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The Washington times., 1923-06-01

pup Said to Have Allied With
RoyaIists to Seize
Government.
BY FRANK E. MASON.

by FRANK e. iN4ASONs
international News Service.
PARIS, June 1.--Intimation that
combined groups of royalists
fascist are planning coup to
empt to gain control of the
inch government was given in
Chamber of Deputies this
ernoon. The session was marked
stormy scenes and an anti
cisti demonstration.
Daudef Threatened.
bout 100 deputies surrounded
honse Daudet, Fascist leader,
the lobby Of the Chamber Of
Duties, shouting epithets and
eatening violence. Friends hustled
1def out OF harms way.
Daudet IL one of the foremost
kesmen Of the Fascist RoyaIist
up on the floor of the chamber.
Certain deputies, who are opposed
the organization, had given no.
they would demand information
to what cautions Premier Pom
y plans to safeguard members Of
chamber from Fascist attacks
the future.
wo leaders Of the French fascist,
nrt Martin and NJ. De Lorgeril,
re arrested.
Three Deputies Beaten.
The trouble started last night.
rec French deputies, in various
IT'S Of the city, were assaulted
lie on their way to attend an
i-Fascisti meeting. They were
putfes Violette. Moutet and Sang.
r. After being overpowered the
Dnties were beaten with canes
forced to swallow quantities OF
tor oil.
Toilette was 50 badly injured he
TO go to a hospital. The other
deputies were able to proceed
the meeting.
Authorities Know Plans.
Deputy Herriot demanded that the
1ernment take measures to pro-
the republic from Royalists and
scisti. -.
t was officially admitted that the
Fernment Is in possession Of In.
nation showing that a national
Plantation OF Fascist and Royal
exists in France.
Minister of Interior, Maunoury ad.
ted to the Chamber that the COM
ed organizations were strong but
the authorities knew all their
ms. In an address to the Cham.
Maunoury said:
The arrests of Fascist leaders
night enabled the police to seize
;uments showing that the organi.
lon has spread throughout Franco,
csc documents have a complete
of officers and members of the
ench Fascist and their detailed
N Of action"
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20 NEW YORK BUSES.
ALLOWED TO RUN HERE

The District Commissioners today
gave permission to New York inter-
ests to operate twenty sightseeing
buses in Washington during the
convention period.
The Commissioners will require
that each bus have a District tag
and pay a license tax. The buses
will be confined to four stands in
different parts Of the city down.
town.
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FRIENDS GATHER
FOR K|TCH|N
RITES
Conferees From Capital to At
tend Funeral of Late Demo-
cratic Leader.

WILSON, N. c., Jun e1.-Funeral
services for Congressman Claude
Kitchin, Democratic laeder in Con-
gress, who died here Thursday, will
be held here late this afternoon at
his home.
The. body of Congressman Kitchin
lay in state today and was viewed by
hundreds of his friends, who came
from miles around to pay their final
tribute to the man who had served
them continuously for twenty years
in Washington.
A number of Democratic Congress
men from Washington came to at
tend the services.
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4e5sssza9.5 2
IS BALLOTS
ON BISHOP
FAIL
Episcopal Conference Still
DeadIocked on Successor to
Late PreIate.

An apparent trend toward the
Rev. Ernest Milmore Stires, of st.
Thomas parish, New York city.
favored for election to be the third
Episcopal bishop of Washington,
was checked today at the third ses-
sion Of special diocesan conve1i-
ton at the Church Of the Ascen-
sion.
On the thirteenth ballot, the IIrst
Of the day, Dr.. Stires lost strength
with the lay delegates and gained
among the clerical represent strives,
while his main opponent, the Rev.
James e. Freeman, OF the Church
Of the Epiphany, Washington, won
the lay strength and lost clerical
delegates to DR.. Stires.
Freeman Leading.
Freeman, clerical 81, lay As: stires,
clerical 4s, lay. 20; scattering. cleri-
cal g., lay 4.
So far a compounds candidate
limited at as one solution OF this
stern deadlock has failed to appear.
The lay delegates, split into two fac
tions. just as are the clerical, fur
nished an interesting parliamentary
combat in appeals to their ranks to
backslide from DIR. Freeman and
vote for DR.. StirAs, and to do no such
thing.
H. T. Nelson. lay delegate from
All Souls parish. obtaining the floor
by special permission. declared he
couldn't understand why the laity
should hold out against their clergy"
in voting for man whom he did not
name, but who, of course, was DIR.
Freeman.
The cIergymen, he pointed out.
must be the ones to deal with the
shop, the laymen perhaps seeing
him only once a year.
Bitterly Criticized.
Nelson's talk was bitterly crit
icized by. the Rev. J. Henning
Nelms, who accused him Of break.
Ing faith" in so strongly intimating
that it was from DR.: Freeman that
he wished votes diverted.
EX-SENATOR Blair Lee and Byron
s. Adams, also lay delegates, took
up the cudgel for DIR. Freeman. the
latter declaring that everybody well
knew Of DR.. Freeman's work and
that in voting for him he believed
that they would be voting for a
man God would select himself"
Balloting did not open until about
II o'clock, largely owing to dilatory
tactics on the part Of several lay
men, who feared that certain of
their conferes had not yet ar
rived to vote
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SAVES $4,000 IN GEMS
BY FIGHT WITH BANDITS

