Evening Star Newspaper, March 17, 1923, Page 3

NEW SPEED LIMIT OF 20 MILES URGED Traffic Committee Report Recommends Curb on Reckless Driving. 25 MILES IN" SUBURBS Headlight Law Also Suggested. Commissioners to Take Up Sthect Tuesday The traf- limits, ndations of the committee for new speed driving clause and a dlight law will be the of discussion at the nest the e missioners Tues- rec fle 4 reckless glaring h chief topic meeting of day morning Here recommended speed:” vehicles the city pro miles; twenty-nine d is what the committee Passenger twenty hig in the repor: an hour street r tracks exist, . twelve er. in on u at und corners Limit Now The eighteen two miles strests, twelv sections and Eighteen Wiles. regulations allow n the eity, twenty Wuilt miles a twelve present miles on all miles inter- agound he poses the Not m than two miles; over two and five tons, fifteen miles; twelve miles Reckless Regulati The recommended reckless driving regulation te tating merely that it shall be a violation of la operate a veh in such man to end 3 property Under tt ading of sig committee proposes a new clause pro viding that a a panittee pro- i for true tons, eighteen ot re than over five tons, following spe 2 Driving is estima YOUKE HOUSE need paintis Lincoin 4715 JOSEPH W nd extert HAVIN, T WiL debts M st nw WANTED VAN LoAt a Imingioa a H 1TH COMPANY. A MEETING INC oF - GUARDIANS BOARD suburban | * L THE | ~ U.S. Tax Refund Brings in $500 Held in Spite Refunding illegally collected taxes yesterday proved to be not only correct in principle, but also renumerative. An unknown contributor, when the government returned to him money which had been collected by error, wrote the Treasury, and turned in $500 to the conscience fund with this explanation “The government having return- ed to me money which it unlaw- fully ¢ ected, 1 am inclosing $500 wh 1 withheld from the govern- ment because of the wrongful treatment accorded me by your agents when I was forced to pay 1o the government an amount in s of that here returned to | unmistakable signal when drawing jout from the curb or parking space. Street Car Rule Stands. e did not disturb the xisting rule ng an operator °3 roaching within | tift churging Where a I or ng on ading platform ex committee recommends that machin slow down to twelye miles an hour | ile pasing. i he committee vehicles shall keep jaround all circles Hits Road Hogs. A new para h is added providing in substance that when a driver is | { overtaken another vehicle ap- { proaching at a greater rate of speed the slower moving machineeshall give {right of way and shall not increase {its own speca nittee 4 new h with the f standa identific that | right recommends to the i com | the drart ot on. drawn f the bureau outlines in detail rdlight regula- of experts It is sug- atton tags be n his headli s new law Upholdx Regulation. 1n transmitting its recommend jit believe Thy a disves {tions rathe ie regulatic littee is 1 Cole, M. O, for existing through an ymposed iridge. Willi gold Hart, Inspector fHe unu B. Hunt, Pyke Johnson, IR Klotz and Fire Chief Watson, Twenty-Five-Mile Limit Highwayn. The on which the com- mittee a twenty -mile ed s Howed folloy nal beyond F youd Reservoir st street beyond 37th, Massa- nue beyond cCalifo consin ave servoi tus avenue Sad, Michigan avens land Bunker Hill road beyond hi Street | Queen Chapel road beyvond B T road and Rhode Island avenue h_stree Mount north Olivet venue road Sumner road. and Livingston road. BUBTSITS STATUS | EMemhers Mark Time on Ques- A i writing ASSOCIATION on_your . Under April LANSFER MU . typewriting COMPANY Main NG call_Main ANED 0L ELECTR e COLTUMBIA Asbestos Roofmq szent For BETTE S163 B OIOIRS R._E. NASIH. sold_in s lon buckets; $1.25 gallon te’ frei. MADISON Phote Line, 42 GOOD “ROOFS are alwars obtain are nnnecessary. 