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_ ^5T| ESTABLISHED 1784 ' WEATHER 1 / I L%r - I Oldest Daily Newspaper in the j . 0 . „ MB 9 H 3 United States and Best Advertis Fair tonight and Sunday Con- MB I B ing Medium in Northern Virginia, tinned cold tonight and Sunday J 1 S | 1 nt<rni"g- V ^ ™1““wmmmrnmmmtmm—mwr . v __ — -----r^-- „ iU T” Aip\4vnRI4 VA SATURDAY. MARCH 31. 1923. The Gateway to the South PRICE TWO CENTS VO! fXXXIX—No. 78 The Gateway to the South ALeiAAinjjki. , •* ___—-:-=—=-* _ ________—. --- — -? ? ___— .1.—. ■■ i " ' —«y H HAMMOND EECTED HEAD TRADE BODY K. W. Ogden is Chosen Vice President of Organization KNIGHT IS DIRECTOR Capt. G. H. Evans and -J. T. Preston Re-elected— Kiwanis Head Made Director. The board of directors of the chamber of commerce at a meet ing yesterday afternoon elected Harry Hammond, president, ^r. Hammond is secretary-treasurer of the Mutual Ice Company and a member of the board of di rectors of the First National Bank. He takes the place of R. K. Knight who was not a candi date for re-election and who serv ed as president of the chamber of commerce during the past year. Kcrneth W. Oguen was chosen vice president and Capt. George H. Evans was re-elected business manager and J. T. Preston was re-elected secretary-treasurer. R. E. Knight was elected a director, taking the place of J. >V llham May, resigned. The directors voted to make J. Randall Caton, as president of the Kiwanis Club and his sueess-| ors in that office a member or the board of directors of that or ganization. J. Sidney Wiley was elected a member of the chamber of com merce. th*> chamber printed and in addi tion to the election only business of a routine nature was disposed of. President Ends Vacation Trip Leaving St. Augustine To night for North— Ready For Tour t lly I'lilted !'«■»»> St, Augustine, Fla., March 31 President Harding tonight bids farewell to Florida after a vaca tion of more tha nsix weeks spent here. The president will leave here at 7:30 tonight for Augusta, (la., where he will spend a week or ten days. He may also spent! a day at Col < C Rirrinv PJlin the President will play a final round of golf here today. With Mr. Harding's southern trip near an end, the swing through the west which he plans looms large in the eyes of his followers here. The Presi dent will make this trip “in his capacity as president and not as a candidate for reelection," ac cording to Fred Starek, director of the War Finance Corporation who is here with the president conferring on the probliem of rural credits. Former Marine Officer Is Held In New York I By l ill I «Ml rrewl New York, March :>1— l.ouis Benson do Roode, former major in the marine corps, war hero and Baltimore real estate operator, i< ' held bv the police here pending extradition proceedings charging him with embezzlement of more than $50,000 in Baltimore. He was arrested ye terday in a Riverside Drive apartment, where he has lived since his dis appearance from Baltimore. Mar. •20. AH but about $4,000 of the money was recovered by the po lice. F1RF. THIS AFTERNOON A fire at 409 North West st. at 12:10 o’clock this afternoon caused a general alarm of fire. The blaze was confined to the interior of the house and ^*9 subdued with chemical extinguish ers. Tho loss was comparatively small. It is believed that a de fective flue was responsible far the fire. CAMPAIGN IS OPENED TO RID COUNTRY OF STOCK SWINDLERS NOW AT WORK Justice Department Starts War on Get-Rich-Quick Artists Who Dupe Nation of $1(*),000 Daily— U. S. Warns Investors < fly l ulteil l’rf«») Washington, March 31.