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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-12-05
81 FOR SALE-ACREAGE

ATTENTION: Mig opportunity "a
secure acres OF rich soil for
suburban home; nearly acres
cultivated: over 1876 selected young
fruit trees now growing on place:
level land fine for poultry. fruit.
berries and celery: with attractive
trout stream crossing property
delightfully."- located. with excellent
neighhors: mail delivery. electric
light and telephone service. few
minutes walk from paved Pacific
highway at ingiswood Park. near
Lake Washington and fngiewood
golf links. This In a bargain. go
Walker Building. FL iot-ois:.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-12-05
50 STOCKS AND BONDS
NOTICE

NOTICE
Hereafter our advertisements on
stocks, bonds and miscellaneous
securities will appear on Tuesdays
and Thursday.
II. NJ. HERRIN & co.
Established 1896
STOCK BROk ERS
Ell iot-5396. III Cherry ST.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-12-05

$50 DOWN, $50 per month. Will buy
Broom bungalow, newly painted
and papered inside; sleeping porch :
garage: $1,000. call Ell iot-226l.
BARGAIN LOT-S950
Near Green Lake Station; 40Ni3f: on
4th Ave ". u. Owner. MA In 1851.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-12-05

bungalow: Col umb Ia district:
view; garage: lot e0xi20. Want
clear building lot. Black. 1900
13th. EA st-gi52.
CLOSE-fN LOTS-;s00
b0xs0 each. on paved st., near East
lake car, on Roanoke St To close
estate Terms. 415 Railway Ex-
change. MA in-2s57
OWNER will sacrifice Groom mod
ern furnished house. paved street.
block from Mount Baker car. Price
$4,000. FL iot-037b-W
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-12-05
FOR SALE-WEST
SEATTLE

Only n few of the best lots left
from tho auction sale I'm West
holme Addition TO Biz SOLD
AT AUCTION PRICES. Inn
provements paid In full. Very
easy payments and terms. SEQ
Mr.. chandier. corner 2sth ave.
s. and Spokane II. Phone
WE st-0t9o.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-12-05
Big Rush Still

On for cathcart lands. short auto
ride north OF Seattle. Dakota.
Montana. Canada people coming in
punches 60 tho office OF G. ID mn
man. sos Third ave. Seattle. There
~ good reason, az cows, chick
ems. are furnished on easy terms.
Lots Of work Al good wages close
by. Flooring delivered at only SIS
thousand feet; free wood. water.
10000 people have bought OF US.
Free excursions today and every
day, Our Everett office II at
strand Hotel We are Tn. owners.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-11-09
SHEET METAL
a. B. MASON

skylight, Metal Ceiling. Timing. FIDeiSss
~ JEFFERSON ST. Isl. sAs
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-12-03
RAYS BIG FILM.
IS To TEACH
HISTORY
"courtship of MyIes -tandish'
Not Only Tells Story Of
Love Romance.

Charles Ray built his super-pro-
duction of '"The Courtship of Myles
Standisll," now at the President
Theater to impress upon the mem
ory Of the United States citizens,
the authentic facts of the adventure
out of which grew the original
Thirteen Colonies. He filmed this
picture primarily for entertainment,
vet his research department spent
many months in delving into his
tory, so that each detail would. be
correct.
II first began to give serious
thought to something like this.
Ray recently stated. when the big
foreign pictures based upon Euro
pean history began to come over to
this side.
Suggested BY Sister.
"Their whole spirit was alien to
the American lines Of thought. and
technically they were much inferior
to American standards Of our call.
Ing.
ssAnd vet they delighted the ma
jority Of the American people. Why?
asked myself. and after reflection
II concluded that 1t was because
they Represented bO1u6IuluS 1ItQIc
than mere entertainment: Zach had
a great underlying idea that might
be summed up in the word tradi-
ton. This gave them realism.
ct was while the matter was
turning over in my mind that my
sister suggested as a theme for me
1.-THE Courtship Of Myles Standish. Z
Brought Him Satisfaction.
'sThat led me straight into an
American tradition Of the finest
sort, for the recital Of the first
American love story could not be
made without q much larger back
ground, and that background man
ifestly would have to be the great
adventure Of the Pilgrim Fathers
and all that it signified..
There was an immense salts
faction to me in playing q real
character, not the puppet of some
authors imagination.
I'm one case an actor merely does
an impersonation. in the other he
may live in his imagination the
actual life of the figure he por-
trays"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-12-03
SIX SAVED FROM DROWNING
AFTER a RLAzE SINKS BOAT

