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The Washington herald., 1922-10-31
WEST IN BUSINESS
BOOM, MEYER SAYS
AFTER LONG TOUR.
War Finance Body Aids
Farmers to Market
Crops, He Ayers. /.

Agricultural and business condi-
tions throughout the country are on
the upward trend, according to Eu-
gene Meyer. jr.. managing director
OF the War Finance Corporation.
who has returned from a three
weeks tour through the West and
Southwest.
Business. except where It has been
hampered by the railway car short
age, and agriculture. except In the
Southwest. which Is Just recovering
from a drought. "raow an enormous
Improvement over last year." Meyer
declared. He said the farmer fs de-
termined to get out OF debt. and a
fair example OF this deterpination
is shown in the War Finance Corpo-
ration's repayment schedule. now
running from $12.ooo.ooo to s15.ooo.-
900 a month.
The banks and business centers
generally, Meyer found. are rallying
to the support Of the cooperative
marketing organizations, sponsored
by the corporation. Although the
corporation this year has authorized
loans to eight more such organiza-
tions than last year, private bank
sources have eliminated the neces-
sity of extending the majority of the
authorized advances, and the amount
OF Federal money actually invested
Is smaller this year.
The most dificult situation which
confronted Meyer on his inspection
trip was in the Southwest. where
the severe drought was forcing cat
tie into the market in large num-
bers. By agreement with the Fin
ance Corporation here. however.
Meyer arranged to move the cattle
out of New Mexico and Texas into
neighboring States and into Mexico
where pastures and water are plen-
tiful. This movement. described by
Meyer as probably the biggest mi
grafton of cattle In the country's
history" relieved the pressure on
the market.
The Washington herald., 1922-10-31

naval attache Of the United States
Embassy Capt. Charles L Hussey.
wore gown Of taupe chifron velvet
embroidered In cut steel and bronze
beads. The church has no decora-
tions and there was no music. Ian
Mcpherson. former minister of Brit
ish pensions. was best man for his
father-in-law. Among the guests AZ
the wedding were Philip Rhodes.
Lady Tenterdon. Mrs. Arthur Glas-
gov. Mr.. and Mrs. william Littauer.
Mrs. Ballard Smith. Mrs. Henry Stur-
gis and number Of others we'll
known In washington society.
The civil ceremony was performed
In the registry once Immediately
after the religious ceremony. and
wedding breakfast was later
served in the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
Mcpherson. after which Sir George
and Lady Rhodes left for a motor
trip. They will live In London.
The first dinner of the women ex-
ecutives OF the government service
WI oC 6hfCb at ttG oFdCG lyOuBo
Hotel on Thursday evening under
the auspices of the women Of the
State. Department, with Miss Mar
garet NJ. Hanna presiding. The
speakers viii be Miss Mabel Board
man, secretary of the American Red
Cross: Mrs. Allen W. Dulles wife
Of the chief OF the Near East d.
vision OF the Department of State,
who has recently returned from
Constantinople: Mrs. Nathaniel
Stewart, whose husband is American
consul general at large; Miss Isabel
X. Macdermott. managing editor of
the Pan American Bulletin. and
Judge Katherine Sellers. of the Ju-
venile Court.
Owing to the serious illess of Miss
Causin the ladies OF the Louise
Home have been compelled to cancel
the invitations for their annual
Halloween party to have been given
there this evening. The entertain
ment is always one OF the most beau
tiful OF all the Halloween festivi-
ties of the city. the ladies wearing
their beautiful ante-bellum cos
tunes, with rare old laces.
The members of the entertainment
committee OF the Women's City Club
invite the members of the club, es-
pecially the new ones, with any
prospective members they may wish
to bring to a Halloween tea this
afternoon from to $3.50 at the slub-
house. 222 jackson place.
Mrs. Edith Penn Hall will he
hostess and Mrs. Gilbert Miller Will
pour tea. Those assisting will be
Mrs. Granville Hunt. Mrs. Gertrude
Lyons, Mrs. Paul Bleyden, Mrs.
Frances Hopkins. Mrs. Ella Davis
Lewis. Mrs. Robert o. Jones, Mrs.
Mabel Manuel. Mrs. Lucille Fehl.
Mrs. Ella c. McCrystal. Mrs. Marie
Stair Lawyer. Mrs. Mary ID. Farra.
Miss Estella Hellman, Miss A. Hazel
Swift, Miss Eta II. Austin. Miss
Alice Stearns. Miss Frances Thom-
son, Miss Rose Moser, Miss N.
Blanche Cain. Miss Wilma Baxter
Mrs. Ella S. Limerick and Miss Ju-
dith Barbaux
The Washington herald., 1922-10-31
MANY new KINDS
OF NUNS SHOWN
AT HUGE EXHIBIT
Mary Pickford' and Dor
othy Gish' Varieties
Displayed.

