advocated Government
schools for the vocational training of
policy the majority of 95, 900 veterans
in training are in State or private
universities and schools, where,
Forbes declared, they do not get ade-
quate mental attention.
Suggests Board Members.
Suggested on the board of con-
sultation by Colonel Forbes were
DIR. William F. LorenZ, Wisconsin,
and DIR. William A. White, ST.
Elizabeth's Hospital, Washington,
as mental experts; DIR. Edward r.
Baldwin, New York; DIR. Stanley
M. Rinehart, Washington, and DIR.
Frank Billings, Chicago, tubercular
authorities, and DIR. Charles Mayo,
Rochester, Mimi; Admiral e. r.
Stitt, surgeon general of the navy,
and DIR. L. B. Rogers, of the Vet
Grams Bureau, medical and surgical
experts.
Officials at the Veterans Bureau
said the probe would get some
body" but the somebody" would
not be connected with the bureau.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-02-28
BUG HOLLOW NOTES


Hayes Eedy and Wash Burns
was over to Granville Tuesday
night taking in the Timber Lilies
Musical Comedy Show. They said
IL was q pippin.
Elzeber TompIxins has been hav-
ing tough time with a corn on
his left middle toe. and has tried
most everything for 1t without very
much success. bud Wimpus IL
now treating IL by New Thought,
which IL hoped will get rid Of It
in short order. Doc Tick says IL IL
different from any corn he ever
saw.
,n O. D. o the tE popular s5t tr1 pei
vision Company of st. Louis, was
here few days the first
|. Of the week selling goods and see
ing Miss Prucie PilIsbury.
Pete PiIIsbury Is now back and
prepared to furnish one and all
an up-tO-date funeral at reasonable
rates.
Mrs. EIzeber TompkIns enter
tanned the Holy Roller Ladies' Aid
which refreshments of soup and
Ice cream were served. The Aid ig
going to send the quilt to the poor
Armenian children when it Is done.
Shakespeare loot Is getting up in
the world. He sold his poem
NAKED Dusk. to the SOrappY
Stories Magazine for two bucks and
half and was asked to furnish
more. Bully for Shake!
Cole Burns went to Granville
Thureday afternoon, and that night
he and Will &C. Wayupp left for
Chicago, where WHY'S uncle owns
q store and they will accept posi-
| tiOns. Too bad to see the boys all
| leave, but we realize that the HOl-
low Is not 30 swift az the great
MetrOlIopus. So 1t goes!
GENE BLOSSOM.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-02-28

MISSISSIPPI STATESMEN.

When John Sharp Williams
leaves the Senate for private
life his craftsmanship will be re-
membered, but few good stories
he may have told will linger.
When Private" John Allen, of
Mississippi, was in the House he
kept Congress amused with droll
stories, especially those of a po-
itical nature. It was Allen who
used to say that Mississippi
white men always hauled out
several cannon on election morn
ing and. fired them 'just to let.
the negro voters know there was
going to be a fair election"
Allen also told of a Republican
neighbor of his who once re-
ceived two votes for Congress
and was arrested FOR repeating.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-02-28
DELAYS ACTION
|. ON TRACTION
PROBE
Mcclellan Awaits Presence Of
Illinois Senator Before
Asking Action.

The Senate failed to take action
today on Senator McKellar's resolu-
ton providing for an investigation
into the traction problems of wash
fngton, because of the absence Of
Senator William B. Mckinley of ILL
nois, who had expressed a desire to
be present when the matter came
up for consideration.
Senator Mcclellan said he would
bring the matter to the attention of
the Senate later in the day, when he
expected the Illinois Senator, who is
a traction magnate of the Middle
West, to be present.
It Is not believed that Senator Nc
Kinley will oppose the passage Of the
resolution, but he desires to make a
statement in regard to it.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-02-28
$40 SACKS OF FLOUR
ALLEGED TO BE SHORT

District Attorney Gordon today
filed a petition in the District Su-
preme Court for condemnation of
$40 sacks of flour in the possession
Of the Rice-Schmidt. Baking Com.
pany Of this city, alleging that they
are misbranded as to weight con-
tents.
Petitioner alleges that each sack
Is branded as containing 40 pounds
which Is denied by the District At
torney, being for that reason mis-
branded" within the meaning of the
law
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-02-28
CIVIL
SERVICE
LIMITS
SCOPE
Gives Views IN Letter to Hard
ing Old Time Political Lead
ers See soft Snaps.

