Evening Star Newspaper, January 23, 1923, Page 1

' WEATHER. Tncreasing cloudiness, followed by snow or rain late tonight and to- morrow; somewhat warmer tomorrow. Temperature for twenty-four hours onded at 2 pam. today: Highest, 38, at 4 p.m. yesterday; lowest, 23, at 8 a.m. today. Full report on page i1. & | Closing N. Y. Stocks and Bonds, Page 22 No. 28,757. Entered as second-class matter post_oifice_Washington, D. C. he fl WITH SUNDAY MORNING EDITION WASHINGTON, D. C, TUESDAY, JANUARY 23, 1923--THIRTY PAGES. 165,000 STRIKE IN- RUHR; FRENCH ORDER ISOLATION; BERLIN SEES BOLSHEVISM De Goutte Theatens to Cut Off Food and Starve Basin Into Submission. NEW CURRENCY'TO BE RUSHED TO BLOCK TIE-UP BY BANKERS! Troops to Take Comple'te' Control of Mines, Railroads and Utilities—Guard Outlets of Basin. By the Associated Press. ESSEN, January 23—Not a pick was falling nor a wheel turning in at least a dozen mines in the Ruhr valley today. All their workmen were on st rest of the mine directors. The latest additions to the rike in protest against the ar- ranks of the strikers were the entire forces of Matthias Stinnes’ mines in the Essen district and those of the Thyssen int erests at Hamborn, after the workers had vainly demanded the release of Fritz Thyssen and Herr Spindler. UNABLE TO PRO By the Associated Prees. BERLIN, January 23.—T! declared it is unable longer to Dard, French minister at Mur TECT MINISTER. he Bavarian government has guarantee the safety of Emil nich, according to information received by Reuter’s, and France has been informed to this effect by the Berlin governme: nt. All the German customs house officials in Mayence and Gustavsburg have gdne on strike in protest against the arrest of the director of the cu. stoms office and other officials, according to reliable information received here from the oc- cupied zone. By the Associated Press, H BERLIN, January 23.—Since this thorning 65,000 employes of the Stinnes works and 100,000 of the Thyssen works in the Ruhr region Ifive been on striki tained by Reuter's this afterrioon. By the Assoclated Press. e, according to information ob- PARIS, January 23.—The completé isolation of the Ruhr val- ley, the absolute severance of its communications with the rest of Germany, was announced in government circles today as the next step in the French struggle against German resistance, if that re- sistance continues. New currency, it was said, would promptly be introduced to meet further German cfforts to tie up the Ruhr by paralyzing.| banking operations and refusing. The French, it was declared, would take complete control of the mines, railroads, public utiliti to send cash for pay rolls. es and whatever else wias neces sary to insure industrial operations and coal deliveries to the allies. Troops Guard Exits. By wireless to The Star wnd the Chicago Daily News. Copyright, 1923, DORTMUND, January 2 troops have' been installed as guards over all the exits from the Ruhr val- ley by raiiroad or canal. They are ready, it is announced, to achieve complete isolation of the Ruhr with- in twelve hours in the event of the general strike or rioting. GRAVE ANXIETY FELT. | Bread Lines and Bolshevism Spec- ters in Berlin. By the Associated Press. { BERLIN, January 23.—The stub- | bornness of the French in countering | the passive resistance of the Ruhr workingmen is beginning to arouse grave anxiety here. In official circles it is feared that unoccupied Germany will be cut off from coal supplies in the next few days if the miners carry out their threat of striking unless their directors are released. The TRANSPORT AT ANTWERP TOBEAR YANKS HOME Loading of Soldiers’ Baggage on St. Mihiel Has Already Begun. By the Associated Press. ANTWERP, January 23.—The United States transport St. Miblel, which is to carry home the remaining forces on the Rhine, arrived in Antwerp yes- terday. Embarkation of the men’s baggage was immediately commenced, under the direction of Capt. John Bigger, Quartermaster Corps, who express great satisfaction at the arrange- ments allywing direct transfer from the train to the steamer. The troops, to the number of 900, under Col. Walter T. Bates, command- er of the 8th Infantry, are expected to arrive from Coblenz Thursday morn- ing. The families of the officers and men are mostly due on Wednesday. The troops will embark at shed No. 71, at some distance from the city and at the extremity of the port, where they will be conveyed directly by. train along the quay. The arrangements, while excellent for rapid loading of the transport, 'make any public manifestation almost impossible, owing to the distance from’ the ¢ity and the fact that access 15 only possible to automobiles and carriages. troops of occupation, who are being reinforced every hour, will intercept all east-bound shipments if the rail- road men and miners continue to keep coal from going to Belgium and France, as they have done success- fully since the first French soldier entered Essen. Gen. de Goutte, it is understood here, has threatened to permit no food supplies to enter the mewly oc- (Continued on Page 2, Column 3.) = 'HANDS OFFY STRICT BRITISH RUHR VIEW Troops on Rhine Ordered Not to Interfere With Arrest of Germans. } | :WITHDRAWAL DEMANDED London May Be Forced to Take. By the Asseciated Press. LONDON, January 23.