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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-08-27
By Dorothy Garfield.
Whose Novel, ''The Brimming Cup"
Achieved Popularity Through
out the Country.

N n ARISE had grown so
Nv that she no longer need
ed to reach up to put
her arms around the neck Of
the tall old woman, and kiss
her hard on both tear-wet cheeks.
"I owe ny victory to thee, dear.
Jeanne, to thy prayers" she
whispered fervently. And
shall never. never forget it."
All this was a lie, Of course
but lies were easy to tell and what
harm were they, If you made
somebody more comfortable by
telling them?
She pirouetted about on her
toes, and ran back to take her
place with Nine. GARNER. Jeanne
had bad news from one of her
family" she murmured pensive-
ly in answer to Nine. Carriers
look Of inquiry. "0h, bah!" she
thought carelessly. What was
one more lie to head off an old
eat like that?" Besides, it was
amusing to see how easy 1t was
to lie, how with one little phrase,
this. way or that, you could
change facts.
Change of Costume
After she had come in, and
gone to her room to change to
usual dark wooden sehool-dress,
with the long-sleeved linen apron
over II. Marise happened to
glance out through the lace cur
tain over her window and saw
that Nine. Carriers son was
sitting on the bench across the
street in front Of the Chateau
vieux. well. that was queer,
why hadn't he gone on with his
mother and Danielle?" She looked
again, to make sure, herself hid
den At one side behind the heavy
tapestry curtain, as Jeanne had
taught her, lest she be seen by
men on the street. Eyes, 1t was
Danielle's brother, sure enough.
Well, what could he be doing
there?"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-08-27
EV Err YDAY
MISTAKES
In Speaking

- In Speaking -
Wrong.
This is nothing like so good
as that"
Right.
This is not nearly so good as
that"
Nothing like" should never be
used for mot ready"
Wrong.
Naive" pronounced have"
ga" as in "fate".
Right.
Naive" pronounced ma ca"
as in "father') eev." accent on
"eev."
Wrong.
MY father would not hear Of
my going"
Right.
my father would not consent
to my going"
The use Of "hear Of" for CON
sent to-" while common, is not
found in the works of the best
writer's.
(CopyrtH ;, 1923, King Features
Syndicate, Inc.)
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-08-27
TELL THIS AT
DINNER

The lady was attired in the
height of fashion, and as she
strutted through the main street
of the village, contempt for her
lowly surroundings were written
on every line of her face. Sud
denly she caught sight Of a
small boy, and she stiffened with
anger. The boy was a ragamuffin,
and he was carrying a birds nest
full Of eggs. You're a very bad
boy" she said. How could you
rob that nest? No doubt the poor
mother bird is still grieving over
her loss" mot she, MINI came
the reply. "She's part O. your
hat"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-08-27

is heartleSS ana not q Dit In
love.
MRS. GEORGE: Oh, I
don't know. OF course, if
that had been our situation I
should have gone with you.
MR.. GEORGE (self-corn-
placent): Oh, naturally.
MRS. GEORGE: eyes, dar-
ling, because you can't look
after yourself. You're SO in
capable, but you must rernem-
Der that Harold is accustomed
to roughing it, and that he's
been abroad before.
Mr.. GEORGE: But if Roma
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-08-27
A Variation.

Breathes there the man with
soul so dead
Who never to his wife hath
said,
This is my own pay check?"
Whose head, by stocks of
dishes raked
Has ached and ached and ached
and ached,
Black and blue, a nervous
wreck.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-08-27
By Charles A. L. Reed,
NJ. d.,
Former President of the Ameri.
can Medical Association.
WY HY are blue eyes 30 gen
" orally admired??
w Because most babies

are born WIN
blue eyes.
Blue eyes are
therefore en-
blenns of in
noce1ce.
But eye-color
10 largely a re-
suit Of envi-
ronnent.
In the north.
ern countries,
where there 10
relatively little
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-08-27
DO YOU KNOW
THAT

Some prehistoric animal bones,
dredged up in the North Sea, are
believed to date back millions of
wears, when the North Sea was
dry land.
Tibet Is the Hottest region OF
it's extent on the globe.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-08-27
The Oldest Fable.

