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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-11-27
CRAIG S LIBERTY
Wal TSPLEA
ONLY
Coolidge viii Grant Pardon It
ComptrolIer's Friends
File Petition.
(Continled from First PACED

(COnIlnued from t1rSC EageJ
a pardon on the ground that he is
He may wish 1t on some
other ground. He may not wish
It at all. He may feel that to serve
the sentence would do most to at
tract attention to the abuses prac-
ticed by arbitrary judges What
ever may be his attitude the Presi-
dent is unaware of it.
President Coolidge does not de-
sire to establish what may be the
precedent OF intervening IN legal
cases and court decisions that are
not called to his attention by Pc
titionS Of either of the parties in
volved or OF their accredited agents.
To do so would cause him to be the
constant arbiter OF all cases decided
by Federal judges.
Situation is Difficult.
To grant Craig his liberty on the
ground that he is innocent without
petition and hearing, would deny
Judge Mayors right to defend him
self and decision. To grant Mr..
Craig his liberty on any other
ground might prove unjust and
unsati sfactory to Craig.
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Johnson Opens 1924
Battle; Others Enter
Six Months Grind
BY GEOBGE r.. HOLMES,
International NeWa Service.


Senator Hiram Johnson Of Cali
fornia, formally opens the pre-com-
vention campaign OF 1924 with a
speech In Chicago tonight in which
he will present q comprehensive
outline Of the issues on which he
proposes to seek the Republican
nomination next June.
One week from today, unless a
little group Of militant progressives
decide otherwise by blocking or
ganization Of the new Congress,
President Coolidge will present the
country with an equally compre-
hensive outline of the principles
upon which he proposes TO succeed
himself in the White House.
The Presidential handicap can
then be said to be on In full swing
for six months steady run, with
the certainty existing that added
starters will be showing up at
various stages Of the long grind.
Senator Johnson has taken great
pains in the preparation of this
speech-more probably than he
ever took with any other in his
career. He discussed it with very
few people prior to his leaving
washington, and he left no copies
oCuAlu nLIls
Those few with whom he did
discuss the speech drew the i'm
preston that the Californian Will
| strike a dominantly progressive
note on domestic issues, featuring
lower taxation all down the line
and lower freight rates, and a
dominantly irreconcilable attitude
as related to Americas contact
| with Europe.
Interest Here Intense.
Nowhere is there any more I'm
terest in Senator Johnson's opening
gun than in the seething political
pots OF Washington. A half dozen
potential candidates for the Presi-
| dency are marking time until the
johnson and Coolidge platforms are
out in the open.
Announcement by Johnson in Chi
cago that Frank Hitchcock, man.
ager of the Taft and Hughes cam
paigns, is to direct his campaign
caused some surprise in the po-
htlcal quarters of the Capital.
hitchcock has a reputation for
being able to go into the solid
South and produce delegates, and
his selection by johnson was in
terpreted by professional politicians
here to indicate that the California
Senator is going to battle President
Coolidge for delegates all down the
line, from the primary States to
those that select their delegates in
regular and rump conventions.
Expect Heated Contest.
That there will be a heated con-
test for southern delegates is now
looked upon as assured, and the
possibility Of many contests before
the credentials committee of the
next convention Is envisioned as a
likely possibility. It was the con-
tests brought about by southern
delegates that caused the great
split Of 1912.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-11-27
U. s. AND NORWAY RENEW
HAGUE ARBITRATION PACT

The United States and Norway
have renewed for five years their
treaty of arbitration providing for
the reference Of international dis
putes to the court of arbitration at
The Hague.
Notes were exchanged between
Secretary Hughes and the Norwe-
gian minister providing that such
disputes would be referred to the
Permanent Court of International
Justice of the League of Nations,
should the Senate approve the en-
trance Of the United States into the
league court.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-11-27
CHINESE AUTO BANDITS
ESCAPE WITH $23, 900

SHANGHAI, Nov. 26.- For the
first time in history, automobile
bandits operated in China today.
Three men heavily armed, jumped
from motor in the heart Of Shang-
hal, robbed a collector for the Shang-
hai-Nanking Railway of $4,000, and
made their escape.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-11-27
JAIL BREAK IN
CLARENDON
VIPPED
Search Of Prisoners Reveals
Spoons Made Into Keys
and Knives.

