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The Washington times., 1923-01-22
Winter Tries Again
Vainly to Break
Into CITY

What looked like a real threat
of winter in Washington has
been averted once more.
Following this mornings brief
but brisk snowfall there will be
no further rain or snow for at
least thirty-six hours, the
Weather Bureau predicted today.
After that the chances that it
will clear off completely are
good, though this cannot yet be
definitely determined.
Tonight and tomorrow will
continue cloudy, with a temper
ature of between % and 80 de-
grees tonight, the forecaster
states. There will be heavy
rains through the south, extend
ing as far north as Virginia.
There is a severe disturbance
over the Gulf of Mexico, which
is slowly moving to the north
east, but which may break up
before coming close enough to
affect Washington. This dis
turbance last night produced a
rainfall of five inches at Gal
weston, Tex, and heavy rains
and wind throughout the Gulf
and South Atlantic States.
The Washington times., 1923-01-22
MISS CONVERSE
DEAD Of FALL
FROMHORSE
Cathedral School Instructress
Suffered Fracture of Skull.
Dog Frightened Mount. "

Miss Lisa B. Converse, forty-five
years old, a former instructress in
mathematics at the National
Cathedra! School for Girls, Wis.
consin avenue and Woodley road,
VINO Was THROWN from her horse
wednesday afternoon at LunIaw
road and Snycer lane, died at 5
O'Clock this morning at Emergency
Hospital. She suffered a fracture
Of the skull.
Miss Converse and Dorothea Felt
q student at the school. were riding
their horses when Miss Converse 3
mount became frightened at a dog
which ran from behind a clumn IF
bushes. The annual -.ared. throw.
ing Miss Converse from her saddle
Miss Felt rendered what assistance
she could.
DR.. Daniel B. Moffett. 1900 Tim,
law road. was summoned and after
Miss CONVERGE was carried into the
school, he gave first-aid treatment
Examination showed that Miss Cor.
verse was in grave condition and
he ordered tnat she be removed al
once to the hospital.
Miss Converse was a graduate ri
/, Bryn Mawr. and lived at 21I.
y Eonnecticut avenue northwest.
The Washington times., 1923-01-22
EARNS
BOY SCOUT
HONOR
Youthful Son of Washington
Diplomat Peddtes Way to
Second-CIass Status.

A very diminutive prince, son Of
lad with more hereditary names and
titles than years, recently announced
his intention of graduating from the
"tenderfOot" class of Washington
Boy Scouts to the second-class status.
To do that he had to earn a dollar
all by himself.
Diplomatic reserve threatenedAto
fly to the winds when the noble
father learned of this.
Work. he exclaimed with horror.
mo member of your family has ever
labored for hire. 1 absolutely for
bid it,"
Puts One Over on Dad.
Now, the structures of high lineage
didn't mean anything to the young
prince compared to an elevation in
the eyes of his fellows. He went out
and bought an arnful of copies of
a very popular magazine and peddled
them. With shining eyes he APP.
peared at Scout headquarters,
planked down his new dollar, the
first and perhaps the last he'll ever
earn in ignohle trade, and was duly
dubbed as of the second class. What
his papa didn't know wouldn't hurt
him.
This is the sort OF spirit the
Washington Council of Scouts incuI-
Gates in the 4,100 youths whose
names appear on the local rolls. 1t
guides them into the paths of man.
hood with a mission and the ability
to prosecute tho mission, in the city
or afield,
Seek $4,000 Fund.
Now tho council Ia about to
launch a dri for $4,000, The
campaign will open next Tuesday,
and will continue four days. Part
OF the FUNDS will be applied to eree-
ton Of q permanent scout cabin on
tho Wilson reservation at Burnt
Mills, Nd, on the shores Of the pool
The Washington times., 1923-01-22
CITIZENS WILL HEAR
TALK ON NARCOTICS

