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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-05-09
CR0EER'..SN WILL
CASET IN IRISH
COURT
Old Tradition and Ceremony
ToBe Strictly Observed
BY Irish Justice.
ByaDANIEL O'CONNELL,
n Interra tihnal NeWa service.

AnOEkANAb
DUBLIN, May 9.-In the Dublin
courts. this week Richard Croker
will contest the will of his late
father, the former Boss of Tam
many Hall. The chief point on
which Croker viii rely is that Mrs.
Bula E. Croker, the Boss second
wife, with other persons unknown,
exercised undue influence over his
father in, the making Of the will.
Mrs. Croker. denies this, and has
the leading attorneys of the Irish
bar fighting her case. Two senior
attorneys, whose feR. will be at least
$500 per day, have been retained by
her, besides three juniors. Richard
Croker also has five attorneys
fighting the case for him, besides
A. b. Smith. the New York attor-
ney, who has been in Ireland now
two months piecing the case to-
gether, 4S
Expenses. Enormous.
Ehe expenses win be enormous.
Witnesses have been brought from
America so long ago as two months,
and have been staying at the lead
ing hotels In Dublin enjoying first
class fare Whoever loses the ac-
ton win be out Of pocket at lest
$75.0O0s and that is a conservative
estimate.
The case would be ordinarily
heard I'M Four Courts only that
massive pile Of buildings was de-
stroyed by the Irish Republicans
last summer; and the court will be
IN an improvfsed room in Dublin
Castle. Not for $50 years has a
court Of justice sat in the castle
until 3 few weeks ago. and the
Croker case will hold the distiT1c-
ton OF being the most expensive
ever held there.
Al special jury has been empan-
eled to try the action. The diff
ference between common jury and
q special jury in Ireland is that q
special juror lis selected from the
business community and receives
q guinea for. his services. In the
case OF the common or ordinary
Jury. one guinea is divided among
the twelve.
Picturesque Figures.
Mr.. Justice Dodd, who is the pre-
siding judge, lis a lawyer of long
experience. He has been Judge
OF the supreme court for sixteen
years. and in his wig and flowing
black gown reminds one of a figure
from the sixteenth or seventeenth
centuries
The attorneys who will do the
pleadings, as fs the custom in Irish
and English courts, will all wear
wigs and gowns. No lawyer can
appear before d judge without the
regalia.
The lawyers will not address the
Judge as My Lord" but by the
legal formula of MY lud." When
an attorney rises to address the
court ne begins with the phrase,
May it please your Lordship," or,
eff your Lordship pleases."
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-05-09
ALEXANDER WOLF HEADS
JEWISH FOSTER HOME

Alexander Welt was elected presi.
dent of the Jewish Foster Home at
a meeting held last night in the
yestry rooms of the Eighth Street
Temple, Eighth and ] streets north
west.
/ Other officers named were: First
vice president, Gerson Nordinger;
second vice president, Jacob Else
mann; financial secretary, Mrs.
Charles A. GoIdsnith; treasurer,
Henry Franc, jr.; recording secre-
tary, Mrs. Simon Oppenheimer;
auditor, David Sanger.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-05-09
.PHocIoN SOCIETY WILL
DEBATE WORLD COURT

Resolved, that the United States
should become q member Of the
world court proposed by President
Harding.
This will be the subject OF the
annual prizegdehate of the Phocion
Society to be held tonight in Con
zaga College theater. The debaters
will be Raymond C. Kirchner,
James +. Enright, Leo n. MCGUIRE,
Daniel J.. Gallagher. John ID.
O'Reiliy and Aloysius p. Kane.
Judges will be the Rev. Francis x.
Doyle s.. r., and the Rev. Thomas
n. Miley, s: IT, of Georgetown
University, and the Rev. William
F. Cunningham, s. j., assistant rec.
tor of Holy Trinity Church.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-05-09
MAN WHO FELL FROM
PORCH STILL CRITICAL

