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Evening star., 1922-08-15
MAN TAKES POISON
TO ESCAPE TRIAL
IN SHOOTING CASE

Rather than appear in court and
face a charge Of having fired two
pistol shots at Albert Evans. his
brother-in-law. Richard P. Jackson,
thirty years old, 1921 P street. yes
terday afternoon took his life by
swallowing a dose Of poison. 1t was
about o'clock in the afternoon when
he took the poison, and death claimed
him at Emergency Hospital six hours
later.
After he had swallowed the poison
he summoned a clerk in the hotel and
told of what he had done. Jackson
was employed at a Connecticut ave-
nue. decorating establishment. where
he said he obtained the poison.
1t was said by the police that Jack
son. who was married only a few
months ago, had quarreled with his
wife.
Later. 1t is charged. he had trouble
with his brotherinlaw and fired two
shots at him. He was arrested and
released on bond to await the action
Of the grand jury. His case prob
ably would have been called for trial
early in the fall.
Evening star., 1922-08-15
Insomnia.

T called on old Doc Graft today,
and said, I'm doomed, l think; l
spend the long nights in the hay,
and cannot sleep wink. I've tried
the many ancient schemes for
bringing slumber near, but from
the mystic land of dreams I'm
barred for good, l fear. counted
forty million sheep last night but
all Ill van; l must get next to
gentle sleep, or l shall go insane.
Obeying one cheap docs harangues,
who boosted exercise, | walked
some twenty parasangss, which
failed to close my eyes. And so at
last | come to you, your help l now
implore; they say you've methods
strange and new, no docs e'er used
before" Il knew you'd come" the
Old Doc cried, when weakness made
me pause; Il saw you sick, and so
l tried, with zeal, to learn the cause.
l find your stand-off is no good in
any part of town; you owe for hay
and coal and wood and for your
wife's best gown. In debts you've
always been immersed since you
were in your teens; you owe the
butcher for his wurst. the grocer
for his beans. 1t would be vain to
feed you pills, they would not set
you right; go like a man and pay
your bills. and you will sleep at
night" This was the rede OF Old
Doc Graft, too good rede to
waste; and down the elevator shaft
he dropped me, in his haste.
(Copyright) WALT MASON.
Evening star., 1922-08-15
BAND CONCERT.

Iowa Circle today at 1880
o'clock. concert by a section OF
the United States Marine Band.
Taylor Branson. second leader.
March. 1.-The American Eagle
Boehme
Overture, "orpheus" onenbach
Baritone solo. Fantasia Bril-
Musician, Charles L. Viner.
Excerpts from 1T Happened
Clarinet solo. "4th Air varie"
Bender
Musician, Henry Weber.
"a? Lady Picking Mulber. err,
ries" ..:..........:.. .keliey
"a Chinese episode)
(b) "Trocha," a Cuban Dance
Tyers
Scenes from "Ruddigore"
Sullivan
THE Star spangled Banner"
At Walter Reed Hospital. by
the Army Music School, conduct
ed by the senior band-leader stu
dents. at $50 pm.
March. 'Marche Aux Flam-
Conducted by STAFF Sergt. W.
G. ArchambeaulO
Overture, "Czaar and thinner
mann" .............L .Lortzing
Conducted by Assistant Prin-
cipal John S. Martin)
Grand selection, La Traviata"
Verdi
Conducted by Sergt. George c.
HEWITT
Waltzes. New Vienna" Strauss
Conducted by Staff Sergt.
James B. Allen.)
Trombone solo. THE Palms"
Faure
(Played by Staff Sergt. Charles
Rehm.)
Selection. "Going Up. .Hirsch
Conducted by Staff Sergt.
George Wohlmacher)
Moorish Serenade". .Chapi
Conducted by Staff Sergt. John
o. Clover.)
(a) Fox-trot. Thrills. West
(b) March. "Gentry's Trium-
phaI .JeWell
Conducted by Sergt. Henry
Bellman.)
THE Star Spangled Banner"
Evening star., 1922-08-15
ADJUSTMENTS
B. F. KEITH'S-Van and Schenk.

