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The Washington times., 1923-10-12
By FAY KING.

Visited some friends at their
little stuccO bungalow the other
day and the first view 1 had from
their house was a cOupla hills all
covered with strange kinda "'trees."
Funny looking forests you got
around these parts" I said, and
said that what saw were oil
wells.
Sure enough, the oil wells are
thicker on those hills than featll-
ers are at the ostrich farm.
don't see how party can
pick their own oil well out of a
clutter like that, as they all look
exactly alike.
Some people have struck oil in
their front yard and some people
have struck oil in their back yard.
1t seems like it costs 1Otta dough
to sink an oil well, but at that
most OF the wells seem to be on
top OF the ground, Seems like you
never can tell when you'll strike
oil, or where, around here.
The wells tower up pretty high
and are built kinda like q cross
between q Windmill and a wireless
station.
In fact, it took me some time
TO tell an oil well from a wire.
less. But 1 guess the message
from below is a lot more important
to some than the message from
above.
While / was sitting there think
ing how rich somebody was getting
while / was looking at their oil
wells, suddenly something in front
Of me in the lawn started to shoot
up like a little fountain.
let out a yell of joy because
/ though oil had struck my
friends, but all my joys was wasted
because :. it wasn't anything but
their sprinI6ling system.
They got pipes running all
through the yard and nossIes
every so often. and all they have
to do is turn on the water and
p0p-the place looks like q small
edition of Yellowstone Park.
GAS AT 9 CENTS.
Every place around the neigh.
bOrhOOd where they are selling
The Washington times., 1923-10-12
OS|NOPOL|TANS
INSTRUGGLE
On DENNIS
, Color and Design of OVeraIIs
60 Be Worn on Ladies' Night
Starts Hot Discussion.

It was a bright, invigorating day
but If nature had been in sympathy
with the inside conflict of the Cos
mopolitan Club, thunder would have
crashed and lightning flashed
around the ball room of the Arl-
ington Hotel.
The great overall war, probably
the most terrific battle of peace
time, was carried forward with vim
and gusto at the luncheon meet
ing OF the club yesterday.
The frightful conflict centers upon
the determination OF r. w. McChes-
.ney, chairman of the entertainment
COMMITTEES, to make all members
show up In blue overalls at the
clubs Ladies' Night in November.
II Suspense Thick.
na Over their coffee, the Cosmopoli.
!tans talked Of sundry subjects, but
studiously avoided mention of the
.fateful question. The suspense
was awful.
Frank GhiselIi finally took the
bull by the horns and boldly de.
-clared he had been making in
quirtes hither and yon through the
city in connection with overall
! prices.
II was talking with a friend Of
! mine only yesterday" said Ghisell1,
. and he told me he could make
us overalls to order at a special
price"
This verbal bombshell unIeashed
the dogs Of war and the club sprang
] forward to the fray.
: Ferd Waldmorn at this juncture
introduced the very delicate phase
:: OF the overalls' color and design.
Talk Fest Opens.
Then followed an oratoricaI free
! for-all on. the question of blue over
] ais, with McChesney stoutly main.
tanning that all should be blue.
Some wanted stripes. Others want.
ed solid colors, but with more va
rfety. 1T is probable that still 9TH
ers would have nominated polka
! dots, but were drowned out by the
tide OF debate.
Michael D.. Shaeffer, Jack Merk-
ling and e. E. Herrell were prom
fnent in the discussion.
President James E. CoIliflower
ended the dispute by nominating
Mrs. Jack Merkling chairman of
the women's committee on Ladies'
Night. He also appointed Ghiselli
chairman and Waldman vice chair
man of the overall committee.
3 The official flag OF the club was
7displayed for the first time ,at the
lEhcheon yesterday sit win be
nung fEuEn the hotel on all Cosno.
BolItan meeting nights.
Ed Gramm invited the members
to attend today's session of the
EIectragists' convention at the
washington Hotel Edwin w. Schnei-
der and Harry Hites won the at
Tendance prizes.
The Washington times., 1923-10-12
TAX TOO HIGH, LAWYER
GIVES LAND TO STATE

WINSTED, Conn, Oct. 12.-At-
torney Louis P. Phelps, of New
York and Colebrook. executor of
the 100000 estate of James J.
Van Allen, whose will was probated
in Newport, *. l., Monday, has
given to the State for fifty years
500 acres in Colebrook for forest
purposes.
It is understood dissatisfaction
over the action of the Colebrook
Board Of Assessors, in valuing some
OF his Colebrook land at 500 an
acre prompted the gift.
The Washington times., 1923-10-12
Finds Wells So Numerous That Many
Have Private "Geysers" in Back
Yards of Their Homes.

