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Evening star., 1923-05-15
ALLEY CL0S|NGLAW
WILL MOVE ONLY g
Small Number Affected i
Commissioners Accept
Boards Findings.

Only ninety-two inhabitants out of
| the entire alley population of the Dis
trict will be required to move June l
under the alley closing law, If the Com
mssioners accept the survey of A. S
J. Atkinson. secretary of the condsmna-
tion board. 1t was learned today. Mr.
Atkinson will submit his findings to the
Commissioners this afternoon.
This will leave 265 alleys containing
approximately 5000 men, women and
children, unaffected by the closing law.
The small number of persons found
to be affected is a result of the de-
sci Francis Stephens, who ruled tha,
under the language of the law ar
alley. in order to be hell unlawful
for residence purposes. would have tG
be: First, less than thirty feet wide
second. fail to run through from
street TO street. and. third, be withou,
sewer, water and light.
At the direction of the Commit ssion
ers. Mr.. Atkinson made "A personal
inspection Of all the alleys ana look ed
at those which failed TO meet these
three requirements.
Does Not Condemn Property.
1t is understood that Maj. Raymond
Wheeler. executive officer of the zon-
ing commission, will consider the
possibility of coming the property
,, in illegal alleys for second CONNER
.. cial districts. The alley law does not
, condemn the property, but merely
renders 1t illegal for residential use
The alleys which We're found to be
affected by the law as interpreted by
the corporation counsel follow:
Masonic Hall alley. Wisconsin ave-
nue. and NJ street, Prospect avenue and
Potomac street Containing one
home occupied by two persons.
Car Stable alley, Wisconsin avenue,
Potomac street. NJ street and Grace
street One home of eight persons.
Dagg's lane. Nichols avenue south
east, Bowen and Sheridan roads. -Four
houses, seven occupants.
Grace court, Sth and 9th. d and e
streets southwest. Seven houses, th1r-
teen occupants.
Ciark's alley, Az. NJ and N streets
southwest. Four houses, sixteen per-
sons.
Crabtree ALLEY, Sd and ~, B, and c
streets northwest Five houses,
eighteen persons.
Cooper shop alley. .3lst. Wisconsin
avenue, Water street and the canal.
One house and four persons.
Reeds court, one house and eleven
Arlington court. 7th. H and l south
west. Two homes and eight persons.
There is one other alley listed as
doubtful. containing twenty-nine In
habitants.
Evening star., 1923-05-15
MOVE ON THRACE SEEN.
Turks Believe Greek Army Will
Act If Allies Approve.
ny CONSTA ANTIkE RROwx

By Cable to The Star and Chicago Daily News
Copyright, 1923.
CONsTANTISOPLE. May 15-News
from Lausanne is received in Turk
ish circles with a certain amount
of skepticism. -
The situation in Greece Is clear
The 'present Greek government sue
ceeded in overthrowing King Con-
stantine on promises that~they would
save Thrace. In this they failed. Un-
less 1t is able to recover Eastern
Thrace the days Of the revolutionary
government are numbered. Plastiras s
and Pangalos. leaders of the govern
ment, are too ambitious to give up
their present position and are con-
sequently eager to play their last
card. fight the Turks and reconquer
Thrace and eventually Constanti-
nople.
than ever before to realize the old
dream. In Thrace at present 1t out
numbers the Turks three to one and
Is provided with a much better arma-
nsnt and equipment. If SO far the
Greeks have kept quiet 1t was be-
cause they feared that the allies
would not permit the resumption of
hostilities In the near east
Turks Fenr Advance.
days the allies have changed their
attitude and are willing to give the
Greeks a chance to recover their lost
provinces. and hence Venizelos' threat
ening attitude at Lausanne.
The Turks again mistrust every
body, but especially the French,
whom they accuse of plotting against
the nationalist government. The
main argument Is that the French
have allowed the former sultan, who
Is now in Switzerland. to summon a
to which the Sultan of Morocco, 1t
Is announced. will send delegates.
1t Is argued that IL the French are
not hostile to the Kemalist govern
ment they would not permit the for
mer sultan to hold a meeting in q
province under a French mandate and
a Moslem ruler under a French pro-
tectorate, who 80 far has :refrained
from taking part In the pan-Islamic
movement. to send delegates to the
meeting.
Press Changes Tone.
Local Greek newspapers which Until
now have advocated a separate peace
with Turkey have changed their tone
suddenly and the Pr0ia, q Greek sheet
inspired by the Athens government,
says: 1T Is useless TO try to save the
Lausanne conference from it's fate,
All hope Is lost and the guns will
soon speak again."
The allied authorities, however.
claim that all this excitement is un.
avoidable and that in spite of the
many difficulties still in the way
n final settlement will be reached
and peace signed probably before the
middle Of June.
Gen. Harrington. commander-,n-
chief of the allied army OF occupa- :
ton, has said publicly that the eyacu-
alton Of Constantinople Is only a
question of q few weeks,
Evening star., 1923-05-15
CITE SHARP CUTS
IN GIRLS WAGES
Women's Trade Union
League Conference Takes
Up Reductions Here.

