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Palisadian., 1923-05-18
Trying to Deter It With Her Stick.

Trying TO Deter II Wltn Her StiCk.
hous coils in readiness to deliver the
sledge- hammer blow that precedes its
construction.
After trying to deter 1t with her
stick, Mrs. Fitzsimmons turned the
trunk on end and used it as a shield.
Taking advantage of its confusion,
Mrs. Fitzslmmons clambered on the
trunk, flung open the little window high
up on the wall and shouted again for
help.
Scared Women.
The cook and housemaid came at
last, but were too scared to dare to
open the door. They brought in
passing butcher, however, who re-
leased their mistress.
Next day the kaffir, who looks after
the Institutions snakes-a big, strong
fellow-was sent up to get the snake
into large mealie sack and take II
off on wheelbarrow to its cage. The
moment he seized the python's neck 1t
flung it's coils around him, pinning ona
arm to his side.
Mrs. FitZsimmons, hearing the serv-
ants shrek, ran up and calmly took
charge Of the crisis. Ordering the man
to grip the snakes head tightly with
his free hand, if he valued his life, she
gripped It's tail and, by dint Of strenu.
Gus exertion, unwound 1t sufficiently to
divert it's attention long enough to en-
able the kaffir to break loose Then
more helpers were brought and 1t was
secured at last.
Palisadian., 1923-05-18
Indians Attached Deep Significance to
Performance Which Has Been
Suppressed by Government.

This is ceremony performed with
focal variations, by most of the prairie
indians, including the Mandan, Omaha,
Pawnee. Cheyenne, Arikara, Hidatsa.
Blackfoot, Nez Perce, Winnebago,
Yankton. Santee and Kiowa. 1t Is held
annually at the beginning of summer
and lasts three TO six days. The dance
begins at sunrise and ceases at the
following sunrise The entira tribe as
semble and pitch their tepees in a
great circle, In the center of which is
the sun-pole or mystery tree, decorated
with paint and streamers. and having
n sacred bundle fastened near the top.
The dansers form u half circle about
this center pole. ~ one looking
steadfastly upon the sacred bundle and
constantly faciag the sun in its course,
their arms swinging at their sides.
They hold between their teeth whistles
of eagle bone and keep up shrill
Palisadian., 1923-05-18

printed band cut from the silk and the
three combined make a narrow length
wise panel, from throat to hem. with
small, round, covered buttons set at
intervals along it's entire length. The
simple turnover collar and cuffs are
bordered by fold of crepe, and SIM
ulated pockets with flaps of crepe are
original and important details in the
design. Bands of the plain crepe are
set in about the armseyes and a mar
row sash of it Is tied about the waist
Palisadian., 1923-05-18

thing that comes along, and we all take
YOUR medicine as tonic when we don't
feel Just so. / am thankful for what
the Vegetable Compound has done for
my health and for my family. Mrs.
MARY SAIEcHEcK, 944 28th Street, Mil
waukee, Wisconsin.
Letters like these testify to the value
of the Vegetable Compound. These
women speak from the fullness of their
hearts. They describe as correctly as
they can their conditions: First, those
SYMPTOMS that affected them most con-
spicuously; and later the disappearance
of those symptoms. They are sincere ex-
pressions of gratitude. For nearly fifty
years Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compoundhas beenso praisedby women.
Palisadian., 1923-05-18
Indians First Anthracite Min.rs

Indians First Anthracite Miners.
Indians were the first anthracite
miners. In the year 1850 party of
Indians brought a load of coal to a
gunsmith near Nazareth. Pa, it ia
said, and offered it as payment for
necessary repairs on their guns. The
smith had difficulty in burning this
coal in his forge. 1t was the first an.
thracite he had ever used. Almost 25
years passed before anthracite was
mined in appreciable quantities by
white men. The Indians were able TO
carry all the coal they mined on their
backs. In 1920, however, enough coal
was produced in the U.tted States to
load 100000 50-ton freight cars.
Palisadian., 1923-05-18
His Occupation.

