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The Washington times., 1920-03-26
LOOKING EN- OVER
LOUIS A. BOUCHER
Descamps Talks Too Much

M Francois the aue OF Georges Carpenter
challenger Of Jack Dempsey
talks Unless he hobbies his tongue
unpopular public figure America
before doing this little thing
his arrival NJ told New York sport writers that
Carpenter Dempsey the the
proege added through interpreter
that rusher like them
deal the Klondke and Ne
NJ hard facts learned that Car
months before meeting Dempsey So
tbar
The Washington times., 1920-03-26
Tongue Runs Wld-Juvenes Will Play Tennis June II

championships will also be allotted.
The Juvenile dates are the only
ones that have been undecided and
as these engagements are now In
hands OF the Columbia man IL is ex-
peeted that the National Association
will give Leech the right to stage the
tournaments here.
The Washington times., 1920-03-26
PRATT AGING FAST.

Derrill Pratt is aging fast and the
Yankee second baseman Is not ex-
pected to start the season as a regu-
lar. Chick Fewster has ousted him
from the berth. Pratt was the star
of the league. second only to Eddie
Collins, four or five years ago.
The Washington times., 1920-03-26
JUVENILE TENNIS
j dates ON June Z
Columbia to Have District
champion Tournament for
9 Boys and Girls This Year.

The date OF June ~ has been set
for the national Junior and boys
singles and doubles championships
for the District OF Columbia. The
girls singles and doubles title
matches will also be staged on that
date and days following the next
week.
These matches will be set for the
The Washington times., 1920-03-26
FRUSH DIDN'T LAST.

After knocking out Artie Root. the
Cleveland veteran. Danny Frush. the
British featherweight went up against
Eddie Fitzsimmons, and was stopped
in a round
Evening star., 1920-03-24
STEPS TO RAISE RATES.

Permission Granted Pullman TO
File Tariff of 20 Per Cent.
Permission has been GRANTED the
Pullman Company by the Interstate
Evening star., 1920-03-24
]. D. ROCKEFELLER, JR.,
IN FIGHT ON "REDS"
Pledges His and Associates Sup
port in Interchurch World
Movement Campaipn.

Support of the interchurch world
movement fight on the spread of boil
shevlsm was pledged here yesterday
by John D; Rockefeller, jr.. speaking
Tor himself and group Of associates,
including former Justice Charles E.
Hughes, Cleveland H. Dodge and AL
fred E. Marling, according to a state
ment issued today.
The wealth of Wall street has been
partially pledged to insure the sue.
cess of proposals to cope with ''reds"
and kindred spirits by unity of action
among thirty distinct church denomi-
nations embracing memberships OF
more than 25.000,000.
Mr.. Rockefeller was called here on
business at the Treasury Departm ent
and during his visit conferred with
interchurch officials and virtually
placed on record the pledge Of "big
business toward the new world
movement Of relief and education.
The movement appeals to me as a
businesslike effort to obtain efficiency
for the great work Of the churches"
said Mr.. Rockefeller.
Never before was there a survey
80 thorough or comprehensive. The
task of the church is for the first
time presented in its entirety by this
review of national and world needs.
"As result of this cooperative
economy In financing and economy in
supervision of funds. The interchurch
movement undoubtedly will secure the
support of unattached Christians. An
increase in power resulting from unity
in the undertaking should be expected
among the thirty denominations"
Interchurch officials announced Mr..
Rockefeller has accepted active mem
bership on the national executive COM
mittee Of the movement. and will give
largely of his time to perfect the
world program along various lines.
In conference with government Of
f1cials here he Is understood to have
Evening star., 1920-03-24
TECH CLUB, IN SAN toy
SCORES DECIDED HIT
Presents Comic Opera Before Ca
pacity Audience-School Orches-
ira Adds to Attraction.

