Evening Star Newspaper, January 3, 1923, Page 3

THE EVENING STAR, SureRelief (HAMBER T0 ELECT | o= 6 BELLANS Hot water Sure Relief 25¢ and 75¢ Packages Evervwhere Itcostslesstoowna That’s because it uses less ges. A whole dinner of 6 or 7 vessels can be cooking at a time, with but 2 or 3 burners going. The smooth, enclosed top is the reason. See it at LE‘(kau Morris Sales Co. G St. N.W. Main 1032.33 S e o — “To-morrow” is the dance hit of to- day. To know to-day how good “To-morrow” can be, buy “To-morrow" to- day as played by Ted Lewis and His Band on Columbia Record A-3709 ““Homesick™ on the other side. At Columbia Dealers. S\ o \New Pragessiij) pRecords 108 OF ctors ting of the stoc of the s will be held am. on A ¥ . at 1425 H for the purpose of am it or and increasiug the capital stock. WILLIAMS. LAR ANNL tars of the Nationa f the District of Columbin 1 of trustees for the ensuing year, ete.. will /1d_on Wednesdas, Januar. 1 yelock p.m.. at ihe offices of The W nzton Market Company, 11th and E sts. s.w. Washington, D, ¢ the elec. SIME NOTICE TO The _annual_meeting of the The Washington Loan and Trust Company for the election of directors and for i pe transacting such other by mar lawfully come hefore the stockholders neral meeting, will be held at the main > of the sald company Waslington, D. on_ Tuesday remain open hetwoen th o'clock p.m. N T. PRICE TOCKHOLDERS wkholders of Secrotary. 4% B s for such election hours of 12 o'clock noon aud 2 on that _da HARRY G. MEEM, Treasurer. THE 2 AL H holders York ave. n.w.. Wednesday, January , at 12 o'ciock noon. for the’election of officers for (he ensuing year and the transa T business as_may come be HUGH REIL R, Sec: THE ANNUAL MEE holders of the Chas. the election of oF_TH tineider Baking Co., rs and_other business, 2 ry 10, ks will be closed N G 5 WATERS, Secratars 4 NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT THE annual meeting of the stockholders of the Capital Traction Company. for the election of # Board of directors for the ensuing vear and the tran<action of uch other business an may ha brougiit before the meeting. will be held st the office of the company, 38th and M sts. n.w., Washington, D C.. on THURSDAY, January 11, 1923.'at 10:43 o'clock a.m. The polls will e open from 11 o'clock a.m. util o'clock moon. D. CRAMPTON. Secretar; i} THE ANNUAL MEETING OF THE STOCK holders of the Co'umbin Granite & Dredging Corporatioh will be Lield at ifs office in Alex: andria. V., on Thursdar, J 12 o'clock noon, for the directors for the ensning and the trans. Action of sicn business as may legally come before said meeti s . President, T, = FinED w | . the annual meeting of the share. | holders of the Continental Trust Compans wii | be held at the offices of the company, 14th and | H sts. ., ."CL.on’ Tuesday, anuars 9, 1 for tiie Tremsaction of sich rame bo: fore 1 meating 1°70 2 rcloch s Bofia Wit be Fis order of i e fi";\s'l'l,h“fln \l(‘(l\rlv‘ K Diture (0 Washington from Jai delphia und New York 4'1'( " SMITH FER AND STORAGE €0, "4 T L > RUN DN 280 have dalled 10 seetie Vot Mentapivo. or physica) ‘eionce: Pty yn o vl :;s'.w‘mvl 1heo: Address Box 245-H, Star FURNFIUT [ NN ) WANTED-PTAS i Nowor, S s 4 A[ New Roof With a Brush Lat me apply one coat of Liqul Ronfiog Cement 1o ny ot road A o eaine. Al rord o ) bucke! in D. C. nl‘ s BON 1 OF FUR- ore. Phil SMITH'S TRANS. HYSTCATY, ¥ PATRED 2 will ko anywhere. ¥ five Phone Main 8312, L. RURNER, | TS b : beginners a in_5. ard of T ‘Work for generations. ¢ Get "Our Estimate, Heating Plants Repaired Coal 1s too high to wai Get _th amount of heat from your blant by havie ‘R, K. FERGUSON, Inc 1114 th st. Ph. M. 2490- Heatiug Dept. ar arrion| L€t us estimate on | Pviine | your 1923 Printing Requirements. Plél,i‘r‘i‘!fl The National Capital Press 1210-1212 D st. b.w. "Complete Shop Equipment General ‘[—-cnme- us to extend extra - _prompt repair service to au- i}L TO 1o, Stilea hands — Me- Repairing. | Reynoids