—All the powers of the federal gov ernment will be Used in the na tion-wide campaign against fake stock promoters and other get rich-quick artists, inaugurated by .the Department of Justice. With official reports showing that these swindlers are mulcting the American people of approxi mately $100,000 a day, three other government agencies today joined the Department of Jus tice in the campaign. While, the Department of Jus tice. represented by Assistant At torney-General Crim is pressing prosecutions of the “blue sky operators at Forth Worth, Tex., the present center of the swindl ing industry—the Post Office De partment will redouble its efforts to bur from the mails all fradu* luent advertising, particularly the “glowing literature” promising quick riches fod small investments The Federal Trade Commission which already has filed numer ous complaint* against alleged fradulent stock promoters plans to extend its investigations in co-operation with the Department of -Justice. The Treasmy Department to day issued a statement warning the public against investing in various kinds of stock*, that are favorites of tl,& swindlers. While federr.I agents and the other depart! .ents are keeping a close match for swindling sche mes in other parts of the country. Assistant Attorney-General Crini now at Fort Worth, plans to clean up the dockets of the Fed eral Courts in Texas, which are said to be jammed with these frauds cases. In the past, prose artists has been a slow prooeed ure, and in only a few instances have the victims, most of them persons of small means, been able to recover any part of their losses. Acting Attorney General Sey mour believes that swift prose cution of some .»f the leading swindlers will check this wave of fake piomo. ons, which has continued at an' alarming rate since the years ot war prosperity. ‘These cases are not being tried rapidly enough” said Sey mour. “and in some cases swind les have started new fake sche mes while awaiting trial. Extra nidges are needed in lexas. and Mr. Crim, w irtlly to arrange that, in order, will try that con victions may he promptly obtain ed-” Seymour also announced that David V. Cahill, «ssistant United States attorney in New York, when has had extensive expet i enee in fraud cases, had been assigned to assist t rim in Texas. Despite the work of postal in spectors, million: of pieces of ake advertising have come out ,f the oil regions of the South vest during thu last year, the )epartment of Justice believes. Evidence obtained by the Post iffice Department is turned over > the Justice Department for riminal prosecutions. and the literature" is Utned front the ails. With radio becoming in •easingly popular, this kind of oek also has been a favorite the swindlers. In its statement, warning every tall investor to be “on guard,” t> Treasury Department urged the most careful scrutiny of min ing, oil, airplane, radio and wire less stocks. It also recommend ed that people quit buying real estate in distant parts of the country about which they know nothing. Offers of “special in ducement” and “not tips from the ground floor, generally are a sure sign that come fraud is in volved in the str^-ks for sale, the treasury said. Oldest Elk Has A Birthday Party ( By I "Itfil l'rr«*t Grand Junctioi, Colo., March 31.— (••Urele Billy”) Hildreth, oldest living member of the Be nevolent Protective Order of Elks in the world and perhaps the oldest Civil war veteran, celebra ted his 100th birthday here to day. “Uncle Billy” was given a birthday celebration by the local Elks lodge and th • local G. A. R. post which war attended by hun dreds of his fri- nils and relative."!. “Uncle Billy” doe«nt’t advocate the use of tobacco as an aid to longevity, but he has chewed for fiO yars and has smoked from a •dozen to 20 cigars a day until re cently. when he cut the number • in half. The aged veteian. who rode from Denvr to Santa F on a pony in 1859 through country, thickly settled by hostile Indians, wen: i through many of the fiercest bat tles of the Civil and Indian wars and suffered only one wound, a slight bayonet cut on the wrist He was two miles from the scene of the Custer massacre when il took place and with Genera Howard helped stem the tide oi Nespenhis Indiar; down through (Yellowstone Park. “Uncle Billy” is hale and hearty for his age. but makes no predic tions as to how many more birth day? he'll celebrate. Deputy Auditor Assume ~i7 s Capt. W. H. v *eco / Quits Schocis f4 O' New Pos. Capt. W. H. Swe. ly superintendent schools of this cit? sumed his duties as ; u \ . auditor and is now igt : going over the nev c-x. x system installed by Auditor Goodno, with >, who came here se\ a: >' ago and installed