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The Washington times., 1924-03-07
P A R K system
EXTENSION
FAVORED
House Committee Will Recon-
mend Appropriation to Ac-
quire New Tracts.

Appropriation of $4,000 for
the extension Of the District park
system will be recommended to
the House District Committee to-
morrow by the special subcommit-
tee on parks, it was decided at a
meeting of the subcommittee to-
day.
The bill probably will be brought
up on the floor of the House on
District Day, Monday. The action
of the subcommittee is more ex-
tensive than had been expected.
100000 Tract Provided For.
There was no opposition to the
purchases Of the Klingle Road Val.
ley tract, containing 1871 acres.
This tract alone will cost 5000, O0C.
The fact that Harry Wardman
has begun a construction program
which threatens this park area led
the committee to take speedy &c.
ton. Wardman has promised to
delay operations on the tract until
Monday.
1t was expected that the commit.
tee would delay purchase of the
Patterson tract until a later date,
but the committee secured informa.
ton during it's trip of inspection
yesterday which indicated that II
would be an economical policy to
acquire the site Immediately. An
appropriation of $500, 900 is provid.
ed for the purchase of this tract.
which contains sixty acres.
Two Other Tracts.
The other two tracts are in Pinev
Branch valley west of Sixteenth
street, containing nineteen acres,
and one east Of Sixteenth street
containing eleven acres. The por.
ton west Of Sixteenth street, which
will result in a widening of the
present park area, will cost $1O7 900,
and the one east Of the bridge
$156, 900,
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MAN TO SERVE TWO YEARS
FOR WOUNDING HIS WIFE

Justice Hitz, in Criminal Court
No. l, today sentenced Bernard H.
Harris, cOlored, to serve two years
in the penitentiary for assault
with a dangerous weapon in connec-
ton with shooting at his wife,
Ada Harris. December %, last.
Charles Kincaid, colored, charged
with assault with dangerous
weapon, in shooting his wife,
Benzetta l. Kincaid, January ., last,
will serve one year and six months
in the penitentiary.
Convicted Of stealing the auto
mobile Of Della Knock, December
20, last. John H. jackson and D.
e. Wilton johnson, both colored,
were given one year in the pen
itentiary each.
Elzear Howder and Joseph M.
Goetzinger were ordered to report
to the probation officer for one
year. They were charged with joy.
riding.
The Washington times., 1924-03-07
UNITED CIGARS TAKES
OVER LlGGETT TOBACCO

Sales Of two packages Of cigar
cites and a box Of matches for q
quarter, which have been con.
Quoted by the Liggett Drug Stores
here are ended, 1t was learned yes
terday. The Liggetts' tobacco de.
partments have passed into the
hands of the United Cigar Stores
Company. This change marks the
end of the cut.price war which has
been on.
Under United management a pack.
age of cigarettes is now fifteen
cents with a green certificate
thrown in. Taking over the Liggett
tobacco departments as IAN expert
Tnent" may lead to their acquisition
by the United, II IL said.
The Washington times., 1924-03-07
DENLY Attends Last
Cabinet Meeting:
No Farewells

Edwin DENLY attended his
last Cabinet meeting today. He
will retire on Monday as Sec
rotary Of the Navy.
The meeting passed off as
usual, there being no formal
farewells or other ceremonies in
connection with Denby's leaving.
Asked about his plans as he
left the White House, DENLY
said he had none except "some
dirt to clear up" He failed to
explain just what he meant by
this or if it had anything to
do with the oil scandal which
led to his resignation.
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JUMP
HANGS0N
WAGES
J. n. Hanna, Of Capital Trac-
ton, Says Demands of Men
Cannot Be Met.

The rs per cent wage increase
sought by employees of the Capt.
tai Traction Company would, if
granted, preclude any possibility
of lower car fare in the near
future and also make the present
fare inadequate to enable the
company to make a fair return
on its investment, according to
John H. Hanna, vice president
and general manager of the
company.
Would Cost Half Million.
This increase would boost our
payroll by 100000 a year." Mr.
Hanna said. "It would bring our
return down to less than S per
cent" Mr.. Hanna said he did not
feel any raise in pay justified at
this time. The company's payroll
is now about 100000 a year. II
the raise is granted 1t would be
81 500 900 a year. The company last
year earned 81 ,305.00 on its fair
valuation or a little less than s
per cent. Mr.. Hanna said If the
higher wage was in effect last year
the earnings would have been re-
duced to 100000 or about as per
cent.
The executive board Of the Anal
gamated Association Of Street and
Electric Railway Employees Union
is In meeting today. This afternoon
letter will be sent to the company
asking for arbitration Of the wage
question. Mr.. Hanna said that his
company would arbitrate.
Ham Silent On Action.
William F. Ham, president Of the
Washington Railway and Electric
Company, today declined to discuss
what action his company would take
II the traction company decides to
raise the pay Of its men.
II do not want to discuss it at
this time," he said. but I am will
ing to say that do not believe in
| creased pay for the railway men is
| warranted at this time"
The trainmen of the traction com.
pany now get a maximum of 56
cents an hour. They are asking a
maximum Of 20 cents. A general
increase Of 25 per cent for all other
employees IL asked
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ALLEGED LIQUOR VENDORS
WAGON AND SUPPLY TAKEN

