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Palisadian., 1923-05-18

glass.
Fred st. John is becoming quite a
man.
Anderson avenue is undergoing its
spring repair This winter was a hard
enc for the roads.
We are glad to see Mr.. and Mrs.
Nienstedt home from their trip to
Europe.
Mr.. and Mrs. Howard Bokee of Bal
timore, Md, entertained Mr. and Mrs.
Thomas Fredericks on Monday in New
York. Mr.. and Mrs. Bokee sailed on
Palisadian., 1923-05-18
Village Gossip

The Alpha Girls Club held their
meeting atSthe home of Mrs. Bliss last
Friday evening.
Thursday, May 10. just down the hill
in West Palisade, large Englewood
car Jumped the track The car on its
rush down the hill hit two poles,
knocking them down and also smash
ing in the front of the car. The mo
torman suffered with broken arm
Palisadian., 1923-05-18
NOTICE

From now on stated charge of 25
cents will be made at all the games
played by the Grantwood Athletic Club
at home, and we would appreciate your
cooperation 1t is necessary for the
club to make this charge so as to
cover expenses. Look at the schedule
and observe the teams we are play
ing, and then see if it isn't worth 25
cents TO see such games as these.
GRANTWOOD ATHLETIC CLUB, Inc.
5-1S-1t*
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1923-07-17

Mr.. ]. NJ. Clifton, former resident
Of Dawson who now lives in West
Palm Beach, Fla, lost tire and rim
on the way to Eufadla. Immediately
on discovering the loss he wrote The
News to insert classified advertise
ment offeking a reward for their re-
covery. Soon after the paper was is
sued on Tuesday Mr.. C. d. Grimes
read the advertisement and remem-
befed having seen negro on the
Graves road with the tire trying to
find its owner He phoned the negro
to bring it to Dawson and soon it
was in possession of Mr.. Clifton, who
was more than glad to pay the re-
ward for recovery of his property,
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1923-07-17
IA DOUBLE-H
HERE WEDNESDAY
REPORTED THAT JOE JACK
SON WILL PLAY FOR THE
AMERICUS TEAM.

The baseball game scheduled here
Monday between the locals and Amer
icus was postponed on account of
rain, and a double header will be
played in Dawson on Wednesday be-
ginning promptly at 2:30 O'Clock.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1923-07-17

This is the last week OF the first
half OF the flag chase, and either one
Of these games may determine the
winner of the first half. 1t is reported
from reliable sources that Shoeless
Joe Jackson, who once starred for
the Chicago White Sox, will play for
Americas here Wednesday. Jackson.
it will be remembered, was accused OF
completely in the 1919 worlds series
in ~an attempt to throw games to the
opposition. He was released on the
strength, of the charges and forced to
stay out Of organized ball.
K. w. Scheele, Of Swedish birth,
discovered oxygen, it is claimed.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1923-07-17
CALLED TO ATHENS.

Mrs. Sallie Crouch was called to
Athens last week on account of the
serious illness of her mother. Mrs. J.
M. Alexander. Mrs. Alexander's con-
dition now is much improved, &C
cording to reports received here.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1923-07-17
QUICK RESULTS
FROM SMALL AID
AT COST OF A FEW CENTS
PROPERTY VALUED AT $40
IS RECOVERED.

A small classified advertisement in
the last issue of The News calling
attention to lost automobile tire on
the Dawson and Cuthbert road recent
ly brought the quickest result yet
known in classified advertising.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1923-07-17

around, but from all reports the pest
is not moving with the destroying
alacrity that marked its activities dur
ing the rainy spell Many farmers
of this section are using poison on
the infested areas in order to thor
oughly exterminate the weevils.
The stalks of the staple have grown
to extraordinary size, but the weed is
not fruiting as it should.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1923-07-17
corT0N IMPROVED
MUCH PAST WEEK
or SUNSHINE is GETTING
Ho ooAT OF THE PESKY LIT
TIE BOIL WEEVIL.

