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The Washington times., 1922-06-02
What's Doing Today
and Tomorrow

) Meeting-Citizens Association, Burr
vile School, Division avenue and Cor.
eoran street northeast. p. m.
Meeting-Exeoutive board OF the
Community Association, johnson Powell
School, Lamont and Hiatt streets north
west tonight.
Meeting-Writers' League OF Wash
tngton, Public Library, New York avenue
and Ninth street northwest, p. m.
Dance-George Washington University
seniors, 2i0O sixteenth street northwest
y. m.
Tomorrow.
Dinner-Arts Club OF Washington. 2ol7
I street northwest. p. m.
Picnic-All Souls Church, Reservoir
site, sixteenth and Kennedy street,
northwest, 3 to 7 p. m.
Outlng-St. Thomas and st. Mar.
garets churches Great Falls Park
Memorial servicep-Contederate orFan.
izatlon OF wash Ington, Confederate sec.
tion In Arlington Cemetery, 2 p. m.
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Today.
Meeting-Cnity Society Homer build
ing. sl1 Thirteenth street northwest
2:3o p. m.
Dance-Catholic women's Service Club
Catholic Community House, COL street
northwest, Q p. m.
Meeting-O. S. U. Alumni, Wallis Res.
taurant, 4ls Twelfth street northwest
noon.
Meeting-FedersI City Lodge, No. 20
l. q. o. F.. odd Fellows Hall, p. m.
Lecture-Dr. Simon, "The Ten Com.
mandments." Washington Hebrew Con.
gregation. Eighth and II streets north
west, y. m.
MeetinE-Dupont Citizens Association
1905 Twentieth street northwest, ttt
y. m.
Meeting-Langdon John BurrouEh,
PRrent-Teachers' Association, at Johr
Burroughs School. Eighteenth and Mon.
roe streets northeast. AIS p. m.
Dinner-Zonta Club. Grace Dodge Ho'
tel. 20 y street northwest. $40 p. m.
Spring review-St Patrick Players
auspices st. Martins Council, National
Council OF Catholic Men, Carroll Hall
s2i @ street northwest, tonight.
Meeting-South Carolina state Society
Thomson School, Twelfth and L street,
north west, p. m,
Meetinr-Boy Scouts. Troops 50 and
81 East Washington School Seventh
and c streets southeast, 9 .. m.
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ST. MARTINS WILL BUILD
NEW SCHOOL AND CONVENT

Announcement was made yester.
day by the Rev. DIR. Eugene A.
Hannah that st. Martins Roman
Catholic Church. of which he is
pastor. will build a new school and
convent for the Sisters of Notre
Dame to be located on the crest
of the hill on T street. between
Lincoln road and Second street
northeast.
The building will be erected op.
posite the proposed Langley Junior
High School. The Rev. DR.. Hannan n
will inform Archbishop Curley or
the unanimous action taken by the
church and expressed the hope that
the school and other buildings would
be ready by September, 1928.
The Washington times., 1922-06-02
STERLING TAKES
FIGHT ON BROWN
To PRESIDENT.
Asserts Efficiency Head Is
Overriding Congress on
RecIassification.

