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Evening star., 1922-01-28
MANS CRIMINAL INTENT
AFTER DRINKING WHISKY
WHOLESALE IS DOUBTED

After a dcliberation of several
hours a jury in Criminal DIVISION
yesterday afternoon told Chiet
Justice Mccoy that they could not
decide whether Elmer B. Brown.
tinsmith. should be held response
BILE for his actions in shooting at
Police Sergt. John L. kilmartin
January 2.
The evidence showed that Brown
had consumed three quarts OF corr
whisky during celebratlon u
New Year day and was .shootins
up his boarding house when me
officer went to arrest him. one
shot pierced the clothing or XII
martin, but the prisoner shot him-
self three times in the leg whlie
shooting at the policeman.
His counsel raised the point tnet
a man after imbibfEg that amount
of corn liquor was Incapable or
forming a criminal intent. Inc
1ury appeared to be unable 70 oe:
eide the question The 1urors
we're discharged and the case con-
tinued.
Evening star., 1922-01-28
SPEAKER PICTURES
. l|lD|ANCONTRASTS
FIivver and Elephant divide
Service as Means of
Transportation

!. A picture of the Indian of today
with its much-sung elephants rapidly
being displaced by fivvers. its wealth.
Its grinding poverty. its age-old tenn
pies and It's twentieth century rail-
roads xndirrigation works was drawn
for members of the National Geo.
graphic Society yesterday afternoon
and evening by Maynard Owen Will
liams Of Washington, member of the
editorial staff Of the National Geo
graphic Magazine.
The lecture covered a. journey Of
several thousand miles through In
dia made by MIR. Williams during the
last year, and was illustrated by
scores of slides made from photo
graphs which he took personally.
Indian Jazz" bands whose instru-
ments represent types probably thou
sands Of years older than the instru-
ments of Americas jazz period. houses
into which are built ventilators like
those of steamship and old astron-
omical Instruments whose uses mod
ern astronomers cannot explain were
some of the odd features encountered
by Mr.. Williams.
At Ahmedabad. home of Mahatma
Gandhi. the lecturer found that thou
sands OF workers. who formerly had
been highly skilled handicraftsmen
have been thrown into factories by
the development Of the factory sys-
tenn, an economic upset, which, che
believes, explains in large part the
ardor Of the non-co-operation leader.
Pass Opened at Intervals.
Mr.. Williams visited the famous
Khyber pass, gateway from India to
Afghanistan and central Asia, about
which British and Russian diplomacy
have played like continual lightning
flashes for generations. and the scene
of Kipling's Man Who Was" Only
two or three times a week is this
gap in the northwestern frontier
opened to caravan trade. Between
times the sentinels close in and no
traffic Is permitted.
In the person of the Maharajah Of
Jaipur. Mr.. Williams found an eastern
potentate who has beaten Soloman's
record by 800 wives. He has an en-
tire cemetery for his wives, but in
place Of honor among them he has
buried his favorite elephant.
Among the colored slides illustrat-
ing the beauties and charm Of Indian
architecture were several striking
views of the Tai Mahal, considered
by many the most beautiful building
in the world.
Evening star., 1922-01-28
CHRISTINA
HON0REDBY MASS
Impressive Ceremonies at
Georgetown Visitation Con-
vent Mark Anniversary.

Impressive ceremonies celebrating
the f1ftieth anniversary of the day
that Sister Christina consecrated her
life in the slsterhood Of the Catholic
Church :. were held at 8 o'clock this
morning in the chapel of historic
Georgetown Visitation Convent. on
a5th street northwest.
Mass was celebrated by Rev. Henry
Shandelle and an eloquent sermon ex-
patiartng the whOle-hearted charity
OF Sister Christina was preached by
Kew. Aloysius Brosnan. who also Of
aciated when she made her vows
nfty years ago. Father Brosnan took
cruing to the Visitation Convent in
having instituted and conducted for
lO0 years the first parOchial school in
this country. Rev. John Brosnan as
sisted. Rev. Patrick Brennan of Bal
timore was present in the sanctuary.
dlction. Music was furnished by stu
dents Of the convent That the devo-
ton of Sister Christina to her du-
ties as teacher for four decades was
appreciated was evidenced by the en-
thusiastic gathering
Sister Christina was Miss Catherine
O'Connor of this city. She was born
in Alexandria. Va. Entering the
Georgetown Visitation Convent near
~ nifty three years ago, she pro-
nounced her vows on January 2S. 1879
For forty years she labored with Sis
ter Elizabeth Cheney. a Boston wom-
an. In the st. Joseph's School,. This
institution was founded 100 years
ago by Father Cloriviere. a French
nobleman. who devoted his life and
fortune to the welfare of the Vista
ton Convent at Georgetown.
The establishment of St. 1osanb'c
School marked the beginning of the
educational system which is carried
on in the United States today by the
Roman Catholic Church.
Evening star., 1922-01-28