! For eight consecutive years the
Tech Opera Club has given Washing
ton production which. 1t is claimed.
surpassed in quality and splender the
average amateur school plays. And
| this year In 'San Toy" Sydney Jones
! comic opera, making its initial ap-
pearance before an appreciative ca
pacity audience last night In the Cen
| trail High School auditorium, the club
scored It's most pronounced hit.
Among Attractive Features.
In the cast of 215. the largest in
| any Of Techs productions. are the
schools most beautiful girls. The
brilliant oriental settings also add
much to the production. A great part
of the success of the production Is
of forty pieces under Dore Walton.
All the costumes and lighting effects
are the handiwork of students and
members of the faculty of the school.
Members OF Cast Excel.
Miss GLADYS I. Price. as San Toy. who
has for several seasons taken the
leading role in Techs spring produce
her pleasing soprano voice. She was
ably assisted by Ridgway Taylor as
Capt. Bobbie Preston. The audience
last night, however, was loud in &C
claim in voting Stephen Fegan, as Ii.
tho Star" Of the production. With his
with an oriental dialect, Ii kept the
audience in hilarious mood the entire
time he was before the footlights.
Luke Fegan. Stephens brother. as
the emperor, also played his difficult
part successfully. The play will be
repeated tonight and Saturday.
Others in Leading Roles.
Other members of the cast who took
leading roles, were: William Santel-
mann, Robert H. Dagleish. jr.; Stanley
Henderson, Robert Gates. Alvin Par
ker, Ralph Brown, John White, Leon
Chatelain. Douglas Burnside, Gladys
Steele. Elizabeth Parker, Grace Car
nahan, Irma Beaver, Elsa Finckel,
Anne Chamberlain. Margaret Sterne'
Teresa Roth. Frances Sherier. Frances
Carrick, Elizabeth Richmond, Holton
Au, Ernest Holmes, Edwin Williams,
Alfred Bisset and Phillip Clerke.
Evening star., 1920-03-24
COMPANY H, WESTERN,
DEFEATS BUSINESS F
Awards to Be Made Monday.
Teams for Exhibition Con-
test Next Week.

Company H of Western High School.
under the leadership of Capt. Birch.
defeated a team from Company r Of
Business High School yesterday in
tho finals of tho cadet regiment war
games. which have been held at tho
Franklin School for the past month.
Capt. Bennett headed the losing team.
Lieut.. Richard r.. Day. ". 8. N. c..
military Instructor for the high
school cadet regiment, to present
awards to tho members of the WIN
ming team, together with awards to
tho winners in the elimination and
semi-final games. It is the intention
Of Lieut.. Day to present the awards
following a review In the Central
High School stadium Monday after
noon at 4 o'clock. These awards will
be presented under the Same plan
used by the French in presenting
medals Of va1or.
Heretofore. Lieut.. Day pointed out
open to the public. but this year 1t
10 to be. suppianted by an exhibition
contest between officers and men
best qualified In the cadet brigade,
Extra awards are to be presented
to winners in this contest.
Teams to play the exhibition con-
are composed Of the following:
First ,regiment-capt. Birch. West
ern, team leader, Capt. Corbett, Cen
trail; Capt. Garges, Central. Capt.
Yung Kwai. Central: Lieut.. Col. Por-
ter, Central: Capt. Saltzman. Central,
and Capt. Latimer. Central.
Tech; Capt, Donaldson. Tech: Maj,
Capt. Kirschner, Tech; Capt Gauss,
Tech, and Capt, Moore, Tech.
Evening star., 1920-03-24
HOLDING OF TWO WOMEN
IN ASYLUM is DEFENDED
Hospital Commission Denies Ten
Year Commitment Of Ada M. and
Phoebe Brush Was Illegal.

