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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-08-28
BABY SURVIVES
TWO-STORY
PLUNGE
Not Seriously Hurt, Is Hos
pitaI verdict-craWIed
Out of Window.

Falling from a second,story bath
room window at SIS Sixth street
northwest, and landing on the con-
crete pavement below, James
Mitchell Jones, two years old, son
Of d. B. Jones, was reported as not
being seriously hurt when taken
10 Emergency Hospital,
According to members of the
family the baby had been left in the
bathroom by its mother who was
preparing to give it a bath, when
during her temporary absence it
climbed through the open window.
Mrs. Ruth McMichael, who oc-
cupies an apartment on the lower
floor Of the house, heard the baby
screaming and rushed to it's assist
ance. She found the child lying
on its back. She called an auto
mobile, in which the child was taken
to Emergency Hospital There it
was stated that while the baby suf-
fered a deep cut above the right
eye. apparently it had suffered no
serious effects.
How the baby managed to reach
the window and crawl through in
the short time Mrs. Jones was
absent from the bathroom puzzled
those at the house when the &C.
cident happened. The father is q
barber with shop at Sixth and D
streets northwest.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-08-28
GAMBLING
CRUSADE.
BEGINS
Commissioner Oyster Asks
Drastic Action to End "0ne-
Night Stands"

'Organizsd gambling in Wash.
ington must stop"
With this declaration, Commits
sioner James r. Oyster. In charge
Of the Police Department, today
instructed Major Daniel Sullivan,
Superintendent Of Police, to take
drastic action to clean up the
gambling situation, particularly
the "one-night gambling stands. !"
Five to Be Tried.
The first move of the Police De
partment will be to seek bench
warrants for the five men arrested
last week and charged with per
hitting gambling on their premises
Major Sullivan wants them brought
to trial,
Another move will be to demand
heavy collateral, $500 or $500 or
compel those arrested iH the future
to. put up bond for that amount.
Il can see no use in arrestina
these gamblers and permit them ia
deposits $25 or 800 and then Jet
them leave the station house only
20 resume the game a few hours
later" Commissioners oyster said
today, IF It is possible, ] want
every gambler arrested brought &c
trial.
Complaints are coming into my
office about these gambling houses
They are public nuisanHes. ! In
tend to do everything In my power
to stop these games"
Penalty to BE Heavy.
Major Sullivan advised the Com
missioners today that Q heavy fine,
Jail sentence or both faces person
convicted Of permitting gaming OF
setting up q gaming table.
Persons charged with setting up
gaming table can be held for the
action of the grand jury" Major
Sullivan said.
Il want you to go the limit
Commissioner Oyster ordered.
The present practice Of gamblers
moving from one house to another
each night to avoid the police must
be brought to an end, Major Sui
Ivan has told the police captains,
Police officials some time today
will confer with Major Peyton Cor.
don, United States District Attor'
ney, and ask for bench warrants.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-08-28
DRIVER OF BUS THAT
KILLED GIRL IS FREED

Frank Rogers, 1909 Fourteenth
street northeast, driver of the Cap
ltol Traction bus that ran over and
killed ten-year'old Minnie Hail, of
634 i street southwest. was not
held responsible for the girls death
yesterday when a coroner's Jury held
an inquest.
Testimony of the witnesses was
to the effect that the girl had
hoped on the left rear running
board of the bus to get a ride
She hoped off the bus, lost her
balance and fell under the rear
wheels. The truck passed over her
head, fracturing her skull.
Rogers, 1t was testified, was not
aware Of the girl on the running
board. He did not know he had
run over her until a man who had
witnessed 1t called to him. The
girl was struck only a few feet
from the morgue.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-08-28
SYRIAN WIFE APPLIES
FOR LIMITED DIVORCE

Cruelty IL alleged in a suit filed
yesterday in the District Supreme
Court by Mrs. Rance Mike for q
limited divorce from George s.
Mike, owner of shoe and a deli
catesser store. The wife declares
that her husband brought her to
this country from a comfortable
home in Tripoll, Syria. to live with
three adults and seven children In
two back rooms in this city. When
she protested the living conditions,
Mrs. Mike SAYS, her husband
threatened to kill her. Attorney
Ethelbert Frey appears for the
plaintiff.
Granville c. Bradford. whose
wife, Mrs. Betty B. Bradford. of
1922 Sixteenth street northwest,
sued for. limited divorce. was
ordered yesterday by Justice Bailey
in the District Supreme Court TO
appear Thursday and show cause
whv he should not be adjudged In
contempt for alleged failure to pay
alimony. Mrs. Bradford says that
a payment of $62.5O is due and has
not been paid.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-08-28
PRISONER PLEADS GUILTY
TO BAD CHECK CHARGE

