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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-11-08

wounded twice, once at South
Mountain and again at Spottsyl-
vania Court House. He is still
bothered a bit by Yankee bullet
which was never removed from his
head
After the war he took to the sea,
but a ship sank under him one day
in the South Seas and this so AN
noyed' him that he went to South
America.
He picked up good bit of money
there. but lost it all in the panic
of 1890 and through backing friends
in their business enterprises.
One Of them was religious man
who went to church every Sunday
but made off one day with $500 of
Meyers money and since that day
he has had little use for church
goers."
He came to Washington shortly
after this and expects to spend the
rest Of his days here. He lives at
$40 Penna. Ave. now, but he may
not stay there because certain of
the other roomers keep trying to
"pry into his business"
One type of person he has little
use for is the man who takes gas
with his teeth extractions. Mr..
Meyer has had bullets cut from his
feet and his body with nothing but
nerve to kill the pain and he can't
understand this new type of man.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-11-08
SECOND SECTION
LOCAL NEWS
D. {. CLEANED Of
OPIUM DENS

Feeling that they have completely
wiped out the chinatown" opium
dens with the arrest here of four
men, Federal narcotic agents and
the pharmacy inspectors of the local
detective bureau stated today that
they see no need to carry their
Investigations further at this time.
Headquarters Detective Saunders
said today that the two local raids
carried out yesterday were made pos
sible only because of a bitter bust
ness rivalry between two ChineSes
who were engaged in the sale Of
opium. 1t is one of the few cases
on record. he said, where it has
been possible to carry on negotia-
tons with one Chinese without
others having the world carried to
them.
The arraignment before United
States Commissioner Needham C.
Turnage of Charles Lee. S25 Penn.
sylvania Ave, y. w, where one of
the raids took place; Ben Lee. S1S
Pennsylvania Ave. \. W., where
the other raid occurred; Lee Lee,
311 John Marshall Pl., n. W., and
Wing Chin, alias James Lee, 1852
Fourteenth ST., N. W., followed an
investigation that started here. re-
suited in several arrests in New
York, and then returned here.
An agent of the Federal narcotic
division accompanied Heny Wong,
213 John Marshall Pl. n. W., to
New York, purchased a quantity of
opium there, it is said and then
returned here. where he entered
into negotia tons with Wing Chin
and obtained evidence for the raids,
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-11-08
ALL WASHINGTON
HOME TOWN PAGE |
NEW CAR LINE
MERGER PLAN

Another plan for merging the local
street car companies is being drafted
and will be completed by the end of
this week, Major Clayton Emig, vice
chairman of the Public Utilities Com
mittee of the Federation of Citizens
Associations, notified Peoples Coun.
sci Ralph B. Fleharty today.
This plan is being drafted by Han
sci Hansel, the engineering firm
which has been engaged by the fed
Grafton committee to make survey
of the local transportation situation.
When it is presented, the plan
will be even more complete than
the plan presented to the Public
Utilities Commission recently by
Harley T. Wilson. owner of the
Washington Rapid Transit Com.
pany, Major Emig said
Emig told Fleharty that he and
his committee has no idea what
kind of merger plan the engi.
neering firm is working out.
He suggested that when it is
presented, FIenafIy call a confer
ence between it's authors and Will
son, to be held in the office of
the Peoples Counsel, at which the
two plans can De considered to-
gether.
1t is his idea that the two plans
might be worked into a single plan
which the Public Utilities Commits.
sion could could consider as a unit.
Emig and Hugh Frampton. an
other member of the declarations
utilities committee, conferred with
Fleharty for two hours today, In
regard to the Forthcoming plan.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-11-08


This is the opinion of Henry
Meyer" 90.year-old Civil War vet
eran, who collapsed in a restaurant
here today. They took him 10
Emergency Hospital, but as soon
as he found out where he was, MIR.
Meyer got out Of his cot and
walked away, having no use for
any hospital.
Selected New Name
Meyer is not his real name, he
explains. but he got mixed up in
A little fracas some so years back
and decided to leave the country
for a while. When he came back
he selected Meyer" as being as
good as any other.
The veteran has little use for the
modern fIapper. his tastes running
toward the good old-fashioned
type" Mr.. Meyer ought to know
for he has been married to three
of them in his time, the third and
best one after four-day courtship.
He comes from fighting stock.
His grandfather came to this coun-
try in 1771 from Holland, and cast
in his lot with the Continental
forces.
His father, who lived to be 1OS
years old, also fought the Brit.
ishers' in the War of 1912.
Mr.. Meyer himself lined up with
the Confederate forces and was
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-11-08

