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The Washington times., 1923-03-05
LIONS TO BE PRESENT
AT CIVIC CLUB DINNER

At the joint dinner meeting OF
civic clubs of Washington the Lions
are expected 90 be well represented,
it was said today by w. l.. Harrt-
son, secretary. A meeting will be
held by the club Tuesday evening
at 6:15 o'clock. when blue and gold
ribbons will be distributed.
Next Tuesday will be civic club
dav at the MONDAY Lenten services
at Keith's Theater. and the Lions
are expected to attend. Services
will begin at 1890 o'clock.
The Washington times., 1923-03-05
U. S. EXPERT TO ADDRESS
MT. PLEASANT MEETING

w. S. James. in charge of the
automotive power plant of the
Bureau of Standards, will deliver
an address before the Mems Club
of Mt. Pleasant Congregational
Church, Columbia road and Four
teenth street northwest. tonight at
8 o'clock His subject will be
Gasoline and It's Substitute"
Others on the program are Alden
A Call, violin solo; Arthur c.
Gorbach, vocal selections; Pansy
Siber, accompanist, and Arthur H.
Stevens, memory tests.
The Washington times., 1923-03-05
DEBATING MEDAL WON
BY ROBERT c. MccANN

The Merrick debating medal,
chief scholastic prize at George.
town University, will be awarded
to Robert c. Mccain of the senior
class at the graduation exercises
in June, as winner Of the annual
contest last night between the
members of the Philodemic Society.
Mr.. Mccain likewise was a mem.
Der of the winning negative team,
the question under debate being,
The Washington times., 1923-03-05
TeIephone Demonstration.

A demonstration of central office
telephone work will feature the
meeting of the Sixteenth Street
Highlands Citizens Association to be
held at the Sixth Presbyterian
Church, Sixteenth and Kennedy
streets northwest. tonight at 8
o'clock. A group of telephone en-
ployes will operate q miniature
switchboard. =
The Washington times., 1923-03-05
BILL DIE
WITHOUT
ACTION
Few Measures Enacted, but
important Legislation
Was Ignored.

The District of Columbia did
not fare particularly well at the
hands of the last Congress. Com
paratively little legislation affect
ing Washington was passed by it,
although great many bills were
introduced.
Legislation Enacted.
The following is the most inn
portant legislation enacted:
The provision writing the 60-4O
fiscal ratio between the Federal
and District Governments into
permanent law.
The Ball rent extension act.
The standard loaf of bread act.
The board Of accountancy law.
The law equalizing the pensions
OF policemen and firemen:
The reclassification act.
The bills widening Ninth street
from LongfeIlow to Underwood
street, to close Piney Branch road
between sixteenth and Allison
streets, and to widen First street
Northeast.
& Bills which Failed.
The following legislation pending
In Congress for a long time failed
of enactment:
Traction merger legislation.
Legislation providing for District
suffrage.
The bill regulating pawnbrokers.
The commission pistol toting bill.
Mothers pension legislation.
The bill against capital punish
ment.
The extension of Fourteenth street
70 Walter Reed Hospital grounds.
Social hygiene legislation.
Daylight savings bill.
The measure regulating motel
charges.
Traffic regulation.
The compulsory school attendance
and school census bill.s
The Myers blue law Sunday
bill.
The motion picture censorship bill.
All park legislation.
Free text book bill.
The mea sure providing half fare
for school children on street cars.
The various bills regulating the
practice of chiropractic, optometry,
midwifery, etc.
The bill providing a site for the
tubercular school.
Legislation Incorporating the
Rapid Transit company.
The teachers salary bill.
Workman's compensation legisla-
tioin.
Insurance code legislation.
The two-cent gasoline tax provid.
ing for motor reciprocity between
the District and Maryland.
The bill reducing railroad switch
ing charges in the District.
Two important resolutions failed
one of them intended to prevent
the eviction of the 1900 tenants Of
Government hotels on Union Station
Plaza, and the other extending the
time limitation relating to the de-
molition of various alley slums in
Washington.
The Washington times., 1923-03-05
IN THE SARCOPHAGUS.

