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Evening star., 1923-01-28
THREE DAYS WPAy
+, REAL ESTATE TAX
1922 Levies Must Be Paid
/ February | or Sale Book
Listing viii Follow.
CHARGES AGAINST 1900
Many Parcels Subject to Auction
Unless Owners Act Seen-Pen-
alties Provided.
CHARGES AGAINST 1900
Vas, cal, for 1893 real estate taxes

Last call for 1899 real estate taxes
and special assessments!
IF YOU are one of the owners OF
more than $4,000 parcels OF LAND on
which last years taxes are stili un-
paid you have just three days IN
which to settle in order to keep your
name out Of the tax sale book.
Chatham NJ. Towers. collector OF
taxes, announced last night that the
tax sale book would ge to press on
February /, but that bills paid up to
closing time, o'clock, Wednesday
would be kept out.
Early In February the tax sale
hook will be available to the public
in the tax Office as guide to persons
who attend the annual auction tax
sale, to be held from March 12 to IT,
Special Fee Added.
should q delinquent taxpayer fail
to meet his bill in time to keep his
name out of the hook he still may
settle up before the sale in March.
but a special fee of so cents Will be
The bills referred to were due in
May, 1929. and all settlements made
new will have an interest penalty of
| per cent added for each month since
last June.
II the owner does net settle up at
the auction sale any person may
"buy' the property by paying the tax
due and receiving a tax certificate
from the collector.
Hold Property Two Years.
The law requires these purchasers
70 held the property for two years
from the date Of the tax sale, during
which time the rightful owner may
redeem 1t by paying the tax and ac-
eumulated penalties.
At the expiration OF two years the
purchaser Is Untitled to apply to the
Commissioners for tax deed, which
remains as a cloud on the title TO the
property until settlement has been
made.
Many OF last years unpaid bills
represent special assessments for
water mains or street improvements
Fhe District puts such property on
the auction block along with parcels
On which the real estate tax was not
met.
Evening star., 1923-01-28
CONFER THIS WEEK
ON D. c. MEASURE
House and Senate Members
Hope to Iron Out Supply
Bill Differences.

The conferees on the District ap-
preparation bill are expected to get
together to iron out the differences
between the two houses some time
this week. The Senate added approx
imately $2,5Oe,o 900 to the bill, and the
Senate conferees are hopeful of keep
ing in the bill good portion Of these
amendments
The conferees on the part of the
Senate appointed yesterday are SEN
ators Phipps. Colorado: Ball, Della
ware; Jones, Washington; Glass. Vir-
ginia, and Sheppard, Texas. Those
who Will act for the House are Rep
resentatives Cramton, Michigan
Evans and Johnson, Kentucky.
Represent ID. G. Committee.
Under the rules of the Senate, men,
bers of the District committee take
part IN handling the District apprp-
priation bill. and Senators Ball and
Sheppard of the conferees are repre-
sentatives Of the District committee.
while the others are members of the
appropriations committee.
Senator Phipps. who will be chair
man of the conference. is also chair
man ef the joint congressional COM
mittee on the Districts surplus reve-
nues. and has called meeting to-
morrow of the latter committee.
Other Legislation.
Another conference in which the
District is interested, particularly
on account of the provision for the
erection of national archives build
ing here, is that on the independent
Offices appropriation bill. No date for
beginning the conference on this
measure. 1t was ss.id last night at the
Office of the appropriations commit
tee, has yet been set, and IL may be
toward the end of the week before the
-conferees get together.
Evening star., 1923-01-28
MYSTERIOUS FIRE
At CATHOLIC j.
Police Question Janitor, Who
Says Two Men Held Him
Up at Scene.

