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The Washington times., 1921-02-06
JEWELRY THIEVES
MAKE BIG HAUL
Smash Showcases Opposite U.
S. Treasury and Flee With
$500 in Trinkets. ..

Showcase robbers did two "jobs"
within an hour Of each other this
morning and escaped.
Directly across the street from
the United States Treasury, next door
to the Metropolitan National Bank
and one block from police headquar-
ters, thieves smashed the show win
dow OF Charles E. Tribby, jr, Jewell
er, at. 4 o'clock this morning and
escaped with a bagful of jewelry val
ued at $1,000.
A passing pedestrian heard a crash
Of glass and a moment later saw
two men running. He notified Police
Headquarters, and Detective Sergt.
Henry Pratt rushed to the place. A
Gordon of men from the First precinct
was thrown around the block and
questioned all pedestrians. The
thieves were not found.
Mr.. Tribby was called from his
home at 144O w street northwest, and
gave q list Of the stolen property
which included a gold bracelet with
fifteen diamonds, valued at $3.50; a
800 gold watch, 500 gold watch
chain and charm, two $125 onyx neck
laces set with pearls, and a number OF
other valuable jewelry.
An hour earlier the front of the
cigar and confectionery store OF
Hyman Gerber, los II street north
west, was smashed and goods to the
value OF $27 taken.
The Washington times., 1921-02-06
TODAY
Continued from First Page.)

Continued from First Page.I
ment can be made, but they prob
ably are MONEY, WOMAN,
HORSE, LOVE. If you prefer an
other list, send it along. (That
word "along" is colloquial.)
Studying her book, woman will
observe that synonyms for
woman" are numerous, and near
ly all OFFENSIVE, with little
flattering synonyms thrown in:
DRAGON, NYMPH, SQUAW,
SYLPH, DAMSEL, VIXEN, HAG,
AMAZON, etc. ......
After a century of woman suf-
frage you will find more pleasant
synonyms for woman" in the
books. Men have made the Ian
guage.
There are twice as many syno-
nyms for horse" as there are for
woman" and horse" synonyms
also are complimentary and often
sive, the offensive most numerous:
plug, crock, rogue, etc.
Swift has left his onomatopoetic
"houyhnhnm" among the horse
synonyms. The "onomatopoeia"
family of words are most interest
ing Of all, showing your ancestors
tried to make the sound of the
word initiate the thing spoken of.
Homer uses many onomatopoetic
words and we have many in Eng
lish, such as "whiz, puff, bang,
splash" Swift's houhynhnms are
a people Of horses, and he made
their name to initiate a horses
neighing.
Studying synonyms for ''horse"
and woman" you see how poor
man has been worried about both
through all time. Away from
home 1t was the horse, its fine
qualities and shortcomings, that
kept man busy inventing new
names, and at home it was the
woman. The poet was right, evil
IDENTIFY, when he warns the lady
that her husband will hold her a
little higher than his dog, a little
lower than his horse. There are
more synonyms for woman" than
for dog more for horse" than
for woman"
To the reader whose collection
of fundamental books is not COM
plete, a book on synonyms is not
recommended. But Aliens "Syno-
nyms and Antonyms," price 50,
may well be bought by those inter
ested in language detail.
The Washington times., 1921-02-06
TRIES SANTA STUNT TO
FLEE JAIL, DROPS in
BOOZE VAULT

NORFOLK, Va, Feb. 6.-Edward
Kane, seventeen, dropped five
stories through a chimney during
the night in an effort to escape
from the detention house here, but
succeeded only in locking himself
up tighter than ever.
His five-story drop took him into
a room in which the authorities
had stored all liquor seized in
raids. Kane made such a commo-
tion in the room that he was heard
and taken into custody again. He
didn't know, until officers told him
later, what was stored in the room
into which he fell.
He is held by the police on a
minor charge.
The Washington times., 1921-02-06
ENGLAND MAY
ASSIST GREECE
Secret Conferences Believed to
Portend Return Of King.
venizeIos Opposed.