eyes. Tut seems to be the life
OF the party" said Mrs. Tut-Ankh-
Amen one day last week when Q
throng Of visitors spent some time
ut their tomb.
Gan the eazne he's o big stiff, !"
commented Tuf's mOther-ln-Iaw.
The Washington times., 1923-03-05

A rural Michigan correspond
emit says that ''ths lady MGccG-
bees of this community aOlL hold
a Yurm social March nth"
Which induces UNCLE ZEKE
to relate that he once kmesO ten
aUOmem WhO agreed to hold q "si-
lessce partly" In aUhich no one
wae to talk for taDO hours. It
lasted fifteen inmates.
The Washington times., 1923-03-05

FRED VETTER thinks that
the troubles of WILLIAM II.
ANDERSON, Amti-SGIoOn League
chief in NeD York, are. "laome-
byeDed.
The Washington times., 1923-03-05
FLIRTLEss MANUEL.

News item says ex-COngressman
Herrick Is giving his moral back
ing to the Anti FIirt Club.
oh! MGnuel; oh! Manuel,
Y0s'Ve Joined the Anti-Flirts.
No longer should you gaze
On the fIGppers' short Skirts.
There neOer sOGs a stOeeter man
Than this, oar OsOe MG1tueL,
Yet he sOiU not use perfume,
For he hates the gerry smell.
When, through yo1r GdUice,
Anti-F'Lirts are 5sGttO1s-sUtde,
Every ogling old sinner i.
Mast stand to one side.
No girl mast fLMtter an eye,
TO fLirt Uill be a shame.
Just let the men alone
And they'll soon be tame.
Here's to "Amti-F'lirt Week"
Moy It turn OEt 1OeH,
Look achO's backing it,
Why, it's flirtless Manuel!
CAKE-EATER CHARLIE.
The Washington times., 1923-03-05
WHO KNOWS?

The nose was put In the middle Of the
face - !,
Not only TO give yOur pIliz moro grace
But to tell the truth. with no fear OF
q diesenter,
And because IL Ii the heads scenter.
III. SMITH.
The Washington times., 1923-03-05

Every time ShorLie ShGplin
and PoLG Negri fall out and make
up Ggni9t 1T means more money
in their impoverished Golfers.
Great is the movie press agent.
PETE.
The Washington times., 1923-03-05
OUR INvENTIONs-NO. =.

The wonderful invention of
Prof. Perkunsky Is designed to
tighten the cares OF rearing chill
dren. There is so little spanking
of kids these days the invention
may restore useful custom:
The Washington times., 1923-03-05

And mow they are saying
that King TIT wGs hem
pecked and a0os bossed By his
mrOther-im-L0W. MGybe then
will discover among the hero
gLyphics of his tomb the orig
iaGl ntother-in-LnaO joke.
LULU NJ. SCHULTZ.
The Washington times., 1923-03-05
D. c. Giuen Scqnt Attention By Congress
(81llEARDttoSEEM{
I'D BN BILL PRICE 81 Aaaz-'S|
EVERY DAY IN EVERY WAY.
? BY BILL PRICE


MY business was so very duh
That life was full Of glOOms
practiced the COue doctrine
Morning, night and noon.
every day In every way know
That business win be better :"
said this many times o day,
Business viii be better"
NV store was full Of prOwling folks,
NV clerks were all kept busy;
MY overhead was great enough
To keep my poor head dizzy.
MY income tax was doubled
And ! kept o business debit.
had no ready cash ON hand,
My sales were all Cor credit.
1 had TO have bankrupt sale
TO buy myself q meal;
But business did get better, 90
Perhaps I shouldn't squeal.
o. HOWE WISE.
The Washington times., 1923-03-05

TNE AaSeRR PRgVENToN eAeY
SeADek6R - vNtlDcN ALLOWS
rTiE SEl9lMee AA0 9A9Y
9fAMklhtG 70 GO DOME Af celg
And Asn @AeAG nANg - YOU
lAA1g ONlN ~ le4AA4NE THAT
you 0AlagL rec your MuSoAaaO
. or A,.D ycsG fooF. WILL
The Washington times., 1923-03-05
NUS 60
JUN
UNDER
LAW
Commissioners Depicts Evic-
ton, But Are PoWerIess,
Says District Counsel.

