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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-04-28

r TOUSTON THOMPSON, of-the Federal Trade Cor
- mission, says that re also rather decent Il
Last year only $50 orders were issued against fall
advertising and misbranding.
Less than conviction for commercial deception pei
month for each of fortyeght great States.
Buying is safer here than anywhere else on earth.
Mr. Thompson is for the fullest possible competition
and regrets that judges and ures do not fully understand
how widely violations of the Sherman Act affect
interest.
That's why Jail sentences seldom imposed upon
monopolists and profiteers. He didn't SPECIFICALLY
mention sugar.
But housewives attending to that situation in their
way. While the Administration makes gestures at
prosecution the Civic Federation of Women Clubs and
the market committees 200 organizations take up
the fight in Maryland and pledge themselves to
boycott which will confne the purchase of sweets to the
of necessity. Baltimore slogan is no candy
cings cake"
Hard on the confectioner, but ruthless tariffs invite
rough reprisals.
The Indianapolis times., 1923-08-20

ers." with Milton Sills and Moan Beery
as owners Of the two fghtin' mits
Really people, never in my life have
l seen two men stage a fight as Sirs
and Beery put up in this Goldwyn
picture. 1 got so blomin' excited
that 1 cried out loud In meetin' Gosh.
ON gosh would like to use stronger
words, but the censor would get
busy how these two men do fight
Oaken cabinets are smashed to
pieces; tables become toys. a book
case becomes a mere scrap of wood
and an entire Office IS turned into a
junk heap.
l am told on good authority that
both Beery and Sills were carted off
to a real hospital after this fight was
staged and 1 am one little individual
who actually believes that story.
believe you will also when you see
THE Spoilers" at the Circle this week.
And let me yell from the housetops
that the director of the new version
knows his business. He understands
the little trick of putting action into
The Indianapolis times., 1923-08-20

of an audience. He knows how to
joke an audience. how to impress an
audience with his unexplained power
TO repeat questions which haYe been
written and placed in envelopes, and,
above all. he knows how 10 handle
any one who might attempt TO prove
that he knows more than Kara.
consider such demonstrations pure
ly entertainment. If I did not.
would take an entirely different
course in my review. 1 think Kara is
clever and a man who has a keen and
active intellect. This helps to make
him a good Snowman. Please re-
member, look upon Kara only as
entertainment and being a skilled
Snowman.
He is such a good Snowman that
he has the assistance of a singer OF
The Indianapolis times., 1923-08-20
CORONER PUSHES
QUIZ IN SHOOTING
PatroIman Faces Technical
Charge in Killing,

Coroner Paul F. Robinson pushed
his investigation today into the fatal
shooting of David Wright, colored. 80.
of 905 Coe ST., who died at the City
Hospital Saturday night Of a bullet
wound inflicted by Thomas Carter,
patrolman. Aug. 8. Carter was slated
on a technical charge of involuntary
manslaughter, on orders of the cor
oner, pending his investigation. He
was Immediately released and re-
sumed his post.
Wright was shot, police reports
show. after Carter and Patrolman Or
val Wininger attempted to arrest him
as he was driving his car northwest
on Indiana Ave. while he was in
toixcated A sudden swerve Of his
car caused Wright to shake both Of
ficers off the running board. A wheel
passed over Wininger's legs. Car
ter leaped to his feet and fred at
Wrightf1 who was running.
The Indianapolis times., 1923-08-20
SIX ATTEMPT TO
SWIM CHANNEL
Girl Is Among Participants in
Contest.