NEW YORK, March 24.-The legality
of a commitment on which Ada M.
and Phoebe Brush, aged sisters, were
confined in the Kings Park State
Hospital for the Insane for the past
ten years, is defended in a statement
given out by the state hospital COM
mission. 1t said the women were
both legally and properly committed,
after every requirement Of law had
been complied with"
The women were released from the
hospital last week, and Immediately
made charges that they had been
illegally held for ten years on a COM
mitment originally intended to detain
them but ten days
The hospital commissions statement
indorsing the attitude of the Kings
Park institution says the women were
temporarily committed upon the
emergency commitment form, which
later was made permanent. In 1911
they were taken from the institution
on a writ of habeas corpus. found to
be suffering from paranofa. it was
stated, and recommitted. They. were
seen from time to time by medical
inspectors, according to the statement,
and upon each occasion 1t was decid-
ed they still were suffering from
paranoia.
Evening star., 1920-03-24

physical inspections Of school children
thus made possible.
1t was reported that 148 physicians
out of 159 questioned in Washington
expressed approval Of the establish
ment of the proposed consultative serv-
ice by experts for the purpose Of max
ing early discovery of tuberculosis in
suspected cases. Mrs. Ernest r. Grant
announced that over $4,000 children
are practicing the health chores" un-
der the auspices of the Junior Red
Cross and the tuberculosis Associa-
ton.
The board adopted resolutions of
sympathy to the family of the late
DIR. George w. Cabaniss. long menu
Der Of the board of directors of the so
ciety.
Evening star., 1920-03-24
FAVORS PAY INCREASES.
tuberculosis Association Urges
Raise for School Medical inspectors

Material increase In the salaries Of
the staff of medical inspectors Of the
public schools was recommended in a
resolution adopted by the directors of
the tuberculosis Association of the
District at their meeting Monday night.
The resolution also urged an increase
in the numbers of the STAFF and pointed
out the consequent increase in the
Evening star., 1920-03-24

recommended a moro rigid policy with
respect to immigration restrictions
and enforcement Of existing rerula-
tionA Past disturbances and some of
the present dissontent; content he holds. are
enforcing immigration laws. Existing
laws, he contends may be greatly i'm
proved through amendment to check
the entrance Of undesirabies from
eastern and southern Europe:
Evening star., 1920-03-24
WORLD OFFICE FOR LABOR.
International Bureau Created by
League of Nations Acts.

LONDON, March 23.-At a meeting
today of the governing body of the
international labor bureau, created by
the league of nations, the plan to or
ganize an international labor Office
charged with the duty OF collecting
and distributing information and pre-
pairing a program for the annual con-
ference was adopted.
Tho German delegate will be D.
a. ,.i..s.lin Leymann.
Evening star., 1920-03-24

Commerce Commission to file tariffs
increasing berth rates approximately
20 per cent. The company is seeking
an increase on standard lower berths
minimum of SO cents
Under the commissions rules pro-
tests may be lodged against the in
creases within thirty days, and hear
Ing then will be held. If no protests
are made the commission may grant
the increases
Evening star., 1920-03-24
WILD DISORDER REIGNS
IN ITALIAN CHAMBER
Catholic and Maximalist Members
Clash and Personal Encounters
Are Narrowly Avoided,

ROME, March eS.-Cathoiic and
maKimalist members of the chamber
Of deputies clashed in the chamber
today during the debate on measures
providing for agrarian reforms, and
for some time there were scenes Of
widest disorder. Personal encoun-
ters between the two factions were
prevented with difficulty by cooler
members,
Maximaiists had been intsrruptins
debate fet some time, when Salvatore
Bandarepi, Catholic, shouted, "Oill
oill' at signor serrati, socialist, re-
ferring to the latter's alleged specu-
latien in petroleum: serrati ieapad
from his seat, and with ciiached lists
rushed toward the Catholic section,
followed by his friends. He was
stopped py other deputies, while so
"SacristansI" and "HypocritesW at
their opponents.
GRENADA, Spain, March e3.-Cath-
olic and socialist workers in this vi
cinity clashed last night after quit
ting work. Serious fighting followed
and a large number on each side were
wounded.
Evening star., 1920-03-24
No New Loan for Canada.