Thousands Of persons are enjoy
ing the display Of chrysanthemums
being exhibited this week at the
tvsnfy-nrst annual mum" show by
the Department of Agriculture in its
greenhouses at Fourteenth and B
streets southwest.
Rows and rows Of mammoth balls
Of color. from the golden yellow
Of the Boil d'or to the deep red or
the Dazzler. numbering thousands Of
individual plants and representing
over 500 varieties. are shown. On
the opening day 5000 people passed
through the greenhouses. This
marked the largest opening day at
tendance In the history of the show.
Superintendent e. NJ. Byrnes, in
charge of the departments green
houses and experimental gardens,
directed the hrst annual show in 1902,
when less than ffty varieties of
chrysanthemums were exhibited and
only q few hundred employees of the
department attended. Incidentally, Mr..
Byrnes has rounded out a half CEN
tury Of service with the government.
New varieties are continually be-
ing added to the collection in the ex-
perimental work. and as fast as they
prove commercially valuable are
given over to growers Collections
last year came from Japan. Austria
lia, England and France. Ten new
varieties have been introduced this
year by commercial growers and are
on display at the show. They are
the Gilda. METH. Mary Pickford, Dor
othy Gish. Nadine. Red Dory, Bronze
Doty. Dainty Maid. Crista and Clare.
The department has developed a
number of new varieties from the
cross-pollination work. Mrs. Henry
c. wallace. wife of the Secretary of
Agriculture. has named six of these
and will name the rest on Thursday.
Those named are Margaret Mckee. -
a shell-pink Japanese bloom: The
Garden Club of America" a yellow
tinged bronze Japanese: Iowa" old
gold japanese: Ruth" old rose
magenta shaded japanese: Anna
BELLE" rose pink pom pom; "Gean.'
pure white pom pom.
At the close of the show the fiow-
ers Will be sent to the Junior League
OF the associated charities for Wash
fngton hospitals.
The Washington herald., 1922-10-31
Birge Estate Auction
Yields $50, 900 First Day

Twenty lots and the large residence
Of the Harry c. Birge estate at Falls
Church, Va, brought total Of ap-
proximately $4,000 at auction yes
tarday afternoon on the premises.
conducted by Oliver T. Wallace,
Woodward building. The house with
two lots brought $4,000.
Continuing today the remainder OF
the thirty lots. some of which are the
best woodland In that section. each
measuring 75 by $50 feet. will be
offered at auction. A feature of to-
days sale will he the giving away of
a Ford automobile. The sale will
start at 1880 o'clock.
The Washington herald., 1922-10-31

Miss Mary Stitt and Miss Emma
Stitt. daughters of Surgeon General
and Mrs. Edward Rhodes Stitt, en-
tertained at bridge yesterday after
noon at the Washington Club. their
guests including the sister buds of
Miss Mary Stitt. who was presented
last year. and the debutsntes OF
The Washington herald., 1922-10-31
MRS. SARAH LEE PHILLIPS
WILL BE LUNCHEON HOSTESS.

