Evening Star Newspaper, January 16, 1921, Page 2

e RY LAV HAS NGT BAD A FAR TRAL ASSERTS WILLIAMS Head of Infernal Revenue Bureau, Reviewing First Year, Still Has Faith. Reviewing conditions at the end of he first vear of sonstitutional pro- Juibition. Commissioner Willlam M. Williams of the burean of internal Jrevenue, in a statement issded last Intght. said that the Volstead act had not vet had a fair trial, because when it went into effect on January 16, 1920, the world was disturbed by onditions immediately following the war, but he added that he had great faith in the law-abiding sense of the |JAmerican public. and that there was a growing sentiment for enforcement of t w. “On the whole T feel that the ac omplishments of the prohibition e forcement forces are satisfactaryy’ he_commissione “The courts, id. Dbelieved. are be- that only prison for violating the law will mt. The bureau is now re- ceiving better co-operation from state land local officials. after New President of Chile ARTURO ALESSANDRI, Chile last moxth. He h: Inunched a program for bettering and is still in his early forties. was elected for the term of five years. ted by Congress, depends on co- operation on the part of state, local nd municipal officers. 3 Has Faith in Public. “It was never the purpose of Con- fgress to match with a prohibition gent every policeman or other local official in the United States and its erritories. That would be an un- onable undertaking. Great faith y be placed in the common sense nd fairness of the American peopie. A resume of the activities of &he fPederal prohibition agents from Janu- 16, 1920, to November 30, 1920, hows the following result Tilicit stills and distilleries seized #d destroyed, 17.644; fermenters de- ved, 50.448; breweries seized, 20 ersons arrested and 4 for prosecution, fmobiles seized, 1,021; spirits seized and destroyed. 136.608 gallons; spi eized but not destroyed, 161. 1 fons: taxes and penalties ‘reported | '$22.450,036; taxes and fror assessment. 32 : assessed, approximately, 00,000 the first year of national prohi- bition ended last night, Prohibition ptnmisioner Kramer declared the heir liquor drinking. Although liquor—some of it good. bat much of it bad—still is obtain: ble in large gquantities, the head of prohibition enforcement corps be- the first work has prought a large measure of success. le had expected it to be hardest, both ho were deprived of their beverages In the future, the commissioner said, nforcement of the law should be: ome increasingly easier, while those fvho used to put a foot on the brass 4l should gradually become recon- Hed to the saloonless era. Records of the prohibition bureau bhow that fewer dealers are seeking perm of them, Mr. Kramer said, knew advance they would be refused be- use they had “taken 2 chamce” with e law. 0 of the permits in existenpe in. the st year, but there will be perha; bt more than half as many nex ar.” The bureau has been call. & out the ‘“undesirables”; for sev- al months and the mew list will be 14 _to the strictest minfmdm, the mmissioner declared. During the first ten months of. con- Efitutional prohibition 35,569,000 ns of distilled spirits were With- ‘) from bonded ware- basis it was ofi- lly estimated that withdrawals for e year ending last night wowid ex- ed*43,000,000 gallons. < 24 dHARITY BALL PATRONS twm HARDING’S DESIRE New President Attends Ifangu- ration Week Fete No Hotel Room Will Suffice. lay in receiving a reply from Pfesident-elect Harding as to wheth- 7he will attend & ball to be given for rity during inaugural week hasl & up progress in plans for the: fete. wm'llx‘ntlea in charge announced nig! _ the Presidnet-elect accepts the ion the committee the movement believe would be a graceful thing for the opw Preisdent and his wife to attend ball, even if Mr. Harding does mot sanction the expenditure of a 875t deal of money at this time. NZW TRAFFIC RULES LIKELY ON MARCH 1. H dmges — Designed to Reduce ! Accidents Ready for Cor- i poration Counsel.. Thanges in the traffic regulations ed to reduce accidents prob- afly will go into effect about March | 1 was indicated at the Distriet bgliding yesterday. ly in December a special com- mittee, appointed by the Commis- sipners. submitted to the city heads a it of proposed amendments to the refgulations. The Commisisoners dis- anproved of a few of the suggestions and forwarded the remaining ones 10 poration Counsel Franeis H. 8 1o be druwn up in legal By it wan learned lasf mpleted his part of the d the revised sections secretary to the | of Commissioners. The pro- Dposed amendments are new in the Eflfi; .'1' ";am, lHPudh-y and Lieut. B v e police t; nr‘nl £1 ek P rafic