At Casualty Hospital It was said
today that John s. Meade, forty
two years old, TO F street north
east, who fell from third story
rear porch in the rear of 81 Eighth
street northeast yesterday, is still
in q critical condition. He has
regained consciousness and slept
peacefully last night. He was in
jured internally.
Meade, who is father Of seven
children ranging in age from q
month to sixteen years, is past
High Priest of Anacostia chapter,
No. IL. r. A. NJ, and was en-
ployed at the Navy Yard for a
number of years as a boilermaker.
He was repairing the porch when
he lost his. balance and fell.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-05-09
q FROM SHIP STRUGGLE
Is MILES OVER ICE PACK

NORTH SYDNEY, Il. 81. Nav 4.
Battling their way for thirteen
miles over lee. packs, twentv athree
passengers and seaTnen 81 the Tee
bound steamship Kyle have ruached
shore. When the adventures came
to the edge Of the Ice pack they
learned it was drifting seaward.
Fishermen, observing their plight.
put out in dories and took them
ashore.
The Kyle, which left ST. Johns, NJ.
f., nearly q month ago, Is stuck in
heavy foes about eight miles off
Cranberry Head.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-05-09
NEW CAMERA NEEDS ONLY
1o-MILll CNTh or SECOND

|, PASADENA. Cal, May 8.
Through an apparatus operated by
revolving mirrors. DIR. u. Al. Ander-
son, q member of the staff OF Mt.
Wilson Observatory. car. take 4
photograph with an exposure OF
one ten-miIlionth Of q second.
DIR. Anderson disclosed his discov-.
cry before members Of tnA Ameri-
can Physical Society at q session
held at the California Institute OF
Technology.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-05-09
Y. M. c. A. LEADERS CLUB
HOLDS ANNUAL BANQUET

The Leaders Club" of the Young
Mems Christian Association held it's
twenty-fifth annual banquet at the
Grace Dodge Hotel last night. Vol.
untary athletic instructors Of the
Y. M. G. A. compose the member
ship OF the club.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-05-09
CANADIAN P AGI. | I.
SEEN ASPER|L
To EMPIRE
Halibut Agreement With U. s,
Eliminated British Envoy
In Washington.

CGnadG's fishing treaty aOith
the United Suites has created d
storm ia England. Orchards see
Ia 1T the, beginning of the end of
the Empire. The effects of this
treGtg are discussed By Fl. Wilson
Harris, noted diplomatic cos.re-
spo1sdeet Of the London Daily
NeaVs, III the follOsOi's0 article;
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-05-09
MISSING ARMY LAUNCH
MAKES PORT WITH CREW

KEY WEST, Fla, May 9.-The
United States army motor launch
15-Q Is safe at St. Petersburg.
She had been missing three days
and her crew of six were reported
in great danger as the little sixty
two-foot craft tossed in high seas
en- route TO Panama from New
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-05-09

claims that he was born In san
francisco.
On two occasions he was recog-
nfzed as IL citizen but the Govern
naent contends that his citizenship
10 annuled because of fraud.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-05-09

Novelty undertakings dainty as they are sheer al
and you'll like the colors:
r. Peach, Orchid, Flesh, Blue, White
The chemise are of shadow batiste with self 81
straps and with vests and step-ins to match.
Gowns of fine voiles in styles with new necklin
mostly sleeveless effects ->#
All are full cut and carefully made features not
found in lingerie at such low price.
200 Garments in this selling.
DOWN STAIRS STORE
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1923-11-09
THE EDITORS PLANT.