THE Oldest known fable is Jothams fable Of the trees
supposed to have been written about 1909 B. G. The
fables Of Vshnoo Sarma credited by Sir William
Jones the most ancient and beautiful in the world
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-08-27

THIS is the anniversary of the first of firearms and
cannon at the battle of Crecy, in 1916, between the
English and the French. The innovation spelled the
doom of the spear and pike.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-08-27
60 lEEdd5kZ1ne P6de M

". L. George and His Wife
ACROSS THE BREAKFAST TABLE
When LoUe Flies Out Of the Window.
MIR GEORGE Well Of all the crazy things that I've ever
V of letter takes the cake Do know what
Roma going do? She's marrying Harold NOW after
ALL and then he's going out the Philippines where she's going
Have heard Of anything
like course surprise it's clear that Roma
.>A> =
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-02-24
CLAIM BERLIN
HAS ORDERED
NEW VIOLENCE
German Customs Houses Are
Taken 0ver-Telephone
and Telegraph Strike
Reported Spreading
Through Ruhr

ESSEN, Feb. 23.-(By Associated
press)-Extra precautions to guard
public utilities throughout the Ruhr
have been taken by the Franco-Bel-
gian authorities because of an order
issued by General Wilhelm Groener,
German minister of transportation,
to the striking workers to cut off
gas and water and electric light
power wherever possible.
According to information in the
hands of the French intelligence
staff, the strikers have been given a
preemptory order to perpetrate
sabotage Immediately at various
points so as to hinder in every con-
eeivable way the forces of occupa-
tion.
Customs Taken Over.
The German customs houses in the
Ruhr were taken over today, the
German officials being replaced by
French customs officers. Gradually
all the German customs employees in
the occupied area are to be let out
and in a few days the French and
Belgians will be in complete control
No serious incident arose over to-
days procedure. At Spier, however
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-02-24
/ ADVOCATE SPENDING
OF $4,000, 900 UPON
FEDERAL BUILDINGS

WASHINGTON, Feb. 2S.-Recom-
mendatlon was made to Congress to-
day by the joint commi ssion on postal
service for adoption of a program Of
construction of government owned
post office buildings with approx
imately s20,0Oo,0o0 to be appropriated
annually until the government owns
all it's principal post offices the
different cities to be cared for In
order of the pressing character Of
their needs and their Importance in
the postal system.
The commission also recommended
that as soon as the facts can be de-
termined that legislation be enacted
to better apportion among the diff
ferent classes of mail the cost of the
service so that each will bear it's fair
share ard that the legislation contain
provision for increasing the fee
charged for special delivery of par
Gel post packages.
Other recommendation include fur
Their decentralization of the work of
the post office department, trans
ferring to one or two offices in each
state the work of going over the pos
tai accounts OF third and 1ouftn class
offices, and establishing more dead
letter offices; giving to local post
masters jurisdiction over railway
mail service terminals; resumption of
pneumatic tube service in the larger
cities; conducting or experiments to
determine whether electric vehicles
are more economical than gasoline
propelled machines and legislation
providing that in the case of work
performed in post offices between
the hours p. m. and a. M, so
minutes be counted as an hour.
The commission, which was created
in 1920, also asks Congress to ex-
tend its life beyond next July /, when
under present law it would expire
Such an extension. the report said
would permit the making of surveys
to increase efficiency in the post Of
fees at such cities as ST. Louis, New
Orleans and Dallas. The commission
consists of three ranking republican
members and ranking democratic
members of the Senate and House
post office committees, with Senator
Townsend of Michigan as chairman
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-02-24

The Pavilion at Brighton, Eng
land, built about 1900, cost nearly
s5,000,0o0.
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men and took place on the quarter
deck of the old sloop of war Misss-
slppi in 1852. Dewey was then a
second lieutenant and Savage was a
private in the marines, and on the
day of his fight with Dewey was
acting as orderly to Captain Me
lanchton.
In a letter written on the U. s. s.
Olympia by Admiral Dewey on June
is, 1898, the original of which Mrs.
Savage treasures, the hero of Manila
Bay recalls his fight with Savage.
He wrote, in part: Il trust l have
my temper more in hand now"
Mr., Savage, a former Judge and
state senator, tells of the fight as
follows:
II had been instructed to take
orders from no one except Captain
Melanchton. went to Lieutenant
Dewey to report one bell.
cone bell, sir l said.
Strike it, he ordered.
THE captain has given me in
structions TO take orders from no
one except himself / replied.
"'You strike the bell, he COM
manded.
"'I won't l retorted.
I'm make you do it.
You can't do it..
Dewey then struck at me and
knocked me to the deck / Ieaped
to my feet and rushed at him. He
went down in a heap against hatch
as struck him on tho jaw. l ieaped
upon him when he got up. We oiled
around on the deck for more than
10 minutes before being separated by
the sergeant Of the guard, l was
thrown in the brig.
II was brought before the mast
and Lieutenant Dewey was there
also. I was covered with blood, hav-
ing had no opportunity to wash, but
Dewey had washed and changed
clothing. His face was badly bat
tered and cut and both eyes were
black.
What the devil have you mer
been doing?' roared the capt1in a.
he looked us over.
Il had no business striking him
sir said Dewey.
IT am to blame 1 retorted
Dewey turned to me and said: E
beg your pardon, sir, but l shoulC
not have lost my temper and strucl
you while on duty
The captain was astonished at thi.
display of politeness from two mel
who had been so badly battered b,
each others fists and told us boil
to go back TO duty"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-02-24
BLACK TROOPS WITHDRAWN