DOVER, England, Aug. 20.-Six at
tempts were to be made to swim the
English Channel today and break the
record established by the Argentine
Enrique Tiraboschi.
Among the contestants was a worn-
an, Miss Gotta Hills, who started from
Folkestone at a. m. and was six
miles out on her way to France an
hour later.
Others scheduled to start from the
British shore were Charlie 10th, the
Boston waiter, who was forced to
abandon his attempt last week when
within a few miles of his goal, and
the Englishmen, Fred Record and
Frank Parks.
The men all expected to start from
near this port this evening. 10th
had expected to start this morning
but on his pilots advice postponed
the jump-off until p. m.
Two swimmers, Ferrault and Mitch
ell, were to start from the French
shore, near where Tiraboschi put off.
They had planned to start yesterday
but postponed the attempt until to-
day because of bad weather.
The Indianapolis times., 1923-08-20
'Merrily We Roll Along Sings
Motorist, Happy at Low Prices

The dog that had his day had moth
ing on the happy motorist. Cheap
gas, cheap tires, cheap batteries.
cheap accessories, improved motor
cars, cut prices everywhere-thesea are
the joymakers of the automobile
owner Of today.
At the beginning Of the year, the
motorist was told that everything
connected with motor vehicle opera
ton was on the increase in price.
Tires advanced 20 per cent in a few
months, the State put a two cent a
gallon tax on gasoline, business
prophets predicted great advances in
car prices-and then came August.
The Indianapolis times., 1923-08-20
BOY, PAGE KING BEN!

By United Net1s
PRAGUE, Aug. 20.-Now is the time
for all good Czecho- -Slovaks to raise a
beard for their country.
An organization, whose object It is
to induce all Czecho-Slovaks to wear
boards as an expression of their ma
tionality, is to hold a convention soon
at Maehrisch-Ostrau soon.
Members of the organization de
clare the Czechs during the greatest
period of their history wore boards and
that those who are loyal to the re-
public should do so now.
The Indianapolis times., 1923-08-20

Everything began to fall. until to-
day prices are down to a level the car
owner hardly dared dream about.
The latest automotive product to
hit the price toboggan was batteries.
Within the past two weeks sweeping
reductions in battery prices have been
announced. Battery prices now are
cheaper, dealers say, than they have
been in years, and, considering the
quality, they are the cheapest IN his
tory.
So the car owner fills his car with
cheap gas, turns his motor over with
cheap electricity and rolls away on
cheap tires for the most miles per
dollar in his experience.
The Indianapolis times., 1923-08-20
Evansville Creditors Safe
By Times Special

By ItWb6 DDCCtut
EVANSVILLE. Ind, Aug. 90
Evansville creditors Of the r. L.
Doflings Company or subsidiary com
panies are amply protected and a
number of the subsidiary companies
are in sound condition. according to
John A. Bushnell, chairman Of the
Stockholders Protective Association,
appointed to take care of the stock
holders interest in the Dollings re-
ceiVership proceedings.
The Indianapolis times., 1923-08-20
GLASS CUTS PASSENGERS
Police Seek More Information of
Brick Throwing Incident

Police today asked assistance Of the
officials of the Big Four railroad in
getting more details and names of
three passengers on train number 20
bound for Cleveland, Ohio, who were
cut by flying glass when a brick was
thrown through the window as the
train left the union station here at
II p. m. Sunday.
A telegram from the conductor at
Bellefountaine, Ohio, notified the po-
lice four hours later. Immediate
search revealed no suspects.
The Indianapolis times., 1923-08-20
STATE SHOWS 2O3
ARRESTS MADE IN
WEEKLY CLEANUP
Fifty-TWo Persons Charged
With Failure to Have
City Licenses,

