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The Washington times., 1922-07-02

When her senatorial papa read the
morning paper, over his bacon and eggs,
poor Elizabeth ascertained that she'd been
dead right-he WAS furious. Right away
he called a maid.
"Pack Miss Elizabeth's things" he or
dered. "she's going to our Summer home
for few weeks"
Then he called the chauffeur.
"Have the car round here in half an
hour" he said. "Youn drive Miss Eliza
beth to Wellscroft in New Hampshire to-
And then he called his motherless
daughter. Nobody knows what he said,
nor what she said. But subsequently it
was announced that there'd be no we'd
ding; and Elizabeth, forthwith, departed
for Wellscroft.
Then forward came Mister Billy Fitz-
gerald, to clear pretty Geneva, and to de-
fend lovely Elizabeth.
"There was no trouble among our
crowd" he declared. "We were quite
separate from the n-Lipsky- -Arxin
bunch, and the girls of our party had
never before met Eleanor Lasar and
Marie La Won, the widest women l ever
saw.
disgraceful dance-she danced in a black
satin Yama Yama suit, a costume which
she had previously worn at affairs of the
most chaste character. Her conduct was
at all times above reproach, and the
pajama shimmy talk is all rot.
''The poor little kid is in bad through
no fault of her own. First there was her
ill-considered marriage to Bob Savage, OF
Yale, and, of course, that made lot of
talk. Then came this -. party; and
Marilyn Miller seized upon It as a means
to get Geneva fred, so her sister, Claire
Carter, could get the part. Thank the
Lord Ziegfeld has promised Ginger place
in the new Trolics.' hope that proves
she's been exonerated.
"The party that almost queered Miss
Mitchell started at the stage door Of the
Colonial Theatre. There ] met Arthur
Wilson, of Manchester, N. H., who asked
me II I'd like to join his crowd. Ben
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hear them stumbling up the stairs-Miss
Lasar and Miss lie Won, Klein, Lipsky
and the doctor.
""Then, in a little while, they came tear
ing down again-the girls in the lead
screaming that they'd been attacked.
Their clothes were torn and disheveled.
Miss La Won, in her excitement, tripped
over a rug and fell headlong into hat
rack.
"Ben, Louis and Abe looked at one an
other. Then, all together, they bolted for
the door, leaving their hysterical women
on our hands. We applied wet towels to
their heads, and tried to give them a bit
of first aid. When they'd cooled down a
bit, we were darn well glad to get rid of
them. A machine was passing, and one
of the men of our party hailed 1t. After
ward it developed that the man who drove
it was on his way home from a party of
supposed 1t was q taxi. He stopped and
took the girls = in. We imagined they
went back to their hotel, but instead, II
seems, he took them to the Relief Station.
GAS for those giys-but I guess I'll
say nothing. You remember the lines
from Kipling:
member that thy lips are sealed,
For the brand Of a dog is upon him by
whom the secret is revealed
GAS for Miss Wells-it was all joke.
She wouldn't marry me for the world.
She's a wonderful girl. Any fellow would
be proud to call her his friend, but as for
this marriage business-why, she didn't
mean a thing"
Now SylviaS Kingsley will tell her story:
"Ben Eipsly came to me the night of
the party" says pretty Sylvia, "and asked
me IL I'd 60 out with him. told him no,
that I never went out on parties, and
didn't wantto 60 with him anyhow. Then
he asked me II I'd get q couple of girls
for him. spoke to several, but none Of
them wanted to 60. ! guess II was Billy
Fitzgerald who finally introduced him TO
the girls from the Last Waltz company.
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It filled the columns Of Boston papers.
It covered the front pages, and was told
in glaring headlines. No names were
mentioned, but the "son of a prominent
broker" was there, reporters said, "a Har-
ward boy, whose name was that of a for
mer mayor" The inference was unmis-
takable-young Billy Fitzgerald had
kicked over the traces.
Then another story broke. Elizabeth
girl, a member of the exclusive Vincent
Club, and Boston's famous sewing circle,
motored down to City Hall-and filed her
intentions to wed William F. Fitzgerald,
junior! Now Elizabeth is top-notch IN
Boston society, a daughter of millionaire
Senator Wellington Wells, and a grand
daughter Of the late Justice Brewer, Of
the U. S. Supreme Court. Vincent Club
girls do not apply for marriage licenses
every day. In fact, in all the history of
the bureau no society girl had ever en-
tered, unescorted, to file her own inten-
tions.
Of course, Miss Wells must have known
that it was to Billy Fitzgerald the news
papers referred when they wrote Of "the
SON of a prominent broker" boy named
Fitzgerald. And then, of course, she
knew that Billy had attended the noto-
rious party of which all Boston gossiped.
Yet, IN the face of all that, she calmly
announced that she wished to marry him,
and would the clerk please give her an
