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The New York herald., 1922-04-02

T TWENTY-FIVE years ago a young
woman, Ann Matthews of Scotland,
wrote play. 1t was delightful,
innocent little play which had to do with
the pranks of boarding school girls in Glas-
gov.
Miss Matthews, a charming young lady,
was herself one of the boarding school
misses whom she took off" in her little
comedy
All this caused great furore through
out England. 1t was not thought proper
that young lady of such good family as
Miss AIMS should write a play to begin
with. The theater, no matter the angle
from which it was discussed, was not
becoming source of amusement for young
school miss, and the writing of a play for
production on the dramatic stage was an
event almost unheard Of in the country.
Twenty-Five years later-just the other
day-two little ladies who are Ann Mat
thews of to-day wrote play for the
lheater, and instead of picking the inno-
cent pranks Of boarding school misses as
their subject they chose NJ Francois Ma
rie Arouet de Voltaire.
And thus the world progresses
The savants who profess to be skilled
In feminism; the philosophers, the psy-
biologists, in short all learned men who
have been for years students of the mental
progress of woman, have been deeply con-
cerned. While they have watched with
tolerant interest the development of femi-
nism yet as matter of fact they nwardly
have felt that woman has not changed at
ALL And as to her intellectual growth, it
has not occurred, that is all. And then
Just to prove that the wisest Of men may
appear foolish there occurs an event which
arouses interest throughout the country.
Two young girls, just out of school them
selves suddenly appear in the limelight as
The New York herald., 1922-04-02

the stage. Despite
these backgrounds
he has never acted
himself. He went to
the gymnasium, cor
responding roughly
to our preparatory
schools. And then
he entered the Royal
Academy to study
painting. His master
there was Kardov-
sky, among others.
At an early age he
showed his work in
exhibition. He be-
came one of the
group OF young radi-
Gals w ho called
themselves in an
nual exhibition Mir
Iskusstva, or The
World of Art.
One of his gifts he
soon discovered was
that of caricature.
Under the nom-de-
plume OF Re-mi he
became proprietor
and chief contribu-
tor to the pages OF
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authorities on
the character of
a man who was
known as one of
the worst liber-
tines of his day.
Other authorities
deny this accusa-
ton and say that
the great French
author was a dis
tinguished diplo-
mat Oh poii5heu
manners.
Whatever h g
may have been,
there is no deny
ing the fact that
Voltaire was a
man of question
able reputation,
and, to clear our
point, hardly the
subject W h ic b
most young au-
- So. kh ntr
The New York herald., 1922-04-02

YES" replied
Leila, II think we
might be quite
successful as col
laborators, a n d
especially IL we
wrote about Vol
taire, don't your"
Gertrude recov-
cred her power
of speech.
What do you
know about Vol
taire for good
ness sake? Why.
of all things"
I" N 0 t h / e, ["
promptly replied
the young author
ess, but / have
always wanted to
write something
about him. He's
such a good char
acter for a play
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French in to the
spirit of give and
take which Is the
heart and soul of the
Chauve-Souris.
Two months ago
the name OF Sergei
S o u d e 1 kline was
known only to a
small group OF con-
noisseurs of modern
Russian art, while
that of Nicolas Rem
isoff was only a dis
tant rumor even to
these knowing spir-
its. To-day, thanks
to the diverting pro-
gram at the Forty
ninth Street The
ater, they have en-
tered upon a popular
vogue which threat
ems to rival that OF
their fellow Rus
slams who have pre-.
ceded them to our
shores.
The Chauve-S -Souris
h as b q en- fairly
stepped in artists
, 1922-11-18
MOST T.0FUL
SIGHT IN LII,
Is a N an or woman who has no
"w l-power" as a result Of
force exhaustion

