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The Washington times., 1922-12-08
If You Want To Live
Long, Stay Thin,
Doctors Agree
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BY A. J. LORENZ,
Universal Service.

L.
CHICAGO, Dec S.-Longevity,
symbolized by the Chinese allegor-
lists as a fat God, is out of date.
It's the clean and hungry" look
that works for a long life.
There's Rockefeller, without
an ounce Of fat on his body who
has seen many fat man carried
to his grave.
"Cassius, the classic example of
1eanness' outlived Caesar"
With this flood Of logic DIR.
Herman N. Bundesen today point
ed to the evils of adiposity. DIR.
Bundesen is health commissioner
Of Chicago.
He based his argument on the
report Of DR.. Mary B. Baird,
health supervisor Of the Evanston
school system. DIR. Baird revealed
that of 1855 children measured,
weighed and examined in the pub
lie schools last year 242-or Is
per cent--were found to be 10 per
cent or more under weight.
Underweight children, both
agreed, have a far better assur-
ance Of life than overweight.
With their diets corrected they
can approach normality, whereas
overweight children, statistics,
show, succumb more readily 10
disease.
..It's science" DR.. Bundsssn
ats common sense" DR.. Baird
retorted, getting the last Yord.
the superior court WIN recognize at
the next trial. A..
"w. d. Taylor. "a Seventh-day
Adventist contractor and builder Of
Lakeland. Florida, was = arrested
and fined for working on Sunday
He refused to pay the fins~and %
xas cast into jail. but later the
court suspended the sentence and
released the prisoner who had com
mitted no other crime than that
Of worshipping GYd In harmony
with the provisions OF the fourth
commandment of the decalogue. by
resting on the seventh day and
working The other six days Of the
week. Haa
paul swinson. q Seventh-day Ad.
ventist Of GoIdsboro. ". c., was
arrested and fined for operating q
gasoline filling station on Sunday,
He has appealed his case to the
superior court Of North Carolina.
Fears Sway Of Church.
Unless the present day tendency
toward religious and paternalistlc
iegislation II checked Il will not be
long till q complete union Of c.iurch
and state will be perfected In
America, such as held sway In the
third and fourth centuries OF the
Roman empire. when the church
hierarchy OF that day. captured the
civil government and dominated the
state It is high time that every
lover Of civil and religious liberty
raise his voice In protest against
these encroachments upon human
rights and defend the correct ideals
of true Americanism as conceived by
the founding fathers OF the Ameri
cah Republic"
The Washington times., 1922-12-08
CzECHO-SL0vAK
LANGUAGE
URGED
Stewards Business College
Students Are Told of Trade
Opportunities.