IF the shoe fits, put it on" said
TIL general, ih effect.
Now, it would seem that since
General Him. wasn't intent about
blasting anybody's job. there wasn't
any story in ! e matter.
But the prober forged, ahead, as
all good probers will do, and dis
closed the following facts:
Many Government employees are
young men who came to Washing
ton to study law.
They do this after Government
working hours. Sometimes, how
ever. their chiefs find them reading
law books when they ought to be
filing pretty pink cards. That
works havoc with efficiency ratings.
Other workers, white and colored.
find employment as walters in their
off hours.
In the mornings. after serving
large and moist banquets. this class
reports for Uncle Sans duty IN
conditions that are shaky. to say
the least.
Still other young Federal toilers
are members of orchestras. wrest-
ling with comets and footing saxa,
phones until the rosy-fingered dawn
tints the eastern sky.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-11-08

Well, that's the bunk. An obscure
order from Brig. Gen. Frank r.
Hines, director of the Veterans
Bureau. is responsible for a reveal.
ton of the awful facts about what
happens to the Government employe
after hours.
The order itself was just as in.
nocent and innocuous as most gen.
eral orders are.
1t was simply a revision of the
ancient rule prohibiting employees
from undertaking any outside work
that would interfere with their
efficiency during Government work
ing hours.
Whenever, due to such outside
work" the order reads in part, 1.-THE
efficiency of an employee is reduced
to such an extent as TO make his
retention in the service undesirable
separation from the service will be
effected, etc. etc
The possibility that some dire mis-
doings in the bureau may have led
to issuance of the order prompted
an investigation
The prober, as he has nicknamed
himself, found that the general
signed the order with no individual
cases in mind, and broadcast it to
tie service just to remind them that
SUI an order was still in force.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-11-08
THE KIDS AND THE COLUMN

Immense numbers of Wash
ington youngsters read this col
umn of fun and frolic, and many
of them send in contributions,
some of which are used, be-
cause we do not propose to make
Heard and Seen an exclusive in
stitution for grown-ups.
Jack Mikules, a 12-year-old
boy, who may. or may not be-
come poet, sends in these lines,
and we print them that other
budding juvenile poets and pro-
sists who read the column may
see the initiatory effort of one
of their number:
A man went out and bought some
grapes
And went to the zoo and fed them to
the apes.
The animals did not like them and
threw them in his face,
Chattering and acting as II they
felt in disgrace.
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He: ARD.
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SILICUSTATIoNS

Dreams may be but "children
Of an idle BRAIN" but mann of
them continue to parade along F
Street.
A concrete example of ad-
herring to the straight and mar
Tow pGth-sidewalk.
NeWs headline: "MoUie Made
Wife Flee" Some movie magic.
Page Thurston.
A Miss Nadine Dare, of Los
angeles, 1Oins beauty contest as
Miss Southern California"
Judging from her photograph,
the printing of her last name is
q Typographical error.
BGrnun 1UGs half right. TtUo
are born every minute.
Hotel "bellhops" Would be bet
ter boys if they spent more Time
paging the Bible.
DEMOCRAT-One 4Uho thinks
The G. o. P. is a COOP.
The fastest groWing thing in
the 1UorLd is suspicion. 1t takes
root IN the slightest "dirt" and
Is moWrished' by brain storms.
Faith is about the only force
that can kill it. SILICUS.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-11-08
SOCIAL COUNCIL PLANS

Reservations were being received
today for the meeting on November
IA of the Council of Social Agencies
in the Y. W. c. A. Building. Sew.
enteenth and X Streets. at 1880
p, m. Cost to the contributing
public Of social welfare work will
be discussed.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-11-08
Poppy Mr.. Meyer 80,
Still Adventurous

Selling matches may not be much of business for
who his day. has punched sailed before the
fought war, dabbled in and agri-
culture and taken fling at the South American mahogany
racket for varietys sake but it provides living few
friends and enough work to keep his mind off his troubles
that's
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-11-08
Uncle Sam s Eyes On
'Other Job Clerks

Novests and editors writing of Washington fe delight in
pcturng the poor but honest Government clerk as he
home after the days toll According to them he
frugal meal takes his family the movies kicks the cat
and repairs to his too downy couch there dream ge
fully of committing MAYHEM his sIave-drvng chief clerk
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-11-08

