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DISTRICT OFFICIALS RENEW EFFORT TO FORCE TRACTION MERGER

STEPHENSDocument Said to Point OutDirect Way for Consolidation

t of Car Companies.Renewed activity oh the part of

District of Columbia officials tocompel a merger of the CapitalTraction Company and the Wash¬ington Railway and Eectric Com¬pany came to the fore today.

This latest, and what is believedto be the most far-reaching, at- jtempt to force a merger, thus ma-

terially reducing the street carfares in the District, is cloudedwith deep secrecy.

Stephens Completes Opinion.Krank H. Stephens, District cor¬

poration counsel, has submitted tothe Public Utilities Commission a

legal opinion on the subject of a

n.erger of street car lines. Al¬though District officials refused (ocomment one way or another onthe opinion, it is said to point outa simple and direct way to bringabout a consolidation of Ihe publicUtilities.With the announcement that the

¦terger has once more started tobuzz in ihe District Building, camethe information that street car leg¬islation for Washington may be !brought up in the Senate in theBcxt few weeks.

Senator L. Deisler Ball, chairman.f the Senate District Committee.;¦ nd pilot of the merger hill nowOn the Senate «alendar, has ascer-lained that there Is practically noopposition to ihe bill authorizingthe merger of the two tractioncompanies and the Potomac Klec-tric Power Company. He thinksthe bill will be passed without dif¬ficulty.

Will Not Press Action.Scutum- Ball know», however, that

the additional bill, indorsed by theDistrict Commissioners, which¦.unlil impose an excess profits taxion the companies in an effort toforce a merger, will meet with stiffopposition in the Senate. He has noiplan for asking action upon It ai thepresent lime.The Senator believes that the com·

paules should be given an ?????tunlty to effect a voluntary mergerbefore other means are tried to bringabout » consolidation.

Merely the legal obstacles and notthe merits of the case of «>ach trac¬tion company, it is understood, are

brought out in Corporation CounselStephen's legal opinion. It Is also¦aid to suggest legislation for presen·tat ion to Congress, which would prob¬ably be acceptable to both companiesand the Publie Utilities Commission.

Yesterday the commission spent¦everal hours discussing the propose«!merger. it finally was decided tohave Mr. Stephens confer with thera.lway companies' attorneys.

JOHN JOY EDSON WILLHEAD SUMMER CHARITIESlohn Joy Fdson has heen appoint

.ed hy the board of managers of tneAssociated Charities to lrjad the|Summer outings commute" for the1922 senson. Others appointed wereJohn H. Cktpp, vice ch liiman; Thom¬as Bradley, treasurer: Walter S. If·ford general secretary: Miss LouiseO. Henil, field secretary; Byron S.Adams. Ira B. Bennett, ThomasPones, Aaron Brylawskl, Mrs. FdnaKeenee Pushee, ,1. D. Chapman, Dr.Conrson R. Conklin, Prof, (¡eorcaW. Took. William S. Corny Dr.Charles 1!. Crawford, .Tudg» ?????????H. DeLacy, William .1. ?a?, Dr. Wil¬liam C. Fowler, .lohn S. Garland,Mrs. Laura B. Olenn, Lee U. Qrablll,Morris Hacker. Walter StilsonHutchln«, Dr. Louise Taylcr-Jon« .·«,Mrs. Adolph Kahn. Dr. «Scorgo M.Kolier, Henry Lansburgh, Judge J.Wilmer I_ttlmer. A. Lisncr, MineMarv M. McCaffrey. Hr. Joseph A.Murphy, Mrs. J. P. S. Nellgh. New-bold Noyes. Dr. Ulla Oppenheim«·!·,Andrew Parker, Leon I* Perry, Mrs.U. (!. B. Pierce. P. T. Pullman, Cuno?. Rudolph, Mrs. Kmmctt .1. Scot»,Thomas W. Sidwell. Mr. md Mrs.Louis A. Simon. Major Daniel Sul¬livan, Eliot ?. Thomson. Mrs. Wal¬ter S. t'fford. Dr. John Van Schaick.Jr.. Dr Joseph S. Wall, Dr. W. ?.Warfleld, C.eorge S. Wilson. L. H.Windsor.

