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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-05-23
FILL
PARADE
SEATS
Committee Unable to Meet Re-
quests for Grand Stand
/ Accommodations.

With a vanguard of approx
mately 10000 Shriners in Wash.
ington, largely motorists from
scattered temples, the Shrine
committee today got its first taste
of the gigantic fraternal invasion.
Swamped by Seat Demands.
! "A hurried conference of committee
officials today revealed the fact that
it will be impossible for Shrine head
quarters to handle any moro applica-
ton for grand. stand seats until
further notice A yard-high stack
of, requests and checks lay before
Chairman Ogram's ticket committee
when the decision was reached.
Five thousand seats in the stands
in front of the Botanical Gardens
will be placed on sale for the public
tomorrow at the Globe-Wernicke
Company's offices on G street.
Speculation Barred.
!. Definite announcement of further
seating facilities will be announces
within the next few days. No specu-
Iating in seats will be, permitted. 1t
was stated at Shrine headquarters
today that any noble selling his
seats for more than he paid will be
expelled from the order.
Al. detail of headquarters employees
today examined the Botanical Car
den stands to remove the possibility
of selling seats in the rear of trees.
Revision of the seats plans was
made accordingly.
i 1t was estimated today that the
number of visitors will be doubled
and trebled daily until the arrival
of the temples in bodies. The vast
majority Of the big advance guard
came in aiftoTnob bibles from nearby
States. 49, ~
Cars Parade Avenue.
PENNSYLVANIA avenue today was
flooded with traffic, and last night
was a duplicate of Fifth avenue.
The great impromptu motor parade
last might will be repeated every
night this week, it is probable.
growing in size with each repiti-
ton
Five thousand signs, reading mo
parking in this block were dis
tributed throughout the downtown
section today by employees of the
police departments traffic bureau.
The traffic restrictions will go into
effect on Friday. Police officials
are meeting with Major Daniel Sui
Ivan, chief of police, today to re.
ceive final instructions on carrying
out the special regulations adopted
for the convention.
200 Special Trains Coming.
The transportation committee of
the Shrine body comprising execu-
tives of all principal railroads, will
meet in the Homer building head
quarters on Tuesday at, IL o'clock
to discuss latest developments.
From the night of June 2 to the
morning of June 5, 200 special trains.
averaging ten cars each, will arrive
in Washington, in addition to the
regular railroad traffic, bearing the
visiting mobiles.
The variousatemples will be regis
tered on their arrival. 1t will be inn
possible, however, to determine the
exact number of visitors, as no check
will be made of the wives, children
and other relatives of mobiles who ars
Continued on Page 24)
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-05-23
HUSBAND NAMES 2 MEN
AND ASKS FOR DIVORCE

Alleging misconduct and naming
two correspondents, Albert NJ
Thomas yesterday filed suit in the
District Supreme Court against
Esther L. Thomas, for absolute
divorce.
The husband alleges that his wife
threatened to kill him, and that
she neglected her household duties,
and entertained two other men.
Thomas asks also for the Gus
tody of their child. The couple were
married April Is, 1915, and lived
together until February, 1921, when
the husband says he was obliged
to leave her.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-05-23
MAY CLOSE PENNSYLVANIA
AVE. TO NIGHT TRAFFIC

Closing of Pennsylvania avenue to
east and west bound traffic during
the Shrine convention may be nee.
essary, Commissioner James F. Oys-
ter declared today.
1.-The avenue was pretty well con-
gested last night, and it probably
will be necessary to close it to up
and down traffic if the congestion
increases he said. However, we
will not close the avenue in the
daytime
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-05-23
EX-DRY AGENTS FREED. !,
OF ExToRTI0N CHARGE.

District Att0pnex Peytont Gordon
has entered a nolie PROSE- against
Richard J, -BurIasd4e<, Dtis :Angevine
and Richard. r. =. Lipscomb, former
prohibition agents here, charged
with attempting. 10, extort money
from man under a. threat to ar,
rest him ,as a bootlegger.
The indictment! alleged that the
three approached. John !: Godfrey.
May 9 last, and threatened to arrest
him unless he ohandedr over SIS in
"hush" money. So, ...,, ~
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-05-23

Toronto Wins Next Session of
; National CONFERENCE.-The
.,r~ days Program.

