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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-01-16

You've heard Of them, of course.
They've borrowed their popularity
from mannish coats Of this season.
And they will be more popular as
Spring advances.
Modish Spring Suits with short
box coats for the younger girl and
long jackets for her who would
appear very slender.
Similar styles in gray and navy.
too. All Of ultra fashion.
Priced-$24.75 and $3.50
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-01-16
Spring Slip-overs

Several little Sweaters that try
out new and fancy weaves;
tack pockets at their sides and
band at the lowered~ waistline.
Their colors will tell they are
new:
Beach, Silver, Honey,
Peacock, Wood. Scarlet
also in browns, navy and black.
Priced$1.95
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-01-16

Separate sports skirts of camel's
cloth. Handsome ones Of all this
shade with big side buttons and
one-sided pleat to give them dis
tinction. Others have camel color
for q background and large blocks
or plaids or stripes Of cOlors.
Very, very smart in effect.
Priced-$6, $3.50 and $9.75
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-01-16

Just a few have come in, but
more will follow, because these
are so wholly new and just the
type of hat one can wear now
with winter coats or suits-and
later, too.
In typical bonnet shape that
turns up at the back with folds
Of ribbon fastened in loops to one
side. And there are flowers
across the top. Not all alike,
either.
The colors are as bright as you
can picture-and you'll love their
brightness.
Priced, S.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-01-16

Exquisite Gowns and Chemise
with hand-embroidered rose point
scallops, solid embroidery and tai
lored finish.
Unusual Values.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-01-16
Fresh Rlouses

An inexpensive way to add
newness-and a very impressive
way.
You'll believe nothing could be
daintier than these crisp little
batiste blouses, hand made, hand
embroidered and with filet lace
edging.
Priced, $l.95
DOWN STAIRS STORE
Evening star., 1923-08-01
$4,000 HEART BALM
GIVEN HUSBAND
Alienation Verdict First of Kind
in Court of Russell
County, Va.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star
RICHMOND, Va, August Rus
sell county Is the latest to have a
case in which the alienation of the
affections of a wife resulted in a
suit for damages and verdict for
$4,000 for the aggrieved husband.
Elan Smith was the aggrieved man
and G. W. H. Gilmer tho offender.
Smith and his wife had been married,
divorced and remarked
The record contains a statement
by the wife that Smith was a moon
sinner; that he did little or nothing
to support his wife and thei:. two
children. Smith was farm laborer
and was employed to work on the
farm of Gilmer. After he had been
there for short time ne became
dissatisfied and wanted to leave, but
his wife did not. She then agreed
to enter the employ of C1ilmer, her
pay being So month and such
things as she needed from the store
The mans wife continued TO work
for Gilmer, and though Smith says
he tried in every way to get her TO
come to Rnere he was employed she
refused to do so. He placed their
two children in good homes and then
began his action for damages. The
man asked for $4,000. The supreme
court of appeals has refused to in
terfere in the trial courts verdict.
and the defendant will have TO pay
the bill. Gilmer IS a merchant and
owner of several farms in Russell
county.
Evening star., 1923-08-01
ROCKVILLE.

ROCKVILLE. Md. August l tSpe-
incensed because
Richard Cuff. a merchant at Brink
low, this county, would not sell him
Young negro resident of the Brinklow
neighborhood, made vicious assault
on the merchant, and as a result the
negro was before Judge Samuel RIGGS
in the police court here. He asked
for jury trial and, in default of bail
I'm the amount of $500, was committed
TO jaiI to await the action of the
November grand jury.
Bacon, it is said, visited Cuffs store
a few days ago and ordered a number
of articles, which the merchant wrap
ped UP. When Cuff refused to charge
them" as requested. the negro, it is
said, struck him. knocking him down.
and in striking at him second time
accidentally hit Mrs Cuff and knocked
her down. Bacon was arrested the
same day.
Bacon was released from the house
of correction about a week ago. he
having been sent there for assault
The best yield of wheat yet report
Fields Brothers-Albert S. J. and J..
Wallace-on their farm on the Rock
ville-Gaithersburg pike. near Der
wood. From a field of seventeen
threshed ia bushels. which is an
average of AZ bushels to the acre.
Their entire crop aggregated 1900
bushels, or an average of 26 to the
acre.
The annual lawn fete for the benefit
of St. Marks Episcopal Church. near
Fairland. this county. will be held
this evening on the lawn adjoining
the public school building at White
Oak Mrs. William Marlowe is chair
man of the general committee in
charge.
Iicenses have been issued hv tho
clerk of the cir: Iit court here for
the marriage of Mis- Ayula NJ Bower
sock and Angel d. Hadice, both of
Washington, and Miss Mary e. Sui
ltvan of Derwood, thfs county, and
James C, Reed of .Westmore.,
Evening star., 1923-08-01
MARYLAND BANKS SHOW
INCREASED RESOURCES
Total June 80, for State Institu-
tions. Including Trust Companies,
Reported as s317,4s3,277.