a w of accounting. Hereafter the new Qievail in handling affairs of the city. Capt. Sweeney, the eluded his services up-' tendent of the public of the city yesterday ing served fourteen year such. Until the am ' c school new superintet <■i will be JJuJly 1, his id: be tilled by R. C. Ha l • , has been chosen tempo:, erintendent. Capt. Sweet,,, on Monday formally es- m * duties of the new pos: Gen. Pershing to Parade of \ (By I nlti-il I'rf> Cape May, X. J., M Plans for the annual com ei.nut, of the Veterans of Foreipn Wars to be held here June l<>, 17 and IS, have been completed by offi cers of the organization. The Veterans will be doomed by the City Commission t and members of the Progressiv» Lea gue. Word has been received that General Pershing. Secretary of ▲ L. .. VJnnutnr Prhto and Governor Silzer of New Jer sey. will attend. Colonel Huston, National Commander of the Vet erans, will also be present. Gen eral Pershing will lead the par ade. Heavy Wraps Are In Order For Tomorrow If Easter finery is worn to morrow it will be hidden by heavy wraps for tho weather man promises continued cold weather and heavy wraps will be in order. Hats, of course, will be in or der but the other finery will not be visible unless the wearer wants to take a chance. Unless the cold weather subsides shortly the little folks will have to do their Easter egg rolling indoors on Monday. However, the kiddies are hoping that the weather man will furnish some balmy weather for them between now and that time. S ' ' EVIDENCE BURNED • By \ nitfil PrcMM) Bolling Field, March 31—War contract records of vital import -ance in connection with Federal (investigations of alleged war 'frauds now in progress, were de stroyed by a fire which burned two building? at Bolling Field bare today. Evidence contained in these records will be impos sible to duplicate Air Service of 'ficers said. NEW MINISTER !_____!. niimiH—ET'-ri Richard >1. lobin, snown . above, is the new United States minister to the Neth erlands. Tobin is a native of San Francisco, son of a pion eer and is one of the leading lawyers and hankers of the Pacific Coast. He has served as assistant to the naval at tache of our Paris embassy. . Mystery Still Shrouds Murder Men Entangled With Model to Meet Face to Face l By l nlted Press* New York, March 31.—Two men, one from the peak of Amer ican aristocracy, the other from a considerable lower level, whose livs were tangled with that of i Doiotny King, murdered “broad way butterfly" were t.Q. be brought face to face today in the ioffice of District Attorney Pedo ra. J. Kearsley Mitchell, Philadel phia millionaire club man is to be questioned again concerning his relations with the slain artists model, and Albert R. Guimares. who was befriended by Miss King, is to be present. Pecora hopes, by clicking up the stories of the two men to gain a further clew to the murder. The model was found, dead of chloroform, on the morning of March 14. Francis Keenan, the dead girls brother had admitted applying to Draper Daugherty, son of the attorney general of the United i States for a job in the Depart ment of Justice. This followed ^ Keenan’s discovery that Drap or Daugherty was friendly with his sister. Miss King’s real name was Keenan. Quarter Million Fire Sweeps Lawrenceville (By I'nltcil Pittsburgh, Pa., March 31 — .Fire today swept an entire city block in Lawrenceville, causing damage estimated at a quarter of a million dollars. Three alarms were sounded and scores of fire companies from all. t parts of the city were called to the scene to check the fire which started in a wagon and aUtomo-' bile repair shop. Fanned by a brisk wind and fed with linseed oil, paint and other inflammable materials, the fire destroyed the Schnabel Build ing and spread rapidly to ad-' joining business houses. Sues Four For Undue Influence Over Wife Lawton, Okla. March 31 —; Four army officers at Fort Sill! and a local resident were made, defendants in a $50,000 damage • suit filed here by Robert 0. Bradley. c:ty engineer, who charg ed they had “wielded undue in fluence over my wife.” The men Irvin Fife, and Captains William! B. Alexander- C.porge W. Mc Kolvie, William .1. Eagan and Earl Everts, were alleged by Bradley to have caused Mrs. Bradley to neglect her home in order to accompany them on "drinking parties.” The couple came here from Indiana. 