Evening Star Newspaper, September 30, 1922, Page 18

RENT REDUCED NEW RENT SCHEDULE APARTMENTS 1424 Sixteenth Street NW. Near Seott Circle High-grade housekeeping apartment. 8 rooms, 3 baths and porch. Rooms unusually large and well arranged. Passenger and freight elevators. One suite of 4 rooms on first floor, furnished. ite of 2 rooms and lavatory on first floor, suitable office. 4 Now Available Open for Inspection For Floor Plans and Reservations See Thomas J. Fisher & Co., Inc. 738 Fiflze WISCONSIN VOTE TR ‘La Follette’s Certain Elec- - tion Hints G. 0. P. Revolt From Within. % OPPOSITION WIPED OUT ! All Elements of Politics Inclnded: in Support of 'the Senator. A 24 it G I S G I BY DAVID LAWRENCE. | MADISON, Wis. Sentember 30.—3 Politics in this state can be summed up in one phrase—La Follette, that's all, | ! | An Opportunity Not to Be Overlooked Inspect Today and Sunday ' 3720-3722 McKinley Street CHEVY CHASE, D. C. Extremely attractive detached homes, exception- ally well planned and having many new innovations that will appeal to the home-owner. There are six delightful rooms, large living room with open fireplace, hardwood floors, three porches, hot-water heat, electric lights. Garage. Location is one square east of Connecticut Avenue, Near Chevy Chase Public School, Circle, Stores, Churches, etc. PRICE ONLY $12,500 TERMS BOSS & PHELPS Realtors 1406 H St. N.W. There isn't even an opposing party, the democratic party has been ob- Ili(erlud. Only 16,000 votes were polled for senator and 19,000 for gov- ernor in the democratic primaries, and the state law requires & minimum vote of 25.000 to put a party ticket ' into they H The democrats didn't qualify but | their alternative is to enter a ticket ‘ilnhelod. ‘Independent.” This they will do. and Mrs. Jesse Hooper will | run for United States senator. Those uegul.ur repub’ ns who an't stand 1 La Follette will vote for the inde- | pendent ticket, but the total will be negligible. The big fight is over. pened In the primarles. Election day here nowadays s something like clection day in the solld South, ratification of the primaries. Wisconsin fs a_pertinent example of evolution inside the republican La Follette won by 250,000 votes, the vote was almost unanimous, and he carrfed with him eleven others, comprising the whole delega- tion to the House of Representatives. Nine of the eleven were out and out La Follette men, and the two others| lean his way more strongly than any other. Committed to La WFollette. 1t the republican party is reform- | ing itself from within, the victory | here is on the La Follette side for the moment anyway. But it would be an exaggeration to say that Wis- consin has permanently committed it- self to radicallsm. It is committed to La Follette, and were he to retire from politics tomorrow, there is no assurance that a man of his doctrines would be triumphant. For the La Follette who won is a dominating personality, a shrewd politician, 'a man with ‘all kinds of followings. from pink to red and from wet to dry. voters of foreign birth | or ancestry, laborite. progressives, agriculturists. There never was a more complicated vote to analyze. | It's true L ollette capltaiized all} the discontent. He gloried in his war | record. He virtually asked for vindi- | cation, insisting that he was right When he made the famous speech in 8t. Paul which temporarily ostra- clzed him in the United States Sen- ate. He blamed Wilson for instiga! ing the war and polnted in his speeches to.the burdens of taxation as confirmation of his dire predic- tions of those days when he voted against war. Wets voted for him and helped pay for advertisements printed widely in the state. “He got them coming and There will be a llght vote| in the election. La Follette ally elected now tory signify ¢ { ! It all hap- a Tel. M. 4340 LIGHTBOWN BUNGALOWS At Cottage Ci ity 5,950 1pra j his {more o in the we inz since they inery of the republican party North Dakota a few yvears ago Is highly successful. ! Fusion Possibilities. To offset this gradual absorption o the republican party by radicals, th regular republicans have been consid- ering fusion with the democrats. But the decision is in favor of keeping the fight within the party to trying to ‘win next time. Native-born Americans and_others who indignantly resent La Follette's views are powerless to apply punishment. Fully 52 per cent of the electorate is elther foreign born or first-generation Americans. La- bor looks on him as a great champion 5 rooms, bath, cellar, furnace heat, electric lights, gas range, kitchen cabinets, concrete walks and concrete road- ways and good size lots. Price, 35,950—1'0"“‘ :‘: cu‘:av Ino. Int HOW TO GET THERE Take cars out G St. N.W. marked RIVERDALE, Berwyn, or Laurel or Beltsville and_get off at Hoffman’s Store, Hill St., Brentwood. Any one will direct you to Cottage City. Chas. M. Lightbown Betaer Tel. Hyattsville 133-W Post Office, Mt. Rainier, Md‘. 