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The Washington times., 1922-12-03
GREEN GILL OYSTER
WORRIES DEALERS
Value of DeIicacy Unknown to
Majority of BWaIve
Fans.

The green.gilled oyster, a delicacy
which frequently appears In Wash
ington's oyster houses and fish mar
kets. and the value OF which the
ma jority OF sea food lovers are un-
aware. Is causing considerable
number of complaints to local
dealers.
The oyster. possessing an exquis-
ite flavor and an unusual "fatness,"
has a bright green gill running its
full length. According to Hubbard
+. Weser. a local dealer. when the
delicacy is placed before a customer,
an explanation as to its fitness Ia
always necessary.
Oyster farmers of Marennes,
France. take great pains in the cul.
tivation OF the green -gilled oyster
There Is a demand for the delicacy
in that country and "A considerably
larger price In received for IL than
for the ordinary oyster.
American farmers along certain
regions OF the Chesa peake Bay and
the North Carolina sounds have
occasionally been granted the priv,
ilege Of raising the oyster AGAINST
their wills. As the change of con.
ditions In this country prevent q
regular yearly formation Of the
product the oyster is always un
welcomed to the grower and re-
taller.
The green-gilled bivalve is q food
luxury as nutritious as lettuce, eel
cry. cabbage and other green's com.
monty known to the housewife
The unusual pigment. or green gill
is of a pure vegetable nature and
not caused by pollution. a. Is com
monty believed.
The greening Of the gill IL caused
by the oyster absorbing a micro
scopic plant and is governed by
the delicate change Of the chemical
constitution Of the sea water In
which the oyster lives.
The oyster ingests a large mum
ber of these. small plants in its
normal feeding process. The plants
are usually abundant. permitting
the oyster to feed freely. thereby
becoming considerably larger than
the common oyster.
The Washington times., 1922-12-03
Urges Application
of Dietetic Methods

Application Of dietetic methods and
the promotion of general health. were
linked together by DR.. Harvey w.
Wiley, in an address before the Wo-
mems Club. of Bethesda. and, at a
meeting at the home of Mrs. Edwin
H. Etz, Bradley Hills, Md.
DIR. Wiley outlined the dietetic pre-
cautions that should be taken by per-
sons to safeguard their health. He
stated wives and mothers could pro-
mote family happiness by the ap-
plication of dietetic methods
Miss Blanche A. Corwin. county
agent and home demonstrator for
Montgomery county. Md, outlined
her work in promoting home econ
omies throughout the county and the
All clubs. Three 10 year old child
rem from Hyattsville, Nd, gave a
practical demonstration Of the value
Of instruction received through the
fundamentally of the county's
agency work.
The Washington times., 1922-12-03
14THLAt'
PASSED ON HILL
|SF0R:D|STR|C!
Measures of National Impc
tance Are Swept Aside { :.
City of Under HaIf.MiIIic
HOUSE GETS 1881 BILL
Resolutions Have More Luck =
Lower Branch, Halt Of Al
introduced Being Adopte I

Congress Is spending one-fou.
teenth of it's time considering mea:
ures affecting the District Of Co
umbia. 1t is sweeping aside NEAR
ures Of national Importance. affect
ing millions of persons. to conside,
legislation for Washington. affect
ing not quite one-half million per
sons.
PASSED 25 ID. c. BILLS.
Figures compiled by House Of
ficials show that during the Sixt.
seventh session which ends March :
Congress has passed twenty.fiv
bills affecting the District, all c
which have become q law. For tn.
entire country Congress has passe
364 bills. In other words, ever
fourteenth bill passed concern
Washington.
Since it's opening. March 4, 1921
the House of Representatives h;
had before it 1881 bills. 3S7 10
resolutions, 439 resolutions and
concurrent resolutions.
ADOPT ONE OF IS.
Figures snow that thfrty-fOur
of every thirty-five bills introduc
into the House since March 4, 10:
have not been passed. II Congre
continues to pass bills as heret
fore only one out OF every thirt
five bills introduced will have ::
chance for passage.
Resolutions apparently have /,
better chance than bills. tIgur
shnW that ahnt.f n, ~ oil ra..l
tions pass.
Congress has paid. attention on
o sixty-four bills introduced affe,
ing the District. Twenty-Five
these have been passed and Il
others are awaiating action, hay
been either favorably reported I
House committees or passed by Il
Senate and now awaiting action !
the House.
The Washington times., 1922-12-03
SIGN PAINTER BUYS
HIS own LANDSCAPE
Now 0onk Believes Firmly in
Adage that Bad Penny
Always Turns Up.
HAD DONE WORK YEARS AGO
Five.By.Ten Den Is Miniature
Museum of Bric.a-Brac
and Antiques.
HAD DONE WORK YEARS AGO