In jail awaiting trial on a charge
OF violating the bad check law,
Roy B. beavers changed his plea
from that of not guilty to guilty"
withdrew his demand for a Jury
trial, and was sentenced by Judge
Gus A. Schuldt in Police Court
yesterday to pay q fine of $50 or
serve thirty days in Jail on each
Of three cases. Sentence was then
suspended, and he was placed on
probation for one year.
Assistant District Attorney Bert
Emerson told the court that ne
had learned that complete restitu.
ton had been made in each case
and recommended the probation.
saying that beavers was a mar.
ried man with three children to
support. The checks were for $S5,
$22, and $40 and all drawn on the
Southern Maryland Trust Company,
Of Seat Pleasant, Md. I
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-08-28
COP INJURED CHASING
BOOTLECOER SUSPECT

Motorcycle Policeman j. T.
White, of the Sub-T station, was
injured yesterday when his motor
cycle hit a bump on Connecticut
avenue while he was speeding after
supposed bootlegger. White was
thrown from his machine, landing
on his hands.
Passers-by say that he was bleed.
ing profusely and thinking that
an artery had been severed they
rushed him to the Garfield Hos
pital. 1t was said there that ex,
cept for the cut on the foot and
a few slight bruises White was
not any the worse off for having
taken the spill.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-08-28
HABEAS CORPUS WRIT
ISSUED FOR WOMAN

John Permoe yesterday petitioned
the District Supreme Court for writ
of habeas corpus for the release of
his wife, Rose Permos, who, he
claims was arrested August 90 and
is detained at the House Of Deten-
ton. Petitioner. represented by at
torneys Hawken & Havell, says that
he Is not permitted to see his wife
who was arrested without q warrant.
Justice Bailey directed that the
writ issue, requiring Major Daniel
Sullivan, superintendent of police,
to show cause why Mrs. Permos
SHOULD not be produced in court
and be 81 nher soeR-bed
and be given her freedom.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-08-28
TO THE ACCEPTED
CONTRIBUTION

Thrilled with timid exaltatiOn,
At the final contamination
OF the labor Of my life;
Hurried Ieafing Of the pages,
While my heart and soul engages
In the battle Of the aGas-
Has IL missed the pruning kHifep
Where are you. my virIle fictiope
Tell me, In your deathless diction,
Where ie now your resting placer
All, ] find you, not In hiding,
But In confidence abiding,
Til the readers thought train aldiHH,
Greets you. meets you face to face.
Other matter, trite, prosale,
Fore your brilliant, bright mosaic
Beauty, doth Into the background
fade.
Classics high, but you are higher,
NRuEht can Quench your flaming fire,
Vibrant product Of my Tyre;
First for which have been paid.
JACK HARLAN,
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-08-28
PAVING CONDITIONS
CALLED DEPLORABLE

c. II. Hunt, engineer of highways
OF the District, in his annual re-
port TO the District Commissioners,
declares that a shortage of funds
for paving roadways has resulted
In a condition little short of de-
plorable."
There are blocks in streets num-
bered by the dozens with no better
roadway than cinders. whose 'front.'
ages are from 70 to 100 per cent
improved by dwellings, whose cree
ton is responsive to the housing
shortage" he states.
Continued development of new
streets Ia making this condition
more serious. he says.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-08-28
FLOOD OE RENT
CASES SEEN
BY BOARD
Commissioners Expect Many
Appeals II Reductions Come
This Fall.

In a desperate effort to clear
decks in preparation for an expected
drop In rentals this fall. which will
result in an enormous influx Of
cases before it, the District Rent
Commissioners will spend the next
two weeks in handing down deter
limitations in all cases which have
been heard but in which inspections
must be made.
Mrs. Clara Sears Taylor declared
today that her Investigations have
convinced her that there will be q
sharp drop in rentals, especially
apartment rentals, about October /.
There is a. surplus Of one and
two-room apartments on the market
now" she declared, though real
estate men will refuse to admit the
fact 1 am convinced" she added,
that the local operators are at
tempting to sign UP tenants before
knowledge Of the decrease comes.
THE result will be that when the
drop does come. people who have
leases att the higher rentals are
going to deluge the commission with
appeals for a cut in their rentals
which will place them on a par with
the new level"
A large volume of inspection work
In being carried on by the commits
sioners this week, Yesterday Mrs
Taylor personally inspected twenty
three houses and apartments. These
inspections were most thorough,
she explained, covering everything
from easements to attics and taking
in furnaces. stoves, lighting and
heating systems walls, floors, and
back yards.
Big Houses Inspected.
All of these inspections were made
in the morning, and yesterday after
noon the commissioners heard seven
motions for advancing hearings. In
Spections being made today cover a
large number of apartment houses,
including the Argyle, Bradford,
Leonmar and Bryant.
Tomorrow's inspections will cover
the Hermitage, Sunset Inn, 1922
Fifteenth street northwest, the Wal
ton, the Haywarden, the Gladstone,
and 1886 and 1888 T street north.
west. Yesterdays inspections in
cluded the big Portner properties.
The rest of the week will be spent
in handing down determinations in
the cases of all the houses and
apartments so far inspected and
those, slated for inspection today and
tomorrow" Mrs. Taylor explained.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-08-28

