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commissioners
T0CUT DISTRICT
BUDGET T0BONE
Preliminary Estimates to Un-
dergo Revision Before Sub
mission to Bureau.

General totals only for the 1924
estimates Of the District govern.
ment win be forwarded to the
Bureau OF the Budget. following
consideration Of department heads
preliminary figures by the Com.
missioners, Maj. Daniel J. Donovan,
District auditor and budget officer.
s;lid today. IE
1t was said today. with all but a
few minor, estimates in. that the
commissioners, when they confer
with Major Donovan on Monday,
will be forced to slash the figures
TO the bone. -
Among the major estimates in the
hands of the auS.or today are:
Board of charities, covering opera
tions of all childcaring institutions,
hospitals and homes of the District,
$3,070. 900; police department, s2,500.-
900; fire department. $4,000 900; pub
lie schools, $500 900; street cleaning
department, $1,500,000. These, with
the extensive estimates of various de-
partments coming under Engineer
Commissioner Keller. may bring the
preliminary totals much higher than
the Commissioners anticipated.
The health department estimates
were recalled by Health Officer VIII.
lam c. Fowler today for additions.
In their revised form. 1t was stated.
the figures will run over $3.50. 900.
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EMbEzzLER
SURRENDERS
Clerk Acused Of Taking So, 300
From Army and Navy Club
!. Gives Self Up.

- Leroy Dewey Bolton. thirty years
old, former clerk employed at the
Army and Navy Club, who recently
disappeared with $1,000 Of the clubs
funds, yesterday surrendered to
Detective SeTgeants homas Sweeney
and Joseph Waldron at police head.
quarters.
With Bolton. when he walked into
the central office, was his sister,
Mrs. George Thomas. of Richmond,
Va, who carried $4,000, which was
wrapped In a newspaper and which
she handed over to J. ID. Mayes, of
the American Security Company
which had bonded the young man.
Simultaneous with Bottoms sur
render, the grand jury yesterday in
dicted him on charges of embezzle.
ment. With the payment of tie
$4,000 by Bottoms sister and notes 10
cover the balance the clerk is alleged
to have embezzled. it is expected that
despite the grand jury action the
surety company will not prosecute
the charge against him.
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NEW GUARANTY FINANCE
CORPORATION ELECTS

AT a meeting of the directors of
the National Guaranty Finance Cor.
poration the following officers were
elected: Edward Voigt, jr.. presi.
dent John w. Farran, vice presi.
dent: DIR. Grant s. Barnhart, vice
president: Robert c. Shaw, secretary.
treasurer; James B. Flynn, general
counsel. ~.
The National Guaranty Finance
corporation recently incorporated
with an authorized capital of 81 900, :.
ooo, viii open its Washington office
august i, In the Barrister building.
6S5 F street northwest.
This. the newest OF Washington
finance corporations apparently he.
gins business under very favorable
auspices as a large portion OF the
first issue of stock has been sub.
scribed.
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YOUTH TO GIVE
HIM GOOD PLACE TO SLEEP

Without having eaten for nearly
three days. Allan Franklin Rowe,
seventeen, appeared before Judge
Mcmahon. in the United States
branch of Police Court yesterday
for sleeping on q bench in Judiciary
Park last night.
The policeman said he arrested the
boy In order TO give him a place to
sleep more than any other reason,
after being told by Rowe that he
had done nothing but walk and look
for work for two days.
Judge Hardison .fssr,kaeadrthennase
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LEGION POST PLANS
MEMBERSHIP DRIVE

