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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1920-12-31
JUNIORS TO ELABORATE
PROM AT GEORGETOWN
Class Makes Efforts to Out Jazz
Previous Records.

Juniors at Georgetown College are
scheming secretly to outjazz all their
previous records to lure the elusive
college widows" away from rival
seniors and sophs.
Plans for the forthcoming Junior
prom" it is whispered about by
Chairman Arthur i. Lynch, will make
the Sophmore tea-dansant on January
II. look like quadrille of ante
bcllum days.
From Gotham town crew OF
melody tcasers" has been engaged
for tho event that will drive out even
the memory OF the Smooth workin ="
Ted Lewis, who responded TO encores
at the Junior dance last month until
everybody called quits. In order that
too heavy n burden may not be placed
on the instruments OF the tune Jug
glcrs from Gotham, one OF the big
COST orchestras in Washington Is to
be engaged.
Tho committee responsible consists
II Mr.. Lynch. chairman: Edward J.
Smith. John Y. Donahue. Charles 4.
Daily and John r. Walsh.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1920-12-31
BOY BADLY Burned
IN FRAT INITIATION
Student at Baltimore City COL
Iege Kept Suffering Secret,
Saws Mother.

BALTIMORE. Nd. Dec. 31.--One
Of the severest hazing cases of the
college year in Maryland came to
light last night. when Mrs. Virginia
Willis Ames admitted that her son,
Edward j. Ames, a second-year stu
dent at Baltimore City College, had
been dangerously burned with I've
W ednesday of last week during his
initiation into ri Delta ri Frater-
nifty. Students from the City Col
lege, Polytechnic Institute. and St.
Johns College were said to have been
present.
Mrs. Ames herself did not know
her son had been injured until
Christmas eve, when he tainted from
weakness and pain. He had kept
silent out of fraternity loyalty, she
said. and even then the details were
learned only from his. chums. as he
would volunteer nothing more than
it was an accident.
From the information gathered by
Mrs. Ames. the initiation was being
held the night of December %. After
preliminarieS, one of the boys, see
ing a can of liquid in the cupboard,
got a brush and started to paint"
it on Ames bare body, it was said.
1t was then discovered that the
liquid was lye.
When Ames got home he said
merely that he had been initiated
and was not feeling well The next
day he said he wanted to go to the
movies, and went instead to DR..
Eugene Douglas for treatment. On
Christmas eve he was forced through
Illness to tell his mother what was
really the trouble. He was then put
to bed and has been there ever
since. He was reported as being
better last night.
Ames was burned on the abdomen,
chest and both arms, where the I've
had touched. At one time his con-
dition was thought dangerous, but
he is believed to be on the way. to
recovery now.
Prof Wilbur +. Smith, head of the
City College, said that he had heard
nothing OF the occurrence.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1920-12-31
CLAIM SON. CRAZY,
SLEW OWN FATHER
Kentuckian Alleged to Have
Killed Parent by Assault
With an Axe.

LEXINGTON, Ky, Dec. 31.-Owen
Duncan, alleged maniac, for some time
in an asylum. is charged at Hodgen-
vile. Ky, with the killing of his
father with an ak, and at least one wit
ness puts the murder of Joseph Hart.
elderly hermit. upon him also.
Hart was killed with an axe in his
lonely cabin three days after Duncan
is alleged to have murdered his father
and while owen Duncan was being
sought. Luther Jones today identified
Duncan as having been the man who
entered Jones' home near where Hart
lived the afternoon Hart was muir
dered. The stranger, Jones said, de-
manded food and said he would kill
anyone who refused him food when he
vas hungry.
w. T. Horn said that soon after the
Hart murder he saw owen Duncan ir
Grayson county wearing woman
coat which fitted the description OF the
coat belonging to Harts mother.
which the hermit had at his home anj
which has been missing since tn
night of, the Hart murder Horn is
alleged TO have also identified Dun.
can. who is in jail at Hodgenvillc
awaiting trial.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1920-12-31
NEW WAR FAR OFF,
DECLARES HAYASH|
Nations Can't Think of Such a
Thing-Japan Ready to
Limit Armament.