The pennantwinning battery of
songland." Van and Schenk, as they
are billed. heads this weeks bill at
heith's. and wins out over the re-
mainder of the program, which puts
up strong bid for the honors. Van
and Schenk are popular singers, with
a business sense that keeps them in
the first ranks of vaudeville. They
are constantly improving their offer
lngs with songs that take with an
audience and that are put over in
their own way. Last night they had
the audience laughing or applauding
vociferously while they We're on the
stage. and they were kept there SO
long that the stage hands had to re-
move the piano to stop the fun riot.
George Choos. who presents Frank
Sinclair and Cliff Dixon in THE
Little Cottage" is responsible for a
production that does him credit. The
leading people are good dancers and
comedians, the supporting girls are
pretty and handsomely gowned. and
Marie Saxon and Kathleen Norris,
who do a sister act, make the number
stand out with unusual effect. An
other good dancing number is that of
Snow and Columbus. with dainty Har-
riet Hoctor. The audience was not
backward in giving them unstinted
applause.
Lester Crawford and Helen Brod-
erick arouse their audience to much
enthusiasm with bright and funny
chatter: Nine. Besson. in THE Wom-
an Who Knew" scores a hit with an
interesting little sketch: Mel klee,
the dark face comedian. works easily
into the good graces Of his hearers.
his Jokes being new and the
secrets" he unfolded about the other
performers being funny; the Mc1n-
tvres offer clever craftsmanship, and
Will and Gladys Ahern please with
rope spinning, dancing and jokes. The
usual pictures complete the bill.
Evening star., 1922-08-15
URCENEW SCHOOL
| AND Fairgrounds
Columbia Heights Citizens
| Advocate Purchase of
Lehman Tract.
CONSIDERED IDEAL SITE
More Land Near Powell School Also
Recommended-Plea for Street
Improvements.

President Harley v. Speelman of
tae Colunbia Heights Citizens AS
sociation has submitted to the Com
missioners a recommendation of his
association asking that. the Lehman
tract of six and a half acres at 14th
street and 14th street road be pur-
chased for school and playground
purposes
Due to increased building opera
tions. this is practically the only
suitable, unbuilt-on available site In
this part of the city" President
Speelman told the Commissioners, In
the course of his recommendations
with its grove of oaks. on a slight
elevation. this tract is admirably
suited both for school and play
ground purposes
1t also is recommended that va
cant lot ON Park road near the Pow
ell School fe purchased for the en-
largement y! the playground of this
school. Tho association recommends
that a lot at the northwest corner
of Lamont and 18th streets be pur-
chased for a site for the proposed
branch of the Public Library for the
section.
The following recommendations
were made for street improvements:
Extension OF Euclid street straight
to 18th street. eliminating dangerous
corner at 10Th street; extension of
Clifton street from alley to the
Meridian Hill Park, at 18th street,
extension of Fairmont street from
University place to 18th street;
Georgia avenue from Florida avenue
TO Kenyon street-replace rough
block paving with asphalt; Kansas
avenue from Spring road to Shepherd
street--should be paved as it is
nearly built up: Shepherd street from
14th street west to valley should be
paved: 14th street. Spring road to
Shepherd street-should be curbed
and coble gutter removed: Oak street,
from 14th street to 18th street
should be paved and Strengthened
at 18th street; Perry place, from
1434 to 18th street-should be paved
as T. is nearly built up; 14th street
roaa should be paved. as same is in
poor condition due to building opera
tione.
Evening star., 1922-08-15
TRADE AT HOME LESSON
FOR WASHINGTON FOLKS.

Vacationists returning by automobile
from seaside resorts seldom fail to sue
cumb to the lure of roadside
vegetable and fruit displays. MAIN
tained by farmer lads and lassies in
front Of their New Jersey. Delaware
and Maryland homes. Big. juicy
peaches. mellow apples and such appe-
tizing produce as sugar corn fresh from
the patch tomatoes, etc. greet the eye
Of the motorst all along the route to
Washington.
, Beside the attraction Of securing
homegrown eatables there is gener-
ally the convincing argument of
cheap prices to influence the hungry
sojourner in his decision to fill up the
spare compartments of his car with
purchases.
Last week a local family took ad-
vantage of apparent opportunities to
thus do marketing en- route. A large
basket of peaches was obtained for a
dollar from a little girl on the road
in New Jersey. and sugar corn was
purchased for 20 cents a dozen. After
a short experience with food prices
at a popular Atlantic beach resort
the bargains seemed remarkable.
AS the group pulled up in front
of their Washington residence a
huckster drove by. Curiosity prompt
ed the wife to compare prices.
How much are your peaches?" she
asked, pointing to a basket the same
Evening star., 1922-08-15
BIG STRIKES BLOW
T0SOLD|ER BONUS
Senator Borah Declares No
Such Burden Should Be
Put on People.
INDUSTRY IN GREAT PERIL
Coming Winter to Try Patience,
Courage and Patriotism of All
Citizens, He Says.

