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The Washington times., 1921-11-17
CITIZENS HEAD DEMANDS
REPRESENTATION FOR D. c

The need Of representation In Con.
eress for the District was stressed
last night by Charles A. Baker. newly
elected president Of the Federation OF
Citizens' Association, before the Con-
necticut Avenue Association meeting
in Wardman Park Inn.
The proposal Of non.voting dele
gate in Congress, Mr.. Baker charac-
terized as a make-shift. -,
The association went on record
favoring Immediate action looking to
the erection of the memorial bridge
connecting Washington with Airing
ton to prevent a recurrence OF the
Armistice Day traffic jam. Harry
Wilson. president of the association.
presided.
The Washington times., 1921-11-17
FAMOUS HILGER SISTERS
TO GIVE CONCERT SUNDAY

The famous Hilger Sisters will give
concert ut Carroll Hall, 924 q
street. northwest, Sunday afternoon
at $50 for the benefit OF the National
Shrine now being erected on the
Catholic University grounds.
The sisters are members OF the
American league Of music. Miss Elsa
plays the cello. Miss Marie violin. and
Miss Greta, pianist. The concert Is
under the auspices Of the Sisters of
the Holy Cross Academy.
The Washington times., 1921-11-17
SPEAKER SAYS TEACHING
METHODS NOT THOROUGH

School teachers are compelled to
waste much time in teaching pupils
things that should be taught at home.
declared Miss Alice Deal. principal Of
the Columbia High School, at a mass
meeting at the Southeast Community
Center last night.
IF parents paid more attention to
the studies of their children at home.
the teachers could make more rapid
progress in their work of instruction"
said Miss Deal.
The meeting was one Of four held
each year for the purpose Of bringing
the financial condition of the com.
munity center work before the public.
A. G. Hermann. president Of the a..
ISOLATION. presided.
The Washington times., 1921-11-17
SECRETARY DAVIS TO SPEAK
At FIRE FIGHTERS BANQUET

Tho Washington City Fire Fight.
ers Association will hold their annual
banquet tonight at SIS o'clock. in
the banquet room Of the New Ebbitt.
Secretary of Labor Davis. the first
Cabinet officer to so honor the or.
ganization. will be the principal
speaker of the evening.
Other notable speakers, guests of
honor Of the Fighters Association.
will he Col. Charles Keller, District
Commissioner, Charles A. Baker,
newly elected head Of the Federation
of Citizens Association, and members
Of Congress.
The Washington times., 1921-11-17
BOARD DESIRES
NEW BUILDINGS
FOR .0CC0QUAN
Systematic Reconstruction Is
Observation-Disclosures. Too
Crowded.

Some original workhouse buildings
at Occoquan will soon have to be re-
placed. according to the annual report
of the Board Of Charities. These build
ing have been In use for more than
ten years. the board reports. and were
constructed out of green lumber found
on the ground when the District be-
gan building the institution. The
board recommends a systematic re-
building of the institution with more
permanent structures.
The daily average number OF pris.
oners at the workhouse was 208 for
the year, compared with 1874 the pre-
ceding year. This is the lowest record
since the establishment Of the work.
house about eleven years ago.
'Reformstory Filled.
The reformatory at Lorton has not
varied very much in Its forced per-
sonnet. the institution has been prac.
tically full to its normal capacity most
Of the time and only can accommodate
$50 prisoners.
At the Jail, however. a different
condition exists. The Jail Is so full.
the report says. that two prisoners
are forced to occupy the same cell,
in face Of the fact that the average
daily population has fallen off. The
daily average during the last year
was 243 as compared with 297 the
previous year.
A great many prisoners are out
on bail, the report says, which does
not mean that there has been a fall
ing off in the number Of persons
violating the law, because there are
many persons, particularly bootleg.
gers and bookmakers, who are await
ing trial. The crowded condition OF
| the criminal court dockets is blamed
for the large number Of prisoners.
Fewer Boy Prisoners.
While the daily average OF boys
at the National Training School has
been lowered from $50 last year 10
341 this year, the daily average OF
girls has increased from 106 to liz.
The girls school has been hampered
by lack of adequate facilities. and
twenty or more girls have been shell.
tered in tents, the report states. The
conditions that brought about the es.
cape Of girls and attempted escapes,
1t is believed. has been remedied. the
report says.
At the tuberculosis Hospital the
number Of patients has increased from
100 to lis. The board recommends
the erection Of a nurses home, so that
more room will be available for pa.
TENTS and also obviate the necessity
Of the nurses living In the same
building with the patients. The board
also recommended that authority be
given the Commissioners to admit pay
patients to the Tuberculosis and Gal.
linger hospitals. The. report says that
many persons object to accepting
charity and that they cannot afford
to pay the charges asked at a private
sanatorium.
The board renews its recommends.
ton for the home for feeble-minded
children. to take care Of the District
unfortunates, who are now sent to
other places and paid for by the Dis
trict.
The Washington times., 1921-11-17
WORK
COMMENDED BY
OLD NE|GHb0RS
Southwest Citizens Association
Indorsss Administration OF
District Police.