OTTAWA. March 23-The govern
ment does not contemplate. launching
another popular loan this fall, accord
ing to authoritative source. A great
part Of the 1919 victory loan is un-
spent.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-01-09
SALEM

Services will be held in the Congre- gational church Sunday morning. The pastor, Gordon B. Savage, of Hart ford, will occup the pulpit. The C. E. service will be at the usual hour, p. m.
 Miss Etta Smuckler. who has been attending Williams Memorial Insti- ute, New London, has taken a trans fer from that school to Hartford Pub Igh High school.
 Miss Rose Bloom has returned, aft CT two weeks vacation spent in New York
 Miss Harriet Lane returned Sunday to New London after a weeks stay at her home here.
 Mr and Mrs Charles Tinker and family of Chesterfield and MT. and Mrs. Clyde Rix, of East Lyme, were guests Sunday of Mir. and Mrs. c. E. Malona.
 Mrs. W. B. Kingsleyli confined to her home by light tattack of bron- chitis.
 William Day returned. Monday to Wesleyan university after two weeks vacation at his home.
 Israel Smuckler is spending a few days in Hartford
 Miss Helen Rogers returned to Nor wich- Sunday after spending the Christmas vacation at her home here
 Henry De Wolfe and Thomas A. Day are serving on the jury. Carl Rogers, Miss Violet Rogers and Frank Early were in New London or Saturday.
 Ira II, cinord was -a-yizitcr dn-New
Norwich bulletin., 1920-01-09
USoUEPAUCH

MT. and Mrs. Joshua Boss of Shan nook called on friends here Friday afternoon.
 Leonard Joslin and son Len of Exc ter were callers here Friday evening.
 Mrs. Hattie Potter and Mrs. Nettie Kelly of Escoheag visited part of last week with their sister, Mrs. Sarah Franklin.
 Mr. and Mrs. J. S. Lamond are to leave today (Friday) for the winter. Mrs. Lamond will visit her daughter in Brooklyn. MT. Lamond is going to Daytona, Fla, where he owns several acres of land. Every winter his health is poor and physicians have advised him to try a warmer climate during the cold weather.
 Mrs. A1hur Cooke, with her two daughters, has returned home after a visit with sher mother at Lonsdale.
 MT. and Mrs. Archie Kenyon at tended the funeral of Benjamin B, Bray Saturday afternoon at Lafav- cite. MI. Bray was Mir. Kenyon's stepfather.
 Mrs. Louisa Sutton has returned to Providence after visiting her sister, Mrs. c. D. Kenyon over ~the holi- days.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-01-09
The Strand Theatre.
Strand

The feature act at the strand which was named Mammy's Birthday, went over with, 8 bang. There was some clever singing, dancing and qnu- sic which was a show itself. A Very pretty stage setting made this act very attractive. John O'Mally was ar that could be said about grand opera singer = wonderful. He IS A.4u,, il p as the best singer in vaude- vile today. The Hanson duo has a novelty acrobatic act that has never been duplicated on any stage before; The woman in this act showed some remarkable strength. M
 Mary McLaI0n, the American beau ty, was shown in The Pointing Fin ger. a picture that showed up the stars talent It was about a girl in an orphanage who steals the mat ron's dress and a little money at the same time the orphanage safe was robbed by crooked superintendent who places, the guilt on her and the police are out hunting her. She has hard time finding a job but finally gets one with a bug hunter. The bug hunters son falls in love with her and was going to marry her when Mary catches the crooked superin-v tendent in the act of robbing the safe. He accuses her of robbing the safe; but it all ended happily for her when detectives arrest the superintendent after watching him. :"
 A funny Gaiety comedy and Kiner gram Weekly closes the monstrous programme. e
Norwich bulletin., 1920-01-09
DAVIS THEATRE NEXT WEEK.7

