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San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-03-14

Senator LaRp}$stte. Means said ''peo-
pie went to his office and went
through it,"
Means declined to tell who went
| through" Senator LaFollette's office.
Ransacked LaFOllette's Office.
I ''They were innocent he said. 81
am solely responsible"
Men were sent to Arkansas to inves-
tigate Senator Caraway, Means testi-
fled, and Senator Wheeler said he had
kilograms that five Department of
Justice agents were checking up" on
him in Montana.
Chairman Brookhart INTERCEPTED that
he had heard that zone is out in Iowa
checking up on me, too"
In Florida last month, Means said,
he told w. Il. Underwood that he was
going to give his information to Con-
gress. Underwood said, the witness
declared, that he would be indicted if
he did.
Means said he did not discuss with
Z. Il. Mclean his intention to testify.
Means said Thomas b. Fielder, his
attorney, had told him that if he testi-
fled he would be indicted "any number
of times"
Fielder told him, the witness con-
tinued, there would be so many indict-
ments that he. Means, would be I'M
able TO get bail.
Friends also talked to him. Means
said, and Sidney Bieber of Washing
ton, urged him mot to hurt the RepI.>>
lican party and the attorney general"
Says Life Threatened.
Means said also that some ''gumshOe
man. had called on the telephone and
told him he would be shot or jailed if
he testified.
Senator Ashurst referred to the
search of Senator LaFollette's office.
1--WE didn't search Caraway's of
fice," Means replied. 1--WE went after
him in a different way"
You went over the state of Ar
kansas to find something on him."
Senator Wheeler asked.
mo, we brought 'em here" said
Means.
The man who telephoned him had "a
vast knowledge" of the Department of
Justice, Means said. He told him the
attorney general had written letter
which would prevent his testifying,
Means added that his telephone
wires were tapped, that he had it ar
ranged so he could tell when it was
tapped. and that he had it fixed so he
could detect tapping.
Turning back to the Carpenter
Dempsey fight films, Means said he
had received money for nOn-interfer-
ence in showing the films and the
money was turned over to him by Jess
Smith.
Harding Saw Fight Films.
"He collected it for himself but
whether he turned it over to anybody
else, l don't know" said Means.
The fight film was first shown here
at f. b. McLean's house, he said, with
President Harding present.
Others present, Means added, con-
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-03-14
Simple Application That
DissoIues BLackheads

No more squeezing and pinchinr
to get rid of those unsightIy blem-
ishes, blackheads. There is one sim
pie, safe and sure way to get them
out and that is to dissolve them.
Get about two ounces of calonite
powder from your druggist-sprin-
kle little on a hot. wet cloth-rub
briskly over the blackheads for a
few seconds-wash the parts and
every blackhead, will be gone.
Pinching and squeezing out black
heads make large pores and you
cannot get all of the blackheads out
this way-while this simple applica
ton of calonite powder and water
dissolves every particle Of them and
leaves the skin and pores in their
natural condition.
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women of the city and all others in
terested in the quetsion of their en-
deayor to. assist in placing Texas in
the doubtful column at the next cleo
ton.
Following the luncheon a mass
meeting will be held i'm the audito-
rum of the st. Anthony to which
the public is invited. She will dis
cuss national issues and particularly
on the question of child labor laws.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-03-14
TO DISCUSS POLITICS
Woman Member of National G. O. r
Committee Coming.