1f repair vour old_one yoi BBLC S e i T. BROOKE AMISS IR COMPANY wio for mans years was conneeted with t face-brick b Vashington and Balti- more. desire that he is now axsociated with Galliher & Huguely, Inc., Lumber Dealers. In making this announcement Mr. wishes to thank his friends and forme for vourtesies which have been extended fo him in the past, wnd hopes to lave a continu: of_their uisiness_relations Prmtmg Needs? Bring yout problems to this Million-Dollar Printing Plant. The National Capital Press 12101212 D st. n.w. “"Paint Your Roof Now Tt will improve the 10oks of Your home and make 1t watérproof R. K. FERGUSON, Inc. Roofing Dept., 1114 9th st. Ph. M. 2490-2491. Rest Assured ~—Your printing orders come up to every expectation if the Service Shop executes the work, High Grade—But Not High Priced. BYRON S. ADAMS, FrixTee. 512 11th 86 “Experienced Roofers” ~—are always available Pulk W roof o announ: Amiss patrons at the— IRONaAD Roofing, 1416 F st. n.w. Company. Phone Main 14. . ''Biggs Puts HEAT }n Heating."” Avoid Another Winter —ot_discomtort 1 V. ATER :Plumbl!llg plln!“ W corhu;nm repairs S. as well s new intallatlon, Experts. . | REASONABLY. The Biggs Engineering Co. ¢ WARREN W. BIGGS, President. 1810 14th at. n.w. “Tel. Frank. 317. Spring Rains Always Cause n_great deal of roof umm: I8 your roof prepared for the test? Remem- ,‘oul' ‘examination and estimate will cost you . Call Maln 100, Gr: Cap o bl 51" *Haating-nné Boofing Bxperts 13 85 Tears. IMEO- | | tion of Handing in Their B Resignations. s of board of ciuldr today on should resignations to the Com- arking time whether tl arew w f the to discuss the situa- ing he tell what the minds of other members. | Jiph, chairman ard of Commissioners, had | Searenationslan o] Millan, pr lined sident o could not women board, to “talk for pub-| ately thut she had ! not decided definitely what her course vould be. probably wili come be- t a meeting nt situation the on the he question e the b weel ieved to I transterring the the guardians judges the Commis- echo of the controversy st summer between the and the trustees of the In- | chool over the man- | sement of the school. The difference jof opinion Tesulted in the school being closed. the board of guardians having removed all of its wards from the school to private boarding homes. sress has abolished the board of s of the home school and placed stitution under the board of s, Arrangements now are being made to copen the institution in the near future. WILL BROADCAST APPEAL FOR INDIAN LAD’S RETURN 14- dustrial Dwight William Madison, Year-0ld Boy, Disappear- ed From City March 5. Washington radio broadcasting sta- tions will flash over the country to- ay an appeal for the return of Dwight William Madison, the four- year-old Indian boy, who dis- appeared from his home, at Massachusetts avenue, on March 5. Mr. tribe, who is here in the interest of Indian legislation, has made arrange- ments to have several of the broad- casting stations broadcast a descrip- tion of the boy in the hope that he will be located. The parents have not heard a word from him since he left home and are bordering on & nervous breakdown from.worry. Although only fourteen years old, the boy quite large for his age and could pass for seventeen or cighteen. He is about five feet six inches tall, has dark brown hair and eyes and is slender in stature. He i active in athletics and Boy Scout work. The nail of his right thumb grows in ridges, which might make identification easy, When he left home, the Indian lad wore a khaki Army shirt, long blue sérge trousers, gray cap, green sweater and brown raincoat. HIS SECOND CONVICTION. Ulysses Bowser, colored, has been convicted of manslaughter at his sec- ond trlal for causing the death of Vernon Beall jn an_automobile colli- sion last August. Bowser was con- victed some weeks ago, byt Justice Stafford granted him a new trial. An- other canviction followeds Bowser will sentenced later, Bla- | & { the THE EVENING Bedtime Stories. WANTS TO KNOW THE BiG IDEA IN DISCARDING THIS OLD TUBE OF TOOTH PASTE ALREADY MORE SAVED BLOD OF PASTE SHOOTS OUT UNEXPECTEDLY BUT DCESN'T GO ON BRU P USING UP THE (C) Wheeler Syn. Inc BRANTS SEVERANCE IN'SHIP FRAUD CASE: {Justice Stafford Allows Liv- ! ingstone, Scott, Christie a Separate Trial. { mond w ident of the Boy William W. H. Livingstone banker and viee pre. Scouts of America; wyer and former assist and Leon D Va., wiil not be With Charles W sons and five Ch ria tay Morse, three others on charge of conspiracy es and the nection motion of c Justicr 1 of the grant 1o defr Shippir pard | o Dis ed them i 1preme separate t | and Chris r