Evening Star Newspaper, March 22, 1923, Page 2

2 * —_ KELLER PROMISED AID BY MERCHANTS Association Scores Congress for Failing toGive Counsel to Commission. ' Co-operation with the District Com- missioners in contributing funds for 4 special counsel; consideration of a plan for the advertising of Washing- fon, development of the territory be- Aween Alexandria and Washington in- dustrially and plans for the annual Dooster outing were among the mat- ters considered by representative gathering of the board of governors ‘ot the Merchants'‘and Manufacturers’ \ssociation yesterday The letter of Col. Charles Keller, ‘ehairman of the Public Utilities Com- Jmission, asking for support in reten- tion of special counsel to aid the pommission in the adjudication of the electric light rate cas now before the Suprem Court was considered. hilip King made the following motion, which was unani- mously adopted, and President tephan was directed to transmit it %o Col. Keller: Letter to eller. “Your favor of February the matter of assuring the se Mry Syme as special counsel Public Utilities Commission reached me two days ago, after the last meet- ing of our board of governors. “It was presented at the -meeting lield this afterncon, and 1 am directed to advise you of following resolution “We favor the cause as outlined by the Engineer Commissioner and reco mend that the members of the Mer- chants and Manufacturers’ Associa- tion subscribe to a_proportion of such fund as may be called for by the Com- in re vices of missioners. “We, nevertheless, deprecate the necessity for raising the money in this manner, believing this to be one of the functions which the government should perform of itself and without the necessity of individual tions from the citizenship, “It is the further scnse of the board 6f governors of the Merchants and Manufacturers’ Association that his is another insta wherein the Con- crces has failed to adequately meet the needs of the citizens of the Dis- trict of Columbia, “We will withh the matter, including a report from | our executive committee, until we hear from vou as to a plan for the ralsing of the fund in and are vupplied with the name of the indi- vidual to whom checks should be | made payable, sirce, it the matter is to be carried on we will invite our membership to subscribe as indi- viduals which, in the opinion of the oBard of Joseph A. Burkart. R, P. Andrews, | John H. Wilkins, Juseph A Berberich and A. F. Jorss were named as a com- mittee 10 co with other bodies in the pment of t plans for the industrial extension the territory between Alexandria and | Washington. The movement has been set on foot to develop a forward movement in the interest of this ter- ritory which has trade advantages which in the opinion of the Board of Governors of the Merchants and Man- ufacturers Association. will be of in- terest, not only to the city of Alex- andria, but of Washington as well. A comprehensive plan for the ad- vertising of Washington in a selected Jist of daily newspapers was pre- sented by the Tauber Advertising Agency, who requested the appoint- ment of 4 committee.to meet similar committpes™ that will named by other bodie Wil Consider Advertising. President Stephan named the foi- lowing as a committee representing | be i the Merchants and Manufacturers Association: R. r. Andrews, Charles Crane, Joseph A. Berberich, George DeNeale and Robert Buckley. The ! committee is to make & report to the | board of governors after the joint committee has made a final decision in_the matter. On motion of M. A. Leese the board of governors voted to co-operate in | the Clean-up—Paint-up week which has been proposed by the District Commissioners for April 2 to 7, in- clusive. Plans for the annual booster outing of the association were _discussed, President Stephan being directed to appoint a committee to consider the matter and report at the next meet- ing of ‘the board of governors. SIX AR IDENTIFIED AS IN HERRIN RIOTS By the Associated Press. MARION, IIL, March 22—All of the ! six defendants on trial for the mur- der of Antonio Mulcavich of Erle, Pa, today had been identified with the Herrin riots of last June by, testi mony given by state’s witnesses, Th last man, Oscar. Howard, was co: nected with ithe riot during yester- ! day's testimony, when George Nelson a farmer, said Howard was one of | two men who escorted C. K. Me- | Dowell, one of the twenty-five vic- | tims. to the spot where his body was | found. | Judge P. T. Hartwell said ke would | hear legal .arguments today on the | admissibili of part of the testimony glven by’ Nelson. The farmer had testified that Mrs. Clark, wife of Otis Clark, ‘Poiited out as the second of the two men:who lead McDowell from the ranks.of the prisoners, had made certain remarks against the non- union men. & Nelson,“fffond of both Howard and Clark, said' ‘he saw the two men take McDowell from the line of ma and lead him into the woods. Shots followed, Nelson said, and twenty-five minutes ‘later he found the body of McDowen " with a bullet hole in the head an®. two bullet wounds in each side of the: chest. O GIVE-UP'CONDEMNATION. Commissioners Abandon Effort to Set ‘Building Line. The District Commissioners today abandoned the ~condemnation pro- ceedings. by .which they sought to establish a uniform building line on the east side 'of lith street between Clifton and Kenyon streets. The Com- missioners originally sought to make a uniforn bullding restriction from Florida avenue to Park road. Later the section ‘between Florida avenue and Clifton- street was taken out of the proceeding and then the section between Pirk road and Kenyon street was ellminated. The section between Clifton and Kenyon streets had been scheduled for hearing before a jury today, but Assistant Corporatien Counse] Hart announced the abandon- ment of the project. —_— IRISH REBEL KILLED. By the Associated Press. DUBLIN, March 22.—One Irish ir- regular was killed, one wounded and four others were captured in a raid by Free State rtoops in Kingstown today. The captured men are said to be prominent local republican leaders. The house raided was under suspi- clon of being a rendezvous of the ir- regulars, and when men from a mili- tary lorry drew a cordon around .the dwelling_on Adelaidle road several youths rushed from the back -en- trance. The troops fired and a Hvely fight began which lasted twenty min- u | {ble athletes will f | dost -one ‘man for the ! i the adoption of the | contribu- | ; | 1d further action in | i 1 with | | told in a very short time where hous- Paris Ministers War on “Wave Of Obscenities” By the Assoclated Pres PARIS, March 22.—The council of ministers today decided to “take mea- |ure to end the wave -of obcenities {and offenses against morals which |have been prevalent in certain thea- qu in Paris lately,” says an official communique. The council, which | was presided over by Premier Poin- | calre, lasted three hours. The conditions to which the minis- ters took exception have been under the fire recently of a number of the leading Parisian dramatic ciitics, among them Andre Antoine, who bit- terly scores the increas'ng tendency toward undress among actresses. A third authority says that “The theater of today would have made iour grandparents die of sham 1t is announced that the authorities are | about to proceed against a Paris establishment whose program, it is | {charged, includes several indecent | | scenes. H | iONE L i | OST IN TRANSFER OF SINKING SHIP’S CREW Steamer President Wilson Rescues Thirty-Six From Italian Freighter Giulia. By the Associated Press. | NEW YORK, March 22.—One man | was drowned when the crew of the| inking Ttalian frelghter Giulia was | belng rescued at sea vesterday by the | steamship President Wiison, wireless i patches to the local agents of the | lline saia to The President Wilson, whic ireached the Gluiia early vesterday morning in response to distress cal ! was at first unable to get a boat over | because of the extremely high seas | and it was 3 o'clock in the afternoon | before the work of saving the men | was " begun, Meanwhile the West- llake, ® Shipping - Board steamer | from Liverpool to Boston, came up 1 and stood by 1 "Cape. Zar of the Wilson requested | the Westlake to take twelve of the !shipwrecked sallors, the remaining twenty-four being cared for on the | President Wilson, bound for Naples. | The Westlake is due at Boston Mon- day The p:igeant committee, one of the jcommittees of most interest to the | Beneral public, because of the scope | . will make a detailed re- | | nizht. This committee | Brig. Gen. Amos A | s obtained the assist- | 8 of Mrs. Minnegerode Andrews land Mrs. James Carroll Frazier in | planning prohably the most spec- tacular and picturesque pag float parade Washington h seen. Commissioner Oyster, chairman o of the citizens' committee, will be nounces that the required registra- tion now in effect on all out-of-town automobiles will be ellminated dur- ing the Imperial Council session. All nearby country golf clubs have announced to the Shrine committee that their golf courses during the first week in June will be open to all Shriners and their friends. So June 6 and 7 will likely see a veritable of red fezzes upon the links. i { i i A report comes from the imperial recorder, Benjamin F. Rowell, of Boston, that the coming session will { be attended by more lu iprevious convention. “Equal right: exist in Shrinedom, it seems. than an Commissioner Rudolph, chairman of the citizens’ committee, will meet the Shrine headquarters March 2§ and probably make kn those who are to comprise the one hundred of the committee. 