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Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1922-01-05

placid nope ana nlRn courage
The Woman's Forum extends to
its many friends its Tor herr cor
dial good wishes for a prosperous
and happy New Year. What
prosperity" and =" happiness "
really mean might be made the
subject of an interesting debate,
the words present such different
pictures to different eyes.
We always think of the Forum
as the publicity agent of the
Woman's Club and therefore ask
your interest in a condensed ac-
count of the activities of the
Literary Dept. During the sum-
mer the Leader wrote 10 different
Clubs in different states and to
the officers of our own State
Federation, she compared sched-
ules and authorities, boiled down
programs and arranged a work
ing plan for her own followers.
The general plan was to be
American Literature and on the
accepted schedule were repre-
scented two of the men who have
made worldwide fame in his
speciality, Nature. writers, Humor-
lists, Travellers, Poets, Novelists
and Essayists, all were in proper
order with information as to
where and how to obtain mater
ial for the work, at the expense
of a postage stamp. The Dept
was a little late in getting into
running order and the first meet
ing, with Mrs. LeGrand Everett
as hostess, was somewhat over
Swallowed by the excitement OF
Thanksgiving and THE GAME,
but the large and enthusiastic
audience that filled the rocking
chairs was delightfully."- enter
tanned by a witty account Of So
cial Welfare Work in a neigh
boring city by one who gave hel
personal experience, and the pa
per on H. D. Thoreau by Mrs
Claude Gore left no one an ex
cuse to think that Thoreau is
''gay, young buck walking the
streets Of Paris today" and show
ed that writing a paper" for the
Club can be done with ease anC
success, provided one has the
will to fulfill a promise.
The second meeting on Dec
29th was at the home of Mrs. B
F. Palmer; the sudden cold wealth
er may have kept a few of the
members at home but those who
remembered the appointment
were well repaid. Mrs. ARMS
tead prevented from preparing
the paper on Bill Arp" by the
illness of her child and thost
| who remember her evening witt
Cora Harris last Spring know
| that the Club suffered a regret
able loss. The article on Mari
Twain" was presented in a man
ner that showed intelligent re
search, genuine interest in tht
subject and a keen appreciation
of those qualities that have thu
author one of the worlds grea
writers in his chosen field o
humor. Well selected quotations
from his works proved the poin
of view of the critic and enliven
led the evening.
They say that when a womal
.lhas any good thing she is neve
happy until she gives it to a mar
so we were glad to share the dc
Ilightful evening with some thu:
bands dropped in.
The hostess used the Chris
mas season as an excuse fc
breaking the Club rule barrin
refreshments and after the lite
!, airy feature had been eiljoye
tables for games were brougl
out followed hya feast Of goc
: things long to be remembers
Not only the christmas Birt
with trimmings, and her lift
: - tI44 - = : = 81
The Washington times., 1922-09-04
9SdE!aRDr S!!a !!|| Dr,'s|lEEEEkD IS
by BILL PRICE

GIVING THE DEVIL HIS
DUES"
This common phrase. writes j.
A. TUCKER, was wittily turned
some years ago by a member OF
the North Carolina bar on three
of his legal brethren.
During the trial of a case, Hill
man, Dews and Swain (the first
two named were distinguished
lawyers, the last also a distin-
guished lawyer and president OF
the university of that State) hand
ed James Dodge, the clerk OF the
supreme court. the following epi.
taph: q.
Here lies James Dodge, who
lodged all good,
And never lodged an evil;
And after lodging all he could,
? He could not dodge the DEVIL.
Mr.. Dodge sent back to the
gentleman the annexed imprompIu
reply, 1 consider equal to anything
ever expressed in the best days of
Queen Ann or Bess:
"Here lies a Hillman and Swain,
Their lot let no man choose;
They lived in sin and died in paid,
And the devil got his dues
Dews.)"
TRAFFIC BOOBS-NO. 7,0ss.
The Washington times., 1922-09-04
THIEVES HAVE
BUSY WEEKEND
IN WASHINGTON
Clergyman, Marine. and Sew
eral Others Are Victims Of
Sunday Marauders.