mo- | erance that they had no| of the alleged conspirac and had mno connection Morses outside of the and sion of evidence in ¢ = with _othe rses. Mr. e | was presi- | y. Mr Scott tie w and Mr. accoun was fifteen of Justi W counsel (mnlo\wi ¥ cott declar rs in the Department and accepted empl for the company at Mr. Livingstone after the alleged cor formed. He received al 500 per month from the ny and was acquaint two is d to | mp: only with the poratior, Unite Judge W yrosecution, offered granting of the tions for the | arate trial. No date, of cour. heduled, nor will one be named Turner, in no objection to | the Morse trial is completed, it | [} aid Attorne, Charles A. Douglas, rad H. Syme and Joseph W. Cox ap peared for the three men and .pre sented the motions for severance ! —_—_— PURSUE HOLD-UP CLUE. | Officers Seek Auto Carrying Sup- posed Liquor Bandits. Constable Thomas M. Garrison of Hyattsville and the local police par- ticipated in a search for occupants of a big touring car who were re- ported to have held up occupants of another car on the Washington-Bal- timore boulevard beyond Hyattsville early today, 1t is thought by the police that the men were 1ooking fos liquor. Nothing in the car that was held up ap- pealed to them, it developed, and nothing was taken. Hurrying from the scene, the automoblle collided with a farmer’s motor truck on its way to market and damaged it Occupants of the car in which the hold-up men were riding sped from the Scene in the direction of this v. 'Constable Garrison telephoned the local police of its coming, but | it_probably reached here before the | officers could reach the several roads | upon which it might be expected to enter the city. FIRE RULING APPEALED. Fred L. Walter and the other owners and tenants of premises at 1010 F street northwest have noted an appeal from the mandatory injunction grant- ed by Justice Siddons of the District Supreme Court requiring them within sixty days to equip the property with fire ~ escapes, fire extinguishers and other fire preventives. The injunction was obtained by the District Com- missioners. The building is four- stories high. Those named in the injunction are Fred L. and Henry C. Waiter, owners; the Moore’s Victoria Theater Company, lessee; United Cafeteria Company, Ruth Harris, Mrs. S. Bannon, George P. Phillips, Edward P. Brown, Marie Beacham and Alma Copenhaver, ten- ants. Corporation Counsel Stephens and Assistant Corporation Counsel Wilkes appeared for the District, while the defendants were represented by At- torneys W. J. Lambert, H. Barger and C. R." Ahait. REDUCE ALCOHOL SUPPLY. NEW YORK, March 17.—Vigilance of the federal prohibition department has kept_360,000 gallons of alcohol a month off the bootleg liquor market of Néw York, John D. Appleby said upon his retirement as zone chief for Boston. Up to March 1 _he was zone chief of New York and New Jersey. In the last six months, he said, the department rejected applications for the purchase by drug firms and man- ufacturers of toilet articles of 450,- 000 gallons of alcohol a month. At least 80 per cent of this amount, Mr. Appleby declared, would have gone into the making of bootleg liquor. Permits for the purch of 75,000 :-llcu & mpnth he seid, - BY SQUEEZING HARD You CAN ALWAYS GET A LITNLE BEGINS TO WS (8 HADN'T SAID QUITE. MUTH ARCUT oLD jand d | nuptial knot tied [ the automobile in { front 1 his da Con- [\Seere: { Seille and s STAR, WASHINGTON, —By GLUYAS WILLIAMS. | BY TERRIPIC SGUREZING FINALLY GETS MICROSCOP- K BIT OF PASTE ONTO BRUSH OUT AND A PENNY 'S A PENNY EARNED -—_ 6 TS OUT THE MNEwW AND 15 leam HE PASTE BEGING TO SPURT OUT OF SIDES OF TUBE GETTH ALL OVER, (IS HAIDS T3S | 2L i FLOPING LOVERS ADMIT ANVARYLLISSHOW MHEFNADEANISTAKE | URE TO CHILDREN Thoma: Gray Haddon. Jr. and Miss Chalkley, Youthful Couple, Postpone Wedding. OLD TURE OF TOGIriii: Wonderful Display at Agri- culture Greenhouses. hey had made : School Pupils Today Viewing | iof D. C, SATURDAY, MARCH 17, 1923. Noonday Lenten Services B. F. Keith’s Theater 12:25 to 1 o'clock _SPEAKER MONDAY Odell S. Smith CONDUCTED BY Rev. Maurice S. White “very One Invited—No Collection (TAKES UP PROBLEM OF ALLEY TENANTS Committee to Consider Plight of Dwellers Scheduled for Eviction