1 Tihe massed band, composed of | 000 pieces. will play at the Amer- | ican League Base Ball Park Thurs day morning, June 7. at 10 o'clock. More than 120 different bands will | be represented. Thomas E. Jarrell has ceased to worry about finances His com- mittee has reported $178,000 so far and prospects are that the full $300,- 000 goal will soon be reached. Ellwood P. Morey, chairman of the housing and hotel committee, is de sirous of letting every one know that Washington is going to be able to adequately handle the big crowd next June. ot only the Shriners and their families are going to be cared for,” he states, “but the other visitors as wel in previous con- | ventions of th¢ Mystic Shrine the | vieitors have outnumbered the ariners and their families three to one. It has been announced that one nd perhaps two information booths will be erected at Unlon station. where the incoming travelers can be ng accommodations can be procured. The information will be given gratui- tously to all. Gordon Leech, superintendent of the bathing beach on the tidal basin, is arranging a program of water sports that should prove of interest 0 everybody. He hopes to stage ca- oe and boat races and also high- class swimming events. Many nota- participate. The Club and the Association are Washington Canoe Southern Athletic lending their aid. It is believed that some definite in- formation concerning the erection of grandstands will be made public soon. Already many applications for seats are pouring in at the Shrine head- quarters. Samuel J. Prescott is at the head of this committee. . H. Warrenton, chairman of thei committee on automobiles, is request- ing all machine owners who can spare their cars to register their names at the offices in the Homer buildinz. A big rodeo containing all the wild | west features will be held for one week during the Shrine convention. ‘The rodeo will be held on the Monu- ment grounds. NICHOLSON TO0O ILL FOR OPERATION NOW' Senator Will Return From Roch- ester, Minn., to Colorado Home on Special Train Today. By the Associated Press. ROCHESTER, Minn, March 22— An operation having been declared by surgeons here to be inadvisable now, United States Senator Samuel D. Nicholson of Colorado, seriously ill ‘with tumor of the stomach, will leave today for his home in Denver. He will travel in a private car. Decision not to operate was reached late yesterday, after a series of con- ferences beyween Dr. Hubert Work, Secrotary of the Interior, and Dr. ‘William~ Mayo of the Mayo cHnic here. Dr. Work, for many years a friend of the senator's, and called here at Mr. Nicholson's request, said that the latter's condition was grave and operation was “deemed inexpedient. | Dr. “Work left for Washington last night. Senator Nicholson came here from Washington a week ago to consult Dr. Mayo. THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C., T 'HURSDAY, MARCH 22, 1923. SIXTY-NINE. GALLONS OF LIQUOR FOUND IN THIS CAR AFTER IT|U. S. DECLARES WAR CRASHED INTO STANTON PARK. $250 SHARE FACED BY PIGGLY “SHORTS” ‘ontinued from Neck Is Broken While at Play my friends, or whether 1 should he ‘licked’ and pointed to as the ‘boob’ from Tennessee.” In a_telegram to the New York Stock Exchange, quoted {n his state- ment, he chided the “shorts” for a lack of fair play and an unwilling- ness to “take their medicine” now that the tables were turned, $10,000,- 000 of his own money having been jeopardized during the onslaught on back. Tal s Turmed Now. verting to a situation somc months back, when there was a studendous ldrive on this stock to force tne price down, when it became necessary for me to protect the market at much cost to me and others, and yet not one word of investigation was heard from any sou | to the Ronor “of’ hange and tits members, the maintained at the critical time should be the same now when the tables are turned as 1 did not at any time ask you for any help in my trouble and those who are now short should be just as game and take their medicine the same as I took mine,” said the tele- New York ugreement to keep gram. He denied reports that he had violated with the stock exchange avallable a floating supply of stock to meet trading requirements. In his statement he recited in detail his ver- sion of dealings through his New York brokers Personally Took Charge. He waid he took over the direction Piggly Wiggly stock some moulhs' ce, and in all falrness | \TEN ON 1924 LIST erner, wouldn’ but be Ikely t | | some sol! that a C: of the candida | to offse: | ! state 3 i first step | isting 1 | Govs, {of Ohio | have e they ar Ralston (Contini be answered in drummed up democratic party, who Insist that the | Harding will ta - question from the presidential contest 1 now apologize in advance for re- | und keep it in the congressional and OF BRYAN AND COX ued from First Puge.) favor of the north- not because Mr. Underwood t make an excellent President, cause party habits are not 0 be changed in 1924. GGov. Al Smith is popular, but while icitors for delegates might argue ‘atholic could not be elected, most opposition to Smith is being by the “dry in the te should be a “dry” in order t the “dry” position which Mr. and to remove the urisdiction, where alone the toward modification of ex- w would be initiated. Davis of Kansas and Donahey are mentioned because they arried