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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-10-06
KELLER sworn
IN ASD. c. HEAD
INTERROGATION
New Engineer Commissioner
viii Succeed Col. Kutz as
.. Utilities Chairman. <

Col. Charles Keller. u. s. A. corps
Of engineers, was sworn in as District
Commissioner and a member Of the
Public Utilities Commission today.
Daniel e. Garges. secretary, to the
Board Of Commissioners. administered
The oath as District Commissioner and
Morgan Beach. clerk Of the District
Supreme Court. administered the oath
Of utilities commissioner. Z
immediately after the swearing in,
the new Engineer Commissioner and
Col. Charles w. Kutz. the. retiring
Engineer Commissioner, held a-recep.
ton with Commissioners Rudolph and
Oyster, at which many prominent citi'
zens and a majority of the District
building employees shook hands with
Colonel Keller.
Colonel Keller will succeed Colonel
Kutz as chairman of the Public Utili'
ties Commission, Commissioner Ru'
dolph said after the ceremonies.
Mr.. Rudolph's Speech.
In his speech welcoming Colonel
Keller to the ranks Of District Off
Gals, Commissioner Rudolph said:
I'VE are gathered this morning to
witness the induction into office OF
ONI HcW I|HBilCCI SOItlthioblOucIg SOis
Charles Keller, who will, on subscrib-
ing to the oath of office, relieve our
friend and associate, Colonel Kutz.
Our regrets in parting with Colonel
Kutz are mitigated by the knowledge
that he goes from us to a new detail,
where he will be In control Of one of
the most important districts under the
Jurisdiction Of the Engineer Corps of
the army-an assignment which comes
as a recognition Of his unusual ability,
and emphasizes the excellent judg-
ment Of his chief, who has himself
been in charge Of the Central district,
and knows, from personal experience.
the high character Of service required
to properly fill the position. The ap.
pointment Is an honor we'll merited by
Colonel Kutz. We congratulate those
Of the Central district who will be-
come the beneficiaries OF an efficient
and progressive administration by him
and the people Of Cincinnati as well,
who are gaining an estimable and
distinguished citizen.
Knows Clty's Needs.
General Beach knows also the
needs of the District Of Columbia be.
cause he filled. most acceptably for a
number Of years. the position Of Engi-
neer Commissioner, leaving behind
him a record for achievements sur.
passed by none. He has always mani
Tested a deep interest in everything
making for the advancement Of the
National Capital and in the welflre
Of our people. and we can therefore
rest assured that in designating Col
onel Keller, he Is sending us man
who will measure up in every way to
the full requirements Of the office.
Colonel Keller Is not n stranger to
us. He is known to Washington and
he knows Washington. and Washing
ton Is back Of him to a man. We
welcome you. sir, most heartily to the
District service" .."
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HA .

The smiling gentleman Is saying
to his neighbor. Five in a row; it's
easy when you know how" I won
dered what he meant. Had he held
a royal flush? Had he picked five
horses to win? Was he referring to
the winning streak Of some ball
team? Thus pondered until he left
the car. questioned the gentle
man to whom he had impaired his
enfgmatic sentence, as to whether or
not he got the import Of the In.
telligence.
That guy" said he, "is boasting
that he has slipped through the
'pay-as-you-enter' five mornings in
succession, and still has his III old
token. H. NASH.
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DIsIILUsIONMENT.
Finding out that the person
ysu'd go to hell for will most
likely be there. ~
r. NJ RAwLETT.s
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I've lost my pep and all ambish,
0, torpid is my livsr,
I sold my Liberties meath par
And sunk EN- IN q fliuver.
"CHEVY."
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Called . Disgrace.

without mincing words" said n.
/. Best, member of the Connecticut
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-01-09