That thieves are no respecters OF
persons was demonstrated yesterday
when the home of the Rev. DR..
Henry s. France, at 1865 Harvard
street northwest. was robbed OF
several Liberty bonds and some
jewelry and cash. Report of the rob.
berry was made by William NJ.
Heinline, caretaker of the home OF
DIR. France, who is out Of the city.
A hotel sneak thief last night
looted two rooms at the Columbia
Hotel. Victims of the. thief were
Ernest r. Murray. a marine, from
Camp Humphries. and Ray O..
Powell, both guests at the hotel.
Murray reported the loss Of gold
watch, while Powell said the thief
got SIS from his room.
Michael Arven, of All Thirteenth
street northwest, reported that his
store room at 734 Fourteenth street
northwest, was robbed OF $50 and
various articles. DIR. James +. Egan.
sos Ninth street northwest, reported
the theft of ST from his home.
The Washington times., 1922-09-04
RUM AUTOMAT
SUSPENDSW WHEN
POLICE RAID t
Money-in--Slot Arrangement
Terminated When Authori-
ties Offer Patronage.

The bootlegging automat is here.
Drop In your money and in a few
minutes later your pint or quart Of
liquor, whichever you have ordered,
will come to you by trolley.
That is how a bootlegging automat
has been working in Washington at
II and 13 II street northeast.
according to the police, who swoopcd
down on the houses Saturday and
confiscated thirty gallons of corn
whislIey.
Before the raid several policemen
entered 13 III street, an acces-
sorry store. They were shown into
the backyard. A slot was on the
fence. The men dropped in their
money, and In few seconds liquor
came sailing over their heads. via
trolley.
The raid was made a short time
later. Police found thirty gallons of
liquor buried In the trap in the rear
yard Of No. II. A trolley connecting
the two yards was also found.
Bernard Corridor was arrested and
charged with selling and illegal pcs.
session. Marked money was used.
Police say they found James =.
Leahy and Clarence Mccormick, both
g,ring their addresses as X
street northwest. In the yard OF No.
II and arrested them. charging
illegal possession. Corridor was re-
leased on $500 bond and the other
two men on $500 bond each.
The -raiding party composed Lieut..
o. T. Davis, Sergt. J. d. McQuade,
Policeman G.. ]. O'Dea and Internal
Revenue Agent Ralph Ruby.
The Washington times., 1922-09-04
DAYLIGHT SAVING ENDS
TODAY; EVERYONE HAPPY

Today marks the end Of the rag.
time schedule of time keeping re-
sulting from the daylight saving
rule, which has had all Washington
in dissatisfaction and confusion ever
since II was initiated. 1t Is doubtful
that the experiment will be repeated
next year.
The effect of the demise Of the
measure will not be felt until tomor-
row, when the Government depart.
ments resume operation. Instead Of
reporting for work at 8 o'clock EN-.
ployes of the Government will pres
ent themselves at Q o'clock, and in.
stead Of leaving their desks at $3.50,
as under the daylight schedule, they
will how leave at 4:30 o'clock. Street
cars will assume their regular sched.
ule, and the metropolitan police
force, which like the clerks reported
one hour earlier during the summer
will go back to the normal arrange
ment.
The Washington times., 1922-09-04
ELECTRIC BUYERS BIBLE"
ISSUED FREE By CLUB

Free copies of the handbook of
the Electric Power Club, the buy
ers' Bible" in the electric power
apparatus field, will be given to
architects, consulting engineers,
central stations. educators and
rated contractors, 1t is announced
by the secretary, s. N. Clarkson.
The club has recently moved to
the Kirby building. Cleveland, from
st. Louis. 1t is composed Of eighty
five companies manufacturing elec.
trio power and control equipment
who unite to standardize their
products.
The Washington times., 1922-09-04
AT Last We Discover
How Much Money
A Billion Is
Do you know how much is a
hillinn dnllars3

