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The Washington times., 1923-03-16
Los ANGELES DIVORCE
RATE IS ON INCREASE

Los ANGELES, March Is. - Al
most one out Of every two mar.
riages performed In Los Angeles lie
wrecked on the. hidden shoals OF
convention, indicate figures com.
piled from the Los Angeles divorce
courts records.
Marriage licenses issued in Los
Angeles county during 1922 totaled
1925, while the number Of divorces
filed during the same period was
$3.50.
In Los Angeles county actual in
crease In separation suits for 1922
over 1921 was 1853, and the increase
In marriage licenses was 917.
The Washington times., 1923-03-16
Int NOED
To BEGIN
ANEW
Had Brought About ReconciIla.
ton With Wife and Planned
to Go West.
THE GREAT SCHNEIDER
MURDER MYSTERY.

Synopsis: Frederick Schneider.
leaves his sUife To live Uith A1pssG
Balzzi sChOse hsssbGssd DIVORCES her.
After Schneider retsts9ss from the
sUGr as a captain of esgiNeers has
bIeimess prospers. Mrs. BSszS 81
Jealous of his continued friendly
relations Nth his Wife and Nth
other sUOnseM, especially DOrOtheG
Hem, his private secretary. Anna
creates d scene 1Ohen he motors UP
into the AdiroMdGcks Nth Miss
Helm. His mistress MsGkes q long
spiLd drive to NeW York the follow
iiag aOeek III an effort TO catch
Schneider at something. NosO 90
Ell NTH The story.
The Washington times., 1923-03-16
MONKEY LEADS POLICE
SQUADS MERRY CHASE

CHICAGO, March 16s-One small
monkey managed to engage the at.
tention OF two "flivver squads"
and q large crowd before It was
finally captured.
The monkey Was the property OF
u. w. Fisher. tim whose autO 20.
bile Il had oscar 3.
The Washington times., 1923-03-16
FARRAR- TELLEGEN CASE
TO BE RESUMED MONDAY

NEW YORK, March 1S.-Hear.
ings in the divorce action of Ger.
aldine Farrar and Lou Tellegen will
be resumed Monday. Referee Ma.
hony announced yesterday.
This marked the fifth adjourn.
ment since the proceedings began.
The Washington times., 1923-03-16
Alaska Oil Transfer.

Assignment to the Alaska Petrol
cum Company of the oil prospecting
permit heretofore issued to j. w.
Hubbell in the Cold Bay district Of
Alaska was approved today by Sec
rotary Of the Interior Work. The
company islcomposed Of San Fran
cisco capitalists.
The Washington times., 1923-03-16