squad for t is cxpected the police offictals awill complete their study of the ro.:-b- ti0ns within a week or ten days, whea they will be ready to be advertised. - BAND CONCERT. A program of exceptional interest has Deen selected for the weekly mw‘: the Marine Band Orchestra, to be held rrow afternoon at 3 o'elock. in the auliforium of the Marine barracks, $th aril G streets southeast Willlam H. Santelmann, leader of - the band, will. cotiduct the program, which is as fol- dows Euryanthe” “Album Leaf” z - Rubinetein “HBajaderen Dapce, No. 1,” moderato. ’Candle Dance of the Bride to engage legitimately in the |’ business of handling liquor next year. |, lete success of national prohibition, after ome of the most exciting politi. nless a very large sum is appropri- jcal campaigns in the history of his country. For National Prohibition Who was imnusurated. President. of alrendy “the conditions of the peasants and labor-! ing claswes. President Alessamdri ix 2 self-made man of Italiam descént| THE, 8UNDAY STAR, JANUARY 16, |VIOLIN MADE OF WOODEN DOOR BY WETERAN CANIPAIGN STARTED AGAINST BLINDNESS Washington Takes [nitiative in Movement That Is to Be World-Wide. A nation-wfde movement is being. sfarted in the National Capital for vention and’ cure of blindness. A affiliated with the committee for men | blinded in battle, Lighthouse No. 1 | 111 East 59th street, New York cit: {of which the general committee jcomposed of Elibu Root, honorary president; John H. Finley, acting president; Miss Winifred Holt, Charles E. Hughes and William Howard Taft, vice presidents; executive committee, Herbert L. Satterlee, chairmen; Mrs. L. W. Hewitt, secretary; W. Forbes iMorgan. treasurer | The local committee is to be known as_ the .Washington committee of lighthouses for the blind, with Col. William Cary “Sanger as -chairman. Members of Advisery Board. the advisery board are Rt. Alfred Harding. Bishop of | Washington; . Cardinal Gibbons, Charles Bonaparte, Commissionef Boardman, Dr. William Holland Wil- mer, Dr. Abram Simon and Gen. Ire- land, surgeon general, United: States Army. He | The provisional executive commit- tee in Washington is Col. Sanger, Mrs. Gibson Fahnestock, secretary; Mrs. Lena D. Gibbs and Mrs. Dunlap, assistant secretaries; Miss Redfern, BALLOU TO DETERMINE by. Committees in Graded- and High Schools. CHANGES IN TEXT BOOKS |. Begins Study of Recommendations treasurer; Mrs. Ridgely Hunt, Miss' Natalie Magruder, Rev. Charles Wood and James Parmlee. Meeting to Stimulate Interest. Arrangements have been completed foF a meeting to stimulate interest in the campaign against blindness,| whith {s to be held on Thursday afternoon, January 20, at 4:30 o'clock in the auditorium of the Department of the Interior, under the patronage of the President of the United States the president of the French re- and How many new text books are to beq puplic, Miss Winifred Holt will speak introduced into the District pu schools at the beginning of the next| }school year will be determined by |mittee Supt. Frank W. Ballou before the of this month. Yyesterday changes began a study of in books recommended blic {on the work of the lighthouses for the blind. The arrangements for the leoture are in the hands of a com- end | Magruder, chairma Mrs. Gibson The superintendent | Fahnestock, Mre. Ridgley- Hunt and |- Charles Wood. Miss Hort will the | Mrs the offictal French.film of the by | show committees of graded and high s(‘hool1work done at La Phare de France teachers and officers. He port to the board of education at mecting February The schools bave no uniform series this time, and of lunguage bool for the last two years various stai ard series of such books have b under trial. Dr. Ballou also is expected to make recommendations covering the justment of the history work in elementary and high schools and history text books, so as to strengthen this subject. BANDITS ROB POSTMASTER | NEAR D. C. REFORMATORY Masked Men Take $450 From Lor- ton Official, But Leave Post Office Untouehed. Held up by four masked men he was locking the front door of post office at -Lerten, 'Va., There were more than 70.