DIR. D. G. Dickinson. investigator
for the United States Public Health
Service, who recently made the
sensational charge that Washington
is one of the worst dope-ridden
cities in the United States, will ad-
dress the North Capitol and Eek
ington Citizens Association at the
Emery school tomorrow night on
1.-THE Use Of Narcotics" Members
of the organization are expected to
join in the Hearst newspaper
crusade against the deadly traffic,
as have scores Of other local civic
bodies.
An important report will he sub
mitted by the Committee on Schools
and Schoolhouses.
The Washington times., 1923-01-22
MAN HELD IN DEATH BY
BLOW FROM IRON PIPE

Hit with a length of iron pipe
during a quarrel yesterday, Charles
Coston, colored, 1892 Ward court
northwest, died later. Preston Nor
ris, colored, 1913 Alexandria court
northwest, is being held at the
Third precinct pending the verdict
of the coroner's jury. The inquest
will be held today.
Morris stated that Coston came
to his home and broke down the
door and that when he entered he
inflicted the fatal injury. CostOn.
it is alleged, was seeking woman
he thought was at the home of
Morris.
The Washington times., 1923-01-22

where President Roosevelt, one of
the most enthusiastic advocates of
the movement, was wont to take a
plunge on hot summer days. BY
troops, the boys will spend week
ends next summer at this place, re-
ce1v1ng instruction in swimming,
cooking, wood lore and general ma
ture study.
Some of the money will go toward
Improvement of facilities at Camp
Roosevelt. the fifty-six-acre tract
near Chesapeake Beach, also a sum.
mer camp for the Scouts. Some of
it will be devoted to maintenance of
headquarters in the Davidson build.
ing, where three full-time and two
part-time executives are stationed,
The Washington times., 1923-01-22
GOVERNMENT PRINTERS
SEEK WAGE INCREASE

The. joint Congressional Commit
tee on Printing will conduct hear
ings today on the petition of Gov
eminent printers for a wage in
crease affecting 5000 workers.
The petitioners are asking for an
increase over the $6.76 a day, which
includes a daily bonus of 76 cents.
Commercial printers, they contend.
receive $42 to $50 a week on a
forty-four.h hour basis, with half holi-
day on Saturday. Government
printers, it is alleged, receive only
$4O56 for 48 hours work a week.
The printers fight will be con-
Quoted by Frank II. Long, president
of the Columbia Typographical
Union
The Washington times., 1923-01-22
INTERPRETING HUMAN
CHARACTERISTICS

l-DO you close and open one
eye rapidly when looking ut q pretty
girl? II so this indicates that You
are O potential alimOny payer, Y
being only q matter Of time until
you are caught.
2-When drinking at the soda
fountain do you uncOnsciOusIy hold
one foot about six inches from the
floor? II so your case h very clear
you never drank Whiskey until
they stopped selling beer.
-DO you smoke pipe? This Ii
q bad habit and an Indication of
parHlmOny In that you have no re-
gard for your friends who want to
mOOch cigarettes or cigars.
do your ears stand out from
your head2 If 80 you can never
hope to be much Of . pedestrian
the wind Of course will fill the ears
and drag you backwards.
6-DO you really believe that
Uncle Sam should play truant OFF,
Ger for the whole Ornery wOrldP II
so the thing for you II to join one
OF the allied armies.
6-.DO you sit by the fire in the
evening and smoke and think? Or
do you just sit there and smoke? n
"yes'' to the first query there IL
little hope for you. IL the second
query fits you, then rejoice for Won
possess the qualities that should en-.
able you to become q successful
novelist, scenario writer or college
professor. PAUL WHITE.
The Washington times., 1923-01-22
new flu
CASES
FEW
Eight Reported Today, Total
Now 1873, Deaths 4,
ls Report.