44 the physical suffering which may be-
caused by nervous irritability, head
aches, ~backaches, indigestion, heart
palpitation, etc., as a result of nerve
force exhaustion, are nothing as COM
pared with its awful effects upon the
mind and will power"
The most pitiful sight in life is a man or
woman who has mo will"-who has noble inn
pulses and desires but not enough will power
to carry them through. The memory also fails,
the judgment is bad and everything therefore
seems to go wrong.
In such cases, do moi take mere stimulating
medicines nor narcotic drugs (Which only fur
ther injure your delicate nervous SYSTEM, but
what you need is something to put more nerve
force into your nerves and more iron into your
blood to help make new nerve force with which
to feed your starving nerve cells. This is most
effectively accomplished by the free use of
Nuxated Iron. This valuable product contains
the principal chemical constituent of active
living nerve force in a form which most resem-
bles that in the brain and nerve cells of man.
1t also contains strengthening organic iron
for the blood and may therefore be said to be
both a blood and a nerve food. Over 1000, 900
people are using it annually. Satisfactory re-
suits are guaranteed to every purchaser or the
manufacturers will refund your money. Be-
ware Of substitutes. Look for the word "Nux-
ated' on every package. Sold by all druggists.
NWN13OIi1O
The Washington herald., 1922-08-12
AUTO DRIVER Held
BY CORONER'S JURY
Boy Knocked Down by Mail
Truck-Two Others Hurt
In Traffic.

Ulysses Bowser, colored, 1929
Ninth street northwest, alleged to
have driven the automobile which
struck and killed Vernon Beall on
Wednesday. was ordered held yes
terday by the coroner's jury pend
ing action by the grand jury.
Herbert Weiss. IL years old, Of
s13 Sixth street northwest, was
knocked down by a postoffice mail
truck at Sixth and E streets north
west, yesterday. The truck was
driven by F. s. Bolts. who also lives
at S13 Sixth street. The injured boy
was treated at Emergency Hos
pital.
Alexander Hodges, colored. rs
years old. 1417 Columbia street, was
slightly hurt yesterday afternoon
when an automobile driven by him
collided with an east bound WASH
ington Railway and Electric Com
pany car at Thirteenth and F
streets. He was treated at Emer-
gency Hospital.
A 9-year-old colored boy, Bernard
Smith. 1920 U street northwest, was
thrown from the running board of a
truck yesterday afternoon, and re-
ceived cuts about the head. He was
treated at Freedman's Hospital. The
truck, belonging to the Maxwell
Furniture Company, was driven by
Bernard Bolts, colored. of 1045
Forty-fourth street northeast
The Washington herald., 1922-08-12

ident Of Tuskegee Institute; ]. C.
Napier, of Nashville, Tenn; 8. Joe
Brown, of Des Moines, Iowa;
Charles A. Cottrill, of Toledo, Ohio,
and William Pickens.
Joseph Douglass, grandson of
Frederick Douglass. will give a vi
olin solo, and Miss Nettie L. Napier
will present a report on the state
Of the memorial funds. This will
be followed by a minute silent trib-
ute to Douglass, following which
the presentation will be made by
Mrs. Mary Townsend Seymour, of
Hartford. Conn.
Tablets to BE Unveiled.
Those who will present the vari-
Gus tablets to be unveiled are Mrs.
Charlotte Dette, of Niagara Falls;
Miss Meta Pelham, of Detroit; Mrs.
M. Cravath Simpson, of Boston;
Mrs. Susan c. Evans, of Superior,
Wis; Mrs. Lillian Jones Brown, of
indianapolis; Mrs. Augusta d. Zu.
Der, of West Point, Miss. and Mrs.
Marion B. Wilkinson, of Orange
burg. Sc.
The knights Templar have elect.
ed Joseph H. Sherwood, president;
j. H. Morton. first vice president,
and ]. p. Davis. second vice presi-
dent.
w. T. Woods. grand master of
Alabama. was chosen president of
the Grand Masters Association.
The Washington herald., 1922-08-12
OFFICIALS
PLAN CHANGES IN
DETECTIVE BUREAU
Two Sergeants Believed
To Be Scheduled for
Retirement.
FORCE is STUDIED
Transfers Predicted Witt
View to Increasing
Efficiency.
FORCE is STUDIED

A shakeup and reorganization of
the detective bureau Of the local
police department is expected to
take place soon. It was learned yes
terday.
The changes under consideration
are said to include both transfers
and retirements.
Among those likely TO be retired
are Fleet HughIett and james
stringfeilow. both detective ser
Geants. 1t is understood that both
Of these men have applied for re-
tirement.
For several weeks IL has been
known that the higher police on
cials have considered IL essential
that new life be injected into the
detective bureau and the force has
been carefully studied with a view
to making IL efficient.
Hughlett. who is the senior mem
ber of the auto squad at headquar-
ters, has recently been under fire
because Of a trip to California ir
connection with an alleged auto
theft. He was exonerated by the
grand jury. and the District on
cials are now investigating the case
James Stringfellow is attached tc
the detective bureau as detective
sergeant and has for some time
sought retirement. according t0
District officials. Both petitions are
expected TO be granted. The other
changes will be announced later.
The Washington herald., 1922-08-12
Held ON | CHARGE,
PENDING
Police Accuse Brothers OF
Long List of Housebreak-
ing Charges.

