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The Washington times., 1922-03-27
PRISONER
HELD FOR
Assault 7
Man Arrested in Potomac Park
Suspected in Hawken
Case.

Earle Williams, colored, twenty
two years old. is being held today
at the First precinct station house
for investigation in connection
with the criminal assault last
Thursday on Miss Agnes Hawken,
Government employe, at her farm
near Jackson Station, Va.
Williams was arrested early
yesterday in Potomac Park. This
morning Police Magistrate Laugh.
Lin. of Mclean. Va, examined
Williams and upon his recommen-
dation the negro was held.
Second Man Sought.
Reds" Jackson, also colored. OF
this city, is being sought. jackson,
who Is described as a light mulatto,
was reported to have been seen in
the neighborhood of the Hawken
home on the day of the crime.
All other suspects have been re-
leased, and Wilson NJ. Farr, assist
ant Commonwealth attorney OF FAR
fax county, today declared Virginia
authorities were bending all their
efforts toward locating jackson.
According to Attorney Farr, Jack
son went 10 virginia dDout Wech
ago and got a job with gang work
ing on a road near Chain bridge.
He Is said to Nhave been discharged
Thursday and said he was going to
Baltimore. He told fellow-workers
he had to leave Washington because
"he ,,ot into trouble"
Farr Hunting jackson.
We interviewed about every
negro living within % miles OF
Jackson Station" Attorney Farr de
clared. The only person we have
not been able to locate is jackson.
/ am anxious to talk with him and
we are trying every possible way to
find him"
Mr.. Farr said he planned to call
Governor E. Lee Trinkle. of Nir-
ginia, by telephone this afternoon
and ask him to offer a substantial
reward for the capture of the girls
sssailant. Neighbors of Miss Haw-
ken have offered contributions to-
ward a reward.
Miss Hawken was said to be con-
siderably improved today.
The Washington times., 1922-03-27
TWO NEW WORKERS ARE
INDICTED FOR FORGERY

William MCGrath, fifty-eight years
old. and Herbert G. Washburn,
twenty.nine, were today indicted by
the grand jury for forgery and ut
tering. Both of the accused are
from New York and are charged
with passing bogus checks Decem.
her 2S last. and with having de-
frauded the Willard Haberdashery
Shop, at 500 Fourteenth street
northwest, by offering worthless
checks in exchange for silk shirts,
neckties and other finery.
When the men were arrested, at
ter an exciting chase through the
shopping district, by Detective
Frank Alligood and when their bag.
gage was searched at the Cont.
mental Hotel "A complete check
making outfit was found
The Washington times., 1922-03-27
}. c. ZIONISTS WILL MEET
TO DISCUSS PROBLEMS

At a public meeting of the Zion.
lists OF this city at the Hotel Har-
rington tonight, the hoped for rati.
fication of the Palestine mandate by
the league of nations and iother
Zionist problems will form the topics
of discussion.
Two delegates who attended tire
national Zionist conference Mt Phila-
delphia yesterday will report and in
addition plans will be presented for
increasing the Districts member
ship to 900 as part of the national
campaign for 1901 900 members.
The Washington times., 1922-03-27
ASSOCIATED CHARITIES
BACK PAWNBROHER BILL

The Associated Charities Of the
District has come out strongly in
favor of the immediate passage Of
the District Commissioners loan
shark" suppression bill, allowing a
rate of interest OF 2 per cent a
month. The organization refuses to
indorse the proposed pawn brokers
bill included In House resolution
$500
The Associated Charities has been
interested in loan legislation for
more than ten years and was y
strumental in securing the passage
of the present loan law in 1918.
The Washington times., 1922-03-27
GOVERNMENT DROPS CASE
AGAINST BIlL-POSTERS

