Evening Star Newspaper, December 26, 1923, Page 13

SILZER URGES COAL A THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. '(|}., ‘WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 26, 1923. White House ‘Is Arranging- ° For New Year Reception for the President and Mrs. Coolidge and those assisting them, to luncheon and rest. Lieut. Col. C. O. Sherrill, chief military aide to the President, ‘was in conference with the Executive today regarding the arrangements for this event and it is expected they will be completed within the next day ident and Mrs. Harding two years agd attracted so many people that when the hour came for ending the recep- tion there were still several thousand in line awaiting their opportunity. President Harding, upoa learning of this, did not have the heart to D. A: R. MEMBERSHIP IS EAGERLY SOUGHT American Revolution that special fa. cllitfes ha been called into serv- ice to pass on membership petitions. Recently the board of the organiza- tion held a special meeting here at which sixtee new chapters, having 'a combined membership of more than rollment now is approaching the 200, 000 mark. “With all the cults and fsms t! are being formed,” sald a statem: i #d from D. A. R. headquart: here, “it s very gratitying to 11« s 228 board to see women flocking to t'.i¢ REGUI-A.HUN PI-AN “The White House 1s busily engaged | was held only once by President | 'It was thought at first that the|order the doors closed and ho and his Special Facilities Are Necessary 10| 600, were granted charters. It is 0ld organisation that stands for - ¢ ere s in ' 4 the| Jife were forced to re and- 2 merican life, in arranging the detalls for the pub- | Harding. Prosident might vary the beual New |ing for more than another hour in Pass on Many Ap- estimated that a total of about 1,000.- | \[Lhoiding the Constitution, for v plications. lic reception to be held at the White | Although the detalls have not been order not to disappoint that large crowd 000 women are eligible to be mem- | swerving loyalty to the governm: jersey Governor for Pennsyl- House, New Year day. The President | completed, it is understood that the Ir}:e:%fl-::."fl’y"’ r';lndlllt) flfor’lil:ml;‘illl;‘::: that had been waiting so long In the bers, and officials of the D, A. R. pre- governme:t more than & month ago agreed to |reception will start at 10 o'clock in | from the portico some -interior | €14+ dict that If the present rate {s main- restors this popular eustom which |the morning and will be continued | Part of the house wien the receiving e T tained most of the eligibls will be |lAjunctien. of Washington—<to p-o, : : mote, 48 an_ ob, ; the Wilson administration and which | afternoon, with a recess of an hour fact that the reception held by Pres- | the same. Y membership in the Daughters of the | in the next few years. The total en- | diffusion’ of knowledge.’ " vania-Anthracite-U. S. ~ ‘Go-operation. R By the Associated Press, BOSTON," December 26.—Co-oper- ation between the federal govern- ment, the state of Pennsylvania and the various anthracite consuming | states to regulate the anthracite in- y, was urged by Gov. George s. r of New Jersey, in an address before the Bostary Club today. “The President,” he said, “in deal- ing with the question of coal * * * aske@ for the power to act in an emergency. We seem to be in the of an emergency all the time.” | her the federal government | reise to the fullest degree the power of price fixing and regula- tion or whether it, cannot, there is no doubt at all that through the which the interstate com- Starting Thursday Morning at 8:00 ale That Will Startle All Washington e commission now has and those | 5 ch could be given to it, or a similar commission, it would have, “ndew authority and power to, " eliminate the fraudulent and extor- | tice and the unfair com- | petition and control, which are the . largest tors in the curtailment | of production the creatlon of shurb; - ages and. the raising of thel Petition Suggested. ; g . “The people of the:thirty anthracite 3 cumplish. We should ask the state >ennsylvania to repeal the coal axs * It is unfair, unjust and oral. s “Pennsylvania should regulate and vent the payment of extortionate Ities. This it can also do. “Within our respective states we -_= should be willing to co-operate. Our consu states should petition vania to take some action. Pennsylvania in all fairness is| charged with the duty of seeing that coal and not slate is sent to us for consumption. This it can easily ac- difficulty, of course, is, first, to get a sufficient quantity of coal into the state, and, second, to see that it ar- rives here at fair prices. This being accomplished, we can prevent —extor- tion and unfair practices within the state. If the Industry and govern- ernmenlal agencies who should con- trol it fail in their duty to the public ; ; D. C. RESIDENT AND WIFE ASK COURT FOR NEW NAME Francls Matelka, manager of a t, today asked Court to change His wife, joins in the Hart Schaffner & Marx Fall and Winter Suits and Overcoats difficulty with which ks e is pronounced and the inability ustomers to remember the name res with his position, as the patrons of the establishmént have difficulty In calling orders to him over the telephone. The petitioners are represented by Attorneys Leckie, Cox and Sherier. POLICE PATROL COLLIDES ON WAY TO DISTRICT JAIL —y ‘While passing the intersection of 7th and D streets southeast, on its way 1o the District jail_about 10:30 o’clock this morning, the fifth precinct patrol wagon collided with a motor delivery k owned by W. A. Simpson, 530 7th street southeast, Policeman O. G. €lay, in charge of W was thrown to the street injured_about the body t knee probably fractured. He was taken to Casualty Hospital. FINED FOR DISTURBANCE. charged with cre- a lunchroom at York avenue . was fined $25, in jail in the Dis- branch of _Police additional fine of jail was imposed . chuldt for intoxi- The testimony showed that ¢ ‘avent into the lunchroom and E: drinking asleep and when the trouble. He th v a dinner plate through a $30 window the police charged. DEBATE ON IMMIGRATION. The first debate of the Deborah Club was held Sunday night at 2606 University place northwest. The sub- 3 Resolved, That immigration tricted,” was arry Kohn and for the affirma- | Here’s What ONE-HALF Means to You *35 Suits and Overcoats, $]7-50 70 Suits and Overcoats, ¥ 40 Suits and Overcoats, $2()-® 80 Suits and Overcoats, $ 25 100 Overcoats are now $ 30 110 Overcoats are now ¥ " You'll find the most amazing values of the year here—in this sale. Stocks must be reduced at once to make way for Spring goods. And we know the quickest way to get decisive action is to offer values that are irre- sistible—the best in town. 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