We boast of the great prog
resS of civilization. 1t is truly
amazing. Our Women are
leading, too. In dress, they
are almost back 10 EUe's days.
KATYDID.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-11-08

Who remembers When then
called knees "pruyer bones?
NotO they appear to be re-
gorded as scenery.
AUNT DEDA.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-11-08
THE KATABOLIC ANIMAL
NAN

The column keeps me interested
In many sorts of ways.
II deals with philosophy, truth,
Fact, and every new craze.
when 1 read 1t the other day IS
One thing made me diabOlic-
That was q professors discovery that
Man Is an anlmal-and katab0lic.
Anabolic Il a woman, the opposite,
As expected. but IL 1 get alcoholic
It will all be due to this discovery
That am a poor katabOlic.
FIGI PHIL
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-11-08
Times Staff Photos

Times Staff Photos
ing from 1915 to 1919 while the
Capitol was being built. Here also
was the Inauguration of President
James Monroe in 1877.
Many congressman, and Sena.
tors made their homes in the
building in the early years of the
nineteenth century.
John {. Calhoun once made his
home here, and died within its
walls on March 81. 1850.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-11-08

Bleak. sOmbre and fOrbidding
seems to describe historic old
building in Washington, now
owned and occupied exclusively
by women and dedicated to their
welfare. The building in cues.
ton is the headquarters of the
National Woman's Party. and is
designated as 21-25 First St. n. fE.
Some years ago the building
was presented to the women Of
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-11-08
ONLY A TONGUE SLIP

81 do not choose to go to school,
A whtmpering boy to his mother seid |;
stSOme of the boys say 1 am a fool,
While others call me a big head"
His mother held him In her arms,
Saying. "S0n. now listen "A minute,
The term big head will do no HARM
For I'm sure there is nothing in It,"
II. SMITH.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-11-08

City Chap lin HicAtOwn-Can't
you run any faster?
Hick ConductOr-Sure, I can,
but I hafta stay with the car,
don't i?
Whether he was or was not
one of the Burns detectives in
Washington, Mr.. Douglas Sid
ney Catchim was himself caught
at Hampton Roads.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-11-08

Clarence Wetter, of Watertown,
N. Y, doesn't mind the name a
bit. Besides, he's dry"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-11-08
TAKE NO CHANCES

OF course You want to love q little
As you go here and there,
But be careful. man, he careful,
There's not upon your coat n hair.
JUMBO JAKE.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-03-30
FARM BUREAUS
APP0R Tl0NMENT
PLAN ADOPTED
Measure Passes Senate
Today Without Single
Dissenting Vote.

SACRAMENTO. March 30.-The
farm bureau plan Of legislativ"
rcapport tionment was adopted by the
state senate today, by q vote OF
81 to @.
Members Of the San Francisco,
Los Angeles and Alameda county
delegations explained that Their
"ayc' votes were merely to uphold
the constitution as amended by the
people, and not an expression of APP
proval Of the principle Of represen-
tation.
The reapportionment plan was
contained in mesure by Senator
Frank S. Boggs, Stockton; c. C..
Baker, Salinas: II. G. Nelson, Eu-
rcka, and Edwin A. Mueller Of San
Diego.
'This is the bill by which we
legislate ourselves out of a job,
said Senator Thomas Maloney of
San Francisco, in explaining his
vote. Although | expect to vote
for the measure, when it comes up
for referendum vote, expect to go
out and talk against it, for | don t
believe the people knew what they
were voting on when they adopted
the measure at the last election. -
Senator j. NJ. lnman of Sacra-
mento succeeded in having his bill
aimed at the "permit system as
practiced by building materials
dealers of San Francisco against
labor unions, withdrawn from com
mittee. The vote was % to 16.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-03-30
HardWick to Enter
Plea On Friday

Joe Hardwick, chief Of police of
Calexieo, was arraigned before
Judge A. c. Finney in superior
court, department. two, this morn.
ing. He is charged with assault
with a deadly weapon upon the per-
son of w. A. Taylor, lettuce buy
er of Los Angeles, who was shot
during an alteration with the chief
in Calexico on February 3.
Edgar b. Hervey and NJ. w.
Conkling appeared this morning as
attorneys for the defendant while
District Attorney Elmer Heald and
Edward A. Patterson, deputy, ap-
peared for the prosecution.
The defense counsel asked the
court to continue the case until
Friday morning for plea and the
request was granted. The defend
ant was handed a copy Of the in
formation and a transcript of the
preliminary hearing held before
Judge T. Mayfield.
The defense counsel gave notice
to the court that a motion will be
entered on Friday morning, asking
the dismissal of the information
included in the complaint.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-03-30
26.841 Miles of
Roads Will Be
Built by States