lots have got big signs that say:
you can't lose. Buy for oil or
a homer
Sometimes you see an oil well
right in the middle Of an orange
grove. It's funny the oranges
don't taste of it too.
They are having a gasoline bat
tie out here and some places
are selling "gaS" for 8 cents a
gallon.
1t does some people 50 much
good to get gas that cheap they
just run from one station to an
other trying to get 0utt8 gas so
they get some moro cheap.
Before / came to Los Angeles
/ thought there wasn't anything
here but movies, but after you
see all the oil wells and real
estate and oranges and figs and
climate and good roads and bung-
allow courts, and palms, pepper
trees, Broadway, and the beaches,
the movies are kinda lost in the
scramble.
MANY INDUSTRIES.
You find out here the movie
camera is just another industry
that tIlrives through being sun
kissed in this Fainless realm, and
that the guy that digs the irriga-
ton bitches around the orange
and lemon trees, or slapS the
shingles on the bungalow roofs,
or gathers up his miles Of wal
nuts, is just as important to Cali
fOrnia as the birds that built the
studio sets.
The sunshine is so strong here
that at the nurseries they have
to filter it through laths, SO It
won't beat down too strong on
the tender plants. And some Of
the nurseries are. bigger than the
The Washington times., 1923-10-12
1 900 TONS OF POWDER
YEARLY FOR PARIS GIRLS

PARIS, Oct. IA thousand
tons Of powder and a thousand
tones OF perfume are required an
nually to keep Paris beauties
beautiful, according to statistics
published by pIntransigeant, which
says: u
"The average woman uses two
pounds and, the frivolous woman
four rounds of powder annually.
Expensive perfumes sell twice as
fast and in larger quantities than
the cheapest kinds.
'"The average woman uses one
lip stick and two eyebrow pencils
each year"
The Washington times., 1923-10-12

the change from the noteworthy
commercial expansion of last spring
is in progress in some industries,
yet labor is still actively employed
and the large consumption of mer-
'chandise indicates that the pubic
The Washington times., 1923-10-12
Coats for the
Little fodder
I to 3 Years

-Cunningly made Of
ChinchilIa, Broadcloth,
Velvet, Mixtures or
Zebeline cloth. Trim
med with fur or astra-
kan, and in shades of
blue, brown, tan or
rose.
Prices Range From
s8.95 to
s24.75
The Washington times., 1923-10-12
CHURCHES PLAN
WORLD COURT
FIGHT
Federal Council Will Keep Is
sue AliVe-Names Week to
Promote Drive.
By H. X. REYNOLDS.
international News Service.


Regardless OF the attitude OF the
Coolidge Administration toward the
Harding Hughes World Court pro-
posal, or, the desire of many influen-
tial Republican leaders to avoid too
much public discussion of the ques-
ton, it is now becoming clear that
the issue is to be kept Squarely Oe-
fore the American people until Con-
gress convenes in December.
The announcement was made 10.
day by the Federal Council OF
Churches, embracing hundreds OF
thousands OF members throughout
the country, that the period from
November to IL will be obser yea as
World Court week "in the interest,"
Of the United States joining the per-
manent court Of international JUS
,tice.''
Approved BY Coolidge.
zee WVyVwNwvwtWSS-~ - 49,
me program OF the church council
is understood to have the approval
Of President Coolidge, who has moi
Gated a desire for a widespread as
cussion Of international and domestic
problems involving the United states
SO that the wishes Of the people may
be known in working out the poncles
of the Government. :,
The study of the World Court prob
lem will not be limited to the churcn.
according to the announcement OF
the federal council, but invitations
have been issued to chambers OF
c o nm er &c. labor organlzatlons.
Rotary and .Kiwanis clubs, women
afyS0k cnNf0H1Qa AND
American Legion posts to give con-
sideration to the proposal as out
lined to the Senate last February by
the late President Harding.
Armistice Day Sermons.
The plan, it was stated. sis for
all clergymen on World Court Sun
day (Armistice Day, November I'D
to preach on some phase of Amer
ica's international responsibility
and opportunity, and on the signlfl-
canoe of the World Court as an
important. step in substituting law
for war in the settlement of inter-
national difficulties" The program
of the Federal Council of Churches
is said to have the approval of the
American Council of the World
Alliance for International Friend
ship through the Churches.
Eat the coming session Of Con-
gress," the church council declared'
1.-The Senate will have to decide
whether or. not the United States
shall become one of the member
nations of the court. On that de-
cision will depend to a large degree
the future relations Of the United
States to the other nations of the
world. The question of American
membership in. the court is in no
sense a partisan issue.
1.-THE, Commission of the Federal
Council of Churches believes that
the churches heartily approve OF
American membership in the World
Court, and earnestly desire the Sen.
ate to accept without mutilation or
substantial modification the pro
posals OF the late President"
The Washington times., 1923-10-12
DOG GRIEVES SELF TO
DEATH AS MASTER DIES

