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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-02-03
BILL WILL
HAVE HARD
FIGHT
Administration Forces Plan
Senate Battle to Put Act
Over Quickly.
BY KENNETH w. CLARK.
international News Service.

Flushed by their victorious repul-
sion OF attacks against the Lenroot-
Anderson farm credits bill, last of
the rural relief measures to pass
the Senate, Administration leaders
today mustered full forces to jam
the army appropriations to. speedy
enactment.
This, the final supply bill in the
upper chamber, carrying an in
crease Of approximately $50, 000, 900
over the House figures, was the
second measure remaining on the
ADMINISTRATOR must calendar" at
this session. The other is the pro-
posal to change the debt-funding
law to meet the terms of the Brit
ish- American commissioners, which
probably will be injected in Con-
gress next week by President Hard
ing.
Despite minute plans by Repub-
lican leaders there was no doubt
the army bill would encounter un.
usually heavy sailing in the Sen
ate's muddIed legislative sea- Three
items, particularly, were assailed
today by as many elements in the
Senate. These were:
Three Items Opposed.
The appropriation of $56, 900 900
for rivers and harbors, representing
an increase of $4,000, 900 over the
estimate by the Budget Bureau.
The authorization for a total
army establishment OF 49,, 900 men,
LIE, ZOO enlisted personnel and H.
900 officers. While this is the
present strength, the small army
group wants to slash further the
size of the army.
The appropriation for work on
Dam No. at the Government s
power and nitrate plant at Muscle
Shoals, Alabama.
Particularly vehement was the at
tack on the so-called pork barrel
rivers and harbors figure. Headed
by Senator King of Utah, strong
opposition forces contended this
amount constituted "wastefuI ex.
travagance'' at time when the
Administration was trying to cut
down the nations financial burdens.
More than half of all appropria-
tons for rivers and harbors is wan.
| ton waste and unnecessary" charged
King.
Harding In Fight.
Into this fight President Harding
was drawn when he made plain his
antagonism to the action of the
House in disregarding the estimate
of $27, 000, 900 by budget officials. He
was represented as holding the in
crease to be a direct affrOnt to the
Executive department.
Dormant since last spring, the
inclusion Of the appropriations fol
Muscle Shoals revived the fight tc
lease the project to Henry Ford
Acceptance of the offer OF the
Detroit millionaire automobile manu-
| facturer was .hailed by Southern
| Democrats as essential to the
economic rehabilitation of the
South" They opposed the move tC
allow the Government to sink ad
ditional sums into improving the
plant.
With these highly. controversial
items, it seemed improbable the
bill could be passed with any ex
petition, especially in light of an
nouncement of so-called progress
sives and Democrats that they dc
not intend to hurry along so the
shipping bill could be brought III
for vote at this session.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-02-03
Panama Tolls Record.

PANAMA, Feb. 3.-The canal
tolls for January amounted to
81, 505,298, establishing new record
for one month and exceeding by
100000 the returns of December
1922.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-02-03

Not. Rheumatism
TYSMOL TABLETS WILL PROVIDE
RELIEF.

RELIEF.
That sharp. stabbing pain In the up
per arm, about the shoulder blade. in the
nape of the neck, along the forearm or
down the thigh and leg. is often Neu-
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If you have, severe frontal headache
with a feeling that something is twitch-
ing or pulling at. the eyebaIls--a dull.
aching pain in the back, accom- MED
by an occasional shooting pain In the
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or stitches" Of pain here and there. the
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No matter where your pain is located,
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Take few Tysmol Tablets in hot wafer.
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the weak inflamed nerves.
Don't suffer any longer. Get 81
package of Tysmol Tablets from Peoples
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street. San Francisco.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-02-03

3 Governor Richie has appointed
Hewitt Griggs Robertson, of the
Flower section of the county, a notary
public for the county, and his COM
EMISSION has been received by the
1clerk of the circuit court here.
Evening star., 1923-09-19
FINDS NEW TARIFF
/ ADDS TO LITIGATION
Increase Noted in Report by AS
sistant Attorney General in
Charge of Customs.