-jafter 10 o'clock last nigh 4B. Dillinghast, - marched to a secluded spot 300 yards from the building, blindfolded. and The money was Dil- W postmaster, robbed of $430. linghast's personal property, as post office funds safe in the building. After getting his blindfold removed, Dillinghast saw his captors moving > | hurriedly toward the road leading-to Alexandria. He rushed.to themeasest telephone in Lorton and summoned friends, who commandeered an auto. mobile and started on the trail of highwaymen. located about -a mile ing the posse. Mr. Barnar;\l” said there had been] no escapes from either the reforma-|that may arise for fory or the workhoust at Occoquan, | At i and that the robbery could aot have been committed by prigoners. The | that Millerand; it-is reported; is pre- police at Alexandria and Washington were notified. Watch roads leading to this ci as kept on but at early hour this morning the robbers i had not been arrested. |MEDICAL MISSIONARY HERE Reception for Dr. Grenfeli—Spem on Work in Labrador. DR. W. T. GRENFELL. Dr. Wilfred T. Grenfell, medical mis- | sionary of the Labrador coast, who is herc-in the interests of the medical work being conducted in the far no was the guest of honor at a reception Mr. and Mrs. at their home, given last night b; Charles Henry Butle 1535 1 street northwest. Dr. Grenfell will speak in Church of the Covenant at 3 p.m. day, phany at § p.m. Henry B. F. Macfarland is ehairman of the local ‘committee in charge of the campaign to raise funds for Grenfell “‘endowment, and Mr. Bu is vice chairman. Saul . Gordon * of who hes heen attending - the come tax school of the Tréasury rtment, - pleaded guilty be P United States Commissiones Richard- | Russell, Snaneisl sécretary; Mrs. Eva indicated | that he would submit his text-book re-| were secufé in a M. M Barnard, super intendent of the District reformato: from Lerton, 1 was notified and assisted in organiz- in the Church of the Epi ADMITS FALSE VOUCHERS. Lowell, ~Mass., (the lighthouse in. Parts), General Committee Personnel. Among thoss on' the general com: mittee. which is betng added to daily, {are Senator Lodge, Senutor Gere, Mrs. na- | Robert Lansing. Mrs. Julian James, cen | Mrs. Stephen B. Elkins, William Hitt, Mrs. Henty White, Charles D. Wal- cott, Mrs, Robert Woods Bliss, Miss Bdson Mrs. its ad- the the Wood. H. R. M?’!!. president Colum- bia Polytechnic Institute; Andrew Raymond, president District’ of' Colum- bla Workers for the Blind; Mrs. Jésephine L. Jacobs® chairman of board of managers, ~District Columbfa Aid’ Association’ for the: Blind; Mrs. . Thomas P. , presi- dent. of the National Library for the Blind; Miss Etta J. Giffin of the Na- tional Library for the Blind, secre- tary: Miss Gertrude Rider, librarian for the blind, Library of Mrs. Marshall Townsend. Mra. and Mrs. Charles BRIAND TO FORM FRENCH CABINET; CRISIS IS REACHED b Livingston Farrand as ‘Wood. thre. the (Continued from Pirst Page.) to endeavor to constitute a ministry. In doing so he was fuily aware that he was running in the teeth of all thoss elements which regard’ Foin- care as the only man who can save France. Yet, the | ¥ grave are conssquences world if Foincare comes intd power pared to risk his presidency in' pub- licly denouncing' Poineare’s policy of force, if that etep is necessary. When Peret returfied to Millerand this morning to inform him that he was unable to obtain Poincare’s co- operation unless the latter wers al- lowed to direct the country’s foreéign poliey. the president asked Peret what his verdiot on the situation was. Peret told Millerand that he person- ally was convinced that the presi- dent’s policy was the right one- and suggestéd that the opportunity of formhlx‘r ministry should be offered’ to Briand. In contrest to the Poincare policy, the an a Millerand-Briand program would be | Society to regulate affairs in Europe in agree- ment with the allies. They would ap- ®ly to the question of reparations the same system that was followed at Spa in dealing with Germany's coal delfv- eries and disarmament. Although this | arrangement was bad in many wavs from the French point of view, it did produce a definite amount of coal and made Germany disarm 1o a certain ex- tent.” This also is the only policy which is approved by England. Favorable to Britain. It is reported that Great Britain has sent formal.assurances to the French government that it supports her en- tirely in the palicy inaugurated at 8pa. ‘Millerand purposes to apply the same procedure to reparatiofis, pre- suming that he can carry British sup- nlqbrlte bere too, and, as 600! sible, = nyal reparation payments which it is| certain Germany can Boincare’s prog: :lnd, consists ’.:l | {he were premijer France w # an-ultimatum to Germany that she must within a given time pay a gtipulated swin of money and deliver & mtipulated amount of goods, under a threat of occupation of her territory byiFrench troops. France bas sufficient strength to earry out Poincare's program. possesses an army of nearly 900,000 men, and public opinion probably ‘would support milltary action. It is not too much to say that the fate of }‘r;:gme bangs on the present political crisis. TEACHERS’ AID MEETS. Annuity Associstion Holds First Bession