Fire of mysterious origin, which broke
out early this morning on the third floor
of Caldwell Hall. Catholic University,
caused damage of about $500.
Charles Johnson. colored, Janitor OF
the building. told the police that on
entering the room of DIR. John Fox,
where the fire started. he was held
up at the point of a pistol, by two
white men. his life threatened, and
afterward pushed through a glass door
Broken glass and a cut hand were ex-
hibited as evidence of this.
The cause of the fire is unexplainable,
the police say. except by incendiary
origin.
Many rare books In DIR. Fox's room
were damaged.
Evening star., 1923-01-28
4 GERMANS SENTENCED
To DIE FOR MURDER
Court-Martial Conviots Police of
Killing Belgian
Lieutenants.
BY the Associa ted Press.

ny the Associated Press.
ATX-LA-CHAPELLE. January 27.--
Four members Of the German green
police were sentenced to death by .
court martial here today upon con-
yiction for the assassination Of the
BelgiaR, Lieut.. Gran, who was killed
near Dusseldorf on March 23 last.
The men sentenced to death are
Lieut.. Reinhardt, KLEIN. Grabert and
Herr Riebke. Six other defend ants
were given prisen terms ranging
from three to twenty years.
Lieut.. Gran was In uniform when
killed. He; waA shot several times
while riding in a. tramway car be-
tween RuhFort and Waisum. The
German policemen were alleged to
have confessed planning and execut-
ing the assassination under the belief
that Gram was police oflicer named
schmitz. . Relgian agent. they said
they desired to kill to avenge q Ger-
man police officer named Secnislewski,
who was killed by Schmitz.
One of the defenaants was acquitted.
The court martial was conducted by
the Belgian military authorities.
Evening star., 1923-01-28
vICKERY SCORES q. s.
Declares America Hinders Unof6'
cial Observers at Lausanne.

NEW YORK. January 27.-Ameri-
can observers at the Lausanne con-
ference, although doing everything
in their power to represent justice
for the oppressed and the rights of
humanity, are hopelessly handicapped
by American official aloefness."
Charles V. Vickery, general secretary
of the Near East Relief, declared to-
day on his return from Greece.
Their efforts are in vain," he de-
clared, because the United States
refuses to authorize full member
ship in conference that concerns
vitality the welfare and peace of the
whole world"
Mr.. viokery said that every one
at the conference recognized that
Turkey, although vanQuished in the
late war. now is debating peace terms
to the allies.
Greece" said vickery. although
suffering from a great military de-
feat, is proving herself one of the
biggest hearted little nations of the
world" The near east secretary Wis
tied refugee and orphanage CEN
that the nation, despite grinding
"that which America, England, France
and other great nations refuse to
40 In addition to a million refugees of
her own race, he said, "she Is giving
haven to tens of thousands of desti-
tute Armenians and others who have
been driven from their ancestral
homes in Asia Minor
probably no nation has ever before
accepted SO great q burden of desti-
tute refugee immigrants"
Evening star., 1923-01-28
CONVICTED Ex-0FFfCER
TAKES SELF TO PRISON
Former Police Captains Offer to
Go From Buffalo to Atlanta
Unescorted Accented.

BUFFALO, january e7.-John A,
Maloney, formerly a captain in the
New York Central police, who was
convicted year ago of aiding in the
robbery of S1,eeo,eoe worth of alcohol
from freight cars, returned to the At
lanta, Ca. prison tonight alens, He
has a nominal sentence of ten years.
but is illegible to parole at the end
Of three years and few months. He
was brought back to Buffalo for trial
on the second count of his indictment
which was scheduled for the court
term just ended at Elmira. The case
was postponed until the November
terms in Buffalo. Maleney velua-
teered to return to prison without
guards, and his offer was accepted.
Harold Smith, another railroad po-
lice officer, also convicted of com-
plicity in the car thefts, took the
same train as Maloney. heund also
for the Atlanta prison. He had in
tended to appeal his conviction, but
has elected to return to prison and
serve his term.
Evening star., 1923-01-28