Reports of sharp reductions in the
wages Of women In the District of
Columbia spurred the national con-
EMS Trade Union League. opening
here today. to spirited discussion of
how 'the effect Of the Supreme Court
decision declaring unconstitutional
the minimum wage law could be met.
Names Brought Out.
establishments in this city which
have cut wages of women and girls
and threaten to make further cuts
in the future were brought by name
before the gathering of twenty-t three
national organizations of women r,p-
resenting all parts of the country.
which is meeting for two days at 142s
New York avenue In a concerted ef-
fort to see what can be done.
Speakers united in deploring the ef-
feet of the court decision upon girls
and women of the nation. while vari-
Gus proposals were set forth. warn
ing the women against radical steps,
yet suggesting new legislation and
constitutional amendments as possi-
bilities.
Reports on Washington establish
ments were brought by Miss Anna
Neary Of Baltimore. organizer for the
American Federation of Labor; Miss
Ina Courtney, vice president of the
Refill Clerks Union. and Miss Ethel
NJ Smith, Legislative secretary of
the National Women's Trade Union
League.
Hotel Cuts From $3.50 to 90.
The first place to. cut the wages of
women in Washington from the $3.50
minimum, it was reported. was Il local
hotel, which shortly after the District
court acton on the law, reduced the
wages of hotel mattresses in the cof-
fee shop to Sc per week. One un-
named ten-cent store was the next to
follow suit, 1t was reported. with a
reduction to IS per week. while
another five and ten cent store an
nOunced that 1t would not make re-
ductions.
Most department stores of the city
were said to have cut their wages so
Continued on Page 2, Column 80
Evening star., 1923-05-15
TRIP
T0TAkE SIXTY DAYS
Probably Will Leave Capital
About Jut1e 20, Returning
ii August.

President Harding has decided def
nitely to maks his contemplated trip
nr wasninsgn s%r about tt 1uns 20 'tae AND
being absent from the capital about
sixty days. 1t: was announced today
at the White House.
The President is having pre-
pared a list. .of the problems con-
fronting the government with respect
to Alaska, whieh will be made public
within a few days 1t will serve as
a basis for the study to be made by
the President and the cabinet mem
bers accompanying him.
Evening star., 1923-05-15
MACHINIST, MAKES $50
DAY; ANOTHER is BRICKLAYER
BY the AssOcia ted Press.

BY the AssOcia ted Press.
NEW YORK, May 1.-two mothers
in overalls earning big pay at husky
mems Jobs were discovered here to-
day.
Mrs. Katharine Nelson. who is thir-
ty-five years old. and has q son sew
enteen and a daughter sixteen. earns
$40 day as an electric welder. She
works on skyscrapers, bridges.
smok kestacks and the like.
Mrs. Florence Thompson. twenty
six years old, Is q bricklayer-the
product OF a school for artisans con-
Quoted by her husband. When she
works at the trade. which II when
Evening star., 1923-05-15

