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The Washington times., 1923-05-05
NATIVES DINE ON
TNNBUCTOO
CHIEFS
File Points on Teeth to Do It,
Lady Dorothy Mills Reports.
Women Won't Work.
BY LUTHER A. HUSTON,
international News Service.

LONDON, May 5.--If you ever go
to Timbuctoo and find that the
natives are Sinking on the job, Just
grab the first hairbrush you can
get hold OF and beat them.
This is the recipe for getting
work out of the Timbuctans brought
to London by Lady Dorothy Mills,
who has just returned from that
country. Lady Dorothy declares
she was told that she was the first
Englishwoman to journey there.
1.-THE natives" said Lady Dorothy,
.are inclined to be very lazy, par
ticularly when employed by a
woman. So / used to beat them
every day, sometimes with my hair
brush, in order to keep them work
ing. But even that would not al
ways suffice, so / used to bride
them by promising them q sheep or
"a kola nut in order to induce them
to work. When they had a sheep
they gorged and gorged and then
worked willingly"
Among the quaint customs of the
natives observed by Lady Dorothy
is that of pointing" their teeth
so that they can eat their chiefs
when they die. Once when the
French authorities protested over a
prospective feast the natives replied
that they hadn't eaten a man for
six months and that 1t was essential
they should eat the man in question
as he wasn't a great chief, any
way"
Women of Timbuctoo, Lady Doro-
thy said, regard work as re-
proach to their honor, and the men
have TO do all the toiling. All of
the native women wear heavy wells
and cannot be induced to remove
them.
II arrived in Timbuctoo about
the middle of February" Lady
Dorothy said, and was there about
a fortnight. 1t was intensely hot,
the temperature being about 100
degrees in the shade, and / had to
place wet cloths at the side of
my bed in order to save myself
from being burned by the side of
the boat In which I travelled from
Bamalto to Timbuetoo.
AT times we ran short of food, as
it was dangerous to go into the
villages owing to the prevalence of
yellow fever.
ION arriving at Timbuctoo I saw
a motor car-~modernism i'm the
midst of complete barbarism.
Going into Timbuctoo travelled
on a small tug, which was convey
ing soldiers. Coming back / used
chalande, a sort of punt, which
is used on the river when the water
is low. This was manned by ten
natives, who propelled the boat by
means of poles, and when the wind
was good we put up a sail.
The Washington times., 1923-05-05
STRATEGYBOARD
To CARRY ON
DRUG WAR
Anti-Narcotic Conference Ends,
Naming Committee to
Continue Fight.

A systematic, nationwide fight
upon the drug evil was determined
upon by the National Anti.Narcotic
Conference in closing its convention
today.
A committee to lead the work
or board of strategy" as a dele
gate called twas appointed to
raise funds and initiate a campaign
Of propaganda Immediately.
Dr. George NJ. Kober of this city
was appointed chairman of the com
mittee and Rexford l.. Holmes ex-
ecutive secretary. The other mem
bers are:
A M. Adams, Canon w Fl. Bliss,
Eugene c. Brokmeyer, Mrs. c. &.
Drake, Mrs. Laura b. Evans, J. j.
Gerig, Miss Corraine r. Wooster,
James A. Hamilton, Albert c. Hind,
man, Owen p. Kellar, DR.. w. s.
feathers, Mrs. Bertha Lincoln Hus-
tbs, DIR. d. j. Mccarthy, Sewall
Myer, George Nordlin, DIR. John
Oliver, Judge Stanton J. Peelle,
Claude Records. Geo. II. Ramsay,
Mrs. w. c. Roe, Mary Stewart,
Rev. Oswald w Taylor, Rev Rob
ert Watson, DIR. William c. Wood
ward, Geo. r. Wales, Rev. Chas
Wood, Secretary Hubert Work, Dr.
VIM. A. White and DR.. 3. r. Rhees.
Traffic Among Indians.
The dope traffic among the In
dams Of the Western States was de-
scribed by Mrs. w. G. Roe, an
Oklahoma missionary, in the final
address before the conference today
The Washington times., 1923-05-05
NURSES DRIVE
ENDS; GET
S31,834
Another Campaign Next Year
Now Necessay-Hope for
More Contributions.