Maj. Harry L. Gessford's admirhs-
tration Of the police department was
Endorsed by the Southwest Citizens
Association at it's November meetins
in Jefferson School. last night. The
resolution was introduced by DR..
Willard r. Thompson.
Southwest. has a particular inter
est In Major Gessford." DR.. Thompson
said" for not only il he a Southwest
boy but he has endeared himself to
the people of Southwest by the good
work he has done for this section of
the city"
An attempt by Thomas p. Brown
to have the association indorse a reso-
luton commencing the Commissioners
upon the selection of the site for the
tuberculosis school 1t Fourteenth and
Upshur streets caused much discus
sion. Opposition to the resolution was
started by Martin Wiegand. and 1t was
laid on the table.
The Dyer bill which provides for halt
fare on the street cars for school chill
dren was Endorsed.
George M. Yeatman. president OF
the association announced the appoint
ment Of Mrs. George B. Fraser, as a
delegate to the woman's committee OF
the Federation Of Citizens Associations
to represent Southwest Citizens Asso
citation.
M. ]. Driscoll. chairman Of tn.
membership committee announced that
ninety-five new members had beer,
added to the list and that the commit
tee would continue until II had every
available citizen in the Southwest sec.
ton Of the city in the association.
The Washington times., 1921-11-17
FocH coNFERS HONOR
RIBBON ON GEN. BABBIT

Marshal Foch conferred the Legion
OF Honor upon Brig. Gen. Edwin B.
Rabbit. u. 8. A., at the Hotel Willard
this morning At IL o'clock.
General Rabbit commanded the
Fourth Field Artillery brigade Of the
Fourth Division during the world war
from It's organization to the close of
hostilities, participating with marked
distinction In the actions on the Vesle
river and in the st. Mihiel and Mouse
Argonne offensives, .....
The Washington times., 1921-11-17
MINUTE MEN REVIVED
BY BURIAL OF UNKNOWN

Revival of interest in the Minute
Men of this city has resulted from
the recent buSal Of the unknown
American soldier and the sessions
of the arms conference. The men,
hers Of the organization wear the
Continental uniform Of buff and blue
and at patriotic celebrations repre-
sent the first American soldiers.
Col. M. A. Winter. organizer and
commander OF the Minute Men. was
requested to furnish a uniformed
guard OF honor for the laying of the
cornerstone OF the Victory Building.
The Washington times., 1921-11-17
BUSINESS MEN URGED TO
FILL JOBS WITH YANKS

II you are a business man and need
help of any kind, notify Harrison d.
Boyer. chairman of the unemployment
committee of the veterans of foreign
wars at 1907 r street northeast.
All unemployed veterans In the Dis
trict also are asked to register with
Boyer, who said today that he has
men qualified to I'LL most any vacant
position in Washington--and all of
them have seen service during the
world war
The Washington times., 1921-11-17
Women Draft Code To
Rule Handsome
Husbands

PARIS, Nov. 17.--Having elected
what they considered was the
handsomest man in France,
French women are now busy franz
ing rules which such man should
observe in married life, as follows:
Never dare to give orders to q
wife even for her own good.
Never commit the crime Of be-
ing bore.
Never resemble a preacher or
schoolmaster.
Avoid disseminating the wife
with good advice or wise examples
taken from his own family.
Offer everything before she has
asked for the slightest thing.
Above all, learn to forgive the
wife when the husband is mis-
taken and to approve of her when
the husband is right.
The Washington times., 1921-11-17
Rabbi FeIdman to Speak.