Sixteen charges of housebre iking
and larceny may be filed against
Irving West. colored. by Detective
Berry of the Fourth precinct when
the grand jury begins its investi-
cation of alleged crimes laid to
West and his brother Charles. By
police.
Assistant District Attorney Ralph
given demanded $40. 900 bond for Irv-
ing when the latter was arraigned
before Judge Mcmahon in Police
Court yesterday on the charge that
he broke into the premises Of Da-
vid Kolondny. S43 Third street
southwest. and stole SIS, on July 20.
The police have only one charge
against Charles. He is accused of
breaking into the store of Isadore
Charnikoff, SIG Four-and- Half
street southwest. on August s. and
stealing SIC III cash. a razor, a
watch and several penknives. The
court fixed his bond at $4,000.
Besides the charge filed against
Irving. Detective Berry stated tha,
he had fifteen other cases lined up
and ready for the grand jury
The Washington herald., 1922-08-12
Angry at Harding,
Refuse COP. Aid
Eastern Manufacturers Said
To Resent Efforts to
Settle Strike.

New England and New York man.
ufacturers, angry at President
Harding's course In the coal and
railroad strike. are Withholding
promised pecuniary contributions in
various Congressional campaigns,
according to men In close touch
with Republican party affairs in
these localities.
Many big manufacturers of the
Northeast. 1t was stated, believe
that the railway executives could
have and would have rushed the
shipments strike had they had free
rein and no Presidential interfer-
ence.
These men believe. 1t was learned.
that IL President Harding would
cease his activities regarding set
tlement the shopcraft employees
could be rushed. They believe the
four brotherhoods' expressed inter-
est in the shopmen's strike to be
merely a gesture.
The Washington herald., 1922-08-12
WASHINGTON ELKS
TO VISIT FROSTBURG

Washington Elks expect more
than 500 members to attend the
Maryland State convention of the
order to be held at Frostburg Tues
day.
Fifty automobiles will leave the
city tomorrow conveying the MEM
bers and their families to the con-
vention town. Included in the
Washington delegation will be the
Elks' band consisting of sixty men.
the drill team and the clown band
of Jolly Corks."
Headquarters for the Capital
Elks will be at the Guenther Ho-
tel. Baseball games, boxing bouts.
dancing, fireworks. swimming and a
barbecue are listed in the program
of entertainment to be conducted
by the Maryland hosts.
Local Elks on the convention
committee are William Blackman,
Patrick j. Callan. Gus w. Brahler.
Harry Howser. William Neumeyer,
Al Hollander. Harry Given and Ar
thur A. Riemer.
The Washington herald., 1922-08-12
Tiny HomeMakers
To Exhibit Wares
Playground Children Compete
In Manufacture of Paper
Furniture.

Today is Little Housekeepers'
Day" on the city Fairgrounds.
Housekeeping effects manufactured
by potential home makers of the
District will be on exhibition.
Dining room suites and kitchen fur
nishings. and French bedroom furni-
ture of mahogany. walnut and
maple? No indeed. Paper.
Every article in the miniature es-
adjustments was made during the
week from paper boxes, ingeniously
fashioned and colored. Everything
to make beautiful the modern home.
from the grandfather's clock to the
refrigerator and the kitchen cabinet,
not neglecting monographs, Dress
Ing tables with mirrors (with tin
foil representing glass. mantles
over fireplaces with paper logs, and
with apparently lighted candle
sticks on the mantles, will go into
these complete, II destructible,
houses.
The prize will not be to the child
with the most attractive household
belongings. nor to the girl with the
prettiest doll and dishes to set off
the paper lares and penates. but to
the child with the neatest house.
Only Brookland School will not
compete. The children from this
playground will dedicate the day
to making scrap books for little
children in the city hospitals. The
entire work is under the direction
of Miss Elizabeth Mahon,
The Washington herald., 1922-08-12
JOHN BLAKE CLARK
TOBE BURIED TODAY