The Supreme Court Of the United
States today. on motion by the Gov
ernment. dismissed the Government
case against the Associated Bill
Posters and Distributors of the
United States and Canada.
This was an antitrust case prose.
Cuted by the Government as a con.
spiracy to restrain interstate and
foreign commerce and trade in post.
ers The Government and the con
Germs reached settlement some time
ago as announced by the Depart
ment of Justice, and the court action
today was to remove the case from
the court calendars.
The Washington times., 1922-03-27
GRAND JURY FINISHING
KNICKERBOCKER INQUIRY

The grand jury has practically
finished it's inquiry into the Knick.
erbocker Theater catastrophe and
will return an indictment in a few
days, according to District Attorney
Peyton Gordon, who today said he
would ask the court to have an early
date set for the trial.
The term of the present grand
Jury expires with the end of this
month. A new grand jury will be
sworn In next Tuesday as well as
petit juries, which will serve during
April in the various branches of the
District Supreme Court.
The Washington times., 1922-03-27
D. c. MEETING WILL PLAN
REST CAMP FOR VETERANS

Arrangements for a mass meeting
to be held next Sunday afternoon by
the Soldiers Institute, Inc, to ex-
plain the plan of the rest camp on
the Potomac River for disabled serv.
ice men in local hospitals. will be
competed at a meeting of the insti.
tute tonight.
The camp, which will be opened
next month, is situated on a 3O0.acre
farm at Bellevue, Va, fifty miles be-
low Washington. The use of the farm
was donated by a Washington WON.
an, who asked anonymity, last Sat
urday. In addition to the five build
ings now on the tract, 1t Is planned
TO arrange n regular camp of tents
for 200 men, who. will live in army
style throughout the summer.
The Washington times., 1922-03-27

to take a high-brOw view, as
young COllegiates with great liter
AIRY futures should, that the mod
ern column is growing stale.
Some of them deride cOlumnists
and their columns as stale and
their attempts to galvanize old
witticisms as laughable.
Most of the columns IN
metropolitan newspapers are con
Quoted by bright young men who
do most Of the writing them
selves. and IL is inevitable that
one-n,an wit shall occasionally
grow stale. II is not expected
anywhere that one man can pro-
ducP smiles and laughs with
daily regularity. One day he may
be good and the next he is
mediocre. The vaudeville enter
tainer cracks the same ones. with
few additions. all the year round
but to different audiences. The
columnist appears before the same
audience each day.
Herewith my first cOntribu-
ton to your sparkling column"
l.. W. i. wrote us the other day,
and this contains what we believe
TO produce the widespread feeling
that Heard and Seen stands out
among columns Of the country.
II is not written by one man or
the same set Of men or women.
The Jokes. rhymes. wit and non
sense take on new hucs as they
are dressed by artists. The older
In. .fnr
hut come back again. New ones
come forward 10 fill the places Of
the sIackers. And il j. all done
by as ardent and enthusiastic a
lot of people as ever wrote for 4
newspaper.
With hundreds Of contributors
on all conceivable subjects. the
variety that is the spice Of life
is assured. The assortment OF
humorous curves we present
grows as we put new pitchers in
the box and as the old pitchers
warm up To their work.
This column is unusual in that
il has staff 0f splendid volun-
teer artists whose drawings are
ever DTlput anu "lCiIIdi, anu uS"
ones make their bows al inter.
walls. SNOW. EVERETT. NASH,
STONEBURNER, ED. HENRY.
PHIL MANSFIELD, GEILIN.
GER, ULLMAN are just few
who entertain and amuse.
We can't begin to name all the
contributors who scintillate
through their fayorite column.
hut the fans know who they are
and appreciate their efforts. And
best Of all, the doors of the col
umn are always open to thOus.
ands of clever folks who read,
become confirmed addicts, and
any day may step into the doors.
without fear Of the Office Goat,
and contribute new and witty
ideas and thoughts; kindly, hearty
suggestions of helpful nature
that make our big family one
that staunchly stands for the
helping hand!
The Washington times., 1922-03-27
Presidents Program