An effort to obtain $500 new mem.
bers Of George Washington Post, No.
!, American Legion, will be made bN
that organization In a campaign "a
for the drive were discussed last
night by, the Tsst's membership com.
mittee.
The campaign committee is com.
Soredr & " rSer,as usnso,d Ian' MnI
Grant, Norman Kane, T. v. Walker,
Max Pollnef and J. w. Brashears.
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clans and a lawyer, upon requesr.
to examine him., take testimony
and, II in their judgment called
for, issue commitment papers. The
hearing may be held at the most
convenient place, such as in 'he
privacy Of the persons hone.
Many of us are prone to bark
back to the days Of the nineteenth
century whei such prosecutions are
those described in Charles Reade's
Very Hard Cash were possible and
practiced. But such; things could
not exist in this day and IN this
nation. Our institutions for the
mentally, afflicted are always open
to inspection. Our legal safeguards
make restraint Of sane persons al.
most impossible. And medical SCI
ence has advanced In no direction
more markedly during the past
fifty years than In psychopdthology
and psychistry. r.."-. -,
''The jury trial is theoretically to
protect the liberty and constitution.
al rights guaranteed under the
Constitution to all citizens. But In
the large majority of cases, the
patient and his relatives are anx.
ious that he remain In hospital
= view lS
correct that restraint should never
be practiced save with the consent
of the sufferer, we should have no
right to hold persons stricken with
typhoid or pneumonia II they did
not wish. Such a system would,
of course, be contrary to all good
medical practice" s....r ~ d,
Evils OF Open Trial.
The open court trial and the lay
jury have been described by nm.
other official as raining constitu.
tional rights down a mans throat"
Lunacy day in the District Su-
prem Court, At present Friday, is
a depressing time for all involved
save the morbidly curious who in.
fallibly seek out the more sensa.
tional or sordid cases up for hear.
ing. The judges sitting in lunatico
inquirendo do so with a certain re-
luctance. the jurymen are Gar from
enjoying the scenes involved, the
relatives or petition signers are dis
ressed at what must be their part
In the proceedings, and the alien.
lists claim the patients chances Of
recovery are often lessened. -. "
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CANDLE FIRES CURTAIN;
DEPARTMENT Is CALLED

overturning of a lighted candle
set fire to curtain last night in
the home of Otilla NJ. Kennedy. o."
Pennsylvania avenue southea~, &,
causing damage estimated at SO.
Firemen extinguished the blaze.
A blaze OF unknown origin was
discovered last night IN the home
of ]. l.. Grand, 602 II street north
west. causing damage estimated ut
$25.
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y PEA COAL LEFT in DUMPS ANTHRACITE MERCHANTS ASSER
YShE!ARDr g! Dr,1SEEk
--9BN BILL PRICE &AHsw
SHORT BURROWS.

SHORT BURROWS.
Some men toho formerly "look-,
ed ON the ,oine iOhen IL toas red
no0 look on the mule iOhen 1t is
tohite.
Most people like to "pass the
buck" bat fey people like to
pass the bucks.
"Can Dempsey beat Wills?"
asks a ioriter. This iDotild be
easy for amy good Lawyer.
frize-fighters' slogan-Say IL
i0ith canlJloioers. "-
The most important matter of
all is grey matter.
Just to prove the eternal mis-
fitness of things. Nearly altVays
q man Nth a pedk mind has q
strong voice and Vice versa.
"Cross Crossings Cautiously
Week" Uds q great s,ccess-not
one locomotive aoas demolished
or derailed. -, .-
A Sermon--Never neuer tell
lie, Ohen the truth toiH serve as
tUeH.
The saddest words are "broke
again."
Three reasons tohy boys Leave
home-Blondes, brunettes and
redheads.
Things might he worse. There
seems to be no more log-sdtOtng
stories about the Kaiser.
Suggestion TO Luther Burbank
Why not invent an odortess
onion? , &
The prettier the girl, the fatter
is the person standing betUeen
you and her on the street car.
Why not make the protective
tariff apply to foreign lecturers?
.... PAUL WHITE.
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THIEF RIFLES CASH
REGISTER IN RESTAURANT

Smashing glass panel in the
rear door OF the lunchroom Of Leon
Pappas. 10 II street northeast a
thief gained entrance into the place
and rifled the cash register OF $3.50
early this morning.
Lieut.. e. G. Metz. U. S. A.. $3.50
Albemarle street northwest. reported
that during the past week a thief
gained entrance into his home.
stealing a platinum bar pin, set with
pearls. which he values at $40.
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"GARTERS FOR CHICKENS

"GARTERS FOR CHICKENS"
EDw. s. scHMID, the famous
bird and animal dealer on
Thirteenth street. sent US a letter
the other day and inside was a
neat envelope, upon which was
printed: ..'Garters for Chickens.
Millions I'M use. Compliments of
Kallipoiis Grotto."
Eds audacity shocked US. We
had visions Of Ed. being hauled
before the Ladies' Aid Society,
but we ended the suspense by dig
ging into the envelope, and there
II was-just a fancy little cellu-
loid ring for marking the legs
Of blooded chickens grown by
breeders.
Furious Flapper-I'n report you.
What's your number7
Smitten Conductor-Main 2122.
Call me after six. RUFUS.
TRAFFIC BOOBS-NO. s.s7:.
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WHAT'S DOING
Today and Tomorrow
To-day.

To-day.
Dance - Community Service. Pythiar
Temple. $40 p. m.
Concert--United States Marine Band
White House, y. m.
Observation-Disclosures OF Hecht Com.
pany. Marshall Hall, all day.
Religious services-Helpers From the
Hills. 1900 Rhode Island avenue north
east, 1880 p. m,
nstration--Vacation Bible School
Columbia Heights, Christian Church, I
p. m. .. .--... =
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THOSE WE LOVE.

