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The Washington times., 1923-02-17
HOUSE OWNERS
SUE To HALT
GARAGE
Permit, They Complain to
Court, Was Wrongly Issued
BY City Commissioners.

Owners OF the Wyoming and Oak
land apartments and of property
located on Nineteenth and nearby
streets northwest, today filed suit
in the District Supreme Court to
enjoin the District Commissioners
and Harry A. Blessing from erecting
a large garage adjoining the Dean
tract in the rear of Nineteenth
street, between Florida and
Wyoming avenues northwest.
The permit to erect the garage
was improvidently issued by order
Of the District Commissioners, &C
cording to plaintiffs, and the con
sent of the trustees of the Grand
Lodge Of Masons, owners of the
Dean tract, counted to make up the
necessary permission from owners
Of Is per cent of the land In the
square. The court Is told that the
District Assessor, for purpose OF
convenience, has carried the entire
area under one square number, the
same method being followed with
other large unimproved tracts
which, under the act of 1905, are
entitled TO embrace as many as six
square designations in some In
stances.
1t is claimed that II the rule
adopted in this case be followed, q
garage or other undesirable build
ing might be foisted on neighbour
hood where none OF the property
holders Of adjacent property con-
scented merely because three-fourths
of the owners Of the so-called
square" had given permission.
Only the owners of property north
of the proposed extension of Vernon
street should have been considered,
as only this much area is entitled
to the square designation and that
the garage Is to be placed within
that square. The court Is asked
to prevent the erection OF the
garage which the plaintiffs claim
will be detrimental to their property
and will increase the badly con-
gested traffic In Nineteenth street
and nearby,
The Washington times., 1923-02-17
MEMORIAL POOL
INVITES D. c.
SKATERS
Colonel Sheriff. Reports Ice Is
Safe and Arranges
Carnival.

"Oh, Skinnay! Strap on your skates!
There's slxatin' at the Lincoln Memo.
rial reflection pool"
Such was the cheering challenge
sent out from the office of Col. G. 0.
Sheriff., officer in charge Of public
buildings and grounds, at noon to-
day, following more discourag1ng
prospects announced earlier in the
day. The weather man promised con-
tinued cold, and Colonel Sheriff. re-
Tented.
And, what Is more, there is to be
an ice carnival at the Lincoln pool
tonight under the brilliant rays Of
flood lights, to be focused from high
powered lamps on all sides Of the
pond"
Beginning this afternoon and con-
tinuing until IL o'clock tonight, the
reflection pool, now frozen over with
a safe thickness of ice, will be open
to the public. Although the surface
is slightly rough in spots, owing to
brisk wind which whispered through
Potomac Park during the night, the
conditions are such that good sport
is obtainable.
Colonel Sheriff., always with an
eye open to the enjoyment of the
sport lovers of Washington, may
flood the pool after the skaters have
departed tonight and allow q smooth,
clean surface to form, which prob
ably will make skating conditions
better for Sunday, when thousands
will surely want to try their unused
skates.
The Weather Bureau predicts a
low temperature will obtain during
the night and probably tomorrow. A
minimum temperature of Is degrees
is expected for the next twenty-four
hours, with a slight possibility of
snow. followed by cold and clear
weather.
In addition to the rejecting pool,
facilities for skating will be afforded
at the pool in Rock Creek Park, near
old Pierce Mill. The ice at the
Pierce Mill pond is sufficiently strong
to be safe, Colonel Sherrill's office
announced today.
The Washington times., 1923-02-17
BALTIMORE 8. Y. p. U.
ON ANNUAL PILGRIMAGE

