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Evening star., 1924-10-22
HIGHER RENTS SEEN.
If Law IS UPSET.
Tenants League Is Aided by
Housekeepers' Alliance in
Housing Situation.

The housing and rent situation In
the District of Columbia from the
viewpoints of the Rent Commission
and the Tenants League was de-
scribed In addresses at a meeting of
the Housekeepers' Alliance of the
District of Columbia in the Woman's
University Club yesterday afternoon.
Mrs. Clara Sears Taylor of the Rent
Commission. the first speaker, de-
clared the Rent Commission was i'm
partial in dealing with both renters
and owners, but she emphasized that
without the Rent Commission there
would be a general imitation of rem
tails which the tenants would find
burdensome.
She denied that the request of the
Tenants League that President
erection of tents on the Ellipse was
propaganda of the Rent Commission.
Keep Within the Lnw.
Many Of the o-called high finance"
methods employed to raise the real
value Of apartment houses, continued
Mrs. Taylor, have been said by the
authorities to be unfair, but not
Illegal. and that therefore, the Rent
Commission was unable to take action
against those using such methods.
Much high financing done in the
District" she added. us done by out
of-town financial interests"
Mrs. Taylor told the Alliance that
the pay of many OF the Government
employees was only sufficient TO enable
them to pay rentals before the in
flatfon of prices occurred, and cited
cases where old people. who had been
living in house for years. were
forced to move when the rentals were
saised. The rentals Of the old houses
were raised, in many cases. she ex-
planned. by their owners placing re-
construction values upon them.
In conclusion. Mrs. Taylor said that
conditions exist in the District OF
Columbia that a person couldn't stand
without some protection and this
protection is needed as long as the
District of Columbia is governed un-
der the present system-where the
residents haven't the right to vote"
Mrs. Taylor was referring to such
protection as is provided for tenants
through the Rent Commission.
Prosecutor is Flayed.
Following Mrs. Taylor's address,
Mrs. H c. Brown, president OF the
Tenants League OF the District of
Columbia. fayed District Attorney
Peyton Gordon for opinions given out
In apartment house cases, in some OF
which he is alleged to have stated
that the owners Of the apartments
could not be prosecuted where GER
tain methods OF high finance" had
been employed. If prosecution Is i'm
possible under these conditions, then
il would also be impossible IL reach
ed my hand into your pocket and
stole your purse continued Mrs
Brown.
The alliance adopted a resolution
pledging support to the Tenants League
The president of the alliance, Mrs. Will
liam e Chamberlin, was authorized to
appoint a committee to see what can be
done toward obtaining smokeiese
Washington. The latter authorization
followed complaints from members oil
the alliance that many Of the apart
ment houses were burning soft coal
which was declared to be Objectionable
Evening star., 1924-10-22
EVIDENCE TO START
IN OIL SUIT TRIAL
U. S. Ready to Adduce Testi-
mony to Prove Profiteer-
ing Plot in Deal.
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press
Los ANGELES. October 22.-The
Government today was ready TO
adduce testimony in support of the
charge that a profteering plot lay
behind the granting to Doheny in
terests in 1929 of certain contracts
and leases involving naval oil re-
serves in California in it's suit against
the n-American Petroleum & Trans
port Co. for cancellation of those con-
tracts and leases.
Frank J. Hogan. chief counsel for
the defense. said in his opening state
ment yesterday there was no prof
iteering back of the oil lease trans
actions and that they were based on
desire to protect the United States
by providing at Pearl Harbor. Hawaii
hoard of oil to fuel the country
oil-burning dreadnaughts in a pos
Sible war
Far-sighted Navy officials. not
Secretary of the Interior Albert B.
Fall, planned that move, Mr.. Hogan
declared. Mr.. Fall played but a
purely formal and perfunctory part
said MI Hogan.
Names Authors of Plan.
Edwin DENLY. then Secretary OF the
Navy. and Admiral j. X. Robson,
chief of the Navy's Engineering
Bureau, he told the court, were the
real prime movers in the lease trans
actions, and their motive was to
convert crude Oil thousands of feet
under ground into fuel oil availa Bile
for instant use" in war time.
Owen J. Roberts, special counsel
for the Government, in opening the
case, stressed the connection of Ad-
miral Robson, but declared Robson
was IAN intimate friend of Doheny,
sr., and Doheny, jr., and notified them
that he had been made chief of the
Engineering Bureau as soon as he
received his appointment"
Tells OF Conference.
Robson then met in conference
with Mr.. Fall, also a friend of the
Dohenys, and adopted an Immediate
program" whereby, with the approval
of Secretary DENLY, the Elk Hills
Naval Reserve was turned over to
the Pan American Petroleum and
Transport Company under IAN OIL
swapping arrangement whereby the
Government was to receive Pearl
Harbor storage in return for Elk
Hills OIL said Mr.. Roberts.
He pointed out as significant that
almost Immediately after Robson
stepped into office the Fuel Oil Bu-
reau,' which had been created In
1920 to supervise the operation of
the oil reserves, was abolished and
Robson assumed responsibility for
the fueling of naval vessels"
Evening star., 1924-10-22