l0:45 q. m.-Senator Sterling
of South Dakota.
II a. m.-Senators Ball and
du Pont of Delaware.
1l:2O u. m.-Senator Brous-
sard of Louisiana.
80 a. m.-Congressman o.
borne of California.
11:40 n. nl.-Con gre m n
Schall of Minnesota.
1850 a. m.-Congr e m a n
Olpp Of New Jersey, and Con-
gresham Cochran of New York.
IL noon-Congressman Ire
land of Illinois.
1920 p. m.-Mr. Silver, of the
Americar Farm Bureau.
1890 p. m.-Guildford M.
Crawford, Of The New York
News.
1850 p. m. Congressmen
Cable and Cole. of Ohio.
l. p. rn.-Tome Moore to pre-
sent Misses Gish and d. w.
Griffith. hobert B. Armstrong
to present A. G. Pearson and
ten members of the American
Publishers Association. Con-
gressman Freeman and senior
class of the Thompson-R Rock
vile, Conn.. schools. Congress-
man Winslow and high school
class. Hopedale. Mass. Con-
gresham Paige and high school
class, Webster, Mass.
The Washington times., 1922-03-27
East and West Meeting.

The Washington Chapter of the
Union of the East and West will
meet at Wilson Normal School TO-
night, with DR.. SEE, the Chinese min.
lister, presiding, and the following
speakers: George Julian Zolnay,
president of the Arts Club; Mrs.
John Mock, Mrs. William Wolff
Smith: TIE Sen, OF China; Michio
Gupta, Of India Two India plays
by Tagore will be given in native
costume.
The Washington times., 1922-03-27
ROTARY PAR[EY
HERE;
1000 PRESENT.
Poole Calls Convention of Fifth
District to Order at Con-
tinental Hall.

The Fifth District of international
Rotarians formally opened their 1922
conference 1t $40 o'clock this morn
ing at Memorial Continental Hall,
with approximately 1000 delegates,
from four States and the District OF
Columbia representing fifty-three
clubs.
Following the registration Of dele
gates and visitors the conference was
called to order by John Poole, Wash
ington rotari4n, and past president
of the international association.
Invocation was delivered by the
Rev. Charles I. Warner, rector of
St. Albans Church, Of this city. Dele
gates and visitors to the conference
were welcomed by Charles w. Sem
mes, president Of the Washington
club.
Response was made by Ray Brown,
president OF the Allentown, Pa, club.
an optimis: of the "old school"
who asked Gods pity on the "busi-
ness man that thinks business and
prosperity in America has gone 10
hell"
A unique feature of the Washing
ton Rotary Cub was explained to
the visiting delegates by Col. Leroy
w Herron-the weekly renewal OF
allegiance to the American flag.
Some Americans look upon the
Stars and Stripes as piece Of
CLOTH" he said but 1t is more than
that to every Washington rotarian.
who renews his allegiance to the
flag each woek at the clubs lunch
con-" the speaker said, urging that
the practice be adopted by other
clubs in the fifth rotarian district.
Messages OF Fluctuations AT the
opening OF the Washington confer.
ence were received and read by Fred
5. Lincoln, conference secretary.
Many of the messages came from
former governors OF the Fifth dis
triCt and Rotary clubs in other cities.
one OF the messages, which brought
an unusual amount Of applause. was
Cablegram from Dublin Rotary
club.
The principal address of the morn.
ing was delivered by District Gov.
ernor Ed l.. Stock, of the Washing
ton club. who welcomed the dele
gates and visitors to Washington
and reviewed the work OF the
present administration.
The tendency of Rotary clubs
throughout the Fifth district and
other districts, TO indorse public
movements and efforts to secure cer-
tain legislation, was deprecated by
the speaker, who declared that II Is
neither the province nor purpose OF
rotarianism to indorse public meas
ures, and each club should avoid be-
ing drawn into drives, so popular
nowadays"
Purpose. Making Men"
The purpose OF rotarisnism, the
speaker said could he summed up
in "A few words: Making men"
The development of individuals,
elevation of standards of business
and the restoration Of confidence in
mankind all lead to the same thing
the making OF men. and this is the
real purpose OF rotarianism GOV
ernor Stock declared.
In "A brief review OF the work Of
the present administration. Cover
nor Stock said that the growth OF
the Fifth district has been remark
able. There were forty seven clubs
on January I. 1921. compared with
tifty.three today Surveys are now
being made for six new clubs, and
applicants have been received from
seven more.
The Washington times., 1922-03-27
GEORGETOWN CONCERT
SMELLS ATHLETIC FUND