litigation over customs duties at
Anierican ports has increased greatly
under the new tariff law.
Attorney General Daugherty made
pubic today a review Of report by
William w. Hoppin,, assistant attor-
ney general in charge of the customs
divisions, showing that appeals filed
with the board of general appraisers
have more than doubled iny re cent
months. The increased litigation was
attributable. in part, the Attorney
General said. TO the general business
revival. st..
mort of New York, 1889 appeals in
customs cases were filed. The report
noted that although some customs
cases may be appealed to the Su-
n~eme Court, none is now pending.
IlInporters of foreign merchandise
represent important interests in this
country and are entitled to fair treat
nnent and as expeditions a determina-
fion of the tariff act under which they
are doing business as is practicable, y
said the Attorney General.
sOn the other hand, the tariff law is
primarily for the protection of the coun-
fry's domestic interests, and its provi-
sions must be effectively. lived UP to IL
those interests are to be protected. For
if the law is unjust in its application.
the flexible provisions of the act should
be brought into play to remedy them.
Al fair deal to both sides has been the
aim of this branch of: the Department
OF Justice"
Evening star., 1923-09-19
OPIUM conference
MAY Be HELD HERE
League of Nations Body Pro-
poses World Session on
Drug Menace.
BY the Associated Press.


GENEVA, September 19.-Wash-
ington was Suggested at today's
league of nations discussion of the
opium problem as the best place to
hold the proposed conference in the
fight to be waged against opium and
narcotic drugs. The trend of the de-
bate, however. was that two confer
ences should take place.
The first of these conferences
would comprise representatives of
countries having far eastern possess
sions and it's object would be to sup
press opium smoking. The states
concerned include England, France.
Portugal, Japan, Holland and India
The second conference would discuss
the Limitation of the use OF manu-
factured drugs like morphine and
The league OF nations opium COM
mission met yesterday, with Stephan
EiG. Porter, and the other American
delegates in attendance.
The commission received a draft of
the report to be made to the league
assembly. The latter is notable as
fayoring the passage of a resolution
welcoming the cooperation of the
United States government in dealing
with the abuse of dangerous drugs.
1t further requests the assembly to
express agreement with the proposals
of the American delegation as en-
bodying principles which should guide
all governments.
These principles are that. the use
Of opium products should be restrict
| ed to medicinal and scientific pur-
: poses and that the production of
raw opium should be SO controlled
Evening star., 1923-09-19
Obnoxious Laws

II do not like that statute raw
which bans domestic strife; it seems
most oppressive law, when'I would
beat my wife" Thus spake my
Jabez Whence, a voter
stern and dour, when he|feaned up
against my fence to gossip for yan
hour. "My wife goes chasing up the
street, she idleS and she talks; she
never gets me things to eat, she
never darns my socks. She never
heeds the reprimands I hand her
every day; she has a mallet in her
hands, with which she plays croquet.
She knows ! am a modern hub, by
modern rules opprest; she knows l
will not use club, although a club
is best. | will not use a club, gad-
cooks, nor tread the caveman's
way; the law is there upon the
books, | bow and / obey. Although
the wife's a total loss who on my
bosom leans, I'll strive to humbly
bear my cross, and eat cold cans of
beans" Oh, noble heart, oh, Spar
tan soul, what sand is in your craw
You yearn to WELD a red elm pole,
and yet obey the law! And cheaper
skates, and feebler ginks, survey the
law with scorn; they know it's
wrong to purchase drinks, and yet
they buy a horn. -. The man heroic
never yields to any vain desire that
leads him to illicit fields, and sets
the law afre.
(Copyright) WALT MASON.
Evening star., 1923-09-19
MORE FREE PRINCIPALS,
SUPT. BALLOU'S PROGRAM

Appointment of five additional ad-
ministrative or free principals will
be recommended to the board of edu-
cation at its meeting this afternoon
by Supt. of Schools Frank w. Ballou.
There are now thirty-six admins
trative principals in the school serv-
ice-twenty-six white and ten COL
ored-and it is the plan of the SUI
perintendent to increase this number
from time to time when. the oppor-
tunity presents itself through the
transfer, resignation or retirement of
teaching principals.
One of the developments of the
school system during the incumbency
OF DR.. Ballou has. been the increase
In the size of elementary school build
ings and the union of adjoining build
ings, looking toward the ultimate dis
placement of the present teaching
principal in the-eight-room school by
a free or administrative" principal of
a building or group of buildings with
sixteen or more olassrooms. These
administrative principals assume some
of the local direction Of education
within the school which has been
formerly carried by e&supervisIng
principal.
Evening star., 1923-09-19
MOTHER BLAMELESS
IN .BABY'S DEATH
Coroner's Jury, However, Charges
Lack of Care, After In +,
quiry at Morgue.