Mrs. Sarah Lee Phillips will en-.
tertain at luncheon today.
The Washington herald., 1922-10-31
w a SsH IN G. r o. N

NHss RUTH WALLACE. daughter
IVA OF the Secretary Of Agriculture
and Mrs. Henry c. Wallace. who
came from Baltimore Sunday MORN
ing chiefly to attend the chrysan-
themum show, has returned to
Goucher College. She had as her
guest here Miss Ruth Hopper. OF
Mount Vernon, N. Y, also a student
at Goucher College
Miss Mary Wallace, who has spent
several months In Europe. Is expect
ed to arrive in washington on
Thursday.
The Minister OF Norway and Nine.
Bryn will present their daughter.
Miss Laura Bryn. to society at q tea
which will be given later In the
autumn.
The Chinese Minister. Mr.. sao-ke
Alfred SEE. was the honor guest at
a luncheon given yesterday at the
Shoreham by Manton NJ. wyvell on
the eve of DIR. SECS departure for
China on the first leave OF absence
he has had In eight years. The
other guests, several of whom were
nell University as DIR. SEE and Mr..
wyvell, Included, DR.. Ung Y. Yen.
director of Chinese Educational Bu-
reau: Hugh B. Rowland; Daniel c.
Roper. C. E. Julihn. chief engineer,
War Minerals Relief Commission: !:
Col. Terry. A. Lyon, w. II. Won
Boyer. Chief Forester. apartment OF
the Interior; Maj. oliver p. New
man; Evert L. Bono. w. II. Miller.
Pottsville. Pa: Walter l. Moffat.
Charles Stevens and Andrew +.
Smith. of New York, and Clarence
kugler. Philadelphia.
Nine. Panaretoff was the guest of
honor at a luncheon yesterday at
the Spruce Log Cabin. with Mrs.
George Il. Porter as hostess. Other
guests at the luncheon were Mrs.
William 3. Benson. Mrs. whitman
Cross. Mrs. Frank F. Fletcher, Mrs.
Hugh Cumming. Mrs. Harry L. Rust,
Mrs. William Kearney Carr. Mrs.
Butler and Miss Harrison.
The charge d'affaires of the Po-
iish Legation. Michael Kwapiszew-
ski. entertained company of
twelve men at dinner last evening
at the Shoreham, having among his
guests members of the army, navy
and diplomatic sets.
Mrs. George Leroy Boyle. who.
with her small daughter. has been
with her parents. Interstate Com
merce Commissioner and Mrs. C. C.
McChord in their apartment at the
New Willard. since her return last
week from Europe. will move some
time this week to her apartment at
1909 Eighteenth street.
The Washington herald., 1922-10-31
so Gle e Y

are the Marquis and Marquise al
Bernezxo. of tho Italian Embassy,
and Nine. Raoul Tiimont. OF the
Belgian Embassy.
Miss Louise Lacey Il established
for the winter at 1906 Connecticut
avenue. the home OF Miss, Alice Har-'
riman.
Mrs. w. Pitt Scott. Of Norfolk, Va,
arrived yesterday at the New will
lard to be the guest of her mother.
Mrs. T. De Witt Talmage.
The attaches Of tho Belgian En-
bassy entertained at a Spbaish lin
ner Sunday evening ut the Madl'l.
lon.
John Poole was host to x sonpany
Of six at luncheon rss.cidiv At :he
New willard.
Mrs. Edward Beale Mclean, who
was here for few days last week.
returned to Atlantic City Saturday.
The Washington herald., 1922-10-31
Pleads Bankruptcy.

Richard Bacon. automobile sales
manaser, filed a petition in voluntary
bankruptcy yesterday in the District
Supreme Court. Through Attorney
Andrew Y. Bradley. he lists his assets
at $500 and his liabilities at
s52130 so
The Washington herald., 1922-10-31

Mrs. H. Wilfred DuPuy entertained
a small company at luncheon yester-
day at the Shor0ham. Mrs. DuPuy
will be at home informally Monday
afternoons in November
The Washington herald., 1922-10-31
Estate Valued at S21,52S.