SHERMAN, Tex, Oct. 12.-After
refusing food and water for five
days, Jack" cocker, spaniel of the
late Mayor j. B. Wilson, died a
grief-stricken dog. When his mas
ter for nine years was lowered into
his grave the dog uttered a dismal
howl, and from that moment sulked
to himself, refusing sustenance of
any nature.
New Britain herald., 1923-09-27
THRILLING TALK AT
 ROTARY LUNCHEON
Rev. MT. Davis Is Speaker
 George H. O'COnnOr Sings

Rev, John T.. naYis, pastor of fTin- itY M. F, ehnFeh, delivered thrill ing ials that brought uhb0unded re- spsnse at the noon luncheon Of the Rotary club today. He spoke on the opportunities Af the United States and pointed t0 the rise af President Coolidge and Secretary Davis af the department Of iahar as proof that a man may rise 10 great heights from q humble beginning,
 He pleaded with his audience 10 take every nFeeauiiaA to keen down halsheNisiie ideas so that America may continue to he the land Of ops partunily, land of freedom without license,
 George fl. o'connar Of Washington, n. C., who was a visitor at the noon luncheon, was called upon to enter tain, He did. Afr. o'conner proved 10 he one Of the snrightiiest story tellers Rotary has entertained. He also sang a number of songs which brought storm of applause. Mir. o'connor is one of washington's most widely known entertainers and after dinner speakers, His voice has been ff produced on number Of Columbia records, Mr. o'connor is brother Of Mrs. R. ]. Vance of Maple street,
New Britain herald., 1923-09-27

sn Commercial street ia the Airinill 0f police Headquarters. this @arnine leRg hefars lhe sRenlRE pf eaaTt-
 As many as could he aeeQmmodai ed in tAe court n08m Mfrs admitted This aroused ihe interest af thf olh- CTS and thes tried 70 worm lhfiT Was shFsaga the AaFFea daersss leading t0 the building
 Chief Han and Policeman Herbert q. Lyon emnlaled hoFaiins a ihe bridge and stemmed ihe human Hide that pushed ant qshoNei its way f0r- ward, There Jere many women 10 inc crowd, girl friends af the accused men and, friends of their families
 Despite the effaris of the chief and Policeman i.Y0n, the lhTpng remained nne0nTiReed that there Was no fMF- ther room in the spectators gallery upstairs and pressed forward eaRiiRr ually Il was nos nRlil 2 o'clock that il segan to melt away after Chief Hart stepped onl te the entrance and announced for the last time that no aRe else eauld be admitted,
 ll was the largest gathering in front of police headquarters in the memory of the police and newspaper men,
 Attorney Pierce asked her if David. nwiez had heen drinking and she replied Not sa far as l know" Pos lleeman Thomas feeney and Patrick o'Mara earraboraled statements made by their fellow officers,
 FAs a men argued hefore Judge Alllng that they could find no evidence Of first or second degree murder against these men and asked that light bond be fixed if they were to be bound over.
 Prosecutor Woods claimed nfemedi- tation ol. the crime in the fact that tho young men waited for Davldowiez outside the restaurant and Potash carried blunt instrument with which to strike him, He asked that they bo bound over without bail,
 Judge filling in passing judgment said that he could not sec that there was reconciliation as Dasidowiez knew that the men were lying in wait for him when he left tho store. He had been introduced and therefore bound them over 10 the December term Of the superior court at Hartford under bonds of s3,o00 each.
 Migatz. Potash and Budnick secur- d bonds from relatives and friends md carly this afternoon were released rom police headquarters.
New Britain herald., 1923-09-27

Lambeth palace, England, contains samples of every style of archtec- ture since ITO.
New Britain herald., 1923-09-27
AGAINST ANY ONE
 LINE IN CONTROL
Maine Central Officials Want
 \. '. C. Merger, However