GEORGE FINNIN AWARDEDGOLD MEDAL AS ORATOR

Ocorgi' Kinnin was. awarded firsthonors last night In the annual oia-

lorical contest held in the auditoriumof Si. John's College. A gold nudai,the gift of Bishop Thomas J. Sha-han, of Catholic University, wasawnrde«! to Finnin. There weretwelve others In the contest.Kdward Corcoran and Joseph Mr-

Cinnis were given honorable men¬tion. Judges were the Uev. KdwardB. Jordan, the Rev. Francis J. Hur·Tiey John B. Hensmore and Dr.D'Arcy Magee.

RED CROSS WILL HONORMEMORY OF H. P. DAVISONMemorial services in honor of the

late Henry I*. Dnvison. internationalhanker of New York nnd chairmanof the American Bed Cross duringthe war. will be hi'ld Sunday after¬noon at the Bed Cross headquarters.Ambassadors of the allied powers

associated in the organ iz.it Ion ofthe League of Bed Cross Societies.members of Davison's family andRed Cross officials will bç present.John Barton Payne, chairman ofthe Red Cross, will preside. '

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RAREBY BIL

BIRDS.

A «trans·. »Iran«« manla Hanry Burka

Ha aaya ha actuallyLovea to work.

.Baltimore New·.A queer, queer flapper

Ia Nellie HurtShe tvowi anil avowa thatShe hatea to flirt.

- Th· O. O.And there'a that cakie.

Little Willie Rake,Who rate Ice cream.

But dlallkea chocolate rake.W. 8 O

CHIPS AND CHIRPS.It's hard to tell any more

whether Scotch means a drinkor a nationality.Some people haven't even oh

umbrella saved vp for a rainyday. ,

After looking over next month'sbathing beach throng somebodyis apt to remark: "Oh! Whatis so BARE as a day in June!"

Contribs' slogan: "I'd ratherwrite than be President."

If they will give us henry beerire don't care how light the xvinesare.

The ex-boozer's attitude: "Tearsand light whines."As we understand it, the man

who said, "all is vanity andvexation" was about eighty-fiveyears old before he said it.

If the girls adopt the longskirt styles it is going to throwa lot of jokeologists out of work.

In a few more years a manwill hare to take ont a pedes¬trian's license.

PAUL· WHITE.

NEW BOOKS.

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????G OF MONTREAL.

QUICK IDENTIFICATION.It is a strict rule in some banks

that checks cannot be «ashed forstrangers. So. when a calm look¬ing woman laiJ her «heck on thrcounter the cashier smiled regretfullv.

"I Mm sorry, madam." he s.-,id."but I do not know voi·."

"Oh. I think you do." replied thelady coolly. "I'm the "red-hesdedvirago' who livs next door to you.whoso 'scoundr ??? little boys' arealwavs stealing your flowers Whenyou started for town this morningyour wife call··«! after you.Now,Henry, if you want any dinner thisevening you'll have to leav niesome money. 1 can't ke«·;; hoi seon SO cents a day. and-' "

"Here's your money, madam."said the red-faced cashier, as lu-pushed it through the agi

Cupid is not much of a shot.He makes too many Mrs.

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HOSPITALS WILL DIVIDEESTATE WORTH $200,000An estate estimated pt about *200,-

000, left by Elisabeth Frisby Jomes,whose will waa filed for probate to¬

day is ultimately to be divided be¬tween the Children's Hosplta' andthe Episcopal Eye, Ear and ThroatHospital. The National Savin*.·, andTrust Company Is named executor

and trustee, and is authorized to

hold the property during the lifetimeof testatrix's brother, J. DawsonJames, to whom Is to he paid thenet Income of the estate.The brother Is to be permitted to

occupy the real estate end have theuse of the household effects. On the«leath nf the brother the trust com¬

pany Is to turn over $1.000 and th»household furniture to a cousin,Mary E. Dorsey. and to pay $2.A<>0 toO. Shearman James and $1.000 toHarry Dorsey. The remaining es¬tate Is to be divided In equal sharesbetween Ihe two hospitals.