The rail and coal strikes will bring
about situation this coming winter
that Will try the patience, courage
and patriotism of the people, Sena-
tor Borah. republican, Idaho. declared
Yesterday In formal statement. This
situation was pointed to by Mr..
Borah, who is chairman of the Senate
labor committee, as a further reason
against enactment of the soldiers
bonus bill. which. under present
plans. Is to be called up in the Senate
next week.
Disaster Point Near.
The situation in the industrial
world Is very serious, more discour-
aging than when the President came
before Congress in July, 1921, and
asked that the bonus bill, for eco
nomic and financial reasons. be post
poned.' he said. BY reason of the
transportation and the coal sit uation
conditions have been aggravated al
most to point of disaster
The situation startles any one
who stops to think about it and who
knows the real situation. The out
look for the settlement of these mat
ters Is not very encouraging. But. If
they were settled this week. still the
damage. the injury to business and
the disturbing effect upon business
would be very great. The coming
winter at the very best is to try the
patience and the courage and the pa
triotism Of our people-the whole in
dustrial world, capital and labor
alike.
Nothing can prevent heavy losses
to the farmers, fruit growers and
potato growers of the west, by rea-
son of the difficulty superimposed in
getting cars to move their crops. es-
pecially such crops as fruit and pota-
toes.
I'm the face of these conditions for
Congress to deliberately add an in
debtedness or obligation of the gov
ernment ranging all the way from
four or four and a half to Ave billion
dollars is a reckless and shameless
disregard of those interests which we
are here to protect"
Evening star., 1922-08-15
AROUND THE TOWN

size as that containing the New
Jersey product.
Ninety cents"
Concealing her chargin, she IN :
CURED of how sugar corn was SELL
ing"
Twenty cents dozen." came the
reply.
The moral of which is: Patronize
your home merchant.
"DUMB" MAN CLEVERLY
AVOIDS POLICE HEADS.
Even deaf and dumb men are not
always dumb. Saturday afternoon
reporter was seated in his automobile
in front of the District building
watching Chief of Police Daniel Sui.
livan and Chief of Detectives Cliff
ford Grant engrossed in a deep con-
Just at that time the reporter was
approached by a fairly well dressed
man, who showed q pencil-writter
card out bearing the inscription. -
am deaf and dumb. Won't you please
help me"' Upon seeing the news
sleuth shake his head. the man saun-
tered up to another individual. show
ing the same card and receiving the
same answer
The reporter then watched the man
as he neared the two police heads
The man drew near. but suddenly
changed his mind and with quickened
steps left the scene
Evening star., 1922-08-15
INSECTS FORM SPIRE IN
EAST POTOMAC PARK.

What are the swarms Of insects that
hover over the willow trees in East
Potomac Park. rising and falling on
the wind over the willows during the
hour preceding dark?
They rise in clouds twenty feet high
above the graceful limbs of the will
low trees, apparently never descend
ing to the ground after the sun has
set. A light breeze blows the entire
column few feet from the trees
over which they hover, but they fly
pack, never disturbing the symmetry
of the tall insect spire Perhaps they
settle down on the leaves after dark.
and perhaps tho moving spire seen
on warm nights over the trees on the
speedway is merely the evening con-
stititional of the insect host.
At any rate they have attracted the
attention and interest of hundreds
of motorists, who would probably be
glad to have the bureau of entomo- =
logy explain their weird gyrations
over the willow trees.
Evening star., 1922-08-15
CARROLL COUNTRY CLUB
SCENE OF QUIET RAID
spec;,1 Disnstcb TO The Star

Special Dispatch to The Star.
ROCKVILLE. Md. August 15.-Be-
tween IL and 1 o'clock Sunday morn
ing Sheriff Alvie \. Moxley. Chief of
Police Charles 7. Cooley and half
dozen deputy sheriffs and county po
licemen dropped in on the Carroll
Country Club, at Bethesda. this coun-
ty, to see. as one of the officers put it,
what was going on" They found
there a number of guests who SEEM
ed to be enjoying themselves in a
quiet and peaceable manner, and took
charge of a small quantity Of liquor.
No arrests were made, but George
Perry, who is understood to run the
place, was asked to report at the po-
lice court here.
Perry and Mrs. Ida Stanley were ar
rested several weeks ago on charges
of maintaining a nuisance or keeping
a disorderly house at the Carroll Club
and are now on bond awaiting trial
at the November term of the circuit
court, and a few weeks ago, Judge Ed
ward c. Peter. in the circuit court
here, granted a temporary injunction
restraining Perry and Mrs. Stanley
from conducting the establishment in
the manner complained of in a bill
filed in the circuit court here by
large number of residents and prop
erty owners of the Bethesda neigh
borhood.
Evening star., 1922-08-15
TODAY'S ADJUSTMENTS.