work ts relisble. R. McReynolds & Son 1 NEW DREGTORATE Retiring Board of Commei‘cé Body Holds Last Meet- ing of Year. 29 SEEK 10 OFFICES President and Two Vice Presidents Also to Be Elected at An- nual Meeting. Retiring directors were felicitated by their colleagues and plans for the, annual meeting discussed at the fina! meeting of the 1922 board of directors of the Washington Chamber of Com- merce last night in the Homer build- ing. Ten new directors will be elected at the annual meeting, as well as a jnew president and first and second vice presidents. The ten direttors who retired with last night's meeting and who were advancement of Lewis J. Battle, Charl Henry B. Davis, George S. De Frank S. Hight. Rudolph Jose. M. Leese and Benjami y. One of these men s eligible for re-elect he was elected to fill a vacancy. Twenty-Nine Are Nominated. Twenty-nine members of the cham- ber have been nominated for the ten vacancies which will be fillea at the annual meeting. Nominations for this office closed last night. They are Leo B. Abernethy, Arthur C. Moses, Mar- tin Wiegand, R, P. Andrews, Harry King, Warren C. Kerdall, Burd W. Payne, Gen.. Anton Stephan, Harry B. Davis, Charles F. Roberts, Michael Heister, Sidney ‘West, William J. Eynon. Harley V. Speelman, Wistar M. Balderston, Mary O'Toole, Thomas , Walter B. Clarkson, John H. Hanna, Martin D. McQuade, Mabel T. Boardman. H. H. Glassie, ‘James M. ;. Arthur J. May, Dr. J. A, Fly C. Roper. John A. i Chester H. Warrington and Townley A McKee Fifteen new members were elected to the organization at last night's meeting. They are: William Ad American Supply ; Paul F. ‘hmid, Jr.; Walter B. Clarkson, William Douden;, Robert Dongan, B. C. Furr, Sam Good- man, T. Lamar Ja C. Larimer Kieley, Charles D. G. David Pearlman, Edward H. Silver, Joseph A. Themper and Thomas A. Weeden. y dollars was approprited by the directors to assist in the Thrift week the chamber Merritt O. Chance, are: A way in this city. : The board decided to continue mem- bership- in the Juvenile ‘Protective As- sociation and voted $10.for that purpose. Oppose Brookhart 'Bill. In respcnse to a request from .the Merchants and Manufacturers’ Asso- ciation tie board unanimously voted to condemn the bill introduced by Senator Brookhart. authorizing civilian employes to make purchases in the commissary stores of the Army and Navy. The chamber will urge Congress not to enact such legislation the District of Columbia National Guard, requested the chamber to pass suitable resolutions urging the need of an adequate National Guard armory in this city. The board unan- fmousiy concurred in the request nd directed .the committee on nd legislation to appear before the 2w | House committee on public buildings |S. and grounds and urge an appropria- tion for this purpose. President Albert Schulteis presided. Lot MANY POSITIONS OPEN. ICivil Service An- nounces Examinations to Be Held. The Civil Service Commission today announced that examinations will be held to fill the foliowing positions: Junior engineer, junior physicist, jun jor technologist, bureau of standards at $1,200 to $1.500 a year; laborator: assistant, junfor grade, at $1,000 a ar, senior aid, $900 a year. bureau of standards; laboratory assistant, senlor grade, bureau of standards, at $1,200 to $1.380 a year; laboratorian (chemical, physical, engineering), de- partmental and field services, at $1,200 to $1,500 a year: library assis partmental service, at $900 to $1,400 a year; library aid, depgrtmental serv. ice, at $900 to $1.000°a vear; watch- man, State, War and Navy buildings, at $720 & vear; highway engineer, bu- reau of public s, Department of Agriculture, at $2,400 to $3.600 a year Junior economist, section of statistl Treasury Department, at $1,800 a year; apprentice fish culturist, bureau of fisheries, Department of Commerce, At $600 a year; fish culturist, bureau of fisheries, at $900 to $1,200 a year; junior statistical clerk, departmental