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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-04-15
SNOW, SLE[T, RAIN
CLIMAX D. c. STORM
Temperature Below Freezing
Today, Gradually Rising,
Is Forecast.

Next winter got away to a good
start this spring when snow and
sleet began falling here yesterday
reaching a depth of nearly Two
inches in the suburban districts last
night.
Traffic in all sections Of the city
moved slowly. but despite the ca,l-
ton scores of accidents occurred,
causing injury to several persons.
The temperature will reach a low
mark of 80 degrees this morning.
but will gradually move upward
during the day.
There will be some rain today,
and probably some snow and sleet."
said Forecaster Major Edward II.
Bowie.
Among those injured in traffic
accidents were Miss Helen Kaner
and Mrs. S. n. Herwood, both of
1927 Crittenden street northwest,
injured in an automobile collision
at Sixteenth and Harvard streets
northwest; John J. Gilhooley, fifty
two, of Rosslyn, Va, knocked down
by an automobile at Twentieth and
Pennsylvania avenue northwest.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-04-15
An Issue in Congress

The facts and circumstances Of
the pension to Mr.. Taft are rele-
want to the discussion in the late
Congress and to the same issue
that is certain to arise in the new
Congress over the influences that
prevail in the appointment of new
justices of the highest judicial
tribunal in the world.
There has been widespread criti-
cism of many "five-to-four" de-
cisions by the justices of that court
in which a majority of one man
has repeatedly declared unconsti-
tutional progressive laws enacted
by the .531 members of the Con-
gress of the United States and
approved by the President.
Many conservative members OF
the Senate and House, including
such strong independents as sena
tor Borah and Senator La Toilette,
and such strong regular Republic
ans as Senator Mccormick. of Hi
nois, and Senator Fess, the new
Republican Senator from President
Harding's and Chief Justice Taft's
own State. now favor the adop
ton cf law requiring the vote OF
at least two-thirds of the justices
of the Supreme Court-six againsi
three-before an act of Congress
Dan be nullified.
some advocates. like Senator
Borah, favor curbing the court b,
recurring seven votes.
Senator La Toilette goes further
He follows in the footsteps OF
Theodore Roosevelt by advocating
a constitutional amendment pro
viding that any act of Congress
declared unconstitutional by TIN
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-04-15
Choosing
Cleopatra
THE WASHINGTON HER

THE WASHINGTON HER
AID and THE WASH
INGTON TIMES, cooperating
with the Shriners. win choose
Washington's most beautiful
girl to be Cleopatra during the
Shrine convention in June. Ten
other Washington girls win be
chosen as Cleopatra's ladies.in-
waiting.
Valuable prizes win be
awarded the eleven girls Sc
lected. In addition they win be
deliberately entertained through
out the convention.
All contestants must sub
init their photographs at The
Herald and Times Beauty Com
petition Office. 346 Munsey
building, AT ONCE.
NO PHOTOGRAPHS WILL
BE RETURNED.
Those desiring to enter the
competition who do not have
recent photographs can Sc.
cure free orders for sitting.
at Bachrach's Art Photo Studio,
by applying at room BAG Mum
soy Building.
All girls residing in Wash.
fngton are eligible to enter the
competition. There need be no
connection with the Shrine.
The photographs win be
judged by Inenibers Of the
Shrine Convention Committee,
who win select Cleopatra and
her ten ladies in waiting.
Details on First Page, second
News Section.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-04-15
IRISH REBELLION
BROKEN, IS BELIEF.
BY Universal Service.

