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The Washington times., 1923-01-17
Irish Novelist Sees
Lloyd Georges
Return
By Cosmopolltan News serrlce.

NEW YORK, Jan. 17.-As-
serting that Germany is the COM
mercial handspring Of Europe
and should be put to work again,
and predicting David Lloyd
Georges early return to power,
Shaw Desmond, Irish novelist
who was here today, praised the
action of America in recalling
her troops from the Rhine. He
said Germany's industrial or
ganization should not be upset
by France. Concerning Lloyd
George, Mr.. Desmond said:
"He is due back. He undoubt-
eddy is the biggest politician in
England today and soon will be
on top again, but before that oc-
ours there will be some big
changes in England. The labor
ties and Socialists will come into
power and they will sit on the
seats of the mighty for q time!
These will be found utterly
wanting in handling the big.
problems of the day and q reac-
ton will quickly wipe them out"
The Washington times., 1923-01-17

Yesterday that the State legislature.
pass resolution Informing Con.
gress that the people OF New Jer1
sey demand the amendment Of this
law to permit Tight wines and beer.
The. recent election In New Jer-
sey, the governor stated. consti.
tuted b referendum on the prohibit
ton question and the result showed
that the people were opposed to
prohibition as at present enforced.
Our State should take the 1neces-
sary steps to call constitutional
convention as provided for in the
Federal Constitution, In order that
the Eighteenth amendment may be
so altered as to clearly provide for
the lawful use of beer and light
Wines" the governor added.
The Washington times., 1923-01-17
BANK SUES MRS. TRl8BY
ON PRoMISSoRY NOTE

The Potomac Savings Bank of
Georgetown yesterday filed suit in
the District Supreme Court against
Mrs. Minnie c.. Tribby, 1925 Nor
rison street northwest, to recover
$500 and interest alleged to be
due on a promissory note.
Mrs. Trfbby was recently indicted
for assault with a dangerous weapon
in connection with shooting OF
Prohibition Agent Ralph E. Ruby
while attempting to serve a Sc. rch
warrant on Mrs. Tribby at her
residence.
The Washington times., 1923-01-17
HOME FOR AGED WILL
PURCHASE PHONoCRApH

The request Of the District Home
for the Aged that the Commission.
ers use the interest from a bequest
OF $2,41s.SS turned over to them
for the institution by Julius Egloff.
executor Of the estate OF William
Haurer, to buy q photograph for
the home, was granted yesterday.
Auditor Donovan Of the District
invested $1,000 of the fund in first
mortgages on District real estate
and sufficient interest has &C.
cumulatedsto make the purchase. T
The Washington times., 1923-01-17
TWO PLEAD CUICTYTO
THEFT OF AUTOMOBILE

Leonard Branch and Lester Den
mark, charged with violation of the
motor vehicle theft act in connec.
ton with transporting stolen auto
mobile from Jacksonville, Fla, to
this city, yesterday pleaded guilty
before Justice Stafford, in Criminal
Court No. l.. '',
The accused are the first persons
indicted in this jurisdiction for VIC
lating the Dyer act, which was de-
signed to punish for the Interstate
traffic in stolen automobiles.
The Washington times., 1923-01-17
DUCK BREAKS TRAFFIC
RULES ON PIKE HIGHWAY

A malIard duck, heading north on
the wrong side of the Washington
Aiexandria pike, crashed through the
windshield of the automobile of G. NJ.
Shepperson of Alexandria. Va, last
night near Rosecrest, alighting on
the drivers seat uninjured.
Shepperson brought the duck to
Washington and exhibited II to his
friends. The windshield cost $15,"
he said. Maybe l can eat the duck
and get even"
The Washington times., 1923-01-17
JUDGE WARNS POLICE
OF COURT HARDNESS

The first official action to stop
the continued hardness of police
men having business in, Police
Court was taken by Judge John p.
Mcmahon yesterday i'm the form of
q letter to Major Daniel Sullivan,
superintendent of police.
The letter practically repeats
what the court has already said
many times In open court, in eff
feet, that proper action would be
taken If officers did not appear
promptly. Last Saturday, Ahe mes
sage pointed out, the court was
forced to recess a half hour uati.
an officer could get prepared.
The Washington times., 1923-01-17
70 Honor Lee Birthday,

