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The Washington times., 1923-08-16
SOLDIER JAILED
TWO MONTHS
IS FREED
Prosecutors Office Used to
Collect Bill, Declares
U. S. Attorney.

Walter Freeman, a soldier at Wal
tec Reed Hospital, indicted for lar
ceny after trust in connection with
the hiring and using Of Ford au-
tOmobile from Robert E. Daley.
1902 Georgia avenue northwest, was
discharged from custody today, AS
sistant District Attorney J. H. Bill
brey asking the court to enter a
nolle PROSE-. Freeman has been
two months in Jail.
The prosecuting attorney told JUS
tice Bailey that Freeman's father
had settled for the hire of the ma
chine. The young soldier went to
Warrenton, Va, with the machine
and while there had a collision,
damaging the car. He had to re-
port for duty next day at Walter
Reed and left the machine in War
renton, Va, intending to look
after it.
Daley had Freeman arrested.
stating that the latter had failed to
return the Ford and had neither
paid a deposit nor for the hire of
the machine.
"It seems that the District Attor-
ney's office has been imposed upon"
said Assistant District Attorney Bill
brey, land has been used in this
case for the purpose of collecting
Daileys bill against Freeman"
DALEY came to the District At
torney's office and Informed them
that his bill had been settled and
requested them to drop the prose
cution.
The Washington times., 1923-08-16
ST. PETERS CHURCH GETS
$1,000 BY WOMAN'S WILL

St. Peters Catholic Church is 10
receive 81 800 under the will of Miss
Mary Ida Phelan, dated June 81,
1928, and filed for probate today.
The Little Sisters of the Poor are
remembered with $400 and St.
Joseph's Male Orphan Asylum and
st. Vincent's Female Orphan Asylum
are each to have $500. The other
requests are 81 900 to Elizabeth Muir.
ray, 81 900 to Anna l.. Patrick, $500
each to Lulie w. Fralich and Matte
W. Hoover. $500 each to Mary A..
La Faivre, Felicite L. Hinton and
Rosalie l.. Finnan; 5000 each to Mol.
lie Clarke, Annie Clarke and Agnes
c. McPhee; $500 each to Elizabeth
Fitzpatrick and Jeanne c. Crawley.
Mrs. Blanche Higgins O'Connor is
to have 81 900, and Gertrude II. Nc
Kenna and Marie II. Sanderson $500
each. The remaining estate is de-
vised to Anna L. Patrick and Hattie
Clarke. George II. O'Connor is
named as executor.
The Washington times., 1923-08-16
LEGION'S NEW HARDING
CHAPTER MEETS TONIGHT

The proposed Warren G. Hard
ing chapter of the American Le-
gion, of which fifty members have
already signed up, will hold a
meeting tonight at o'clock on
the seventh floor of the Commerce
building, Nineteenth street and
Pennsylvania avenue northwest, in
the hearing room.
The charter is still open and an
nouncement is made that all world
war veterans who will attend the
meeting tonight, taking their dis
charges with them, are eligible for
membership.
The Washington times., 1923-08-16
FAMOUS STATUE TO BE
PLACED ON EXHIBITION

The occasion of the decision in
the typical American Boy. contest
at p. m. tomorrow at Washington
Art League headquarters will be
distinguished by the exhibition of
the famous statue tAphrodite," or
Venus at the Bath" i. was an.
nounced today. - y"
The beautiful marble piece has
been lent to a committee of the
league in charge OF the contest by
Anthony r. Sauna. of Chevy Chase,
scion Of the Sicilian family that
brought the marble lady to this
country. She is valued at more than
$4,000. ~
Along with the sculpture will be
shown beside prints and paintings.
The League headquarters will be
thrown open to the public and the
decision in the contest will be
announced at a later date, The
studio is at 1905 G street northwest.
The Washington times., 1923-08-16
AUTO THEFT CHARGE
MEETS MAN kEjAtEDooR=

