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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-04-18

Shameless Hurry.
Hudson tags on tin Lizzie. SO.
Probes bureau.
Failing to show permit Left
1t in the bureau drawer; couldn't
find it. Bring bureau along after
this. Personal bonds for $500.
Should Sue His Breath for Libel.
Gin-driving. Hasn't had a drink
for three years. SIS.
At It Again..
Trying to push the exhilarator
through the gear-case. Was hurry
ing to the traffic court to answer
a charge Of speeding. $50 and $50.
Do You Know That
Traffic court Witnesses never
drink anything but cider.
They spend most of their time
passing trucks.
Have q larger assortment Of
coats than q Chinaman but never
wear the ones with the permits in
in them.
Often skid sixty or seventy feet
uphill from . tWelve-mile clip.
Receive no benefit from these
unusual accomplishments.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-04-18
15O,0OOF ANsT0
OPEN LEAGUE
SEASON
Ban Johnson's Circuit Begins
1923 BasebaII-Record
Crowd in New York.
CONTINUED from First Page)

Continued from First Page)
deserving young man. George Her.
man Ruth, the well known bail
player, also will grace the occa-
sion, but there seems to be a rea-
sonable doubt as to whether he viii
attain the honor Of the first home
run or the first strike out.
Major General Billiard, com.
mander of the Department Of the
East; Gen. F.. w. S1aden, superin-
tendent Of the West Point Military
Academy; State Commander Callan,
Of the American Legion; Capt. Rob-
ert G.. Woodside, former COM
mander of the Veterans Of Foreign
Wars; and other notable, military
and civil, will take part in the
ceremonies.
Somewhat less glamorous per-
haps, but equally ceremoi1ious viii
be the remaining inaugurals, in
which the Washington Senators will
collaborate with the Philadelphia
Athletics at Shibe Park, the Chicago
White Sox and the Cleveland Indians
will play at Dunn Field and the
Detroit Tigers and the st. Louis
Browns at Sportsman Park.
The Tigers are starting the season
with better prospects Of success than
at any time since Hughey. Jennings
left off winning remnants back in
1909 but those of a sentimental turn
of mind will regret the enforced abb
sence Of George Sisler from the
st. Louis opening owing to illness.
The White Sox and the Indians
are both highly esteemed an first
division probabilities.
s CLEVELAND, Ohio, April 49,
Cloudy skies and typical April wealth
er was in prospect when White Sox
and Indians clashed in the opening
game of the American league season
at Dunn Field here this afternoon.
The Cleveland team, with q lineup
differing materially from last year,
is said to be much faster than ever
before, but the experts question
whether it possesses the punch"
that former wearers of the uniform
have displayed. Lutzke will replace
the veteran Gardner at third, Sum-
ma will be roaming right field, and
either GuistO or Brewer, the latter
secured from Washington last win
ter, will guard the initial sack.
Either Coveleskie or Sherrod
Smith, ex-Dodger, will pitch for
Cleveland, and Manager Iris Speak
er said this morning that he had
not decided whether O'Neill, vete-
ran, or Wyatt, recruit, would catch.
Urban Faber will pitch for the White
Sox, with Schalk behind the bat. II
Smith pitches, Fish will be in left
field, but il Coveleskie pitches, Glea-
son said he would use the veteran
Bib Falk.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-04-18
Probes bureau.

Shameless HuZZy.
.udson tags on tin Lizzie. $40.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-04-18

Should Sue His Breath for Libel.
Gin-driving. Hasn't had drink
for three years. SIS.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-04-18

Did twenty-eight miles in one
hour and gave up $40 in thirty
seconds.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-04-18

Ford delivery hitting thirty on
F street. Had no idea he was go
ing so fast.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-09-15

Thomas Mundy. are still at the hos
pital. They will probably be able
to go home within a short time.
Mrs. Howard Mundy, mother of the
three girls, died at the hospital a
week & and a daughter, Florence,
twelve years old, succumbed to the
fever shortly after being admitted
to the hospital.
Miss Grace Corners, a neighbor
of the Mundy family in Grab Beach
road, is recovering at the hospital
where she was removed last Sat-
urday suffering with the disease.
Peter Heating, fifty-nine years old,
of Crab Beach road, is recovering
at the Alexian Brothers Hospital at
Elizabeth, of the fever, which, it is
believed, to have started through
the %insanitary condition of the
creek along the, Grab Beach road.
The matter was taken up at the
Woodbridge health board meeting
this week with the result that or
ders have been given to clean up
the creek to free it from all con-
"a animation.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-09-15
WILL
ELECT TODAY
Will be Feature of Closing
Session of State Conven-
ton at Wildwood