. PRICETHE SECRET OF SUCCESS.

I had wondered o>r lh«* byways of theearth for «juita» a while.

But regarles)· of my effort*. I couldnever make a pile.

I had workeal In «luana tualo half amile under the (round,

I had farmed tn Argentina, navigatedthe worlal round.

Drove the reindeer In Alaska, th·slaves In Hindustan.

The camela In ¡Sahara, tha Jlnrlk shasin Japan';

I had fought In Guatemala, knew thatiger In his lair.

Raised chickens In Tlmbuctoo and thadickens everywhere

A street vender In Chlhaub.au, InHavana ft stevedore.

A weaver In New Kngland and a hoboin Haltimore

Loaded coal In Pennsylvania. In New.leraev gsnollne.

Sugar been« In Colorado. In Detroit alot of tin

Was in actor in Manhattan, a cow¬boy In the Southwest:

A woodman in the Northwest and agunman In the West,

Sold the penniit Ht the Circus andthe piipa an ? at the Kair,

Raiaed chickens in Tlmbuctoo andthe dickens everywhere.

And yet. that awful morn of aDecember chilly day.

That morn when tor the hundredthtime I'd lost my «yh anal pay.

I could not undartaaad it. «nd Iraiaed an awful whine.

When li struck me that the yeara Ilost »Acre twenty-nine

"Vou must do saimeihtng. nsughtvbnv." I hearal my conscience'svoice

"Opportunities are plenty where aman inn have his choice

Ro 1 looked In every corner and Isearched in every nook.

Till I founal the things I needed toproduce a firal -riaes book

I aannaai unileiataml It, and 1 hardlythink you will.

I workeal with all my might and myrewaral's » bitter pilli

If Rill «i Ka these verses, in thereading vou will gueas

That the hook the ed« tej»»rteal was"The Secret of Kucceas "

NAUTILUS.

.Mys -»A-MPO

PESROSE'S GHOST.We can hardly think it Is the

-pint of »OIKS PENR08E, form¬erly Senator from I'ennsylvanla,that is doing the peculiar thingsattribute«! to it in his formerapartments in Wardman I'arkMotel and in the Senate FinanceCommittee room nf the Capitol.The only thing to du, though,

is to await developments, to as¬certain just what the aim of theghost in. We knew the UteS«'ttator when he loved TeddyRoosevelt fully as well as he didan Arizona rattlesnake. and(.IFFORI) IIMIIUT. now the.Itppuhlican ninnine·' for governorof Pennsylvania, shared In thissplendid love.

If there Im such thing aa aspirit in the other world showingresentment, we don't doubt thatthe ghost is that of ROIKS PF.N-ROSK. But, "on the other hand."as lautftil editorial writers sav.the late Senator was a practicalsort of fellow, and what Is tohe accomplished by his spiritmoving furniture, newspapers,ringing hells, rocking chairs, etc?

Here's a real chance for SirCunan Doyle to get in some sen¬sational work In Washington.Ile a culminili id·, at frequent in¬tervals with spirits in the otherworld. This supposed spirit ofthe former Senator must heanxious to give out a messageof some kind. Who's going totake It* Progressive Republican·«,though, may mil care to see thismessage, and the time Is propi¬tious for them to play the rightsort of ghost politics.

In an interview, PEGGYJOYCE advises girls to marryyoung, but failed to add "earlynnd often." NEVA.