All New England is agog over
objections by the Cabot family
of Massachusetts, to permitting
Henry and Myrtle Kabotchnick
to have their names changed to
Cabot. After all the illustrious
name of Cabot may be shorten
ing of the name Kabotschnick.
Such things have happened
throughout the history of names.
The trouble with the name Ka-
botchnick is that it sounds just
like a fellow feels when he is
trying to sneeze and misses fire.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-08-28

The woman who throws her hat
into the Presidential ring will see
to 1t that the hat Is Of the
costliest and most fashionable
style; otherwise she won't get
many votes.
'Tie said California sells 49,
900, 900 bags Of rice to Japan
each year. With a little Yankee
ingenuity We may soon expect to
supply the Eskimos with Ice, but
not at the prices we have to pay
at home. HANK HAWKING
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-08-28
FOR FIRST TIME IN YEARS
TEACHERS ARE PLENTIFUL

There will be no worrying this
year about school teachers, Steph.
On e. Kramer, assistant superin.
tendent. said today.
For the first time in ten years
She school system has a sufficient
number Of teachers. I'VE can get
more than We need" Mr.. Kramer
said.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-08-28
Marshall Hall Joust.

The annual Joust at Marshall
Hall, which was postponed last
Wednesday, will be held tomorrow.
W. Michel Digges and Ferdinand
Cooksey will speak at the event.
The winner will be permitted to
choose the queen" Of the ball to be
held in the evening.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-08-28
Captain Oyster Is In
Full Charge OF
DC. Today

Commissioner James r. Oys-
Der is boss Of the District of
Columbia today.
Commissioner Cuno III. Ru-'
dolph is away on a vacation
and Commissioner j. Franklin
Bell Is in New York attending
the governors conference on
coal in that city.
The work of the two absent
Commissioners falls on Captain
Oyster, leaving him IN sole
charge of the city. !.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-08-28
FAMOUS FELLOWS"-No. +.
(Ichabod Crane.)

A4GRMVO0 OE&ACs/
Way down in "Sleepy Hollow"
where people used TO sHOre, . man
quite arrange and dlsaEranged once
nyed ln deE4 Of yOre. He was .
Elant u intellect, IN fern he W0a Q
nsesk' &c h2a NO t2e except one "be."
sss hs w. e re Ss's sss ns;sSis1 zig ZIG
flS .a :H Be ss.:, s ". held Sssy
bx tehabed's bsst girl; tile FeragoHs
brnia ewhIrl. 81 fhrouSh the tsest
9gf tehAAe6 Was living In . dream |;
kn9, M@Wgele fair from eveRyWhere all
ha.lea MIN ~ supreme. RHt BFCm
aC ~ Y he SaEHeF vas sgslipg quite
tTans.S EEsn tie feast Ma ~;
ended and 6rene was komeward
bound through DARK Of night he saw
sight that caused his heart 10
peyAd; 4 ehaatly trooper followed,
Bod sppIieSS 81" ~ I'd S" fors sp 80 va va
hts demand. At last certain bridge
was REACHED and O. Crane eped
9ePoes, the. form ~ ahR0nA then
scrteemea salsud snd Fsvs the bead
Peared forever and . day; Br0m
n0nee yeu know, his ghostly foe, had
scared our friend away.
MORAL:
DoR't flee from unseen dangers,
And let them cause you dread,
For many Of these terrorS,
May prove juRt 9 pumpkin head.
JOE II. HOLMAN.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-08-28
NO FEAR Of
EPIDEMIC;
seen
Patient to BE Isolated and
Closely Watched, Says
Dr.. Boteler.