WILDWOOD. Sept. 15:-Election
of officers will feature the closing
session today of the New Jersey de-
partment of the American Legion,
which has been in convention here
for three days. Nominations were
made yesterday afternoon for today's
elections. Many legionaires who
had not attended the convention tha
past two days arrived last night and
this morning to take part in the
bailoting for the new officers.
Selection of next years convention
city was also to be made today. AS
bury Park and Lakewood have been
mentioned as probable sites.
A parade !oined by representatives
of four na~tionalities will take place
this afternoon.
A resolution requesting passage
by the Legislature of an adequate
compensation bill and one requesting
the national legion convention to
pass a similar measure, were passed
by the convention last night.
Obedience to the constitution was
the plea of Governor Silver in adj
dresses yesterday to the Legion con-
vention and to the Women's Auxil-
larry.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-09-15
WRECK
OFDESTROYERS
Investigation Will be ConduC-
ted in Full Light of Publicity
Coontz Says

SAN DIEGO, Cal, Sept. 49,
Naval court investigation of the
wreck of seven destroyers at Point
Honda last Saturday night will be
conducted with the utmost thorough
ness and vigor and in the full light
of publicity, Admiral Robert Coontz
commander-in-chief of the United
States fleet, told the Associated Press
here last night.
Every fact bearing on the dis
aster will be laid before the Amer
lean public in the hearings COM
niencing here Monday" said Adj
miral Coontz, "and every officer and
enlisted nan involved will not only
be given an opportunity to tell what
he knows about the wreck. but will
be requested to do So"
This investigation is a very
serious matter" he continued. "Sev-
en- ships were destroyed. Lives were
lest. This is no time to withhold
facts from the public. The Navy has
nothing to hide. on the contrary,
the navy is above all DESTROYS tina.
the public he acquainted with the
true facts"
Commanders of afteen naval de-
~stroyers which were enroiite from
San Francisco to San Diego when
the seven crashed to destruction,
teday were preparing separate re-
ror:s of the accident to be rendered
ire naval CO art of inquiry next Mon
day
Members of the naval court head
ed by Rear Admiral Pratt, also were
active in preparation for the hear
ing. particular Lieutenant Com
mander Leslie Bratton, Judge Advo-
cate. whose duty It will be to pres
ont evidence intended to fix RESPONSE
bility for the disaster and to quef
lion officers and men involved,
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-09-15
PLAN TO RESUME CHURCH
ACTIVITIES IN JAPAN

NEW YORK, Sept. 15.-BisLop
Thomas L. Gailor, president of the
Episcopal National Council, has is
sued an appeal to membership of
the church in the United States for
100000 to be- used for relief of
church workers and for resumption
of church activities in Japan, 1t was
announced today.
Missionaries and native workers
in Japan, the appeal declared. were
safe but in dire need of food, shell
ter, clothing, hospitals and places of
worship.
Among property destroyed by the
earthquake were st. Luke's hospital,
ST. Paul's school, st. Margaret's
school, the cathedral, st. Johns
Grace, st. Timothy's, true light and
love of God churches together with
the homes and all the personal be-
longings of the missionaries.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-09-15
"PAST GRANDS" NIGHT

Seventeen past grands we're at the
meeting of Lawrence Lodge No. 81,
Odd Fellows last night at Odd Eel
lows hall on the occasion of Past
Grands Night of the lodge. Past
Grand John Danner of Boonton, su-
p~erintendent OF the New Jersey
state Firemen's Home at that place,
came down for the occasion and was
given the honor to occupy the noble
grands chair. Other past grands
occupied the other positions through
out the meeting when the first de-
gree was conferred on three candi-
dates The election of grand lodge
officers and the naming Of a rep
resentative to the grand lodge ses-
sion to be held at Wildwood DC
tober 8 and A, took place at this
time. Norman Dickson was the
representative named to the state
session.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-09-15
THEATRES
At the Crescent

Powerful emotional appeal, the
climax of Second Hand Love-" the
Charles Jones star vehicle which
opened at the Crescent Thursday
night for a three day run scored
with great reaction from the audi
ence.
Deceived by the villain, locked up
in the town Jail because of his false
evidence, Andy, played by Charles
Jones, escapes and pursues. He
catches Dugg the interruptions das-
tard and proceeds to punish him
roundly for every sin he had COM
mitted against law and morality.
But Andy, unfortunately, still
bears the handouts an insurmount-
able hindrance. He is being worsted
when his dog arrives trips up Dugg,
who falls into the river, and jumps
in after him.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-09-15
CARTERET MEN IN SUIT