CHICAGO. June 1.-Walter j.
Neumann. proprietor of a downtown
jewelry concern, fought off three
bandits who attacked him today and
saved gems he values at $4,000.
The robbers beat him so severely
he was hurried to a hospital. The
attack occurred near Neumann's
home. He was carrying the Jewels
I'm 4 SAtchel. The RsRatlanta eacap ped
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ATLANTA EXPECTS $4,000
ELKS FOR CONVENTION

ATLANTA, June Mot less
than $4,000 Elks from all parts OF
America are expected to be present
at the annual convention of the
Grand Lodge of the order, In At
lanta, July 9 to IS. The gathering
will assemble delegates from Maine
to Hawaii, with present indications
pointing to representations from
a large majority Of the 1900 lodges
in the country.
This is the firststime that a con-
yention Of the Grand Lodge of
Elks has ever been held in the
southeast, and the first time in
ten years that the order has come
south.
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1, 200 RAILROAD STRIKERS
GIVE UP YEARS STRUGGLE

WILKESBARRE, Pa, June l.
After waging a fight for eleven
months, 200 strikers in the Ashley
shop of the Central railroad of New
Jersey virtually gave up the strug-
gle today.
Their leaders admit defeat and
President Besler of the Company,
has agreed to reinstate the strikers
as new men just as soon as vacan-
cies occur.
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DRAWS $25 FINE FOR
RECKLESS DRIVING

Thomas w. King, colored, today
was fined $s5 by Judge Mcmahon in
traffic court for reckless driving.
King was arrested while going at a
rate of forty-five miles an hour on
l. street northwest, after disobeying
the signal of traffic policeman.
Police are resorting to placing
charges of reckless driving against
offenders of the traffic regulations
because a higher penalty can be
meted out.
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HONOLULU LAW WOULD
PENALIZE HOMICIDES

HONOLULU, June IAN Act
to Prevent Homicides" is the title
Of a bill introduced in the territorial
legislature recently by Representa-
tive D. K. FIayselden. -- 49,.
+. Reading the bill, however, shows
that there il less Of prevention than
penalty proposed. Hayselden would
have persons or corporations
through whose negligence death
occurs penalized from $500 TO
$4,000, the money TO be turned
over to the heirs IT the victims.
SHRINE. CARDS printed at HAus-
ier.a: 100 17th Ut. ~. w. Quick Service.
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GOVERNOR WOOD DENIES
HE PLANS VISIT TO CHINA

MANILA, June 1.-Gov. Gen.
Leonard Wood announced today that
he will not visit China this year.
1t had been reported in the United
States that General Wood would
temporarily give UP the governorship
of the Philippines to proceed to
China on an inspection trip tor
president Harding. ..--a-..
The Washington times., 1923-06-01

Importation Of wheat and flour
into Greece has been prohibited
after May II, cable dispatches to
the Department Commerce said to-
day. Exception was made for
wheat and flour In tranaiR or
|ncated hAtoso May II -,
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PrOcrastinatiOn

Puts a brake on progress
putting off duties, results in
putting on difficulties-pos
ponement till tomorrow brings
a burden and a sorrow-your
today won't pay when you
put on your back tomorrow
burden-pack.
When you defer the use of
Want Ads until Sunday or
until after the first of the
month, or until the weather
gets cooler or else gets warm
er-when you say to yourself
when business is good, II do
not need to ADVERTISE" and
then again when business Is
bad, 1T won't pay now to
advertise" you have put a
most serious hindrance in your
way-you are making use Of
illogical procrastination to work
out your sure and permanent
undoing - breakers are just
ahead Of you. Vacant rooms,
vacant houses, quickly rented
when you advertise in The
Morning Herald and The Even
ing Times. Two papers for
the one price. Telephone your
Want Ads to
Main $3.50
The Morning Herald
The Evening Times
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pro- HITS ENHANCEMENT,
LLLING ONE OF OCCUPANTS