Toronto. Canada, will be the
1924 meeting place of the Ma
tional Conference of Social
Work. This was decided today
during one of the last sessions of
the semi~centennial meeting here
Toronto's advocates won strik-
ing victory over Des Moines,
Iowa. which, If. recommendations
of the committee on time and
place had carried, would have
been host to the 5000 delegates
next year.
Seek International Amity.
1t was argued that the. psyche
logical time had come to hold the
conference gathering outside the
United States in order to foster an
international viewpoint in social
work. Tho conference met once be-,
fore in Toronto. in 1927
Denver was another unsuccessful
contender for the next convention. q
Five thousand delegates were
told that a nation wide question
naire had revealed that some citi-.
zens looked upon social workers as
nuts" radicals" and " trouble
.makers.'' The delegates We're urged
by Mrs. Lucia Johnson Bing, an
Ohio executive, to gain the publfc's
confidence and to Fpr6peT their work
was improving the z american
standards of living"
1.-THE prevailing opinion shows
the public does realize the neces-
sity of social s,~work, said Mrs.
Bling. The questionnaires showed
however, that The pubic does not
find us always thoroughly informed
and practical. One merchant even
wrote that Social workers are 70
per cent nuts. 1t lis our duty to
minded and thoroughly practical.
We must gain the publio's conf.
dence by our work
Caution Is Urged.
A reorganization of social welfare
programs was, urged by William
H.. Norton, secretary ,of the Detroit
Community Fund Norton declared
social workers. should use more
cautious Judgment in adopting pro-
grams on social work before try
ing to sell them to the public
THE first task confronting us is
to write faith and belief in social
work into the .sttaditions of Amerf.
ca" Norton said.
Having. wound up administrative
business with election Of officers
Yesterday, the conference went into
the last sessions of its semi CEN
tennial conference to consider ways
and means of getting the activities
in which its correlated bodies are
engaged more firmly fixed in the
understanding and sympathies of
the public.
Particularly was the efficacy of
the newspapers as Il popuiarizinG
MEDIUM stressed in a number of
papers read at group meetings of
the morning hours.
Miss Abbott New Chief.
Miss Grace Abbott, chief of the
Chudren's Bureau, Department of
Labor, as predicted in The Wash
ington Times yesterday, was unani-
'mously chosen president of the
conference for 1923.24.
Other results of spirited baIoting
will be announced at tho clhsinc> gen
eral session in Memorial Continental
Hall Tonight
1.-THE newspapers of America are
the strongest allies OF social work.
,erS," declared George a, Hastings Of
Continued on Page 24D
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-05-23

The Young Women's Hebrew AS
ISOLATION will give a musicale at
the Franklin Square Hotel at s
o'clock tomorrow night. Those who
will furnish the program include
Mrs. A Hollander, Miss Bertha Rob-
bins, Jack Heifitz, George Paxton,
Miss Irma Mathews and Mrs. Sol
Sha MIRO
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-05-23
GUARD SOUGHT
FOR GARDEN OF>ALLAH

A military guard for the Gar1en
of Allah, in front of the White
House, may be asked of the War
Department by Major Daniel Sui
livan, superintendent of police.
Thousands of dollars worth OF
decorations in the garden should be
guarded, Major Sullivan believes.
He fears visitors may seek to steal
some of the decorations DIS
souvenirs.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-05-23
LoNC-BLARE KNIFE BRINGS
SIX MONTHS SENTENCE

A dirk b1aded knife that he used
for splicing rope, today landed Her.
bert Reed, colored, six-month so
Journ at Occoquan.
When arrAIgned1 Before Judge
Harrison in police court today Reed
said that he used the knife mainly
Of the Eighth precinct, last night,
after friendly, fraeas. :z4,. ~
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-05-23
MRS EULA G WHITE SUES
HUSBAND FOR DIVORCE

Alleging misconduct and namiro
= correspondent, Mrs. Eula G. White
today filed suit in the District G.,
preme Court against Frank r
Wh4te, an architect at 1914 seven.
.Iefnth street. northwest, for, abso.
lutte divorce and alimony.
: MRS: White, represented by Al.
'I0Fng r: r.. Elder also alleges
LnaL her husband deserted her last
week. The couple were married n 2,
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-05-23
MIsSPENT TIME.

Herbert Spencer, watching
the expert play of billiard
shark, remarked '"To play bill
lizards we'll is an accomplish
ment, but to play too we'll is
evidence of misspent life"
This is apropos of paragraph
by Bert Moses that "a real good
dancer is seldom good at any
thing else." A mans talents
should be devoted to something
useful. FRED VETTER.
~. - a - o.. -
SOME DOGS GET THIS WAY. .
(Fronl Ashland to.), Gazette) =
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-05-23
UnsoIved Mystery.

