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Evening star., 1923-09-14
WASHINGTON SKETCHES
"He's CoLored."

Black as the ace of spades. Whites
of his eyes and pearls of teeth shine
out more beautifully because of that
dusky background.
He's a descendant of slaves. His
forebears came to this country in
ships from faraway tropical climes.
They came from the land of the woo
doo," OF devil worship" of supersti
ton. They toiled as chattels in south
ern fields. They had toiled in the
north also. but thee need was not so
great for them there. and they slowly
settled in the south. They were men
and paid for, the property of other
men and women, who by some lucky
accident had been born with skin that
was white, and not black. Today
their descendants read and write,
study and philosophize, debate and
struggle upward in a way that is
tribute to America and Americanism
The veneer of civilization has taken
with excellent effect
There are bad ones-plenty of them.
There are also bad "whites"-thou
sands of them.
They feel their handicap. They may
where is there an American citizen
with more pluck than that man with
brown or black skin who rears his
family in decencS, educates his chill
dren, sanctifies his home, attends his
church, pays his debts, keeps his
peace and lives his life with a smile?
Cynics to the contrary notwith-
standing. there are sections in Wash
ington-whole sections of residences
where lawns are trimmed neatly,
W
houses are looking, where bril-
liant plants bedeck the arouhd-the-
house area, where clean curtains
twinkle In starchy whitenss through
the windows, and where there are as
few disturbances as in any given spot
in white" washington-where cal
ored citizens live.
Bigots to the discard. there are col
ored professional men here who know
their business. There are educators
who can teach knowledge TO the
young (although they have not white
skins). There are Dhysicians whose
bodies are not white, but who can
heal the sick with skill. There are
many who are respected by white
men who know them.
The point of these sketches is TO
give a glimpse OF the elements of citi-
zenship, the fragments of civilization,
the segments OF society in the broad
term which are found daily within the
gates of the Capital city.
And here is one type of the Ameri-
can citizen who is not white:
A laborer. A menial servant. who
is faithful In his work. Who has a
home and wife and children whom
he loves as truly as any white man
loves his own. Who goes through his
course on this sphere without the
malice he well might hold against
prosecutors. Who sends his children
to school, so that they may be more
than laborers. Who has never seen
the inside OF a police station, and who
does not shoot craps or drink gin.
{And, despite all denials, cynicisms
and iatrinita1 equivocations, there are
scores and hundreds and thousands OF
this type of citizens here, and a keen,
sincere observer with his eyes open
can verify this fact in a day.)
A ''nigger" That's all. But that's
enough. He doesn't necessarily have
to be ashamed of that fact.
And the type just outlined is not
Evening star., 1923-09-14
BUDGET AS REVISED
GOING TO BUREAU
Commissioners Still Hopeful
Some of Items Stricken Out
viii Be Restored.