YORK HAVEN, Pa, June L.
lillian Boring was killed and
hrry Sweitzer was severely in
|red when their automobile struck
embankment along the State
|ghway near here today.
'Tne homes Of both men are in
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D. c. LAWYER IS
DIVORCED IN
WEST
Henry n. Hartman Wanted to
"FIirt, Dance, and Play"
Wife Charged.
By Cosmopolitan News Service.

desire of Henry r. Hartman, we'll.
known Washington attorney, Ito
play, flirt and Dance" won a di-
vorce for Mrs. Grace Hartman here
today.
Mrs. Hartman charged that
friend husband insisted on bundling
her off to her mother in San Fran
cisco at frequent intervals. In
variably his parting words were:
II love you, babe.
When he finally explained the
meaning of the novel parting saluta-
ton, Mrs. Hartman declared she
was shocked to discover he desired
to have a good time and enjoy
himself with other women"
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THE WEATHER

Fair tonight and satur-
day; mild temperature;
gentle south and southwest
Winds .,.,....................,..
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IT have nothing to say. am


leaving town."
This laconic remark was made
by Mr.. Hartman today today at
his office in the Evans building.
The local lawyer maintains q suite
at the Racquet Club, where he re-
sides.
When informed of the progress
made by his wife, Mrs. Grace Harri-
man, in San Francisco, Cal, his Sec
rotary evinced surprise and indi-
Gated that she had no knowledge
that anything had disturbed the
marital waters of the Harrimans.
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made to kill Philip in his home.
They move to new quarters and find that
Goodenough, mysterious stranger who
served Joan at Knayth, is their landlord. At
q Knayth house party Agnes is attacked by
Miguel Cases, a sutton who has followed her
from the States, and she is saved by Drum
mond, member Of Callaghan's band, who
thinks great deal Of her. Agnes goes to
get the Knayth pearl necklace from the vaults
and finds that it is missing. Il has been
stolen by one Of Callaghan's men and they
blame Joan with the theft.
Agnes goes to accuse Joan in her home and
while there is suddenly stricken after having
taken drink of water. Joan ID arrested for
murder and Philip acts as her attorney, much
to the discomfort Of the criminals, who see the
tide turning against them as the trial pro-
crosses An attempt was made to kill Philip
by burning his house, but Goodenough saver
him and reveals himself as Joan's father,
William Tallbois Miguel Cases is found slain.
Philip proves it was Miguel who poisoned the
water Agnes drank and Joan is freed. Cal
laghan and his men plot to leave England and
also destroy Tallbois Agnes father tries to
get some money from the pair after her
mother had told her she had no claim on the
Tallbois fortune. Tallbois makes secret
call on Philip and while he is there the police
arrive.
NOU 90 on Nth the story.
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KEEP UP YOUR
| HEALTH

WY HEN Uncle Sam, our
" greatest employer. looked
over the men whom
he had called to the colors
during the late war, he found
from one-third to one.half of them
unfit for full military duty, al
though they were selected from
the age groups supposedly most
vigorous.
The most common causes Of re-
lection were: First, affections of
the heart and blood vessels; Sec
ond, diseases and deformities Of
the bones and joints; third, eye
defects; fourth, tuberculosis; fifth,
development defects relating to
height, weight, chest measure
ments and muscles; sixth, hernia
(rupture); seventh, mental def
cheney; eighth, nervous and men
tai disorders; ninth. ear defects;
tenth, flatfoot; eleventh., dental
defects. and, twelfth, disorders
Of the skin.
Industry 10 in about the same
position az the Government
Thus an examination Of 500 in.
dividuals in an industrial estab-
lishment showed that only five Of
them were normal; 594 required
advice regarding their living
habits or physical condition.: 377
were referred to their physicians
and of these 317 were not aware
that there was anything the mat
ter with them.
Later it was found that 361
were carrying out instructions;
those carrying them out partial.
ly, sixty.slx; those making plans
to do so, twelve; those who had
done nothing, 100. The most
common troubles found were poor
eyesight, defective teeth, heart
disease and beginning tuberculo.
sis.
These statistics give a good
general idea as to the prevailing
conditions among Industrial work.
ers, and they also emphasize the
necessity for medical advice and
treatment, II the health of the
community is to be reasonably
well maintained. The great ma.
jority of ailments are remediable
in whole or in part, with a re.
sulting improvement in happiness
and efficiency.
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OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
HOW HE NET MR.. PUMA IN THE ROCKIES

