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The Lambertville record., 1923-01-05
1928 OFFICERS FOR JR. ORDER

Lambertvile--- The following recently
elected officers Of Lambertville Coun-
eli No. 67, Jr Order United Ameri-
can Mechanics, were installed Tuesday
evening, January 2, 1923, for the ensu
ing year by Past Council Elmer Shep-
herd Councillor, Lewis Vaehinger;
vice councillor Russell Heath; assist
ant recording secretary, Elmer shep-
herd; conductor, Theodore Hidstine;
warden, Clarence Baker, inside senti-
mel, Edward Williams; outside senti-
mel, Earl Williamson.
The Lambertville record., 1923-01-05

g ENAToR BoRAH, heading
- group of mild reservation
lists and Democrats, has offered
an amendment TO the naval ap-
propriations bill requesting the
President to call a world con-
ference to discuss economic
questions and further limitation
of armament. What is your
'opinion of the advisability Of
this action2
The Lambertville record., 1923-01-05
NEWS REVIEW OF
CURRENT EVENTS
Placing Germany in Voluntary
Default Is Big Victory for
Frances Policy.
PREMIERS IN SESSION AGAIN

Berlin Suggests Four-Power Agree
ment for European Pesce-Borah's
Plan for World Conference
Mosul Oil Lands Question
May Disrupt Lausanne
Farley.
The Lambertville record., 1923-01-05

collect garbage and ashes for the
week ending January 9Th, 1928.
On motion Treasurer was author
lied to retire $l,500.00 school bonds
and interest sl,l5S.75.
Bond of William Morse, Constable
for the year Of 1928 received and or
dered filed.
On motion, adjourned at s.55-P. M,
y, |, SMITH, City Clerk,
The Lambertville record., 1923-01-05

BY EDWARD w. PlckARo
Evening star., 1923-08-16
TORONTO CHOSEN
| FOR TYPO GATHERING
Will Be Convention City in 1924.
Outbreaks Widen Gan Between
Union Parties.
BY the Associated Press.

! BY the Associs ted Press.
ATLANTA. August l6-Toronto,
Canada. today was selected as the
I 1924 site for the convention of the
International Typographical Union.
in session here. The vote was l4S
to 10s and was reached by secret
ballot
Hibbing and Virginia, neighboring
cities In Minnesota, had extended a
joint invitation and had been the only
other contestants for the next session
OF the organization.
Portland, Ore. has invited the union
% meet in the western city in 1925.
Heated sessions again lrrked the
convention yesterday and frequent
factional outbreaks served to widen
the gap between the so-called pro-
gressiye and administration forces.
Another feature of the day was an
address by Frank Morrison. secretary
of the American Federation of Labor. in
which he scored the United States
Rail Labor Board. advocated edu-
cation and vocational training for bows
so that they might be prepared to carry
on the work of the world. and declared
II his belief that the next session of
Congress will pass number of meas
ures beneficial to the worker.
Mr.. Morrison stated further that the
l. w. w. movement found a field for
operations only where the right to or
ganize was denied the workers. He
declared that so long as /. W. w en-
ployers exist there will be l. w W.
agitators.
A day of entertainment is on the
program for today. following the morn
ing business session. The base ball
matches tonight will be the recreational
features
Evening star., 1923-08-16

1t is estimated that a possible saw
ing of 15S.000,000 tons of coal
year could be made by the complete
use Of the power of Niagara and St.
Lawrence rivers to produce electric
ity
Evening star., 1923-08-16

