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Evening star., 1924-02-26
U: S. TO ROUND UP
MOUNTAIN GANGS
Maryland Dry Agents Became
Active Following Charges
Of Being Afraid.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
HAGERSTOWN, Md, February 26.
Answering the charge of Sheriff
Richard Duffey of Washington coun-
ty, that dry agents from the Balti-
more Office were afraid to venture
into the mountains west of this city,
despite the fact that they had knowl-
edge that two gangs of outlaws were
operating immense stills, Acting Fed
eral Prohibition Commissioner Jones,
in a statement from Washington yes
terday. declared that immediate ac-
ton would be taken to clean out
moonshiners in this section.
Sheriff Duffey's charges came fol-
lowing the statement of Baltimore
police that the information given
them by the local sheriff relative to a
report that two escaped convicts,
Jack Hart and William Tilson, were
leaders Of one gang in Pole Cat Hol-
low, west Of here, was a myth.
: The statement of the Baltimore po-
charges that the authorities of that
city were passing the "buck" because
they were afraid to send officers into
the mountains to investigate the re-
port that Hart and Tifson were there.
An entire army of dry agents will
be sent into Washington county to
clean out the moonshine nests, Com
missioner Jones declared. "If our
Maryland force is not large enough to
cope with the moonshiners a part of
the mobile enforcement agency will
be dispatched to Hagerstown imme-
diately," he said.
Evening star., 1924-02-26
URGES REGISTRATION
OF SOCIAL DISEASES
St. Elizabeth's Superintendent Says
Many Persons Suffer From
Venereal Disorders.
CITES FIGURES AS PROOF
Addresses Hygiene Society at Meet.
ing Held Last Night.