A verdict asserting "1ack of care
but not criminal negligence on the
part of the mother was rendered by
coroner's jury today at the Dis
trict morgue following the inquest
into the death of the female infant
of Susie E.. Edwards, eighteen years
old, of Warrenton, Va. The mother
was released and taken back to Gall
linger Hospital. where she is. under
going treatment. =
DR.. Herbert z. Martyr. deputy cor
oner, testified the autopsy showed tthe
lungs of the. child had drawn breath,
Indicating that 1t lived after birth,
and that death was, probably due to
lack of precaution.
Detective Alligood. Emma Nc
ston Hotel, and Mrs. Virginia Mis-
chelI of 1852 Park road were wit
nesses in the case.
Mrs. Mischief said the girl came to
her residence about two weeks ago
and that her conduct had been un-
impeachable. She left at. $50 pm
Saturday, after having been M four
days. The maid testified TO. the find-
ing of the body of the child in "a
suit case in a room occupied by Miss
Edwards. Detective Aliigoodss said
the girl had given him the name of
the man in the case. 81 -. 49,
Assistant District Attorney Kelly
represented the. government at the
inquest, and T. Morris Wampler and
II. B. Hunt appeared for the de-
fendant '.z
Evening star., 1923-09-19
ROCKVILLE.

ROCKVILLE, Md, September 10
Especially Upon being found guilty
in the police court here of assaulting
Raymond Miles. a young negro, at
dance at Bethesda, this county, last
Saturday night, by shooting him with
revolver. Prince Rice, also colored,
was sentenced by Judge Samuel Riggs
to two years in the house of correc-
ton. The two had a controversy over
a trivial matter and Rice took a shot
at Miles, the bullet tearing the skin
slightly in close proximity to the
heart. On a charge of carrying a con-
cealed weapon Rice was given an
ton. O.
Marriage Licenses Issued.
Licenses to marry have been issued
by the clerk of the circuit court here
to the following: Robert Shifflett of
Bon Aire. Va, and Virginia Lint of
Washington; Moses L Harris and
Mary E. Corcoran. both of Worcester,
both Of Warrenton, Va. ! Charles Lester
Taylor, jr., of Washington and Wilma
Diem of Atlantic City, n. J.; William F.
Donaldson and Mary E. Frye, both of
Potomac, Md. !
For violations of the motor vehicle
regulations the following have paid
fines or forfeited collaterals in the
police court here: Thurman Pierce,
Edward Dingley. Katherine A. Burke
and Lawrence Offutt, s12.50 each; 3.
f. Barkdoll, $40; Joseph Johnson, c..
]. Burgess and Robert Cunningham,
$3.50 each.
Home Burns Down.
Early Monday evening the residence
of Mrs. Edna Burroughs, near Poto-
mac, this county, was destroyed by
fire, together with virtually all of the
furniture, about $50 in cash and, all
clothing of the members Of the family
except what they were wearing at
the time. The Rockville volunteer
firemen responded to the alarm, but
arrived too late to save anything
The loss is placed at about $4,000, a
small part of which is covered by in :
suranoe. It is not known what caused
the fire. -. . !
Myers in the same neighborhood also
caught fire on Monday. Neighbors
formed themselves into q bucket
brigade and succeeded in subduing the
flames, not, however, until large
portion of the roof had been Destroy
ed. The loss ris understood to have
been about $500, and covered by in+
surance. No one was at home at the
time the fire broke out, and what
caused 1t is not known. ' :
Evening star., 1923-09-19
RADIO MEN TESTIFY
IN WRECK INQUIRY
By the Associated q P,nRa.


SAN DIEGO. Calf, September 9S.-
Bits of evidence plucked from the air
near Point Arguello on the night of
September s last, when seven destroy
ers crashed on the rocks a few miles
north Of that promontory. are ex-
pected TO form the backbone of testi-
mony presented to the naval court of
inquiry investigating the disaster
when it resumes its sessions here to-
day.
Radio men and communications offi-
GERS of the destroyer squadron have
furnished most of the significant tes-
timony so far presented to the court.
From the lips of radio men came yes
terday in the fragmentary form OF
messages they sent or received dur
wreck, a story of repeated radio sig
nails indicating the squadron's posi-
tion some distance north of Point
Arguello, considerable distance
above the point where IL would have
Santa Barbara channel
Two minutes after the last of such
signals was received, witnesses testi-
fed, Lieut.. Donald T. Hunter, captain
of the squadron flagship Delphy, or
dered a change of course to the east,
which hurled seven vessels head-on
into the rocks of Point Honda
Just how the fatal order came to
be issued and who was responsible
for the apparent misunderstanding of
the radio signals remained one of
the questions which today's and other
sessions of the court were expected
to answer.
Testimony of radio men on the
Delphy that they had been having
trouble with their wireless for sew
eral hours before the crash; that the
air was crowded with messages, in
terfering with their attempts to OBJ
tain radio compass bearings from
Point Arguello indicating the squad
ron position, Eand that they, sometimes
waited as long as ten minutes for
such direction. signals indicated some
of the possible avenues Of explana-
tion which further: testimony might
falSa
Evening star., 1923-09-19
CATHEDRAL CROWD
TO HEAR PEPPER
Senator and Bishop Freeman
Mass Meeting Speakers;
Pershing Invited.