Bosten. Sept, sT,-The belief that monopoly either in New England or from outside it' was not good thing for this section was expressed hy George H, Eaton, general traffic agent Of the Maine Central railroad when he resumed the witness stand today ai the interstate commerce commissions railroad consolidation hearing.
 ''ro have the entire territory under the control of any one system. he said, would be a had thing for the public"
 He renewed his arguments in favor Of a consolidation of the Maine Gem trai and the Bangor and Aroostook with the New York Central using the Worcester. Nashua and Portland diyi- son Of the Boston and Maine as a connecting link. He also urged eon- solidation Of the N. Y,. N. II, and H. and the Boston and Maine with the exception Of the division marked for the Maine Central commission,
 Put together they form both east west and north-south lines" he said.
 ihNs tpurH ht II HuHipsf hi pointa and naturally belong together"
 He said the only trunk line that could come In and serve the state Of Maine was the New York Central. "Maine's natural outlet to the Hud- son river.
 ''The proposed Maine Central com nission," he added. "breaks the neck Of the bottle so far as Maine is con cerned; establishes a double route from Boston to Portland and assures competition"
 Mir. Eaton said that the "Storrow" plan. the proposal Of the joint New England committee for a consolda- ton of all New England roads except the Boston and Albany and the Cana dian owned lines. ''leaves us bottled up at Portland except for the Cana dian lines"
 We believe the New York Central will be of the greatest aid in build- Ing up the port of Portland.
 Some aid in building up the state of Maine must come and it must | come through lower rate levels"
New Britain herald., 1923-09-27
Rev. w. A. WO0dfOrd of
 Seymour Dies Today

Seymour, Conn.,, Sept. 27.--Rev. William A. Woodford, 55, rector of Trinity church, died today after long illness. He was born in New Haven, studied under Bishop Will Hams, was graduated from Berkeley divinity school and ordained to the priesthood in 1900. He had charge of mission at Yalesville and in 1900 came to Trinity parish. He is sur vived by his wife.
New Britain herald., 1923-09-27
CAR PLUNGES OFF PIER;
 TWO WOMEN ARE DROWNED
Army Captain Rescues Another and Baby At Norfolk-Two Officers
 Saved By Leap

Norfolk, Va, Sept. 27.-Two women were drowned when an automobile carrying six persons was driven into Norfolk harbor at the army base pier last night. Mrs. J. w. Moss, the driver and Mrs. James P. Stevenson lost their lives.
 Captain l.. F. Pape, commanding officer*of the base, .dived into the water from an army transport and rescued Mrs. Phyllis Backus and her baby.
 Captain J. P. Stevenson, retired. of Allen, the other occupants of the automobile. leaped from the machine as it left the pier and escaped in- jury.
New Britain herald., 1923-09-27
Sunshine Girls" Play
 At Children'S Home

The Sunshine Girls" club com posed of 16 girls aged from Ii to IA years, at the Children's Home, will give an entertainment tomorrow eve- ming at the Home. There will be drills by the younger children and singing by all. A delightful little play "Bo-Peep's Lost Sheep, has been arranged. and number of the children will take part in it. Re- treatments will be served. The pub lie is cordially invited to attend.
New Britain herald., 1923-09-27

Later" he said, T met Potash who said to me. I clipped him. After that, the witnesses said, Potash threw something over the fence at the corner of Broad and Booth streets but he did not know what it was. He said that Zawalick told him he thought it was bottle.
New Britain herald., 1923-09-27
GOLF TOURNAMENT RESULTS

Yesterdays matches in the Shuttle Meadow club championship golf tour nament in the first flight resulted in n victory for C. w. Manning over C. W. upson, 7-6. and in the second flight in a victory for l.. F. Page over L. S. Jones by Mir. Pages winning the 19th hole. after an exciting match, and a victory for Don MacMillan over c. Stanley, up. The first round match between G. P. Hart and George Rogers resulted in a win for Mir. Hart S-6.
New Britain herald., 1923-09-27
New Yorker Arrested on
 Charge of RObbing Girl

New York. Sept. 27.-Police today arrested Kid" Handler, salesman, on a charge of assault and robbery in connection with the holdup in Brook iyn in August 1922 of Anna Cohen a payroll clerk. Miss Cohen was at- tackled in a hallway and robbed of payroll for the employees of Joseph Friedman, ammounting to $4,423.
New Britain herald., 1923-09-27
srI.nNING I0nEsTs

New Haven. Sept 27,-prof. Fraser Story Of the British imperial forestry commission is the guest Of the Yale school Of forestry this week. Prof Story is studying forest conditions in New England.
New Britain herald., 1923-09-27
PROMINENT EDUCATOR DIES.