'Howdy, Tobe!" saluted an ac-
quaintance, who had encountered Tobe
Sagg of Fiddle Creek in the county
seat. "What are you doing now?"
Fox hunting, of a night, mostly"
was the reply, "and putting in right
smart of the next day a-telIing about
it."-Kansas City Star.
Palisadian., 1923-05-18
On Sprlnu Coats.

Monkey fur is used effectively on
the new spring wraps as fringe about
the bottom of the garment, or to make
elaborate collar and cuff effects. Cara
cul in the new shades of cinnamon and
beige is also greatly fancied for coat
trimming.
Palisadian., 1923-05-18
SUN DANCE is A BIG CEREMONY

whistling. Drummers sing the songs
of the sun dance to the accompani-
ment of powerful drum. There are
a large number of ceremonial perform
ances, including self-torture, and the
of the dance to great
extent by the government Is due to
this latter feature.
Palisadian., 1923-05-18
Oyercoat is Lie Net.

Chicago policeman's overcoat
was used as life net when Mrs. John
Barber, eighty years old, leaped from
a second story window Of her burning
home. Mrs. Barber tore through the
coat. but suffered only broken leg.
Palisadian., 1923-05-18
GsA~ Rzz>za~M
4 q
Co. 1928, Western Newspaper Union.)
Ties and Sashes.

Ties and sashes are the favorite
means of closing the newest model
coats. Usually the bow comes far to
the side over the hip, leaving the
front very flat and straight. Even
the short coats follow this formula.
Palisadian., 1923-05-18
Cir, Drowned Under Motor Car.

Logansport, Ind.-Trapped beneath
an automobile which overturned near
here. Miss Juanita Martin twenty
years old, was drowned in pool bf
water Five companions were only
slightly injured.
Palisadian., 1923-05-18
Tribute to Civil EnaIneer.

From the standpoint of the artist,
the civil engineer type represents the
highest type of masculine perfection,
He has the Imagination to conceive
and the practicality and intellect to
execute his conceptions.-E Mich
OILS Hatch.
Palisadian., 1923-05-18
Chemisc Frocks.

Because of the vogue for all-ovei
embroidery and for figured silks the
chemise frock is to be very popular
this summer. Afternoon gowns, it is
said, will be very long or very short.
Palisadian., 1923-05-18

WdS diiiiiR anu cOulu
barely do my house.
work and washing /
was so rundown,
just from having one
child. l took a lot of
medicines and had
doctors. Then / gave
them all up and took
Lydia E. Pinkham's s
V e ge t a BILE Com
pound and / feel
wonderfully goo d
NOW I dn avaru.
Palisadian., 1923-05-18
Kills Mad Dog When 1t Attacks Wife

Mis- Mdd Dog WHeH It NtedCKS WIIes
Hagerstown, Md.-Alvey c. Harsh.
man beat to death pet dog that went
mad and attacked Mrs. Harshman.
The dog had leaped at the woman's
throat when her husband struck 1t
with a club.
Palisadian., 1923-05-18
Taffeta Again.

The black taffeta frock with white
collars and .Tsffs, the most universally
becoming of ell types, is to be fash
ianable uniform Of the spring.
Palisadian., 1923-05-18
NEVER
BE WITHOUT 1T
81 Only Wish Mothers Would Use
More Of Father Johns Medicine.