EPISCOPAL CHURCH INANNUAL CEREMONIES

With all the pomp and splonilo.·of the «'hristian Church of medievaltimen, the sixth annual service ofthe acolytes, altar server« and layreaders of the Kpiscoiuil Chur,-h wusheld last night in St. Thomas'.Church.

Hearing «.eclesiástica) banners,arosses and torches, more than 100llien and hoy«, garbed In ncarlet andlilitrk cassili Us and white cotta*,formed a procession throughout thelarge ediflre.After the procession, the partici¬

pants, facing the altar, chanted asolemn Te Dcum. The festivalevening song service waa intoned hylh«· Rev. (leorge W. Atkinson,musici- of ceremonies. The Rev.Dr. ('. Krnest Smith, rector of St.Thomas' chose for his sermon trxtthe word "Service "

The choir, under th» direction nfDr L B. Aldrlch. sang an offertoryanthem. The officers of the guildare: Director, the Rev. Enoch M.Thompson, and Dr. Alvtn T. Greg¬ory, secretary-treasurer.

THIEF BUISMerriam Is Drug Addict and

Suggests U. S. ShouldFight Evil.

A Government Institution at Lor-ton. Va., for treatment of drug-addicts was advocated today byLouis Dunbar Merriam. twenty-nineyears old. alias Edward Dayton,who was imprisoned after he hadattempted on April 3 one of themost spectacular bank robberiesever staged ln the District of Co¬lumbia. When Merriam was caughthe had more drug's In his possscsionthan any other addict ever takeninto custody ln this city. He ad¬mitted that before he walked Intothe bank and snatched severalthousands of dollars in bills hetook an extra large "shot" ofmorphine snd Inhaled through hisnose a dose of heroin. The com¬bined dose would have killed threenormal being's.

His contention Is that dnfg ad¬dicts should not be associated withcriminals in Institutions. Lorton,he said, would afford a more sereneatmosphere and he believes a twoor three months' treatment then-would be morr«> effective than thepresent method. He does notrecommend that the addicts hereleased then. Instead, he wouldhave them kept busy on a farm forabout six or seven months followingth« treatment.

Haiy on Robbery.Asked how he acquired the habit

of using drugs, he said he hailsuffered bo much from neuritis thathe fell for the temptation of takinga "shot." The drug afforded reliefand the doses Increased as timewent on. He said he has taken as

much as twenty and twenty-fivegrains a day, and has paid as highas $35 for an ounce of the drug.He had been an automobile accesso¬ries salesman, but because of hlause of dope he lost his position.When he became "down and out"his sister gave him $300 to go to asanitarium at Cohocton. III., to taketreatment. He boarded a train withthe full Intention of going west,but he learned that the races wtr«

at Bowie and he changed his plansArriving here he wandered about Ihecity for a time and then took thedose of dope that afterward wasresponsible for hla being !n jailtoday.He stated emphatically that he

does not remember entering thebank or taking the money. All thathe ran recall was what happen«»«!after a shot was fir«»d by a police¬man when he attempted to makehis getaway In the Street. Th«·cff«>ctH of the drug began to simmerdown and he knew then what washappening.During his conversation he made

the startling statement that a ship'scaptain told him that Japan's mili¬tary clique aimed to demoralize theyoung men of this country hyflooding the nation with harmfulnarcotics He would not divulgethe name of the captain, hut hesaid that a large quantity of drugsis shipped from the East to thiscountry via Mexico. Merriam alsosaid that a great deal of drugs aresmuggled In from Cuba and Canada.

Oet Drug in Prison.He Intimated that In large Insti¬

tutions such as Fort Leovenworthand Atlanta Federal prisons a confined addict can fairly easily get allthe drugs he wants. This was one

reason why he advocated an Institution at l«orton. where a carefulwatch could be kept on all visitorsanil prisonersAsked If he found It an easy

matter to obtain "dope." he an¬swer«*! In the affirmative. Whenhe arrived in a strange city hefirst went to the tenderloin districtand he was soon "put wise" as to

where to find a peddler.Merriam said the District Jail is

the cleanest institution he has beenin. So far, he contended, he hasnot seen any evidence of an at¬tempt to smugglle drugs Into theplace.