of Year. The board of directors of the ‘Teachers' Benefit Annuity Asso~ aumo; el its llx-‘:.td r.mow.t‘:b of the eet. ram, on the other the use of Nrce‘b" rth, the to- the tler a world-wide campaign for the pre- | committee has been formed which is; consisting of Miss ,\'nlnlle‘ i that earned by other-utilitles in the Dis~ Congress; | Field, Mfs. Hichard | lnm the commission will neduce rates Inm at the hearing: Friday by CoL ithat the commission intendg to care- 1 {amount’ which the- company: spends ments. l.ll is understood the commission again She | 1 RATE TIME, BELIEF iDecision Expected: From btil- ities Commission in Ten Days. Belief prevails in usually well in- formed circles that the Public. Utili- ties Commission will rénder a decision within a week or ten days continuing the present” schedule of fetephone rates in the District. It is likely, however, that the commi restrict the order b a pe: months; The Chesapeake. and Potomac ‘Tele- iphone Company did #ot ask for high- {er rates, but petitiobed the comm sion not’ to reduce the rates on Feh- ruary 1,.when the present order ex- pires, 4 Tstimony was presented by the com- pany. to show that dgring the past 5ix months. net earnfngs amounted to’ $226,000, which is equal to 3.62 Those Wwho believe the commission will continue the present. schedule base their conclusion principally on the fact that this return.is lower than ict. While it is not regarddd as likely: at ‘this.time. questions asked of wit- Charles W. Kutz. chairman, indicate fally consider cértain items of ex- Dense.. “Fhese ‘questions inglude the method..of charging income' tax, the phone and Telegraph upeny rental-on equipment and for ‘thé serv- ices. of enmineering experts, and the a to meintain a force of 280 out-of- town operators. ;:The company- teetified thmt it charges income tax up to operating! Col. Kutz intimated that It commission belleves this tax should not be paid out of operating pXpenses, on which rates are based. “The locad company pays the Atmeri-. can Telephone and Telegraph Com- pany 43 per cent out of its gross reve- nite for the rental of telephome instru- rvices: will consider whether this is & ma- There is nothing' to of -the commission regard 415 per cent. as unreasonable for the services ren- | Telegraph pany, but the Ltemi will be studied in connection with the reaching of a decision. . ENTERING NEW QUARTERS. The Society- for-Savings and Loans rporated as the Depart- rday moved into its| L new home; 1714 Pennsylvania avenus, ‘will be, med. Al Beach, W. H. Kervin, E. W. Libbey, 3. Franklin Meyer, R. E. Potter and C: Melvin Sharpe: Upon the completion of the marger- the .Departmental Bank will have the rame officers and_directors, with the i addition of the following directors: ! David D. Caldwell, H. C. Graham, H. A Filer, Gertrude M. McNally, third vice president; Clyde Reed, Joseph Stewart James W. Witten. To the directorate also will be addedl subsequently a reprasentative from the State Department, the, Treasury, | Department, the Department of La- bo:.'lh?n!)utrlc‘t government, the city post office and t trict toaonera. b FORM DRAMATIC €LUB. Rev. J. Hurney has organized dramatic club with 100 metbers. known as the St Patrick’s Players, and several dramatic' warks will be. given in the near future. The entire procseds will be given to various ‘Catholic organizations and the Hoowver ‘child relief fund. —_— V. S. EMPLOYES T0O DANCE. I The Federsl Employes’ Amusement Club is to hold a bal masque at.$8 jo'clock tomorrow night at the Néw jWillard Hotel. Prizes for the best cestumes, men and women, will be: The committee in o “-)ullie Bird. To Prevent year yesterday, in the Phyllis Wheat- iey Y. W. C. A. bullding, aud installed the following officers: Miss E. F. G. Maerritt, president; J. E. it vice president; Miss H. H. Mrs. M. in- De- fore | second vice presiden E %on to a charge of turning in false|B. Fletcher, assistant fnanclal .sec- expense vouchers by enlarging them to meet the maximum amount lowed by the government. He held to await ury. home, 708 K street northeast. H survived by his four brothers and a sister. was born in St. Louis, Mo., and body will be taken to Jefferson Mo., for interment, action of a grand EDWARD H. FINKE DIES. Edward H. ‘Finke, thirty-nine old, a bookbinder, Tormerly. eonnects ed with the Post Office Department, dled yestorday after a long iliness at his widow, his parents, Mr. Finke City, retary; & D. Matthews, tregsurer; al- | Miss Z. E. Dyson, recording secretary. was | The board members, in addition to the officers, are Miss Le Berta Gray, Par- | ker Gillem, Miss E. D. Barrier, Miss Obziene. Mitchell, Miss I I Kinner, Miss M. D. on, Miss A. V. Squn- de! Miss J. E. Dandridge, Mrs. H. Drew King, Mrs. M. E. Grifrid, Migs Ciara Wheoler and Mrs. J. . Mor- ‘The following committes were appointed: auditing; Miss J. L. tainmens! e i n the night. 