CLARENDON, Va. Nov. Ella
second wholesale Jail delivery here
was nipped III the bud last night
when Deputy Sheriff 2. @: Kines
who states he had received intornla
ton that delivery had been plan
ned. notified Sheriff a. 6. Clements.
who had returned to his home Tor
81 few minutes. Clements rushed
to the Jail and ordered thorough
search OF all prisoners, fifteen -
all, and all cells and windows.
The prisoners being lined up out
side Of the cells, Sheriff "a. G.
Clements, Deputy Sheriff z.
Hines and OFFICER William Thomp
son searched each man. Kines 81 8
searching James Leonard, who g
awaiting trial for the murder 81
his wife In the early part Of last
April, found q spoon with the
handle made into q key.
Following the search Of the prts-
oners, each cell was examined, in
Guiding the bars, and ID the cell
occupied by James Leonard. Kines
found several pieces OF thin strips
Of iron; q piece Of emery used to
sharpen the pieces Of iron which
had been made into knives ana
some resembling q saw, also a1s
other spoon made into q key. The
articles were turned over to the
sheriff.
Kines said the examination WAS
made so quickly that the prisoners
had no time to conceal anything
The sheriff and his men kept
close watch on the jail AL night.
Commonwealth Attorney Frank
e. Ball stated last night that the
December term OF circuit court of
Arlington county would convene
December los
Ball said though there would be
q heavy docket he hoped to leave
q clean slate, this being the last
term of court he would serve as
commonwealth attorney, having
been elected to the State senate at
the November election.
The regular meeting OF Arlington
Lodge, No. 1913, /. O. @. r., of
Clarendon, win be held tonight in
the Clarendon Community Hall at
8 o'clock.
Noble Grand b. L. Bennett an. y
nounced that the lodge would con
fer the second degree on the largest
class OF candidates Of the entire
year. The lecture win be delivered
by the Rev. p. ". REGISTER. Of
Washington. Following the confer
ring OF the degrees the nomination.
of officers for the new year win
take place, the election to take
place Tuesday night, December IL.
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ager wider NJ. Rich. has announces

ager Wilder NJ. Rich, has announced
that a temporary Improvement Of
the Strand viii be begun inn.
naediately and arrangements will be
made for permanent improvements.
in the summer.
r. Clinton knight was appointed
to investigate the most feasible rlan
for city auditorium. 4
A resolution will be drawn up by
the automobile bureau to be pre-
scented to the board Of directors of
the chamber opposing the Federal
tax on automobiles and accessories.
Objections to the tax made by MEM
bers OF the bureau are that It is
discriminatory and useless.
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JUDGE GRANTS
FORGERF resi-
CHANCE
Rockville Justice Permits Pris-
oner to Go on Promise
to Reform.
special to The yyashlneton Times.


ROCKVILLE. Md, Nov. 27.-
When Judge Robert b. Peter,
learned that Reginald Lowe, a
young resident Of the vicinity Of
Germantown, this county, had only
recently been. released from prison,
where he was sent for forgery COM
mitted in Washington, he sus-
pended sentence in three cases Of
the kind In which he had been
found guilty in the circuit court
here. In 1919, Lowe obtained small
amounts Of money in this county
on three forged checks and about
the same time committed an Of
Tense of the kind for which he was
arrested and sentenced in Washing
ton. Judge Peter thought he had
been punished enough and let him
off on his promise to not again
offend.
Licenses have been issued by the
clerk Of the circuit court here for
the marriage Of Alonzo r. Chiches-
ter and Miss Clara NJ. FUR, both
OF Washington, and Claude Y.
Hyson, of Hampstead, Nd, and
Miss Margaret G.. Owens, Of
FoSS1CCA11s bA4AS 5COAAAbys
Additional judgments have been
awarded in the circuit court here
as follows: I. l.. Hartford VS.. Will
lam l.. Chambers, $1,991.75; Com
mercial State Bank OF Frederick
VS.. Harry r. Cue and others,
$4,000; Villa p. Wilson VS.. Will
lam A. Carter, $417.57; Charles
King & Son VS.. M. L. Cecil, $246.11;
Albert Wootton VS.. Bali Brothers,
$165.50; Albert Wootton VS.. George
r. Nokes, $3.50; H. G. Roberts Elec-
trio Supply Company VS.. Charles
e. Weast, $223.59; George F. Miles
VS.. Joseph Wagner, $258.28; John
s. Ramsburg VS.. Elmer e. and
Grace ". Collins, SLABS; b. F..
Waters VS.. John M. Pope and Flor
ence A. Pope, 5000; James e. and
Edward K. Deets VS.. Raymond p.
Leizear, $137.S6; William T. Ridgely
VS.. Lee M. Howes and others,
5000; John L. Jerman VS.. Susan
r. and William M. Rowland, $154.28.
A license has been issued by the
clerk OF the circuit court here for
the marriage Of Charles L. Lyons
and Miss Hazel Norcross, both Of
Alexandria, Va.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-11-27
Short Skirt Is Back
In Favor, Paris
DEGREES

