Evening Star Newspaper, January 26, 1924, Page 2

2 *e D.C.COMMITTEE TOVISIT ALLEYS Personal Tour Today Follows Denunciation of Condi- tions at Hearing. the alleys in in the worst this afternoon Tersonal inspection of Washington, which cordition, will he made by m subcommittee from the House District committee, accompanied leading socfal workers, and under po- lce protection. The party will leave the House District committee rooms at 3 o'clock This action was decided hearing before the special subcommit- teo today which ntative tathbone of Tilinois chairman, Other members of the committee who will make trip are Representatives Gibson, Vermont; Gilbert, Kentucky, id Kent, Pennsylvania. Representative Rathhone his interest in the alleys by sayi that Washineton his birthplac nd that he has always loved the eity. He has made two trips about aliey <lums and described the conditions shocking, deplorable and a menace to the city.” He told the subeommittee that entire country has been aroused by news- paper comnunt those two trips He advised that this city should be made a model for the country b making living conditions here prope for the poorer clus es sNanitation Pisst Step! see the lition that you may there “d b are v the on You shou Relf tn orde appreciate cagues. alleys i work out ray scheme Lo take 11 alleys and put the tations. When this the aileys should by purpose Mrs, been clean Yeu The a ot wie f is done, used 1 s < W ' these Y I chibald Hopkins, who has a leader in the campalsn to up the alley slums for many ra, told the subcommittee thut a sonal inspection would prove ™ Atant conversion” for Hopkins reviewed th the first Mrs. W A tribute to the she did for the poor of the told of the_alley bill be just before Mrs. Wilson died Naming Mrs. Whitman Cross, structive Visiting Richa len Wilson Mem, sociation, and AMis Mrs. Hopkins said have banded make Congress conditlons in Washington & grace to the Y Wilson, ity amd pussed paid b u rd Wainwricht rial Hot Anitie We 1 Streets.” thbon, de bR tepresentative gome of the & atre " Mrs. Hopkins was for the House support Senator Copeland to the District uthoritie demand- ing that the alleys be cleaned up. Tre cond i8 to try to get hom to put the alley dwellers into. strong- Iy Intimatiug that pub.ic-sprited vcitizens are prepared to buy suitabl jand for the erection of model homes to take care of the aliey dwelle The third step, she said, is for tslation o that the aller dwellers may be distributed in other homes over @ period of vears. Mrs. Hopkins arged turning the zlleys, when th are evacuated, into automobile par ing space Mrs. Hopkins laid be tee @ report from the buard of condem- nation of Insanitary buildings, show that the total number of alley dwell- ngs is 544, of which 7 are di- Jupidated and 68 ar are 9,195 in she said. ple and 8,5 The aph dwellin, bLefore the committ, alleys which have or water, with the number of houses &and the number of inhabitants. There are nine such alleys In the list Two Causes for Decrease. “The decrease in the alley popula- tion is due to two causes,” Mrs. #opkins said. “First, the conversion of alley dwellings into g, business buildings and, fallure of the owners Luildings in repair. A great ma- Jority of the alley dwellings are a more or less dilapidated condition,” Mrs. Hopkins explained, “ow the expectation of having to the greater number of such dwellings on June 1. She pointed out that t are ferti flelds for the and prohibition officers. Representative Kont of Pennsyl vania interjected that he believed the first step is to order the health de- partment to #nd garbage wagons and the tire department to go in witn hose and clean up the alleys. Mrs. Hopkins explatned that the working force of the District was seriously shorthanded and not of a most efi- cient type, owing to the failure of Congress to grant adequate appro- priations. Capt. Clayton E. Emig of the Du- pont Circle Citizens' Association told the subcommittee that Senator Cop land had promised that the most {m- mediate work of cleaning up the al- leys would be done within thirty days. Mrs. Cross representing the In- structive Visiting Nurse Society, ex- plained that these nurses find many of thelr worst cases in the alleys which are u grave menace hiealth of the city. Involve Many Problems. Representative Rathbone pointed out that there were various problems entering into the alley question, that ©f health, crime, fire risk, etc. Mrs. Archibald protested that there was no tenement law to control over- erowding in alley dwellings. th said first thing ttee to his order e the commit- 00, She lis Iso latd of the to keep vie Replying to questions by Represent- | ative Gibson, Snowden Ashford, vie president of the Dupont Circle' Citi- rens’ Assoclation, explained the ques- tion of uuthority that rests with Dis- trict officials and told of the original laws which he assisted the late Com- missioncr Macfarland and Dr. Kober to get enucted, which were passed in 1906, Capt. Emig agreed with Mr. Ashford that the District Commis- sioners have sufficient authority to compel improvements of the alley dwellings, and have a revolving fund of more than $2,000, with authority to Rssess costs against the owners. Representative