3. Eat plain, noyrishing food. You can obtain our for the asking. Phone us far Tel. Main 992 tool consisting of n pocket kuife. END PHONE | ADMIRAL'S WARDS |Grown-Ups and Little Folks| By the Associated Press. ANDI . Groenville today completed the long | journey from bolshevik-ridden Russia to their new home here of the seven { Russian _children i country by Rcar { MeCully, commissioner_at Sebastopol. mother, and a delegation of friends met the little strangers in Greenville and gave them a luncheon. rival in Anderson. the admiral's home, friends and relatives turned out by the score ‘wards. | Some twenty Anderson children, many j of them cousins of the admiral, and the Russiun visitors fraternized with them at once. rather curious looks with which the visitors had greeted the older persons were forgotten as the chidren mun- gled. At the McCully home a basket full of Christmas horns was di | tributed, and soon the little forelgu- ers were blowing as lustily as army trumpeters and disporting' themselves in gay the American children. as. thoroughly. at heme @s if they had beon bormk: here. e K(:hllt_‘l‘cn left the MeCully home the little Russians bade them good-bye with a quaint curtsy. yeurs old, had all the appearance of wards: to old friends and relatives here and happily remarked that none of them had been ill since he took tlem in his care. to go into details of his future but jndicated that Anderson will be the permanent home of the childrea, although that after a month or so Washington, residence also. '“I shall have to take my mother's wishes: into consideration in making plans.” Admiral McCully said, m’:’ First Baptist ‘where a special program will be ren- dered.’ It is pianned for the ”r:;. Russiags. to sing- their own land as part of Admiral McCully Befuses All Re- [ guests the few hours eni route t:h;\nderson. them at rallway station, when they stepped from the train, and scores. escorted them om the auto- mobile - trip from Greenville to the admiral's home at Anderson. Wood, Sana |standards hes boen Noda and Missjof the Washingten sect: American Chemical Society. 1. Avoid house dust and Smpure or close air, day and 2. Do not drink raw milk or cream. 4. Get enough sleep, by retiring early encugh, 5. Try to aveid worry. Be cheerful. TWELVE HEALTH RULES Association for the Prevention of Tuberculosis, a By Haycock, a well known | singer, Private Harry S. Woods, n wounded woldier in a hospital here, has furnithed a fascinating music story by making a violin from am ol 0od , his ! REACH THEIR HOME Give Russian Children Wonderfut Greeting. i DERSON, S.. C., January 15.—A automobile trip from brought to this dmiral Newton A. former United States high Mrs. Carrie F. McCully, the admiral’s On ar- to welcome him and his In the welcoming party were Quiekly Feel at Home. The- handicap of language and the capers all over the house with They seemed ‘When. the Anderson Admiral MeCully, ‘who is fifty-thres proud father as he presented his He was reluctant lans, some of them will be taken to where be maintains a Fducation Plans Undecided. “and {8he bas not vet had an opportunity o say what she thinks about the mat- ter.,” he' said when asked for details | dered by the: American Talephone and mdr ut the future education of the chil- en. Many ‘friends of the McCully family are said to have offered to adopt one of the youngsters, but it is under- | stood the admiral ham steadfastly r fused to part with any of them, tell- ing friends he was too much in love ‘with: them. 5 ments for the childzes -here and also lor the admiral himself. The first public weicome for the young Rus- will be tomorrow morning at Sunday school. he servi 0 services. The admiral will be honor gudst at ‘Thursday evening and Is "oxveries to. ‘expect 0 retwrn to Washingto: the latter part of next week. "l!‘h: children will be made at home here with his mother until pertected for their education. 