George Oonk never believed In
the adage that a bad penny always
turns up. But after buying one
OF the paintings he made years
ago, In a secondhand shop for
about one-twentieth of what he
sold 1t. he unwillingly mods his
head in assent when questioned as
to his belief in the dictum.
Seventeen years ago. Oonk. then
fifty-one years old. and doing well
in his canvas career, reproduced a
scene Of Yellowstone Falls. For
this he received from a Cincinnati
family the enormous sum of $40.
Then he came to Washington.
and believing himself too old to
sling a firm brush hand" he gave
up that branch of artistic endeavor
and began smearing on oil-cloth
commercial signs. This profession
today brings him more money than
his former one, he says.
SEES FAMILIAR SCENE.
On Halloween. as he was giving
the secondhand stock at Make
Guggenheim's the "once over" he
noticed a large picture standing be.
hind an army OF smaller ones. 1t
looked familiar and. although dirty
and torn. he bought II. He looked
down In the lower righthand corner
Of the picture and 10! 1t was none
other than his own-the one he had
painted seventeen years before
his signature was in the corner.
Overwhelmed at his discovery.
Oonk In displaying the "prodigal"
painting in the window of his home.
six steps under Bob Miller's law
office. which is next door to the
District Police Court. A sign signi-
flying that the picture was made
seventeen years ago Is given a con-
spicuous place above the oil.
The forlorn artists small abode,
or rather den. which Is not larger
than five.by-ten, Is practically a
miniature art museum. Aside from
the odd bits of bric-a-brac. and an.
tique furniture. the museum" con-
tains numerous pictures and sin.
lister collection OF picture frames.
In this he has merged his kitchen
ette and sleeping quarters. which
now are combined as one. His light
is still supplied by a kerosene lamp.
LIVES AS HERMIT.
In this manner. Oonk has lived
for three years. The hustle and
hustle around the court next to
which he resides does not concern
him. Although II is said that he Is
strong for downing" liquor, he has
kent aloof from the place SO near
to him. where hundreds Of men are
tried daily for being drunk on the
streets.
Oonk celebrated his sixty-eighth
birthday on Halloween with remi.
niscences of his short-lived career
and the days that shall be no
more"
Until the age Of twenty-one years.
he was tutored by private teachers
in the art line. For many years he
was a portrait painter. He Is de
scendant Of one of the colonial fami-
lies. He was born in Cincinnati.
where he received his education.
The Washington times., 1922-12-03
WEDDINGS
KASSON-WElS.

One of the several Thanksgiving
weddings was that of Harold r. kas-
son, 1874 Monroe street northwest,
and Miss Coletta M. Weis, lis u
street northwest, who were married
by the Rev. s. T. Norris at st. Pc
ter's Church at s a. m.
The best man was Joseph White
and the maid Of honor Miss Mary Y.
Weis, sister of the bride. A dress OF
brown brocaded canton crepe with
hat to match and a corsage Of pink
roses and lilies Of the valley were
worn by the bride. Her sister wore
blue crepe dress with hat to
match and carried a bouquet Of pink
sweet peas. Miss Catherine Nc
Kenna played the wedding march. A
wedding breakfast was rendered the
newlyweds and their friends by Mrs.
M. A. LaBille, lis E street north
west. Mr.. Kasson, who Is a student
at Pace Institute, and his wife will
make their home at 1918 II street
northwest.
The Washington times., 1922-12-03
Trinity College Students
Association Gives Tea