GARRICk-"Three Wise Fools,
performance at $50 pm.
KEITH'S-Van and Schenck, vaude-
vile. at 2:l5 and Sis pm.
RIALTO-Helen Chadwick and
James Rennie in "The Dust Flower"
photoplay. at 1880 am. 1870, $3.50,
$50. 1870 and $3.50 pm.
COLCMBIA-"Forge Me Not" at
1O:35 am, 12:25, 2:Io, 4:o5. 40 and
9:40 pm.
METROPOLITAN Dorothy Phil
lips, in Hurricanes Gal" at 1928
am. 1:25. 3:25. 5:25. 7:25 and $3.50 ?. IN.
PALACE-Betty Compson. in The
Bonded Woman" at 1925 am, 1920.
2:10, 4:10, s, 7:45 and $50 pm.
Evening star., 1922-08-15
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF.

The weekly luncheon of the Lions
Club will be given tomorrow, at 1890
pm, New Willard Hotel.
The Wnpiya. or Medicine Men. nm
organization Of physicians and sur
geons of the city, will meet at lunch
con tomorrow. at 12:45, at University
Club. Drs. \. W. Boswell and
J. B. Gregg-Custis. presidents of
District medical societies. will be spe-
cial guests and speakers Subject:
The Medical Practice Act Now Be-
fore Congress"
The American Legion Auxiliary of
the District, will give garden party
tomorrow and Thursday evenings on
the grounds of the Old Naval Hospi-
tai, southeast.
Evening star., 1922-08-15
UNSEEN FIGHTERS FREED.

Ernest Russell and Charles Palmer.
each with his head bandaged as the
result of wounds, appeared in Police
Court yesterday afternoon. The gov
ernment failed to produce a single
witness that had seen the fight in
which the two young men had been
injured. AS close as the police could
get to giving evidence was that there
had been a pitched battle Sunday aft
ernoon at Florida and Sherman ave-
nues, with Palmer and Russell as
the principals.
Judge Mcmahon dismissed the case
Evening star., 1922-08-15
SUES TO PERFECT SALE.

Helene Stern, trading as the Stern
Company. yesterday brought suit for
specific performance in the Supreme
Court of the District of Columbia
against Joseph Paul and Joseph
Schwartz, trading as Paul G. Schwartz
Of 921 Louisiana avenue northwest.
The plaintiff says she entered :nto
contract with the defendants to nuy
their stock for s2,967.3O and paid $3.50
on account. They now refuse to
complete the sale. she tells the court.
Attorney Joseph B. Stein appears for
the plaintiff
Evening star., 1922-08-15

That the human sympathies throb
strong In the breasts OF those who
work side by side for living, and
that elf-sacrifice Is often shown in
the workshop was again illustrated
when it was decreed that several
hundred men must lose their Jobs at
the bureau Of engraving and print
ing.
Separations will be made under
the seniority rule" was the order of
the director. Promptly several of the
younger men, without families to
support, volunteered to give up their
jobs in favor of older men, with
heavy family obligations, who need
ed the steady work.
Thus. for example. one plate printer
with a family of nine children, has
been enabled to continue at work.
Evening star., 1922-08-15
ORGANIZATION ACTIVITIES.
TONIGHT.

The Ladies' Auxiliary of Spanish
War Veterans will hold a lawn fete.
8 O'Clock, on grounds of Old Naval
Hospital southeast.
Evening star., 1922-08-15
FOR BRAIN FAC

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Gives prompt relief to tired nerves, brain and
headache. following mental strain or overwork.
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Evening star., 1922-08-15

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Evening star., 1922-08-15

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Evening star., 1922-08-15

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The Dolores star., 1922-04-07
Temperature of Ocean Water

The surface water of the ocean VA.
ries In temperature with the latitude.
The hottest water-about so degrees
Is at the equator, und the coolest at
the poles. At depth Of several hun.
dred feet, however, the ocean, even in
the tropics, becomes extremely cold.
This Icy water has drifted down from
the poles. spreading Its chilling effect
over the entire sen. In the lowest
depths the temperature is very close
TO the freezing point. But there is
no danger that the ocean will ever
freeze. because the water is In per.
petual motion through waves, tides
and also because the warm water at
the equator. constantly rising to the
top, keeps the general temperature
from dropping too low.
The Dolores star., 1922-04-07
flZ'ER3asssaiyGsa Rasays
Fairy Tale
GOODBYE SPRING
"WLARY GRAHAM BONNER
So.,uc-i ., vtit,r -svv.,ts Vr.os -


