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Evening star., 1923-01-14
POKER RAID NETS 68
IN NEW YEAR FETE
Policemen Have Busy Time in
Midst of Throng at S16 II
Street Northwest.

One of the biggest poker raids in
Washington for years took place early
last evening, when police and agents
of the internal revenue bureau de-
scended on a big celebration Of the
Greek New Year eve in the rear of
the Zappeion restaurant, SIG III street
northwest, where, the police say, six
ty-eight Greeks were making merry
with cards and chips.
AS the government agents broke in
on the scene there was a sudden rush
for the exits. all of which were
guarded. Crowds gathered outside the
restaurant, sensing excitement, and
the hour, about o'clock, found so
many pedestrians in the vicinity that
about a thousand persons were on the
scene. A traffic officer was called to
clear a way for the patrol wagons.
James James, proprietor of the res
taurant, and the entire party was
taken in three patrol wagons to Sec
ond precinct station house. James
was charged with operating a gam
bling house and the customers" were
only listed as witnesses.
A mass of chips and other para
phernalia was confscated. The raid
was conducted by Lieut.. Davis, Sergt.
McQuade, Private Bauer and Revenue
Agents Ruby. Packard and Fowler.
Evening star., 1923-01-14
MAY ABOLISH TAX
ON AUTOMOBILES
Change in Connection With
Gasoline Assessment Said
to Be Considered.

Abolition of the personal tax on auto
mobiles is said to be receiving consid-
Grafton by the Commissioners in connec-
tion with the bill TO establish a tax on
gasoline, it was reported last night.
The matter was brought up at the
conference which the city heads held
Friday morning with a group OF citi-
zens and officials of gasoline companies.
Under existing law automobiles are
classed as tangible personal property in
the category with jewelry and house
hold furniture. The tax rate fixed each
year for real estate is applied to these
articles.
This year the tax rate is $3.50 per
500 of assessed value. Thus, motor
list whose car is valued at $500 would
pay $3.50 personal tax in addition to
the annual horsepower charge which
he pays when he buys his tags.
Bill to Be Taken Up.
The Commissioners yesterday after
noon completed their testimony before
the Senate subcommittee on appropria-
tions and will turn their, attention to-
morrow to the gasoline tax bill.
The principal question to be settled
by the Commissioners before sending
the gasoline bill to Congress is
whether the tax in the District should
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Evening star., 1923-01-14
LOUe affairs of Rhine Troops
Causing Endless Complications
Brides and Brides-to-Be Besiege Gen.
Aliens Headquarters Seeking Data on
Sailing aboard Transport St. MilieI.

and mercenary women to take ad-
vantage of inexperienced young
soldiers to force a marriage.
Love and marriage have often
given headquarters something to
worry about. for the American
doughboy has always seemed to
the German girls q good catch,
particularly since the depreciation
of the mark has made the Amer
leans millionaires.
Warning by Allen.
The soldier marriages caused
Maj. Gen. Allen last April to issue
caution to the troops. 1t is esti-
mated that a thousand soldiers en-
tered into the married state in
the occupation area during the
year ending last June and some
outside of that area without the
knowledge of the officers. Many
Of these families proceeded to the
United States when the American
forces were reduced.
The st. Mihiel. 1t is announced.
will take with the troops only the
wives and families of officers and
enlisted men above grade 4. This
would include the wives of only
about forty enlisted men and
twelve children, but ii Is under
stood that as soon as the space
available on the ship has been
allotted, whatever room is left
will be devoted to caring for the
brides. The wives of the officers
number seventy and the children
sixty-five. but many Of these will
return on commercial liners.
The Army regulations allow
officers to carry baggage ranging
from 5000 pounds for a major
down to $500 pounds for non
commissioned officers above the
fourth grade. but privates can
take only a barracks bag full or
what they can stuff in a foot
locker. However, this order will
be literally interpreted and the st.
Mihiel is certain to be a crowded
ship.
Evening star., 1923-01-14
MAJ. GEN. ALLEN TO STAY
ON RHINE SOME MONTHS
American Commander Not Yet to
Turn Over Authority in His
Zone to French.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
COBLENZ, January 13.-Maj. Gen.
Allen is expected to remain in the
Rhineland for some months after the
departure of the American troops
He will automatically transfer the
American zone to the French mill
tary authorities. 1t is not believed
to be the intention of Gen. Allen to
turn over his authority to the French
troops Immediately, as he is acting
now as military commander of 5000
French located within the American
zone, which Is fifty kilometers deep.
The interallied supreme council at
Paris will decide at the proper time
what troops are to replace the
Americans.
1t is known that neither the Brit
ish nor the Belgians desire to take
over this zone. The fate of the inter-
allied Rhineland commission, of
which Gen. Allen is an unofficial
member. has not yet been settled
particularly with regard to American
participation.
Evening star., 1923-01-14
RUM FLEET NEARLY
|. CLEARS OUT STOCK
Bargain Counter" Sales Re-
ported Brisk in Channel.
Competition Keen.
DRY NAVY is ON SCENE
Officials Make Desperate Effort to
Prevent Further Business by
Bootleggers.
DRY NAVY is ON SCENE