Although the revised estimates for
next year will go to the budget bureau
tomorrow stripped from $32,5o0. 900 40
approximately $25.lO0,ooO. the Commits
sioners are hopeful of having part of
the stricken amount restored at the
Treasury Department
Taking advantage of a privilege eX-
tended them by Gen. Lord, the Com
missioners also will send forward tomor-
row list of supplemental requests
amounting to nearly $1,000, 900. and in-
Guiding practically everything that has
been eliminated from the regular budget
Letter Explains Needs.
Accompanying the two sets of es-
Inmates will be a letter. written by Audi
tor Daniel ]. Donovan and approved by
the Commissioners. explaining TO Gen,
Lord the absolute necessity for appro-
priating the funds asked for in the sun.
Elemental list.
When the city heads sent forth
their preliminary expense sheets
amounting to S32.5oO.0Oo they fell
that that figure represented the min
tTum sum needed to provide the tax
payers OF Washington with passable
police and fire protection.
They feel that they will be able TO
convince the budget officers that the
local government OF Washington pre-
ssents financial problem entirely diff
feient from that of the various de-
partments of the federal government.
In the first place. the federal gov
ernment meets only 40 per cent OF the
total amount appropriated for Wash
ington, whereas the estimates OF a
FEDERAL department are a full charge
against the national treasury.
In the second place, District officials
point out. there are certain classes Of
improvements. such as sewer and
water extensions. street and sidewalk
surfacing, to which property owners
are Justly entitled when they build
houses and pay taxes on them. Not
only do home owners pay their real
estate taxes, but they stand special
assessments for these improvements.
which result in bringing back into the
treasury a considerable portion of the
money appropriated.
The situation which the municipal
ity Will face next year If the present
Limitation of S25,000.0oO on the estt-
Inmates stands will be dealt with in
comprehensive way by the Commits
sioners in the letter of f1ransmittal to-
morrow.
The Commissioners and their de-.
partment heads will have to appear
before the budget officers within the
next few weeks to explain in person
the need for each of the items con-
tanned in the supplemental list
1t also is likely that tives
of the budget Office will -epaat the
practice of last year by making per-
sonal tours of the city to get first
hand information on the need for
street improvements and other essen
tial projects.
Evening star., 1923-09-14
us. WOULD WRECK
. BIG BEER SHIPMENT
Asks Order to Destroy 49,
900 Bottles Found High
in Alcohol.

The United States government to-
day asked the District Supreme Court
to allow 1t to conflscate and destroy
$4,000 bottles of beer contained In
$50 cartons which are stored In the
Metropolitan storehouse plant at so
Florida avenue northeast. It is
charged the beer contains more than
the legal amount of alcohol and was
transported to Washington without
permission OF the internal revenue
bureau.
Justice Hoehling directed United
States Marshal Snyder to take the
liquor into his custody and hold 1t
pending final order of the court as to
Its disposition.
Through United States Attorney
Gordon and Assistant United States
Attorney West the court Is informed
that August 20 last a search warrant
was issued by United States Commits
sioner Macdonald and the beer taken
from car of the Pennsylvania Rail-
road Company, where II had been
held awaiting order of the company
The beer was placed by the prohibit
tion agent in the warehouse of the
Metropolitan Company pending court
action. The liquor had been brought
from Philadelphia and the consign"
ment is said to have been directed
to the District Specially Company.
Evening star., 1923-09-14
Sums UpGern,an
Losses in Passive
Ruhr Resistance
py the Assoeiated Press.

BY the Associated Press
BERLIN. September 14:-what
is considered in some quarters as a
final summing up of the cost in
lives, money and prison sentences
or Germany's passive resistance to
the Franco Belgian forces of oc-
cupatiom Is contained In semi.
official statement issued today.
The death toll is placed at 120,
not including ten Germans SEN
fenced to capital punishment by
the court-nartial. Five persons
were sentenced to life imprison-
ment, and the other sentences i'm
posed aggregate 1900 years.
TWO hundred and nine school
buildings We're reQuisitioned for
army purposes. and ia newspapers
were suspended. Persons ousted
from their homes numbered 5000.
OF whom 131, 900 were expelled
from the occupied area.
The occupation authorities seized
l.652. 900. 0o0. 900. 900 marks and Ill
600 French francs. Since the be-
ginning OF the occupation, the
statement declared, the French and
Belgians have managed to ship
only 2,375,ooo tons of coke, coal
and briquettes from the occupied
region, whereas in the same period
last year Germany made repara-
tion fuel deliveries of 11,4eo,ooo
tons.
Evening star., 1923-09-14
LAY PLANS FOR BIC
FOOT BALL CONTEST
Chamber of Commerce Com
mittee TO Give Army-Ma-
rine Teams Reception.