"I have not met an addict yetwho would not etoal to get moneyfor drugs," Merriam said.

DAVID H. BUEL, EX-JESUIT,TO BE EPISCOPAL PRIESTDr. David Hillhouse Buel, ex-

Jesuit priest nnd former president of0«'orgetown University, who was ex¬communicated from the RomanCatholic Church because he marriedhis ward. Miss Powers, ten yearsago, will become a priest In theEpiscopal Church. Word to thiseffect was received here today fromNew Haven, Conn.He will be ordained to the Anglican

priesthood in St. Thomas' Church.New Haven, on June 2. The cere¬

mony will be performed by BishopChauncey B. Rrewster, of the dioceseof Connecticut

Shortly after his graduation fromVale In 1883, Buel renouni'ed theProtestant faith and Joined theRoman Catholic Society of Jesus.Hla marriage to his ward and thesubsequent excommunication fromthe Church of Rome created a stirIn ecclesiastical circles In the Capital.He is a member of the Hillhousefamily, which has given to Connecti¬cut many scholars and statesmen.

TAKOMA PARK FIREMENNOW IN NEW QUARTERS

The Takoma Park volunteer firedepartment has a new horn·.· today,apparatus having been moved lastnight from the Bliss Eleeti lealSchool to Eastern and Laurel ave¬nues.Wintern Tyler Page. Clerk of t*in

House, was the principal speaker mtremovsl ceremonies and the fla;, wieraised over th· new nous« by thefour-year-old daughter of Firs ChiefR. C. Lyddaee.

Alleged Bank ThiefBlames Fall On

Drugs

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1.01 IS D. MERRIAM.Alleged bank robber, who was

captured following a raid on theMerchants' Bank and Trust Com¬pany, this city, blames his crim¬inal career on the use of drugs.

POUTICSTO BETEST FOR

Ball Expected to Urge Peeney,Delaware State Man. for

Appointment.Appointments to the District Rent

Commission will he dlstlnctlv pol i il¬lesi In aspect, it was foreseen todayin «he activities of Senator I«. Deisler

I Ball, author of Ihe rent law. EdwardK. Colladay. Republican nationalcommittee, and representatives ofother InterestsThat the persons chosen by the

President to sit on the commissionwill he Republicans is practicallya certaintyThe politics of «he prerent < ommts

sion is evenly divide«! CommissionerSinclair is a Democrat, CommissionerGude is a Republican and Commis¬sioner «'lara S«sirs Taylor .Is an

Independent.Senator Hall today Intimate*! that

he would urge the appointment ofan outside man to the commission,when he and CollatJay call upon thePresident next Wednesday. This"outside man" is believed to beThomas E. Peeney. clerk of the Sen¬ate Disii'i. ? Committee, of whichSenator Mall Is chairman Peeney Isfrom Delaware, Senator Ball's homeStale.

"I am inclined to think that theinfusion of outside hlootl In the District Rent Commission would be agoisl thing." said Senator Ball today."1 think an outside man would hefree of any kiml of lo«al Influence."

Landlords Oppose Sinclair.Me did not Indicate, however,

what recommendations he wouldmake Senator Ball knows thatvarious real estate interestt« are tak¬ing an active hand In the metter,and are attempting to '-onrol theapiwiintments.The enmity of the real estate man

is directed almost entirely againstA. Deft wich Sinclair, chairman of ? hecommission.

During the Mouse hearings on thereni bill. Congressmen opporci! ;ocertain features of the bill rerlrri-dthey would exert every Influença· tosoe that Sinclair was not appiintedto the new board.

Mrs. Taylor is in a much st.oncerposition than Sinclair, «'ongressmanHammer of North «'arollna, «.re ofthe champions of the rent «m asure,is working ln her behalf, and she Isalso regarded favorably by Wash¬ington business men, real catatebrokers included.