With fifty-two persons charged
with failing to have city licenses, rec.
ords at the turkeys Office at police
headquarters today showed 20S per.
sons arrested over the weekend. One
hundred and ci,.-y-seven are men and
sixteen womeI..
Lieutenant MCGEE and squad raid
ed the room of John Oswald, 54312
E Washington st. Five men were
charged with visiting a gambling
house and gaming. Oswald was
charged with keeping a gambling
house.
Gambling Charged
Scott Mitchell, 29, colored. 1415 E.
Sixteenth ST., was charged with keep
fling a gambling house and two men
arrested at his place were charged
with visiting and gaming.
When Lieutenant Winkler and
squad swooped down on the home of
William Payne, 26. colored, 532 E.
Court St., they found four men and
two women. Payne was charged with
operating a DlnO uSeE sAIlu hSSp444S q
house of i'll fame.
Virgil Payne, 80, colored. 524 E.
Court ST., Leo Cox. "a, of Columbus,
Ohio, Lucius Richards, %, Cleveland,
Ohio, and Charles Kincade, AZ, st.
Louis. Mo-. were charged with as
sociating. Lola Carter, %, colored.
122 n. Liberty ST., and Frieda Leon
ard, %, colored, 61O z. Court St, were
charged with a statutory oense.
Eight Held on Booze Charges
The same officers arrested Dacey
Brady, 5061z E. Washington St, on
a charge of keeping a house Of i'll
fame and renting rooms illegally; Roy
Leonard, $50 Udell St, and Roy I'm
derwood, 1888 Union St, on charges
of associating and statutory offenses.
Alice Carson, 81, Oxford Hotel, and
Virginia Lamont ,31S y. New Jersey
ST., were charged with statutory
offenses.
Several men and one woman were
charged with operating blind tigers.
The Indianapolis times., 1923-08-20

marrles the glrI. IheTe is Hdppy
ending after the ruffian is found to
be a murderer. and the two lovers are
united.
Frank Whitson and Robert Klein
are also in the cast, as is Rim Tin,
a dog.
Fighting Blood" is a good addition
to the program. as it has George
O'Hara and Ruth Horton. A news
reel follows. (By ObserverJ
The Indianapolis times., 1923-08-20
Sixth Week for Griffith
Spectacle at RiaItn Theater

d. w. Griffith's THE Birth of
Nation" is now in it's sixth con-
secutive week at the Rialto. 1t is
making a great record in coming back
as box office attraction. 1t will be
on view all week at the Rialto. 1 un-
derstand that this is the last week of
the run.
The Indianapolis times., 1923-08-20

bert Millyer az
director, has
turned out a bet
ter production
of THE Spoil
ers" than the
first one with
Farnum.
To my way of
thinking the first
production OF
The Spoilers"
held the record
for having the
best fight ever
recorded on the
screen u n [ / |
G. o | d w y n re-
leased a brand
new production
of THE Spoil
The Indianapolis times., 1923-08-20
Boy, 12, Reported Missing

Carl Esch, II, of Lynnhurst DIR. and
Franklin St. near Ben Davis. Ind,
was reported missing from his home
since 2 p. m. Sunday Police were
told the boy said he was going to
Wabash, Ind, to join his brother.
The Indianapolis times., 1923-08-20

father of the man Carey is accused
of numbering.
From this situation, the story of
the play is built. The man is exon
Grated of the charge against him,
and the real murderer is punished.
A Plum Center comedy and a news
reel complete the bill.
At the Isis the .irst half of this
week. By Observer.
The Indianapolis times., 1923-08-20

girl who marrieS
a renegade 10
save her father
from exposure for
a crime. She does
this, although she
loves q member
of the Northwest
Mounted Police,
but she dares not
tell her lover of
her sacrifice for
fear that IT will
expose her father.
Irving Cummings
plays the part Of
t h e policeman,
and w a IL a C e
Beery does some
excellent work as
the renegade who
The Indianapolis times., 1923-08-20
Boy Seen Stealing Clock

Detectives are searching for a boy
who stole SIS dashboard clock from
a machine belonging to Ed Mock of
the Gibson Company, Capitol Ave.
and Michigan st.
The Indianapolis times., 1923-08-20
Northwest Mounted
Police Story at Smiths

A Northwest mounted police story
is playing at Mister Smiths this
week. 1t is one Of James oliver Cur
woods stories, but does not quite live
up to the Curwood standard.
Eva Novak heads the cast, which is
good one. She has the role Of a
The Indianapolis times., 1923-08-20

Other attractions on view today in
clude: Jonathan Makes A Wish" at
the Murat; Lottie Mayer and her
divers at the Lyric and the Klown
Revue at the Palace.
The Indianapolis times., 1923-08-20
The Miracle Baby"
Is on View at Isis.

