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The Washington times., 1924-01-30
3,OOO-Ton Steamship
Vanishes With Her
Alcohol Cargo

HALIFAX, Nova Scotia, JGn.
SO.-Fear that the Holland
steamer Papyrus, formerly the
Susquehanna sailing, under the
American flag, may have met
an unexplained fate similar to
the U. S. naval Cyclops, was
expressed here today. The
Papyrus, a 3,000-ton steamer
loaded with alcohol consigned
to Halifax, sailed from Ant
werp on December 8 Belief is
now expressed that she sank
with all hands aboard.
Gales raging off the Nova
Scotia coast for the past week
have caused considerable loss
to shipping.
The oil tanker Luzerne, sail
ing for Philadelphia, had to be
put in here for repairs today.
Two members of her crew were
injured.
The Washington times., 1924-01-30
DRY FORCES AID.
IN ANDERSON
APPEAL
Friends of Convicted AntI-sa-
loon League Head Rally
for Fight.


NEW YORK, Jan. SO.-Backed
Dy the Anti-Saloon League of New
york, OF which he is superintend.
ent, VIM. H. Anderson, nationally
known dry leader" today pre-.
pared to fight his conviction as a
forger, voted by a jury in criminal
court last night, to the highest
court OF the nation II need be.
Anderson personally refused com,
ment: His friends. clergymen and
ory workers, announced an i'm
mediate appeal would be taken
from the jury's findings, and every
eIIort made to keep Anderson from
a term in Sing Sing prison. He
was to be sentenced February 8.
Four Indictments Remain,
Four indictments remain against
Anderson They charge larceny and
extortion. District Attorney Ban.
ton would not say today whether
these charges would be pressed.
Anderson's conviction last night
was followed by scenes seldom wit.
messed in New York following a
criminal trial. While clergymen
friends and co.workers In the dry
cause continued to express un.
shaken faith in the crusader, Broad.
way toasted the jury In pEe- Vol.
stead fashion.
Newspaper offices were flooded
with phone calls inQuirying the yer.
dict.
Story Not Believed.
The Jurors, 1t was learned, did
not take any stock in Anderson's g
story that he secured $24, 700 from
a mysterious stranger known onlv
as John T. King" This money:
ne said, he spent for league pub.
licity.
The jurors insisted that the
league books themselves served to
convict Anderson Of forgery.
The Washington times., 1924-01-30
AUDITORIUM CO.
MEETING IS
CALLED
Stockholders Will Hear De-
tails and See Progress on
Building on Feb. 8.
IiTERliaTioNAL NEWS RSEi!

The stockhodrs Of the Washing:
ton Auditorium Corporation. which
was organized by the Washington
Board of Trade, Chamber of Com.
merce and Merchants and Manu-
facturers Association to build Wash
ington's convention hall, will have
special meeting Friday evening,
February 8, at o'clock at the
New Willard Hotel.
Col. Robert N. Harper, president
Of the corporation and chairman of
the joint committee that organized
the movement made this announce
ment today on behalf Of the board
of directors in letter which is be-
ing mailed this evening to each
of the stockholders.
Stereoptican views, with moving
pictures of the building, in its vari-
Gus stages of its construction will
be shown. In addition to this there
will be on exhibition a model of the
building as it will appear when
completed and also crayon draw
ing.
The Washington times., 1924-01-30
DEMOCRATS ARE
CHOSEN FOR
MEETING
Delegates for HyattsviIIe Re-
gion to Attend Farley at
Philadelphia.
TIMES sTAEE PHoTo

