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The Washington times., 1923-12-22
GOOD FELLOWS
SHOWN
RESPONSE
Final Appeals for Aid Bring
Them Forward in Good
Numbers.

Good Fellows of Washington
have written an inspiring closing
paragraph in the city's history
of Christmas activities for 1923.
It only remains to finish the
final sentence.
Monday night will see it COM
pleted. Just how it will be
phrased is still uncertain. 1t
may tell the story of an I'M
matched record, for if the Good
Fellows continue to respond TO-
day and again on Monday as
during the past three days, the
Good Fellow Exchange will show
a 100 per cent placement of OPP
portunities for extending Christ
mas aid.
This Is Final Appeal.
Certainly this is a record worth
striving for and now that it is with
in reaching distance Good Fellows
should exert every effort to secure
1t for the National Capital.
This Is the eleventh hour, the last
appeal which will be made urging
Good Fellows to respond to the ap-
peals made by parents unable to pro-
vide the expected Christmas joys for
their children, and by the aged and
the unfortunate who find themselves
in the Yuletide season deprived Of
holiday cheer. The Good Fellow Elk
change will be open tonight ready to
supply belated Good Fellows with
the opportunities they seek. 1t will
be open tomorrow afternoon between
l o'clock and o'clock.
Applications Pour In.
Applications showed little ten
dency to lessen in number today.
The majority Of them came from
families where existing conditions
are due to supporting members being
out of employment, temporarily in
many instances. They tell of chill
dren for whom no Christmas pro-
visions can be made and who are
continually asking assurance that
Santa Claus will not forget them.
They are mostly frank appeals in
behalf Of the youngsters, many of
whom have never yet known what
it means to be forgotten by Kris on
his annual midwinter visit. Any
little toys will do, they say. just so
something will be found in the little
stocking.
While the Good Fellows Ex-
change has endeavored to place all
opportunities where clothing has
been asked for there are yet quite
a number of such applications
awaiting Good Fellows. Worn
clothing will be acceptable. These
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SOUL: KISS
CAUSES
ARREST
Counts Alleged Love Salts"
Result in Action by P. o.
Department.

SEATTLE, Wash, Dec. %. -
Count George Hay du Barry. presi.
dent-of a local piano company, was
expected to be released on bail to-
day after spending a night in the
King county Jail following his in
dictment late yesterday by a Fed
eral grand jury on a charge of
sending prohibited matter through
the mails.
DIR. Barry's indictment and arrest
came as a result of his efforts to
establish a court of beauty" and
and place upon a HKaIted market
in discreet way certain tso1d love
bath salts" charged with "the devils
soul kiss" and prepared. as he de-
clared, from recipes handed down
from the famous figure he claims
as ancestor, Nine. du Barry of the
days of Louis XIV.
Circular letters extolling the salts
the mails to a number Of society
women in Portland, Ore, and 1T is
the perfervid text of these adver-
tisements, printed in gold and pur-
pie inks on the courts beautifully
embossed, crested and sealed sta
tionery which keenly interested the
Federal authorities and led to his
indictment arrest.
After a search Of several hours by
a deputy United States marshal,
the count was found at a garage
where he was said to be putting his
automobile in shape for a trip to
Los Angeles.
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u. S. Citizens Shabby,
But Auto Sales
Increase

CHICAGO, Dec. 22.-The
average man no longer has a
Sunday suit of Clothes" but he
owns an automobile or is buying
one on the installment plan,
according to a Nationwide sur
vey by the National Association
of Retail Clothiers.
People don't seem to care much
about clothing any more. New
York, Texas, Iowa, seem to have
become the most careless about
their appearance.
A large store in New York
State put on a campaign which
in other years had produced
sales of $50 suits and overcoats,
but the result this year was
seventeen suits and overcoats.
Across the street on the same
day twenty-five automobiles
were sold.
The Washington times., 1923-12-22

Tells Of Movement.
IF they want Ford for President,
why don't they nominate him?" Lei
bold on one occasion asked, accord
ing to Pointer.
It was Leibold who told Pointer on
December 6 to call off the nation
wide FOrd-for- President conference
scheduled to begin here December
~, Pointer revealed. Leibold spoke
for Ford when he vetoed the con-
ference, Pointer said.
AS early as the summer of 1922,
when the original Ford-for-President
club was formed in Dearborn, Lei
bold was consulted by its founders
in regard to various details OF the
organization, Pointer declared.
Last October a meeting of Ford
boosters was held at Westwood Inn
near here. The allied Ford-for-Presi-
dent clubs movement was launched.
Tells or Conference Plan.
A group in the west, composing
the so-called economic conference
had arranged, however, to meet in
Omaha, in November and to then
and there nominate Henry Ford for
President on a third ticket.
MY opinion" said Pointer, was
Continued on Page z. Column 81
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400 RUM BUYERS FACE EXPOSURE
VenizeIOS ASkedBaCk fOGreeCe
Left When Spirit Of
First Wife Called,
Is Charge.