Unless an injunction is OBJ
tanned from the courts more than
5000 alley jewellers viii be forced
to. vacate their homes on or be-
fore June / next, Frank il.
Stephens, District Corporation
Counsel, declared today.
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1923-12-14

justed as dangerous IL The q
treme.-August America f4#-
zionist.
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1923-12-14
STRIKE ASSISTANcI
BY THE A. I. OIL.

Voluntary contributors Is ogs
the methods used by Tie Amere.
Federation of Labor 10 g.@
workers in their defense agaa
employer aggression.
In the 10 month, covered
Secretary Frank Monizon's reD.
to the 1923 convention of the F..
GRAFTON the executive council ca
Iected in this way S23O66.5s "a
the railway shopmeas, ,exal
workers, quarry workers. 41
granite cutters strikes.
The executive council also 4
lected 5000 from national ana |
ternational unions to assist
Kansas state federation of labH
its efforts to repeal the Hans
court of industrial relations IagI
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1923-12-14
S1S7,5lS PAID FOR OR.
GANIZATION WORE

Agitation, education, ana orgar
ization into trade unions is Il
American Federation Of Labor
traditional slogan fer The emaF,
patton of the workers.
During the 1G months covered
the report of Secretary Frank Nh
rison to the 1923 convention Of q
Federation $1SI5lS29 were q
pended for organization eNpensfY
The Federation mas p paid 4
ganizers continually in the m
and 2,O52 general and district 4
ganizers who perform special
ganization work when necessary
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1923-12-14
NO OPEN GATES

The agitation for modifying the
immigration laws is hypocrisy and
anti-Americanism of the worst
kind. If it were merely immigfa-
ton that was wanted, the present
laws permit more immigration than
We have had.
But what is desired is immigra-
ton from Southern Europe, from
where comes workers less easily
organized, less firm in their de
mandS for a living wage, less in
clined to resist oppression and
arbitrary rule on the part of en-
ployers.
Organized labor is interested in
raising the standard of living of all
cur people who do useful work.
1t is opposed to any measure that
would bring to the United States
those least likely to become Ameri-
can citizens imbued with American
ideals of citizenship. 1t notes that
many of those who complained the
loudest during the war that many
immigrants had not absorbed
American ideals are now the lead
ers in striving to bring in a new
flood of men and women who for
generation or more might be en-
tirely alien to American democracy
and American government.
To open the gates to such a rush
of immigrants as is desired by the
Steel Trust and other corporations
of similer policies would be to in
vite deliberately menace with
which we can i'll afford to tiitle.
The American Federation of Labor
sees this question from the stand
point of Americas workers, and
from the standpoint of American
citizenship, and from both points of
view the proposal for unrestricted
immigration can not only be adj
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-11-23

(By Pacific & Atlantic) That Lois Putlitz, thirteen-year- ola Los Angeles violin prodigy, is the greatest coming violinist of the present decade seems to be the unanimous prophecy of those who have heard the young lady play some of the most diff cult violin numbers with ease and assurance.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-11-23

(By Pacific & Atlantic) A charge that the Veterans Bu- reau Kidnapped Charles Kasa- wage, a World War veteran, from an insane asylum in the State of Washington and took him to a hospital in Pennsy,- vania was made before the Sen ate Veterans Committee by Representative Johnson, Repub- lican, of Washington.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-02-06
BOY SKATES INTO LIVE
WIRE; KILLED ON DAY OF
GRANDPARENTS DEATH