HYATTSVILLE, Nd, Jan. 3d.
The following delegates from this
region have been chosen by Gov.
Albert c. Ritchie to attend the
regional conference of Democrats
to be held in Philadelphia, Feb.
ruary 1924. Mrs. r.. Irving
Bowie, Upper Marlboro; Mrs. Theo.
dore Browning, Riverdale: Mrs
Elizabeth Boss. Laurel, and Mrs.
X. J. Morris, Hyattsville. In addi.
ton to Maryland there will be rep
resented at the conference which
has been called by Mrs. Emily
Blair, vice chairman of the Demo.
cratic national committee these
States: Delaware, West Virginia
New York. New Jersey and Penn.
sylvania. The institute of Demo.
cratic politics also to be held in
Philadelphia will be attended by
the delegates following the con.
ference.
Dot, pointer by Trimble-Johnny
and Polly Rapp, and Dan. also by
Polly Rapp, owned by William H
Constantine, of Hyattsville, won
prizes in the recent Washington
Kennel Club show. Dot won sec,
ond places in novice and open
classes and Dan third in novice
competition. The dogs will be en-.
tered in. the Baltimore Kennel
Club show, February 29-March l.,
Constantine says.
Perfect attendance in December
was attained by these pupils of the
Fort Washington School: Miss Ev.
elyn Ogle, principal; John McIn.
tosh, Chester Mclaughlin, Charles
Blackburn. Elmo Persona, Dor.
othy Duclose, Lena Duclose, Ber-
nice Salyers, Marie Salyers, Tony
Touart, Rex Herman. John Rich.
ardson, George Rixey, Joseph Rich
ardson, Siniker Widner, Grace
Duclose, Dorothy Adams, Glinn
Touart, Emma Yates and Jessie
Duclose.
The Washington times., 1924-01-30
RECEIVER IS NAMED
FOR REAL ESTATE FIRM

Milton S. Schofield has been ap-
pointed receiver by Justice Stafford,
Of the District Supreme Court, for
the firm Of Hoover & Kidwell, real
estate dealers at 1406 H street
northwest. Kidwell claimed diff
feronces had arisen between himself
and Hoover and asked for the dis.
solution Of the firm. He asked that
Hoover be required to make an
accounting of all moneys.
In his petition -KidMell claimed
that, under an agreement made with
Hoover, April Is last, he was not
to be actively engaged in the
business due to other engagements,
but that Hoover was to be the
active partner. Attorney David
Wiener appears for Kidwell.
The Washington times., 1924-01-30
POLICE FIND BOOTLEG
HIDDEN BY WALLPAPER

ELYRIA Ohio, Jan. 29.-Wall-
paper was used in concealing the
entrance to an attic, where. 1t is
claimed. a large liquor cache was
hidden. AS a result, police were
fooled for many months.
But they finally noted that Ell
bert Jordan had failed to paper
over the hole in the wall from
which booze was siphoned from a
five-gallon jug through a rubber
hose down a partition. Jordan was
placed under $1,000 bond pending
trial on a charge Of violating the
dry laws.
The Washington times., 1924-01-30
YORK WOULD BORROW
MILLION FOR BEAUTY

YORK. Pa JAM 29.-A move
ment has been launched here by
city officials and civic organizations
to borrow $1,00O.00O to make York
o city beautiful.
"A campaign was started at a
meeting Of the civic organization
OF the iWomen's Club when Mayor
e. 8. Hugentugler, e. A. Hirsch.
man. secretary Of the Chamber of
Commerce, and Clinton r. Wood.
ruff, Of Philadelphia, spoke.
It was planned to annex OUTLYING
districts to complete the sewage
disposal plants, enlarge the sewage
system, pave forty miles of streets
and extend the parks.
The Washington times., 1924-01-30
To HELP
CITIZENS TAX
APPEALS
House Committee Agrees to
Plan Of MeIlon-Progress
Made on Reduction Bill.