Alleged to have been supplying
resident Of Southwest Washington
with corn" James Mann, thirty.
seven, who gave his address as
Baltimore, Md, but who is believed
to live in Anacostia, D. c., was
arrested today by Policemen P. s.
Posey and Carl Talley, Of the Fourth
precinct, while making deliveries.
Mann had Just stopped his wagon
in front Of a house at Four.and-a.
hlaf and e streets.
He assumed an Indifferent atti.
tude when he was caught. To a
question by the policemen as to
what the wagon contained. Il 10
said, he replied laconically: "Just
q little corn"
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EVER MORE"

Once while coming to my senses
After my wife had used wrenches,
ROlling-pins and parts Of fences
On me till / was so sore.
De3r. 1 said. thus decorated,
VIII e'er be mutilated
Like this-when intoxicated"
said my dear wife, Ever more"
"But my dear wife," said 1. crying,
"All these years / have been trying
Hard to kill what seems undyng.
My desire for drink galore.
II I'm drunk. dear, whom you meet me;
II still drink will you beat moi"
Said my dear wife, Ever more"
Darling, drinking is the fuel
OF my nfe-and It's SO cruel
That you have caused me, your Jewel.
To be lying at Death's-dOOr.
Dear, I know you must do rue this,
II l happen to live thru this
Will again you ever do thisP"
Said my dear wife, ever more"
"DO you mean that you'll continue
TO employ the wrath that's In you
Aided by your every sinew
To beat me up as Of yOFe?
and that you become dOmented
When I'm drunk and llQuOr-Ocented.
Will I Stil be bruised and dentedf"
said my dear wife, Ever more"
o Death! como to mo In fast time
l want this to be the last time
That I'm beat up for tho pagtlms
BY my wife-I do implOre,
Then at last while Death ives Creep
ing
Oyer me-ehe said. Dear" weeping,
is II that last sleep you're sleeping? 2"
And 1 whispered, Ever more"
PERCY w, GREENE,
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PROHIBITION NOT TRIED,
CONGRESSMAN SAYS

THE United States knows moth.
ing about prohibition, for It has
never tried it," declared Congress.
man o. j. Kvale, of Minnesota
successor to Congressman Andrew
J. Volstead. father Of the prohibi
ton law.
Kvale's statement followed his In.
PRODUCTION late yesterday Of a bill
which would compel the possessors
of liquor in their homes to report
the kinds and amounts OF each at
stated periods. Kvale last month
introduced a bill providing a heavy,
graduated tax upon privately owned
stocks Of liquor.
The Washington times., 1924-03-07
2,o23 ALLEY JEWELLERS
GOT CLEANUP ORDERS

DIR. William C. Fowler, District
Health Officer, today reported to
Commissioner James F. Oyster that
during January and February In.
spectors Of his department served
2,O23 notices on alley dwellers to
clean up and repair their homes.
Up to this time 1910 of these
notices have been bbeyed and the
nuisances abated. The other cases
are pending.
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CHIEF OF BRITISH NURSES
DUE IN CAPITAL TONIGHT

Dame Maud Mccarthy, matron-
in-chief Of the British nursing
forces, is scheduled to arrive in
Washington tonight as the guest
OF Major Julia Stimson, superinten-
dent Of the American Army Nurse
Corps.
Dame Mccarthy has been visit
ing various American cities since
February Is. This is her fourth
stopping place. She will stop at
the Women's University Club, 1894
I street.
Tomorrow she will be given q
luncheon at the Army and Navy
Club by Surgeon General and Mrs.
M. w. ireland. a dinner by Col.
Charlton, military attache of the
British Embassy and Mrs. Charlton
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DISCUSSED
NEWD.C.
CHIEFS
Indicates President Will Re-
name Oyster and Rudolph,
Despite Opposition.