Special Dispatch to The Star.
NEW YORK, January l3.--The AM
brose Channel bargain counter" as
bootleggers call the great whisky
fleet anchored out by the lightship,
was reported as "just about sold OUT
tonight. Some of the vessels. after
more than twenty-four hours OF brisk
selling and competitive price cutting.
were preparing to sail away for fresh
supplies.
Meanwhile the gloomiest public offi-
cials to be found along the coast were
the prohibition enforcement people.
who have heard from Washington and
have been asked to report on the wild
orgy of liquor trading. In belated but
frantic efforts the enforcement agents
of all classes apparently made slight
progress toward tracing the huge
whisky importation. 1t was difficult.
There were no fingerprints on the
ocean.
Onicials Demand Facts.
In spite of Official insistance that
Yesterdays stories OF the wide open
market were grossly exaggerated"
the federal authorities are acting as
if they believed every word. The
whole prohibition navy under Section
Chief Appleby is engaged In the fight
to prevent the landing of what liquor
the bargain counter" still has for
sale. Appleby. according to the press
reports, has been ordered to cooperate
to the utmost of his ability with Will
liam B. Moss, acting director for New
Jersey, and Acting Director Yellow
lev of New York has been instructed
to do likewise.
AS for Moses himself, he has been
asked to report the facts" about the
landing of liquor already accomplish
ed, and its shipment by truck out Of
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Evening star., 1923-01-14
WOMAN SLAYER FREED
BY YSELF-DEFENSEP PLEA
Clara E. Skarin Wins Verdict at
Seattle in Case Of Death of
Ferdinand Hochbrunn.
BY the Associated Press.

oJ LnS AeboSlotcu GIcco
SEATTLE, Wash, January 13.-
Clara Elizabeth Skarin was acquitted
of the murder of Ferdinand Hoch-
brunn by superior court jury here
late this afternoon.
Miss >Skarin, while awaiting the
verdict of the jury, was extremely
nervous, but at the words mot guilty.
she recovered her poise. jumped to her
feet. her face broke into a smile and
she seized her attorneys by the hands.
She then shook hands with the Jurors
and with a crowd that flowed about
her.
The jury was out two hours and a
half. Three ballots were taken. The
four women on the jury were for ac-
Quittal throughout.
Miss Skarin shot and killed Hoch-
brunn during scuff1e at Hochbrunn's 8
home here October 13, 1921, accord
ing to her story on the witness stand.
She shot him in defense of her honor
and her life, she testified.
The state alleged the wealthy real
estate dealer was killed for gold he
was known to have in his possession.
More than two months after the
staying q plumber who entered the
house to repair broken pipe found
the body.
Evening star., 1923-01-14
NAMES BROTHER
AS HOODED RIDER
Walter Campbell, ,Mer Rouge
Town Marshal, Says He
Paraded Bastrop Roads.
SKIPWITH PARLEY OFF
Klan Leader Declares Talk With
Coco Useless if Probe Is to
Continue.