The Mellon plan for appointment
Of q tax appeal board to help the
taxpayer adjust tax differences with
the Commissioner Of Internal Rev
enue has been accepted by the
House Ways and Means Committee
and this provision Of the tax re-
duction bill II being rewritten today.
In order to remove as Tar as
possible this board from Treasury
influences and from politics the
committee decided its members
should be appointed by the Presi-
dent without the necessity OF con-
drmation by the Senate.
Secretary Mellon recommended the
board members should be appointed
by the Secretary Of the TreasurS~
$4,000 Yearly Salary.
The board is to consist Of not
less than seven nor more than 28
members and each member 10 to
receive a salary Of $4,000 q year.
It il intended that the board shall
be split up into small groups which
shall hold regular sittings at CEN
trally located points throughout the
country to hear and decide com.
plants Of taxpayers over alleged
excessive tax assessments.
Treasury tax experts strongly
recommended creation Of such
board believing 1t would facilitate
collection Of taxes, save complain
ing taxpayers the annoyance. loss
Of time and expense Of having to
prosecute their cases at Washing
ton, and lead to a gradual reduc'
ton in the amount Of refunds.
The frame work Of the tax re-
duction bill so far made up by
the committee follows closely the
recommendations made by Secretary
Mellon.
Clashes ON Surtax.
Administrative features Of the tax
laws have been simplified and clar-
flied, tax escape gaps have been
closed UP, and special taxes to the
extent OF $12,000,000 a year have
been repealed or reduced.
The big fight now comes on the
plan Of reducing the income taxes,
with the Democrats presenting a
scheme Of their own differing rad
ically from that proposed by Secre-
tary Mellon.
The big bone Of contention is
over surtax reductions, the Secre-
tray asking q cut from 80 per
cent maximum to 25 per cent and
the Democrats standing out for A
per cent.
The Washington times., 1924-01-30
FUNDS NEEDED
STARVING
GERMANS
Committee Able to Feed But
625,O0O Children Out OF
1000, 900.

NEW YORK, Jan. 30.-The fol-
lowing cabled report Of conditions
among German children was re.
ceived today from Cyrus p. Keen,
Of the American committee for the
relief of German children, who is
now in Berlin:
Now feeding supplementary
meal to 625, 900 children. We should
be feeding 100000 equally needy.
Medical advisers have held con-
ference on a program OF child feed
ng and have advised keeping the
supplementary meal at q minimum
Of calories in order to continue
even present program, because Of
lack. of funds.
Starvation on Increase.
Unless activities are expanded
quickly an appalling increase in
The condition Is now SO serious
government is withholding stats
tics of deaths resulting from
hunger and despair.
mo Language is strong enough to
give an adequate picture Of the
SLtudIIOu hS SeeH Dy experienced
observers who delve beneath the
surface.
COnfers With Bankers.
Have had a conference with
leading Dutch bankers and big in
dustrialists who declare that before
spring there will be developments
In the hunger problem in Germany
unparalleled in the history Of west.
ern civilization.
"The highest peak need will come
at the last Of March and early in
April. Between that period and the
next harvest over 10000 900 people
will he utterly dependent on out
side charity
The Washington times., 1924-01-30
OFFICERS ARE INSTALLED
FOR FOREIGN WAR VETS

D. r. Gull was installed com.
mander Of the East Washington
Post Of the Veterans Of Foreign
Wars last night at a joint meet.
ing and dance at the Northeast
Masonic Temple, Eighth and r
streets northeast.
other officers installed were J.
w. Kelm, senior vice commander:
G. H. Bradley. Junior vice com.
mander; r. A. Delinge, chaplain,
and D. p. Thompson, Trustee. Brig.
Gen. Amos A. Fries, chief of the
Chemical Warfare Service. made an
address
The Washington times., 1924-01-30
SALE NEAR
TREASON,
He SAYS
Public So Aroused G. O. p.
Will Lose Presidency and
' Congress, His View.
BY GLADSTONE WILLIAMS,
Cosmopolitan News Service.