—The British government has Instructed ifs mili- tary répresentatives on the Rhine not { to interfere with the arrests and ex- pulsions of German officlals belng carried out by .the French. At the same time-the British are instructed not to co-operate with the French in such operations or allow themselves to become involved in any incidents of this nature. The instructions are considered broad. They place the British au- thorities on the Rhine in the position | of working out the details for them- selves and adapting themselves to each new situation. New -Move Causes Anxiety. The anxiety so widespread here re- | garding the dangerous situation In the Ruhr is emphasized by reports that the French are extending their | activities' to the Cologne area. News | of the French order for the expulsion {of German officials in the British zone |reached London too late for much {comment in the morning newspaper, {but in the few criticisms appearing there was apparent a disquietude over ‘the prospect that British forces in the Cologne area might be drawn into a fresh conflict with the Ger- mans. Recall Again Demanded. The call for withdrawal of the British troops, which was raised in some quar- ters when the French first went into the Ruhr, again comes into prominence today. Although the demand Is not Yet general, wRhdrawal is serfously dis= cussed as among the steps which Greal Britain may be forced to take in order to avoid becoming involved in a menac- |ing situation, which the majority opinion here insists this nation must keep out of, The comment thus far has been em- phatic in asserting that Great Britain must maintain the neutrality of the Cologne district, keeping aloof from participation in any arrests or expul- sions Franee may wish to enforce there. A report that the French had ordered the expulsion of German finance offi- cers in_Cologne reached London in an Essen dispatch to the Times. The cor- respondent asserted that the situation Tad reached the point where the Brit- ish must either acquiesce to the Freach or withdraw their troops. HOSTAGE FOR FATHER. Son of German Mine Magnate Of- fers Self to French. By the Associated Press, DUSSELDORF, January 23.—It is learne that the twenty-five-year-old son of Herr Wuestenhoeffer of the Essen Mine Association, volunteered to be removed to Mayence under ar- rest in _the place of his aged Yather. The offer was accepted. He was charged with refusing to aid the French authorities in the delivery of coal 3 . fRuss Armies Are Ready . For Lausar!ne Breakdouin Turks Final Defiance \to Allies Ex- pected to Usher in Strife by Which Soviet Hopes to BY OLIVER OWEN KUHN. Leashed but ready to spring a Russian army of 250,000, well equip- ped and provisions, is lying within_a day’s march “of the river Dniester skirting Rumania and along the frontler of Poland north of Pinsk. Another Russian army of similar numbers can be mustered in within a week. The next ten days will see a breakdown of the Lausanne con- ference between tife allies and the Turks. The Curzon ultimatum to be submitted to the Turks during the week will be spurned by the rep- resentatives of Mustapha Kemal. Nothwithstanding assurances given to each other folowing the recently conference in Paris, there are constantly increasing reports that Bonar Law expects no mater- ial assistance from Poincare, in any undertakings looking toward” subjugation’of the Turks. Mustapha Kemal has lost con- trol of the Angora assembly save in minor things, powers having shifted to the military clique al- ‘ways ready to give ear to new ad- venture. Uncorrelated on their face such ad. vices as have reached diplomatic cir- cles in Washington are nevertheless highly significant when weighed to- gether. It would appear at the mo- ment that the great concentration of Russian forces along the western frontiers of Russia i3 not designed particularly to take advantage of the demoralization expected as a result of the French invasiom of the Ruhr, but Further Schemes. in anticipation of the breakdown of the Lausanne conference, an eventu- ality that in itself can work even greater evil results from Europe's standpoint than the invasion of Ger- man territories by the French. Insolence Due to Russ. There has been every indication that the almost insulting resistance of the Turks at Lausanne has been instigated by the Russians. Tchit- cherin, the soviet foreign minister, became openly active following the allies’ refusal to consider Russia case in the deliberations designed to bring lasting peace in the near east. In fact, it has been