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The Washington times., 1923-05-17
Authorities Discuss
Disease Prevention at
Welfare Conference

The outstanding fact in practical
disease prevention today is that
purely official machinery is made
quate in itself for the task of eradi-
eating disease.
Such was the declaration of DIR,
Allan J. Mclaughlin, director of
New York district, No. /, public
health service, group meeting five
of the seTni-centennial meeting of
of the National Conference Of Social
Work today.
1.-THE greatest single defect in
| municipal health department work,
continued DR.. Mclaughlin, 'is the
| lack of machinery for co-ordinating
and utilizing the agencies official
and unofficial. doing public health
work under official jurisdiction. The
most useful agency for co-ordinat.
ing the official and unofficial health
agencies and giving to the official
health department the social out
look which it must have if it hopes
to succeed, is the health CENTER
Tells Of French Gratitude.
A message of deep appreciation
for work during the war was borne
to the American Red Cross by Mile.
Noufflard, Of Paris, France, VINO
served in the tuberculosis bureau
of the Red Cross under fire, and
was decorated by her government.
THE message wish to bring"
she said at group meeting this
morning, lis that the splendid work
begun by your Red Cross in France
during the war is not only kept up,
but is growing all the time. We
are going on with it, and learning
constantly from the methods you
taught us and from our own expert
ence in carrying on your work.
There Is not a poor family in
France that has forgotten the won
derful support given them by the
American Red Cross"
Human science cannot eliminate
the dangerous microbe, but it can
work to increase resistance to dis
ease and decrease Virulence of in
lection, DR.. William HI, Park, di-
rector of the health department
laboratories of New York city told
members of the conference At an
other group gathering.
Death Reduced.
IA study of the communicable
diseases afflicting mankind" said
The Washington times., 1923-05-17
Shrine CLEO To
Be CHOSEN
SOON
Amulet She Will Wear Prom
ises Long Life, Happiness
and Loneliness.

Long life, happiness, and endur-
ing loneliness are promised Wash
ington's Cleopatra, to be chosen
within the next few days, through
virtue of a 2,0O0-year-old amulet
said to have been worn by the
famed Siren of the Nile herself
during the latter part of her life.
The promise of the benefits Of
the amulet were made today in a
communication from the mysterious
Tay Ebn Caab, descendant OF the
rulers Of Egypt and possessor Df
the stone, who recently called down
a blessing upon the barge being
built for Cleopatra.
Formerly a great power in his
own country, this sheik was over.
thrown as result OF the world
war and has since come to this
country while he seeks reinstate.
ment. In his communication,
which, in it's style, shows the in
fluence of the Koran, he says:
ITO my keeping has been vouch-
safed a marvellous amulet, through
proper use Of which it is my blessed
power to call down good upon the
worthy. This amulet, verify, is
without like in the whole wide
jet in the form of the Sacred
Scarabeus OF Egypt, with the faint
tracery of l1ieroglyphics in it's worn
under-surface.
1.-THE manner in which this stone
was given into my keeping Is a
secret which i must guard. Be-
yond question are it's powers for
good. To the discerning mind is
given strength to use its power
for good. 1t is with Joy that
have consecrated my life to the
work of serving humanity through
this sacred amulet.
This amulet was worn by Cleo
patra herself during those glorious
days of Egypt's past. 1t was given
to her by her iIlustrious sire, the
Pharaoh Auteles, of the Ptoiemies.
There is no record of that day when
Cleopatra first wore the stone, but
1t is in the records of my family
that she carried it with her on the
occasion Of her journey on the Cyd-
nus to meet Mark Antony, the Ro-
man. She lost this amulet shortly
before the battle of Actium, in
which the power of Antony was
crushed, and verify it is true that
misfortune gathered thick upon her
thereafter.
with the defeat of Antony her
throne tottered, ignominy and
shame crowded upon her, death
coming to her as a welcome relief.
With it's loss, her children also
knew the bitterness of fate. Her
son, Caesarion, by Julius Caesar,
fell by the sword. Evil fell upon
two others of her children, verify,
were they cut off In the prime of
their youth. One. only lived to ma
turity. She. Cleopatra, the younger,
became queen to Juba. From this
union came a son, a future pharaoh,
scion of the race OF the Ptolemies.
His fate tracked him down, he fell
before manhood. So persisted the
Ptolemies.
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the physician, shows that in nearly
every instance there has been a
great reduction in the number of
deaths, while only in a few has
there been anything like an equal
reduction in the humber of those
who become infected. Thus, while
most of us at some times in our
lives still become infected with q
little tuberculosis, only one-third as
many die as fifty years ago. Scarlet
fever, while it has diminished only
perhaps one half in its E11orbidity
rate, has decreased 80 per cent in
its mortality rate"
The public generally stands
ready and willing to utilize prompt
~ the useful results of medical
search, DR.. George ". Mccoy, oil
rector of the hygienic laboratories
of the Public Service in this city
asserted.
Vaccination was widely used
within about two years after its
introduction, he said. "Diphtheria
antitoxin came to be universally
employed as rapidly as the material
could be made available. As soon
as the mode of transmission of
yellow fever became known. it
ceased to be q menace in intelligent
communities, due to prompt lnAuSu-
ration of measures against mosquito
carriers"
Distinguished Speakers.
Among other speakers at the
group meetings and general sessions
! of the day were: Prof. r. E. Chad
dock, Columbia University. Health
"a National Economic Asset" DIR.
Kenneth D. Widdener, of the East
Harlem Health Center, New York,
Health Demonstrations" DIR. VIII
liam r. Snow, general director Of
the American Social Hygiene Asso-
citation. New York: Miss Katherine
Tucker, superintendent of the Phila-
delphia Visiting Nurse Society; John
c. Gebhart, Mulberry Health Center;
DR.. Lee K. Frankel, of the Metro
politan Life Insurance Company,
''The Theory of Health Demonstra-
tions:' Miss Edith Baker, director
of the st. Louis Hospital Social
Service; Eugene X. Jones, of the
National Urban League, and DIR.
Robert M. YerlSes, of the National
Research Council. this city.
President Homer Folks was
rendered a testimonial luncheon at
the Willard, marking his thirtieth
anniversary as secretary of the
State Charities Association of New
York. He was presented silver
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HARDING WILL
DEDICA
STATUE
viii Be Principal Speaker. al
Hamilton dwelling This
Afternoon.