There are times when news
paper people feel that they are
neglected, writes an editor of a
country newspaper. There are
times when they say YEARLY:
81 wonder if anybody reads the
paper That is when things are
going fairly nearly right. But let
somebody on the sheet make a
bad break and pull a bone, " and
at once he realizes that the. paper
is read in every department.
People who never in all their lives
called up an office to say good
word for the best work the paper
ever did will gladly leap to the
nearest phone and call down the
offender or somebody else on the
staff, and tell him forthwith the
unplumbed depths of his ignor-
ance. Others will fake their pens
in hand and sorrowfully write to
let the newspaper know that it is
sinking so low in the scale of in
telligence that a trained seal
knows more than the newspaper
people ever imagined. Blazon on
the front page the best piece of
newspaper work ever done in a
certain office, and maybe five
people will think to hand out a
bit of kind applause. Make an
error in three-line paragraph Of
no import, tucked away at the
bottom of a column, and seeming
ly lost under big black adver-
tisement, and seventeen joyous
people will find it and show proof
of their sharp eyes and keen gen
eral intelligence by sending the
office a call-down within three
hours.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1923-11-09

sayed her heart to touch. One
had wit, and one had gold, one
was cast in beauty's mould; guess
which it was won the prize
tongue or purse or handsome
eyes?
First began the handsome man,
peeping proudly DER her fan, red
his lips and white his skin, could
such beauty fail to win? Then
stepped forth the man of gold,
cash he counted. coin he told,
wealth the burden of the tale
could such golden projects fail?
Then the man of wit and sense,
wooed with his eloquence now she
heard him with sigh. Then she
blushed scarce knowing why, then
she smiled to hear him speak.
Then a tear was on her cheek
Beauty vanish-Gold depart, Wit
has won the widows heart
Selected.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1923-11-09
Life.

They told me that Life could be
just what / made it
Life could be fashioned and
worn like gown;
|, the Designer mine the decision
Whether to wear it with bonnet
or crown.
And so selected the prettiest pat
Life should be made of the ros-
lest hue
Something unique, and a bit out
out of fashion.
One that perhaps would be
chosen by few.
But other folk came and they
leaned DER my shoulder;
Somebody questioned the ulti-
mate cost;
Somebody tangled the thread
was using;
One day | found that my scis-
sors were lost.
And Somebody claimed Che ma
terial faded;
Somebody said I'd be tired FER
twas worn;
Somebody's fingers, too pointed
and spiteful,
Snatched at the cloth, and | saw
it was torn.
OH Somebody tried to do all of
the sewing;
Wanting always to advise or
condone.
Here is my Life the product of
many
Where is that gown / could
fashion alone?
Selected.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1923-11-09
vAsHoN ISLAND NEWS RECORD

plan that failed through lacking just completing
link
He crossed the Pyrene Alps Austerz were
his But oft he crossed the wOrdencrcng bounds of ignorance
and triumphs won that perish nevermore.
No bloody aurels, royal crown, mighty title his But
shaggy head halo shown that Ightens all hd world.
No people grovel, give him gold and
fame He lifted taught thought out great schemes that might
go ahead.
Wrecked cities none of graves thrones mark
career Ignorance he fought and his life progress of the
world
The sword is blind strikes right strikes wrong greed for
power glory But this thought that he might give mankind
less gloom less work. less worry,
To him who made her darkness deep the world has greatness
given Senmez great He made the world little
heaven.-Seatle Star.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1923-11-09
A TOAST TO LAUGHTER.

Here's to laughter, the sunshine
of the soul, the happiness of the
heart, the leaven of youth, the
echo of innocence, the treasure of
the humble, the wealth of the
poor, the bead on the cup of
pleasure Without it humor
would be dumb, wit would with
er, dimples would disappear, and
smiles would shrivel. 1t dispels
detection, banishes the blues and
mangles melancholy, for it is the
foe of woe, the destroyer of de-
preston, the birth cry of mirth
and the swan song of sadness.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1923-11-09

More than eight million human lives in the United
States last from prevenae diseases including homcides
suicides those who died accidents stop this useless waste
of life the state department of health joined national cam
for "a health examination your birthday Twelve
red and fifty physicians of the supplied with blanks
for health examinations the first step the work County
medical societies will be asked to the work medical
standpoint Yearly men, women and children will
detect ncpient disease ward off possible future ills possibly
death Most intelligent people nowadays six
months to have their teeth looked The small cavities are
filled and large cavities do result The general theory
holds good for the body defect found and corrected
and serious consequences possibly averted
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1923-11-09
BEAUTY, WIT AND GOLD.