Kent sald: “Sweep away the silly barriers and clean -up Your alleys. Whoever heard such nonsense that a health officer could 70t go into such places and clean-up 2 public nuisance.” Cagt. Emig advocuted a law cover- ing {enement crowding. Inspector Atkinson, for the board of condemnation of insanitary buildings, presented date supporting the state- ments of Mrs, Hopkins. H. L. Bushong also appeared before the' committee as a member of the Lincoln Park Citizens' Association’s committee on avenues and alleys, PLANS TO PURIFY AIR. Lynn Working on Device for Capi- tol Chambers. David Lynn, architect of the Cap- #ol, is working on plans to improve the ventilation system in the Cap- itol, especially in the Senate and House chambers and the Supreme Court room. A report has been made on the subject by a consulting engineer and by the public health service. Chair- man Langley of the House commit- 1ee on public buildings and grounds xaid today that the recommendations of Architect Lynn will have prompt consideration by his committee he- cause he realizes that purer alr kbould be supplicd. i " i by upon at a explained to put the i i the alley 10 lights or sewers | in | to the H. R. ENNIS Of Kansas City. tional Awso | TAXI FLEET STOLEN IN PLOT TO SERVE resident, Enstate ontinued e Bl tin Upon lehtened ik of (1 hour every nE enuntics was sheriifs and o« lund state constabulary Sigh vetion town the ified Sherifr i within an and adjoin- by deputy the Mary- el drivers “hold-up,” i ' ir s Missing Caravan. Hurry Dunn Atkinson keeping vigll about five miles outs cighted the missing 10 o' the proces- the containing the thout uny fuss ture into at and obert Burnie, timore ut k. car " surrended, drov n five ar wi wer ed district police awaiting v their for tria Parsons Balt the T foe up centr warrants return o patient ates A of Prince Georges might swear out admitted the hold-up been a frame-up en- Burns detectives for the yoration, his chauffeu declared, they had received tuly rough treatment and one swora in the presence of Sherlff Fink that he had been robbed of $11 Claim of Robbery. ictim gave his name as Wil- of 536 6ih street said the men who cars were rough in ap- pearanc more rough in ir actions. During the few tes that the hold-up was under way, asserted, one of the men held a to his heart and extracted dollar from his pocket, g to shoot if he “opened j count the W to ha £ neer fin The liam north rented L. ast the a Luakso He h revolve hia last threaten his trap Mr. Parsons was using every effort to recover his cabs, but it | stood that many legal te must be gone through can d. The thoughtfuine in {hold-up in Marvland places the e under t Jurisdiction of that state, and s here declared it would probably be impossible for them to be returned to Washington until all criminal or civil proceedings affect- i the state of Maryland had been cared up. Eleven Men Held. Eleven men arrested when the eight taxis were being driven through Glen Burnie were: - Car! Drum, twenty-seven; Thomas Carley, twenty-two; Lester Luer, twenty-seven: Grover Chapman, twen- 1e; Bernard Hall, twenty-three; Munzer, twenty-two; William Eisal Car- twent) twenty-three, and before . thirty John Scempe Lesley Eister. All are members of the Marine Corps, on leave from headquarte here, with the exception of Eister, who 'was a chauffeur for the Pennant company. According to the prisoners the deal was engineered by D. G. Anderson, manax for the Washington branch of t Burn Detective Agency, and Gerald O'Day, his assistant. It was said that the men arrested were of- fered §5 and_their expenses to drive the cabs to New York. Story of Marine. Lester Luer, who acted as spokes- man for the eleven while they were tion in Baltimore, save the following story to a representative of The Star of the taking of the taxicabs: “We had no intention to commit any tectives early in the weck showed us their badges and writs and asked if about ten men couldn't be gotten to- gether under leave of absence, we hud no hesitancy in accepting the offer. n arrangement was made where- by we were to hire Pennant cabs last night wherever we found them on the streets of Washington and drive them out to the hotel at Unner Mar!- boro, where Anderson and O'Day were to meet us. When these two Burns men arrived at the hotel, we und the chauffeurs who Jrove us out wera having dinner. Andorson and O'Day got out the writs for th.: taxis and explained them to the chauffeurs, who voluntarily turned them cver to us. There was no resistan In fact, Lesley Eister, one of the chauf- feurs, volunteered to drive his cab to New York. Thought Denl Legal. “Thinking that everything was xll right we ot into the cabs and start- ed for New York, but weve stopped when we reached Glen Burnie by State Pollcemen Jefferson and At- kinson, who told us that we were under arrest. We submitted and ‘were brought here to Baltimore." Luer then stressed that he and his | friends had no_doubt but that the jdeal that they had entered into was legitimate. Will Be Punished. Marine headquarters here today said the ten marines would be disciplined for “engaging in civilian practices.” It was stated that eighteen marines in all, on duty at headquarters In the Munitions bullding, were