important states, but s known than Gov. na. e even | of Indi Representative Avres of Kansas-is wother made a | ing Henry man from the west who has good record and has a follow- Ford's of securing chance the democratic nomination are about as good Nobody time to Mr. For his friends really him he sively in the n tion. upon as who t a cand Univted desire again put hot ! the rac of his buying campaign in New York BILLY BOYD, personally and directed it from his t_of imjuries mus-'office here when a difference arose | Home Grounds. |petween him and his New York trad- | terminate his reiationship with the |mors, Saunders deciared, were » dis- the manner in which the transactions SCHOOLBOY OF 8 William Boyd, Jr., Meets Death While Playing at Soldiers’ Home. were being conducted, but these ru- mors, Saunders declared, was dis- proved. | Saunders, now forty-two years old. jcame to Memphis about twenty yea {ago from Clarksville, Tenn, where he had been a grocery clerk. His first !job was as a clerk in a village gro- ivery store while he still was in his {'teens at a salary reported to have {been $4 a week. When he came here he was employed as a salesman, later became a partner In a wholesale scery firm and then conceived the of the self-serve chain retail , the first store of which | While threescore of his schoolinates were being marshaled into line for a return from an afternoon outing in ablished here about 7 years the Soldiers' Home grounds, William Boyd, jr.. eight years old, of 4413 19th | Attacks in Ads. street yesterday was fatally Injured| Aquertisments which appeared in when his neck was broken while he | yemphis newspapers recently, when was attempting to turn a somersault without using his hands. Robert L. Haycock, supervising principal of the third division, public schools, and Miss M. W. Frank, prin- cipal of the Petworth School, which the boy attended, conducted an inves- tigation among children, and learned the accident happened on a slope when the boy attempted to turn a somersault while running with com- panions. Mr. Saunders began a stock-selling campaign in which class A common stock was offered to the public on a part payment plan at $55 a share, contained these phrase, “Shall the gambler rule. On a high horse he rides. Biuff is his coat of mail and thus shielded is a yellow heart. His helmet Is deceit—his spurs clink with treachery and the hoof-beats of his horse thunder destruction. Shall good business flee” Shall it tremble with fear? Shall it be the loot of the smeculator?” He sald that his advertivements were the especial subject of criti- cism, he was advised by a Wall street man, as well as his idea of selling the stock for $55 when it was commanding a much higher figure on the stcok exchange. Took $10,000,000 in Canh. Thus the situation stood today, with the next move necessarily to come from traders who Sanders asserts sold “short” to the extent of 25,000 W om Outing. At 1:30 yesterday Miss E. R. Herron, teacher of the third grade, in which Billy was a student, and another teacher, took two classes, comprising about sixty pupils, to Soldiers’ Home grounds for an outing. With the out- ing drawing to a close, the children were marshaled in line when the cry went up: “Billy’s fallen and hurt him- self. Miss Herron ran to the scene of the "= | ing representative, Jesse Livermore. | The difference, he said, was chiefly over 1 “loaned.” 1. Prior to that action. he said. Mr Livermore had stated that he would | Memphis man because of allexed ru- as they were four years ago. paid_any attention at that Ford hoom, least of all Limself, but if he permits to start a boom for participate rather exten- xt democratic conven- may Former President Wilson is looked 1 possible candidate by those i a man who has once been idate for President of the States can never suppress a o for the same _office This line of reasoning would Mr. Cox and Mr. Bryan into though ncither one gives any indication of desiring the nomi- nation. Cox Hax Following. Mr. Bryan feels as young as he did {in 1896 and could make an old-fash- ioned campaign this year if he had the chance. Mr. Cox has a great ar because many friends who believe he was un- fortunate when enough to be named in a robody could have won of the natural reaction from ¥ thinly he should have chance and that he could arry Ohio this time. So that's the line-up at present and thi candida still unr vet unr GERM T0 trend of the gossip about all the tes, with many an argument made and many a good quality cvealed because the publicity campaigns for the aspirants have not t begun 1 Copyright. ANS WILLING ACCEPT LEAGUE VERDICT ON RUHR (Continued from First Page.) tion product There wi ithe Fre solid be! upon guarant groups er the quired. By the Ase troops at Hoch Dulsburi plying rigidiy Germany and to discuss such application and bring out wheth- been exactly Belgians DUESSELDORF, March 11 ever become substantially ive seems no question but that the members of parliament. as well as nch_people, are still virtually hind Premier Poincare in ap- the penalties imposed the seizing of there are evidences ces. but of a growing desire among certain hamber of deputies ways and means of the the in thus far followed has policy what the situation re- KRUPP HARBOR OCCUPIED. Take Control to End Smuggling. sociated Press., 22.