Evening Star Newspaper, January 2, 1924, Page 5

SMUGGING. ALIENS THROUGH BALTIMORE Gangmen Exposed by Discovery of I \Chinese in Cargo of Sugar. SECRET KEPT BY ORIENTALS Captives Held for Deportation Re- fuse to Talk. Special Dispateh to The Star. BALTIMORE, January 2.—One of the biggest rings engaged in the il- legal importation of orientals into this country is using Baltimore as a port of entry, according to United States Immigration Commissioner Bertram N.” Stump. Discussion of the matter was brought up by the discovery of four Chinese concealed in a cargo of sugar on board the steamer Pilar del Rio, at the wharf of the American Sugar Refinery. Customs officlals searching for whisky discovered the orientals. Cross-examined beforé being locked for deportation, the Chinese re- d to reveal the leaders of the ring engaged in smuggling them into the United States, Ship owners and officlals, the agents sald, are not in- volved, the stowaways being smug- gled abord by outsiders and seaman up ks Several Attempts Foiled. Seve attempts to smuggle Chinese into Baltimore have been frustrated by customs agents during the past month. Eleven orlentals were recently discovered under a load uf iron in the hold of the steamer Calabasas at Sparrows Point. and seven more were found concealed the cargo on the Ecuador at a Locust Point vier. All had been hid- den at a Cuban port, and were fed by members of the crew, it is said, whose identity they refused to di- dulge. 4 Tong jealousy in in the majority of cases is the final Zoal of all the stowaways, is respon- Sible for the shifting of the smug- zling to Baltimore, as anonymous letters from rival tongs frequently ~warn immigration officials in Gotham of expected attempts. Pledge of Pay Given. Virtually all those attempting to enter come with an agreement to work out their passage money after 1heir arrival. This amounts to more than $1,000 A man, and in most cases means virtual peonage for those who engage to fill the contract, Money of those who engage this peon labor maintain a regular gang, who kill any oriental who “jumps his con- tract,” it is said. This makes Baltimore an ideal port of entry as neither here nor in Wash- ngton is there the same police super- vision_over the Chinese as exists in New York and once a Chinaman is Janded the rest is easy with com- paratively little chance of detection by the authorities. Operations are carried on extensively between Baltimore, Cuba and Ja- anaica, Mr. Stump said, but the smug- #ling ring. whigh local immigration officials are trying to break up is believed to have branches in many Zoreign countries. ALEXANDRIA. ALEXANDRIA, Va., January 2 (Spe- cial)).—Weekly passes over the Wash- ington-Virginia railroad line between this city and Washington, enabling purchasers to make as many trips as they wish, will continue to be sold for the coming six months, Arthur L. Rey- nolds, receiver, announced this morn- ing. It had been rumored that this form of transportation would be dis- continued shortly. A check on the number of times the passes are being used and at what time of the day is being made by the company in order that it may report to the court exact statistics required. Mr. Reynolds declares that the riding public has failed of co-operation in this work, and that, rather than turn them in, many holders destroy the canceled pass. The announcement was made this wiorning after tariffs for the next half year had been filed with the state cor- voration commission in Richmond. It was explained that once these were iled it would be tmpossible for the com- pany to withdraw them. More than 1,000 of these passes are being sold weekly, and the company be- lieves the pass is growing In popularity, The pass will continue indefinitely ff gonditions will Justify it, Mr. Reynolds red. Walter Ashton, colored, i in the ‘Alexandria Hospital recovering from * injuries he received in a fight late Yesterday afternoon that resulted in the lling of the