It is known that nt leas! one?vornan will Ih· appointed by thePresident to the new board, and Mrs.Taylor, according to reports today,will be given preference over new as¬pirants for a rent board post.

Miss Edna Sheehy, a WashlntrOnlawyer, today wax mentioned in con¬nection with a position. Miss Sheehyargiied her own rent case before thecommission some time ago.

Committee in Conference.It was rumored In the Capitol

cloakrooms today that Commission¬ers Sinclair and Dude were sure togo, while the reappointment of Mrs.Taylor remained in doubt. The re¬

ports persisted, despite the fact thttCommissioner «lude came in underPresident Harding, following theresignation of Capt. Jamea K. Oysterto become District Commissioner.Committeeman Colladay today was

again in conference with Commis¬sioners Rudolph and Oyster, and Itwas understood that the rent rom·mission was discussed. District taxatlon alao occupied part of the meet¬ing, It is believed, as Colladay yester¬day met with Senator Phlpps on thisproblem.Colladay and other prominent local

Republicans are meeting today forthe specific purpose of discussingrent commission appointment«. It Isgenerally understood thut Colladay.Senutor Ball and th« District Com.mleeionere will settle upon the ap¬pointees before taking the names tothe President«

END OF RAGTIMESouth Carolinian Declares Sav¬

ing a Complete Failure, Ad¬mitted by Advocates.

Pr«»dlctlon that President Hard-ingi« daylight saving order wouldbe speedily revoked was made tnthe Senate today by Senator Dialof South Carolina.

Senator Dial declared that day¬light saving here has been a com¬

plete failure and that the Presidentissued his regulations affecting theGovernment departments at the in¬stance of a business man who al¬ready declares that the experimenthas been a mistake

"I think the overwhelming ma¬

jority of the people here are againstdaylight savings," said SenatorDial. "It would be well for us to

get back to normal and take theclock as we have always known It.The harshlp upon the school chil¬dren and the mothers is thegreatest.· I have already discussedthe matter with the superintendentof schools and while I cannot dis¬close what he informed me it Issafe to say that the school officialswould be glad to see a return tothe regular time.""Ragtime" will be the chief topic

for discussion when the Federationof Citisene' Associations, represent¬ing 20.000 District residents, meets inthe District building on Satuiday,June 3.

charles A. Baker, president of thefederation, said today he bHlevedthe organization would vigorouslyoppose "ragtime." Baker voiced hi»opposition laat night when h« ad¬dressed a meeting of the ConduitRoad Citicene' Association.Harry M. CrandalI, owner of the

Metropolitan. Savoy. Craniali s,Avenue Grand, Apollo and Yorktheaters, today announced th· be¬ginning of a "ragtime" referendum."At each theater cards will be dis¬

tributed to all patrons, and as manyfor their friends as they wish." .-aa!a statement from Mr. (Vandali."Cpon each card will be printed ballots expressing favor for the presentsystem of daylight saving: express-ing favor for the plan to move '.he«locks, and expressing opposition toall forms of daylight saving. Thevoter need only check off his opinionand sign his name.(Vandali announced that It is un¬

necessary to purchase a tick· t forthe theaters, but that cards will bedistributed from referendum boothsin the lobbies of the houses.The referendum will be continued

for one week, beginning today, andthe returns will be counted at theend of each day's business and theresult made public the next morning.

CRIPPLE ARRESTED FORKILLING IN "DEN" HERE

Wanted on the charge of murder,Robert McMillan, thirty seven yearsold, a cripple, was arrested lastnight In Norfolk. Va. DetectiveSergeant Edward Kelly has gone tothe Virginia town to take McMillaninto custody.The cripple Is wanted here for

fatally shooting Walter Anderson,thirty-three years old. on May ß at459 Missouri avenue northwest. Theshooting occurred after a drinkingbout at the "cripple's den." Andereon's body Is still at the morgue, asno one has claimed It. The policehave been unable to locate his rela¬tives. While he was dying on acot at Emergency Hospital detec¬tives pleaded with him to tell whodid the shooting, but he refused.He succumbed t<j_a bullet wound inthe chest.

