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since that unless additional funds
were Immediately forthcoming for
running expenses. this old college
would be forced to close its doors.
Due to the generosity OF second
thought on the part OF the lawmak-
ers and TO the untiring efforts Of
our own representatives. the emery
ency' has been postponed for ut least
two years. But the shadow OF uncer-
tain fate hovers like n hungry vul-
turc, demoral!zing. rctarding, uncom-
promising. We must act and act
quickly, or else all may be lost,
This institution should be owned
and supported by the State. The
principle OF consolidation. II goes
without saying, is sound and favor
ably accepted in authoritative circles.
\ few miles 10 the east OF US Is tho
great College Of william and Mary
Under new leadership and young
blood, she is experiencing a vigorous
uPlift. To this v;rile. progressive and
determined institution would that
the medical college were wed. Win
the two boards OF visitors Of these
respective Institutions working to-
gether under the direction O: one
head. l believe that a start in the
right direction would made. GER
iain!y the permanency pf alma mater
move, possibility.
MY suggestion Is INA, time bc
taken by the torelocl: with the crea-
ton OF some such temporary arrange
-1eat IN organization 70 cope with
an immediate emergency. And hy
ne time the Legislature meets two
yea-s hence we would nope that
plans and policies would have taken
such definite shape that arguments
might Ss presented which would. OF
taeir own weight bring home the
.aeor. Should you see IT TO spou-
soE such plan, Imperfect and ten
'st!v- q course. IN the interest Of
aG.6!1g W great State medical
.:s;i'.t!or. and call upon the ;,-esen,
lead q the College o, villa N and
HsrT. one pre-eyr!n.nt in the sGuca-
;.fra! Hslf o: the South. 70 become
temporary ~ acting pres!dcn, .. The
Media college. the Sky would he
ne ..'nl; Ia The promise II alma
:.s,er"
The Washington times., 1922-12-12
What's Doing Today
and Tomorrow

(Dnic Hall, rourteenth ana Kenyon
Nrests northwest, o .. m.
Meeting--Nsprsska Society. election Of
officers, Hadisish Hotel, .. m.
Meeting---Amsrican horticultural So
ciety. Nationsi Mus.um, p. m.
ticn. election Of officers. Parkview
GsstinsGWs.h,nston couneis knight.
Of Colurn bus. evening.
Elections--sons Of American Revoiu-
ticn City Club, .. m.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Camp. No. sos,
United Confederats Veterans, Confeder-
ate Memorial Hall. 1s22 Vermont
conc.rt-B, ,. Cook Mem. Bibl. class.
Western Presbyterian Church, evenins. :
Lectures--Dr. E. l.. House, OF OREGON.
First consrsEAtionai Church. 4:ts and
roMoKRow.
MeetinF-.Rotary club. New willard
his: Hsstinr'Llsn. i1s.e 3 n" club. washington Ho-
." i,;so p m. a..
luiion sunsss Gsf.ss,s. n Hets G p.r,s.n D. m h'vo-
MeetinG-bistrict LSssuS OF womeu
Neeting-nothers' Club Of johnson
card party-i3is BrctSsp and al a, s,s. IL.
tiers, Wilmington Hotter siss p. m,
Addrsss--.rhs situation In Europe
and the Allied Debt 70 the United
Btatss." washington AssociatSoa cf
Credit Men, City club. evening.
Addrsss--'Ycur Money ana How 70 In
vest r." william Ozark Taylor. deputy
The Washington times., 1922-12-12
EIGHT SAVED At BLAZE
BY SMALLEST FIREMAN

MAIDEN, Mass. Dec. 11.-"Lit.
tie Jack" MacCormac, the smallest
man in the Maiden fire depart.
ment, rescued eight persons in an
apartment house Tire here.
When flames burst from a defec.
tive flue In the downstairs apart.
ment OF Oreste Gonzales, owner OF
the building, two women lay sick
In bed in the second and third floor
apartments, and with them were
their six young children.
Hearing Of their plight MacCor.
mac braved the dense smoke that
filled the upper floors and although
barely five feet tall. picked up Mrs.
Aleseo Navarileo, and her day-old
baby. wrapped them In bedclothes
and carried them to safety, at the
same time guiding three other chill.
dren of Mrs. Navarileo down the
smoke-filled stairway.
He then returned to the burning
house and rescued Mrs. James
Sciullio. who was iii In bed. later
making q third trip to bring out
the two Sciullio children.
The Washington times., 1922-12-12
By a Sculptor
BY JAMES e. FRAZER,
Famous Sculptor.