A protest against the activities OF
the Bureau of Efficiency was lUdBed
with President Harding today by
Senator Sterling. chairman OF the
Civil Service Committee.
The President was Informed that
Herbert d. Brown, chief OF the bu.
reau, was trying to override the ex'
pressed will OF Congress with respect
TO recla ssification OF civil service ON.
ployes, and was anticipating the
probable passage OF he sterling.
Lehlbach bill by the Senate by in.
stalling a system Of :eC'assitication
which is in contravention of Inc
bill
Senator Sterling would not discuss
his conference with President Hard
ing, but it is understood the Chief
Executive took a neutral attitude
and made II clear he was not op'
posed to the Sterling Lehlbach plan
reclaSsification II that measu.e
should be approved by Congress.
Spurred into action by the pressure
from the supporters OF the Sterling
Lehlbach bill, Senator Warren. chair
man OF the Appropriations Commit
tee, today appointed a subcommittee
o consider the salary features OF the
measure. This subcommittee Is com
posed of Senators Smoot. Curtis. Nc
Kinley, Lenroot. Overman, Harris,
and Glass. No date has been set for
meeting OF the subcommittee.
1t is expected an unfavorable re.
port on the measure will be made
by the Appropriations Committee
IThereupon. Senator Sterling will
carry his fight to the floor of the
Senate, and he is confident he has
sufficient votes to win out over Sell.
ator Smoot and his supporters OF the
Wood -Smoot bill. which. puts into
effect the bureau OF efficiency pl1n
II reclassification.
The Washington times., 1922-06-02
.DAPPER J0E|S
GIVEN 70 YEARS
|NPEN|TENT|ARY
Gentleman Crook Who Ran
sacked D. c. Homes
Smiles at Fate.

Joseph C. c'Dapper Joe') Lauzon.
washington's $1OO.OOo jimmy thief.
smiled as he was sentnced to twenty
years in the penitentiary today by
Chief Justice Mccoy. in Criminal
Court No. /.
Lauzon, indicted by the grand jury
on four counts, entered a plea OF
guilty when arraigned today.
He asked consideration on the
grounds that his activities had been
magnified by publicity.
"Dapper Joe" lived up to his nick
name in his carefully groomed ap-
pearance. He was cool throughout
the hearing.
The man whose thefts IN fashion.
able Washington apartment houses
baffled the police for move than "a
year was arrested here last month
by Headquarters Detectives Fla
herty, Stringfellow, Keck and Lynn.
He predicted, after mis- arrest, tkat
he would escape from the peniten-
tiary within two years, II sentenced
He was successful in escaping from
Joliet, ILL.,, some years ago, where
he was committed for crimes similar
to those he perpetrated here.
"Dapper Joe" was known to the
police Of Baltimore, Richmond and
Detroit, as he divided his time to
insure safety.
Lauzon invariably used a jimmy
in effecting entrance 10 a house or
an apartment This trademark
was found in all cases here.
Women who were connected with
Lauzon's arrest. but who were
exonerated of blame in his crimes.
have since been released by the po-
lice
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AFFIC In CHILDREN CHARGED TO D. C. BOARD OF GUARDIAN
YSaE!aRD. !!q !!!' D'..,.:s!lEEENo .:!lE

PEN POIN ERS.
Prohibition officials wal notD
probably realize that "hops
spring eternal"
NeUs Item No. 1.-"There is
an unprecedented rush Of Ameri-
cans TO Europe"
Net0s Item No. 2.-"War graft
investigation to be started"
/? &?
NoiO that Jack Dempsey has
returned home zoe note luli in
hostile criticisms Of hin,-espe-
ctally in toUns that he IS likely
to Utstt.
Fuir-minded people must admit
that England conducts her diplo-
matte negotiat tions strictly ac-
cordtng to "H-oil."
Who remembers uway back
Vhen II Was thought Congress
would pass soldier bonus?
Possibly Daugherty Wo,Ild Wel-
come suggestions as how to drive
dull CdrdWdy.
Flapper's song:
"Oh, Say, Can You See"
There being only tWenty-foelr
hours per diem it is hard to mn
derstdnd hotOl you can lay dUay
an hour a day in the bank at !
per cent without missing 1t.
Some Of our statesmen better
never remoUe their hats IN the
presence of a red-head wood
pecker. PAUL WHITE.
The Washington times., 1922-06-02
PROBLEM FOR MOTORISTS.