DR.. o. C. s. Wallace, pastor,
Eutaw Place Baptist Church, and
president of the Maryland State
Baptist Convention, will speak at
the meeting Of Columbia Federation
B. Y. p. U. Tuesday at p. m.
The meeting will be held at I'm.
manuel Baptist Church. the ma.
tional Baptist memorial to religious
liberty, Sixteenth and Columbia road
northwest.
The occasion is the annual pill.
grimage Of 1.-The Baltimore B. Y.
P. U. to the Capital.
DR.. Wallace was pastor OF a
church in Montreal for a number OF
years.
The great international conven.
ton, B. Y. p. U. A., will be held
in Boston, Mass, July So. A large
Washington delegation, which will
attend, is planning a side trip to
the Thousand Islands, Montreal and
Quebec.
Fifth B. Y. p. U. recently com
| pleted a group" campaign. The
winning group was banqueted by
| the losers. Miss Helen Moore was
captain Of the victors
First B. Y. p. L. held q Valentine
| party Wednesday night
The Washington times., 1923-02-17
DISTRICT DAYS
ENDED IN
HOUSE

There will be no more District
days in the House during this ses-
sion of Congress, Chairman Philip
P. Campbell, OF the House Rules
Committee, stated today.
Ample time has been allowed the
District Committee, he said, for
consideration of District legisla.
ton, but it has been "frittered
away for the last two years."
Campbell said that he had in his
pocket four special rules which
needed attention. He saw no
chance, he said, for any additional
time being given the District. The
only way for Chairman Focht, of
the House District Committee, to
get the teachers salary bill before
the House, he declared, was by q
suspension of the rules.
He pointed out that there were
many important matters to take up
the remaining time at this session.
The Judiciary Committee, the Mill
tary Affairs Committee, the Public
Lands Committee, the Irrigation
Committee, and the Foreign Affairs
Committee are all insisting upon
days for special legislation, he said.
With only twelve more legislative
days left, he continued, it is i'm
possible to grant any time for Dis.
trict matters.
Campbell declared that he was
sympathetic with the District in it's
plight, and with the teachers in
their effort to get higher salaries,
but that he saw no way to help
the situation.
AS chairman Of the powerful
Rules Committee, his announce
ment is the last word with regard
to District legislation at this ses-
sion of Congress.
The Washington times., 1923-02-17
IRISH PLAN
/ WILL Be
TRIED
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through the British military zone on
the Rhine will be taken out Of the
hands Of the civilian authorities and
turned over to military officers in
the Rhineland, it was announced
this afternoon.
After hearing q report from
Minister Of Public Works LIE
. TrocQuer upon the breakup Of the
Anglo-Fr conference at London,
the cabinet ordered General De-
Goutte, commander-in-chief OF the
French troops in the Rhineland and
Ruhr, and General Payot to go to
Cologne to confer with General Cod
ley, commander of the British army
Of occupation, upon the possibility
Of effecting q working agreement.
Appeal Unlikely.
General Payot had accompanied
Minister lie TrocQuer to London to
request use Of railways through the
Cologne area for movements OF Ruhr
coal, French troops, and military
supplies.
The decision today indicated that
France will not appeal to the allied
Rhineland commission for permits
@ion to use the Cologne bridgehead
railways except as a last resort.
Premier A. Bonar Laws rejection
of the French request for use OF
the Cologne railways has placed the
French government in q dilemma.
The British were willing to allow
the French the use OF one six-mile
branch line, but the conditions i'm
posed were Of such a nature that
the French said they could not &C.
cept them.
Army Lever For British.
Under present circumstances it is
said that withdrawal OF the British
army of occupation from the Rhine
would be satisfactory to the French,
but the British gave no intfmation
that they contemplate this move
Immediately. The presence Of the
British army on the Rhine, holding
strategic railways which the French
need, gives Great Britain a power
full lever for future negotiations.
There is disposition on the part
Of many French officials to put the
question bluntly up to England as
to which country the British are
going to appropriateness or Ger
many.
Wn0n Minister lie IrOCQueF