Keep in good nshtins trim. buck
up and be cheerful'And observe sani-
tary measures II sou would avoid
influenza, says. the United States
Public Health Service. Regulations
of, the public health service for
avoiding influenza ahd preventing. its
spread follow:
Avoid needless cgowding. Walk
ing to work. IL you have time. is
better than riding in a crowded car.
BY going to bed an hour earlier and
getting up half an hour earlier you
may have time to walk.
Stay in the open air and in the
sunshine as much as you can.
Breathe clean air and plenty of it.
Breathe through your nose. Avoid
all poorly aired places to which it is
unnecessary for you to go. Keep
the windows open where you sleep
and. if practicable. where you work.
Rooms a little too cool are better
than those a little too warm.
Use plenty of covering to. keep
warm while you sleep and loose-fit-
ting clothes to keep you comfortable
while you are awake Keep your
feet dry and warm. -
Avoid coughing, sneeZing or snuff
fling persons and do not cough or
sneeze on others. The firing range
of a careless cougher or sneezer is
at least three feet. Get beyond the
''barrage" Of infected dropiets. If
necessarily attending the sick, wear
a gauze mask over the nose and
Evening star., 1922-01-28
FREE READING COURSE.
Board of Education's Offer In
teresting to Foreign-Born,

"Why not stay at home and gather
around the evening lamp again."
This Is the homely slogan of the
bureau Of education. which an
nounces today issuance by 1t of
courses for home reading free of
charge. The courses are said to be
particularly useful to foreign born men
and women. who are trying to learn the
meaning of true American!sm.
A group of courses is offered, in
c1uding American literature, his
tory. politics and general reading
matter. For parents whose interests
are centered around the care and
training of children there are offered
two courses adapted for their use In
meeting daily problems. The courses
are offered free on request to the
bureau Of education.
Evening star., 1922-01-28
MARINE SERGEANT DIES
IN NICARAGUA FIGHT
-Four Members Of Police Force at
Managua Also Killed in Effort
to Get Alleged Deserters.

Sergt. Lee Henry of the Marine
Corps and four members Of the police
force at Managua, NicaraEua, were
killed in a fight January "a when the
police overlook Henry and three ma
rine corporals who had been reported
as deserters from the marine detach-
ment the previous day 2
The police later captured the three
corporals. Amthor, Bennett and Rus
sell. according to a dispatch to the
Navy Department from the COM
mandant of the 18th naval district.
To avert possible further clashes
between members of the marine
guard at Managua and the local DO
lice the Navy Department has decided
to replace the marine detachment
with one now at Port au Prince, Haiti.
Evening star., 1922-01-28
Fight to Use Kosher Brandy
For Sacrament Begun. in Court

What is sacramental wine and may
members of the Jewish faith use
Kosher brandy at their celebrations
of the Passover and other festivals of
their religion?
This question is submitted for de-
cision yesterday to the Supreme Court
of the District Of Columbia by petition
for mandamus instituted by Emanuel
Schwartz. of Scranton, Pa. through
former Distric. Commissioner w.
Gwynn Gardiner. against Ralph
Haynes. prohibition commissioner.
The petitioner seeks to compel the
prohibition commissioner to allow the
withdrawal of ffty-five barrels. OF
Kosher brandy purchased under au-
thority of a permit from the prohi-
bition authorities to sell grape
brandy (Kosher) in addition to Kosh-
er wines"
Prohibition Law Defined.
The prohibition amendment. the
court is advised, undertook to and did
protect all religious denominations
alike. and the petitioner Is OF the
Jewish faith and part Of the rites Oh
that religion consists of passover
week, sabbaths and holidays in the
consuming of wines made from tne
fcrmented juice of the grape as wen
as distilled brandies, called hosher
Evening star., 1922-01-28