Do you know how much is a
billion dollars?
Congressman James T. Begg
of Ohio frankly admits he
doesn't know, although a billion
dollars is talked about in Con-
gress nowadays with less con-
Germ than Mrs. Laborman asks
the huckster in the alley the
price of eggs.
In a speech the other day
Begg said his idea Of a billion
dollars was very much like that
of a little school boy in his town
Of Sandusky. The lad came
home one evening in a mood
which prompted his dad to ask
what had happened to him at
school.
"The teacher asked me how
much is a billion dollars" he re-
piled, "and when l told her, she
whipped me-"
"That's strange" the father
said. "How much did you tell
her q billion dollars ISL"
"I told her what you told me
the other night when ! asked
you how much Is a billion
dollars" the boy went on. "You
said its a hell Of a lot Of
money"
The Washington times., 1922-09-04
URGES.
HALF-FARE BILL
To AID PUPILS.
J. c. Wright Addresses Letter
to chairmen Of District
Committees.

An appeal for the passage Of the
Senate bill providing for half fare
for school children riding on the
street railways of Washington was
made today by J. c. Wright, a
teacher, of 514 T street northwest, In
a letter addressed to Chairman Ball,
of the Senate District Committee,
and Chairman Focht, of the House
District Committee.
Action by the Senate on the Cap
per bill providing for compulsory
attendance at school for all children
between the ages of seven and six.
teen years renders the half fare
legislation timely, Mr.. Wright said.
Passage Of the half-fare bill will
happily inspire many thousand school
children to cooperate in securing a
full school attendance with a mini.
mum rate of absence in the public
schools of the District of Columbia" "
Mr.. Wright concludes his communi.
cation to the Congressional leaders.
The Washington times., 1922-09-04

In Washington at 7:40 this evening.
Members of his committee. from all
parts Of the United States will begin
arriving this afternoon. The first
conner will be Imperial Recorder b.
w. Rowell, of Boston, who Is ex.
pected to reach Union Station at 4
o'clock this afternoon. He will he
followed at by the imperial treas
urer, William s. Brown. The other
members, who will come tonight
and tomorrow, are Deputy Imperial
Potentate Conrad V. Dykeman, I'm.
perial Chief Rabban James E. Chan.
dler and Imperial High Priest and
Prophet David. w. Crosland. The
party will stop at the New Willard.
Washington began preparing for
the 1923 session of the Imperial
Council last February, nearly a
year and half in advance. On
February IL John Poole was ap.
pointed chairman of a finance com.
mittee to undertake the raising Of
a 100000 guarantee fund. which
must be pledged in advance before
a city can be designated as the
convention place.
This fund was launched with n
meeting at the City Club, March
81 and, before a single subscription,
had been solicited. s17,500 had been
pledged. $1,000 apiece being raised
by Woodward 4 Lothrop, Lans.
burgh q Bro. and s. Kann
Sons Company, and s2,5o0 by
Shriners at the Capitol. Two
months and ten days later the
fund was completed. $4,000 being
raised on the last day.
The Washington times., 1922-09-04
Labor Day Program
Listed For CaDita|

Costello Post, American
Legion-Automobile, motor
cycle, and bicycle races at
Arlington race track, begin
ming at 1870 a. m.
Delaware-C Chesapeake divi-
sion of the American Canoe
Association-Annual regatta
opposite Washington Canoe
Club, beginning at 1890
q. m.
Clarendon carnival-Field
events.
Berwyn-Boxing bouts.
Tidal Basin - Wrestling.
volley ball, and tugs-of-war.
Washington Gun Club -
Handicap events.
District Golf Clubs-Labor
Day tournaments.
The Washington times., 1922-09-04
ATTEMPTED SUICIDE IN
POTOMAC RIVER BALKEp

Martha Perkins, colored. thirty
eight years old, OF All First street
northwest, was rescued from drown
ing last night after she leaped into
the Tidal Basin at the foot Of
Seventeenth street northwest. The
woman was pulled from the water
by Henry Brown, Of the United
States police.
Police say the woman attempted
to commit suicide. She Is at the
Washington Asylum Hospital under
observation.
The Washington times., 1922-09-04
BOY SCOUTS TO MEET
At ADATH SYNAGOGUE