ing adjustments with the various
states, would be the duty of the
militia bureau. under the recon-
mendations of the committee, which
reported that amendment of the basic
law to accomplish the purposes de-
sired would not be necessary.
In convening the committee more
than a year ago, Secretary Weeks
said suggestions had been made by
National Guard sources that the
ultimate strength of the organization
should be- 250,000. Under the pres
ent law" he said, "a strength of 500
men is allotted to each state for each
of its senators and representatives.
and Nevada will be forced to have
eventually a larger guard in proper
ton to population than such states
as New York and Pennsylvania"
Quota Of, Nearby States.
Secretary Weeks said the purpose
Of the investigation would be to
search for a plan under which the
guard could be organized along sane
and sound lines. The strength of the
guard at the time the committee be-
san it's work was approximately
le0, eco men.
In reporting yesterday the commit
tee said the strength of 250.000 was
the minimum that could be considered
to make the National Guard accom-
plish It's mission in the national de-
Tense, and that 1t should be built to
the strength indicated as soon as pos
sible, land certainly net later than
June 80. 1925"
Maryland, under the plan, is al
.lotted $685. troops and Virginia 5,1s4.
h1a4.
Evening star., 1923-01-28

(continued from First Page.)
New Hampshire house of representa-
tives and had practiced law. He was
born in Dunbarton. N. H, February
6, 1870, and was graduated from
Dartmouth College in 1884 and from
Columbian University in this city in
1sss. He Is survived by the widow,
who was Miss Helen 8. Phillips Of
this city and by four sons. In the
hsusA he was a member Of the inter-
state commerce committee. Funeral
apranssnsnas are sspsotsd to be COM
plsted temesrew.
Evening star., 1923-01-28
EMPRESS or JAPAN BIDS
FAREWELL 70 U. S. ENVOY
Accompanied BY Mrs. Warren, ne
tiring Diplomat Resolves Re-
grets at Departure.
BY the Associa ted Prsss.

BY the Associated PrssS
TOXIC. January 27.-Ths empress
teday received In farewell audience
Charles Beechsr Warren. the retirina
American amhassador, and Mrs, War
ren. She expressed regret at their
departure.
participating as an object of
Official fsrewells was Masapao Hani-
hars, on his way to Washington to
become Japanese ambassador. Large
crowds of prominent persons had
gathered both in Toxic and Yeko-
hama. These present included the
British ambassador, the staF OF the
American embassy. Foreign Minister
Uchtda and Prince Tokugawa.
Evening star., 1923-01-28
YIELD TO THREATS.
French Withdraw Troops and
Grant Respite.

BERLIN, January 27.-Special dis
patches from Treves say that under
threat of a general strike the French
authorities have withdrawn the
occupying the public utility plants.
the post Office and railway yards. and
have also agreed to grant a respite
of fourteen days to German officials
whe have been ordered to leave
Treves.
The same dispatches report con-
siderable recklessness on the part Of
the French Algerian cavalry since a
state of siege was proclaimed. the
cavaIrymen riding through the streets
at breakneck speed and menacing
civilians.
Evening star., 1923-01-28
Crashes Iate Fire Truck.
Committee REPORT
ON TRAFFIC CHANGES
READY THIS WEEK

The problem OF stopping the ris-
ing tide Of fatal accidents on the
streets of Washington again will come
before the Commissioners this week In
the form of preliminary report from
the committee appointed to study the
trafic regulations.
IL the Commissioners get this re-
port tomorrow, as expected, its i'm
portance will be emphasized by the
fresh memory that two more persons
were added to the traffic casualty list
yesterday.
General Recon- m ndatioISs.
IL is understood that the statement
to be filed by the committee will con-
stst only of general recommended
ttons for improving the existing reEu-
lations, to be followed later by de-
tailed recommendations.
So far as could be learned last
night, the committee Is not expected
to recommend any drastic departures
from the present code Of traffic rules.
William p. Emo. chairman Of the
committee, has decided not to discuss
the nature Of the committees con-
illusions until they are placed before
the city heads.
Oyster Helding Conferences,
Commissioners Oyster has been in
conference during the past two days
with Maj, SulliayR, Inspector Head
ley and Assistant Corporation Coun.
sells RinggOld Hart and Gillespie
Walsh on the traffic situation.
The Commissioner was not In q
position yesterday to divulge the pur-
pose of the conference. but 1t was
reported that he was seeking data
the police and prosecutors toward
rigid enforcement Of the regulations.
Mere PoIicemen Needed
1t can be reliably stated that Cen-
missioner Oyster believes an increase
in the number of policemen allowed
by Congrsss In the appropriation law
should be taken to step the heavy
loss of life on the streets.
At the suggestion OF Commissions
oyster, Mai. Sullivan Q few weeks
ago designated half q dozen meter
0ss q Cruise se';ss sioas the M main arteries q
travel throughout the city In search
This squad already has made sew
eral hundred arrests OF drivers
charged with operating their oars
1nywhere fren Twenty-Five to farty-
roliee oAicials point cut, however.
THAT suoh q smalr squad can not aPs
prehenl ell Of the fast drivers. Mar
can the department. ID - explained.
take tee many men from general
police work for traffic duty.
Evening star., 1923-01-28
TWO BOYS ROB DEALER.
Armed eolored Youths Get NH
FROM Jacob Kieidaa.