DUBLIN, April 14.-Free State
leaders believed tonight the back
bone of the guerilla warfare has
been broken in the arrest today
of Arthur Stack, one of De Valera s
chief lieutenants, and the sweep"
through the Tipperary Mountain
district of Free State cavalry.
The danger of Republican act W
ity now, they believe, is in Lon
don, where q raid by $50 police
men was made last night.
A paper in Stacks possession
showed the Republican leaders were
preparing to recommend to De Val
era the unconditional surrender of
all Irish Irregulars.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-04-15
Fire in Sinclair Stable
DESTROYS Sixty Horses

JOBSTOWN, N. j., April IA Be-
tween thirty-five and sixty brood
mares were reported destroyed to-
night In fire that burned the
brood mare barn of the Rancocas
Stock Farm, owned by Harry f.
Sinclair, oil magnate and one of
Americas leading race horse owners.
An official at the farm said that
sixty horses were destroyed and the
damage was approximately $500, 900.
Several of the animals killed were
colts from famous racing animals.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-04-15
BONAR LAW TO QUIT.

LONDON, April 14-Confirming
predictions by Universal Service that
Premier Bonar Law considers re-
signing shortly, the Observer states
that Chancellor of the Exchequer
Stanley Baldwin probably will sue.
coed Mr.. Bonar Law.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-04-15
Canvass Shows Fl Members
Already Against 1t, Out Of
80 Needed to Assure Defeat
WILSON LETTER sTIRs HILL
Regarded as Playing to Hands
Of League Opponents -Har-
vey's Visit Causes Interest
BY GEORGE R. HOLMES.
international Ness service.

international news 9erVtCG.
Dissatisfaction. with the
Harding Hughes Hoover
world court proposal, coming
on the one hand from the old
Republican irreconcilab les,
and on the other from the
pro league Democratic follow
ers of Woodrow Wilson, has
reached the stage where
quiet polls are being con-
Quoted to ascertain whether
the court can be beaten when
and if it comes to q show
down fight in the Senate next
fall.
There is open talk, too, on
Capitol Hill, of the formation OF
a new battalion of death" SINH
lar in scope and purpose to those
famous organizations that accom-
plished the defeat of the League
of Nations three years ago, and
more recently the defeat of the
Harding-Lasker ship subsidy bill.
IRRECONCILABLES HOPEFUL.
Thus far the talk of rebellion
and the polls have been mostly
under cover Calculations made to
date, however, are said privately
by the irreconcilables to be salts
factory" and by those Republican
Senator's who are admittedly on
the fence yet, the outlook is pro.
nounced gloomy" from the stand
point of party harmony.
One Republican Senator whose
own attitude is yet undetermined
and who has been making dill
gent canvass of sentiment among
his colleagues as they drift in and
out of Washington, said yesterday
there are now nineteen Senators
who can be counted upon. to OPP
pose the court project in it's present
form.
The first squad of the opposition
is composed of the old irreconcil-
ables-Borah of Idaho, johnson of
California, Brandegee of Connect
cut, LaFolIette of Wisconsin, Norris
of Nebraska. Moses of New Hamp-
shire, Republicans; and Reed of
Missouri, and Shields Of Tennessee.
Democrats. The unre1enting OPP
position of these Senators is con-
sidered certain, and they will form
the nucleus of a new battalion"
il one ultimately is formed.
SCORE NOW OPPOSED.
Others listed as opposed to the
| court proposal are Lodge OF Massa-
| chusetts, Watson of Indiana, Nc
Cormick of Illinois, Dillingham; of
Vermont, Brookhart of Iowa, Cou-
zens of Michigan, Gooding of Idaho.
Howell of Nebraska, and Frazier of
North Dakota, Republicans; Walsh
OF Massachusetts, Wheeler of Mon
tana. and Copeland of New York,
Democrats; and Shipsted of Mime
sofa, Farmer Labor.
This makes total of more than
score of Senators opposed to the
Harding-Hughes plan at the outset,
TO deteat the court in a showdown
fight would require SO votes.
Thus far the court advoco +a..
have been counting upon almost
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LLOYD GEORGE TO VISIT US
Universal Service.

LONDON. April 14.-An item in
the News of the World says that
former Premier Lloyd George will
visit the United States and Canada
in September. and will speak in
Washington. New York, Chicago
and other cities.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-04-15
Many Dead; Homes
Swept Away by Storm
BY International News Service.