Plans for the entertainment of par
Elephants and visitors coming here for
the Army Marine foot ball game at
the American League Park on Decem-
Der / are being formulated by the
Washington Chamber of Commerce.
1T is planned to give the players
reception, both before and after the
game. that will cause them to return
to Washington in other years.
The local chamber also has out
lined plans for entertaining the
200 members Of the Harrisburg
Chamber OF Commerce who will visit
Washington on their "goodfellowship
cruise"
Visit to President.
The plans include breakfast at q
local hotel, after which they will
march to the United States Chamber
Of Commerce and be received by off,
oials OF that Organization. They will
then be taken for an automobile tour
of the city They will be received
by President Coolidge at .12:3e.
From the White House they will
tertalned at luncheon as guests of
the Washington Chamber. Members
of the Washington chamber will be
requested to furnish automobiles for
a stght-seeing trip around the city.
To arrange the entertainment for
the Army Marine players and visitors
PRESIDENT Issac Cans has appointed
the following general committee:
Personnel OF Committee.
Isaac Cans, chairman; NJ. A. Leese,
vice chairman; Joseph ID. Dreyfuss,
vice chairman; Cuno II. Rudolph.
James #. Oyster, Maj. J. Franklin Bell.
honorary vice chairmen; A. Z. sey-
mour. secretary.
, Ross P. Andrews. S. NJ. Avery.
D. j. Barry. w. II. Barse, Lawrence
beatus Mendel Behrend, E. W. Brad
Morris Cafritz. Harry r. Carroll. Mer-
ritt Q. Chance. Walter b. Clarkson, c.
4. Clayton. Bertram Cohn, Wade Fl.
Cooper. william Knowles Cooper,
G; Cragg. Harry NJ. Crandall, Charles
w Darr, j. V. Davis, o. J. DeMoii,
Proctor L. Dougherty. Robert 8.
Downs. Peter A. Drury, John A. Eckert,
Harry s. Evans. William w. Everett,
William J. Eynon, Isadore Freund. A.
Gardiner, Julius Garfinkle, Meyer
Goldman, (. c. Graham, William +.
GUIDE. Patrick J. Haltigan, William F.
Ham. John II. Hanna, w. C. Hanson,
RGen1e games y i Hs1gsrsd5 HHsTRsr Harry u Haynes
mann. r. n. Hicks, Frank S. Hight.
Frank J. Hogan. Milton Hofenmaier,
Harry o. Jarboe. Frank r. JelIeff,
Rudolph Jose. Joseph D. Kaufman.
warren c. Kendall. Harry King, Phil
ip King, Thomas Kirby, Mark Lans-
burgh. Ralph w. Lee, A. Lisner, James
Z. Lloyd. r. b. II. Lyon. Angus Nc
Donald, Arthur D. Marks. r. L. Mar
shall. Jr.; Arthur Middleton, Robert
Mop. Milans, Tom Moore, William
Muehleisen. Henry r. Onterdinger,
Leon s. Oppenheimer, d. s. Porter,
Leon Pretzfelder, L. J. W. Broffitt, w.
Charles r. Roberts. Lawrence e. Ru-
bel, Albert Schuiteis. Frederick A.
Schultz. Col. Walter v. Shipley, a
Leftwich Sinclair. John F. Slaven.
Samuel J. Steinberger. Gen. Anton
stephan, Henry r. Stringer Corcoran
Thorn, Leon S. Ulman. Ivan c. Weld.
Sidney West. Martin Wiegan, Hyman
2irkin, Hoover Zook.
Evening star., 1923-09-14
TELLS PRESIDENT
POPULARITY GAINS
Senator Watson Declares
Prospects of G. 0. P. for
1924 Brighter.