The National Cathedral open air
mass meeting on Sunday afternoon,
, September 30, will be addressed by
Senator George Wharton Pepper of
Pennsylvania and Bishop James E.
freeman. The announcement today
said that if his duties permit Gen.
John ]. Pershing will also make an
address.
The services will open at $3.50
praise. which has been the traditional
opening OF such services since the
first service at the cathedral. At that
moment the head of the procession,
which will form in st. Alhan' S
Church, will be at the peace cross
and will wend its way through the
professional aisle toward the ampi-
theater platform, where a flaming red
cross of dahlias will be placed. The
boys choir will precede 1.-The Army
Band of seventy-five pieces, after
voices. The rest of the ecclesiastical
procession will follow. f"t: *
Parking OF Automobiles. 'i-
The grounds around the cathedral
will be closed to automobiles at
o'clock except for invalids, who have
previously applied for cards. All
other cars are expected to park on
Garfield street at the entrance to the
ampitheater
A tent with first-aid equipment,
doctors and nurses will be put up on
the grounds to care for emergencies.
Inspector. Clifford L. Grant of the
police department will have ABOUT
thirty men to assist him in handling
the crowds. DR.. l.. w. Glazebrook,
chairman of the ushers committee,
will have one hundred men to aid in
seating the visitors.
Evening star., 1923-09-19
WARD Story FALSE.
COUNSEL ADMITS

by tHe ASSOCIATED freBB.
WHITE PLAINS, N. Y, September
1e.--Several witnesses for the state
in the trial OF Walter S. Ward, mil
lionaire baker, for the murder of
Clarence Peters today testified to
the circumstances of the finding of
Peters body on a lonely road seven
teen months ago.
DR.. Henry J. Vier, one of the ply
sicians who performed the autopsy,
was recalled to the stand. He would
not estimate how far away Ward had
stood when he fired the shot which
killed the former marine. Ward, in
his version of the shooting, said he
stood considerable distance from
Peters, but the prosecution today at
tempted to prove the shot was fired
at close range. =
Porto Ricans Attend.
M. Roduguez-Serra, Justice of the
supreme court of Porto Rico, and
Henry q. Molina, president of tho
Porto Rican Bar Association, at
tended the trial at the invitation of
Supreme Court Justice Wagner. pre-
siding judge. - 8'3 -..s~
The extraordinary grand jury
winch is investigating Peters death
was In session in a room directly un-
DER that In which the trial was con-
l ASoAPti w ara, brother of
| the defendant, and Attorney General
sherman left court to appear before
the grand jury, ! e ~
Interest in then trial of Walter s.
Ward, rich baker. for the murder Of
Clarence, Peters. former marine. in
creased because of the admission of
Isaac N. Mills, chief counsel for the
, defense, that part of Wards story
| could not be true.
| Ward in his first story to the
authoritiess~of the events leading up
TO the tragedy said Peters was with
the mysterious ROSS" and Rogers"
who, have never been found, on the
| evening before the shooting:b The
state was said to have proof of the
! Iact that on the night, in question
j tween Richmond. Va, and Washing
Evening star., 1923-09-19
BAND CONCERTS.

Today at 4:3o pm, at United
States Capitol, by the United
states Marine Band - William
III. Santelmann.. leader; Taylor
Branson, second leader.
Program:
Overture, "Rienzi". Wagner
Nocturne, Dreams of Love.
Cornet solo. Lost Chord"
Musician Arthur s. witcomb.
Two movements from the SYM
phony. From the New
World" ..............D .Dvorak
(a) Largo.
(b) Scherzo.
Entrance of the gods in Wal
hall, from "The Valkyrie."
Wagner
Invitation to the Dance"
Weber-Weingartner
Transcribed for military band
by William II. Santelmanrl.
Hungarian Rhapsody No. a.,
Liszt
"The Star Spangled Banner"
Today at 1880 pm, at Chevy
Chase Circle, by the Washing
ton Boys Independent Band;
Chester Hayes, director.
Program:
March, Washington Post"
Sousa
% Overture, "Debutante".i, Lee
Waltz, %'.Bell Island. -. king
Fox trot, You Tell Her I slut,
ter .;;::...:;,.' .c;.;, 'T1sii 1aii
Musician Earl Smallwood.
March, safety. Bennett
Serenade, incoming" -. Neil
Bagley
"The Star Spangled Banner"
Concert by the United States
Soldiers Home Band at the
bandstand. Soldiers Home, this
evening, beginning at $3.50
O'Clock. John s.. NJ. thinner
mann, bandrnasteT.
March, THE Sword of
Overture. Bohemian Girl. .Balfe
Entr'acte-
(a) THE ,Narcissus".. .Nevin
(b) "A Broken
Melody. Van Biene
Scenes from opera, Love
Tales Of Count HON. -.
2 man" .Offenbach
Fox trot, Apple Sauce" Freed
Waltz novelty, "Kiss-a-
Miss. Baron
Finale, Yes, We Have No
Bananas. Silver
"The Star spangled Banner"
Evening star., 1923-09-19
SEPARATE SEWER
ZONE ADVOCATED
Report of Engineering Com
mittee of Arlington Dis.
trict Is Made.
Special Dispa tch to The Star,