the country what kind of an Execu-
tive he is. In four or five months
presidential primary contests will be
here. and if rival candidates think
Mr.. Coolidge is not making a salts
factory showing before the country
they will redouble their efforts to
carry important states in the pri-
marieS.
Politician for Secretary.
Mr.. Coolidge, therefore. must work
fast. Some people are disposed 10
think lie worked fast when he Sc
lected as private secretary Bascom
Slemp, former representative from
Virginia, and an astute republican
politician with wide acquaintance
and influence in the south. where del
egates are usually much sought after
py the managers of presidential cam
didateS.
President Coolidge is really not
guilty of that charge. All that he
did was to ask Speaker Gillette and
other friends who knew Congress
ought to have for secretary. They
picked Slemp for variety of rea-
sons and IL is, of course, probab BILE
they thought of the necessity of
lining up southern delegates for Mr.
Coolidge. although he himself might
never have suspected the politics
in il.
What Mr. Coolidge needed in the
White House was a man who knew
politics and politicians. He also
wanted a genial soul who would
know how to make political folk feel
at home when they called at the
White House. Woodrow Wilson had
that type of secretary in Joseph =.
Tumulty. who was really a political
manager as well as secretary
Under President Harding Attorney
General Daugherty played the role of
political manager. Presidents always
have some body to deal for them with
the politicians and the organization
leaders So long as Presidents must
rely on organized effort in primaries
and elections this will be true
When Mr.. Coolidge has familiarized
himself with the Harding policies he
Will no doubt express his viewpoint
on pending questions explicitly. Some
of his statements will be reitera-
ton of what has been said before
by his predecessor. Other announce
ments will carry their own explana-
! tion of why deviations are necessary
Mr.. Coolidge is not bound by his
pledge to split hairs over what Mr..
Harding's policies were. but he is
just the same making a systematic
effort to inform himself on their
substance, so that no radical changes
may be made without advising the
country of the reasons that prompt
the new President to change.
Copyright, 1921
Evening star., 1923-08-16
EDMUND T. STROBEL
MOTOR co. HEAD, DIES
Typhoid d-Pneumonia Results Fatal
ly for Young Business Man,
After Months Illness.

Edmund T. Strobel thirty three
years old. head of the Strobel Motor
Co. Inc. died at 1880 o'clock this
morning at George Washington Uni
vcrsity Hospital. after a month's liz
ness, from typhoid and
complications.
Funeral arrangements had not been
made at noon today. Hone had been
held out for Mr.. Strobeps recovery,
until about twenty-four hours from
the end. when he was transferred
from his home. 3SlS Jenifer street,
TO the hospital.
Mr.. Strobel was u mcmoeT of Almas
Temple OF the Mystic Shrine and was
a Knight Templar. lie was born in
Blacksville. 5. G.
Surviving are his widow. MIS-. Ger
rude Strobel; one daughter. Marie ::
ais father and mother, Mr.. and Ms.
J. p. Strobel: four brothers AMI a sis
ter: Grover Strobel of Texas and
J. r. Strobel. w. ]. Strobel. James H.
Strobel and Miss Edna Strobel, all of
this city.
Evening star., 1923-08-16
ST, 600 WILLED CHURCH
BY MISS MARY PHELAN
Other Charities Include Sums to
Little Sisters of the. Poor
and Two Orphanages.

The will of Miss Mary Ida Phelan,
dated June 81, 1928, was filed today
for probate. She leaves $1,000 to ST.
Peters Catholic Church, $400 to the
Little Sisters of the Poor. and $500
each TO st. Joseph's Male Orphan
Asylum and st. Vincent's Female Or
phan Asylum.
Included in the other bequests are
$1,000 to Elizabeth Murray, $1,000 to
Anna l.. Patrick, 5000 each to Lulie
W. Fralich and Matte w. Hoover,
$500 each. to Mary A. La Faivre. Felicito
l.. Hinton and Rosalie L. Finnan, $500
each to Mollie Clarke, Annie Clarke
and Agnes c. McPhee and $500 each
to Elizabeth Fitzpatrick and Jeanne
G. Crawley Mrs. Blanche Higgins
O'Connor is to have $1,000 and
Gertrude II. Mckenna and Marie II.
Sanderson $500 each.
The remaining estate is devised to
Anna l.. Patrick and Hattie Clarke.
George II. OConnor is named as
executor
Evening star., 1923-08-16
ZR-3 SAILS IN NOVEMBER
German-Built Zeppelin to Fly t.
Lakehurst, N. J.