entire fire depart- ment, the police department and the Bospital ambulance. Jerry Wood, ored, the victor, Is being sought the police. The fight, at 636 uth Columbus street, police say, raged in all portions of the ho An oil stove was overturned. The house was ablaze. Ashton was hurt when struck by a chair. Ninety-four dollars and fifty cents the amount the city had col. ted on the “Midnight Devils' Ball, White House Hall,” after Judge “Duvall imposed fines of $25 and costs on three colored women charged with :Ha’ rdz»rl‘) L‘rindux . The other mon was realized on th ot $10.50 assessed by the ey o ¢ °f Elghteen hundred automobile censes had been issued early this anorning. Hundreds were standing i line when the tag office opened, | ‘hu rush is expected to continue for feveral days, as automobile owners rom adjoining counties have begun flocking to Alexandria to secure tags. nirancls Daingerfield, registered as the first arrest of the new year, fall- ®d to appear in court this morning o,answer charges that he was oper- @ting an automobile while under the dnfluence of whisky. The arrest hlel“}E yesterday by Officer Padgett. ~ anile American Legion will lead in the upbuilding of the city during the roming months, Capt. T. M. Hamil- 2on, commander of the local post de- clared today. The meeting Friday RiEht, which is to be addressed by Sol. Thomas W. Miller and Gen. mes AseDrain. he says, is for the ?“l’vose of uniting civic organizations n an intensive campaign for better- ment of general conditions, The legion is planning fo. secure & permanent home before the end of the present Year which will furnish - mccommodations sufficlent to house transient ex-service men while in the city and to furnish headquarters ®nd clubrooms for the local legton. Funeral services for Mrs. Elizabeth ©O'Nell, who dled at her home, in ‘;\'dnuntl Jda, vesterday, will be held rom e home tomorrow afts @t 3 o'clock. B i Mrs. Elvira E. Nalls was buried from the home of her daughter, Mrs aymond Gaines, 1010 Prince street, Ihis afterncon. Services were con- ducted by the Rev. Edgar Carpenter, pastor of Grace Episcopal Church. j FALL ILL; GOES SOUTH. frells Senators He Is Available Re- gardless of Physicians. JFermer Secretary Albert B. Fall has been ordered south by his ?h!lh clans, it was announced officlally to- day, ‘because of the fallure of his condition to respond satisfactorily to treatment in a rigorous northern Elimate. Mr. Fall notified the Senate public $and committee, before which he is ®xpected to appear some future date in the inquiry into naval ofl Teserve leages, that he would be at ©r near Palm Beach and that “re- snrcnu of medical advice” he would 0ld himself subject to call, Sew York, which 1i- Prisoner Submissive To Blind Policeman On Richmond Forge By the Associated Press. RICHMOND, Va., January Percy Minor, blind policeman in the Richmond department, -added another to his list Of arrests last | night, when he took into custody C. A. Melton, forty-six, charged with being disorderly on a street car. The blind officer was standing at the corner of Tth and Marshall streets, when the conductor, in charge of the car, turned Melton over to him. Melton offered no re- sistance. Policeman Minor was rendered -totally blind twenty-four years ago, when shot through the front part of the head by a negro bur- glar whom he attempted to place under arrest. He has since been carried by the department on full pay under a special ordinance by city council. He has full authority to make arrests and has many to his credit, despite his infirmity, ARLINGTON COUNTY OFFICERS RENAMED Dr. Cox, in Charge of Health, and! George Garrett, as Engineer, ( Retain Places. i Special Dispateh to Tho Star. | CLARENDON, Va., January 2.