Evening Star Newspaper, January 18, 1924, Page 10

g - : THE EVENING . STAR, WASHINGTO' "‘SEEK 50-YEAR LEASE | SUBURBAN HEIGHTS—Ash Can Day. D. 0, -FRIDAY, JANUARY 18, 1924. ~—By GLUYAS WILLIAMS. ADVOCATE OUSTING |ARMY AND NAVY NEED | &racirstng ginoones, *2%'e 2 ocountries, the United Etates ylelded that position. Our program of build- ing was with no design of conquest An adequate system of communia- tlon vetween nations was described | or dominatien, but for de’ense,” he 1 as'a most feasible means of prevent- | declared. . OF MUSCLE SHOALS @ McCure Newspaper Syndicate Three Southern Companies Agree OF PUBLIC PRINTER counumefi and Others Will Tell STRESSED BY BENSON ‘Well Trained and Perfectly Equip- Ing nations from misunderstanding He urged the necessity of.a strong one another, A good system is a most adequate means of natiopal defense, merchant marine, as such ships in time of war can be converted to light cruisers. Great Britain now has {12 both In ships_which make twenty knots ahd war and peace, he pointed out. “A 2 dependabl f nication | the United States has three, ho to Pay $100,000,000 for President That Oarter-1s ped Personnel Vital, Declares | botven™sufiona” i’ die™of pesce | pointedout, " M5 WS ” 2 ¥ o B0 far to prevent war an e o ir- Disqualified. Rear Admiral. would “weaken ‘the. insidious propa- | Einia will address the study At 1734 Rental of Plant. 4! ganda that destroys confidence between | N street Thursday, January 24. . " . Alats @enper ot nations,” he said. —- — 15 ere is no imme He stated that the actlon of the IRLS _$1,000000 FOR RESEARCH ATTACKED BY FORMER CLERK was, but it Is our duty, for the sake | United States in inviting and partici- GIRL'S PURSE SNATCHED. = 1 Proposal Also Offers 100,000 Horse- power at Cost for Fertilizer. 1y A fifty-year lease of the govern- iment’s power projects at Muscle |'Shoals, Alabama, for which $100,- 000,000 in rentals will be paid during i that period, was asked of Secretary | of War Weeks yesterday by threa 'southern power companies. The pro- { posal was signed by C. M. Clark of ! the Tennessee Electrlc Power Com- pany, E. W. Hill of the Memphis Power and Light Compsny and Thomas W. Martin of the Alabama Power Company. It will be carefully studied by War Department offictals, it was sald, before belng submitted {'By them to Congress for final de- cislon, along with the other offers being constdered by House and Sen- | ate committees. The companies propose under the lease to construct transmission lines for power, making it available to manufacturing “centers of the south and other sections of the country; to provide 100,000 horsepower at cost for use In the manufacture of fertl- lizer at Muscle Shoals, and to con- tribute a fund of $1,000,000 to be used TORM. IT'S SURE GOOD T 6ET TURNS INTO RIS STREET” AND FUL 1T LOOKS, - RESTFUL, THATS WHAY SUBURBAN LIFE 1S STRIDES BRISKLY UP STATON PLAT- HOME AFTER A HARD DAY IN THE REPLECTS HOW QUIET RND PEACE- DOESN'T SEE WHY ANYBODY WILL ‘AJ:_ILE‘.}:‘[AN APARTMENT IN TDWN- 1 NOISE AND JANGLE Al FUsS AND BOTHER | il THERE'S HIS HODSE - ALL HIS OWN,Tod, LAR. WONDERS WHY ‘CELLAR' REGISTERS UNPLERSANTLY N HIS L% , FROM ROOF TO CEL~ MIND AND THE AIR.! SNIFFS HAP- PILY. THADS SOMETHING TO BUCK \OU UP WHEN YOU'RE TIRED FORLETS ABOUT IT AT SIGHT OP WIPE c%«ma OUT ON J’ngnr[s PORCH LOOK FOR HIM® SH BECKONING TO HURRY -PROBABLY, Committee Collecting Affidavits to Support Charges. Members of Congress, former of- ficlals of the government printing office and others arc engaged in pre- paring a statement to be presented to President Coolidge in an effort to prove that George C. Carter, pub- lic printer, is holding his office In violation of law, because he is mnot qualified as & bookbinder and prac- tical printer. Representative Stengle of Brook- Iyn, N. Y., former clerk in the gov- ernment printing office, denounced Mr. Carter last night at a peception given’ at the Ralelgh Hotel by the National Democratic Club of the Dis- trict to the members of the demo- cratic national committee. Repre- sentative Stengle declared that un- less there was an adjustment in the government printing office an Injunc- king the stopping of Mr. Car- ter lary would be asked. The committee leading the effort to oust the public printer Is preparing affidavits to support its contentions. The members declare their intention of visiting President Coolidge some time next week to ask the dismissal try, to have a well trained and per- fectly equipped personnel in the Army and Navy,” Rear Admiral Wil- llam §. Benson declared in an address before the Washington Study at the General Federation of Women's Clubs’ headquarters, 1734 N strect northwest, yesterday. “The great strength of a nation is in the hearts of its people,” said Ad- miral Benson. “Men must appreclate thelr mental, physical and moral obli- Bations to their country. This will serve to defend the country against a destructive minority. Our real gers are from the enemies withi He deplored the use of” poi: L gases in warfare, saying that “their use is barbarous,” and described the possibility of annihilation of a city of Mr. Carter. A closed meeting also was held by the committee last nigh attended by Representative Stengl Willlam J. Dow, former chief clerk of the government printing office, Oscar Ricketts, another former ernment printing office official. Representative Stengle also de- clared the present reclassification of government employes as carried out to be “bunk.” Herbert D. bureau as He also char; own of the effi y “Buster Brown" because classification law. of the honor and prestige of our coun- | b: of his manner in dealing with the re- | ng in the arms limitation con-| Miss Elinor K. Towne, clerk in the Treasury Department, residing at Government Hotels. was robbed of her handbag last night by « colored man while at North Capitol and D street. The bag contained only small sum of money. Miss Towne told the police she would be unable to identify the robber. ference was the greatert showing of magnanimity and practical ideallsm made by any nation in history. “Our bullding program before the war, if completed, would have male us the leading military power of the world and at a great sacrifice, because of in other Dances Nightly | —in the PALM ROOM | Music by the famous Meyer | Davis New Willard Orchestra. | Special Menu of tempting | supper dishes. | The New Willard | Pennsylvania Ave., 14th and F Streets | Frank S. Hight, Managing Director | under government control in electro- chemical research.. Other provisions include an offer to purchase the Bhef- HAS DINNER ALL SET QUT- NOTH- 15 REMINDED THAT IT’S ASH (AN DAY, NG T© DO BUT T SIT DOWN TO AND THERE ARE THREE FULL ONES . BLESS HER.' WHAT™ MIDWAY OP HIS TREK. STOPS FOR A SECOND TO field steam plant at the Shoals for 34,600,000 or lease it if the govern- SHE SAVING 7 . 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