Copyright. 1922. by Cosmopolitan New
NEW YORK, Dec. 12.--If the
Venus de Milo were to walk
down Fifth avenue today in mod.
ern clothes, she would be a strik.
tngiy beautiful figure. Because
she is perfectly proportioned, alb.
solutely symmetrical.
Feminine beauty il q matter Of
symmetry. One flaw mars II;
several flaws destroy It.
The contestant who chaile nged
the judgment Of the physical cul-
ture jury made q mis.ake In
thinking that her measurements
were Of any value except as they
were considered in relation to
one another.
This contestant maintains, I
believe, that her neck and calf
have the same measures az
Venus, hence she should have
had the prize. I don't see how
any one can. verify that, for the
lower part of the Venus hap
pens to be draped.
The contestant in question had
at least one flaw that threw
her other measurements out OF
relation. Her hips were too big.
For this and several accompany.
ing reasons the Jury ranked her
about tenth. :
You see, the measurements Of
Q contestants calf might be per-
feet, but IL her knee and her
ankle were too large We should
naturally have to dis;.ard the
calf measurements.
Feminine beauty In Of course
subject to interpretations. The
standards Of the Orient are not
ours. American standards change
every year--with clothes. But in
the physical culture contest we
definitely took the Greek ideal as
our standard.
The Greek feminine figure has
a rather small head and rather
long legs. The standard OF meas
urement there shows the body
divided into three parts OF equal
length. But this Greek standard
has to do with up and down
measurements entirely.
The dissenting contestant eH-
IDENTIFY made another mistake In
thinking that rigid, ,ross wise.
measurements wer ethe only ones
to be taken into consideration by
the jury.
The Washington times., 1922-12-12
v. VA. SHER|FFS
/. To MEET At
CHARLESTON
w. ]: Hatfield. Of Mcdowell
County, Outlines Program
Of Addresses.

CHARLESTON. w. Va. Dec. IL.
Tho hundreds Of problems con-
fronting county sheriffs Of the State
viii come up for confederation Janu-
ary . and at the annual meeting
Of the West Virginia Sheriffs Asso.
ciation, the program for which was
made public here today by w. J..
Hatfield, sheriff Of Mcdowell county,
a business visitor at the capitol.
The president Of the association
will give his annual address at 10
o'clock on the opening day. He will
be followed by Governor Morgan.
who will talk on "The Duties of the
Sheriff in Law Enforcement" Wal
ter 8. Hallanan, State tax commits
sioner, will talk on THE Duties OF
the Sheriff as a Fiscal Officer" and
recess will be taken following ap.
pointment OF committees by the
president.
Col. jackson Arnold. superintend.
lent Of State police, will open the
afternoon session with an address on
THE Needs for Cooperation between
State and County Peace Officers.
Judge Harold A. Ritz, former mem.
ber of the State supreme court. will
speak on THE Sheriff as a Consti
tutional Officer. and Sheriff Lace
l.. Young. Of Harrison county. will
lead a discussion on What We Need
in Legislation to Make the Sheriff
a More Effective Official"
Former Governor W. A. Mac.
Corkle will be toastmaster at the
banquet on the evening Of January
at Hotel Kanawha.
Addresses to be given on January
I are: THE Problems Of Collecting
Taxes and Serving as the Chief Law
Officer in West Virginia's' Largest
County" Henry A. Walker, Of Ka
nawha county; The Importance ol
Game Protection In Our Various
Counties" A. B. Brooks. chief game
protector; Problems Confronted In
Preparing Delinquent Lists. Settle
ments and Payments of Orders,
Sheriff G. e. Nethken. Mineral
county.
The afternoon session will bs
taken up with the report of commit
tees. general discussion, adoption OF
resolutions, and election of officers
The Washington times., 1922-12-12
GOV. RUSSELL IS
CLEARED Of
CHARGES
Mississippi Executive Exoner-
ated by Jury In 500. 900
Love Suit.