"Good-bye, Spring, must be going,
said the blue Hepatica flower.
Goodbye. dear little Hepatica'
said the Spring.
Now the Spring was dressed In all
her best. oh, she was most gorgeous.
She wore cap Of beautiful olive
green leaves, so fresh and pretty and
new, and her hat was Of many spring
flowers. 1t was lovely hat.
Her skirt was Of soft green moss
with new ferns decorating 1t, such
dear little delicate ferns.
Her shoes were of green moss and
her shoe laces were Of lovely tall
green grasses.
Her waist was of spring blossoms
and was SO pretty, and had sprinkIed
over her perfume which all of the
spring flowers and shrubs and trees
and grass had given to her as g0t
from all of them.
81 hate to see you CO." said Spring.
"but l know you must be on your
way. This is the time for you to
finish your blossoming or towering"
yes" said the blue Hepatica flower.
81 have been about really ever since
December. was under the snow,
you know, and my fuzzy stem kept
The Dolores star., 1922-04-07

sister. Alix received the kiss. smiled,
and stretched In the sun.
Heavenly day to waste in the city J"
said Alix.
II known Cherry said nervously.
She had been so strangely nervous
and distracted in manner all morning
that AliN had more than once asked
her II there was anything wrong. Now
she questioned her again.
"You mustn't mind mel" Cherry
said with laugh. I'm desperately
unhappy" she said, her eyes watering.
I'D do anything in the world to help
you, Cerise" Alix said sympathet-
ically.
II know you would, Sis! believe"
Cherry said, trembling. that there's
nothing you wouldn't give mel"
That's easily said" Alix answered
carelessly. "for l don't get fond of
things. as you dol My dear. I'd go Off
with Martin to Mexico in minute
l mean it! don't care whoop
where live, If only people are happy"
'iIow about Buck?' Cherry said. as
seat and licked his mistress ear.
Alix embraced him lovingly.
"Well-if he wanted to go with
youl" she conceded unwillingly. But
he wOuldn't.' she added quickly.
Cherry. going to the train, gave her
an April smile, and as she took her
seat and the train drew on its way, it
seemed to her suddenly that she might
indeed meet Peter, but 1t would only
be to tell him that what they had
planned was impossible.
But on the deck of the Sausalito
steamer, dreaming In the sunshine OF
the soft, lazy autumn day, her heart
turned sick with longing once more.
Alix was forgotten, everything was
forgotten except Peter. His voice, his
tall figure, erect, yet moving with the
little limp she knew so well, came to
her thoughts. She thought of herself
on the other steamer, only an hour
from now, safe in his care, Martin for
The Dolores star., 1922-04-07

gotten, and all the perplexities and
disappointments of the old life for
gotten, in the flood of new security
and joy. Los Angeles-New Orleans
France-it mattered not where they
wandered; they might well lose the
world, and the world them, from today
on.
so that Is to be my life-one of
the blamed and ignored women?"
Cherry unused, leaning on the rail
and watching the plunge of the re-
ceding water. Like the heroines of
half the bookS-only 1t always seemed
so bold and SO frightful In books !
But to me it just seems the most nat
ural thing In all the world. l love
Peter, and he loves me, and the earth
is big enough to hide us, and that's
all there is to it. Anyway, right or
wrong, 1 can't help It," she finished,
rejoicing to find herself suddenly
serene and confident.
1t was twenty minutes past ten, a
warm, sweet morning, with great hur-
rying back and forth at the ferry,
women climbing to the open seats Of
the cable cars, pinning on their violets
or roses as they climbed. Cherry sped
through 1t all, beside herself now with
excitement and strain, only anxious to
have the great hands Of the clock drop
more speedily from minute to min
ute, and so round out the terrible hour
that Joined the old life to the new.
She was hurrying blindly toward the
dock Of the Los Angeles line, absorbed
in her one whirling thought, when
somebody touched her arm, and a
voice, terrlfyingly unexpected and yet
familiar, addressed her, and a hand
was laid on her arm.
In utter confusion she looked up.
II was Martin who stopped her.
For a few dreadful seconds a sort
Of vertigo seized Cherry and she was
unable to collect her thoughts or to
speak even the most casual words of
greeting. She had been SO full of her
extraordinary errand that she was be-
wildered and sick at its interruption
her heart thundered. her throat was
choked, and her knees shook beneath
her. Where yas she-what was