Alumni and students crowded
CASTOR Hall OF Georgetown Uni.
versity last night when tho annual
mi.carene concert was held for the
benefit OF the Athletic Association.
Jaxu music and selections from
some Of the lighter Operas composed
the program.
The Washington times., 1922-03-27
Plan Charities Drive.

The District conference Of the
Associated Charities will this week
plans for the Easter cam
paign for 10000 new members. The
of the District repre-
sentatives has been pledged to VIII
liam J. Flather, jr., chairman of
the committee in charge. The cam
paign will be held during the first
two weeks of April.
The Washington times., 1922-03-27

4 POETS INSPIRA TTON.
As stand on the street car
And mingle with the crowd
And the sweet and delicate aroma
or perfume and garlic blended
Smites my nostrils,
Then il is l know
Where the author
Received the inspiration
To write that famous story,
Ear From the Madding Crowd"
"DUSTY" RHODES.
The Washington times., 1922-03-27
DepIore Catholic Killings.

Slaughter OF Roman Catholic resi-
dents of Belfast, Ulster, were de-
plored last night at a meeting OF
the Padraic II. Pearse Council of the
American Association for the Recog-
milton OF the Irish Republic, at SOL
+ street northwest. Plans for a
dance to be given at sol r street on
the night of April 28 were discussed
The Washington times., 1922-03-27
WHY SHE'S A FLAPPER.


Yes, I'm flapper; what of IL:
Some say we amt no good,
But flappers have to live, I reckon.
Though some don't think we should.
Once, I was childish and handsome.
Had money and good clothes.
That was before l mixed with cheap
skates
And took In all the movie shows.
i liked a dapper city cake-eater,
Deceitful, handsome and tall,
He was IA kid who could spread the
salve
But l gave him an awful call.
Back on "a hand-car they took me,
Back to mothers side,
i flew In raging fever.
For l wanted JOY ride.
give me a cigarette, Mabel,
I'm going to hit the rail-
Ill hunt the guys that make gOO-gOO
eyes,
And relieve them OF their kale."
ROSEN BUSH
The Washington times., 1922-03-27
WORD DIAMOND.
CHEATING THE SQUIRRELS

The keeper of the State capito!
at Richmond has had to bay att
other 100-pound sack of peanuts
for the squirrels in Capitol Square
because. when the legislature was
recently in session, members of the
house committee on justice at
up all the peanuts on hand. s.
states our esteemed contemporary
the Richmond NewS-LeadCr.
The Washington times., 1922-03-27
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Hometown
Page
9S11E!ARD@.e IS !!|| IS @.eSEEElI{ {X;e 8
BEFORE

BEFORE
Under the spreading chestnut tree
The village blacksmith stood
Drinking bootleg" poison
Labeled aged In the Wood"
AFTER
Under the spreading chestnut tree,
Relatives ana friends gathered
round;
They looked solemn and sad
As his body WAS lowered In the
ground.
MORAL
So friends, let this be "a lesson,
BE the temptation great or small.
YOu'Il live much longer on pure wnter
Than you will on wood alcohol.
BACHELOR.
The Washington times., 1922-03-27
NEARLY EVERYTHING
(By PAUL WHIT