The transatlantic flight Of the ZR-3
huge Zeppelin now nearing completion
in Germany. from Friedrichshafen TO
Lakehurst, y. J., will be made some
time in November, if the present sched
ule of construction is maintained.
Official reports to the Navy Depart
ment from Germany indicate. officials
said yesterday, that the dirigible is
progressing to the satisfaction of Amer
lean observers. The flight to this coun-
try will be made by a German crew,
and the ship will not be the property
of the United States government until
it is moored at Lakehurst, where it
will be berthed with it's American-built
sister ship, the Fri, which yesterday
underwent initial imitation.
Evening star., 1923-08-16
ICE MEN FORFEIT FINES.
Four Dealers Accused of Failing to
/. Weigh Product.

Four local retail ice dealers. ar
rested on charges OF violating the
weights and measures laws, forfeited
,heir collateral of s. each in the Dis
trict of Columbia branch of Police
f,ourt today. They were: John Os-
more Wood. 457 NJ street northwest; /;
Sylvester aPrmes, 232 Sth street north
east; Louis Parmes, 323 Sth street
northeast. and George II. Kern, 1881
3 street southeast.
They were charged with delivering
ice to customers without first weigh
ing it, which is as much an offense
against the law as If short weight is
given after the ice has been weighed
Evening star., 1923-08-16
SUES TAXI COMPANY.

Elizabeth Alden today filed suit in
the District Supreme Court to recover
$4,000 damages from the Terminal
Taxicab Company for alleged personal
injuries. She was crossing 7th street
northwest at Mount Vernon place
September IL last when a taxicab of
the company struck her and knocked
her down, she asserts. Attorneys
Wilton j. Lambert and Rudolph ii.
leatman appear for the plaintiff.
Evening star., 1923-08-16
COURSE FOR OFFICERS.
Plan to Supplement Training in
Military Correspondence.

Beginning with the next school
year. a short special command and
general staff school course will be
provided by the general service
schools at Fort Leavenworth, Kan.
for the instruction of selected officers
of the National Guard and Organized
Reserves not below the rank of
major. The course will cover a period
of three months. beginning March 10.
and Is designed to supplement in
struction given in the existing cor
respondence course. Officers to take
the new course will be selected by
the War Department upon recommen-
dations of the various Army Corps
commanders.
Evening star., 1923-08-16
ENDS DIVORCE SUIT.

ciled with her husband, Robert Kres-
sin. of the Dime Messenger Service,
and today dismissed her suit for an
absolute divorce and for the par
titton of their real estate which she
filed recently against her husband.
She was represented by Attorneys
Newmyer & King. Attorney George
c. Gertman appeared for the hus-
band.
Evening star., 1923-08-16
DET0URs TO CONDUIT
ROAD POINTS PROVIDED
Cabin John Reached by Way of
River Road-Great Falls
Through Rockville.

The traffic bureau has erected signs
az Wisconsin avenue and River road
directing motorists to make detours
in going to Cabin John and Great
Falls because of the work being done
on the new water conduit.
II is suggested that the following
routes be followed on these detours:
To Cabin John, go by way of Wis
consin avenue to River road. to CO.
haSit road to bridge; to Great Falls,
go by way of Rockville and Potomac.
Evening star., 1923-08-16
QUALITIES WlFE'S CHARGE.
w. z. Lamore Says Pistol Aimed at
Her Alleged COMPANION.

Walter +. Lamore in an answer to
the suit of his wife, Mary c. Lamorc,
for a limit divorce tells the District
Supreme Court that she was not quite
frank in her statement that he point
ed a pistol at her. Lamore declared
his aim was directed at a man whom
he surprised in the company of his
wife. and who made hasty exit.
The husband asks that the wife's
suit be dismissed and expresses
Willingness to take her back. He is
represented by Attorneys Truitt 6;
Lodge.
Evening star., 1923-08-16
ARTIST DIES OF FALL.