went to London, the understanding
was that he was going to ask Pre-
ynier Bonar Law to choose definite
iy between Germany and France"
said high o6ficial to International
News Service this afternoon.
Neither Wants Break.
Neither France nor England wants
the entente to lapse into dissolu-
ton. These are the two most power
8ul nations in Europe, and q clean
break between them would have an
extremely bad effect upon the
weaker nations, in the opinion Of
statesmen.
General DeGoutte needs additional
troops in the Ruhr, and it is under
stood that Marshal Foch is in favor
OF sending re-enforcements, but
military experts maintain that ad-
ditional troops could not be ade-
quately supplied unless France gets
the use Of railways now held by
the British.
The next move in the Anglo
French negotiations is up to France.
Premier Poincare Is expected to take
q decision within twenty-four hours.
If it IL Of such a nature as will cause
the British to withdraw from the
Rhine, the last tangible evidence Of
wartime solidarity beteween France
and Great Britain will have d;sap-
peared,
The Washington times., 1923-02-17
WOMAN DIES IN
THIRD EFFORT
At SUICIDE
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she would walk up and down the
hall. I went to bed about midnight.
but Alice remained up. She kept
walking up and down the apartment
II fell asleep, and when I woke up
looked at the clock. I saw it was
$50. Alice came over and got in
bed with me. Then I thought she
would go to sleep.
"a few minutes later I heard
Walter Michael, who occupies the
front room, go downstairs. Then
ing for him to go, 50 she could go to
the front window.
IT fell asleep, and was awakened
by a knocking at the door. When ]
opened it two policemen were stand.
ing there. They told me a woman q
body was down on the street. It was
Alice
Body Hits Electric Sign.
The window on the third floor is
q small one, about one-half the size
of an ordinary window. Police be-
lieVe Miss Wood planned to get UP
out of the window on to a ledge
a
low the roof, Miss Wood stepped on
coating of tin around the end of
the ledge. The tin gave way and. the
woman fell.
In it's fall to the ground, Miss
Woods body passed by an electric
sign. breaking several bulbs. Her
body was found about 6:15 o'clock
by passersby. The police were mott.
fled. Coroner hewitt will examine
the body today.
Miss Wood has been living in the
Fourteenth street apartment for
about five years. Her sixteen-year-
old nephew, Charles Wood, has been
living with her The boy, according
to Mrs. Simpson, went out last
night, and up to late hour this
morning had not. returned.
Sorry Poison Failed.
Miss Wood has been employed in
several restaurants. Her latest job
according to Mrs. Simpson. has been
at Reeds on Fourteenth street
| Previous to that she Is said to have
worked at Wallis.
When she was taken to Emergency
Hospital on February for lyso
poisoning police sought to find the
reason for her act, but Miss WooC
refused to tell them. Returning
home yesterday, Miss Wood told
Mrs. Simpson she wished she haC
taken more"
But what do you want to Kill
yourself for?' Mrs. Simpson queried
"Oh, / don't know, l don't
know" was her reply.
Mrs. Simpson declared that Miss
Wood was constantly summonine
a doctor for imaginary ills. She
said that one doctor told her thai
he wouldn't come again unless she
was really sick.
Mrs. Simpson declared that tn,
woman's young nephew told hel
that Miss Wood made an unsuc
cessful attempt several years agC
to commit suicide by taking gas.
Leaves Brother and Sister.
Miss Wood is survived by
brother and sister, both of whom
live in Baltimore.
Miss Wood is the third person
in three months to jump from
window. About six weeks ago Miss
The Washington times., 1923-02-17
''1o1" TO BE TALISMAN
AT FETE FOR COLORED

The number 1o1 is to be tails
man at celebration of Washing
toms Birthday by Washington color
ed people at 8 o'clock THURSDAY
night in the National Cosmepol1tan
Baptist Institutional Church, Ninth
and N streets northwest.
To begin with, it is the tsfst
anniversary, There will be a page
ant of 191 children from the ooloreo
Sunday and public schools, Ihere
will be 191 men present VINO nave
been given employment Dy the
White Cross Free Labor bureau,
and n drive will be opened to secure
employment for an additional 1911
unamnloYe0.
The Washington times., 1923-02-17
WARNED TO WITHHOLD
HIS ADVICE BY JUDGE