Reappointment of District Com
missiohers Cuno H. Rudolph and
James F. Oyster to second terms,
beginning March IA, seemed prac-
tically certain today, following a
White House conference between
President Coolidge and Samuel j.
Prescott, chairman Of the Repub-
lican State committee for the Dis
trict.
Prescott Sees Coolidge.
1t was broadly intimated by Pres
colt after the half-hour audience
that the known opposition to Ed
ward B. Mclean to Oysters reap
pointment would be overruled by
the local Republican organization.
II don't handle affairs outside the
District, but l do handle them in
the District" said Mr.. Prescott. Il
am boss here. Anybody who ,treads
on my toes is going to hear from
me, and don't forget that!'
Mr.. Prescott arrived in Washing
ton from Florida today, having been
sent for by the White House. His
visit was inspired by the telegram
from President Coolidge to Mr.. Nc
I Lean. read into the record OF the
oil investigation yesterday, reading:
Prescott is away. Advise Slemp
with whom l shall confer. Acknowl'
edge The wire was dated jan
uary II.
MIR. Prescott was asked il he had,
at any time, been in touch with
Mr.. Mclean regarding the Commits
sionerships.
Il must decline to answer that, I"
| he replied. TT is a personal and
unfair question. l cannot tell you
with whom have been in touch"
Mr.. Prescott made it clear that
the Republican State committee,
having Endorsed Commissioners Ru-
dolph and oyster for reappointment
would not recede from its original
position no matter how powerful the
opposition.
Backed By Republicans.
I'VE want good. strong men at the
head Of the local government" he
said, regardless of politics or Of
anything else. My desk was piled
high with requests from people
wanting this and that. Well, when
the pile was sifted down we made
our choice. The organization in.
dorsed Commissioners Rudolph and
Oyster. We do not change our
minds.
President Coolidge has the names
we proposed before him. He in.
tends to sound out opinion among
the people Of the District, through
their various leaders and organiza-
tons in order to give the city clean,
honest government, The President
and oar organization have the in
terests Of the District at heart in
this matter"
Although influence from several
J different angles has been brought
to bear upon the commissionerships
there was every reason to believe
at the White House today that the
Endorsements of the Prescott or
ganization and the principal civic
and business bodies of Washington
will be headed by the President in
naming the Commissioners.
| Mr.. Prescott's attitude on leaving
the conference was a happy one,
and the confidence of his tones i'm.
piled clearly that personal dictates
will not be observed by the Chief
Executive in announcing his choices.
The Republican boss Of Wash
ington was unable to throw any
light on the opposition to Captain
Oyster. He said he knew nothing
Of it," and regarded that statement
as final
I'VE have named the men we
think best qualified to hold office
as Commissioners, he said, land
we will stand by them"
The Washington times., 1924-03-07
@llElaRDIoSEkM8
~ BILL PRICE 1rN1N
PERTINENT PUNDIES.

The prtce Of peasant brides IN Rus
etG 10 so high that men c0Mmot Of
done to help those feltotos. They tOIIl
p0y the price after they get one.
Our Government .O.u not be
prominent man. ~ they had only
let AL Fail clone, he 4po1tIH hGVe at
least cleaned Il out.
LGndIGdy IN ONO beat up q
o00rder Nth baseball bat tDhen he
created a distwrb0nCe. TMs should
hGve been put on the society p0Oe
%ader "Nescs Of the CIWbS."
"A sOOnpom sAomld kio.o hOaU to
IND the color that best h0rmsoWtges
s0sn her ooHrple1!0n" OdVSses q
kssotc that there is only one color
that goes tOeH 10Th any compIeT-
SoF-Ion0 green.
The French Academy has adopted
IIUe RMgItSh 1OOrdS for Incorporation
tS eU re sSo ETe SH:,. GS" .Sg O"' "
The leading paper IN an IsGdt0n0
e0tc1t recently carried this heGdItMe:
Local Man Kept stu IN Alto Stp
Months" II he had said a aoOrd.
ais t0ife probably Io0MId hGVe come
Wp and finished him.
NIKE HENRY.
~
MOTHER GOOSE RHYMES.
Little Jack MOrner
Stood on the corner
Full Of assorted glns;
A pippin went by,
Jack said. with q sigh,
"Gee, they're some classy twins"
Little Boy Blue
Go blow your horn,
"Bulls" In the meadow
Looking for corn"
TEACHER,
The Washington times., 1924-03-07
Any feIlO1U Who can con-
tiaeMe to Iove his girl 1Ohen
he sees her in gGLOshes takes
the prize for loyalty. O'S.
THIS SOUL STUFF.