Dear Bill: We had an automo-
bile controversy that ragged up In
our office for several days without
satisfactory settlement, and which
I would like to put to the fans,
whether they own a bus or not:
Take a theoretical hill, four miles
up, and four miles down. The first
two miles upgrade can be made
without trouble, but the next two
miles II will be necessary to shift
in low gear. On the down. grade,
the machine coasts for the four
miles without using any gas. Ques-
ton is: Would the car use more
gas covering the eight miles on
the hill or eight miles on a level
piece Of ground? BRIDGEPORT.
The Washington times., 1922-06-02
COTTON CROP REPORTED
50 PER CENT NORMAL

The Department of Agriculture es.
timated TODAY from the reports OF
correspondents and agents that the
condition Of the cotton crop on May
25 was sos per cent OF normal, as
compared with 66 per cent on May
25, 1921; 62.4 on May %, 1920; 76.6
on May 25. 1919, and 74.6 per cent,
the average of the past ten years on
May 25.
An estimate of acreage this year
will be included in the July cotton
report,
The Washington times., 1922-06-02
CUPID HANGING ROUND
D. C. AUDITORS OFFICE

Dan Cupid has invaded the District
Building. His latest activities are ir
the office Of Daniel J. Donovan, Dis
trict auditor.
Miss Helen B. Kerby will be mar
ried to Carroll Rector tomorrow
night at o'clock in the Epiphany
Church.
Miss Mary S. Coates will marry
Norwood p. Cassidy at st. Patrick s
Church on June s.
Both of these girls are employees
Of the office.
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w. c. T. U. WILL PRESENT
MUSICALE AT BARRACKS

Under the auspices of Columbia
Union, women's Christian Temper
ance Union. a musical entertainment
will be given at the Marine Barracks
Tuesday night at 8 o'clock. The pub
lie is invited.
The Rev. Reginald Rowland. as
sistant pastor OF New York Avenue
Presbyterian Church, will open the
affair with devotional services.
Among the artists performing will be
Miss Mary Helen Howe, soprano;
Miss Marie Howe Speer, pianist, and
Miss Wanna Smith, rhythmic dane
ing Refreshments will be served.
The Washington times., 1922-06-02
THIRTEEN CLUB AGAINST
RAGTlME SAVING PLAN

"Ragtime" continues TO be knock.
ed about.
The Thirteen Club, meeting in
the City Club. last night went on
record as vigorously opposing the
present jazztime daylight saving
system"
The vote being taken in the Gran.
dali theaters shows that the people
of the District are Overwhelmingly
against 'ragtime." Here are the
results to date:
Opposed TO any form of rag.
time" 4,201.
In favor of clock change, 1.75S.
Against present system, $50.
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Warrington Girl Honored.

Mrs. Thelma NJ. Leatherman OF
Washington. a student at Carnegie
Institute Of Technology, Pittsburgh,
has been elected second vice presi..
dent OF the Student Assembly in
the College Of Fine Arts. His duties
in this office, which is one of the
most important in student activi.
ties at Carnegie, will begin with
the next school year.
The Washington times., 1922-06-02
HEBREWS TO OBSERVE
FEAST OF WEEKS HERE

The Feast OF Weeks, originally
called Shabouth in Hebrew. will be
commemorated with services today
at the Washington Hebrew Congrc-
cation.
Tonight. DR.. Abram Simon will de-
liver a lecture on the Ten Com
nnandments," illustrated by Stere-
opticon slides.
The Washington times., 1922-06-02
Parents to Hear Doctor.

The Langdon and John Burroughs
Parent-Teachers' Association will
meet at the John Burroughs School,
Eighteenth and Monroe streets
northeast, today. DIR. J. A. Murphy
medical examiner of public schools,
will speak on Nutrition"
The Washington times., 1922-06-02
Complain Of Bus Line.

Several complaints about the new
bus line on Park road Of the
Washington Railway and Electric
Company have been received by the
Public Utilities Commission
The complainants state that tils
street is narrow and buses Jam up
traffic.
The Washington times., 1922-06-02
U. S. Goods UnsoId In Cuba.