June 1. Local Man Reported to Be Contem- plating Erection of Bungalows to Meet Needs. obiem of how 1o ey dwell Juue 1 will be est by w comm T the 10.4 rs who w evicte nd teen men omen neeting heid Dist mass the rnoon ui the Emergency Hou Raci vior stated eloping from their homes i va ciding until the prospective from college, Miss Na ‘halkley, seventeen. and ay Huddon, jr.. nineteen urned their homes afternoor to he event| By thousands today children | from the Washington and schools are marching upon partment of Agriculture gre see greatest collection blooms in captivity. Ac- in groups and classesMb: chers. by mothers and in by themselves these making happy pil- the first aduate Holland Thon room g the De- | to the amaryllis :ompanicd heir t gangs” Naney probabl 1 had it not be e intervention following the of a message from Richr askinz that the nuptial cere prevente, Late vesterday afternoon fathers of the disappointed young people reached here, Haddon to the s cinet where wis father Chalkley went to the house of tion to interview h u.-\.m] na | be | voungsters o blooms of spring ceipt ose in charge of the have had experience amaryllis exhibits, pre- today's at dance will | show, who Inine other dict that break all records Scores of children brought lunches with them, and had picnic parties on the Department of Agriculture | grounds 12,000 Visitors Registered. ready near! 00 person ation to await the graduation of the prospective groom before having the Papa Haddon son boarded the young drove here, occupying the seat, while Papa Chalkley and ighter occupied the rear seat They motored home in the rain CLERK IS REINSTATED. Widow | Gets Treasury Place, of President Harding, Mrs. | “arrick, widow of a veteran | €ran| In preparation for this of the world war, has been reinstated | rorle "of | workmen will spend as k in the Tre: Depart night freshening up the show, re- me moving some blooms bordering on the walks that have been bruised b: the passing throngs, and bringing in new flower since the show W. A. Taylor, chief of of plant p d today that the show tomorrow will be even better than on the opening day. ° Entire Space Open to Pablie. Because of the big crowd expected tomorrow Secretary Wallace and the officials of the department have not issued any sp 1 invitations to their friends and prominent people. The | entire space will be thrown open to the publi Monday his which and have ouple witn, perts say is bigger and ‘more brilliant and botanically more interesting than of its predecessors. morrow is the big day & show. when family parties cted, and all thos w s prevented their attendance dur- the week are looked for a warm day for a walk in the open, officials of the bureau of plant industry say that tomorrow’s attendance should run up to nearly 10,000 persons. Carrick. Veteran's crowd the n the service” The sued on the recommenda ry of the Tr who stated that Mrs. Carrick was employed as} o clerk in the Treasury Department for a period of almost two ye. rendered sa actor; iervice. husband served overseas and the battle of the Argonne, Lagn Mihiel. He was killed | recently in an automobile accident, | ving her with a two-vear-old child | 1t was noted in the order order n of th started. Dr. the bureau unable to concur in the recommenda tion for this order.” ASKS ABSOLUTE DIVORCE. Mrs. Adelaide J. Rood, Makes Plea in Court. Mrs. Adelaide J. Rood has filed suit in the District Supreme Court for an absolute givorce from George A. Rood, who'now resides in New York . They were married at Freder- Sek, Ma.. October 8. 1919, "and have no children. Misconduct is alleged and a_co-respondent named. Attor- neys Roger_ O'Donnell, Thomas W. O'Brien and William J. Peters appear or the wife. however, is the day spe- cially assigned to the service men at Walter Reed and Mt. Alto hgspitals and other rehabijitation plants about the capital. Scores of sympathetic residents have contributed the use of their automobiles to bring the service men in from these hoSpitals to see the brilliant show. CONSOLES ITALIAN QUEEN. ROME, March 17.