This soul stuff sure 10 some bunk,
Take It from me, old pAFdI
No matter n you're sober or drunk
You'll take this rather hard.
This soul stuff now and then
WIN get your gO6t or lamb,
with nary q leg Of beef or ham.
This stuff may be all right tomorrow,
- But today just give me beef juice,
II you are some WOman'S affinity
she'll shoot you sure; 50. what's
The Washington times., 1924-03-07
c. 7. Mccoy Estate $4,000.

Charles T. Mccoy, Of this city,
who died at Lake Worth, Fla,
February Is, left an estate valued
at $4,000, according to the
petition for letters testamentary
filed yesterday in Probate Court
by the widow. Mrs. Margaret f.
Mccoy, the sole heir and execu-
trix. The estate includes the
The Washington times., 1924-03-07
A LOYAL WOMAN FAN.

EMMA M. WEBER doesn't
think the female contribs and
fans of the column should be so
modest about having their pic
lures printed and she allows US
to use one of herself. Miss
Weber has long been an ardent
reader and fan of this column.
She has contributed many beau
tiful typograph drawings. We
are delighted to present a real
live female contrib:
The Washington times., 1924-03-07
FUTURE HAIR STYLES
FOR MEN.

"COCOMO" says that a news
dispatch from Paris states that
the marcel wave is the latest
style in hair combing for men,
and ventures to prOphesy that
the styles below will shortly be
in vogue in this country:
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We take 1t for granted that
all the OLd-tinte tO1stmt0sters
are nOaU radio Gmn0Mmcers.
T. E. w.
OUR VOCABULARY.

DISCRETION-A safety first
attitude; always employed by hus-
bands when asked by their wives
for opinions of their new hats.
CICERO SLAPP,
The Washington times., 1924-03-07
SPICELETS.


A beauty contest aOGs held IN
ireland recently aud tho fGirest
lass of the Emerald Isle 10Gs
chosen. 1t is reported that the
judges have a fair chance for
recovery.
A prominent physician says
that there are moW three incur
able diseases, namely, cancer,
golf and radio.
A dunsb-beu is a FELLOW aVhO
complains of paying income toS
on a $780, 900 income.
JOE H. HOLMAN.
The Washington times., 1924-03-07
Virginia Postmaster Named.

Postmaster General New TODAY
announced the appointment of Ross
Walker to be acting. at
Fort HUMPHREYS, Virginia.
The Washington times., 1924-03-07
Presidents engagements

1915 a. NC. H. Innes, Of
Boston, Mass.
1880 a. m.-Cabinet.
1880 p. MIR. and Mrs
Edwin A. Shuman to pay
respects.
p. m.-Washington cor.
respondents.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-08-19
BRANCH SHOWING
EN- HOW TO Get
t He SIGNATURES
Douglas Park Builds Up
Election Machinery

Below are the Instructions and
methods being used by the Douglas
Park English Branch in carrying out
the Elections Campaign work, espe-
cially in the matter of obtaining sign
atures to the petitions to get Workers
Party members on the ballot in Illi-
nois.. AS can be noted, every member
Of the branch is enlisted actively in
Nhe work. This branch is under the
direction of comrade Rose Karsner
who also has charge of the work in the
Sixth Congressional district other
Branches, we believe, can profit by
following this method, or a similar
one, in getting the Party and Y. w L.
members on the job in the Workers
Party Election Campaign, sand we
therefore reprint the Douglas Park
instructions for that purpose.
This Branch has 80 members.
It's Campaign Committee, consists OF
members.
The 30 members were divided into
groups of 6, according to where they
live. The Secretary. of the Branch
made out 5 cards. each containing G.
names and addresses.
The members of the Campaign
Committee constituted themselves into
Group Captain.
Each Group Captain got card with
names and addresses on it, and each
Captain Immediately became respons-
ible for those comrades.
The Secretary of the Branch Cam
paign Committee divided his ward, in
which there are Sc precincts to be
covered, into groups of precincts.
The map was then cut apart and each
Group Captain got a piece Of map with
IL precincts on it.
Each Captain then divided HIS II
precincts among his six members,
giving each member about 2 precincts
to cover.
Each Captain then made out Assign
ment Cards for each member. On this
card he put down exactly which pre-
cincts the member is to cover, giving
each street by name and from where
to where.
1t was agreed that each Captain is
to personally visit those members who
were not present at the meeting and
give them the assignment card as well
as the platform, the Daily and the
Petition Blanks.
Each Captain is also to follow up
each one of his six members and see
that he does his work.
The Captains will. report to their
Secretary regularly, and the Secretary
in turn will report to the Manager.
I This Branch pledged itself to 400
signatures, making about 13 signatures
for each member.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-08-19
Cicero Comrades
Attend Open Air
Meeting Tonight