~. wealth OF hot sunshine Terrell
l en,oyed the past week proved
'2 C? :,,;rn easurable good to the farm
81 nm and cotton is looking better than
i T Tibs boil weevil is still stirring
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1923-07-17

Do you motor play tennis or swim?
If you do you need Sunex. Absolute
protection against the rays of the hot
summer sun. Dozier- Hart Drug Com
pany. 7-17-1t
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1923-07-17

which was valued at $40. The adver-
tisement cost him only 40 cents.
The advantages offered by the
classified section of The News are
numerous. This is just one instance
where the use of this column was the
means of saving a considerable sum
of money
Evening star., 1923-06-22
ASKS MANDAMUS
ON CLAIM FILED
Fuller Company Wants Treasury
Head to Consider Alleged Loss on
D. c. Courthouse Remodeling.

The George A. Fuller Company to-
day filed a petition for mandamus In
the District Supreme Court against
Andrew w. Mellon. Secretary OF the
Treasury. The company says it sus-
tanned a loss Of s36,4Os.ss on its con-
tract to remodel the courthouse at
Washington, D. c.. by reason of the
increase in cost of labor and ma
teriaIs due to the entrance OF the
United States into the world war.
The company filed its claim with
the Treasury Department three
months after the passage of the act
of September 10, 1913. and declares
the department has failed to act on
It, Attorney G.. Thomas Dunlop ap-
pears for the company.
Evening star., 1923-06-22
Geddes, With Left
Eye Nearly Well,
To Visit England

Recovered from the attack on
his eyes which has kept him con-
fined to a dark room for about a
month, Sir Auckland Geddes, the
British ambassador, will sail from
New York Tuesday for England
on the Berengaria.
The ambassador has not been
pronounced cured. but his progress
has been SO satisfactory that his
physician permitted him to carry
out his plans for a vacation. made
several months ago and which
were halted by an ailment TO the
left eye. He will be accompanied
on the trip by q trained nurse. and
expects to remain in England for
about three months
Evening star., 1923-06-22
WORKER FALLS OFF ROOF,
PROBABLY FATALLY HURT
George Warren, Colored, Employed
as Slater, Is Conveyed to
Freedmen's Hospital.

George Warren. colored. forty five
years old, 1854 Kramer street north
east, fell from the roof of the new
building OF All Souls Unitarian
Church. 10th and Harvard streets,
about noon today and was probably
fatally injured.
Warren was in the employ Of tho
firm doing the slate work and was
standing on a narrow ledge about
thirty feet above the ground, land
ing slate that was hoisted by a man
on the sidewalk.
Suddenly the rope parted, 1t Is
stated, and Warren, losing his bal
ance, fell to the pavement below. He
was unconscious when picked up, and
was given first aid before the ar
rival of the tenth precinct police
patrol wagon. when he was taken to
Freedmen'S Hospital.
1t was said at the hospital that the
patients condition was critical and
no hope for his recovery was held
out. His skull was fractured and he
sustained minor injuries.
Evening star., 1923-06-22
JURY HOLDS TWO
| in WAR RISK CASES
28 indictments Reported, In
/ cIuding Alleged Marriage
License Fraud.