Advocating compulsory registra-
ton of venereal diseases, DR.. William
A. White. superintendent Of st. Eliza
beth's Hospital. spoke at a meeting
of the Social Hygiene Society in YER
mont Avenue Christian Church last
night. Prejudice must be overcome
before there is material advance
ment in suppressing the diseases. he
said. citing statistics to show that
about 10 per cent of the population of
this country suffers from social dis
eases.
Repressive measures. he said, are
desired. Efforts to expunge crime
through repression have gone on for
ages with slight Improvement in the
conduct of individuals he said, and
for results in disease prevention the
constructive motives should be ap-
piled. An open mind. free from, pref
udice in the control of disease
as a public health problem, is. nee
essary If its ravages are to be
checked 80 - -..-
Rev. W. A. Morgan Speaks.
Rev. Walter A. Morgan, pastor Of
Mount Pleasant Congregational
Church. speaking on 1.-THE Will to So
cial Sanity" said there were three
and social standing Of thousands
of persons-fear, the will to get ahead
and love. Fear of the consequences
of any rash act prevents many from
going wrong; realizing that the vio-
deter progression. on the road to
health, happiness and success curtaiis
wrongdoing. by others,"while love al
ways holds it's dominating position
in the prevention of errors. =. q.
DR.. Morgan said that something
actuates individuals to do some
tions, they would be incapable Of
doing, and were they to do only the
things which the will dictates all
weuid be we'll; -, "Energize ;n,r the indi.
to be, right and the problem will be
solved" he said. =
Asks Conxress for Funds.
The society voted to renew its ef-
forts to have Congress appropriate
larger sums for the suppression of
venereal disease. Willard C. Smith,
secretary of the society, said that the
control of these diseases is of no
when Congress. enacted the law as a
wartime measure, but the legisla-
tors have gradually reduced the ap-
propriations from 100000 In 1919
to approximately $26, 900 for 1925. 1t
ease division OF the United States
public health service permanent.
Rev. Earle Whitley, pastor Of the
Vermont Avenue Christian Church,
who presided, announced that the
next meeting of the society would be
held, March "a at the Eighth Street
Temple. DIR. Winifred Richmond of
st. Elizabeth's Hospital will talk
on What Is Mental Ill HealthT
Senator Ellison ID. Smith OF South
Carolina also will address the meet
ing,
Evening star., 1924-02-26
PINCHOT SAYS FALL
SOUGHT u. S. FORESTS
Harding Approved Plan to Trans
fer Reserves to Interior De-
partment, Governor Asserts.
HITS PALMER'S LAND POLICY
Former Attorney General Yielded
Railroad Rich Area, Is Charge.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, February 2S.-Former
Secretary of the Interior Fall, with
the consent OF President Harding,
planned to have the national forests
of the United States turned over to
the Department of the Interior, as
were the naval oil reserves, Gov
Pinchot Of Pennsylvania declared in
an address last night before the Sur
vey Associates. Mr.. Harding, he de-
clared, thought it wrong for the for
mer chief forester to oppose Falls
plans.
The conservation policy of President
Roosevelt was his greatest contribu-
tion to the safety of the American
people, according to the Pennsylvania
executive. Those who had attempted
to scrap this policy, he said, had met
with the universal execration of
the people"
Wants Wells Recovered.
Mr.. Pinchot said that it was of pri-
mary Importance that the naval oil
reserves be recovered by the Navy, no
matter what the result Of the present
investigation may be as to the fate
Of delinquent individuals"
However pleasant it would be to
see certain men in Jail, and to none
pIeasanter than to me-" he said amid
applause, ito put them there and let
the grabbers keep the Navy's oil
would mean utter failure"
Previous to the Roosevelt adminis-
tration, Mr.. Pinchot said, "the whole
attitude of the western part of the
country was get while the getting is
good and the whole service at
Washington was permeated with the
idea that private interests were every
thing and the public right was
nothing
Attack Made ON Palmer.
In the Wilson administration, the
speaker went on, Congress attempted
to take away the reserves which
Roosevelt had set aside. Senator Fall
was one of the strongest advocates Of
the Phelan amendment. under which
the reserves would have been abol-
ished, he declared.
Gov. Pinchot criticized the alleged
action Of A Mitchell Palmer, Attorney
General under Wilson, in turning over
to the Southern Pacific railroad land
which the speaker said was worth
without an appeal to the Supreme
Court over the decision of an inferior
court. This he characterized as "one
of those curious cases of infideltty to
public duty with which we have since
become more familiar"
Paul u. Kellog, editor of the Sur
vey, was toastmaster at the dinner
and among those at the speakers
table was Frank A. Vanderlip.
Evening star., 1924-02-26
PASTOR new SCHOOL
.ASS0CIATI IONS HEAD
Military Road Citizens Elect Rev.
r. Burrell President-Back
Ballou Program.

The rent-Teacher Association Of
the Military Road School reorganized
last evening in the school building by
electing the following officers: Rev.
Reuben Burrell, president; ]. Bernard
Shamwell. vice president; Mrs. j. NJ
Shanwell. secretary, and Mrs Blanche
jackson, treasurer. - -
After the election Of omcers, talks
were made ON molding character
through education, by w. l. Savoy !;
keeping children in school, by S. NJ
Skinker; directing children's leisure
time. by J.. l.. Wood the care of chill
dren's teeth, by c. N. Chavis, and on
cooperation for school betterment, by
]. P. Gillem. the principal
. The association indorSed Dr. Frank
w. Ballous educational program and
favored better salaries for teachers and
a more effective compulsory school law
The secretary was ordered to send a
letter to the board Of education request
ing repairs for the school building, and
to send a letter OF appreciation to Miss
M. E. Shorter. the former principal,
who has just been promoted to the
Grover Cleveland School,
Evening star., 1924-02-26
TO CELEBRATE FOUNDING.
University Club Will Dine on
Twentieth Anniversary.