Released from custody -eFIKe
Baltimore police yesterday, Walter
Platter of AZ North Ruby street,
Philadelphia, was re-afrested on
complaint Of Detective Sergeant
Frank Alligood that he was wanted
here for the theft of an automo-
bile belonging to Harry B. High
of 1913 Fairmont street north
west, and brought to Washington.
It is charged that on April %
last, Platter stole Highs automo-
bile. He went to Baltimore and
later on was picked up by the
police of that city for using an
automobile without the authorize
ton of the owner. He was SEN
fenced to. three years, but was re-
leased after serving three, months.
when his lawyer sued out a writ
OF habeas corpus.
Police say Platter is wanted in
Philadelphia for burglary.
The Washington times., 1923-08-16
SINCLAIR NOW COUNSEL
IN TENANT RENT CASES

A. Leftwich Sinclair, former chair
man of the District Rent Commits
sion, has returned to the scene Of
thousands of landlord-tenant, debates
in a new capacity He appeared
yesterday afternoon as attorney for
Mrs. M. E. Stretton, a tenant ct
the Lehman Apartments, So Quincy
place northwest, in the rent case
involving that establishment.
Sinclair was opposed by Frank 3.
Palladini. counsel for Louise NJ.
Miller, owner of the apartment
house. Twenty suites of rooms will
be affected by the Commission's de-
cision in this case.
The Washington times., 1923-08-16
SMASHING STRAW HATS
NOT ILLEGAL, COURT SAYS

Breaking up straw hats in
Potomac Park cannot be considered
disorderly conduct, and neither can
a man be charged with operating
without permit If his auto is not
In motion, Judge Gus A. Schuldt
ruled In Police Court yesterday
when he dismissed a case against
Anton RUPERT and Mike ]. Hasnev.
Sergeant Reese. OF the park police,
said that he came upon Runpert,
Hasney and several other Young
men in Potomac Park about m
and that they were breaking IN
straw hats and having a general
good time. Rupert, he said. re.
fused TO show his auto permit.
The Washington times., 1923-08-16
IRISH GINGER ALE co.
SUES DISTRICT CONCERN

Cantrell M. Cochrane, of Dublin
and Belfast, Ireland, has filed
suit In the District Supreme Court
against Herbert Guggenheimer, of
this city. trading as the G. and q
Bottling Co, to prevent the latter
from using the initials G and @
and infringing the plaintiffs trade
mark G and G. on ginger ale and
other beverages.
The Irish concern claims that n
has been damaged to the extent OF
$1,000 by reason Of the defendant
use Of the letters, G and q. and
the court was asked to permanently
enjoin further use Of the initials.
The Washington times., 1923-08-16
NEW ROAD WILL OPEN
ROCK CREEK PARK SECTION

A large section of Rock Creek
Park, virtually unknown to the pub
lie at large, shortly will he made
easily accessible to motorists by the
opening Of a new road giving an
entrance to the reservation from
Sixteenth street almost opposite tho
west gates Of Walter Reed Hospital.
Announcement that construction
work has been started was made
today by the office of public build
tngs and grounds. The highway
will lead on gentle grades down the
slopes of the park and across Rock
creek, joining Beach Drive about
one-half mile north of Milk House
ford. A steel bridge has been Sc
cured from army surplus supplies
and will be thrown across the creek.
The Washington times., 1923-08-16
WATCHMAN CLEARED IN
DEATH OF LOvEI FSS

When three policemen OF the
Nlnth precinct testified at the coro-
ner inquest at the morgue yester.
oaV AFTERNOON that they had seen
an automobile strike Georpe p.
LoVeless, fifty-six-year-old watch.
man. OF 1927 Brothers Mace south
east, on the Benning bridge, Sunday
night. the jury returned a verdict
placing the blame for Loveless
death on an unknown motorist.
The Washington times., 1923-08-16
DOES
$500 900.
DAMAGE
Alert Woman Arouses All Citi-
zens in Night to Fight
conflagration.