Eight additional cases Of influ-
enza were reported to the District
Health Department today, bring
ing the total for the month to
1873. DR.. William C. Fowler, Dis
trict health officer, said this small
number gave partial confirmation
of his prediction that influenza
or grip cases were subSiding in
the district.
Peak in Sight.
by the end Of this week I think
the peak will have been reached. >
said DR.. Fowler Then I expect
to see a drop in the number OF
cases, gradual but certain"
Sundays report showed thirty.
four additional cases, twenty from
the Naval Hospital and ten from
the Army Dispensary. Investiga.
ton, health officers declare, show
that none OF 1.-The Naval Hospital
cases have been positively identified
through cultures as influenza.
The cases reported today were all
from st. Johns Orphanage, 1922 F
street northwest, bringing the total
cases at this institution to twenty.
three.
Four Deaths.
Indications are that all of the
cases so far reported are mild,
health officials say. Only four
deaths were reported for the month,
and DIR. Fowler expressed the opin-
ion that pneumonia and not influ-
enza or grippe were the actual
causes Of these deaths.
Illness in the fire and police de-
partments continues high, it was
said today.
Miss Eva E. Melting, clerk of the
District Health Department, who
has charge of the influenza records,
was reported sick with the grippe
this morning.
The Washington times., 1923-01-22
WASHINGTON BOY WINS
TOPARIAN CLUB TROPHY

James Bush Brown, son of Henry
K. Bush Brown, president of the
Arts Club of Washington, has won
third prize in the annual competi-
ton Cor the Toparian Club trophy
at Harvard University, whe/e he is
a secon6-year student in the school
of landscape architecture.
The competition was problem in
landscape design and thirty-seven
competitors were entered. This was
the twelfth competition for the
trODhV
The Washington times., 1923-01-22
THE NEW YEAR.

The baby's got the collie,
And the cid man has the govt;
The coal bins nearly empty,
And my boss kicked me out.
Ny bank account In Overdrawn,
The wolf IL ut the door;
The doctors bill Is overdue,
And my throat is kind o. sore.
You'd think with ali these troubles
I'D have enough to bear
Without some simp q yellIn':
"OId man, q Happy New Year,"
o. HOWE WISE.
The Washington times., 1923-01-22
THE EDMONDS SCHOOL

Kindly print this list of pupils
Of Miss McNANT'S class. 8B
grade, in the Grand Old Column.
PUPILS.
George WATERS
Warren Dyson
Grace Hammer
Robert HOWes
Merton Collins
IneZ Douglas
Russell Davis
Gibbon s Christian
Veronica Lucas
Kathryn Houghton
Earl Fowler
Olivia AthertOn
Marion PAUL.
The Washington times., 1923-01-22
ACCUSED IS
AGING 7
CHARGES
Heath Officer Fowler Sum-
mons DANES Wasiades to
Explains Stock Destroyed.

A warrant charging James
Vlasiades, proprietor, of candy
shop at TAO Tenth street north
west, with conducting an unclean
and unwholesome store, was issued
in Police Court today on informa-
ton sworn to by Shelton Higgins,
food inspector of the District
Health Department.
The case probably will come to
trial tomorrow in Police Court.
Simultaneous with the issuance
of the warrant, DIR. William C..
Fowler, District Health Officer,
summoned Vlasiades to the Dis
trict building for q hearing on
other charges, that of keeping
alleged adulterated candy on hand
with intent to sell.
AnaIyzes The Candy. 1
Last week Health Officers entered
the Tenth street store and con-
fiscated 4,448 pounds of candy.
Kerosene oil was poured over it
and the sweets were later taken
to the dump. A sample of the
confiscated candy was turned over
to DIR. t. M. Price, District Chem
list, who is analyzing it.
The warrant against Vlasiadcs
charges him with keeping unclean
and unwholesome counters, floor,
shelves in the store, and an ice
box in the rear of the store.
AT the hearing to be given Was
fades. DR. Fowler will alloU tho
man an opportunity to explain why
he had on hand alleged adulterated
candy. Failure to make an ex-
PLANTATION satisfactory to the Health
Officer viii result, DR.. Fowler said,
in another warrant being sworn
out charging the candy store owner
with keeping on hand candy al
legged to be unfit for human con-
sumption.
All Candy Examined.
In visiting the store last week
health inspectors went over every
piece Of candy on hand. All candy
which had any signs of alleged
adulteration was confiscated 1t
took two truckloads to remove the
sweets to the dump.
Among the candy confiscated last
week was IL boxes OF assorted
candy. sos pounds; % cartons of
popcorn, $50 pounds; eight barrels
assorted candy, 1850 pounds: Sc
boxes assorted chocolates, 427
pounds: two boxes raisins, 1862
pounds; two boxes pecan and brazil
nuts, Il pounds: one bucket of
cherries, IL pounds: Is chocolate
Easter eggs, pounds, and 4 boxes
of cream paste.
The Washington times., 1923-01-22
Filipino Club Elects.