SOLLERS IS EXONERATEDON RUM SELLING CHARGESA Jury in the I'nlted States branch

of the Police Court yesterday re¬turned a verdict of not guilty In thecase of George Sellers, who had beenon trial for two days for violations ofthe prohibition law. Sollers was

tried on five counts. Three chargedhim with selling liquor, one Illegalpossession and the other illegaltransportation.The case attracted a great deal of

attention on account of the fact thatAttorneys Whalen and O'Connell,who represented Söllers, charged thepolicemen who arreated him withdrinking with the defendant, andshowed that the police Informer wastrying to get a reputation for arrestIng bootleggers in the hope of obtain¬ing a position with the ProhibitionBureau.

Sollere was arrested several monthsago ln a spectacular raid on a Ninthstreet near-beer saloon.

Held for Joy Riding.James O. Lewis was held yester¬

day for the grand Jury by Judge Mat-Ingly of the Police Court on a chargeof Joy riding In an automobileowned by James TC. Mortimer, of«41 F street northwest.Lewis told the court that he had

merely borrowed the machine fromIn front of the navy yard gate, andthat the watchman on duty hadgiven him permission to take it. Thiswas denied hy the watchman. Lewiswaa held on $600 bond.

Wife Given Divorce.Mrs. Helen T. Schwlgert was yes¬

terday awarded a limite·! divorcefrom John August Schwlgert. 500Third street northwest, hy Tust le*Bnlley. The decree was granted onthe grounds of oruelty and give· thewoman $15 a month alimón:· andcustody of the daughter. Hchwlgertnoted an appeal,

"Baby Congressman"Denies JourneyTo The Altar

CONO. THOMAS ?. RYAN."Baby Congressman" from NewYork, who today spiked the re¬

port current in New York andWashington that he "had coneto Hot Springs, Va., with hiswife." Ryan nays he has yet tobe led to the altar.

A.A.A.PLANSFDRFREE LE6AL !TO MOTORISTS

Extension of Gratuitous Me¬chanical Service for Mem¬

bers Also Proposed.Free legal and mechanical serv¬

ice to members of the AmericanAutomobile Association throughoutthe Cnlted States was advocated ina resolution passed during the as¬

sociation's convention in St. Louis.May IS and 20. according to WashIngton delegates who have just re·

turn«Hl to lille city.The association went on record

as favoring standardized and In¬creased A. A. A. service. It alsoadvoi-ated a better system of mark¬ing highways.The i-onv«ntlon waa made lively

hy a row which resulted ln thewithdrawal from the organizationof clubs from Ohio. Indiana, Illi¬nois and Kansas City, Mo. Clubsfrom these States bolted and de¬clared they intended organizing anew association.According to Washington dele¬

gates the withdrawal of Ohio cameas soon aa the forty delegates fromthis State discovered they had in¬sufficient votes to elect Judge Wal¬ter P. Meals, of «Cleveland, as presi¬dent to succeed Oeorge C. Diehl.Incumbent, who was running forre-election.Washington motorists were rep¬

resented hy three salaried employesof the American Automobile Asso¬ciation, these men working at thenational headquarters at 110R Six¬teenth street northwest. They wereM. O. Eldridge. chairman of thegood roads board: A. O. Seller. Incharge of touring and Information,end C. H. Hites, publicity director.Oeorge C. Olehl. of Buffalo. X.

T., was re-elect«^! president: ArthurFifoot. of Connecticut, was re-elected secretary, and H. A. Bon-nell. of Newark. N. J.. treasurer.The association, local delegates

declare, wants to furnish all A. A.A. members with free legal adviceon automobile matters up until thetime their case begins In court. Italso Is seeking to establish stationsthroughout the country, these sta¬tions to provide free towing serviceto all members. Another aim Is toprovide as much free mechanicalhelp as Is financially possible.