Many millions OF dollars worth Of
American goods, now stored In
Cuban warehouses because their
owners were unable to make salts.
factory sales or to pay for their re.
expectation. may remain In Cuba
until August 81 under a decree
signed by the Cuban President, the
Department OF Commerce was Of.
ficially advised today.
The Washington times., 1922-06-02
Mrs. kautz Leaves S37,4 400.

An estate approximately valued
at s37,400 was left by Mrs. Esther
Kautz. who died March last, ac
Cording to a petition for letters tes
iamentary filed yesterday by Eugene
and Miles Wambaugh, executors
Albert II. Kautz of Elwyn, Pa. is
the sole heir at law.
The Washington times., 1922-06-02
Mrs. Shreve's Birthday.

Mrs. Sarah Shreve was rendered
a reception last evening at her resi-
dence. S27 f street southeast. The
occasion was her SEVENTEEN hh tn.
day anniversary, and children, grand
children and great grandchildren as,
sembled to pay her tribute.
The Washington times., 1922-06-02
BABY FALLS 3 STORIES
WITHOUT BEING INJURED

Although he fell from a tbird.story
window of his home yesterday, Fl, d
Williams, seventeen months old,
Gl5 Sixth street northwest, suffered
cniy a slight shock, The infan, fell
tC the pavement.
DR.. Gwynu of the Casualty Hos
pital said he could find no injury tu
the infant other than shock.
The Washington times., 1922-06-02
Library Board Reappointed.

Theodore w Moves, editor of The
Evening Star, today was reappointed
by the District Commissioners as n
member OF the board Of trustees Of
the Public Library Charles J. Bell
and Justice Wendell Stafford also
were reappointed,
The Washington times., 1922-06-02
SENATOR WOULD LEARN
OF EFFORTS TO END STRIKE

Secretary Hoover would be directed
to inform the Senate what action, II
any, has been taken by the Govern.
ment to end the existing coal strike
by resolution offered in the Senate
today by Senator Walsh Dem) of
Massachusetts.
The Washington times., 1922-06-02
Call on President.

President Harding was urged to
dav by a delegation of negro col.
lege students TO use his influence
to have Congress pass the anti.
lvnchinR bill.
The Washington times., 1922-06-02
OVER-DEVELOPED EARS.

CHAS. GUTHRIE, a thirteen
year.old column fan of Hoimead
place. thinks the future generation
will have ears like this II the radio
craze continues:
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Freund Given Berth.

Sanford H. Freund, OF New York.
was appointed general counsel for
the Emergency Fleet Corporation
today, succeeding Nathan d. smythe,
resigned.
The Washington times., 1922-06-02

Benjamin Franklin surely
Wds a fast guy, for they said
of him that he arrested the
| lightning. We haze heard Of
others too SiotU TO put the
lights out.
HANK HA WKINS.
The Washington times., 1922-06-02
WHAT JAZZ MUSIC IS.

Jam Is just vulgar noise. -
DIR. ROBERT LAWRENCE. direc.
tor Of Music Week In Washing
ton.
And yet, during Music Week.
when classical, standard music
will be listened to by thousands,
iaLz music will thrill three or more
times as many people II there
should happen to he a sufficient
number Of entertainments.
II you hire two large halls In the
same block, giving n jaZL musical
i'm one and a classical musical in
the other, the jazz hall will not
hold the crowds while the other
will be comfortably filled.
As between listening to a thun.
der storm. classically portrayed on
q piano, and the rampant, loud,
gingery stuff of q Jazz band, the
'crowd" will prefer the jaLz, and
enjoy II many times more than the
supposedly refined audience at
the storm rendition.
Vaudeville catches three people
to one going to Hamlet" and the
noted tragedies and draI,inS Of the
course, that Il Is all due to lack
Of intelligence and mental refine.
ment, while the "low brow" advO-
cate Of jazz thinks the other chap
has loose nut"
The Washington times., 1922-06-02