Notwithstanding the fact that four
speakers of the Workers Party and
Young Workers League were arrested
in Cicero for speaking on street cor.
mrs without permit by the Cicero au-
thorities. who wink an eye at the real
law breakers, gamblers and moonshin
ers, the Workers Party membership in
Cicero has decided that open air meet
ings shall go on as usual.
The arrest Of our comrades by the
Cicero authorities has drawn a great
deal of sympathy and support from the
workers in Cicero to the Workers Par.
ty. Therefore, seeing the gain made
in membership by these open air
meetings, they will go on.
There will be an open air meeting
tonight at 1880 at West 14th st. and
10th CT. and every succeeding Tues,
day after that. Every Thursday night
we will hold open air meetings al
West 14th st. and 51st Ave.
Cicero comrades make a note OF
these dates and be ON the spot to help
make these protests success.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-08-19

some semblance Of unionism in Pat
erson.
u. S. Labor Department on Job.
One John A. Moffett, representing
the United States department of la
Dor, former reactionary president Of
the United Hatters, has been in town
a week interviewing the mill owners,
and on Friday sent communication
to the officers of the union submitting
a proposition that the strikers accept
the principle of neutral" arbitra-
ton, and that a committee for the
purpose of arbitration be formed, con-
sisting of three representatives Of the
strikers, three from the mill owners
and man to be selected by the Unit
ed States department Of labor.
This is viewed as an effort on the
part of the strike breaking govern
ment to come to the rescue of the
mill owners in their present plight.
If the workers should accept such a
proposition they would have to imme-
diately return to work while the ar
bitration committee INDUCED in
months of procrastination, until the
fine militant spirit of the strikers is
dissipated, and then render a decision
making permanent the hated multiple
loom system, against which the strike
is being waged.
At a meeting of the strike commit
tee Friday night a reply was sent to
the representative of the department
of labor to the effect: "The organiza-
ton is willing to meet employers, but
cannot accept any proposition that
would cause the strikers to return to
work before their demands are met.
This move on the part of the fun.
key of the notorious Coolidge scab.
herding government will be used to
the best advantage by the capitalist
press, and charges Of disloyalty made
against the strikers, but to counterfeit
this a series of strike bulletins is to
be issued and distributed all over
town, impressing upon the workers
that there is no disloyalty except dis
loyalty to the working class.
For Communists this offers a splen.
did opportunity to expose the govern
ment Of the United States as the en-
envy of the working class.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-08-19
(Continued from maze II


ployed in the mine Of the Chicago,
Wilmington and Franklin Coal Com
pany, which employs $50 men at nor
NAL capacity.
The mine has been completely shut
down with the exception of less than
score of days, for the last three
years. The Chicago, Wilmington and
Franklin Coal Company is owned by
the Webster and Shaw syndicate,
located in Boston, which in turn could
probably be traced to one of the large
trusts or railroad combines.
This company owns mines in South
Wilmington, Thayer, two in Herrin,
two in Benton, one in West Frank
fort, and two in Orient, among others.
All except one in Orient and the
South Wilmington mine have been
completely closed down for many
months. The two working, run only
an average of day and half a
week.
Ex-congressman on Easy Street.
On the way to Thayer, we passed
the mansion of Ex-Congressman Ben
Caldwell, who was elected to con-
gress on the strength of his ability to
remember the name of every person
he ever shook hands with. The Spring
field mining district presents the as
,pect of one acute problem being tel
escoped into another. In spite of the
boasted rise in wheat, prosperity is
a long way from reaching the farmers
|of Sangamon county. They have been
unable to realize cent in profit on
this years crops.
AS we drove thru the heart of this
poverty stricken mining and farming
country, with the miners blighted with
long continued unemployment and the
farmers impoverished, we passed two
homes whose inhabitants were de-
cidedly not impoverished. Exon
gresham Caldwelps was one of them.
United Front In Sangamon.
Caldwell is millionaire banker "