LONDON, Feb. 2s.-The Times cor
respondent at Cologne, after visit
to Dusseldorf, says in dispatch
filed In Cologne today, with refer
ence to the presence of black troops
at Werden, Velbert and Kupferdreh,
that he learns they were sent to the
Ruhr through an oversight and have
boon withdrawn They belonged to
tho Seventh Colonial regiment which
the French do not regard as a col
cred regiment. as all it's members
are entitled to claim French oiti-
zenship. Some OF the men are black
and some white. and unfortunately
black elements were included In the
contingent sent to the above towns.
The correspondent says the views
at French headquarters are less OPP
timistic than a few weeks ago and
that undoubtedly the toughness of
the German resistance came as an
unpleasant surprise. But. 1t is added,
the French have settled down to
trench warfare" with determine
ton as grim as that of the Ger
mans.
NINE GERMANS KILLED
ESSEN. Feb. 2S.-(By Associated
! Press.)-Nine Germans have been
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-02-24
COCO PLEASED WITH
MOREHOUSE JURYMEN

NEW ORLEANS, Feb. 2s.-CBy
United Press depressing entire
satisfaction with the members of the
new grand jury in Moorehouse par
ish which is, to Investigate mob OUT
RACES in the Mer Rouge section, At
torney General A. V. Coco today is
sued a statement indicating that he
believes some of it's members are
klansmen. and declaring that he
welcomed the opportunity for the
klansmen to vindicate themselves
from the charge that they were
bound to the Ku Klux Khan by
stronger ties than to their govern
ment''
II am pleased to say conditions in
Moorehouse parish have greatly inn
proved since the close of the states
open hearing at Bastrop," the attor-
ney generals statement said. The
officers appear to have taken charge
anew and are in the saddle and l
have every assurance that there will
be no recurrence of disorder and
lawlessness such as prevailed prior
to the hearing"
Mr.. Coco recently visited Moore
house parish for the purpose of In
vestigating the records of persons
summoned for jury duty.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-02-24
RUPI,ACE OFFICIALs

ESSEN, Feb. 23.-(By Associated
Press.)-The French have decided to
replace the German customs officials
by French throughout the Ruhr.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-02-24

articles taken were for the furnish
ing of French officers clubs, as they
included silverware, cutlery, vases,
carpets, porcelain and similar goods.
Requisition receipts were given for
all the articles taken.
The casualties resulted as the
troops were leaving the department
store with their arms full of goods.
attracting a large crowd of German
civilians. The Germans declare the
crowd did not threaten the soldiers
and that they were suddenly fired
upon while 10 meters away.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-02-24
COLONIAL TROOPS USED

WASHINGTON, Feb. 23-New
French colonial troops have entered
the Ruhr. the German embassy said
tonight it mad been informed in Of
fetal information received from Ber-
lin. The statement added that col
ored troops of the Seventh French
Colonial regiment have entered Wer-
den. Velbert and Kupferdreh and
have billeted there in private homes.'
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-02-24
rerch Closely Guard Against German Acts Of Sabotage

the German customs chief refused to
vacate his office. He was arrested
and taken to the German prison. The
German authorities refused to accept
the prisoner, whereupon the prison
director himself was arrested by
French soldiers and locked in his
own jail with the customs chief.
The telephone and telegraph strike
in the Ruhr is spreading to the
Rhineland. At Mayence today the
postal workers refused to serve the
French. Consequently, the post office
was occupied by French troops AL
most Immediately, the mail, telephone
and telegraph employees quit work
and the German population Is without
wire communication to outside
points. Strikes still are in progress
at Essen, Duisburg and other prin-
cipal points in the occupied region.
Strike Funds Sent.
Strike funds sent to the Ruhr by
Berlin continue to pour into the dis
trict. While some of the funds are
being distributed among the strikers,
the French daily are making inroads
in the cash. At Duisburg today they
seized 100000 marks which the
Germans had planned to distribute
among the railway strikers.
Several shooting ARRAYS were re-
ported in various parts of the Ruhr
today. At Oberhausen there was
trouble between the security police
and French gendarmes, who were
disarming them. One of the police
was killed and another wounded.
In Witten, a German workman who
was attempting to attack a soldier
was shot and killed
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-02-24
MARTIAL Law DECLARED