Mrs. Lillian Wells of Kansas City,
representative of the Republican
Speakers Bureau and member of the
National Republican Committee. will
be in San Antonio Monday, March
"a, and speak at luncheon in the
tapestry room of the st. Anthony I'M
der the auspices of the Women's
State Republican Club.
She will address the Republican
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was gone through, although he did no
do il personally.
at had come to our attention.
Means said, "that Secretary Mellon
had 10 furnish certain permits for Ger
tain purposes"
Generally speaking, you were IN
vcstigating the liquor ring, IN New
York, were you not:' asked Senator
Wheeler.
Probing Dry Law Charges.
"well, it was into violations of the
less Smith and W. 4. Underwood
said Means, gave him orders 10 lnyestl'
gate Senator LaFollette to learn what
Information be had and anything TO
stop him."
Smith paid his expenses.
Means. however, could not state OF
his own knowledge that Smith was lo,-
lowing orders OF the attorney general;
Underwood, he knew. represented
President Harding because he had
seen letter TO Jess Smith from Pres
ident Harding authorizing an unuei
cover investigation. Means SAID,
Senator Bruce Democrat. Mary
land. also was investigated right attei
elections, Means declared.
The investigations of Senator Bruce
were ordered by "Jess Smith or some
of Them" the witness said.
Means said he thought Smith was
closer friend of the President of the
limited States than he was OF the at
torney general. Smith. he said, got re-
norris constantly on the stock market,
over the attorney generals telephone,
hut in the attorney generals absence;
Sometimes Smith would later read
The stock reports to the attorney GEES
eral.
The Bruce inquiry, Means qualified,
was 'snot a regular investigation" He
promised TO find out from his records
who ordered the Investigation OF SEN
ator Bruce.
Means denied making an investiga-
ton of Representative Woodruff OF
Michigan. ,
During the House impeachment OF
fine attorney general Means said he
knew the Department of Justice had
agents following witnesses and watch
ing the investigation.
Speaks of Cash Again.
Senator Wheeler returned TO Means
receipt of money.
''Who did you pass the money on TO
when it was received by you! be
asked.
''Mr. Jess Smith and Mr.. Under
wood" was the reply.
Means said he paid off the men
rthey" had employed "and who were
working under me-"
A man named Jarr&1ke also collect
cd some money and paid it to Under
wood, Means declared.
The first money he collected, Means
said. was 100 $1,000 bills in connec-
ton with the Standard Aircraft case.
The 100000 was received in the
old Bellevue Hotel here in February,
1922, just before Smith went to Flor
ida. Means added.
The money was received he said
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care Of. ;,
then1o4th

Physicians know that the nor.
NAL mouth Is never free from
germs. There is an ever-present
need of keeping them under
control with some powerful,
bat safe, antiseptic. Otherwise
there is the constant danger of
their causing infection, particu.
larly in the gums.
Zonite is acknowledged by den.
fists to be the ideal mouthwash
because 1t is absolutely nom
poisonous, does not harm the
delicate membranes of the
mouth or throat and is a power.
full, sure antiseptic. One tea.
spoonful in half a glass of water
once or twice a day.
The Washington times., 1924-01-11
JEWS TO GREET
HEAD Of j. s.
Z|ON|STS
Or. Louis Lipsky, Back From
Europe, Will Be Guest
Here Monday.

Washington Zionists have com.
pleted plans for a reception to Louis
Lipsly, president of the American
Zionist : organization, when he ar
rives in. Washington Monday. The
reception will be held at the Hotel
washington, and it is expected
that Capital Zionists will attend
enmasse.
Also arriving on Monday viii be
william Grant, Christian Zionist of
Edinburg, Scotland, who will be
among the guests at the reception.
The occasion will be utilized for
inaugurating the local membership
drive for 1924. 1t is expected that
the quota of 500 good standing mem
bers in the organization will be
reached within a few days.
DR.. Lipsky recently returned from
Europe where he attended the
Carlsbad Congress in August at the
head Of the American delegation
He was elected vice president OF
the Congress and conducted many
Of the sessions there.
The committee in charge of ar
rangements for the reception is
composed of Rabbi ]. T. Loeb
chairman; Jacob Hickman, Pau
Himmelfarb, the Rev. Louis No
visk and Samuel Freedman.
The Washington times., 1924-01-11
ITALY FITS OUT
SHIP To TELL
Of GROWTH
Floating Exhibition Will Be
Sent to Ports of South
America.
BY international News Service.

ROME, Jan. 11.-With the object
Of demonstrating to Latin America
'Italy's progress in industry and the
arts, the Mussolini government is
sending a ship fitted out as a
floating exhibition to the principal
ports of South America early next
year.
Since Premier Mussolini came
into power he has persistently
urged that Italian emigrants in
other countries should be made tC
feel that they are still part OF
Italy, and the forthcoming cruise
Is regarded as the outcome Of his
endeavors.
The ship to be engaged on the
cruise is the Italia, large steam
ship owned by the Italian Govern
ment.
She has seventeen show or exhi-
bition rooms, each containing ex
hibits of some special Italian indus
try, such as marbles, textiles, elec
trical works, automobiles, books
and aeroplanes.
Agriculture will not be forgotten
there being separate exhibitions o1
the most characteristic products o1
the different Italian regions.
The Italia will be absent about
seven months, during which she
will cover $4,000 miles and touch al
thirty South American ports.
The Washington times., 1924-01-11
To REPORT
TAX BILL BY
FEB. Il
Hearings on Mellon Plan to
Start Next WeeIt MANY
Seek Reductions.
by A. @. HAYWARD.
international News Service.