By the Associa ted Press.
BASTROP. La, January l3.-Testi-
mony of three witnesses--one naming
his brother as having been recognized
as a member OF a black hooded kid
naping band, another seized and lee
tufed by the black hoods" and the
third telling of his anxiety to leave
the community because of Ku KIux
Klan activities-with the collapse of
plans for a conference between A. v.
Coco. state attorney general, and
Capt. ]. K. Skipwith, khan leader, fur
nished today's thrills in the states
investigation of masked band depre-
dations in Morehouse parish.
Fred Cobb, who halls from Texas,
where, he says, men fight square, -
told OF being seized by five hooded
men, one of whom he, declared was
Laurie Calhoun, named by other wit
nesses as a klansman. Cobb said he
was taken to a woods and given a
lecture by the men, who accused him
of misconduct.
Walter Campbell, town marshal and
superintendent of the light and water
plant of Mer Rouge, named his
brother. A. D. Campbell, as having
been recognized by Thomas F. Rich
and, kidnapped and slain with Watt
Daniel August "a last, as having been
a member of black hooded kidnan-
ing party that stalked the roads
about Bastrop week previous to the
disappearance of Richard
Anxious to Leave.
The kidnapping of Richard and Dan
iel was the eliminating act which
brought about the present investiga-
ton.
Leon Braddock added pathos and a
dramatic scene to the days proceed
ings. Braddock. a farmer, who said
he has lived all his life in this section.
and by the sweat of my brow have
secured home. a farm of eighty
bile" told of his anxiety to sell his
property at a reasonable price and
leave to seek more peceful fields for
himself and his wife and four chill
dren. This. he said. is due to a raid
made on his home by the masked men
led by Capt. Skipwith, who accused
him of making liquor.
Just as states attorneys were about
to name the hour for the conference
requested by Capt. Skipwith to dis
cuss Ku Klux Klan affairs. the khan
leader announced early this afternoon
to the Associated Press that as far
as he was concerned there would be
no conference.
Capt. Skipwith said that with
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Evening star., 1923-01-14
TODAY'S STAR
PART ONE-f0 Pages.

PART ONE-40 Pages.
General News-LocaI, National and For.
eIgn.
New Eastern High schooI-Page 1s.
Community Center Events-Page "a.
Aviation Act!vitIes-Paee 25.
Schools and colIeses-Page 27.
FInancIaI-Pages 81 and 81.
Classified Advertlsements-Pa 80 to
&c.
Radio News and GossIp-Page 80.
Musical MentIon-Pase 80.
PART TWO-14 Pages.
Editorials and Editorial Features.
Washington and Other Society.
.. A. r. ActIvIties-Page IL.
Art and Artists-Pase IL.
Spanish War Veterans-Pase II.
Girls and Their AffaIrs-Paee 13.
Serial, "a Son of the Sahara"-Page IS.
PART THREE-12 Pages.
musements-Theaters and the Photo
play.
Motorists and Motoring,
Book ReWews-Paee 10.
Fraternsties-Page Il.
World War Veterans-Page II.
PART FOUR Pages.
Pink Sports Section.
PART FTVE-S Pages.
SectIon-Features and Fiction.
ROTOGRAVURE SECTIONS Pages.
World Events In Pictures.
COMIC SECTION Pages.
Mutt and JEFF; Ree'Iar FeiIers; Betty;
Mr.. and Mrs.
Evening star., 1923-01-14
BY the Associated Prnss

BY the Associated Press.
COBLENZ, January 13.-Amer-
lean military headquarters here
has been overrun in the last three
days by women bent on airing
their love affairs with American
soldiers who have departed or are
about to depart from Germany and
are turning the place into a sort
or domestic relations court. Some
of these women want American
soldiers already in the United
States to be returned here so they
can marry them. Others want to
go to America to get married.
Still others say they are willing
to marry soldiers here, but first
want assurance that they will be
taken aboard the st. Mihiel.
Nearly every man unfortunate
enough to be in tho guardhouse
Is fortunate enough to have some
. German girl asking that he be re-
leased so that he might marry her.
All sorts of complications have
arisen from these soldier mar
riages. or promises to marry. and
other domestic relations formed on
the Rhine.
To Issue Bulletin.
Headquarters is about to issue a
bulletin on the subject laying
down the law. The bulletin Will
explain TO the soldiers, first. that
the laws of the United States do
not permit a woman to acquire
American citizenship by marriage
and calling attention to the law
limiting the quota of. immigrants;
second. that the quota of immi-
grants from Germany Is under
stood to be filled: third, that a SOL
dier's wife must have a passport;
and. fourth, the responsibility for
getting his wife to the United
States must be assumed by the SOL
dier husband.
The chaplains have been trying
to straighten out these AFFAIRS.
They run across many romances
and some attempts by the older
Evening star., 1923-01-14
NEAR EAST PARLEy
PLUNGED IN GLOOM
lsmet PaSha Laughs in Cur
IONS Face at War Debt
Proposal.
By the Associate Press