TOKYO, April 14.-Officials of
the home office tonight awaited
reports from representatives sent
to investigate the storm which
swept southern Korean and Japa-
nese coasts today.
At least 100 fishermen are
known to be dead and hundreds
of homes were swept. away.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-04-15
HOughtOn Not Recalled,
Says State Department

Private reports that Alanson B.
Houghton, American Ambassador to
Germany, is to he recalled by this
Government were vigorously denied
at the State Department yesterday.
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CUNDAY is no day for poll
~ tics. But, we may have
1924 campaign of a "Codlin's
the friend, not Short" variety,
and you should know it.
Woodrow Wilson is opposed
to the Harding world court
idea, it won't do, it does not go
quite the whole way; it is only
a make-believe league of ma
tons.
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AVA compromise, is brushed
aside Indignantly by his prede-
cessor in the White House.
The world court would only
make the United States a sub
ordinate, instead of a free ma
ton. 1t would only make us
cross the ocean for legal de-
cisions affecting our national
powers and international rights.
That's not enough for Mr..
Wilson. But it's considerably
MORE THAN ENOUGH for
the average American, and that
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Hon. Thomas D. Scha11,
House Of Repre- sentatives,
Washington, D. c.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-02-04

For those people who sceptical of the i'm
fluence Of the prenatal environment let me relate
something that occurred in my own family as EVIL
dence Nowhere in my family is there physical
deformity A relative Of mine gave birth to child
who was born with crooked finger. As soon rs
she II she exclaimed with horror and explained
how before the birth of the child she had seen .
man with hands that had crooked finger and, fas-
cinated by its movement, had watched it for some
time. Some time later, when she was to be a
mother again, she worried continually about the
fact that the child-tocome might also have the de-
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-02-04
CAN ANY MOTHER BUILD BEAUTY
INTO HER CHILD?

This girl was recently chosen prize Venus OF
America at beauty contest held in Madison Square
Garden. Every artist the judges COMMITTEES was
amazed when he saw her. And their opinion
only another affirmation Of decision jury made
. few weeks earlier in Atlantic City when Dorothy
Knapp awarded the prize in bathing beauty
contest there. Though listed professional" be-
she is a model she had not up to that time
made her beauty pay tribute to her peeketbook
These two coatssts wsrs the oaly IN which she
had entered Al sishs.en years cid she is
nal. unspoiled amas.siy lovely srl-the complete
realization Of ksr mothers vssaths tsasible pvssf
that . mother CAN build beauty inse her ehitA
formity. She was almost terrified At the idea
Her second child bern viii two crooked fingers.
The mothers constent fear I'D branded It doubly.
There are innumerable other incidents like the
one above that could be related. But those are
tales that one hears retold, and perhaps my story
is the more convincing, since tell it as eye
witness.
believe so fully in the power Of prenatal
environment that cannot help hut feel than an
intelligent application Of it produce other quail
tiles in the child besides a sweet disposition and
beauty. For instance, mother who loves music
goes frequently to concerts and generally inn
merses herself in music during the long period be-
fore the birth of her child, will in all certainty
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-02-04
By the Mother Of Dorothy Knapp.

the rule of nature every
mother thinks her child
perfect. Naturally, Doro-
thy to me is the acme OF
perfection. And it has
been more than gratifying
to me to see that the
world-that part of it that
knows my daughter-sup-
ports me in the belief that
she is a splendid girl.
Years ago, before Dor
othy was born, l wanted a
daughter and wanted her
to be beautiful, to be per-
feet. | am more than
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-02-04