Prospects OF the republican party
for next year are getting brighter all
the time. according to Senator Wat
son of Indiana, who conferred with
President Coolidge at the White
House today following a recent trip
through a number OF western states
The Indiana senator said that he
was pleased to note the earnest en-
deavor being made throughout the
country generally by republican
workers to forget their petty differ
ences and Join hands in a united ef-
fort to continue their party in con-
troll.
Senator Watson said that his talk
with ine President was devoted en-
tirely to general politics. He said
the President was especially inter-
ested in the situation in Missouri.
which, according TO Senator Watson.
has not been so placid and promising
as the White House would desire.
The senator said that as a result OF
the conferences the President has
had recently with leaders of the sew
eral factions In that state there is a
expected that the party Will shortly
present q solid front in that state.
President in Favor.
president Coolidge is making a
good impression Throughout the
country" Senator Watson said. The
tide is turning the Presidents way,
and people generally. regardless OF
their political faith, are desirous OF
his having a fair chance to make good
during the remainder OF his term in
office.
The election Of Mangus johnson to
the Senate from Minnesota is nothing
10 cause the republicans any great
1T is generally believed that john
sons election was a terrible repub-
lican rout," he explained. For the
benefit OF those who are not advised
as to the actual result ] would like
to say that Johnson was elected by
the thousands of republican voters.
who did not go to the polls. The
vote was 1s7. 900 lighter than II was
November"
INVITED to Banquet.
Pres. Colidge today was formally
invited to attend a banquet at the
willard Hotel on the night of october
S, during the annual convention of
the military order of the world war.
The invitation was rendered by q
special committee composed OF Rear
Admiral T. J. Cowie, U. s. ~, senior
vice commander of the order, Maj.
Gen. John Lejune, comnandant of
marines, Mai. Gen. Charles. H. Martin,
U. S, A, assistant chief of stan, and
Admiral Latimer. Judge advocate
general Of the Navy. all members OF
the District OF Columbia chapter of
the order
Mr.. Coolidge took the matter under
advisement and will make known his
decision very shortly. II was in
timated that in the event the Presi-
dent does not accept he will receive
the delegates to the convention az
the White House some afternoon dur
ing the conclave.
Evening star., 1923-09-14
MORE HOMES OPEN
TO ORPHAN WARDS
Citizens Cooperation Cuts
Number of Children Sent
to institutions.

During the past four years there
has been a noticeable increase In the
placing OF unfortunate children in
homes for adoption and with relatives
and friends, the board of chiIdren's
guardians told the Commissioners to-
day, in it's report for the past fiscal
year.
This increase has brought with 1t
a drop in tho number of wards COM
mitted to institutional care This
change in conditions is heralded in
the report as placing the board of
chtldren's guardians among other
recognized child-caring organizations,
holding steadily that a real home is
the child's natural element.
The report shows that on July 1,
1919, there were 538 wards in board
ing homes. as compared with only 30l on
July of this year.
More Placed In Homes.
In 1919 there We're 345 in institu-
tions, while this year there are hut
143 in institutions.
Four years ago the board was only
able to place Al boys and girls in
homes on trial for adoption. This
year Sc of the little wards have found
homes wherein they may be adopted
after trial.
IN 1919 there were only sos placed
with relatives or friends, whereas to-
day there are S22 under this heading.
The report shows that since 1918
the old indenture system OF putting
children out 20 work has been entirely
done away with.
Have 2,1I0 Under Care.
During the fiscal year ended July 1,
1923, the board had under its care
2,110 children, of whom 1862 were
permanent wards. Speaking of the
increased number of children placed
with foster parents or with relatives,
the board says:
Figures cannot show the happy re-
union OF rehabilitated families, the
Joy and self-respect the children at
tain in being permanently established
In foster homes, nor the education Il
is to the community to share their
benefits with the homeless child"
The board expresses itself as being
grateful to Congress for having
placed it under the more direct super
vision of the Commissioners. This
was done at the last session by trans
Serring to the Commissioners the
power of appointing the board of
guardians.
Evening star., 1923-09-14
u. S. MILITARY FORCES
AS POLICE AID DENIED
Coolidge Will Not Ask Law for
Use of Army-Navy for Dry
Cleanup.