LONDON. Dec. 31.-That there can
be no war in the immediate future Is
the prophesy of the Japanese Am
bassador. Baron Hayashi, who is
just back from the Geneva meeting
of the league.
Even the mere expression of the
views of the nations on disarmament
at Geneva is bound to be needed.
OF course, it is impossible that there
be any war in the immediate future.
doubt if any power on earth, ex-
ccpt the Soviet government, is pre-
pared to consider such a condition.
THE most important question in
the world just now is disarmament
There are persons who regard it as
to increase it's war feet. But as to
Japan's program, it must be remcm-
btred it was arranged before the
war. Since it's inception it has been
checked time and again on account
Of internal conditions.
Japan. however, as well as all
other nations who see the advantage
from the extremely important finan-
cial standpoint of limiting armament
can be expected, l am sure. to be
ready to do anything in its power
toward that object.
aside from the impetus toward
disarmament from the Geneva meet
ing, the establishment of the inter-
rational court makes all worth
while, and / doubt IL it could have
been accomplished without the league"
league"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1920-12-31
RAPID WOOER
WINS ACTRESS
David Meyer, Bankers Son,
Weds Alberta Burton, Star
In The Tavern"

NEW YORK, Dec. 3i.-'Twas the
Sunday before Christmas I'VE were
lunching at the Plaza when my hus-
band said, let's get married" / said
let's" We had known each other
only three weekS-we were married
that evening. or course We couldn't
do that so quickly in New York"
That's how Mrs. David L. Meyer
formerly Alberta Burton. the twenty
one-year-old daughter OF Dr. and Mrs.
Edmund T. Burton, who acts opposite
Arnold DAILY in "rhe Tavern" at the
Cohan Theater and David l.. Meyer
whose father is Leopold Meyer. the
Paterson banker. and "as rich as
rich can be-" came to be married sun
day evening. December 10, before the
Justice OF the Peace at Greenwich,
Conn.
PARENTS FORGIVE THEN.
That's how matters stood that
evening when young David Meyer
took .his beautiful fair bride around
TO the home of his parents for
Christmas blessing. And that's how
matters stll stood until Wednesday
when the parents relented.
at wasn't the fact that We were
married" Mrs. Meyer said yesterday.
that my husbands parents objected
TO, but the way we went about IT.
They thought that we were hasty.
Meanwhile the young couple, who
spent Sunday night at the Ritz, arc
stopping at the Great Northern Hotel.
Asked how she happened to go on
| the stage, Mrs. Meyer who modestlN
! admits "A small singing voice." said
| that she preferred il to making her
debut in society, and because it was
such a wonderful thing owning your
own money"
The Meyers, who are now house
hunting. are going to Europe next
summer on their honeymoon. Mean
while Mrs. Meyer will continue as
Virginia. the Governors daughter,
one of the two leading roles in the
Conan play. in love with her sweet
heart, Lieut.. Gov. Tom Allen. despite
that intriguing vagabond. Arnold
DAILY, who woos her. saying:
Because / should love to have you
like me, that doesn't mean / should
like to have you love me. / do not
care for that at all, for while l like
| you very much, l swear to you that
do not love you" But her husband
| knows that this is only part of tn"
play
Mrs. Meyer was born in Chicago,
where her father was surgeon in the
Cook County Hospital. and received
her education at Miss Capon's School,
! in Northampton, Mass, the West Lake
School for Girls at Los Angeles and
Miss Finch's school in New York. Last
season she had the leading role in
| "She Walked in Her Sleep" and also
created the leading role in Frank
Bacon's Five O'clock" Previously
she had the lead in La La Lucille.
| She is a niece of Tully Marshall, who
played in Clyde Fitchs The City
and Paid in Full"
! Mr.. Meyers parents live at 2s5 Cen
| trail Park West. His father own'd
one of the largest stores in Paterson
before retiring from business, and l.,
! still connected with the Paterson SaV
| ngs Bank and the Paterson Fir
National Bank. His son is in t."
rubber business with Fred Stern K
| 70
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1920-12-31
GIRLS
TAKE TO G0l0SHES
Adopt New Footwear Without
Beauty or Comfort Because
It's the Fad.