The campaign to raise 800, ZOO
for operating expenses OF the In
stfuctive visiting Nurse Society
win close tonight, with the find not
quite one-third realized. The total
amount contributed to the find IL
announced as being $31,S34.70.
The campaign was to raise funds
to carry on the work for a period
of two years Officials of the or
ganization said this morning that
despite a campaign promise not 70
again ask for funds for two years.
a campaign next year VIII Ae neces-
sary because Of the failure to raise
the requested amount.
Mrs. Whitman Potter. president
OF the organization just received
from L. II. Reichederfer. president
of the Washington Medical Asso-
citation, strong Endorsement OF the
work OF her organization.
Through such an organization
as the Instructive Visiting Nurse
Association, graduate nursing serv-
ice on part time basis is made
possible for many people OF small
and moderate incomes as well as
many dependent sick who could not
otherwise procure skilled nursing
care Mr.. Reiche1derfer wroteJ
This service is a constructive force
in the health work OF the District
Of Columbia
In a statement issued yesterday
by Mrs. Cross, the gratitude of the
was expressed TO Nose
who have aided in the campaign,
including the citizens associations,
local civic clubs. the churches, and
other organizations.
Even though the campaign will
close tonight 1t was said that con-
tributions sent to the headquarters
Of the society in the Star building
would be welcome.
The Washington times., 1923-05-05
ROYAL BANQUE I
FOR "CLEO"
AND MAIDS
Entrants in Beauty Contest
Now Total 4oO-Lists Will
Be Closed May II.

Plans for the royal Egyptian
feast to be served in honor OF
Cleopatra and her ten beautiful
attendants, who will be selected in
the beauty contest now being con
Quoted by The Washington Times
and Herald, are being pushed to
completion by Peter Borras, pro
prietor of The Madrillon, who will
stage the banquet.
Mr.. Borras has sent a repre-.
sentative to New York to select the
choicest of furnishings and hang
ings for the banquet hall The
feast will be served by Egyptian
slaves in the costume of 5000 years
ago, on reproductions of ancient
Egyptian pottery and tableware.
Souvenir menus will be inscribed
on rolls of papyrus to furnish a
permanent record of one of the
most unique events in their lives
for the fortunate eleven who will
be selected to portray Cleopatra
and her attendants.
Plans are being made to hold the
banquet as one of the first big af-
fairs in honor of the chosen
beauties. 1t will probably take
place between May 25 and Nav 30.
The Cleopatra contest will close
at $3.50 o'clock on the afternoon of
Saturday, May IL, week from to-
day.
There are now 400 beauties regis.
tered in the contest, ii was an
nounced today, and, on the rate of
daily registrations now being made.
1t Is certain the final registration
VIII run above 600, instead of 500,
as was recently announced.
AS the contest draws into ;te
final stage the number of applicants
daily increases beyond any expec-
tation.
The Washington times., 1923-05-05
NAN HURT WHEN
CAR AND AUTO
COLLIDE
Joseph Starbuck Is Caught in
Crash While Riding on
Rear Platform.