There is a man ! dodge.
He Is Charley Squires.
Calls on me to help
Change his auto tires.
Nellie Jones is awful mad.
She thinks Percy just a dub.
She Indicated hearts.
But he returned a club. o.,
s.... JACK SPRIGGS.
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SNAP SHOTS OF THE
SANDLOT SERIES.
tBy "HARPERs FERRY,
Mohawks have an arrow escape but
manage 20 scalp" the 'wornout"
United Cigars show too much
smoke" and Firemen 20 down the
ladder another notch.
FIeishmans work hard In Bakers
League. but their destiny appears 70
kosmers auto speed mp with their
Sailors continue TO "smack' 'em out.
w. r. q T.. Co. puts mp fare" game
against Capital Trnction.
Hechts find r street Haberda.her.
easy pie--a In mode.
Dog catchers pound Rover, but San
saEemakers add another 20 their string
In fipal grind.
Coming Bankers game offers great
interest.
Fruit Growers picked" to win Dis
trict Plum"
Many new faces appear after big
shake-up In Bureau lineup.
Beauty Parior lassies now playing =
''bang-up" game.
Fort Myers third straight defeat
finds Soldiers camping In cellar.
Truxton Circle plays rings" round
the Rosemonts.
Alexandria and Westerns clash at
Marshall Hall ends In draw"
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A Net0 York autoist 1oishes
to require pedestrians to Vear
lights at night. He doesn't
define just how they should
be "lit up"
OKLAHOMA PETE. ,
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Autos Stolen Here
During Past
"a Hours

Ford truck, one ton; owned by
Laurence p. Higgins. $3.50 Penn.
syivanis avenue northwest. Taken
from In front Of above.
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THE WATERS SONG.

Once the cards we're stacked on me,
And then I lost all my cash,
But now / deal 'em off the arm,
Since I've gone to singing hash.
And I've met one fine lassie,
Who used to be a tutor;
I'll say she Is some class,
Although, too. a bisc uit shooter.
Her name is Sally Held.
While mine Is Archibald Slater:
She has promised to be my wife,
SO now I ami a Held" waiter.
HANK HAWKINS.
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Mistress to maid: when you
address me or my husband, use
madame or perhaps ma'am, and
SIR"
Maid, a few minutes after: 'Tf
you please madame, or perhaps
ma'am. the sir tumbled down the
coal-hole."
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TYPOGRAPH FLAPPER.

This young flapper is drawn on a
by PEGGY BEE"
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- A DRUNKARD'S STAGES.
"Balled up by John Barley.
corn.) 49,.
"BaIled out" (by the judge.)
"Bailed out" (by a friend.)
'"Baled out" (by a doctor.)
FRED VETTER.
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THE BRAINY STUDENT.

Chemistry professor. Name
three articles containing starch"
Student: 1.-TWO cuffs and a col
lar" RUTH.
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A VACATION DELIGHT

The Daily and Sunday Times.
Order II sent to your seashore or
mountain resort-95 cents
month, $3.50 for three months.
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Many Are Stocked Up.

The spokesman for the Coal MGR
chants Board of Trade said:
"a lot Of residents here may have
taken a long look ahead and stocked
UP when II became evident that the
strike was inevitable. Just how many
thousands OF tons of desirable anth,
racite are reposing in cellars 1t would
be out Of the question to determine
But the great part Of the public Il
not stocking; that is evident from the
rush reported by dealers In the lss'
few days. Everyone seems just tt
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may be able to superoede practic-
ally all judicial hearings in such
cases by the institution OF an ex.
pert lunacy commission, patterned,
perhaps. after thos. of New York
or Illinois. Here, II II the practice
whenever the mental condition of a
person In involved for two physl-
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1922-04-28