Violations of the war risk insur-
ance law are charged in two indict-
ments reported today by the grand
jury. One of the indictments charges
Edward +. Harris with receiving $100
from Thomas Carey, a war veteran,
for assisting him in the preparation
of two affidavits to be submitted to
the Veterans Bureau with Carey's
application for compensation award.
The money is said to have been paid
to Harris March 4, 1922.
The other violation is alleged
against Jeanette Carter, who, March
from Richard Neal for helping in the
preparation OF an application for him
to the Veterans Bureau.
Charge Grand Larceny.
Grand larceny is charged against
Agnes Thompson and Mary Elliott.
salesladies. Two charges are made
against Miss Thompson. while Miss
Elliott is named in one indictment
only. The young women are said to
have taken number of dresses from
store where one of them was en-
ployed last month.
Perjury in connection with the ap-
plication for a marriage license is
alleged against James r. Mothers
head. nineteen years old, by an in
dictment reported today. Mothers
head is said to have told Col. Kroll.
the license clerk, that Emily NJ. Buie,
whom he wished to marry, was nine
teen years old. The mother of the
bride and the girl herself told the
grand Jurors that she was only four
teen. The bride also declared she in
formed Mothershead she would not be
fifteen until October.
Receiving stolen property is charged
in an Indictment against Walter Les
ter Hummer, an automobile salesman.
He lis said to have received $1,000
from a post Office employe, knowing
the money to have been rifed from
the mails.
Ignores Charges.
The grand jurors ignored charge
of assault against Lee Prince and a
charge of sending obscene matter
through the mails against NJ. Mont
gomery.
Others indicted and the charges
against them are: William Kinard
and Samuel Morton, grand larceny
George Thomas, attempted robbery;
Cornelius Alexander. assault with
dangerous weapon; John $. Simmons.
larceny after trust; Harry Brown, Wal
ter Dempsey, Lee Darcin and Emile
Bingham, housebreaking and larceny;
Homer w. Hawkins, embezzlement
1.-TWO cases.; Leroy Payne. forgery
and uttering; Frederick w. Campbell.
Christian J. Wettig, James Brown,
alias Bub Brown; Guy NJ. Jacobs,
Calvin r. McCarthon. Harry b.
Tucker. jeremiah Hawkins, Howard
w. Steinert. Portnan Magee, William
A. Jackson and George Hanratty, nom
support.
Evening star., 1923-06-22
TABLET TO MARK
HOME OF MONROE
D. A. R. Committee to Hold
Exercises at Former
Executive Mansion.

A tablet will be unveiled at 2017 1
street northwest, the residence of the
fifth President of the United States,
James Monroe, and for six months
the executive mansion, by the state
historical committee of the District
of Columbia Chapter of the Daughters
of the American Revolution tomorrow
at o'clock
The tablet will mark this house,
now occupied by the Arts Club of
washington, as one of the most his
torlc In Washington. 1t was erected
In 1902 and was in 1905 the residence
or Gideon Granger, then postmaster
general. When James Monroe be-
came Secretary of State during Madi-
sons term as chief executive, he
occupied the house. During his resi-
dence here and after the battle of
Bladensburg he became Secretary of
War, and for six months after his
occupied the dwelling, as the White
House had been burned by the British
In 1914 and had not yet been COM
pletely restored.
Used as Embassy.
Many other DISTINGUISHED persons
have resided on the premises. The
building served as the British en-
bassy under the Enthusiastically of
Stratford Canning and as the Aus
trlan embassy under Baron de Mare
shall. Cleveland Able. the famous
meteorologist. who started the daily
weather reports, also resided there.
The program tomorrow will consist
of remarks by Mrs. Catherine Nagle,
state historian, District of Columbia,
ID. A. r., who will introduce Mrs. Ed
ward J. Ryan, chairman, preserva-
tion OF historic spots. District Of
Columbia. D. A. r.. who will take
charge of the program.
To Present Tablet.
The tablet will be presented by
Mrs. William B. Hardy. state regent,
District Of Columbia, d. A. r., and
the unveiling ceremony will be per-
formed Hoas a1G by MIS- MIS- Rose MsHa
Gouverneur, who are great-grand-
Of President Monroe on
behalf of the Arts Club Of Washing
ton. Mrs. Henry K. Bush-Brown, who
roe on the tablet, will accept the
tablet Addresses will be made by
Mrs. Anthony Wayne Cook, president
general of the ID. A. r.; Cuno H.
Rudolph, president OF the board OF
commissioners of the District of
Columbia Mr. Allen c. Clark, presi-
dent of the Columbia Historical So
clety, Will give the history of the
house and neighborhood. The music
for the occasion will be provided by
the Interstate Commerce orchestra.
The program is in charge of a
committee consisting of Mrs. Z. ].
Ryan. chairman; Mrs. Catherine Ma
gle, Capt. and Mrs. Louis A. Abbot
and Miss Maud Burr Morris
Evening star., 1923-06-22
ACTRESS DENIAL OF SLUR
ON DRY u. S. is UPHELD
Glasgow Paper Must Pay E5OO
for Printing Interview She
Repudiated.