Joseph 'Starbuck, twenty.three
years old, of 1909 Eighth street
northwest, was seriously injured
shortly after 1890 o'clock today,
when a motor truck and a street
car collided at the intersection of
Ninth and NJ streets.
The truck, owned by L. p. Haw,
contractor. and driven by Charles
G. Smith, colored, 1899 Tenth street
northwest was going east on NJ
street, while the street car was
south-bound on Ninth, when the
collision occurred.
According to a statement made
by Smith TO policemen OF the Sec
ond precinct, he saw two persons
waiting at the car stop on the
northwest corner of the intersec-
ton. Assuming that they intended
to board the street car, and that
the car would stop for them, he
kept going.
The street car failed to halt at
the stop sign, Smith said. and all
though he applied the brakes, it
was too late to avoid the crash.
The rear end of the car was badly
damaged, and the truck was tenn
porarily put out of commission.
Starbuck had been standing on
the rear platform OF the car, police
said. Suffering from severe shock.
cuts and bruises, he was placed in
the automobile OF William Amos, a
passerby, and rushed to Emergency
hospital. He will recover, physi-
clans say. although internal Injuries
are suspected. .
J. E. Rosenthal, in whose mems
furnishings store at 931 r street
northwest Starbuck is employed,
was notified Of the accident.
The street car continued under its
own power
John Embry, motorman on the
Washington Railway and Electric
Company, was slightly injured to-
day when car he was operating
collided with a truck at Four-and-
a-half and Il streets southwest. En-
bry refused hospital treatment and
went on with his trip.
Police report that the truck was
operated by George T. Lucas,
colored, $50 Third street southwest.
The Washington times., 1923-05-05
HOUSE OF DAVID
FUG|T|VES
FOUND
1AYear-OId Girl, Taken With
Mother, Thought to Be I'M
portant Witness.

CHICAGO, May 5.-Pearl Flake,
fourteen-year- girl fugitive from
the House of David colony now
under investigation at st. Joseph,
Mich, who is alleged to have in
formation concerning the alleged
immoral practices at the colony,
was found today with her mother,
Mrs. Claudia Flake, at an apart
ment house by the Chicago police.
The girl is expected to be an
important witness in the investiga-
ton of King" Benjamin Purnell's
alleged intimacies with young girls.
The police, accompanied by
Deputy Sheriff O'Keefe, of st. JOS
eph, took the two to the police
station. According to ST. Joseph
authorities, the girl and her moth
er fled the colony at the first
whisper Of legal interference, and
have been in hiding since.
The Washington times., 1923-05-05
DAUGHERTY WITHHOLDS
DECISION ON DRY NAVY

The opinion of the Department of
Justice on the legality of using
naval vessels to chase rum runners
away from the United States will
be held in allegiance until the Treas.
ury Department issues it's regula-
tons for the enforcement of the
Supreme Courts recent liquor de.
cision, Attorney General Daugherty
announced today.
The Attorney General is now
studying the constitutional question
involved and will have his opinion
ready for President Harding within
a few weeks.
The Washington times., 1923-05-05
HATRED FLARES
At KRUPP
TRIALS
Workers Council Representa-
tive Calls French Witness
"Liar"-Other Clashes.
By S. d. WEYER.
International News Service.

WERDEN, Occupied Germany.
May 5.-Tense and smouldering
hatred between German residents of
the Ruhr and the French occupa-
tional forces found outlet numerous
times today at the trial OF Herr
Krupp Won Bohlen und Halbach,
head Of the .Krupp Works, and
other officials and employees of the
Krupps on trial today before a
French military court. They are
charged with instigating the dis
orders which led to the killing of
eleven Krupp workers by French
troops on March 81.
This pent up Franco-German
hatred found expression in heated
words and sneers.
There was dramatic scene when
Herr Mueller, representative of the
Krupp Workers Council, was con-
fronted with the French soldier
who acted as interpreter in the me-
getiations between the crowd of
Krupp employees and French SOL
diers at the doorway of the motor
truck garage just before, the
French orened fire.
The soldier swore that he trans
lated to Mueller the French lieu
tenants warning that the French
troops would open fire unless the
crowd dispersed.
THAT is not true" replied 'Muel-
Ter. you only said that the crowd
should not exceed certain limits
This man told the crowd to I'm
prison the French soldiers in the
garage and not let a single one
of them escape" said the soldier
witness, pointing to Mueller.
THAT is a lie shouted Mueller
All the defendants from Herr
Krupp Won Bohlen down deny re-
sponsibility for the March 81 out
break
The Washington times., 1923-05-05
U,S.AGENTS
ARE NOW
IN CUBA
CONTINUED from First Page.)