worry must inevitably bear wizened child OF that
mood. A mother surrounded by peace, sunlight and
beauty will have made the first step toward raising
perfect child.
All that have accomplished with Dorothy has
been done without filling her life with frAs. have
thought it necessary to send her to high
priced dancing academies elocution teachers or
beauty shops. But taught her to swim when she
was two years old and year two later taught
her how to skate After that in quick succession
horseback riding, hiking, dancing and invigo-
rating play in the open air. Her food has always
been of my chief considerations. 1t is strictly
limited She drinks coffee or tea and she has
gotten the taste Of it.
TT Err chief exercises BOW are taken upon rising.
III First she touches the mattress above her
head twenty times with her toes, then get
ting up, she touches the floor with the palms At her
hands another twenty times, being careful to keep
her knees stiff. These gymnastics are very Aelp-
full, but, have always tried to make her realize,
the greatest exercise is correct thinking.
The sort Of beauty thinking and the emotional
giving forth Of beauty that llumined Lillian RUS
sells life is DoFsthy's ideal.
When she was a very little girl our relatives
used to scold me for teaching her about beauty.
They had net been brsught up that way. was
always told in my childhood that beauty Is only
skin deep-a snare Of the devil. But persisted in
my theory with Dorothy, and the result shows how
very important it is to make a child realize that
beauty is something hewez-like. something that
unfolds from within. ..---
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overjoyed at the complete realization of my wish.
There many, many other mothers, know,
who are wishing what l wished years ago. It is
possible that they may profit from my experiences
in raising Dorothy.
Many people of the opinion that in order to
raise perfect child mother should apply herself
to the task from the moment the child draws its
first breath. That is by no means early enough.
Eugenists point out the fact that the woman who
wishes perfect offspring should think about them
even before marriage, that the father of the child
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-02-04
BUILDING A CHILD FOR BEAUTY

Knapp beautiful girl America
She tells Dorothy child she still
xerde o hid
charace c he-
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produce child passionately fond of music and
possibly child with the potentiahties OF great
musician or a composer.
In the same way . mother may influence her
child in the direction of other aptatudes which
she wishes it to possess. There are art galleries
for the mother Of . future artist TO visit and
there are innumerable great works Of literature
for the mother Of future ltterateur to read. And
If the mother who wishes her child to be painter,
herself is acquainted with brushes and paint, she
can spend the time she does not devote to the
art galleries sleeping herself in color. She may
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-02-04


its perfection. Here, then,
we come to the great battle
between those that back he
redity and others who adj
vance environment as the ~
telling factor in producing "
perfect human beings. q
Let us dodge this contro- an
versy. by granting to the per- "
feet child we are anxious to Y
raise an excellent heredity to
start it on the road to per-
lection Our child will not
be handicapped by any abb
normalities at birth.
However, for our pur-
poses the child is not yet
born. The raising of the
perfect child begins before birth. Care a
Thought should be devoted to- the child-to-
from the very moment that the wom
knows she is to be a mother. 1t is tt
stage in the raising of perfect child tn
1 want to tell you about to-day.
~ The attitude of the mother during tho
ing to life is more powerful factor
moulding the child and it's future than me-
mothers are inclined to realize. If t
mother during that period is placid a
calm and filled with conscious happiness
the coming of the child, she is more than e.
tain to have an even-dispositioned baby "
face breaks more frequently into smiles I
On the other hand, mother much worri
nomic or other circumstances, recalling
time again that Johns salary is only S
and an extra mouth to feed" will bri
into the world with chip on its p
shoulder
There is no doubt in my mind on this .
mothers disposition inevitably moulds Il
child. Before Dorothy was born | spe
months ir the country l tried always t.
and happy. If anything happened to
temper, | did my utmost to reason about
than permit myself to become all "het
during those months was just one seren,
after another, with the result that Do
born smiling. A more serene and ev'
toned child have never known. To tn
is always as gay as a lark in the house,
out of temper only on very rare occasio
n UT those months spent in the coun
ID Dorothy's birth did even more tina
her, You see l wanted my baby to
and wanted her to be beautiful. thought
could mould her to a certain extent by con,
upon those desires. ! lived good deal in
among the blue heavens and starry-eyed
loved nature for her beauty, and for mon,
or less pleaded with nature to give SO,
loneliness to my daughter. l don't know
SO certain that would have daughter, e
] wanted one so badly that l simply die
slider the possibilities of son.
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pecially interested
in creating a genius. 1t is
in the raising of a perfect
child that We are more par
ticularly interested. While
some may view with a grain
Of doubt the possibility Of
8 mothers instilling the di-
vine spark of genius into
ne brain and soul of her
unborn child by prenatal
concentration, none, think,
can deny the great influ-
ence upon the physical des-
tiny of the child welded by
the physical conditions that
surround the mother-to-
be. A mother surrounded
by depression, misery and
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-02-04

only be q dauber, but her son or
daughter has known the great mas
tiers before birth. The same is true
of the mother who writes as SO
many thousands write Lot her steep
Evening star., 1923-07-29