Suit for 5000 damages has been
started in the court of common pleas
by Arthur Ruderman, of C~arteret,
through his attorneys, arkus &
Karkus of this city. against Samuel
Berkowitz also of Carteret. The suit
is the result of an agreement drawn
between the two men to the affect
that the plaintiff was to purchase
the business of the defendant and
gave a deposit OF $500. The agree
ment was not carried through
the sum of 5000 was agreed upon a
liuuidated damages. The plaintiff
sues for the amount of the deposit
given and the liquidated damages
agreed upon.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-09-15

Compared TO other casts of the
day, the assemhlage of players in
"Bavu" is interesting beyond the
average. Wallace Berry as "Bavu"
has the greatest role of 'villainy"
which he has yet portrayed. Estelle
Taylor, the vamp supreme, Forrest
Stanly, Sylvia Dreamer, Nickolai de
Ruiz, Martha Mattox, Josef Swick-
ard, Harry Carter and Jack Rollens
handle other roles commercially.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-09-15
: WOODBRIDGE TYPHOID
I VICTIMS RECOVERING

One member of the Mundy family
of Crab Beach road, Woodbridge,
who were stricken with typhoid
fever three weeks ago and removed
to the Perth Amboy City Hospital
has so far recovered to be able to
go to her home. Miss Henrietta
Mundy, eighteen years old. one of the
,hree girls stricken, left the hospital
yesterday and went home, she hav-
ing been discharged as cured. Cora
Mundy and two boys, Ralph and
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-09-15
BOY HURT IN FALL

John Yuro, nine years old, of
Loretta street, Hopelawn, while play
ing in the school yard at Hopelawn
yesterday afternoon. fell and dislo-
Gated his left shoulder. He was
brought to the office of DIR. George
w. Fithian where the physician put
the %dislocation back into place.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-09-15

pleasant; it has the full flavor of ro-
and love. A perfect mystery
picture, 1t thrills with the wierdness
of its characters and its situations.
There Is reason for the dramatic
excellence of "Bavu." 1t was a high
ly successful play Of the New York
stage, written by Earl Carroll and
presented in the Earl Carroll
theater. Stuart Patton directed its
filming from a continuity by Ray
mond L. Schrock and Albert G. Ken
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-09-15
Ditmas Feature

After seeing the Universal-Jewel
mystery film play, "Bavu' which
opened Thursday at the Ditmas
theater, the spectators first note
worthy experience probably will be
having a night of wierd dreams,
wherein the face of Felix Bavu in
trudes itself in hideous grimaces and
threats. And yet the play is not I'M
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-09-15
Owls In New Quarters

One application for membership
was received by Perth Amboy, Nest
1927 Order of Owls at its first
meeting in its new quarters in the
new Eagle hall in State street last
night. Worthy President William H..
Bispham was in the chair and there
was a number of members out for
the occasion. Plans for initiation
will be made.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-09-15
Is Due

The steamer Maraval from the
West Indies is due at the plant of
the Barber Asphalt Company this af-
ternoon with a cargo of crude as
Dhalt.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-09-15
Letters of Administration

NEW BRUNSWICK Sept. Is. -
Letters of administration have been
Used today to Sabina Wisiniewsky, of
Port Richmond, N. Y, or the estate
of her husband, Paul. The deceas-
eds property is located in Middlesex
county.
, 1923-02-09
DO you KNOW THAT

DO YOU KNOW THAT
The conductors, b~rakemen, engi'
neers and firemen of the Burlington
railroad are compelled to have the
right time?
DO YOU KNOW THAT
They have to carry watches OF
STANDARD Make. that will not
vary more than Is seconds in a week
either fast or slow?
DO YOU M THAT
They have to bring their watches
to AYRES JEWELRY Co. twice
every month and have them inspect.
ed? WHY AYRES JEWELRY cor
DO YOU THINK
That the Burlington railroad guess
who they want to be their official
watch inspector? NO. They INVES.
TIGATE FIRST.
DO YOU THINK
That II our watch repairing meets
with the exacting requirements OF
the Burlington railroad that W. are
the firm that you want to have do
your watch work.
Y R JEWELRY co.
1873 S. Center Street.
, 1923-02-09

are Governor Ross. Secretary of State
Lucas, Treasurer Snyder AuGitor
Carter and State Superintendent
Morton. They have divided the land
into three classes. renting at 8 cents
an acre, ~ cents and 10 cents an
acre per yea respectively. This is
much less than decided Liant of the
same quality is taxed. Blu this was
not low enough, and the first thing
Governor Ross and the rest of the
commission did this year vas to re-
duce the rent "a cents an acre on
all school lands. This is a reduction
of SIS on each section and reduces
the school land income fund hun.
dreds Of thousands of dollars in this
state for the next two years.
The schools of Wyoming lose all
this money and the taxpayers must
bear n heavier burden.
Taxes must be reduced" said the
, 1923-02-09