ap- proached by a Navy Department clerk, who is also a Burns operative, and offered “easy money” if they could get leave for a few days. The men were successtul in obtalning leave, and ten of them got eight taxicabs last night. The other eight tried to carry out their contract by hiring other cabs and going to Upper Marlboro, but were sent back by the Burns men. They reported for duty this morning. Marine officers said it was surpris- tng that eighteen men should want leave at the same time, but issued the leuves. on the assumption, that the I t | [ WRIT, FIRM CLAIMS | tation, | heing detained at Central police sta- | wrong and when the Burns de- ! THE EVENIN( STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C. SATURD. HUNDREDS SEEKING: STARCONTEST PRIZE, Students Hard at Work Pre- paring Essays on Best News Stories. The close of the first contest week of The Star's St news story™ coni- petition this afternoon will ind hun- dreds of school children in t triet, Maryland and Virginia at work on iy A number of con- testants already have submitted their lessays to the contest editor, A vast majority of them, however have ¢ waited until the end of the contest | week ore beginning the actual Lwriting, in order to have before them | 1 ir essays. f (2 complete epitome of the events of | the we eadline on Monday. The essavs must be in the mails by noon Monday. No essav postmarked Tater than that time will be ered Conte elabo 4 stories nations consid- | tants this week have had an | rray of outstanding news | of local. national and inter- importance on which to hase their essays. Few weeks have been a8 productive of as npuy “lag e Storic the present Washington has furnished the majority of them. Coples of Rules. Numerous fnquir at The Star the ing the rules have been made T few day zard- th contest “The } rules have been published several | {times<in The Star sinee the announe | ment of the opening of the contest. | Coples may be obtained at the busi- | ness office of The Star or will be ailed upon eipt of @ Z-cent stinp, T i winn during the gether with Be published the first prise first contest week the Winning essay, 3 the Star Wednesda The second prize winner will be an- nounced the following day and the | published. On Friday th third prize winner with the essy will be published, wnd on Satu the winner of the fourth prize announced and the cssay p AARDTOWIDONS OF POLICENEN HT City Heads Oppose Payment of $10,000 for Deaths in Line of Duty. | The Commissioners ta sent a report to Congress opposing the bill providing for the payment of £10.000 | to the families of pulicemen and fire- men killed in line of duty. The Commissioners expres belief that these men are well protected under the law which provides for the payment of monthly allowances up to $60 to a widow of a policeman or fireman and $19 per month for each child under sixteen ! rs of aue. mmissioners favorable report on the health partment’s bill to provide for safeguarding of the milk supply of the outstanding features of bill is compulsory provision for tuberculin test for all cattle bill recetved the favorable ac fthe House District eommitter last sessfon but was lost of legislation. Favor Food Measure. A favorable report also another health d ftended to protect plaved for sale secta The bill to provide for the licensing of architects and the appointment of a board to regulate the profession in Washington was indorsed, and the District committees of the Senate and House so advised. In reporting on prevent picketing Columbia. the sed the already forwarded a de- the One the tha This ton of At the in the jane was made partnient bill in- I foodstuffs di: dust and in- fr the House bill to in_the District of Commissioners offered suggestion of Corporation Counsel Stephens that it be amended to pre- it a repetition of picketing at the White House, foreign embassies, pub- le schaols or the office of residence of any foreiza officlal or officer of the United States. VERDICT WITHHELD IN NEGRO'S DEATH Coroner's Jury Demands Further Evidence Concerning Policeman’s Act. A coroner's jury refused to render a verdict vesterday at an inquest into the fatal shooting of William John- son, colored, twenty, 1765 Kalorama road, by Policeman Thayer of the second precinct. The shooting occurred a week ago. Johnson was shot when Policeman Thayer is sald to have been attacked with & club by Anna Johnson, widow of the victim. She was charged with assault. The coroner's jury refused a vers dict on the ground that additional testimony was needed and a second inquest will be held Monday. Testi- mony at yesterday's inquest was given by Thayer and his superior fMcers. men were holding a little together” party for the night, All of the men were youngsters, it is stated, and none of them actually took part in taking the cabs away from the drivers. This, however, contradicts the story told by the chauffeurs who were held up. Planned to Selze All Mr. Anderson, manager of the local Burns agency, said original plans.