continued from First Page)
but we are likely to acquire some
more Governmental inspectors.
The inquiry Of the Department oil
Commerce in Cuba is being con
Quoted by the Departments com
mercial attache in Cuba and by the
members Of his staff.
Behind the present situation in
Cuba lies q complete melodrama of
land.rich but money-poor Cuban
planters, financed by New York
and Montreal bankers, whirled into
affluence by a year of soaring
prices, tumbled into bankruptcy by
q year Of collapsed prices, thrown
then into the saving or devouring
mouths OF the bankers from Amer
lea, and living now as subordl-
mated element in q scene which Is
dominated by foreign financiers and
foreign refining principally from
the country which gave Cuba its
political freedom.
The United States freed Cuba,
financed its sugar industry, bought
into it, foreclosed on it, and now
olItstAndingly dominates it from
the lower end of Manhattan Island.
Control Sugar Mills.
That is the international thriller
which viii shortly be rehearsed on
the American political publicity
stage.
Members of the Senate Finance
Committee have already heard tes-
timony to the effect that American
interests control eighty-fiv sugar
mills which, between them, are able
to produce $4,000 tons of sugar
annually, which is roughly three.
quarters Of the Cuban sugar crop.
Testimony has also been present.
ed to the effect that forty-nlne of
these mills are owned or dominated
or heavily influenced by just six
groups of American refiners in New
York. Boston and Philadelphia
IT Is claimed on the one hand that
these six groups and the two or
three banks along with them are
the dominating American interests
In the Cuban sugar fields are
They could have let the sugar
exchange gamble its head off and
they could have kept their head
and kept sugar steady because they
own 50 much OF 1t.
Innocence is Claimed.
It is claimed on the other hand
that they are innocent for the
following reason:
They did not "conspire" and they
simply individually followed the
market as it went along up and
they had a right to do 50 because
recently they lost enormous
amounts Of money when they were
obliged to follow the market as
Il went along down instead of
up.
In any case the great central
theme OF the inquiry will be the
task OF regulating an industry of
which the control is in this coun-
try and of which the basic proper
ties are under q foreign flag and a
foreign sovereignty.
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The Washington times., 1923-05-05
DRY AGENTS TRANSFERRED,
SYRACUSE VETS REJOICE

SYRACUSE, N. Y, May 5.-Trans-
fer of Federal prohibition enforce.
ment agents from the Syracuse of
flee to New York has brought the en-
forcement staff in this district to the
smallest 1t has been since the Vol
stead act went into effect. Effective
enforcement of prohibition will be
impaired by the reduction of the
staff, officials say.
Frank r. Sayer. acting prohibition
director for the Syracuse district of
nineteen counties, announced that the
orders OF transfer offered no explaua-
ton.
The Washington times., 1923-05-05
JURY HEARD SERMON, so
KILLER SEEKS NEW TRIAL

SYRACUSE, N. Y, May 5.-Taking
the position that the jurors in the
trial of Pietro Barbieri, convicted
of murder, second degree, in the
shooting of Vincenzo Corapi early in
1921, were influenced by a sermon
delivered by the Rev. DR.. B. c. Clau-
sen at the First Baptist Church.
where they were allowed to- attend
services a few days before they found
their verdict. Richard j. Shannon has
prepared a brief in his appeal for a
new trial.
DIR. Clausen's sermon was on obs
armament" according to Shanahan.
The Washington times., 1923-05-05
1924 PHEASANT EGGS
ARE TO BE DISTRIBUTED

BALTIMORE, May 5.-The rheas-
ant population of this part Of the
country will be increased when Game
Warden u. Lee lie Compte distrih.
utes 1924 eggs of the Chinese ring.
necked breed. Sportsmen have prom.
Used to hatch the eggs under mems
and Iibcrate the young.
The warden,s office reports 1855
Of last seasons Matching were liber-
ated. He is investigating 5,O1S eggs
unreported.
The Washington times., 1923-05-05
AGED LoDoER WILLS So, 900
ESTATE TO HIS LANDLADY