This would show that they Travelled
12,213 miles in six months from July
1 to December 81, 1922, or at the rate
of 24.426 miles in a year. How dc
they do it. Ask them; they know.
Now comes the state of wyoming
n makes a levy of 81 S79.G2 out of
this precinct, No. 10. We probably
get some benefit out of this. but just
what it is 1 am unable to figure.
There ere thirteen (unlucky num-
ber) districts in the county. Our is
about an average. The county pays
some tax, what2
Rye is the main money crop of the
dry farmers of this district. and fig
uring 1t at the present price of SO
cents a bushel, let's see what this
district pays.
Surprising on account of the scare
ity of money Treasurer Roy said to
bring your taxes In to Lusk in rye.
1t would take $4,000 bushels and
would loac $50 wagons with so bush
els each. 1t would take 1.O4O horses
to haul 1t and $50 men to drive. In
a string the teams would make a
procession three and quarter miles
long and at 7 bushels to the acre
the farmers would have to put In
AHA acres to crop to pay the tax.
The straw would be left to the
farmers.
Did you ever stop to consider hat
the school sections of 16 and SO com
prise one-eighteenth or over 5h per
cent of all tho land in the state? And
yet all this "a domain has been
turned over to a commission to do
with as they please. The members
, 1923-02-09
School Laws and Taxes.

Where does all the money go; This
is n question often asked by settler
whose taxes Ire two or three times
as much on a half section as the
rental for Gao acres of school lane
adjoining.
This writer will take a single
school district in Niobrara county
not because 1t is especially mort.
ant. but because it is typical of thou.
sands Of others in the state of wy.
oming.
School District No. 10 comprises a
strip Of land some eight miles wide
on the west edge Of Niobrara coun.
ty. 1t is sparsely settled, most of
the homesteaders who are there are
heavily in debt and many have
moved away leaving scores of aban.
doned farms. The people are hard
working. intelligent and economical
n are making a heroic struggle to
establish homes and schools.
Tho total 1929 tax paid by this dis
trict up to December 81. 1929, was
approximately $4,000. These figures
are not absolutely correct to a cent
as We are not figuring down to hun.
dIeths or thousands of a mill, but
are approximately correct.
The special school tax voted at the
last school election, on which was
paid to the county treasurer UP to
December 81 last year, the sum of
S5.759.24, all of which went direct
ly to the support of the eight public
schools Of the district.
The county general school tax
vas 2.5 mills and took 1850 out of
the district. This money will lay In
some bank several months when It
will be npportioned out among the
several school districts according to
the number of persons of school age
between 6 and 81 years, in each dis.
trict- As u district is sparseiy set.
tied n good share Of It is likely 70
go to districts with n moro dense
population. with towns like Manville
and Lusk. OF this I have not the
exact figures.
The library at Lusk. OF no benefi,
whatever to the people of this dis
trict. takes ss3.9s. This is taxation
without any benefit to the district
whatever.
The two county agents get $156.63
The county is bonded for $50 900
and this district was taxed 1875. 80
to pay the interest on that. The
county has been organized over ten
years, and has been going into the
hole at the rate of nearly $780, 900 a
year. the total debt being S1o1, 3S7.G7
on December 81 last.
The county general funo tax was
just the same as our special school
tax, 0 mills, and look out Of s~3.T59.24,
This pays court expenses. county Of
ficers' salaries, roads, bridges, etc,
During the last six months the coun'
ty commissioners have received ST.
221.ss for transportation. They get
10 cents a mile for each mile trav,
| eIed to meetings. going and coming
, 1923-02-09