suspected from the very inception of the conference that the Turks woyld be inspired to resist in hope of eventual allied breach over the German reparations question. In measure, this break has come, -though the alijes have up to the moment made it appear that there remained unanimity on near eastern questions. The Curzon pro- posals are expected to have the com- plete backing of the French dele- gates, but in case there is refusal by the Turks London has been informed that the French will go no farther with the British in sustaining allled right and demands in the near east, and particularly in case there is an open clash. The purported French viewpoint is that the French govern: ment has all that it can handle in the Ruhr without undertaking new ad- ventures in the nehr east. The bur- den of forcing compliance to allied dictates, erefore, will fall upon Great Britain, but with aotual con- flict with ‘the Turks there is |ever- increasing signs that the powers of the little entente wili be drawn into the struggle. ‘The Russians with any Turko-Brit- * (Continued on Page 2, Column 6:) { Recall of Soldiers Regarded as Step ' | POWERS T0 UPHOL WASHINGTON PACT Kato Hmts U.S., Japan and Britain Have Guarded Against Treaty Failure.t DENIES FORMAL PARLEY Premier Declares Nippon Is Evacuating Saghalien Rapidly. By the Associated Press, TOKIO, January 23.—Premier Kato, replying to an Interpellation by Vis- I | count Kato, leader of the Kenselkaf or opposition party, declared that while no formal negotiations had oc- curred, “there is an understahding between America, Great Britain and Japan regarding steps to be taken” if the other powers fail to ratify the ‘Washington conference agreements. Further replying to the queries| of the opposition leader in the diet, which marked the opening attack on the government's forelgn policy, the premier declared that the govern- ment was doing its best to bring about the evacuation of the northern half of the Island of Saghallen at the earliest opportunity. (Japan's refusal to fix a date for the evacuation of north Saghalien caused the breakdown of the recent Changchun conferenge between Japan and the Russian soviete. The ques- tion also has furnished ammunition for severe criticism of the govern- ment’'s Siberian policy by the oppo- sition in the diet, and some sections of the press) At the opening of the dlet today Foreign Minister Uchida vigorously defended the government's foreign policy, which has been criticized se- verely on the ground that Japan showed weakness in dealing with otber powers. This speech was cabled to the embassy at Washington. —_———— TURKSREET BRITSH PROPOSAL ON ML Breakdown of Lausanne Nears As Curzon League Plan Is Spurned. By the Associated Press. LAUSANNE, January Turkish delegation at the near east conference here refused tonight the proposition made by Lord Curzon of Great Britaln to submit the, Mosul question to the league of nations. They demanded a plebiscite to decide the future of the Mosul area. Lord Curzen would not consent to the plebiscite proposition. 23.—The | {Here’s How You { Can Get a Nice Chicken Dinner By the Associated Press. EMPORIA, Kan., January 23— William Allen White, Emporia edi- tor, obtained an invitation to a chicken dinner by advertising In his Emporia Gazette. Here is his ad: “Public notice: “Mrs. W, A. White has gone to New York, called there by the ill- ness of her sister. “Mr. W. A. White is in Emporia. “How about Sunday dinner? “This is not only an opportunity, but a duty, as we have said before on many cases of public need. “Don’t all speak at once, phone 28 after 6 o'clock.” By 6:30 o'clock Mr. White had received twenty invitations for dinner and the phone was still buay. He ate chicken with Willis Kerr, librarian at the Kansas State Normal, the first to answer the notice. FEARTSHRSLST - WTHSOENLES Part of Admiral Stark’s Ref- ugee Fleet Missing for Two Weeks. but f By the Associated Press. | MANILA, Jangary 23.—Fear is ex- | pressed here that seven Russian refu- | gee ships, with more than 500 persons aboard, have been lost in the China sea en route from Shanghal to the Philip- pines as part of Admiral Stark’s fleet of Viadivostok exiles, five ships of which are anchored near here: The missing vessels have not been heard of since January 10. Admiral Stark is with the ships which have found temporary haven in Bolinao cove. But his white fleet of Romeless Stberians has no place on earth to land permanently. Pushed onward, first from Korea, then from China, it was given permission only to linger a while in the Philippines. May Remain in Islands. Plans tay be worked out, how- ever, for the refugees to remain in the Phillippines. They could be ad- mitted under the immigration laws, but- the question of absorbing them in business on the islands presents a difficult problem. A majority of the Russlan colony are sailors, and it has been suggested that they could be absorbed easily if sent to the United States. - Admiral Stark and his officers as- serted that they were very desirous | 1l anywhere- else under the American flag. Discussing the matter aboard the flagship, they told the Associated Press that if they returned to Vladi- vostok they would be killed by the soviet forces. ARARAAAAANAAADAR AN AAAR will read every word of Time, about - N The Scarlet'iTahager *: BY J.’ AUBREY TYSON Fd ¥ ¥ Tomorrow mn The Evening’ Star A story of éecn_et service and diplomatic intrigue, remarkable for.action, thrills and suspenisé. You AR R H H the year 1930 'TWIXT THE DEVIL AND THE DEEP SEA. | | i { 1 ASKS $25,000 FUND FOR PARK STUDY -Commissioners Seek Appro: priation for Survey of Sys- tem in District. SUGGEST SOME CHANGES| Urge Engineer Associate Be in| Charge Rather Than Buildings and Grounds Officer. An appropriation ‘of $25,000 for the preparation of a survey.for the de- velopment of the park system of ihe National Capital was recommended to | £rom Aqueduct bridge to Foxall road, | the Senate District committee by the Commissioners"today' in their report on the hill_providing for the com- prehensive development of the parks and playgrounds. X The city headg tell Congress that, while they are heartily in favor of the purpose of this bill, they have a number of l\lF‘eEtlons and modifica- tions to_offer! The bill as drafted makes only the Engineer Commissioner a member of the proposed park commission, which also would be composed of the Secre- tary of the Treasury, Secretary of War, chairmen of the Senate and House committees on public buildings and grounds. TRe Commissioners say they belleve all three members of the board should be on the park commis- ston. ‘Would Unburden President, The bill as drafted also provided | that the officer in charge of public buildings and grounds, now held by Col. Sherrill, should be the executive officer of the park commission. The (Continued on Page 2, Column 8.) —_— D. C. DELEGATE BILL AGAIN INTRODUCED A bill providing for a District del- egate in Congress was introduced in the House again today in virtually the same form in which it was re- jected by the House District com- mittee last week. Fathered in the Senate by Senator | Poindexter and in the House by Rep- resentative Reed of West Virginia, the District delegate bill was voted to be lald on the table by a 6-to-5 vote in the House Distriot commit- tee, after strenuous efforts had been made to get a favorable report. The sentiment of the committee was practically unanimous for a voting representation for the residents of the National Capital in both branches of Congress. and in_national elections, rather than for a District delegate. Representative Blanton of Texas to- day reintroduced the Poindexter-Reed bill with slight changes. Where the original bill required citizenship in the United States for seven years the Blanton draft substitutes twenty-five years, Representative Blanton throughout of remaining in the Phillippines or|tne bill makes changes which would place the entire cost of holding an election upon the taxpayers of the District. The bill was referred to the House District committee. “From Press to Home " Within the Hour” ' ‘The Star’s carrier system covers block and the regular edition 1 du:fivered to Washington homes as fast as the papers are printed. Yesterday’s ] Net Circulution, 93,847 > American Officer With Belgians Is Target of Sniper By the Associated Press. BRUSSELS, January 23.—Several shots were fired today at an Ameri- can liaison officer attached to Bel- glan headquarters at Aix-la-Chap- pelle, according to a dispatch to Libre Belgique. The officer was not hit. SENATORS BOOST FUNDS FOR DISTRICT INFISCAL MEASURE $2,200,000 Will Be Added if All Amendments Are Adopted. The District appropriation bill for the fiscal year 1924 was taken up for | consideration in the Senate today. As | reported to the Senate, the bill carries $22,244,485, an Increase of $165,878 over the House bill. The Senate appropriations commit- tee has also recommended amend- ments to be offered from the floor which would add a total of about $2,200,000 if they are all adopted. Consideration of the committes amendments to the bill proceeded rap- | idly. Without debate and without ob- Jection, amendments increasing the general expenses for the executive of- fices, collector’'s office, municipal ar- chitect's office, Public Utilities’ Com- mission, surveyor's office and rent commission, totaling $19,398 were adopted. Increase for Library. An amendment increasing the ap- propriation for the Southeast branch of the Public Library by $1,000 was aldopted. The Senate also agreed to amendments increasing the contin- gent and miscellaneous expenses by $8,000. ‘When consideration of the street and road amendments for improve- | ment and repair work was begun Senator Robinson of Arkansas ques- tioned the committee amendment which struck out $85,000 for the im- provement of Georgia avenue