LAUSANNE. January 1s.-The voice
OF far-away Angora, heard TO-DAY
through the mouth Of Hassan Rev
VINO has just returned from the can
ital, was SO discordant to the allied
representatives that many Of them
were wondering tonight whether the
near East conference will ever get
anywhere after all in the matter of
peace.
lsmet Pasha. who backed Hassan
Bey' could neither be threatened nor
cajoied into seeing the financial oues.
tions affecting Turkey as the allied
delegates wanted him to see them.
He said the Turks had been making
concessions and sacrifices ever since
they came to Lausanne and that n
was now about time the allies re-
ciprocated.
AS some of the allies feel they have
gone far enough In the matter OF
conciliation. they did not seem to
know whether to accept this as a
serious declaration, but Ismet laugh
ed outright for the first time since
the inauguration of the conference
and most of the European diplomats
got the impression that Musta pha
kemal Pasha's favorite general was
having his little joke.
French and English Agree.
Far from being split asunder by
the Paris reparations differences,
France and England seem to be
working even closer together at Lau-
same, apparently with the supreme
object of settling the peace in the
Near East as soon as possible, so they
may be free to concentrate on the
greater problem Of the reconstruc-
tion of Europe as a whole. The
Evening star., 1923-01-14
RE|CHSTAG BACKS
GERMAN ATTITUDE
Cuno's ,Non-Partisan Cabinet
Given Free Hand to Pursue
Policies.
CHAMBER IN DEEP GLOOM
No Intimation as to Governments
Future Course Hinted in
Proceedings.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
BERLIN, January 13.-By an over
whelming vote of 2S3 to IL the reichs-
tag today registered its approval Of
the governments attitude toward the
Franco-Belgian invasion of the Ruhr,
thus according the non-partisan cab
met, headed by Chancellor Cuno,
parliamentary support of sufficient
caliber to assure it freedom Of ac-
ton, so far as the consent of the
political parties is concerned.
Despite the unanimity of national
sentiment which is being vouchsafed
the government, the situation grow
ing out of the presence Of armed
French forces in parts of Germany
previously unoccupied is considered
a very serious one, and nothing is
suggested as to what line of further
action is at the governments dis
posa1.
The feeling in political circles in
this connection was reflected in an
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Evening star., 1923-01-14
POISON LIQUOR SELLER
is ASSESSED DAMAGES
Syracuse Jury Holds Victim Did
Not Drink Rum at
Own Risk.
BY the Associated Press.

SYRACUSE, N. Y, January lS.-
Vendors of liquor which proves to be
poisonous were held liable for the
consequences by a supreme court
jury, which today awarded Mrs.
Elizabeth Il. Goff a verdict of $500
against cafe proprietor alleged to
have sold to her husband liquor
which caused his death.
The action was brought under the
civil damage law passed prior to the
enactment of the volstead act. The
defense contended Goff drank the
liquor at his own risk.
Evening star., 1923-01-14
HAD BIG SUGAR INTERESTS.

NEW YORK, January 13.-Edwin
r. Atkins. jr.. lost today in the acci-
dent to the flying boat Columbus. is
a. son of the former chairman of the
board of directors of the American
Sugar Refining Company. The father
is president of the Soledad Sugar
Company and the Punta Olegre Sugar
Company. both Cuban corporations.
The elder Atkins played leading
part in the dissolution suit brought
against the so-called sugar trust un-
der the Sherman antitrust law.
Both father and son, were known
fssre to have. extensive interests in
she development Of Cuban sugar.
Evening star., 1923-01-14
FRENCH PLANES LOST.
German Fog Confuses Sixteen and
Forces Them to Descend.

COBLENZ, January 13.-Sixteen of
thirty French airplanes flying from
Mayence to Bochu today were lost in
the fog and landed at various points.
Two of them descended on unoccupied
German territory, FIVE at the old
American fields at Wiessenthurm, near
Coblenz. and two in the neutral zones
of the east bank OF the Rhine.
Evening star., 1923-01-14
France Orders
TWo Destroyers
Sent to MenaeI
By ths Assoeia ted Press.

PARIS, January 1S.-Two French
destroyers left Cherbourg today for
Memel. the scene of the recent in
vasion by Lithuanian irregulars.
Other naval units will follow soon.
Evening star., 1923-01-14

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Evening star., 1923-01-14

The Stars carrier system covers every
city block and the regular edition IS
delivered to Washington homes as fast
as the papers are printed.
Evening star., 1923-01-14
WEATHER.