The twentieth anniversary of the
founding of the University Club will
be celebrated at a banquet in the
lounge room of the club tomorrow
evening at 1880 o'clock. Speeches will
be made by Chief Justice Taft. DR..
Robert F.. Fitch, president of Hang
Chow University of China: Senator
Spencer of Missouri, S. NJ. Kipner,
head of the research division of the
Westinghouse Electric Company, and
DR.. William Mather Lewis, president
of George Washington University,
who will act as POSTMASTER.
The entire program will be broad
cast by WCAP, the Chesapeake and
Potomac Telephone Company. Colin
II. Livingstone, the senior incorpo-
rator of the club, is chairman of the
committee on arrangements.
Evening star., 1924-02-26
PREPARE TO OBSERVE
EMMET'S BIRTHDAY
Irish Concert Will Be Held at Con-
zaga Hall Next
Sunday.

Elaborate preparations are being
made for the observance of Robert
Emmet's birthday next Sunday. at
Gonzaga Hall. when an Irish concert
will be presented under the auspices
of the Ancient Order of Hibernians
and the Ladies' Auxiliary of that
order. The program will be under
the direction of Bernard Fitzgerald.
The proceeds of the entertainment
will be used to defray the necessary
expenses incident to the unveiling in
Washington next September of the
monument, THE Nuns of the Battle
field"
The committee in charge of tho af-
fair is composed of Michael j. Dowd,
chairman; Daniel NJ. Stanton, vice
chairman; Miss Teresa Collins, treas
urer; Daniel Donoghue, secretary:
Ancient Order Of Hibernians, and
Miss Julia Linskey, president of the
Ladies' Auxiliary.
Evening star., 1924-02-26
PRODIGY MANAGER HELD.
Charged With Keeping "Baby'
Dodo Out of School.

LANCASTER, Pa, February &c.
The case against ]. r. Curry of Los
Angeles. manager of BABY Dodo
Reid, who Is charged with violating
the state child labor law, was held
under advisement for one week pend
ing decision as to- the word "es-
tablishment" in the act of assembly
under which Curry is prosecuted.
Curry, who exhibited "Baby" Dodo
n Lancaster and other Pennsylvania
titles, Is charged by the state de-
2artment of labor and industry with
failing to send the infant prodigy"
to school and forcing her to work
after 8 pm. -. -
Evening star., 1924-02-26
THREE DIE OF GAS FUMES.

CLEVELAND. Ohio, February 90
Three persons. including a bride and
groom of three weeks, were found
dead last night, overcome, police said.
by fumes from gas stoves which had
been left burning in their homes while
they slept last night.
The dead are Louis and Rose Roz-
mac, each twenty-one, and John Fur
Ian, thirty-two.
Evening star., 1924-02-26
On Trial for Manslaughter.

George Williams, colored, was
placed on trial before Justice Hoehling
and a jury in Criminal Division !:
yesterday to answer an indictmen
for mans1aughter. The indictmen
alleges that Williams was driving
car which ran down John Gross, who
was riding q motor cycle at 7th an,
o streets northwest, July "a last. AS
sistant United States Attorney Bake
is conducting the prosecution, whfl.
Attorney L L Hammer appears for
the accused.
Evening star., 1924-02-26
SPEAKS ON ALASKA.
Lecturer Says Only 8 Per Cent Ice
bound.

Alaska is not the land Of per-
petual ice and snow most people be-
lieve It to be, less than per cent
being covered, r. n. Sargent of tho
Geological Survey told an audience
at the Sidwells' Friends School, 1911
I street yesterday.
The weather in most of Alaska in
the summer is hotter than in some
OF our northern states, he said,
speaking on Alaska" This heat is
saused by the long days of the arctic
summer, when the sun shines for
more than eighteen hours each day.
In spite of the great territory en-
braced in Alaska, there are only
about one-tenth as many people
there as in Washington, Mr.. Sargent
asserted.
Evening star., 1924-02-26
Sentence of Extorter Deferred.

