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The Washington times., 1923-04-07
.OP I ONE TR|STS
HEAR EXPERT
LECTURE
Washington Society to Fight
For License Law From
Coming Congress.

Washington optornetrists tonight
are completing course of lectures
on astigmatism by Dean Ernest
Petry, of the Rochester. N. T.,
School of Optometry. at the Raleigh
Hotel.
The Washington Society of Opso-
metrists secured the services OF DR..
Petry in February. and his course
proved so successful that a return
engagement was requested.
The purpose Of the lectures is to
bring to the Washington members
Of this profession a series Of In
formational talks on their work.
"Optometry'' is the Kind of word
ut which the layn1an looks askance,
but according to members OF the
local organization this should not
be so. The profession IL the non
medical study Of the eye-its pow
ers, its ailments and their cure.
Responsible for Accidents.
Astfgmatism. for instance, and
similar diseases contribute largely
to the number of automobile acct.
dents, it has been determined.
Because of the preponderance OF
clerical workers here, DR.. Petry
said, more attention should be paid
to the profession. A survey of the
Eyesight Conservation Council OF
America showed that rs per cent
Of all individuals engaged in clert-
cal work should wear glasses.
An effort to have an optometry
law adopted for the District was
made by the local association at the
last session OF Congress. The bill
passed the Senate, but was lost In
the last minute rush OF the House.
Officials of the association dur
ing the coming months are to exert
themselves in behalf Of such legis-
lation, so that the way will be pre-
pared when Congress takes its seat
in December.
Would Bar Incompetents.
Obtaining this law for Washing
ton, it is claimed, would prohibit
the unqualified practitioner from ex-
perimenting on the eyes.
The Washington association is
five years old, and is planning now
for its annual banquet in the
Raleigh Hotel on April 80. The
Petry lectures are but one features
of wide educational program
adopted during recent years, by
which the standards Of the OPTIC
metrists' profession have been ap'
probably raised,
The officers of the association are
Samuel ]. Dantzig. president: M. L.
Dicus, vice president; Lewis h
Kraskin, secretary and s. M. Selling
err, treasurer.
The Washington times., 1923-04-07
1900 ATTEND WILLARD
FALL OF DICTIONARIES

Eighteen hundred members and
friends of the American Legion
crowded the large and small ball.
rooms of the Willard last night at
o ball held under the auspices of
the department OF the District.
The stage boxes were occupied by
the Minister of Panama and Mime.
de Afro, the Brazilian ambassador,
Mr.. Augusta Cochrane de Alencar;
the Minister of Guatemala and
Nine. Sanchez Latour, the Belgian
Ambassador and Baroness de Cartier
de Marchienne, the charge d'affaires
Of Cuba, ]. Baron, and the vice
consul, Cayetano de Quesado Soc
carras, and wife; minister of the
Serbs. Croats and Slovenes, DIR. A.
Tresich PaVichich; Chinese Charge
d'Affaires and Mrs. Yung Kwai,
Minister OF Haiti and Nine. de Jean,
Department Commander John Lewis
Smith, Past Department Com
mander James A. Drain, National
Vice Commander Watson B. Miller,
and Department Executive Officer
Joseph ]. Idler and Col. John Nc
Elroy.
william F. Franklin was chair
man and Miss Edith Warren, H.
D. Pryor. Joseph J. Idler, Francis
7. Miller, William Simpson and
Howard L. Fisk, members of the
committee in charge.
The Washington times., 1923-04-07
ANNA BELL COOK
GETS3 YEARS
IN PRISON
Woman Gave Police Much
Trouble in Several Attempts
to Get Away From Them.