President Harding will be the prin.
cipal speaker at the dedication of the
Alexander Hamilton statue. on the
south terrace of the Treasury De-
partment building at o'clock this
afternoon. Secretary of the Treas
ury Mellon will preside.
The presentation Of the, monument
will be made by Justice Van Orsdel,
Of the Court of Appeals, president
Of the Alexander Hamilton Memorial
Association. Invocation will be by
the Rev. Edgar A. Hamilton, OF Bal
timore, a great-grandson of Alex
ander Hamilton, while the benedic.
ton will be by the Rev Edgar
Laurens Hamilton, of Anderson, Ind.
Two coast guard cutters, the
Apache and the Manning, with a de.
tachment Of coast guards arrived in
Washington today to participate in
in the Potomac river opposite the
Lincoln Memorial and at the mo.
nnent of the unwilling of the statue
will fire salutes.
Miss Eleanor E. Hamilton. of
Washington, a great-great-grand'
daughter of Hamilton, will unveil
the memorial The Marine Band
will furnish music.
Secretary of the Treasury Mellon
declared holiday after 2 o'clock, so
that the employees Of the department
can attend the ceremonies. Ham
ilton was the first Secretary of the
Treasury.
James E. Fraser. of New York,
was the sculptor OF the monument.
The money was raised by the Alex
ander Hamilton Memorial Associa-
ton.
Arrangements for the dedication
were made by Lieut.. Col. Clarence 0.
Sheriff.. officer in charge of public
buildings and grounds.
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FIANCE ON
WAY BACK
HOME
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of winning personality and was a
popular debutante of last year. Her
romance with Lieut.. Clarke began
last summer when they met at Bar
Harbor, where he was stationed on
H. M. S. Raleigh, which had
previously visited Washington.
Miss Hoyt's mother went to
Europe last fall and spent soms
time in England, where she saw
considerable of her daughter
fiance. 1t was there that the en-.
gagement was announced last
November.
Lieut.. Clarke returned to Wash
ington two weeks ago to claim his
bride. His parents came shortly after
to attend the wedding scheduled for
yesterday.
License Obtained Tuesday.
The bridal party was to have in
cluded Miss Evelyn Wadswortn,
daughter of Senator and Mrs. Wads.
worth, OF New York, and Miss Helen
Colbert, of Washington The matron
of honor was to have been Mrs. Ezio
Garibaldi, formerly Miss Hope Hoyt,
a cousin of the bride, and her hus-
band, Mr. Garibaldi, was to have
OESu lA0 DSSL 1I1eL1I L AS A41ClioC was
obtained at the Court House on Tues
day, May 5.
The Hoyts have been prominent
in Washington society for years.
Miss Hoyt's father was solicitor gen
eral in the Taft Administration, and
her grandfather, Henry M. Hoyt, was
a former governor of Pennsylvania.
She is the reatgranddaughter of
Morton McMichael, one-time mayor
Of Philadelphia.
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To HEAD
PRESBYTERIAN
CHURCH
Election as Moderator Made
Certain, Leaders Say, by
Or. Walkers Withdrawal.
BY LLOYD MELLETT,
Internatiehal News Service.