BERLIN. Feb. 23.-Martial law has
been declared in Bochum, says
dispatch to the Central News, in con-
sequence of Yesterdays disturbances
in which French soldiers fired on a
crowd with fatal results.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-02-24
FIRE CHIEFS CAR IN COLLISION

FIRE CHIEFS CAR IN CULLIsFUN
Tenders and running board on one
side of Fire Chief Atkins car were
torn off Friday morning when
driven by o, C. Baxter, mechanic, II
collided with another auto at First
avenue and Twenty second street. No
one was hurt, but the car had to be
returned to the repair shop Of the
fire department, from which it was
being brought at the time of the col-
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-02-24
DIRECT ACTION Is
CENTEREn AT BOCHEM


BOCHEM, Feb. 23.-(By Associated
Press. Most of the direct action
carried out by the forces of occupa-
ton in the Ruhr for the last "a
hours appears to have conferred in
this city, taking tho form of whole
sale acquisitions of supplies from the
stores and shops.
Ono German workman was killed
and one seriously wounded in con-
nection with the troop movements in
this section. The principal estab-
lishment entered was Bochum's lead
ing department store, which was
forced to close several days ago after
the refusal of its management to sell
wares to French or Belgian nation
ais.
Neighboring shops also were vis-
/ tied and acquisitions forcibly effected
after the attendants refused to as
sist According to the Germans, the
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-02-24
TWO HARD FOPGHT GAMES
STAGED AT JACKSONVILLE

JACKSONVILLE. Feb. 24.-(spe
cial i'm double-header game here
tonight, Carbon Hill High school
triumphed over the Piedmont school
by score of 80 to G. The State Nor
NAL school girls team defeated the
Lincoln High school quintet to the
tune of So to 4.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-02-24
ATTORNEY IS ONLY
MAN SAID To HAVE
WHIPPED DE WEY
Hero of Manila Bay Admitted
Having Been Bested in
Fight by Young
officer

SAN PEDRO, Cal, Feb. 23.-Wil-
liam H. Savage, an attorney here,
is credited with being the only man
who won fight with the late Ad-
miral George Dewey. The fight was
a fistc engagement between the two
shot dead including one child, and
seriously wounded by the military
forces of occupation since they
entered the Ruhr early in January.
according to figures compiled by the
German authorities here.
Two hundred and seventy persons
whose names are known have been
arrested; 81 arrested and deported
3e6 deported Immediately without
other formality and lie officials re-
moved from office, according to this
statement.
More than 100 other persons whose
names are unknown have been re-
ported arrested, it is added.
REPLACE OFFICIALS
ESSEN, Feb 23.-(By Associated
Press )-The French have decided to
replace the German customs officials
by French throughout the Ruhr.
THREE TOWNS OCCUPIED
COLOGNE Feb 2s.-(By United
Pres.)-Three Ruhr towns were &C.
cupied by Black French troops
Thursday, It was reported here to-
day. Kupfordech, Volbert and Wer-
den were taken over by tho colonials.
German sources report the French
are increasing tho number of
colored troops in tho occupied zones.
OCCUPY RAIL STATIONS
ESSEN, Feb. 23.-The French to-
day occupied the railway stations at
Frindrop and Dellweg near here.
Seward daily gateway., 1923-06-16
LATE HQTE:!. ARRIVALS