ATHENS, Feb. 6-M. Kaloghero-
Doules has accepted the premier
ship OF the new cabinet, 1t was an
nouneed today. His ministerial list
will be completed with members Of
the GouAarist party.
LONDON, Feb. 6.-Secret con.
ferences between Former Premier
Venizelos, Of Greece, and many high
British officials today prompted the
suspicion in high diplomatic circles
here that the British Government is
arranging a definite plan of action
in regard to the return Of King Con.
stantine to Greece.
OPPOSES TREATY.
In an exclusive authorized inter
view Venizelos admitted that he Ii
working against a revision of the
Sevres treaty and that he had no in.
tention Of altering his position
against the Constantine regime.
"I am here in the capacity Of a pa.
triotic Creek" he said. 81 foresee
the danger OF the revision of the
Severes treaty whereby Greece 1,
liable to lose all the territory gained
during the war.
Il am going TO do my utmost &c
prevent these losses"
Venizelist circles here stated frank
ly their belief that the secret con.
ferences have worked towart
Strengthening the British support fol
maintenance of greater Greece
This, it was said. would Offset the an.
tagonism Of Italian and French diplo.
mats who are charged with having
attempted to take from Greece her re
Gently gained territory.
The presence Of Venizelos win be Z
big influence at the coming Londor
conference Of premiers, 1t was said.
vENIZELOs STATEMENT.
Although Venizelos refused to e
into detail regarding his mysterioui
presence in London at this time, hi
secretary was authorized to make tn,
following statement:
THE former premier's activities d,
not signify the slightest personal sup
port of King Constantine, who he re
CARDS as an enemy of Greece, IL onl!
because of his pro-German and pro
Russian leanings."
Venizelos, who was once regarded
land, is accompanied by only one sec
retary. He carries his own baggage
While in London he has been &C
cepting the hospitality of friends ant
living in private residences. WheI
not dining with his friends he hal
eaten at the most modest of restaur
ants. HIS entire stay has been char
acterized by lack Of afYluence.
The Washington times., 1921-02-06

This is his description of Round
One:
Ben Williams lands on back of
McDevitt's head. The latter wheels
and receives blow between the
eyes. Percy Brown smashes Nc
Dewitt on the forehead with a
| flower vase. McDevitt Is stund and
sees stars and flowers. Theodore
lands right foot on stomach, but
McDevitt counters with a blow on
Theodore's left eye. Kid Williams
Percy and Ben land again on side Of
face, and other butchers (names
unknown) land on jaw and Nc
Dewitt drops to knees. Percy fol-
lows up advantage by kicking him
| in the face. McDevitt, with face
toward floor, as IL chewing a car
pet tack, is raised by Kid Williams
with well-directed kick on the head,
whereupon Percy lands upon face
with foot McDevitt went down for
the count"
| "ROUNDD TWO,
"McDevitt jumps to his feet and
dares them to return. They do.
Percy makes rush and as McDevitt
attempts to defend himself, his
guard and inclination to fight, is
broken down by kick in the
stomach from the foot Of Ben will
liams. With his guard lowered Nc
Dewitt is good target for a blow,
this time for the money changing
fist of the cashier.
| Theodore and Kid Williams land
together and McDevitt goes down
with the blood flowing copiously
/ tuh
him in the face five times and two
butchers land on carcass with both
feet. Fearing that he was getting
the worst of the fight, McDevitt
reaches for a chair, but is unsuc-
ccssful in the effort, because Of
Dcnald's alacrity in landing a mag
n:fcent kick between the two eyes.
McDevitt falls back in semi
comatose condition. Seeing this Ben
williams lands another well-directed
kick to the solar plexus. This round
was very much in thier favor.
GROUND THREE
'McDevitt quickly RECEIVERS and
stumbles to his feet and grabs a
chair and pursues his assailants.
He shouts: Come on, two at a time =
Bravely they enter, en- masse. Ben
| Wilkins Dy THIS time was 1ul OF
courage and gameness. He kicks
McDevitt in the stomach. Percy
also lands on stomach with foot, and
Donald and Theodore both send kicks
to portions of body back of stomach,
in southerly direction. The un-
known butcher swings with right to
head, and McDevitts both eyes are
closed and part OF one OF his ears
falls to the floor, being hastily picked
up by one OF the butchers (evidently
for sausage making). Then the en-
tire eight administer kicks to nose
and breast. McDevitt's only resist
ance at this point was a feeble and
| forced shudder, as IL to indicate a de-
sire for air. McDevitt completely out.
"Round and fight won by Brown
and his allies.
Following their great victory,
Percy, Ben, Donald, Theodore and
the two unknown butchers were
warmly congratulated by Bob Smith
and Cuckoo Tommy, who stood in the
hall as spies and lookouts. Percy and
their butchers returned to their meet
cutting tasks without even washing
their hands-merely a case of from
blood to blood"
The Washington times., 1921-02-06
CASE OF TYPHUS FOUND
ON LINER FROM EUROPE