THE Miracle Baby" is a story of
three partners, and is playing the
first part OF the week at the Isis One
CT the three partners Is a baby. and
another is Harry Carey in the role of
n man accused Of murder.
Strangely enough, the other is the
The Indianapolis times., 1923-08-20
Bessie Love Does a Great
Piece of Acting as Mary.

Bessie Love as Mary Finnegan,
who becomes an unwilling victim to
the dope habit and who nearly kills
her own baby by making a dope
slave of the infant, does some of the
most powerful work I have seen on
the screen for months.
George Hackathorne is cast as a
chauffuer who is dope f1end. Splen-
did work. The method Of distributing
dope, sincerely believe, is honestly
exposed in Human Wreckage." The
fact. is, the entire cast is magnificent.
I am going to indorse Human
Wreckage" as a movie with a sincere
purpose. This picture Will make
you think, think and think
See Human Wreckage." DOM
miss 1t.
At the Apollo all this week
I
The Indianapolis times., 1923-08-20

one in this cast knows how to act.
No false alarm there. Especially do
1 like the work of Miss Nilsson, Eide
son and Miss Bedford in addition to
Sills and Beery.
I am not going TO repeal the story.
We all know that "The Spoilers is
real "he-man" affair and the women
are flesh and blood characters.
This I do want to say: The new
Goldwyn production of ''The Spoilers
comes mighty close to being my idea
of being perfect screen entertainment.
1t is one of the really big pictures of
the year.
If you have any faith in my judg-
ment, then do not fail to see THE
Spoilers" as being presented at the
Circle this week
The bill includes an overture by the
orchestra and a comedy, Wrecks"
AT the Circle all week.
The Indianapolis times., 1923-08-20

Tor many years
before the public.
He opened yester-
day a limited en-
gagement at the
Ohio as an add
ed attraction" to
the regular movie
and musical pro-
gram. He states
in the beginning
that ho claims no
s u p e r n a tural
powers. but he
soon impressed
me that he was a
wise and good
S h o Vtnan. He
knows how to de.
termine and feel
@La 4ov,,naro+
The Indianapolis times., 1923-08-20
A Little Adventure i'm
the Land of Mystery

We all love the things we do not
understand.
We all appreciate clever Snowman
ship. I guess that is the reason that
Kara, announced as a mind reader"
The Indianapolis times., 1923-08-20
Mrs. Reid Bares Her Soul in Dope Film;
Best Fight of Ages Staged in "Spoilers

oriental melodies and a dancer who
looks very classical as well as Orient
al in a few clothes. I saw nothing
shocking in her efforts to be classical.
Remember I have seen the Morgan
dancers and a flock of nature dancers.
Kara is putting up an interesting
show at the Ohio this week. No re-
view would be complete this week
about the Ohio unless it mentioned
the big hit made by the Miami Lucky
Seven. These men know how to play
jazz music and how to make an in
trument talk" They stop the show.
The movie feature is Betty Blythe
in "The Truth About Wives" 1t is
most uninteresting and foolish
movie. 1t is so slow that 1 got the
impression that it must be a slow
action movie.
The bill includes a comedy. Winter
Has Came" and news weekly.
Kara and the Miami Lucky Seven
are giving more value in entertain
rnent than one has the right to ex-
pect for the admission price charged
At the Ohio this week.
The Indianapolis times., 1923-08-20

atmosphere. The story starts out with
atmosphere plus action.
Let me first give you the Goldwyn
cast of 1.-THE Spoilers" 1t is as
follows:
The Indianapolis times., 1923-08-20
By WALTER D. HICKMAN.