Fire ragged through the business
block Of Poolesvflle, Nd, today,
wiping out $50. 900 worth Of prop
erty before it was checked.
Six stores, the postoffice and
four dwellings were badly dam
aged. n. ~ :.
Operator ArOuses Town.
But for the alertness DC Mrs. Els.
telie Hattson, telephone Operator.
the entire town might have been de-
stroyed. Looking from the window
of her office at 8 d. M, Mrs. HIATT
Eon discovered flames leaping in
the rear Of the general store of
Thomas Hoskinson & Son. The i'm
mediately telephoned the fire de-
partment at Rockville, eighteen,
miles southeast Of PoolesviIle.
Mrs. Hattson then aroused the
town. Bucket brigades were formed,
but the fire had gained such head
way that the INADEQUATE water sup
ply from wells did little toward
arresting the progress of the flames.
The citizens turned their atten-
ton to buildings which neighbored
the burning structures, and pursued
2 preventive course until shortly
before 4 O'Clock, when engines from
Rockville arrived
Entire Town Works.
Even then. those in charge of the
apparatus experienced great diff
Guilty in getting water. The entire
town had by this time poured into
the street and worked with the
firemen
The battle. against the fire went
on until long after dawn, when
Poolesville took inventory OF its
losses. g..
It is believed the fire started
either in the Hoskinson store or in
the adjoining thinning shop Of
Charles Sellman. Both buildings
were so extensively damaged that
determination of the fires exact
origin was impossible.
The Hoskinson establishment,
building and stock, had a loss Of
5000; the timing shop, owned by
Mrs. Charles v. Morrison, $2.50O;
Mrs. Morrison's home, $4,000; Mrs.
Sadie Hardcastle. dwelling, $1,000;
Carl Fishers confectionery, $4,000;
the Poolesville postoffice, $1,000
damage to the building and $500 to
fixtures and stock; Howard w.
Spurrier. clothing and shoe store,
$1,000 to building and 1900 stock;
the general store of Victor Albert
Wooton. owned by his father, Ed
ward Wooton, $4,000 damage to
store and $500 to stock, most of
the goods being saved; general store
of Elgin Brothers, $500; Charles j.
Norris, dwelling, $4,000; Harry
Misses Hail. dwelling, $500; Harry
Bowman, dwelling, $780,.
The Washington times., 1923-08-16
Coolidge Changes His
Clothes to Help
Picture Men
President Calvin Coolidge has
himself to Washing

President Calvin Coolidge has
endeared himself to Washing
ton news reel photographers.
Just before luncheon yestcr-
day a delegation of movie
cameramen asked permission to
"shoot" the President in the
executive office. Mr.. Coolidge
was wearing a light suit. The
cameramen asked him to change
into a dark suit so the "pic-
lures would be good in any
season."
After luncheon the President
came back to the White House
wearing a cutaway. Meanwhile
the office had been transformed
into a veritable movie studio,
with powerful Klieg lights sur
rounding the Presidents desk.
For several minutes Mr.. Cool
idge posed before the battery
Of cameras, willingly doing the
bidding of the cameramen.
The Washington times., 1923-08-16
Asks $4,000 Damages.

James Walker yesterday filed
suit in the District Supreme Court
against the Chesapeake and Po-
tomac Telephone Company for
$1,000 damages for alleged personal
injuries. Plaintiff, formerly an EN-
ploye Of the defendant company,
alleges that while at work in
conduit on Rhode Island avenue
a. heavy board fell on his back,
Gripping him for life. Attorney
Webster BallingG appears for him.
The Washington times., 1923-08-16

ne II GOQtGSS 7OTSen1Uu .JDuS
q false alarm, but not so the
needless dutoist.
Henry Ford says he won't run.
Probably too busy making the
rest of as run.
That pet monkey that turned
on the gas IN Ne1O York
woman's house evidently thought
she Wds an eVolutionist.
An editor lnments "the passing
of the beLls," but he wasn't
speaking of duHnb-bells.
Dempsey will probably take
his Nur1ted Iron in extra large
doses for his Firpo bout. .
It's about time We got out
search party for the millennium,
Which evidently has broken dotO1o
somewhere on the 1OGy.
Itdly has put q ban on all
gambling games; but you can't
stop people from getting mar
ried WEB DANIEL.
The Washington times., 1923-08-16
WHAT WOULD THIS BE
IN SIMPLE WORDS?