Funeral services for John Blake
Clark. IS years old. retired business
man OF this city. who died last
Thursday at Boone. Iowa. while en-
route from California to Washing
ton. will be held at Sacred Heart
Church this morning at o'clock.
Interment will take place at Mount
Olivet Cemetery.
Mr.. Clark prominently known
in the city through memberships in
various organizations-was a cou-
sin OF Mrs. Woodrow Wilson. He
died Of heart disease. according to
his family, 1912 Hobart street
northwest He had been acti ye IN
the building and contracting bust
ness for twenty-five years.
He was the son Of Lemuel Frank
lin Clark. one OF the first large
merchants in the city. Surviving
Mr.. Clark are his. wife and three
daughters-Mrs. Arthur L. Lansdale
Mrs. Richard A. Murphy, both of
WASHINGTON, and Mary T. Clark. of
New York, One son-L. Frank
Clark-and ten grandchildren also
survive, the deceased.
Mr.. Clark was a member of the
Board Of Trade: Washington Coun-
ell. Knights of Columbus: the AL
hambra. Washington Lodge of Elks
and the Oldest Inhabitants Asso-
citation.
The Washington herald., 1922-08-12
AIMS TO DEVELOP
HOME TALENT IN US

Another national organization was
added to the long list of those with
headquarters in Washington when
announcement was made yesterday y
that the National Literary Society
had opened offices at 440 Star Build :
ing.
The organization will endeavor to
promote American literature and
drama by developing "home talent
in each county of the United States.
Annual contests, under the direc-
tion of directors. will be held In
all parts of the country. Il is
planned. and an educational loan
fund will be provided for needy
students.
The WASHINGTON office is in charge
of DR.. A. H. Harrison, president of
the society. and Miss Ruth Gray,
secretary and treasurer.
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DIGNITY is FACTOR
continued From Pape one.

Continued from rage Ouc.
count when she spends three busy
days full of social, athletic and rec
reational events at the beach. She
will be member of distinguished
company, will meet many Of the
more noted artists and society folk
of the East. and must BE far more
than a beautiful woman. She must
be washington's finest.
Poise and Dignity Essential.
There is nothing cheap about Miss
Washington. the competition that
will determine who she is to be. nor
the pageant which she Will attend.
Only genuine beauty and winsomeness
will succeed. Natura]ness and unaf-
fected poise and dignity are some OF
the most charming qualities OF the
ideal Miss Washington" for whom
The Herald is searching.
When finally ten Of the most at
tractive young women. as judged from
their photographs. are asked to ap-
pear before the nine expert judges
they will not have any ordeal TO
suffer. The. final examination will
be in the nature OF an informal in
terview or chat. during which the
Judges will talk to each young wo-
man in turn. The candidates will be
at ease and will not be called upon
to do any unusual performances. The
ultimate Miss Washington" how
ever will be selected after this con-
ference.
Kept Busy shopping.
For the week after her selection
Miss Washington will be busy at
the many shops which have offered
her selections from their early au-
tumn showings. She will go To At
lantic City as the best-dressed. as
well as the most beautiful. woman
that Washington can produce.
In accepting these gifts no young
woman need feel indelicate or selfish
II will be the privilege of the Wash
ington merchants to do their utmost
as The Herald is doing to assure
Washington the best possible repre-
sentation at an affair that will be
prominent among the early fall so
ciety functions of the East.
The Washington herald., 1922-08-12
NEGRO MASONS WILL ATTEND
DOUGLASS HOME DEDICATION
Flag Raising Will Precede Exercises at Me.
mortal to Reformer.

Colored Masons holding a con-
vention here will attend today the
dedication exercises at the Freder-
sick Douglass Memorial Home at
Cedar Hill. Anacostia. in honor of
the noted negro reformer. The me-
mortal will be dedicated at 2
o'clock. A flag raising at 1 o'clock
will precede the dedication exer-
cises. The colors will be raised by
Master Frederic Douglass under the
auspices of the Sterling, Relief As
sociation.
Garnett Wilkinson, assistant su-
perintendent of schools. will pre-
side. Invocation and benediction
will be given by Kev. F. I. A. Ben
nett.
The dedication exercises at the
home will be presided over by Mrs.
Mary B. Talbert, of Buffalo, N. Y,
life president Of the memorial as
ISOLATION. The invocation will be
pronounced by Rev. w. T. Johnson,
of Richmond, Va.
Addresses will be made by the
following. Mortimer T. Harris,
Mrs. Booker r. T.swashington, of Tus.
lfegee. Ala; Miss Halle O. Brown,
of Wilberforce. Ohio; Mrs. Mary
Church, Terrell; Miss Elizabeth c.
Carter, of New Bedford, Mass; Mrs.
Sallie w. stewart. of Evansville,
md: Or. Robert Russs &oton. pres
The Washington herald., 1922-08-12
Girl Bride Has
= Two Trousseaux
When First Is Stolen She Buys
Another-Police Capture
Alleged Thief.