Return of the good old day.
when the faithful lieutenants Of
successful political contenders
were handed s'soft snaps" in the
Government service without the
formality of q civil service test
was feared today when Postmas-
ter General Hubert Work, in .
letter to President Harding re-
viewing the reorganization Of the
department during the last two
years, urged abandonment of the
present system Of appointing post
masters.
Views Of 'sOId Timers"
Although Postmaster General Work
emphatfcally declared politics would
not handicap the proposed appointiVel
system, .sold timers" who yividly re-
call the old 'sspoiIs system" expressed
their doubts
a 81 earnestly recommend the POST
master General says. THAT the POST
office Department alone by charged
with the responsibility OF recon-
mending its postmaSterS for nomiTta.
ton by the President.
When interviewed- upon this rec.
Onnnaendation Mr.. Work said:
1.-THE Postoffice Department - q
strictly business organization, and it
ought to be aided in putting the risht
men in the right places, as any pTt-
vate business concern would en-
deavor to do for its own advance
ment, and not be handicapped by
political consideration or by the re-
strictions entailed in the present plan
requiring examination by the Civil
Service Commission, which does not
even give civil service status.
Limited by Present Rule.
The present rule, the Postmaster
General pointed out, limits the Presi-
dents choice for appointee for any
particular postoffice to three civil
service candidates, none of whom
may have had any real business
ability. but has been ''rated a good
fellow by his neighbors who We're,
queried."
Postmaster General Work be-
llieves the higher class business men
such as are found in the larger
industrial concerns can be secured
for postmasters only by reversing
the present method Of appointment.
Instead of having the candidate
seek the office he would have the
office seek the man. and keep On
seeking until the right man had
been found, to be retained in office
as long as the service was success
fully conducted under his manage
ment.
There would be no more term
appointments" and no partizan pol
,itics, national or local, in the APP
pointment method.
Mr.. Work wished 1t to be dis
tinct1y understood, he explained,
that he was not in favor Of, nor
was he advocating, any relation Of
the Civil Service regulations as now
applied to employees Of the depart
ment generally, but on the con-
trary It was his firm belief that
the proposed change in the ap-
pointive method Of postmasters
would enable the department sto
give. genuine practical effect Fsto
the basic civil service theory by
making possible the selection Of
qualified business men for the
purely business management of
the largest business organization in
the world.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-02-28

Eviction of 1876 Women Is
Averted, Providing They
Share Expense.

The Senate today passed the
Fernald resolution providing for
the payment of rental to the Bal
timore and Ohio railroad for the
use Of land on which number of
units Of the Government hotels
on Union Station plaza are
located.
Will Prevent Evictions.
This action viii save 1876 women
employees of the Government from
being eNicted, but a proviso was
written into the resolution by Sena-
tors Smoot and King today forcing
the occupants Of these hotels to pay
more for the use of them, so as to
COVER the.rental demanded by the
railway company.
At the present time the. girl work
ers are. paying $45 a month room
and board IN the hotels. 1t was
limited in the Senate today that it
may be necessary to raise this
monthly sum to $50 or $50 in order
to cover the increased expenses OF
operation caused by the rental pay
ment. k.s.x
Made Profit Last Year.
Senator Smoot would not have
permitted the resolution to pass IL
this amendment had not been writ
ten into the resolution. Senator
Fernald agreed to it. saying he had
presupposed that the management
Of the hotels would raise their rates
in order to cover all operating ex-
peiises.
He said the hotels made a profit
OF $4,000 last year, so far as operat-
ing expenses were concerned.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-02-28
D. c. COMMITTEE ON
TRAFFIC MEETS FRIDAY

The District Commissioners special
committee on traffic will meet in
the District building Thursday and
make final plans for their report
to be submitted to the Commission
ers probably Friday.
James F. Oyster, District Commits
sioner, yesterday urged the commit
tee to speed up it's work.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-02-28
SENATE CALLS FOR PROBE
OF TAxIcAB RATES. HERE

The Harrison resolution provid-
ing for an investigation by the
Public Utilities Commission OF the
taxicab rates In Washington was
adopted by the Senate today with
out opposition.
The resolution also provides that
the Public Utilities Commission
should reduce the current rate in
cases where they find them to be
nnTeasonably high
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-02-28
Wife Sues John c. Curtin.