Rabbi Abraham J. Feldman, Of Hene
seth Israel Synagogue, Philadelphia
Pa, will address Washington Hebrew
Congregation at Eighth Street Temple
tonight and tomorrow morning.
Tonight he will speak on the sub
ject, 1.-THE Jewish Main Street." and
tomorrow morning his topic will he
"Unseeing Eyes"
The Washington times., 1921-11-17
D. c. Natives to Elect.

Officers for the ensuing year will pe
chosen and new members elected al
the annual meeting Of the Society OF
Natives of the District of Columbia
tomorrow night in the oak room OF the
Hotel Raleigh.
The Washington times., 1921-11-17
Vet Handiwork on Sale.

Articles made by wounded soldiers
at the various Government hospitals
were placed on sale today at the Wora.
ems City Club. 20 jackson place north.
west. The sale has the approval Of
Col. c. r. Forbes. director Of the Vet.
erapo' Bureau.
The Washington times., 1921-11-17
YOUNG COPPER
HELD ON STORY
Of TILTED GIRL
War Romance Ends When Ex-
Service Man Brings Bride
From Kentucky.

Cast aside for another woman after
she claims to have been induced to
leave her home In New York on the
promise of marriage. Miss Rose
slechta, twenty one years old. last
night caused the arrest of Leonard
Coldiron. twenty-five years old. q
policeman Of No. / precinct
1t was all because Coldiron. on ten
days leave OF absence from his police
duties. yesterday brought to the
Capital from Kentucky q bride Of q
few days. With little thought Of the
girl, q principal In q war romance
in which he figured before sailing
with his regiment to France during
the war. and happy n his recent
matrimonial step. Coldiron walked
into the First precinct station for
duty at o'clock last night.
Stripped Of Equipment.
Hand over your equipment. Cold.
iron." were the greeting words Of
Capt. A. K. Brown, commander of the
precinct. We've a warrant for your
arrest, charging you with a statu.
tory offense." Coldiron was then
locked up. but soon was released on
500 bond for his appearance In police
court today.
He was a gay deceiver," Miss
Slechta told Captain Brown. IT met
Coldiron in New York just before be
sailed for France. He told me he
loved me--that he would marry me
when he returned to the United
States. believed in him, trusted
him, but when he returned he put Off
the marriage.
"Six months aeo, after we cor.
responded for months, Coldiron came
to my home In New York and told
me that II accompanied him ia
Washington he would marry me.
came to Washington and he put me
in an apartment at Fourteenth and
v streets northwest.
Expected to Be Married.
"Coldiron daily visited my apart.
ment. but always postponed our mar.
rage. I had confidence in him and
believed that some day the wedding
bells would ring for both Of US.
Then to my surprise learned
when he took his leave Of absence on
November 8 that he had gone to Ken
lucky to marry another girl. 1t broke
my heart. He said he was going To
Kentucky to hunt for game. Now
don't care what becomes OF either
Of us.
but ] am angered at MS oeceptioh'
He has ruined my life"
When the girl told her story to
Captain Brown. he started an fnvesti'
cation with the result that the war
rant for the policeman's arrest was
When Coldiron. who gave his ad'
dress as 1918 II street northwest, wa
The Washington times., 1921-11-17
Breaks Leg in Three Places.

While painting an electric light pole
on Military road yesterday, Mike Rob
inson. forty years old, 200 Canal street
southwest. suffered three fractures of
the leg when the pole broke and he
was thrown to the ground. Robinson
Ia being treated at Garfield Hospital.
The Washington times., 1921-11-17
Guileless Delegate
Seeks Room tAuec'
Bath At Treasur]

State Department officials today carrying quiet
investigation in an effort ascertain the archkdder whose
gbness assaulted battered the innocence Of foreign
attache-known in Washington parlance visiting remen
Newark post. (Newark, Del.) 1910-1969, 1921-05-04
{ Abolish Committees