Anna Bell Cook, twenty-five years
old, who recently gave the police
considerable trouble by getting
away" from them on various occa-
sions, and who pleaded guilty to
three charges of housebreaking and
larceny, was today sentenced by
Justice Stafford. in Criminal Court,
No. /, to one year in the peniten.
tiary on each charge, three years
altogether. the sentences to run
concurrently.
The police say that the woman
married when she was fourteen
years old and then she, married q
man more than twice her age. She
made her appearance in the courts
first in 1919, pleading guilty to
probation. In January, 1920, it is
alleged, she stole a case from an
overcoat pocket of man who con-
Quoted a jewelry store. 1t con-
tanned $4,000 worth of jewelry, all
Of which was recovered. The coat
was hanging in the store and she
stole the stuff while he was out Of
the place.
Starting In December. 1922, police
say, the woman entered various
houses and apartments, stealing
clothes, dresses, etc. She was sell
ing the stuff to a man on Seventh
street, who notified the police. She
was arrested in his place. When
first arrested, she told the police
that a man named Beasley had
given her the stuff. He denied he
knew her. She escaped from police
headquarters, and, being rearrested,
she told the officers that a man
named Paul Jones had given her
The goods. The man could not be
located.
Attorney James A. O'Shea, ap.
pearing for her, appealed to the
court. saying that Dr. Hickling had
examined the woman as to her san.
ity and found that she was def.
cient. Justice Stafford informed
Attorney O'Shea that her mental
condition could be ascertained and
attended to in proper time.
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AND
CASH ARE.
GONE
Police Stop Speeders IL Park
and Find Safe IN Rear
Of Car.

Shortly after he was taken 10
the First precinct about 5 o'clock
this morning, q young man giv+
ing the name Of Joseph E. Mericas
twenty-one years old, SIG Seventh
street southeast, who was ar.
rested with another man for hay.
ing stolen an automobile and =
safe. made i daring dash for
liberty and escaped in the Ninth
street market following . thrii-
ling chase.
Coat Aids His Escape.
Policeman Joseph e. Kane, of the
First precinct. grabbed Merica's
coat as the latter was rushing
through the doorway Of the station
house. but the garment gave way.
and the policeman was laft standing,
with handful Of cloth.
Merica and q man giving the
name Of Henry Patrick sweeney.
twenty-five years old. married and
having two children living ali 1911
Eighth street northwest, were seen
speeding In a Ford sedan through
Potomac Park, and Park Motor.
cycle Policeman u. M. Bennett and
f. 4. Cain gave chase The fugis
tives could not give d satisfactory
explanation as to why they Wer6
speeding and an Investigation was
made.
Search OF the car revealed that
ia safe was In the rear with tns
door unhinged and q machiniaEs
screW-driver Ialnfned IN the com.
binations Both were ordered to
accompany the policeman to the
First precinct station house.
At the station house Merica told
the policemen that he had left hly
was while he was leaving the sta.
ton house that Kane grabbed his
coat. Kane said he felt that tho
mans excuse was q subterfuge.
Admits Theft, Police Say.
Following Merica's escape Sweeney
was closely questioned in his cell, and
he admitted to Sergt Edward Curry,
Captain Brown and Kane that they
had stolen the machine and safe from
the automobile repair shop OF vii
IlAIA 4byC 3IE1C IC1Ei Oh GlO@ u
street northwest, between IL and 1
o'clock this morning.
He said that he and Merica met
at Third street and Pennsylvania and
planned the robbery. Merica was
armed with crowbar and q monkey
wrench, and with these tools the lock
of the repair shop door was twisted
off. The machine was tested, and
after it was discovered that the en-
CINE was in working order, the men
broke into the small office and car
ried off the safe.
While the alleged housebrealsers
worked they used gloves to prevent
their finger prints from being left
on anything they touched.
The strong box was removed to
West Virginia avenue. north of FIod-
ida avenue, and was broken open
the rear of Gallaudet College. About
$40 in cash, several liberty bonds and
valuable in surance papers belonging
to Rye's family were stolen. The in
surance papeprs were recovered. but
the cash and bonds were taken BY
Merica when he made his daring es-
cape.
A general lookout has been sent to
the police of the city, and his cap
ture is imminent. the authorities say.
The Washington times., 1923-04-07
ARRESTED ON CHARGE
HE Is DRUG SELLEE

