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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1923-07-17
Mooney Offers to Buy Mail Box
For Any Home Not So Equipped

Postmaster Mooney today offered to
buy, out of his own pocket. mail boxes
for the homes of All persons who have
failed TO comply with the regulations of
the Post ONCE Department here, thereby
preventing the District from being 100
per cent in the matter of home mail
boxes
Appealing TO the city to place the few
boxes at front doors yet SO unadorned,
perfect record by August l when another
count will be made, Postmaster Mooney
said that he believed the city already
has record
Already one of the postal station sup
erintendents, 1t was revealed at a meet
ing with the postmaster today. has pur-
chased a dozen ten-cent mail boxes for
homes in his territory.
The postmaster said he would gladly
do nkewise. II OCCASION demanded, but
declared he felt it would perhaps not
become necessary, as he was certain
every resident in the District was
anxious to do all he could to make the
National Capital 100 per cent in every
way.
When it is considered that letter
carriers in the District make 100000
stops n day, and that only All home
letter boxes are missing in the whole
city. it may be realized, Postmaster
Mooney said, how we'll the residents
here are complying with the postal
regulation in question.
Residents of Brookland and Takoma
Park are 100 per cent in the posses
sion of home mail boxes. superin-
tendents OF branch post offices locat-
ed in those communities reported.
Every home in both sections has its
mail hox or door slot,
One Lacking in Bright,vood.
There is but one home without a
mail box in Brightwood, it was re-
ported, and that is a new home. upon
which a box is expected to be placed
shortly In the territory served by
the PARK road section but four boxes
are missing. erritory served by the
Connecticut avenue station lacks sew
enteen boxes.
The superintendent of the Z street
station reported an even dozen boxes
missing in his territory. Four boxes
are lacking in Georgetown. Chevy
Chase lacks two mail boxes, but both
homes so unequipped arc new, ana II
is expected that boxes will be put
into position. The central station re-
ported four boxes lacking.
rTwo-hundred and twenty boXeS are
lacking in the territory served by the
main city post office. The Pennsyl-
post Office Department building, re-
ported 139 home mail boxes still
lacking in the territory served by it.
mostly in the southwest section of
the city. OF this total number lack
ing. 122 homes without boxes are on
the routes Of but four carriers.
Balks Mt Door Box.
One owner of a palatial home in
the northwest has steadfast1y refused
to put up a box, and calls for all his
mail at the post office.
A novel combination of stylish door
knocker and home letter box is placed
at one residence in Hesketh street,
Chevy Chase, it was revealed today.
When the carrier lifts the knocker.
he opens the mail slot, and after he
has put the mail in the box, he drops
the knocker, which informs the
household of his visit, at the same
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1923-07-17
DISTRICT MEN FINED.
Charged With Trying to Enter
Baltimore Home.

Special Dispatch to The Star. ~ -
BALTIMORE. Md, July f7.-Arthur
]. Oogen, twenty-six, giving his adj
dress as 1918 G. street northwest,
Washington, was fined s25 and costs
in the northwestern police station to-
day on a charge of disorderIy con-
duct, following his arrest at. Laurel
by state police. 49, 49,. -
Oogen. with Edward. Quigley,
twenty-three. giving the same ad-
dress, was arrested on request Of
the Baltimore police following an
alleged attempt to force his way
into the home of Dr.. Robert Sher,
170S West North avenue, yesterday
afternoon. The case against Quigley
was DISMISSED by Magistrate .Ranft
Another charge of driving q car
without Maryland tags is pending
and will be heard in, traffic. court
later =
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1923-07-17
NAVAL COMMITTEE
TO TOUR j. S. YARDS
BY the Associated Press.


NEW YORK, July 16-Bound on
four month cruise to Atlantic Canal
Zone and Pacific seaports. members of
the House naval appropriations COM
mittee, with their families and guests.
sailed from the Brooklyn navy yard
today on the transport Chaumont.
The trip was undertaken so newer
members of the committee might be
come acquainted with the workings
of the Navy and famiiarize them
selves with strategic points of coast
defense, for which the government
makes appropriations Lieut.. Wesley
NJ. Hague, who recently punched the
nose of a Boston pastor because the
latter kissed his wife, was a pas
senger. Mrs. Hague was with him.
The Chaumont will cruise down
the Atlantic coast to the Panama
canal and up to Puget sound. Stops
will be made at Hampton Roads.
Norfolk, Port Au Prince, Cristohal.
Panama City, Corinto. Nicaragua,
San Diego. Calf, and San Francisco,
Among those on board We're rep
resentatives George 2. barrow of
Pennsylvania, Herbert ]. Drane Of
Florida and James O'Connor Of Lou
'isiana. Mai Gen w {. Neville, L. :.
Marine Corps. also sailed on the trans
port.
Rear Admiral Plunkett. comman-
dant of the Brooklyn navy yard,
wished the party an official godspeed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1923-07-17