Invitations have been forwarded to
District Jewish boys between the
ages OF twelve and eighteen years
to attend a meeting to be held Mon.
day at Adath Israel Synagogue,
Sixth and I streets northwest, at &
p. M, for the purpose Of organizing
another Boy Scout troop. =, ~
Boys interested in the movement
are urged by julius Gair to attend.
The object Of the organization IL to
make the boy better, physically.
mentally and morally"
The Washington times., 1922-09-04
SAYS INDUSTRIAL PEACE
IS AIM OF MASONRY

Peace between capital and labor is
the mission OF Masonry, according to
the Rev. Hugh T. Stevenson, preach.
ing at the service conducted by the
Grand Lodge Of Masons, at Temple
Heights, yesterday.
The Rev. John c. Palmer opened
with prayer and pronounced benedic.
tlon. The Rev. James Shera Mont.
gomery breaches next sunday.
The Washington times., 1922-09-04
PATRoLMAN SHOOTS
HIMSELF ACCIDENTALLY

While examining his revolver In
the carbarn Of the Washington Rail-
way and Electric Company at Four.
teenth and East Capitol streets, Po-
iiceman James Murphy. OF the Ninth
precinct. accidentally shot himse II
In the left leg. ....
The officer was taken to the Cas-
ualty Hospital, where the wound
caused by the bullet was dressed.
The Washington times., 1922-09-04
THOSE KISS COUPONS.

JOE asks who originated the
idea of kiss coupons" in this
column some months ago. We
don't remember. 1t was some girl
who had learned that every time
a cakie took her out somewhere
he wanted to kiss her when he re-
turned home with her. In order
to stave off these kiss bugs" the
young lady proposed to issua II
kiss coupon to a chap, good for
one kiss when he had accumulated
about ten of them. 49,.
There are hundreds Of girls who
like to go out with young men
but do not feel that they should
pay for the courtesies shown them
In kisses. Yet that is what so
many fellows expect after small
attentions to a girl.
The Washington times., 1922-09-04
CONGRESSMAN ZIHLMAN
MAY LOSE LAST PLACE

Congressman Frederick Zihlman
of Maryland is In danger Of losing
his place at the foot of the House
roll-call.
J. ]. Zuccarello Is a candidate for
the unexpired term of the late Con.
gressman l.. p. Padgett Of Ten.
nessee. Zihlman still has a chance
to hold his own, however, for Zuc-
carello has two opponents.
The Washington times., 1922-09-04
OUR BEST DANCERS.

"FLAPPER" and ANGEL
CHILD" each send us lists Of the
best dancers in Washington"
We always like to please the
fans and contribs, but in nomina.
tions of this kind, where the names
of girls are involved, we have to
he careful. IL is easy to hurt
somebody's feelings, even II In a
spirit Of fun and IL IN risky TO print
the names OF girls who may not
desire Il.
The Washington times., 1922-09-04
Child Escapes Injury
After Fall From
Second Story

Falling twenty-five feet from
a second-story window to the
Savement below, Marie Salo-
white, three years old, Of 317
Thirteen-and-a-half street north
west, escaped unhurr yesterday.
The little girl put chair in
front of the window and climbed
on the sill. Losing her balance,
she tumhled out of the window.
A scream from one of the
neighbors who witnessed the
fall attracted scores of pedes-
TRANS. Before anyone could
reach the child, little Marie got
up unaided and ran into her
house.
Fearing serious injuries. the
family called the Emergency
Hospital ambulance. Physicians
from the hospital declared the
child was uninjured.
The Washington times., 1922-09-04
GATHERING Of
SHRINE CLANS
To TAX HOUSING
Greatest ConcIave in City's
History Next June Already
Calling for Attention.