FLORENCE. August 16-Giuseppe
Pasquini, well known painter. died
today OF a fractured skull suffered
through the sudden collapse of scaf-
fold while he was restoring the fres-
Goes in the Church OF the Madonna
Deilumi at Pieuve San Stefano. His
assistant. Engenioi Pellizzani, was
seriously injured.
Evening star., 1923-08-16
MOB MENACES PRISONER.
65-Year-Old Man Accused of Kid
naping 4-Year-Old Child.
Y the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press
HOT SPRINGS, Ark. August 10
William Burke. sixty-fve years old,
arrested in connection with the dis
appearance of four-year-old 7. B.
Huggins from his home Monday and
said to have been identified bv the
child as the man who kidpaned him
and kept him locked in a deserted
shack until his cries attracted pass
erby. and he was liberated. was hur-
riedly taken out Of the city, late yes
terday afternoon b. officers. wien a
crowd began to gather about the city
Jail. where he was being held.
Evening star., 1923-08-16
SPECIAL NOTICES.

BOTLER-i-l50 H.P. WATER TUBE. IN
first class condition: now in service: 125 lbs.
working pressure; bargain. See ENGINEER,
Elite Laundry. II.
WHY NOT MAKE YOUR GAS WATER
heater automatic: Saves gas. saves steps; see
demonstration. 1405 ". Y. ave.
WANT TO CARRY y.ANLOAD OF FUR
niture from Washington to Wilmington, Del:
PhiladeIphia Pa, and New York City.
SMITHS TRANSFER & STORAGE CO.,
Evening star., 1923-08-16
GRAPES FOR SALE.
A. II. L0FFLER
1OI Benning Road


wANTED-TO CARRY a yANLOAD OF
Del: Philadelphia; Pa. and Sew York city; cit:
SMITHS TRANSFER & STORAGE CO., 1913
L ~. NV
PLASTERER To FURNISH AND PUT ON
BJO yards plaster on remOdeed dwelling and
take note with 1910 interest. in payment.
Owner fully financially responsible, but needs
time to collect money. Address Box 2oo.I
Star office.
no WHOM IT MAY CONCERN: NOTICE Is
hereby given that the copartnprship hereto
fore existing between Andrew J. White and
William p Boyer for the Operati and con-
duct under the name of White Il Boyer Com
pany of retail electric supply and contract
street northwest. Washing ton, ID. c.. has been
dissolved.
william r. Boyer has purchased the interest
Of Andrew j. White in said business and will
hereafter conduct the same as his individual
business.
All money due the partnership are payable
70 said William r. Boyer. who also assumes
the payment of tha partnership debts on and
ANDREW ]. WHITE.
wM p. BOYER.
REED FURNITURE aud baby carriages re-
paired painted upholstered, chairs caned.
The Wickercraft, 1402 NV, Potomac 1924.
o5ec DISCOUNT on PIANO, PLAYER RE-
pairing: formerly head tuner and iep. Percy
Foster and Knabe Co. GEO. ". VI. WALKER.
20 Morton st. Col. 4I06. Estimates free.
ST.TNCI. FIRM CONSTRUCTION MAKES
LIFETIME GARAGE
Quickly erected at terms to suit the pur-
chaser
LIFETIME GARAGE CO..
The mirror., 1923-03-22