Mrs. Jones Ito neighbor's child
Jimmy, must run to the
store to get baby some milk.
Will you shoe the flies off him
till I return?
Mrs. Jones, five minutes later
What in the world is baby
screaming for? Look at the
bumps on his head?
Jimmy-Well. every time a fly
got on his head 7 swatted IT,
JULES BACKENHEIMER.
The Washington times., 1922-06-02
CLUE CLOCK CLANGS.
Washington has been full OF Zoo

CLUE CLOCK CLANGS.
Washington has been full OF COO
COO" clocks the last coupla' weeks.
Sure goin' to extremes with pro-
hibition here-won't even allow US
to set our clocks up"
Were a thousand years ahead OF
some countries now-still, some OF
Uncle Sans hirelings are tryin to
snitch another hour on EN-.
Those guys tryin' to hasten the
end OF the Administration should
boost the time up a year, at least.
Our clocks ought to adopt the
"hands-off" policy-their hands DO
not mean anything now, anyhow.
Sunny how they insist on day
light saving, but go right on kill
ing" moonshine.
HARPER's FERRY.
The Washington times., 1922-06-02
Charities Request Ignored.

'ln defiance of the request Of the
hoard OF charities" Mr.. Jelleff said,
they are continuing to take children
from the school day after day and
placing them i'm small boarding
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A VACATION DELIGHT.

The Daily and Sunday Times.
Order II sent to your seashore or
mountain resort-95 cents a
month, $3.50 for three months.
The New York herald., 1922-12-13
START SECRET QUIZ
ON STUDENT PARTY
Manasquan Officials Propose
to Learn Source of Liquor
at Beach Affair.

Special Dispatch 10 TIE New NoRK HERALD.
MANAsoUAN, n. j., Dec. Yielding
to the pressure os paternaI indignation,
the Town Council here tonight started
an investigation TO determine the source
Of liquor alleged TO have been consumed
by eleven high school students In a
beach party" Saturday night. NeileG
in secrecy was the hearing. Not even
the parents of the students involved
were permitted to enter the room during
the course of the preliminary investiga-
tion. The Only outsiders admitted were
Lester Meserole. superintendent of the
school. the father of one of the girls
who was taken home from the party by
a patroman. and John +. Cornelius. the
patrolman who. at the behest OF persons
residing near the beach, broke up the
party
Patrolman Cornelius refused tonight
to say definitely that any of the eleven
boys and girls who attended the beach
Orgy" actually were intoxicated. Mine
Cornelius, his seventeen year old son,
ha said. was member of the party.
Angered by the publicity that has
been given the affair. parents OF the
students who attended have declined to
make any statement regarding the al
legged drunkenness OF the youths and
girls. Refusing TO talk about the con-
dition of girl who was carried home
by Patrolman Cornelius, after the other
members of the party had fled John
Rice declared that whisky is being
sold almost openly all around here
The New York herald., 1922-12-13
LIQUOR PLANES TAKE
rs CASES each TRIP
Dry Watch, Forces Boats on
Long Island Coast to
Lie Close.
ARMADA GOING SOUTH
Airmen Alone Successful in
Deliveries for Whisky
Syndicate.
SPY SYSTEM ELABORATE
Bootlegger Offers $1,000 to
Girl Operative to Relax
Vigilance for Day.