NEW YORK, Dec, 22.-Two
days after her marriage, Mrs.
Ida Chabot Weiser, of White
Plains, asserted Z before Su-
preme Court Justice Tompkins,
her husband, Samuel Weiser,
president Of the Amherst Knit
ting Mills, deserted her.
Weiser is said. to have de-
clared that vision of his first
wife, who died several years
ago, came to him one night
and disturbed his sleep.
On waking next morning, he
left the second Mrs. Weiser,
she charged.
The court granted Mrs.
Weiser a decree.
The Washington times., 1923-12-22
SUNDAY SHOWS WILL
HAVE RELIGIOUS TURN

JERSEY CITY, Dec. 22.-With
motion pictures and theatricals
barred in their theaters here Sun
days, owners announced that on
the evening Of Sunday, December
80. they would hold services in
their theaters, consisting of ad-
dresses on religious and educational
topics and music" Instead OF
charging admission they will take
up a collection.
This announcement was made by
Joseph Bernstein, president of the
State Theater Corporation. Bern
stein said that 1t would be tried
in two or three theaters and If sue
cessful would be extended. The
Clergy Community Club, which has
opposed the opening OF theaters
Sunday, will fight the plan, 1t was
declared
The Washington times., 1923-12-22
Huerta Seeks Peace, Runner.

VERA CRUZ, Dec. 22.-Adolfo de
la Huerta, chief civilian leader of
the Mexican revolt, was reported to-
day to have made peace oVertures to
the federals.
De la Huerta, according to infor-
nation from an authentic source, is
attempting to arrange a conference
with the federal military chiefs to
reach an amicable understanding to
prevent further bloodshed and civil
war. There has been comparative
inactivity on both sides since the
battle around San Marcos.
Rebel Troops Advance.
General Romulo Figueroa. COM
mander of the rebels in the state
of Jalisco, telegraphed to revolu-
tionary headquarters that he is now
Continued on Page 2, Column 81
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ATTACKED BY HER POODLE,
SUSPECTED OF RABIES

MAPLE SHADE, N. j., Dec. 22-
Mrs. Dorothy Stayanov was bitten
on the left wrist by her French
poodle, believed to have been sui.
fering with hydrophobia. The dog
wss badly bitten by roaming
canine last Saturday.
Mrs. Stayanov turned in time to
see her pet frothing at the mouth
and barely had time to throw out
her arms to ward Of an attack az
he leaped for her throat and aank
hia teeth In her left wrist.
The Washington times., 1923-12-22
CONVICT GIRL OF ROBBING
13 N. Y. TAXICAB DRIVERS

NEW YORK, Dec 22.-Convicted
of having held up thirteen taxicab
drivers at the point Of a glass pis-
toll while accomplices robbed them.
Anna Osterlem, sixteen, known to
the police as the girl taxi bandit"
has been sentenced to the House
of the Holy Family by Judge Gibbs
in Bronx county court.
Edward w. McCabe, seventeen.
convicted as an accomplice, was
sent to Elmira Refornatory. Both
testified they always left their
victims cents for car fare.
The Washington times., 1923-12-22
GOMPERS TO PROBE
PANAMA CANAL ZONE

Samuel Gompers, president OF the
American Federation of Labor, will
sail from New York Monday for Pan
anna to conduct an investigation Of
labor conditions in the Canal Zone,
Il was announced here today.
He will be accompanied by VIII
liam J. Spencer, of the building
trades department. and Albert j.
Berries, of the hotel trades depart
rnent, and expects to remain in the
Canal Zone about a month.
The Washington times., 1923-12-22
WRECK BLAME
NOT DEFINITELY FIXED

ALBANY N. Y. Dec. 22.-In-
vestigatln by the New York Pub
lie Service Commission into the
accident OF the Twentieth Century
Limited at Forsythe, N. Y, Dec
ember g. which took toll of nine
lives. brought these two conclu-
sions from the commission today:
primarily. it resulted from the
placement or an automobile on the
IIachS lor a reason not now def,
lnat the enFineman failed to act
On slsnals displayed to protect the
movement OF his train
The Washington times., 1923-12-22
SERVES OUT $3.50 FINE
TO BUY CHILDREN TOYS