York to perfect her in the mysteries Of
opera technique. Among them was said too
be lsador Luckstone, one of the foremost.
opera coaches in America. She is reported
to have paid this man thousand dollars
a week. How much she paid the other five
is not known. Madame also had four
maids, it is said, to attend to her personal!
requirements and assist in the career. .Berf
sides the six professional opera coachesI
and the four personal maids, madame lis,
said to have had quite a retinue of secre-
taries and other personal attendants who
were ready to lend hand night or day in
encouraging the career. .aft
But on the eve Of that long heralded
event something happened to Nine Wal
ska-Cochran's ZaZa-and her career She
did not sing-she did not express herself.
And yet we know from the prma donna's
own words that Il sing because l must
My nature Graves the expression which
can give to my talents only through APP
pearing in opera" t,s7il
Why didn't she sing? Did anybody in--
terfere with her giving her talents ex-r
preston?
In her debut three years ago in Havana,
If the report is true, Nine. Gamma WalsEa
did sing-nobody then interfered with thes
craving Of her nature to express herself:
hut the audience got it's money back, so it,
is said.
Did somebody in Chicago have the cour-1
age to ring down the curtain on Zaza be-
fore the audience had chance to assemble
and thus, perhaps, avoid the same thing
that Is said to have happened at the pri1na
donna's debut in Havana? no.,
And how will all this affect Nine Wal
ska-Cochran's career? Il must have my
artistic career; nothing must interfere
with that she asserts.
Some mysterious something certainly
has interfered with her career. Is 1t only
a little jolt that her career has receivedi
Or was It quite a knockout?
Will the career be nursed back to life
and vigor in New York or will the disap-
pointed career be wrapped up carefully
and taken to Europe to be nursed back to
health in some foreign capital? IT, y
Who will have the Joy Of seeing Mme.'
Walska-Cochr impassioned zaza which
Chicago was cheated out Of? .
Is there an opera company somewhere
in some part of the world which needs
the prima donna and will give her chance
to express herself in her Interpretation Of
Haza? And, IL So will her career start
all over again and recover from the Chi. :
cago Jolt? VVl
Or did something happen In Chicagb'
which killed. finally and forever, Mmc.N
Walska's ambition for career and will,
she now, perhaps, settle down for while
as the wife Of the man who was Americas
richest bachelor" until she won him? I
Two million yen Tor ono dollar) will baG
offered for the best forecast OF what VIII
be the next/chapter in the career OF the
versatile prima donna.
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career which the singer had nursed with
such tenderness. which meant more to her
than husband. home and family, was at
last to blossom into the full fruit OF her
greatest ambition. However her career
may have been stunted and starved in
the past. the future was assured. Most
elaborate plans were. made for such gowns
and such jewels and such scenery as Chi
cago had never beheld. Her Zaza should
be an artistic triumph never to be for
gotten.
Whatever II was that made things go
wrong in the Havana grand opera fizzle,
there seems TO have been every effort
made to make sure that Nine. Gamma wal
ska's career should not slip on banana
skin In the Chicago debut
II Is reported that the ambitious prima
donna brought six opera teachers, instruc-
tors and coaches to Chicago from New
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Chicago audience and save the face OF the
opera management?
What really happened to Nine. Walska
and her career?
If the reported failure of her voice was
not the real cause Of her sudden departure
from Chicago, then the mystery is deeper
and the reward is raised to 100000 yen Tor
fifty cents) for the true facts
1t has been reported that Mr.. Multi
millionaire Cochran made a bargain with
the singer that If she would become his
bride he would not interfere with her
career But 1t has been suggested that
the part Of Zaza was more than any hus-
band could be expected to stand for. Could
1t be that Mr.. Cochran drew the line at this
notorious part and insisted that the role OF
Zaza should not be considered as included
in her career?
II 1t was in obedience 10 Mr.. Cochran's
protest that the prima donna suddenly
threw everything over and hurried TO New
York-then, of course, a happy and appre-
ciative husband would be expected to well
come the bride on her arrival In New York.
But no such thing happened. Gamma Wal
ska and her career went straight to the
singers own private residence, at 1O1 East
Ninety-fourth street.-The home left her by
her previous husband.
Mr.. Cochran did not meet her at the
train, did not join her at her home, ala not
seek her out and bring her to his own New
York home on Fifth avenue.
II the singer threw up everything, includ'
ing her career, to join her husband and his
millions In New York, 1t is odd that the
singer, accompanied by her lawyer alone.
should have sought passport for Europe
the day she reached New York. And II Is
equally strange that Mr.. Cochran, pacing
the reading room of the Racquet Club that
evening, should have told the reporters
that he knew nothing about his wifas