Auction of Souls, which is to be presented at the Davis theatre next Monday, has the unusual distinction-aof having a leading woman who actually enacted the original scenes which the motion picture reproduees. Miss Au- rora Mardiga aian, the girl who has the leading. role. is not a motion picture actress, but was induced to act for the films ust what she personally passed through in Armenia in 1915. After seeing her father, mother, two brOth- CTS and three sisters brutally slain, she entered upon a series of adventures which proved that life may be more exciting than the widest dream of the fictionist. She goes through an untold succession of horrible scenes, escapes from the Turks, is captured by the wild Kurds of the desert. sold as a slave put in a harem, takes refuge with monks, and at last is saved bY the British, who sent her to America, where she has talked and written Of and finally acted out her experiences. Tn Auction of Souls, which is the story of her narrowing wears in Ar- n1enia, every detail of the story fol5 lows the actual experience of :. Miss
 Nardiganian and the report to the
 United States of Viscount James Bryce. former English ambassador to
 the United States who directed the investigation of the Armenian atroci- ties. eI-
Norwich bulletin., 1920-01-09
STAFFORD SPRINGS

Omeers have been Investigating th9 assault on Joseph Demars, who was shot and tied in his barn in West Stafford by some unknown man sev- eral days ago, but there is yet no clue to the assailant. r Demars has practi- cally recovered from the effects of the attack.
 On account of not being able to secure a teacher, the town school committee has been obliged to close the school in the Birch district and the children are being transported to West Stafford.
 The meeting of Grace Episcopal parish will take place in the guild room of the church Monday evening.
 Daniel Avery has sold a .S0-aere tract of land in Ellington to William J. Bowler.
 Charles Jacobsen is recoverine from the effects of a slight operation on his nose performed at a hospital ir Palmer, Mass. several days ago.
 Several of the local ieehouses have already been filed with good quality ice which varies from 10 to F inches in thickness.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-01-09

ities in the city of Waterbury by May or William H. Sandland. Father Cryne and MT. Colgrove are natives and former residents of this city and many friends are pleased to learn of their appointments.
 Charles Bonanno, of Jackson street, figured in an accident Thursday when he was struck by the public service automobile being driven by Walter Griggs. The boy had been sent on an errand and upon crossing the street failed to see the automobile coming and was knocked down. He was talk en to St. Joseph's hospital where it was found that he was none the worse for his experience. He returned home shortly afterwards smiling as though nothing had happened and showed his small chumbs a handful of money he accident to the police.
 Threads.
 Mrs. George Wilcox was in Hart ford, Thursday.
 Anthony Herein of Jackson street left Thursday morning to visit rela- tives in Bridgeport.
 T. R.. Sadd is visiting friends in Hartford.
 Mr. and Mrs. Christopher c. Case are visiting in Boston. Hartford are spending part of their honeymoon with Mrs. Duhemeau, the latter's mother. They are re- turning from Boston where they spent ~ MT and Mrs. Edward Belair of Hartford are visiting Willimantic rel atiYeS
Norwich bulletin., 1920-01-09
CENTRE GRoTON

Miss Mary W. Bailey has resumed her duties in Lambtown after spend ing the holidays with her brother, Rudolph F. Bailey and family, of Branford, Conn.
 A New Year watch meeting and Christmas entertainment was held at the home of John R. Haley, New Years eve, with a large attendance. Supper was served after the entertain ment and dancing was enjoyed, young and old finishing the old year and. en- tering the new by an old fashioned dance, the Virginia Reel.
 k, Ellis Gray. while cutting wood for J. H. Haley, sustained an injury to his knee while chopping a dead tree. The axe went through the limb and struck MT. Gray inside the knee joint.
 Charles Thompson recently killed a pig which weighed BIO pounds.
 MT. and Mrs. William A. Gray, their daughter, Lydia, and son, Jack. were guests of Mrs. Lydia Holmes in Gro- ton, Tuesday.
 There is no change in Mrs. Moses Cohen's condition in her illness.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-01-09
JEWETT CITY