Czechosloyakai offers a fertile
field for American business men
and women, Charles Pergler. who
was the first minister of the for
eign republic to this country In
1915 and 1919, told Students OF
Stewards Business College in the
auditorium of~the school today.
He urged upon them the impor;
lance of learning foreign languages.
ultimately, some of you may 60
into the field Of international
trade" he said. What does sue.
cess In interna tional trade meat? ?
A knowledge OF nations. Of the psy.
chology Of nations, and of history.
! cannot too strongly impress you
with the importance OF a knowl-
edge Of foreign languages to the
international busine" man or
woman.
"Czechoslovakia 10 in a better
condition than most OF the Euro
pean countries financially and in
dustrially. Czec hmoney 10 real
money. and II Is not necessary to
bring q cartload Of II to a store
for a loaf Of bread.
! THE country is eighth In size
and in population Of the European
nations, The population is about
"As future business men and
business women, II would be well
wort hyour while to. study the his
tory and language Of that country,
which is becoming more prominent
daily in the trade affairs Of the
world" .l.f
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He WOULD
!. ABOLISH
!. BOARD
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declared the nation has not yet
: escaped the red menace that be-
came prevalent during and after the
war.
., ABUSING the hospitality Of our
shores" he said, ARE the advocates
Of revolution, finding their deluded
followers among those who take on
the habiliments of an American
without knowing the American soul.
ated Americanism. "
While the President dealt with a
variety of subjects in this, his annual
report on the ''state of the nation, "
II was to the pressing problems OF
agricultural relief, transportation
betterment, and stricter enforcement
OF the prohibition law that he dealt
with most extensively. -.
Frank on Prohibition. ~
The Presidents utterances on the
prohibition question were the
frankest and most direct he has ex-
pressed since he has been in the
White House.
Constitutional prohibition" he
said. has been adopted by the ma.
= ton. In plain speaking. there are
conditions relating to its enforce.
ment which SAVIOR Of nationwide
scandal. It is the most demoralizing
factor In our public life.
"The day is unlikely to come
viii be repealed. The fact may
wen be recognized and our course
adapted accordingly. II the statu-
tory provisions for its enforcement
are contrary to deliberate public
opinion, which I do not believe,
the rigorous and literal enforce
ment viii concentrate public stten-
ton on any requisite modification.
Such a course; conforms with law
and saves the humiliation Of tho
Government adm the humiliation Of
our people before the world AID
challenges the destructive forces en-.
gagged in widespread violation. Off
ciai corruption, and individual de-
inoralization."
The transportation problem, Mr..
Harding said, cannot be waved
aside" and Government operation
affords no cure"
The Government, he emphasized,
has gone so far. in regulating rates
and operation that II Is now up to
the Government to point the way
TO reduced freight costs, and at the
same time assure the railroads a
fair return on their invested capi-
tai. We -
Merger OF lines into systems. use
Of common terminals, pooling of
freight cars, and all around con-
, solidation of facilities, he thought,
offered some measure Of, relief.
Nobody Respects Boards.
The President was blunt in his
criticism of the Railway Labor
Board as at present constituted.
1t was respected. he said. by
neither the railroads nor the work
srs, because 1t was inherently a
partisan body. IL Congress believes
In the board, the President advised
that both the management group"
and the employees group" be
abolished, and the board made
made simply apublic. non.partisan
organization. He paid his respects
to the famous ''living wage" de.
tcision by the board by Stating tnat
"a fair and living wage" was es-
sential.
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SENATOR WALSH
SCORES KLAN
ACTIVITY n
Tells Tolerance Eseting States
Permitting Order publish =
Their Shame.

Sinister activities Of the Invisible
Kingdom of the Ku Klux Klan were
condemned at a mass meeting held
last night in the First Congrega'
tional Church which was attended
by q Representative group Of creeds.
sects and denominations.
Senator Thomas J. Walsh OF Mon
tana, one Of the speakers declared
that any State which permits this
secret order, publishes its own
shame" He declared that the Klan.
sowing seeds Of hate, discomfort and
distrust, leading ito public DISORDER
and threating, under q bold and
brilliant management has, In certain
communities supplanted the law
officers, and instituted reign OF
terror. .
In commenting on the Klan's
avowed policy Of malice and hatred
toward Jews and Catholics, and their
attempts to keep members Of these
creeds out Of. high public offices.
Senator Walsh demanded:
WHO are they who insist that
there Is peril for the Republic in the
admission to public office of any
citizen otherwise Qualified without
regard to his religious beliefs or
affiliations"
Father John Ryan, director OF the
National Catholic Welfare Council,
In concluding his address heartily
hanked DR.. Jason Noble Pierce. pas.
tor Of the church. for his efforts In
making possible the meeting.
Rabbi Abram Simon. in the clos
ing prayer. called upon God to direct
the minds OF men toward a spirit
Of tolerance. and pleaded for the
ultimate achievement of the princi.
pies laid down by the speaking of the
evening.
The Washington times., 1922-12-08
FORMER SU|T0R
Of CORL|SS
'bEREET'
Middleton. Tilted for Brewster,
Ardent for Miss Palmer
Since 1916.
NJ Universal Service.