sneciaI Dispatch to The Star.
BALTIMORE, Md. August THE
report on the condition of the lSi
state banks and trust companies. at
the close of business. June 80, just
made public by the state bank com
missioner, shows total resources OF
s317.4S3,277, an increase of s6,6l,056
over the resources at the close or
business April 8, the time OF the last
previous call.
Total deposits were s1oo.435;sS1. an
increase of s6.164,S35 over deposits
on April g. Bills payable and notes
and bills rediscounted were s5,592.
452. an increase of s439.22S over April
8. Mortgages and judgments OF rec.
ord were S26,SS4,343, an increase OF
s1.249,747 over April 8.
The report of the condition of the
seventeen mutual savings banks of
the state shows total resources of
Sl52231949 an increase of IS, 5,44O,63
over total resources on December 80,
the time of the last previous call on
these institutions. Mortgage and
judgments of record were S37,157,920.
or S4,O02.092 more than on December
80. and the amount due depositors
was s140,1O5,041, or $5,237,55S more
than on December 80.
Evening star., 1923-08-01
POPULATION JUMPS
IN PRINCE GEORGES
Nearly 1000 Gain Since
1920, According to School
Attendance Report.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch TO The Star.
HYATTSVILLE, Nd, August Il
The population of Prince Georges
county today is in excess of 10000,
against 43.347. the 1920 census figures,
according to tabulation OF the
school attendance report for the
county which has been received by
the county board of education from
the ia school principals in the
county.
Last year there were enrolled In
the county schools a total of 1O,o26
pupils, against $500 in 1920. It is es-
timated that about one in every five
of the population is a school pupil
The school authorities admittedly
are experiencing difficulty in meeting
this increase which necessitates more
teachers, rooms and desks. According
to the report there has been average
Increase of 572 pupils in each of the
past three years.
From twelve TO fifteen additional
classrooms with appropriate number
of teachers and desks must be pro
vided each year to keep pace with
this increase, it is estimated
Officials are gratiffed at the mark
edly improved attendance Of pupils
the increase in this respect being
even more pronounced than the in
crease in enrolment. During the past
year certificates were presented go
pupils who attended school $50 days
or more.
Figuring on the basis of the av-
erage enrolment. high school pupils
lead in attendance with a grade Of
92.S per cent. White elementarr
school pupils made mark OF S4I
and colored pupils, 72.2.
Evening star., 1923-08-01
q STATE SENATORIAL
CANDIDATES TO SPEAK
Meeting at Cherrydale May Be
County's Most Important
Before Voting.
Special Dispatch to The Star.


CLARENDON, Va. August wal
ter Tansill oliver, Frank L. Ball.
James Sherrier and Robert $. Barrett,
all candidates for the state senate
from the District of which Arlington
county is part. will speak tonight
at a mass meeting of voters to be
held at Cherrydale Auditorium.
The meeting. which, it is believed.
will be the most important one prior
to the democratic primary election
next Tuesday. has been arranged by
the Cherrydale League of Women
Voters.
Democratic candidates for Airing
ton county's seat in the lower branch
of the Legislature will be heard
auspices of the Arlington county dem
oGratic committee Friday evening in
the Mount Vernon School, Del Ray.
At meeting of the Ladies' Aid
Society of the Clarendon Methodist
Church, held last Tuesday evening at
Strickler avenue. il was decided to
conduct cafeteria luncheon primary
day in the dining room of the Clar-
endon Community Hall for con-
venience of the general public.
Commencing about l. o'clock in the
forenoon. the ladies will serve a menu
OF cheese and ham sandwiches. hot
dogs. baked beans, potato, cabbage
and tomato salads; rolls, doughnuts.
cakes, pies. hot coffee, iced tea and
so forth. The food will all be home
cooked and at reasonable prices, so
no one need go hungry on that day
anyway. The net proceeds of the
luncheon will be contributed to the
building fund of the Clarendon Meth
odist Church, which is now well under
construction at the corner of Claren-
don and Taylor avenues.
Evening star., 1923-08-01
JUMPS ON EXPRESS WAGON
STOPS RUNAWAY HORSE
Real Movie Thrill Given in Win
chester in Preventing Dash Into
Traffic Jam.
N.nrrial Disnatrh to The Star.