Special Dispatch to The Star,
CLARENDON, Va, September 10
A recommendation that the zoning
plan for sewering Arlington county
be changed to make each natural
drainage area a separate sewer zone
was the chief feature of the report
Of the engineering committee of Ar
lington district sanitary commission
of Zones and 10, made to a meeting
of the commission at the courthouse
last night. .s.-,. ,--.
Thereport further recommends that
the trunk lines and disposal plants
for these areas be established at the
tive areas, and that all construction
work be under the supervision OF the
sanitary commission.
A resolution requesting the board
of supervisors of the county to have
the sanitary engineer prepare and
have published report of his actiVi-
ties in connection with the operation
OF the Jesse sanitary law, as pro-
syldedg by the law, was adopted by the
meeting.
Commission Not AntagOnistic.
1t was emphatically pointed out at
the meeting that the sanitary COM
mission is in no way antagonistic to
the proposal to establish modern
sewer systems in the county. but Is
simply working to the end that the
project will be consummated TO the
entire satisfaction of all concerned.
All Investigations of the commission,
il was said, are being made for the
purpose; of keeping the. people or the
sections to- be affected Informed on
all phases so that they may vote In
telligently when the matter of bond
ling for the improvements Is brought
ito an election.
/ F.. E. PlymaIe of Fort Myer Heights.
chairman of the commission, presided
of the engineers committee was made
by its chairman, r. p. Hough. other
members of the committee are Harry
c. Saffell, n, d. Mitchell, M c. Nc
Shea and J. @. johnson.
Relief Contributions.
Continuing its drive for japanese
relief funds the Arlington Chapter
American Red Cross, reports the. tolo :
flowing. contributions in ADDITION TO
the $731.02 previously reported max
| ing the total to date $8e7.00:
Charles T. Jesse. $lo; Fl. 2. simpson,
is5: Columbia Lodge. NO: 2Se' .oi
Clarendon. s25; Howard smoot; 81!
Mrs. Perrott so cents; Aaron Smith, 81
iMrs. w. H Norton, 81; G.. III. Gay. 81
Bible class of Aurora Hills. So: Mrs
| Row Reeve, 81; Paul NJ. Cassin, 81
Louis Storck, 81; E. J. Skidmore, 81
Vincent Clayton. 81; Mrs. -Cassin. 81
jessie Everett, 81: w. T. Clayton. So
Cash, s2.2S; Mr.. and Mrs. J. H, Girls
well, SIS; Gov. Richard Bennett So
ciety Children American Revolution
IS5: Alexandria Light and Power Com
pany, Clarendon office, $40; Harry R
Thomas, IS, and st. Georges Episcopal
Church, 81, in addition to $SS already
contributed.
Thomas ]. De Lashmutt, chairman
| of the board of supervisors and mem
| ber of the board from Arlington dis
trict, settled all speculation as to
whether or not he would be can
! dtdate to succeed himself in the COM
ling November elections, which has
been rife in the district for several
months. by casting his hat into the
ring yesterday. There are five other
candidates already in. the field for
Evening star., 1923-09-19
ASK ALL CHURCHES
TO HONOR FREEMAN

The Washington Federation of
Churches today urged all the churches
in the city to join in making the
National Cathedral open-air mass
meeting, on September 80. "the great
est religious service which our city
has ever known"
A letter signed by the Rev. DR..
George n. Diffenderfer, president. and
the Rev. DR.. w. L. Darley. secretary
of the federation, and sent today to
all the Protestant churches in the
city stated:
We are confident that many of the
Christian people OF Washington will
be delighted to accept this hearty in
vitation and trust that each pastor
will consired 1t personal for him and
his people. Thereby we can best show
Bishop-elect Freeman our apprecia-
tion and rightly honor our common
Lord and Master"