from Military road to Dahlia street. Paving Item Stricken Out. Senator Phipps explained that the committee had stricken out the ap-| propriation of $85.000 for paving Georgia _avenue, Military road to Dahlia street, because it was not considered immediately necessary. The following visions were agreed to: For paving Bladensburg road from the end of asphalt northward, $110,000, The Senate adopted the committee" amendment striking out the House appropriation for paving Canal road $40,000. The amendment proposed by the committee for including the pav- ing of Spring place to the end of the pavement to 16th street, $6,000, was agreed to. The Senate also agreed to a com- mittee amendment for paving Buchan- | an street, Gebrgia avenue to 14th street, $18,000, and for paving 9th street’ from Quackenbush to Ritten- house street, $4,800. $393,700 for Streets. The House provision of $8,000 for paving Sigsbee place, 10th street to 12th street, was stricken out. The total of the street improvement ap- propriations which was reduced by the Senate committee from $774,700 to $593,700 was approved. Repeal of the appropriation in the act of 1922 for $16,800 for repaving | 16th street northwest, from H street to I street, seventy feet wide, was approved by the Senate. The amendment, including an al- lowance of not to exceed $26 a month for an purposes by the street department, was approved. An ftem of §2,000 for one special motor vehicle for the overseer of bridges was approved. The Senate approved the action of the committee in changing the name of the new Georgetown bridge to the Francls Scott Key bridge, across the Potomac river, and also approved an addition of $10,000 to the $50,000 House item for trees and parkings. Senator McKellar criticized the ap- propriations for automobiles in the | street cleaning department. items were defended by Phipps. Criticizes Auto System. Senator McKellar said the drain upon the Treasury by the cost of automoblles used by the city govern- ment is little better than graft, and that the only way to stop It is by publicity. He said the local papers do mnot motice the extravagance, but he is going to have it noticed if he can. He sald that there is no city gov- ernment in the country which would stand for such expenditures. He gave notice that he would move to strike out the appropriation for automobiles and in the - meantime would seek to obtain from the city government the names and positions of all those who are supplied with motor vehicles. At the request of Senator McKellar the items in the District bill provid- ing for passenger automobiles for the use of District employes were passed over temporarily. When the public playgrounds items (Continued on Pgge 2, Colwnn 4.) But the Senator Washington Leads Whole World In Auto Ownership Increase - Washington led the world in mo- tor-car 'increases in-1922. The largest percentage gain in rekistrition in any state was recorded by the Distfict of Columbia, accord- ing to statistics compiled by the B. F. Goodrich Company. Washington now has 85,425 vehicles registered, while in 1921 the registratiof was only 62,096, making a net gain of 37.6 per cent. The next largest percentage gain goes to the state of California, with a net of 28.1 per cent. Maryland is last, having only a percentage gain of 2.1 per cent. Nation Gains 16.7 Per Cem / The annual statistics give a total of 12,281,445 cars and trucks regis- tered in this country in 1922. A gain of 1,767,050, or 16.7 per cent is regis- Qv tered over 1921, which gave a total of 10,524,395, 1922 was uu‘hls:ut year the automo- ¥|tve industry has known. Every state &'eailin the union shows an increase in the nurhber of cars operated, as opposed to the preceding year. From the stand- point of production, manufacturers en- joyed the biggest year since the incep- tion of the motor car, with 2,576,219 cars and trucks produce country. In the past two years more cars have been produced than were reg- istered in 1916. This growth is un- paralelled in any industry, according to the statement. New York Again Leads. New York is again the leader, ‘with 1,002,293 cars and trucks. This is an Increase of 186,283 over 1921, the largest numerical gain made in any state. Ohio continues in second place, with 859,000 ehicles, 132,300 more than in the' pre- ceding year. California advanced to third place with 842,663, passing Penn- sylvania and Illinols, respectively; fourth N evadn, ot he cellar evada, clings to the ce siti with 12,88, This, however, 18 & gan of 2,047, or 19% over 1921 Nevada's registration is not as small as {t might seem, since it is greater than the com- bined iotal of twenty-seven foreign countries. . automobile used for official | Today there | is one car for every 8.6 people in the | TWO CENTS: .G ASKS ST TAG D 24ENT S RECPROTYLAW | Effective January 1, 1924, if Maryland Grants Free Privileges by July 1 Next. $1,000,000 IS ESTIMATED NEW ANNUAL REVENUE Steam and