gently lead the prancing steed to
the crystal stream that bubbles
down the hillside In the summer
sun, but you cannot cOerce him to
slake his thirst In the eilvery
stream, IL he be unwilling to ac-
cept your prOffered Kindness?
III. SMITH
The Washington times., 1923-08-16
SUCH is LIFE.

Jack Harrison Edwards Guy Fitzgerald
Had climbed Iife's ladder to three
score and ten.
But longing to be young again like an
elf
He had some monkey glands put into
himself.
Sam Underwood Albert Roy Cortez
Had just arrived at the old age of
fOur-scOFe.
He truly was a proud and thankful old
man
Because he had Out-lived Iife's regular
span.
Alas: How sad Is Mr.. PENIS case
today,
He acts like a monkey In most every
He lives in a special made jungle out
side
The asylum and climbs trees with true
monkey pride.
OF course. Mr.. DuFOre acts humanity
And long as he lives believe that he
He is a gay fellow and all that he fears
Is that he may not live here thou
PERCY W. GREENE.
RALPH TRUPP, JAMES
WALTZMAN and "COUN-
TRY" LYMAN, three jovial
fans of this column, write
from Jackson, Miss, that they
have reached that city on
their return from their auto
trip across the continent.
They say that Country"
wants to get back to Airing
ton, Va, in time for haying.
Miss SIimm-I'Ve heard that
travel brOadens one.
Miss Fatt-WeII, its plain to be
seen that you've never been far
from home. HANK HAWKINS.
The Washington times., 1923-08-16

what do you mean by the glad
hand ?"
Anything that beats three Of a
kind" SNOOKUMS.
The Washington times., 1923-08-16
THE BANANA SHORTAGE.

Once tales were told Of pearls
and gold and jeweIry quite rare.
but dukes and kings now sing Of
things that one can find nowhere.
Throughout our land, ON every
hand, we hear the sad refrain,
through night and day, the mer-
chants say, we'll ne'er have them
again. The disappeared are now
revered in eulOGy and song. The
wOndrOus hymn that deals with
them 10 hummed the whole day
long. Our loss is great, sad il the
fate. that caused them to depart.
Our former cheers have changed to
tears. this wrfngB our very heart.
No single voice can now rejoice,
for tenOrS and sopranos all chant
the news that clouds our views,
1--WE have no more bananasw
JOE H. HOLMAN.
Somebody has remOdeled an
old one until 1t mo1O reads !:
slips thGt touch liquor shall
mever touch Bryoa."
-
She yawned and said sweetly:
rs your watch going. GeOrge?"
Sure"
How soOn?"
PRESTON e. BROWN.
The Washington times., 1923-08-16
Naval Machinists Replaced By Sailors
(1IEARDtoSEEkI{8
z21nR01L-o BY BILL PRICEs@-N>2az-A'~
PESTS-VARIOUS.

PESTS-VARIOUS.
I've seen that human ham
In taxi, bus and tram,
Who does not "cafe a dam"
For other folks.
He whistles in our ear,
He coughs when we are near,
Talks loudly for all to hear
His widowed jokes.
I've watched that sickeninE pair
AEpOoning over there
With utter lack of care
Blind, deaf and dumb.
The tOothpick artist, too,
And those who have to do
So little else but chew
Eternal gum.
IT'S also here confessed
Another human pest
Has broken up our rest
With bad cigars.
But those I most abhor
Who really make me sore
Are pests that always snOre
On sleeping cars.
THE UNKNOWN.
49,
Miss Rose Cheeks is listed in
Chicago's phone directory, and
Odd F. OFT is an employee of
Springfield, Ohio bank.
Dr. Sleeter Bull is, quite ap-
propriately, an instructor in
animal husbandry at the Uni
versity of Illinois.
The Washington times., 1923-08-16

There are MANY stemogs
1OhO can take filtration much
better than dictGtiOn.
p. w. w.
The Washington times., 1923-08-16
TABLEsPOONFULS.