Vessels of the whisky armada" I"
carrying thousands of cases of Ba-
hama bootleg liquor intended for New
York holiday trade gradually ara
withdrawing their "barrsge of bottles
from along the Long Island coast and
are cruising southward. hopeful that
there they will enjoy better luck in
disposing of their contraband cargoes.
Small boats employed, by whisky
syndicates to run the dry navy block
ade from tho liquor fiotilla' to the
coast are becoming inactive because
of the vigilance of Frank J. Hale and
James II. Kerrigan, chief intelligence
officers for the Federal Prohibition
Enforcement Department. Sloops and
dories are anchoring for the winter in
the scores of inlets, creeks and slips
along tho coast in the Great South
Bay district.
Accompanied by a reporter from
THE New YORK HERALD, Hale and Ker-
rigan yesterday completed a cruise
through Long Island waters in search
of small vessels attempting to bring
In whisky from the ~mother fleet"
lying in the offing four to seven miles
from shore. In automobiles the party
ended it's survey Of bootlegging condi.
tions on Long Island.
Admittedly forestalled in their con-
certed campaign to swamp toe Long
Island coast with Christmas wet goods.
the whisky syndicates are resorting to
the extensive use OF seaplanee for bring
ing their contraband ashore Two sea-
planes. known to be bringing heavy
shipments of whisky from the whisky
armada" arc stationed near New York.
Each craft carries a cargo of sevcnty-
five cases per trip from the fleet of
liquor laden vessels.
mot n single case of whisky has
been landed by boat on Long island
in the last two weeks" Mr.. Hale said
upon his return from the Long Island
cruise. '.The fishermen on the coast
are not willing to risk the seizure of
their boats. They have deserted tho
whisky syndicates. because they know
Federal operatives are sticking close
to the little towns on Long Island.
With the aid of the Coast Guard Ser
vice and tho police department We
have succeeded in stopping the great
flow of Bahama liquor that has been
coming into New York. Prohibition
enforcement has become heart break
ing reality to the Long Island boot
leggers."
So eager have been the whisky syndi-
cate representatives on Long Island to
learn the daily whereabouts OF the
dry navy boats that they have sta
toned "loukouts' in each town between
New York and the coast. AT Far Rock
away yesterday emissaries of the
whisky ring sought information from
THE New YORK HERALD reporter as to
where Hale and Kerrigan are headed
Where are You going?" queried a
pier lounger as the dry navy boat
carrying the party hove off from Far
Rockaway. Going TO Freeport? Co
ing to Freeport?'
Yes" Hale yelled at him. explaining
to the party on the boat that this in
formation-which was incorrect-would
be flashed TO Freeport before we get
out of sight
Miss Isabel Premm. working with
The New York herald., 1922-12-13
CLUES LIQUOR SUPPLIES
LAID TO ONE DEALER
Federal Grand Jury Con-
tinues Investigation.

The Federal Grand Jury yesterday
continued It's examination OF witnesses to
determine the source from which cham
pagne and whisky is said to have been
procured by many fashionable clubs.
Five witnesses were. examined by John
Holley Clarke, Assistant United sYtes
Attorney. during the hearings,
Investigation into the clubs was begun.
II was hinted by Federal court attaches,
after the holding UP of a Federal Of
ncial's application for membership Many
of the members objected TO acceptance
OF Federal official as a member of the
organization.
a firm of former wholesale liquor
dealers is alleged to be the source OF
supply for the alleged '1lquor parties"
Three hundred cases OF wine and cham
pa gne owned by the firm recently were
seized by Federal prohibition enforce
ment officers. The concern is said 10
have 27.0o0 cases Of whisky In bonded
warehouse. Much OF the liquor, it is al
legged. is leaking but at frequent inter
walls.
The New York herald., 1922-12-13
Court Returns Liquor =
to Convicted Bootlegger

" HIRTY- cases on whisky and
an automobile truck seized
more than a year ago yes
terday were ordered returned TO
Anthony Cassesse. alleged million
aire bootlegger. under sentence CT
two years Imprisonment and fine
of $4,000 for violating the Vol
stead law. Judge Harmon b. Howe
of Vermont. sitting in United
States Court at Brooklyn. entered
the order for return of the seized
goods.
Judge Howe tried the case. in
which Mary White. Cassesse and
others were charged with conspir-
acy to violate the national prohi-
bition act. The whisky and truck
were ordered returned after Cas-
scsse and the other defendants had
been acquitted Of that charge.