Hotel Van Gilder-J. V. Akey, Mrs. L. E. Akey, Los Angeles; Mrs. M. Jaiger, Los Angeles; Mrs. w. W. King, Stanton, Va; Olive Dill. Mrs. O. A. Hall, J. A. Borges, Juneau; F. E. Carl quist, Anchorage; A. H. Clough, San Francisco; Myrtle E. Willy, Seattle; L. c. Thompson, Montreal; M. E. La Blanc, MT. Wolfe, w. W. Batcheler, Masonn c. Moore, MT. and Mrs. Earle Liederman, New York City; Edith L.. Hook, Josephine Bulin, Mrs. J. F, Hook. Fl Centro, Calif.; M. F. Me- Donnell, Mrs. J. L. Yocum Mrs Het- rick, J. w. Goodwin, Seattle; c. W. Cheetham, Juneau; c. H. Purcell, Portland; J. G. Anderson, Juneau; G. A. Carlson Spokane; Dr. W. E. Dan- iels and wife, Long Beach, Calif.; J. M. Haley, Washington, D. C.; w. R. James, Seattle; Will A. Steel, Juneau.
 Hotel Sexton-J. A. McGilvray and wife, Valdez; George J. Love. Valdez; Mrs. c. H. Wilcox, Valdez; E. L. Hep ner. Ketchikan; Edw. Tyndall, Fair banks; Ella Broadwell Gainesville, Texas.
 Hotel Overland-M Waldorf and M. Wagner, Gascony; Mrs. B. Richter ]. L. Gleason, Seattle; Ernest Rich ter, N. L. Linbarger and wife, Seat tie, Mrs. Bertha Anderson, Rex An derson Centralia; w. c. Wilcox, A J. Johnston, Dallas; Minnie Jaeger Los Angeles; Jessie Pat erson, Port. land; Henry Hahrenberg. Seattle.
 Hotel Seward-Floyd [ Stone, Sc. attle; J. P. Scher:r, Fairbanks: O. M Cass, John Mickelson, Latouche; Emi Berg, Latouche.
Seward daily gateway., 1923-06-16

J. A. McGilvray and wife are vfsi- tors in Seward today, arriving on the Alaska from Valdez. MT. McGflvray was treasurer and city engineer at Valdez for many years, but at present is electrician in charge of the big hydroelectric plant at Solomon Gulch. He and Mrs. McGilvray will take a trip over the government railroad 10 Fairbanks, and returning catch the Admiral boat at Anchorage and make the trip back to Valdez via Kodiak and westward ports.
Seward daily gateway., 1923-06-16

Rev. E. T. Ziegler, the mural artist whose paintings are becoming we'll known to Alaskans as we'll as the Pacific coast states, returned to Cor dova on the Alaska. Rev. Ziegler has been in Seattle several months, deco rating the offices of the Alaska Steam ship Company with Alaskan scenes. and his work may also be seen on the interior of the new liner Alaska.
Seward daily gateway., 1923-06-16

George J. Love, manager of the Pathfinder, Alaska's Pioneer mana zine, is visitor in Seward today as one of the press delegation. MT. Love for number of years was commits sioner at Valdez, and was one of the most capable officials under the demo- cratic regime.
Seward daily gateway., 1923-06-16

J. w. Goodwin, one of the original directors of the Alaska Central rail road. and treasurer of the company under John E. Ballaine, arrived on the Alaska. as a round trip passenger, and is shaking hands with his many friends here. This is first trip back to Seward since the old boom days.
Seward daily gateway., 1923-06-16

Will A. Steel, the genial editor of the Juneau Capital, Alaska's foremost weekly, is guest of Seward to- day. MT. Steel was formerly located at Cordova and Is one of the best known newspaper men in Alaska.
Seward daily gateway., 1923-06-16

Mrs. o. A. Hall, wife of the official map-maker of the Alaska Road con- mission, arrived on the Alaska on her way 10 join her husband at Anchor age. They are former Valdezans.
Seward daily gateway., 1923-06-16

PARTIES LEAVING TOWN to go out on jobs may leave their clothes at JORDAN'S VALET SERVICE; they will be cleaned and pressed ready to wear on their return. JORDAN'S VALET SERVICE. 85-tf
Seward daily gateway., 1923-06-16

Earle Liederman and wife, of New York, are round trip passengers on the Alaska. Prof Liederman Is one of the most celebrated opponents of physical culture in the United States. and has a large clientele.
Seward daily gateway., 1923-06-16

Elmer Friend, former editor of the Gateway, but of late years connected with the Juneau Empire, arrived with the newspaper delegation, and is shak- ing hands with his many friends.
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As the Fourth of July is approach ing, the time of year everybody likes to look their best, remember I make the old suit look new again by dry cleaning and pressing it. Jordan's Valet Service. 153-tf.
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Miss Patricia Ray, daughter of May or and Mrs. L. V. Ray, is a returning passenger on the Alameda. She has been attending school in the states.
Seward daily gateway., 1923-06-16

M. s. Mcdonnell, representing the American Paper Company, is calling on his patrons today, on his way to the interior.
Seward daily gateway., 1923-06-16

Mrs. J. w. Pritchard. wife of the we'll known editor and proprietor of the Wrangell Sentinel, is among the press delegations visiting Seward.
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opTIcIAN VISITING SEWARD

Frank E. Carlquist, Optician, will be at the Van Glider Saturday and Sunday for those desiring his serv- ices. His work is guaranteed.
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Mrs. Charles H. Wilcox, wife of the we'll known editor of the Miner, Is visiting in Seward today, member of the press delegation.