—Re- | appointment of Dr. J. W. Cox as county health officer and George Gar- rett as county engineer was un-] nounced by the new board of supet- visors at its first meeting, held at the court house yesterday. Both appoin- ments, however, it was said, are temporary. These appointments come as a sur- | prise to many of the voter: it was ! pretty generally believed the of- ficers were to "be replaced. Both served under the old board and their terms expired with it at the end of the year. Their resignations had been ‘turned in to the old board and it is said that one of the aofficers is as much surprised over being retain- ed as are the citizens, he having about completed plans for going into busi- ness for himself. ! It was learned that Dr. Cox is a| United States public heaith service | man who has been assigned to Vir- ginla and the Virginia state board of health in turn has assigned him to Arlington county. It is said that he will serve as county health cfficer at least pending a _joint meeting of the local board of health and the board of supervisors, the date of which will be announced later. HYATTSVILLE. HYATTSVILLE, Md. January (Special).—Cuthbert Spelden and | Cyrus Johnson were elected mew | members of the board of deacons of | the Hyattsville Baptist Church at the | annual business meeting of the con- gregation of the church. Speiden will serve four years and Johnson five vears. The board was enlarged from five to seven members. In the presence of a large as- semblage the annual Christmas en- tertainment of the Sunday school of the Hyattsville Methodist Episcopal | Church South was held last night in | the church. The principal feature of | the program s a playlet, “The Babe of Bethlehem,” presented by pupils of the school, under the direction of a committee of which Miss Bessie Foster was chalrman. Music, recita- tions and gifts, distributed by Santa Claus from a Christmas tree, were among other features. 2 A resolution indorsing the recent action of the mayor and common council of Hyattsville abolishing the slot machine and various other forms of gambling within the town has been adopted by the Hyattsville Woman's Club, which has forwarded the resolu- tion to the council. s THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C., WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 2, 1924 PRISONERS IN MOVE TO HELP FAMILIES Aided by Welfare Worker in Plan Found in Maryland Institution. Special Disputch to The Star. BALTIMORE, January 2—Ilnmates in the Maryland penitentlary have started & movement to aid their fam- ilies who might be in distress. The plan was suggested by Edward Carney, a prisoner, and the details are being worked out by Miss Flor- ence Sweezey, welfare worker at the institution. Carney’s plan is to create a permanent fund from money con- tributed by the prisoners from their earnings in the shops. ! Following the sentencing of many | of the inmates, Miss Sweezey sald, their families suffer from want un- til they can readjust themselv In many cases there are small children nd the mother is unable to go out nd seek work, she said. The majority of the men, according to Miss Sweezey, are In favor of the movement. Commenting upon the plan, Square Deal, the prison maga- zine, praises the movement, but ‘Yt is just as much society’s busi- ness to look after dependent rela- tives of the prisoner as to keep its eye on the offender himself. We need ystem and intelligence in handling cases—but they must be han- dled, and if society will not, we will have to do it. WEST VIRGINIA STREAMS GIVEN 2,000,000 FISH Game Official Shows 472 Arrests for Hunting and Angling Violations in 1923. Special Dispateh to The S MARTINSBURG. 2.