The construction of 26,S4l miles
of road and the maintenance oI
o39,S47 miles are included III the
1927 State highway programs or =.
states according TO reports received
bv the Bureau of Public Roads,
United States department OF agri'
culture. The programs also include
the construction of Il number of
large bridges and the reconstruction
of roads previously improved. On
account of uncertainty of support
ing legislation no estimate of the
season s work is possible as yet in
Connecticut.
In carrying out the above pro-
grams it is expected there will be
expended under the supervision OF
the state highway departments in
the ~ states total of S64S ,4S3,C GOO.
In addition to the state expendi-
lures approximate estimates indi-
cate that counties and other lesser
subdivisions of government will cX'
pend during the year $475,000, 900.
OF the expenditures by the state
highway departments of the A.
states approximately $42l 100000 is
the estimated amount for road con
struction, and according to present
plans, more than $56,000,000 addi-
tional will be spent for new bridges.
For reconstruction Of existing roads
it is estimated that the expenditure
will be nearly $27,000,0O0 and for
maintenance approximately $l2G,-
100000.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-03-30
CLUB WOMEN OF
STATE ASSEMBLE
AT LONG BEACH
nv United Press E~ns1d wire

LONG BEACH, March 30.-With
900 delegates in attendance IT the
twentyfifth annual convention Los
Angeles District of the California
Federation of Women's Club here
icday, the members buck led down
TO important business Of the ses
sion.
More than 600 delegates and al.
fornatcs. arrived here Yesterday
from Santa Barbara. san Lmis
Obispo, Los Angeles, Ventura and
lnyo counties, this number being
augmented by local club women.
The home economics program
took up the morning hours with
significant interest being attached
to reports OF the meeting of the
state executive board at San Fran
cisco on March 26
y resolution sponsored By Il Los
Angeles Club. favoring division. f
the state into two instead of five
existing districts with resultant dis
cussion was the highlight Of The
DAYS session.
The proposed Amendment reads:
"For the election of the state
president. the state shall bc divided
INTO a northern section. consisting
Cf Alameda, San Francisco and san
Joaquin districts and southern
section consisting of Los Angelo
and southern districts. The state
president shall be elected alternate
lv from the northern and southern
sections and the vicc-prcsident-ai-
large from the opposite section. The
vice president shall be elected from
the same section as the president.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-03-30
Injured Minister
Fights for Life

FRESNO, Cal, March 30.-Para-
lyzcd from the chest down by an
injury to the spinal column i'll an
automobile accident, Rev. William
Y. Butcher, pastor of the Grace
Methodist church, Los Angeles, is
wagng 4 battle with death here to-
day.
"'Thcre il no change in his con,
1ition this morning. nurses at the
Barnett saniIarium here said. " His
condition is very serious.
Rev. Butcher was injured late
yesterday in an automobile collision
at ChOWchilla. The automobile in
which he was riding, driven by
Craig Wilson, collided with an au-
tomobilc driven by Joe Faglundcr.
The minister was returning to Los
Angeles from visit in Corvallis,
Oregon.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-03-30
REED --SAPIRO
CROSS SWORDS
IN LIBEL SUIT
Plaintiff Is Questioned
Closely Regarding His
Law Experiences.
BY M. D. TRACY
Omitted Press Staff CORRESPONDENT