may become ignited by even the slight
friction resulting from contact with
the walls of the hoist.
AS a precaution against damaged
powder, naval regulations require a
daily inspection of the magazine of
each ship and actual tests of samples
of the explosives stored there. These
tests are designed to show infallibly
whether the powder has changed
from its normal state.
Three experts of the Bureau of
Ordnance were ordered to Norfolk
late yesterday to assist in the in
quiry into the disaster
The details were made by Secre-
tary Wilbur when officials at Nor
folk reported they were unable to
find the slightest clue to the cause
of the catastrophe. The only theory
advanced in communications to the
department was that powder charges
being hoisted to the guns may have
caught and in some way become
ignited by friction. So far as could
be learned at the department., the
records of the Navy show no parallel
accident.
The officers sent from Washington
were Commanders Harvey Delano and
Garrett Schuyler and Chief Draughts-
man @. A. Chadwick.
Evening star., 1924-10-22
BRYAN WINDS-UP FIGHT
IN SOUTHERN ILLINOIS
Candidate Faces Most Enthusiastic
Audiences in Campaign
in Mining Belt.
By the Associated Press.


FAIRFIELD. ILL.,. October 22.-
Working hts way north through the
coal districts of southern Illinois, Gov.
Charles w. Bryan, Democratic nominee
for Vice President, faced the most
enthusiastic audiences he has had
since the opening of the campaign at
Christopher, Benton, Mount Vernon
and this city.
Starting with only two automobiles
from Murphysboro yesterday morning.
the nominees party picked UP long
trails OF flag -bedecked cars at each
city where IT stopped. and at Mount
Vernon. the nearest place to Salem.
the birthplace OF the nominee, 15 cars
filled with cheering citizens of that
town Joined the party and accom-
panied Gov. Bryan to Fairfield.
In all his speeches Gov. Bryan
stressed the need OF election to ONCE
OF John w. Davis, the party's stand
ard bearer. and all the Democratic
State officers.
Following his speech here. In which
he discussed farm and labor condi-
tions. the vice presidential nominee
left for Robinson. where he wound
up his Illinois campaign with speech
last night.
Evening star., 1924-10-22
WEDS AT STATION.
Detroit Man Keeps Promise to
Scotch Girls Parents.

DETROIT, Mich, October 22.-Keep-
ing his promise literally to his brides
parents. Scot Mckee, a toolmaker at
an automobile plant here was mar
ried to Miss Margaret Currie, at a
railroad station here. Mckee wrote to
the brides parents in Glasgow, Scot
land, asking that the girl be allowed to
come to Detroit to marry him.
The parents consented on the con-
dition that the couple be married as
soon as the girl arrived In Detroit.
Mckee assented, and when the train
bringing the girl arrived from New
York, he was waiting with . mar
rage license and q minister.
Evening star., 1924-10-22
Men DESERT TOWN
IN RUSH FOR GOLD
Strike Declared to Have Been Made
by Indians in Yukon
Territory.
Ry the Associated press

By tne AssOciatpd Press.
CARCROSS. Yukon Territory, October
22.-Practically the whole male popu-
lation here has set out for Little
Atlin Lake, where il is said a band
of Indian prospectors, under the lead
ership of Big Lake" Jim have dis
covered placer gold within 40 miles
of this town and 20 miles east of the
old Tagist post
The Indians are said to have peg
sed out the best claims, but almost
every one who made the trip estab-
lished claim or part ownership in
one, it is said
A number of prospectors are be-
lieved to be on their way to the dig
gings from White Horse and Skag-
way. The strike is within 60 miles
of the Rush Placer Mines near Atlin
and the famous Engineer quartz
mine.
Evening star., 1924-10-22
Dutch Enraged by Margarine Ads
On Postal Matter O. KID BY Cabinet