OXFORD, Miss, Dec. 12.-After
twenty-eight minutes Of deliberation
Jurors brought in q verdict for
Governor Lee M. Russell, in the
800, 900 damage suit which Miss
Frances Birkhsad has brought
against him on the charge Of BE-
trayal and permanent impairment
q her health through . criminal
operation.
While every bit Of testimony. had
0osh delivered to q packed court
roGn, the verdict was delivered to
empty benches. Neither tho de-
lsu0ant nor plaintiff was present.
Judge. Holmes had instructed the
fury 70 bear in mind two points
Z 0nly-whether there had actually
been Improper relations between the
eovsrnor and Miss Birkhead and
whether or mot the reputation OF
the governors accuser, prior to this
time was beyond question.
Miss Birkhead declared she would
return 70 New Orleans ct once.
but that she would not announce
further plans until after consulta-
tion with her attorneys.
The Washington times., 1922-12-12
TODAY.

TO-DAY.
Dinner Dancs--University Club. .. m
Meettns-cy$itan Club. Lafayetts Ho'
tel. ESQ p. m.
M.ettnr--Brookiand Brothsrhood. Lord
nsmsriai Hall. a~p. m.
Nsstfng--Coolsy Mccullough Post,
Ams LeEion. Arlington SHotel.
p. m. 80
Tss-coiless womens Club. 1891
s'1sss nsssar0rArcS noSSi Sioeescn union of sodai-
tiles, Carroll Hail. evening.
Ies{ine = sixteenth gtreet Heights
citissng Association. 1855 Holly street
sostnwSss sHsstins.-wcmsn.. M club Of B.thssds,
home OF Mrs. L, W. oiasebrook, sozs
s.sssss :sssss; E,ssis.ipp, n society. wash.
isgsca Club, sysnins w. p,.,..,
Harripgtop Hotel. svening
Bau6ust--F sderal bar Associauon'
ifii:sessd fiis3ssstsd LDs,csnSri.-w.l..r 2, nj g. Aaasns
Of NJ. Wilson Obssrvstory,t Administra-
sios Suiidins Of the carnsfis Institution
Of Waskington. s:30 D. m.
,,on. s'is.aS y. SoSs: F.risa Hall. >. m.
Msstine-w. H. r. A.. mao street
.'2sIsS.:s sS:ssLis.Sis iiis & m p.rs c,.i.... A..
LscsSrs-~ ntsrns stionai Law" Jack
soq y, Ralstqn, Art Center. svyning.
christfnss Party--orphsns ef District.
hssdSe- --iisssseSssstt sssIsty. Ma
The Washington times., 1922-12-12
Woman, sSuitinBeauty
Prize Award Drives
:, Experts to Clash

What is beauty and you be mistaken about It.? And
should it cost you 100000 If you mistakens
Ann Hyatt, Ne,o York actress and Harrison Fishers
model suing Dorothy Knapp and the Physical Culture
Corporation for tha amount. She declares the physical
cnsts made grevious mistake Ohen they a0arded the
national prize in recent physical perfection contest to
Miss Knapp.
Miss Hyatt her appropriated most
nearly those of the Venus de Milo.
Ta0o beauty experts, sculptor and member of the
jury whch made the aaUard the other theatrical pro-
ducer, herewith discuss the situation.
The Washington times., 1922-12-12