Senators and. Representatives and
Georgetown and Catholic .Univer.
sity officials attended q formal tea
given Monday by the student gov.
ernment association Of Trinity Col.
lege.
Miss Helen Ormond. president of
the association, was assisted In
receiving by Miss Helen Kelley.
Buffalo: Miss Katherine Dr1scoll.
Brookline. Mass; Miss Margare.
Brand, Cincinnati and class presi.
dents. Miss Katherine Megaree.
Scranton, Pa; Miss Elizabeth
O'Neils Cleveland; Miss Regina
Vachon,. Brookline. Mass: Miss
Imogene IFelin, Philadelphia.
Miss Mary K. Fennessey. Boston,
was In charge OF the arrange.
ments. Tea was served under the
direction OF Miss Mary Leonard.
Cincinnati. Comiskey's orchestra
played.
The Washington times., 1922-12-03
Held for Opening Fire
On Man in Car With Wife

Robert Milton ostrander, thirty.
two. produce dealer Of S12 l.
street southeast, was held for the
grand Jury yesterday by. Judge
Hardison in Police Court under
81 900 bond on charge OF assault
with dangerous weapon In con-
nection with the alleged attack on
Ernest Shoots, forty, Of 5327
Illinois avenue northwest. last Fri.
day night. The accused waived
hearing and pleaded not guilty.
Ostrander n alleged to have
opened fire on Shoots with an au.
tomato pistol while the later was
riding In an automobile with Mrs,
Ostrander on the Speedway near
the Highway Bridge. Snoots was
shot In the hack OF the head. the
police chained. but will recover.
Detectives springmsn and Darpall
made the brrest. Jealousy n aid
- have ben the motive
The Washington times., 1922-12-03
Skylight Burglar Free
After 48 Hours in Jail

Charles A, Merchant, nineteen
years old, Of 3s4s New Hampshire
avenue northwest, a "skylight burg.
lar" will be released. from the
District Jail this morning after
having served a forty-eight-h
sentence, the shortest on record.
Chief Justice Walter I. Mccoy
imposed the sentence in criminal
court Friday morning after exact
ing a promise from Merchant to
go straight"
The youthful burglar crawled
through the skylight of a clothing
store at Seventh and e streets
northwest on April s and stole two
suits and an overcoat valued at
$124. Detectives O'Brien and Liv.
ingston made the arrest. Mer.
chants record dates back to 1918.
He has been out on bond since his
arrest. He pleaded guilty TO q
charge Of housebreaking and lar.
Ceny.
The Washington times., 1922-12-03
LEGION POST PLANS
SCHOLARSHIP FUND
Proposal will Be Taken Before
District Con-
venti0n.

Establishment of scholarship
fund of $3.50 to be awarded an
nually to a graduate Of a Wash
ington high school was urged in
resolutions adopted at a meeting Of
Tank Corps Post. No. 19. American
Legion. last night. Provision was
made to take the recommendation
Of the post before the District Con-
vention for consideration.
According to the requirements Of
the resolution. the scholarship
would be awarded by a board ap-
pointed by or consisting Of the
following persons: Chairman Of the
District Board of Commissioners.
the Education Division Of the De-
partment of Agriculture.
1t is also provided that the fol.
lowing factors must be taken into
consideration in making the award
to the high school graduate:
His scholastic attainments.
His fondness for and success in
sports, provided, however. that any
candidate who, by reason OF physi-
cal deformity or injury or because
Of physical infirmity, is prevented
from participating in sports, shall
be given full credit under this
qualification.
His qualities of patriotism, man.
hood, truth. courage, devotion to
duty, sympathy for and protection
OF the weak, kindliness, unselfish-
ness and fellowship.
His exhibition of moral force of
character and his instincts to lead
and to take an interest in his
schoolmates.
The Washington times., 1922-12-03
ROTAR|ANS BUSY
ON SANTA CLAUS
Plan to Fill Stockings and
dummies" of All Wash
49,. ington Children.