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich, Dee. %.
The children of George Royce
may never know the effort 1t cost
him to provide them With Christ
mas gifts.
Royce is jobless, but ne owns an
automobile. Hexdrove downtown to
make his Christmas purchases and
parked his car too long. To pay
meant no toys for the children.
Jail was the alternative. He spent
two days behind the bars and went
home with the TOYS.
The Washington times., 1923-12-22
Venizelos Bidden Home.

PARIS, Dec. 22.-FornH- Premier
Eleutherios Venizelos. of Greece, to-
day received an official invitation
from Colonel Plastiras, head of the
Greek revolutionary committee to
return to Athens to assume leader
ship.
Greek Minister Of Finance Conf
fas has resigned, but his resigna-
ton was not accepted, said an
Athens dispatch to L'Intransigeant
today.
The Washington times., 1923-12-22
WOMAN is WOUNDED.
HUSBAND ACCUSED

With a bullet in her side. AL
herta Patten, colored, thirty-two, Of
40 p street northeast. was removed
to F'reedman's Hospital in a serious
condition.
1t is alleged the shot was fired
by her husband, Frank Patten, dur
ing g. fracas last night.
The Washington times., 1923-12-22
Bank CIearinps Gain.

NEW YORK, Dec. 22.-Bank
clearlngs In the United States for
the week ending December 20, rs re-
ported 10 Bradstreet's Journal, New
York, aggregate 90 oEo oss mn
against ~, 1919, 1885 900 last week and
1.eSo 20 'ooo IN this week last year.
900. Ii per cent tncreasa.
The Washington times., 1923-12-22
MEXICO REBELS
BADLY BEATEN
IN BATTLE
Huerta Emphatically Denies
Making Overtures for
Peace.

MEXICO CITY, Dec. 22.-Federal
troops, commanded by General Cruz,
have defeated the Third rebel
brigade, under General Sanchez.
thirty miles south of Puebla after
several hours of severe fighting, ac-
cording to dispatches from the tront
to the war department today. The
rebels were driven from the
dominating heights around Pan
zecola and put to rout.
The revolutionaries as said to
have suffered heavy casualties.
Secretary of War Serrano denied
report that 300 federal troops in
the state of Puebla had gone over
to the rebels.
A traveller. just arrived from the
state of Jalisco. said that there is
a stretch of mo mans land" about
100 miles wide between the federal
and rebel armies around Guadala-
lara.
The federals are nassed in the
region of Irapuato and the rebels
around Labarca.
The Washington times., 1923-12-22
T|R05
MAKES
PLEA
Army and Navy Willing II
Greek Dynasty Ends and
Prince Is Banished.

ATHENS, Dec. 22.-The associa-
ton Of army and navy officers to.
day announced it's willingness to
nave former Premier Venizelos re-
turn to Greece provided he guaran-
tees the Punishment of the Glucks-
bourg dynasty, including Prince
Paul.
Prince Paul is a brother of King
George who is now virtually in
exile.
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Huerta Denies Peace Move.

ST. LOUIS, Mo-, Dec. %
Adolfo de Ia Huerta, leader of the
Mexican revolt, denied catgorically
and emphatically in a message
dispatched from Vera Cruz at 2
p. m. to r. NJ Alvarez. Mexican
consul here. that he had made
any peace overtures to the Obre'
gon government.
Brand as a lie the reports that
I have solicited any conference
for an amistice with the Obregon
forces" de la 'Huerta wired.
1.-The revolutionary movement is
irresistible and we shall triumph
in the cause Of justice and liberty.
The federal troops are all do
moralized and will not obey their
officers" According to the tele-
gram, many of the troop trains
are chalk marked, viva de In
Huerta," which markings were
placed there surreptitiously by
federal soldiers
The Washington times., 1923-12-22
Doubt GonaIas Has Quit.

LONDON, Dec 22.-Neither the
Greek legation nor the foreign Of
flee has any confirmation of a
rumor that was circulated here this
afternoon that Premier Gonatas, of
Greece, has resigned.
The rumor was generally, dis
credited
The Washington times., 1923-12-22
Ford Boom Backed bv
Secretary, Claim
by International News Service.