During the past few weeks all
postal matter has been stamped with
a special post mark eulogizing the
properties of this company's mar
garine. The Dutch creameries flew
into a passion, considering this kind
of advertising detrimental to their
interests. while the public severely
condemned it as an unworthy way Of
Strengthening out the purse of state
One creamery even brought action
against the state, which yesterday
was forced to cancel the contract
with the margarine firm.
Copyright. 1924. by Chicago Daily News Co }
Evening star., 1924-10-22
DANIELS SEES NEW PLOT,

PASADENA. Calf, October o.
Another Teapot Dome scandal is hid
ing in the Grand Canyon of the
Colorado, Josephus Daniels, former
Secretary of the Navy, told a Dem
ocratic mass meeting here last night.
There are powers at work in the
Republican party" he said, which
would like to turn over the water
resources Of the Nation to private
parties who would make a billion doll
lars profit out of them"
Evening star., 1924-10-22
U. S. ORANGES PROVING
POPULAR IN ENGLAND
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
LONDON, October 22.-Oranges were
consumed in greater numbers in Great
Britain this summer than ever before.
Fifteen million OF them were i'm
ported from the California groves, or
three times as many as last year, in
addition to heavy shipments from
South Africa and Australia.
The summer orange was virtually
unknown in Great Britain four years
ago, according to the European dis
tributor Of the California Fruit Grow
ers' Exchange, but within year or
two, he says, 1t will be just as popu-
lar in June as in December, Judging
by the success of the season just
closed.
Evening star., 1924-10-22

feld and no favor should be the slogan
in these matters II We value peace and
good will more than the profits Of few
concession hunters and company pro-
moters against whom I have nothing to
say except in 80 far as they may make
trouble for my country with other coun-
tries. But to secure this some form of
international arrangement is. think,
necessary, or we shall fall back quickly
into the old. bad wayA'
Evening star., 1924-10-22

BY Radio to The star and Chicago Daily New,
AMSTERDAM, October 22.-The
Hague finance department is doing
everything to line the Dutch public
treasury Recently 1t founded
state advertising department, charg-
ed with making productive all print
ed matter, telegraph blanks, public
hoardings and tram cars by leasing
them for advertising purposes.
The debut of the new department
was actually Il failure, as 1t incurred
the Indignation OF the general public
for having concluded contract with
a margarine firm for advertising on
letters and printed matter.
Evening star., 1924-10-22
Commands Are Changed.

Comdr. A. B. Reed, commanding the
u. s. s. Worden, and Lieut.. Comdr. A.
McGlasson. commanding the u. 8 g.
Converse, have been ordered to ex-
change commands. Lieut.. John Chap
man. at the naval base, Hampton
Roads. Va, has been assigned to the
command OF the u. 8. s. S-31.
Evening star., 1924-10-22
Mills Lengthen Hours.

MANCHESTER. England. October
22.-The spinners of American yarn
have decided on an increased working
week from 26k hours to so hours,
beginning November 3. The step was
taken upon complaints by manufac-
turers of slowness in deliveries. The
change is taken as proof that trade
Is improving.
Evening star., 1924-10-22
Queen Is Sinking.
Rv the Associated Press.

COPENHAGEN, October %. - The
general condition and strength of
Dowargr Queen Louise of Denmark,
who has been i'll for some time, are
less satisfactory, 1T is offcially stated
today. Her respiration is weaker.
Evening star., 1924-10-22
Sent to Hospital.

Cant. Manning w. Spotswood,
United States Quartermaster Corps,
at Jeffersonville, Ind, has been or
dered to this city for treatment at
walter Reed General Hospital.
Evening star., 1924-10-22
HOME HEADS 0. X.
FIRE HAZARD FIGHT
Aqree to Aid Commissioners
to Reduce Danger in
Charity Institutions.