application for license?
Had Miss Wells pitted her charm, her
social position and her loveliness against
the wiles of chorus girl?' Was she wag-
ing a desperate love battle for the affec-
tions of Harvard's gay Romeo? Was her
unprecedented act dramatic effort to
entice Billy from Sally Alley, where stage
door Johnnies flock?
When reporters flocked to her home on
Bay State road she became distracted.
at was all a joke" SHE faltered. "The
girls dared me to do It. Il was to win
bet. Billy doesn't even know about Il.
And my father will be furiousl Oh, dear;
oh, dear! I'D no idea Il would get in the
papers. Whatever will dor
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Next thing we knew we were all fight
ing. Some one said Sally was a better
show than the Last Waltz and we stuck
up for the Last Waltz
"Then the men got awful fresh. Cen
eva was still kicking round in her paja-
mas and the party had grown fierce"
Some one grabbed me-" said Eleanor.
"And first thing I knew"
Some one grabbed me-" broke in Marie.
"And first thing I knew"
They tied towels round our mouths"
cried the girls, "and they tore our clothes
almost off,"
"A big brute stepped on my hand"
sobbed Eleanor, "and look at my thumb,
all twisted for life.",
Another gave me a whack on the
head,,"' moaned Marie, "and look at my
ear all swollen up"
"Then our assailants ran away" they
continued, and the men that were left
opened the door, and threw US out. We
wandered around, half dazed and bleed.
ing, until some one passed in a machine
and took us to the Relief Station. Then,
when we came to, we found ourselves all
over bandages."
81 got back to the hotel next day."
added Eleanor, "and staggered round to
the theatre. But tainted in the wings,
and some one noticed that l was all
bunged up. Next thing knew was
fred"
II was in the hospital for long time,"
wept Marie. "And, gee, was in awful
bad shape. When l came round a bit,
they told me I'd been fired too"
Their tale was told, and they turned to
Lawyer Carbin.
"What shall we do?" they demanded.
That's what we've come to ask you"
Swear out warrants" he told them:
was nS St oh 70 tSs no. o;cs Sut t.I hfs5
The girls went back to their hotel, and
locked the door. They were so disfgured,
you understand, that they wouldn't let
even a chambermaid have peep at them
In accordance with their attorneys ORDERS
they bided their time, and never said a
word. But somehow the tale leaked out.
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/. THAT meant there weren't
girls enough, 50 I volunteered
to ask Miss Lasar and Miss La
Won, whom I knew very slight
ly. After I'd introduced them
all round, Swe gathered up our
own little crowd, and left
Tor q hotel TO dance. Later
,lepeva asked us to 60 out to
shAr place.
S"She had rented an apart
ment from Mr.. Kabatznick on
Commonwealth avenue, where
she was living with her mother,
her little brother, her grand
father and her two maids. On
the street floor Kabatznick had
reserved the rooms he uses for
a show place. And there, when
we motored out, we found the
Klein-Lipsky-Arkin bunch.
"There was nothing to do
but join them, for Geneva and
her friends didn't want to seem
up-stage. We were all sitting
there talking, when one of the
men of their party became Of
fensive in his conduct to one
Of the girls.
"Then Miss Lasar told Lip
sky that no man of his charac-
ter could touch her. He was
furious-wanted to know what
sort of man she thought he was,
and how she could pull that
purity stuff.
Next thing we knew they
all piled out of the room, fight
Ina and xrollian Wa caiild
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wasn't nice, or she never, never
would have been mixed up in
such a rough affair. Marie, at
the hospital, received word
that she probably hadn't been
nice either, and anyhow two
new girls had been engaged.
What were the girls to do?
Bruised and penniless, alone in
a strange city. They phoned
Ben--and Ben hung up. They
phoned Abe-and Abe hung
up. They phoned Louis-and
Louis hung up. Then Sthey
went to call on a lawyer-At-
torney Bernard E. Carbin.
'"The boys invited US out to a
swell place at No. 254 Common
wealth avenue" they told him.
'It was grand, Oriental rugs on
the walls, beautiful pictures
and costly furniture-like a
millionaire's den.
"We'd been there about half
an hour, with Lipsky, Klein and
the doctor, when in blew Geneva
Mitchell with Sylvia Kingsley,
Billy Blythe and May Daw, from
the Sally company, escorted by
Billy Fitzgerald, the gold coast
boy. from Harvard; Arthur VIII
son, millionaire kid from Tech,
and two ensigns named Schpei-
der and Nelson.
"Then the party got rough.
Geneva went upstairs and put
on a pair of black silk pajamas
and did a dance. Gee. it was
something wild. Then the boys
produced their booze. There
must have been something queer
in it, for pretty soon we got
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60, Ie2s. og American wsekiy. ne Gree
Norwich bulletin., 1922-02-14
TO USE CHURCH vALUABLEs
TO RELIEVE RUSSIAN FAMINE