The Confederate Veterans Associa-
ton Of the District Of Columbia
will hold a reunion Friday, evening
at s o'clock in Confederate Veteran
Memorial Hall, 1922 Vermont ave-
nue. northwest, at which the birth.
day of Gen. Robert E. Lee will be
celebrated. John T. Goodrich. of
Braxton's Virginia Battery, will be
the principal speaker. Capt. Fred
Beall will preside.
The Washington times., 1923-01-17
OREGON PIONEER DEAD.
LEAVES 1877 DESCENDANTS

AURORA, Ore. Jan. 17.-Mrs.
Rachel Kaufman, survived bv 197
direct descendants, is dead. -Four
sons, three daughters, SIS grand.
children and 100 great-grandchildren
make up the Oregon pioneers sur
vivors.
She was born at Berlin, Ohio, in
1880 and married Jonas J. Kauff-
man IN 1851. They came to Oregon
In 1880.
The Washington times., 1923-01-17
GOVERNOR ASKS
DRY LAW
CHANGE
siIzer, Of New Jersey, Says
Present Act Is Making U. S.
Nation Of Drunkards.

TRENTON. n. j.. Jan. 17.-Flay-
ing the Volstead act as a deterrent
to real temperance and declaring
it is breeding a nation of drink
ers,1 Governor George s. Silzer.
elected on a wet" platforms, recon-
rnended in his inaugural message
The Washington times., 1923-01-17
MapiYal Club Speakers.

Postmaster General Work and Sur
geon General Cumming win be the
speakers, at the ladies' night pro.
gram of the Wapiya Club Thursday.
January 20, at the University Club.
Al chalk talk will be given by Dick
Mansfield. Dancing win follow the
The Washington times., 1923-01-17
Lawyers Fix Meeting Date.

HOT SPRINGS. Ark, Jan.
Minneapolis, Mimi, was selected
for the 1923 annual convention of
the American Bar Association by
ganization, which opened its an.
nual midwinter conference here.
August 28 to 81, inclusive, were de-
cided upon as convention dates
The Washington times., 1923-01-17
To Work on Local Prisons.

Penal institutions in the District
will be under the observation OF the
Rev. Edmund Stevens, rector or the
Christ Episcopal Church, Whining
ton, DEL, who will come to this
city in a few days to accept mem
bership on the Episcopal city mis-
sionary staff.
The Washington times., 1923-01-17
HANDS OFF WATCH DON'T
MEAN THAT TO BURcI an

TAMPA. Fla, Jan. ia thief
entering one Of the rooms of a local
hotel stole a gold watch belonpinp
to Fred Viering, guest. The fhief
was in such hurry he failed to
notice that the watch had no hands
and was temporarily out of com.
mission.
The Washington times., 1923-01-17

To clean out your bowels without
cramping or overacting, take Cas-
carets!
You want to feel fine: to be.
quickly free from sick headache
dizziness, biliousness, cold, had
breath, q sour, acid, gassyFsto fnach.i
One /. or two Cascarefs. anytime,
The Washington times., 1923-01-17
(ASCARS le
For Constipated Bowels, Sick Headache.
Colds, Sour Stomach, BiIiousness

viii start the bowels acting. When
taken at night. the bowels work
wonderfully In morning.
Cascarets never siclxen or ireoa-
veIlience you next day like mis-.
calomel. salts or oil.
Children love Cascaretl, TOO. i q
cent boxes, also Is and SO cent sizes.
Any drug store.
The Washington times., 1923-08-31
Three Killed in Abs.

JUNGFRAUJOCH, Switzerland.
Aug. 31.--The bodies OF Sir Henry
Hubert Hayden and his two guides.
who left Lauterbrunnen August 10
for the Jungfrau, have been found
on the base of the Finsteraarhorn
The Washington times., 1923-08-31
WANTED WATER,
HELD AS RUN
RUNNER
Alleged BcotIegger, Seeking
Drink, Walks Into Arms Of
Revenue Agents.