1900 T3r. 49,, ,1,1 : $500 3, I,ivn
nosvS ia vras fn,.tv.ss, ~, vears Z oId.
Tha rayf vzoyney, ,sIay is 4 yn1sSs,ss ne
after fortv.Nva ~ nj - iYnoortenf
- The l,laee thev hnId ayvi.es, ha Il.
ii his thirties ana life stretches be.
tore hiSa--a gay place % play and
. ~ slly IA AZ $500 0.ner
Standine arnonr l,is feIIow.I,sr,--- v.r,6
the power which money ana stand
ing give 9 man. Put against that
s sns lure g E WCInan Wnom eagns
me lure az n1vrtsrv Plsce arainst
the security 81 wealth and position
Z nome distmra,ea ~ sealn,,nv ana
ouarreling nfesided over 81 nnis.
tress no ioi1eer eIenderl and fl,,eh.
ing, but On whom the years are Sc.
Anne Hngri wh e,. s ..1,, es i. s,r.t
fell ia love with her Was' q IanrI,.
hr,.1,afta 1890 1900,
fonr,,e ana Si,ir~ tavc, 49, ,,rn1s M,
- - -. e,.i.. ~. 1919 .s.s..S.s
"a s;sht ~ vears ~ has 800 ...s,.,t
e,,S ~, 80. Z -. 8 -, -, -. ,e,",. Is :
Tif;an rad IA Sss,,t ~. f1s,,. \,
ana har n,r,hIs feres,a -, "a. -.
reern - ,,lrs,nrf - 49, ,,,,,s,. 'ss-.p n
" s,,..,tS ~, 49, $500 4i..A !. .
iii a,eas. y. - -, -.
- - ,,eat IA -. $3.50 I..t.se,, 49,
- 81. 80 .ans -. ..,.s.....
- - -, S. ~. -. - sss.
mol sure q WINNIE.
.sI'd like to live 4 regular life
aenin.' !, he tells oi,e az hia conYiday,ta
.sT r,a,,4 - 80 J. $500. &. s. 9 a.s-.
-. y sss : = Ins paS
Things ~ my business ana Ia Ike
to get into politics. They tell me !
can do All this II rive nm Anna and
- 49,. 80. !, -. :.
E Ds .a ~ ..ly We. put 4 uoH
:. niio" "u4s :, MlHl1lo VII sav apout
NJ -. -.
=. ~ ~. l ~ 1870 49, .el. III InlS
~. -. - AIl Iss. ne says.
49,. ~ ], sAa1 VIA lne
lew VI.
Oroacn the mater g his wife as 2
prsliIlinary step. ne win deal with
sa.s.ss.i 49, 81 Waln me lnlns y
: e 1.l.NA. 1890.
der. 81 Az 4 .trea siIfsr of Fredericls
Schneider, Inc, she WIS In the habit
u seems ner nuspand every Week.
s "a tha a,,,ssa, 80 -. ma ~
had sent, she replied that she sim
bad the frtendliest feelings. for her
hnsbRnd-in fact, etill loved him.
And e It were really true that he
meant to give up Mrs. Buzzt--and
would not lapse back again into his
oid naDits-n ne would promise to
give up women. she would take him
back again ana start all over again.
Iney came OEether--huRbAnd and
wife-and the reconcilia ton was ef.
Lecsed. But it was not 20 be alto
sslner easy saailng from there on.
1ney determined tnaI Inc best way
W0uId De 70 make clean break
TO leave this part Of the country
altogether. They decided to make
g new home for themselves out In
California. In order to avoid corr.
pllcatlone, they were TO maintain
the strlcteet secrecy. Tney We're
solns 70 lay All tnear plans carerully,
ne Inen. Wnen the Time came. nus
G zig 4nd Wike were 70 elope 70
LIVED In Fear n Death.
. gr,..,, 1890 VI. ,,.. go ~
usclusu IIll-ly 1nAs ene pest
way would be Tor, her to go nrst
and establish a home ont there. and
he would follow wban he had tiAd
- - ~. -
~ 81 sne lose enus' IlnanclaA I Mn1
lam Schneider sssociafed With him
The Washington times., 1923-03-16
THE GREAT SCHNEIDER
MURDER MYSTERY.
Chapter W.
BY VIOLA BROTHERS SHORE
Copyright. 1923. BY Cosmopolitan
News Servicel

~ VIOLA BROTHERS SHORE.
Copyright. 1924. BY Cosmopolitan
News Service.l
NEW YORK, March 16.-Al-
though Frederick Schneider was
known as one Of the most popu-
lar business men in the bronx,
socially he had been almost ostra-
cized because Of his domestic life.
He had, after all, only 3 limited
circle to whom he could introduce
Mrs. Buzzi. There were many
people who, knowing the real
Mrs. Schneider, would not receive
nor have anything to do with the
spurious one. This did not bother
Schneider at first, wrapped up as
he was In young and growing
business, and in the throes Of q
great passion.
Before the war Schneider did
not amount to much as 3 con-
tractor, and ii never entered his
head % think Of social position
or prestige. He had his home,
and his great love, and they were
enough for him.
Builds Up Big Business. ~
But on his discharge from service
a. captain Of engineers. he re-
turned to his contracting business
with such Enlarged vision and such
vigor that he began to- build Tor
himself the name Of one 0f the
foremost building contractors H. the
His first really big Job came
when he got the contract Tor ex-
cavating the tunnel under the
Grand Concourse and the road to
Central bridge. This resulted In his
getting other big contracts. He
began to make more money than
he had ever dreamed Of. And he
suddenly found himself confronted
with a problem. IL he wished to
continue along the way he was
travelling he would have to look to
his private affairs. For he had
reached g point where his domestic
life could no longer be separated
from his progress in the business
world.
Schneider had many influential
friends who were willing to accept
though they might not have invited
him to their homes-and these men
began to talk to him Of the neces.
sity of paying attention to what
people think. They especially
emphasized the importance OF re-
tanning the approval and good
opinion of the women, none Of
whom were in sympathy with his
present mode Of living.
When he went to his bank to dis
cuss loan his bankers told him
they thought highly of him and
had confidence in his ability and
judgment, but that they would like
to see his private life conform to
conventional standards. A man
who gets big contracting Jobs, espe.
cially from the city, has to con.
slider the attitude of politicians
And Schneider found that his po
litical friends, too, were apt to be
badly impressed by his lack Of
morals at home.
Forced to Make Choice.
Schneider finally was given tt
understand that his entire future
depended on his changing his way
Of life. He could have his choice
Big Notwithstanding in the bust
ness world-possibly q pofitica
career on the one hand-and on TIT
other-Anna BuzzE
How did he feel about It? Eight
years before he would have laughed
In the teeth of his advisers. HI
would have defied them and claimet
the right tn live with aYlv woman hS
The Washington times., 1923-03-16
'HARDNIG PLANS
TOIOVI[R
TAXES
Administration WIN Try . Re-
lieve Wage Farmers Of
Burdenson1e Z evIes.
~ w. II. ATKINS,
Enterna tlonoa Ncvre gorvlce.