Warning him not to lavish his
free advice on pool players, Judge
Mcmahon yesterday dismissed a
charge Of assault against Robert
Cronie, who was brought into Po-
lice Court following a brawl in a
downtown billiard academy.
Cronie, it is alleged, had been con-
tinually annoying Amos Sabo by
teaching him how to use his cue. A
melee ensued in which Sabo received
a cut between his left temple and
eve,
The Washington times., 1923-02-17
BOY is ACQUITTED OF
GUN TOTING CHARGE

Paul kerns, seventeen-year-o old
New York lad, the first person to
be held in $4,000 bond for carrying
dangerous weapons-since Judge Nc
Mahon's decision to impose this bond
in an effort to break up the practice,
was acquitted yesterday in less than
one minute by q jury in Police Court.
Kerns was arrested February 2 at
Ninth street and New York avenue
northwest while carrying an un-
loaded pistol from an automobile
into q store. He testified that he
had just rented the car and, finding
the gun in the car pocket, was re-
turning it to the owner.
Elizabeth Rhodes jumped from the
fourth-stOry window of the Royden
apartment at 1919 r street. She
is now at Emergency Hospital.
John Larcombe, with whom she is
said to have been visiting, Ia at
liberty under bond on an assault
charge sworn out by the girl's
sister. Miss Rhodes is thought to
be permanently injured.
-Four weeks later, Mrs. Majorie
M. Lewis, wife Of Lieut.. Frank
Lewis, of the apartment at 1916
New Hampshire avenue, jumped
from a fifth-story window. She
died instantly. Mrs. Lewis had
been treated for nervous trouble
and was about to DO removed to
q sanitarium.
The Washington times., 1923-02-17
KINNEAR CLASS TO GIVE
SECOND ANNUAL CONCERT

The second annual concert Of the
Knnear Class Of Young Men, Cal
vary Baptist Church, Eighth and H
streets northwest, will be held in
the church at S:15 p. m, Friday.
The program will include violin
solos by George Flemer, songs by
Miss Minnie Volkman. soprano solo.
ist, and Warren Terry, tenor. Dia.
1ect stories will be told by Milo At
kinson. Piano selections will be
given by Ralph Bissonette, of Phila-
delphia, who will play accompani.
menta for singers.
The Washington times., 1923-02-17

my only object is to say that in my
opinion the regulation of public utili-
ties can be made satisfactory to- all
parties concerned and almost auto
matio in its operation only when
that complete confidence upon which
alone satisfactory business dealing
can be based has been established
in the community concerned. May
/ also add that l have no doubt that
when this millennium dawns those
of the present generation of public
utility commissioners who are not
then numbered with the angels. ele-
waited ar fallen, will gladly join in
the ChePus of praise and adnairatien
for these Vhs teine 1t about"
The Washington times., 1923-02-17
FEDERAL WORKERS ASK
NEW COMPENSATION LAW

Congress was appealed to yester-
day by the officers of five national
organizations of Federal employees
who urged passage Of emergency
legislation TO enable the United
States Compensation Commission to
care for sick and injured Govern
ment workers who will be deprived
Of the benefits Of the compensation
act after June 80 as the result Of a
ruling Of Comptroller General
McCarl.
The Washington times., 1923-02-17
PRINTERS LEAVE G. P. O.
FOR HIGHER PAID JOBS

John Green, deputy public printer,
declared today that the Government
Printing Office is confronted with a
serious problem through progressive
desertion Of employees finding better
paid jobs in downtown shops.
Mr.. Green said that printers, some
of whom have served many years at
the G. p. o., are quitting their posts.
He said that most outside shops pay
O wage scale 10 or more cents an
hour higher than the Government
scale Of IS cents.
A bill IL now before Congress pro-
viding that the wage scale be fixed
in accordance with the scale OF other
shops. Local printers are backing
the measure.
The Washington times., 1923-02-17
SALESMAN FOUND FROZEN
TO DEATH IN HIS AUTO