I Los ANGELES, Calf, February 26.
Sentencing Of Herman L. Roth,
hollywood attorney, convicted of at
empting to extort hush money from
yrthur H. Sawyer, manager for Bar
)ara La Marr,s film actress, was con.
inued by Superior Judge Russ Avery
February 20, at which time the
'ourt will hear arguments on q mo-
lion for . new trial. interposed by
defense counsel
Evening star., 1924-02-26
TRAIL ITEM DROPPED.
Senate Refuses to Allow 100000
for Grand Canyon Adjunct.

without record vote, the Senate
yesterday upheld the action of the
appropriations committee in elimi-
mating from the Interior Department
bill an item of 100000 for the pur-
chase by the government of the Bright
Angel trail into the Grand Canyon.
Senator Cameron of Arizona vigor-
ously supported the committees
arguing that Coconino
county, Ariz, which now owns the
trail, was entitled to continue to hold
IL
Evening star., 1924-02-26
INJURY BY TRUCK FATAL.
Mechanic Run Over by Car He Was
Repairing on Incline.
MILFORD. Mass. February

Frank A. Mann, forty, of Cambridge.
died in the Milford Hospital from In
juries received when he was run over
by q truck he was repairing. Mann
crawled under the stalled machine in
an effort to locate the trouble. The
brakes slipped and the machine
backed down an incline, a front wheel
passing over, his body below the
shoulder.
He sustained broken back, a frac-
ture OF the left arm and Internal in
juries and his left ear was torn from
his head.
Evening star., 1924-02-26
LINDERS OUT OF DANGER.
Film Comedian and Wife Recover
ing From Overdose Of Drug.

PARIS, February 26.-Max Linder,
motion picture comedian, and his
wife are reported to be fully COM
vaIescing in Vienna after their Sc
we're illness caused by an overdose
of sleeping powders, according to a
dispatch to Comoedia, a newspaper
devoted exclusively to the affairs of
the stage =,
The paper adds: 'Linder's acci-
dental overdose of sleeping potion
certainly has kept his friends awake
for the last three days"
Evening star., 1924-02-26
Hit With Brick in Hold.Up

Della Smallwood,- colored. 1926 Sd
street northwest, was struck on the
head with a brick by an unidentified
colored man when she replied. to his
demand for money with a slap on the
face early today, ---l- 49,. =
s. Police were told. he. can be iden-
titled.
Evening star., 1924-02-26

Straight sides that enable it to be
thoroughly cleansed easily feature a
recently patented milk can, which has
o lid equipped with an effective lock.
Evening star., 1924-02-26

Turning a new lock after it has
been unlocked opens a wardrobe
trunk on which 1t is used by prying
the sides apart.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-02-24
OLD HICKORY CASE {
 SETTLEMENT MADE
Awarded q, 700, 900 By Decree
 Entered In Nashville Court

WASHINGTON, Feb. 23.-The gov, eminent has made settlement in its case against the Nashville Industrial corporation, involving the Old Hickory powder plant. A decree was entered in the federal court at Nashville today awardnig $1,700, 900 to the government.
 Advices to the department of justice announcing the courts decision, said that all costs also were assessed against the defendant. gs,, q
 A cash payment of $1 ,000. 900 is or dered by the decree and the balance is to be paid in three deferred payments extending over a period of two years.
 In addition, all claims of the corpora tion for credits due from the government are disallowed, The government re- tains the property in escrow until the entire balanceeis paid and the corpora tion is required to make deposits of cash or government bonds at the rate of at least $10,000 a month until the sum of $250, GOO has been paid.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-02-24
GASOLINE OUTPUT
 SETS NEW RECORD
1923 Production Exceeds Seven
 And Half Billion Gallons