The second case of Devils
Grip" the new and mysterious
malady which originated recently
in Virginia, was reported to the
District Health Department to-
day.
The physician reporting the
case described the symptoms.
gave resume of the treatment
and asked the advice as to how
to handle the case. The doctor
did not disclose either the name,
sex, color or address of the
patient.
To Be Isolated.
DR.. George NJ. Boteler, acting Dis
trict health officer, has instructed
DIR. j. Davis Bradfieid. acting chief
Of the contagious disease section, 10
personally investigate the case.
The patient is to be isolated, DIR.
sRoteler plans, and il found con-
stantly in contact with others these
persons will be kept under surveil.
lance.
81 ana not alarmed over the sftua-
ton and I don't fear an epidemic, :"
DR.. Boteler said today. THE de-
partment will make a thorough in
vestigation Of the case and take all
of the necessary steps to prevent the
spread of the disease"
Information Meager.
The first case was reported after
the patient had recovered. Investi-
CATION revealed that this patient had
Just returned from trip in Virginia
when he was taken Ill with the new
malady.
DR.. Boteler said today that he did
not know how sick the person was
who was reported i'll with the new
disease.
s'Our information so far is very
emager," he said. 81 am not even
sure. the patient has the devils
grip"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-08-28
EvERETT's FINE PICTURES.

Say, Bill, whGt has become of
II, ". EVERETT'S Suntbo?
While all thGt LeveL-hended.
nifty lads cartoons are fine,
Sdnsbo takes the cake and The.
buds from the rose bush. His
sayings have the triangular COM
bin6tion Of being dFOU, Uttty
and 80 per cent truthful.
W. D. PAYNE.
We've got some good Saunbos
on hand. We agree with Payne
that EVERETT is q fine car
toonist. While we like all his
drawings. Sanbo IL one OF the
best characters ever developed
by contFihs Of Heard and Seen.
We permit no sting In this col.
unan directed against tho negro
or any other race. sambo's say.
ing's are kindly but witty. EV-
erett is q loyal fan and contrib
OF the column who will some
day make good in a larger field.
~
LITTLE MEN, BIG WIVES.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-08-28
Second Case OF DcmZs Grip Found E4erc
lllEARD,osEEhI(8
-oB y BILL PRICE o-F4eGAS~
CORRECT DEFINITIONS.

CORRECT DEFINITIONS.
A GENUINE FRIEND-The
person who will patiently listen
to you while you tell the whole
story Of the operation and the
long stay in the hospital.
NOT A FRIEND-The woman
who insists that her pains are
more severe than those Of the
other woman who IL trying to
tell about her own pains.
DOC. pINpY.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-08-28

The Presidents appointments:
10 a. m.-Adolph Ochs, pub
Usher OF the New York Times.
lOI5 a. m.-Congressman
John l.. Cable Of Ohio.
l p. DECENTRALIZATION CORE
spondents.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-08-28
A BETTER WAY.

Often have we heard II ssidl
"Cl0thea make the man."
But that saying II old and dead.
The UNKNOWN,
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-08-28

! am just . shrimp Of . man,
And this dIsparity Of sises
Brings me- % this tale:
As We walk Aleag the street
And che spies q large man,
She makes me mad clean through
:. by sa2ing, "0h, Isn't he grnnd9"
~ women doAt Hike uS Runty
chaps,
Why marry -, askP
We may not BE- - big - noun
tal19,
But we've rot real class,
FEE WEE WILL.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-08-28

BILLY BURKE's AGE.
Dear Bill: In answer to r. +.
McLAUGHLIN'S inquiry, "How
old is BILLIE BURKE?" would
say that the World Almanac for
1917 says she was born in Wash
ington, d. G., in 1886.
]. IRWIN ESTERLY.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-08-28

Most any grandma of today
can tsuthtstlLy spGrGphrGse the
old song and make it, "DGrling,
! am Gro4Uimg BOLder."
PRESTON q. BROWN.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-08-28

LITTLD MEN, BIG WIVES.
The Raymer enterprise., 1923-05-17

It shattered both his legs. tore off q
finger Of his right hand, and inflicted
many severe body wounds. Only i'm
mediate surgical aid, followed by blood
TRANSMISSION, was responsible for saw
Ing Albert's life.
After a long period In government
hospital at Fort Smelling. Minn., he
returned to his home In Idaho, and
took up his chosen work as an cleo
trical engineer.
His activity In the organization Of
the American Legion In Idaho
brought him recognition from hun
dreds Of ex-service men Of the state
and at the first annual convention he
was named to the post Of department
adjutant. He has held this position
since that time, and at the last con.
vention was elected for a three-year
period. .-.
Mr.. Albert's determination for re.
habIlitation In spite Of the injury he
suffered has won the admiration Of
Leglonnalres all over the country. In
noting the enthusiasm with which he
carries on his work, the extent Of the
injury Is never thought Of. He con.
siders that physical handicap will not
thwart progress II determination Is q
factor In the fight against It.
The Raymer enterprise., 1923-05-17
DISABLED FELLOWS SHOW PEP
LeoIon Rehabilitation offleials Find
AFFLICTED Men Make Good II Given
Fair Chance.