In her bower widow dwelt, at
her feet three lovers knelt, each
adored the widow much, each es.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1923-11-09
A Man to Be Honored.

He wep because his sword hungry no food for
was left Yet likely in the deep of night would
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1923-11-09
Dolling Up the Tractor.


is your boy making himself
useful on the farm since he got
out of college?"
"Not yet" said Mr.. Cobbels,
"but I've painted the tractor a
bright red, put big horn on it
and hung license tag to the rear,
and I'm hoping that after a while
III be able to persuade Sam to
drive it occasionally instead of a
sport car.
Ii you can discover where all the
the old pins 60 you may discover
what becomes Of the old automo-
biles.
The Omaha morning bee., 1923-11-11
What the Theaters Offer

r UST why 1.-THE First Year. ran
two years on Broadway and al
y most became THE Third Year"
before undertaking its long tour Nof
the country win enlighten local play
goers as John Golden. producer of
''Lightnin,'" Dear Me-" "Thank-U,"
Turn to the Right" "Three Wise
Fools" Seventh Heaven" and "Spite
Corner" presents his comedy at the
Brandeis theater for a week, start
ing tonight, with Wednesday and
Saturday matinees.
The play is all about the trials
and tribulations Of the first year of
married life. 1t deals with the ay-
erage American sIpall-town family.
The father Is a trifle deaf, old-fash-
ioned and set in his ways. The
mother is placid and bromidic. The
daughter is young, ambitious for
other fields than the little home town.
eager for excitement. And the
bachelor uncle is a philosophic. hu-
morous old doctor whose mission In
life seems to be to smooth out rough
places for the others.
Out Of this combination. material
for many a family debate is provid-
ed. For when Grace marries Tommy
Tucker and moves to Joplin, Mo-. to
live. the tribulations increase thick
and fast. As the old doctor says
slyly, THE first year Is the hard
est" Is 1t? That's where debates
will begin. The scene in which the
young couple gets ready to give a
dinner party under adverse circum-
stances. In a little flat. is so human
and natural, that all who have ever
seen it have laughed until the tears
came. The company comprises Scott
Welsh. Patricia OHearn. John w.
Ransone. Ray l.. Royce. Elizabeth
Dunno. Jane Ellison, Alan Dewitt.
Joseph r. Gary and Pauline Moxon.
.
A seven-act bin OF standard vaude-
vile with comedy the predominating
element is what the World theater Of
The Omaha morning bee., 1923-11-11