WASHINGTON, Feb. 23.-Gasoline production in the United States estab- lished a new high record in 1923, amounting to 7,555, ,945, 143 gallons. m increase of 21.S3 per cent. over 1922, according to figures issued today by the bureau of mines. The indicated domes- tic demand was placed at 6,6S5, ,035, ,2S0 gallons, which, with exports of S71, ,116,- 614 gallons, made a total demand of 7,556, 151 ,894 gallons, an increase of 26.64 per cent.
 Stocks on hand January 1 were r. 074, ,S99, $50 gallons, an increase during the year of 101, ,106, 7S9, or 21.62 per cent, and imports totaled 191, 1,313, $40 gallons, gain of 207.91 per cent. The December output, 659. -68, ,606 gallons, was a new monthly record.
 Production of kerosene for the year increased 1855 per cent. to 2,248,934 TIP gallons; gas and fuel oils, 12.7S per cent, to 12,O74, ,191 .693 gallons, and lubricants, 12.12 per cent. to 1.097 ,36S,- 222 gallons.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-02-24
BYRNES TO MAKE
 RACE FOR SENATE
Representative From South
 Carolina Would Succeed Dial

WASHINGTON, Feb. 23.-Repre- sentatives James F. Byrnes announced today that he would be a candidate in the forthcoming South Carolina pri- mary for the democratic nomination for United States senator. He will seek election to the seat now held by Senator Dial, also democrat, who has de- clared he will be a candidate for re- election.
 MT. Byrnes, whose home is in Aiken, announced his candidacy in the follow ing statement:
 "In the approaching primary election 1t is my intention to be candidate for the democratic nomination for the United States Senate from South Caro- lima. With my experience of more than 13 years as a member of Congress and my intimate acquaintance with many members of the Senate with whom I served for years in the House, it is my hope that if elected to the Senate I can be of real service to my state."
 The South Carolina representative is serving his seventh consecutive term as a member Of the House. He is a member of the appropriations commit tee and is ranking democrat on the sub committee which drafts the annual naval bill.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-02-24
FLORENCE SCHOOL
 WINS FIRST PRIZE
Takes Home Economic Honors . In Contest At MOnteyallo

MONTEVALLO, Ala, Feb. 2S.- Especial. )-Coffey County High school of Florence was awarded first place for school honors in the first annual home economies contest here today. Banner High and Eclectic were tied for second, while Jefferson County High, Monte vallo High and Bibb County High were all tied for third place.
 First prizes on sewing exhibits went to Miss Nettie Marshall, Jefferson County High; Miss Mary Saunders, Montevallo High Miss Gladys Bache- Tor, Eclectic High: Miss Willie Larri- more, Pine Hill High; Miss Eunice Evans, Wetumpka High, and Miss Har- riet Acree. Mobile High.
 Many schools contested and all ex- hibits were highly spoken of by the judges.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-02-24
SHAH OF PERSIA
 HAVING GAY TIME
Spending Money Lavishly In
 Cafes Of Paris

TERRAIN, Feb. 23-The shah of Persia. depicted in American newspa- per accounts as spending money law ishly and having a high old time in the night life of Paris and other Euro pean capitals. might do well to save some of that money.
 There are indications here that he may need it to pay his board bills. ican papers have been -c1i:6ted here and have encc;.aged those who are agitating for republic in Persia. The advocates of the republican form of government are members of the inde- pscde-t t-de.accratic party and have a majority in parliament.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-02-24
ENGLAND PICKS UP
 PITTSBURG MUSIC
London Radio Fans Hear Amer
 ican Concert