President Coolidge has no intention
of asking Congress to provide legis-
lation which will give the Chief Ex-
ecutive authority to use the armed
forces of the nation to assist in the
enforcement of prohibition.
Making known the Presidents posi-
ton following the adverse opinion Of
Attorney General Daugherty regard
ing the using of the ships of the Navy
In breaking up rum running OF the
coast, a spokesman for the President
explained that the President not only
questioned the wisdom OF additional
legislation OF this nature. but he does
not think the burden of governmental
police work should be put on the
Army and Navy.
Evening star., 1923-09-14
O'DEA IS ORDERED
BEFORE PROSECUTOR
Detective Accused Of Assault Sum.
moned by U. S. Attorney
in Police Court.

Detective Sergt. Lawrence J. O'Dea
OF police headquarters, against whom
charges of assault on Harry Kabat.
7s2 2lst street, have been filed with
the police department, was notified
late .hfs afternoon to appear tomor-
row morning at 10 o'clock before
Assistant United States District At
torney Presmont In the United states
branch of the Police Court. This ac-
ton, which WAS not explained, fol-
lowed a conference which the prose-
cutting officer had with Mr.. Kabat and
Mrs. ODea, wife of the detective.
Evening star., 1923-09-14
WAR UPON ILLEGAL:
PARKING WILL OPEN
Six Bicycle Police to Be As
signed to Task-improve-
ment Hoped For.

Acting upon the suggestion of Com
missioner oyster, Maj. Sullivan an
nounced today that six bicycle police
men would be detailed to the traffic
bureau as a special squad to make
war on auto parking violators In the
congested section of the city.
These men will be instructed to
take certain streets each day and
keep accurate time on machines that
are left parked beyond the half-hour
limit an prosecute the violators.
The regular patrolmen are unable
to make much headway with parking
enforcement, because, in order to make
good case. they must have evidence
that the machine has remained in
one place longer than the allotted
time.
FOresees Improvement.
The Commissioner said ne realized
that half a dozen men will not be
able to cover the congested area all
the time, but he believes they Will
effect noticeable improvement in the
parking situation.
Capt. Oyster expressed the opinion
yesterday that the biggest factor in
parking congestion is the motorist
who drives downtown to work In the
morning and leaves his car at one
location until it Is time to return
home in the evening.
One-way Streets Approved.
Two more letters were received by
the Commissioners today indorsing their
stand in retaining one-way streets
One communication was from the
Washington Automotive Trade AS
ISOLATION, which has voted la favor of
one direction traffic streets.
The other Endorsement was from
C. B. Rodrick. 719 18th street. who
expressed the belief that 18th and
18th streets were more congested
when they were two-way thorough
fares than they are now. He con-
cluded his letter by voicing the hope
that more one-way arteries would be
designated.
Commissioner Oyster declared to-
day he was more convinced than ever
that one-way streets are an advantage
and should be retained.
Evening star., 1923-09-14
REVIVE MISSION WORK.
$40, 900 Sent to japan by Balti'
more Women's Society Branch.

Mrs. z. L Harvey OF this city. cor
responding secretary of the Baltimore
branch, womans Foreign Missionary
Society of the NJ. e. Church, an
nounced sDAay that the society was
sending Immediately to Japan for re-
aabilitatton sS their missionary work
there $4,000.
This sum. Mrs. Harvey explained,
was requested by Bishop Herbert
welch, who oabled that the value OF
the society's property destroyed in
Toxic and Yokohama amounted to
s25o,ooo, and that $4,000 would be
needed Immediately as emergency.
The society has thirty three young
woman missionaries in Bishop Welchs s
Jurisdiction.
Evening star., 1923-09-14
SCHOOLGIRL SLAIN.

SAN ANTONIO, Tex. Sepeembsv ~
Clarke Gofield. seventeen-year-o -oid
youth, is In the Bexar county jail TO-
day for safekeeping following the
finding last night OF the mutilated
body OF Irene Hitgfeider. ten years
old. daughter OF Herman Hftzfelder.
prominent rancher. near Bulverde.
Gofield is said TO have made a state
ment 10 the sheriff detailing incl
dents OF the crime. The Comal county
Judge has been summoned.
c,,r ss sns DoS was s,,er ascsscen ssscoirrat.s a.
had become alarmed at her failure
to appear and had Instituted o search.
She had been seen on horseback on
her way to school.
Evening star., 1923-09-14
Deaths Reported.