.
hats, the purple tights and duelloes
OF the romantic drama are making
brave effort to attract our attention
from the aforementioned and modern
wantonings.
With the arrivel of Walter Hamp-
den's "Cyrano de Bergerac" we have
four dramas dealing with the purple
mists-the others being 1.-THE Swan"
"Scaramouche" and Casanova" Not
In years has there been sch a rust
ling of the colorful autumn leaves
Mr.. Hampden's "Cyrano" is the ul-
innate syllable of extravagant pro-
duction. Subsidized by coterie of
sincere and solvent admirers of the
worthwhile things, he Is enabled to
present "Cyrano" with all the opu.
lence Of moving picture. A noble
actor, skilled in rhythmic declama
ton. Mr.. Hampden Is to be enjoyed
as the grim. deformed. intrepid, SEN
timental and poetic Gascon.
The star has another advantage In
the play. Rostand did not only init
him a poets credentials Nor is
Rostand handicapped seriously by an
actors incapacity for song. For in
stance, Mr.. Hampden. under Roxane's
balcony. sings the following serenade
more melodiously. l think, than most
Americans could sing 1t in English.
It Is an example for love-makers
wherever mployed-Chicago Milwua-
kee or st. Paul; Cincinnati, Hamilton
or Dayton; Atchison, Topeka or Santa
Fe. Thus:
All those. all those, all those
That blossom in my heart. I'll fling to
ArmfulIs Of loose bloomi Love love
Breath. beyond reason. beyond loves own
OF foyingi Your name is like a golden
Hung In my heart; and when l think Of
trsmbe. ana the bell swings and rings
Roxansi along my veins. Roxansi.
All small forgotten things that once
I rsmsmber. last year. the First Of May.
Drawn low, that one Time only. Is that
You know how, after looking mt the sun,
One sees red suns eyerywhere--so for
After the Hood Of sunshine that you are,
Ny eyes are blinded by your burning
hairi
And Roxane (Miss Carroll McComas)
responds. as she should-"Yes !.
that IL Love-"
.
At any rate, II Is love a little dif.
ferent, II just as warm as that de-
picted In the prosier though more re-
vistic shows thak are now incarna-
dining the white cheeks Of Mr.. Sum-
per and the New York police.
The Omaha morning bee., 1923-11-11
Pick Your OtUn
Play Says the
New Empress Boss

What New York play successes DO
you like best?
Which one of the many metropoii-
tan shows that make a reputation on
Broadway and do not go out into the
provinces would you like to see pre-
sented In Omaha?
These are questions which the man.
agement of the New Empress would
like to have answered by local thea
tergoers.
Starting today the Empress pre-
sents a new company, which IL to re-
main here Indefinitely producing only
royalty plays. The company Is spon-
sored by the Graves Brothers. show.
men of wide experience in the mu-
steal comedy field. Their Omaha or
ganization they believe to be one Of
the best balanced musical stock COM
panies in America.
Their opening play is Flo Fla
which ran for eight months at the
Cort theater New York. Next Sun
day they offer mot Tonight, Dearie. /"
which remained six months At the
Globe theater. New York.
George cohan's "A Yankee Prince"
Charlotte Greenwood's "Linger Long
er Lefty" George Lederers well
known success Madam Sherry" CO.
han and Harris Fortune Hunter"
Get Rich Quick Wallingford" and
La La Lucille"
The Omaha morning bee., 1923-11-11
New York Theaters
New York. Nov. 10.
By Perry HAMMOND.

ANSW AoAAs NOV. ~.
|" HE police and other authorities
are blushing again over the mis-
conduct Of some of our dramas.
They suspect the trail Of the serpent
In at least four Of the present recrea.
tions and there Is deep pondering as
to how to get rid of them.
One of the difficulties encountered
by the current reformation is that
Its engineers find 1t hard to agree as
to which shows are reprehensible and
which are not. Commissioner En-
right of the local gendarmerie is
abashed by that exhibition; Mr.. Sum-
ner of the Anti-Vice society is shock
ed by this. August Thomas of the
Producing Managers association looks
askance at one play; Frank Gilmore
of the Actors Equity frowns at an
other. All the institutions addicted to
betterment, excepting perhaps the Sal
vat.on Army and the fire department,
are worried about the loose conditions.
Despite the existing confusion, you
may be sure, may you not, that some
thing corrective will come from the
movement and that our stage will
soon be cleansed of its iniquitous mis-.
creancies.
The Omaha morning bee., 1923-11-11