Santa Claus Is a Rotarian and
he is looking for the name of every
kiddie in Washington who may not
be anticipating the best of times
this Christmas. Because, 1t was
learned at Rotary headquarters in
the Willard yesterday, Rotarian
Santa plans to see to 1t that not
youngster in the city shall go
through the holiday without a full
stocking and a full tummy.
More than 100 fellow Rotarians
are working with the old man from
the North Pole in listing names Of
children whom he will visit. Every
pastor. priest and rabbi in Wash
ington has been asked to turn in
names. More than 900 have been
recorded and 1t Is hoped to bring
the number up to 5000 before
Christmas.
william Knowles Cooper. who is
in radio communication with Santa
every day, said yesterday that 1t
will take many sleighloads Of pres
ents to fill the stockings. He
doesn't know how many presents
one sleigh can carry, but there arc
going to be 10000 presents.
Rotarian Santa will hold his re.
ception Christmas day In the large
ballroom of the New Willard. He
will be there from 10 o'clock in the
morning until s o'clock in the after
noon and, according to Mr.. Cooper.
he wants those In charge Of the
children to communicate with Ro-
tary headquarters to arrange a
time for them to come.
The Washington times., 1922-12-03
G. U. Law School Plan
Series of Public Debate.

The first Of the series Of publ
debates between the Senior ar
Junior Debating Societies at Il
Georgetown University School
Law will be held the evening q
December IL, arrangements for n
contest having been announced +
Assistant Dean Hugh ]. Fegan. ,
faculty prize Of SIS will be award6
to the best individual debater
each Of the contests and the winner
In the preliminaries will meet eae
other just before Commencement
Week to determine the best debat,
at the law school.
The subject for the first debate /!
Resolved, that the Constitution Z
the United States be amended 90
to withdraw from the Supreme Coui
of the United States the power 4
declare an act Of Congress uncor
stitutional."
The Washington times., 1922-12-03

To-day.
Meeting--sociai Club. Hebrew Home
for Aged, Fairmont Inn. s;3e p. m
Lecture--Dr. IDA 8. scudder, woman
physician OF India, Mt. Vernon Methodist
Episcopal Church. 3 p. m.
Observation-Disclosures. from HyattsviiIe
to Chesap peake Junction, afternoon.
Lecture II. d. Appleby. Hsdieish
Meetins-Kevin Barry Council. Ameri-
can Association for Recognition Of the
Irish Republic. 1909 street northwest
Lecture Others At sight
and Character Analysis." Hadieish
Consressionai dinnsr--Psopss's Legisis-
tive Service. City Club. evening.
Ceiebrstion - Near East emergency
ms;yvis.Swssa..stca Lodge. No: is.
Lecture ". Tobias Of the
,.,. ,:,srsssisssl .,s.H ssmmlssss: Y = C A.
Lssture-Wnn1nD " - Wsaanol e1
The Washington times., 1922-12-03
Sent to Jail for Failure
To Pay Wife's Lawye

Edward c. Staples, . printer, %
to be earning $40 a week, who W.
ordered on December z, 1921, to d,
d Edward Clarke, attorney for J
wife, Mrs. Katherine p. Stapi
$3.50 for services during the hearip
for limited divorce. was order
sent to the District Jail for Sc; {
days by Justice Siddons in Equ'
Court for his alleged failure to pc
Mrs. Staples was awarded. q E,s
tied divorce but no alimony. q:
her husband was ordered to o.
her attorney. Attorney Clar''
waited almost a year and tn
complained. The order committip
Staples to jail specifies that +
may be released upon paying Il,
amount. l.s9 - -
The Washington times., 1922-12-03
MAHONEY.COLLINGSWORTH