service, at $900 to $1,400 a year. In addition to the salaries named above, the bonus of $20 a month is allowed for most positions the basic salary of which does not exceed $2,500 a year. Further information and application blanks may be obtained at the office of the Civil Service Commission, 1724 F street northwest, AUTO LAWS DIFFER. Eight States Require New Tags on Pays Other Than January 1. Among all the states in the Union, the Panama Canal Zone and Canada, only eight states require automobile registration and new license tags on any other day than January 1, Maj. Suilivan, superintendent of police, an- nounces in making public the lst for the information of Washington police. While all automobiles are required to have their new tags by the dates specified, members of the local force were advised by Maj. Sullivan to “use judgment and make due allowance for delays in transportation by mail and otherwise.” The District of Columbia and most of the states Tequire registration on January 1; Virginia requires it on ¥February 1; Alabama, October 1; Cali- fornia, February 1; Georgia, March 1; Missouri, February 1; Nevada, first Monday in February; New York, Feb- ruary 1; Utah, March 1. MAY PROBE MERGER. . Senate Agriculture Subcommittee Is Considering Resolution. The resolution of Senator Norris, republican, Nebraska, directing the Federal Trade Commission to investi- gate the Armour-Morris meat pack- ing merger was considered yesterday by the Senate agriculture committce and referred to @ subcommittee con- sisting_of Senators Kendrick, demo- crat, Wyoming, chairman; Norbeck, republican, South Dakota, and Keys, republican, New Hampshire. Hear- ings are not contemplated by the subcommittee and it was ssid that action on the resolution prebably would be reached this week. A favorable report on the resolution is predicted. The committee arranged to print the information transmitted by tary Wallace of the Agriculture Departmeut regarding the negotiations of Armour Commission s in Painting, Slip Covers and L st. n.w. Main 7228, For 1923 Expert printing—no order too gitfeult Tor us. - High-grade—but not THE SERVICE SH%F:“‘ BYRON S, ADAMS, Zhumm, Tops. | & Co. in submitting the proposed merger to the department. ———— Many designers of postage stamps have slipped in natural history, For more- than twenty-five -years Ne: foundland had a stamp bearing icture of & seal which boasted two forglegs instead of flappers lauded for their untiring work for the | T. Clagett, Charles W. Darr, | eale, | campaign, which is abou:. té get under ! Gen. Anton Stephan. commander of | ant, -de- | Govas Wikkinn (C) Wheeler Syn. Inc: LIST 2 OFFGERS " FOR ETIREMENT Ten Colonels Among Those | Found Incapacitated for Active Army Service. 1 1 { Ninety-two officers of the Army, having been found incapacitated for actiye wervice, have been transferred to the retired list. They are: Cols. Beverly A. Read. judge advo- | {cate genvral's department;-George L. | i Mason, Dental Corps: Patrick A. Con- nolly, John W. Barnes and Robert W. Mearns, infantry; George G. Baily, Quartermaster Corps; John R. Procter {and Le Vert Coleman, Coast Artillery Corps; Thomas H. Re of Eu {gineers, and James S.-Wilson, Medical | “orps Lieut. ‘Cols. William M. Goodale. | Leonard T. Baker, Thomas T. Duk George H. White and Edward G. Me- |Cleave, infantry; George H. R. (man, William M. Smart and C | H. Juencmanu, Medical Corps: Cole- | man Nockolds, Veterinary Corps: | Dennis H. Currie, fleld . artillery: Frank B. Edwards, cavalry: Stanley finance department: Fra x. Quartermaster Ci seph S. Hardin. finan {Harold O. Scott, Dental | Charles Howard, Coast Artillery { Corps. | Majs. Jesse Gaston, Francis H. Far- Inum. George F. Rozelle, jr.; Carl J.