An alleged bootlegger of Washing.
ton is today bemoaning the fact
that he was thirsty last night when
he passed through BladensI1 aaEsh
en- route TO this city with a lad
of what is said to be grain all oaol
just as he stepped into the front
doors of the saloon OF George
COldenstroth, q former washington
saloon keeper to get a drink of
water, revenue raiders emerged
with three prisoners.
Straight into their arms walked a
man said to be known as Buckley.
O'Connell. When q search OF HE
car revealed several gallons of the
alleged grain alcohol he was taken
with the others to Baltimore, where
charges of violating the prohibition
laws are said to have been placed
against him.
At Coldenstroth's saloon the
raiders got quantity Of LIQUOR,
they said. The saloon keeper is
said to have brandished a knife at
one of the prohibition officers, but
he was disarmed before anyone had
been hurt. Coldensfroth and e. bar
tender named Joseph Koch were
arrested. They were taken to Balti.
more.
The Washington times., 1923-08-31
HAY FEVER VICTIMS
ELECT NEW OFFICERS

BETHLEHEM, N. H, Aug. 81
Thomas F. Sheridan. of Chicago, was
elected president Of the United States
Hay Fever Association at the fiftieth
annual meeting Of the organization
here.
James r. Offield, Chicago, and Will
liam M. Patterson, New York. were
chosen vice presidents and Mrs. Bees
sic Hudson Greene, Chicago, was re-
elected secretary and treasurer. J..
G. Williamson, jr., New York; the
Rev. Frank M. Taitt, Chester, Pa,
and William McAuliffe, Bethlehem,
were elected to the executive COM
mittee.
Recommendations that active steps
be taken to relieve sufferers, to ex-
pand the membership, to publish a
monthly welfare magazine and TO
raise a memorial to Henry Ward
Beecher, who founded the order fifty
years ago, were made by President
Sheridan.
The Washington times., 1923-08-31

even they represent the PHILOSOPHY
er's belief in force. One imagines
the closely packed mob of flowers,
like throng Of people which has
crowded to Clemenceau's door,
fighting among themselves for air
and water.
A long, well-nourished caterpil.
lar crossed our sandpath. hasten
ing on his way to make a meal of
some of the premier's favorite
plants. / offered to kill the
marauder.
"No, don't do that" There was
real concern in Clemenceau's voice.
But 1t will kill your flowers"
warned.
Eyes. but let it alone. 1t will
grow into beautiful butterfly
And there is not too much beauty
in this world, you know"
Furniture Is Plain.
Clemenceau took me into his
bedroom and study, a small room
in the middle of the one-story
house. The furniture is of the
very simplest kind. made by local
peasant carpenters. His workable,
before the big double windows, was
Uttered with notes for the book
of philosophy on which he was
working when / arrived.
The Tiger sat me at his desk to
admire the view. Two hundred
yards away was the broad expa nse
Of the Atlantic. Between the win
dow and the ocean stood quite
conspicuously a tall flagstaff. from
which floats-not the French tri-
color, which one might expect to
find before the home Of Frances
greatest living patriot, but instead
"A Japanese paper fish.
Force Is Other Tenet.
THAT is a Japanese carp" ex-
planned the Tiger 1T is the sym
Dol of force. In Japan, when a
male baby is born, they fly this
fish from the housetop as a sign
of new power come into the house.
] have three of these Japanese
carp, which were given to me by
the wife Of the Japanese Ambassa-
dor. l always fly them when /
The Washington times., 1923-08-31
So PRINTERS To
Be RELEASED
BY BUREAU
Records Studied and Men Witt,
Lowest Ratings viii Be
Dropped.