zONIN0 COMMISSION OF THE Dis
TRiCT OF COLUMBIA. wAsHIN0-
TON. December I. 1883. In eompii-
ancs with the provisions 0f Section .
Of an Act$of Congress. approved March
i. 1889 tPusIio No. ia ssth Con-
grsss. entitled IAN Act to regulate
the height. area and use OF buildings
In the District Of Columbia and to
create . soning commission. and for
other purposes") notice II hereby given
that . public hearing will Be- held u
the board room Of the District Build
ing at 1890 O. m, December II. 1s3s
for the purpose Of conside ering the
following proposed changes In the
boundaries OF the use. height aAd area
REsiDENTiAL TO SECOND cOM.
AERcIAL: Parcel 33&-iS. square Sbes
and lots ~, &C. SOC to ss3 inclusive.
square Sse1. located near Sixth and
ss55. s5; RESI- sssiDINfi;s snsfsi.' TO ooSb sscoSb
COMMERCIAL: Interior Of sauars
SIT. located between = and q. 9Th
rinSSon inS FIRST FIRST :So'h;a:e 70 sncos6 % coz.
MERcIAL: Lots - to 30 inclusive
and - to ~ inclusive. squars 3sss.
located on east side OF itth street
CHANGE 70 1e-FooT HEioHT Dis
TRIcr: Frontage along routes OF ap-
proaeh to National zoological ana
cUNo Il. RuDoEPH. JAMES q
OYSTER. c. O. sHBRRIIsL. HLLlOrr
WOODS. Zoning commission ss tbs
District Of Columbia.
The Washington times., 1922-12-12
By PEGGY CAFFEY,

tcesyrishs isaa I,,1as:.i sK H.: Ie: s.ryic. Ans'
LOS ANGELES, Dec. 12.-Clars'
Phillips' chief characteristic Is her
domiaating and persuasive person
ality. Even in the chorus days
she showed unusual intelligence.
Her wit was keen and her judg-
ment well balanced.
II the alienists say she has the
mind Of q nine-year-old child, then
I would say she ID . child prodigy!
The Lfe Of the Party.
she always wts the life OF every
party. Clara could tell q story we'll
"a put Il over with effect. She
had plenty Of poise. and, when the
occasion required. could appear 80
demure-so modest. In fact, that
one would believe she thought the
use Of perfume was wrong.
Cara was An adept at tollying
others into doing little favors to
please % h:r Tns fns i,sse SsSssi, cHor nat ON
their noses. It must have been
Jnat Uamo CHAAm es
'.jAn door Johnnies" and her frss'
aSs would ten us In the dressing
ro6m that the power Of fascination
was in keeping the other fellow
9uessing. And she certainly put
over . great guessing game this
tine sort Of hide and seek affair
WITH the odds on Cara
She always showed . Jealous dis
peGition when . man that she cared
Sor paid attention to another girl.
Her remarks then were spttefui.
You know there In q certain type
AZ thsatAr.goers called q show
rs,nner," who takes q fancy to the
chorus and sits in the same row
every night the show II In town.
Could Handle the Old Beys.
There was one Of these In oak
land. q bald old boy who must have
ASd TO decorate his birthday cake
Win about ninety candles to tell the
truth about his age. But he did
tke the ladies'" Clara thought 1t
would be quite the right idea to
have fun with the troupe
Care said. "we'll kid him along.
We viii sure enough need refresh
pnents for this work." We did.
He was on the Job every evening
with his arms loaded down with
candy for the crowd.
It was at the close Of our San
Francisco engagement that I left
the company and Joined another
organixation that gave several per-
formances in San Diego, and II
WAS there that met Mr.. Caffey and
decided to give UP the show to get
married.
But I can't say that I don't fear
Clara, Phillips because do. ! be-
heve that she II hiding In some
house in Los Angeles right now.
The Washington times., 1922-12-12
By a Show Man
By FLORENZ ZIEGFELD. jr.
Producer Of the Ziegfeld Follies IN,
Connoisseur Of Feminine Beauty.