Charged with selling drugs,
George Dominick Harris, colored,
thirty-eight years old, was taken
into custody on Four-and-a.halt
street southwest by Detectives
Sanders and Evans. When arrested
he had no dope" in his possession,
but the detectives say that, through
agents, they have made several pur,
chases of drugs from him.
The detectives are Of the opinion
that Harris could give them valu.
able information regarding the
source where peddlers get their sup.
plies, but he steadfastly refuses to
divulge any information in regerd
to the "hieher-ups."
The Washington times., 1923-04-07
By DONALD M'DOUGAL.
Parking Problem Solved.

Dumb-driving. No rear lights.
Tried to run away from cop.
Was looking for q place to park.
Found 1t at the First precinct.
IS.
Comma Belongs in Here Somewhere
Gin-driving. Only had one
drink less than a quart. $26.
And the Court Yawned.
No lights. Parked car while at
work in lunchroom. Went out to
get something to eat and forgot
lights. So.
Why Do They DO 1t?
Hitting her up on Florida
avenue. Was only going fifteen.
Speedometer said thirty. Court
said $25.
No Imagination.
A little better than twenty-five
on Wisconsin avenue. 'FesSed
up. $40.
Quite a Difference.
Not driving as closely to the
curb as practicable. Three o'clock
in the morning. Didn't think it
would make much difference. $40.
And a Damage Suit.
Willful. premeditated boobscoot-
ing in the first degree and Of
malice aforethought. Sherman
avenue and Columbia road;
cleaned fifteen feet of pavement
with the other car; left 1t looking
like a cartoon of the Ruhr situa-
ton. Stuck around to find out
where the flowers were to go, and
run errands to the morgue.
Services not required.
Decision: Smashed car had the
right of way but would have been
better off without it. $40.
Moral. Better spend three sec
Onds at the corner than $40 in
o0IpF~f
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EVen If the fools ALWAYS do
rush IN they seem to haze a
good time. NUT.
CATHOLIC BIG SISTERS
PLAN DRIVE FOR FUNDS

Plans for campaign for funds
for a home for delinquent girls,
which the Catholic Big Sisters in
tend to establish. were discussed
last night at a meeting in the head
quarters on Eleventh street north
west. A nucleus of the fund has
been realized by gift of property
in southwest Washington, which is
being sold for this purpose.
Mrs. Sarah M. Gantley, executive
secretary, and Mrs. s. v. Farling,
vice president-at-large, gave reports
OF the work of last month. MonsiR.
nor Thomas presided.
The Washington times., 1923-04-07
BAZAAR TO RAISE FUND
FOR RIVERDALE SCHOOL

Improvement of the grounds and
equipment of the school at River
dale, Md, Is to be sought through
proceeds of a bazaar arranged by
the Riverdale Parent-Teachers' AS
ISOLATION, today, In the class rooms.
Money Is needed for grading the
grounds, planting Of grass and
trees. fencing and securing play
ground apparatus, Plans are in
the hands Of President George M
Mosher and Secretary William A..
EdelbIut.
The Washington times., 1923-04-07
BARON SEES LIFE SPAN
INCREASED TO 100 YEARS

Jazz thinking" which includes
worry. is responsible for old age.
causing the body to die from the
skin inward. according to Baron
Fersen, of Moscow, who will lee
fure at the City Club tomorrow,
Monday and Tuesday nights on
MANS Latent Forces and How TO
Develop Them"
Within the next fifty years, the
baron believes, men and women will
have increased the average life
time from the Biblical seventy
years TO the century mark
Primary energy" is the secret Of
longevity, the lecturer contends
1ne TEXTURES are to be followed by
TWO courses of special instruction
In Science Of Being"
The Washington times., 1923-04-07
CHlJRCHA|
TO DRY
LAWS
Anti-SaIoon Head Addresses
Conference and Relates
Prohibition Results.