Kpecial Dispatch to The Star.
WINCHESTER, Va. August IA
Teal movie" thrill was executed yes
terday, without charge or war tax,
when Maynard Wisecarver. a local
Sexpressman, leaped from the running
board of an automobile into an ex-
press wagon and stopped a runaway
11lorse just as the animal was about
TO dash madly into a traffic jam at a
sbusy street intersection.
The horse-one of those with a rec
ord for never having run off-had
been left standing near cold stor-
age plant. and when Wisecarver came
out he saw the horse running madly
down the street. Remembering
rnhrills he had seen. on the silver
screen. he hailed passing automo-
bile, and the accommodating chauf-
6eur speeded up until neck -and-n
race was in progress. Finally, at an
ppportune moment, Wisecarver leaped
from the running board of the car
5nto the wagon, seized the reins and
brought "old faithful" to his
launches a moment before the horse
would have dashed into dozen or SO
automobiles awaiting the signal to
rgo."
Evening star., 1923-08-01
ELECTION CLERKS
FOR COUNTY NAMED
Appointees to Serve at POLL
ing Places Announced by
Montgomery Board.
Special Dispatch to The Star.


ROCKVILLE. Md. August Laura
son B. Riggs, ]. Furr White and
Frank Dwyer, composing the board
of supervisors of elections for this
county, have announced the appoint
ment of the following to serve as
clerks of election at the various poll
ing places of the county. the first
named in each case being a democrat
and the other a republican,:
Laytonsville district--Polling place
No. ii. Ernest Hawkins and Joseph
Mullinix: polling place No. ~Wnliam
s. Magruder and Lenox Howes.
larksburg-Polling place No. L
j. Frank Lewis and w. Parker Bux.
ton; polling place No 2LRoger s.
Poolesville-Frank i. Davis and
William J. Compiler.
Appointments for Rockville.
Rockville-First precent-Polling
place No. Charles V. Coupard and
Walter Dawson: polling place No. 2
Jacob Poss, jr.. and Henry A. Dawson.
Second precinct-Elbert T. Claggett
and A. Guy Watkins.
Harold S. Bradford and Walter X.
Adams; polling place No. 2-William
+. Leizear and Samuel S. Moore.
Darnestown-W. Kelley Rice and
Thomas Athey.
Bethesda-First precinct-Polling
place No. LEROY Lochte and Lewis
Lee Keiser; polling place No. Mrs.
Lenora NJ. II. Kuhn and Mrs. Brenta
Wallace. Second precinct-Charles
Miller and Eugene E. Stevens. Third
precinct--W. II. Burnett and Ellis r.
King.
Olney-First precinct-Robert II.
Chichester and Clarence l.. Cartoll.
Second precinct-Hobart q. Hutton
and c. willard Harvey.
GaIthersburg List.
Gaithersburg-First precinct-Wil-
liam c. Gloyd and James l.. Howes.
Second precinct-Albert +. Thompson
and Newman w. Crawford
Potomac-Norman l.. ingalls, and
J. F.. Taylor.
RarnesYille-Polling place No. L
Evening star., 1923-08-01
Pui1,ted Doll and Wild YOUTH
Education Systems Denounced