INDIANAPOLIS. Ind, May IT,
Virtual withdrawal as a candidate
for moderator by DIR. Hugh K.
Walker, of Los Angeles, and nomi-
nation by him OF William Jennings
Bryan, made the selection Of the
Commoner OF political fame an
moderator of the Presbyterian
Church of the United states by the
1s5th general assembly appear GER
tain today.
Representatives Of the Ss7 Pres
byterians. caught by something OF
the fervor that marked the en-
trance Of the hoy orator of the
Platte" into. the political arena
thirty years ago. were ready to fol-
low him in q crusade of his later
but still vigorous years for the re.
generation OF the church.
To reach the unchurched millions,
to double the Presbyterian Church
membership within ten years was
the high mark set for achievement
by Bryan, but regarding his can
didacy for moderator he maintained
silence.
The Rev. Benjamin r. Gemmill,
stated clerk of the synod of Penn
sylvania, predicted with absolute
certainty that Bryan would be
named.
'He is the greatest single force
for moral uplift and righteous
ness in or out of the church." he
declared.
The most startling feature of the
meeting, lasting a week, was ex-
pected to be the possible new atti-
tude of the Church on the virgin
birth of Jesus Christ.
In 1859 by no stretch of the i'm
agination could such q discussion
have so much as taken place. The
only reason there will be no heresy
trial during the present gathering is
because DIR. Harry Emerson Fosdick,
whose utterances have caused nation
wide comment, is not a member of
the Presbyterian Church, but a regu.
larly ordained Baptist minister.
At the time Of his sermons he
was acting as a supply preacher in
the First Presbyterian Church of
New York City.
The assembly will be asked to
pass on a complaint brought by the
Rev. Clarence E. Mccartney and
passed by the Philadelphia Presby-
terry to direct the Presbytery of New
York to take whatever action is
necessary to make the teaching in
the First Presbyterian Church Of
New YORK Cit" conform to the
system of doctrine taught in the
Westminster confession of faith"
DR.. Fosdick, it Is said, does regard
faith In the divinity OF Christ de-
pendent upon belief in the virgin
birth of Jesus.
There are other branches of the
Presbyterian Church besides that
which meets here. In all, Presby-
terians are divided into $50 demon
nations scattered throughout the
world, The meeting here comprises
the largest single group in this
country.
The second largest group is known
as the United Presbyterian Church,
which split from the main bodv
many years ago over doctrinal diff
ferences. These minor differences
have long been forgotten, but separ.
ate entities are still maintained. The
Southern Presbyterian Church. With
a membership of $4,000, came into
being at the beginning Of the Civil
War, in 1851.
The session OF 1859, in Indian
apoliS, was the last before the split
between the North and South,
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10000 SERVICE
MEN FOUND IN
j. 5. JA|LS
Innocent of Wrong-doing, Is
Charge Made at Social
Welfare Conference.
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committed offenses while under the
stress Of the hardships of unem.
ployment Immediately following
their discharge from the service.
Cry for Action.
Physical incapacity. mental in
capacity. economic incapacity-these
causes are paramount causes for
the presence OF ex-service men in
the prisons of America.
'"They cry for final complete
nationwide inquiry leading to &C
ton. The action should be in two
forms.
Zone Segregate the mentally abb
normal and the feeble minded vet
Grams and give them the treatment
appropriate to their state of
mental sickness.
'Two--Install vocational training
in penal institutions in which able
bodied and mentally.healthyv veterans
are confined, and give them their
rightful rehabilitation for civilian
industrial life"
Individual Cases Cited.
DIR. Lorenz il himself an ex-
service man of the rank of major.
He completed his general statement
by giving some particular in
stances.
"One man In Wisconsin, he said.
was definitely insane while in the
service. He was discharged and
turned loose. Within ten days he
committed a murder while again
insane.
Another man has been in penal
institutions ever since he was four
teen. He has been out Of them since
that age for only two periods or
time. One Of these periods was six
months long. The other was the
period during which he served in
the army. He is now in jail. He Is
definitely feeble-minded and Abso-
Iutely irresponsible.
''Some ex-service men in Jail are
severely punished for infractions OF
prison discipline when in fact they
are totally irresponsible because OF
epilepsy"
Ignorant and Helpless.
DR.. Lorenz points out further that
in Wisconsin the following situa-
lions were shown to exist:
''NInety-seven per cent of the
GA"SSENkCS IIICIl 1l1 Jeb1A AAAcAC liz "a
fort to escape the consequences OF
their alleged offenses. They plead
ed guilty as soon as arrested. Most
Of them did not know that they
might be entitled to compensation
from the Government for their dis
abilities. Most Of them likewise
knew nothing of the Governments
rehabilitation program and efforts. !"
Ignorance and helplessness, &C
cording to DIR. Lorenz, are char
acteristic OF these men rather than
criminality. He accordingly calls
on all local patriotic organizations
to examine the jails in their locali-
ties and to rescue from treatment
as criminals all ex-serviee prisoners
who in fact are not criminals.
He also in conclusion urgently
suggests that in the future there
should be a complete physical and
mental examination of every per-
son charged with crime and that
this examination should take place
before the accused person is put on
trial.
copyright. 1928, Washington Press
SeFvice.)
The Washington times., 1923-05-17
ENGAGEMENT BROKEN AFTER BIG SOCIETY. BARN DANCE
Undertaken Trades
Coffin for Seats
at Movie