SHADOW of the beloved late Wal
lie Reid hovers about Human Wreck
age"
Out of the misery of part of the
life of Wallace Reid, the widow has
drawn a strong indictment I'll movie
form against the dope evil.
Human Wreckage" is more than
mere entertainment as beng pre-
sented at the Apollo this week. II
Is terrific indictment aga.ns, the
use 'of drugs.
At times one feels that the soul
of Mrs. Wallace Reid is crying out
loud for the return of the boy she
once loved before he became a dope
victim. 1t is this sincere attitude
which raises Human Wreckage''
above the footage of a mere film.
As Mrs. Reid lifts the veil OF ner
past unhappy domestic life after she
discovered the "wolf of dope" in her
own home, one is impressed with the
sincerity of her efforts to bring home
a real lesson to the American people.
OF course, the movie producer has
not lost sight of the financial end of
such a campaign, but he has given
the film a marvellous cast.
The Cast Is as Worthy
as the Theme Is Noble
First, believe that Mrs. Reid is alb
soIutely sincere in her efforts to stamp
out the drug and dope evil. 1 ad-
NIT she has suffered about as much
as any normal person could suffer
from the traffic. not as a user Of the
cursed stuff but as the wife Of a ma
tional hero who went to his grave
because of the dope habit.
The reason believe that Mrs. Reid
is sincere is because she has insisted
that the theme of Human Wreckage"
be true to facts. The theme contends
that the dope habit is a disease and
the victim is really mighty sick per-
son.
In the second place, the movie con-
tends that all sick people should be
treated as sick people and no, as
hopeless outcasts.
In the third place, some or the best
actors on the screen have been called
in to aid Mrs. Reid to drive home a.
great lesson.
I believe that the majority Of those
who see Human Wreckage'' Will
agree with Mrs. ReiG that unprinci-
pied doctors have had their hand In
increasing the use Of drugs.
Mrs. Reid is cast as the wife Of
Alan Mcfarland James Kirkwood,
who as a great criminal lawyer be-
comes a victim of the dope habit
by listening to the advice of an un-
principled doctor. KirkwoOd shows
the terrible and destroying effects
that dope has on the human body,
mind and soul. Here Is great acting,
not pleasant acting but acting with
terrible warning back Of it. 1t is dur
ing terrible scenes of suffering when
Mcfarland attempts to break away
from the dope habit. that one feels
the shadow of the late Wallie Reid
lowering close to the screen. 1t Is
nearly a message from the grave.
Bessie Love Does a Great
The Indianapolis times., 1923-08-20
Is it a Fight You Want?.
Then Don't Pass Up "The Spoilers

Any producer had TO gather up a
lot of steam to beat the first production
of THE Spoilers" with William Far
mum and Thomas Santschi.
But Goldwyn, with the aid Of Lam
The Indianapolis times., 1923-08-20

and entertainer. has been successful
The Indianapolis times., 1923-08-20
SilkCapes

Clean Up Sale Of
smart silk grapes In
all colorS. Spe cial
The Indianapolis times., 1923-08-20
Ratine Skirts

Cleanup Of vvomen's
skirts, in plain colors
and novelties.
The Indianapolis times., 1923-08-20
WOMEN'S $500 S

Cleanup Sale of women's suits
for early fall wear. Many are
Silk lined. While they last Tues
day at .................
The Wrangell sentinel., 1923-02-22

Between love and duty's the comic war.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1923-02-22

For every innocent man in jail there are one hundred guilty men It large
The Wrangell sentinel., 1923-02-22
READ AND HEED

Increases of railway dividends will { shortly be In order.
 Any time is a good time to start carrying out good idea.
 Maybe the trouble Is with you, not with your job or your boss.
 A warning: Many radio stocks now being promoted are as thin as air.
 If you're ashamed of your position you should be ashamed of yourself.
 The leaders of tomorrow will have to be likeable. Are y6u trying to qualify?
 Congress, always eager ts reform" business. badly needs businesslike re- forming.
 The two pillars of every whole some nation must be the Heart and the Hearth.
 My favorite motto: Everything comes to him who hustles while he waits. s."-Thomas Edison.
 Your mind like soil will produce nothing unless intelligently titled nothing, that is. but weeds.
 Wealth won hasn't necessarily been taken from someone else. What about Ford. for example ?.Forbes, Maga- zine.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1923-02-22
STEESE WILL SOON BE HEAD
 OF THE ALASKA RAILROAD