BY the Associated Press.
EDINBURGH, June 22.-The Glas
cow Weekly Record has been order
ed to pay Miss Hetty King, music
hall artist, $500 for printing an in
terview in which she was made to
criticize American audiences for
dullness and unresponsiveness in
consequence of prohibition.
She testified that she gave no such
Interview and asserted that it was
in complete contradiction of the real
facts. She sued for $4,000.
The defendant explained that the
article was obtained from a London
journalist and was based on inter-
views which Miss King gave a jour-
nalist in America, now dead, and
who communicated her views as he
understood them to the London
writer.
Evening star., 1923-06-22
Il BOYS TO FR0L|C
ON ANNUAL OUTING
Party Leaves for TWo-Week
Stay at Y. M. C. A. Camp
on Rhodes River, Md.

Seventy-seven boys left this morn
ing for Camp Let's, the Y. NJ. c. A.
boys camp on the Rhodes river. Md.
The party is in charge of Earl b.
Fuller, secretary of the local Y. NJ. c.
A. boys department The party will
stay for two weeks. but each tndivid-
ual may stay until August II If he
cares to. as a fortnightly contingent
will leave Washington until that
date.
The camp, which is situated on the
Rhodes river, a branch of Chesa-
peake bay. in Maryland, consists OF
a number OF acres of land partly un-
der cultivation and from which the
camp is supplied with fresh vegeta-
bles and fruit Fresh milk and eggs
are secured from the nearby farmers.
The camp is inspected by the Mary
land state board of health.
Program of Days Activities.
There is natural amphitheater
near the camp for all sorts of sports.
Here is A program of a days activi-
ties: Rising hour, setting-up exer-
preparing tents for inspection. in
spection, instruction hour. swimming
period. dinner, quiet hour, open Pc
riod for use of boats, hikes. etc.
league games, swimming period. sup
per. open period or use OF boats,
programs, preparing hunks for the
night. evening prayers. lights out at
$3.50 pm.
Members Of Outing Party.
Those attending the camp are: Ed
win A. Austin, Edgar o. Allen, Harry
x. Baker. Karl r. Baldwin. William
Byrd Barbour, Fred Steele Bau-
knight. Carl E. Beans, Davis n.
Beers. Elliott A. Bowles. Judson w.
Brown. Forbes Brown. Howard F.
Carl. William r. Carlson, Clayton E.
Chandler, Fred w. Cromwell, John
Lester Cutler, Rodney G. Darneille,
Loren L. Davis. Paul Davis. Everett
A. Erickson. oscar r. Evans, Ma
Everett Eynon. Edgar Ford, Edgar
Fry. Sidney Gerbich. Benjamin Gold
berger. Joseph Goldberger. Arthur
Grtessmer, Mervin Halstead, Otho
Hammond. Warner Hammond. Will
liam Hanlon. Jack Hardester, Edward
David Haycock. Robert Harvey. Bus
ter Heller, William Helm, John NJ.
Howard. George Huguet, Nathan
Hurd, Thaddeus Jones, Alvah Leroy
King. Philip Kline. Walter Lee Kline,
Lemon, Allie Linton. Paul Little,
James H. Littlepage. George Mccoy,
Paul McKeige, J. Allen McNeal,
Charles Maddox, Henry Maranian.
Roger Marquis, James Mason. Ralph
Meredith. Richard Miller, William
Goddard Mitchell. William Penn
Montgomery. Warren Moore, Brent
Morgan, Marshall Morgan, William
Needham. Donald Nevin, Jack Nevin,
Joseph Nevin, George c. Offutt. oliver
Pagan. Nathan Poole. David Rafter.
Norris Reed, Hugh Reid. Richard
Riedel. Jack Rinehart. Richard Rob-
erts. Samuel Rohrer. George Rowzee.
Charles Ruth. Franklin Sheridan, 10
seph Simmons. Gerald Sloan, Harry
Smith, Jack Stearns, Charles Strother.
Bradford Swope, Kelsey Young Saint,
James Harding Sawyers. James Tate,
Roy z. Thomas. William Kimmel Van
Kirk, Albert Van Horn, William T.
Waring, John NJ. Waters, James 70.
Weldon. Ralph West, Armistead d
Wharton. Milton White. George Ans
ley Wilcox, Joseph Williams, Robert
Williams. Joseph Woodward, Harri-
son Nrenn.
Evening star., 1923-06-22
BLIZZARD DEFENSE
RECEIVES SETBACK
Judge Holds States Bill of
PARTICULARS Is Suf-
fiCient.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
LEWISBURG, w. Va. June az
Judge S. H Sharp today held sufficient
the bill of particulars filed by the
state in the case of William Blizzard
indicted as an accessory TO murder
in the miners march on Logan coun-
~ in 1921, despite the objections
raised to ii yesterday by Blizzard s
lawyers. Judge Sharp then dismissed
the veniremeB summoned for the
trial until Monday, indicating no at
tempt would be made to obtain jury
until that time.
Judge Sharp. in his ruling, declared
he did not pass at this time on the
question of whether statements OF al
legged co-conspirators with Blizzard
in planning the march would be ad-
missible as evidence. He intimated
that such questions might be raised
when the evidence to which the de-
fense objected was offered in the
course of the trial. 1900
Evening star., 1923-06-22
y. C.. Weeds Must
Be Cut, Health
Officials Rule
Down with the weeds,