M. Agnes Gardiner. who died Octo-
per IL. left an estate valued at
s21.b2s. according to the petition filed
yesterday in Probate Court by her
niece. NJ. Anita S.mms.
The Washington herald., 1922-10-31

Mrs. Murphy HILL widow of Fl.
Morgan Hill, formerly of Washing
ton. was married yesterday morning
to Sir George Rhodes in ST. Marys
Catholic Church, London. The bride,
who was given in marriage by the
The Washington herald., 1922-10-31
By EVELYN C. HUNT.

this season. when Miss Emma stitt
- coming out. Bridge was fol-
lowed by tea. the table ana the
drawing rooms being decorated to
suggest the Halloween season. Mrs.
Stftt. mother Of the young hostesscs.
presided at the tea table. assisted
by Mrs. Agnew, wife OF Comdr.
Agnew. u. 8. NJ
The guests for bridge Included
Miss Lucy Woolley, Miss Katherine
wrenn. the Misses Josephine and
Katherine wiliiford. Miss Catherine
Let's. Miss Esther Mcyann, Miss
Dorothy Virginia johnson, Miss
Atala Kimmell. Miss Elizabeth zoi-
nay. Miss Betty Werner. Miss Flea
nor Hill. Miss Diana Cumming.
Miss Mary Palmer. Miss Mary Emily
Hamilton. Miss Katherine Shaw.
Miss Helen Grimm. Miss Henrietta
Hill. Miss Jessie Atkins, Miss Alice
Milburn. Miss Virginia Edwards.
Miss Helen Colbert. Miss Cecil Les
ter Jones. Miss Virginia Sclden,
Miss Elizabeth Bea1e. Miss Cath
crime Radcliffe. Miss Katherine
Weller. Miss Emily Dial. Miss Helen
Campbell. Miss Annette Ashford.
Miss Elizabeth Jones. Miss Mar
garet Davis. Miss Mary Haper. Mrs.
Roger Bagnali. Miss Lillian Thomp-
son. Miss Dorothy KimmelI. Miss
Helen Newton. Miss Katherine
Dent. Miss Elizabeth Price, Miss
Edith Bacon. Miss May Taylor, Miss
Corinne stephens. Miss Frances
Neville and Miss Charlotte Mac
Dougall.
A few girls Joined the company
for tea. among them were the
Misses Butler. Miss Betty Burnett
Miss Louise Anderson and Miss
Elizabeth Walter.
Mrs. H. wilfred DuPuy entertained
small company at luncheon yester-
day at the Shor0ham. Mrs. DuPuy
will be at home informally Monday
afternoons in November.
Nine. Christian Hauge, who re-
turned from Europe last week. has
come to Washington and Is at the
New willard until her home on
Massachusetts avenue is opened.
Col. ]. Curtis Gilmore. jr., who has
been spending several weeks on
leave as the guest of his father.
Brig. Gen. J. Curtis Gilmore. and hi.
sister. Miss Jane Gilmore in their
apartment at Stonelelgh Court, has
left for Panama, his new post.
Mrs. George Dewey. widow Of Ad-
miral Dewey. has returned to WASH
ington and reopened her home at
1901 X street for the winter.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Letter enter
tained a small company at dinner
last evening in compliment to Capt.
and Mrs. Sidney r. Bailey.
Mrs. keyes, wife CT Senator Henry
Wilder keyes. will entertain infor-
mally at tea Thursday afternoon.
The Washington herald., 1922-10-31
OPERA BALL CHARACTERS
SELECTED IN PART.

Many of the characters repre-
sented in the tableaux and grand
march to be given in connection with
the Washington Opera Ball at the
New willard on November 30 were
selected at the tea given by Mrs.
George Oakley Totten. jr., Satur-
day afternoon at her home on Six
teenth street.
Mrs. W. p. Colver will entertain
a company Of fifteen at luncheon to-
day at the Shoreham.
Among those air .ady chosen are:
Nine. kwapiszewska as Rosina in
The Barber of Seville: Nine. Nor
!shima. of the japanese Embassy. as
Madame Butterfly; Miss Eva It'd
blad. of Stockholm. who Is spending
a few monthes with Mrs. Totten. as
Media. in "Pagliacci": Mrs Mark Reid
Yates as Canio in "Pagliacci': Mrs
Totten as Suzanne in Secret OF Su-
zanne": J. de Lagerberg. Of the
Swedish Legation. as Count Oils in
The Secret of Suzanne; Mr.. and
Mrs. Klieforth as characters from
the Russian opera. Boris Goudo-
now: Mrs. C. c. Calhoun as Car
men. with the gorgeous costume
that won a prize when she wore it
on her recent trip to Brazil: Miss
Dorothy Warren as Micaela. from
Carmen; Miss laura Bryn as
Aida: Miss Inger Bryn as the Gypsy
oneen. from The Bohemian Girl":
Nine. Godoy. either as Salome or
Deli'ah. and Miss Dorothea Morgan,
whose family has taken the house
at Pip Bancroft place. as the Snow
Maiden. Miss Morgan is a charm
ing girl of about IS years.
Among others who will take part,
but who have not decided upon the
characters they will impersonate,
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-08-22
Mortgages and Loans