| Bailinger, John C. Walker. George | R. Byrd, William"A. Rafferty. Benja- min B. Croskey, Frank C. Wood, | George T. Everett, Claude M. Feam-| ster and Smith A. Harris, infantry Sphraim F. Graham. cavair: W. Peter, Veterinary Corp: Phelan and John S. Willlams Artillery Corps; lidgar W. Mumford. Quartermaster Corps; Henry til- phen. Joseph L. Siner, Frederick S. Macy, John P. Kelly and Corydon G. Snow, Medical Corps: Maj. Benjamin C. Warfleld, Dental Corps: Carlo A Pivirotto and James H. Reynolds, Jr. { Philippine Scouts: Elmer E. Lockard and Willlam J. Lisle, finance depart- ment; John W. Rafferty, field artil- lery; Alexander W. Maish, ordnance department: Arthur R. Ehrnbeck and Paul Reisinger, Corps of Engineers, and Chauncey ' S. McNeill, adjutant general's department. Captains—John J. McManus. Paul B. Harm and Frank H. Scheiner. Quartermaster Corps: Lara P. Good, Frederick Hahn, John G. Pickard. Frederick L. Geriach, Sidney A. Sands and_Verne Miller, infantry; Roland L. Davis and Cassius H. Styles, air service; Guy R. Doane, finance de- partment: Carl Graner and Edward A. Lovelly, jr., Medical Administra- tive Corps: Zéra L. Bolin. Medical Corps; Frank R. Baker, Robert L. Cox, Randolph Dickins. 'William H. Killian_and James K. Akerman and John K. Gailey, jr.. cavalry; Paul R. Wing and Edward M. Smith, field ar- tillery; Leslie S. Harlan, Dental Corps; Samuel C. Gwynne, Medical Corps: Frederick W. Deck, Corps of Engineers, and Marshall McD, Wil- liams, jr.,’ Coast Artillery Corps. First lieutenants—Earl F. Shriver, Quartermaster Corps; Richard E. Thompson, air service: Hugh T. Ed- wards, Thomas W. Ross and John J. Dunn, infantry, and Elmer E. Simons, Medical Administrative Corps, and Second Lieut. Clyde A. Speight, Medi- cal Administrative Corps. —_— e { PLANS BIG RECEPTION. | Columbian Women’s Club to Honor G. U. President. The members of the Columbian Women's Club _discussed arrange- ments for their big annual reception, to be held January 19 at the Travel- ers’ Club, i1 honor of Dr. Howard L. Hodgkins, president of George Wash- ington University, and Mrs. Hodgkins, at thelr regular monthly meeting at 1719 1 street northwest, yesterday afternoon. The principal speaker at the meeting vesterday, at which sixty Members were present, was Judge Martin Knapp, who described “The Progress of Transportation.” includ- ing economic conditions affected by transportation. Mrs. Dewitt Croissant, recording secretary of the club, tendered her resignation at this meeting because of i1 health. It was accepted and Mrs. W. C. Ruediger, wife of Dean Rue- diger of George Washington Univer- sity, was appointed her successor. Mrs. John T. Erwin was in charge of the program. Hostesses for the social half hour following Judge K adp's talk were Mrs. John Paul Ernest, Mrs. Thomas C. Lavery, Miss Anna Hazle- ton and Mrs. Clarence M. Updegraff. e SOUR STOMACH, GAS, BELCHING One Dose of HERNDON’S INDIGESTINE ‘Will Give Rellef in 10 Minutes 35¢ BOTTLE At All Drug Stores _ Corps, A ‘ONE-WAY’ HOUSE . | Ancier ! her WASHINGTON —By GLUYAS WILLIAMS. TRAFFIC MISS IN FOR AN Boston to Restore Faneuil Hall to Its OriginalCondition BOSTON. J Restoration of Faneuil Ha Cradle of Ameri- an Liberty” to its original condition architecturally was provided yes- in a contract signed by Mayor The cost will be approxi- ¢ $150.000 pen with which the mayor e contract was sent to the and Honorable Artillery which has headquarters in ric structure mate The signe Compa the hi “WIFE NO. 17 WINS VERDICT IN SUIT FOR INSURANCE By the Asse MONTGOM ciated Press. RY, Ala., vada Frank. wife number M. Frank. who died here was awarded her claim for 2000 insurance policy left by husband in decision handed by Judge Leon “ord here terday. Attorneys for Mrs. Le rank, known as wife number t January 3.