who want this high -browed. effete
and cultural educational grease
paint pay for 1t. We have stood
it long enough" Attorney Etchi-
son declared.
we want a public school sys-
tenn that instead Of, as ii does now.
Turing q boy away from the farm
and hard work, and filling the
girls heads with visions of castles
in SPAIN will rather impress them
with the responsibilities of life,
and will prepare them for right
citizenship in our republic.
Guard for Future Asked.
I'VE want public school sys-
tenn that will in its teachings rob
the future of the dangers involved
in the pursuit of pleasure, and that
will emphasize honest, industrious
endeavor. This is the kind of pub
lie school system we want, that
will bring comfort to fathers and
mothers. instead of abiding fears,
which are all around US now, and
which will insure better youth
morale-a surer conception of life's
duties. and a certain mental de-
velopment that can run all hazards.
The public school is the idea of
our fathers-the modern high
school, with its multitudinous
plans. agents, directors, super
visors and whatnots. is the product
of politics. in which the book
trust holds high membership"
Evening star., 1923-08-01
TROLLEY KILLS CHILD
IN SIGHT OF MOTHER
Boy Runs Ahead of Parent and
Dashes on Tracks Near
Frederick.
Special Dispa tch TO The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
FREDERICK, Md. August l.
With his mother a score of feet away
frantic with fear and terror. Clarence
White, -year-oid son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Charles L. White. Rocky Springs,
near Frederick, was yesterday crushed
to death under an interurban pas
senger trolley of the Potomac Public
Service Company.
The accident occurred near the
home Of the parents, the child run
ming ahead of his mother as they
walked from the farm of D. Chester
Kemp. where White is employed. The
body Of the child was badly mangled
when the car had been brought TO a
halt.
A coroner's inquest viii be held on
Thursday. with Coroner Alban M.
Wood, presiding.
Evening star., 1923-08-01
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
FREDERICK. Md, August L.
Harking back again to what he
calls the fundamentals of educa-
tion-reading. writing and arith-
metic-H. Dorsey Etchison. Fred
erick attorney. who has in the past
had both congressional and state
senatorial aspirations, and who a
month ago headed a delegation of
more than a hundred persons to
protest against the county's an
nual school appropriation. again
takes exception TO the statement
of State Superintendent Albert e.
Cook that those who oppose the
modern system OF education would
keep people ignorant and poor
Hits "Fat Salaries"
when you start to burnish and
polish with a lot of jargon stuff
which makes jackasses out of
splendid boys and pretty painted
dolls out of intended sensible girls
at an expense of millions of money
in order to make lot of fat places
with fat salaries--superviSo with
maintained automobiles-to give
summer courses to fine institutions
in order that the system can be
made more complex to taxpayers,
we say here in Frederick, let those
Evening star., 1923-08-01
DEMOCRATS TO CONSULT.
Party Leaders of Maryland Hold.
ing Farley in Baltimore.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
BALTIMORE, Nd, August 1.-The
democratic political pot is beginning
to boil as leaders from all over the
state last night began to assemble for
, the meeting of the democratic state
Icentral committee this afternoon.
DIR. J. Hubert Wade arrived early
and spent the evening at headquarters
in consultation with party leaders.
and said only routine business would
be transacted by the committee today.
The election of ]. Enos Ray, of Prince
Georges county, to succeed DIR. Wade
as chairman of the committee, will
\ take place at the end of the meeting.
The resolution empowering the
chairman to meet with the chairman
of the republican committee and ar
range a date for the primary will be
adopted and the authorization of in
CREASED representation on the COM
mittee for Baltimore city will be
passed without strenuous opposition
it was indicated.
Evening star., 1923-08-01
WOMAN CHECKED IN FALL
OWES LIFE CROSSBARS
Caught After 12-Foot Drop to Ger
tain Death From 60-Foot
Observation Tower.
Special Dispatch to The Star

FROSTBCRG. Md, August Mrs.
Harry W. Croft of Berlin escaped
serious injury and certain death when
ISbe fell from the top of an observe
ttion tower, about two miles east of
sand Patch. where she had stopped
with "A motoring party.
The tower was used as a lookout
for forest fires and the party had as
cended to the top by the means of
small iron steps and in preparing to
descend. Mrs. Croft fell through a
trap door In the floor. She fell a
distance of about twelve feet, where
she became entangled in several
crossbars in the iron work of the
structure. checking her fall. This
prevented her from dropping the en-
tire distance of sixty feet to the
ground.
She sustained badly -farctured
wrist. painful bruises about the legs
and shock. Her daughter, Miss Eta
Croft and Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Alt
va ther were In the party.
Evening star., 1923-08-01
JOHN F. SIEBERT ENTERS
COMMISSIONERS RACE
Resident of Montgomery County
for Ten Years Files Papers
as Republican Candidate.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
ROCKVILLE, Md, August John
+. Siebert, salesman and farmer of
Garrett Park, today filed papers here
for the republican nomination for coun-
" commissioner and county central
committeeman.
Mr.. Siebert has been a resident of
Montgomery county for the past ten
years Formerly he was for sixteen
years in the heating and ventilating
department of the United States Senate
at Washington.
In his appeal to the voters of Mont
gomery county Mr. Siebert declares
commissioner he can give the best
service to the greatest number. with
firm allegiance to the republican party
deem it needless to assure you that if
] am not the choice of the republicans
of Montgomery county. 1 will be found
a stanch supporter of the entire ticket.
regardless of who is elected"
Evening star., 1923-08-01
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
LYNCHBURG. Va, August l.
Fashioning and fastening her nest
on one of the rear springs Of an
automobile. a touring car. an
ordinary house wren, which had
attached itself to the residence Of
d. T. Watts. superintendent OF the
Montrose fruit farm. Amherst
county, did her part Of the con-
struction so well that the nest
rode tho springs, SO that the
wren was able to travel in it for
a distance estimated to be at least
1000 miles while completing the
quota of eggs, setting and hatch
ing the eggs and later bringing
them to the status of f1edglings.
Hatched on street.
Indeed, it is related that the
brood was Matched in Main street,
Lynchburg, more than twenty
miles from home. Whereupon the
mother bird proceeded to find some
city food for the young country
birds to start life upon.
Those who are conversant with
the history or the hatCh DO not
wonder so much at the nest stay
ing snug on the spring of the car.
but the wonder Is how 1t happen
ed that the eggs were not jostled
out and, even after birds filled
the nest, how the brood managed
to be lucky enough to stick. de-
spite the fact that tho car in It's
meanderings while the brood was
being reared was sent over maIty
miles of typical and rough cen
trail Virginia roads.
Birds Hang On.
But stick the birds did and now
they are about ready to be taught
and shown how IL Is possible for
Evening star., 1923-08-01
ALEXANDRIA.