14 e 1 more Bob La Fol . and for six vears jette will play his part in the Senate, interpreting in his way the curious mandate of ! thousands of voters who call them- selves republicans just as much as do the standpatters or conservatives of Massachusetts or Pennsylvania. The signs of political revolution are unmistakable. The election {n Novem- ber turns not so much on whether the republicans will win—for they seem | to’ have the upper hand—but what kind of republicans will sit in Con- gress and what kind of delegates will g6 to the next presidential conven- tion from western states. SOHOL EROLLNEN " NEARS PEAK FRURE i i FOR SALE New Semi-Detached Brick Houses < Another ‘increase in the public school enrolintent, which brings it within 102 of last year's peak, which was not reached until November, was reported today by Asst. Supt. Stephen E. Kramer. According to Mr. Kramer's figures, there_are pupils on the school roils, 1,488 in ex- cess of the number enrolied at the second wéek of the Jast school year. ‘The graded school enrollment totals 53,286, an increase of 134 over the cor- responding period of last year. There are 12,0 students in the high red with 10,870 at the ; same period last year. ‘When this year's maximum enroll- | ment is reached, which Be eéarly in November, of o find at least 67,000 children en- ‘rolled in the schools. The pesk en- |rallmnnt last year totaled approxi- | mately 64,900. 2945-2951 Upton Street Two Sold Near Bure‘d:u of Standards & Holy Cross Academy East of Connecticut Avenue’ Especially planned, exceptionally well built, and particularly attractive; two stories and attic; cement front porch; eight rooms— four rooms on first floor, four rooms and two baths on second floor; hardwood floors; has gas, electricity and hot-water heat. *Wide Lot, 147 Feet Beep to ahPsaged_' e Thomas J. Fisher & Co., Inc: of ‘what may who have had building experience Paraphrasing Terence: your &dyantage.” In- qufre from your hat has b the result of thelr :ea:l‘nl:._wl::nd & H Heating Bn- AKE heed. from others 66 to B b friends and associates ineers, &nd on their advice con- :ult us. ILURENZ BRINGS NEW IN FALL SETTLED,BLOODL Son to Aid Famous Austrian in Adolf Torenz, 64,798 1 = ESSCURETOUS. Continuation of Char- ity Work. NEW YORK, September 30.—Dr. famous Austrian or- thopedic surgeon, returned to this country yesterday on the Unite American liner Re- liance to continue his charity work among cripples and to Introduce a new bloodless operation which, he said, would relleve the sufferinga of hith- erto hopeless cases. With him came his two_sons. Dr. Albert Lorenz of Vienna and Conrad Lorenz, nineteen. ‘who will become LORENZ. student of med icine and surgery at Columbia University. His elder son, who conducted orthopedic operations for ten years, will aid him, Dr. Lo- renz said. Concerning the new operation he ‘hoped to demonstrate hefore Ameri Lorenz sald he felt ast _contribution to orthopedic surgery,” but declined to veal its nature until it had been iscussed in the medical press and before medical sucieties.” He would demonstrate results would be widely through moving pictures, he said. i Dr. Lorenz declared he found his native country, Austria, “rapidly ap- proaching the 'brink of disaster and annihilation of all great culture, with the outlook for professional men and the great middle class fraught with peril and terror.” THE WEEK Epitome of Events Up to, September 30, 1922. can surgeons, D it would be his it. and the shown DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA. District Commissioners prepare plea for more funds for submission to the budget bureau. Chairman Madden of the House appropriations committee tours city with Commissioner Keller and promises appropriations for city improvements. Senator Capper blames Congress for failure to appropriate for schools. Postmasters gather In Washington for annual convention. Shriners hold initiation. Senator Watson of Georgla dies. Federation of Citizens demands cut in car fare. Grand Jury ends war