~ A<OAsA<ANS ASh<ASp -
Producer Of the Ziegfeld Foliies an
Connoisseur Of Feminine Beauty.
Copyright. 1929. by cosmopolitan
News Ssrvice.)
NEW YORK, Dec. 12.-Femi.
nine beauty from my point Of
view, is just as often the result OF
lack Of symmetry as OF symmetry.
This Is especially true in the case
Of the American girl.
/ have not seen Miss Hyatt or
Miss Knapp. the rival beauties OF
the physical culture show, 80 I
can't comment on their case in
particular. But I Will explain my
theories as II applies In general.
To me. feminine beauty is a
quality, an element that IL almost
Intangible. American girls I be-
lieve to be the most beautiful In
the world because they do not
fit in with standards. because they
transcend all standards.
The French beauty is a certain
type. the English beauty another
type. But the American beauty is
Of q dozen types. and constantly
changing. reappearing with new
aspects OF charm to upset tradi-
ton.
Absolutely regular lines produce
cold type Of beauty. The Amer
lean girl appears. and you are fas-
cinated at once. You study her,
observe the symmetry Of line and
wonder II 1t il that which fasci-
mates. Then you notice that her
face may be slightly out Of draw.
ing. perhaps her nose 10 a bit
tilted. And you realize that this
irregularity. combined with her
personality. give you the real key
to her beauty.
have .observed this in any
number Of American girls. What
the artist might consider slight
flaws are their salvation. The
Venus de Milo II very lovely, Of
coufse, but have seen many
American girls. whom I consider
more beautiful.
The Washington times., 1922-12-12
HOME AND STABLES
BURNED IN FREDERICK

FREDERICK. Dec. IA two
story house. the home Of Mrs. A.
b. Bowman. and . stable. shed
and fencing were DESTROYED. q stable
on the property OF Charles Glover
damaged, and adjoining residences
threatened by . IRE At Mt. Airy.
yesterday evening.
The fire started IN the shed ana
quickly spread TO- the other build
inss. A general alarm was sounded
ana hundreds OF persons helped
fixht the flames for nearly two
hours with buckets Of water. The
flanaes lsaped Jacrose . street and
firsd the stable on the Glover
property. ft5t.
The Washington times., 1922-12-12
Y. s. APPROVES POSTAL
PARLEY WITH CANADA

OTTAWA. Ontario. Dec. 1.-THE
new postal convention between tiis
United States and Canada, which
grew out Of the recent international
conference. was approved by United
States postal authorities. It wai
learned today.
The Canadian postoffics depart
ment received a letter from Or
Hubert Work., United. States Post
master General, 10 the effect that
with a few minor changes the draf,
convention prepared by the Gala
dian officials was acceptable.
The Washington times., 1922-12-12

registet of wills. women's City club
evening.
Meeting -sojourners' Club. washington
Chapter No. Colonial Hotel, evening,
Meetine--oeneral Board OF the Ma.
tionsl American Red Cross. National
iu ihssdSus,rtss;rs. .,t; evening. President Hard
ksstins-bistrict OF Columbia aur.
iliary Of the American Legion, iSas Mes
Meeting--District Of Columbia ant.
ilisry Of the Navy Relief home Of com.
II d. m. i -FIT ~ - :
LMsstins--Nationsi Younk weme...
Christian Association ieaderS, .svsnine.
MsettnI--confuh Road citisen9 zsso.
ciafion, It, David's PsrfSh Kali, svsping
.Lunchson--Wspiy@ univsrsity club
The Washington times., 1922-12-12
Pottery Workers Back.

CLARKsBURG. w. Va. Dec. IL.
The 316 men and women pottery
workers Of the McNicol Pottery Com
pany, Of Clarksburg, resumed work
today following the settlement Of the
nntional pottery strike, which began
October 1. They returned at the old
scale, failing to receive their demand
for q z per cent wage increase.
The Washington times., 1922-12-12
RESCUE SHIP REACHES
STRANDED COAST SHIP

sAN FRANCIsCo. Dec. 13r-
Ths steamer FL 8eGundo early to-
day reached the steamer otof1p,i
which went aground ~ Fish Hccks
me Otsric IL reported warpias
badly wfth water In No. ] and No.
. holds.
The Washington times., 1922-12-12
BUSINESS SERVICES