Representatives of more than a
dozen charitable institutions and
other homes attended a public hearing
At the District Building today and
promised to cooperate with the
Commissioners. in any reasonable
steps to reduce the fire risk in such
buildings.
Spokesmen for several Of the IN
stitutions, however, told the Com
missioners that they did not see how
they could provide completely fire
proof structures in place of their
present quarters.
The hearing was prompted by set
Of tentative regulations submitted to
the Commissioners by Fire Chief Wat
son following blaze some weeks ago
In the Bruen Home for Children, 1885
Eleventh street, which was a frame
structure.
One of the speakers at the hearing
today was Mrs. LaVerne Beales, treas
urer of the Bruen Home. who said that
the fire at her institution prompted her
to make the suggestion that there be
more rigid inspection of child-caring
homes in the future. She explained
that the Bruen Home had a wooden
stairway on the rear of the building,
and that while the place was inspected
the officials of the home had never
had the danger of such a stairway
pointed out to them.
Explains Conditions.
J. M. Kenyon, speaking for the
Chevy Chase Sanitarium, said 1t was
the desire and determination of that
institution to comply with every rea-
sonable regulation and to uphold the
hands of the Commissioners, but that
the sanitarium would not be in po-
sition to comply with an order to COM
pletely freproof the structure inside
and out.
w. w. MILAN appeared for the Odd
Fellows Home and urged that the
Commissioners in passing their regu-
lations make some discrimination be-
tween the requirements that should
be laid down for large institutions
and small ones. He pointed out that
there are only seven persons in the
Odd Fellows Home, which is sub
stantial old brick dwelling. He said
that this was hardly more than an
average family living in a three-story
brick dwelling.
representatives OF several other In
stitutions explained the conditions in
their respective buildings.
The Commissioners will give careful
study to the points developed today
before passing upon the recommenda-
tions OF Chief Watson.
Evening star., 1924-10-22

Miss Helen Laffan, director and
assistant secretary of the Trenton
State fair, is said to be the only
woman fair director east of the Mis-
sissippL
Evening star., 1924-10-22
S TRENTON DEATHS
RAISE TOTAL TO 13

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Evening star., 1924-10-22
LABOR DELEGATION
EXPENSES TO D. C.
PAID BY O'CONN0R

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Evening star., 1924-10-22
LAUREL ENTRIES
FOR THURSDAY.

FIRST RACE-ClaiminG; purse, 81, 800;
- oIds- 5la furIonCs 70.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1924-10-09
HIS ERROR LEAVES
FAMILY DESTITUTE

ATLANTA, Oct. 15-Just because
he did not sign his name William
c. Rindle, a Georgia World War
Veteran living in one of the North
Georgia counties, leaves a widow and
two small children practically desti-
tute. The widow will receive eventu-
ally the amount of the. veterans adj
justed Compensation Credit, $625 1t
any amount is received and then only
$62.50 Three long months will go
by before another payment is made.
Every three months until the whole
$625 is paid the widow will receive
check for $62 so. Under the pro-
visions of the "World War Adjusted
| Compensation Act" the so-called
Bonus Law" this veteran-had he
only filed application before he died
could have left for his widow and
children $l!531 payable January |,
1925, in one lump sum.
Bill Rindle did not know this, says
G c Bloodworth, Jr., director OF
the Service Bureau of Georgia, IN
calling attention to the Importance OF
filing application at once nor benefits
under the Adjusted Compensation
Law.
Merely because no immediate finan
, cial benefit is to be derived from max
ing application for the bonus many
Georgia veterans are not taking ad-
vantage of their rights under this law,
The veteran throughout the country
is however On September p. 1924.
| 1.305,000 veterans or dependents OF
veterans filed applications.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1924-10-09
MAY Secure A Home
Economics Demonstra-
tor For Rural Schools

Mrs. Chas. M. Mize, of the State
College of Agriculture, Home Eoono-
mics Department, appeared before the
County Commissioners Tuesday in
the interest of the Home Economics
work in the rural schools. She was
accompanied by Mrs. R. E. Lee, pres
ident of the Woman's Club, and Mes
danes E. J. Drminy and J. E: Turn
er, members of the Rural Schools
Committee of that organization.
Mrs. Mize made an Illuminating
statement regarding the work to be
done and being done in other coun-
ties turnout the State and requested
the cooperation of the commissioners
with the County Board of Education,
who have already favorably passed on
the project, in adding this department
to the educational extension depart
ment of the county.
Commissioners Morris and Young
expressed themselves as favoring the
project. if funds can be found in a
legal way to finance the plan. Thru
the Smith-Lever fund of the Federal
Government, one half of the expense
is met by Federal aid, and the other
half provided by county funds, thru
direct taxation in the same manner
that the county agents work is fl
nanced in the counties.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1924-10-09
BUD MEEKS, PIONEER
DIES IN MIAMI, FLA.