ATLANTIC CITY, N. j.,
Nov. 27.The short skirt is
coming back.
Advance styles from Paris
prove this fact, according to
David u. Mossessohn, chairman
Of the annual convention Of
the Associated Dress Indus
tries Of America, in session
here.
The next length Is to be
eight inches from the ground.
And by spring, predicts
Mossessohn, the dimpled knee
may not be an uncommon sight.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-11-27
Presidents Program

1000 Justice d. Edmund
Machold, Of New York.
1910 CarrnI Thompson, Of
Ohio.
10:1 b. Congressman Grant "A.
Hudson, Of Michigan.
1926 Congressman Charles
g. Fuller, Of Illinois.
/ 1880 Cabinet Meeting.
The District Attorney Of
Hawaii.
William Z. Garden. TO pay
respects.
1870 Washington correspon-
dents.
1850 Delegation Of Labor
men by request Of Senator
Borah.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-11-27
Soroptinist Club Lunch.

The Soroptimist Club will have a
luncheon meeting at the City Club,
1920 G street northwest, at 1915
o'clock tomorrow afternoon. Mr..
Ruby Lee Minar viii preside.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-11-27
ALE ANDR|ANS
OPEN new
HIGHWAY
First Tour Of Little River Turn
pike Made TriumphaI
Procession.

ALEXANDRIA, Va, Nov. 27.-
Approximately 1000 citizens gath
cred here in the block South st.
Asaph street, at 1870 o'clock today,
and went off in automobiles TO
participate in a triumphaI tour over
the Little River Turnpike, as far as
Fairfax.
The turnpike which was officially
opened today is the work largely Of
the chamber OF commerce OF this
city. It is concrete roadway,
making it possible to travel between
the two cities in thirty minutes.
The automobiles which wore as
sembled under the direction Of the
Boosters Club, were filleQ with
members of that club along with
members Of the Kiwanis Club, the
chamber of commerce, and other
civic bodies. A truck accompany
ing the automobiles carried the
KraZy Kats orchestra.
Stops will he made at Annandale
and at Linconia where concerts W.
be given.
Mayor John w. Rust Of Fairfax
will make an address Of welcome to
the assembly when it reaches that
city.
The Eastern Star dramatic play
ers made a fine presentation of the
comedy farce "a Busy LIAR" at the
Westminster building last night.
J. Fred Birrell, who directed the
play was cast in the leading role.
He was ably assisted by Miss Helen
knight and David Robey.
Ae report was made at the meet
ing Of the Civic and Automobile
Bureau last nise3 thAk CITY Man
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-11-27
G. 0. P. LEADERS Put
HOPE IN FARMERS
By WILLIAM HARD.

Hiram Johnson of California the distinguished Progressive
who is charged with being progressively conservative makes
today his full final entrance into the Presidential
show by delivering speech Illinois, where he finds awaiting
him. IN latent rivalry to his Presidential preensons the
distinguished conservative Ex-Governor Lowden OF Illinois,
who charged with being conservatvely progressive
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-11-27
BOYS CLUB CAMPAIGN
WILL BE CONTINUED.

The $35 900 campaign for the Boys
Club viii be continued until Monday
unless $4,000 is raised during the
course of the day. Reports at the
daily meeting yesterday showed that
81. 900 had been raised
Decision as to whether the cam
paign will be continued will be made
at the annual meeting Of the club
Officers and trustees will be elected.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-11-27
CONGRESSMAN o. j. KvALE,

OF Minnesota, who defeated Andrew
j. VOlstead: my experience with
courts makes me feel quite certain
a person does not become sacro-
sanct just because he happens to
be elected or appointed to the
judiciary.
Freedom Of speech is the one
wholesome thing that we must re-
serve at all costs, and whenever
we find ourselves penalized for crit
icizing judicial decisions, and find
ourselves living in fear of such
penaliZation, it is time for q
change"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-11-27
Concert

BY the u 8. Soldiers Home Band
Orchestra. at $3.50 o'clock. John
s. M, zimmerman, Director.
March, "Blaze Of Honor. Lincoln
Overture, '"rhe Four Haymon-
skinder" ...'.. .Balfe
Entr'Acte--
q ReVerie, Autumn Gold"
Kappey
b VaIse Serenade, Char
meuse" ...........,... Baron
Gems from Comic Opera, "Alone
At Last" ................L ehar
Rag Absurdity, 1.-THE Booster"
Lake
Popular Waltz. Loves Melody"
Shannon
Finale, "Over the Top. .O'Hare
''The Star Spangled Banner"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-11-27
Popular Election Of
Judges Amendment
FOreseen By Senator
BY TOM EYERRITT.
Cosmopolitan News Service.