A jury summoned by the coroner
Yesterday decided that Edward
Waters, colored, 10 Gordon avenue
northeast, came to his death on
May 10 by a bullet wound and
that the missile was fired by some
person or persons unknown" The
pellet lodged in the mans brain.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-05-23
Presidents Program

4
1 II a. rl. - Robert Woods Bliss.
Ills a. m.--Sumner Curtis.
l1:30 a. m.-Senator Ball, of
Delaware, ~
II noen-Solicitor General
Beck.
1915 p. m.-Congressman
Mott, of New York.
1890 p. m.-Bishop ,Hamil-
ton.
1915 p. m.-Former Justice
John H. Clarke.
i p. MFRS. Virginia Speel.
Respects-One hundred repre-
sentatives of Boston Chamber
of Commerce, and about 200
delegates to Conference of
Social Service Workers.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-05-23
FAST WORK, WE SAY. )

Headline in recent issue. of
Baltimore Sun: Becomes Grand
; mother on Her Wedding Day"
The Houston Post. tells of a
fellow who is his own grand
father. Peter E. Linsky, age
twenty-five, Of Fertile, Iowa,
married a widow with d daugh-
ter. His father married the
daughter. To each a son was
born.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-05-23
Select "a Auto Taos

=. Sampes Of proposed tags for 1924
We're sent to Wade H. Coombs, super
lntendent of licenses. today. He took
the tags TO Commissioner Oyster
and tag with black letters on a
white field were tentatively selected.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-05-23
RIFLING HUBBY's POCKETS.

R1FLlNG HuBBY'S POCKETS.
Dear Bill: A ,Buffalo Judge,
thinks he is.freeiug married man
from trouble IN this decision:
"A mans pockets are his oeUs
property, nst1ict1y pgTUate, and 10
Is net peTmissibte for e0eh his
!. sOtfg to go through tloe1ft.''
Most judges haze held, boWever,
that a aOoneGn has the right to go
through hatbby's pockets. Amy
hoW, yoat never heard of "a
aOons0m being punished for this
Job. So the decision doesn't
mean anything. '%
FUSEE.
=
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-05-23
OUR GINKGO TREES.

The American Forestry Asso-
iation. g14 Fourteenth street, has
issued AN interesting pocket man
ual on beautiful forest trees of the
District, including some foreign
trees. Among the latter are the
ginkgoi trees. of Chinese origin: to
to be found on Thirteenth street,
within Ithe grounds of the Depart,
ment Of Agriculture; ,on jackson
place, west side; on II street
northwest, between Fourteenth
and Fifteenth streets, and on
Fourteenth street, all the way up
to Florida avenue. c~.. +.
There are fruiting and nonfruit-
ing ginkgos, the former contain
ing a yellowish, ill-scented fruit,
inside of which is nut much .esa
teemed; by the Chinese as a food
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-05-23

New York May 20, 1907, and ia We
one child. Plaintiff says that if it
were not her mother she would be
at times In actual want. Defend
ant, according to the wife, owns:
three apartment honSes
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-05-23

WANTED-Female dog with ups
to nurse a litter of orphan uppies.
Phone No. 498.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-08-26
VETERAN CONTRACTOR
TWENTY-FIVE YEARS
IN BUSINESS HERE
J. M. Oldham Gives Per-
sonaI Attention to Each
Job, Secret of Success.