Two coiored; bpyss about eighteen
years old. entered the store of Jacob
Kleidan, 1014 1se- street rnorthWest.
shortly before midnight last nigh and
robbed him Of $15e that he had In his
pocket, and $lfitin Ihes cash sdrawe
The boys asked kleldan for some
volver pointed at him, Police were
given a description Of the robbers.
Evening star., 1923-01-28
WIFE CHARGES CRUELTY.

Austin w. Weaver. O. chief petty
officer of the Navy. stationed at An
napelis. Nd. is. named as defendant
in a suit for limited divorce and
alimeny fled In the District supreme
court by his wife. Ella Weaver. The
wife says ne packed his belongings
did not like her any more and was
tired of her. She charges cruelty and
inadequate support, They we're mar
ried at Alexandria, Va, November 2S.
1911, and have three children. Attor-
ney Dora Palkin appears for the wife,
Evening star., 1923-01-28
HIGH SCHOOL GIRL SHOT.

ROANOKE. Va. January 27.-Ethel
L. Brown, seventeen, high seheel
girl, was va shot 1 and preh.niy ,fatsily
following difficulty between the girl,
her mother and Norman H. Baldwin;
young advertising solicitor. Bald
win was being sought tonight by the,
pnlies in eanAsetien With the shoet-
Evening star., 1923-01-28
SPORADIC VIOLENCE
MARKS FULL TIE-UP
OF RUHR RAILROADS
Continued from First Page.)

trains and started them In the direc-
tion of Berlin.
The French authorities hear that
many of these young men have en-
listed In a brigade proceeding to the
vicinity of Memel. while others went
to Hamburg and Joined Erhardt's
Iron Brigade, which the French say
Is I'm the process OF reorganizing
there.
The French economic mission Is
making a little headway In its work
Of organization. evidently awaiting
the decision to be taken in Paris
after the expected default Of the Ger
mans in the payment of 100000. 600
gold marks due on January 81.
Evening star., 1923-01-28
SUES FOR $75,ooo DAMAGES.

Mrs. Alma G. smyths has filed suit
in the District sunrAme court to re-
cover $4,000 damages against the
Wardman Park Hotel Corporation for
Smythe recently lest q suit for &2s,0oH
in the courts of Alexandria, Va,
against the same defendant. She
charges that January IL last she en-
Gs9ea tive roems at the botel at Ss
per day and when she arrived to oe-
cppy them was refused acconmeda- :
tien. she appears as her own ceun-
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Continued from First Page.)
later transferred to Emergency Hos
pital.
The automobile which struck Com
pagnoli was occupied by Raymond ].
and Joseph Dennis Ferry. hrothets.
ef ZIG Euclid street, He was picked
UP by John O'Dsa OF TIA 9Th street
northeast. and rushed to Casualty
Hospital. Arriving there unconscious,
he was examined by DR.. McDonough,
who pronounced him suffering from
fractured skull and internal in
juries. The Injured man has a son
living In Baltimore. who has been
notified by the police. The Ferry
brothers are being held at the eighth
precinct pending the outcome of the
victims Injuries.
Crashes Iate Fire Truck.
An automobile operated by Louis
Davidson of 1425 35th street. last
night crashed into a fire truck parked
at Goth street and Pennsylvania ave
nue., which had responded to a false
alarm. and Mrs. Wolf. q passenger
in the machine. was injured about the
forehead and body. She was taken
to Emergency Hospital in an uncon-
scious condition. Another man and
woman In the machine at the time
escaped with slight injuries.
Evening star., 1923-01-28
DIR. W. 8. HAINEs DIES,