color of individual, material success
satisfactory Is 1t safe color in which
to prepare our youth to see the facts
Of life?' Are we not losing much tina:
is fine and ennobling while we pride
ourselves on our strength in the word
of business?"
Histories and school teachers have
told children about the great men whol
have built UP our country; they have
given the facts about useful inver.
tions, and they have explained the re-.
Citations Of science. Our boys and gigs
have sailed down these facts as they
have the multiplication tables; thev
have become merely potential bread
winners.
but let US show them American
history on the screen" says Mr.. Phin-
ny, "let US picture for them the lives
OF great statesmen, scientists and n.
ventors. and the sacrifices such men
made to achieve. Given such vitaliSei
teaching, boys and girls will do more
than simply catalog data. There will ts
spiritual awakening. an inspiration
from the contemplation of these hgs
@ASASs Ia GO NobA0G5 Will ne lHh4L6 ''N
place of sham, and good will be 50
deeply implanted that it will find eI.
preston in action. Boys who see and
understand a film like Hats Off viii
gain deeper love OF country and new
or forget to salute the flag. youngsters
who see nature study films Ike The
Monarch Butterfly and 'Toads viii
never again be possessed of a desire "
kill helpless creatures.
Children who come under the n
nuence Of such pictures as we are
planning will be found aligning them
selves with the good in our democrats
government and assisting II TO ap'
proac< their own high ideals. It
hardly possible to expect too muca
good to result for from the motion
pictures emanates a subtle Influence
which verbal preachments often fall
to put over, and which comparative?
few children extract from books
alone"
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1922-04-28
Why William Worried About Madse's
Safety.

Why William Worried About Madse's
Safety.
"Me an Pete would-a-been enuff
fer that pedler Teller when he cotched
holt of me-" observed william, regret
fully. III he hadn't pulled a gun on me.
Y'kaint do much agin q gum
"That's very true, William" an
swered, seeing that he was waiting for
an answer Of some sort.
"Truest thing " know" RETURNED
william. '.FNrst thing he done was Z
pint the gun at my head.
~Call that dog of me this mint
he says, kickin' at Pete. who was
tryin' t. git a holt on him, II y don't
want bullet through your head and
his'n.
'tOf course there wasn't noth1n' else
e do, so made Pete lie down. Then he
took a piece of rope from his pocket,
an made me tie Pete fast t Il eA him
a-lookin' over the kuots t. see they was
all right.
snow, my lad, I'll attend t. yer
case he says. ~ think y know me.
but I'm goin' to give y Jest taste O.
what yell get II " ever snitch on me
OF Try TO 1lIl0 Ous any, A1l @OOAt AAAO'
II tell ye, Mis- Grarnie, my blood be-
gan e cit pritty cold about that time.
An his putin . piece Of cloth in my
mouth t gag nae didn't help my feel
ms any.
"Then he took sharp knife outer
his pocket an he gashed my old head
in several places, long, straight cuts
He laughed when he done It, an he
says:
".I think heard the lady call yer
william, 80 I'll jest make yer initial
on ye.'
'"Then he stood off an looked at me.
ri Civ ye one final knock for good
luck he says, kickin me. It'll make y
60 ter sleep fer mint or two, an I'll
be real kind to ye. I'll take the gag
out OF yer mouth so when y wakes
up y kin yell all y wants. But don't
tell anybody what looks like or yen
git wuss than this
"Then he up wit his gun an he
smashes me over tn head wit tn butt
end OF 1t, but he does 1t kind Of careful
like. I'll bet he knows Jest how much
T. give q man SO It'll knock him stiff,
but won't hurt him bad. Sure enough,
I didn't know nuthin' more fer quite a
spell, an when I did wake up tn gag
was gone an so was the man. Then 1
united Pete an come home"
For moment or two was too hor-
rfed at Williams recital Of the cold
blooded, horrible eruelties he had UNI
dergone to speak. The blood must
have left my face, for I hazily heard
William exclaim concernedly:
''Sit down, Mis- Gramie, quick. Ye're
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1922-04-28
a RIpIcULous LAW.

',Be II enacted by tho city council Of
Some City that 1t shall hereafter be
n nisdemeanor. punishable by fine and
imprisonment, for any man, woman or
child to have fever"
If any city council did pass such an
ordinance, the country would laugh.
Forbidding symptoms and leaving the
cause untouched you'd be considered
foolish to tho point of insanity.
Yet what shall be said Of the action
of a southern city council which has
passed an ordinance barring jazz"
from the stage, public dances, and
perhaps from all homes?
If reports can be believed, authori-
ties are now somewhat puzzled to
know where ordinary music leaves off
and Jazz begins. Is jazz caused by
cyraSals and drums? Wagnerian mu-
sic would come under the ban. Is It
caused by piccolo notes, high and
shrlll? Church organs would be heavy
offenders! Is II jazz when q saxaphone
means? Never a band in the country
thas M.,sn't a saxaphone choir among
i;e Instrumentation.
However. what IS and what is not
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1922-04-28
REVELA1 1ONiS OF A WIFE
ADELE GARRISON