With the start Of construction on
$4,000 home for William L. Schultz
in Kings Highway, j. NJ. Oldham in
augurates his twenty-fifth year OF
continuous home building in San An
tonic. And it is Mr.. Oldham's boast
that he has never built anything but
solid, enduring construction and that
every home he has put up here has
been permanent monument to his
craft and city building.
Starting work as carpenter more
than a quarter of Il century ago, Mr..
Oldham gradually engaged in contract
ing and some of the finest San Anto-
MO residences are mute evidences Of
his ability. During the last % years
he has always found plenty of work il
this city never finding it necessary to
leave San Antonio for contracts. In
point of continuous construction work
here is among the oldest contractors in
the city and he has followed the va
rious changes in materials and archi-
lecture with much interest. He attrib-
utes his successful business to the
fact that he remained in San Antonio
in good season and i'll, always stay
ing on the job as he expresses it. To-
day he has n partner, his son Morris
Oldham who is an experienced painter
and decorator and specializes in inter-
ior finishing. Mr.. Oldham says his son
has done some of the finest finishing
and decorating in San Antonio.
1.-THE secret of success in building.
said Mr.. Oldham retrospectiyely, is
Just this-personal attention TO every
contract. | always limit the jobs by
the number can personally supervise.
II l can not give my personal atten-
ton to a building, l will not take the
contract at any figure. 1t does not pay
I have been working so long here now
and have built so many homes for so
many people that no longer have to
seek work. 1t just comes to me. l
have enough contracts ahead to keep
me busy constantly to January i.
1924. / could have more but l will
not sign them up until l know that
can personally look after them. Any
how do not like to contract too far
ahead. Conditions are always chang
inc.-
Mr.. Oldham and his son will build
$50, 600 home for the San Antonio De
velopment company as soon rs the
Schultz contract is finished he states.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-08-26

The San Antonio Builders Ex-
change reports the following new build
ing:
Bids were opened last week by Her
best S. Green for refinishing and re-
decorating the Texas Hotel, located on
Navarro street.
P. G.. SLIDER and Company have pre-
pared preliminary plans and sketches
have been approved for a 450-roon
fireproof hotel building to be located
in Galveston. 1t will cost about ST.
100000.
Contract will be let in about four
weeks for the third section of the con-
tract for the erection of the First
Methodist Church, South, of Port Ar
thur. The work consists of the third
story and roof garden of the Sunday
school building. 1t will be constructed
with reinforced concrete and brick. p.
G. SLIDER and Company are the archi,
tects.
Bids are being received by Augustus
McCloskey, county judge, for furnish
ing millwork and furniture for the new
courtroom for the Ninety fourth Dis
trict Court. Bids are to be opened ip
the offices of county auditor.
Charles NJ. Schoenfeld has the con.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-08-26
SELL TERRELL HILLS
Sterling ID. Freedom Named by Hen.
~ Terrell TO Sell Property.

Sterling d. Freeborn. well known
real estate man. has taken over the
exclusive management and sale OF
Henry Terrelrs holdings in Terrell
Hills, it was announced last week. The
property. involved is valued e. -c-e
than S250.O00. Terrell Hills is the site
of some of San Antonio's palatial
homes.
The property is to be sold by Mr..
Freeborn as rapidly as CONSERVATIVES
and high class development Will JUS
tify. In addition to all city conven-
fences and improvements. Terrell Hills
has hundreds of thousands Of dollars
worth of fine homes.
Mr.. Terrell has been in charge OF
the sale Of Terrell Hills for many
years during which time he has sue
ceeded in selling homesites to some OF
San Antonio's most prominent resi-
dents. Terrell Hills is located between
River and New Braunfels Avenues.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-08-26
BREAK GROUND FOR MEDICAL
ARTS BUILDING OCTOBER l:
TOTAL COST is $3.50,
Company Secures Loan for 100000 LTenants on
Site Already Ordered to Vacate- Building Will
Have IL Stories With Offices Equipped for
Installation of Every Medical Appl-
ance-Will Have Library, Audi
torium, Museum, Club and
Lounging Rooms

Ground probably will be broken Oc-
tober for the new Medical Arts build
ing which will be constructed at the
corner of East Houston street and
Avenue Z, it was announced last week
by Clarence Barrett, secretary treasur-
er of the Medical Arts Building Com
pany. The company has just succeed
ed in securing a loan for 5000. 900
which will be used in the instruction
of the building. Most of the stock in
the company has been sold. When
completed this building and lot will
involve total expenditure of $780,
600.
The architect has completed plans
for the construction If the new Medi-
cal Arts Building which will be the
finest of its kind west of the Missis-
sippi river, says Mr.. Barrett. Renters
on the property have already been no.
titled to vacate not later than Septem-
Der - and provided nothing occurs
to mar the plans of the company,
ground will be broken for the building
on October 1.
The property on which the Medical
Arts building viii be constructed has
a frontage of 1873 feet on East Houston
street anu also frontage on Avenue
+ of $50 feet. The site comes to a
point at the corner of these two streets
but when the building is constructed
it will be made round.
To Have Twelve Stories.
The building will be twelve stories
high. 1t will have n basement which
will be used as parking space for ten
ants automobiles. This basement will
accommodate about so automobiles at
one time.
The first two stories Of the building
will be faced with marble while the
stories above will be of terra Gotta.
The building probably will be con-
structed of steel.
Four elevators large enough to ac-
commodate at least one cot each, will
be installed. Each elevator will carry
an average of fifteen people.
All of the offices will front on Ave-
nue. L or East Houston street and no
office will have n direct western ex-
posure.
Compressed air tubes will be in
stalled in offices in addition to hot and
cold water. Two electric currents will
be in the building. ID. c. and \. c..
which are necessary to install N-ray
equipment.
Physicians will not be able to make
application for leases in the new build
ing until three months before its COM
pletion, Mr.. Barrett announces. The
holding company has already been fl
nanced with the exception Of the sale
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-08-26
Among Realtors