CHICAGO. January a7.-pr, waltel
Haines. nationally known chemist
texiecicgist End . lecturer, at Rush
Medical College, died here today at
the are Of seventy-two years.
Evening star., 1923-01-28
FORMER DETECTIVE
is TAKEN IN RAID
Ex-Sergeant Arrested for Pos
sessing and Selling

Charles L. Bradley, former detec-
tive sergeant, was arrested at his
apartment in the Falkstone Courts,
14th and Fairmont streets, last night
on a charge of illegal possession of
and selling liquor. when the vice
squad, under Lieut.. o. r. Davis Of
the second precinct, conducted a raid.
He was retired from the police de-
partment only q little more than a
month age.
With him was arrested John Burch,
twenty-seven years old, on a charge
of transporting and Illegal possession
of liquor.
According to the police, $24 in
marked money was recovered. Both
Bradley and Burch were released on
$500 bond. The raid was conducted
by Lieut. Davis, Sergt. McQuade, Reve-
nue. Agents Ruby. Fowler, Hertzig and
Private Bauer.
Evening star., 1923-01-28
Quota Of Nearby States.
Should you have Consumption

Should you have Consumption
the sooner it is discovered the certain you
may be of its
you easiy-or losing weighand have persistent
Eight hoarsenedo lose time See decter have
yourself examined 1T the free
Health Department Clinic
4p 18th St NW Tuesday, THURSDAY e sstuIaiHy sH
To Prevent Consumption
l. Avoid dust and impure eee air, day and might
Get all tho light and sunshine possible into home
Drink plenty of pateuzed milk and None
4. Eat plain, nourishing food.
5. Get enough sleep by retiring early enough
s. avoid worry. Be cheerful. ThiAk kindly Your
mind your body
the
Association for the Prevention Of Tuberculosis
TasspAsae Msia sea SO n stsss NV
Evening star., 1923-01-28
RUHR GORDON COMPLETE.
Last Links Welded to Cut Basin OF
From Germany.
tBy Wireless to The star and New York
Tribune CoDyriaht 1921

tBy Wireless to The star and New York
Tribune, Copyright. 1891
BERLIN. January 27.-The military
customs Gordon, cutting the entire
Ruhr off from the rest of Germany,
was completed by the French today.
The respective links in this military
and customs chain, according to In
formation received here, are to be tied
together by midnight tonight. By
tomorrow. IL this program is correctly
reported, the newly occupied territory
will be no longer German territory.
but entirely under the authority of
the Franco Belgian occupation forces.
Wall of Bayonets.
This will lock the resources of the
Ruhr from Germany with a wall of
bayonets. In the north this wall runs
along the line of Duesseldorf, Grossen-
baum, Duisburg. Oberhausen, Bottrop
and Gladbeck. In the west 1t runs
toward Recklinghausen and thence
southwark. In the south 1t goes over
Dusseldorf. Kettwig. Werden and
connecting with the north
arm line at Steele.
In connection with this encircling
operation, the French have taken
over the railway lines covering Glad
beck. Recklinghausen. Aplerbeck.
Warden, -Stadtwald, Heifingen
and Kupferdreh. The main railway
stations at these places are also In
the hands of the French. Officials and
workmen at these points are either
remaining idle or have been sent
home.
Evening star., 1923-01-28
Preparing for Comp.