/ Another of Coffee County's pioneers
passed away early Wednesday morn
ing at one o'clock in Miami, Fla,
when the spirit of Mr.. Bud Meeks
took its flight. He was about ~
years old Death came a few days
after an operation for locked bowels.
Mr.. Meeks lived in Coffee county
practically all of his life, in the Mich
OILS section, up to about six years ago
when he moved to Brunswick. During
the first part of the year he moved
his family to Miami, where he was
living at the time of his death.
1t is likely that funeral services
will be held at Nichols sometime to-
day and the burial will take place at
the old Meeks grave yard near Mich
OILS. However, we have not learned
definitely of the funeral arrange
ments.
Besides his widow the deceased
leaves several children among them
being, Gilbert Meeks, of Ocil1a, Mar
vim, Lloyd, Julian, of Fitzgerald, Mrs,
Sam Lewis of Nichols and two 9TH
er daughters, besides host of friends
and relatives who will mourn his
death.-Douglas Enterprise.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1924-10-09
Ben Hill Mercer
Alumni Will Meet

Alumni of Mercer University of
Ben Hill county will hold an impor-
tant meeting here Thursday night,
October 1o when Robert M. Hitch,
of Savannah, and Coach Parker Nose
". of Mercer University, come to Fitz-
gerald for conference with Mercer
men relative to the Mercer Alumni
War Memorial program. The program
calls for the erection on the Mercer
campus of $150,000 building as a
memorial in honor OF alumni who tell
in the world war.
Local Mercer alumni will aid i'll ar
ranging the meeting here. Mercer men
over the United States are engaged IN
Joint effort to raise the Sl5O,OOO need
ed for the Memorial building which
will take the form of a combined audi
torium. gymnasium and classroom
structure. it is said. George H. Cars
we'll. of Irwinton, is national director
of the undertaking with district di-
rectors assisting him in organization
Col Hitch and Coach Mosely come
70 FITZGERALD from Douglas where
thew are to hold a meeting at noon.
The list of Mercer men in this
county given below, is as nearly cor
rect as could be determined by the
al,,mni office. it is said. Any correc-
tSsns that may be needed will be high
4 appreciated, as the alumni secretary
is making efforts to list Mercer alum
nj Id every county correctly.
III let NJ Mercer men in this county
as shown by the files of the alumni
office: Eldridge H. Cults, Allen T.
Garden. D. E Griffin, Clayton Jay
w H. Lasseter, J. L. McCarty, !. B.
Norman. Jr., Drew w Paulk, }. B.
Wall. all of Fitzgerald.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1924-10-09
SOUTHERN RAILWAY
BUYS NEW EQUIPMENT

ATLANTA, Oct. 8-New locomo-
tives, freight and passenger cars, cost
ing approximately nine million dol
lars, have just been purchased by the
Southern Railway Company FOR de-
livery during November and Decem-
Der of this year and the early months
of 1925.
Included in the purchase are 300U
box cars, $50 flat cars, ESQ stock cars,
Is passenger coaches, 10 baggage-ex-
press cars, 6 dining cars, Is heavy
Mikado type freight locomotives. IS
heavy Pacific type passenger engines,
and 10 eight wheel switching engines.
All of this equipment will be of the
latest type, the passenger and flat
cars Of all-steel construction, the box
and stock cars with steel underframes,
and the locomotives being similar in
design to locomotives recently built
for the Southern.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1924-10-09
Georgia State Fair
At Macon Oct. 2O-25
Reduced Rates on All Railroads In
Georgia Offered to Fair
Visitors

Macon. Oct 8-The Fair Grounds
at Central City Park where the Geor-
gia State Exposition will be held Oc-
tober 20 to rs, have just passed the
final inspection by the fair commit
tee. The big buildings in which the
Agricultural, Boys and Girls exhibits
and Womens Departments, as well
as Dairy, Poultry, School and Col
lege Exhibits, will be displayed, have
lust been remodelled and are in tlrst
class shape.
The big long sheds in which thou
sands of prize winning live stock ex-
hibits have been seen during the past,
have been put in tip-top condition
Everything is in readiness for the
biggest fair ever held in the central
City.
Z. Ross Jordan, General Manager
of the Georgia State Exposition, IN
speaking of the exposition will be the
largest and best that Middle Georgia
has ever had In fact no expense has
been spared to bring to the State
Exposition the best that money
could buy.
One of the big features of the Ex-
position will be the 25-piece. Harris
Ohio Girl Band. This band is COM
posed Of all girls and will give con
certs each day and night during, the
exposition. Rubin and Cherrry's Fam
Gus Midway will offer daily attrac-
tons while free acts will be given by
some of the greatest artists in front
of the grand stand each afternoon and
evening.
Liberal premiums are offered ex-
h;bitors and anonye who has not al
ready made their reservations tor ex-
hibits should get in touch with the
Exnnsition Headquarters at once.