. You know how much / love
the little rascal and how long he
has been travelling with me, but
l couldn't help saying:
Look here, you little scamp,
you don't know everything"
I regretted afterwards what I
had said, for I must admit that
about his fellow beasts Bunny
does know more than / know
about different races Of men.
Well, we walked on quietly
ten PAGES or so when Bobby
gasped:
There he Isl" v
/ saw two balls of fire shining
at me from under q bush and
there was a big animal that
looked like a big cat four feet
long. There he lay in the under
brush calmly washing his face
just like your pussy does.
He looked peaceful enough, but
/ nervously asked Bunny:
How do you know he's going
to remain in that restful pose
and keep his mind on washing
his face and manicuring his nails
while we walk by? I'm going to
shoot him in self-defense."
Forget it" Bunny laughed.
Leave that puma alone. He'll
never hurt you. Come on home
and don't bother about him."
I'm not going to take any
chances" l insisted.
You'll be taking chances all
right If you shoot" said Bunny
solemnly. That's a puma. And
a puma never attacks a man un-
less the man attacks HON first.
If you're the Foxy Grandpa I
think you are, you'll put up your
gun"
Well, I'll tell you right here
and now, friends. that took
Bunny's advice. We walked right
by Mr.. Puma as carelessly as il
we hadn't seen him.
He never stopped grooming
himself and paid not the slightest
attention to us. But I wouldn't
want to meet a puma In the
woods every day in the week,
would you?
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By Virginia Terhune
Van de Water,
Author Of Nationwide Reputation
and Writer Of Popular Novels
and Short Stories.
Copyright. 1874. by Star Company

w Err solitary dinner fin
ished. she sat ponder.
A ing this question in the
library on the second floor. And
as she pondered she remembered
a letter she had received only this
morning from Richard Rankin.
It was a@4note Of sympathy, and
she had read 1t over hastily, in
tending to give 1t 4 second perusal
when she had time to reread It
and other messages Of coincidence
that had come to her during the
past forty.eght hours. Most Of
them were from friends Of her
parents. A few were from school
acquaintancea and young peorie
whom she had known In her child
hood in New York.
Now, az she took up these let
tiers and glanced over them again.
she found them polite and for
NAL. None Of them throhbed
with real feeling-except the one
which she saved to read until
she had perused all the others.
This was from Richard Rankin.
IT fear that I am intruding.
he wrote, ION a sorrow so deep
and sacred that nothing can
say can touch it. Yet, so sad
am for you in your loneliness
that 1 am compelled to write to
you. If you would chide me for
presumption, remember that I,
too, have lost my beloved par
ents."
"Poor chap" she murmured, as
she turned to the second page Of
the epistle.
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~ I'D ever see q real wild
animal out Of the zoo
- really at home in the
woods7 You bet I did, and I'll
never forget that day / first saw
a puma.
II Bunny hadn't been along,
Bobby and I might have found
ourselves In a fine fix.
You see, Bobby, Bunny and /
were way out in the Rocky Noun.
tains one day in the Fall. 1t was
getting cold and we were hurrying
to get back to camp.
had my gun over my Shout.
der. And let me tell you that
after you've carried a heavy gun
for ten miles, you begin to think
1t weighs about twice as much as
it did when you started.
thought how lucky Bobby and
Bunny were just to walk along
with nothing to carry up hill and
down dale but themselves, for we
were on a narrow trail, where If
we had stepped ten yards either
side the faint path we might have
lost our way.
We had to keep. straight ahead.
There was no turning to the right
or left.
Suddenly Bobby, who had been
walking ahead, came running
back to me, gasping:
There's a big lion crouching
by a tree right ahead Of us"'
Lion" / said. DO you mean
a mountain lion?"
mo, it's awful" he whispered.
IAN 1 could see were eyes"
wasn't delighted at the pros
poet Of meeting that lion. But
we couldn't turn back, so we had
to go on. Then heard a chuckle
and turned to hear Bunny say:
You two are always thinking
that you're having some wild ad.
adventure. But some animals
aren't any more dangerous than
pussy cats. What a fuss you do
make, over everything"
1 was provoked at Bunny. How
did he know what we were get
ting into?
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JOAN AYRE, London typist, is made the
Viscountess Tallbois of Knayth through