y
When the next CongyesS con
venes the Administration viii
campaign issue reduction 81 in
come forward and present a. =
come tax rates and ! readjust-
ment 81 tie Tar laws along other
lines - that the burden 81 Gov
ernnent-cpeyating expenses eaA
Be more equally divided Or shift
Cd from the poor - the RICH III
was learned auth rita lively today.
10 Relieve Waee FARMERS.
Treasury experts on revenue are'
convinced that the burden 81 taxa.
ton borne " tie ware earning
classes is excessive. and the pro.
gram Of the Treasury win 20 ~
reds1ce ttak burden insofar ~ that
may be possible BY q raAd1 uetmenf
os tax liability, This will invofye
Inods ficatiou of 9OTIae 06 the exist
ing provisions az the revenue act
ok 1871. Many % them have been.
found in actual pracfice Ia ~
wholly Intellectual ~ producing rev,
eaue that they Were designed tO
produce. II u now found BY
Treasury actuaries that the chief
reason FOR this deficiency q the
legal conflict arising cut Oe hagy
yerbIaGe a the act itseIs, and. that
the law needs radical change.
bera 0f Congress ana leading d.
ficials u the Treasury developed
the conclusion that not only must
there IS clerifl 81 present rev.
enaia laws, In some Of there most
vital aopocts. hut khat there must
- amendments % remove tnequall-
ties, which cannot 10 recnnclle4 ~
Administration Of the law.
CseneraI Reduction Possibls.
secretary 81 the Treasury Mellon
Iaas decided upon : policy q recon-.
niendIns lowering % the tar burden
generally. No formal conclusions
are ready 10 bo announced. but the
Treasury VIII renew lta program
for 3 lowering Oe surtax rAtem. and
reviaiono along other lines that
win directly affect the small tar.
payer. The Admins ati0n q known
10 10 ill favor 81 lower income
taxes and Il relying upon that
issue, if future Developments show
larger returns from miscellaneous
revenues. !.
II IL believed altogether probable
that the President VIII aals Con.
gress 70 cut the rate Of income tax
on incomes below 5000, ana pos.
atbly advise reduction fl the rates
on incomes above that figure ali
along the line. This IL predicted
upon the Idea that the next Con.
gress win act upon Secretary of the
Treasury Melons proposal TO make
unlawful the issuing Of tax-exenpt
securities. and other proposals
which be has auggested e. para.
mount II capital Il to be gainfulIy
employed, and result In large legiti.
mate revenue to the Government.
The Washington times., 1923-03-16
SCHNEIDER BROKE WITH MRS BUZZ TO GAIN SOCIAL SIADI
Too Drunk To Know
He Was Stealing,
Jury Holds

CLARK SB URG, w. Va,
March 16.-A jury in Harrison
county criminal court to-day held
that . man who drinks three
quarts Of whiskey in twelve
hours is not responsible Tor
some things he does . few hours
later.
After celebrating . few nain-
utes, the jury acquitted Way
man Goodwin, farmer Of the
Wallace section, on 3 charge Of
stealing an automobile belong
ing to Z. III. Sommerville, 0f
Clarksburg. The defense adj
mitted the taking Of the ma
chine, but maintained the alb
sence Of criminal intent on
account of intoxication.
Goodwin testified to drinking
three quarts In the twelve hours
previous 70 taking the car.
The Washington times., 1923-03-16
Wlre cOmmunIcatIon crIppled.