NEW YORK, Feb. 6.-The dread
typhus, which Federal Health Of
fcials have endeavored to keep out
of America, has entered this country,
Ii became known today.
Augustin Collins, a cabin passen-
ger on the steamship Presidente Will
son, which docked several days ago.
was taken to the Harlem Hospi'
believed to be suffering from scar
fever, but the malady was diagno
as typhus.
other cases of typhus developed
among the steerage passengers on the
same ship, who were sent back to
quarantine.
The Washington times., 1921-02-06
Is MILLIONS FACE DEATH
BY STARVATION IN CHINA

The famine in China has reached .
crisis, and 100000 people are in
such serious condition that they may
die unless help is Immediately avail
able, according to dispatches received
by the state Department. today.
Food stores held by communities or
individuals are becoming exhausted
and unless food becomes available
farmers will be physically unable to
undertake the spring planting. the
state Department IL advised
The Washington times., 1921-02-06
HUBBY MADE HORSE OF
HER, WIFE SAYS;
ASKS DIVORCE

SCRANTON, Pa, Feb. g. Edda
May Wardell, of Moscow, in
divorce court today, charged that
her husband, Ambrose Wardell,
hitched her to a cultivator on the
farm and made her live all last
winter on rutabagas.
A former wife of Wardell's tes-
titled that she got divorce after
Wardell put her in harness on the
cultivator.
The Washington times., 1921-02-06
TOOK SIS TO RAISE DEAD;
FAILS AND GOES TO JAIL

MIAMI, Fla, Feb. 6.-Joe Thomas,
an aged negro. got into trouble yes
terday through failure to make good
a contract to bring back to life the
late. lamented husband of negro
woman. She said she gave him S15
and the deceaseds gold watch for
the job.
He said he buried the timepiece at
the grave to rouse the sleeper. but 1t
didn't work. The court said 1T look
ed like false pretenses, and bound
Thomas over.
The Washington times., 1921-02-06
Law of Sea Upheld.

BOSTON, Feb. 6.--The rule OF the
seas that a skipper may exact obedi-
ence of his orders aboard ship was
upheld in the Federal court yesterday.
Capt. John McPhee, OF the steamer
winneconne, was discharged after a
hearing on a complaint of Christian
Karlsen, able seaman, that he had
been beaten when In irons by the
captain and mate
The Washington times., 1921-02-06
PREFERS ONE-YEAR TERM
TO LIVING WITH WIFE

JERSEY CITY. Feb. 8.-"No pro-
baton for me, Judge. I'd rather do
year in Jail than go back to my
wife"
John McHarg passed sentence on
himself here yesterday when he re-
jected an offer OF leniency from
Judge Leo Sullivan. The court, men
tioning the fact that wife beaters
generally were sent to jail for year.
offered McHarg his freedom IL he
would behave
The Washington times., 1921-02-06
Hanued for Murder.

MOBILE, Ala, Feb. 6.--Dan Char
ley, negro. was hanged in the county
jail yesterday for the murder Of
sam Bloch, grocer, In August, 1919.
Robert Edwards, an accomplice.
was hanged on January 21, and
walter Delaney is awaiting trial for
In the aame crime
The Washington times., 1921-02-06
Veterans Plan for Carnival.

Plans for a carnival to be held In
April under the auspices OF the Dis
trict of Columbia Chapter OF the
Rainbow Division Veterans will be
arranged at a meeting OF the organi-
zation, to be held In the dugout at
1904 T. street N. W.. tomorrow night
at g o'clock. Edward ]. Mahan will
preside.
The Washington times., 1921-02-06
Mexico Releases Banks.

MEXICO CITY, Feb. 6.-By decree
of President Obregon, twenty banks
which have been controlled by the
government since 1916 have been
returned to their owners. Three of
tho banks are located here
The Washington times., 1921-02-06

exercise tires you because the former re-
tards tho development of muscular energy
and the latter consumes too much of It.
That Ia why you find the old-fashioned
method of fat reduction such a hardship.
why not get rid of your excess fat In the
harmless scientific easy way by taking a
harmless Marmola Prescription Tablet
after each meal and at bed timer Mar
mola Prescription Tablets are prepared In
exact accordance with the famous Marmoia
Prescription. are perfectly safe to use and
have been used by hundreds of persons
in this country and Europe with wonderful
success within a short time you can be
getting rid of two, three or four pounds OF
fat week. No starvation diet or tire
some exercises are needed. You can be
comfortable and you can enjoy the food
YOU like and want. Even after taking on
many pounds there will be no rabbiness or
wrinkles remaining, and you Will feel 1905
better Any good druggist can supply
Marmola Prescription Tablets Of one dollar
per case, OF they will be mailed direct In
plain wrapper and post paid n you send the
price TO the Marmois Company, asa wcoA-
ward Ave-. Detroit Mich
The Washington times., 1921-02-06
Denies British Oil Mercer.