MACON, Ca. Dec. S.-Richard
Middleton, chief rival of Eugene v.
Brewster for the affections Of Cor.
iiss Palmer. named In Mrs. Eleanor
Brewster's suit for separation from
the New York millionaire publisher.
was regarded around Hazlehurst.
Ga. his home, as being the king
Bee" in the contest for Miss Pal.
mer,s hand until Coriiss q month
or 10 aso commented on "the bereft
boy back home," who had made love
to her. but hadn't interested me-"
Middleton had been q suitor for
Miss Paimer's affections since 1916.
1t is reported Corliss visited him
twice at Hazlehurst. stopping with
his sister, and also visited him while
he served q year and . day In the
Federal penitsntiary In Atlanta, fol.
lowing his conviction OF forging a
Government check.
Middleton's family il not wealthy,
his father driving q hack and his
Slbters- OelHS III CueIBc Vi tho tSie
phone exchange at Hazlehurst.
During the war Middleton was
chief inspector at the Government
emergency = fleet ship yards at
Brunswick. Ca. holding that posi-
ton until a few months after the
armistice. when charges Of forging
an Endorsement on a Government
check were brought against him.
During Middleton's trial Corliss
stood by him loyalty and CORE
sponded with him during his i'm
prisonment and afterward until a
month or so ago. when 1t II stated
she wrote him a letter "tlting'
him.
william Middleton. who It is
stated. Is In New York to talk IL
over" with Brewster, 10 believed
here to be Richard Middleton. who
II In believed changed his first name
because Of his trouble in the South
He is employed at the Ford assemb
ling plant at Trenton. N. j., and
prior to that was with the Stand
ard OIL Company OF New Jersey
The Washington times., 1922-12-08

day. The launch will leave the
boat house at 10 o'clock in the
morning. The landing point has
not been decided upon. .
The Travellers Protection Associa-
ton will hold its regular monthly
meeting in the Chamber Of Com
merce tomorriw night.
The regular monthly meeting of
the board IL directors of the Cham
Der of Commerce will be held Mon
day afternion at $3.50 o'click. =
The receipts for the sale of
Christmas seals Is now $104.13.
The committee Of the Chamber of
Commerce delegated to obtain money
for the erection in the city of
bronze tablets to designate histori-
cal and other points Of interest, an
nounced this morning that a total
OF $955.55 has been collected. 3
The Washington times., 1922-12-08
FIVE WILL URGE
D. c. SCHOOL Z
CLAIMS ;. =.
n. n. Classic Heads Committee
&C. to Place Capital Needs Be-
fore Congress.

s Five washingtonians. appointed
o. q committee today by DIR.
Abram Simon, president of the
Board Of Education, will present
the city's claims for an adequate
school program before the District
Committees Of the Senate and
House. 4"s {.f EE
This COMMITTEES win represent all
Washington, and it's activities at
the Capitol win supplant the old
method of sending members Of
numerous sectional organizations 70
show the evils Of the school system
TO Congress-.
II. II. Classic, chairman Of the
schools committee Of the Washing.
ton Chamber Of Commerce, win head
the body. The other members are
DR.. Milton Fairchild, Ira B. Nutter.
Mrs. Giles Scott Rafter and DR.. U. J.
Daniels. ns
Or. Simon was authorized to ap.
point the committee at the joint con.
ference OF 140 civic organisations
and the school board, in the Frank.
lin School. last Tuesday.
Tho representatives OF Washing.
ton will urge passage by the House
OF the Capper bill for Increased
teachers salaries and a school re.
organization. The bill has already
passed the Senate. Another i'm.
portant bill by Senator Capper, pro-
viding compulsory school attendance
and q school, census. will be push.
ed by the committee. II is expected
that the bill giving free textbooks
10 high school. pupils win be allowed
TO lie dormant until the more urgent
legislation Is secured.
* Most OF all. the school COMMITTEES
wiz endeavor to impress upon Con
gress the necessity OF maintaining
the present estimates OF the Board
OF Education. for the fiscal year be
ginning July next as revised down
ward by the bureau of/the budget
II sufficient new sentiment for ths
District exists IN the two houses, the
committee WIN seek to have The re
questsd present school appropria,
ton Increased. WIN special reference
20 the building and property buying
program. .
The Washington times., 1922-12-08
WHITE HOUSE TIMBERS
SOON TO BE REPLACED
s1sl.aIpsAl lssL@