PITTSBURGH, Pa, March 16.--
Wire communication north, south
and west Of Pittsburgh was badly
crippled today, following 4 heavy
wind storm, which ragged III the
early morning hours. The Ameri.
can Telephone and Telegraph Cont
pany was hard hit. It reported
many wires entirely lost between
Pittsburgh and Cincinnati, Indian.
apOlis, Chicago, Cleveland and Ohio
and West Virginia points. Whst
few wires were working were
swinging This interfered with
telegraphic communication.
At $40 o'clock Cincinnati advised
Pittsburgh that the storm seemed
to be easing up in southern Ohio.
Other telegraph wires were in
bad shape this forenoon and bro.
kers were having q hard time get
ting into touch with branch houses
west and south Of here.
The Washington times., 1923-03-16
VlN ASK B[ ODD
EST IN GIRL
500, O(||0 SUI
Council Tor Miss Decker Be.
lIsves. Science WIN Reveal
Parentaes 81 Child

The $50. 900 damage suits against
charlea 1Eiller wealthy col
dealer ak BetheE1h, win Be tried 81
the Circuit Court d Rockville nexi
November ana the three principals
III thes init mother, daughter. and
alleged fathsr Win Be- asked to sub.
nit to blood tests to determine the
parentag So OF the child now but two
days old.
John ii. Garrett Rockville layt.
yer who represents Miss Jeanette
Francis Decker, eighteen years old;
and her father, Elmer q. Decker,
both Of WashingtO on, who have filed
suits against Miller for $50 900 and
500, 0OO, respectively. declared to.
DAY that { he felt confident that
blood tests would furnish ample
proof a. ID the ehiId's father. So
Miller DENIES Ch1tgs.
Garrett declared that when the
suits come, to trial Ne win ask
Miller. Miss Decker. ana the young
baby to go 70 Johns Hopkins Hos
pital. Baltimore. Ma. to have their
blood tested and compared.
Miller yesterday declined to com.
ment on the suit which alleges he
IL the father Of the baby, but
emphatic ally denies the charge.
Miller Ii accused in the suits OF
having seduced Miss Decker on
June 81 last year In his office at
Bethesda.
Attorney Garrett, when his atten-
ton was called today to the alleged
$50 A..
suits were nothing more than Fan
attempt at blaclxmAil," declared to.
day.
Relates Girls Story.
Miss Decker tells me that after
Miller became aware Of her cOndi,
ton, he suggested that she see a
certain physician ana actually met
her at the doctors office. He later.
so she has told me. made arrange.
ments for Her, to enter the sanitar-
tum where she is1noW q patient and
accompanied her there when she
was admitted. :
'EIe,. also, 90 my client Informs
me, has contributed considerable
money toward defraying her ex.
penses at the institution. If these
statements are true. Miller's charges
Of hlaclxnnail are pure rot. ~
Miss Decker Is now q patient in
q sanitarium near Rockville. She
10 eighteen years old and lives with
her father at 3114 Fourteenth street
northwest. Her father IL captain OF
the Walter Reed Hospital fire de-
partment.
Local physicians declared today
that blood tests can successfully de-
termine the parentage Of child.
The suits against Miller were filed
last Wednesday, seven hours after
the schild's birth.
The Washington times., 1923-03-16
Prevent lnHuensn

Prevent ln1Iuemxn
The Tonic and Laxative Effect o. laxative DRolfo
ouININE Tablets viii keep the sgstsm 81 :
healthy eOnditi6n and thus ward eff an at
tacka Of Colds. Grip. Or lnilusnza. 90. Advk
The Washington times., 1923-03-16