himself by illusory notions of what is
good for public consumption" He deals
with stark reality. One can easily pic
ture, without any great stretch of fancy,
the plight of Anthony and Gloria-with
all their millions-as they sail for Europe.
Anthony a babbling, helpless and impctent
invalid. Gloria-the remnant of ravish-
ing beauty; yet still pretty in frowsy
washed-out way, looking wistfully at Life,
yet optimistic for the many "parties" to be
had in Europe. And both beginning to
realize that money is not everything; that
it cannot restore mutual compatibility;
spiritual peace, nor bring back the essen
tial of true happiness-love.
have been told that Fitzgerald is
student of Mencken; but I should have
known without being told that he is a
profound student whether of Mencken or
any other eminent scholar, philosopher or
scientist. do not recognize the teachings
Of Mencken in his writing because I am
ignorant of Mencken's speciality. But 1
do recognize the tremendous depths to
which Fitzgerald has plumbed in his
search of the human soul-especially of
that part of humanity who live sporadi-
cally like disguised ypsies, about the
hotels of our larger cities; and in whose
mode of existence is found analogy to
CURSOR some of us prior to the "fall."
At any rate, "The Beautiful and
Damned" under the definition at the head
of this article, is, in my opinion, literature.
Aside from the technique of the book
which sets a very high standard due to
the unique arrangement of the chapters
with sub-titles the characters are finely
drawn, the theme or plot moves agreeably
the philosophy of the author is good
though it borders on pedantry at times
and the musings of the characters to-
gether with the smart dialogue, all con-
tribute to make this very brilliant novel.
1t is hard to reconcile oneself to a de-
pressing end, but the reader will see the
authors justification by careful perusal
of some of the dialogue; for instance:
Gloria and Anthony are (?) happily
married. They have taken little coun
try place for the summer in New Jersey.
Lying in bed one night they are discus
sing "old Aames," and quite suddenly,
Gloria, in a generous mood and sure. of
her hold upon Anthony, says-something
to this effect:
'I don't care, Daddy, what your rela-
tons were with women before we were
married-no matter how many you phil
andered with-just so it was only some
temporary physical satisfaction, and not
something you would cultivate as habit.
I am not the least bit jealous. But l
want you clean-and have you so. /
know you are above such common weak
resses -" etc. etc.
1t can be easily discerned from that
excerpt that Fitzgerald handles some deli
cate marital questions-and how master
full he is! His philosophical treatment of
these questions is indeed refreshing and
yet logical to the broadminded reader.
But there can be only one ending to such
story-an unhappy one. And I note
with extreme regret in several "movie"
journals that the story has been doctored
and happy ending substiuted-to con-
form with the ideas of those crucihers of
art: the censors, perhaps. Or possibly to
some quixotic idea on the part of the pro-
The mirror., 1923-03-22
BORDER DAYS
The Brownsville Manenveys
By Mr.. X. L. M.

THE training of the troops on the Bor-
der was along different lines than
that of the men in the late war,
owing to the nature of the country and
the type of soldier they would face in
event of the campaign that was expected.
Cavalry would play an important part in
case of an invasion of Mexico as Mexican
soldiers are as a rule mounted. There
would be no trench warfare but more of
a guerilla style of fighting.
Infantrymen of Border Days could out
hike doughboys of the World War as they
were proficient along this line. Yanks
grumbled over twenty mile a day hike
while we covered forty-two miles one
summer day in southern Texas under an
extremely hot sun.
The Brownsville Maneuvers were the
final test of the troops in, the Brownsville
sector. 1t was to be sham warfare on a
large scale, with every branch of the ser
vice taking part. There was a White
Army, including the troops at Donna,
Llano Grande, Mercedes, Harlingen, and
San Benito and Brown Army made up
of the units at Brownsville. A wide white
band was worn on the service hat of menu
bers of the former
We left camp early one morning carry
ing full packs and field rations. Trans
port and combat wagons rumbled along
behind the marching men. Cavalrymen
from Donna and Mercedes guarded the
Aanks of the column, as did patrols of in
fantrymen.
Our first skirmish with the Browns was
just north of Harlingen. From there we
were supposed to fight for every foot of
ground. 1t was nothing more than a bit
of grown-up kids playing at war at first
but take it from me, sham war is stren-
uous exercise to say the least. You wade
rivers, plough your way through ver-
liable jungles, collect the finest assortment
of scratches and insect bites to be found
in tropical countries, carry almost one
hundred pounds on your back, and eat
just often enough to keep acquainted with
food. Hard tack never appealed to me
as steady diet, nor did bacon that was
all rind.
You dashed through the woods of an
unexplored country; perhaps a gallant
cavalryman allowed his equine companion
and mount to step in your face while
you were doing your duty nobly in the
face of the enemies rifle fire. You may
be sure that no one emulated our old
friend Alexander by signing for more
worlds to conquer.
When you had snapped your rifle times
pompous major rode up to
tell you that you had been killed an hour
ago by machine-gun fire. When my en-
tire company was wiped out, crossing an
open space in San Benito, we breathed
great sigh of relief thinking of course that
we would be sent back to camp, for dead
men are of little use in battle. don't
know vet whether we were resurrected or
were reinforced, but do know that l
walked from San Benito to Brownsville,
dead or alive.
After tweny-four hours of these little
exercises we camped ON one bank of the
river that divides San (Page 4, Col. ~
The mirror., 1923-03-22
ducers who have the interest of the "dear
public" at heart.