i By GLADSTONE WILLIAMS,
Cosmopolitan News Service.
The political reaction to the
Teapot Dome oil scandal will be
tremendous, and in the light OF
action taken by Congress will be
enough to insure a return Of
Democrats to power in the ma
tional elections this fall.
Senator Royal S. Copeland,
Democrat, of New York, SO de-
clared today in commenting on
the latest developments in the
Senatorial investigation Of the
naval oil reserves. \
Would Cancel Leases.
The comment Of Senator Wads-
worth. Republican. Of New York, is
that ''the President Is moving in
Nho exact way"
at heartily concur in his course"
said Senator Wadsworth. 'The only
thing for Mr.. Coolidge to do is
to 90 to the bottom Of the situa-
tion. He seems intent on doing
this"
Senator wadsworth said he was
not prepared to express an opinion
as to the advisability Of cancelling
the oil leases. He added that he
81 making a study Of the leases.
Immediate cancellation Of the
lease is favored by Senator Cope
land, who said:
Secretary Falls action in dis
posing of such a vital thing az the
nations oil reserves is about as
near treason as q public official
might go. Oil is absolutely neces-
sary to our navy, and yet the Gov
ernment'S reserves have been de-
liberately turnd over to private In
terests.
Public Ire Aroused.
''Ezad there been no suspicion
about the transaction the mere fact
that the reserves were disposed of
would have been sufficient to
arouse public indignation"
Senator Copeland said he has
spoken in several sections Of the
country recently and everywhere
found public interest in the scan
dal at fever heat.
THE public Is up in arms over
The whole affair."" he said. "The
political reaction will be a Demo
cratic President and a Democratic
Congress-.
The Washington times., 1924-01-30
TWO SONS IN MINE BLAST,
THIRD IS IN HOSPITAL

JOHNSTOWN. Pa, Jan. 3d.
Tragedy has dealt triple blow to
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Kelly, of Star.
for, Indiana county, Saturday two
sons, Joseph and Edward, were
killed in the mine explosion at
Shanktown.
A third son, John, died at the
State Sanitarium at Cresco, q vic.
tim Of tuberculosis, which developed
from gas poisoning during the war.
The Washington times., 1924-01-30
Blind Singer Lauded.

DAVENPORT, Iowa, Jan. $3.50
sweet were the strains of a blind
youth broadcast recently by sta
ton woo, Palmer School of Chiro.
practic, this city, that listeners in
throughout the middle west were
impelled to write congratu;atory
letters numbering $50. Postal cards
bearing similar messages, number.
ing sos, were also received.
The Washington times., 1924-01-30
MINER GROUND TO DEATH
BY RUNAWAY COAL TRAIN

CLARKSBURG. w. Va, Jan. 30.
Harlan Maxwell, thirty, a miner
Of Katy Lick. employed at the
ONeill mine Of the MADEIRA Coal
Company. near here, was ground
to death when struck by a runaway
train of eight loaded coal cars in
the mine as he was walking the
track.
The Washington times., 1924-01-30
MUSSOLINI WILL VISIT
U. S. WARSHIP COLORADO

ROME, Jan. 30.--Premier Bene.
ditto to Mussoini will go to Naples
on Sunday to visit the United
States dreadnaught Colorado, as the
guest of Admiral Andrews.
The Washington times., 1924-01-30
PLEADS GUILTY
ON LIQUOR
CHARGE
Russell ScheeIe, Clarendon
Takes Blame for Rum at
Concrete Plant.

CLARENDON, Va. Jan. 30.-
Russell Scheeie, Of Clarendon, ap.
pearing before Police Judge Harry
r. Thomas yesterday. pleaded guilty
to a charge Of illegal possession Of
whiskey. He assumed RESPONSE
bility for the liquor found In the
concrete block plant under a war
rant issued against F. w. Scheele.
He waived preliminary hearing and
was held for the action of the
grand jury and released on 81 900
BOND. The case against b. w.
Scheele was dismissed.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Crack will
celebrate their golden wedding an.
niversay at their home in Ballston
tonight at o'clock.
The Monday Music Study Club
|of missions at the BallstOn Pres
byterian Church tonight at 8
o'clock.
Sheriff Howard B. Fields says
that an investigation conducted by
his office has led to the discovery
that there are now more than 100
Arlington county residents opera.
ting their cars under District Of Co.
lumbia licenses and that after Feb
ruary all Virginia residents will
be arrested IL they are caught in
Arlington county without q 1924
Virginia tag.
The Clarendon Citizens Associa.
ton and the Volunteer Fire depart.
ment are planning a stag dinner
the night Of February 20, in the
citizens hall, at which county of.
ficials will be the guests of honor
and such questions as water, sew
ers, and roads will be discussed.
The regular monthly session of
the United Daughters of the Con.
federacy of Arlington county was
held last night at the home Of Mrs.
C. C. Moffett, Strickler avenue.
Clarendon. After the business meet.
ing refreshments were served by
the hostess.
The Washington times., 1924-01-30