plans, did not know that she had applied
for passport to sail for Europe, and that
he, the husband, had no plans for Joining
his wife and her career In Europe.
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Then IL 1t Is not true that the prima
donna's voice Cracked" and 1t Is not truo
that she threw up everything suddenly in
consideration Of her husband, then the
mystery is still more profound and the re-
ward for the true facts is raised to one
million yen Cor seventy-five cents).
Heretofore Nine Walska has never re.
fused to discuss her most intimate private
affairs with representatives OF the news
papers. Her ambitions, her matrimonial
affairs, her philosophy Of life, have always
been very freely and frankly told to re-
porters. But since the prima donna
packed her trunks and turned her back
on Chicago and the opera management
not a word has the singer said about her.
self or her husband, or her art. Not a
word about her career could be wrung
from the suddenly silent singer.
IL sing because / must. My nature
Graves the expression which | can give to
my talents only through appearing in
opera"-Mme. Walska had said Just before
the promised spectacular debut as Zaza.
But what happened In Chicago after all
the long hours of practice and preparation
that upset the prima donnas much her
aided appearance?
81 sing because must But why
didn't she sing?
Just before the day Of the debut tho
singer said:
"All during my honeymoon | studied.
| worked to master new roles and perfect
myself in my old ones. shall sing Zaza"
But what happened to interfere with all
her work and study to perfect herself for
Zaza?
Is there some Inflated ink that inter-
feres with Gamma Walska and her career?
After her marriage to Mr.. Cochran last
September she told the reporters:
Retire from the opera, give up my
career? For what? To be society
woman in New York or Paris? No, no.
I am in love with my husband, but | must
have my artistic career. Nothing must
interfere with that"
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OF Joy, as she seized her fellow artists
and led them before the curtain. The
demonstration was redoubled, It was said,
and the singers were dismayed at the
greeting. One report has 1t that the man.
ager was forced to lower the curtain and
refund the price of the seats to the audi
ence.
How did Nine. Gamma Walska happen to
undertake that disastrous debut down in
Havana? Why did the ambitious prima
donnas mischievous career manage to get
her into such an unpleasant situation?
Well. the man who managed that ILL.,
fated debut has explained what it was all
about. Mr.. Anthony Bagarozy. the we'll
known impresario, was approached by the
singer ana consulted as to how she could
get foothold on the Metropolitan grand
opera stage. He frankly explained that
only singers Of experience could hope to
gain place among the Metropolitan grand
opera stars. She must first gain expert
ence. The prima donna seemed to have
plenty Of money, plenty Of ambition and
plenty Of confidence in her career. After
talking IL over IL WAS ueciueu that hiauah'c
should get together her Jewels and gowns
and prepare for the leading role in Fedora"
and make a try-out in Havana.
But told her." said Mr.. Bagarozy. "that
she did not have a worldwide reputation
and that 1t would be difficult to arrange
for her to make debut in Havana, where
the musical audiences were quite critical
They know names. and to get others than
subscribers we must have singers Of recog-
nized merit. I explained that to her and
the fact that we might lose money. 1t was
delicate, was It not? But madame said
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But what has been Nine. Walska's ca
reer? Whatever her success abroad in
her native Poland, or elsewhere, the first
record of her and her career in America
seems to begin in 1915, when she appeared
on the Century Roof In New York City.
Those who heard her then recall her sap
phire gown, which was gorgeous; but
there seems to be no record that the Met
ropolltan Opera MANAGEMENT pursued her
with offers to join their galaxy of stars.
Three years ago, 1t is reported, that the
singer appeared in Havana IN FEDORA
and that while the first act of the opera
was received by the audience quietly,
there was a demonstration during the Sec
ond act The audience, it is said, became
noisy and shouted the Spanish word which
means out"
"They arc calling us out" Nine Walska
is said to have exclaimed In great thrill
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that would be ad-
justed. She person
ally would guarantee
us against loss. So,
of course, we went
to Havana.
Madame gets
dreadfully nervous
when she Is in re-
hearsal. Everything
must be Just so, and
before the audience
it is impossible. She
gets what seems to
be stage fright. She
becomes i'll. She
loses her voice.
Then m a d a m e
spent too much time
at teas and affairs
and would not give
the necessary study
to her work. II was
always a life of gai-
ETY., and an opera
singer to be success
full m ust work,
drudge. So when
the debut came
well, II was sad"
But perhaps careers
OF true artists do not
always run smooth
~ AnyhOW the
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1921-12-29
INTERFERENCE IN
FAMILY AFFAIRS
Alabama Mob, Trying to Make Him
Remarry, Beat Up a Birming-
ham Attorney
ASSOCIATED Press)