PITTSBURGH. Dec. 31.-Goloshes,
rough unCouth, ill-shapen and cum
bersome now guard my lady's' toot-
sizes against the frost-bitten air. he
slush and snow-laden sidewalks AMI
by-paths, and give her ample protec-
ton against all weathers, good, bad
and Indifferent.
The fad is said to have originated
in East Liberty, this city. and while
il may add to the comfort OF the
"mesdames and young things" 1t an
loubtedly detraCts from the beauty
of Northumberland
"A Hebe fitted with those big, heavy
goloshes walks like a hodcarrier." lie =
clared prominent hotel proprietor
in the East End today. But it's a
fad and what are you going TO do
about it? Tell your wife or daughter
that such ill-shapen footwear is m
a bomination and she Immediately
wants pair. Why? Don't ask me.
| know, that's all"
All the girls have fallen for" benz
whether OF the factor:, office. school
or the gay atmosphere of afternoon
teas and evening supper dances. And
what theater party is complete now
adays without "goloshes girl" in it?
The arctics. fashioned with heavy
rubber soles and felt uppers, rise
ambitiously above the ankles. allow
ing just peep at silk stockings.
One little "goloshes girl" heard in
4 street car last night defending her
use of arctics. declared to a com
panion that she read somewhere
about a Paris doctor making expert
ments with chickens, in which he
stood them in water until their feet
cot cold and then thew caught dis.
case more easily than the others
"Of course" she continued, these are
oarnyard chickens. but then'-thc
rest of the sentence was drowned in
her friends laughter.
No relief in the use OF arctics Is in
light. and until il comes the flap.
iap-swi sh-swash of dangling arctics.
hiding trim feminine ankles, will be
part of the city's noises"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1920-12-31
STRENGTHEN LINES FOR
VOTE ON PACKERS BILL

q Proponents of the bill to regulate
The packers, which will come before
the Senate for final passage. January
"a, are strengthening their lines for
the final effort to pass the bill.
The bill. known as the Kendrick-
Kenyon bill, was reported to the Ser
ate early in the year and placed on
the Senate calendar. At the close Of
last session Senator Kenyon. Repub-
lican. OF Iowa, in charge of the bill
on the floor. had the measure made
unfinished business for the present
session.
The absence of Senator Sherman,
Republican of Illinois, postponed i'm
mediate consideration when the SEN
ate convened
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1920-12-31
Mothers Curse Kills
FWettest Toun' inU. s.

AlcaZar, its proprietors and the entire
town that permitted it to exist. Two
nights later. as her daughter was
dancing in the AlCazar, her fim"y
gown blew against an open gas jet.
GOWN FULFILLED PROPHECY.
The pine building burned like pow
der train and dozen men and women,
among them the Chicago girl, were
trampled and burned to death. This
sobered the town for a few days. \
local priest urged the proprietors Of
the Alcazar not to rebuild. but they
disregarded his advice and the noto-
rious den arose from it's ashes, more
braZen than ever.
II lasted six weeks. Then a second
fire swept 1t and twenty-SeYen peo-
pie persisted in the ruins. This time
IL was not rebuilt, and for sixteen
years the twisted iron and charred
wood remained untouched. New dives
sprang up, but the curse of the Chi
cago mother showed in various ways.
Joe Chiupuisio. whose family was in
terested in the Alcazar, was killed "e-
Gently in battle with Federal agents.
Several of the saloonkeepers arrested
yesterday were connected with the
establishments running when the
anathema was pronounced.
"Our bad luck is all due to that
curse" they said today.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1920-12-31
REVOLT
At COLGATE HA|NG
N. Y. Freshman Badly Beaten
Because He Dared Oppose
Upper Classman.