At the annual meeting of the
Filipino Club last night at the
Y, M. C. A. the following were
elected officers for the coming
year: President, Alfredo Samson:
vice president. Demetrio Suguidan;
secretary, Miss IneZ Villa; treas.
urer, Pedro Villalon; critic, Ignacio
Sajardo: house manager. Cadalino
Pergrino.
The Washington times., 1923-01-22
Dog Bites Bow.

While crossing lot at Eighteenth
and Varnum streets northwest yes
terday, William Pierce, ten years
old. 1929 Sixteenth street north
west. was attacked by a Russian
wolf hound which bit him on the
leg. Police say the hound is owned
by Robert Watson, 1926 Varnum
street northwest.
The Washington times., 1923-01-22
FEDERAL EMPLOYE CHIEFS
WILL DISCUSS PAY BILL

The status of the Reconsideration
bill will be outlined by a representa-
tive Of the National Federation of
Federal Employees at a meeting of
the branch presidents of the Fed.
eral Employees Union No 2 this
evening at o'clock at 1923 New
York avenue.
Judson King, secretary of the
Popular Government League. will
The Washington times., 1923-01-22
UNDERTAKERS.

They are not q bad bunch, but
they are the last people on earth
want to have any official relA-
lions with.
They are usually CHEEKY, OptImis-
tic fellows, but they have one bad
habit. They win lay yOu out 20
o faPe-yOu-well.
Az Q general thing they are box
ers Of considerable merit. though
few Of them 20 In for pugilism.
BE that as IL may. you will mo-
tice that few Of them 70 In for
spirltualism. PLAYING safe. - IL
w. L. HAYTHE.
The Washington times., 1923-01-22

thrown into q clCyW1de aCCack ON
bootlegging, beginning February
/, it was learned today.
For Moral Effect. s
The drive is scheduled to open
Immediately following the return at
Federal Prohibition Commissioners
Roy A. Haynes and other high en-.
forcement officials from their speak
ing tour along the Pacific Coast SIS
The campaign is intended not only
for Kidding the city of bootleggers,
but for the moral effect on the
United States. 1t is one of he
principal features in Commissioners
Haynes pre-arranged program Tor
1898.
Edgar N. Read. chief of general
agents for the region embracing the
District of Columbia, declared to-
dday that "a big surprise" would
greet purveyors of Illicit liquor in
the capital in about two weeks. S.
His plans for this drive were laid
early last December and have been
approved by the national dry a0
thorities. The modus operandi will
get the final o. K. from Commits
sioTier Haynes on his return.
Especial assistance from the
police department was pledged dur
ing the preliminary stages CT
preparation.
Vice Squad to Help.
During the past few weeks, en-
forcement officers have had several
conferences with Major Daniel
Sullivan, superintendent of police,
and with the departments vice
squad" which is particularly de-
tailed O liquor cases. 1t was said
today that the squad" probably
will increased in number for
partic ,ation in the projected on.
slaugh against rum statesmen.
Read prepared his plans with the
assistance of experts in his office,
the legal division of the prohibition
unit and other specialists connected
with Federal dry law enforcement.
Read said today that investigators
were still busy with evidence of
law violations submitted to Acting
Commissioners, James E. Jones by
Congressman Upshaw of Georgia.
Although Congressman Upshaw's
information did not figure in the
original plans for the February rum
offensive, definite action on his &C
cusations may be taken during the
first few days of the campaign.
The Washington times., 1923-01-22
Will Address New Workers,

Col. Theodore Roosevelt. Ass,s+.
ant Secretary Of the Navy, is ex.
pected to address tomorrow nights
meeting of the New York STATE
Society at Masonic Hall, Fourteenth
ana Kenyon streets. Officers will
be electsd for the coming year,
The Washington times., 1923-01-22
HE NEVER GETS UP.