CONTRACTING . BUILDING Il
CONTRACTION AND BUILDER-oa.
RACES . speciality: $50 up; promIi
servics: free estimate; call Main S7ee
al 10th q. n. w.
The Washington times., 1922-12-12
CLARA. PHILLIPS
JEALOUS AND
SP|TEFUL
But She Had Keen Wit and
Many "JohnnIss," Says
Peggy caffse.
~ uAivsrssl bsrvios

PsSsy Caffw has sOritte~ a.
ether rSssovkobls article seribiNo
ths personality Of Clara Philips,
NJ former sheag girl for ,oho,n q
notion-s0ids Ssovoh 4 bst,sg n,eds.
Mrs.. Philips ssoopsd from q Los
Am1slss prison otter her eoMvte-
tioM Of the slayixg Of Albsrto
4o0d0sge.
The Washington times., 1922-12-12
Births, Deaths
Phone Mad. $3.50 Umsl
2 p. N. Obituary Desk
MARRIAOE IICENeEs.

willis Richardsen. %, Huntington. ".
Va. and Mildred Chambers. ~, Jaekson-
Wills. Fla. The Rev. Jehn q. Brisss.
s.iii. M.o'f s!!lsss Sli ssssas Ssse'' a. *: *:
N Eassn. cepsnSsvsr. A.. casyy chAs..
sSn M% esa csnn MI. RI. l. sS:,noc S:y a. a. ~ .Se ~. h''
Ail,:sn nillsrf q; and x.thsrins Rsth
John Thornhili g. and Bsulah BarbSs.
IL: Haley s:I va: .ss ois. SfSss sson.la
asolge 0i.dwsll. g. apS Julia olad-
we'll: both q staunton, Va Ths Rev.
''a asers. M.rsis. y. ana Evelyn Jeh,.
Eibert white. -, nast Rocksvay, L.
koosss.y. as ..i.'t Z rhs hs'ss,:sh sss pown: a:s
DEATHS.
John y Courtney. % yrs.. sis ssd st.
:g x is... iss:s.s = yr; III. ';s III :. 4: y: =:
es.ri:: s Step. Is si.. sSs'f ssic n.riso!s hsss
p' william j. Helm, . ,ra. rrsvia.ne.
Jc..pA A. Rsyns'd. |" yrs.. $50 \
.:;s$.s fg::;: r T ~. I. 8. : a:.. 4.
'Eismssri LymSarspuio.. 1 yr. sss Va,
evfi vffnifss. Of Harold ana nlitA suos,t, /,
o1a 1aa.rsiiss wsiiss., IS yr... rrs.amsa..
Avirsinis srssees. I ". chndrs.'s
Hosp.
BIRTHS. -
Leonard, y. snd Myrtle v. Grant, boy.
John W. ana jamie epsiding, siri.
Edward B. and Alberta 9. JShson. Beg
John A. and Hery - cpnnsr. girl.
Harry 3. and ssSsis ,. SSiss:s. sir,.
William j. aea NsIy d DHilard. ~
W%sr SSSsss .cs ssa oS::s5,. Ss1g FaS.s S;s s'y g.
W. b. Aa1 bSSlA rsnA siFI
The Washington times., 1922-12-12

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WIRELESS OPERATOR
 LAUGHS AS HE DIES
Key-Man on Steamer Grontoit
 Sent Messages to End

New York, March 9.-The grim hu- nor of q wireless operator who laughed at death and flashed striking bits of wit into the ether as his ship, the Norwegian steamer Grontoft, widowed and slowly sank during a mid-Atlantc hurricane last Thursday was recorded on the radio log of the Danish steamer Estonia, arriving yes terday.
 Each detail of the ships plight. each call for aid, was supplemented by the testing comment of the radio man, whose identity still is unknown. He talked as if he were going on a lark in port, instead of to the bottom of the sea. His last mes sage, a disjointed one, was series of wtticism-with death as the butt of the joke.
 Would-Bc Rescucr Hard Hit.
 The EStonia, herself hard hit in the 110 mile gale, made a valiant but unsuccessful effort to reach the Grontoft which first sent out calls for aid at 10 o'clock last Thursday morning, reporting her position as