NEW YORK, May 5.-william
Conlon, seventy years old, proved a
grateful ledger to his landlady, Mrs
Delphina Ryan, Of 324 West 134tB
street, when his will was filed
showing that he gave her his en-
tire estate, consisting Of a bank
account of $4,000.
Mrs. Ryan filed an affidavit with
the will stating Conlon came to her
house fifteen years ago and took a
room, telling her that he retired
from business and had no relatives.
She said he stayed in his room
most of the time except on pleas
ant days, when he sat in a near
by park.
The Washington times., 1923-05-05
LUSITANIA VICTIMS WILL
OFFERED FOR PROBATE

NEW YORK, May 5.-The will of
Mrs. Prudence Mary Robinson who
lost her life with her husband.
Charles Robinson, when the Lusi-
tGnia sank May Z, 1915, has been
offered for probate in Brooklyn.
The estate, consisting of personal
property, valued at so, 900, is be-
queathed to Mrs. Robinson's brother
Charles Rose, of Manuel, N. Y. DIR.
Elliot Langstaff, of Brooklyn, is
named executor.
The Washington times., 1923-05-05
DELMONICo LESSEE SUED,
RLAMES PROHIBITION

NEW YORK, May 5.-Judgment
for $41.504.64 against Edward L. C.
Robins, lessee of Delmonico's famous
Fifth avenue restaurant, has been
entered in the County Clerks office.
The Delco Realty Corporation, owner
or the building alleged that Robins
mad defaulted in one quarterly pay
ment of rent and payment of taxes
for half the year 1922.
Robins declared that prohibition
mad depleted the business Of the
establishment.
The Washington times., 1923-05-05
FAMILY OPENS GRAVE
TO RECOVER ELKS' PIN

NEW YORK, May 6.-Members
OF the family of Andrew Fitzgerald,
who died two weeks ago wanted to
preserve an Elk pin, set with dia.
monds, presented to him by Haver.
straw Lodge. OF which he was a
charter member, After the funeral
Il was remembered the pin had
been placed in the lapel of the coat
on the body and it was buried in
Calvary Cemetery.
j, T, McGowan, undertaken, Of
Haverstraw, obtained an order per.
hitting disbursement of the body,
lie had the grave opened and ne,
covered the pin,
The Washington times., 1923-05-05
WOMAN NAMED COLLECTOR
OF REVENUE FOR CHICAGO

CHICAGO, May 5.--Mrs. Mabel
G. Reinecke, whose appointment as
collector of internal revenue here
was announced officially, is the
first woman revenue collector in
the country. She has been acting
collector since the recent death Of
Collector John c.. Cannon.
Mrs. Reinecke is the daughter of
James II. Gilmore, a veteran of
local politics, and the wife Of
George w. Reinecke, real estate
operator.
She became secretary to the chair
man Of the Roosevelt campaign
committee OF Cook county in 1912
and has been active in organizing
women in campaigns since.
The Washington times., 1923-05-05
CORRECT WEIGHT IN ICE
ASSURED BY NEW SYSTEM

CLEVELAND, May 5.--Machinea
installed at the stations operated by
Cleveland ice company will score
each block of ice so deeply that 1t
cannot be cut or broken at any other
place than at the slots.
The purpose the company an
nounces, is to make sure that each
purchaser receives accurate weights,
Guess work Is eliminated The 100.
pound or larger blocks Will be so cut
that they will break up into twenty.
pound pieces. A melting factor of
per cent will be allowed, estimated to
be per cent above the melt on the
Warmest days.
The Washington times., 1923-05-05
S. l." WINS HEARING ON
FARRAR SUIT CHARGES

NEW YORK, May 5.-Miss Stella
Larrimore. actress named in the
Tellegen- Farrar divorce suit as the
IS. L." OF alleged petting parties
with Tellegen, yesterday won her
fight to have the charges against
her heard before a jury.
The appellate division of the
state Supreme Court reversed a
lower court order denying her u
Jury hearing on the allegatlo
growing out of the divorce suit.
The Washington times., 1923-05-05
STATE POLICE RAID IS
SALOONS IN HAIL ETON