!: Continued from First Page.)
that keen eyes not only on Capitol
Hill, but in the budget bureau also.
would scrutinize Carefully every fig
ure submitted, got out their pruning
knives and sliced an even quarter of
the highway department estimates.
bringing their approved estimates
down to 100000 for this item.
Similarly, the item for suburban
7oad repairing went up to the COM
mssiopers and was sliced from $780,
600 to 100000. This was only $4,000
more than the 1922 actual appropria-
ton. The two subitems of District
and of suburban repair work to-
Gether marched into the Office Of the
director OF the budget at a $900,000
figure as approved estimates of the
District Commissioners
budget Bureau Trims Some.
The budget bureau then got busy.
When the figures left for Capitol Hill,
they had%een cut to $751; 900 for Dis
trict street repairs and to s250.0oo for
suburban road repairs, arriving at the
Capitol a total of Ss25,0O0.
The House committee sliced them
further, and when the bill was re-
ported to the koor of the House it
carried only s431,0O0 for District
street repairs and 100000 for the su-
burban roads.
How badly the District needed every
cent of the repair estimates is shown
mates of the highway department as
sent tn the COmmissionerS
Regarding streets Of the District
there follows one note which was ap-
pended only after deliberate research
and deep consideration by experts on
District streets:
maintain streets throughout the year
on the basis of present day prices
and past years experience will con-
servatively cost $425,0 900. The cost of
resurfacing such fraction of our
asphalt pavements as will represent
a years obsoleBence Of the whole will
be about A37.500.
,. '"rhe total OF the above is $se2,ooo
and 100000 Is submitted.
Resurfacing Ii insufficient.
"Resurfacing of asphalt pavements
in recent years has seen insufficient
to Offset obsolescence and the general
age of the pavements is constantly
increasing Such age. is far greater
than that obtaining in other munici-
paiities." -
In the meantime there is another
note following the suburban road
estimates for repairs. 1t says:
1.-The increase submitted is only
sufficient to equate this fund to the
fairly constant provision Of past
years with consideration for large In
creases in the unit costs Of material
and labor.
The constant increase in motor
traffic is contributing factor in the
wear on the road surfaces, and up
keep costs from this fact alone are
much increased"
Evening star., 1922-01-28
BRIDES WILL BE BRIDES
BY LUCILLE VAN sLYKE.

"You should haJs consulted me-"
he told her stifly. 1--WE may be poor
but we don't have to live in such
darned fool spots as that. Your
friend Leila is right, we ought TO
pay more attention to our back
grounds"
Monday morning Merriam, attend
cd by the faithful Susan Sue and a
sturdy colored man. took possession
Of the Gespondent-looking teaFoom.
shoppe sign. Aud down came the
shoddy chintzes and faded tarlatan.
Under these disfiguring draperies she
found really splendid old woodwork,
which she commanded the colored
man ,t TO- oil: Then she put him to
penter fastened five of the little
wobbly tables into one strong. long
one, over which Merriam put her
great t-grandmamma's best paisley
shawl. A painter oiled the floors and
painted the furniture black. And on
the morning Of the fifth day Merriam
and Susan Sue borrowed the Blais-
dell car and went out to the dis,
mantled house in. Rosedale and
brought back shining brass trays and
candlesticks. grandfather's clock and
his portrait. and his tall-back wind
sor chair. And when the portrait
was over the fireplace and the fire.
place filled with Goals, and the
candlesticks with the tallest candles
she could buy. Merriam locked the
doors and went back to Blaisdells
to stay until Sunday.
The Blaisdells brought them in
town Sunday afternoon-two car
loads of them. all bound for a Phil
harmonic. Merriam and Susan got
out at the corner Merriam looked
little and shabby and forlorn.
II won't go, but you take John and
hav oil NJ r. a
OF tea"
Susan Sue lighted the fire and the
candles and put the kettle over. Mer-
riam piled her bronze curls high,
donned her trailingest frock, unfurl-
ed her biggest feather fan and sat
down in her grandfather's chair to
wait. Her brown eyes sparkled al
most wickedly.
For she knew that she created a
gorgeous illusion of grandeur.
At 5 o'clock, naughtily urging John
to be sure that Leila had enough Gig
arettes. Merriam refused to SO much
as lift an eyelash in the direction of
her dazed husband. She simply sat
and let her guests pour out babble
of compliments.
came to kneel at her feet.
will you-er-try to forget all
that - er -er-rot about back
grounds?" he whispered.
: If great generals Gloat over their
big victories, shall not little women
smile over their tiny ones? The
battle of backgrounds had just been
won by Merriam Lindsay. Won for
ever. She could afford to be mag
unanimous. She put a forgiving arm
around his shoulders.
backgrounds are all right" she
told him. I'm strong for them.
Only girls like Gee and Leir shove
them so far into the foreground that
the picture gets rather blurry!"
Another Episode of This Story in
Mondays Star.
Evening star., 1922-01-28
WOOD BACKS BOND ISSUE.