I never git mp in the street car
To let airy female set down;
i don't care o doodle where they are,
Or whether they giggle or frown.
i amt got no call to be polite,
And swing from q hlgh-hangin' strap;
10 their doin's don't tit NO invite,
They saE- law, he's only q yap."
They dO-t somehow seem to consider
My sweet disposition at all;
OF course 1 amt much of O kIdder;
/ amt got . whole lot o. gall,
Which same's what IL takes with the
women,
i guess. as &c seems TO get by,
But I've always got O good trimmin'
When anything like that I'd try.
SO I've made mp my mind to retirin'
From hunttns pursuin' and chase,
And not to do more desirin'.
On seefn' q purity gals face.
They don't never keeF fer me nOhOw,
1t don't make no diff where they are:
know amt no handsome highbrOw,
So don't git mp I'm the car.
GENE BLOSSOM.
The Washington times., 1923-01-22

Has anybody eUer tried to
get Coue to admit that the
name of the President of
Poland - WojciechO1Oski IS
getting better and better
every day.?
PETE.
The Washington times., 1923-01-22
Warrant Is Issued In Unclean Cardu Case
51IEARDI'oSEENt0
By BILL PRICE c|A4aaZaas%
CUSS WORD VOCABULARY.

CUSS WORD VOCABULARY.
Dear Bill: I used to think
that the auto drivers vocGbm-
larry Of ct.ss sOords for describ-
ing pedestrians and his O1Un
fliVver SOhen he had a break
do1On sUGs larger than that of
any other k1t01On class, but / am
fast reaching the conclusion that
the pedestrians vocabulary for
describing motorists Is fast
reaching ats maximum. Wonder
If H and S folks haze any sta
tistics on this subject.
NEUTRAL.
The Washington times., 1923-01-22
The majority of Washing
ton people must be pretty
Oeu COued By this time.
LULU NJ. SCHULTZ.
RHYMING "CHRISTMAS."

l do not think there is any
good rhyme for Christmas, but
the following comes as near to
it as anything else:
or all the presents at Christmas
The best must be for the mistress.
POLLY.
The Washington times., 1923-01-22
Child Accidentally Shot.

While toying with pistol last
night, Agnes Randolph, colored'
thirteen years old. $40 III street
southwest, shot herself in the right
leg. She was treated at Emergency
Hospital. Her condition is not
serious.
The Washington times., 1923-01-22

A former A. E. F. man Opines
that the neaOs from China that
it Uill soon be a misdemeGnor ia
aOeGr long finger nails indicates
that the Chinese are finally get
ting the best of the coolies.
The Washington times., 1923-01-22

ADDRESS the meeting on cheap cleo.
trlc rates in California and Canada
from which places he has recently
returned
The Washington times., 1923-01-22
THEY KNOW THEIR PLACE.

Beatrice - There's one thing
about my parents I'm not
! ashamed of when we young people
have company.
Maggie-What's that?
Beatrice-They've learned to lie
seen and not heard. JIGGS.
The Washington times., 1923-01-22
FATHER TIMES FOOT RACE.

If January does not make Feb
ruary March, then April May,
and June, If July you lie) to
August about September, October
may chase November into Deem
Der for a Thanksgiving pie on
Christmas day. MACK.
The Washington times., 1923-01-22

Every cent of the $4,000 will go
to some specific item in the annual
budget.
The Washington times., 1923-01-22
NOT PROPERLY INTRODUCED

A movie director says it is
hard to find actors with
sighting chtns." He has
evidently overlooked Gen.
Chen Chin, of Chou Chou,
China.
The Washington times., 1923-01-22
| 81 /
To OPEN
WAR ON
WE IS
Capital Must Be Clean for
Moral Effect on Nation,
He Says.