PERTH AMBOY. N. u, Dec. b.
Six Railway persons narrowly es-
capped drowning when the semi.
cruiser Mary L., on which they
were &enjoying the day on Staten
Island Sound, caught fire and sank.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-12-03

Finance Committee and the Inter.
state Commerce Committee witt,
Democratic chairrnen and with ma.
jorities in each case of Democratic
and progressive" Republicans.
This is their hope; but whether
or not they will have nerve enough
to attempt. it, and whether or not
the Democrats will care to fall in
with it, remains an unsolved specu,
lation.
In any case in the Senate 1:
would do the ''rrogressives'' no
good, and it would do the Demo
Gratis no good, to GUST Senator Cum
minis and to elect Democrat pre-
siding officer; because in the Sen.
ate the presiding officer is entire.
~ unimportant.
In the House Of Representatives
itself the fight over a presiding OF.
ficer is also really, after all, nothing
but q sideshow or q strategic ma.
neuver. The Speaker nowadays has
little power.
The true fight in the House of
Representatives is over the general
rules and over the Rules COMMITTEES
which can bring. in a specific rule on
how the Mellon tax plan shall be de.
bated; and the true fight in the Sen.
ate is over the composition of the
Interstate Commerce Committee and
of the Finance Committee, to which
the Mellon tax plan will be referred
as soon as 1t reaches the Senate.
That is the driving force behind
the various criss-cross plays which
will begin to happen at noon today
when the Sixty-eighth Congress of
the United States comes into session.
Copyright. 1929, Washington Press
Service.)
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-12-03
Lodge Declines Role
OF Prophet In
New Congress

The legislative uncertainty
surrounding the new Sixty
eighth Congress was reflected
today by Senator Henry Cabot
Lodge, Republican leader, when
asked for q statement on the Adj
ministration's program.
ssI'm no prophet" Lodge re-
piled. cit would take a seer to
tell what will happen. You know
as much about the future Of this
Congress as / do. There's no
telling what will happen.
We have no legislative pro-
gram as yet and will not until
after the steering committee is
named. And even then, can't
predict what will happen.
And the Republican leader
smilingly shrugged his shoulders.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-12-03
SEEK
KIDNAPPED
Girl
TWO Youths ii Auto, Who
Carried Sunday School Pupil
OF, Left No Clue.

HAGERSTOWN, Nd, Dec. g..
Night has passed and thirteen
year-old BeuIah Souders has not
returned home. County authors
ties fear the girl, kidnapped yes
terday while on her way to Sum
day school, may have been slain,
Armed posses, out searching 81
night, continued to sconr the
county today.
Kidnapera YOung Men.
Only meager description ~
the two men who kidnapped the
young girl ii available. They are
described as young and welI-dressed
and were driving an open Ford
touring car. when last seen. they
we're headed "a the direction 81
Baltimore.
David s0uders father of the
girl, and typical mountaineer. 81
placing every confidence ii the
county authorities and Is letting
them conduct the search.
Sheriff Cline, while searching
through the mountains this morn
ing found evidences ii an ahan-
] doned cabin Of recent Iabitatioll.
| he believes the girl was forclpls
kept a prisoner all night ana
hustled away early To-Day.
Authorities are at loss to IN
dersfa11f1 the reasons which prompted
the kidnapers, inasmuch as the glrls
uarents are not wealthy
Had Breakfast Il Time.
The souders live at Mt. Lena, four
teen miles from here and on the
t11ountainsiie. According 70 the
fathers story, two men came 20 nis
house yesterday morning and asked
whether he had potatoes 70 sell. he
said he had none and directed tnsm
To q neighbor.
turned and asked for breakfast. In
the meantime BeuIah, taking her
three younger brothers II hand,
started for Sunday school. Not many
minutes later and after brealnfast
The men left, headed In the same
direction the young girl went.
The rest on the story WIS told BY
the three young boys who could not
give clear description Of just what
happened. They said the men over
took them and talked with them
awhile. Finally one 81 them sl1g-
kesfedE that Beuaal1 get II thee
ana Be driven to Sunday school The
children were sent ON. Beulah went
with the men.
New Sheriff Sworn IN
Beulah did not 60 to Sunday
school. When the children returned
home later, they asked for her. As
soon as they told their story B
search was Immediately Instituted.
/ It was reported yesterday that one
81 the two men were well known in
Hagerstown.
The investigation probably VIII be
/ taken over this afternoon BY Sheriff
Richard Duffy who this morning
took the oath Of office. He WIS
elected to succeed Sheriff Kline.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-12-03
BLAZE CHECKS
ALEXANDRIA
SERVICE
Burning Light Meter in Metho-
dist Church Hats Worship
Only MomentariIy.