DETROIT Mich. Dec Pc. G. Lebold executive score
Henry Ford knew all about the for President
boom and for months frequent conference with the
leaders of the movement Robert r. Pointer who called the
charged TODAY. -
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Let Tchitcherin ShoU His
Hand.

SOONER or later Washing
~ ton must accept the in
evitable and conclude recog-
milton treaties.
Circumstances enable US to
conclude especially favorable
arrangements now.
We have the largest stock of
money and the greatest assort-
ment of available goods.
Secretary Hughes can easiest
settle debated claims by per-
hitting Tchitcherin to lay his
entire hand upon the table.
If the cards aren't there,
conference will strengthen and
Justify his own position.
Tchitcherin categorically de-
mics the authenticity of the
evidence. Senator Borah Of
fers to relinquish his fight for
recognition if the State De-
partment can convict a single
Soviet official or authorized
CONTINUED on Page 3. Column u
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They Forget Knout- Weals
and Serf Badges.

MANY statesmen feel that
AVA Russia suffers at the
hands of meglomaniacs and
demagogues.
They forget the previous
estate of her moujiks and
burghers.
Their memory does not bark
back to a reign of bureaucratic
terrorism and insatiate graft
which, Frankenstein like, nursed
q monstrous spirit and became
its victim.
The red flag is a holy banner
to millions whose backs bear the
veal of the knout and whose
fathers and mothers wore the
badge Of serfdom.
The baby Nicholas was heir
apparent to slave-holding en-
pire.
An emancipation proclamation
was read upon Southern planta-
tons long before one rang across
the Steppes.
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The He0dy Wine Of
Liberty.

DUT AIexander's decree in
- tended only partial manu-
mission. The last revolution
brought Russians their first
taste of freedom, and when these
habituai pawns of greed and
oppression at last found the cup
of liberty at their lips, small
wonder that the heady wine was
drained to the last intoxicating
dregs.
How can you tell such folks
that communism is a national
traitor and an international
failure?
Sovietism is their sanctuary.
Ivan and Peter are lords of all
they survey. The boyars are
fled. Siberia holds no terrors
for tomorrow. The spy's ear is
gone from the keyhole and the
wheat stack is safe from the tax
gatherer-
Is little hunger or a patched
blouse too much to pay for all
that?
There are three sides to every
question-the outside, the inside
and the true side.
The Washington times., 1923-12-22
Stumbling and Fun1bline
Out of Chaos.

DUSSIA is in process of
II transition, bewildered by
unexpected privileges and po-
tentialities-a child on the
threshold of incalculable
futures-dazzled, blinking at
unaccustomed lights, but with
patient, friendly guidance,
competent for any destiny.
She's feeling her way-hit-
ting and misunderstanding
here, stumbling there, yet,
none the less, emerging from
chaos.
England, France and Italy
are negotiating with Moscow.
Priceless concessions will pass
to their industrialists within
the next few years. Those OPP
portunities and markets are
also necessary to our agricul-
turists and fabricators.
The Washington times., 1923-12-22
Wide
World
By Herbert Kaufman

AACAUCAt A0UAAA0Ak
THE Soviets have remained
in unchallenged power for
more than six years. Com
munism is no longer q ranting
theory but a working fact.
UNIFORMED opinion to the
contrary, Russians are appar-
emily satisfied with their pres
ent government and leaders.
There are many reasons why
other nations hesitate to en-
dorse bolshevism. Caution
frowns upon its instability and
bull-in-the-china-shop ambitions.
One unwillingly admits that
Lenin, declared destruction
list, and Trotsky, a shabby Har-
lem agitator, car-fare borrower
and beer cadger, can devise a
practicable system for a hun
dred and sixty million hetero-
genous people. Big business,
earth over, is of the same
mind.
Diplomacy prefers to regard
them as flukes of fortune, and
super-fanatics, just as con-
sentative Europe considered
Danton, Tallien and Barras
economic menaces and uni
versal enemies.
Financiers reluctantly traffic
with probable squatters on au-
thority. Trade would rather
endure temporary loss of Mus
cows commerce if strangling
ostracism might wreck the So
cialistic structure yonder, and
so daunt further experiments
with pure" democracy.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1923-06-13
Gum VS.. Churches.