1 There will be a round of mtlrtflli i final plans are WILL KEEP EVERY CHILD. quests for Mfipflnn. : GREENVILLE, S. C., January 1&—‘ A mail pouch Alted with lett those counties. today. all pasts of the n: e om and children were at 2 brilliant Tuncheon during thex atopped over here Hundreds met —_— BR. BLUM PRESIBENT. Dr. Willism Blum of the bureau of elected president ot t Tuberculosis 923 H Street N.W. 1921-PART 1. | ing, but without success. NOVELTHTO MA BANQUET FOR 600 Surprise in Store for Those Who Attend Affair of Board of Trade. A novel and ingenious “stunt” is i store for the 600 persons who have ba'n fortunate enough to obtain tic) ets to the midwinter dinner to be give ) by the membership committee of Aic Washington Board of Trade next \3aturday evéning at 1:30 o'clock at the New Willard Hotel. C. J.. Waters, chairman of the com- mittee .on arrangement wout the big and says that he is keeping ‘dark surprise c\1 those attending the ban- He \!id admit this mych—that it would be in the form of a cine- matograph, \’ith the stellar roles and the “supers” \Weing played entirely by prominent W hingtonians. The plot of A'e drama Mr. Waters absolutely refusa2d to divulge, how- ever. . Other Progy'm Numbers. The rest of tha Drogram is not being kept such a (\'$P Secret. Ange. Lea and Adelaide, §'ree clever New York artists from th> Helen Moller Studio, will give integoretive dances Alice Rand. aiso from w York. will give an oriental dance. Bessie Birch Washington will entertain_whh classieal and old folk sengs. Then' there will be Carmille Little, who s\'ks char- acter songs and_ does s\ ‘Ctacular dances; Estelle Murray, wyth her chorus’ of dancing girls; ~George O'Conner, who sings popular ,30ngs; Jack Bowie's Quartet; a fivesYear: old wonder, who is sald to simy in French remarkably well, and so: the list continues with a amusement throughout the Tables Around Stage. ‘There is to be a large stage in th center of the room, around which the tables will be grouped. The perform- ers will da. their acts. an this stage, and all the gapa throughout the even~ ing will be well filled in by Minsters Orchestra. According to Mr. Waters, the din- ner will be attended by rep; sentatives from the executive and ministrative branches of the govern- ment, as well as by local officials. U. S. TQ RELIEVE DISTRICT | OF CARE OF TWO LEPERS| {est advances in Men Held in Cottage on Eastern Branch May Be Transferred to Quarters in Louisiana. The TUnited States public health service has decidde to relieve the Dis- trict government of the task of car.ng for Willard Centlivre and Charles H. Young, detained here as lepers, it was learned last night. The surgeon general of the public health service has notified District Health Officer William €. Fowler that he has approved of the transfer of the men. It is presumed they will be Sent to the leprosarium at Car- ville, La., which has been acquired by the federal government. How soon the transfer will be made known. Health Officer Fowler asked the federal authorities to take the pa- tients, because he felt the District health department should not be re- quired to care for them permanently, inasmuch as neither of the men was a resident of the District prior to bfii’ni qu:r;ntlned. as been a considerable drain on health department funds to maintain ‘the cottage pn the Eastern Branch in wh'ch the mren fre detained. Recently two men wrote a joint letter to Dr. Féwler eomplaining that they were compeiled to occupy the to “spring” as a complete | variety Of lwin }____.. | traction companies in\important cen- is m} Italian Army Officer Invents “Torpedoplane 8250000 IN LOAT 1S FOUND IN CACHE Bandit Caught Under Wréck- ed Auto Helps Officers—Sen- sational Arrests Expected. By the Associuted 1%rems. DALLAS, Tex.. Januarv 15 —Rea- ports of the recowery of nearly $230,~ 000 in liberty bonds and currency ana the accidental deagh of one of the bandits tonight nmrked the police investigation last mght in the rob- bery of a sub-post office station here. The amount of loot faken by the six robbers had not been getermined and four of the band remafned at liberty. W. 8. Serivner, one of the band, who was injured when the “bandit car” overturned on & road near Fort Worth three hours after the robbery was committed, led DaBas officers to a cache eight miles north of Fort Worth late today. Here $200,000 in liberty bonds and $46,000 in currency were found in two registencd mail sacks, according to the lotal police. Scrivner, who was pinned under- neath the wrecked automobile, was arrested by Fort Worth police and the | brought early today. Subse- kit mine times | quently he made a complete conf of 3,000 yards. sion, police said. implicating a “ma transported om i ter mind” robbery whas: st, detectives said, will cause a sensation. Robber Killed in Wreck. il Pat Murphy, alias Rufus Clemons. seentey; Sapeell N hi slias W. W. Matthews, another mem- ched frem a- torpefio tube of & ber of the outlaw band, was killed war vessel. Naval experts say that|ywhen the “bandit car’ turned turtle if the “torpedoplane” is perfected it|jear Fort Worth, According to the spell ™| alleged confession of Scrivmer, -he and Murphy were returning o Fort Worth after having cached the loot following s