The following comment by men
prominent IN public life 4OGs made
today concerning the free speech
issue invoIUed IN the jail sentence
Imposed on COMPTROLLER Crdig of
NeaO York city, aOho aOGs sentenced
to si1ty days. Imprisonment be-
cause he criticized a Judge on a
matter of public interest and con-
Germ.
UNITED STATES SENATOR
BURTON X. WHEELER OF Mon.
tana. ''It is unthinkable in Amer
lea that any Judge should have
the power to send q man to jail for
criticizing judicial decisions. Even
in Russia the people are afforded
more freedom OF speech than that.
AT any time the courts of this
country place themselves upon a
pinnacle and hold themselves to
be above criticism, the principles
for which our forefathers died dur.
ing the revolutionary war would be
completely lost to the American
people"
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UNITED STATES SENATOR
BURTON X. WHEELER Of Mon
UNITED STATES SENATOR
EDWIN O. LADD Of North Da-

k0ta:. II am more than ever con-
WINGED that the time has come
when the authority Of the courts
should be somewhat curtailed. In
my judgment they have assumed
to themselves an authority the con-
stttution never granted and never
intended granting to them. Tho
right to deny person the right
of free speech, or for the courts to
deny a person the right OF public
assemblage or of a free press is OPP
posed to what our forefathers had
in mind when they established this
government"
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UNITED STATES SENATOR
LYNN j. FRAZIER. of North Da-

kOta: Undoubtedly in the coming
session of Congress an amendment
providing for the election of Fed
eral judges by the people and re-
sponsible to the people will be
offered. Such acts as Judge
Mayors in sentencing Comptroller
Craig to jail for criticizing a de-
cision will do more than anything
else to popularize such an amend
ment. If the courts can't be criti-
cized, we should fix it so that they
can be criticized. They should be
conducted upon such a high plane
that criticism would be unneces-
sary."
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-11-27

Ae report was made at the meet
ing Of the Civic and Automobile
Bureau last niEks thAk CITY Man
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1923-12-14
Nearly 100000 Stockholders
in the Bell System.

The campaigns for customer own
ership" being put on by many of the
public utilities such as the telephone
gas and electric companies, are meet
ing with great success. These com
panies want the people who use thell
services to share In the earnings
the business. As a telephone execu
tive remarked the other day, 9TH
people who make the service possible
should have an opportunity t,&own al
interest in the company which pre-
vides the service"
The telephone companies are mos
active now in the customer ownershi,
idea. AS matter of fact, Bell System
stock may be purchased at any tele
phone office. All of the details of tn
transaction are handled by the con
pany, and the purchaser pays the pric
quoted on the New York Stock f,
change.
The Telephone Company has ais
inaugurated an easy plan by While
anyone may purchase Bell Syste,
Stock on small initial payment. Afte
monthly payments for about year
the stock is delivered to the purchaser
At the present time there are near.
~ 100000 stockholders in the Bell Sys
TEN and the number is increasing b
thousands every month.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1923-12-14
BY II. PARKER WILLIS
Professor of Banking, Columbia
University.

IN order TO determine from an I'M
prejudiced standpoint the operating
results of the year 1922 as reflected
in the position of the principal cement
mills IN the Eastern district of the Uni
ted States, some leading producers of
Portland cement in that district recently
offered to place their operating returns
at my disposal with the request that
should analyze them and determine the
facts shown for that year.
The returns | am presenting, have,
in every case been based upon the
income tax statements furnished by the
concerns to the United States Treasury.
They are, therefore, substantially uni
form in their basis of computation be-
sides being free of doubts as to ac-
curacy which might exist were they
merely the results of local bookkeeping
not checked up or adjusted TO any
general standard.
The industrial results of the year
1922 on the part of these mills have
been the production of the largest vol
ume of cement in their history,
For the eleven companies under con-
sideration, this output was 2S,774,f9i
barrels, or over IS per cent of the en-
tire product of the country as whole,
Gross sales Of the eleven companies
comprising both new and old product,
were worth $40, ss2,s72.
The relationship between the output
thus indicated and the capital invested
will be inferred from the statement that
the aggregate net worth of the invested
property of the. concerns as reported
was $s7.oos.767s
On this actual investment. the eleven
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1923-12-14
WALTER p. CHRYSLER