Judge Rosenberg of the state
supreme court, in recent address,
said that the American people
spend more money for chewing
gum than they do for churches.
And, no doubt, his statement is
correct, but it only goes to show
what business efficiency and adj
vertising will do. Both of these
are lacking in the conduct of the
churches, while they have been de-
veloped to the highest degree in
the chewing gum business. The
churches have something worth
while to offer, but they must use
modern craftsmanship in disposing
OF 1t. A generation or two ago
the little child considered it a
great privilege to bring a penny
to Sunday school. Now YOU have
to pay him to go. 1t is evident.
therefore, that the methods used
years ago to fill the churches must
be brought up to date and revised.
SO that it can compete with the
stick of gum, the ice cream cone
the moving picture and other pop
ular Misunderstanding Journal
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1923-06-13
A Splendid Edition.

The splendid edition which the
Jefferson Banner, published at
Jefferson, Wisconsin, issued last
week telling of the early history
of that section, is worthy of all
the time and money spent in
gathering the data. The editor,
c. J. Mueller is to- be commended
for his display of civic and COM
munity pride in showing the pro-
gress Jefferson has made since it's
birth. If more newspapers in the
state would show the advancement
of their community the develop
ment of the state would certainly
be greatly improved in every way
and much more interest created
by the home" folks who fail to-
realize just what a really bully
good town and county they have.
The Villas County News has always
found that a recounting of what
one has is well worth the telling
and well worth all the efforts put
forth in doing so.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1923-06-13
SEARCHING FOR BODY
Dragging in Big Twin for Lad
Who Was Drowned Last
December.

For the past week parties have
been dragging that portion of
Big Twin lake where it is sup
posed the body of Arthur Sever
son of the village Phelps, lies in
many feet of water. At time of
going to press the body has not
been discovered, and the hopes of
it's recovery is very slight.
December 9Th of last year af-
ter Big Twin had frozen over,
young Severson while walking
across on the ice, stepped into an
open place in Big Twin, and was
drowned. Several hours after his
disappearance his mittens were
found near the open place. Con-
tinued dragging last winter, until
the ice became so thick it was i'm
possible to pursue the quest, fail
ed to locate the body of the young
man. 1t was hoped that after the
ice disappeared this spring the
body would appear. But so far nc
sign of it has been seen along the
shores of the lake.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1923-06-13
DIED IN NEW JERSEY
c. B. McVay, Former Sum.
mer Resident of this Sec.
ton, Died Last Week.

c. B. McVay died at the home
of a daughter, Mrs. Rice, in
Orange, New Jersey, the latter
part of last week, at the advanced
age of eighty-two years.
For many years he had been
identified with the summer col
ony at The Everett resort on Cat
fish lake, where he and Mrs. Nc
Way owned a summer home. He
and his wife were of the early
summer visitors in this section,
and up to few years ago never
missed a season in this section.
Mrs. McVay died several years
ago, and since then Mr.. McVay
has spent his time with a daugh-
ter. He at one time owned Snug
Harbor," now the home of Mr..
and Mrs. Edw. Showers of Bloom
inton, Indiana. The McVays first
sold Snug Harbor" to Mr.. and
Mrs. H. E. Voegeli, who in turn
disposed of it to Mr.. and Mrs.
Showers, the present occupants.
Mr.. McVay was an uncle to A.
B. McVay of this village.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1923-06-13
Use Dust Elimination.

Rhinelander streets are to be
treated with calcium chloride as a
dust eliminator this summer, &C
cording to action of the city coun-
ell at the regular June meeting
last Tuesday night. This will
do away with the present method
Of sprinkling the streets with
water, which has been followed
here ever since the city was estab-
lished. The cost of the treatment
will not be betrayed out of the
general fund, but will be borne by
owners of property along the
streets. It will be necessary for
property owners to petition the
city for the service. The cost is
small, being only $1.65 for each
so foot lot for the season. A large
consignment of calcium chloride
has been ordered for use here
New North.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1923-06-13
KILLED A BLACK BEAR
Resident of Little St. Ger
main Lake Shoots Bear
Near Home Last Week.

A very large black bear which
had been seen many times in the
neighborhood of Little ST. Ger
main lake west of Eagle River,
was killed the latter part of last
week by Paul Brown who resides
at the old Peddycoart farm on the
north side of the lake.
1t required five shots from a
rifle to put bruin halfway out of
commission. Finding that he was
out of ammunition and the bear
still coming toward him, Brown
succeeded in slashing his throat
with a knife before the bear could
grapple with him.
1t was a large male and rather
thin from it's winter Information
Quite a number Of bear signs are
noticed around St. German, but
as the bears are rather harmless
there is no danger of them tack
ling anybody who happens to run
across them.