wild night ride from Deilas. The four other members of the band had taken refuge in a house at_Fort Worth. Five Dallas detectives returned to Fort Worth with Scrivner on the la ter's promise to lead them to his comrade’s hiding place. The house was found occupied, but indications were that it had been hurriedly cated. The detectives tien were di- rected by Serivmer to the cache, where the bonds and money Were | recovered. Search for the missing four, whose ! identity, police say, 15 known, wa inaca’in Dadlas and Forl Worth tonight. Tn- addition to the approximatel $246,000 recovered uear Fort Worllt, moré than $4.000 of the stolem cur- rency was found in 3 house in South Dallas, police searciing the hous on the strength of Sceivner's alleged confession. Feeling High Over $hooting. Extra precautions wese taken to guard Scrivner here and on his trip Yo Fort Worth. While outwardly the situation was quiet, feeling was in- tense over the shooting 'of three postal employe: ho offered mno re- sistance during robbery of the sub- station. None was critically Mnjured, aocord ng to physicians. Scrivner. in his alleged confession, declared werv- ousness on the part of on the bandits eaused the rebber accidentally %o discharge his pistol and that fhe entire band then fired more tham twenty shota. Both Scrivner and Murphy, or i i Clemons, as he was known to local Appointment of a principal to the \Clemons. 85 he W%, TEOWH 1O oters. Miner Normal School probably willl{ § rivner escaped from = Texas be made by the board of education at| texitiary last December ”fl'u He had its meeting Wednesday afternoon at ,":,‘;‘;. .:xfi:f;:fifi;’. =] ve Sy Do 4 o'clock at the Franklin School. The |y Htwo years ago. Murphy also had principalship at this institution has|serveq 2 Drison term and only recent- been vacant since June 30, 1920, when | ly was\released. He escaped'from the 7 k3 and was Miss Lucy E. Moten, the former head, | oo 125y, Lo ‘. CAPT. ALESANDRO GUIDONI, Afr attache of the Italian embassy in ‘Washington, wi ha 'nted & ma- chine | This_ mack {which dea { charzed. apparatus a out ra | The “terpedoplane” Gecl face hattleships now in use. Jectile used is ealled the “submarine sutomobile torped LAVING COST DROPS 5.6 PER CENT DURING FOUR-MONTH PERIOD S | (Corinued from First Page.) ! Mich. Obios and Elkhart, ind. re- A ng off in rents up to Some cases. The larg- rents noted were in u and Bellingham, . whera the \rise was somewhere 31 and 4) per cent. “The average coat of all sundrie rose slightly betwean July and Rate incread s were allowed Detroit, Lausing and Flint, Akron, ported a fal 20 per cent in Sacramento, Cal Wasl tw ters such as Philadelphia, Cincinnati, Xew Orleans, Portland. Ore, and N. Y. and siqaller places. ecreases in carfares were reported. Occasion\'lly news- papers advanced their pricey. Church and organization budgets Were in- Nof Rochester, furnishing and supplies.” creased. decreases \Wi re- ported in the cost of furnitu. house' PRINCIPAL WILL BE NAMSD | Many Teachers Would Be Head df Miner Normal. years ago recaptur’d at Little Rock, Ark., after retired under the terms of the ben-|a semsathonal gun fight with police oficient teachers’ retirement act. E.|ther ~ Ssame room. ‘' Dr. Fowler said he was unable to give them separate quarters. Centlivre was rly in the mili- tary service and came here from the Carville institution to obtaln a pen- siom Congress. = Young. accord- ing to Dr. Fowler, told of baving visited all parts of the United States before his arrival in ‘Washingtona. BOY SHOT IN BACK. Another Lad Arrested Admits Fir- ing Revolver Accidentally. Kennth W. Lawson, eleven ye: of 1042 31st street was accidentaiis shot_in the back while in Johnson's Woods at the rear of Western High School. while in company with three other boys, yesterday afternoon. Harold Magruder, 3108 M street. was arrested by police of the seventh .precinct, in connection with the shooting. He ad- mitted having discharged a .22-caliber revelver accidentally, and was re- leased’in custedy of his parents <lawson at w;: !l?c-lptm o ST ysiclans at the hospital night dechared that the wound was serious, but hope is held out for re- covery. STOWAWAY MAYOR PERMITTED TO STAY . IN U. S. AS SEAMAN (Continued from First Page.) the counties of Tipperary and Lim- erick in the early hours this morn- In conse- quence the police and military were reported to be extremely active in Two dJetectives in plain clothes Wwere wouuded here today. The po- lice later drove through the street, fring shots. Two civilians were "1“: ecutis z Jo h 0 - execution of Joseph Murphy, ‘which was due to tlke'hllm n:“xt been - postponed untit & hearing of an ng of the