French manufacturers needing coal
on which the law firm was to get a
similar commission. If the contracts
had been carried out q total of S15,-
100000 was to be received by the
Morses, he said, but the embargo on
coal put a stop to the transporta ton.
In response to an inquiry by Mr..
Lambert the witness said he never
knew Morse or any of his sons before
his retirement from the Treasury. "I
did not even know him by sight" an
Swered the witness. Mr.. McAdoo said
he sought arbitration with the Fleet
Corporation over the differences in
the accounts, but that it was rejected.
Note stnI Unpaid.
United States Attorney Gordon, on
REORGANIZATION, tried to bring out
that McAdoo had received more than
$4,000 as a fee from the Morse in
terests, but the witness explained
that similar arrangement for legal
services had been effected with the
Groton Iron works, but that all the
law firm received was a note for
$4,000, which is still unpaid.
Turning to the occasion when the
witness appeared before the fleet sor-
poration in August. 1919, Maj. Gordon
asked If Mr.. McAdoo had not apollo
gized for his appearance as counsel
for the Virginia Company. The wit
ness u6nleO tndt ne naQ
apologiZed and declared there was
no reason for any apology. or excuse.
The prosecutor inquired in detail into
the negotiations regarding the coal
contracts in an effort to show that
the persons figuring in those arrange
ments had previous relations with
Secretary McAdoo when the latter
was in the cabinet.
The witness knew some of the
names mentioned. but denied any
previous relations with them. He did
not know whether the persons men
toned also drew commissions on the
coal contracts
United States Attorney Gordon was
in the midst of his cross-eXamination
when the recess hour arrived.
When Mr.. McAdoo left the stand at
recess he shook hands With Assistant
Attorney General Turner, who had
known him for many years. They
held a short, conversation. The
Morses and their counsel took part
in an impromptu reception to the.
witness.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1923-07-17

Guests From Washington See
Citizen Soldiers Display
Results of Training.
From a Staff Correspondent.

roHi STAN correspondent.
CAMP MEAD, July 17.-Warlike
scenes, with strikingly realistic settings.
were enacted here today by members
of the Reserve Officers Training
Corps and the Citizens Military
training Corps before a delegation of
the District of Columbia Chapter of
the Military Order of the World War.
sIsitlne the camp to witness the
training activities.
with rifle fire and shells bursting
all around, companies OF the red"
white" and blue" soldier civilians
staged mimic battle. marked with
nring as they ran. charged and coun-
ter-charGed across the battle area
Large guns, camoufiaged under
clumps OF bushes and trees, also fired
Internationally.
Tanks In Action.
Tanks. large and small, made their
way up and down the hills and ra-
vines in attack and defense.
The members OF the District Chap
ter, headed by Capt. Ennalls Wager
man, its commander, arrived here
about 10 o'clock this morning and
made complete tour of the camp.
RMS courtesy was shown them by
zen: IL. n Fiske, in charge of the
camp: The party, which numbered
twenty-six. first inspected the rifle
range, where the civilian military
training corps were firing at 200
yards. Next the World War Vete-
rams We're shown the artillery range.
Wnere about ten models of the famous
french los were in action.
Inc CIVILIAN soldiers and the Yale
reserve officers unit were firing them
at $500 yards.
Hefore noon today the delegation
mad described to them the infantry
area or the Reserve Officers Training
Corps. where the advanced stages of
infantry maneuvers are taught.
oapt T. NJ. Chamblinn, L. S. A.,
guided the visitors.
Guests at Luncheon,
Luncheon was served at noon in
the officers mess hall, with music by
a recruit band. Afterward the Wash
lstoh visitors were taken to the place
Where the mimic battle was held.
Ihose comprising the Washington
delegation are: Capt. Ennalls Wag-
gahan' capt. William l.. Symoms
Lieut.. Frank Chrieleison, Maj Gen
John l.. Glenn, Maj. William L. Con-
nor: Capt. a. Fl. Dondoro. Capt. Al
fred B. Fry. Capt. Carl Henning, Lieut.
Col Fred l.. Huidekoper, Mai. r. "
kingTan. Capt. Thomas Kirby. Capt
a. ). Lanier. Maj. o. c. Luxford, Maj
Frank Norman, Lieut.. L. c. Ray,
Commander j. A. Schofield. Col. E q.
Selbert. Brig. Gen. Anton Stephan
Capt. 3. Is. V. Stuart, Capt. Godfrey
NJ ;. TAFT, Capt George F.. Unmacht,
Capt. Il. l.. Vipond. Capt. William T.
watson, Maj. Oscar d. Weeks, Lieut.
Coz. L. We'll and Maj. W. Parrot.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1923-07-17