F'ifty-five plate printers at the
Bureau of Engraving and Printing
will be discharged within the next
two months In the final phase OF
the series OF wholesale cuts which
have been made during the past
two years.
Director Louis A. Hin has nut
the naming of the men to be dis.
charged in the hands of the Bureau
of Efficiency. The records Of ali
plate printers in the plant are under.
survey and ratings are being pre-.
pared according to ability and past
performances. Those with the low.
est ratings will be released.
When these final reductions have
been made there will be q force 81
40 plate printers left in the bureaus.
Before the substitution of the
present modern power presses for
old hand presses there were 755
plate printers on the bureau rolls.
The installation Of these presses has
resulted In an annual saving in
salaries and other expenses OF
81, at, 600.
The Washington times., 1923-08-31
TRUSTING TONY
IS VICTIM Of
CON MEN
Tells Police How He Put 500
In Tin Box in Get-Rich-
Quick Plan.

Here is the story Tony Varrso'
trusting Italian living at Is H street
northeast, told the police OF the
Sixth precinct last night:
Approached on August % by a
man whom he did not know, Varrso
was asked his address. He gave 1t.
August 20 this man and two 9th
ers came to his home with a tin
box, which they said contained
81. 900 cash. Tony was told that ii
he put $500 in the box and kept it
there until the next day his money
would propagate faster than mi.
crobes.
Tony, always trusting. did so. On
the morrow he feverishly opened
the box. Then he found that he had
paid 500 for two copies of a Wash
ington morning newspaper.
The police are looking for Tony's
$500 and the trio.
The Washington times., 1923-08-31
SALARY RAISE IN
PSYCHOLOGY,
He SAYS
DR.. David v. Bush So Says in
Lecture, Deploring Poor
Pay Of Clerks Here.

1.-The United States Government
the people of the nation-ought
to blush in shame for paying its
departmental clerks salaries as low
as 500 and $40 month.
eff Washington's men and WON
en- In the civil service want to
change this, it will take 100 years
of educating the Government The
one way out for those shaving in
the clerkdom-rather serfdom-of
official Washington, Is for them to
educate themselves instead. But ii
the workers are content with their
meager salaries, psychology can
not help Them
A round of applause greeted these
words of DIR. David ". Bush
psychologist at the first of his
fourteen free lectures on psychology
and it~ practical everyday applica
ton at the Belasco Theater last
night. Every seat in the theater
was filled.
There are thousands of people
in Washington who are dying slow.
ly because of their wrong mental
attitude" said DIR. Bush. "a great
percentage OF their Ills are kinks OF
the mind which forward thinking
and sincere belief in self could cor.
rNct They DO not realize that ii
is impossible to fail with psychology
any more than it is possible for a
bird to fail to fly.
DIR. Bush will continue his lee.
lures on the various angles Of ap
piled psychology nightly through
September IA, except Sundays. His
topic tonight will be 1.-THE Sub
Conscious Mind-Its Many Func
tions and How 1t Works" Tomor
row night he will speak on 1.-The
Psychological Law of Suggestion
and Auto-Suggestion. :. ...
The Washington times., 1923-08-31

Elementary quality which he finds
have guests"
And to the tenet of beauty, an
important factor in his philosophy
of life, Clemenceau added the com
essential: Force.
The Washington times., 1923-08-31
q Years for Drunken Driver.

EBENSBURG, Aug. 31.-One OF
the stiffest sentences passed out
here in a long time was given to
Gus Shilgas, of Revloc, Cambria
county, when he appeared before
Judge John e. Evans to plead
guilty of driving an automobile
while intoxicated. He was sen.
fenced to a fine of 800 and four
years in the county jail.
The Washington times., 1923-08-31
THEATER NOTES

."Icebound," the Owen Davis
prize play, will open the New Ma
tionaPs season, September "a.
Casanova" scheduled to appear
at this house September II, will
not come to Washington, and the
theater's opening Is deferred
week.
1.-THE Whole Towns Talking"
the Hopwood farce showing here
early this summer, was accorded
mixed but, generally, favorable
reviews at it's New York premiere
Wednesday evening. One critic
called the third act, the best thing
in farce for several seasons. This
is the scene wherein Grant
Mitchell Tin Washington, John
Cumberland contrives a free-for-
all fight between his traducers
while, in the dark, he escapes by
hanging to the chandelier.
September Is, is the date set
for the opening of Crandalfs new
Ambassador theatre at Eighteenth
and Columbia road. Advance in
spect1ons OF this magnificent new
house support the opinion that it
will be one Of the motion picture
show places of the country.
Broadway will see six new
plays next week. On Monday
Madge Kennedy will open in
Poppy" Florence Eldridge. in
The Next Corner Balieff and
his new Chauve Souris; Three
Little Business Men" which has
one appearance at the Garrick in
Washington Sunday night. This
will be the first Yiddish piece
ever to be presented on Broad
The Washington times., 1923-08-31