court- Archbishop O’'Doherty in N. Y., Tells of Political Conditions. | Roofing_€ement. Iuw M. JONBS. N URN. WORK ROOF REPAIRING AND FURNACB ROMPTLY ATTENDED TO. CALL C _H. > A. Clark has been acting as princi- pal since that time. More than 100 educators im Wash- = ington and throughout the country Lieut. Comgander Edward L. }c- have applied for the position. School | Sheehy of the' Navy, attached to the officials last night intimated that they|U. S. S. Chestdr, has been assigned virtually have decided on the M'l!o duty at the Jnaval station at Tu- princtpal. tuila, Samoa. SPECIAL NOTICES. | SPECTAL \YOTICES. CATERING for night banquets, | ™ * " 5l e e o and Plumbis ‘sipess is crowds from 10 to 1,000, suppers, | The Biggs Engiteering' Co. ORDENED TO SAMOA. etc. Call L. E. Guertin for|_1810 14th . nw. Phooa Frankla 317 estimates. Also table service, G—PLUMBNIG ‘Warren W. Biggs, W. K. Pace, Jas. Cunningham. Heating and Plumbing repairs and' remodel- ing promptly attended to by expert mechanics. ¥ YOUR FLOORS NEWD SCRAPING AND refinishing, call ¥ . call Franklin 2088. I C. PRICE. 421 6th n.w. __18¢ dishes, etc., for rent; linens and silver. Can accommedate as many as 1,000 people or less. Call” Franklin 1376-]J, L. E. Guertia. Sxfl:'ltfl “,CEA.\IQD, nlllxlw““.fit'::AE“g:E postal. 1405 Q st. n.w. IF YOUR ROOF LEAKS GIVE IT ONB COAT e ben Sl have no. more T P 0. Box 1203 and representative will call brocade, tinsel and velvet at cost. Hats made 1o order reasonably. Mlflte:.lnt. alt S':H;ql’: 2 yas. 25c HARRIS HAT 1010 ¥ st. FOR_YOUR MAGAZINES AND RRA' Ne Phose P A et vagg. regsart AURISY. | e, 830 13th St. WG Box 4A-12, Stati . Washing! . C. 7 : REAL BSTATE MEN AND OWNERS. TAKE Window Shades of Quality jco— W] roof whe: one is | >, - B L on Dt it on with e M wecos| 2t Bedrock Factory Prices we rantee same for five 3 Sears. Phione Linc. 4 ears. Slag roofs, tel b Parkhurst, Distrioutors, 1814 Clark & Parkhurst, se. —— — 1 WILL NOT BB RESPONSIBLE FOR DEB’ than by myself. Mr. contracted by aay other Uia e BT T eath Fiom Better Heat—Lower Cost 'ATER ING t me install a HOT-W. PEANT for yon oo while PRICES -lx!-‘gowfl LaBoR NTIFUL. INQUIRIES receive IMMEDIATR ATTENTION. Tavestigate the Ideal Arcola het-water plasi for Lomes without eellare. EASY_PAYMENTA IF DRSIRED. IPTL ANDERSON, F. 6488-J. ESPONSIBLE FOE ANY devts WILGI‘“N‘?MB% A7 onp other than mysalf. FRANK B GASMY, S0 1ith ot no. 8 i (N MOTIO! . TELL YOUR STORY LN MOTION PICTU etitical NEWS. 1 oM ORTA! ; gfi % :é. i ‘ofice ° 'qf-rzn TIME WB ARB MAKING A wiriag. We ran- o e as et & copditiont éater; Bo Tepairing necessary. Let 9. . 1. SCHARR ELECTRIC CO., B H. T AP or ek, S e Main 12860, 3 E| 3 k! f‘é HAVE IT DONE RIGHT—GET CASEY £ [t | Y January 15.—Archbishop 'Doherty of the Philippines returned to the United States today from Europe. Archbishop O’'Doherty said he vis- ited Rome during his stay abroad and presented to the Pope a report on the work of Catholics in Manila The he | Pope, he said, expressed himself as &Ta - lyo visited Jreland. Speaking of | heerk political conditions there, he said: “T was herrified that any civilized people would be treated as have the mple of Ireland been treated by the Slish.” He will go from New York to Van- couver ‘and sail from that port for Manila on February 10. SETS FIRE TO “GET EVEN" Because she had “béen n: to get up and go to work,” Jennie Matthews, colored, yesterday eet fire to the hou occupled by Bertha Butler, colored, street southwest, ghe admitted arrest by Policeman Bailey a charge .of arson, according to the ool fire caused damage esti- Roof Repairing—Plumbing Repairing. CASEY 3207 Mth ST. N.W. g CAN SAVE IF YOU TRY—THE HOME! FO A Sociation takes care of your sav- ibge, from 31 a moath up, aud pays $% ob e, "Ask about it. Wm. J. Galliher, presi- deat: James Morris Woodward, secretary: Richard E. Claughton, treagnter. Make pay ments at_treasurer’ 2008 Pa. ave. n.w. WHEN MOVING 1 Cosn, or Mass., get our ome-way ::nl. Movers, 207 i"l'oThineOwnSel!Be True* Paices.” 15°| Ave yeo interested in a Miror of 8. 380k st | wuen order coe of uor Pabeat Procass Wiree N. 3. 18 ‘en'll comciude they reflect an ohject perfectiy 0. G tras, e e ezt | Becker Paint and Glass Cay helders be beld at its efics, Glass Bxperts, 1239 Wiscensio ave, 2.w West_87. e R elagion, D. C., &t 11 o'clock a.m. on Taes- , for the elsction of dangaiy 16, 1621 tor ibe i the tranmc- ton of such oUher e ANFORD, s CLAFg-zi OPTI%. Co., 1S, HOUGHTON, Secretary. uarasteed. Prices reason- docoratoris Pork g1 now. Columbia TO4.W. ROOF TROUBLE? Siove L taeth troubie—Call the “Heating and Boofiag Bxperta.” - N T seleetion of grands rchase by Worch 1o B Vietraken ane recorts.