white as sheet. didn't mean :,
We. Thar's nuthin' to be afr.ts
now! I hain't hurt much. an,
them devils is gone. They won, q
back for quite spell, an will N.
heardy fer 'em when they comes bsot:
Well, guess we will"
williams anxiety and his bravo
timism made my supersensjtivor,.
appear pitifully weak. I smiled ~ h.s
and made my voice calm and stror IAN
I'm all right, william" I said az,
never can thank you enough for yo r4
bravery today. Now one thing abor.
this is most important. Are yo, sr-'
neither Miss Draper nor the man w.
her know you overheard that a.
dress?"
'tSure as ye're born, they don't kno,.
nuthin' bout 1t, Mis- Gramie," Villa,
said earnestly. ''They neither Of -
dreamed me an Pete was on 'tot5a.
side of the bank. No, tell We. TIL ma,
was half a mile away from that tbs.
bank when he hearn me an Pete in r.
bushes an jumped out on to us"
"rm SO glad, William" I said, "a.
getting that address is a most imno,.
tant thing. Now want you to rest IN.
til you feel strong enough to come INT,
the house for your supper. And 70.
member to stick to your story tina,
falling tree grazed your head I shsg
probably go to the city in an hour ny
two, and Miss Agatha will no doub,
question you. Don't let her see yog.
head"
trYou kin count on me, Mis- Gramiea
william said, and his poor. twisted old
face shone with the Joy of needed ser.
vice which was his. ''Tll be mum AZ
an oyster. But don't y run into no
danger Mis- Gramie," he went on an1.
iously. Don't y' think ye'd better taBs
me along?"
had swift mental vision Of arrir.
ing at Lillian's under the escort O.
poor old William, and had hard wors
not to smile at the old chap. But I a..
swered him with the gravity his Of.
deserved.
THANK you. william, but I shall bs
very careful, and there's no danger 70.
me In the city. Besides, I'm depending
on you to guard the house here"
"Jest trust everythin' to me an
Pete" he returned proudly. and wen.
slowly into the house, revolving the
problem Of how I could plausibly GET
into the city within the~next hour Or
two.
For I knew it was imperative that
Lillian should have Immediately tia
address Of the spy who had posed as
an italian pedler and whose attempt 10
enter her library through the secre:
entrance had only been foiled by ny
pouring acid over his hand
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1922-04-28
A MODEST GIRL SCOUT

An officer from the East S5tn street
police station. New York, called re-
Gently at the Manhattan Girl Scout
headquarters and asked for Mrs. Lo3'
Guerineau Myers, commissioner
Il have been instructed to CONS
here" he said, and officially coz,
mend the action of one OF your Gi'
Scouts few nights ago. ] refer 70
Beatrice Price. 1 suppose you know
about it."
Mrs. Myers said she had heard "
no incident in which Miss Price hF
ured.
Well" said the officer. then yoa
ought to. She was walking along "a"
oath street about 1880 D. m, when sA'
saw a woman lying half off the step,
Of a high stoop house. A small crown
had been standing around FOR SONS
time doing nothing. The girl talked y
the woman and found she had faAsI
and had opened the wound OF ma"
operation. She chased around Nv
neighborhood and found a polioeHaSI
Then stp called up Bellevue hosp"
and got an ambulance. Then she hs'
the woman taken into o laundry |h'
she gave her first aid and pro5a'"
saved her life. After that she cornnu"
icated with the woman's family 81.
got the man the JOB. Che ought 70 ~
commended"
The girl later said she had SNIP.
fulfilled her scout duties and ga"
reason why she should expect co"
mendation.
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FILIPINoS DESIRE INDEPEN-
nENGE


Filipinos have not changed their de-
sire for immediate~and absolute indie
pendence in the least, according to a
statement issued today by Philippine
Resident commissioners de Veyra and
Gabaldon. statement says:
Justice ENFinley johnson OF the
Philippine supreme court has been
giving out interviews since his arrival
in Washington which imply the Fill
pino people are SO well pleased with
the administration of General Leonard
Wood that they have become indif-
ferent as to early independence.
IF there are anyone who have this
impression, they are woefuIly mis-
taken. The Filipino people desire their
Immediate independence. The report
signed by General Leonard Wood and
w. Cameron Forbes which fails to
recommend Independence 10 absolutely
unsatisfac Glory to the Filipino people.
The recommendations of the report for
a reduction of the measure of self
which we now enjoy are
wholly unjustiflcd, and we cannot ac-
cept them.
Justice Johnson Is not In any way
authorized by tho Filipino people to
speak for them. Justice Johnson re-
ceives a salary from the Filipino peo-
pie to dispense justice from the bench.
but is not expected to take part in
politics We prefer to speak for our
selves on the subject Of our satisfac-
ton or dissatisfaction with General
Woods administration and his report
on Island affairs"