Joseph Caprano. New York brickayer fell Ave stories
Friday July 3 He did receive scratch. His method
of offering thanks for his escape present this giant
candle his church. The candle hand painted and
accompanied the church by Caprano his friends and rea
tives and brass band.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-05-05
TWO MORE MARBLE
KINGS WIN HONORS
Technical Freshman VIII Represent Section in City Tourney
-Twe!ve-Y Year Old Boy Is Victor

Finally Fox succeeded in getting his
tsw in the middle of the ring and
knocked six marbles out in close sue
cession, winning the sectional cham
ponship.
Fox put something in his shots few
boys in the elimination games thus
far have had His shooter seemed
to stop dead the second it hit mar
BILE. but tho marble flew out of the
ring.
The two boys who won today bring
the number OF sectional champions up
to seven. The remaining five win be
chosen next Saturday, and the
Saturday following. Then all will be
ready for the city championship
tournament in which the twelve Sec
tional champions will play.
The city champions will go. accom-
panied by his or her mother or father,
to Atlantic City to play against
champions from thirty-nine other
cities for the National championship.
All expenses will be paid by The
Times.
The Times also will give the winner
a bicycle.
The schedule of games to be played
next Saturday will be announced later.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-05-05
DOCTOR DENIES
CONNECTION WITH
DEATH OF SHEA
Physician, Held on Dope
Charge, Asserts He Never
Heard of Dead Man.

All statements that he was in any
way connected with the death of
Bernard Shea with an overdose OF
dope" were denied today by DR.. vii.
liam b Hartsock, charged by Federal
officers with violation of the Harrison
nracotic law. lie was held to the Fed.
eral grand jury and released under
81 600 bond
Shea was found dead at Labor
Temple. w Pearl St. Apri H.
I never heard of Bernard Shea ex.
cept what learned through the news
papers at the time of his DEATH" said
DR.. Hartsock today He was never
q patient of mine at any time"
"All charges in connection with him
are false. and the claims against me
untrue. The patient for whom the
morphine was kept in my office is an
ex-soldier sent to me by government
officials for treatment of incurable
tuberculosis
"Innumerable efforts have been
made to place him in government
hospitals. but no satisfactory place had
been arranged.
'Sanatorium officials had said that
it wasn't worth while to give him the
drug cure because his condition is suoh
that he could not stop drug treatment"
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-05-05
"WILL INTERRUPT COMMERCE"
French Official Protest on Ship Ruling
Delivered to Hughes.

Db CHttCd fFCSS
WASHINGTON. May 5.-France's
protest against enforcement of the Su-
preme Courts decision barring liquor
on foreign ships from American terri
tortal waters was delivered to Secre-
tary Of State Hughes today by Am
bassador Jusserand.
Jusserand called in person at the
State Department and spent some
time with Hughes. Neither official
would comment on the conference.
Later. It was indmated, the exact ma
ture Of the French protest would be
revealed.
Jusserand was ordered by Premier
Poincare to file the protest, and to
point out that enforcement by this
Government Of the booze ban against
French ships might result in inter
rupting commerce between the two
nations
Sir Auckland Geddes. British ambas-
sador. Is known to be in communica-
ton with his government regarding
the situation.
On high authority It'll is learned that
should This government undertake to
carry out the decision Of the Supreme
Court as is contemplated by the regu
ltaions being prepared by the Treasury
Department, the British government is
almost sure to deliver Solemn diplo-
matte protest" to the United States.