—Belgian have occupied Krupp harbor Emmerich, on the Rhine near &, for the purpose of control- ling exports from this harbor and the collection of the 10 per cent tax on goods shipped. Model of Mammy Statue Made by Ex-D.C.Student ! | (Copsright applied for.) Model for old colored mammle: statue In thix city, Submitted to Fin Artx Comminxion by Mrx. Ethel Leach Carpenter of Birmingham, Ala., for- merly of Washington. Following up the proposal of for- mer Senator John Sharp Williams of Mississippl to erect a memorial here to colored “mammies” of the south, a model for such a memorial has been completed by Mrs. Ethel Leach Car- penter of Birmingham, Ala., former- Iy a student at George Washington University and at the Corcoran Gal- lery of Art. It Is the Intention of Mrs. Carpen- ter, it was stated today, to enter the model in competition for the me- morial, should the proposition be de- cided upon. Mrs, Carpenter is the daughter of former Commander Boynton Leach, United States Navy, and until she moved to Birmingham she was well known in local soclal circles, having made her debut here only a few years ago. She has studied sculpture in Cincinnati and Birmingham, as well as here. and plans to continue her work this summer under the guid- ance of a celebrated New England sculptor. TREASURY ASSAILS TAX CASE ADVISERS (Continued from First Page.) | shares. Mr. Sanders has not made public any estimate of the anticipated profits to himself and his associates. He de- clared, however, that $10,000,000 in cash was required to handle his oper- ations om the stock exchange. Mr. Saunders' statement last night was the first break in the silence with which he has met interviewers since :‘he spectacular happenings on Tues- oy ‘Walt,” he told all questioners. —_— DATA TO SAVE U. S. HUGE RENTAL SUMS (Continued from First Page. mishap. She gathered the boy in her arms, hailed a passing automabile, and rushed him to the hospital at Soldiers’ Home. He was lifeless when they reached the receiving ward. His neck had been broken. Willlam A. Boyd, proprietor of a pharmacy at Georgia avenue and Ken- yon street, father of the boy, was noti- fled immediately. Mrs. Boyd was downtown shopping. _She did not learn of the accident until she returned home. Today at the school arrangements are being made for the classmates of Billy to participate in memorial serv- ices for the boy who did not come back from the outing. Detalls are not et completed. ¥ he funeral arrangements have not yet been completed. MRS. BUZZI IS HELD ON MURDER CHARGE | Police Say ’ They Have Evidence to Connect Her With the Crime. By the Associated Press. NEW YORK, March 22.—Mrs. Anna Buszl, housckeeper for Frederick Schneider, wealthy Bronx contractor when he was slain on February 26, was arrested today on a charge of homicide. She had been released after being held for several days as & material witness. the Washington Real Estate Board, Detectives said they had obtained | secretary; Charles G. Edwards, pres- 1 vith ; ident of the New York Real Estate “'_he:vl:l'el‘l'lig.“me Gt Board; Willlam H. Ball of the Phil- Schnelder was shot to death at the|adelphia Real Estate Board; Ray- wheel of his automobile on a lonely | mond T. Cragin, past president of the Bronx road. Two witnesses told of | Cleveland Real Estate Board, and seeing a woman leave the scene of | Irving B. Hiett, past president of the the murder, but neither was able to| National Association of Real Estate identify her. Boards. Herman C. Gauss, Interior Depart- ment; R. Z. Balley, Agricultural De- partment; W. H. Wagner, Department of Labor; W. S. Erwin, Department of Commerce; Arthur Graef, Shipping Board; A. W. Stoll, railroad adminis- tration; James K. Wallace, govern- ! ment printing office; Lieut. Col. C. O. | Sherrill of the office of public bulld- ings and grounds, W. C. Bond, 'Li- bfary of Congress; J. W. Baldwin, De- partment of Justice. National Representative. Representing the National Assocla- tion of Real Estate Boards were: Willlam E. chairman of the advisory committee John A. Petty, executive secretary of New The Logic of It. Honest €onfession. From the Boston Globe. From the New York Sun. Hiibby—I can’t understand why you were strictly observing your Lenten I | duties? Marjorie—I ewned righ ly. & part time pup! cranky disposition in the morning. now 16 ey T AART ¥ show ;. & during “the ‘rest of ke e t up that I] All ki been re: order t stance ties at bundles ments of confisca well as French 000 mar! for one into the occupied area. into the Ruhr. nds of smuggling tricks have sorted to by the Germans in o bring money from Berlin In one in- the French customs authori- a frontler post discovered of notes hidden under ship- f vegetables. The money was ted. The French claim the Germans are using the banks and post officer, ae individuals, to bring money In. Duesseldorf the seized at a post office 15,000,- ks which had been sent there of the strike leaders to col- lect and distribute among the work- men under government pay. Strong By Cable of the Rhine to Datteln. bridges being carefully watched. halted searched. ESSEN, March 22.