LONDON, Feb. 2S-The transmits sion of American concerts as part of the regular program for British Radio fans were carried out successfully this evening. A concert from Station KD- sKA,. Pittsburgh, was picked up by &Iksfnhill. Surrey, and transmitted to 1soEdon by telephone and then re-trans- mitted over the British Isles.
 Shortly after II o'clock a voice was heard announcing the program which included the "Westinghouse band" The singing and playing of God Save the King and the 'Marseillaise" then follnMed but this was very faint owing to bad atmospheric conditions. The concert lasted 40 minutes.
 British broadcasters announce they intend to carry on experiments and hope they will be able to transmit American concerts nightly.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-02-24
SAYS KLANSMEN
 NOT TO UNMASK
State Dragon Denies Parade
 Means Rule For Order

i. OKLAHOMA CITY, Feb. 23.-The fact that Ku Klux Klansmen marched here last night with their faces revealed does not mean that the klan intends to unmask, N. 0. Jewett, state grand dragon, said today.
 When the parade was planned six weeks ago, we decided to appear with our masks under our hoods," Jewett said. But this does not mean that the klan as an organization has unmasked, and it will not do so."
 The demonstration was the first in the history of the order in which the members appeared in public without masks.
 Sheriff Tom Cavnar of Oklahoma county, who rode his horse at the head was proud of the parade because it shows the klan is four-square and out in the open"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-02-24
ENFORCE LAWS,
 HUGHES URGES
 AT BAR SESSION
Blames Legislatures For Multiplicity Of Statutes
 Now In Force

WASHINGTON, Feb. 23.-The need of the hour in the United States "1s not to make law but to enforce law" Secre- tary Hughes said tonight before the American Law institute.
 We have vindicated the right of self government" he said. Are we developing the competency to exercise that rightf
 we lack nothing in initiative, skill, in resourcefulness in industry and com facilities of communica tions. We fall down in government, not because we do not have the mechanism of efficient government, but bcaouss of inexpert.
 Referring to the growing mass oi law and legal opinions in the United States, MT. Hughes said that in one year there were "175,000 pages of de cisions," an average of 12,000 or more statutes and an average of 13.000 re- corded decisions of the highest court.
 "We have liberty under law" MT. Hughes said. But under how much law?"
 Should Write Opinions
 The secretary of state contended that judges should write their opinions be- cause 'the bar knows that the best security of good and faithful work is that the judge must state his reasons" "
 "For generations we have talked of the evil of multiplying laws" he said. Lawyers decry the multiplication in the meetings of bar associations and then, sitting in legislative halls, do their full share to increase it.
 ''The main trouble with the volume of litigation is not with the courts, but with the legislatures. The evil resides not merely in the number of laws. It is in badly drawn laws. It is also in the compromises of legisla- tion where the contests of opposing policies are satisfied by ambiguous phrases which transmit the difficulties of legislative bodies to the courts, who are left with the burdensome task of discovering the legislative intent when actually there has been no definite leg islative intent
 Where Need Lies
 Perhaps the greatest need of all is the improvment in the administration of the criminal law by certainty in it's definition and celerity in it's adminis- tration. At ths moment when law en- forcement is so difficult. an adequate and competent criminal administration is more important than ever.
 '"The great duty of the hour is not to make law but to enforce law, to es- tablish the fundamentals of security of life and property, and to maintain by enforcement respect for law in our great cities"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-02-24
y Birn.ngnom Sunday ,eapuper ernu
MORE IS SPENT ON CANDY THAN
 ON EDUCATION

CHICAGO. Feb. 20.--America spends more for candy, soft drinks and ice cream than for education, Professor W. J. Cr4btsee secretary of the National Educational asso- citation, declared here, announcing . fight against anti-sducation propa- sanda. Professor CrAbtree was one of the first of l2,000 delegates here to attend the five-day convention of the N. D. A.
 Tt cost about $1, ,500. 900 lsst year to have good schools" Crab tree estimated, and then compared this figure with the money spent for pleasure. How small that amount is compared to $2,111. .O00.- GOO for tobacco and $1 .800, ,000. 900 for candy, soft drinks and ice cream.
 ''It cost only $f.6OO. .O0O, 600 for education for year, but more than 5000, COG. 900 for Joy riding and pleasure"
 Professor Crabtree said despite these startling figures. there was or sanised propaganda against spend- ing % much money for schools.