The gifted author of "Main Street. and
Free Air." (which books l did not like)
Sinclair Lewis, who added a genuine
noteworthy achievement to his credit by
bringing out "Babbitt" has attained a
place in American letters that shall not
be easily forgotten. Though l firmly be-
lieve that Upton Sinclair, had he been
less vindictive and more impersonal in his
books: "The Jungle" and "The Brass
Check" and had he covered wider
sphere with less of his penchant for muck
raking, would have produced book long
ere this that would have given a clearer
portrait of American people and American
institutions than does Lewis "Babbitt."
And I say this with no reflection upon
Mr.. Lewis; only that it is my personal
opinion that Mr.. Sinclair is peculiarly
fitted to handle the problems with strength
that MI. Lewis endeavors to handle by
satire, inuendo and obsure dialogue; CIV
ing his readers-who have sought to learn
what all this talk of unclean politics,
faulty economics, predatory capital and
oppressed labor is about-only a faint
idea of the questions that become vitally
important part of his story-"Babbitt."
The real theme presents itself incidental
ly, where it should be the warp and woof
of the general thesis, in my humble
opinion.
Beneath the story of the middle class
Rabbits" there seeps into the readers
mind, by skillful inuendo, musing and
ambiguous dialogue (yet the dialogue is
a masterpiece of American slang, so COM
mon to American life), an undercurrent
of thought that the fabric of our social
structure is wrong, without specific or
pointed discourse in explanation on the
part of the author. Whether it is due to
lack of courage, deliberate intent to pro-
woke thought, or, through fear of frown-
ing publishers shall not attempt to
designate. Yet it is there, unmistakably.
You all know "Babbitt."
Every city and town has them by the
score. We have them "even here" Pic
ture a pink-faced, well-fed fatuous busi-
ness man of your acquaintance whose
philosophy of life is summed up with
tumble (no matter WHAT of current slang
phrases or at best some trite maxim,
probably misapplied anyhow, and you
have Mr. Lewis "Babbitt." His whining
petulance about his domestic affairs is
actually disgusting, yet intensely accurate
and human. Mr.. Lewis skillful portrayal
of Rabbits" ludicrous ideals: Vision
and Ethics, with his vague conception of
Christianity and morality, furnishes some
high class satire, and adds immeasure-
ably to Mr.. Lewis genius as literary
caricaturist. Yet "Babbitt" is after all
very human-sometimes even lovable-
particularly at the close of the book where,
upon the amazing yet logical event of
his sons marriage ian elopement) with
one of the genus Aapper, he delivers him
self, after his son Ted's quizzical exclama-
ton:
"Gosh, dad, are you really going to be
human?"
This after the boy and his wife had met
W ith a storm of indignation from other
of the family assembled in the
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