Mothers will be interested in this
letter from Mrs. Robertson. She says:
"If all mothers would only try Father
Johns Medicine they would never be
without 1t In the house. In January
Palisadian., 1923-05-18

Use "Redoyi" and forget your tired feet.
One dollar postpaid. E. T. Cook, 10 w.
Chippewa ST.. Buffalo, N. Y.-Adyertisement.
Palisadian., 1923-05-18
CYNICISMS

Marriage is either duet or dua.
A man is no greater than his Wlfes
opinion of him.
Palisadian., 1923-05-18

= Some husbands appear to be happy
Others disappear to be happy.
Palisadian., 1923-05-18

In domestic quarrels there's much
to be said on both sides, anu Do'"
sides say it
Palisadian., 1923-05-18
SHEALTH
RESTORED
She Claims Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound Did 1t After
Everything Else Failed

Milwaukee, Wisconsin. -" I feel that
I ought to let you know about my case. j
Palisadian., 1923-05-18

II you would amend men, begin with
yourself.
Palisadian., 1923-05-18
R,nish Evil Thounhts-

Danish Evil Thoughts.
The chaste mind, like a polished
plane, may admit fou! thoughts with
out receiving their tincture.-Sterne.
Palisadian., 1923-05-18

my two boys had the measles. After
they got up I began giving them
Father Johns Medicine. They began
eating better and their cough stopped.
Since then Father Johns Medicine
has been our standby. i only wish
mothers would use more of this medi-
cine. They would have less doctors
bills" (Signed) Mrs. #. Robertson,
Whipple Place, Greenwich, N. Y.
The Greatest Body Builder.
Palisadian., 1923-05-18

It's the woman most wrapped up !h
herself who wears the most expensive
gowns.
Palisadian., 1923-05-18

They think they were just made for
ea ch other until they get each othefs
measure.
Palisadian., 1923-05-18

A woman adorns herself that she
may be sufficiently adored to be lux
ther adorned.-Boston Transcript.
Palisadian., 1923-05-18
TO HANDLE WOODLOTS BY
LOTUSWOOD SYSTEM

read Forestry for Profit" by Theophilus
Junis: "a Illustrations; Putnams Publishers:
t2b0 postpaid; information free. II paysl
I. TUNIs, 2i w. Fayette St. Baltimore. Nd.
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the conditions in detail and felt our.
seivs equal to the situation. With
the splendid cooperation that was
given US by officials. local organ
izations and citizens generally. the
program was carried out in detail
beautifully, and we, like you. are
proud OF our police department and
especially of the Major and Super
of Police Daniel Sullivan.
II want to take this occasion on
behalf of the Commissioners to
thank and and your able assistants
for the cooperation you gave me.
The prohibition end of it was
carefully watched and the results
most favorable"
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$4,000 IS
DAMAGE
BY fire
Georgetown Feed Store Prey
Of Flames, Causing Four
Alarms to Be Sounded.

A four-alarm fire which iso-
lated the Georgetown section
from the city for an. hour and a
half today destroyed the E. T.
Simpson -four and feed establish
ment at 3342 M street north
west, causing. $4,000 damage.
Dense smoke, which enveloped
the business district of George
town, coming from burning hay
and other infammable products,
caused Battalion Chief Andrew
Sullivan and Chief George Wat
son to turn in the three extra
alarms in the fear that the fire
would spread among frame build
ings along NJ street. Twelve en-
CINE companies and four truck
companies responded.
Flags Escape Flames.
While quantity of Shrine deco
rations were rapidly burned several
American flags, suspended from
frontswindows OF the burning build
ing were scarcely scorched.
An investigation by Fire Marshal
Seip revealed that the fire probably
started as result, of spontaneous
combustion in portion of fifteen
ton pile of straw or in stack of
damp hay which was just put in
the establishment yesterday.
Wesley English, shipping clerk
for the Simpson establishment, ar
rived at the store before o'clock
this morning. After looking at some
rat traps, and feeding two horses
in the extreme rear, he went across
to the Gem restaurant for break
fast
While he was in the restaurant
Harry Houser, clerk at the Gem,
Simpson store and called English's
attention to it. Charles Armour,
who was also eating in the restaur-
ant, turned in the alarm while
English dashed down to No.
engine house, q few blocks away,
and summoned the apparatus.
Traffic Is Diverted.
The firemen were compelled to
chop through the roof to make an
entrance. A barbershop on one side
and an apartment on the other of
the feed store were slightly dam
aged by smoke and water.
Inspector w. H. Harrison ar
rived on the scene early and di-
verified traffic to and from the
Virginia side for a couple of hours.
All street cars were switched back
at Washington Circle.
Ellsworth T. Simpson. proprietor
of the store. who lives within a
couple Of blocks of the establish
ment, came on the scene while the
fire was being fought. He said that
he had been in business for forty
two years and that this was his
first fire. Despite the hard fight the
nremen put up, no one of them
was overcome by smoke. >
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MADE CITY DRY
FOR SHRINE
GA|ETY
Haynes Sees Record for Con-
Ventions, Though Capital
Was Not a Sahara.