HAMILTON. N. Y. Dec. 3l.-The
student body OF Colgate University
today is In revolt, its governing body
has resigned. and an entire new
policy OF. student government 10 being
considered. as the result or the pun
ishing or George w. Joel. New YORK
freshman, roughly padded by order
OF the student board because he had
the temerity 10 oppose an upper class
man.
Joel was hazcd two weeks ago,
after he had been tried by the stud
ent governing body. IL Is said no
was beaten until he was badly cut
and bruised. Joel reported the beat
ing TO other students and more than
200 OF the 600 rose up in wrath and
demanded the resignation OF the
student governing body. 1t consists
OF IL. n. Burke. a senior, chairman;
II. w. Wooster. l.. &. Leonard and
Chief" browne, football players and
seniors. and T. l.. Volgeneau and j.
j. Linnehan. juniors.
FORCED TO RESIGN.
The six men have resigned on the
threat that unless they did so prac-
tically the entire freshman class, in
Guiding some OF the university's most
promising athletes. would enter some
other college after the holidays.
The Indignation was aroused by
only two or three members or the
board. but IL Was decided that tho
board should be asked to resign In
body.
But the board members had many
supporters and 1t now appears that
the situation has developed !nto a
fight between students who are mem
bers OF fraternities and those who
are not.
The four fraternities are Delta
Kappa Epsilon. Psi Epsilon. Phi
Gamma Delta and Beta Gamma
These men are all banded together III
the fight now, while opposed 10 them
are the "neutrals," a term meant TO
show they have no leaning toward
any fraternity.
FOR NEW DEAL.
In the past the student body has
been chosen by vote OF classes and
the "neutrals" point out that only
fraternity men have held office.
In their demand for new deal
the "ncutrals" insist that the old
idea OF electing men from classes TO
the governing board and allowing
fraternity ma or Hies to rule the cleo
ton shall be abandoned.
They insist that the governing
board be made up OF one man from
each fraternity, with two from the
"neutrals"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1920-12-31
BOGUS ACE" DESERTS
BRIDE OF One WEEK

JACK SONN1LBE, Fla. Dec. 31.--The
nan who is alleged to have posed
here as Eddie Rickenbacher, famous
american "acc." and who married
Miss Frances G. Hannah, OF New York,
II st. Augustine, Fla, has left his
Wife Of week at Chicago. according
% letter received here from the
Young woman by. her mother, Mrs.
Rosa J.. Hannah.
Mrs. Hannah refused to disclose
he contents of the letter other than
o say that her daughter wrote that
her husband had disappeared
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1920-12-31
PULLMAN employees
VOLUNTEER WAGE CUT

CHICAGO. Dec. 81. -- Voluntary
wage reductions ranging as high as
20 per cent have been suggested to
nnbe management of the Pullman
SCompany's car shops by 5000 en-
ployes. The offer to accept wage
cuts was made by the employees en-
tirely on their own initiative. OFF,
cials of the company said.
The purpose of the offer, the en-
.ployes said, was to enable the COM
pany to continue operations despite
the present business depression with
out curtailment of the plants work
ing force.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1920-12-31
BOOZE UNSAFE EVEN
In YOUR SWEETIE'S
1ISLE CELLAR"

CHICAGO, Dec. 31.-The Elsie
cellar" is the next place scheduled
for a booze raid. Frank d. Rich
ardson, prohibition agent, an
nounced today that he had in
structed members of his squad to
keep their eyes on women's knees.
This order went out when the
chief learned that thirst hounds
have shifted their liquor from
their hips to the hose Of women
who accompany them TO tho
cabarcts. II is easily accessible
there in the dark under tho table.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1920-12-31
WHOLE FIRST DIVISION
GETS THE FOURRACERE

PARIS, Dec. 31.--Thc minister or
war has issued an army order au-
thorizing all units of the first Amer
lean division that fought in France
to wear the red snd green croix de
guerre with fourragcrc.
The couragere consists of a loop
cord Of red and green ribbon inter
twined and worn on the left Shout
der. II Is given to units which
were cited more than twice in army
orders for conspicuous bravery un-
der fire.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1920-12-31
LOSES COURT PLEA TO
STOP NAGGING OF WIFE

ST. PAUL, Mimi, Dec. 31.-Charles
L. Drake, of Minneapolis. lost his APP
peal to the Minnesota supreme court
in his suit seeking to enjoin his wife
from nagging him, charging that her
elusive conduct" toward him was
Injurious to his health and comfort.
In an unanimous opinion, the court
affirmed the action of the Henncpin
county district court, which sus-
tanned Mrs. brakes general de-
murrcr.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1920-12-31
Install Train Control Devices.