ALEXANDRIA, Va, Dec. g..
The electric light meter in the
Methodist Episcopal Church South,
caught fire last night during the
service. The Rev. w. S. Hammond
was advised OF the trouble and,
without telling the congregation the
real nature of 1t, asked them to be
patient for a short time as the
lights were about to be put out for
repairs. A member Of the church
disconnected the wires from the
meter and connected them again
outside the meter and the church
service proceeded.
The Kiwanis Club will celebrate
ladies' night Thursday evening, De-
cember 26, beginning at $50 o'clock,
at the EIk's Hall. All entertain
ment will be contributed by local
talent. Dancing will begin at
10 o'clock and continue until 1890.
The Business and Professional
Women's Club will hold bazaar
Tuesday and Wednesday evening.
One hundred dolls have been con-
tributed and will be disposed of at
the bazaar. A chicken salad sup
per will be served tomorrow after
noon at 6 o'clock.
The Old Dominion Boat Club will
meet at the club house December
5 to elect a president to fill the
vacancy made by the resignation of
E. e. Carver. c. Fletcher Dyson,
vice president OF the club, has been
acting president.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-12-03
Democrats Of Senate
Meet in Harmony and
Elect Robinson Leader

Senator Joseph =. Robinson OF
Arkansas today was unanimously
elected Democratic leader OF the
Senate at q party caucus. Robin
son succeeds Senator Oscar w.
Underwood Of Alabama, who re-
tired at the end of the last ses-
sion
The Democratic caucus was fea-
tured by harmony. Every office
was filled by unanimous choice and
an agreement reached that all major
issues shall BE decided in the future
by concerted party action.
The party officers elected, be.
sides Robinson, were: Vice chair
man, Senator Walsh Of Montana;
Democratic whip" Senator Gerry
of Rhode Island, and secretary,
Senator King Of Utah.
The Democrats also nominated q
list of candidates for the various
offices of the Senate, which will
be filled by Republicans unless the
progressive insurgents break away
from the majority party.
This list included Senator Key
Pittman of Nevada, for the nomi-
nation as president pro tenn Of the
Senate; Edward Halsey Of Wash
ingfon, as secretary Of the Senate.
and John J. Burns of Monticello,
N. Y, as sergeant-at-arms.
.'The Democratic keynote for tho
new congress viii be hard work
and concert OF action, said Robin
son after the caucus. There was
and win be absolute harmony in the
Democratic ranks.
A peaceful compromise has been
arranged between Republican and
Democratic leaders over representa-.
ton on Senate committees, it was
learned today. To meet Demo
sentafion because OF their greater
voting strength, administration
leaders decided to enlarge several
Of the major committees from six
teen to seventeen members. The
extra membership win be given to
the Democrats.
These committees will include
finance. foreign affairs. and inter
state commerce., making ratio of
ten Republicans to seven Demo-
Gratis.
The filling of vacancies on all
committees, including chairmali-
ships. was being considered today
by a special committee, headed by
G5cudtOE DIdLtACSSc N1OcpJ Ok GOH-
necticut. It was to report later In
the week.
Eight of the vacant committee
chairmanships win be awarded under
the seniority rule.
These committees, with their new
chairmen, are: Finance Committee,
Senator Smoot of Utah: Judiciary,
Senator Brandegee OF Connecticut;
Naval Affairs. Senator Hale OF
Maine; Postoffice, Senator Sterling
Of South Dakota; Indian Affairs,
Senator Harreld Of Oklahoma; Privi.
leges and Elections, Senator Spen-
Ger Of Missouri; Committee on
Mines. Senator Oddie of Nevada,
and Committee on Public Lands,
Senator Lenroot Of Wisconsin.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-12-03

Failing to get This "gentlemen's
agreement" the FenatoriaI prog.
ressives" hope % he able On bring
themselves 10 make nm offer 10
the Dec0nrals Tor orRanlnlnR the
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-12-03

Divine guidance be bestowed upon
his successor in the White House.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-12-03
PINCHOT PLANS
VTHRAC|TE
CONTROL
Scheme Submitted Assures
Supervision Of Fuel From
Mine to Consumer. = j