DETROIT, March 3O.-The bat.
tie of wits between Senator James
A. Reed, presidential possibility,
and Aaron Sapiro, organizer OF
farmers and idol of jewry, resumed
in the Ford -Saplro million dollar
libel trial today.
Sapiro, fresh and fit, and Reed,
grave and deliberate, faced each
other as court opened. Sapiro in the
witness chair and Reed lowering in
front of him, the cool, ruthless
cross examiner defending Henry
Ford.
Sapiro surveyed Reed searching
ly as the white haired Senator
fumbled through his immense brief
case, pulling out sheet after sheet
of notes on yellow paper.
The senator, in voice so low it
could hardly be heard, finally be.
gan questioning Sapiro, using de-
tails of his early law partnerships
as the entering wedge.
William Henry Gallagher, Sapiro s
counsel, paid little attention, adopt
ing he can take care Of himself
attitude. Ford s counsel watched
intently. Reed carried Sapiro,
with exceeding detail through a
narrative of the financial arrange.
ments of his law firms in San Fran.
cisco, bringing out salaries paid,
amounts of drawing accounts al
lowed various partners, and per-
centages of profit paid each part,
ner.
Partner Changed Name
Suddenly Reed asked:
Q-Your partner, Lawrence David
Levy, changed his name to Liv-
ingston, didn't he'
A-Yes, after the firm was dis
solved.
Odd you ever see this'
Reed handed Sapiro a legal docu
ment, allegedly a complaint in
suit involving the law firm ana
Livingston.
ono, never saw it before, -
said Sapiro.
The questioning went back to di-
vision of profits in law firms. Reed
tossed out complex arrangements Of
dates as bait to see ii Sapiro
wouldn t become confused, bur TO
no avail.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-03-30
COAST LEAGUE
SEASON OPENS
TO BIG CROWDS
by United Press Leased Wire

SAN FRANCISCO, March 30
Near capacity crowds and good base.
ball marked the opening yesterday
e the Pacific Coast League season
Six teams broke into the won or lost
column, wet grounds at Los Angeles
causing postponement of the Angels
opening with Seattle.
Oakland, Sacramento and the
Seals advanced game toward the
rennant by winning.
AS fine an opening game as was
ever played in the coast league was
witnessed before $4,000 fans at Oak
land, when the Acorns celebrated
their first opening on their home
grounds in years by 3 to . win
over the Missions. The game was
errorless. Bob Hasty and Herman
Pillette both hurled great ball.
Though the Oaks were outhit, II
blows to 6, the Oaks hit when hits
meant runs.
Bryan and Krause will probably
oppose today.
The Seals played ,errorless ball,
and behind Earl Kunz' masterful
hurting beat Portland, 5 to .. More
than 10000 saw the game at San
Francesca.
Moudy and Lingrel were the
pitching selections for today.
Before 1900 spectators the Sen
ators on their home grounds scored
a 10 to ! win over Hollywood. Vinci
would have had shut out had he
not grooved one to Shellenback with
two out in the ninth. Shellenback,
pinch hitting hit homer.
Rachac and Shellenback are due
to hurl today.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-03-30
CALL
STRIKE IN
SHANGHAI
New Labor Difficulties
Are Threatened Against
British Industries.
BOATS FIRED UPON
Yankee Vessel in Brisk
Encounter With Chinese
Near WOOsung.
BY H. FRANCIS MISSELWITZ
Omitted Press Staff Correspondent

SHANGHAI, March 31.-(Thurs-
day. - (12:30 a. IN. Another gen
eral strike, similar tc that which
caused trouble several weeks ago,
tonight seemed likely to be called
in Shanghai soon. 1t was learned
from reliable source that the gen
eral labor union leaders had decid
ed to call general strike aimed
solely at British industries.
Five hundred rifle shots were
fired at two foreign owned river
boats at Sanking last night, but the
vessels escaped without damage and
today were en- route down the Yang
TIE toward Shanghai under escort of
the L. $. s. Paul Jones. The yes
sells were the Lungwo and Tatung,
which left Marking for chingkiang.
Barbed wire barricades today
were ordered erected along avenue
Edward VII, which divides the
French concessions from the inter
national settlement because of an
incident last night during whic'
Chinese mobs milled about the gate>
was removed from its hinges and
stolen by the Chinese.
Exodus Continues
Authorities said the erection Of
additional barbed wire defenses be-
tween the concession and the set
tlement did not indicate any doubt
of the French intentions. Ameri-
cans living in the concession have
been removing to the settlement
and the exodus continued today.
'~ With danger to foreigners in the
Yangtze valley regarded as growing
constantly greater, many Americana
were reported today to be refusing
to leave their posts to take refuge
in the Shanghai foreign settlement.
Foreign authorities strongly init.
mated that foreigners refusing to-
heed warnings to flee could expect
little protection. .
The L. s. $. Ford fought brisk
engagement with Chinese abova
Woosung. The Ford was fired on
and returned the fire with machine
guns and four inch guns, silencing
the native force
The L. s. 5. Preston was sent to
Cheefoo in response to reports
from the United States consul
The situation was becoming worse
the consul reported