ever she needs a new hat or gown,
she draws the prevailing wage. $40
a day and up.
In her native Denmark Mrs. Nell
son was a n1achinist's apprentice in
her husbands shop. When he died
she came to America. She could not
get a woman's Job so she became a
machinist in the Erie railway shops
and later an electric welder.
Just now Mrs. Thompson is erect
ing the vari-colored brick facade of
her home In Long Island City. When
that is done she is going on another
construction Job for a short while in
order to increase her wardrobe. She
does not lay brick steadily. she says
for / have my housework to do and
baby to care for.''
Evening star., 1923-05-15
MOVE T0PREVENT
TURK-GREEK CLASH
Allies Act When VenizeIos
Warns Ismet to Limit Rep
arations Demands.
BY the Associated Press.


LAUSANNE. May 15.-The efforts
OF the allies at the near east peace
conference here are being directed
at present toward avertine n possible
break between Greece and Turkey over
the question of reparations.
Former Premier Eenizelos and NJ
AleXandris, the Greek foreign min
lister. had a lengthy conference yes
terday with Ismet Pasha, head of the
Turkish delegation, on this question.
SO far as appears no grounds for a
speedy and satisfactory solution
were discovered
1t is declared. however. that
Greece's position was emphatically
stated by NJ. Eenizelos. and that he
warned Ismet that Greece. with her
army, at present strong and we'll
equipped, would not stand for any
payment OF reparations over and
above the sum which 1t might be
adjudged was due Greece from
Turkey.
Evening star., 1923-05-15
SHOT BY MASKED MEN.

BY the Associated Press.
BUFFALO. N. Y, May 15.-Reast-
ing an attack by two masked men,
Ralph Hosler of Findlay. Ohio, New
York Central railroad timekeeper.
was shot and probably fatally wound
ed early today.
Evening star., 1923-05-15
WASHINGTON TRAIN
is DERAILED IN N. Y.
By the Associated Press.

BY the As5OClated PresS.
BUFFALO. N. Y, May 16.-The
Baltimore and Washington passen-
ger train on the Pennsylvania rail-
road was derailed near Protection
Erie county today. Passengers were
severely shaken up. but railroad Of
ficials said no one was seriously hurt.
The train consisted Of mail car.
baggage coach, smoker, two day
coaches and five Pullmans. The bag
gage car and both day coaches and
three .Pullmans left the rails. At the
point where the derailment took place
the roadbed is fianked by a high en-
bankment which prevented the cars
from overturning.
Evening star., 1923-05-15
SEIZE LAST OF REBELS.
Irish Round Up Remnant of 1rres.
ulars In Wicklow.
NJ tho Associated P,ess

By the Associated Psess.
DUBLIN. May yl5.-The last band of
republicans operating in County
wicklow was csptured today after a
fierce engagement. The leader. named
Plunket, was shot dead. Two machine
guns were taken.
Evening star., 1923-05-15
sFrOn, Press to Home
Within the Hour

The Stars carrier system covers
every city. block and the regular edi-
tiop is delivered to Washington homes
as fast as the papers are printed.
Evening star., 1923-05-15

REPORT g OR z DEAD.
LITTLE ROCK. Ark. May 15.-Frag-
mentary reports received by the
Little Rock Democrat from Hot
CONTINUED on Page 2, Column 81
Evening star., 1923-05-15

Showers tonight and tomorrow: warm
or tonight; cooler tomorrow night. Tenn
perature- for twenty-fou hours ended
at 3 PM today: Highest, II, at $40
pm. yesterday; lowest. IS, at am.
today.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1923-09-29