est intention of boosting the price Of
pickles. Yet this is likely to be the
ultimate effect of his words: for
~Clendenin, further extending the al
Iteration of the association he rep
resents, l.. e., the Pickle Packers. has
let it be known that pulchritude IS
preserved and promoted by the con-
sumption of pickles. Not only does
he prescribe pickles, but for fear
some Jester might be tickled by his
advice. or be led to the presumption
that 1t was not wholly disinterested,
he claims that historical records will
verify the fac that the beauty Of
Catherine of Arason, who won the
heart of King Henry VIII, was due
to her fondness for pickles.
1T would be useless to deny with
out research that Catherine was fond
of pickles. and that, indeed. is not
so difficult to understand as her fond
ness for Henry. Yet, If we chose to
insist upon fine points of logic, we
might y doubt as to whether
any relation of cause and effect nc
tually existed, in this instance, be-
tween pickles and pulchritude. If so.
she must have lost her place in the
kings affection through a change
of diet. The assertion of the presl-
dem of the Pickle Packers covers a
point overlooked by most historians,
at any rate: but 1t is not entirely de-
void of p~lausibility. The taste for
pickles is VIGOROUSLY n feminine
taste, and must be explained some
how. but II pickles are not eaten to
promote beauty. no one knows why
they are eaten.
, 1923-02-09
Misplaced Sunbathu

sTHE KEYSTONE A will have no cause to
: - blush for the manner in which she is repre-.
eEented in the United States senate so long as men
aJike David a. Reed are sent to Washington to
speak for its people. His thorough and outspoken
tAmericanism is refreshing in n day of scarcity of
backbone in high public places. 1t is why, when,
ssuch men like Reed and Pepper of Pennsylvania,
sBorah of Idaho, johnson of California, Reed of
Missouri, Lodge and Walsh of Massachusetts,,
Moses Of New Hampshire and others like them,
Espeak for America they not only have the atten.
tion Of the nation hut its instant approval. Men
sroura gcous enough to tell the people of our short,
as we'll as TO point to our acts Of right.
spcopl". our institutions and our destiny.
: Speaking ru the European crisis, Senator Reed
g-aN" Qttcrancc to American sentiments that can be
rIvad with profit throughout the land. lie said:
For many days in this chamber we have heard
Expressions Of sympathy with one side or the other
on the present European crisis. We have heard
Qerhaps many more expressions of sympathy with
The Germans than with the French. I think these
questions ought to be looked at from the standpoin
, 1923-02-09

governor before election. This is a
reduction by piling it on heavier, for
every dollar AIKEN put of hat income
fund the public must make up by a
heavier special school tax.
In Gods name, when is this thing
to end? Are the people of this state
never to wake UP anG protect the
rights of their children to these
school lands. h magnificent gift CT
the general government. or are we to
continue to submit to this plumber
ing without a protest?
Keeline. wyo. FRANK KELLY.
, 1923-02-09

ments cannot be enforced by all the governments
and armies in Christendom."
Both the amendment and the commandments are
moral propositions rather than legal ones. The
outstanding fact in the case of each is that obsery-
ance or accepted enforcement is true of the great
majority of the American people. If this were not
true there would be neither amendment nor com.
mandments. The only task is, with this great start,
for the majority leaven to leaven the minority
lump. 1t can be done more quickly with the assist
ance of great men like Nicholas Murray Butler
than it can with the Encouragement of their oppo,
sition.
The success of strictly moral issues like "Thou
shalt not drink" and "thou shalt not kill" are not
, 1923-02-09
Pickles and Pulchritude.

Keats once wrote something to
the effect that a thing of beauty Is
a joy forever. and added the some
what dubious statement that its love.
illness increases and shall never pass
into nothingness." says the Globe.
Democrat. But. having written
this splendid advertisement of beau
ty. which Immediately created u
strong demand for it on the market,
where women are the busiest bargain
hunters, he proved that poets are
hopeless;y impractical by falling to
give any prescription for beauty.
Many prescriptions have been for
mulated, however. and one of the
most interesting of these was recent
ly recommended by William Clende,
min. president of the Pickle Packers
Association.
at is improbable that Keats in his
eulogy OF beauty had had the slight
, 1923-02-09
-ByFOx

p~rospered by arbitrary government rule, nor by
the power of murder machines, like armies. Be.
cause of their inherent righteousness and desirable
ity to the welfare of the human family, they are
advanced by example and precept and by the per-
suasioU and influence of those blest with under
standing.
Had Nicholas Murray Butler declared that the
Eighteenth amendment can be enforced and will.
and must be enforced, for the peoples good; and
that the Ten Commandments are the best guide to
human conduct ever devised and should be uni
yersally adopted for general safety and happiness,
he would have done a better service for the sobriety
and morality of the nation than he has done by the
declarations made.