Washington failed to become a
bootleggers' paradise during the
Shrine convention because Of the
teamwork of Federal and District
agencies and the high character of
the visiting mobiles, Federal Pro
hibition Commissioner Roy A.
Haynes declared today.
While the city was not entirely
a Sahara, revenue agents and police
managed to check the sale of cheap
and probably poisonous bootleg con-
coctions.
Il will not ask credit for the
orderliness prevailing during the
convention" said Commissioner
Haynes today. II will not even
assert that the gathering was order
ly. ] will let the people Judge for
themselves whether this convention
was not in many respects a model.
"An OF the branches Of the Gov
eminent which assisted in stopping
liquor from coming into the city
deserve commentator for their
activity"
Commissioner Haynes today sent
letters Of congratulation and thanks
to District Commissioner James F..
Oyster, Major Daniel Sullivan and
Potentate l.. p. Steuart, Of Almas
Temple.
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WRITES
APPRECIATION
TOPOL|CE
-A
Dry Chief Tells Oyster That
Men Were Splendid
Shrine Week.

Roy A. Haynes, prohibition com
missioner, today extended to Com
missioner James F. Oyster, In
charge of the police, his "congratu-
lations upon the perfectly splendid
manner in which your entire or
ganization handled a most difficult
situation" viz, the Shrine conven-
ton.
A similar letter of congratulation
and commentator was sent to
Major Daniel Sullivan, superinten-
dent of police. The letter to Com
missioner Oyster follows:
Although one day yet remains
for the celebration or the week, /
cannot refrain from writing you a
note Of congratulation this morning
upon the perfectly splendid manner
in which your entire organization
has handled a most difficult situa-
ton. From every side I hear favor
able comment with reference to the
marvellous manner in which these
great crowds have been taken care
Of, and, particularly Is it gratifying
that everything has passed off in
such an orderly, but none the less
joyous, manner
please permit me to extend to
you and the District Commission
ers my heartiest congratulations"
+ Commissioner Oysters letter. of
reply follows:
II have your letter under date
of June congratulating our police
department for the perfectly splen
did manner in which they handled
a most difficult situation.
1--WE knew that we had a strenu-
GUS job on our hands and conse-
quently made a thorough study of
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BLAMES RACES FOR
HER ALIMONY SHORTAGE

Clarence E. Wiernik, a pharmacist,
found it convenient to refrain
from engaging in any employment
while the races were in progress at
Pimlico," according to Mrs. Eliza
beth c. Wiernfk, who today asked
the District Supreme Court to ad-
judge her husband in contempt Of
court for failing to pay alimony as
directed bv the court. April 8, last,
naming $50 a month.
Mrs. Wiernik says that shortly
after the races ended, defendant
FOUND job as pharmacist and is
earning a large salary. She says
that While she was in need he re-
FUSED to accept ~ositions for less
than $40 a week. Mrs. Wiernik de-
clares that defendant paid $25 since
the court directed him to pay $50
a month and has refused to con-
tinue his payments. Attorneys VIII
ton j. Lambert and Rudolph H.
Yeatman appear for the plaintiff.
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ACCIDENT:
BRINGS
PROBE
Collapse Resulting in Hurt OF
Seven at Shrine Water
( Pageant Is Cited.