Moscow, Feb. 13 CBy the A P.).-Ths
initial step for the carrying out of the
decision of the au-Russian central COM
mittee to use the valuables in churchea
of all creeds in Russia for the benefit Of
the famine sufferers, includes directions
to the commisszriat Of Justice 10 work
out the method and the instructions for
execution Of the decree as soon as possi-
BILE.
The value Of the gold and silver can
dlesticks, the gold-covered and beSeweled
ikons, the cnalices and saivers. Is va-i-
ously Estimated. but IN weight ths
precious metals and jewels alone are re-
ported TO be worth hundreds Of millions
OF dollars.
Although varying sentiments have ben
ey-inced by churchmen TO the stripping Of
the historic ediices OF the country Of
treasures dating back for centuries. some
Of the notables among them approve the
idea Archbishop Evodolzir OF NovEorod
in letter in the Pravda advises the sac
rifice as "a Joan to God" 10 be repaid IN
heaven. II warns that cold-heartedness
toward the famine-stricken will bring
fiery punishment in the future.
TT is a shame 20 wear gold and dsz-
monds now, when each Jewel not only
will wipe away a tear Of suffering hu-
manity but also will save a man from
death" SAYS the archbishop's letter.
This probably is the rst time that this
communist newspaper has been used az
the medium for a church Injunction,
couched in Biblical terms. The news
paper says that one church had voluu-
teered the sscrice called for before IN.
sll-Russian central committee reached
Its decision to take over the vzluables.
Norwich bulletin., 1922-02-14
SOFT COAL MINERS TO ASK
NO INCREASE IN WAGES

indianapolis, Ind, Feb. 13.-No gen
eral increace Of wages for soft coai
miners but the direction of all efforts
the policy adopted today by the scale
committee Of the United Mine Workers
of America for submission to the unions
special convention that begins tomor-
row according to semi-official informa-
tion received by convention delegates.
The committees report on wage de-
mands to be sought as the basis OF new
agreements with operators, effective on
April l, was adopted finally at a long
afternoon session. but committee mem
bers said they had agreed TO withhold all
Information until the report was submit
ted to the convention. probably late to-
morrow or early Wednesday.
Despite the announcement OF the com
mittee, whichp included the 81 district
presidents of the union. their report was
understood to include no proposal OF a
strife, and likewise made no demand for
ador ton Of the six hour hal, five day
week as proposed by the demands Of
1919. The only comment on the possi-
bility Of q strike was that Of Interns-
tional President John L. Lewis, who IS
sued this formal statement:
THE United Mine Workers Of Amer
lea do not desire strike. We propose
to do everything possible In a proper way
TO prevent such an occurrane feel sure
when the convention has finished Its
work, the public will realize this fact
Norwich bulletin., 1922-02-14
DE VALERA UNDERSTOOD THAT
ULSTER WAS NOT TO BE COERCEI

Dublin, Feb. 13-krthur Griffith,
president of the Dali Eireann, IN state
ment tonight replying to various asser-
tions IN Eamonn De Valera's speech of
Sunday declares that with respect to
partition De Valera himself gave an un-
derstanding not to coerce Ulster, and that
the arrangement in the treaty was the
only one that could be made without
coercion. Mr.. De Valera was in full pos
session of it before the signing of the
treaty. Mr.. Griffith added, and made no
objection.
On the question of the treaty itself
Mr. Griffith quotes Mr.. DeValera's state
nent that Sundays meeting was to give
the lie to the assertion that the Irish
p4ople of their own free will would ac-
cept the treaty. and says there is only
one adequate way whereby the people
can show clearly whether they are for or
against the treaty.
The people win be given that oppor-
tun:ty at the earliest possible moment
by an election" the statement continues
They will decide, and we shall abide by
their dec,s:on.'
Mr.. Griffiths statement, which is sci
out in parallel columns with Mr.. De
Nalera's assertions. also deals with the
question of the oath imperial forces il
Irish ports and financial contributions
Norwich bulletin., 1922-02-14
BROTHERHoODs To CONDUCT
SEPARATE NEGOTIATIONS