LOANS ON MORTGAGES-We can sell your mortgages for cash. We get re- suits. Carroll State Realty Co, 925 Main St. 24all~
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-08-22
Milk Committee
 Finishes It's Probe

The milk investigating committee of the Common Council, created to probe the alleged high price of milk in the city, has completed it's prehm- mary investigation, it was announced yesterday. The resolution introduced at the last meeting of the council by Alderman Frank J. Kisco did not give the committee enough power and a new resolution will be introduced at the meeting to be held September 5. The new resolution will ask for the power of subpoena. in order that milk dealers and producers may be brought before the committee to tes- ttfy as to their knowledge of exist ing conditions in milk production and sale.
 The committee Will attempt to es- ta'blish whether a milk trust exists in the city or not as charged by Alder man Kisco. Investigation by tho commmittee has revealed the fact Long Hill and other small towns north of the city that supply milk to the city, own stock in the milk corn- panies of the city.
 Ihe farmers hands are tied. They own stock in the milk companies" Alderman Kisco. framer Of the reso- lution, declared today. '-They are reluctant to give any information and do not want their names connected with the investigation for fear that the market for their milk will be taken away"
 A legislative act to regulate. the price of the milk to consumers will be necessary the committee has found
 The city attorney will be asked tf1 frame a bill to be presented to the
 next session of the legislature.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-08-22
Notice to Taxpayers

The Assessors of the City of Bridge port will meet in the Common Coun- cil Chamber, City Hall, on the hrss day of September, 1922, and on eacn week day thereafter up to ana ln- cIuuins tn. second day of October, 1922, for the purpose of receiving on specially printed list furnished by the Assessors the sworn statement of ev- cry person, firm or corporation, resi- dent or nonresident, liable for tax ation on real and personal property in the City of Bridgeport as of Septem- Der 1st, 1922.
 Failure of any person, nrm or cor poration, resident or nonresident, to file such sworn statement within the period above specified will compel the Assessors to make out such lists from the best information obtainable. to which a penalty of ten per cent. will be added as the law requires. Each parcel of real estate must be fully described by metes and bounds, and give the street number or lot num- Der, and all buildings thereon must be entered separately from the land Failure to file 8 list deprives the owner of the right to appeal to the Board of Relief.
 Hours-9 A. M. to P. M.
 BOARD OF ASSESSORS
 LAWRENCE J. GILL,
 FRANK J. LEARN,
 AARON WITTSTEIN. August 14th, 1922. L16 ua'
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-08-22
Haitian Grafters Won't Quit Without
 Strenuous Fight