HAzELTON, Pa, May 5.--A de-
tall of twenty-nine State police raid
ed seventeen former licensed ga
looms in this city. whiskey and
beer found in different places were
poured into sewers.
Owners Of the places were allow
ed to enter bail before an alder.
man: The roundup was complete
the hotels in he central section of
the city being included.
The Washington times., 1923-05-05
U. S. SHOE PRODUCTION
INCREASES 20 PER CENT

Boot and shoe production I'm
creased 90 per cent during the first
three months of 1928 while exports
of the same commodity increased
Al per cent, the Department Of
Commerce announced. today.
The three-month production was
a5,Sl5.574 pairs. March production
was. S4,S55.SSS pairs, an increase Of
6, OO0, 900 over March. 1922.
The Washington times., 1923-05-05
BIG SHIPPING CONTRACT
GIVEN NEWPORT NEWS

NEWPORT NEWS, Va, May s.
A contract for reconditioning the
steamship Buchanan was awarded
by the Shipping Boari to the New.
port News Shipbuilding and Dry
Dock Company.
The cost of the work will approx.
mate $780, 900 and will take about
year, giving employment to several
thousand men,
The Washington times., 1923-05-05
BOY KILLED AS HE DROPS
MATCH INTO GAS" CAR

VALDOSTA, Ga, May 5.-A
match tossed into a tank car which
had been empticd of gasoline but
was filled with fumes cost the life
of Donald Baton, fourteen, at
Ewing. a way station on the South
ern Railway, it was learned here
today.
His brothers, Clyde, twelve, and
Kermit, nine, were badly burned.
The Washington times., 1923-05-05
Road Wants New Equipment.

The Central OF New Jersey rail.
road today asked the Interstate
Commerce Commission for authority
to issue $3,7b0,000 of 5 per cent
equipment trust certificates to buy
forty-six locomotives and 11S steel
coaches.
The Washington times., 1923-05-05
Vernon Club Dance.

The Vernon Club will hold a
dance at Dyer's, 1917 r street
northwest tonight at 9 o'clock.
The Washington times., 1923-05-05
CHURCH HONORS
ALEXANDRIA
PASTOR
Reception Given to Rev. Frank
A. KiIIman includes Musical
Program.

ALEXANDRIA, Va, May 5-A re-
ception was held at the Trinity
Methodist Episcopal Church in
honor of the new pastor, the Rev.
Frank A. Killman. A musical pro-
gram was given and speeches of
welcome were made by representa-
tives of the church organization,
Ministerial Association, the Eastern
Star and the Y. NJ. c. A.
Rose Dudley and Ruth Johnson,
both colored, were arraigned before
Acting Judge A. B. Nicol on the
charge of disorderly conduct and
fighting in the street. Ruth was
fined S25 and costs for fighting, and
rose was fined $25 for disorderly
conduct and $50 for shooting a re-
volver.
Yesterday afternoon the jefferson
school held field day exercises under
the direction of Miss Mary Brooks,
assisted by Coach John Tullock. APP
proximately 200 children took part
in the event. The seventh grade
pupils won the banner and the low
ing cup.
The following meetings will be
held in the Chamber of Commerce
rooms next week: Monday night at
8 o'clock the League of Women
Voters: Tuesday evening supper
by the Business and Professional
Women; Wednesday night at 8
o'clock the Retail Merchants
Bureau.
The Washington times., 1923-12-26
A THREE DAYS
COUGH IS YOUR
DANGER SIGNAL
Chronic Coughs and Persist
emit Colds Lead to Serious
Lung Trouble. You Can
Stop Them Now With
Circumcision, an EmuIsi-
fled CreosOte That Is
Pleasant to Take.

Circumcision is a new medical
discovery with twofold action. q
soothes and heals the infIamed
membranes and kills the germ.
or all known drugs, Creosote &.
recognized by the medical frater-
nifty as the greatest healing agency
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the stomach, is absorbed into the
oiood, attacks the seat of the trou.
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Creomulsion is guaranteed salts,
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coughs and colds, bronchial asth.
ma, catarrhal bronchitis and ofher
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and is excellent for building up the
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matter Of how long standing. is NOT
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