All resources of the local pro-
hibition enforcement office will be
thrown into a citywide attack on
bootlegging, beginning February
i, it was learned today.
The Washington times., 1923-01-22

Some philosophers believe
that everyone has a right to
take his O1On life. If this is
true, 1t is fortunate for So
ciety that comparatively fen
among as insist on demon
strGting our right to do so.
FRED SCHWAB.
Palisadian., 1923-07-27
Silverware as Gifts;
Makes Home Brighter

Silverware possesses an attribute
as a gift which is more or less Pc
culiar to itself. This is it's repeat
value" observes q writer in the Mil
waukee Sentinel. This feature makes
it desirable, since silverware in the
same pattern may be given on success
sive occasions until the recipient has
been bestowed with a complete serv-
ice.
All of these things account for the
position in which silverware, both
sterling and the best grades Of plate,
finds itself today. Throughout the
country it has become recognized as
par excellence, "the anniversary gift"
and in the case Of many families the
furnishing of the home with silver
ware is being accomplished along the
anniversary gift" route. In some in
stances it has worked out like this:
Father and Tom and Polly all re-
member mothers birthday and we'd
ding anniversary by gifts of silver
ware. Each in turn decide on silver
ware when the gift for the others is
being discussed and when lasting re-
Palisadian., 1923-07-27
Individualize Your
Bedroom Furniture

While many home owners do not
know it. In the fitting Of bedroom
greater latitude is permissible and de-
sirable than in any of the other rooms
of the house, says the Milwaukee Sen
tinel. Such apartments, whether
single or en- suite, to be interesting
as we'll as attractive, must be distinc-
five and individual. Here are few
helpful hints:
The furniture should conform in its
treatment with the style Of architec-
tural details Of the room.
indication of the walls and wood
work will make the selection of the
furniture easy, manufacturers of good
furniture producing styles suitable for
anv bedroom in any home.
Suites of furniture. when available,
are more preferred than single pieces,
many pitfalls accompanying the lat
ter plan unless competent advice )
piven in the selection.
So many and varied are the styles
today that any progressive furniture
dealer will gladly help the homeown-
Palisadian., 1923-07-27
MUSSELS TO BE CULTIVATED
Adequate Supply of Raw Material for
the Pearl-Button Industry Is
Object Sought.

An important step toward insuring
an adequate supply of raw material
for the pearl-button industry is being
made by the United States bureau of
fisheries. which, for the first time in
history, is cultivating fresh-water mus
sells during the entire first year of their
growth. The activity of mussel cul.
turists heretofore has been confined to
getting the young bivalves well start
ed in life, during the brief period when
they attach themselves to the gills and
fins of fish. Now, however, as check
upon the effectiveness of their work,
the fish will be kept In large wooden
troughs until the mussels drop off. af
ter which the latter will be retained
In the wooden tanks for year, the
better to observe, and facilitate their
growth The mussels will then be
planted in their natural environment
10 complete their life cycle.-Popular
Mechanics Magazine.
Palisadian., 1923-07-27
Sheriff's Nose Pointed Way to Cache

The sheriff's keen sense of smell di-
rected him to the driftwood. Sure
enough there was a cache, all lined
with canvas supported by a center
pole in much the same manner that
the circus "big top is supported
And within the cache there was II
still of fifty gallons capacity and about
ten gallons of product.
, Three deputies with rifles were
placed In close proximity to the cache.
The sheriff and his posse left. Five
minutes later the sheriff was getting
into his automobile when shots were
heard in the woods. The sheriff and
posse made dash for the still. Upon
their arrival they found the three dep
uties with three prisoners in hand
cuffs.
Taken by surprise, three men from
Lorain put their hands high above
their heads and held them there until
told they could take them down.
The men arrested pleaded guilty to
charges of violating the prohibition
laws and were fined $500 and costs
each. They were without funds and
were sent to jail.