— Mrs, one of recently, the down late v 4 local merchant h he named his Frank, mother of several the beneficiary of @ upon his ¢ Mrs. Neva children, as re the insurance department of Modern Woodmen of America pay the policy. Mrs who claimed she was the wife by a marriage which she uld rank of Frank | said was never dissolved, filed a claim for the money A bill of interpleader was filed in e circuit court by the Woodmen of America, which praved the court to decide which of the two | claimants should received the money. The case was argucd before Judge McCord during December. Stetson Shop Semi-Annual Reduction Sale BLOCKED UNTIL THIS SUNDAY MORNING MR.MINNIE NEVER REALIZED THE TULL POSSIBILITIES FTOR TRAGEDY ARISING LATE , HE HAS RUN DOWN TO LOOK. AFTER THE TURNACE ,AND RE- TURNING TFINDS THAT HAS DROPPED Levada | Modern | | IN GILWATER. INFORMAL CALL « =3 TWENTY ARE ADMITTED BY BOARD OF TRADE Directors Act Favorably on Com- mhittee Report and Hear i Hospital Plea. | Twenty new members were adm ted to the Washington Board of Trade at a meeting yesterday of the board | of directors in The Star building. The applicants were admitted on recom- mendation of the membership com- mittee, George Plitt, chairman. The needs of Washington along hospitalization lines were stressed by Clarence R. Wilson, president of the! board of trustees of Garfield Hospital, who_addressed the board on behalf | of the campaign of the hospital for 500.000. Mr. Wilson pointed out that whereas the accepted minimum ratio of hospital beds per thousand in-| habitants of a ecity was flve. the} National Capital had only three beds | per thousand. The money is necded he eald, for a nurSes' home. fire- proofing of certain of the hospital | ' | buildings and addition of 100 more | beds, A representative of the hospital will be gjven time to address the full Board of Trade at the next regular meeting, it was decided by the direc: tors. One hundred dollars was appropri- ated by the directors for the purpose of circulating a petition against the lo- cation of the Home for Feeble-Minded at Blue Plains, D. C. | Referendum No. 40 of the Cham- ber of Commerce of the United States. dealing with federal participation in | education, was referred to a special {a telegram from John Hays Ham- | of other states, i D. O, WEDNESDAY, :JANUARY 3, 1923. SOFT COAL PARLEY AGAIN SEEKS PEACE Third Meeting of Operators and Miners Opens in Effort to Negotiate Terms. By the Associated Press. CHICAGO, January 3.—Soft coal operators and miners of the United States gathered here today for the opening sesslon of their third meeting to agree upon a basis for negotiating new agreements covering wages and working conditions before the pre- vailing ones expire March 31. Two previous attempts to agree have tailed. Union leaders and coal operators, in mond, chairman of President Hard- ing’s fact-finding commission for the coal industry, were warned last night that “your agreement will spare the commission the necessity of fixing the blame for fallure to adjust your dif- ferences.” Just hew much this would affect the situation was not ‘known. Phil H. Penna of Terre Haute, Ind., one of the leading operators, has predicted that no agreement would Tesult from this meeting. He said Indiana operators and miners had failed to agree on a plan of negotiation, and ventured the opinion that the same condition would be reported by miners and operators ‘he meeting opening today not only faced the problem of lfil’l’ehng on a wage negotiating basls, but the ques- | tion of fixing the time lfmit of the | contracts and settlement of the wage scale and arbitration issues. The miners, through John L. Lewis, | their president, have announced arbi tration and reduction of wages as two compromises they would not consider. HAMMOND GIVES WARNING. Tells Conference Agreement Would “Spare Necessity to Fix Blame.” “The United States Coal Commis- sion respectfully calls vour attention to the fact that among the subjects assigned to it by the Congress of the United States * for investigatiofi is that of the causes which from time to time induce strikes in the indus- try. There is sharp conflict in opin- fons expressed to the commission as to whether the cessation of work on April 1, 1322, in the unionized bitumi- nous coal fields of America was a strike by the miners or a lock-out by the operators. “As