GUIDES HOMEGROWN Flowers
for all functions formal or informal
1919 r street.-Advt.
The Washington times., 1924-01-30

The Monday Music Study Club
will give a concert for the benefit
of missions at the BallstOn Pres
byterian Church tonight at 8
The Washington times., 1924-01-30

Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Crack will
celebrate their golden wedding an.
niversay at their home in Ballston
tonight at 8 o'clock.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-05-13
MUCH ACTIVITY in LOCAL SCHOOL
CIRCLES REMAINDER OF SEMESTER

Plans for activities which will
close the present terms work at
Central Union high school and Jun
ior College are well under way, ac-
cording to Principal j. l.. House.
On Friday evening of this week
the music department of the high
school, under the direction of Miss
Myrtle A. Martin will give an enter
tainment. to which the public is in
vited. Further announcement of
the program will be given prior to
that date. 4.-t ..-+
Sunday, May %, is the date set
for the high school baccalaureate
sermon, at which Rev. Arthur f.
Schultz Of this city will preach.
This will take the 1orm of lalion
service, and will be held at the high
school auditorium.
Thc Junior-Senior banquet, one
of the social events of the year, is
scheduled for May 26, and will prob
ably he served at the Ten Thousand
Club. The class day exercises of
the seniors will be held on the eve
ming of May q.
COMMENCEMENT, the mecca of the
Jcurncy of the class of 1924, will
Imperial Valley press., 1924-05-13
U.S.. Aviators Planto Jump Off on Worst Lap Of Trip
JURY LOSES NO
Time CONNECTING
MAN OF FORGERY
Pablo SOlanO Declared to
Have Flooded |. V.
With Checks

Pablo Solano' s sudden develop
ment of writer's cramp' yester-
day afternoon when he was asked
to show the court that he could
write, failed to convince the jury
that he was not the man who flood
ell Imperial Valley with forged
checks few months ago. Without
waiting to take second ballot, the
jurvmen returned with verdict of
guilty. [.,>
Pablo, who was arrested at Braw-
ley during the last week in Febru-
airy, pleaded not guilty when he was
brought before Justice of the Peace
Mayfield on March 10. He main
tanned that he had never seen a
check protector introduced as evi-
dence and said to have been found
in lis room at Imperial by deputy
sheriffs at the time of his arrest.
Judge Cole will give the convict
cd man his sentence on Friday. The
charge on which he was convicted
is forgery and according to the sta
tutes of California the penalty is
from one, to IA years in the state
pcnitentiary.
Deputy Sheriff Oswalt, who made
the arrest and who has been work
ing on the case for some time, said
that Solano had given him more
trouble than any other law violator
he had ever caught. He said he had
been trying to get evidence to prove
his suspicion for more than 60 days
before he finally found the check
protector and two forged checks in
the Mexican IS room in Imperial.
District Attorney Utley,( who
prosecuted the case, said that there
had been at least a half dozen 9th
ers sent to San Quentin for cashine
bad checks, which he claimed were
certainly issued by Solano, who OPP
Grated from across the Mexican
border in most instances. ...-.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-05-13
First NJ elOn S
Bring Big
Price

'Tsn dollars for IL canta-
loupes'' is the story which tells
in four words the enthusiastic re-
ception which awaited Imperial
Valleys first 1924 cantaloupes,
which were served in San
Francisco hotel yes serday, fol-
lowing shipment by G. H. Weav-
and Company from their Brawley
shed Saturday.
The first ripe watermelon Of
the season has also been market
ed from a patch near Westmor-
land. Bill Jones Of that district
was the proud raiser.
The cantaloupe season is open
although not literally ''on'
yet as carload shipments are not
expected to roll before May 20,
according to estimates based on
%he present growth and weather
indications.
At a meeting of cantaloupe
men held in this city yesterday,
Horticultural Commissioner B. A.
Harrigan renamed last years fl
nance committee composed Of J.
Ralph Anderson, A. N. Jack, M.
B. O'Brien, L. g. Lee and Guy
Pearson.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-05-13
MOST HAZARDOUS
jump TO COVER
OVER 800 MILES
Bad Storms May Delay
the Intrepid Flyers
Journey
BY United Press Leased Wire