POTTSVILLE, Pa, Feb. IL
George B. Townsend, q drug sales
man, of Laurel Springs, N. j., was
found frozen to death in his auto
mobile near Pinedale, a small farm
ing village ten miles below this
city. He had been taken i'll during
the storm, it is believed.
1t was at first reported he had
been injured in an accident, but no
injuries were found. The body was
taken to the Townsend home in
New Jersey,
The Washington times., 1923-02-17
JUDGE JOHN D. MILLER
HEADS MILK PRODUCERS

The board of directors of the Ma
tional Milk Producers Federation
have elected Judge John d. Miller.
of Susquehanna, Pa, president of
the organization, to take the place
of Milo D. Campbell who was re
Gently appointed a member of the
Federal Reserve Board.
Judge Miller was vice president of
the DairymeRss League C0-opera-
tive Association, InO.. OF New FeEk
The Washington times., 1923-02-17

Esther Greco, sixteen years old,
1411 Seventeeth street northeast
was bitten on the right hip by a
dog yesterday while she was play
ing near her home. She was not
eeriouGly injured.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-08-16

emily he uttered a mufned exclama-
ton and replaced the lamp. lilo
whisiled up tho COS.
Come here" he commanded
and the Girl ohcycd
you are the sirl who danced in
the Kampon"
Yah. tuan."
She held herself very erect and
Moorhouss noticed that the sarong
OF shimmering green had given
place 10 one OF ,eFra.eotta. She
lcaht almos; lnsolcnily against the
vennda.ral and surveyed tho Eng.
lishman calmly Hc passed her a
eigarct and wondered whore she
had learnt 90 light Il over the chin
ney OF n lamp.
What IL your namei- no 81.
manded presently,
Il have no name
Moorhouse maistcued his lips
where do you come trom?"
Il have no home
The district officer frowned and
the girl iauEhed-a delightfully."- dis.
armlng laugh that almost made
Moorhouss forge, thc dignity that
his office demanded
You have come for your brace
iet7"
She shook her head and tho lines
OF her handsome face hardened
Il come not for the bracelet. '
she told hirr. because ! am child
Of the forests taking when wish
20 take and Swing when desire 70
give neither giving hack nor TAX
lng back. give 10 my friends and
take from my cnsmiez."
Tho magistratn's forehead win
klsd
Then Why have you come to
me7~ he inquired bluntly.
The Tuan Hakim IA WISE she
murmurod. gazing down At the
straw sandals that protected the
sole- Of her feet.
Admitted returned Moorhouss
cheerfuily What them"
When I heard the music Of the
Eongs and saw the smoke Of the
fires rising above the ;Rileat trees,
voice whispered 70 me 20 70 closer
and went. Presently. beyond
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-08-16
Cynthia Grey
AdUice TO Jack Comes From Far and Wide-Mo1
From Alaska Joins Controversy on Our Modeu
Girls
BY CYNTHIA GREY