''Methodism spells prohibition
the world over" Wayne B.
Wheeler, general counsel of the
Anti-saloon League, told members
of the Baltimore conference at
Hamline Church, Ninth and P
streets northwest, in an address
today.
Would Accept Challenge.
The efforts of the Methodist
Church, he declared, in the past
thirty years, has been q large factor
Ia bringing about prohibition in
the United States and fostering the
dry sentiment in other countries.
Wheeler urged members Of the
conference to accept the challenge
OF those who were disposed to modi.
~ the Eighteenth amendment. 1.-THE
question is,'' he said, shall we hold
70 that law and enforce it? I say
yes. > No nation can be led by
criminals and enforce its laws. The
officers who are against q code
to enforce the prohibition law are
no better than the bootleggers.'
In summing mp what the pro-
hibition law had accomplished
Wheeler saiS that drunkenness had
DSS1 EC0oIGu W ~ ~StAS
year in the United States and that
500 900 lives had been saved since
it became effective
Wheeler declared that I'VE must
70 after the men higher up who
are violating the prohibition law
a. we'll as the bootleggers. The
man who dynamites the Eighteenth
amendment" he declared. "is as
bad as the man who dynamites a
factory for bad principles"
Plea for Education.
The saloons. Wheeler continued;
would reopen today but for the
church The church, he said, was
strong enough to bring about sentt-
ment in favor of enforcing prohibit
ton under the present law.
DR.. Lucien c. Clark, chancellor
OF the American University, told
members of the conference the
work being done by that institution.
He pointed out that the Roman
Catholic Church was massing ltz
educational institutions in Washing
ton and putting forth propaganda
which must be met by the Metho-
dists There are ten Romanist in
stitutions in the District today, he
said.
I do not wish to speak dispara-
gingly against Romanists, DR.. Clark
said, but wish to bring to your
attention the fact that we must not
stand still in our educational en-.
deavofs, but rather move forward"
The Washington times., 1923-04-07
A. w. HARRINGTON TALKS
TO AMERICAN ENGINEERS

Members of the Washington sec.
ton, Society of American Engineers,
were told how tests are made BY
the United States army to determine
the valves to be used in motor
trucks while at a meeting last night
in the Cosmos Club. A. w. Her.
rington. chief engineer of the motor
transport division, elucidated the
tests.
Col A, r. Pope, chief of the di.
vision, presided. c. II. Warrington
was elected chairman of the section.
Mr.. Harrington was chosen vice
chairman, and Conrad H. Young,
Secretary-treaSurer.
The Washington times., 1923-04-07
A. ks WORD PROBLEM.

There were a number OF guesses
at the word problem of A *.
printed in last Sundays Times
Herald. but just two of them were
correct. coming from H. SMITH
and FLORENCE HOAGLAND.
The problem Is an old but always
interesting one. Here is the right
answer.
A vile" ole woman on "eviI" bent,
Took up her "VeII' and away she went.
Levi" she said, as she went her
way,
What shall we do to live today9
Where each quoted word is there
was a blank, and readers were
asked to fill these blanks with five
words containing the same letters
which, when transposed, made
words of different meaning.
90
The Washington times., 1923-04-07
FORMER DETECTIVE Is
ARRESTED As FoRCER

Edgar r. Jenkins, 'twenty-nine
years, 1852 Biltmore street, for
mer private detective, was arrested
yesterday morning at Seventh and IS
streets northwest, on a charge OF
forgery by detective III. +. Wilson.
He is lodged ut the First Precinct
station,
The Washington times., 1923-04-07
BUG HOLLOW NOTES.