way. j On Tuesday Belasco pre-
sents Mrs. Fiske. in Mary, Mary,
Quite Contrary" and Sylvia
Field. in Connie Goes Home"
Intimation Of the ablishmenr
of permanent company at Henry
Miller's Theater il contained In
an announcement issued yester-
day from that actor-manager con-
corning his presentation of "The
Changelings" at the theater bear
ing his name on the night of
September II.
The official name Of the group
Is given as 1.-THE Henry Miller
Theater Company" and those
close to Mr.. Miller speak Of his
desire to maintain this organize
ton and build 1t gradually into
the repertory theater that has
long been hoped for.
An American film star f. to be
hOnored by France. A favorite of
audiences here, as yet unnamed,
is to receive what amounts to O.
formal invitation from the French
Government to undertake the nor.
trayal of the leading role in
great historical picture showing
the actual events leading UP to
the French revolution, and the
true part played in it by Marie
Antoinette. The production Is 20
be under direct supervision of
high French officials.
An interviewer suggested that
Norma Talmadge, Marion Davies,
or Lillian 4ish might easily be
the actress chosen. To this the
representative remarked that he
hoped he would be able to an
nounce the choice in q week.
The Washington times., 1923-08-31
L oNC-DISTANCE SWIMMERS
TO COMPETE TOMORROW

The open long-distance swimming
races for men and women under
the auspices of the Washington
Canoe Club will be held tomorrow
afternoon on the Potomac, begin
ming at Chain Bridge.
The finish will be in front of
the Washington Canoe Club, at
Thirty-sixth street. The women's
event will start at o'clock, while
the mems event will get under way
lust a half hour later.
The Washington times., 1923-08-31
NEW HEAD OF NAVAL
OBSERVATORY

T
Navy
officer,
prominent in
Washington
official
circles for
many years,
who was
today
appointed
chief of
the Naval
Observatory
to succeed
Capt. W. D.
McDougall.
Captain
Pollock
has been
identified
with many
important
naval
projects.
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The Bingham County news. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1918-1930, 1923-03-16

Thursday evening a debate will be
held between Idaho Fails and Black
foot on the question, Resolved That
the United States Should Cancel the
Debts Incurred by the European Ma
tions During the World War" Black
foot heard our Negative team debate
upon the subject, and this time the
negative team, consisting of Helen
Steffens, Ellis Chaplin and Neil Fresh,
will 90 to Idaho Falls, and the Affirm
alive team, Miss Marjorie Albertson,
Miss Nancy Reese and Ray Kinney,
will remain here and we win have
the opportunity Of hearing our af-
firmative team present their argu-
ment.
The Bingham County news. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1918-1930, 1923-03-16

Thursday noon the Kiwanis Club
met at the Cottage Hotel, with R. B.
Dunlap presiding. C. A. Vofght, H..
K Wiley and Mayor 2. T. Peck were
guests of the organization, and each
gave short addresses. A committee
was appointed which will meet in
the very near future with the County
Commissioners together with commit
tees from the City Council, Rotary
and Commercial Clubs, in regard to
the paving Of the strip of road be-
tween Blackfoot and the pavement at
Fort Hail.
The Bingham County news. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1918-1930, 1923-03-16

Wednesday afternoon the members
Of the Altar Society met at the home
of Mrs. George Campbell. Mrs. T. J.
Johnson, president Of the society, was
surprised by shower Of kitchen ar
ticles. The gifts were presented by
little Miss Kay Boyle dressed as a
bride and Mary Katherine Hutton as
the groom, and the wedding march
was played by Miss Lucille Bell. Fol-
lowing this a delicious two-course
luncheon was served by the hostess.
The Bingham County news. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1918-1930, 1923-03-16