11 KILLED IN CRASH Berlin, March 31.—Eleven per sons, including six Germans, were killed today in a crash of trains operated by French engineers in the Ruhr, i Volstead Law Promises to Keep Disputes Fresh GEDDES PROTESTS Hughes Will Not Let Shipping Board Inter fere With Recent Rul ing Regarding Booze • (By Isaac Gregg) Washington, March 31.—The United States and Great Britain are at odds once more over the liquor question. The latest devel j jpments brought about/ over the enforcement of the Volstead act by this government threatens to result in further international complications. Following the protest filed with the State Department by Sir Auckland Geddes, British Ambus, sador to a clause in the contract of the U. S. Shipping Board pro viding that no vessels transferred1 to foreign registry should engage in any trade in violation 1/ the law.- of this nation, Secretary of State Hughes called upon the D.* partmnts of Justice and Co/11 merce for an expression of views regarding this latest phase of the liquor question. Secretary Hughes in discus sing the Biitish protest explain ed that many questions are in volved dealing with the rights of j'ects thereof. It was made clear that despite any contract wh’ch the Shipping Board may enter in to with prospective purchasers of sh'cs owned by the Board th it sucl? ft contract rould not be -on strued as extending the jurisdic tion of the United States on the high seas outside the three mile limit. Under the opinion of At torney General Daugherty, all foreign vessels violating our laws, especially the Volstead act, and which are found within the three-mile limit, are subject to seizure and to be sold by order of a court. At this writing it would seem that Secretary Hughes is not go ing to permit the action of the Shipping Board to interfere with his attitude regarding liquor on foreign ships which operate out side the three mile limit. He has made it quite plain on more than one occasion that th? Unitea States had no jurisdiction what ever beyond the limit fixed by in ternational treaties and agree ments. He regrets that the Shipping Board, prompted by suggestion?, nf the Anti-Saloon League, saw fit to insrt this obnoxious clause in its contracts providing for the transfer of shins owned by Wao ivl 4 (Vroiim rPOMftfrv The officials of the Shipping Board, on the other hand. s:>v that they had no intention of cin berrasslng the government ncfl was it in their mind that any con tract which they had drawn up would supersede anything whR-h the State Department had pro mulgated with reference to tlA enforcement of the Volstead lav on the high seas. But the present situation is very embarrassing to State De partment officials and gives Scc eetar.v Hughes something else think about it outside of the us ual routine. Several new commercial treat ies between the United States and other nations are now in pro cess of negotiation. These new commercial conventions aiu-’* principally all the newly ere: d states and a number of tb..* ex isting conventions which have k- - come out of date a!-o will 1? re vised. fjommercial treaties are also being negotiated wifh Ger many and Turkey. Among «he new countries with which the L ni ted States has yet to negot’fit commercial treaties ore ^aceh » Slavia, Jugo-Slavia, Po.and. 1. “h uania. Latvia, Fsthoma an. V bania. One of t'n- old commercial tre.-i* ies which will have to be revised is that with Spain. G s raid. Sometime ago we notified the Spanish government thate we could no longr abuJe by th ex isting commercial agreement and as a result of this :h. A meric n and Spanish governm, : re now negotiating with a view to t.rrnnging a new rre?.‘y. ll French Kill 7 German Workmen _ * (By I filled I'resi*) Berlin, March 31.