| @alled for the seizure of twenty cabs. A “tip” to the company, however, after the eight cabs had been called out, resulted in orders to chauffeurs not to leave the District, and for various reasons selzure in the District of Columbia was not desirable, Anderson said. A few days ago a representative of the finance corporation came to Washington to arrange seizure of the cabs under the conditional sales con- tract, which stipulates that the cabs can be taken at any time if payment of the notes lapses. This was the case, Anderson said, and a number of marines stationed at the United States marine headquarters here were utilized s operatives temporarily, he explained. He sald the agency was accustomed to make use of certain marines hers during their periods of leave from dutly when occasions necessitated employment of additional operatives. | The plans were to drive right through to New York with the cabs, where the jurisdiction would be en the home grounds of the finance cor- poration. Upon arrival in Marlboro, he said, each “fare” took possession of th cab with little or no difficulty. One fist fight was all the trouble that lensued. He was at Marlboro, with others, including the representative 'of the finance corporation who held the conditional sales contracts. 7 & “get- i < see | “Washinston te AY, JA RY 26, 1924, FALLING MARKET IS PREDICTED | FOR COMMERCIAL BUILDINGS, Secretary of National Realtors’ Association Warns Local Dealers of Survey Indications. Ofce buildings and business struc- tures have about reached the satura- tion point, and realtors may expect to falling market in this class of real estate soon, the Washington Real Estate Board was told last night at | its meeting at Wardman Park Hotel | by Herhert V. Nelson, executive sec- | retary of the National Assoclation of Real Estate Boards. Mr. that reports to the natlo tion from all parts of the country In- dicated thts. | He added, however, that reports in- | dicated that the demand for medium and low priced partments and m-r‘ thi th w in i M Nelson said associa- | in [ Wi tached dwellings was still strong, and there was every indicatfon that the demand woul@ continue in 1924, he realty board was celebrating night,”” and in addition Mr. Nelson. the speakers Included Maj. J. Franklin Bell, Engineer - missioner of the Distric Colladay, president of the ton Board of Trade, and L. R new dent of the tion, of Real I Boands. Both Maj, Bell and Mr. painteds pfowine pletures of future of Washington as a beautiful eity and of fts possibilities for growth in population. Stresses Zoming Law. Bell spoke particulari suyini that its succe pended largely on zetting sentiment hehind it L polfited out, zoning is ¥, but rtunately. Washis has zoning ahead of the owth that need . can | cted now, he He said i owax the desire 2 mission to preserve xidential nature of the natlon, he asserted, ecan r- | afford one city of the olean sidential type, and this ousht to it Of cour: lit t Wa nof we Assoclation pad op| | na Maj. zoning, public | Ju fes, nd the This tainly v be th he said, the « oo mission caunot plense everyoody, Lut | o lie warned the realtors against taking ny of the zonbhig problems inso 1he | Courts Ly way of an injun-r it matters cun e the conmission outside « He told the realtors that (he do koud work by pointing visitors 1} is i3 the il e visitors pla W and for the He said hertor | at bett Washi The. sign ashingtos the an ng tha past it don 1o tw 1ildings throw & constru nment, urse of prec dou 4 [ ie puld HeXU twenty yea tors that if the to give 3 amount of stimulation Ives and the b w tle t only next twenty a4 enla ays. He was b portunity ir. E tiona! as: | had met many d announ the Ann ne Stresves Tteal Nelst shitsion featur al esta an stocks shown b; _ | lected by the natio Hurry K al committee i char for the con ans 1 Ar rt of ch was he Capt and a buffet suppe pre wirman of the en wer, mis told of the playgrounds and parks wer, schools w water and e need 1. form the ndeessary work ngton Hanks Seventh, jificance in the fact went into seventh punt of building done year was diseussed He sald that It by throwing into the T three Lirge government that w nstructed, or ance build thiat place dur- i1y uction fo ¢ in dinary construction dfeted that Washington ble in populat in the <. He told the real puld prepare them- k the pushing a litile, and ammer awi ould enlary or tw! yeurs, but rge 200 per cent in other siid he believed that the preaking its shack Il more tha flad to m thix work of the sociution, and said that he Itors who already d that they were coming unl convention of the na- ioni) assoclation to be held here next | Valae, that he fo opits di national e as shrix an people suid could hed th ion nointed any Was w better investment nd bonds b per cent, tigu had been colt assocation man of th of the on, Boss, ch gen- e plans ng conven S0 far . Houghton pre he’ Thritt we dopted. 1 Male ted the K commiit Qus was served of the local asso- . G. Kennedy 1s tainment commit- tet entertain, J. € sident <id Husband 94, Wife 87, Celebrate Honeymoon That’s Lasted 63 Years Major and Mrs. S. Wi llard Saxton Maintain Keen Interest in Affairs of World—In District More Than Half Century. Maj ninety-four Willard ihty are t il Mrs and ctivel sixty-third Saxton seven years re. day celebr ing their versary strect northwest Sixty-thre wedding anni- their home. 1347 Harvard years ago to nu Amesbury, Mass Dappy of thirty- four leaving the bride's n extended honeymoon, | ording to both contracting ed to the present day couple whose long ary 1861, found and twenty home couple ne m Tr Ny he « re th 1d the passing of rulers stand together in their manuge alone, Both are in ex- and statesmen heme, which bright and smiling. cellent health and not only take ac- | tive interest in the affairs of the!