The biggest week in the history of
Washington will begin June next,
when 400,0 900 Shriners and visitors
from all parts of North America
will gather in the city for the forty
ninth annual session OF the imperial
council, Ancient Arabic Order Mobiles
Of the Mystic Shrine.
For the entire week the city will
he turned over to the red feZZed,
brilliantly costumed Shriners. Deco
ration Of the city on a scale never
before undertaken is being planned
and daily parades, drills and band
concerts will be the rule.
Washington, accustomed to huge
inaugural crowds, will find itself tax
ed beyond its capacity in housing
the guests. Already, ten months In
advance, every available hotel room
In the city, an average Of so per
cent or more Of all the rooms in all
the hotels, has been reserved. Every
household In Washington will be
asked to take in one or more OF the
visitors for the week. Every club
will house It's quota. Unused Gov
ernment buildings are to be equip
ped with cots, and here the various
bands, drill teams and patrols VIII
he duartered. Camp sites must be
prepared for thousands OF automo-
bile parties. Sewers and water pipes
must be laid along every yard Of
available track space so that hun
dreds OF chartered sleeping cars can
be made to serve as quarters. The
overflow crowd will be housed in the
suburbs and in Alexandria and Bal
timore II necessary.
~. Housing Report Ready.
The hotels and housing committee
Of Almas Temple, under chairman
ship of Ellwood T. Morey, which is
charged with providing accommoda.
tons for the visitors. will be called
upon this week to lay the results Of
It's survey Of the local field before the
imperial potentate OF North America
and the members of the imperial
hotels and housing committee.
The imperial potentate. James 9.
McCandless, Of Honolulu, will arrive
The Washington times., 1922-09-04

ARTHUR R. NEWCOMBE, a
Congress Heights boy who was
always q great fan Of this col
umn, sends his greetings to the
huge Heard and Seen family
from the Marine Barracks,
Brooklyn, N. Y, navy yard. He
is now a private in the marines.
He wants the fans to write him,
and adds: "Be sure Ia, kill the
GOAT"
The Washington times., 1922-09-04

There was a guy from Swan.
poodle
Who they said was off his noodle:
But he had q lot Of noodle,
Owned a Peltinese poodle,
And liked TO hear Yankee Doodle.
EDWARD j. IRVINE.
The Washington times., 1922-09-04
SECOND FALL, PAPERwEIGHT
CHAMPIONSHIP; THEY'RE OFF.

SECOND FALL, PAPERWEIGHT
CHAMPIONSHIP; THEY'RE OFF.
The literary wrestlers for the
paperweight championship OF
Heard and Seen are off today in
the second round. MASKED
FAN" won the first round and
is making a strong bid for the
second. Contestants must get
in early if they wish to partici-
pate. Here they go:
Maud Muller: on q cold winter. day.
Walked r street, instead Of moving
She looked quite nifty. all dressed In
kuickers,
And the eakie. all followed. full of
Then one. bclder than the rest. said:
Go down, to Flynn... and we1l dance
Now. Maudie hadn't moved hay all
summer In vain.
So she pasted the cakie one, and Pan
Lulu NJ. SCHULTZ.
Scarcely had Maud Muller passed
when Peggy q quick glance cast
To see IL pryinE eyes were near,
And then swiftly with q shear
Sawed at the hem OF her dress.
For. alas and alack. j must confess
Percy knew nauEht Of fashions decree
Designing the length below the knee.
For she had been busy making hay.
And to town hadn't been for q whole
MERCURY.
Maud laughed and pItled Peggy,
While poor Peggy moved the grass;
Her skirts were rather brief
Dame Fortune said, mo class"
Now PegEy's not 20 pretty,
But the boys all fingered near;
1 don't know what they saw In her,
But their interest was sincere.
For Percy was a wise girl
No grass grew meath her feet
She promptly cut Il down
And kept her front yard neat.
sweet daddy. did she marry?
The best chap on the beat.
He didn't know the fashions
But he did think feg was sweet.
which proves that men don't marry
According to Dame Fashions vile
But trust their eyes and heartstrtngs-
For love will always be In style.
MASKED FAN. Is y ~.
The Washington times., 1922-09-04
EXCUSE MY PUNS.