Crner, and perhaps also to Judge
Peter. and that he recognized the
position in which Mr. kepner has
been placed in the community.
Prosecutor Demands Letter.
While the newspaper men were still
in Mr.. Weinberg's Office. States At
torney Anders came in. He greeted
Mr. Weinberg casually, and after the
latter had finished his business with
the reporters gathered there. request
ed them to remain a few minutes
longer.
ney began. Il have come to demand
that you return without delay the
letter Mr.. Kepner borrowed from the
Rev. DR.. Gaehr 1t is Mr.. 'Gaehr's
personal property. 1t was written
to him by Mr.. Kepner's wife. and he
loaned it to the husband only on the
condition that it be returned. DR..
Gaehr authorized me to say that he
will solemnly promise to produce it
in court upon notice from you"
Refuses to Return Letter.
II shall not return the letter" re-
torted Mr.. Weinberg, with some show
of anger. What manner of Chris
tian gentleman is this, who demands
a letter that might-remember I say
suppose it might-be the only means
of saving MIR. Kepner's life
Then / shall obtain a court order
compelling you to return to DR. Gaehr
his personal property" the states at
torney said, and arose to depart.
We'll. the newspaper men took pho
togra phs of this letter." the defense
lawyer returned IF they promise to
give me a print, and it turns out
clearly. 1 shall think the matter over.
Give me until tonight. Tell DR.. Gaehr
he may have my answer then
With this assurance, States Attor-
neY Anders left, but told the news
paper men that he most certainly
would leave no stone unturned to
have the letter given back to DIR.
Gaehr, so that the latter might ex-
anime it and determine whether or
not it is bona fide. There are parts
papers that DR.. Gaehr cannot remem-
Der having read in the original copy.
especially that referring to Miss Ell
eanor Houck as "a thorn in the flesh. :"
Expect Call for Jury. 49,
Announcement Of the converting of
a special session Of the grand jury
Is expected late today or early to-
morrow No foreword. Of course,
could be obtained from the court.
but this is the first day the Judges
have had an opportunity to discuss
It, and the fact that Judge Peter
was summoned from Rockville was
accented as meaning that the tribu-
cut further delay from now on-a
stand that all Frederick will ap-
plaud. as no case in the memory of
the oldest resident has so reused
this community as the mysterious
of an old and wealthy Maryland
family. .,@s~-'-.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1923-07-17

France and England apparently fear
that in the future Turkey will turn
to America for financial help instead
OF to them. That is the lesson thew
reap from Ismet Pasha's support Of
the American viewpoint on conces-
sions.
The gist of the general agreement is
that the treaty will not confirm the
Turkish petroleum company's conces-
sions and the allies drop their request
for preferential rights to Turkish con-
cessiens in the future, particularly the
contract privileges claimed by the Brit
ish Vickers-ArTnstrong Company and
the French General Railroad Exploita-
ton Company. The Turks, however, re-
served the right to have these COM
panies participate in bidding for con-
tracts in case Turkey needs foreign cap
ital or industrial help in the next five
years.
Under the straits concession the allies
agreed, pending the esta blishment of
permanent regime, not to insist upon
keeping two warships each in the straits.
Turkey agreed to maintain free access
to the Black sea and to invite each of
the great powers to station one war
ship in the Dardanelles.
The United States Is not included in
the straits agreement, but 1t is pre-
sumed that American warships will be
free to traverse the straits up to the
limit the United States itself sets.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1923-07-17