Closer Commercial and PoIit-
lcaI atIonsIlp 4 Aim d
Sun Vat Sen.
- h. K. REYNOLDS,
1nlesnaalonaI news serviss eiasf


z Il
tCcryFishk 1e3S. ~ Ipternationsi Nsws
s6Fvioe.1
Failing e obtain aid frcm the
United States. the South china nov.
eminent of sun Yat Sen WIN now
SEEK % enter into Gloss poIiticnI ana
commercial ationnhips win Great
HFstain. and win make 20 further
attenapt 10 secure rnccenition from
the American Government, Inter
national News Services lenfneA today.
This new ana startling develop
ment tn Ear Eastern affairs q *.
pected 70 challenge 1ktonkion
thrcughcnt the world because q the
unlimited possibilities growing out
81 IN alliance betWeen the Britain
and the military and civil forces ~
South china which are aseIinG he
overthrow of the Picking 9oVern-
1neuts now recognized b. most az
the world p0Wers
Come Baclxs Announced,
The South China governnnent, sc.
cordinE - M go. offlcinl repre
sentative uk ur. sun Xat Sen il
this country, hrs scOnae back WITH
q Vengeance. after beinR twice
oyerthroWn.
This fate cf China. 1ar told II.
transitional News Services today,
RESTS IN the ability of these re.
eponelblo tor her future &c this time
to reach fundamental understand
1ng, not with each other, but With
the great powers standing &c the
door ~ peace and lasting concord
We have looked across the Pa
clio - the new world and have
looked In vain.
Patiently We hays listened to
long protestationg 81 friendship and
generous promises Of aid, but there
seems little prospect of these ever
being materialized. IN the mean.
time China remains undeveloped.
II seems to nc advisable thnt We
ehOuld now try 90 enlist the aid and
co-operati0n 81 Great Britain ii the
development of Chinass immense re-
sources Being exninently practical,
both the British and the republican
leaders ul China must have BY this
time realised the utility Of continu,
tng further = policy ~ hostility To-.
ward one auother. The time has now
come Tor them 20 adopt Ganer
policy whereby the legitimate In
tsreHts cf both parties can ~
served.
Feeling Il Cordial.
Ma said that not during the pest
ten years had TIE feeling between
the British and the Chinese Ia South
China been as good IS at present -
an exainyle. he pointed To The Nh
efAl tfeaf fdenks accorded Ir. Sun NJ
British officials ct Hong Kong whom
he was en route to Canton 70 again.
take charge Of the government.
We look to the statesmen az
London and Canton. he declared,
ITO seize this opportunity and
utilize II 70 the greatest adyantnee.
making Il clear It the same time
that no new e1fcrt would be made
"a secure political recognition for.
South China from the Anericnn
State Department, which continues
to recognize the Reking government
as the dominant ruling force In
China. despite the protestationa of
Sun Vat Sen and his Representatives
The Washington times., 1923-03-16
STORM UPSETS.
MIDDLE WEST
TRAFFIC
Clear and Unseasonably Cold
Weather Follows sIeet
and Rain.
~ Tnternationai News Service.

CHICAGO, March IB.-Crippled
rail-, phone and telegraph counl
rnunications were slowly being re-
stored throughout the Middle
Western States today following
snow. sleet and rain storms over
q wide area. Clear and unseason.
ably cold weather prevailed over
most OF the States. with rising
temperature predicted.
Many cities In Iowa, Nebraska
and Illinois reported damage
amounting to thousands Of dollars
to phone lines and property.
The storm was still raging Ia the
panhandle region In Texas.
The Washington times., 1923-03-16
52.NFiIe GAO SWeeps ONO.

u CLEVELAND. Ohio, March 16.-
A wind which at times reached q
velocity Of nfty-two miles an hour,
accompanied by q driving rain,
wrought heavy damage throughout
Ohio today. Telephone and tele,
graph service Was badly crippled.
The wind RACED many structures
and early estimates placed the
property damage ct hundreds Of
thousands Of dollars.
Fishing tackle placed by fisher.
men In Lake Erie was believed ia
be badly damaged.
The Washington times., 1923-03-16
PL AVS ROLE OF VIRGIN
IN PASSION PLAY