| home, but the affairs of the nation and world as well Congratulations Pour In. i today will be only | among the family, although friends and nelghbors have kept the door- bell ringing since early morn. to voice their congratulations. This after- noon Maj. und Mrs. Saxton will at- tend a vaudeville show at one of the leading th ers, in_company with their daughter, Mrs, E. C. Seward of 1, Conn, Saxton August vears he He was The celebration me G be ou o &0 t Deerfield, r a num- engaged as @ member of th, fumous Brook o Association of West Roxbury, Mass, a social organi- | zation of transcendentaiists, who en- tortained at varfous times the noted New England poets and authors of at time, "’Ftollnwmg hig marriage, in_ 1861,| Maj. Saxton was appointed by Presi- dent Lincoln as captain on the staff of Gen. Rufus Saxton, whose com- HENRY FORD ASKED 10 SHOALS HEARING, House Committee Wants More Information on His Proposal Next Week. born 1529, wats was wa th M te ¥ord will be requested to appear early next week before the House military committec to dis- cuss his offer for Muscle Shoals. The committee, at an exc—cutl\‘e‘ session today, instructed Chatrman i Kahn to telegraph to the Detroit manufacturer that his presence here! was desired Monday or Tuesday, and that if he was unable to appear the| committee wants to question one of Lis representatives as to details of ! his proposal. The committee decided to continue public hearings on proposals for de- velopmet of Muscle Shoals through Wednesday, and then to work out a bill with & view to an early report to the House. The McKenzle bill, which provides for acceptance of the Ford bid, will be used as a basls for committes dis- cussion. Mr, Ford has notified thel committee that this measure is ac- ceptable to him, provided it is amend- ed to authorize comstruction, at gov- ernment expense, of a‘power plant to replace the Gorgas plant, recently sold to the Alabama Power Company. Hull to Question Him, Representative Hull, republican,, Towa, who led In the demand for the' Henry c di Spe th, to fro committee, sald he wanted particu- larly to ask him whether he would be willing to increase his offer for Muscle Shoals to meet tho figure carried in some other bids and to as- certain definitely whether he would pledge his personal fortune to pro- duce commercial fertilizer at Muscle Shoals. In all the hearings held by the committee Mr. Ford never has appeared In person, although his ropresentatives have testified. Immediately after the committee session, Mr. Kahn sent the following telegram to Mr. Ford: | pol Se last, runs for six years from the date of the confirmation by the Senate. Judge mand was in Florida and rother Af of Gen. e « nted to 1stered ars pr Casur e, ief of was a 1 in accoun tired, An i*rs Bo has erts d th conce He h was sl ‘miber of A Rt te n ain, Saxt n in the t 1o ¥S @ nd « quite in th ard r Guilfory app of O iller, wi of India, and fiv For 6. —Mme. dent of the metology ionable beauty parlor here, was sen- enced vest in the city the state barber law by bobbing women's hair. The ch without a state license.” of beauty parlors plan to make her 4 test comr some questions. 1f not, would you be wh for ek spon as possible. at the Tuesday at the ve be absc NEW Y Mayy Youngman Westerfleld, have been a member of a.prominent Ohio and Kentucky family, om a ni Her hus ©Ohio. viously. rer the divie transferred nant of Commerce and later again to | the consus bur and it conc daughters, Mrs. North Gen. Saxton of Maj. Saxton ton near the end of d to brevet major, the war he was as- shington for duty on 0. 0. Howard. Since has continuously resid- July 1, 186 Wi @ the he n % th y, the “Army He entered the in the eontrollers was promots 0. Subseqy to the Depart- of s clerk he it of 1gust ars’ ment. h Lovers of Munic. been an ardent lover musicals, and it t he has in his possessi rt programs than any as kept a diary ever sinc Nteen vears old. He raside Post of th Legion, the Asso- service of a the - he 1 B al clation of Oldest Inhabitants and the Unitarian | League of the on's greatest interest has home. She even now goes t once & week and en- e walk in the air. She is rts us her husband and She takes gr. rs of the world, mis that every day reads two newspapers, ar and a New York pub ofte he @ i She The - dren are living, a son, F on of Boston, E. ( ard Conn.; Mrs. Harry L hicago, and Mrs. James I of the trade commissioner grandchildr ‘Beauty Expert Gets 30 Days in Prison Bobbing Hair | By the Associated Press. APOLIS, Minn., “lorence de (Guile, presi- Natlonal School of Cos- and proprietor of a fash- January terday to serve thirty days workhouse for violating arge was “cutting hair Operators t. mittee want to ask you Can you be present? winning to in- will empower to Kindly answer as The committee feels hearings should close on latest, but want fair In giving you o 3 You u? slutely and_other bidders full opportunity to explain your offers. | WOMAN LEAPS side Drive. FORK, January 26.