Alleging misconduct ana naming
correspondent, Madeline " Curtin
today filed suit in the District Su.
preme Court against John c..
Curtin for absolute divorce and alt
mony. The couple were married
in Rockville, Md, September 81.
1917, and have no children. At
torney w. C. Turnage appears
for the plaintiff
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-02-28
TO STRIP" ISADORA.

Secretary Davis proposes to
"st4ip IsGdOrG Duncan of her
American citizenship" because of
radical utterGnces aUhile on her
recent Visit. stripping" IsG-
dora is not likely to be a great
shock to her, Judging by the
storm of criticism that followed
some of her performances IN
Boston and else1Ohere, where she
.eOGs so Thoroughly stripped" of
clothing as to cause many people
10 LenVe the tte0ter.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-02-28
Acquitted of MansIauehter.

John Bibbs, colored, was today
acquitted by a jury in Criminal
Court, No. l., of manslaughter in
connection with the death of Lyman
M. Armstrong who, it was alleged,
was run over by Bibbs in an auto
mobile at Twenty-first street and
Pennsylvania avenue northwest, re-
ceiving injuries that resulted in
his death.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-02-28
D. C. CIVIL SITUATION
EASED, REPORT SHOWS

Further evidence that the coal
situation in Washington is easing
up was given by the Public Utiu-
ties Commission this morning when
1t was announced that for the week
ending February the District re-
ceived more than 5000 tons in ex-
cess of their 60 per cent allotment
for the WATER
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-02-28
PROHIBITION JINGLES.

DIR. Foster
Went to Gloucester
With a prescription blank;
Sold lot of ticker
Without any dicker,
Then visited the bank.
There was crooked man
Who went crooked mile,
He found a crooked dollar
Near a crooked stile.
He left a crooked pint.
And then he ''smelt a mouse"
For he quickly hid himself
In his little crooked house.
There is man in our town,
He has a little still;
Each night, behind a bramble bush
He finds a crisp, new bill.
And when he finds the money there
He does not spread the news,
But close behind the bramble bust
He hides q jug of booze.
II. b. ROSSELL.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-02-28

Funny about Jim Doors boy,
isn't it? You know Jim and his
father. before him were both MEN
who produced the goods, but the
boy doesn't amount to much
eyes, q sort Of Qx)nOt in the
family tree, YOU might call him."
w. e. HAYGHE.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-02-28

The sacks are branded, "140
pounds when packed, Robins Best
Flour, the Robinson Milling Com
pany, Salina, Kan. Bleached."
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-02-28
Senate Votes Rental For Hotels Land
VAIN ROASTING.

He said he was ''nobOdy's fOOl,'
And "cOuldn't be taken in;''
He met an # street yamp ono day,
How she fixed him was . sin.
He bought her diamond rings,
Fed her 70 the Queens taste,
Then she vaInped another. WISE
And dropped tho first one in
haste. ARIZONA IKE.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-02-28
THEN SHE GAVE HIM
THE SNOWFALL" STARE.

THE SNOWFALL" STARE.
May Blossom-ParC me, but
I'm looking for a friend and
Johnnie Jumpup-Well, take
look at me. Don't look
friendly? HANK HAWKINS.
An Indiana man has named
his fifth child Enough"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-02-28
Daily Traffic Calendar

FINES AND COLLATERAL
FORFEITURES:
Total for, year $40. At
: Total for yesterday 724
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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-02-28

"HopO to Find q Wife," is
q me1O book. Just do some
thing she shouldn't and she
will show up. OIDONO.
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