An interesting act of the Senate at
Washington which has received little
publicity was the recent elimination
of forty of its seventy-four standing
committees. Most of these commit
ees have not functioned for years, but
have been retained and chairmen
regularly appointed at each session,
with the regular appropriations for
clerk hire, printing, and other ex-
penses. One of the committees,
namely Committee on Transportation
Routes to the Seaboard, had not had
a meeting for forty years. The House
of Representatives still retains it's
dead committees.
Newark post. (Newark, Del.) 1910-1969, 1921-05-04

sense, he barred his soul to friend. National
and world character, that his life and work
made him, like to read that sentiment. 1t
was his ambition, fuller Of meaning than
single reading interprets. A misplaced en-
phasis destroys much of it's greatness On
Memorys Shaft that have erected to His
tory's Great, those are the words, I carve, as
his most fitting epitaph.
Speaking of epitaphs, there are so few
that are truly expressive. But here is one
picked up the other day. Sir Christopher
Wren, the great English architect, designed
many of London's finest buildings. After de-
voting his life to the passion of 'frozen
music" he lies in the heart of the city he
made so beautiful. Upon the tablet to his
memory is engraved
eff you would see his monument, look
about YOU"
Epitaphs could we'll be a worthy ambition
What's the moral, say you? 1t is this -.
have you, citizen of America, of Delaware, of
Newark, an ambition such as Lincoln had?
Will Delaware, those who know you best, say
''He planted rose and plucked a thorn,
wherever he thought rose would grow
Will Newark read in memory of you,-
"If you acOuld see his monument, look
about yOu."
Newark post. (Newark, Del.) 1910-1969, 1921-05-04
Good American

The new administration is giving us
some old time American falkland we
like it.
President Harding at the naval re-
view, speaking of our foreign rela-
tions and national policy burst out
with "By the Eternal, we shall
have what is rightfully ours" Then
this morning Daugherty, Attorney
General, speaking of May LIST demon
stration, said the country was getting
back to normal. "Of course" said he,
"we can't leave the smoke-house door
open but we are reasonably safe"
No official airs about "By the eternal"
and "smoke-house" illustrations. It
just suits us common folk. Harding,
Hughes, Hoover have all hit out the
situation in clean cut American and
now Doughtery has proven his COM
mand Of language easily understood.
Newark post. (Newark, Del.) 1910-1969, 1921-05-04
Sons of Delaware

Sons of Delaware have again &C
cepted the invitation to come to Uni
versity of Delaware for their spring
outing. The institution is to be con-
graduated for these men are worth
while citizens. They have left Della
ware and made a success in life for
themselves and more-they have made
an impression for good in our neigh
boring state. True Sons, they are.
The Home Fire spirit glows and once
a year they come back.
We wish the University would ask
the town to participate in this We'll
come Home. 1t would add to the oc-
casion and increase friendlier I'M
derstanding and relationship.
Newark post. (Newark, Del.) 1910-1969, 1921-05-04
Our Dearest Friends,

We spend a great deal of our 4
in learning what literature is ed
and a great deal more in attuning J
minds to it's reception, rightly q
WINGED that, by the training of ourl]
tellectual faculties, we are unlock
one Of the doors through which swd
ness and light may enter. We J
fond of reading, too, and have alw1
maintained with Macauley that
would rather be poor man WI
books than a great king witho|
though luckily for our resolution, !
perhaps for his, such choice h
never yet been offered. Books
say, are our dearest friends, and
with true friendly acuteness, we !
prompt to discover their faults. a
take great credit in our ingenuity,
Agnes ReppIier.
Newark post. (Newark, Del.) 1910-1969, 1921-05-04
2O-Cent MILEAGE

One of the first acts of the Sixty
seventh Congress was the passage of
the customary appropriations bill for
expenses of the session. This bill in
cluded $51 900 for mileage of Senators
and $4,000 for mileage of Represent
tatives and Delegates, and expenses of
Resident Commissioners. Mileage is
allowed at the rate of 20 cents a mile
each way for each session.
Newark post. (Newark, Del.) 1910-1969, 1921-05-04
Epitaphs