fraud probe. Public Utilitles Commission grants citizens car fure hearing, clergy holds conclave. Shriners pla for convention. Non-teaching princt pals urged for District of Columbl schools. District of Columbia coa supply 212,272 tons less than last winter, Milans heads District of Co- lumbia Typothetae. Local legion pre- pares for annual convention. Post- masters, completing convention, elect officers. District of Columbia night schools due to open Monday. Eugene Stevens dies in doctor's office. NATIONAL. Judge Wilkerson of Chicago signs temporary rail injunction. Secretary Davis, addressing pressmen’s gather- asserts labor war is disgrace. motive for K rand Army gathers «1 convention. stand. United threc-mile limit Drouth cripples Fredericksburg, Frelinghuysen renominated in New Jersey. Effort to foll beer vote in Ohio fails. Michi- gan fight favors democrats. United States destroyers ordered to Turkey. Convention at Syracuse, N. Y., nomi- nates Gov. Smith. Stillman divorce plea fall: baby found legitimate. Judge J. W, Willett heads G. A. R. FOREIGN. Kemal's victory alarms the sultan. reeks determJ e not to give up Thrace. rowing indication that the sultan will retirc. Kemal accepts in part allied eace proposals. King Consiantine ab dicates throne as revolu Athens. Turks defy tivop Turks advance British reeks clamor for republic. rlosion wipes out Itallan navy post Turks - surround British at Chenak. Crown Prince George crowned King of Greece, as revolutionists camp on palace grounds. RELIEVED OF HOSPITAL DUTY Capt. George: P. Sandrock, Medical Corps, has been relieved from duty at ‘Walter Reed General Hosptial, this city, and ordered to Metuchen, N. J. for duty. on £ ownership. Willard Court. robably will i cials expect | | priced for quick sale. 738 15th St N.W. l dl Catholic | | | = PONZI SCHEME SENDS OHIO COUPLE TO JAIL Borrowings in Excees of $300,000 Charged Against Woman and Husband, ex-Miner. By the Aspociated Press. POMEROY, Ohlo, September 30.— Mrs. Susan Kraus and her husband, George Kraus, a former miner, wére in the county jall here today on charges of embezziement, and with their arrest officials say. will be un- covered the fabrication of & financial scheme that will rival that of Ponz, the Boston “wizard,” who promised big returns for the use of money. The Krauses were arrested- on an afdavit signed by A. W. Lee, acting as agent for Bertha Seyfried, who listed a loss of $4,000. Holding out a return of 10 per cent, Mrs. Kraue, giving them promissory notes, an it is charged, has borrowed in excess | of §$300,000 from Pomeroy persons. | \ STINNES' U. . LOAN PLANS ARE BALKED Fanciful Schemes for Raising Money Are Laid to Ger- man Banker. —_— $2,055,185 SUIT RESULTS ‘REAL ESTATE. IDVEPAYMENTSTOU., [¥"2ooooo okl APPROVED BY ALLIES s sz CHICAGO, September 30.- $1,000,000 of school hoard fMpney has Reparations Commission Members Give Notice Through been spent wastefully and i trava - Col. Logan. y.ore tha gances, according to the pr{iminar: report 'of the auditors emphyed b the state’ attorney to ing 1e, the board’s books. ) Isaiah Greenacre. special plhsecn or, who made pubiic the reput, also. declared the school records \howed ll on | thun '$50.000 worth of materials) The complete report of the ng charges against the school board:or some time \ By the Associated Press. PARIS, September 30.—All members of the reparations commission have formally notified Col. James A. Loga jr. American observer in that body, | that their respective governments view with approval the American State Department's plan to credit German dye deliveries to the cost of | the American army of occupation, the | about $450,000 worth of mate: | less ¢ \wai tors will be made to the special - hand, whereas the audit show jury which has been investigs American Promoter Claims Breach of Contract in Attachment ‘Well appointed 4 and 5 room and bath apartments—unfurnished. paying interest by further notes. Ac- cording to Lee, Miss Seyfried and a sister ioaned the woman $39,000. B0Y SEOUTS TOAD INFREPREVENTION Observance of Protection Week Urged tYpon All Residents. The Boy Scouts of the District, strong, will be unofficial inspectors dur- the Firs Prevention week, which begins tomorrow. Practically all of the 125 troops in every section of the city met last. night to map out plans for co-operating with the fire prevention committee in remov ing all sources of fire from the District of Columbia during the ensuing sever . Shaw, ecout excentive for