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The Washington times., 1922-06-09
Today.

Today.
Concert Community Center Band.
Smithsonian Park. evening.
Meetins-Rat h bone Superior Lodge. No.
20. Pythian Temple, 1912 Ninth street
northwest, s p. m.
Observation-Disclosures Suburban Citizens
Association, 8 y. IN.
Community meeting-Thomson Com
munity Center, Twelfth and l. streets
northwest. 1880 p. m.
Meeting-Big Sisters, District Of Colunl-
bia, 70t Eleventh street northwest, s p. M.
LeCtures-H. NJ. Loomis and d. A. Tom :
rnson, OF Chicago, Washington Society
OF Massachusetts, Institute OF Technology,
noon.
Meeting - Unity Society. 400 Homer
building. GIL Thirteenth street northwest,
2:30 y. IN.
Play - Double Trouble" Columbia
Players, OF Thomson Community Center,
at Thomson School. Twelfth and l. streets
northwest. I p. M.
Concert--Noridca Ma ndolin and Guitar
Orchestra and the Nordica Hawaiian
Guitar and Ukulele Club. First Congre-
gational Church, evening.
Dance-Catholic Women's Service
Club sol E street northwest. Q p. m.
Meeting-Hannah More Club, with
Mrs. Claude Swanson Semones, Aurora
Heights. Va. 2:3O .. m.
heeting-CivIc Association, Randall
School, First and streets southwest,
Addre..-Dr. r. n. Moomaw. st.arn.
Bible Class, Mount Vernon Place N. Z.
Church, tI:tb n. IN.
Neutrality-suspicious. War Mothers.
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POLICE BELIEVE
THIEVES TRIED
To SLAY WOMAN
Mrs. Grace Ramey Found Un.
conscious in Home-PIace
Ransacked.

Did thieves attempt to kill by
asphyXiation Mrs. Grace NJ. Ramey
after looting her home at 213 Third
street northwest yesterday?
Detectives are trying to answer
this question today.
At 4 o'clock yesterday afternoon
Mrs. Ramey was found in her bed.
room unconscious from gas. The
door of the room and the windows
were closed tight and gas flowed
from a Jet. The drawers Of the
bureau had beer ransacked, cloth.
ing and other articles were Uttered
about the floor. The woman was
rushed TO the Casualty Hospital,
and today when questioned by De-
tective Sergeants Cox and Waldron
she declared she did not know what
had happened. Her condition is
not critical.
Had II not been for the woman g
daughter, Isabel, Mrs. Ramey would
probably have died from gas as.
phyxiation. The little girl. return.
ing home from school, went in
search of her mother and found her
unconscious. She notified a neigh.
Dor and the woman was rushed to
the hospital.
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DRUGS BLAMED
FOR ATTEMP At
BADGER THEFT
J. r. Austin, Nerve Wracked,
Alleged to Have Told Police
Of His Crime.

Drugs have caused my ruina'
ton. They also have caused my
wife to lose her seit-respect. They
have caused us both to be branded
as criminals. expect to pay the
penalty, and when leave prison
hope my wife and are cured
of the drug habit so we can start
life again"
Jackson F. Austin. just thirty
years Oh. married just two years.
a son OF a circuit court judge OF
Union county, n. c.. made this
statement today.
Pleads for Drugs.
Trembling from head to foot and
begging for Just one shot" TO
'straighten me out" he declared:
Look at me! I'm nervous
and physical wreck. Drugs have
done this. God knows I want tn
be cured. II was through me that
my young wife began using drugs
and 1t was dope that spurred us
or to obtain money from Mr.. Whit
tie through blackmail"
Austin, his wife and John NJ
u
on charges Of obtaining 81. 900 from
George w. Whittle, expert account
ant OF Seattle, through badger"
game staged on Monday at the
Cairo Hotel
when I went to Mr.. Whittle's
room, after planning with my wife
n permit me to trap him so we
could force him under threats Of
arrest and exposure. was full Of
dope. was drugged when
planned with my wife and the
others to blackmaiI Whittle. I
would not dared have gone to the
room where my wife had taken
Whittlc had I not been doped. The
drugs gave me the nerve to do
what I dd
II had a cha nee to make good
when young man. NV father
saw that I got a good education.
started out right. got a good
job as salesman. did good busi
ness and travelled to New York
where I met my wife and where
we were married in 1920. II was
while ! was In New York that ]
got into the dope habit. MY wife
discovered my secret habit and she
began to use drugs. The result
Iwas that both OF US became ad.
diets.
Warns OF Drug Habit.
Drugs have caused my down.
fall Had ] kept away from them
] would I've holding a good job and
my wife ard would be happy.
" blame myself for her addiction
to the drugs. I want TO warn
other young men and women to
keep away from drugs. II will do
to them what II has done to me-"
J When Detective Sergea
Sweeney. Waldron. O'Brien and
Livingston arrested Austin and his
wife az the Capitol Park Hotel
they found nearly 100 grains OF
morphine and heroin. Some OF IN
drugs were in bag marked
Salts" In examining a camera
which also was found in the room.
the detectives found the inside was
filled with morphine.
Federal agents today are endeav.
oring to learn from Austin and his
wife where they obtained the grca
anount OF drugs.
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ARM[ESS MAN
CAUSES ARREST
OF HIS BANKER
Is Accused Of Keeping Pen
mans Funds-Wins Release
on $500 Bail.