—Strong French forces have spread along both sides FRENCH GUARD CANAL. Forces Spread From Rhine to Datteln. to The Btar and Chicago Daily News. Copyright, 1923, Rhine-Herne canal from the All the locks and are guarded and traffic is Trains are ngers _are and_the pa: feeders have The canal been placed under guard. The sunken barges that carried the pre-war imperial German colors and now the German naval flag have been removed and the dami Shannon of this city, jbeen repaired. STEAMER GOES AGROUND. Texan By the Ass ged lock has Listis g Heavily to East of Block Island, R. I sociated Press. BOSTON, March 22.—The steamer Texan radio m yesterd ports mile east of Block Island, R. L went aground today half a The essage reporting the accident {said she was listing heavily to stai- Madge—What in the world did youiPoard. The coast guard cutter Acush- should always show such a mean and | say to the rector when he hoped you jnet has gone to her aid. ‘The Texan sailed from this po: for New York and Pacifio] soldi rt r discharging part of Hamburgs, committee on enrollment and disbar- ment. ““The chlef clerk of the Treasury De- partment will transmit the originals of all declarations and affidavits filed hereunder to the committee on en- rollment and disbarment, and the duplicates, or copies thereof, to the heads of Treasury offices before which cases in which the attorney or agent appears may be pending. ‘All Treasury offices will be expected {to ‘enforce strictly the provisions of this order, and before admitting any attorney or agent to appear before the department in any case will re- quire satisfactory evidence that either the specific declaration or the general afidavit has been flled with the chief clerk as required by this order; pro- vided, however, that nothing herein contained shall be deemed to prohibit any attorney or agent from con- tinuing to appear in any case already ending before the department if the eclaration or afdavit required by this order shall be filed by April 15, 1923." “TUT”” INVENTIONS SWAMP U. S. PATENT OFFICE WORKERS The success of Lord Carnarvon at Luxor has brought extra hours of toll to one government bureau in ‘Washinggon. . The pa¥ent office is in the midst of a floodl of patent applications dealing with articles more or less intimately gonnected with King Tut- ankhamen’s return to the mundane. The list is le up mostly of things jfeminine, incNiding dress goods, color designs, ornanents and toys. Employes off this bureau, having experienced similar floods, predict the King Tut vuogue soon will pass. Too Cool. From the Christian Reg¥ster. ' #Tell me,” said the 1ady to the old ec:»lr" "'m”"iu‘:-’" '"\.:?sh"um ON SUGAR GOUGERS TO FULLEST EXTENT (Continued from First Page.) the matter. There is nothing that the federal administration wishes more than to see a reasonable price and a stable market in sugar and other commodities without speculation. Brands Report Legend. "1 regret to see Mr. Manly circu- lating the legend that the department stated there was a shortage of sugar, ay this only tends to benefit the spec- ulators, and the department made no such statement. Unfortunately, one of the news agencles misinter- preted one of ‘the usual semi-annual statistical statements of the depart- ment, but the moment it was brought to my attention it was fmmediately corrected by the press. Mr. Manly is rather captious in blaming a cabinet officer for the size of type which newspapers use in statistical tables. to Mr. Manly's discovery of the supposcd sugar conspiracy a year ago—on his own statement my part was that I told (which I confirm) the Cuban officials who came to Washington that if they wanted to et up a restriction in the then over- production of sugar, jointly with the American beet producers, they would have to get the approval of Con- gress. Needless to say, this was never obtained.” Dallinger Asks Data. Representative Dallinger, can, Massachusetts, today asked Sec- retary Hoover whether the recent departmental half-yearly review in- dicated a surplus’ or a shortage whether there was reason to believe departmental estimates of Cuban pro- duction were too high, “as represent- ed by some of the dealers,” and for {nformation on the effect throughout the world of high prices upon co | sumption and supplie: { . “During the last few weeks,” Mr. Dallinger, “prices have going up at a rate which reminds me of conditions just after the war. At that time manipulators created the impression there was a shortage. {1f a like situation exists today no time should be