ABOARD L. S. FISHERIES
SHIP ELDER, ST. PAUL, Aleutian
Islands, May 13.-Lieutenants Low
ell Smith, Leigh Wade and Erik
Nelson America s round the world
aviators, expected to jump off the
edge of the western hemisphere and
into the eastern early this morning.
Their flight, the most dangerous
of the entire globe circling trip,
will be made over S7S miles of open
water which separates the Aleutian
from the Kurile Islands.
When they arrive at Paramus-
hiru, Kurile Islands, they will be
on the Asiatic side of the Pacific
ocean.
Today's flight ranks as probably
the most hazardous adventure ever
undertaken by airmen in times of
peace.
The country is noted for its vio-
lent windstorms, known as "wool-
ies'' or "willie wahs' with which
the aviators already have had ex-
periences.
On arrival at the Island of Attu,
No. 4 plane, piloted by Lieut.. Erik
Nelson, was caught in "woolie''
and blown from its moorings into
angry water.
SkillfM plotting alone saved it
from serious damage.
Saturday the three flyers at
tempted to devote work on their
planes but again the ''woolies' y
came up, drenched all hands with
rain and snow and forced them to
take refuge on the Elder.
Wind Is Terrible
The wind increased steadily and
soon was blowing great sheets of
water across the little bay. 1t
reached velocity of 60 to 20 miles
an hour and the water it hurled
through the air practically obscur.
ed the planes from the view OF
those aboard the Elder.
Additional anchors were placed
with the aid of Captain Bent of
the Elder and the planes apparent
1y rode out the storm without dam
age.
''There is no doubt but that the
Continued nn Page Eight.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-05-13
BANK BANDIT,
CAUGHT in |. v,
ISN'T WORRYING

SAN DIEGO, May l3.-"I have
only y year to live. It's not worth
doing anything for me-"
With this fatalistic view appar-
emily uppcrmost in his mind, Allen
X. Morford, former mayor of st.
Joseph, Mich, and confessed "am
monia bandit - who raided the Uni
versity branch of the United Saw
ings and Trust bank last week refus-
es to be worried over his plight. He
is said to be tubercular.
He refuses to see relatives and
will not discuss his plight with
friends who call at the city Jail.
He will not even consult an attor-
ney. Fellow lodge members, who
desire to help him, are greeted
coldly.
He was to be arraigned today. His
capture was affected in Imperial
Valley on a train in which he was
fleeing to the east in an attempt to
get back to relatives, he said.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-05-13
P0INCARE WILL
NOT MEET WITH
BRITISH PREMIER
ny United Press Leased Wire

PARIS, MAY 13.-Premier Poin-
care today decided to cancel his pro-
posed conference with Premier Mac
Donald in London.
Guidance of frances foreign pol
icy will be assumed by his successor,
a leader of the left, who will have Il
more moderate attitude toward rep
arations settlement.
Poincare and his cabinet will re-
sign sefinitely On June |.
On leaving the Elysee after Il con
ference with Millerand, Folncare
said:
eve have announced e. President
Millcrapd. cur resignct tion effective
June !. After then we will carry
on until formation Of !. NCw govern
mcnt.
81 don 7 think will 60 to Eng
Ind now under the circumstances. "
Fdouard Herciot, Socialist mayor
of Lyons, is considered the most like
~ successor to the premiership but
h. must make arrangements for sup
port of other parties of the left, who
hold the balance of power. in the
new chamber.
Meanwhile, the press of the left
continues its clamor for President
Millerand s resignation. The cabi.
net council met today with the pres
idont at the Elysee TO consider what
action shan be taken.
Final figures, with exception of
eight colonial deputies and four dis
tricts where second ballots were
required, gave the combined parties
of the left 307 seats, against 964
for the right.
This mornings press generally
takes the view that the left major
ity will prove not to be cohesive and
thai warning combination of So
cialists, Communists and radicals
will be unable to put revolutionary
program into execution.