ALEXANDRIA. Va. August 1.-The
Bible class of the Methodist Protes-
tant Church has been organized The
adult class. including men and wom-
en-, has membership of ninety. Of
ticers follow: Norman Roberts, teach
er; Albert a. Huff. president; VIII
liam T. Penn, first vice-president:
f. Gallie Arthur, second vice-presi-
dent; Miss Catherine Parker. secre-
tary; Miss Ethel Allen. treasurer;
Miss Julia Lindsey. organist.
Committees follow: Membership. A.
a. Huff. G., w. Hollinsworth. Elmer
Otis. E. G. Arthur. Miss Ethel Allen.
Miss Catherine Parker, w. o. McCuch.
Robert L. Wright.
Absentees. Miss Julia Lindsey, Miss
Loretto Santmire. Mrs. G.. E. Cornell,
w: T. Penn. Miss Gladys Simpson,
Miss Hazel Hicks. Miss Louise Mitch
ell. Miss Vivian Swain.
Entertainment or activity. Miss
Catherine Parker. Miss Julia Lind
sey, Miss Ethel Allen, Miss I,oretto
Santmire. a. A. Huff, E. G. Arthur.
Charles r. Herbert, Elmer Otis, PAU
Lindsey and Andrew Sullivan.
sick SICK. Mrs: j. NJ. Topping. Mrs. P. A.
Mrs: w. a: Anderson, jr., Charles r.
Herbert, W. j. Owens, Mrs. Thomas
Travers.
Class advertising, Norman Roberts.
Distributing song books. J. Wood :
yard. III. ID. Currier. Walter Scott, e.
A. Estes, J. w. Keyser.
License Delinquents.
A list of persons who have failed
TO pay their annual city licenses has
been prepared by City Manager viii
der M. Rich, and within the next few
days the delinquents will be cited into
the police court to explain their de-
nnquency. Included in the list are
business and professional men and
also the owners of automobiles who
nave failed to take out the CITY
license for their machines. The time
unit for paying the licenses expired
yesterday.
charter has been granted bv the
state corporation commission to the
capitol Pencil Corporation, Alexan-
dria. wath a maximum capital stock or
$4,000 and a minimum of $4,000. Pur-
poses are to deal in patents and
patented articles. Officers and incor-
porators' are: William j. Finck, Alex
andria, president; Sol Oppenheimer.
Washington, secretary; Abram b.
LanG=e. Alexandria, Va.
Special Prayer Service.
Members of all CONGREGATIONS and
creeds are invited to attend the sne-
ciai prayer services for the recovery
OF President Harding, which will be
held from $3.50 until o'clock tonight
IN Trinity NJ. e. Church, and which
VIII be conducted by Rev. Frank A.
killmon. pastor.
Martha Washington Chapter. No.
~, Order of the Eastern Star, will
give it's annual excursion to Mar
shall Hall tomorrow. Tickets can be
purchased from the members and
also at c. c. Batchellers, 704 King
street.
Evening star., 1923-08-01
TWO HIT BY AUTO
GRAVELY INJURED
Eleven Year.Old Girls Victims of
Accident Near Frede-
rick, Md.
Special Dispa tch to The Star.


FREDERICK, Md, August l.
Struck by an automobile. operated by
Paul Clemson. near this city, Vera
Klein. eleven-year-old daughter of
Charles E. Klein. near Braddock, Md.
and Nellie Stoner. eleven-year-old
daughter of Mrs. NJ. r. Lewis. West
minister. a niece of Klein, are at the
Klein home in a serious condition.
The Klein child was hurled dis
tance of about twenty-five feet and
was unconscious when picked up. The
Stoner girl was dragged under the
machine for a distance of 100 feet.
and is horribly cut and bruised about
the face and chest.
The condition of the two children
this morning was improved. The
Klein child regained consciousness
last evening, and is believed to be
out of danger. State police officers
are conducting an investigation.