The discussion on MODERN girls started Jy Jae has epe
penetrated TO far Alaska This morning found eomraunt
cation from IN Cordoba Cho apparently has UeTD sane
reCs regarding life, and he gives pessiisc friend
Jack ereeent tips HIS letter and Others follow:
Dear Miss Grey: The following is open letter to one
who signed his name as Jack in recent issue of The Seat
tie Star
Dear Jack read your comment on the ways of modern
women with interest and can't help passing few re-
marks myself
Now old-tmer thoroly agree with you that women are
pretty loose with their kisses in ways but not
pessmstc enough TO think them all bad Nearly all of
them are good Jack. 1t is you who is at fault.
Cordova is like all Alaska coast towns, with its tourists
and summer workers and 1t quota of dizzy blondes and
batty brunettes your tribe doubt calls them Even
at that they rather interesting and somehow cant
get along without them.
Up in the interior have very few women and the
who has one IS pretty lucky and what's she is always
good one. ] am one of the lucky
Women are merely enjoying new freedom and more
or less intoxicated with it, but in time they will settle down
and become better wives for their experiences They
no longer slaves any convention any man. thank
God Boys and girls seeking adventure and don't know
how to find il.
Moral: Come TO Alaska.
My wife typical flapper but somehow she can flap
pretty well around team Of dogs and snowshoes and skin
beaver, and what's more she dance blue streak
No, she Is not squaw but pretty little Spokane girl who
knows life when she it, and have yet TO utter
harsh word 10 each other
Our country is the interior and gosh il makes me home
sick to think about it. for you are our way ou
side for visit and then you bet will be right back
again
taking ii little too seriously
You admit you have been pretty free with your kisses
yet you are not broad enough to give girl the right
Hasn't she the right to kiss pretty often and various
as have? Think ii over Maybe girl doesn't care TO
marry that has kissed everybody in reach either
say to the ladies-Go to it. Go the boys one better
Another thing, Jack. II you hit the Alaskan bush
where men men, will darn take that idea out of
your head that you rather nce-loong tall and dark
Let's seewhat is it they call those fellows that are like
that and admit 1t? Is it sheiks freaks forget which
From your friend JIM
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-08-16
"TH hunt the South Pole merit time

Nancy laughed: II know secret"
she declared, uodding her wise little
head.
Now Mrs. Brown was going 70
make ice.cream because II was Billy
Browns birthday and Farmer Brown
had put a large cake OF ice on the
kitchen porch to smash up for the
ice.cream freezer.
Nancy and Nick went straight TO.
ward the Browns house 10 look for
poor Peterkin Pee Wee.
At first they thought he wasn't
there. but they soon saw the ice and
hole melted in It you could stick
your finger into. and peeked in.
And there was Peterkin Pee Wee
melted down in. and almost frozen.
II went 10 sleep on tho North
Pole he yelled up at them. And
when I woke w / was away down
here, Brrrl Please throw me rope
and pull me out"
so Nick let down piece OF string
and Peterkin caught hold and WAS
hauled up safely and taken home 20
his worried wife.
"TIl hunt the South Pole next
time" he declared with ohattering
teeth.
ITO BE Continued
Copyright 1923. by Seattle sta1
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-08-16

anybody else lost?" asked Nick
King snookums was just about
to say no, that his subjects were all
accounted for, when in rushed Mrs.
Peterkln Pee Wee.
"PeterkIn's goner' she cried. HE
got 50 warm, he said he was going
10 find the North Pole and off he
started at 10 o'clock this morning.
Now it's 2 and he isn't home yet
ana I've had his dinner waiting
since IL o'clock. had such a nice
hnner tool Apple seed pudding
with dandelion juice and ants egg
-a-eiette."
Wen find him" said Nancy.
Don't you worry any more. But
az he went away in daylight he
couldn't have been riding a Light.
ming bug"
NO, forgot to tell you" said
hrs. Peterkin Pee Wee. HE was
riding a fy."
Ihen believe 7 know exactly
mne.e 70 find him." said Nancy
ems" ~ '''' "''1"'
nut Kitchens are hot" exciaIm.
- Mr Peterkln. And Peterkln
neS hunting for tho North Pole. Ho
wanted some place that was cool"
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-08-16

the smoke, saw the faces Of the
chiefs And then I saw the white
coat Of tho Tuan. Haklm. The beat
Ing OF those brass drums called me
and l danced for you. because | said
this man IL hs who sits alone N
the big houhe among the coco
palms. who reads tho evil that n
In mems hearts and knows the
right from tho wrong-the good
from tho bad You beat your hands
together. tuan. and was content"
A dreamy note had come into her
voice and Il sounded In the -. o'a
ears Ike tbs soothing sound OF a
wood pigeon from her nest There
are times. Oh white man. when II Ia
good 20 have a friend. ! am your
friend" sho concluded simply.
Continued In Our Next ISSUED