An investigation of the condi-
ton Of wharves in the District of
Columbia was ordered by the Dis
trict Commissioners today.
Accident Brings Probe.
The action was taken on the
recommendation of Roland M. Bren-
nan. chairman of the wharf com.
mittee and chief clerk of the en-
gineer department, who called the
Commissioners attention to the col
lapse of a wooden wharf several
days ago, resulting in injuring seven
persons who were thrown into the
Potomac river.
The survey of the wharves will
be made by the Police Department
and the District Building Inspector.
Bfennan's recommendation. ap-
proved at a meeting of the Com
missioners today. follows:
Text Of Resolution.
"On June 5, 1923. seven persons
were injured when the wooden
wharf at the foot of Thirty-fourth
street northwest collapsed during
the Shriner's water pageant. The
wharf is owned by w. L. Reynolds,
who operates a boathouse at that
location.
THE act of Congress approved
March 8, 1899, relative to the con-
troll of wharf property. states that
the Commissioners are authorized
and empowered to make all needful
rules and regulations for, the gov.
eminent and control of all wharves,
piers, buIKheads and structures
thereon, etc. Perhaps this refers
only to wharf property belonging
to the United States or the District
OF Columbia within the District,
and If this be true, it is believed
that any dangerous structures of
this character, although in private
ownership, should be made safe.
1T is recommended that the po-
lice department and the building
inspector be directed to have a sur
vey made of all wharves on the
Georgetown channel and on the
Anacostia river, and that appro-
pirate steps be taken to require
the owners to correct any .struct-
ural defects"
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INVESTIGATION OF Wharucs Ind. COkdered
llEMRDroSEEll(9
afa1''f By BILL PRICE q II. -
SPECIAL SHRINE POEM.


SHAKESPEARE TOOT,"
of H and SIS staff, contributed
this winning Shrine poem. 1t
was presented to President
Harding at the time Hoozis
Temple band serenaded him,
and he has doubtless read it by
this time:
Where are the ancient Arabs now?
A-scalahOOtlng down the years
The legends OF them all allow :,
That they were worthy of loud
cheers.
They used to carve their enemies
All uD with neatness and dispatch;
Their camels cut the desert breeze
From 6amarcand to Dedeagatch.
They palled around with genIi, too:
Those ghostly giants Of old time.
And things Incredible they'd do.
In those TAR Oriental chimes.
They always had q lot Of wives.
All dollcd mp swell In wells and
pants,
A-fIirting with their unknown aunts!
They prayed to Allah night and day,
For their religion sure was nice.
ana Wnen AT l0SG Guey p&ASS0O away
They went to Allah in Paradise.
And there they lie. II you'll believe.
with cutles drinking hubby wine,
Where they can never fret nor gfieve,
Where everything IL always fine!
Oh. boy, q harp / would not wham
Upon the Cbristian's golden streets;
For such I cannot caradam.
yearn for moro delightful treats!
Let me he carried to the skies,
Or TO that glad aud gleesOme star
That shelters AlIall's Paradise.
where all the Ancient Arabs are9
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MAN SEEKS SIC, 600 FOR
FALL DOWN STAIRWAY

Benoit Baer. jr., yesterday flied
suit in the District Supreme Court
against the owners Of the Warning
ton apartments. 1901 Wyoming
avenue northwest. for $4,000 dam
ages for alleged personal injuries,
which he says he suffered Feb
ruary 26 last, by falling down q
defective stairway in the building
which is owned by the estate of the
late Mason N. Richardson and Bates
Warren.
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BUILDING FIRM SUED
FOR BREACH OF CONTRACT