Tax reduction experts today per-
fected plans to get the tax legislation
before the House by February II, in
compliance with instructions to the
Ways and Means Committee by
Republican conference.
Chairman Green, of the committee,
announced that consideration OF the
Mellon rates would start early next
week. There will be hearings on the
legislation, lasting probably two
weeks. Many interests have petit
toned to be heard. among them the
automobile, jewelry and amusement
Industries. All are anxious that taxes
now paid by them shall be removed
or lightened.
Appeals Board Approved.
The work OF tax revision will be
lightened by completion tomorrow
night of consideration OF the admin
istrative features Of the laws sug-
gested by Secretary Mellon. The
committee has approved the Mellon
recommendations, including creation
f, OF a board of tax appeals to be ap'
pointed by the Secretary OF the
Treasury. 1t was decided there
would be too much politics in such
Il board If it's members were selected
| by the President and confirmed by
the Senate.
Republican leaders seriously doubt
whether the Administration Will be
as successful in driving through Con-
gress the Mellon plan of tax revision
as it was in having the soldier bonus
bill sidetracked. Although President
Coolidge has announced his opposi-
tIon to compromise legislation and
his support of the Mellon bill, 1t is
generally conceded the Mellon rates
will have to be compromised, espe-
cially in respect to income surtaxeS.
Bonus Fight to Be On.
Bonus advocates, defeated in their
attempt to pass the bonus before the
tax legislation, Insisted today they
will get their bill before the House.
Liberalized rules will be adopted
by the House next week, a report on
rules revision being expected from
the House Rules Committee next
Monday. One of these rules will pro-
vide for calling a. bill from commit
tee in event II is held an unreas0n-
able length of time.
| On petition Of q given number. OF
House members the House leaders
will be forced to put a motion before
the House to discharge COMMITTEES
from further consideration of a bill.
and If this carries the legislation au-
tomatically is placed on the House
calendar and can be called up for
a vote. This rule will be invoked by
the soldier bonus men If found neces-
| sarY.
The Washington times., 1924-01-11
EGYPT'S FIRST ENVOY
ARRIVES IN CAPITAL

Egypt's first envoy to the United
States arrived here last night, and
took up headquarters at the New
Willard hotel until a suitable lega-
ton is found. He is Yousry Pasha.
diplomatic representative of his
majesty, King of Egypt.
The new minister is accompanied
by his wife, Princess Zenab, niece
of King Fouad; Loutsia and Nimet,
their daughters, and Wahid. their
son.
The first secretary Of the lega-
ton is A. NJ. Hassanein Bey. Ok.
ford graduate and noted abroad for
explorations. Nicola Khalil Effendi
is third secretary, and Farag Moussa
Effendi is military attache. Mo.
hamed Tomara, a MOslem priest,
was brought here as chaplain.
The minister speaks English flu
entity. He was graduated from OK
ford and is renowned as a sports
man.
The Washington times., 1924-01-11
SIX DISTRICT MEN GET
RESERVIST COMMISSIONS

Six commissions in the Officers
Reserve Corps have been accepted
by Washington men, the War De.
partment announced today. One
promotion was announced-that Of
Frank Van Vlceck, of the quarter
master generals office, to be lieu
tenant colonel.
The reservists commissioned were
Eric Haquinius, 2310 Connecticut
avenue, captain, engineers: Luther
w. Jones, 1401 Columbia road,
major, quartermaster corps; Clyde
Leo Miller, 1903 Kearney street
northeast, captain, engineers; Lewis
Morehouse Neel, 1850 Columbia
road, major, quartermaster corps;
Marion Stone, 1925 Vermont avenue,
second lieutenant, infantry, and
Colin Reed Werlich, lit Ritten.
house street northwest, medical
corps.
The Washington times., 1924-01-11
'NO.1,00O,0OOIN |,
SLOT PHONES
IS SREADY
To Be Set Up in Hartford,
Conn.,, Trust Company
Building.

Here is the NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
slot public telephone coin receptacle.
The last inspection is being given
and soon the box will grace the
wall of the Hartford Connecticut
Trust Company at Hartford, Conn.,.
where it was manufactured. The
999 ,999th coin box was SHIPPED to
China. So was the 1000 .001st
But the millionth. for sentimental
reasons, stays at home.
There is a wealth of romance
surrounding the prepayment tele
phone station. William Gray: the
inventor, was employed as a pol
isher in a Hartford factory. He Ii
said to have made a contract fol
the manufacture Of his invention
under which rs per cent of the re
! ceipts of pay stations was turned
over to him in royalty. This wa
reported modified only when
change in organization occurred
comparatively recently. Gray dieC
fourteen years ago.
The sun never sets on Gray's in
vention and q Babel of the tongues
is heard over it. More than fifty
styles are turned out. In Pitts
burgh, for instance, hotel guests IL
their rooms are supplied with smal
portable sets. Elsewhere, nickel
| only designs, intended for loca
service, have been made up fol
department stores. Throughout thu
greater part of the United States
the coin openings run in S, 10, ant
25-cent denominations. In Texas
where there are plenty of elbow
room and many silver dollars, spe
cial stations with openings to re
ceive the big coins are built.
| Copyright. 1924. william Pickett Helm.
The Washington times., 1924-01-11
j. s. UNABLE To
CHECK ALIEN
SMUGGLING
Hundreds Coming Over Mexico
Line Through Lack OF
Patrols, Claim.
BY ROBERT S. THORNBURGH,
International News Service.