Electrically Driven Ve- hicles $14 and $10 Per Year, Under New Plan. | A tax of 2 cents a gallon on gaso- line, and a tag fee of $1 a year will {bo recommended to Congress by the Commissloners as a means of bring- ing about automobile reciprocity be- tween the District and Maryland. The bill as finally approved by thic | Commissioners in board session fod provides for ti% abolition of the pre- sent personal property tax on auto- mobiles. It is further stipulated that the {Dew legislation shail not go into ef- |Tect on January 1, 1924, unless the |state of Maryfind on or before July |1, 1923, agrees to grant free and un- | restricted automooile privileges to Washingtonians. The Commissibners have estimated that the mew form of taxation will bring in approximately $1,000,000 a year in revenue, which is slightly more than is now derived from automobila tags and from the personal tax on mo- tor vehicles, | New Fee Charges. | The bill provides that electrically | and steam driven motor vehicles shall, in addition to the annual registration fee of $1, be charged as follows: “All motor vehicles operated steam, $14 per year. “Electrical passenger-carry- ing vehicles, $10 per vear. “Electrically operated trucks, having 1,000 pounds or I rated carrying ca- | pacity, a minimum charge of $10, plus | $2 for each additional 1,000 pounds or less carrying capacity.” The Commissioners recommend that half of the 2-cent tax be placed in_the Treasury to the full credit of the Dis- trict of Columbia, in lieu of the pres. ent personal property tax on motor ve- hicles. The' remaining half of the tax and all of the $1 registration fee shall be | Placed in'the Treasury to the credit of | the United States and the District gov- | ernments in the ‘same proportion in { which appropriations for the Distriet are made. Under present law this ratio is 60 per cent by the District and 40 per cent by the United Btates. Statements to Be Filed. The bill provides that every déal er in motor vehicle fuel shall file a | statement before the last dsy of the | month of the amount of gasoline sold | the preceding month, and at the same time shall pay the tax to the collector of taxes. No dealer shall engage I the sale of motor vehicle fuel after January 1, 1924, until he has furnish- ed a certificate as required by th proposed act to the assessor of the District. ‘The records of all receipts, sales or distribution of motor vehic fuel by dealers shall at all times be subject to inspection by the assessor and the collector of taxes or their agents. It is provided that no tax on motor vehicle fuel exported or sold for ex- portation from the District of Colum- bia shall be imposed. It is provided that the tax shall not apply to gaso- line sold for motor boats, aeroplanes, stationary engines or for cleaning and dyeing purposes. In such cases, however, the purchaser must make a signed statement setting forth the use to which the gasoline is to be |put. Such statements shall be re- {tained by the importer of the fuel { until the rendition by him of his next | monthly report to the collector of | taxes. | Penalty for Violntors. | 1t is set forth that any person or | firm violating any of the provisions of the act or making a false state- ment in connection with the sale or use of motor vehicle fuel shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction shall be punished by fine/of not less than $50, net more than $5,000 or by Imprisonment for not more than one year, or both such fine and imprisonment. 1t is made unlawful for the assessor or collector of taxes to disclose, ex- ¢ept when required by a court of law, | the amount of tax paid in pursuance of this act or any other information “3z0daz Ayitiow oyl ur paurvIu0D> It is provided that all motor ve- hicles owned and used by the United States or the Distrit shall cary reg- istration tags subject to the same regulations as apply to all other ve- hicles, such tags to be furnished | without charge. It is_stipulated that all prosecu- tions for violations of any of the provisions of the act shall be in the | police court. PRESOENT S ESTG BY SHMYERS ADVE Practically Recovered From Ill- ness, But Advised to Remain Se- cluded, Physician Says. President Harding, who became ill with grip a week ago, remained away from his office agaim today. Brig. Gen. Sawyer, his physician, said that while he had practically recovered, he had been advised to remain in se- clusion in order to obtain a much- needed rest. Mr. Harding expected to transact routine business in his office, as he did yesterday, but no one had an en- gagement to see him. Today’s cab- inet session was called off. Dr. Sawyer said that the President’s temperature today was normal, and that his condition in every way was satisfactory. He added that he had advised Mr. Harding to take advan- tage of the present opportunity to rest because of the unusual strain he had been under during recent | | v driv | | months.