The "Heodless Horsemdn" .1Uns
a false alarm, but not so the
needless dutoist.
Evening star., 1923-11-23
BLAST DEATHS REACH IA,
FIVE MORE BODIES FOUND
Coroner's Jury Unable to Fix
Blame for Explosion in
Sugar Refinery.
BY the Associa ted Press.

BY the AssOClateu TresS.
NEW IBERIA, La, November 23-
The death toll as a result of the ex-
plosion of several boilers at the Vida
sugar refinery at Loreauville. near
here. late yesterday was increased to
fourteen when five more bodies were
found in the ruins of the plant OF
the seventeen injured four were re-
ported in a serious condition.
Six of the seven white men killed in
the blast were buried here today. and
the body of the other white victim,
Walter Carlo, engineer of the re-
finery. was sent to his former home,
in New Orleans.
The coroner's jury Investigating the
explosion failed to fix the blame, all
Of those in the immediate vicinity of
the boilers having been killed or bad
ly injured.
Evening star., 1923-11-23
Just Like a Man.

From the Boston Transcript
You used to say you thought heaven
sent me to you,' said the young wife
tearfully during their first spat.
And I say so still
Really" she exclaimed, delighted.
Yes" he added, coldly, "as pun
tshment"
Evening star., 1923-11-23
Homemade
Chocolates and
BOnbOnS
SOC

AS delicious as any you
would care to have. They
are filled with all sorts of
luscious creams and other
things. Take home a box
for Sunday.
Walnut Stuffed Dates. ....... .39c
Bittersweet Peppermints. :. .39c
Fudse Bars, each. Sc
Stick Candy, jar. .lSc.
sTREEN FLOOR \
Evening star., 1923-11-23
Week-End Specials in
Toilet Goods

Ponds Cold or Vanishing
NICdm roc
ID. & r. Cold Cream, small, Soc
d. & r. Cold Cream, me.
dunn .39c
Mennen's Shaving Cream. .35c
Palmolive Shaving Cream. SIC
P. & T. Bay Rum, 8 ounces. .40c
P. & T. Bay Rum, IS ounces. .79c
Danderine, medium. .45c
Danderine, large. .85c
Wildroot Hair Tonic, small, &c
Wildroot, Hair Tonic, medium, SIC
Eleaya Face Powder. .45c
Djer.Kiss Face Powder. .3oc
Hykenol 3-piece Vanity. :. .$1.W
STREET FLOOR
Evening star., 1923-11-23
Manufactured
Pearl Beads
$1.5O

These artificial pearls
make inexpensive but
beautiful gifts. The chains
are "a inches long. mount
ed with gold filled clasp.
They have a fine, lustrous
finish, bearing a close re-
senblance to the higher
priced chains.
STREET FLOOR
The Coconino sun., 1923-01-12
PECULIAR ACTION OF GANG
CAUSE SHOOTING OF YOUNG
BOY AT KINGMAN THIS WEEK