Down with the weeds,
This was the war cry today of
Commissioner oyster and Health
Officer Fowler as they launched
their annual drive to clear the va
cant lots Of the city of unsightly
growths OF wild plants.
The sanitary inspectors of the
health department. in cooperation
with the police, will serve notice
on the owners of all such lots to
cut down the weeds within a stat
ed time.
Wherever the property owner
fails to comply with the notice,
the health officer has authority to
have the cutting done and assess
the cost against the property.
The cleaning of unkempt vacant
ground has been one Of Commits
sioner Oysters hobbies since he
took Office. He believes that a
lot covered with high. weeds or
refuse tends to mar the appear
ance of the National Capital.
Evening star., 1923-06-22
HOLDS HARDING HAS MET
AMNESTY ONLY HALF WAY

President Harding in releasing
twentyseven out of fifty prisoners
convicted of violation of wartime
laws, whose release was sought, has.
in the opinion of the joint amnesty
committee. met the amnesty uues-
tion only half way"
"Unable to resist the great and
growing demand for amnesty, he has
still not faced the ISSUE" said the
committee in a statement made pub
lie today. "Liberty-loving men and
women all over the country will be
aroused by his failure to greater ef-
forts and will continue with una
bated energy their demands for the
release of the remaining twenty
three prisoners"
The committee quotes Senator Pen
per Of Pennsylvania as saying pre-
held in prison should be released.
Until these twenty-three remain
ing political prisoners are released"
concludes the statement, America
cannot take her plcae as a country
where the principle Of free speech is
not only according to the letter Of
their Constitution, but a reality"
Evening star., 1923-06-22
CLASS|F|ERS MOVE
TO LARGER OFFICES
Work on Personnel So Heavy
Transfer of Forces
Found Necessary.