d that each troop of ts would make, a canvass of its neighborhood in seafrch of rubbish piies or “other conditions which might con- tribute to the starting of a bluze Charles W. Darr, chairman of the fire prevention committee, pointed out io- i The Before You Renew Your Lease On September 1 one of our largest co-operative apart- ment buildings ended its second year under this form of The total monthly payments of purchasers have been £ less than rent; an average of one-third of these payments was applied on curtailment of purchase price. These pur- Z chasers have by this systematic method of saving accumu- £ lated from $400 to $1,500 in a readily salable asset; they = have no worry qver lease renewals. . We are now offering apartments at Copley Courts and Copley Courts, 1514 17th St. N.W.; Prices, $4,050 to $10,150 Willard Courts, 1916 17th S':"N.w.: Prices, $3.150 to $8,250 Let us show you how to “LIVE AT COST.” ~ Union Realty Corporation 3010 and 3012 Porter Street Just West of Connecticut Avenue i First ‘Floor—Reception hall, dining room, kitchen and back "porch. Second Floor—Three bedrooms, hardwood fioors, tile bath, with all modern conveniences; gas, electricity and hot-water heat. I Large back porch easily converted into sleeping porch. These houses are now ready for occupancy and are open for inspection every week day and Sanday until 9 P.M. Attractively day that if each scout does no more than remove fire hazards from his own home the scout organization will have con- tributed largely to the success of ite week. J Topic in the Churches. Thousands of Washingtonians will hear somethiug about the value of fire prevention when they go to church tomorrow morning, for all pastors have been requested to refer to the campaign in their Sunday sermons Everywh ome reference structive You turn mnext to fire and will meet werk ity de- . motion r wiil app alling upon all good itizens to rid their homes or business places of fire risks. “Don’t look for a gas leak with a match or a candle; you'll be sure to find it." That is one of many don'ts’ the fire prevention committee is epreading broadeast. Another Important precaution, in the opinion of the committee, is to keep matches out of reach of chil- dren. The farmer should be particularly interested in Fire Preveytion week, which will be observed nalfonally Oc- tober Secretary of Agriculture Wallace announced thi 3 “While the prevention of fires evervwhere more effective and 1 than rellance on means « nd extinction lace said. “this is doubly true case of the farmer. The urban dwell- er has his fire department and hi city water system on which a me: ure of reliance can be placed., The farmer, as a rule, is sadly lacking in effective means of checking a fire once it has gained headway. A far larger percentage of farm fires, for this reason, represent total losses than is the case with city fires. Always a Calamity. The needless destruction of prop- erty, Secretary Wallace also de- clared, Is alwa: Even if the owner should 1y pro- tected by insurance, which the farmer seidom the less burden is merely shifted to others. and the Jouer by the amonnt total annual property alone exc 5 No complete figures are available. A proper attention to the work of Fire Prevention week or the obsery- ance of the single Fire Prevention day, October 9, in line with the re- cent proclamation of the President of the United States, it is pointed out, would eliminate countless fire dan- gers, which, if not removed, will take a toll of thousands of farm homes during the coming winter. The ob- servance of this week or day should further tend permanently to remove some of our worst habits of care- lessness. innunnnnne o T 1410 G Street N.W. Proceeding. Aseociated Press was informed yes- e The textile alliance, which is the Bem SRNIOn) aas Caniey: ) ;.\:x\ YORIK. September 30.—At-| medjum for obtaining America’s share ment of funds carried in four) o¢ yne gyes, has not yet been notified . I'. LOCKWO0O New York banks to the credit of Hugo Stinnes, German industrial magnate, in connection with a $2,055,185 breach of contract suit flled by James A. illman, prcmoter, has revealed that Stinnes, through various financial schemes, had made attempts to float loans for hundreds of millions of dol- lars in this country. . The attachment order. signed by Supreme Court Justice Wasservogel, was placed in effect by deputies to Sheriff Nagle of New York county. The funds, the exact amount of which not disclosed, are held by the | y Bank. the Guaranty rany. the Lquitable Trust And Hollesen & Co. Tiliman, described us a financial promoter,’ claimed that on May 3. 