White House timbers which felt
the scorching breath Of British in
cendiary torches In the invasion OF
Washington 1os years ago are
finally to be replaced by fire-proof
material. It became known today.
The office Of public buildings and
grounds has submitted to Congress
an estimate providing for the re,
moval Of ancient beams from the
upper floors Of the famous mansion.
Smoke smudges are still visible upon
some Of them, It is said. Others are
those Temporarily placed after the
redcoats had done their best to dupli.
cate in the Capital OF the new ma
tion Nero's pyromaniac stunt in an.
cient Rome.
The Washington times., 1922-12-08

The Joint committee OF the Red
Cross and snti.Tuberculosis Society
announced this morning that their
collections have now reached
ssss.se. st
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The oid Dominion Boat Club win
Given an oyster roast next Sun.
-
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. IRISH CHIEFS
ARE SHOT As
=. REBELS
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in hand. while handkerchief were
bound over the mems eyes.
While news Of the executions
created a sensation the city re-
NAMED calm.
The reprisal executions led to
counter violence by the Republicans
this afternoon. Armed Republican
irregulars broke into MERGERS Hos.
pital. shooting to death a bed-ridden
less. The assaillants escaped after
and throwing the whole hospital
into panic.
DUBLIN. Dec. s.--ueneral Rich.
ard Muicahy, minister OF defense
In the Free Stats- government and
commanderin-chief of the Irish
Free State army, issued q procla.
nation today that q conspiracy ex.
lists to assassinats members Of the
Dali Eireann.>
lie warned that desperate meas
ures were necessary to safeguard
Free State officials.
Guards around all the Irish eov
ernment buildings have been In
creased and all officials are 40
companied by bodysusrds when they
Free state officials are most
active rounding up Republican SUE.
pscts. Many additional arrests have
been made. 4
II was reported that . spy had
been captured In. the <anks OF the
Free state ermy at Cork. He n
suspected Of having givon, the 10
regulars information which lsl "a
the fatal ambush IN Cork county
when Michael Collins was slsot "a
The Washington times., 1922-12-08
NEWBERRY DEPARTsp TO
Z 90 AROUND THE WORLD

Former Senator Truman u. New.
berry OF Michigan, who resigned
from 4 the Senate rather than 70
throush smother Effort to unseat
him. called 1t the White House to.
day "a 70 say scSd'by ,; BY 70 e Prs,idsnt
states IN January for a tour around
The Washington times., 1922-12-08

A recommendation was made b,
City Manager Rich at the city coun
icl meeting that a sum not to ex
ceed $500 should be appropriated fo1
the use OF the Salvation Army In sc
curing beds and food for the tran
sient waits who visit the city during
the winter. The recommendation
was accepted and the money will b
turned over as needed.
The Washington times., 1922-12-08
FIGHTS SUNDAY
BLUE LAWS
... a~.. ..r
FORD..C.
Seventh Day Adventist Cites
Prosecution for Trivial
Offenses.