IueFeAAinG eieuainess and warmer
kolloW ed BY rain today: tomorrow fair.
EepapasataFe for twenty-five hours
aRasd At 10 pm. last night: Highest,
S9kl lewest, So,4,
kEtA report OH page 5.
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The Cordova daily times., 1923-03-23
ALASKA GRAIN CROP STANDS TEST

Alaska experienced in 1922 the most un- favorable season for grain production of any year since the establishment of Federal agri- cultural experiment stations in the Territory in 1S9S A late spring was followed by an unusual number of cloudy days and umch rain in July and August, which kept the crops growing instead of maturing. Heavy frosts came the latter part of August and were thought to have destroyed all but the very earliest maturing grains.
 Commenting upon the situation bulletin by the Department of Agriculture says germina- tion tests made recently by the experiment station at Matanuska, however, indicate that there will be plenty of seed grain of fairly good quality for sowing next Spring.
 Among the leading varieties developed bv the station, according to reports to the United States Department of Agriculture, Siberian Mo- 1, Spring wheat, germinated S5 per cent; hybrid barley No. 28, 87 per cent hybrid barley No. 19, 51 per cent; and a selection of Finnish black oats, "A per cent. Romanow Sprin@ wheat gave 32 per cent and Kherson oats 42 per cent germination Many Alaskan farmers cut their grain for hay last year, it is reported, and have found it excellent stock feed.-EX. ,~~ ... ...
The Cordova daily times., 1923-03-23
THAT LILERACY BILL

The bill introduced by Representative Foster
 of the Third Division, providing for an edu- cational test as a prerequisite to the right of franchise, should pass and become law-and lit will pass and become a law provided petty politics are not injected into the discussion
 of it's merits. And by "petty politics. is not meant party politics. for the class the bill is intended to govern has no more politics than the lilies of the field. For example
 It was on the illiterate vote that the dele
 pateship contest in 1916 hinged, at which time the candidate of one particular party was charged with having bought the illiterate vote. In 1918 there was another delegateship con test and the candidate of the opposite party was charged with having purchased the Hitter ate vote There are less than nine thousand votes in the Territory and counting the Hitter ate vote at fifteen hundred, it gives that e'o- ment the balance of power and places the destiny of the Territory in the hands of un- |scrupulous and incompetent leaders who, them selves, have no particular politics aside from personal gain.
 Mir. Fosters bill is very similar to those now on the statutes of a number of the States and its enactment will be a forward step for Alaska in that it will keep her affairs out of the hands of the irresnonsible and incompe- tent elements that can be swayed from one faction to another as the whims of their self appointed leaders may dictate.
 If Alaska is to progress it is necessary that her ship of state be piloted by those who have her interests at heart instead of bv the i]literate and non progressive Otherwise wreck, ruin and disaster will be her portion.
 It is up to the members of the present Legislature to rise above temporary and un- stable conditions and legislate for the future by passing the Foster bil which act of itself will serve as a stimulus for the illiterate clement to qualify for citizenship and other wise improve their status among the residents of the Territory.-Stroller's Weekly, Juneau.
The Cordova daily times., 1923-03-23
WHY MAKE AN ISSUE OF SEX?

It has been suggested that 1t might be
 a good idea to elect one or two women
 members of the next City Council at the
 coming municipal election. - Cordova
 Times
 Why would Int it be a good plan to elect the best available material you have to the Council regardless of sex or occupation or anything else? Why introduce the bloc sys- tenn in municipal government? And why at tempt to make sex a basis for blocs?
 In selecting municipal Councilmen or mem- bers of School Board or members of Con- gress or those for any office it ought to be a duesion of getting the very best public service possible. There is no reason why sex should be involved in the matter at all If a woman can be induced to accept public office who would serve the people better than any man who could be induced to accept the office could or would serve, then the woman should be chosen. If it is the other way about, the men should be chosen.
 It is the justice of the conclusion that wo- men are entitled to equal standing with men in public matters that brought about woman suffrage, and to do that is the purpose of woman suffrage legislation. The legislation is not in fact or spirit a treaty between diff ferent peoples for representation of those with conflicting interests It is simply legislation to establish equality-to put men and women on the same footing. And that is where they are They have the same interests exactly. Why substitute sex blocs for this desirable ?-Juneau Empire.