LONDON, Feb 6.-The Daily Ex-
press says 1t is in the position to
state that the rumors Of the algama-
tion Of the Dutch Shell group with the
Anglo o-Persian oil group are not
true and that tho union VIM not take
place
The Washington times., 1921-02-06
ADVERTISEMENT.
Get Rid Of Fat
WhereItS Shows

Do you realise that nothing but good
substantial food and plenty Of It VII build
muscular energy and that you must eat
and cat heartily In order to retain your
strength? Dieting weakens you and ever
The Washington times., 1921-02-06

AN exclusive photograph Of
G. 1isosiey, president Of
the feuoyrad Commune. LcnIn's
chief lieutenant His death mt
the hands Of an assassin has
been reported several times re-
Gently, but appsrcntiy he Il still
welding power.
The Washington times., 1921-02-06

DUTCH McDEvITT, millionaire for day., re-
Gently beaten up by eight men in his Wilkes Barre
Pa, office In the last issue OF his paper ne named
his assailants and warned them all he d get even.
The Washington times., 1921-02-06

MRS. ALMA WHITE,
founder Of the ~piliar Of
Fire." n religious organization
Of nstion-wide scope, with head
quarters at Bound Brook, N. j,
who has instituted divorce pro-
ceedings against the Rev. Kent
White, formerly d Methodist
clergyman, charging desertion-
The Washington times., 1921-02-06
FLORISTS

FUNERAL DESIGNS
OF svsry dsscription-h ods~ats peiesA
aaiA y u. II y.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1921-09-03
WONDERS FOUND IN NUMBERS
Although Undoubtedly an Exact Sci
ence, They Are in Many Ways
Full Of Imagination.

All things are full Of wonder, but
what Is more wonderful than numbersI
Who discovered them, or can they
boast an existence before the world
was, with the Ancient OF Days? AT
the first awakening Of human knowl-
edge numbers were there, for there can
be no gathering together nor any sepa-
rating, no collection and no distribu-
ton, without numbers. They stand
lowering over all, prototype Of eternal
law.
Numbers are said to be an exact SCI
ence and to deal with facts which can
not lie; yet how full of imagination
they are, as viewed In the geometrical
exactness Of the snowflake. determin-
ing the turn Of the tides, the changes
Of the moon, the procession of our
days and the return of the seasons In
the vale OF the years. May Stranathan
writes In the Pittsburgh Dispatch.
They are the measure Of our three d.
mansions and, should time be discov-
cred to be our fourth dimension, as
some prophesy, there numbers are
found also.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1921-09-03
How Was He 10 Known

: The most embarrassing moment In
my life came when was Junior in
high school. AS In the case Of most
boys Of that age, had girl friend !
escorted to and from various events.
One evening we attended a lecture
given by a prominent lawyer. After
1t was over / took the girl home and
we went into the library to study for
an exam. Soon her parents arrived
and were taking their wraps off In the
hall when her mother called to US and
asked US how we liked the lecture.
I Immediately spoke up: well, /
didn't think much Of It."
: No sooner had the words been
spoken than in walked the speaker
with the rest Of the folks. Unknown
to me he was to stay at their home
over night.-C Chicago Tribune.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1921-09-03
LIKE IN CHAMBERS FIELDS"
Poppies Bloom In kearney, N. j., In
Soil That Was Transported From
Beautiful France.

"In Flanders fields the peoples
grow" but not only in Flanders fields.
Over in the Federal Shipbuilding CON-
pany's yards in Kearney, n. j., French,
and Belgian poppies bloom with the
same brave colors they showed on the
battlefields overseas. How did they
get there? Well, that's long story.
Remember when our troop ships
were speeding over the waters guarded
by swift destroyers? And when other
vessels were making the trip carrying
food and other supplies to the brave
armies overseas? Well, no troops were
homeward bound In those days, but
the vessels did not come back with
empty holds.
Instead as ballast they used SOIL
from Belgium and France.
What to do with this ballast when
the ships touched New York was
problem until officials of the shipbuild-
ing concern in Kearney asked for the
soil for filling in purposes. As result
more than 100 barge loads were trans
ferred from transports locked in Ho-
boken and carried to the yards, where
the soil was used to I'LL sort Of trench
caused by the removal Of pipe line.
And there the peoples have been
blooming for more than a year unno-
ticed, except now and then by pass
Ing ship worker. They have flourished
in their transplanted home perhaps be-
cause they are used to trench life.
Mtermixed with the blood-red peoples
are French daisies, their petals blunter
than the American variety, and with
several blossoms growing from each
stem. Probably these newcomers
would still be unnoticed If the other
day some one hadn't stopped the young
son of the shipyard's chief OF police
to ask where he picked his scarlet
nosegay.
"These?" remarked the boy, holding
the flowers out for observation. ooh.
these are Belgian peoples that grow
wild down in my fathers yards. Want
to get some? I'll show you"
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1921-09-03