II has always been the contention Of
American Legion rehabilitation off,
cials that II the disabled man ls given
an equal start with those about him,
the wet" will come through with flying
colors. This is borne out In many In
stances, but In perhaps none more
clearly than at the North Dakota Agri.
cultural college, where 100 Veterans
Bureau trainees are In attendance.
Names Of five Of these ex-soldiers
were on the honor roll Of the school
when 1t was announced, proportion
Of approximately 20 per cent Of the
total number Of tralnees enrolled as
against per cent Of the other students
who succeeded In making the honor
grades. The average grade Of these
five veteran students was 92.8 per cent
for the quarter.
The veterans are also active In cam
pus affairs Every officer elected at a
meeting Of the Craftsmen and Build
ers' club at the college was trainee.
Burton OdekIrk, tralnee, won out
standing honors as Judge Of live
stock when he was a member Of the
college team at the National Live
Stock show at Chicago In competition
with teams representing the other
schools.
Harry Eckman, an ex-service stu
dent at the School Of Agriculture Of
Minnesota, has won medal for cat
tie judging In competition with large
class of other live stock students.
The Raymer enterprise., 1923-05-17
mThe Canada Of VImy Rldae."

"The Canada Of vimy Ridge as 1t
Is described, is soon to become a real.
lty on that historical spot where the
Canadians stemmed the tide Of Ger.
man invaders Of France. Where now
is but the barren, war-torn field, Is soon
to blossom with the trees and flowers
Of Canada, transplanted with loving
care from their native land to France.
The project is In the hands Of a COM
mission named from Canada. France
has granted $50 acres Of land for me
mortal purposes. Walter Allward. To
ronto sculptor, now in France, was de.
signed the monuments which mark the
spot. He was able to place the princi-
pal memorial at a point from which
may be seen the desolated lands
tramped over by Canadian soldiers
many to die there. The land will be
GRATED Into a park.
The Raymer enterprise., 1923-05-17
C6o ~;
AMERICAN
0l.I:G|()N o
SAD WELCOME AWAITS THEM
Mother, Brother, Sweetheart, En- Route
From Europe viii Find Young
Soldier Dead.
Copy for This Department Supplied by
the American Legion News Service.)

Louis Kosmen Is dead In st. Paul,
Minn., hospital.
From somewhere in Central Europe
an aged widowed mother, a dark
haired lass Of nineteen and a lad Of
fourteen recently started on long
awaited journey to far-off America to
rejoin the son, sweetheart and big
brother, believed to be ready to greet
them after years Of separation.
For eighteen long years Louis Kos
men had pursued the blue bird Of hap
piness. Through prosperity and pov.
erty. on battlefields and In hospitals
he had followed. always with the
dream that some day he would be able
to send for the loved ones to come to
him In the promised land Of America.
At last Kosmen believed he could
see the fulfllment Of his dreams.
Through the aid Of his American Le-
gion pals with whom he had served In
the World war, the red tape Of gov
eminent immigration regulations had
been cut and he had cabled word to
the waiting loved ones that they
should come to him In his American
home. The lines Of fatigue faded from
his toll-worn face and the discouraged
droop disappeared from his shoulders
as he thought Of seeing once more his
mother and little brother and his prom
ised bride.
Then came illness. The doctor told
him that disease contracted while serv-
ing In the American army during the
war would necessltate an operation.
Recently he went onto the operating
table. The next day he was dead.
When but a lad Of fifteen, KOsmen.
heir Of once wealthy and influential
Albanian family. had been sent to
Greece to escape the Turks. His father
was killed by them. Before he left he
was betrothed. according to the Gus
tom Of his country, to baby Aspasia
Gerdan. In following years he fought
the Turks, served In their prisons. was
wounded. escaped and finally came to
the United States where he set to work
to build up comfortable home for his
remaining loved ones. III fortune pur'
sued him. After accommodating consid
cradle money he lost 1t in business
venture. Then America, the land Of
his adoption, entered the war and he
followed the flag to the front.
In spite of broken health from the
military service he had set at work
once more to build up fortune for his
family and believed his ambition was
attained when death claimed him.