New York. Her husband has many
noteworthy dramatic and motion pic
ture engagements to his credit. He
will always be remembered for his
stellar work In Get eRich Quick
Wallingford." which brought him to
the dramatic stage as a star.
1t Is an unusual bill that brings
these two distinguished stars, and O
remarkable one that also brings Duci
de Kerekjarto. the royal violinist vir-
tuoso; John II. Murray and Vivien
Oakland. musical comedy favorites
and stars Of several Broadway sue
cesses; J. Rosemond Johnson, the
famous colored lyric writer, and his
syncopated five, group of talented
young musicians and singers; VIII
liam Ebs In Always Something
New" and Les Splendid's European
art roller skaters.
Comedies with established reputa-
tionS as Broadway successes will be
offered at the New Empress theater
with the advent of the Graves Broth
ers players, starting today, when
Flo Flo" starts a seven-day engage
ment. The book by Fred de Gresac
tells a consistent comedy story, and
Silvio Helm. the composer, never
wrote better music than that he con-
structed for Flo Flo"
The new company Is headed by
Thelma Fraley. d comedienns of rep
utation. Roy Kinslow is principal
comedian and will have the assistnce
Of Jack Buckley. Harry Allen, Her
man Weber. Jimmie Hollis, Irene
Hardy. Gertrude Lowrey. Kirk Ben.
nett and more than q dozen other
players.
The staging and producing OF the
greater shows to be offered at the
Empress are under the direction of
Palmer Hines. Flo Flo" song num-
bers are Of the whistling kind Here
are some OF the hits: Good Bye,
Happy Days" Small Town Girl,
The Omaha morning bee., 1923-11-11

At any rate, II Is love a little dif.
ferent, II just as warm as that de-
picted In the prosier though more re-
vistic shows that are now incarna-
dining the white cheeks Of Mr.. Sum
per and the New York police.
The Omaha morning bee., 1923-11-11
"Fighting Blood
NOu at HOLLYWOOD

A new series of Fighting Blood"
stories. the clever Witwer tales Of
comedy. society and the prize ring,
have just been completed and will be
shown for the next 12 weeks at the
New Empress theater as an added
attraction.
The second series are said to be
equally as entertaining as the first
1t will be recalled that Gale Galen.
the champion. lost his ring laurels
and fortune because Of an unfortu-
nate love affair, and 1t was this situa-
ton which concluded the original set
OF pictures. Now Witwer has carried
his hero. along with his manager
and trainer. into new field. They
migrate to Hollywood and the open
ing round of series number two finds
the trio trying to break into the
movies. George o'Hara plays the
role Of the gentleman fighter.
The Omaha morning bee., 1923-11-11

fers this week. Heading the septette
of acts are the Les Cells, sensational
Partisan entertainers who combine
mons, who gives a new meaning to
syncopated and novelty dancing. IL
assisted In his funmaking by Don
Grant. Another feature is Charles
Orr's miniature musical comedy, "A
Holland Romance" The scene Is laid
in the village OF Vollendah, Holland.
and the settings and costumes are
picturesque. Paul Quinn and Jack
Caverly present their laughing sue
cess. Lots for Sale" a rural comedy.
Robert Francis Hall, Omaha singer,
who has appeared with Fisk O'Hara
and has been featured on all princi-
pal vaudeville circuits, makes his first
appearance in local vaudeville the
ater with Anita De Witte at the plano.
Hall offers songs artistic and anus
ing. THE Dreamer" is the title OF
the protean classic In rhyme offered
by Murray Livingston. Generai Pi.
sano. one of the world greatest marks
men. presents the International nov
city, "At the Gun Club" II Ii a
unique performance. Arthur Hays in.
PRODUCES "On the Back Porch" as
the organ solo of the week.
Grace la Rue OF the versatile voice
and the intellectual individuality, Is
at the Orpheum this week. commenc-
ing with today's matinee. to sing as
only she can sing. Miss La Rue will
offer a program of songs on one
part of the bill and later will appear
in association with her clever. good
looking husband, Hale Hamilton. In
a comedy playlet. Mr.. Hamilton has
distinguished himself on both the
screen and on the stage and for three
years co-starred with Miss La Rue In
Dear Me-" Miss La Rue co-starred
with Raymond Hitchcock and only re-
Gently closed an engagement OF one
solid year with "The Music Box" In