11815, he ‘entered into an agreement | with Stinnes which necessitated the transfer to a Swedish | corporation controlled by Stinnes of certain agencies for developing trade with the United States. Tuese agencies were owned by Tillman, he stated, and he was to become, under the agreement, managing director of the principal office, at Stockholm. Promised Collateral. Stinnes, Tillman's statement con- tinued. was to furnieh collateral se- curity that Tillman might under- take 1o secure a loan of $125,000,000 in_the United States. This amount was needed by at the time. it was =said. for the chuse of American raw materials, Instead of furnishing this the statement continued cocted @ lot of neiful hemes as a sort of panacea for many’s financial afflictions” wh, Tillman thought would never seriously entertained by American bankers. One of these schemes. Tillman averred, was that he was to obtain a $100,000.000 loan upon Stinnes’ promis- sory note, unsecured by any collateral. After this loan. the statément went tinnes planned to use the money : in the United States ks at the current nge rate, $.0125. With the marks intended held by the German orporation ‘which functions some- thing after the fashion of American title and bond and mortgage com- panie; of the scheme. It is explained that the annual deliveries will probably | not exceed $3,000,000. ! You Should Select Your Lot Now BAY RIDGE This will give you the opportunity to plan and have your summer cottage completed by early spring. Bay Ridge is the ideal site for your summer home. with its wide sandy beach, fine bathing and wonderiul old shade trees. When the Defence Highway now under construc- tion is completed Bay Ridge will be only 31 miles from Washington. Many Washington people have purchased lots and will build this fall. Write us for illustrated booklet. 1410 G St. NW. Bay Ridge Realty Corporation, Owners LANHAM & HILL Washington Representatives 1400 H St. NW. I = Homes Worthy of Your Inspection Open Today and Sunday Nos. 1424-28-30 Taylor St. N.W. West of 14th St., North of Park Road Four unusually large bedrooms: vak floors: all modern improvements. deep to 20-foot alley. Price, Only $10,250 BOSS & PHELPS Main 366 iR i i MY sleeping porch: Lots 142 fee Claims Big Commissions. After these mortgages were secured | at their face or prewar value in; marks, Stinnes was to send them to the United States as collateral for a $2,000.000.000 loan based on pre-war values. Tillman averred Stinnes fig- ured he would not be observed by American bankers in this manipula- fon. Tiilman declared he told Stinnes he | could have no hand in such schemes. Realtors as he knew can bank 1d . hot entertain them. but Stinnes: re- Telephone Main 4340 1406 H St. N.W. fused to listen to him. Tiliman claimed the $2.035.185 for Exclusive Agents which he sued was due him for com- nissions in the few ecnterprises he hieriouk Tor Stinnes S = —_—mm A A S R A e A e R e Rttt S Rttt 28 7. v NN PR D DA 1 { PO DA R HOMES In the New Washingtonian Manner 2422-2432 Tracy Place N.W. (Between California St. and Wyoming Ave. and 24th and 25th Sts.) T new houses just completed on Tracy Place are designed in a spe- HE opportunity for an excellent investment in a new, distinc- tive, spacious yet home-like residence is here. The group of cial Washingtonian manner to meet many requirements—family, social or diplomatic—yet all stamped with an intelligent and inter- esting simplicity. . o Large entrance with spacious coat closet, living First Floor: 5 G o " hreakfast poreh overlooking of the city, kitchen, pantry and service stairway. Four nicely arranged bedrooms, two tiled baths with built-in tubs and fixtures, and ample closet space. Two servants’ rooms, bath and large storage attic. Second Floor: Third Floor: i room, double garag Basement: {ommets oen i e There is no convenience lacking in these homes. The walls are artisti- cally painted and panelled; electric floor plugs are to be fouid in each room, and open fireplaces in the living room and bedroom add the complete touch of individuality. ar Representative On the Property Will Be Glad to Escort You Through g These ‘l';omu and Explain Every Feature in Detail. Open Daily From 10 a.m. Until6 p.m. HARRY WARDMAN D55 5055 5505565055 50 05 50 S S S S S S S S S S S I I O I e e e A DD S AR SII A S 032 5 A DD MDA DHDIEDDIDD D DD D32 b