Arrested on charges of obtaining
money by false pretenses from John
Uslie. twenty years old. who lost
both arms In a railroad accident
when ten years old. Theodore Phil.
lips. 331 III street northea st, tods Y
was released on 1880 bonds in Po-
lice Court for a hearing on June IS.
Uslie has been a familiar sight
"round the Capital. where he has
sold pencils and wrote cards fcp
pedestrians with a pen held between
his teeth. According 10 his story
he averaged an income from the
sympathetic public OF from $40 TO
$25 a day. he turning the money over
TO Phillips, with whom he lived. TO
hank for him. He said that Phillips
has approximately 5000 OF his
money. and that he has refuEed TO
return It to him.
When he demn nded his money a
week ago, Uslie claims thar Phillips
put him out Of his home, and ne had
to sleep that night on n bench in
one Of the parks. Finally he went
10 Police Court an appealed to Clerk
Robert 3. Gott for a warrant for
Phillips arrest. Phillips was taken
into custody last night l'y Detectives
Cox and Lynn. This morning Phil.
l. lips said he was willing To settle the
case for 5000. but the armless man
refused to compromise on these
terms.
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WIFE DENIES HUSBANDS
CHARGE HE WAS SLAVE

Denying her husbands charges Of
cruelty, Marie NJ. Leukhardt yes
terday filed her answer in the Dis
trict Supreme Court to Elmer V
Leukhardt's cross bill for a limited
divorce and asked the court to dis
miss the latter's complaint. TIL,
wife denies that she reduced her
husband to a state OF absolute siav
cry"
She admits that her husband die
drv the dishes now and then, bit
did II because he wanted to and
not because he was afraid of being
throshed by her. Mrs. Leukhard
denies she ever beat her husband
into unconsciousness with the heavy
end of a whip or even beat him be
cause he would not slave from
early morning till late at night"
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BUDGET STAFF
TURNS To ART IN
SPAREMOMENTS
Dawes Blows Trombone, One
Paints, Another Models
Harding's Head.

Can any branch OF the Govern.
ment boast as many devotees of the
fine arts among its executives as
the Bureau of the Budget? II so,
the estimate managers would like TO
know about IL?
Director Dawes blows a mean
trombone and dashes off dainty
ditties at a moments notice.
Charles A. Harbaugh, chief clerk
believes It's the little things that
count. after all. and is a miniat ture
painter.
Donald B. Macleod. chief OF the
division of estimates. Is never hap.
pier, when not estimating. than
seated at a pipe organ. Al present
he is organist for st. Margaret's
Church
And now must be added to this
galaxy of virtuosos Howard Baker,
assistant to the director. ini charge
Of the bureau of supply Tor the
Treasury Department. He goes in
for bas-relief sculpture.
Baker has just completed an ex.
cellent plaque OF President Hard
ing, done after one Of his favorite
photographs. a profile view. 1t
will be cast soon and may 60 to
the Chief Executive or to Director
Dawes as a testimonial.
Baker modestly describes his ef.
forts as ''puttering about" but
critics and friends OF the President
who have seen 1t pronounce IT eX.
cellent. He took up the avocation
4 couple OF years ago, executing
bas ,reliefs Of his childrep and this
is his first venture into officialdom.
Baker has worked internationally
on the likenesses for four months.
He never took a lesson at modelling,
possessing natural talent, though
he won't admit he's good, leaving
that to his friends.
i've had a lot of fun in this
work" he said today. "Of course,
I have out t-of.doors recreations as
we'll. being a devotee OF Yachting
hut I find my strivings at sculp
ture a great source Of pleasure.
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YELLOW CAB co. CUTS
RATES IN WASHINGTON