Friday morning the chapel at the
High School was devoted to the dis
tribution of letters to the football
team, with short addresses by the
players. During short program
which was given, Miss Olene Wilson
gave a very delightful vocal solo, and
violin solo by Miss Rosamond Eng
dahl.
The Bingham County news. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1918-1930, 1923-03-16

Thursday evening Troop Of the
Boy Scouts held dancing party at
the Commercial Club Rooms. The
affair was given under the direction
of Scoutmaster Jones, and very
pleasant time was enjoyed. t,.s
The Bingham County news. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1918-1930, 1923-03-16

Next Monday Willard Andelin, ane
of Americas foremost bass singers,
will appear at the Tabernacle, accom-
panied by ArviIla Clark, pianiate.
This entertainment is being brought
here under the auspices Of the L. D.
S. church and the people Of Blackfoot
are fortunate in having an opportun-
ity to hear such artists.
The Bingham County news. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1918-1930, 1923-03-16

Thursday evening the M. I. A. Of
the First Ward gave dancing party
at the American Legion Hall. A large
crowd enjoyed the music which was
furnished by Miss Zula Halverson,
Ronald Robbins, Orson Packham and
MILFORD Beck. ..-.
The Bingham County news. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1918-1930, 1923-03-16

Robert, the three-year-old son of
Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest Nugent, received
a very painful injury Wednesday ev-
ening, when he fell from high stool
and broke his right arm at the ell
bow. He is much improved at this
writing.
The Bingham County news. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1918-1930, 1923-03-16

The Eye Specialist, DR.. H. H. Scar
borough, will be at the Eccles Hotel,
BlackfOot, Tuesday, March 20. HIS
methods will give you results for
Headaches, Dizziness and Eye De-
fects. adv.-1t
The Bingham County news. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1918-1930, 1923-03-16

Thursday afternoon Mrs. F. w. Nit
chell received the members of the
Embroidery club. A social time was
enjoyed, after which dainty refresh
ments were served.
The Bingham County news. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1918-1930, 1923-03-16

Thursday afternoon Miss Margaret
Evans and Mr.. Orval Ingram were
united in marriage by Judge J. e.
Good.
The Bingham County news. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1918-1930, 1923-03-16

Mrs. Grace Faulconer, County Sup
erintendent, spent the past week in
specting the schools in the Southeast
ern part of the County, including
Springfield and Sterling.
The Bingham County news. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1918-1930, 1923-03-16

Wednesday evening an entertain
ment was given under the auspices
of the Relief Society Of the Stake, as
result of an attendance drive which
has been held during the past year.
Dancing was enjoyed by a large
crowd, and later refreshments were
served.
The Bingham County news. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1918-1930, 1923-03-16

Governor G. c. Moore appointed
Edward Thoreson of Blackfoot, Eu-
gene Wright of Idaho Falls, and Da-
vid Burrell Of American Falls, as
members of the board Of directors of
the Southeastern Idaho Sanitarium at
Rlackfnnt
The Bingham County news. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1918-1930, 1923-03-16

Mrs. Martin Christensen, of Salt
Lake, who has been the guest of her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Dunn
for the past week, returned to her
home Saturday morning.
The Bingham County news. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1918-1930, 1923-03-16

D. H. Biethan 10 spending q few
days at Baker City, Oregon, where he
Is visiting his son, Howard, and trans
acting business.
The Bingham County news. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1918-1930, 1923-03-16

Mrs. John Boyle and daughter,
Katherine, and Mrs. Wesley LaCour
and daughter, Alta, were Pocatello
visitors, Saturday.
The Bingham County news. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1918-1930, 1923-03-16

Mr.. and Mrs. T. A. Mays are spend
ing few days In .Blackfoot making
arrangements to have their house
hold goods shipped to Boise. They
have been in Boise for the past few
months, and expect to make .heir
home at that place.