MANILA, p. l.. January 25.-Gov.
Gen. Wood, in message to the legis-
lature today, urged authorization for
a $10,000.000 bond issue. which he said
would complete the financial rehabili-
tation of the Philippine government
if bills previously introduced provid.
ing for the issue of $27,6o0,000 OF
bonds are passed.
He explained that rehabilitation Of
Philippine finance requires issuance Of
about $37,000.000 Of bonds guaranteed
by the United States government.
Leaders in the legislature predicted
the bill would be passed before Ad-
3ournmsot two weeks hence.
Evening star., 1922-01-28
BACKGROUNDS,
BAChGBUCNUSs
CRUMPLED heap of curfs and
tears and neglige on the Blais-

A CRUMPLED heap of cufls and
~ tears and neglige on the Blais-
~ dels guestroom bed told the
momentary defeat of Merriam
Lindsay. Even her own good looking
John had deserted her. 1t was a few
days after they had been routed from
their home by ere. Merriam had
put in fatiguing week finding tenn
porary' living quarters in town while
their house was being repaired. Early
that afternoon the Blaisdells had
taken John and some other guests Of
theirs to inspect Merriam's choice.
1t was triffe unfortunate that on
the wayfthey had stopped to pick up
Cecily Leland and had Rfterward had
tea In Leila Graham's apartment. For
the contrast was rather awful.
cecily was Merriams bachelor girl
cousin, She had swanky studio in
an ultramodern building The rent
was more than she could afford and
she was heavily in debt for the fur
nishings but she justified herself with
struggling AFTER all. nothing is so
what the background was fort Cecily
hadn't discovered. She read law for
month or two. wavered toward in
terror decoration (after she had her
decorators bIlD and was rather
thinking about taking up sculpture
because friend Of hers knew a girl
who knew Claire Sheridan.
Leila Graham, an artful widow
whose recently deceased husband had
left her an almost unlimited Income,
also pattered about backgrounds.
Hers was Park avenue one. Her
architect said he had tried to keep 1t
Italian In feeling. 1t had cost a young
tween a Maxwell Parrish Christmas
calendar and the first act of a play
for the Barrymore brothers. All
Leila lacked was leading man and
a dagger and a spotlight.
But the diminutive Merriam, having
in mind Johns diminutive income.
had simply rented the only thing she
could find, which happened to be a
tag end lease of an unsuccessful tea
room, five rooms of a shabby brown
stone in shabby side street.
Its tearoomishness was rather pain
full. A Tapping sign painted in sickly
lavender creaked before the door.
tarlatan swathed the doors and win
dows. sWobbly deal tables and chairs
painted a mournful green seemed to
be its sole furnishing.
Collectively and individually the
whole crowd disapproved and said so.
They didn't even give Merriam time
to explain that she had no intention
of running tearoom.
Merry, dear" Nan Blaisdell said.
"you haven't enough experience to
tackle this sort Of thing"
Can it, Cecily advised. IT'S a
cheap-looking hole: you can't make
anything pay here
Looks like a manicure shop"
Leila drawled.
Thorne Blaisdell had a lump in his
throat. Merriam looked so downcast.
He wished fiercely that he had an
excuse to raise Johns salary.
Merriam could have stood the
others, but Johns disapproval almost
broke her proud spirit.
Evening star., 1922-01-28
SUGGESTS COURT CHANGE.
Chief Justice Taft Answers Senate
on Question Of Jurisdiction.

Revision Of the jurisdiction Of the
Supreme Court Of the United States
was suggested to Senator Nelson.
chairman of the judiciary committee.
in a letter from Chief Justice Taft,
read In the Senate.
! He proposed that the certiorari
Jurisdiction be enlarged and the ap.
peal OF obligatory jurisdiction be re-
duced. This will have the effect of
Tightening the present heavy burdens
Of the court.
The statement was submitted in
reply to a resolution of Senator
Trammell Of Florida. -.
Evening star., 1922-01-28
U. S. EMPL0YE SIS YEARS.
Postmaster General Hays Con-
rratulates Lee s. Mortimer.