Grady Mahoney, 482 N street
southwest and Miss Florence M. Col
lingsworth, 701 Florida avenue
northeast. were married at 3 o'clock
Thursday afternoon, the Rev. ]. T..
Briggs officiating.
They were attended by the bride.
groom's brother, John Mahoney, and
Miss Mary Coyne. The bride wore
q blue navy coat suit with a gray
hat, shoes and stockings to match.
Her bouquet consisted of bride roses
and lilies of the valley. Miss Coyne
wore a black georgette crepe, seal
skin coat. gray hat and carried pink
bridal roses. The newlyweds left
for a short visit to Philadelphia and
on their return will reside at 701
Florida avenue northeast.
The Washington times., 1922-12-03
Patent Attorney Left
$41O.744 Estate; No Will

Henry H. Bliss. patent attorney.
who died November 20. left an es.
tate valued at $410.744.93, according
to the petition for letters of ad-
ministration filed yesterday in
Probate Court by Howard L. Burns.
Bliss left no will as far as could be
learned.
His next-of.kin Is his widow, Mrs.
Dorothy L. Bliss, Of the Rocham-
beau apartments. and his sons.
George r. Bliss and N. Eugene
Bliss. The debts amount to $500.
Almost all Of the estate IL personal
property-only $4,000 being repre-.
sented by q farm In Montgomery
county, Md.
The Washington times., 1922-12-03
Army and Navy
Orders 5

INFANTRY. -.
Col. James H. Frier, to New Or
ARTILLERY.
Capt. Creighton Kerr, to the Ha-
waiian Islands.
MEDICAL.
Major Emil II. Burgher, to San
Antonio. Tex; Capt. James c. Magee,
to Camp Travis, Tex.
NAVY.
Rear Admiral Newton A. McCully,
to Washington. d. c.; Lieut.: Comdr.
Emory F. Clement, TO buffaio' N.
"; Lieut.. Lawrence X: Brown. 10
u 8. 8. Utah; Lieut.. Whitley Per
kins, to u. 8. s. Vega; Lieut.: Aionzo
b. Alexander, to U. 8. =. R-ze; Lieut..
Percival w. Buzby, to U. 3: 3: Che-
wink: Ensign Earl b. BARK. to
Hampton Roads. Va; Ensign Lester
q. Book. to U. 8. James =. fauio.
Ing; Ensign Lynn q. Broker, 70
u. 8. 8. Florida; Ensign william q.
Buch, to u. 8. s. $50; Ensign How
ard s. Clark, to u. 3. 3. O-z: En-
eirn John f. Gillion, to Y. 8. =,
$40: Ensign Clarence M. Head, TO
u. 8. 8. $40; Ensign Wiiiiam A.
Lynch, to u. 8. 8. S-SS; Ensign
Francis =. Matthews. to U; q. 3.
Chewink; Ensign James l.. Robert
son, to-U. g.. 8, R-s; Ensign Charles
n. Ross, to U. 8. 8. Chewink: En-
sirn David b. Bossheim, to U. g.
g. Maury; Ensign George schneider
TO u. 8. s. Preston; Ensign Irwin a
sooy, to u. 9. s. RAJ; Ensign Parks
q. Young, to u. 8. 8. R-16; Lieut.
Robert 3. a. welch. 20 Norfolk. Va.
Lieut, wini.m =; Tripp. to reos'v
The Washington times., 1922-12-03
Charged With Stealing
Auto From Realty Man

an automobile belonging to William
NJ. Gettinger, real estate operator.
street northwest. IL held at the
First precinct.
Tyson was arrested by Detective
Sergeants Davis and Alligood, Of
the automobile squad, after q
search since November when
the machine IL alleged to have been
stolen by the negro.
The Washington times., 1922-12-03
Garry Your Overcoats
Is Weather Bureau T,

Carry your overcoats with 70
today" is the advice given by o.
Weather Bureau. According to -
forecast, the spring like weather V
be broken today when Washingt
will be visited with light rains
probably SHOWS.
The precipitation. linked with
slight fall in the temperature, '
add to the unpleasantness Of
weather. Increasing cloudiness
the day Is the forecast Of the l.
reau.
The North and Middle Atlant
States will be visited with lig'
rains or SHOWS, with the presei
normal temperature which has bee
prevailing, lowering slightly.
The Washington times., 1922-12-03
LECTURE ON EARTHQUAKES