There is no end to the number
OF possible puns, and no doubt to
a number of impossible ones.
Your dentist may be charming
and entertaining, but he often gets
on your nerves.
A hot time can be had on a cool
thousand.
A hot summer goeth before a
fall. and a cold winter cometh
after.
FRED sCHwAB.
The Washington times., 1922-09-04

A late song: I'VE Won't Go
Home Till Morning" by A. Knight
Waterman.
The "peppery'' guy makes money
in any season"
The thicker the rouge the thin
ner the smile.
Money talks, but II has also shut
many mems mouths, -
HANK HAWKINS.
The Washington times., 1922-09-04
THE FINAL GREEN EDITION

contains baseball scores, COM
plete racing entries and results
and other sport world happen
ings. Get your news day ahead.
The Washington times., 1922-09-04
A VACATION DELIGHT

The Daily and Sunday Times.
Order Il sent to your seashore
or mountain resort-95 cents
a month, $3.50 for three months.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1922-11-11
More Attention Must
Be Paid Problems of
Farmer, Is Declared

NEW YORK, Nov. 10.-The nation
must give more attention to the prob
lens of those who till the soil, or awak-
en- some day to realize that purely in
dustrial and commercial nation is an I'M
stable and precarious unit, Seymour l..
Cromwell, president of the New York
stock exchange, said tonight at a con-
ference of the American Country Life
Association.
A disconnected rural population can
cause national disharmony and defeat
the best laid programs of prosperity, he
said, adding that the farmer, in relation
to politics, his demands for representa-
ton to the state and national legislatures
and congress and on governmental COM
missions and boards, constituted a prob
lem demanding wisdom and study.
Mr.. Cromwell suggested that invest
ment bankers bend their efforts toward
cultivating the confidence of the farmer.
Such type of business might not at first
be profitable, he added, but the bankers
were in honor bound to do something
for the rural people.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1922-11-11
Big Representation
On All Committees
Assured Democrats
(By Associated Press)

WASHINGTON, Nov. 1O-By cutting
down the republican majority in the
house, democrats in the next congress-
will obtain larger representation on all
OF the big committees by which the most
important legislation is framed Lead
ers of both parties began figuring today
on the new alignment.
AS it now stands, the ways and means
committee which reported the revenue
tariff and bonus bills, consists of 25
members-17 republicans and demo-
Gratis. As the line up is determined by
the size Of the house majority, demo-
Gratis, 1t was stated, will insist upon a
division of IA to IL. Retirement of
Chairman Fordney means that Repre-
sentative Green, Iowa. ranking republi-
can, will become chairman under the
seniority rule system:
Because of the large number of sub
committees which prepare the supply
bills, the appropriations committee con-
sisting of % republicans and IL demo-
Gratis is expected to stand at about that
ratio but all committees now composed
Of Is republicans and six democrats
probably will be on a IL to 8 footing The
rules committee, all powerful of itself
generally stands to 4, regardless Of
majority.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1922-11-11
SOLVING A cLUELEss MURDER.

How Scotland Yard solved a SEEM
ingly clueless murder-toId by Sir
Basil Thmoson, K. c. B., head of the
famous criminal investigation depart
ment:
ION the night OF an air raid the
body Of young woman. headless and
handless, was found wrapped in bur-
lap. sacking in a London square. The
body bore but one garment, a piece of
Undertaking.
Identification seemed hopeless.
There was no face. There were no
hands, which precluded the use Of
fingerprints. The body bore no dis
tinguishing marks.
THE locality of the find was roped
off and carefully examined. The lone
piece of clothing was scrutinized. 1t
bore laundry mark. Within an hour
we had located the laundry and knew
who had brought the garment there
a young French woman, recently ar
rived
1--WE checked up her friends. She
had few. One was a butcher. We
searched his home and found the slain
woman's head and hands concealed
in a tub Of salt. He was hanged