The Crescent club has elected the following officers to serve for 1920: President. R. T. Guy; vice president, J. T. Wilbur; secretary and treas urer. H. F. Paul; directors, A. M Brown and H. G. Willis.
 Miss Helena LaBarre has selected the following girls to aid her in the Near East house-to- house canvass:
 Miss Blanche Mecteau, Miss CIarin- the Couture, Miss Algea Therrien, Miss Cecelia Jarvis, Miss Josephine Talk mon. Miss Laura Girard, Miss Julia Sayles, Miss Sadie Haddad
 The following girls are to help Mrs T. A. Rioux: Miss Ida Jodoin and Miss Irene Roberts. Mrs. W. R. Bur dick will be assisted by Miss Alice Barnett and Miss Annie Driscoll.
 A broken rail at TadpoIe, Thursday morning, delayed the boat train and the south bound trolley. The Acade- my pupils went to Norwich by jitney.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-01-09
students from Wesleyan will take an

students from Wesleyan will take an active part.
 Mr and Mrs. Arthur H. Chapman were visitors in Norwich Wednesday,
 Colchester camp, W. o. w. held a meeting in Grange hall, Wednesday evening. There was large attend ance. Officers will be installed at the next meeting.
 John Stankewicz was in Norwich on Wednesday.
 Mrs. Fred Alger of westchester was calling on friends in town Wednes- day.
 Supervisor Libby was in Hebron and Gilead, Wednesday, visiting schools.
 David B. Murray has returned, aft CT a few days visit in New York and has resumed his duties on R. F. D. No. 2.
 Charles Clark of Marlboro was in town Thursday.
 Jehn Willis of Millington was a visitor in town Thursday.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-01-09
Breed TheatreS

Many thousands of people had q real hearty laugh when they read Lovely Reasons in Harper's Bazaar, Now this dandy story has been made into comedy film feature that IS highly amusing from beginning to end. And best of all Taylor Holmes playsethes leading role and you know how he can register side splitting scenes. The popular photoplay version is called Upside Down and you'll just laugh yourself into a happy frame of mind if you see it at the Breed the
 atre today and Saturday. This phos,. teplay is the funniest yet, sure cure for the blues; good, clean comedy that would make a horse laugh. For the second feature of this bill Madge' Kennedy will be, seen in Strictly CoIf- fidential. This is a play that covers the whole range of society. It Is fetching comedy phdtodrama with a story heart -throb that will round out a happy hour. The Pathe News win complete the bill for today and Sat- urday.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-01-09
DAVIS TAEATRE.

Today and Saturday brings the beautiful Dolores Cassinelli to the Davis theatre again. The Right teo Lie is the title of the picture, which is her newest offering. Jane Murfin one of the leading feminine dramatists, is responsible for the story, which Is a particularly powerful one. depicting the dramatic. episodes of the life of "a virtuous young girl. It was lie that placed her in a false and awkward po- sition in John Drake's- home as his ward. It was a lie that made herFa social outcast. Several years, later. it was lie that made her husband, doubt her purity and her innocence. And then, when he murdered the con7 scienceless scoundre1, it was Carlottais
 ie-a lie that besnirched her purify and virtue-that won for her husband verdict of Not guilty" Shares of Paris is the alluring title of a new William Fox release that has been
 making a big hit and will be the sec ond biz feature on this program. This. photoplay shows the beautiful star. Madame Traverse. at her very best. International News and funny Mutt and Jeff comedy completes the show.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-01-09
COLCHESTER

The local group of the Y. M. c. A.; will have. as guests deputation of Wesleyan students. who will arrive here Saturday afternoon. The pro- gramme will be hike in the after noon after their arrival; in the even ing a social gathering in Academy hall to which have been invited the par ents of the members and their friends;
 Sunday afternoon a meeting of. the group and their guests will be held at the home of Morgan Stedman, on South street, president of the local group. In the evening a Community service open to the public, will be held in the Congregational church. The