If you could write your own epitaph.-
honestly what would you say? Very like.
When you pass out and friends erect the
marking stone at your grave, your epitaph
Will Halter you. They usually do. But if it
were possible and your modesty would per-
NIT, and you could leave instructions to carve
your secret ambition and supreme motive of
your life, on your tomb, what would it be?
Ones supreme ambition is something the
world seldom hears. The longing yearn of
our hearts best is, in most instances a quiet
but well guarded secret Once in awhile.
biographer will tell of an ambition of his sub
ject that the world never dreamed of. Great
men, serving well, even receiving deserved
applause, go out into the Unknown and the
world knows not the personal defeat that was
theirs. Sometimes however, in revery bv
the fire with a comrade, friend, the woman
OF his heart, man will, in abashed whisper.
tell his most cherished desire.
What man wishes said of him when he
dies, is representative of the best in him as
we'll as the frailty of human nature. For
illustration, Lincoln gave, believe, his best
when he said: 81 want to so live that when
die, those who knew me best will say: He
planted rose and plucked thorn, wherever
he thought rose would grow
That to me, best typifes Lincoln, I be-
!leve it was his secret desire. It escaped him.
in some unguarded moment. Tender, full of
sentiment, yet rugged in pioneer common
Newark post. (Newark, Del.) 1910-1969, 1921-05-04
Bringing the Bodies Home

Twenty thousand bodies of Ameri-
can soldiers who fell in Frauc. have
either b?en SHIPPED TO tn United
States nr are in process O.: hei" 6
returned for burial in their native
country. With 102 officers of the
American army and a personnel of
more than 1000 men working night
and day in many sections of France
the Graves Registration service of the
American army has reached point
where it is possible to forward 1000
bodies a month. The work of sending
back the 52,311 bodies designated for
interment in America will be complet-
ed by the end of next October, if pres
ent plans are fulfilled.
Newark post. (Newark, Del.) 1910-1969, 1921-05-04
Alumni to Back University

The first meeting of the executive
committee of the Wilmington Chapter
of the Alumni Association Of the Uni
versity of Delaware was held Friday
afternoon in the Office of County En-
gineer C. E. Grub, president of the
organization. Various matters were
discussed at the meeting and three
committees were named.
Those on the membership committee
are Chairman, l.. B. Steele, IT; Rev.
Charles w. Clash, '06; Leroy B.Hick-
man, 'O3; Jay Robinson, ~, and Ed
mund S. Hellings, '9S. The scholar
ship committee consists of the follow
ing: William H. Head, '83, chairman;
George N. Davis, '9S, and Joseph Nc
Vey, 'O4. The athletic committee fol-
lows: F. Irving Walls, II, chairman;
w. A. Trotter, 100, and J. A. Crothers,
'16.
The next meeting will be held at
the Y. M. C. A. on Wednesday even
ing, May 25. At this meeting ath-
letics and number of other topics
will be brought up for discussion. A
"Back for Commencement" slogan
will likely be adopted at the meeting
and an effort made to have as many
as possible back for the alumni reun-
ion in connection with the commence
ment activities.
Newark post. (Newark, Del.) 1910-1969, 1921-05-04
New York, N. Y,

~" yin ~.
March 20, 1921.
Hon. William D. Denney,
Governor of Delaware,
Dover, Delaware.
My dear Governor. Your message.
requesting me to serve as a member
Of the State Board of Education of
Delaware under the new school law.
came to me yesterday. 1t is a great
honor to receive an offer of such ap-
polntment, for no subject demands
more careful consideration and higher
thought than does that of education.
am therefore embarrassed and. I
might add, disappointed to be obliged
to decline to serve. In view of nv in
terest in education in Delaware and
to the fact that Governor Townsend
did me the honor to appoint me
member of the State Board of Educa-
ton under the law of 1919, it is only
fair to you that l should make frank
statement of the reasons that have
led to my present determination.
While l have many other questions
occupying my attention at present,
and while my business commitments
are somewhat burdensome and call for
much absence from Delaware, | cam
not plead these facts as a proper
cause for declining to accept another
appointment as member of the State
Board of Education.
A report on certain features of the
law leads me to the following s. *
A 25 per cent tax rate is insufficient
and has no defence in the practice
common in other States; the tax rate
on real estate is the only means at
command of the State Board of Edu-
cation for raising money to meet I'M
foreseen deficiencies in the income tax
or other source of revenue. There
fore, the tax rate should be sufficient;
elastic so that the Board may use it
as means of providing the budget
approved by the Legislature. The
new law, placing the power of in
creasing the tax rate with 300 or 400
separate districts, makes uniform
school system impossible.
Under the new law building pro-
gram is impossible. The several dis
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FARM FOR SALE

Must sell on account of :
health, farm about SO acre
located below Tweed's plad
on Creek Road. SIS acres /
cultivation, rest timber an
meadow land. Ten ROOF
house in good condition.
1-4-tf CHARLES KRAp