—Seven Germans <vere killed and twenty wounded, when French troops at the Krupps Works near Es«r»n turned machine guns on workers today, ac cording to a special report to the I .oka I Anzeiger. The French were attempt ing to confiscate automobiles at the Krupp plant, accord ' mg to the report, and the (ierman workers resisted their efforts. The troops opened lire, raking the ranks of the workers with ma chine hiillets. 2 industry * Is Ruined ; 4* (By Un ted Press 4* 4* Washington, March 31.— 4* 4- Bobbed-hair American flap- 4* •1* pers are playing havoc with 4* 4* one of China’s chief indust- 4* 4* ries—'.air net exportation. + 4* Flappers let their locks 4* 4* fly wild an^ have no me for v 4* hair nets. .As a result of the 4* 4* short-ha:r style, Consul 4* 4* Stuart bunton in a report to 4* 4* the Commerce Department 4* 4* said hair net shipments from 4* 4* Chefoo, China, in 1922 tumbl- 4* 4* ed 371-2 per cent below 4* 4* those of 1921. *1* •*« •?« *j« *[* y -b v *!* v *«• v *1* *!* Russia Will Not Listen To Pleas Prelate Will Live But Vicar Must Die For Treason l Hj 1 ulte<l I’ri'Ml Moscow, March 31—The Rus sian government turned a deal ear today to world wide appeals for clemency for Vicar General Budkevich, sentenced to die for treason and resistance to the Soviet system. The official attitude towards . .i c* iL. Tilt* Cast* 111*' ItUIMttli v nuium prelate is »hat his crime was absolutely i». pardonable, because ho assured Poland <>f his loyalty although he was a Russian citi zen. This constitutes him a trai tor it' the geverrmenfa views. Furthermore it is stated that \ i car General was in communication with Poll ^ arranging plans for a counter revolution here and was selling national-zed church prop erty to Poland. Vicar General Budkevich was found guilty of treasop together with Archbishop Zcpliak. The latter’s death sentence was com muted to ten years imprison ment. Government- officials show a disposition to avoid discussion of the case, while admitting numer ous appeals that Budkevich’s life he spared are being received. Krylenko the public prosecutor, who conducted the trial of the Roman Catholic prelates, was rushing through a long corridor in tim Department of Justice when I waylaid him for an interview on the subject. “I have no time," he growled curtly and passed on hurriedly. The all-Russian executive re mains firm in its contention the prelate must die. The executive has passed a de cree creating a “special conces sion committee” in London, em powered to negotiate ad Ques tions of concession concerning England and h ranee. FRENCH SEIZE MONEY tJly I I|!I«»«I I'reNfO May nee, March 31—The French today seized 10,000,000,000 marks and 400,000 French francs which were being transferred from the Frankfort branch of the Reich — bank to Weisbaden. This is the second largest seiz ure of German funds since oc cupation of the Ruhr and ax tension of the Rhineland zones began. Lenin’s Condition Reported Improving i Uj I nlteil I’roM) Moscow, March 31—Premier Lenin’s general condition wasim proved today, according to the official bulletin from hi- bedside. Lenin’s temperature was 37.* centigrade (approximately 100 fahr), pulse 120. CONSUL MURDERED <nr Inlt-fl London. March 31.—The F’rit ish vice consul at Naples, Robert Goldie, w-s stabbed to death and bis wife wounded, by an unknown assailant who e-caped. according to a Central News dispatch to day. . Goldie and his wife were on their way to visit a grotto when they were attacked. SIGNS OF SPRING j ^p Whei -«< i**t> es begin to anno n- * th» be .Inn.* bridt y< i l:i< v spring is here 'r is ce St. ( lair .Milhi >. dan '> er of Mrs. ( ha 'i'ibirn of Wash ing! ifl of the capi tal’s grd h-lies. It's *i he'll be wed in J X. H. I’, ice, c ng Pta Li deduce I r*:l 5 Driving No: 1 b ctor of Pub li Voukl Con - \. tomobiles X k. 1 i'eh ;* I.— Dilector of I e ,-*y Borland, of Xoi - ting to mak* life har i c * .> drivers of au ton : .e sons found driv ing; the influence of lit)-. about to i.