Buffalo. Sept. 27.-Funeral services for Dr.. James M. cassety. educator
 who died yesterday. in his home here. will he held tomorrow. He would have been 90 years old next Friday.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-10-01
Dartmouth and Indiana
Haze NeU Grid Coaches

CHIcAGo. Oct. 1.-Two graduates
- from Eastern schools are max.
ing their bow M Western conference
football coaches this falI.
They arc -Big Bni" Ingraham Of
the Naval academy and Jack Ryan.
Dartmouth. InKraham viii take over
the reius Of the late Jumbo" steihm
at the University Of Indiana. while
Ryan replaces Richards at wlscon
sin.
The coming OF these two tutors IN
interesting in that Il win afford n
chance 10 compare the relative mer.
It's OF Eastern football with that Of
the Middle West. For both Ingra.
ham and Ryan viii instili the Al.
lantic seaboard style Of play into
their charges.
During the past few years, there
has been much argument regarding
the East and West type OF football.
Those in the sunrising section have
for the most part claimed their brand
far superior. And in n way the East
has sort Of been looked upon TO set
the styles" 70 TO speak.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-10-01

But tho West has also had ~ sup.
portnrs, And on actuni play. which
In the best WY on which TO base an
opinion. has. In iAie seasons. put Il
over Tia Eastern rivals. SO much no
IN fact tina, out in the Middle West
the Eastern teams aren't though, Of
In the same light AS they were a few
years ago.
Getting back to tho personnel Of
the Western conference coaching
staff. Il Ia interesting 10 note tina,
two Of the other eight tutors. name.
81 Alonzo stage OF Chicago and How.
nrd Jones. Iowa. claim an Eastern
school. Yale. as their alma mater.
or the others. Yost OF Michigan IL
a West Virginia man. which in real.
iiy plays Eastern football. or pretty
close to IL. thus leaving but five. or
just half. OF the Big Ten coaches az
bonifidc products Of Middle Yves; in.
stitutions Stage and Yost. however.
have been teaching the Western
brand no long that they might well
be considered along with those who
have graduated from Western instl.
tutions.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-10-01

TT Is doubtful that Dempsey
i actually figured that his boxing
would not be effective against blows
that were strong enough 70 break
thru his guard and IL must have
been that the first punch reduced
him TO such a state Of desperation
that IL was the animal in him that
pressed him into such a savage
method OF battle.
Dempsey did outhox Firpo In the
second round. and he did knock him
out by the right kind OF fighting
tactics. but Il must be remembered
that the F'irpo who came out for
the second round was not the wild
man who rushed out for the first
round and fought as no other heavy.
weight ever fought in the ring be-
fore
Ffrpo came out for the second
round groggy and puueh.worn. He
had been on the floor seven times.
His heart had almost been torn
from his side by terrific short right
hand punches from the champion
that almost lifted him off his feet
He was winded from the exertions
OF the first round and he must have
been shattered mentally by the
realization that the best he had
was not enough to win the first
round when chance after chance
presented itself.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-10-01

plenty OF base hltS tnTuoul
the game, piling up IL runs.
Willard Lasley. q Seattle recruit.
started the second game. but was
Wild. and Fred Blake went In 10
pitch NJ tho start Of tho third. hold.
ing the visitors scortlcas while hs
worked and allowing but one scratch
hit.
Both teams scored pair in the
first inning OF the second game.
Burke hitting n homer over the right
field wall with man on ahead Of
him. while Seattle punched infield
and battery errors for a pair In their
half. A screaming double BY Tobln
put Seattle ahead in the sixth, Welsh
and Rohwer counting. Eldred walked
with two down IN tho seventh and
stole second. third and home for tho
last run Of the day.
Young Glider beat Harry Gardner
In n pitchers battle Saturday whom
High biz homer in the 10th. Dell
won the second game Saturday.
Seattle is resting today with oak
land opening here tomorrow.
Sundays box scores folIuwf
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-10-01
Bagshaw Faces Terrific Gridiron Task
Can Jacobs
and Kren,er
BE Matched
Crack Pitchers Would
Draw Crowd in Coming
Oakland Series Here

low about a match game some
Ii time this week between Elmer
Jacobs and hay Kremerl
The fans would undoubtedly flock
out 10 SOC the two best right handsm
in tho league work u they were Ger.
tain tina, they would toss against
each other.
Jacobs worked Sunday and showed
world Of stuff. winning his etth
game Of the season. The Oakland ace
has been hurting great bali. too.
Oakland opens tomorrow and II
ivan Howard and Red Killsfer can
&c; together and arrange u 70 that
Jacobs and Kromer VIII be matched
Il nhould bring out the bugs.