Y Donald and his sister Helen delight
In playing house together. Each child
has q house In different parts Of the
same room. Helen was making call
ON Donald, and Donald invited her to
sit down on the only chair he had IN
his house. while he sat down On
small bucket, which he had turned
upside down. Finally Donald grew
restless sitting on the upturned
bucket, and In the course of the con-
yersation he asked: "H0w long are
you going to stay7"
i II think I'll stay allinight."
Donald twisted around on the little
bucket which was becoming a more
uncomfortable seat an the while. and
said quite emphaticany: well, h
you're going to stay all night. I guess
you'll have to give me that chair, cue
] can't stand this bucket"
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1921-09-03
An Old One Answered.

This is a true story. intended
for the enlightment of Laporre
people-if such there be- who
think that the consumer pays
for advertising.
A man went into a hardware
store the proprietor of which
does not advertise-to purchase
a patented device of brass which
he wished to use as a drawer
handle. The dealer asked 65
cents for it.
The customer demurred be-
cause he had paid but Is cents
for the article in the same store
before the war, and he thought
the new price was excessive.
But the dealer explained that
the advance was legitimate, and
that, anyhow. the price couldn't
be beaten, as he was able to do
business on small profits because
he didn't advertise.
The customer was unconvinc-
ed. He decided that he could do
without the article, but as a mat
ter of curiosity he went to an
other store, whose advertisement
he had noticed at various times
in the newspapers. And there
he found the very thing on sale
for 20 cents.
Advertising costs money but
it sells goods. Do not believe
the merchant who argues that he
can undersell others because his
sales ape smaller than theirs and
his method of doing business
proporG onately less expensive.
Common sense should teach you
that the greater number of sales
a dealer makes the cheaper he
can afford to sell.
And common sense should also
convince you that if advertising
doesn't increase sales hundreds
of thousands of merchants would
have quit it years ago. -Laporte
1nd.) Argus,
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1921-09-03
plan to Get Gold From Sand.

1t has been known for many years
that Adirondack. sand contains gold de-
posts that viii run from five to seven
dollars per ton. No practical process
was known by which the gold could be
obtained at profit. although several
attempts have been made In various
sections Of the mountains.
Now, however, it Is reported that Q
process has been perfected which VIII
insure a profit, and THAI two large mills
will soon be erected in the northern
Adlrondacks. Each will be equipped
to handle ten tons Of sand per hour.
1t is rumored the capital is to be fur
nished by q group Of Canadian and
United States bankers
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1921-09-03

Ward 2 Citizens Oppose No Fence Law
Be it resolved that we the cit
liens of ward two, Grant parish,
assembled this 9th day of Au.
gust, 1921, at Bentley. La, dc
express our opposition to the
proposed mo fence" law, for
Louisiana and hereby make a re-
quest of our representatives in
the State Legislature to do all in
their power to defeat said mo
fence" law.
Be it further resolved, That
we recommend that our friends
organize everywhere for self
protection.
Be it further resolved. That a
copy of these resolutions be
furnished the Colfax Chronicle
for publication.
J. H. BRUNsoN,
T. O. HART,
]. w. BARRON.
A. M. BROWN,
]. D. YOUNG,
Committee on Resolutions.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1921-09-03
Fresh barbecued meat, see A. Will
iamson at Williamson Hotel.
Bargain in Red River Plantation.

My $50 acre place. near Aloha, Grant
parish. La, for sale. price 81. 900. 90,
half cash, balance 10 years at 6aE in
terest if desired. reserving half min
eral rights. 100 acres in cultivation,
under woven wire fence, two houses,
three barns, balance woodland, Red
river alluyial land. fronting one mile
on L. r. N Co. right-of-way. Sell
ing because sick and need money now.
j. b. ROBERTS,
SILT Colfax. La. :.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1921-09-03

The custom Of placing can1ies on Z
birthday cake-one for each year
comes from Germany. The Germans
placed a thick one In the center. called
Lebenslicht. the light Of life, Only he
or she who declares his or her birth
day may put out the light of life; 1t
Is unlucky II done by any other member
Of the family. The lights are symbols
Of life and its portions the years. For
persons advanced In years one candle
must do duty, as otherwise too many
would be required.