Practical exhaustion Of the immk
grant quotas for foreign countries
resulted today in orders for In
creased vigilance by customs and
immigration authorities, to prevent
smuggling of contraband aliens.
Reports coming to the Govern
ment indicate that from fifty to 15O
aliens are crossing the borders OF
the country daily.
Unless additional funds to increase
customs and immigrant patrols are
provided by Congress, the authori'
ties are not hopeful that any great
help can be offered. Officials said
that while alien smuggling has been
stopped through seaports, surrep'
titious entry over the Mexican bor'
der cannot be eliminated without
more men.
Border Patrols Busy.
The border patrols are just now
chafged with responsibility to pre-
vent the smuggling Of firearms and
other war materials to the Mexican
rebels, considerably compliCating
their work, already made heavy
through operations against rum run
ners, narcotics and aliens.
With legal entrance of aliens prac
tically cut off until June 80, the
border coyotes" a smugglers' jar
gon for a criminal class which preys
upon foreigners anxious to enter
this country are becoming more &C
tive in plotting an undesirable class
over the Mexican border, according
to official reports.
Evidence gathered by the Govern
ment disclosed that the probability
OF securing large financial reward
for smuggling aliens has attracted
new type Of European criminal tc
the border country.
The Government has information
that there Is in existence q far
reaching organization which takes
an alien at his home, guarantees him
passage, entrance to Mexico and safe
delivery at the American interna
tional line for a fixed price. The
customs officials said that the com
ing Of this type of criminal to Mexi
CO to enter the smuggling bushes:
Is a matter Of real concern and thai
the country should be protected by
increase Of the border patrols.
immigration laws of Mexico make
1t possible for anarchists or crimi
nails to enter that country withou
difficulty. There Is said to be som'
smuggling over the Canadian bor
der, although immigration laws o
/ that country make entry Of un
desirable classes almost impossible
Some trouble with illegal entry o
orientals over the Southern Cali
fornia border ana coast also hai
been reported to the customs office
The Washington times., 1924-01-11

on all these petitions amount to
nothing, He thinks now that people
sign anything that is presented to
them and then are as likely as
not to vote the other way. Scien-
tifically organized propaganda,
which gets large masses of people
to sign one way while afterwards
they vote the other, Is absolutely
undermining the whole legitimate
effect of genuine expressions of
genuine popular feeling about any.
thing to Congress.
Regarded as Courtesy"
Never before in our times has
Congress been SO skeptical about
letters received from constituents
Formerly a Congressman, if he. got
a letter, would take it as the opin
ion Of the sender. Now he begins
to take it as a mere meaningless
courtesy which the sender has ex
hibited toward some organization
which wanted him TO sign 1t.
Thus every excess brings its re
action. Well-meaning people have
put endless money into getting
other people to send letters and pc
titions in mass to Congress. In thu
end the members of Congress ar,
now beginning to have a prejudiceC
violent suspicion against all letter
and against all petitions.
The only safe course nowadays
for any citizen who wishes to in
fluence his Congressman is to dis
card all petitions and all form let
ters and see what he can do in z
personal letter out of his own heaC
and in his own language.
Copyright, 1924. Washington Press
SerVice.)
The Washington times., 1924-01-11
SERGEANT JASPER POST
OFFICERS ARE INSTALLED

Ralph A. Cusick, recently elected
commander Of the Sergeant Jasper
Post, American Legion, and his fel-
low officers were installed in their
offices at a meeting Of the post
at the City Club last night. The
ceremonies were conducted by Paul
]. McGahan, department command
er.
Other officers installed were W.
r. Gould, first vice commander;
H. A. Kelly, second vice COM
mander; r. H. Hetzer, third vice
commander; DIR. Hugh Fulton,
chaplain; Russell Clemson. histor-
ian; Ira Evers, ajdutant; f. Joseph
O'NeiIl, finance officer; Leo Collier,
publicity officer; Thomas j. Walsh,
color bearer, and Joseph Miles, ath-
letic officer.
The Washington times., 1924-01-11
.BALLSTON F IRE.
COMPANY To
BANQUET
Plans Are Completed to Give
Annual Affair Night Of
January ~.