The man who goes to Detroit to see
the biggest man in the automobile
industry is asked to see Walter p.
Chrysler If Henry Ford is out of the
city.
Mr.. Chrysler's faith in the future
of the automotive industry has at
tracted nationwide attention. He
believes that in the years to come
there will be fewer makes of cars,
larger companies making them and
cheaper cars. He believes the car
of the future will be small, easily
adapted to constantly changing traffic
conditions, one that can turn around
in small area, car with speed and
power, six cylinders, four-wheel
brakes, upholstered and fitted like the
finer automobiles and yet sold at a
moderate price. This car, Mr.. Chrysler
says, will be judged by the perform
ance of what is under the hood, not
what is hung on it.
Mr.. Chrysler has been associated
with Buick, Willys-Overland, and to-
day is chairman of the board of direc-
tors of Maxwell and Chalmers.
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mills have earned total net income
after expenses and taxes amounting to
S6,s6S,& 61, or an average return of
about 10 per cent for the entire group.
II is worth noting that great varia-
tons in the percentage of net earnings
to net worth are found, some companies
reporting only fraction of | per cent
as their net return, while others run
higher in varying degrees. Several
were operated at net loss. II rs also
interesting to observe that the largest
percentage of return is by no means
obtained by the largest companies.
Total cash dividends declared dur
ing the year 1922 were $2,27s,6s+, or
an average percentage of slightly over
s,s per cent on total capitalization of
$6+, 664,06i (reckoning both common
and preferred stock as the basis of
computationl. Four companies de-
clsred no dividends whatever. Two
stock dividends were declared, amount
ing together to S2,s2s,soo, or slightly
less than 4.6 per cent on the combined
capitalization just mentioned.
In view of the fact that, during the
discussions of industrial earnings in
recent wears, much has been made of
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1923-12-14

statements that earnings returns were
frequently vitisted BY the existence of
very large allowances for depreciation,
i, is especially worth comment that
total allowances for depreciation and
depletion of every kind aggregated,
during the year 1922, for this group of
companies, total sum of s2,9S40it,
or the equivalent of about "a per cent
of the entire net worth of the group
as already stated.
1t would appear that whether viewed
as return upon business turnover or
upon the value of the output; or
whether viewed as return upon actual
investment the earnings of repres en- a.
tive cement producers during the year
1922 have been well below the average
obtained by industrial undertakings at
large.
From this point of view. too, il is
noteworthy that the eleven companies
under study materially reduced their
prices during 1922. receiving on the
average SISSY less per barrel than in
1921. This figure represents the diff
ference between an average 1921 price
Of $i.7s4ss and a price for 1922 Of
81 sps~s e r~Na-se'
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1923-12-14
JULIUS A. VETTER,
HARRY J. cALLAN,
A 80.
FOR LAMBERTvILLE

MANAGER FOR LAMBERTVILLE
LARGE CORPORATION WANTS
MANAGER FOR DRIVEN FILL
ING STATION IN LAMBERT
VILE, WHICH WILL BE CON-
STRUCTED IMMEDIATELY IN
HEART OF TOWN, WITH UP-TO-
DATE EQUIPMENTS AN CON-
VENIENCES. OUR MANAGERS
ARE BEING PAID FROM 5000 TO
$500 PER MONTH, WITH 5000
DEPOSITED WITH FULL SECUR-
ITY. NO STOCK INVESTMENT.
DEPOSIT RETURNED WITHIN
FIVE YEARS WITH 8 P. C.. IN
TEREST PAID SEMI-ANNUALLY.
INQUIRIES NOT
WANTED, BUT IF INTERESTED
WE WILL BE PLEASED TO AR
RANGE PRIVATE INTERVIEW.
Address Boz 1881, Stacy-Trent,
Trenton. it,
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1923-12-14
MAN WANTED

To sell seeds in each county. A
good paying position for a man ac-
quainted with farming. Experience
not necessary, but honesty and in
dustry are. Steady work. Cobb
Co., Franklin, Mass. 12-14, 1-4-4t
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1923-12-14
WANTED

WILLIAM HINELINE, instructor
of Mandolin, Banjo, Guitar and
Tenor Banjo. Desires pupils in
this vicinity for Fridays and Satur-
days, Studio at Mrs. Charles Roses
residence, SO York St., Lambertville
12-28*
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1923-12-14

STEAM BOILER for sale. IL h.p.
upright, high pressure, good condi-
ton. Inquire Record office, Lam
bertville.