Six hours after receiving notice OF
Cured in Lancaster, Pa, IL. J. Nc
Claim. 1924 Seventeenth street, north
street sales manager for The Age
Herald, learned at 3:15 o'clocl: Mon
day afternoon that his only son, Her
bert. age TO- had been fatally burned
by a high tension wire which had
fallen across the intersection of Sew
enteenth street and Eleventh avenue
north
Despite the heroic efforts of j. w.
Mckay, who occupies the same resi-
dence with the McClain family, IN
removing the wire from across the
boys leg with broomstick, the cleo
tricity had practically paralyzed the
youth. He was rushed to Fraternai
hospital in the ambulance of Vice,
where he died an hour after his ar
rival. Vice took charge of the body
and will announce funeral services
later.
Mckay said that young McClain,
while skating in the streets with sew
eral companions, came upon the wire
before he was aware of it's pres
ence. Mckay and other witnesses
declared that they shouted to the boy
to fall to the ground or stop in any
manner. before he touched the wire,
although the boy did not hear them.
One of the steel rollers of his right
skate touched the wire, which was
burning on the ground and holding
him there. Mckay then rushed out
and removed the wire from the boy S
leg.
Residents of the vicinity declared
to Officers Cole, Reed, Cobb and
Eiland that they had reported the
burning wire on the ground fully an
hour prior to the boys death, al
though no linemen were available to
be sent to the scene, until half hour
after the young boy had been killed.
Police authorities were kept busy
throughout Sunday night, Monday
and Monday night receiving COM
plants from residents in various sec
lions of the city that wires were
down in the streets. Each report
was relayed to the office of the b.
r. l.. and +. company and the lines
were cleared up as fast as possible.
Coroner ]. d. Russum stated that
he would conduct his investigation
into the dealt. of the child Tuesday.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-02-06
FAIRFIELD WORKS ARE
TO BE OPERATED BY
TENNESSEE COMPANY

George G. Crawford, president of
the Tennessee Coal, Iron and RAIL
road company, Monday announced
that the car plant of the Fairfield
Steel company had been leased TO
and will in future be operated by
the Tennessee company. Mr. Craw-
fords official statement of the sub
ject is as follows:
ION January l, 1928. the Fairfield
Steel company terminated the lease
of it's car plant to the Chickasaw
Shipbuildng and Car company ana
leased the plant to the Tennessee
Coal, Iron and Railroad company.
Hereafter, the plants of the Fair
field Steel company, which are
leased to and operated by the Ten
nessee Coal, Iron and Railroad COM
pany, will be officially designated
as follows: Fairfield Coke Works.
Fairfield Steel Works, Fairfield Car
Works."
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-02-06
TURKS FEARJF1 WAR YIELD TO TERMS OF ALLIES
Birn1i1ghan1s Icy Blanket Para1yzes Traffic For Hour
Four Lives Are Claimed By
South s SLeet and Snow Storm

ATLANTA, Feb. by Asso-
ciated Press. -Four persons are
dead tonight as result Of the snow
and sleet storms that spread over
southern territory, from the Poto-
mac river to the far reaches of the
lower Mississippi valley, enveloping
the southland in the most frigid
blasts of the winter.
H. r. Williams, former member
of the Louisiana legislature,
dropped dead today while shoveling
snow off the walks in the yard of
his residence at Lexington, La,
while another young man was killed
at Alexandria, La, when an auto
mobile collided with a sleigh in
which he was riding.
Two lives were claimed at Biz
mingham. Herbert McClain. 10
year-old boy, was electrocuted to-
night when he skated against live
wire blown down by the high winds
and s1eet, and Will Kyser, negro
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-02-06
JAPAN NOT TO REOPEN
IMMIGRATION ISSUE