Mr.. Raler Bean and family have
arrived here from the East and wiz
establieh the first mOving picture
show i4 the Hollow. 1t will pc
open before long in the Wlmpus
Building. where De HOrsey's feed
store used to be. Mr.. Bean and his
f0lIgA, consisting Of Mrs. Bean, the
twins, AFnnie and Navie. and little
theater In the rooms formerly Qccu-
pied by Miss Pretta Weeke. -.
Bean yFiahes to state that the open
Ing program win be either Charlie
: Chaplin or Mary PickfOrd.
s. William Snubgrass heard . travel
Ing man at the Comfort House talk.
Ing about drinking Ink the other
niKht and he tried Il, and II took
Doe Tick six hours to pump him
There will be a band concert to-
morrow night, which will be D now
city here: Miss Collie Cox. Of Crab
panied by the band. and little chill
sc0use Lecture Course Company,
will sing "Oh. when I Fly Above
accompanied by Louie Foggenheimer
on the PlccoI0."
Mr.. Phil ID. BotteIIe and Miss Mud
die Waters. Of StumbIetown, was
here q few hours yesterday visiting
Miss Gazzalene Burns.
Louie FOggenhelmeF and EtgOtt
Phitz spent Sunday In Granville, the
guests Of Mrs. Fasta DaneIIe and
Miss Vera Young.
Cleveland Budd IL married! He
arrived from q trip to parts UNI
known last night. bringing with him
. beauteous bride, who we learn
was formerly Miss Dawn O'Day, Of
POrkburg. Ark. They were married
at the home Of the brides mother,
Mrs. CoFnie Cobb, In POrkburK, last
Tuesday and since have been honey
incoming In the famous Ozarks. A
long and prosperous. also happy,
welded life, Is wished them by us
and all. GENE BLOSSOM,
The Washington times., 1923-04-07
OUR NAME DIRECTORY.

A South Carolina paper says
that Miss Esther Pippin has been
made head operator at the tele-
phone exchange.
The Ottumwa, Kan, Republi-
can says that Rev. Jesse Pea
garden performed the ceremony
in a bower of roses"
William B. Tipps is vice presi-
dent of the Illinois United Bar
bers' Association.
The Washington times., 1923-04-07
SOLOMON WAS SOME MAN"

solomon. so the Scriptures say,
Was welded In q muItifudinOus ways
Seven hundred wives TO feed and keep
clad.
Germ,
For ne wrote the Proverbs which we
learn. g
II n robust man Of the present day
Were tied In such b cOnnubial way,
He'd get no chance to become very
lazy
Or have no chance 70 start going
day
To keep the girls In presentabIe way.
III. SMITH.
The Washington times., 1923-04-07
lethodists Are Urged To Fight 'UIets
5dllEARDroSEEM{2
- BY BILL PRICE @ ~ -
"TCH BIN DEN"

In tempus old a hero lived,
Qui loved puellas deux;
He no pouvait pas quite to say
Which one amabat nnieux.
Dit-il to himself, one beau matin,
Non posSnm both aVoif,
Sed 81 address Amanda Ann,
Then Kate and have war.
Amanda habet argent coin,
Sed Kate hath aureas curls;
Eft both stunt very agathae
ct quite formosae girls"
Enfin. the youthful anthropos,
Between the duo maids,
Resolved pfeponere ad Kate
Devant Get evenings Shades.
Procedens then to Kate'I domo,
II tronve Amanda therS4
KAi quite forgot his lates Resolves.
Both stunt 30 goodly faAk
sed smiling on the new tNpis
Between puelias twain, IN
Coepit to tell his flame toNKate,
Dams un poetique strain.
Mails. glancinE ever ct anon
At fair Amanda's eyes.
lilac non poaeunt deere IN
Pro which he meant his sigl1sA
Each virgo heard the demi VOW,
With cheeks as rouge as wine,
And Off ring each a slender hand,
Both whispered" Ich bin diem"
JACK HARLAN.
The Washington times., 1923-04-07
NEVER ARRESTED OR TRIED

NEVER ARRESTED OR TRIED.
The man aOho kills time.
The driUer WhO chokes his en-
CINE.
The sWGin 1Oho steals kiss.
The man Who shoots the bull.
Those 1Oho murder their Eng
Lish.
Jazz musicians.
Clothes designers Who decreed
long skirts.
PrOfiteers.
". E. HA YTHE.
The Washington times., 1923-04-07
College AIumnae Meeting,