the fsFtilizsr business. lie says Il i
perfectly sound as business, Fertilizers
are needed more ana mere every year
1t Is a Fundamental inauslfY,@ he de-
elaFes. esnd yet most Of the fertilizer
companies are having very hsfd sisa'
ding al the present time ani their ser
euFiiies are still selling very low The
reason primarily is that farmers are
buying fertilizers on credit and are not
paying their bills The little bills
must be paid before the big ones can
be paid, BEFORE the Manufacturer can
pay his bills the wholesaler must pay
the manufacturer before the iehheF
can pay the wholesaler. the retailer
must pay the iohher. and before the
retailer can pay the jebbsr. you aad
must pay him, Prompt Settlements
win do much toward keeping business
from going lower"
80 every man and woman, whether
In business or not, may AFFECT business
conditions when the consumer pays
the retailer that retailer is in duty
bound TO pay the tobher who, in turn
must pay the wholesalers and the lat
ter must pay the manufacturer Then
there will be good business and lots OF
work and pay which. OF course. will
enable the consumer TO start the thing
going by paying the retailer. So the
stream would flow more freely for the
benefit OF everybody, The chap who
doesn't pay when he can has no right
TO gum things up"
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1923-09-29

said = meulhful," ms hamsH,s hs
secs on. 'is a eonsummsle sesE saa
covers his tragedies with laughter
Charlie has ambitions 70 leave the
slapsiiek stun ana 40 legitimate
semsdy Of q whimsical nature, u he
ls as Wise a. this remark suggests
that he is. he will prove far mere
Interesting in the new roles than he
has been IN the other Interpretation
Of comedy he has given,
What msn goes through all sorts
Of gyFatlons when he hnds that his
best girl has eazsd in the direction Of
another. more manly ferms What
woman deigns TO allow her face show
the hurt 10 her pride when she hads
her husband tete.a-tetins with dlssy
blonde who has no right TO be
blondes
30 unsrudsingly LEI US give credit
10 Charlie for his sage remark. hop
ing that there will be fewer facial dis.
iortions on the screen unless, like
Charlie In his slapstiek stun. they are
made by actors who are noted for
them and the mirth they provoke.
We like the moyias-that is why we
like TO md wisdom In the remarks OF
one Of It's notables,
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1923-09-29
ON PAYING BILLS

If all of us would pay our bills
ell of us would have more money
to pay our bills With. This is not
exactly the way Roger Babson puts
II, but that statement summarizes his
conclusions in an especially interesting
letter published yesterday in The Her.
aid And "all of US" means the manu-
facturers. jobbers, retailers and con-
sumers. No one is left out. There is
an abundance of money in the country
and yet the banks are obliged to put
out additional currency, Just because
manufacturers, jobbers. retailers and
consumers are not paying their bills
promptly.
Moreover this is everybody's fault,
not the fault Of the manufacturer
alone. nor the jobbers nor the retailer
nor the consumer. As Babson says:
"The whole thing is an endless chain.
Just as soon as one link stops the en-
TIRE CHILL must SUPP DuSlltSS anu the
flow of money is like the flow of blood
in ones veins. Anything which retards
circulation harms everyone
The trouble is that too much of the
abundant money is being used TO little
purpose and too much is being hoard
ed. eliminate special and unreason-
able storage" he says, land there will
be money enough for every legitimate
need in every line of industry" The
credit system is clogged chiefly be-
cause people-the manufacturer. JOB
Der, retailer and cons1mer-are rot
paying their bills. ami they are not
paying their bills because there Isl
someone who is delaying things. When
one delays. he delays a lot Of others
Mr.. Babses gives az. an illustration
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1923-09-29
"THE WORLD IMPROVING"

1t Is particularly satisfying to hear
the optimistic opinion as to the prog
ress of the world from man who has
seen many years of active life In it.
And so when ex-Mayor NJ. C. Web
ster, on his 18th birthday, gives this
encouraging statement that his con-
viction from personal observation is
that the world is progressing and be-
coming better, 1t is worth deal more
to us than a like statement from one
who has not had the opportunity for
serious consideration of the much dis
cussed question.
And the statement of Mr.. Webster
who has seen the often disagreeable
side of politics with discerning eye,
rather shames those persistent pessi-
mists who insist that the world is
going to the dogs; that the old ways.
the old things, were better than the
new. No one will deny chat there are
CUSTOMS lOudy, utNtiupeu- out Vi lie
rush of things, that are not good and
that many of our best practices are
offspring of the teachings and habits
of the past The best should and has,
in great measure survived. But
similarly no only will deny that may
of the evils of the past. much of the
suffering that came from disease, have
been dissipated When a man of rs
years is able to look back over those
years, most of which were passed In
active participation in the affairs of
the community in which he lived. and
declare that the world is progressing
and getting better, the comment is
worthy of more than passing note.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1923-09-29
TIMELY TENAcITY