Tho early installation of automatic
train control devices upon railroad
lines not now equipped with such de-
vices was forecast by the Interstate
Commerce Commission today in al
announcement that service tests Of
such devices arc TO be made under Of
hcial supervision. Arrangements arc
under way to effect tho installation
OF these devices with the co-opers-
ton Of the railroads.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1920-12-31
women In by no means the worst That
has to be snid against men in the
service of the British crown.


has to be said against men in the
service of the British crown.
Final solution of the Irish problem
will not be found in a policy of viu-
lence and vengeance. 1t will have to
be found along the lines of concilia-
ton and consent by a more enliSht-
ened method OF negotiation"
seven II only n 1.-THE Of the Brcs
which have admittedly occurred IL
many parts Of Ireland during the past
few months were caused by govern
ment agents the cnse against the
Crown forces and the government
vonld. in our Judgment, he amply
proved,
HONESTY BESMIRCHED.
ave are filled with shame that in
the name OF law and order the scrv-
ants of the British Crown should b"
guilty of besmirching, in the eyes OF
Ireland. the honesty of the British
people"
The commission says that, although
martial law may be marked i'm
nrovement on the existing state "
affairs. unless it is applied to the
whole OF Ireland. it will only cause
resentment in the areas singled ont
for special treatment and VIII do
more harm than good.
1t Is estimated that to have coup-
try-wide martial law it would take
an army OF 100000
or the $4,000 British soldiers in
Ireland-as separate from the reg
ular police, the cadet auxiliaries and
the Black and Tans-the report says:
"They are in the main young and In
experienced and a few Of them have
the training given to recruits in pre-
war DAYS before joining service
unit. The majority of the junior Of
ficers are equally ignorant OF their
professional duties"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1920-12-31
TORCH APPLIED TWICE
TO UNIONTOWN CHURCH

UNIONTOWN, Pa. Dec. 31.-Follow-
ing closely on the heels of two al
tcmpts to fire the First Presbyterian
church, at Fairchancc, the fircbrand
was applied to the residence of VIII
liam Neager. near New Salem, about
three miles north Of here.
Destruction OF the church was
twice prevented by prompt discovery
Of the frcs, while tho fire ut the
Ycagcr residence, kindled beside u
rear porch. was cXtinEuished before
Il had caused much damage.
The attempt to burn in New Salem
vas the second In that village In ten
days.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1920-12-31
HiCcouqhs for 80 Hours.

READING, Pa. Dec. 3l.-Hiccough-
Ing for ninety hours or more with
few Interruptions, Joseph L. Gohris,
an official of the Birdsboro steel
Casting Company. at Birdsboro, IL
very ~ at his home here. A spe-
cialist ~ trying with local physicians
to giNC him relief
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1920-12-31
WANTS TO HIRE GU:.MEN
To FIGHT STORE BATTLES

TULSA, Okla, Dec. 31.--Aftor n
series of daring robberies here. Police
Commissioner J. NJ. Atkinson today
advised merchants to station armed
guards at the entrances OF their stores
and shoot down men who attempted
to rob them.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1920-12-31

HURLEY, Wis. Dec. 3l.-This
town 1.-The wettest in the Iron
range" survived today the darkened
doors of thirty-eight of its saloons
and pondcred over the potency and
peculiar workings OF mothers
curse.
Fifty-eight Of IIurley's saloonkeep-
ers and bartcnders are in Jail at Iron
wood and Ashland awaiting arraign-
ment for open violation of the Eigh-
teenth Amendment. The visible sup
ply of saloons has been greatly de-
creased and on top of these misfor-
tunes the town water rates were
raised 80 per cent.
WOMAN CURSED TOWN.
The curse was laid upon Hurley
twenty-five years ago by Chicago
woman whose name has been for
gotten. She was searching for a
daughter who had been lured to the
infamous AlcaZar Theater. That was
about the time that stockade was
maintained in the dense woods and
filed with girls recruited from Chi
cago. Once inside this stockade. which
was patr)niZed by lumberjacks, the
girl never came out until she was
carried out in a pine box.
The Chicago mother tried to rescue
her girl. but failed. Then she went
down in the snow and cursed the
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1920-12-31
Resume Shipping Inquiry.

Hearings of the Walsh House Cor
mittee investigating Shipping Boa {
activities will be resumed next wee
Congressman Walsh, Republican, 4"
Massachusetts,, chairman of the com
mittee, announced today.
Members of the present Shippins
Board and officials of the board Wi
be called first. according to preseu
plans
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1920-12-31
Ask for Power Licenses.

Five applications for permit q
license under the Federal Wat
Power act were filed with the cor,
mission during the week ending ID
cember 25, the commission announce,
today. This makes a total of 134 ap
plications to that date.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1920-12-31

his family will the Eu
left right Eleanor aged
Mildred Miller Nc
eldest only married Standing Louise
sixteen Miss Marion eighteen