from FIRST PaRe.b
stood in the effete east. The long
distance phone hummed and sized
as the new senator tossed away his
Us" with impunity and substituted
"Is" instead.
Says Wife Understood.
II tell you there is one person in
this state that can understand me-"
he continued. YES. There are sew
eral hundred thousand, but on the
farm in kimball is Mrs. Johnson. Ny
~lfe's father was born in Maine and
her mother was born in Kentucky. /
guess shes an American. all right.
She can't understand a word of the
Swedish language, but when l pro-
posed to her she understood me all
right and she has understood me
ever since. -
Mr.. Johnson, a Swedish Immigrant
ana a unique figure in American po-
litical life, will make a formal state
ment OF his policies at a later date
He said he didn't want to get too
deep into things at the present time
However. he declares he is against
the world court. the league of nations
and foreign entanglements generailv
but he wants time to consult with
Senators Brookhart, La Toilette and
other radicals in the Senate.
Policies Undetermined.
As to Russia, he said:
Wen forget Russia I don't think
want to go on record on Russia now
Prohibition? Wen have to see
about that.
Soldiers bonus? Well, I'm for that
and 1t should be raised by excess
profits
Supreme Courto Well, I'm against
iveto -four decisions. You know
what that means.
Tariff? Well have to revise 1t. ]
don't know how just yet"
Copyright 1921
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1923-07-17
BRITISH DISCUSS COTTON
STANDARDS SET BY U. S.
Liverpool and Manchester Repre-
sentatives Meet Agriculture
Department Officials. ID.

Representatives of English cotton
interests today met in conference with
Department of Agriculture officials
here to consider changes suggested by
the Liverpool Cotton Association in
the official cotton standards of the
United States recently adopted by the
leading cotton exchanges of the world
as universal standards for trading in
cotton of American growth.
Use of the United States standards
is not TO begin until August, 1924
The Department of Agriculture has
amended it's regulations for enforce
ment of the new Fuimer cotton
standards law. which goes into eff
feet August l next, so that American
exporters may define the United
States standards in terms of their
equivalents in Liverpool and other
recognized foreign standards.
The new standards law requires
that changes in standards must be
agreed upon year in advance of the
time they go into effect. Representa-
tives of American commercial cotton
interests are meeting with the for
eign representatives, c. r. Taylor and
j. c: Finlay of Liverpool and F.. A
TomHnson. r. Brooks and H. Robin
son"of Manchester
The changes desired relate prin-
cipally. to coloI :, b.. -.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1923-07-17
CALIFORNIA BANS
ALI. v. v. ACTIVITY
Judge Issues Injunction Pro-
viding Jail, Without Jury
Trial, for "Contempt."
By the Associated Press

BY the Associated Press.
SACRAMENTO. Calf, July II
CALIFORNIA; war against the I. w w
and its activities passed to a new
stage today, following the issuance
by Superior Judge Charles o. Rusick
of Sacramento county of a sweeping
temporary injunction prohibiting viz
tually all activities of the organize
ton and affiliated bodies in this state.
Hearing on making the injunction
permanent was set for July %
Under the terms of the writ mere
membership in the /. w ". or of!iIi-
ated bodies will be construed as COLI
tempt of court. punishable by six
months Imprisonment without the
necessity of jury trial.
The injunction will be valid in
every county in the state and any
superior court will have jurisdiction.
Courts Clogged With i. w. VS.
The action was brought in the name
of the state by District Attorney J. J.
Henderson of Sacramento county
with the consent of Attorney Gen
eral U. s. Webb, after the criminal
courts in this county, as in other
counties, had become clogged with d
multiplicity of l. w. w. prosecutions
under the criminal syndicaIism law.
membership in organizations advo-
eating violent overthrow of the gov
eminent, destruction of property and
other forms of lawlessness shall be
unlawful, il is necessary in each case
both to prove membership and TO
prove that the /. W. W is an organ
ization covered by the terms of the
statute
BY means of the injunction District
Attorney Henderson hopes to have the
j. w. w. declared once and for all an
unlawful organization. obviating the
necessity of proving it before 4 Jury
in each individual case Of violation OF
the criminal syndicalism act.
Flock to California.
Scores of l. w. VS. have been SEN
fornia, but trials have been prolonged
and jury disagreements have been
many.
Members of the 1. w w. have been
f1ocking to the state in the past two
months. District Attorney Henderson
AYERS. for the purpose of terrorizinG
the lumber, agricultural, mining and
oil industries.
The temporary injunctions are di-
of affiliated organizations. in addition
to the L. w. W. itself, the others be
ing the Agricultural Workers Indus
trial Union. No. 400: the Lumber
Workers Union, No. 100; Agricultural
Workers Union, No. ITO; Marine
Transport Industrial Union. No. $40.
Railroad Workers Union, No. $40; Oil
Workers Industrial Union. No. ego;
General Construction Workers Indus
Workers Industrial Union, No. 2I0.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1923-07-17
BY DAVID LAWRENCE.