U. S. PATENT LAWS PRAISEDAT CIVITAN LUNCHEON

America's Industrial progress haabeen largely the reeult of our in¬genuity as a race of Inventors, andthis has been fostered by the Gov¬ernment through the best patentlaws of the world. 8. D. Cameron,veteran patent lawyer, yesterday,told members of the Clvltan Club sttheir weekly luncheon at the CityClub"Nothing has been done which has

been a greater benefit to the nation'than the wisdom displayed by the(framers of the Constitution when,they granted to an Individual for alimited time the exclusive right to·use, make or sell his writings, in-1ventlons, or discoveries. Were itnot for the protection afforded hythe patent lawa, the development ofthis country would have been greatlyretarded," the speaker said.

PLAN JULY 4 EXERCISESFOR STEPS OF CAPITOL

Plans for a mammoth Independ¬ence Day celebration on the stepaof the Capitol will be made thlaaf'ernoon at a meeting of repre->aentatlvea of cltltena and clvloorganizations to be held In thatDistrict building. District Commlssloner Cuno ?. Rudolph willpreside.

Elliott Woods. Hrehltevt of theCapítol, Is expected to be one of,the epeak«Ta The meeting waenailed by the Central Citisene' As¬seoieMon.

Oyster Incensed at Practice ofPeople Reporting Fake

Hold-ups.Imprisonment of citisene who

falsely report that they were heldUp and robbed /by highwaymen was

advocated today by CommissionerJames F. Oyster, head of the PoliceDepartment. When, the Commis¬sioner was Informed that InspectorClifford L. Grant, chief of detectives,would make the penalty $1.000 finehe said that nothing less than im¬prisonment would satisfy him.

Last week a man who reported hewas held up and robbed confessedthat he bumped his head against a

tree and then went to EmergencyHospital for treatment. His reportto the police was to the effect thathe had been aaaaulted and robbedAfter a grilling he admitted that hisstory was a fake.A second man falsely reported

Wednesday night that he was chlo¬roformed in an alley and was takenin an automobile to the grounds ofSt. Alban's Church. He later admitted to Detective 8ergeants Fowlerand Flaherty that his story waffalse.Major Sullivan said this morning

that he would place the offenders inthe same class as those who ring in

false alarms of fire. The penali>for this offense is a $50 fine.

BABY CONGRESSMANDENIES HE'S MARRIED

Ever since It was printed recentlyIn New York and Washington newspapers that he had "gone to HotSprings. Va., with his wife," Congressman Thomas Jefferson Ryan.of New Tork, "baby member ofCongress," has been continuallytwitted by his colleagues in theHouse."MarriedT Heavens, no*" decided

Ryan.today. "I am not marriednor have 1 ever been ma·.-'ed.'In substantiating his claim a-

"infant Congressman." Ryans sayshe was born June 17, 1S!<0, whilehis nearest «-ompeUtor. Congressrnjin Vincent M. Brennan. first saw

the light of day April 22. the sani·1

yeat.

BUILDING LOSS LAWMADE MORE ELASTIC

Elasticity to the law restrictingfiling of war loss claims on publicbuildings contracts to three monthsfollowing August 23. 1919. Is givenby a hill provided favorably jesterday from the House Public Buildingsand Ground» Committee.The bill authorizes the Secretary

of the Treasury to receive any such.claim where the failure to fil·· theclaim within the three monthiperiod was due to "mental disa¬bility on the part of the person lncharge of such contract or claim.The law of August 25. 1919, pro¬

vided for the relief of contractorsand subcontractors for postofficesand other buildings and work underthe supervision of the TreasuryDepartment construction of whichwas halted during the war by in¬ability on the part of contractor·.

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