—Nearly 2,000,000 fis in the streams of West Virginia dur- ing 1923, according to figures com- piled by Chief Deputy Game Protector A. B. Brooks of Buckhannon, this State, for the annual report of the state game and fish commission. The report shows a record year for activity. During the period 4 ar- rests were made for violations of the game laws and 428 convictions were secured, the statement says. The fines assessed totaled $7,608, and of this amount $6,831 was actually collected Of those convicted fifteen were jalled Practically every county in the state had one or more arrests and convic s. Preston county was the low t in this respect, having only on nviction and the fine of $30 in that case was not collecte THe report apparently settles the uestion _of which is the best deer unty. It shows 63 deer killed in the tire state and the record by coun- ties shows the following: Poca- hontas, 38; Berkeley, Hampshir 4; Hard)y Tucker, Webster, keys were reported, follow Greenbrie: | Ni 1; Summers, 1; Tucker, 30; Upshur, 1; Webster, 5. The gobblers killed num- ber 31, and the hens 4 SHOP, FORCE RECALLED. Ten-Day Furlough Ended by Cum- berland, Md., Rail Shops. Special Dispatch to The Star. CUMBERLAND, Md., January 2— About 850 mechanics were, recailed to duty at the Baltimore and Ohio rail- road shops this morning, following a ten-day furlough. At. Keéyser, W. Va 250 men were ordered back to work. Over 100 car repairmen here are also ROCKVILLE. ROCKVVILLE, Md,, January 2 (Spe- clal).—So-that they will have author- ity to serve papers issued in the circuit court, the members of the county police ~force—Charles T. Cooley, chief, and Earl Burdine, Lawrence Clagett, Oscar Gaither, Guy Jones ‘and Leroy Rodgers—have been appointed deputy sheriffs by Sherift H. Clay Plummer. C. C. Carstens, director of Child Welfare League of America, held a conference here with representatives of various organizations|of the coun- ty in the interest of the Soclal Service League of the county. He empha- sized the need of @ social survey in the county, referred to the need of a hoarding fund to help pay for the care of dependent children, and stated that the delinquency rate has greatly declined since soclal service work has been recognized as a necessity. A preliminary soclal survey In the county for the early summer Was siven’ consideration. The season for shooting partridges, rabRits, pheasants, squirrels, wood- coek and wild turkeys closed yester- day, and heavy penalties are provided for shooting during the closcd season. Sportsmen - report that partridges were unusually plentiful in this county throughout the season, and that many are left from which good results are expected for next season. Rabbits are sald to have been scarce More than thirty-five hundred resi dents of the county and the District of Columbla, obtained licenses to hunt in the county. Matilda Dorsey, colored, of Mount Zion, this county, was found guilty in the police court here of violating the liquor law and was fined $50 and costs by Judge Samuel Riggs. He husband, Joshua Dorsey, and Isabel Cook, alo colored, were acquitted. Miss Hele Merson and Earl H. Robey, bot Colesville district, were married on Monday. Licenses have heen issued by the clerk of the circuit court here for the marriage of Frank B. Bowman and Miss Helen E. Omohundro, both of Clarendon, | Va.: J. Elder Little of Charlotte, N. {C., and Miss Anna Taulbee Bruza of { Maysville, Ky. Benjamin R. Gist and Ss Bernardine M. Lauer, both of Washington, and Wilmos L. Boswell, of Brandywine, Md., and Miss Char- lotte E. Moore of Beltsville, Mq For violations of the motor vehicle regulations the following have paid fines in the police court her. M. Mahone: Daniel C bins, $7.5 7 F. Barron, § On a charge of disorderly conduct, George Davis, a negro, was fined $20 and costs by Judge Samuel Riggs | the police court here, and Oliver E Felton was held for the action of the March grand jury on a charge of le continues popular as a cen, notwithstanding _that s to nirry now cost 32 each. or just twice as much as they once did. That couples from a distance still I to come here on matrimonial missions demonstrated during the 3 when of the 658 licenses to wed issued by the clerk of the circuit court here 1532 were to coupics from out of the county. Of these, 315 were obtained b; couples from the’ District of Columbi 142 by Virginia couples, fifteen by Balt moreans and the other sixty by resi- dents of various parts of the