PARIS. July 17.-The task of ply
steal reconstruction in France is half
done. Fully three billions of dollars
have been spent in rebuilding homes,
factories. highways and railroads.
And the French government esti-
mates that approximately three to
four billion dollars more are needed
to finish the job.
Where does all this money come
from? 1t is indeed a pertinent ques-
ton and when you grasp it's true sig
nfficance you know why the French
are in the Ruhr and why all the rest
of the world calls the French policy
one of stubbornness, yet. why the
people here are practically unanimous
in upholding Premier Poincare's for
eigh policies.
Buy Government Bonds.
The French are thrifty people and
always save something IRON their
earnings. They have the habit of
buying government bonds with their
savings. This grew up generations
ago for the French have always been
money lenders and investors. Before
the war the Russian government
fioated its loans here as did the
Turks. and the railroads of Italy and
southeastern Europe were built
largely with French capital.
So when the French government
needed money to advance TO people
who wanted to rebuild their homes
in the devastated regions what was
a more natural thing than to float a
bond issue? The total amount Of
reparations bonds issued since the
war approximates six billion dollars,
OF which half has been used for war
pensions and half to compensate those
whose homes and factories were de-
stroyed and to rebuild the railways.
Six Billions in Bonds.
Fancy a liberty loan of six billion
dollars in America, and tell all those
who purchased the loan, from people
of means down TO shopg;rls, peasants,
tina t. there's no change of repaying to
them the, original value of the bonds
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1923-07-17
WORKER ELECTROCUTED.

Harry Campbell eolered,' Of 745
4th street northwest, was electrocuted
when he fell upon the third rail of
the Washington Railway and Electric
track undergoing repair at H street
between 3rd and 4th streets northwest
today.
Campbell, who was forty-four years
old, was employed as a laborer- on
the repair work. Hts foot was on
the edge of a shovel when 1t slipped,
causing. him to fall on the third rail-
His body was taken to the morgue.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1923-07-17

ceived. Upon receipt of word yester-
day from Pocomoke City. Nd, that
four men had stolen launch and
headed down the river-toward Chesa-
peake bay, local officials sent descrip-
lions of the fugitives and of the stolen
craft to naval authorities with the
request that all vessels in the bay and
along the Atlantic coast be notified.
They sa1so asked the Norfolk navy
yard to send out cutters in an effort
TO intercept the men.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1923-07-17
France Has Spent 8 Billion
On Physical Reconstruction
Rebuilding Of Homes, Railroads and
: Factories Reaches Halfway Point.
People Haze Faith IL, Government.

What would happen to any admins
tration which permitted such thing
to happen? Ii would be turned out
in the United States almost as quickly
as it would be overturned here.
The French who hold reconstruction
bonds know their government can't
ultimately redeem these bonds unless
Germany pays. Yet they are not Wor-
ried, because it may be a long, tedious
process; nor are they inclined to rush
into a cancellation of debts nor re-
duction of reparations accounts just
because the present outlook is bad.
The Frenchman doesn't understand
the art of writing off debts as uncol-
lectable. He may have to wait a CEN
fury for payment, but he waits Just
the same, and a debt. once on hi
books, does not come off. His unit OF
thought is not year-but genera
ton.
Confident i'm Government.
SO the French investor, feeling the
utmost confidence in the government,
expects it to pay interest regularly
and to refund the present bonds with
others when they mature, and thus
keep the thing going until Germany
pays.
The best evidence of the French
mans confidence in the governments
ability to collect from Germany or to
finance it's own Indebtedness is the
fact that since the bond issues were
HOateu the market price lHeTSoi IC-
mains virtually the same as when
they were first sold to the public.
The French are not yet through.
They must raise another three bill
lion dollars to finish work in the
devastated regions and still other
billions for pensions. They will keep
on floating bond issues. Any one
who supposes there is chaos in
Frances internal credit situation is
much mistaken. The people are as
sure that their government is solvent
and will redeem the bonds as Amer
leans are that the libertys will be
redeemed when something like TWEEN
ty-three billions of war debt still
hangs over the Treasury at Wash
ington.
And while foreigners may be skep-
tical of Germany's paying power, the
Frenchman entertains no such doubts,
but is confident that Germany can
pay and will ultimately be compelled
to do So