BY international News Service.
HARRISBURG, Pa, Dec. b.
Creation Of 4 joint anthracite
commission by Congress with
complete regulatory power over
the anthracite. coal industry,
which would be declared q public
utility, is suggested by Gov. PIN
chot in his proposed plan for a
compact Of States sent to the
governors Of thirty anthracite-
consuming States today.
Perfect Control Assured.
Governor Pinchot admits that the
idea is new for controlling what he
terms he ''anthracite monopoly. !"
1t offers uniform and unbroken
system of control along the whole
line Of the industry from the mouth
OF the mine to the consumers bin,
he says. Control by the joint COM
mission Of intrastate selling prices
and conditions, and distribution is
proposed.
Copies OF the proposed plan are
III the hands Of the thirty gov
ERRORS who were invited to attend
the conference on prices here
November rs. Only eleven States
were represented at the time. but
another meeting is to be held
December lis, when Governor Pin
chot hopes to get enough States to
agree to the compact to represent
at least 80 per cent Of the anthra-
cite consumption and to push for
ward his plans at the present ses.
sion of Congress.
Coal Commission In Pa.
The plan also provides for the Gre
alton Of q Pennsylvania coal com
mission to consist Of the Pennsyl-
varlia member Of the joint commits
sion, the chairman of the public serv-
ice commission and the attorney gem
eral. This commission would be en-
powered to require uniform accounts,
reports, have access to books and
mines, require sale at fair prices,
adequate service without discrimina-
ton and regulation over safety con-
ditfOns for mine workers.
Principal objects to be gained by
the compact and commission
as outlined by Governor Pinchof are:
Identical legislation by United
States and all ratifying States, nnd
continuance until repealed or amend
ed by majority Of compact States.
Control Of all interstate phases
except interstate carriage.
Control OF il1trastate selling prices.
conditions and djstribution.
Agreement enforceable BY courts
that the anthracite coal business
and property shall not be subjected
to heavier tax burden than other
like business In some taxing dis
trict.
Declaration that the anthracite
coal business within ratifyins
States and District of Columbia, ii
Congress ratifies, In all It's phases
Is q public utility.
TO Hold Dealers In Line.
TO license all dealers subject t.
powers Of control of the compact
and to provide for refusal and re
vision OF licenses.
| To fix the price of coal, appor
ton the supply and prevent re
sale when disadvantageous to con
! sumers.
Under the Pinchot plan, the joint
commission would have the power
to raise revenue by a specific ton
mage tax to pay all the salaries and
expenses of the commission.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-12-03
PIT CAGE DROPS
KILLING 40
MINERS
Many Others Injured in Eng
lish Coal Mine
Disaster.

SHEFFIELD, England, Dec. 3D.
Forty men are known to be dead
and many others injured as the re-
suit, of a coal mine disaster near
here today.
A pit cage, carrying 1876 men,
crashed to the bottom of the mine
shaft.
Relief work was undertaken at
once. Volunteers were lowered to
give aid and to assist in raising
bodies Of dead and wounded to the
surface.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-12-03

THIS Is the nesO carton iR
1Chick "The Velvet Kind"
Presidential Ice Cream sVill be
soLd lust az soon as received
from che manufacturer. In the
interim PreSidemtiat Cream q
being sold N our REGULAR car
tons.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-12-03

They were cruising Off Sewarell
when the flames were discovered.
Plungtng into the cold water, they
managed to keep afloat. Mrs. Wal
ter Higgins, who lives near the
beach at that point, noticed the
fire and notified persons stationed
at the docks. Several boats rush
ed to the aid OF the party, only
two OF whom wore life preservers.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-12-03
Higher Express Rates Denied.

The Interstate Commerce Com
mission today declined TO permit
the American Railroad Express
Company 10 put into effect in.
creased express rates. The com.
mission held that the proposed m.
creasos were not justified.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-12-03
CONTINUED from First Page.)