ST. z atricks
Players
have selscted
q woman
who is not j
member Of
that
organization
for the lead
ing feminine
role IN Ine
Passion Play
at the
President
Theate
80 dn5y
Tuesda and
NJ sdnesdag a
mex week.
She - the
wife cf i
professor
at Catholic
University
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-10-19

building adjoining the club building.
Williams contradicted Stowe in that
he admitted that he had seen players
fade one another. This was an I'M
portant feature of the testimony as
the game could not be called bank
if players bet among themselves.
Charge Unfair Practice.
Testimony was concluded Wednes-
day afternoon. the attorneys argued
over the charge Thursday morning
and argued the case Thursday after
noon. Carl Johnson. &. NJ. Chambers
and Dave Watson, respectively made
pleas for the defense while District
Attorney McAskill and an assistant
argued the states case. All three
defense attorneys directed their at
tacks at the two state witnesses, open
ly charging that they were "stool
pigeons" and denouncing the states
method of securing testimony by in
ducing q man TO gamble or sell liquor
and then prosecuting him for it. The
assistant district attorney in the case
also came in for share of the defense
counsels attention.
Another point brought out by the
defense attorneys was that the in
dictment against Mangum did not
contain the names of Stowe and Will
liams as witnesses, but contained the
names Of other witnesses who were not
called. This was an unfair practice
on the part of the state, the attor-
news argued. because it prevented
their looking up the record of the two
state witnesses before the trial.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-10-19
FORD-FOR-PRESIDENT
TO BE CRY OF DRYS
IF HENRY CONSENTS
Prohibitionists Are Willing
to Let Him Garry Their
Banner.

Los Angeles, Cal, Oct. 19.-The
prohibition party's nomination for
President in 1924 is Henry Ford's if
be wants it, according TO a state
nent issued Lere by Virgil G.. Hin
shaw, of Washington, ID. c.. chair
man of the prohibition national com
mittee.
Mr.. Forl looked favorably on the
offer of the Prohibition party 10 give
hin. the nJinina,io: in 1920 and would
lave accepted it had he not been per-
saaded by followers of Woodrow VIII
son 10 STAY out Of the race.
lMr. HinshaN asserted.
PrOhibitionifts generally favor Ford
mere than any other man discussed
ror the presidency, according TO cpin-
ions expressed at conference yester-
day between Mi. Hinshaw and dry
leaders. AMI vii; be willing to COM
promise wiiI other parties TO secure
an agreement Oh his nomination.
In connection with his statement
concerning Mr.. Ford. the national
| committee chairman issued 4 call for a
national conference at Washington
December l.. the two-fold purpose OF
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-10-19
MANGUM IS
ACQU|TTED|N
GAMING CASE
Rangers Lose First Of Their
Gambling Case to Go
to Trial.
SECRET AGENTS WORK
Defense Charges stool
Pigeons" Furnished
States Evidence.

George "Shorty" Mangum, charged
by Indictment with exhibiting a game
and bank, was acquitted by jury in
the Ninety-fourth District Court
Thursday afternoon. The jury was
out but % minutes. having retired
at 4 :35 and returned to the court
room at ) o'clock. Although keen in.
terest had been exhibited i'll the trial
and the court room was crowded at
the time there was no demonstration.
The indictment against Mangum
grew out of ranger activities in San
Antonio and it is understood that
State Adjutant General Thomas ID.
Barton, in charge of the rangers In
their "clean up campaign in San
Antonio and District Attorney ID. a.
McAskill, who has been closely asso-
ciated with the adjutant general dur
ing his stay here. were extremelyanx-
ious that the state secure a convic-
tion in the case. In fact Adjutant
General Barton came over from Aus
tin to watch the proceedings. hang
ing around just outside the court room
door during the selection of the jury.
Testimony Is Conflicting.
The state in the trial of its case
en- Wednesday, relied wholly upon the
testimony of two "secret agents" OF
the rangers, Tom Stowe and Luther
Williams. Stowe admitted Oh the
stand that he had paid several fines
for gambling and that he had been
arrested at Waco. and charged with
making liquor. Ht turned his case
over to an attorney. Stowe said and
he "handled it, Williams said he had
been employed by the rangers after
he had testified before the grand jury.
Stowe testified that Mangum was
operating a game and bank at the
Metropolitan Club at the corner oil
South Alamo and Commerce streets.
Mangum. he said. was taking all bets.
He denied that the players bet among
. themselves. On cross-examination
Stowe admitted that the playing was
in room on the second floor of q