Cleveland. Feb. 13.-The Big -Four"
railroad brotlernoods have diveded into
Two groups, each Of which VIII conduct
separate negotiations with the railway
r.eraEC-s in regional conferences. W G.
L.e. president Of the trainmen and War
ru S. Stone, grand chief of the engi-
ur-rs. announced tonight.
Engineers will meet the railway exc
cltNes jointly with the brotherhood of
Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen,
While tne brotherhood OF Railroad
Trainmen and the order of Railway
Conductors will conduct their confer
euees Jointly. he said.
'lt is our intention in the future" he
added, TO handle wage questions
t1r"ueh our regional associations, as We
did prior 10 the national negotiations
carried 1d during the war period"
It was understood that this fact means
'hat the concerted action on wage mat
,s~- which have existed several years, is
ended for the present. at least. The
.r' e.h9oas now viii deal with the rail-
ways in three regions-eastern, western
1.u contaminated of as whole
through the labor board, it was declared.
IHIS is understood to be agreeable to the
railway executives.
Th. first such conference will be held
90 Nsw York Thursday between repre-
-'n-stives of the trainmen, conductors
and the eastern group of railways. con-
f-rfrces next Monday will bring togeth-
-- che same delegation of railway execu-
tives and officers of the brotherhoods Of
lu-t-srs and hremen and enginemen.
THIS step is the second taken within a
month IN a direction away from central
cation of labor relations which had ex-
-s--d during and since the war. Ths
o.1sr was the decision to return to the
I--E.Grsl basis OF agreement.
Tn hrotherhoods might continue tc
f5Se joint action on some subjects ac-
cOrdi1e 70 representative of the engi-
rcrrs brotherhood but in the matter OF
rui"s, the technical differences between
tie crafts arc so great that independent
action was considered the best.
TIE action of the brotherhoods ha;
30 connection with the proposition Il
join other railway unions in a confer
eucs with the miners, it was declared
-iI four brotherhoods will be represent
% At the conference.
The end Of joint action on wage mat
ters affecting themselves 1t was stated
makes il seem improbable that any,
practical scheme could be worked out fo
joint action OF the brotherhoods with tn
shop unions and miners. One brother
hood Uoin.ed out that the rules of th
four brotherhoods forbid sympathetic
strikes.
Norwich bulletin., 1922-02-14
RAILROAD ADMINISTRATION TO
BE COMPLETED BY JAN. 1. 1924

Washington. Feb. 13.-Confdence that
the work of the railroad administration
will be Substantially completed by Jan
1, 1924 and that the entire liquida ton
of the Obligations of the government
arising during the period of federal con-
troll could be concluded without any ad-
dittonal appropriation for that purpose
by congress was expressed in a letter
from President Harding to Speaker Gil
lett, transmitting to congress today the
report of the director general of rail-
roads covering the twenty-five month
period dating from REIMBURSEMENT of
federal control to the end of the last
calendar year.
The president said the predictions were
based on the estimates of the director
general and 50 far as the ability Of the
admins stration to wind up its affairs
without another appropriation was con-
cerned they took into consideration the
cash now available and the disposition OF
definite obligations Of the carriers now
held by the railroad administration
This probably is the first time that this
continued, SIS based on the railroad ad-
ministration collecting from the carriers
substantially all of the expenditures
made by the government for additions
| and betterments chargeable to capital ac-
count"
Norwich bulletin., 1922-02-14
Cotton Mills Of New
Hampshire Suspend
Plants Could Not Be Run
With Workers Who Report
ed-20,oO0 Now Out in
Rhode Island.

Boston. Feb. 13.-Cotton mill opera
tives in New Hampshire and Rhode ISL
and, with few exceptions. were on strike
today in protest against wage reductions
averaging 20 per cent. and restoration of
the 54-hour week There were no dis
turbances In either state.
Many Of the New Hampshire mills
suspended operations before noon when
it was seen that the plants could not be
run with the workers who reported.
The number of employees thrown out
OF work by the almost general strike in
New Hampshire was estimated at be-
tween $4,000 and $4,000. In Rhode Island
the list Of persons affected by strikes
was brought to more than 10000 by the
closing of three departments of the
Jenckes Spinning company's plant at
Pawtucket, necessitated by defections to
the ranks of the strikers
The situation in Rhode Island marked
time today with the state guardsmeu
who. have been ordered to pe in readiness
for possible duty still in their armories.
Norwich bulletin., 1922-02-14