Birmingham, Dec. 29.-City and
county authorities made little head
way they reported today in their eff
fort to run down members of the
masked mob who lured w. E. Tum-
lin, well known Birmingham attor-
ney, to Red Mountain Tuesday night
and beat him until blood streamed
from score of decorations on his
body.
Tumlin said when the mob got him
he was told he mist Immediately
promise to remarry his divorced wife
or death would be inflicted immed-
lately. He refused to make the prom
ise and was whipped.
Court records show he was granted
a decree of absolute divorce from his
wife two months ago on the grounds
of cruelty and voluntary abandon
ment.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1921-12-29
CONTRIBUTIONS TO INDUSTRI-
AL SCHOOL CHRISTMAS

Beside the contributions to the in
dustrial school Christmas tree already
noted in the Star, the superintendent,
Miss Kite, gives in the following list:
st. Petersburg Woman's Club, S5.
Woman's Town Improvement Asso-
citation of st. Petersburg, $5.
United Daughters of the Confed-
eracy, Tampa, grafanola and records
Baptist Philathea class of Ocala,
handkerchief shower.
Mr.. Smiley of Lake Kerr, oranges.
Jacksonville Business and Profes-
sional Woman's Club, beautiful pic
ture, framed.
William Camp, Ocala, oranges and
candy.
Sam R. Pyles, 0cala, oranges.
c. c. Bennett, box of apples.
j. C. Luning, Tallahassee, five boxes
of oranges.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1921-12-29
GASPARILLA'S ANNUAL
RAID ON TAMPA
(Robt. w. Bentley

Tampa, Dec. 29.-Officials of Ye
Mystic Krewe Gasparilla, who are
preparing for the annual descent of
the pirate horde upon Tampa during
fair week, as a part of the South
Florida Fair and Gasparilla Carnival,
are enthusiastic over the outlook for
the finest entertainment of the kind
ever offered to visitors to this city.
The Gasparilla Carnival dates back
some twenty years, and long ago be-
came a rival of New Orleans Mardi
Gras. The pirates come up to the
city from a rendezvous down the bay,
aboard their ship, and their coming
is announced by mimic cannonade
of the city. The rakish craft enters
the mouth of the Hillsborough and
takes its way along that watercourse
to the Tampa Bay dock, Enthusiastically
arrayed pirates all the while disport-
ing themselves in the rigging of the
sailing craft which bears the krewe
here. The mayor of the town sur
renders the city with due formality,
to the captain of the pirates, as they
debark from the ship. This cere-
monial over, the krewe marches thru
the city in triumphant display of their
might. Follows the banquet of the
krewe. A day later the new king and
queen are crowned at the annual ball
of Ye Mystic Krewe, which is the
greatest social event of the year in
Florida and attended by notable
persons from all parts of this state
and other states.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1921-12-29
PIE SOCIAL TONIGHT
AT THE ARMORY
29-tf

All are cordially invited to the
Christian Endeavor pie Social to be
given tonight, Dec. 29th, at the arm
ory, at eight o'clock. Each lady or
girl is to bring pie, which are to be
purchased by the men and boys and
eaten as refreshments.
An entertainment full of fun will
be provided. the main attractions are
the "Pie Eating Contest" and PAN
tomime, entitled "Courtship Under
Difficulties" In the pantomime, what
with tipping children, kissing babies,
etc., our hero certainly has a hard
tims and then pa being so grouchy
too. Why, it's just awful! Mere
words are entirely inadequate to de-
scribe the seriousness of the situation.
Don't miss it.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1921-12-29
BIG SCHOONER ON FIRE
IN JACKSONVILLE PORT
ASSOCIATED Press)

Jacksonville, Dec. 29.-Fire broke
out in the hold of the auxiliary
schooner Percy R. Pyne II at two
o'clock this morning and seven hours
later was still burning. The vessel
is of 1900 tons and had a cargo of
creosoted crossties aboard. To pre-
vent possible spread of the flames TO
the wharf the schooner was towed to
midstream and anchored.
AT 11:30 the flames were still rag
ing and the fire department deciding
to attempt to sink the four-master to
eXtinguish the fire, began pumping an
enormous quantity of water into it.
The schooner sunk in seventeen feet
of water and the flames extinguished.
A rough estimate placed the damage
at approximately $4,000.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1921-12-29
MIR. AND MRS MacKAY
ENTERTAIN AT DINNER