The Yellow Cab Company today
announces a further rate reduction.
The new rate is 25 cents for the first
two-fifths of a mile. and c5 cents a
mile thereafter. There is no charge
for additional passengers. The form
er rate was so cents for the firsl
half mile.
yellow cab rates In Washington
compare favorably with the taxical
rates of any other city in the coun'
try" said General Manager John j
Boobar today. yellow cabs pay nc
commissions for busirs IS at railroad
terminals. They practice every other
economy. but the biggest saving is
the avoidance Of these heavy railroad
business commissions.
Mr. Boobar is president of the
National Association Of Taxi Cab
Owners
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What's Doing Today
and TOMORROW

Thomson School, Twelfth and L street
northwest, s p. m.
Exerctses--CIosing exercises OF tn,
religious school OF the Washington
Hebrew Congregation, tonight
Rose fete---Jo oh nson Powell and e. v
Brown Community centers, Corby Estate
Chevy Chase Circle, $3.50 p. M
Commencement-Hoiy Cross Academy
morning.
Minstrel-Kappa Tau Phi Fraternity
immaculate Conception Hall, Eighth and
streets northwest. s:15 y. m.
Prom-Central High School Eleventh
and Clifton streets northwest, $3.50 p. m
Tomorrow.
Meeting-Ladies Auxiliary to Eationa
Capitol Post, V. r. w, Phytian Hall
1912 Ninth street northwest, 4 p. IN.
heeting-Bets Theta Pi Club OF Wash
inEton. S7bo Georgia avenue northwest
evening.
Lccture-Prof. De Witt c.. Croisss Mt
OF George Washington University, "Th,
Literature OF the Bible" Arts Club, 20li
I street northwest, y. m.
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CLASS NIGHT EXERCISES
ARE HELD At ST. JOHNS

The fourth year class Of St. Johns
the auditorium, 1928 Vermont
avenue. last night. The graduation
exercises Of the college will be held
Monday.
Among those who took part In the
exercises were George o'Neill, Joseph
Grant, John Cullinane, Edward
Quinn, Rudolph Moeller, Bernard
Mangan. and Joseph McQuade. The
speakers were the Rev. r. De.
theus and Brother d. Edward. presi.
dent Of the college,
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Tho best thing out" An aching
tooth. SAM SIMPLE.
STAGE TRIBULATIONS.

CONWAY TEARLE, of the NOV.
les and legitimate stage. Is asking
a reduction OF the alimony he Is
paving to one Of his several wives.
1t takes so much OF Tearle's salary
for alimony he is financially pinch
ed in the summer, when not work
ing. New York judges spend half
their time adjusting alimonies on
a sliding scale to suit changes in
salaries.
One day you marry Genevieve,
Your love Is like torrent;
In two months you see Mary Susan
And Genevieve becomes abhOr-
rent.
You induce wife No. to get a
decree
That will split you asunder;
And then you marry the other girl,
But once more you blunder.
No. 2 isn't just to your fancy;
You see another you like best,
And again the divorce courts.
With matrimony as jest.
Soon you've married five times.
With a trail OF wives behind,
And still you are unhappy
And in q muddled state Of mind.
1t may look all right to start with.
This legal MormOnizing,
But when you're paying four alt.
monies
You'll have to start economizing.
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NEW TREE NURSERY TO
BE ESTABLISHED HERE

A new tree nursery for the Dis
trict Of Columbia is to be estab
ushed on the Anacostia river, op
posite the navy yard. according to
he recommendation made by the
District Commissioners to the Sen
ate District Committee today.
At the present time the District
has tree nursery in Anacostis
on a tract Of land now known az
Fort DUPONT. but this has proven
too small for the present needs of
he city. The Commissioners say
that II the District is to continue
its supply OF good shade trees a
larger nursery Is necessary.
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THREE CHILDREN ARE
BITTEN BY DOGS HERE

Three more children were bitten by
dogs yesterday.
While playing near his home.
Charles Dabbs. seven years old. 14l7
Thirty.sixth street. was bitten In the
chest by a stray dog. The dog was
captured and sent to the District
Pound for observation.
Darlington Frame. fourteen years
old 1924 U street southeast. while
on sixteenth street. near U, was
bitten on right leg by a dog owned
by Gottleib Winkler. 1885 u street.
The third boy bitten was Russell
Gorham, three years old. 100 Yuma
street southeast. He was In yard in
the rear Of his home playing with a
dog owned by one Of his playmates
when he was attacked.
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COMMISSIONERS
URGE DELAY ON
ALLEY CLOSING.
Appeal to Congress to Stay
Operation Of Law for Two
Years More.