Washington, Feb. 13.-The position of
the administration as to how the funds for
the soldiers bonus should be raised may
be made known to congress tomorrow
President Harding and Secretary Mellon
had conference today and were under
stod to have discussed the question.
The plans have been suggested by
members Of congress charged with tie re-
porting OF bonus legisa alton. One by re-
publican members of the house ways and
maens committee contemplates sp-cial
taxes while under the other put forward
by Chairman McCumher, and Senator
| Snaoot, of Utah. ranking republican on
the finance comn1ittee. short time treasury
notes or bonds would be issued during the
| time that the cash payments were made
to the former service men.
After the White House conference to-
day it was indicated in some administra-
tion quarters that the treasury secretary
! held the same views with regard to issues
recent letter to Chairman Fordney, CT the
ways and means committee. On the ether
| hand, congressional leaders said o1posi-
| tion to the levying OF additional taxes a
this time was increasing.
| 1t was understood that the tax program
| drawn by the house Subcommittee met
with instant opposition when 1t was pre-
sented to majority members OF the sen
ate fi1ance comHnittea Subcommittee
We're named to thresh the matter out a.,
after a conference with Secretary Weeks
they were understood to have presslte,
two proposals to the president.
While the president was considcrin:
the matter the subcommittee marke,
time today. Senator McCuniber said h,
expected to get the presidents views to
| hut cd hat al
vised as to how they would be comnluni
Gated.
The bonus question was discussed TO
day both in the senate and house. Sen
ator Borah, republican, Idaho, brought r'
the subject in the senate. declaring tina
the demands for a bonus for former ser
vice men who were not impaired rliys!c
ally or mentally as a result of their wa
service might enrbarass the governmen
in taking care of wounded and disabled
The Idaho senator declared that SIS,
600. 900 was a conservative estimate @
what it would cost the government to car
70 rail disabled men before the govern
ment's obligation to them would be dis
charged. He said that in his ju gnent
would be a matter Of only ten years be
for congress would be appropriating
billion and half dollars annually for tn
necessities of disabled men.
The bonus was brought before the hous
by Representative MacGregor, republican
New York, who urged that the funds for
be raised by means Of taxes on ligh
wines and beers.
Senator Edge, Republican, New Jerse!
. in formal statement. declared that Will
he had not Yet taken a final position o
the bonus legislation. II the billions nece:
sary to pay the proposed bonus are 10
raised through further taxation upo
business and industrial enterprise, ''the
I am against it, and in my judgmnst "
are simply putting off just that muc
longer resumption of industrial and bu!
mess activity necessary to lessen preseI
unemployment"
Norwich bulletin., 1922-02-14
CHARGE OF POLITICS IN
RESERVE BANK SYSTEM

Philadelphia. Feb 15-Po&t!oians are
attempting 20 control the federal reserve
osRk system. George ". Norris, governor
u the Philadelphia Federal Reserve
hank, declared today in an address be-
fore groups Of the Pennsylvania Bankers
association. He said that politicians were
trying 10 control the discount rate or TO
alter the composition of the federal re-
serve board.
Mr. Norris urged the bankers number
ing about 500 from six counties sur
rounding and including Philadelphia, to
li1H interosto with business men and
nreveR-. politics creeping into the reserve
system
Tive fear which many persons had
whcr the federal reserve system was
created" he added, was that politics
m.Elt creep into the system. For seven
years IL WIS free Of politics, and it is
s-I froe IN th< partisan sense, but re-
csrtly members OF congress have been
s-dcsro-Ine to ,ujeot politics into it by
effo-ts 10 control itS discount rate or to
30 sr The cou s,os.Sica of the federal re-
serve board, not n accordance with any
sound or recognized banking principle
but IN the interest of certain classes OF
ssetions"
Norwich bulletin., 1922-02-14
1900 TEXTILE WORKERS
ON STRIKE IN LOWELL

Lowell. Mass, Mass, Fsb. ia strike
of employees Of the Bay State and Ham
ilton cotton mills, numbering about 800,
against wage reductions began TO-DAY.
At the Bay State mills, with the excep-
ton of loom fixers, company officials
claimed that most of the employees re-
ported for work. Union officials said
the reports of the number on strike were
being checked ub. The Hamilton mills,
in keeping with announcement made on
Saturday, di drrot open. Pickets were
stationed at both mills. The walllout did
not affect employees Of the many other
cotton mills of this city, where no wage
reductions have yet been announced. The
Lowell textile council of the American
Federation of TeXtil operatives, with
which the majority of the workers are
affiliated, arranged a meeting, today The
i council has authorized a waTkout in any
| mill where wage reductions are announc-
ed