By PAUL WHITED
Health Hint: Tell the bootley-
ger you're broke.
1he SIM Herer sets on the Brit
ish Empire. DO yCu blame it?
Remarkable thing is, rhy so
many of our prOhibitiOnists tour
ing Europe.
Uncle Sam eUidently places too
much emphasis on the "con" in
economic conference.
Judging from remdlks mCde By
Americans abroad there is mary
a slip after cup and lip.
The "FuU Dinner Pair slogan
doesn't impress me. A better ore
would be the FuH BreakfaSt, Dia-
ner and Supper Pail.
We knoW an er-bar fly (he IS
cured nOW, can't aftOrd IT. WitD
can't eren look at the Big Dippcr
in the sky UithOm bursting into
tears.
The Washington times., 1922-03-27
SUMMER is COMING.

PHIL MANSFIELD draws some
of the contribs as they may look
in their summer headgear:
The Washington times., 1922-03-27

The more ease high school
pupils hare before erGmiUn
tioRS the feWcr E'S Hey'U
hare on their report card
SAN .SiNPLE.
The Washington times., 1922-03-27

The s1rn nerer sets on the Brit
ish Empire. DO yCu blame it?
The Washington times., 1922-03-27
WHY COLUMNS GROW
Irkr L.
STALE.

COlIegiates, i'm a poll conducted
by Fourth Estate" are inclined
to take a high-brOw view, as
young COllegiates with great liter
AIRY futures should, that the mod
ern column is growing stale.
Some of them deridc cOlumnists
and their columns as stale and
their attempts to galvanize old
witticisms as IaughabIe.
The Washington times., 1922-03-27

THE PINK OF PERFECTION
The stock market close, racing en-
tries, complete financial reports and
all news in the Pink Edition of The
Times every day.
The Washington times., 1922-03-27
THE FINAL GREEN EDITION

contains last minute news, complete
racing entries and results and other
sport world happenings. Get your
news a day ahead.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1922-04-28
EXPECT MORGAN IN PARIS
New York Banker Expected to Attend
international Meeting to Discuss
German Loan.

Paris, April PA. P. Morgan is ex-
pected to come to Paris next month
to attend the international meeting of
bankers called by the allied repara-
lions commission to arrange the float
ing of an international loan for Ger
many, according to information re-
ceived In American circles here.
While the reparations commission
has not yet had definite word that Mr..
Morgan is coming, 1t is believed here
1t is almost certain that he will do so.
Friends of j. P. Morgan were In
formed by him in New York that he
was considering from standpoint of
usefulness the invitation the Morgan
firm had received to accept member
ship on the committee being organized
by the reparations commission to con-
slider the floating of the German loan,
but that no decision had been reached.
1t was stated that If any member of
the firm went in response to the invi-
tation, it would be Mr.. Morgan him.
self
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1922-04-28
NEAR-TORNADO HITS
THE "WINDY" CITY
At Least One Person Killed, While
Many Are lnjured-Property DAM
age Runs Into Thousands.

Chicago, April 19.-One girl was
killed and several persons injured, and
property damage amounting to thou
sands Of dollars done as a result of
a windstorm which swept Chicago
and vicinity.
Evelyn Johnson was killed when
the side Of building blew down upon
her. Her sister, who was walking
with her, was probably fatally in.
jured.
William Brandt, sixty-six years old
was burned when a telephone pole
blew down entangling him in the
wires. His right arm was burned off
The wind reached a velocity of 81
miles an hour. Roofs and signs were
blown off and trees uprooted.
One of the first roofs to go was that
of the Emmanuel Baptist church, 1920
South Michigan avenue. The root
was carried into an adjoining yard,
as the church spire fell.
The roof of North Side Turner hail.
$40 North Clark street, loosened in
the center, was blown until it hung
over Clark street.
Signs were blown off theaters, and
trees blocked traffic at several points
The wind broke plate-glass in the
upper stores of skyscrapers. Office
forces of many concerns were dis
missed for the day when windows
were broken and the gale made work
impossible.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1922-04-28
HOUSE STARTS COAL PROBE
New Federal Agency to Be Named
to Find Out What Is Wrong With
the Industry.