One of the most lamentable trag-
edies in years was enacted at the
county hospital when Thomas Smith,
fireman at that institution, shot and
mortally wounded Ray Brinkley.
The story of the affair, SO far as
the Miner is able to CLEAN from testl-
mony of two of the nurses is as fol-
lows: John McKesson, Ray Brlnkley
and some other one whose name is
not given, after driving around town
concluded to go to the county hospl-
tai and arriving there tried to enter
through one of the back doors. Much
noise was made and the nurses in
charge called up the officers, while
at the same time they tried to ascer-
tain what the mission of the party
was. The men, after failure to OBTAIN
entrance drove away. Shortly there
after one of the men returned and un-
latched the screen door at the north
entrance to the hall, but was evident
ly scared away. Soon after Sheriff
Mahoney and nightwatchman, VIII
liam McGee, arrived and were told
about the activities of the men IN the
car. The sheriff gave Mr.. Smith a
shotgun and told him to try to hold
the men in the event that they re
turned, but that he was only to use
the gun in case the men tried to drive
the car away; that he was to shoot
the tires, in order to prevent then
getting away before the officers ar
rived. Then the sheriff started out
on a search through the Metcalfe adj
dition in an effort to pick up the men
and the car. While he was gone the
men again returned and tried to get
in the back door of the kitchen. Smith
and two nurses were on the outside
of the building, awaiting the return
of the marauders, and when they
drove up and tried to get in the house
the killing Of Brinkley occurred. -
Mohave County Miner.
The Coconino sun., 1923-01-12
II MILLION HOSPITAL
is AIM OF MASONS

President Harding has given hearty
endorsement of the plans of the tu-
beculosis sanitarium commission, act
ing under appointment of the grand
lodges of Arizona, New Mexico and
Texas. The commission recommends
the establishment of Institutions for
the scientific treatment of members OF
the fraternity.
The plans of the committee involve
the expenditure of approximately
So. 100000 in the construction of SAN
itariurns. Because of the hospital
at Whipple Barracks, it is likely that
Prescott will be a very strong con-
tender for one of the proposed sani-
tariums.
The matter was brought before the
president by Senator Ralph Cameron,
who, with Senator Ashurst and Con-
gressman Hayden, always has been
eager to emphasize the health giving
qualities of Yavapai county.
The letter of President Harding adj
dressed to Chairman Robert M. New
ton of the commission, follows:
Senator Cameron has called at
tention to the disqualification plans OF
the tuberculosis sanitarium commits
sion of the grand lodges, A. +. q M.
of Texas. New Mexico and Arizona. 1t
seems to me that this is highly
worthy and altogether commend
able effort of most practical sort,
and | want to express the hope that
all your anticipations for its useful
ness may be fully realized.
The Coconino sun., 1923-01-12
ARIZONA LEGION
TO HOLD PARLEY

For the first time in the history of
the state department of the American
Legion, the state officers and the two
chief officers of each post in the state
will meet for a conference in Phoenix
today and tomorrow. The meeting,
which is patterned after the confer
ence of the national department, has
been called by State Commander Ce-
lora M. Stoddard and notices of the
conference were sent out to all posts
by Neri Osborn, Jr., state adjutant.
The conference, according to the le-
gion officers, is the first of series
to be held each year. It is expected
that more than 100 delegates from all
parts of the state will attend. There
are AZ posts in the state.
The conference is to be attended by
the state officers of the department,
the commanders and adjutants of ev-
cry post in the state, the members OF
the departmental executive commit
tee, the national committeeman and
his alternate, and the members of the
legislative committee. The president
of the woman's auxiliary of the legion
also has been invited to attend the
conference in addition to number of
officials of veterans bureaus and of
the national department of the legion.
The greater part of the conference
will be given over to the discussions
between the post commanders and the
post adjutants on matters of special
interest to their respective posts, it
is stated. All proposed state and nat
ional legislation also will be discussed.
The Coconino sun., 1923-01-12
STATE INSANE LAW DECLARED
UNCONSTITUTIONAL BY COURT

Judge Elmo Bollinger of Mohave
county, sitting in superior court at
Phoenix, held the law under which pa
tients are committed to the Arizona
state insane asylum to be unconstitu-
tional, in that it does not provide that
notice be given a person alleged to
be insane prior to the hearing of his
case for commitment.
Judge Bollinger ordered that Mrs.
Lillian Watson, recently committed to
the asylum for treatment, be dismis-
sed. Argument on the constitutional
ity of the law was made Saturday be-
fore Judge Bollinger.
Judge Bollinger said his ruling on
the status of the law would not have
the effect of releasing any large num-
Der of persons from the state asylum.
In cases where commitment had been
made illegally, he said, the court
would be empowered to hold the pa
tients until legal proceedings could be
started.