The movement of Washington pas.
tors against Sunday night concerts
in Central High School auditorium
has brought a vigorous protest from
c. s. Longacre, general secretary of
the Religious Liberty Association.
Mr.. Longacre presents the case OF
the Seventh-day Adventists. who OBJ
serve Saturday as the Sabbath. He
says: ~.
"The Sunday blue law advocates
are again coming to the front. Ger.
tain professional reformers' are
lobbying the Congressman ~ urging
passage of the three Sunday bills
now pending before Congress. The
leaders Of the Lord's Day Alliance.
the National Reform Association, and
the International Reform Bureau are
demanding even more drastic
national Sunday legislation than Is
now proposed. "
Congressman Threatened.
Chairman Focht, Of the house
District Committee, states that some
Of these reform organizations are
threatening members Of his COM
mittees with political beheadaI IL
they refuse I oact on the pending
Sunday bills for the District Of Co.
lumbia. These reforners will. not be
satisfied until they have stopped the
sale Of Sunday newspapers, the sale
Of gasoline to automobiIists on SUM-
day, Sunday concerts and theaters:
In fact, they are planning to close
up every door and every avenue Of
a n - int lAAx ru
the avenue that leads to the church
door on Sunday. ~al... q. N
The Ministerial Association Of
washington had no Sunday law to
arrest and stop the community con-
certs held on Sunday nights in the
washington Central High School
auditorium, 30 they protested be-
cause the concerts attracted SO
many OF their church members from
the evening services.
Church Discipline Sought.
Now they are beseeching Con.
gress to pass a Sunday law which
will virtually close up every place of
public entertainment in the District
of Columbia on Sundays 80 the
church pews may be .filled. They
are IN reality asking the civil gov.
ernment to enforce church discipline
upon their members az well as upon
nopchurchgoers. -
: Reports are coming In from all
parts OF the country OF Sunday ar.
rests for the most trivial things,
which these Sunday blue, law adyo,
Gates consider unnecessary ana out
OF harmony with their PuritanicaI
NOTIONS. ~. ~ 80,
'"r. B, Michael, a seventh-day Ad.
ventist photographer. OF Charlotte
N. c.. was arrested and fined for
taking pictures on Sunday in Low.
ell.r N. c. He has appealed his
Three seventh-day Adyentists Of
South Lancaster, Mass. were quiet-
" painting the interior OF a. store
room on Sunday In Clinton, Mass. !.
and werc arrested for disturbing
the pubic peace end tried before
the lower court and fined. All
three appealed their cases to the
Superior Court OF Massachusetts.
An exemption statute IL enacted IN
Massachusetts, In behalf Of those
who observe another day than Sun.
day - holy time, which We trust
Evening star., 1922-09-24

Geneva, Switzerland.
Miss Emily Taylor. the daughter
of the late Commander and Mrs. ].
Spottiswood Taylor, who has been the
house guest of DR.. and Mrs. Arthur
Barton Crane of Northampton street
for two months. left Thursday for
New York city, where she will join
her sister. Miss Barbara Taylor. They
will sail Tuesday. September 26, for
; Rome, Italy. on the S. 5. Providence.
In Rome they will join Miss Taylor,
the sister of the late Commander
| Taylor.
Dr. and Mrs. John A. Logan of
Hat sboro. Pa. are the house guests
of Mrs. Logan's parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
J. B. Bronson of Mckinley street. Mrs.
Bronson entertained on Wednesday
evening at 4 musical in their honor.
Miss Margaret Eyster will spend
the winter with Mrs. A. J. Darling in
kenilworth. Ill.
Col and Mrs. p. y. Anderson and
their family of Broad Branch road
and Morrison street are visiting in
Augusta, Wis.
Miss Dorothy Moncure of Kanawha
street and Miss Florence Hammers
of Atlanta. Ga, have gone to Cal
ifornia for month.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank =. Wilcox of
kanawha street entertained Thurs
day evening at dinner party in
honor of DR.. and Mrs. John \. Logan
of HatSboro- Pa. II
Mr. and Mrs F. f. Golden are oc-
cupying their new home on 39th and
Jocelyn streets.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Daniels and
their daughters and son of Jocelyn
street have returned from their sum-
mer home in Rock Island. Me.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward c. Sasser have
and will spend the winter at 24o0 9th
street.
Evening star., 1922-09-24
Handkerchiefs