Problems of the high school girl
and relations between the school and
the home are to be discussed at TO-
days session of the conference of
college women, called by the College
Alumnae Club, at the Phyllis Wheat.
LEY Y. W. G. A. House.
The Washington times., 1923-04-07

Some of your friends s0iII come
nroMnd TO see you 1Ohen you haze
case of sickness, but the ma
jority aUGit until you haze a case
of h0otch. PETE.
The Washington times., 1923-04-07

A Kansas man a0ho recently
SWALLOWED tsUenty-seUen siLVer
spoons and a safety pin on a bet
has itopO added a door key to the
collection. Asked gOhy the door
key, he. G7tsWered:: "To make IL
easy for the doctors to open me
up"
The Washington times., 1923-04-07
rs MODERN SURGERY
COMING TO THIS?

CA news story says q mans
heart was pushed aside to re-
move pin.l
The Washington times., 1923-04-07

An editorial, speaking of
the "gTeGt eommtoner," w. J.
B., said: "They can not 81
lence has golden UOice." 1t
1OGs not q great many gears
ago when 1t tOGs the Votce of
siLUer.
OIDONO.
The Washington times., 1923-04-07
A MODERN WORRY.

In the days when was o Kid
The chief worry was the liver;
Now people on every side forget that
And do their worrying about the
UNCLE ZEKE.
The Washington times., 1923-04-07
THE SEAT or TRoUBLE..

'.AlAs!'' he cried, 20 wee IL me,
Hard luck has hit me clOut,
I've torn the seat Of my only
trousers,
Yet. though I'm down, I'm not
quite out"
Washington Journal., 1923-06-01

GO gibt nieIc orrne Meniden
Die nittS anoeres 6ciiben OILS @elO.
Evening star., 1923-08-25
Aircraft for War.

Authoritative announcement at the
White House that President Coolidge
deprecates the calling at this time of
an international conference to limit
aircraft production for war, as sug.
gested by the American Legion, is not
to be construed as meaning that this
government approves unbridled rivalry
among the nations for such construc-
ton. On the contrary, the policy Of
the United States is to seek to limit
it by setting an example here rather
than by attempting to draw the gov
ernments of the world into another
armament limitation conference.
President Coolidge, it is explained
feels that the difficulties confronting
Europe are SO varied and so serious ii
would be inpracticable to undertake
another conference: in other words,
that Europe is in no mood to hearken
to any suggestion of unanimous
agreement on another world peace
measure. At a more opportune time
the President. it is said, will be glad
to initiate such d movement and to
press it with all the ardor that Presi-
dent Harding exerted in bringing
about the late armament limitation
conference.
In the meantime this government
can set the world an example by re-
framing from entering upon an extern
sive aircraft production program. The
bureau of the budget has already
recommended the cutting Of the esti-
mates Of the War and Navy depart
ments, much to the concern of the re-
spective heads Of the military estab-
lishments.
President Coolidge will have a great
deal to say in the final action taken,
and doubtless he will be guided in his
decision by all the circumstances of
the case. That is to say, he will prob
ably recommend a course which does
not contemplate a rivalry with other
nations, but will still not leave the
United States utterly unprepared in
case another world crisis involves it.
Evening star., 1923-08-25
Columbia Island.

Work of developing Columbia Is
land. which is an important unit in
the river park system of the Capital,
goes on, and one may read in the an
nual report of the engineer officer in
charge that the time is not far off
when this tract of 172 acres built with
mud dredged from the Georgetown
channel for the purpose Of improving
navigation will be dedicated to park
uses Making the new park accessible
TO the public depends on the construc-
ton of the memorial bridge from Poto-
mac Park. near the Lincoln Memorial,
to the Arlington reservation. This
bridge will cross the island park and
give entrance to it, but no doubt a
bridge will also be built from the river
side lands of. Arlington to Columbia
Island, a narrow strip Of water sep
arating the island from the mainland.
= Thousands of people driving and
walking In Potomac Park look across