Continued from First Page.l
tacit understanding among all. fac.
lions. Ranked according to their
.mportance in, the popular mind
they are:
I-Reduction Of taxation.
2-The soldiers bonus.
3-Revision of the transportation
oct with a lowering of freight rates.
All factions are agreed that taxes
win be reduced, freight rates
lowered and q soldiers bonus
passed-but on the manner and
method Of accompli the Re
publicans, Democrats and Insur-
gents are as far apart as the poles,
and these three matters will fur
nfsh q battle-ground that win en-
terrain six months of savage fight.
ing.
Taxes VIII Be Cut.
Republican leaders were nervous
and apprehensive today. Thus far
in the preliminaries of organiza-
tion they have largely ignored the
Insurgents and have proceeded with
their plans exactly as though the
Republican majorities in both
houses were real and not of the
paper variety.
The insurgents, on the other hand.
have given little indication Of their
plans beyond the outline of a COM
prehensive legislative program OF
ultra-progresstve charactar
In the Senate, tradition saved
Republican leaders from testing
their strength today. Under q
time-honored custom the Senate
meets and then adjourns out Of
respect for the Senators who have
died in the mine months interim
Dillingham; of Vermont. Nicholson,
Of Colorado, and Nelson of Mime
sofa. The usual routine business
Of swearing in new Senators and
election Of minor officials and APP.
pointment of the usual committees
IL the only thing on the Senate pro-
gram.
Difers In House.
In the house. however, the situa-
ton was somewhat different. The
prospects there are for an imme-
date test of strength on organiza-
ton, with the Republicans hoping to
re-elect Frederic Gillett of Massa-
chusetts, as Speaker. and the in
surgents threatening to cast their.
votes for Congressman Cooper. Re
publican of Wisconsin. one Of their
own number, thereby preventing
any candidate getting a majority
and delaying indefinitely the organ
tzation Of the House for business.
The insurgents want changes in
the House rules and better commit
tee assignments for their members
IS the price for their going along
with the Republican regulars.
The prospective fight in the
House is important chiefly for one
reason-it may conceivably delay
the appearance of President Cool
idge before a joint session Of both
Houses to deliver his message on
the state of the Union and to out
line his recommendations for legis-
latiye enactment.
Both houses were called to order
sharply at noon. There were few
vacant seats on either side, and
the galleries were choked to ca
pacity, with scores croWding the
6oorways and corridors.
In both Senate and House prayer
by the chapIains opened the proceed
ings. The Senate chaplain, the Rev.
: J. j. Muir, mentioned the sorrow Of
the assembIage at the passing OF the
late President Harding during the
interim and asked that Divine con-
ISOLATION rest with the widow and
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-12-03
GRESSTVES TO LEAD G. O. P IN BOTH HOUSES MERRY DANCE
Concert

By u. s. Marine Band Orchestra,
at Marine Barracks, today at 3
p. M, william HI. Santelmann,
leader: Taylor Branson. second
leader.
March. Marine Corps Insti-
tute" ..........S BranBOn
Overture, s'Oberon'' Weber
Elegle ...............T schaikoWsky
Grand scenes from ..Fa ust., .Gounod
Waltz. Aero Travellers i. I. Weiss
Suite d'Orchestre. Peer Gynt" Grieg
q Morning, pastorale.
b Asses Death, dolorosa.
Anitra's Dance, tempo di ma
zurka.
d Dance of the imps in the hall:
Of the mountain king, motto
marcatO.
Grand March, "Entrance Of the
Guests in the Wartburg''
from '.Tannhauser'' go. Wagner
Marines Hymn, "The Halls of
Montezuma."
Il ''The Star-Spangled Banner
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1923-01-01
Hundreds of New Years
Revelers Fall Into Tolls
of Prohibition Officers

a hundred for alleged violation Of the
prohibition laws.
The police al 81. Louis were lnvcsti-
eating a riot which took place an an
exclusive hotel this morning when the
merrymakers resented the intrusion of
prohibition officers. The police were
searching for liqucr. The diners at the
hotel hurled chairs. glassware. knives
and forks at the officers and two men
were shot and one woman injured in
the scufflc.
In Chicago the rcvclcrs were virtual
~ undisturbed by the prohibition en-
forcemcnt officers.
Pointing to the raids on seven cafes
and the arrest early last night Of 2l
premature celebrators az forerunncrs or
what was in store for those who at-
tempt 20 tilt the lid. the cry law en-
forcers said similar raids and arrests
might be expected later.
Proprictors Of hotels. restaurants and
cabarets, however. did not seem great
iy perturbed. Virtually every table in
every leading place of entertainment
was reserved and the managers started
TO carry out their scheduled programs.
They insisted that there was no law to
prevent patrons from bringing .hip
liquor" 70 their tables. but Roscoe
Andrews. acting prohibition director. in
dicafcd that his men would sponge hip
pockets which seemed moist, whether
their owners were in the most cxclus-
i've or the most elusive resort.
Scalpers were reported for the first
time % have entered the table rcserva-
tion field and choice seats at fashion.
able cafes were sold at 100 percent
above regular prices. Managers Of these
and other establishments estimated that
S5oo0oo was spent for food alone by the
new year cclebrants