the duly appointed representa- tives of operators and miners in the fifteen organized union districts, you have met for the purposes of finding a way to maintain peace in your fields. Failure to agree would create an Intolerable situation. Such failure would Inevitably result in most seri- ous injury to the general business and common welfare of this country. All branches of the industry have promised this commission their co- operation in the discharge of fits dutles. The commission, therefore, in the public interest, urges upon you the obvious necessity of promptly de- vising some plan whereby the mines affected by your conference will be kept in operation to the end that the revival of all industry be unchecked, the uninterrupted flow of commerce among the states be maintained and the menace of an insufficient coal supply be averted. “Business halts while in doubt as to your actfon and awaits with anx- fety the speedy and successful out- come of vour labors, “You can contribute to the peace of American cconomic life by reach- ing a speedy agreement and avoiding further conflict in the fields under your control. Your agreement will spare the commission the necessity of fixing the blame for failure to ad- | just vour differences.” — i Mrs. William Pimley is the only woman permitted py the United States committe¢, to be announced by the | president, Edward F. presided. Colladay, who | government to reside on Midway I land, a small possession of this cou: try located in the Pacific ocean near the Hawaifan Islands Women’s Fine Footwear formerly priced $10 to $13.50 Colonials—strap pumps—oxfords, satins—suedes and all leathers, in . a variety of styles for street and - dress wear.—All sizes. . Stetson Snoe 4y 305 F Street{ ; 5 Abe Martin Says We don’t know which would go t’ th’ wall first without th’ other—Rockefeller or Ford. Many a criminal ’ll git a par-| don this fall that really ought t’ git a box o’ nickel cigars® (Copyright National Newspaper Service.) —— AIM THREE BILLS AT KLAN Ohio Legislators Seek to Punish Masked Depredations. By the Assocluted Press. COLUMBLUS, Ohio, January 3.—Three bills aimed at the Ku Klux Klan have been introduced in the Ohio legisla- ture. One would require the klan to file with the secretary of state a list of its officers; another would make an assault by a masked or robed person punishable by a prison sen- tence of from one to fifteen vears, and the third would make a felony com- mitted by a masked or robed person punishable by death in the electric chalr. | RENT BODY TO FIX | PELHAM CQURTS RATES Hearing January 15, Follow- ing Number of Complaints. lOwners and Tenants Summoned fo | | The District Rent Commission | day announced its decision to fix r |on all of the approximately fify | apartments in Pelham Courts, 2115 ¢ | Street northwest, Notices were sent out to the 1o | ants and owners that a hearing wil be held before the commission " | January 15, at which time testimony | will ‘be received as to the presen | rates. The action followed receipt of i number of complaints from tenant; | who thought they were being charged 100 much, it was explaine Under the last extensi act the commission was thority, when it saw fit initiati N re in apartments though an _inve asked by either ten “THE BAT” IS DEAD. January or of the f the Bt BOS | Hunt | *“The Bat. | yesterday after He was born in vears ago, but had plaved country for more t twenty {and was widely known as a cha | actor. Harri title role a England, fi 1 _— | Elizabeth Martrode of F land, an electrical engin | lighting systems in country home fits_up_wireless sets for “listeners Cleveland Park On One of the Best Streets One Block West of Conn. Ave, farge clo Two new r tiled bath, open fireplace, floors. wally att and pin fixtures. Price, $13,750 Terms, $2.250.00 cash: entire balance $100 per month, including &1l interest John H. Wright 921 Fifteenth St. N.W. 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