—Mrs. sald to leaped inth-story window of her apurtment on Riverside drive today 'sald to be Youngman, lived in Mos- band, Forrest Westerfield, sajd she had been suffering from an ! incurable he had earlier this morning prevented her from drinking poison. erfleld's parents, whose name was appearance of Mr. Ford before the said to be Youngman, live cow, malady. He told police Mrs. West- in Mos- — D. C. JUDGE RENAMED. intment Janu 14t Judge Gus A. Schuldt, appointed in the recess of the Senate by the late President police judge to succeed Judge Robert Hardison, whose commission had ex- pired, today received from President Coolidge his commission. firmation by the Senate of this ap- ‘Warren (. Harding as ‘The con- was_announced Tue: y ary 32. The commission sworn in s judge of the by | Witk | any | work of the nation- | told of the | Mass ;| TO DEATH.! Jumps From Ninth Story on River- JAPANESE RULER WEDS IN SPLENDOR Ancient Ritual Followed as Hirchito Marries Princess Nagako. { By tho Asso TOKIO, January 26.—Tn the precinets of the imperial palace cordance with the ancient mar- ritual antedating the Christi Prince ent Hirohito was wed- {dud this morning to Princess Nagako, eldest daughter of Prince Kuni Residents of Tokio indulged jor celebration of the event, {tirst public expression of Joy lthe disuster of lust September. G [¢rowds gathered in the streets, wh | were ¢ decorated for the {sfon, and thronged the open sp. in the vielnity of the palace for slimps the royal couple. Le wedding was celebrated with |SEinto rites und was an announce- ment of the event to the imperlal spirits which are ensirined in the | Kashiki-Dokoro, or holy of holie n tront of which the pair took their vews. The spirits of 122 royal prede- jeessors witnessed the union and gave Tt lessings, according to devout nese bel royal couple [exthaneed Lowls of sacred rice wine to:plisht their troth, after the ancient | cistom atud Press sucred in the since cat h Two-Hour Procession the of acces- the party 1- T 1 family and mbled irs went tirough @ slow toward the shrine, every including the sounding was according to the law witnessed the the members of the the highest dignitaries emipire being permitred to attend. The girh of e regent wias the sim- ple dress suit of w Japanese gentle- man fur snch occasions, except that v upper cloak was red with a shade i of v running through it the v embrotdered on it re- | s ing mandarin ducks. The haku- |51 with patterns of butter { White the ebi. or belt, w of black {teatner do ted with carved stones ke bride's costume was far more b The chief garment, or kari- ginmn, as a dazzling kimono of scarlet [anad purple silk, with the chrysanthe : in white cmbroidered on it was another piece of being of _white silk lered. The uwagi, f purple silk deco- igns of pine trees and bois of long life A long to Japanese as the uchi- itcutzuginu, or Aifth dress, silk handsomely embroid- thr ne the hou he o core- royul of mony tfa | th iy ang ving, somely et ot drs of the prince, ¢ the which formed a train, were Tk carried a fan of gilded which appeared palntines of ] lors. Accompanyin were the pter and shrine itself was d ings of fruit all Public Rite Delayed.' cremony was comparatively being comparabla to a ef stud lebration Jater in | Js lud been the vear, niry’s mourning. onial will include a tended by court of- lomats. cautions to guard against any thousand he nd bride | | D were taken oward in police and taken by the 1, Who approa separats th The crowds were we nd order!y, however, and the PURERUS Drozress wak marked s of the regent 1 SDec- contingent of the ted the pro- ed and gold color to the to the tace imperial uniforms dazzling luncheon iumph pala the 1 - imperiu been aj dence Tuesdav the prince regent and his bride will receive the chlefs of diplomatie corps and their wive morrow the couple will the emperor and the empress at Nu- dine. » worship ir wedding to ! ;m.l‘ ko to ta- o worship at th tomb of the Emperor Momoyama, SCOTS MAKE MERRY AT ANNUAL BANQUET Pipes Are Played and Favorite Songs of Scotland Are Sung at St. Andrew’s Society. Joint The sixt the St at the -ninth annual banquet of Andrew's Society was given New Willard Hotel last night Maj. Stirling Kerr, former president, was the toastmaster, and the chief speakers were Rev. Robert Johnston, rector of St. John's Episcopal Church; Charles A. Douglas and Dr. Kenneth Craig Baltimore. John F. M. of soloists, with Miss Elizabeth Gardner Coombs as the accompanist. Miss |Kitty McLeod and Stephen Hutcheon, an e of the Royal Aviation were Scottish dancers. whil Garrioch Mr. Hutcheon Janies played 1 uglas spoke on and Hev. Rohert Johnston paid |tribute to Robert Bur jthe features was Burns' “Addr a Hagwis” by George Mann of St Andrew's Society of Baltinor Mrs. Isabella Jamieson sent a bountiful supply of the genuine {Leather from Scotland. While Ar. Hutcheon danced _John Garrioch, major piper in the British army dur- N the war, played favorite airs of ptlund on the pipes. The Bt. Andrew's Societ Ington was organized in 1835 to per- petuate Scottish sentiment and to render such aid as mizht be needed cots mewly arrived in_Americ officers_are Fred W. McKen ident; George Wrlght. first vice president; William T. Galliher, second vice president; Robert Watson, sec- retary, and John M. McLachlen, treas- urer. Treasurer McLachlen, Crandall Mackey, William T. Galliher, William M. Hannay and John H. Small com- prised the special committee in charge of the banquet. o OBREGON WIFE’S ESCORT. President Takes Mexico's First Lady to Bedside of Father. By the Associated Press. = MEXICO CITY, Jaruary 26 (by radla via the Fort Worth Star-Tel- egram).