The District Commissioners to-
day asked Congress to stay the
operation of the aliey-closing law
for two years, beginning next NO
vember. The request was embodied
in letters sent to Congressman Ben
iamin X. Focht, chairman Of the
House District Committee. and SEN
ator l.. Heisler Ball, chairman OF
the Senate District Committee.
Operation of the law already has
been extended twice and the last
extension expires in November. The
letter to the chairmen OF the Con-
gressional committees was approved
ar the Commissioners meeting to-
day, following receipt OF a recon-
menda ton from the local housing
committee.
The committee declared that
closing alley houses this year would
work Unreasonable hardship
Delay in Closing Urged.
James c. Wilkes. assistant sec
retary of the committee, in let
ter written for the committee, told
the commissioners that to delay
closing the alley dwellings for two
years would in itself mitigate the
hardships for some extent
The evidence indicates that
within those two years the District
will have approached more nearly
to a normal situation" the commit
tee says, "and that probably houses
Of less expensive types will be
erected in larger proportions.
THE committee thinks that this
should not be relied upon, however,
but rather that the two years OF
grace should be availed Of to make
a more thorough study OF the hous-
ing Of the alley dwellers than has
been possible since the present COM
mittee was appointed. followed by
constructive recommendations.
Time Asked for Inquiry.
such a study will take time. 1t
will involve. among other things.
careful consideration OF proposals
which have been made to convert
alleys into minor streets. Successful
carrying out Of these proposals in.
wolves legislation. The proposals
must. first. be demonstrated 10 be
Gound both economically and socially.
The new minor street. if created,
must be an asset. not a liability TO
the city"
The local housing committee will
meet at 3 o'clock this afternoon In
the District building. Mrs. Eli Hell.
nick. chairman, presiding. A draft
Of the final report to the Commis-
sioners will be ready.
Daniel J. Donovan. secretary OF the
committee. said today the final report
would be in the hands Of the Com
mIssioners within a week II will
contain a summary Of the reports
and recommendations Of the sub.
committees. 1t is expected the COM
mittee will vote TO include in the
final report a recommendation that
more authority be given the com.
mittee.
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GIVEN VERDICT OF $2,5oo
FOR EYE LOST IN CRASH

Hugh Langdon. OF Woodbridge. d.
c., was yesterday awarded a verdict
for S2.50o damages by n jury In
Circuit Court No. 2 in his suit
against Metcalt & DietZ, taxicab
owners, for the loss of the sight
Of his left eye.
Langdon claimed he had been In.
jured March Z, 1918 in collision
between his automobile and taxi
cab owned by the defendants. at
Thirteenth and s streets northwest.
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PLAN FOURTH EXERCISES
ON PLAZA OF CAPITOL

Plans for a July Fourth celebra
tion on the plaza at the Capitol will
he discussed at meeting in the
District building at o'clock this
afternoon.
The program has not yet been com
pleted. II is announced. however
that william Tyler Page, clerk OF
the 9louse Of Representatives, and
author OF Americas Creed" will
speak, and George II. o'Connor will
lead the assembly In singing patriotic
songs.
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SIXTEENTH ST. MAY BE
PRESIDENTIAL AVENUE

The proposal to name Sixteenth
street presidential avenue" has
been revised.
Al the request Of a number Of
Iocal citizens, Senator Ball, chair.
nnn of the Senate District Com.
'rittee. has introduced a bill pro-
viding for the change in the name.
Ten years agn Congress changed
the name OF Sixteenth street TO
he Avenue Of the Presidents, but
he transfer did not take" and In
short time the bill was repealed.
The Washington times., 1922-06-09
INQUIRY ASKED In INDUSTRIAL HOME ROW
9SatEEARDr Is p Is
<saasaRe4-SBN BILL PRICE e1&a~
WANTED--A LEXICOGRAPHY
OF EMPHATIC EXPLETIVES.

Dear Bill: While ! admit
your column SerUes a useful pur-
pose and has many folloVers, I
quite often find an assortment
of piftle in IL. Your contribs
are one day brilliant and another
dull. Maybe you don't get the
best out of them. But they do, at
times, handle questions in snappy
manner. So / seek to obtain their
vie,Us as to iUhy so many people
say "heI' and damn" Isn't It
because there is a shortage of
forcefM words to displace the
old, tried-out fduorites? And if
there is such a shortage, shouldn't
the society of reforn,ers under
take to get up a leaicography of
e1clamatory words and sentences
which 1oilIhdve more soothing
sound to the oUer-sensitive?
am of the opinion that our
phraseology of erpletives is en-
tirely too unrestricted, and It
seems to me that iOith our inven-
the faculties in iticgitimdte
words iUe could substitute neW
ones that WiH not have such a
harsh or even vulgar sound at
times.
I appeal to you, Bill, to put the
fans of the column at york, ard
see ,Ohat suggestions they have
to make. They may offer some
suggestions which iOiH aid in
eliminating the objectionable.
The fans OF the G. q. c. coined
and gave nation. wide circulation to
Cake eater" We shall encourage
them to frame additions to the die.
enable either ladies or gents to get
something hot off their systems
without shocking anybody. It's
going to be hard job, but II can
be, done. So far as the column Is
concerned, we've kept the two
words mentioned out Of contribu.
tiOns. They are often used. though,
and We have to substitute some
thing nice In their place. We do
feel, though, that we've never yet
found words that take the place
Of either Of these under certain
conditions.
Yet we want to see the two
words chased off the word map.
We offer space for Originators Of
new words or even sentences that
have, as the hOme-brew makers
say. a kick" In them. Wen Just
make this "A POLITE WORD
CONTEST" with the answers to be
somewhat like this:
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The Washington times., 1922-06-09
MICHIGAN PARK CITIZENS
ATTEND LAWN CARNIVAL