SEATTLE-A special to the Daily Times from Washington says:
 "Plans have been worked out be- tween the interior and war depart mnts to combine the duties of oper- ! ating the Alaska railroad with those of construction of roads and trails in the territory. Col. Frederick Mears will be relieved of his duties as chairman and chief engineer of the Alaskan Engineering Commis- sion about May l, and Col. James C.. Steese directed to take over the work. Colonel Mears will be assign ed to duty with the engineers of the N. c. A.
 ''There is nothing in the change outside the ordinary routine and a desire to save money" said Secretary of the Interior Fall. We asked President Harding to allow Colonel Mears to remain on duty another year, and this time has now expired. The positions should be co-ordinated to bring the work together under one head. The road commissions duty is to build roads and trails in all parts of the territory, but par ticularly sections tributary to the railroad to make traffic available"
 Tn two activities will probably remain under one control until some disposition is made of the railroad pdoperty. By combining the two propositions the government elimin ates considerable overhead, saving about s25,000 yearly.
 Politicians and watchers who have been watching the Alaska situ- ation for several months see in the change the initial move on the part the administration to obtain large appropriation for wagon road con struction in Alaska.
 Next year Colonel Steese will en- deavor to obtain the adoption of plan by which 10,000,000 will be made available for this purpose, to be accomplished either by methods of direct appropriation or by includ- ing Alaska under the provisions of the federal highway act. Under this law s100,000.000 would be available for road construction within the next two years. The money is allo- cated to the states on basis of one third for population, one-third for roads already constructed, and one third for area.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1923-02-22
THE GOLDEN RULE

All races have a Golden Rule ex. pressed in one form or another. Here are few of them:
 Do as you would be done by.-Psr. sian.
 Do not that to a neighbor which you would take III from him.-Grecian.
 What you would not wish done to yourself, do not unto others.-Chinese
 One should seek for others the hap piness one desires for ones self Buddhist
 He sought for others the good he desired for himself. Let him pass on Egyptian.
 All things whatsoever ye would that men should do to you. do ye even so tC them.-Christian.
 Let none of you treat his brother in a way he himself would dislike to be treated.-Mohammed
The Wrangell sentinel., 1923-02-22

One of Judges prize stories is as follows: 'An old southern planter (once 'Marse Davy) said to an old Negro: Well, Tony, this is our birthday again-seventy-fiv years we've been together as boy and man; three-quarters of a century and on one plantation 'Sho huff it is, boss-and pears lak desc here years is travelin' aroun' a heap porter dan dey uster.' That's what's on my mind, Tony, and in the course of events we can't expect to remain here much longer-so I've been thinking seriously, Tony, seriously about the grave and the hereaf- ter Watts dat, boss?' Well, I want to make bargain with you, Tony, solemn bargain, to this ef- feet. Whichever one goes first he will come back from the spirit world and tell the other one just what it looks like over there Oats a bar gain, suh. Dat suits me adzactly. But reflectiyely, but, Marse Davy, if you goes fust, won't you come back in the daytime?'
The Wrangell sentinel., 1923-02-22
ODD FACTS

One of the oldest known types of dogs is the greyhound. . Felt and cloth are now being made out of spun glass In Italy.
 Prior to 1925 all women's shoes were made without heels.
 Worms attacked the first wheat crop of the Virginia colonists.
 The teeth of the harlequin snake are arranged like those of a cat.
 A silkworm In It's brief lifetime spins about 1000 yards of thread.
 Wild canaries were not yellow orig finally, but green or gray in color.
 Many travellers declare the Arabs to be the handsomest people of the earth.
 Tadpoles treated with thyroxin turn into matured frogs almost at once.
 La Marseillaise." the French na. tional anthem, was composed at Stras- burg.