CLARENDON, Va, Jan. 11.--Ac-
cording to Chief r. ]. Plarr, Of the
Ballston Fire Department. plans for
the second annual banquet to be
given on Thursday night, January
II. in the engine house. are now
complete. II
The principal speakers will be
Congressman Thomas Heflin of
Alabama, John E. Rankin of
Mississippi and r. Walton Moore of
the Eighth Virginia District. It Is
hoped, Plarr said today, to also
have State Senator Frank l.. Ball
and Wilbur c. Hall. Of Loudon
county. Music will be furnished
by the Montross entertainers.
The Ballston department is push
ing Cherrydale hard for first place
among the departments Of the
county. They now have two motor
driven engines and one chiefs car,
with a two-ton Master" truck now
being mounted. 1t is expected to
add pumping engine soon.
w. A. e. McShea, member Of the
Arlington county school board, ad-
dressing the Parent-Teachers AssO-
citation of the Clarendon school last
night, said that the school bonds
which were voted over q year ago
have been approved by John w.
Thompson, of New York, attorney
for the leading bonding companies.
1t is expected the bonds will be sold
by January 15. Mr.. McShea said
that the Junior High School for
Arlington District would be one Of
the first buildings erected.
More than one hundred couple at.
tended the dance given last night
by the Daughters of Isabella and
Edward Douglas White Council of
the knights Of Columbus of Clar-
endon in the auditorium Of st.
Charles school for the benefit of
the orphans of the Richmond do
cese. Music was furnished by the
Black and White Melody Boys of
Washington.
The executive committee of the
| Clarendon Citizens Association will
meet tonight in the engine house al
s o'clock, at which time nominations
for directors of the Clarendon Cor
poration will be made. The Claren
don Corporation is the holding com
pany for the Citizens Hall.
There will be a special meeting
Of Columbia Lodge No. 2S5 A. F
and A. M. in the Masonic Temple
at Clarendon tomorrow night a
1880, at which time degrees will b
conferred.
The Washington times., 1924-01-11
$12,5oo,o 100000 TIED UP
IN TAX-EXEMP ISSUES

Investigation by Treasury experts
has disclosed that there are now
approximately $12,500, 900, 900 in tax
exempt securities held by American
investors, on which the government
gets no revenue, it was announced
by the Treasury today.
Secretary of the Treasury Mellon
pointed to this today as an argu-
ment for lower sdrtaxes on great
incomes. Much of this, he held,
would be drawn out of the frozen
field into productive enterprises If
the present heavy, surtaxes were
reduced.
The Washington times., 1924-01-11
BOOSTERS CLUB
PLANSFOR BIC
CELEBRATION
Alexandria Citizens to Have
Concert, Hear Addresses,
and Award Auto.

ALEXANDRIA, Jan. 11.-J1lian
Y. Williams, prominent in civic
circles, will make the principal ad-
dress at the Boosters Day
celebration Tuesday, January 1b1
which will be held in Armory Hall
at $50 p. m. The Citizens Band
will furnish music for the associa"
ton. The prize automobile ana
the $3.50 cash awards of the club
will be presented at this time.
Tonight the Boosters Club win
hold smoker to talk over plans. Tor
the celebration. The board Of direc-
trs of the Chamber of Commerca
will be guests Of the club at the
smoker.
Mrs, James E. Alexander has
been elected president of the Mary
Custis Lee Seventeenth Regiment
of the United Daughters OF the
Confederacy. Mrs. Kenneth w. Og"
den. has been elected first vice
president; Mrs. Charles w. Howell.
second vice president; Mrs. Daniel
r. Stansbury, treasurer; Miss May
Starnell. recording secretary; Miss
L. J. Zimmerman, corresponding
secretary, Miss Edna Alexander.
registrar and Edgar Warfield, his
torian.
The election of officers Of the
board Of directors Of the three ma
tional banks in Alexandria was held
Wednesday afternoon.
Gardner L. Boothe, was elected
president of the First National
Bank. w. B. Harlow. vice presi-
dent: George w. Warfield, cashier
and trust officer, and Arthur K.
Warfield, assistant cashier and trust
officer.
e. L. Daingerfield was chosen
president of the Citizens National
Bank; Carroll Pierce, vice presi'
dent, cashier and trust officer;
Cecil Brown and George F. Down
ham, assistant cashiers.
Judge C. E. Nicol was elected
president of the Alexandria National
Bank; Judge Samuel G. Brent, vice
president: l.. H. Dudley, second
vice president and cashier and ]. w.
McDonough, assistant cashier.