<k th» Oif o adopt an ordi nary i- " ng all vi hides so op and has worked ou jsch an onffnaiice-. ar 'tumbling block i» so as to its legality. H however, that i‘ the law v^.. :*.ke away a man's machine when he is found carry ing liquor in it the law can con fiscate it when he i< found using it in a reckless manner. ‘‘I believe.” said Director Bor land today, "that this law will have more effect in reducing reck less (iiiving than any ether ste, wa- can take.” At present reckless driving carries with it a revocation of the driver’s license, hut Director Borland does not think this i fective, because many per. ins drive without licenses and the' l&w is to some extent usel< -s in curbing the activities <d wild mo torists . City Attornew Peatre$i is now studying the proposed or dinance to ascertain if it is pos sible to make it into a law. Accidents front reckless driv ing of automobiles have increased materially within the last few months and efforts of the police dpertnient to curb the practice have not been entirely successful in spite of the fact the city has placed in service an extra squad of 18 motorcycle officer-, who are on duty day and night through out the city on the watch for speeders. MERCHANTS MAI, HKoP Richmond. Va„ March 511. Mer chants throughout Virginia can help themselves and save human lives at the same time through giving Near East Relief all of the clothing in their stocks which is stockworn and out of style, ot otherwise unsalable- according to .Claude W. Hopper. Thou ;t;;<! of dollars can he cut from in come tax assessments on nv* chants by charging such good donated to the Near East Relief up to-charity, juid at the Sam* time ridding themselves of a tid bibey which onlv consumes -pace and is unsalable. MEN MAMrr.Dk WHEN COPPERS MAKE A RAID h .' Some Hide in Rafters on Third Floor of Ma jestic. TEN ARE TAKEN Mysterious Man Phones Police That Game is in Progress Ascribed as Responsible for Raid When the police at 10;4"» o'clock last night entered the Majestic Outlet and went to the third floor i to taid a supposed card game an , electric bell alleged to have been operated front the first floor gave ;th men a warning that there was !danger ahead and there was a . stampede when the t police anived on their floor. Some men oil that floor it was testified were hiding in the rafters seeking an |exit from the bluecoats. There u re cards scattered or. the floor hut there .van no money ' in sight it was testified. Nine men and Peyton Rallengci. the latter alleged pro prietor, were taken in custody. ‘Ballenger was tepuired to leave .$20 collateral and the others $f» each. The men’s collateral was declared forfeited in court today and Ballenger w - fined $20. According to Ballenger he did not ring any hell to warn the men and further he said that he had !'vo carpenters working on the third floor dismantling the place 'preparatory to moving. If any game was it: progress hr did not ' know he said. Two i f the men testified that : they were playing a game of set hack just for pastime and there was no money involved whatso ; ever. Sergt. Cunpbell and Policemen Cline, II. Thompson and l.a\y rencp Padgett made th* raid. Sergt. Campbell testified that how the police came to make the raid was that .-ome mysterious peison telephoned him twice that ther was a game in progress at the M ijcstic. Beach Resort Is Prey to Flames Chesapeake Beach Sum mer Colony is Threat ened With Destruction < II) I tilled I'renat Chesapeake Beach. Md.f March :;i~ Fire, fanned hv a high wimi, today threatened to destroy th° summer colony hero, a resort of Washington and Baltimore. Al ready th>- Chesapeake Beach hotel two stores and several bungalows have burned and the five is spread ir.g rapidly through a string or frame buildings. Most of the homes are unoccupied during the winter. Fire apparatus i* now being rushed here from Washington a* local fire fighters have made little progress in checking the flames. The rapidly spreading flame* <oon destroyed the BHvedote and Sinclair hotels, wooden structure* with about 35 rooms. A grocery store and three or four more bungalows also burned. The loss now is estimated in excels of $75,000 and the fire Is rot yet under control. GARY OFFICIALS IIF.LD i Ily I filled I’res*) Indianapolis, March ,.‘11—All hut seven of Garyt Ind.,-officials, pros •ecuteH by tjhe. government, for fraud in connection with whole sale liquor c#n*p'>;acy, were founn ■guilty by A jury whose .verdict :was returned at 10 a. m., today. i