country. Eluding the vigilance of the “old folks,” who, it is said, suspected she had matrimonial intentions, Miss Odell E. Burnett, a pretty eighteen- car-old resident of Forest Depo! Va. slipped away from home early unday night, joined Harry F. Wood- ford, twenty-one, and a friend, who were waiting nearby, and the trio started by automobile for Rockville, where they arrived about daybreak the following morning. They hung around until the court- house was ready for business and then presented themselves before the erk of the circuit court as appli- cants for license to marry. They ob- tained the permi{ without difficulty and soon thereafter were made hus and and wife by Rev. P. Rowland Wagner, pastor of the Baptist Church.” Immediately after the ceremony the little party departed expected to be called back to work "his week. for Washington. It was stated that the girl's parents objected to her S | 36x40 Esmond Baby Blanket 77c Cortex-finish _Blas Kets, in pink and blue, attractive nursery de- signs, stitched bor- ders. sale. ‘Women’s Flannelette Gowns, 98¢ uting Flannel Gowns, with and_without full cut and ade. Muslin Underwear 69¢ Combinations, and gowns, embroidery b collar; well skirts lace and trimmed: § _Blue and Wi Pink and White Panty Dresses, neatly trimmed. Sizes 2 to 6. Kiddies” Dutch Rompers, 69¢ Pink, Blue and Com- bination Top Rompers; sizes 3 to Men’s $3.50 and $4.00 PANTS $9.95 A special sale or Dress of | ¥ . d nd work. Every & great value; pfe T I s SUITS suit in the store into this sale, and are some value. are from 7 to 20. 25 Women’s $19.95 to $25.00 Coats Velour and Bolivia Cloth Coats, with large col- Colored Peg | lars; black, navy, brown, etc. Sale of 19¢ Yard Goods Yard-wide percales, fast col- Red Star Birdseye Remnants; 39-in. Unbleached Muslin; 36- Curtain Madras; IndiaLlinon............. ALL BOYS’ Every boy's 2-pants Sizes . $6.50 Suits, $5.20 $7.98 Suits, $6.40 $8.98 Suits, $7.20 ' $9.98 Suits, $8.00 $12.50 Suits, $10.00( . - ¥l- $13.30 Saits, $10.80 | ¢, priest o 1316-1326 Seventh St. N.W. : The season’s best values in dres. American Woolen Co.’s poiret twill, de chine, flat silk crepes, novelty. crepes, fine Spanish silk laces, combinations of lace and georgette crepe, etc., in brown, cocoa, etc., are in this lot; in $ Sizes 16 to 44.... Ginghams; 18-in. White Boys’ Heavy Ribbed Hose 25¢ pr. A medium ‘ribbed boy's black hose, in sizes 6 to 11%. Women’s Outsize Lisle Hose 19¢ pr. Ot combed cotton lisle with extra wide trunk top. BSises 0 10% Women’s Ribbed Union Suits A $1.19 ities; sl i - sies 56 to S a1t len o Fhey Ch Ui !S’um NCIRON P S S S S Women’s Low ' Shoes Patent Stra Cuban and Values up to $5.00. Two-in-One Blanket $4.65 Double -bed Size Blankets, in blue, ox- ford, pink and tan stripes of con- sting colors. Extra warm and thick. A JANUARY SALE OF UNHEARD-OF VALUES Surflné 1924 off with an endless chain of bargains. Seasonable goods that we must reduce, be- cause of the backward weather, will be found at unheard-of prices. Be thrifty and economize in this SPECIAL SALE OF 200 WOMEN’S FINE DRESSES - 7.95 Window Shades 39¢ White, green and ecru, in 3 ft. by 5 ft. ® in. Worth 75¢ when § perfect Feather Proof Ticking 33c Extra heavy quality, ¥ standard_herringbone (¥ pes, 32 inches wid "~ Yard-Wide Cretonnes, 25¢ High - grade drapery § cretonnes, in lengths of 10 to 20 yards. Al dark grounds, with new- est_patter: % ses. All-wool all-silk_crepe silks, all-wool black, navy, sizes 16 to 44. 