o. T. Heinen was out of the city
last week. He returned to San An
tonic the last of the week.
81. C. Thorman was In the Luling
oil fields last Wednesday to see a
well he is having drilled.
J. @. Stinson and-J. o. Schmidt
went to Medina county oil fields with
A. T. Wildman, oil man, on business,
during the week.
G. e. Yeaton Of the Texas-Mexico
Land Company, was at the San An
tonic office last week. He has been
In Mexico on mining business. He left
for Mexico last Wednesday.
FIJI. Speed, farmer at Pearsall. was
at the Redus Land Company's offices
last week. Mr.. Speed is contemplate
ing q 5000 purchase of property.
s. W. Davis, Rio Grande Valley
manager Of Rhode & Gettinger re-
Irned from a trip to the valley with
prospective land buyers, last week.
Turner brothers or Slnton were IN
the Redus Land Company's offices
last Wednesday.
Ed. Rust of Berkshire was also q
visitor last week at the Redus Land
i, Company's offices.
n. n. White, local realtor, was out
AZ the city last Thursday. He re-
turned to his offices in the Gutter
building Friday.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-08-26
OPEN REALTY OFFICE
Claude Elkins Already Closing Deals
on City Property.

Claude Elkins. well known real
estate man, has opened new real es-
tate office at Sol Houston building.
Mr.. Elkins formerly was with the Cliff
ton George Realty Company during
which time he made quite a favorable
reputation as salesman.
Mr.. Elkins has already made several
sales since opening his new office. He
announces that he will specialize in
the sale of city property, mostly on
the South Side, which portion ofcthe
city he handles for the Clifton George
Realty Company.
Mr.. Elkins says he is exceedingly
enthusiastic over the outlook for real
estate conditions the coming fall and
spring and expects to see San Antonio
real estate values on decided in
crease.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-08-26
CALIFORNIA NOT
IN SAME CLASS
WITH SOUTHTEXAS
F. D. Black Travels Far
But Sees Nothing to Com
pare With San Antonio.

Not only is vacation good for
jaded nerves and tired brains and
bodies but it is n good thing for civic
pride. declares +. ID. Black, in charge
of the accounting at Ed Steves u
Sons Sunset plant who has just re-
turned from an extensive trip to Col
orado, California. the Grand Canyon
of Arizona and other western points.
He was accompanied on the trip by
Mrs. BlacS and their daughters Eliza
beth and Evelyn.
Il would not be guilty of knocking
California;" said Mr.. Black, but l
want to say that / wouldn't trade
San Antonio for Los Angeles and all
of Southern California thrown in.
We've got it on 'em here, both as a
place to live and place to do bust
ness. l can truthfully say that l have
returned home, more than ever a con-
firmed San Antonian. / was in Color
ado Springs, Denver, Salt Lake City,
San Francisco, Los Angeles, Ell Paso
and various other places and natur'
ally l compared their various features
with similar conditions at home.
II do not believe we realize here
lust how much better off we are than
the folks in those places. Business here
is much better, we have the best all the
year around climate in the United
States and as place to live. saw
nothing that even approaches what
we can offer. Other places advertise
much more than we do and make lot
of noise over what they offer the tour
list and visitor but l want to tell you
that you can get better meal for less
money at a San Antonio hotel or res,
taurant. a more comfortable hotel
room here than anything l saw on my
trip for anything approaching the
same price and we do not have the ex-
tremes of weather they have. Scenical-
" of course, the mountains of Color
ado are very imposing but the average
person can not live on scenery and
some of them out there are trying 10
do it. Give me San Antonio any time
for mine. 1t is good enough for me"