HONOLULU, Feb. 5.-(By Associat-
ed Press. )-Charles B. Warren, retir-
ing american ambassador to Toxic
and Masano Hanihara. newly ap-
pointed Japanese ambassador to
Washington, both here today en-
route to the United States, denied
Japan had any intention at present
of re-opening negotiations on the i'm
migration question with the United
States.
The statements were mad in an
swer to questions which grew out
of recent cdvices from Tol-io that
Mr.. Eanilara rad been instructed to
reopen inn 4. alton con ersations at
Washing on and subsequent dis
patches from Washington that it had
had no advices to that eff
Il regard any potential danger in
reactions bet cen Japan and the
United st. ties as hav' Cisap-
peared," MI War,en said. "Har-
mony rules among the nations bor-
dering The Paicifc."
Mr.. II: nahi-r. declare that Japan
was satisfied with the way the gem
tlemen's agreement was wor, ing
out in the immigration matter.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-02-06
For Many Hours Monday Bir-
mingham Was Cut Off From
Outside World Because of
Fallen Wires Broken Power
Lines Put City in Dark
THOUSANDS OF TREES
BREAK UNDER ICE BURDEN
Street Car Service Democrat
led Boy Killed by Live
Wire--SchooIs Adjourn For
Day--TeIephone Service Also
Suffers Heavily by Handicap

Birmingham Monday night was
emerging from the grasp of icy fin
gers which paralyzed power lines
and wires communicating with the
outside world early Monday morn
ing, tieing up street car lines, de-
moralizing school sessions and gen
orally mountaineering the business
and private life of the district
Trains entering the city ranged up
to two hours behind schedule, md,z-
ing only one residence district mail
delivery possible. Falling wires
broke down the fire alarm system
of the city and one fatality resulted
from a lad skating across a fallen
high tension wire.
Demands on coal yards Monday
were so heavy that dealers fear
fuel famine if the cold spell con-
tinues. Business establishment
operated without steam heat if they
were customers of the Birmingham
Railway, Light and Power company,
all available steam being used to
make electricity. Scores of auto
mobiles were pulled in by wrecker
cars, disabled by falling trees. Res
idence sections of the city suffered
damage irreparable for years, when
beautiful trees were uprooted and
torn by the weight of their ice-laden
branches.
Street Traffic Crippled
At o'clock Monday night, street
I car traffic wis practically al a stand
still. internationally through the day,
service was begun on various lines
only to fail in a few minutes. Many
homes of the city were shrouded
in darkness, wires being down in
every direction.
Local and long distance telephone
service was broken Monday. espe-
cially long distance lines. Commun-
ication was re-established with AT
lanta. the last point to go out. a
o'clock Monday Afternoon, accord
ing to Col w. +. Bare, manager of
the Alabama division, Southern Bell
Telephone and Telegraph company.
Complaints, in Birmingham had
covered approximately 1000 lines
out of $4,000 at O'Clock, with about
s. poles down, out of 2l,00O Bes-
semer lines without service at
o'clock numbered $40. with Al poles
down. Operators living in outlying
districts walked to work Monday
morning to give service to sub
scribers. according to Colonel Bare.
Other operators were berthed in
hotels Sunday night in anticipation
of an emergency situation.
Telegraph service was crippled
also. the Western Union recovering
a second line to Atlanta at 4:10 Mon
day afternoon. One line of this COM
pany has been in continuous serv-
ice, according to w. w. Acuff, city
superintendent. All lines of the
Postal Telegraph company were out
at $50 o'clock Monday night and
officials did not expect to recover
Continued on Page Two)
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-02-06
WIRELESS BRIEFS ARE
CAUGHT FROM AIR
DURING BIG STORM
by Wireless; received in Birmingham
nv WSY Monday 4t