Communications are being main
tanned by French engineers and rail-
way men.
Heavy masses of troops, with
armored cars and tanks, are guard
ing the Ruhr frontier against unoccu-
pied Germany.
simultaneously the French are pre-
pairing for q coup in the Rhineland,
the aim of which will be proclama-
tien of an independent" Rhineland
republic. This republic. Berlin says,
will be proclaimed by the Rhenish
separatists, who, under the protection
of French bayenets, will expel all
German officials and proclaim the
French free rein to do as they please.
How the British occupation au-
thorities regard such q development
is q question which Is being eagerly
canyassed here tonight.
Evening star., 1923-01-28
PROVIDE INCREASE
IN D. C. GUARD UNIT

CONTINUED from First PageD
Evening star., 1923-01-28
S. E. BURROUGHS
DEAD OF GRIPPE

(eontinued from First. PaEe.l
Evening star., 1923-01-28
TWO DEAD, 5 HURT,
IN STREET CRASHES;
TWO MORE MAY DIE

Continued from First Pass.)
Evening star., 1923-01-28
Health Department Clinic

400 18th St. NV, Tuesday, 'Thursday er SATURDAY
at "a o'clock Friday evenings from 1909 e'eleek
The mirror., 1923-08-23
A LIGHT OCCUPATION

Congress put the lid down
On a certain kind of biz.
They did the job up brown
But it seems to be whizz,
Least it looks that-a-way to me
Seems lots more peoples dizzy
Then there ever usta be,
--Keepin' bootleggers busy!
Why, ,at Dories' on the hill
Business comes along in jumps;
Keeps me busy at the till,
Takin' in the cash in Jumps
From all sorts O lads and lasses
Never have to crack a head
Or wash their empty glasses
Cause most of 'em are dead!
Well, l should O. told you first
What sort O job I've got,
Just thought I'd save the worst
But it's comm on the trot!
If you'll allow me time and space,
I'll tell it to you here
Dories' is an Undertaken place
And Pm their bright cashier!
e. D
The mirror., 1923-08-23
"HAPPY" RYAN

Mr.. John Alfred Ryan, an officer in
this institution and Miss Gertrude Eliza
beth Foster, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
William Henry Foster of St. Paul, were
united in the holy bonds of matrimony at
Hibbing, Minnesota, on August 10th.
]. A., now that you have secured the
lady of your love, and incidentally love-
ly lady, we hope that that cheerful
countenance, which has caused your nu-
merous friends to bestow upon you the
well deserved sobriquet of Happy" will
continue to expand and dispense such rays
of happiness that you and your life part
ner may bask in the sunlight that drives
away all clouds and cares for the rest of
your days. Good luck to you and yours,
"Happy," and may health and prosperity
and many blessings be your lot in life is
the sincere wish of THE MIRROR.
The mirror., 1923-08-23
COMMENTS
By Mr.. o. E. B.

r. A. Walsh in producing kindred of
the Dust" has held it more to the book
than any other picture that I've seen taken
from a novel; though he left out very
important part. 1 think in not showing
Darrow's confession of how he had mar
ried Nan Brent ard thus clearing her good
name. If you stop to think you will re-
member certain vague something lack
ing in his ending, it was leaving Mans
name under a cloud although she was
accepted by the Laird's family we know
from experience that society must have
proof.
You will have to hunt a long time to
see better picture and better acting then
was seen in "Kindred of the Dust" If
any one has not read the book and would
like to it can be had from the prison Ii
brary, the number is 0-46 and is written
by Peter B. Kyne.
The mirror., 1923-08-23
THE WAY YOU ARE

It's the way you live, not the way you talk,
Not the way you preach, but the way you
walk,
That the world will Judge, whatever you
claim,
That the world will praise, or the world
will blame.
It's the way you do, not the way you say,
Not the way you spend, but the way you
pay,
1t will like the least, or will like the most,
It's the way you work, not the way you
boast.
It's the way you sing, not the way you
sigh,
Not the way you whine, but the way you
try,
That will hold you down, or will help
you far;
Not the way you seem, but the way you
douglas Malloch.