—Premier Musso- lini went to the Quirinal yesterday afternoon to present the condolences of the government and country to Queen Helena on the death of her mother, former Queen Milena of Montenegro. T g2 Commercial National Bank o o The Test of An Investment When you are contemplating the purchase of securities of any kind~—ask these questions: ‘What is the par value? What is the present market price? Has it a ready sale? Will the Banks accept it for colluterd? What are its Bank references? g —and then to make doubly sure get your bank’s opinion. We render all the assistance possible in such inquiries. Don’t buy blindly—KNOW! President JAMES H. BADEN, V. Pres. and Oashier. - LAVRENCE A. SLAUGHTER, Vice President. HARRINGTON MILLS, First Vice Preside: - JAMES B. REYNO Vice President. suburban | ihouses | of | gorgeous | morning was | sed this vear's show, which ex- | With | enticing the peaple out! al specimens that have come into ary quarte if they are evict secondly. to stimulate permanent homes withis those peopls Proposes Erection of Bun William V. Mahoney | the Emergemcy Housing atd he learned ¥ i an who is con f 1,000 bungalc that the could be re | by all inhabitants. heard of another p | ling to give thirty lots, houses built on them are | by alley dwellers Mrs. Taylor bel ne { of her committee should be tain definitely what bui prov used first me to for alley One speaker suggested that occurs in June some war structures in the turnad into dormitories for the population until they fi quarters. Mrs, Taylor was not sufficientiy ac the condition of tho express an opinion Members of Committee. Those appointed to study the lem with Mrs. Taslor are: Dr. Am; Hillyer, Rev. George M. Differ E. W all buildings to Gray derfer, Clayton, Thomas Walker Newton Culbertson, Rev. W Rev. Henry Allen Tupper, McKinley Judge W. W Mrs. Eli_Helmick. Snowden Brig. Stitt of the Salvation Huston Thompson, Rev. W. L. and Rev. Hugh T. Stevenson. The committee was appointed motion of Rev. I. Milton Waldron president of the Housing Association who delivered an address, outlining the situation in the leys. He sa Vashington is face to fac critical situation. Between twelve and fourteen thousand of its inhabitants now living in the alleys of the city will be dispossessed by law of their homes and turned out upon the streets of the capi- Arm Darby baths. SEES TWO TASKS AHEAD |’ Mall could be | Oyster, William McK. | | West 67 i on| OFFICIALS TO PLAN CURB ON NARCOTICS |U S. and Foreign 00untrles? | will Be Represented at | ‘ Conference Here. HUGHES IS ON PROGRAM‘ Guests at “International Dinner” Will Discuss Agreement to End Traffic. J i i i | | Au anti-nareotic {composed of governors foreign diplomats, medic organizations. s looking toward the limination “of the nar- the United States and | i held §r New W on rnatio which officials confer be of states civic and fraternities les- i i | welfare 5 ind societh 1 g or cotie evil ofer be of the a4 “Inte at nations™ ballroom May 3 an May 3 &2 el of in ar hele fe | ner cign | speak umitiee or com olved from the 1 remain in Washing- to confer with foreign ern blish, it posaible co-operation wit ts “look A permancnt ion will be Ference and w reotic in of sgram s but alre State Hughe vitation to make an ad- this cits ounce- the following are onference call Interior Hubert Wood, pastor the ( the rles of indrew Wilson, ! Are Without ed inhabitant sre than their mor rowded con: Means. n not done tuation, the col- | put out of members of the parts of the of into homes, rowd ored or m v of this remaining num- ! the city or o to the for such work as they do is i gton und for these peopl stay near their jot by the emplc ber ms, Washi; sisten ¥ must re’ needed here Oldest Paint House in Washington BECKER PAlNT & GLASS CO. 1239 Wlsconam Ave. | s of labor | "IN OUR 14th Str;eet -Terrace WHY PAY MORE? TO INSPECT To know how good a cigarette really can be made, DON'T MISS Passion Play St. Patrick Players Rm.na'm,m Matinee We INSURE Against Fire and Boiler Explosion With J. Leo Kolb 923 New York Ave. N.W. BUSINESS PROPERTY Near 9th and F Sts. N.W. 2nd Commercial Zone property A for a quick erful Jocation e jobher house —PRICE RIGHT— $27,500 STONE & FAIRFAX | 1342 New York Ave. Main 2424 FLAT TIRE? MAIN 500 1,500 sgq fronting on 15th able for ban kor hrokerage house St Apply Manager, Room 220 813 15th St. N.W. 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