The employees of the firm of George
MacKay & Company were the guests
at a dinner last night given by Mr..
and Mrs. MacKay at their home on
Fifth street. The store was closed at
$3.50 yesterday afternoon in order that
the employees might make ready for
the feast that waste come.
Mr.. and Mrs. MacKay cordially
greeted their guests as they arrived
and from the time they entered the
house a spirit of good cheer and con-
geniality prevailed. At $50 dinner
was served, regular turkey feast,
served in five courses, which would
have delighted the palate of an cpl
cure and which it is needless to say
was thoroughly enjoyed by all. The
guests were seated at two tables
which had previously been attractive
ly decorated, the centerpiece repre-
senting a miniature snow bank which
was bright with red poinsettia bios
SONS. The place cards were also dec
GRATED in poinsettias.
After the last course had been serv-
ed Mr.. MacKay passed around cigars.
The company then went into the liv-
ing room where for half an hour they
thoroughly enjoyed a musical treat,
Miss Annie MacKay playing a num-
Der Of piano selections and Mr.. Alfred
MacKay singing several numbers.
When the time came to leave Mr..
Alfred MacKay and Mr.. Robert Mac
Kay brought their cars around and
took the guests home.
This elegant dinner will long be
remembered and the thought treasur-
ed as one of the happiest times in the
lives of those present, who were Mr..
and Mrs. George MaeKay, Miss An
ME MacKay, Mrs. Eutha Wiley, F. w.
/ Evans, E. Bledsoe, c. T. Baker, E. J.
Moughton, E. E. Hall Jr., Collier
Adams, Frank Osteen, ]. c. Cramer,
G. B. Overton, Alfred MacKay, Regi-
nald MacKay and Robert MacKay.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1921-12-29
DON'T CONFESS IT
A CRIME WAVE
Recent Murders and RObberies In
New York, According to AuthOri-
ties, Only a Ripple
ASSOCIATED Press)

New York, Dec. 29.-Five were
killed and four seriously wounded as
the result of the last five days rob
berries in New York city, which today
set the police and district attorneys
office at work to prove the oft repeat
ed assertion there has been no crime
wave this year. OF the dead two were
hold-up men. OF the badly wounded
two are policemen, one robber and the
wife of a murdered jeweler.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1921-12-29
MASONIC OFFICERS

The new officers for the various
Masonic orders installed Dec. 9th,
are as follows:
MariOn-Dunn Lodge
A. c. Blowers, w. NJ; C. C. Ben
nett, S. W.; V. H. Shaw, j. W.; C. E.
Simmons, treasurer; B. L. Adams,
secretary; Foy Carroll, S. D.; R. S.
Hall, j. D.; B. Goldman, senior stew
ard; H. D. Leavengood, junior stew
ard; C. w. White, chaplain; Mack
Taylor, tyler.
Ocala Chapter No. Is, r. A. Nj.
A. L. Lucas, high priest; B. Gold
man, king; H. D. Leavengood, scribe;
C. E. Simmons, captain of the host;
DR.. K. J. Weihe, master of the second
veil, H. S. Wesson, sentinel.
0cala COmmandery No. 19, K. T.
A. L. Lucas, E. c.; A. C. Blowers,
G.; W. T. Gary, C. G.; B. C. Webb,
prelate; c. E. Simmons, treasurer;
B. L. Adams, recorder; v. H. Shaw,
S. W.; P. Burkhart, J. W.; C. C. Ben
nett, standard bearer; H. S. Wesson,
sword bearer.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1921-12-29
ENGLISH CONDEMN
FRENCH ATTITUDE
See No Reason for Their Ally Insist
ing Upon Such Great Tonnage
In Submarines

London, Dec. 29-(By Associated
Press)-News Of Frances actions be-
fore the Washington conference in
refusing to accept the allotment of
submarines of less than 10000 tons
was printed in London newspapers
today under captions indicating dis
appointment. The French attitude is
strongly condemned by liberal news
papers which regard her as having
adopted imperialistic aims such as
attributed to Germany.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1921-12-29
COUNTY MACHINERY HAD
A NARROW ESCAPE

Several road trucks and other ma
chinery, belonging to the county,
had a narrow escape when the shed
they were sheltered in caught fire
early this morning. Hamp Chambers,
formerly city fire chief, now one Of
the county road overseers, arrived in
time to back the trucks out OF the
shed, at considerable risk to himself,
as there was great danger of their
gas tanks exploding. His prompt ac-
tion saved the county thousands Of
dollars. The shed stands a short dis
tance east Of the colored hospital and
north Of Evergreen cemetery. Beside
the trucks, there was a considerable
amount Of oil under the shed. The
fire would have been put out in a few
seconds had not the fire department
been missent to Howard Academy
when the blaze was first discovered
Returning to town, the freboys lOcat-
ed the blaze and Immediately rushed
to and extinguished it. The loss is
about s4O0, probably covered by in
suranee. Origin of the fire unknown.