The love that laughs at lock-
smiths smiled when pretty Mary
Spangler. of 210S H street NORTH
west. was robbed of her trousseau.
and Earnest Spangler. of the same
address. a former employe of the
navy yard. lost his position. Un-
daunted. the young couple Joined
hands in matrimony and started out
to overcome the handicap.
With the arrest of a negro yes
terday by Headquarters Detectives
Darnall and Springman. Mary now
has two trousseaux. The accused
gave his name as Frank Phillips,
1101 New Jersey avenue.
Wednesday morning she bought
clothing she intended wearing for
the wedding that night. When she
returned from a shop on street
near Tenth, she discovered that the
clothing she had previously pur-
chased had been stolen from her
automobile.
She returned to the stores, pur-
chased a new trousseau and then
reported the robbery to police.
Shortly before. the prospective
groom was laid off at the navy
yard, but succeeded in obtaining
temporary employment.
That night the ceremony was
celebrated.
The Washington herald., 1922-08-12
Negro Acquitted
OfLiquor Charge
Government Abandons Cass
After ''Stool Pigeons"
Testimony.


, George Freeman. colored mes
senger in the Treasury Department
chemical laboratory. was acquitted
In Police Court yesterday Of having
sold "stool pigeon" a pint of con-
fiscated whisky. held for analysis.
The case against Freeman fell
through when the stool pigeon"
contradicted the testimony Of Act
ing Division Chief of Prohibition
Agents Linton E. Evans. Evans de-
clared that he gave the "st1ol
pigeon" a. marked SIS bill to buy
whisky from Freeman.
Counsel for the government aban-
doned the, case when the stool
pigeon" made positive statemen ats
that Evans gave him FIVE 81 bills.
The Washington herald., 1922-08-12
MONSIGNOR LEE,
OF St. MATTHEW'S,
DEAD AT HIS HOME
Funeral Services to Be
Held Here Monday
Morning.
SICK TWO WEEKS
Was Eighty Years Old and
Had Held Local Pastorate
For Thirty Years.
SICK TWO WEEKS

Funeral services for the Rt- Rev.
Mgr. Thomas S. Lee, rector of st.
Matthews Roman Catholic Church,
Of this city who died at his family
homestead in Needwood Md. yes
terday morning, will be held at St.
Matthews Church Monday at 10
q. m.
Prior to the services the recita-
tion of office Will be held at $3.50
in the church. He will be buried at
the Bonnie Brae Cemetery Balti-
more.
The Holy Name Society and the
men Of the parish will meet tonight
at o'clock to make further ar
rangements forthe parish's partici-
patton IN the services.
Mgr. Lee was so years old and
held the local pastorate for thirty
years. He was known in ecclesi-
asticai circles throughout the United
States and Europe. He had been
i'll only two weeks.
Born in Baltimore January s.
1s42-Mgr. Lee received his early
education at st. Mary's School, of
that city. While travelling abroad
he decided to enter the priesthood
and was enrolled at the American
College at Rome. where he received
mis- theological training. On May
., 1856. following a four year
course. he was ordained a priest by
Mgr. Castallice Vallanora. vice gen.
eral of Rome. in the private chapel
at ST. Andrew del Vale.
His first assignment was on Sep
tember %, 1866, to st. Vincent II
Paul Church in Baltimore. On Sep
tember IL. 1868. he was sent to the
Cathedral in Baltimore. as secre-
tary to Archbishop Spalding. He
later served under Cardinal Glib
bons.
Pope Plus appointed the Wash
ington pastor a domestic prelate
on August IL, 1908. conferring upon
him the title of monsignor. In his
devotion to the church, covering a
period of hfty-six years. the mon
signor had said almost twenty-five
thousand masses. 81,
Most of Mgr. Lees forebears were
English. His mother was the
granddaughter of Charles Carroll
of Carrollton, whose grandfather
came to Maryland from Ireland in
1872