So heavy has become the work Of
the personnel classification board
that it has obtained new and com
modious quarters in temporary
building No S, at goth and j streets.
opposite the Munitions building.
where already large part OF the
force has been moved from otfnfr To-
cation where the personnel has
been working.
About 100 persons are now locaA ed
in the new quarters, busy in prelilt
mary work on the returns coming IA
from various government depart
nents, and more will be moved In
later. Some of them were trans
ferred from temporary building No. /.
where the early work of the board
was done. Some were taken from
headquarters in the Treasury build
ing, which will still be retained as
the headquarters for the board.
To Consider ID. c. Situation.
Among the early matters to be con-
sidered by the board, which it is
understood Will meet soon. will be
the situation here in the District OF
Columbia, which has brought about
objection from certain organizations
including the National Federation OF
Federal Employees and the American
Association of Engineers.
Much Of the objection seems to hS
founded on the method adopted in
classifying the District, in which was
used the old job sheet OF the burea4
of efficiency. now declared by some I"
be out OF date.
Attack Not Answered.
The classification board has not YET
replied to the attacks upon it's work
in the District, but will shortly 60
over in detail all the proposals sub
mitted, IL is said, for careful studv
OF the situation. Critics say the board
is wrong in using the old bureau of
efficiency job sheet data, while the
board is understood to take the po-
sition that under the law 1T is using
the matter only so far as practica-
ble," and has laid upon department
heads and chiefs the responsibility
OF making the new classification en-
tirely up to date and efficient. No an
swer. however, has been made by the
board to any of the attacks upon it.
Throughout the departments and
bureaus of the District classification
committees and those in charge of that
work were busy today working on the
data, for which the board called June
/. Many are yet 10 be submitted. and
the board has called upon all those who
are behind to speed up their work, so
that the classification may be made
in ample time to be included, IL il must
be by law, in the estimates submitted
by the President 10 Congress in De
cember.
Evening star., 1923-06-22
MYSTERY SHIP OFF
-AST DISAPPEARS
Doubt Expressed That Vessel Was
Rum Runner Suspect as
at First Reported.
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
GALVESTON. June ga myyteri-
Gus ship has faded away after pitch
ing about anchorage off Heads bank
lightship, according to incoming ship
captains gossip, but whether she was
the original gulf coast rum-runner,
as they reported, is a question.
There was a boat anchored out
there. but I couldn't say whether she
was a rum ship or not"
This was the statement of Capt. ].
H. Halsey. master of the Morgan line
steamship Ell Cii, when asked to ap-
pear before Collector Of the Port
Humphreys yesterday, in connection
with a report that there was q 1850
ton steamship anchored eight miles
off the bar with liquor. Capt. Hal
sey admitted he was the source Of the
story.
Capt. Hsisey said he had observed
one launch in the immediate vicinity
of the craft.
Mr.. Humphreys ordered q tug to
search the locality in question to see
IL any trace Of the boat could be
found. Capt. C. q. Armstrong, master
Of the craft, said Q ship of the, re.
ported size. would be visible eight
miles away. No trace OF the ship
was sighted
Evening star., 1923-06-22
FRENCH TAKE MONEY.
Occupation Forces Seize Reichs-
bank Notes.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
BERLIN, June 22.-ApproXimately
100000, 900, 600 marks in notes belonging
to the German reichsbank have been
seized by the forces of occupation since
they entered the Ruhr. according to the
1>okal Anzeiger today.
Although the reichsbank. has some of
its notes printed by private plants it
recently adopted the practice of having
such supplies for the Ruhr delivered in
sheets not bearing serial numbers The
printing and cutting of them was COM
pleted in q special room in the Dort-
mund branch of the reichsbank Re-
Gently the French forcibly entered this
room. the newspaper states. and COM
PEELED the workmen to complete the
printing and cutting of notes amounting
70 1,0S0,000.Oo0 marks. which the troops
then carried away.
Evening star., 1923-06-22
NORMAL TEACHERS BACK
NEW SALARY SCHEDULE
DR.. Ballou Notified of Approval of
Ratings Drafted by Federated
Teachers Union.

Another teacher group. composed of
normal scnool teachers. has unani
mously Endorsed the new teachers
salary schedule drafted by the legis-
lative committee of the Federated
Teachers Union, and submitted to
Supt. OF Schools Ballou last week, it
was announced today. Mr.. Ballou has
been notified of the favorable action
by Miss Rose Parkman, representative
of the normal school teacher group.
Officials of the union are elated over
the action taken by the various
groups of teachers. pointing out that
drafted by one group 1t represents
the view of many of the various
teacher groups.