T0AN AYRE, q London typist, is made the
i Viscountess Tallbois of Knayth through
the Vaccinations Of band of criminals
headed by CALLAGHAN. Joan is entirely
innocent Of any Wrongdoing and her case is
fought in the courts by PHILIP MOTIFS
FONT, a young lawyer, who helps to show up
the criminals.
Their former leader has been slim JIM"
CAREY, but after his supposed death Callag-
han gained information that Carey was the
black sheep and heir to the Tallbois family
estates, but because Of his crimes had fled to
the United States There he married and Joan
was born. Later she was taken to England
after her father had deserted her and her
mother died.
Carey suddenly comes to life" and manages
to thwart all the plans Of the criminals to ex-
tort money from JOAN Finally Callaghan
brings AGNES DE CASTRA and her mother
from the United States to London and sets her
up as the real Viscountess Of Tallbois, saying
she is an older daughter Of the Tallbois heir
Joan leaves Knayth Abbey and is married to
Philip.
Carey visits Agnes in her apartment and
offers her $4,000 if she will give up her claim
and 90 back to America. Not knowing who he
is, she refuses. Agnes sends Joan a bill for
f45yOOO for moneys used from the estate An
anonymous friend returns 100000 which Joan
had paid to Callaghan's men. An attempt is
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-04-07

4" HE American BtF1 L&NOES sAO
sports costume more ana
more, and the variety OF
new combinations IL bswildertHg'
One costume that promise to
have a wide vogue for spring
and summer consists Of a white
silk. pleated skirt with a coat OF
black velours to match. The skirt
is arranged in groups OF small
pleats, and falls to the ankles.
Above this a jacquette OF black
velours of hip.length - worn. and
this shows the smart sleeves
and IL buckled at the front.
The jacquette Is deliberately
embroidered in white braid and
floss. White strapped sandals
and a black and white hat COM
plete a smart sports costume that
il suitable for almost all hours
of the day.
One finds this same type cos
tune developed in other cclors.
For instance a skirt Of beige silk
is topped by q jacuuette Of red
orange silk velours with embroid-
cry Of white.
What could be more suggestive
of summer and spring sports than
a suit of white tweed that ex.
presses the very best in style
and tailoring? The skirt Is 4
rather narrow affair, with side
seams, buttoned' to the knees.
The jacket is strictly tailored,
and Is cut on straight boyish
lines, with slit pockets and tai
lored revers. 1t IL buttoned to
the left front, and is finished
with a large covered buckle.
There is a decided preference
for knitted sports costumes; one
distinctive outfit comes In tan,
double crossed in orange and
black. There is a smart one
piece frock, girdled at low line
worn with a flare box Jacket OF
the same material. The Jacket
is cut with a deep collar, and tied
together at the throat with q
band of orange and black 10
narrow black silk tie.
A hat of tan angora, with
worn, and sport ties Of tan and
brown saddles accompanies light
weight wooden hose Of the same
shade.
Capes are still used for sports
occasions, and one often finds
tailored suit, with separate cape.
For instance, French blue, home
spun, bound in black 10 capped with
a long wrap Of the same material.
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LIFE HAS A MEANING
ARE YOU SUE you Read IT CORRECTLYR

) hardship II you would but be
honest with yourself.
Wear yourself out in the fever.
ish pursuit Of any sort Of good
time. and the thing is no longer
even . means TO an end.
II you have no ambition, no
goal, no great desire beyond that
Of killing time, you are likely also
to kill all enjoyment in your pur.
suit.
If you race around seeking
amusement, first you wear your
self out In your search for new
stimulations, and then you come
to the point where you are SO
drugged by your own emotions,
that you cannot feel anything
more than faded longing for
something new.
Put your energy into work and
see ut the end OF long. hard
day that you have actually &C.
complished something and that
there is achievement to show for
your effort-and you will expert.
ence one Of the greatest joys
known to man-the satisfaction Of
having created something.
The amusement seeker doesn't
put anything into his days. He
merely tries to get something out
Of them.
Why do butterfly men and
women try to find "sonethIng
to do" at the end of q career Of
pleasure seeking? Not because
they are old end worn by years,
not because they are no longer
socially desirable. but because
they have found that all their
racing around is empty and
profitless.
Mere enjoyment lie dust and
ashes. It becomes q routine far
more grilling than that of work
which offers a variety of outlets
and satisfactions. Amusement
is bound to pail. It has no rev
sensation to offer, no new prom.
ises to make, no new vistas to
open-after you have travelled
its primrose path to its empty
finale.
| Amusement doesn't amuse after
a time.
Don't clamor for the good
time" which Is bound to prove
boring and empty at the end.
Instead find the Joy Of con.
trtbuting something to life. For
so you will find yourself with
a capacity for honest enjoy.
ment and an ability to get real
pleasure out Of the change oc.
casional relaxation brings.