Orders are now being taken on,
handkerchiefs to be embroidered with
initials OF monograms at moderate
prices.
Women's Irish Linen Hemstitched
Handkerchiefs, with two and three
rows OF spoke stitching At 35c, or
FOR Sl.0O. Palafs Royal-Main Floor.
Evening star., 1922-09-24
Moire Silk Bags, $5.95

Richly beaded in steel or colored beads
beautiful designs. mounted on massive
shell frame silk lined. fitted with attached
purse and mirror, also a Jew plain Moirc.
Values are $3.50 to $l0.5O. Special at s5.95.
Evening star., 1922-09-24
Imported Beaded Bags
$Z.98

Dark and light colorings beautiful rose
bud designs. mounted on fancy frames,
neatly lined, finished at bottom of bag
with heavy beaded fringe or .asscl
Values, $3.50 and $500 At SOS.
Palais ROyal-Main Floor.
Evening star., 1922-09-24

A wonderful assortment OF colorings
and designs, many steel and jet. mounted
on shell or filigree frame. some paner
handle, richly lined Well finished
Sl2.95 and SIS values. At SOS.
Evening star., 1922-09-24
Pretty Trimmed Hats, $5 and SIS

Millinery
hats that excellent chic
look than the above style
color included to the the
The Washington herald., 1922-03-19
Miss Steiner
Club Host
Membership Committee
Plans DriUe Next
Week.

Miss T. Steiner will be the hostess
at the Women's City Club this
afternoon from 4:3O TO s o'clock
The guest of honor will be Mrs.
Bessie Parker Bruggemann. chair
man OF the employees compensation
board
The entertainment committee an
nounces a musicale for Monday
evening at $50. II. Leroy Lewis,
baritone. and Miss Lucille Crockatt.
meLxo-soprano. On Friday evening
q M-Carems dance will be given at
$50: 81 for each couple. Cards
should be obtained from the secre-
tary in the office. or from the resi-
dent manager.
On Wednesday evening the bust
ness and professional women will
meet at the subscription dinner 10
be followed by a social evening of
cards.
On Thursday evening the civic
section will have subscription
dinner at which Miss Ethel Bagley
will preside. Guests and speakers
will be the heads of the penal sys-
tenn of the District OF Columbia
oliver Hoyman, Mr. and Mrs. Her
bert. Judge Mary O'Toole. Mr.. and
Mrs. ]. W. FriZzel and Others
The membership committee will
open a drive for membership in the
clubhouse from March 90 to May l
A member will be in charge daily
from ) to 5 o'clock to give out
literature and answer questions.
The Washington herald., 1922-03-19
Women Hear
OfNeu Plays
Twentieth Century Club
Literature Section
Discusses Books.

The last meeting of the literature
section of the Twentieth Century
Club was devoted to a discussion OF
new plays now running in New
York, and new books by con-
temporary English and American
writer's. Mrs. Frederick Earring
ton reported on the plays.
The second part Of the program
was opened by Mrs. Eugene Stevens
with a criticism of Hutchinson $
IF Winter Comes"
The household decoration section
will meet at the residence of Mrs.
William H. Holmes, 1854 Belmont
Holmes will speak on the arrange
ment of furniture in the home.
The archaeological section will
meet at the residence of Mrs. John
Lowe. 1922 Woodley place, Tuesday,
at 2:45 p. m. Mrs. Charles H. Mer-
win will give a paper on Copan.
The French section will meet at
the residence of Mrs. John Van
Schaick. jr. 1417 Massachusetts,
avenue. Wednesday at $3.50 p. m.
Nine. Bimont will be the speaker of
sing.
Mrs. Leo D. Miner will meet the
members of the nature section at
Dupont Circle on Wednesday, at
p. M. for a trip to Cabin John.
The art section will meet at 14I7
Irving street Thursday at 3 p. m.
Mrs. RobeN z. Cook will give a
talk on architecture.