—It is reported from Celaya, from where he has been directing the campalgn on the western front, that President Obregon has left to escort Senora Obregon part of the way northward to Hermosillo, where her father, Gen. Tapia, is reported {ll. Irapuato specials say that the president went to Queretaro Thurs- to meet his wife, who aceom- of Wash- ome members.ol- the military -af- olice Court on June- 21,1923, -~ . lpanicd him to Celaya. n | ana | Bowie and Mary Sherier Bowis were | | | | { i | wisit |t | i | i | i 1 { { | | House yesterd United in Wedlock | PRINCE. HIROHITO AND PRINCESS NAGAKO OF JAPAN, PRESIDENT ASKS 418.%0 FOR D. . Submits Supplemental Esti- mates for Balance of This Year to House. Suppiemental estimates totaling $418,960.28 for running the Distr government to the end of the fiscal | year, June 30, were submitted to the | by President Cool- idge. These i di- ley purchuse last Con- laded $200,000 for imir purcl of the Klingle ct. authorizatton for the of which was denied by the ! Tho urgency for quick action | if the government does not | this land now private parties | to buy it for residential | a is that acquire re developr Another def 060 for scw public schonl prineir $17,390 is required 4 recommendation of estimate is $100 - r newly created als an additional nsion of D00 is asked. Other items are u for the Deaf, § hool, §$10,000; for h on wharf No. 6, $1.76 of Judements inst’ the for additional plumb- "0; engineer and Rent Commission, contingent expenses, $1,500] revision of building code, crease in _rent for office of recorder | of deeds. $1,600. Authority’ 15 to appropriate §I to ement for water 1bia Tn 50; Raymond ing the { ed for the District | 100 of its own fun last _appropriation lief of firemen and A ximilar appropriation of r th llinger Municipal Hospital is also recommended. 6 ARRESTED IN AUTO | THEFTS IN MARYLAND Police Believe Series of Hold-Ups Recently Will Be Cleared Up. the r Arrest of young men—four white and two colored—as fugitives from Maryland justice, today by De- tectives Thompson, Darnall and Mans- field of headquarters is expected to clear up @ series of highjacking op- erations and automoblle thefts which | have baffled authorities for weeks. Numerous autoi have walked | into & Maryland town or into a local precinct after being rohbed of their sutomobiles on outlying roads. No- merous other robberfes known to! have taken place were not reported because the losers were bootlegiers who lost automobiles and illfcit | liguor both. i “Those arrested were: George Oliver Roper, twenty-six, of 724 bth street northwest, and his brother Ambrose, | who i 4 patient in a_ Jocal hospital, | suffering from a bullet wound at present; William Theodore Mangum of 1715 5th street: Andrew Hamilton McKenney of Rosslyn, Va.; John Jones, colored, of 220 B streel south- west,” and Charles G. Smith, allas “Big Boy." colored, of 239 2d street southwest. Taken to Maryland. The men were turned over to Con- table Thomas Garrison of Hyatts- ville today to e taken back to Mary- land One of the group was identified by Thomas Jolley, colored, who was held up recently and robbed of his automoblle on ‘the Baltimore pike. He alsq identified an automobile in which ¥' is charged the gang oper- ated. Police are awaiting the ar- rival of a number of Washingfonians whose gutomobiles were stolen from them oh the roads recently and who will be asked to look at the photo- graphy and descriptions of the men. George King, colored, who accom- panied Jolley to police headquarters, said that sixty gallons of liquor were | Huast ldrove up in iet p, | n iher new |eommitte {in the b {paid TAMPICO BIG GUNS TOFAGE SEA FOE Arrival of Rebel Ship Stirs Mexican Port—Federals Capture Tuxpam. By the Associated Press. TAMPICO, January 26—Two hat- terfes of artilliery are expected to u rive here today to defend the port against possible attack by rebel ships This precautionary measure was de- ided upon following the reappear- ance of the insurgent gunboat Zara- goza off Tampico yesterda The craft anchored about one mile from the mouth of the Panuco river and her commander is safd to have advised the military authorities here to Lo prepared for eventualitie Two American destroyers, and the 334, arrived to the thel join {crulser Richmond not long after the Zaragoza had dropped her anchor The activities of the federal troops in the northeastern sector re- ported to have resulted in the caj- ture of Tuxpam, the fmportant mar- time city aboul 150 miles north of Vera Cruz. The fall of Cerro Azul at an carly date i3 predicted. Lox Naranjos Taken. deral forces have reoccupicd Los ranjos, an important oil fleld in the