lost in bringing home to the public the one way to defeat the speculators, and that is for ever: body to buy only from hand to mouth and just as little as possible until {the market drops.” APPEALS TO PRESIDENT. republi cent increase of urged yesterday b director of the Peo; sugar Basil prices was M. Manly. | Grand jury investigation of the re- | Whi { Legislative | than portation system showed sig overcrowding in the large {ings and increased shortag vanced one point. and ag BUSINESS RECORDS SHOW PROSPERITY Commerée Department Re- ports Indicate Building and Manufacturing Booming. FOOD PRICES LOWERED Marked Decline in Failures and Continual Rise in Stocks Good Signs. All of the production statement business records available to Commerce Department indicated t 1 th business fn the United States during b February was proceeding at the rapid pace noted earlfer in the year, ac cording to a summary of these Issued today. Building, manufacturing and railroad freight movement, partment's statement said, tinued to reflect the stimulation the de. con “Retail sales kept up to January's mark,” the review declared, *in spite of the shorter month, while the trans in coal prices preve ther rise. Food price sale and retail, dec Drosperity is confirn decline in business failures and 1t continued rise in stock prices Cotton Stocks Reduced. “In the textile field, the iy reasing jrate of cotton consum educed to tal stocks of raw cotton at th end of February to the lowest point? {reported at this season of the year 1slnce 1914. Wool receipts, with one lexception, were higher in Febru ithan in any month sf Apri ilk consumption, also w exception, was the large Pig iron production in Februar was at u sightly higher rate per da in January. while st ing e b s At e broduction was . sligh Pl e o o1 legram to Presi- | iy oo, 3 50r T g ent Harding, declared that “Ameri- | Stecl Corporation incrense can households are being robbed of | 959 tonx, the { millions of dollars cach week by con- | 121, Unfilled 2 spiracy to ase sugar prices and continued manipulation.” ment of Justice to of those guilty o spiracy The People’s Legislative S {headed by Senator La Follette of Wisconsin, and co-operates with tt progressive bloc in Congress, orga; ized last fall. In the telegram to President Hard- ek indictments this criminal con- 8 s ervice e week by conspiracy to increase sugar prices and continued manipulations Urge you to direct Department of Justice to bring this matter imme- diately before federal grand jury and {seek indictments of those gullly of i this criminal conspiracy. Letter de- | tailing circumstances underlying this | conspiracy follows.” Increase Since February. The telegram was followed by a jletter to the President, also from Mr. Ma in which he said, in part: ‘Since the 9th day of February | retail price of sugar in the United | States has increased {In these six weeks cents a pound. it has advanced the | { The Presi- sales w dent was urged to direct the Depart- } DUt order | | - lereases over Januar; g Mr. Manly said ‘American households are being| robbed of mill of dollars each | ruary str re the highest s s for steel castings decline: Building Booming. contracts ounted awarded to 41,6110 showing an increase place of expected ! decline. Shipments of bu materials, such as lumber, floc and ce showed large and over Fet ng <] Janu re feet, seasc & < J ar shortage of 65000 t the end of Februar was the first increase over the re low point of 45.000 cars short a end of January.” —_— CORN LIQUOR CHASE ENDS WITH CRASH Police Find Sixty-Seven Galy lons of Rum in Car After Viromt 7 o0 laeriia= cusviand e It Is Wrecked. |each week. This increase has al-| - iready cost American consumers s:,,r‘wo_nfln_ and if ;hr\ price remains Two speeding automobiles, occ $$300,000,000 before the vear is done, | e f of o "’,p SnE Be end | " “Brominent sugar refiners now pra- | C7g 1o overtake the occupants tdict that unle this movement is|the other, this morning abou i\ummhx;)'!\‘ 1-\:].:1ch41 the American ! o'clock attracted the attention o housewife wi e paying 20 cents a | policeme: 2 i v and Richar ipound for sugar before June. If this ‘.?h -m LSk e ] £ be true, the American people will be Ballard of the ninth precinct, « robbed of $300,000,000 solely for the Maryland avenue northeast. Specd H\:-nefll {:l!l sugar gamblers and prof- {ing of one car ended at Marylund !iteers. his outrage can and should | ven a 6Ll “re is PReventen iavenue and 6th street, where th { | vehicle crossed the sidewalk, tore United States Statement Basis. Mr. Manly traced the advance in the by the Department of Commerce, | February 9, which was generally in- terpreted as a prediction of sugar shortage. Another statement was {Ing a contrary view of the situation. But Mr. Manly contends that the first statement was at least misleading and that a later statement directed attention to the increased consump- tion of sugar in this country, further "bl}l“"g" the market, “It is perhaps merely a