152 Yard Wide Shirt Madras 22¢ Woven, printed s corded siripes for men’ 12V%¢ Yd. January Clearance Sale of Fruit and flower trimmed in néw shadgs, mushroom ai ful value at $2.79. $9.95 oice_of several hundred pairs of and Black Satin' Strap § s 3 bl and - low_heels. ‘Black 'Stnp Pumps, Cuban and low . . Tan. and, black lace Oxfords; low heels. .Sizes 3 to 8. marrying “just yet” because of herj youth. Holiday Dance. Many young people and others from varlous parts of the county, ‘Washington and other places attend- ed the annual Christmas holiday dance of the Henderson-Smith-Ed- monds Post; American Legion, of Rockville, which was held in St Mary’s Hall here. It was In charge of a committee comsisting of Robert L. Tolson, Warner T. Pumphrey, Rob- ert Peter, jr., and W. Valentine Wil- son, and proved one,of the most suc- cessful and enjoyable functions of the the kind held in Rockville in a long time. Refreshments were' served during the evening. s Rev. James Kirkpatrick, rector of St John's Epliscopal Church, Bethesda, officlated at the marriage Saturday of Francis O. Bliss and Miss Dorothy T. Cole, both of Washington, the ceremony taking place in St. John's Church. Watch-night services were held in the Baptist Church here last night, a large number of the membe; 1 Meyer’s S 26 Coats that were.... 34Coats that were.... 53 Coats that were. 49 Coats Worsteds Cheviots Frieze eyer’s Sho Store Hours: 8:30 to 6 P.M. E. Murray, post office inspector here, arrested John Jones, nection with the theft of four mail pouches from a mall July 4 last, the negro of ljail here for further investigation. $75.00 $70.00 $65.00 $60.00 ‘Materials Fleece Wool Cloths Plaid-backs the ~various congregations of the towh and others attending. They were conducted by Rev. P. Rowland ‘Wagner, pastor of the church, who preached an appropriate sermon. Preceding the services a social hour was enjoyed. - Licenses have been issued for the marriages of the following: Leonard B. Edwards and Miss Lulu Roberta Richardson, both of Colesville, Md.; Grover C. 'Hall and Miss Minnie L. Riggs, both of this county: Ralph R. Taylor and Mrs, Abbfe Cuilum, both of Washington, and William S. Land- ers and Miss Mary E. Shaffer, both of Fort Myer Helghts, Va. 3 ARRESTED IN MAIL THEFT. Special Dispatch to The Star. LYNCHBURG, a., January negro, in eon- transfer here eing held in Savings Jingle in Fire .8 EX-POLICEMAN TAKE! AT STILL IN A CAVE Station Fund When Alarms Fix the Ante Special Dispatch to The Star. RICHMOND, Va., January 2.— Firemen of this city have their own savings clubs. For a still alarm every member of one com- pany deposits 10 cents; & second alarm calls for double that amount, and a third alarm forces the men to drop 50 cents into the pot. Then, if there is & general alarm, every man has to produce one dollar. This money is divided among the men at Christmas time, being collected once & month and put to their credit in bank. The first year the men recelved a little less than $50 each from this voluntary saving fund. Special 1 CUMBERLAND, Md., January John H. Abbott, until recently member of the Cumberland police force, was arrested by Enforcemer.t Officer George W. Hawkins and held under $1.000 bond by United States Commissioner Thomas J. Anderson. ‘While hunting for & still the offi- cers discovered a trapdoor to a cave on Pollsh mountain and upon inves- tigation found two rooms fitted uj with a small plant for distilling. Thes charge that Abbott was the owner Abbott, it is stated, told the off cers that he had a 100-gallon still built, but it was stolen. He was armed. [HADDINGTON CLOTHES hop Meyer’s Shop Great Annual CLEARAWAY Our Entire Stock (/) Autumn and Winter OVERCOATS Will Be Marked and Sold at the 57Coats that were.... 58 Coats that were._... 86 Coats that were. One Price It is a simple story—The season is over, we are through with them and they MUST BE SOLD QUICKLY. Come Early for Best Selection Remember, there are overcoats for winter and some for spring wear—included are many over- coats on the long tubular CARNARVON Model and a great many are importqd cloths. $55.00 - $50,00 $45.00 87Coats that were.... 115 Coats that were.... $40.00 $35.00 all to go at $27.75 Carnarvons Box Coats Dress-Wear Ulsterettes Fly-Fronts Models Double Breasted Single Breasted Button Thru - Colors Oxfords Cambridge Browns Grays Tans Heathers Plaids Overlines Form-Fits No Charge for Usual Alterations 1331 F,St. “Everjfthing for the Well-Dressed Man”