The Providence Journal says edi-
toriaily: THE Hartford courant per-
mits itself TO remark, The Providence
Journal recently opened an editorial
with the following suggestive para
graph Next Sunday we shall return
TO standard time In New Eng
land -"
The Journal then quotes the Cour-
ants criticism of the Journal In which
the Courant says. among other things
"s the statement that we shall re-
turn to standard time Is absolutely
unauthorized. Standard time is stall
dard time. 1t has been there all sum-
mer. Your watch may be wrong ac-
cidentally, or by the intention of the
owner, but standard time Is standard
time. There is no other. etc, ETC.
The Herald would like to stand by
the side of the Journal and affirm that
Sunday we shall return to standard
time in New England. We should like,
too, to stand by the side of the Cour-
ant and agree that STANDARD time is
standard time" Redundancy of repe-
tition does not make the fact more
positive. And we might go SO far, even,
as to agree with the Courant that at
has been there all the time"
But, as little added suggestion in
our humble support of the attitude of
the Providence Journal, we are quite
convinced that although a thing or
place has been there all the time
like standard time has been there all
the time" nevertheless a person de-
parts from it and may perhaps return
to it without denying its existence. We
have many times been forced to
journey to the delightful city of Hart
ford, for instance, and we have with
excessive pleasure left it and returned
to our Office in New Britain. Still per-
ish the thought that Hartford ceased
to "be there all the time merely be-
cause we departed from it.
So, to quote the Providence Journal.
making the words our own, we insist |
upon saying that at a. m. Sunday we
shall return to standard time In New
England and such statement, despite
The tenacity Of others, is authorized by
he sound logic of unprejudiced per-
sons.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1923-09-29
Is Years Ago Today
(Taken from Herald Of that dats)

Will Stevens arrived home last eve
ming, having received his discharge
papers from the Second Company
United States Signal Corps which 10
stationed In Jacksonville.
DIR. J. L. Kelly doomed up this aft
ernoon as candidate for the school
board on the democratic ticket.
John Hanrahan, clerk at j. W. Cot.
ter & Co.'S pharmacy, has recovered
from his recent illness
Fred Andrews finished late this AFT
ernoon the work Of painting the poles
for the fire department in this city
as called for In his contract. He
found in making his rounds that some
of the poles are unstable.
w. L. Williams has presented to
Fred Porter a ore-pound ball which
was carried on the torpedo boat Por-
ter.
There seems a fresh inclination on
the part of women voters to exercise
their right of franchise at the polls.
This Is due to their increasing inter.
est In school matters.
The republican caucus will be Held
in Turner hall and the democratic in
the East Main street armory this
evening.
f. F. Laubin. organist at the First
church, has arranged to give Z Sc
ries of four organ and piano recitals
in the church this winter.
The last concert Of the season will
be given at White Oak this evening.
Music will be furnished by the ia
nous Hatch's band.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1923-09-29
MAJESTIC MAKES RECORD
New York To Southampton In Five
DAYS Eleven Hours

New York, Sept. 2s.-Arriving at
southampton at $3.50 yesterday morn
ing the White Star liner Majestic es-
tablished new record between New
York and that port, her time being
days II hours 8 minutes. This was
the second record for the entire voy-
age, as she clipped SO minutes from
the New York to Cherbourg record,
making it in 5 days hours Fl min
utes.
Previous records, both held by the
Majestic. were days hours IL min
utes TO Cherbourg, established in No.
vember, 1922, and 5 days IL hours is
minutes to Southampton, established
in June, 1923. The best record of
any other steamer, New York to
Cherbourg, is days hours. 10 min
utes. and New York to Southampton
days 5 hours SIS minutes.
In the first half of her voyage east
ward she made considerably better
than twenty-five knots an hour at va
rious times. Officers of the White
Star line asserted yesterday that no
effort was made to drive the ship
above an easy, normal rate"