coincidence.” Mr. Manly continued, “that this state. ment which has resulted in such ex- sugar was issued by the departme: presided over by Secretary Hooyer who played so prominent a part in the plan that was attempted last year to ing with the Cuban sugar planters to tons to 2,500,000 tons. In this con- nection I beg to direct your attentfon { to an official report made to the Presi- dent of Cuba by Senor Sebastian Gela- bert, secretary of the Cuban treasury, with reference to two conferences held with Secretary Hoover on De- cember 7, 1921, and January 10, 1922, His report of the conference of Jan- uary 10, 1922, which I quote Below is particularly {lluminating.” Agreement Proper. Mr. Manly quoted from the report of Senator Gelabert as follows: Mr. Hoover told us that the proper thing to do-was to reach an agree- ment with the beet sugar producers, who the day before had held a meet- ing In Chicago to decide with respect to the point agreed upon in Havana with Hamlin, sinee an understanding with them might facilitate the ap- proval by Congress of the necessary legislation.” Extracts from a letter written by Senator Smoot of Utah to Gen. Crow- der, recently appointed ambassador to Cuba, were laid before the President also 'by Mr. Manly. In this letter Senator Smoot is alleged to have said: T am sure that the limitation of the Cuban crop of! sugar for the present year to 2,500,000 tons will be the solu- tion of the problem not only for Cuba but for the United States as well The senator asked Gen. Crowder to lay this proposal before the President of Cuba and added: “I have had the bill passed over until I hear definitely from you. 10 CENTS A POUND HERE. Sugar was selling in most of ‘Washington's retall grocery stores for 10 cents a pound today, an in- crease of a little less than 3 cents a pound since January 1. One large chain store, which makes a specialty of attempting to under- sell Its competitors, was offering 10-pound packages of the best gran- ulated sugar for 73 cents last Jan- uary, This is the lowest that store has sold sugar this year. same grade is 10 cents. While no grocers could be found who would predict a drop in prices in the near future. all agreed another boost s most unlikely. Some are at- tempting to force lower prices by rationing their customers, hoping by this metho _cause large quantities to Back up (the ‘warehouses, traordinary increases in the price of increage the price of sugar by arrang- | reduce their production from 4,000,000 ! sugar schedule in the pending tariff | price of sugar to a statement issued | | issued later by Secretary Hoover, giv- | i | i i | | Today the {a whr of flesh and blood. down the chain fence inclosing ton Park and turned over. The car was damaged and police reported it « ined a sixty-seven gallor corn liguor The liquor was then seized. Identiiy the owner of car was estab- | lished by the € the license b and he wil estioned by th volice Immediate Inquiry Started. Immediate inquiry was started rn if occupants of the car had been injured. Inguiry at the several hospitais failed to vhow that persons injured the accident had applied for treatment One of the policemen was standing Maryland avenue and 14th striet when his attention was attracted the specding cars. He watched the as they sped west. Maryland avenue his saw the speeding cars, crash at 6th street. A was started promptly Occupants Had Disappeared. When the police reached the park none of the persons who had occupied the car was on the scene, and the other car also had disappeared. The concluded that the driver of car ving to et other car Were ¢ before daybreak in pursuit to hold him up Spectal Policeman P, J. Sheehan was near the park when the aceident ha) pened. He was unable to learn if o= cupants of the car were hurt. DR. KELLY ADDRESGES SERVICES AT KEITH'S Baltimore Surgeon Expresses Be- lief in Bible as Word investigation H of God. ! j | Dr. Howard A. Kelly, the famous surgeon of Baltimore, was the speaker at today's midday Lenten |service at Keith's Theater. Dr. Kelly bore testimony to his own .thorough study of the Bible and said that he was willing to dispute with any one publicly or in private who differed from his opinion that from the first word to the last it was God's word. = “Usually,” said Dr. Kelly, “I find that those who think that the Bible has some other origin are mnot fa- miliar with its contents. “The Bible is a book of wars. the Old Testament are many wars i1 volving vast numbers of people, with God standing as a judge betwee them. In the New Testament wo learn that God came to bring mnot peace, but a sword. And yet the Hi- ble is'a book of peace. “Today we still fight a war, but nc We war with the hidden powers of ~vil. "And we fight it that peace might come o our fellow mer A\ Tomorrow's speaker will be Jud Theodore G. Risley. The services will be conducted by ,the Rev. Thomas ¢ Clark and Dr. W. Day Showalter wi preside. The Mount Pleasant M. E. Church cholr will render selections, n '