WASHINGTON, Feb. 5.-President
Harding will not dictate settlement
of British debt but will be interested
in an early settlement Repi esenta-
tive Mondell said after a conference
with the President that the President
will send his message to Congress
tomorrow. to let Congress work out
the solution.
Mr.. Harding Is anxious to have the
question settled and as there are
only 20 working days for Congress,
there will be Immediate action.
Huntsville Albany Decatur Hart
sellc are without lights due to the
breakdown of power lines
GALVESTON. Feb. 5.-Poiice au-
thorities here are searching all ves-
sells for Mexico for the murderer of
Los Angeles policeman.
WILMINGTON, N. c., Feb. s.
Three inches of snow fell here dur
ing the day.
CORPUS CHRISTI AND CALVES
TON, TEX.-Temperatur at these
points dropped to 80 degrees today.
Louisiana is also affected by the
storm,
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-02-06
lSmet Recalls Fact That Eng
llsh and KemaIist Armies
Stand Facing Each Other in
Near Eastern Territory--A All
Seek to Avert an Outbreak
SUCCESSFUL RESULTS ARE
EXPECTED AT CONFERENCE
Turks Were Encouraged at
Sundays Session by Break
in Allied Lines Delegate AS
sertS Angora Would Regret
Another Fight in Asia Minor

PARIS, Feb. 5.-(By Associated
Press. 1.-The Havas News Agency
learns from Lausanne that Ismet
Pasha has accepted the allied terms
respecting capitulations
Ismet, according to an earlier
dispatch to Havas, informed NJ.
Bompard, head of the French dele
cation, said after today's confer
ences that the Turks were disposed
to consider the allied treaty as
finally presented, and with Sunday
nights last minute concessions in
Guided, might not refuse to sign.
Inc negotiations were then renewed
and as at present believed, with
successful results.
LAUSANNE, Feb. 5.-(By Associat-
cd pfess,)--lsmet Pasha, head of the
Turkish delegation, informed the cor
respondent today that Turkey mad
no desire to resume hostilities with
either Greece of Great Britain as a
result of the collapse of the Near
East conference, but he emphasized
were s,ill facing each other in Asia
Minor
lsmet said the Turks would ask
tho powers whether they consider
the negotiations officially at an end.
The impression prevailed among
ths conference delegates that Tur-
key would not be informed officially
Of the termination of the negota-
items inasmuch as 1t were generally
desired to continue the Mudanla
armistice, thus avoiding the possible
renewal of war.
The entire French delegation plan
ned to leave for Paris early this aft
ernoon.
The Turks probably will depart
tomorrow. 1t is believed that the
misunderstandings which developed
between the British and French dele
cations in the last days of the con-
ference contributed to the final
break. as the Turks got the Idea
tina. ttey could count upon a spl:.
among the allies and obtain more
favorable conditions.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-02-06

fruit peddler, succumbed to expos
ure TO the cold blasts Sunday.
With the exception of Florida,
few sections of the south tonight
were not shivering in the wintry
winds. Virginia was under a man
tie of snow that extended from
mountains to coast, western North
Carolina points reported three to
five inches Of snow and other por-
tons of the state faced freezing
temperatures.
Virtually the entire state of Ten
nessee suffered from the coolest
weather of the season. At johnson
City eight inches of snow had fallen
in the last SO hours, the heaviest in
16 years, while rain, snow and sleet
fell in all parts of North Carolina
throughout the day.
South Carolina and Georgia late
tonight had escaped snow and sleet
but low temperatures were record
ed in many places.
The cold wave was expected to
reach sections of Florida tomorrow
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-02-06
EXAMINER WILL HEAR
RATE CASES NEXT WEEK

An examiner of the interstate COM
merce commission will be here next
week to hear two important rate
cases, in each of which complaint
has been filed by the Birmingham
traffic bureau.
Next Monday the examiner will
hear the case of the grain rate from
Memphis, where the carriers propose
to raise the rate of "a cents to 81
cents. This affects a large move
ment and all grain and grain product
dealers in the district
The other case involves rates on
roofing material from Ohio and other
producing points to Birmingham. A
lower rate is asked and reparation is
also sought Practically all the hard
ware and mill and mine supply firms
are interested in the outcome, both
as to the rate and the reparation. The
latter involves $1,000 to $4,000.