Port-Au-Prince, Haiti, Aug. B. The recent attempt to shoot Edouard Mangones, the mayor of this city ot 150,0oo people, followed within 2A hours by either the suicide or murder of the city receiver, have created g sensation unusual for Haiti. The re sort to firearms. together with tales of mystery car with three gunnen operating at night, are new symp- toms for Haitian politics. In the past crimes of violence were usually ac- complished by the secret use of poison or other methods. Since the occupa- tion there have not been more than six murders, and what may prove to be crime wave is an unusual mani fesestation.
 Absolutely unknown in a century of Haitian loyal government is the de- termined campaign of Mayor Man zones. backed by the influence of President Borno and American off, cered gendarmerie, to prosecute local officials charged with shortage of funds, falsif1cation of tax receipts, and graft. Mangones, a man of means, an aristocrat and a business man, has created consternation among the poli- ticians.
 Last May he forced the resignation of the communale receiver for a shortage of $5,0O0 in his accounts, the receiver claiming that his safe had been robbed of that amount three months before, although he had not reported it. Following that three of f1cials were arrested for alleged falsifi- cation of tax receipts to the extent of several thousand dollars Then came an investigation of Ludovic Monplais- ir, director of cemeteries, who had long been a partisan adherent of Man zones. In the course of it Monplaisir tried to shoot Mangones, seriously wounding one of his personal cabinet. Edmond Millet.
 The following morning the dead body of the new receiver, Clement De- nize, was found. Whether his death was due to murder or suicide has not been established. Reports of a mys- terious automobile complicated the situation, and gave rise to the theory of murder as part of a planned cam paign of intimidation by the mayors enemies On the other hand an 1n- vestigation of Denizes office had been ordered for the following day by Man zones.
 Mangones has gone relentlessly on. whatever the truth of the Denize mystery may prove to be-, and the Americans and other foreigners are delighted at this evidence of a grow ing civic responsibility. For more than a century local graft and mai feasance have been winked at, but Mangones, a man of personal courage and honesty, promises a continuation of his campaign.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-08-22
Dentists Getting Their Troubles Now

The depression throughout the coun- try has come to such stage that the dentists in the city have begun to feel it. Dentists are unable to collect bills for the work which they do.
 The bills which must be met by the dentists are large in comparison to the revenue taken in. The laboratories are unwilling to wait for their pay ments and have forced the dentists to give their notes with ego interest or else go without the work being done. ne laboratory is one of the most import ant factors in our work. If they should shut down on us we shall De unable to continue withour work. It certainly is a terrible predicament
 One laboratory not far from the center of the city has many notes rom the dentists which it is holding until the doctors are able to pay for the goods delivered. realize in what a fix we have been placed and we are not able to get retainer as lawyers are before we sta ri ol1r work"
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-08-22
Many Entries For
 Horseshoe Tourney

Des Moines, Iowa, Aug. 22.-tBy the A P.}-Interest of horseshoe pitching enthusiasts of the country is centered about the national tourna- ment to be held August 29 to Sep- tember 1 in connection with the Iowa State Fair.
 = The tournament, which is drawing entries from almost every state in the Union, will be conducted on 20 courts specially constructed for the tourna- ment. Sixteen of the courts will be used for the mems tournament and four for the women's contest
 Players will be divided into groups of eight The two, three or four highest winners in each group vIu be placed in the next round and the field gradually eliminated down to the finals. Sixteen prizes will be of- fered in the mems contest including In the women's tournament $1Oo in cash and $500 in trophies are offered.
 The men will play 50 point games on 40 foot courts. The women Will play 21 point games on 80 foot courts. In scoring, ringers will count Tor three points, double ringers for six and clos est shoe for one.
 Frank Jackson of Keuerton- Iowa, c. c. David of Columbus, O., winner of the winter tournament at St. Pe- tersburg, Fla, are entries and the fight for top position is expected to women's tournament is being center ed about Mrs. J. R. Mathews of Min neapoliS, winner of the 1921 tourna- ment, and Miss Marjory Voorhees of Asbury Park, N. J., winner of the 1920 national contest
 The National Horseshoe Pitchers Association and the National Assocta- ton of Horseshoe and Quoite Pitch CTS wild meet at the same time and the two organizations are expected tS merge.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-08-22
N o TIC E Taxes on Grand List of 1921

Notice is hereby given to the tax payers of the Cit yof Bridgeport that the second half of the taxes on the Grand List of 1921 are due and pay able at the Tax Collectors office, Rooms and 5, City Hall. Thursday, Sept. 1 1922.
 The undersigned will be at the col lector's office as above on Sept. 1. 1922. and daily thereafter, Sunday ex- Saturdays from a. m. to 12 noon for the purpose of collecting said taxes.
 After Oct. l, 1922 as required by law, interest at the rate of three quarters of one per cent, will be added to the second half of all un- paid taxes and the same on the first of each succeeding month.
 EDWARD A. DREW,
 L 2 as Tax Collector.