a district. The federals erating in this region have further reinforced Train service Montercy has bee Nine the pa nental concern, robbed hi N bee Atneric il r here veste 600 pesos automobile ¢ “Vive de la licving the paymas disappeared. Troops were unable find them. The capturs of Tuxpam, mentic in the above dispatch, has. b ported from no_other sourc official resume of military operations glven out in Mexico City vesterday contained no mention of the scizure of this city by the federals. SAYS MEXICO WAS SOLD. IROWNSVILLE, Tex, «ident Obhregon h . American industrial for wrms and ar proclamation co Coss, former Obrege revolted Tuesduy o interests Coss declared he would huve mained loyal to the government it pursued its efforts to subdue revolutionists without calling upc the United States for id and “selling the potential wealth of Mexico fur arms and ammunition. Dispatches from Ge Lara, received Pedro Chapa tha Laraga and Lere last Tepresentative tion. state that Tampico-San Luis Potosi rallway be blocked for at least a month, several bridges having Leen burned to prevent the movement of troop trai Tampico will be attacked with : next week by the combined forces Lopez de Lara, now near Victoria, and Gen. Moran, who Is ad vancing from Tuxpam, the dispatches sa ‘WARSHIPS AT VERA CRUZ. VERA CRUZ, January 25 (by I via the Dallas News).—The U Omaha and six destroyers came port yesterday imander a- rines of Vera Cruz and other official oarded the Omaha to pay a courte all on the commande The appearance caused excitement who believed that the American wa ships would d tro but they becanme calm when they were in- formed of the real purpose of the visit. The Lodies of Capt. Sparroy and the radio rators of the U.S. S, Tacomu, who lost their lives whe the cruiser was wrecked, were brought ashore and are now lying in state in the offices of the director of the naval school. GUNBOAT PLANS BATTLE. NEW ORLEAX The departure of boat Bravo to of Pro nt, will into the vess mong the peo , La., January the Mexican gur the consul general nounced todzay. A trial trip will be made on Mississippi river today to test engines. Marines to cot plete the complement of the vess are due tonight via El Paso, Tex. examinations, it being type of men and mental impossible ta attract the who can qualify for the salary paid.” Representative Zihlman calls tention that the committec trafic conditions in the District Columbia hes just submitted its re- port and it recommends substantial inereases in the pay of policemen in the District. The House District las cndeavored, he ex- plains, within reasonable limit to meet these suggestions and make the salaries of policemen and firemen trict comparable with thost in other large cities. He sub- mits with his report tables showing the salaries paid policemen und firc- men in Washington, as compared with other cities throughout the country, which shows that the Wash- ington rates are much below thos: of other cities of like size and im- portance. He refers brietty to “the splendid work of th two departments and the high class of service they have been renderin, Representative Zibiman calls atte tlon that in this legislation the com- mittee has placed the patrol drivers of the police force in the same classes and with the same pay as privates. These drivers do not perform any patrol duty on the streets, but work ten hours in the daytime and four- hours at night, alternating “We iso prov sentative Zihlman says, spoctor detailed to detectiv and assigned to the supervision and command of the detective bureau shall, during the period of such as- signment, be rated as and shall re- ceive the pay of an assistant super- intendent, and the licutenant nss ed us assistant to the inspeetor c manding the detective burcau hold the rank and receive the pay @ captain “The committee has also made pro- vision for one day's rest in seven 1 the members of the police and fire departments. The only class of Dix- trict employes who do not have on day's rest in seven are the policemen aud firemen, and we fecl thut those worthy public servants should be given this opportunity for recreation and to spend ono day per week with their familles.” d.” Service EGGS AND BUTTER PRICES, NEW YORK, January 26.—Butter firm; recelpts, 11,279 packages. Eggs firm; riceipts 13,222 cases. Frosh gathered firsts, 43%a4i%: do, seconds and poorer, 34a43; New Jersey and other hennery 'Whites, closely se- fected, extras, 53aso; Paclfic comst whites, extras, (01&a52. Cheese easy; receipts, 8,267 boxes. tuken as well as the automobile on the night of the robbery. In Mary- land, this case can be taken _into court because admission that liguor was in an automoblile of a complain- ant, cannot be used against him on chayges of violating the prohibition act. ~ Although his liquor is stolen from him, he is not regarded as a lawbreaker in attempting to bring arother alleged lawbreaker to jus- tice, BUTTER GOES HIGHER. CHICAGO, January 26.—Butter higher: creamery extras, 52; stand- ards, 51%; extra firsts, 5§0%asll: firsts, 4813a49%; seconds, 46ad7. Eggs, unsettle 8,53 cases; firsts, 4ladlls; ordinary firsts, 27a38; refrigerator cxtras, 26¥; rav frigerator firsts, 20igait, v \ Repre- | that. the fn- * ) §