Washington, April PA new.
sweeping and deep-searching inquiry
into the coal industry was begun by
the house labor committee. The In
vest;gation, revitalized after weeks of
disclosures of conflicting reasons for
the present nationwide strike, aims /:
1. To open up and centralize the
storehouse of information of the In
dustry's troubles, now held by several
governmental agencies whose func-
tons do not cooperate.
2. To create, through congressional
action, a new federal agency to find
what IS wrong with the industry and
administer a permanent remedy.
8. To make all phases Of the coal
business open to the public.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1922-04-28
HOLLIS DIVORCE is ILLEGAL
ton Decree Obtained by For.
mer Senator.

Sofia, Bulgaria, April 2O.-The d.
vorce issued to former Senator Henry
f. Hollis Of New Hampshire by the
pastor Of the Unitarian church at Dub
nitza is not officially recognized by the
Bulgarian state and possesses no le-
gal force, the department of religion
and education Of the foreign office has
advised the Bulgarian legation In
Washington. The religion depart
ment denies having given Official ap-
prevail TO the divorce papers and the
government is instituting proceedings
against Pastor Toplisky, who granted
the divorce.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1922-04-28
CAN'T BUlLDOZE AUNT ALICE
Congresswoman Throws Down Gaunt.
let to Women's League of
Women Voters.

Washington, April 21.-Congress.
woman Alice Robertson Of Oklahoma
announced she would not "knuckle
down to the League Of Women
Voters"
"They say the women's organiza-
tons have the most powerful lobby
In congress. but they can't bully me-"
Aunt Alice asserted.
81 am in congress to serve the peo-
pie Of my district and the United
States: not to serve any single class
Of women" she said. II have thrown
down the gauntlet to the women's
organization"
1t Is rumored here that Miss Rob-
ertson incurred the wrath Of the
league when she refused to support
the Sheppard-Towner maternity bill.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1922-04-28
HOUSE PASSES THE
"BIG NAVY" MEASURE
Advocates of Adequate Sea Force
Win Signal Victory-5ill Adopted
279 to 70.

Washington, April 2O.-"The big
navy bill was passed by the house
and sent to the senate. The vote was
279 to 78. with two members voting
present.
Prior to the passage of the bill, the
amendments increasing the authorized
enlisted personnel from $1,000, pro-
vided for in the ''small navy" bill re-
ported by the appropriations commit
tee subcommittee, to $4,000 demanded
by President Harding and the Navy
department. was approved 221 to 14S,
with two voting present.
Advocates of the big and little navy
locked horns over the size Of the en-
listed strength required to maintain
the American fleet at the 5-5-3 ratio
fixed by the naval treaty, up until the
last minute.
NO attempt was made by either side
to reach compromise and when the
time came for voting both sides an
nounced that they wanted the issue
settled by a vote on the "big navy
amendment. which had been adopted
In committee of the whole house last
Saturday.
The bill as passed by the house APP
propriates 1921, 1869, 1877 as compared
with $468, 100000 for the current year.
The increase in the personne, voted
by the house increased the appropria-
lions in the bill by 1895, 729, consist
ing mostly Of increases In allowances
for pay and subsistence of the $4,000
additional men provided for.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1922-04-28
MRS. LEE SEEKS A DIVORCE
Niece of Senator Newberry Says Hus-
band Colts While She Scrubs
at Home.

Detroit, Mich, April 24.-That she
was forced to stay at home and "do
the dirty work with the washtub''
while her husband enjoyed himself on
the golf links is part of the latest
statement by Mrs. Helen Bourne Joy
Lee. who is suing Howard B. Lee for
divorce.
Lee Is a well known golfer and his
wife is the daughter of Henry B. Joy.
former president of the Packard Motor
company and niece of United States
Senator Truman Newberry.