Members OF the Michigan Park
Citizens Association last night Mt.
tended a lawn feet at 1901 Taylor
street northwest. This fete replaced
the regular business meeting.
Edgar G. Snyder, United States
marshal for the District. William II.
Shannon, realtor. and r. B. Pettus.
president Of the association, made ad.
dresaee
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POUND THE TYPEWRITER
OR MILK THE cows?

Washington stenogs wrote some
pithy verse. for H. and $. On the
subject of marrying cakle who
would send them back to the type.
writer keys TO support them both.
A New York stenog was lured by
, the matrimonial advertisement of a
farmer. became engaged to him.
and then broke the engagement.
According to the N. Y. Telegraph
these are her views:
The Washington times., 1922-06-09
To Resurace Avenue.

Bids for the resurfacing OF ap.
proximately two miles OF Pennsyl.
vania avenue southeast. will be asked
in the near future by the District
Commissioners. The resurfacing will
start at the Pennsylvania avenue
bridge and extend to the District line.
The Washington times., 1922-06-09
Paul Leaves $4,000.

Daniel Paul, who died July ]. 1921
left an estate valued at about $685..
900, according to the petition for let.
ters Of administra ton filed yesterday
In the Probate Court by the widow
Mrs. Nanette b. Paul.
The Washington times., 1922-06-09
To Give Radio Talk.

c. r. Jenkins will address the
Radio Club Of Eastern High School
today. Jenkins In said to have in
vented q method by which moving
pictures can be sent by wireless.
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The wtndjdmmer's train of
thought seems TO hare no air
brakes. HANK HA WKINS.
NAMES IS NAMES.

This marriage license issued in
Atlanta is the realization of the
old adage that every rose has its
thorn:
albert H: Rose, q,
Beulah Thorn, 81"
JULES BACKENHEIME
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OUR STORE HOUSE.
II you ever run short Of copy, Bill.
Just get yourself an X-ray machine,
Look carefully inside the office Goat
And copy what isn't too moan.
SAM SIMPLE.
That's why we take good care OF the
Goat,
And never let hin, away from us run.
II the contribs ever fall down on the
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when we were married." said
Brown, my wife and I made an
agreement that I should make the
rulings in all the major things and
she in all the more minor ones"
And how has 1t worked" Black
inquired.
Brown smiled wanly.
80 far" he replied. mo major
matters have come up"
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How they looked / did not know.
only heard their chatter;
One. / thought. might be quite slim
And the other q little fatter.
I pictured her n sweet little maiden
with . lovely little face divine,
Colored like peaches and cream
Oh! why did she pick the seat behind?
I hated 70 leave that golden voice.
but I know that my stop was near;
just one little glance, said 1.
For she must be . perfect dear.
often I've heard. and now believe.
That things aren't what they seem;
Ye gods! Her face was . scheme OF
color
but not like peaches and cream!
n. y. EVERETT.
The spectator., 1922-05-09
CHAPTER VII.
MT. Corvet's Partner.

The instant of meeting. when Alan recognized in Sherrill's partner, the man with whom he had fought in Cor vets house. was one of swift readjust- ment of all his thought-adjustme to a situation of which he could not even have dreamed, and which left him breathless. But for Spearman. obviously, 1t was not that. Following his noncommittal nod of acknowledg- ment of Sherrill's introduction and his first steady scrutiny of Alan. the big. handsome man swung himself of from the desk on which he sat and leaned against 1t, facing them more directly.
 "Oh, yes-Conrad," he said. His tone was hearty; In 1t Alan could rec ognize only so much of reserve ar might be expected from Sherrill'i
 partner who had taken an attitude ol
 opposition. The shipmasters. looking