The following deaths have been reported I,
the health department in the last twenty
four hours:
Henry Hagemann, So, All 7th st. sw.
Abram b. Fisher, 81, 21o5 18th st. s.e.
Louis bhaksu, ., children's Hospital.
FIerine A. Nelson. %, 1o2 st,
Allie Butler, SO, Tuberculosis Hospital.
nese Butler, I, fSi2 Q st. s.e.
Evening star., 1923-09-14
DOCK MEN To ASK
RIGHT TOP|CK HELP
Longshoremen win Demand
Choosing of Workers Hired
as Freight Handlers.
Nv the Associated Press.

By the Associated Fress.
NEW YORK. September 14.---Steam-
ship owners today continued their
conferences over basic demands made
yesterday by Atlantic coast long
shoremen's unions from Portland.
Me-, to Newport News, Va, for O
shorter week and more pay when the
present contract expires, on October
!. Their decision probably will be
announced Monday.
Members OF the longshoremen's
union. on the other hand, met to de-
wise special additional demands. ap-
plicable to this port alone. which they
planned 20 present as soon as the
basic demands were accepted. These
were said to include the right to se-
iect new men to be employed as
freight handlers
Evening star., 1923-09-14
COL. HARVEY AND HAYS
REACH SOUTHAMPTON
"I Am Not a Politician" AM
bassador Replies 70 Query on
U. 8. Politics.
I'm the columns OF The

Nv the Associated Press.
SOUTHAMPTON, September L.
Harvey. who arrived from
New York today on the Leviathan.
said he had no settled plans. and was
returning to che embassy In London
TO carry on until ordered to- return
home. When that time would be he
did not know. and all speculation
about his future was without founda-
tion.
He declined to discuss American
politics. saying: 81 am not 90 poll
tician."
VIII H. Hays, who accompanied Mr..
Harvey, said his trip TO England was
purely for a holiday.
Evening star., 1923-09-14
WOULD ADOPT CHILDREN.

Clifton r. Wheeler and his wife
have asked the District Supreme
Court to permit them to adopt Earl
G.. Stone, fifteen. and Helen +. stone,
thirteen, children OF Mrs. Wheeler by
q former marriage. They desire TO
change the name of the children to
wheeler. Attorney John c. Spencer
Represents the petitioners.
Evening star., 1923-09-14
PRINCE OFF FOR RANCH
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press,
QUEBEC, September i4.--Ffis royal
highness. the Prince OF Wales, travel
ing under the title of Lord Renfrew.
left the capital yesterday afternoon
on special car bound for his ranch
in Alberta.
Citizens Of Quebec Joined in the
efforts OF his royal highness 20 pre-
serve his incognito OF Lord Renfrew
demonstration a. he boarded Lord
Shaughnessy's special car, xii.
larney," which has been placed at
his disposal for the trip across Can.
ada and return.
Evening star., 1923-09-14
HUNT MISSING PRINCESS.

Tanya Gorloff, seventeen years old,
said to be a Russian princess, has
been missing since September 4. and
she is the object OF q coastwide
search, the police announced today.
Princess Tanya came here from Seat
tie after u voyage from vixdivostok.
Evening star., 1923-09-14
SEES SHARP GERMAN
COMPETITION WITH U. S.
Head of 400 Grocery Stores De-
clares American Business Men
Face Rigid Test.
Special Dispatch to The star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
BOSTON, September 14--C. F.
Adams, president of the John T. Con-
ner Company, operating over 400
groceries in New England, declared
today on his return from Europe that
settlement of the Ruhr controversy
would be preliminary to a period of
stiff foreign competition. with the
advantage OF cheap labor" he said,
"I look for a period of competition
from Germany that will test capabili-
ties of American business men TO the
utmost"