Ap illustrated lecture on Earth.
quakes" will be given by Prof. r. A.
Tondorf. Phi. D., 8. j., Director OF
the seismalogical observatory of
Georgetown University, next Tues
day evening. at 8 o'clock. The lect.
ure will be held at Lisner Hall OF
George Washington University.
2023 q street northwest, under the
auspices OF the ''Philippinensian," a
Filipino organization OF the UnivsP.
sity. Musical selections win be rem
dered by Gil Suit. The public a
The Washington times., 1922-12-03
What's Doing Today
and Tomorrow

Prssbytsrian Board OF Temperance ana
Moral Welfare, . p. m. .f
s Tomorrow.
Lecture--wiiliam r. n. wentxel, of
Presbyterian Board OF Temperance, Pres
ming. ~ -
Lunch.on - p. e. O.. Grace Dodge
Hotel, 1880 .. m. 7iF.
Lecture-pr. J. c. Karcher. Bureau OF
Standards Physics Club, lecture room,
East building. t:so .. m.
Address = Representative Martin b.
Madden Of rllinoia, Howard University
school Of Law. t,s Fifth street north.
wet; ce,s.rT,ai,,,.. = 2. m; .,. ~. ~,
Orchestra, Marine Barracks. . .. m.
Meeting-North Washington Citisens
Association, United Brethren Church
North Capitol and n streets. evening.
Meeting-sixteenth Street Highhnds
Citlsens .Asscctatien. Sixth PRESBYTERIAN
H.ssiasAstsssss p.ss cstis.as As,s.
'';s:s@ Tss@csi'sss cis'sSsS ws@s. wsssss, 4i.S ssss.
eeseee negeAWosl IN -
The Washington times., 1922-12-03
Music Clubs Federation
Lays Plans for Contest {

Plans for participating in the na.
tional contest for amateur musicians.
which will be held In this city next
June. under the auspices Of the
National Federation Of Music Clubs.
were fnaugurated at q meeting Of
the local federation at the Hadieigh
Of the COMMITTEES on srran@smsnts Sn
for the club. announced that the
contest win be open 70 all Amer.
lean trained amateur musicians.
Definite announcement Of rules will
BE- made at q later date.
The meeting was presided over by
Mra Robert II. Dalgieish.
The Washington times., 1922-12-03
Postoffice Saves Large
Sum BY Doing Own Work

Tho Postofnco Department va
richer last night by $4,000.
Recently the department asked for
bids on fifty tables used in cancelling
stamps, the lowest bid being $4,000
for each table. The department
then began construction Of the tables
itself. announcing the completion
yesterday Of thirty.five at an ap.
proximate cost Of 1000 each. When
the other fifteen have been finished,
the total saving will be $4,000.
The Washington times., 1922-12-03
Twelfth Street Y.M.C.A.
Opens Drive for $4,000

A drive to raise $4,000 for the
Twelfth Street Branch of the Young
Mems Christian Association was
was launched yesterday under the
direction Of q committee headed by
William Stevenson. The money,
officials of the association declare,
IL needed for improvements In the
plant and to meet outstanding obi.
cations.
The Washington times., 1922-12-03
MANY VISIT EXHIBIT

Educational. work illustrated Wi
moving pictures 10 featuring the e.,
hibit Of the District Social Hygier
Society. each night ut 612 Nintl
street. northwest. The exhibit Wi,
continue another week. The large
attendance was that CO ,ast 0Ntu-
day. when 2,ols persons visited th'
home.
The Washington times., 1922-12-03

WASHINGTON to such alarming
u the first time criminal courts wi be in
Tuesday, Presiding iH be Siddons upper rights
upper Left) w. Stafford (beL0U
The Washington times., 1922-12-03
lac Hardson Hold Night Court Drive Professional Bondsne

Hiss JEANNE DE BEAUVAIS RICH.
WI ARDS and Miss Audrey Sieber, tlOo
charming children UhO danced Friday before
the Congress of Mothers at the Nep Ebbitt
HOTEL