Zee s. Mortimer. q government en-
Move since 1867. has retired from the
past ONCE Department. Postmaster
General Hays has written Mr.. MORT
sarvice in the department since 1876.
and Expressing appreciation for his
long and faithful service.
WI. Mortimer who was horn at
Rochester, N. Y, March z. 1s44. en-
tered the departmental service in the
pension office. later being trans
He served in the civil war as sur
reon steward aboard the gunboat
C1yde.
Evening star., 1922-01-28
BIRTH CONTROL SCORED.
Called Affront to Christians by
Catholic Welfare Council.

The National Catholic Welfare Coun-
Gil yesterday adopted a resolution in
which propaganda in favor of birth
control was decried as an "affront to
all genuine Christians" at the con-
cluding session of a two-day confer
ence heer yesterday.
Archbishop E. J. Hanna of San
ence here yesterday.
Evening star., 1922-01-28
CAPT. GRANATA ASSIGNED.

Capt. Michael C. Granata, Corps OF
Engineers. now assistant professor Of
military science and tactics at the
University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kan,
has been assigned to Camp Hum.
Lieut.. Howard L. Peckham, Corps Of
Engineers. who will proceed to Law
renee for duty at the university.
Evening star., 1922-01-28
COL. HALL ORDERED HERE.

Col. Charles C. Hall. Air Service.
at the proving isround. Aberdeen,
Md, has been oroered to this city
for temporary duty. following which
he will assume command of Scott
Field Rellcyille Ill
Evening star., 1922-01-28
NEGLECT IS FACING
0NE.THIRQ OF D. c.
STREET CAVITIES

Continued from First Page.)
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-01-10
PERSECUTION
IS HER CLAIM
mrs. 0benchain RACES at
Prosecutor

Los ANGELES. Cal. Jan. 10
Raging Ike Gagged lioneas. MAZDA.
lynne obenchain today invoked blind
justice 10 shield her from attacks
which states attorneys are making
on her during closing arguments in
the murder trial Of Arthur {. Burch.
Characterizing the statements Of
Deputy District Attorney Asa Hayes
nA n cowardiy attack upon helpless
woman. Mrs. Obenchnin rallied
against the injustice OF law that
allows a prisoner 10 be tried without
the right 20 strike back"
Inconsistency. thy name IL Jus.
iicc." exclaimed Madalynne. eyes
flashing with anger. "It's nm outrage
to allow "A person 90 be tried when
abe has no way 20 defend herself in
court
TITS plainly unfair 90 Mr.. Bureh
and TO mic. IL allows the pronccu.
ton TO make out a stronger case
against Arthur by iibcling me. and
u allows the prosecution 20 tear me
TO pieces before a jury when ! arm
not on trial"
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-01-10
|RICKENBACKER
SEES AIR WAR
Ace Declares Planes Will
Wage Next Struggle

NEW YORK. Jan. 1o,-AirpIanes
which are not being restricted ~
the arms conference.-the wage the
next war. capt. Eddie Rlckenbacker.
Amefica's ace Of aces. declared to
day
The dreadnauEhts OF the sky win
hurl death by gas bombs on de-
fenselezs men. women and chill
dran.
Nevertheless. believe the Wan
inRton arms conference u right In
not restricting airDIanes." Rickcn-
hacker said In an interview.
Besides being the devil Of war.
the alplane Is the angel OF peace"
in the opinion Of the sky fighter,
who brought down more Germans
than any other American flyer.
Undoubtedly the next war win
BE- a war In the air-if there IN
another war II will be a 'mechanf
cal-chemicar war. Airplanes arTnch
with deadly gas bombs will steal
over cities and the innocent VIII
suffer suffocation hurled from the
air"
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-01-10
Irish Statesmen Are
Facing Heavy asks

forces. The Royal Irish conHtnbulary
that has guarded ireland Tor scores
Of years viii be diHbandod.
80 Sim Fein must organize police
forces aud an army. Plenty OF mate.
rial viii be found Ia tho ranks Of the
present revolutionary Irish repub.
llcan army.
And the new ireland viii need
courts - police courts. magiHtorlal
courts. courts of appeal. supreme
court. Skeleton courts have been In
existence since the revolution started.
but "a much more elaborate system
will be neodcd.
Important cabinet positions will
be- those dealing with agriculture
and industry. Sim Fcin already has
Investigated methods Of improving
farming and daiDing. increasing
fisheries and encouraging industries
and can present detailed reports 20
the new government.
A protective tariff bill probably
will bc needed To foster home indus.
tries and bar outside competition.
And Ireland will have the right "a
issue its own postage stamps and
money. Very soon. u II reported.
the government will offer prizes "a
Irish artists for designing emblem
attic stamps and coins.