The M. B. French Co. and the
F1delity and Deposit Company of
MARYLAND were today named defen-
dants in a suit filed in the District
supreme Court by Lewis Waxburg
Tor $3.50 damages for alleged
breach Of contract.
Plaintiff, represented by Attorneys
ROBERT e. Peter and ]. w. Whiting.
declares that he made a contract
win the French concern to build
TOUR stores for him at Bethesda, Md,
ana that the Fidelity company quail
iieo as surety on the contract. He
says the buildings did not meet the
requirements of the contract and
were not completed by October /
last, 40 agreed upon. .
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pital. Coroner J. Ramsay hewitt
gave a certificate Of death from
natural causes. Woltz was one of
the most active workers in the
local temple. He was a carpenter
and was at one time employed by
the Government.
His widow and six children sur
vive him. Woltz was a native of
Fallen, Va, and came here when
young. Funeral arrangements have
not yet been made.
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END OF THE WORLD NEAR.

TOM C. HEGE, Gospel evdm-
OeLtst, of Baltimore, sends to-.
the managing editor of this
7te1OspGpe9, much literary 1OG4-1t-
ing that the end of the s0orLd Is
near. Probably he selected. the
managing editor as the one most
IN need of this Information. We
think this is true of all mGfiGg-
. ing editors. Then haze to an
s1Cer for much and ought to
haze time to get ready. Hege
tells them and others they mast
speed up to get their names
rubbed off the "bIGckbodrds of
hell"
It is difficult for as to get
from the copious references to
Scripture and the eVGngelist's
Interpretations thereof exactly
9Uhen this eVeut is to take place.
We are struck, however, by
poem entitled 1.-THE Last Train
load to He'll" the last tsUO lines
" SV'e'os' 'o"1
And 70: this train. with awful roar:
s'Ar's nom . piace calleO Dal'lmOre'
Judging from What Ue read
of Baltimore there wiU be many
train loads leaning that city, and
a special track will be needed to
prevent congestion and delay.
Not only IS baltimore touched
but the small city of Winston
Salem, ". c., is referred to be-
cause of ats manufacture of
cigarettes, tobacco, etc. You
can smell ITS tobacco fumes long
before you get TO Il"
~
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~
NARWIC
Tells OF
LAN5
Each Glass Win Have Repre-
sentatives on WorkMust
Rush Its Task.

Requisitioning Of employees from
the various departments for the.
Personnel Classification Board
has begun.
The number to be requisitioned
will be about 200 in all, or one to
every 1000 Federal workers to
be classified, according to Chair
man Warwick, Of the hoard.
All to Be Represented.
All the important considerations
Of employees will be represented ia
those selected by the board for the
detail Some difficulty is being en-
countered in finding the exact type
Of workers desired by the board.
many OF those chosen at first BY
Chairman Warwick and his asgOci-
ates being engaged in important
work from which they cannot be re-
leased at present by the department
heads
We want to give every group Of
employees representative on the
detail Of the board said Chair
man Warwick today. They thus
will have a fair hearing Their
claims viii be properly presented in
conference by those who know all
their problems and their claims.
Some of the workers to be reQui-
sitioned by the board will stay with
us only for month or 30. They
will be needed only when the par
ticuIar types OF work they are
familiar with are under considers
ton.
We do not think there win be
any hardship imposed upon the
under the system that
CONTINUED 6. Page la
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Hurt When Stand coIIapses.

A dozen persons were precipitated
70 the pavement at Pennsylvania
avenue and Seventh street when an
tmproVised stand comprising boards
and soap boxes collapsed. Mrs.
Caroline w. Becker, thirty. of BaIti-
more. was treated at Emergency
Hospital for slight injuries. The
others escaped injury.
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Papa, buy me a big pole, will
ya?"
what do you. want with a pole,
SOM"
~ wanna take 1t home and let
IL play some music"
EVERETT.
NOBLE FALLS DEAD
WHILE WATCHING CAIETY

While watching his brother
Shriners revel on Pennsylvania ave-
nue. and Twelfth street northwest
last night, Robert w. woltz, sixty
years old, noble of Almas Temple,
living at 339 Fourteenth street
northeast, was suddenly stricken
with heart attack and died while
being conveyed to Emergency Hos