PHILADELPHIA, May IT,
On Monday night William G.
Frankenfie1d, politician and un-
dertaker, of Ardmore, took a
party Of friends to local movie
theater to see a popular pic
ture. They were late, and they
looked vainly for seats.
Finally, one man jokingly
suggested to William J. La
Portes, manager of the theater,
that he exchange one of the
theater boxes for one of Frank
enfield's."
Done" said La Portes, and
Immediately led the party to the
best and most expensive seats
in the house.
Early yesterday a dead
wagon" halted in front of the
theater and q long pine box
was taken inside. On it was
this label: 'To William J. La
Portes, with the compliments Of
William G. Frankenfield."
The Washington times., 1923-05-17
With Church as Center
Of Population, City
Should Be Good.

Washington ought. to be good.
It's center Of population is q
church-the Central Methodist
Episcopal, at 1915 Fifth street
northwest.
The Bureau of the Census to-
day uncovered the interesting
fact that the Capitals popu!a-
ton spreads in a widening
circle from the house of wor-
ship. Whether this condition
is significant of the city's state
of goodness is one Of the ques-
lions into which the busy sta
tisticians of the Census Bureau
do not delve.
Washington's center of popu-
Iation in 1900 was 8O1 Fourth
street northwest, and the 1910
census gave 927 Fifth street
northwest as the hub.
The Washington times., 1923-05-17
SUIT
|. NAMES OTHER
WOMAN
Washington Plaintiff Asks Alb
soIute Divorce From Red
land Spouse.

ROCKVILLE, Nd May 17.-Mrr-
Wanda l.. Fraley, of Washington, II
plaintiff in a suit for absolute d.
vorce against Francis e. Fraley, of
Redland. filed in the circuit court
here by her attorneys, Mark Stear-
man. of Washington. and Albert M.
Bouic, of Rockville. Mrs. Fraley
charges infidelity and names a
correspondent. She asks the custody
of their two children, Frances NJ.
and Elsie NJ Fraley.
Oren Glen Suffer, of Takoma
Park. was denied a license here
Tuesday to marry Miss Margaret
Velnaan OveracKer, also Of Takoma
Park, because he was not quite
twenty-one years old and did mo-
have with him the written consent
OF his parents or guardian. he
said he would overcome the Oh
stacle and return for the license
Lawrence s. Lawrence, younK
Washingtonian, was arrested on
charge of disorderly conduct at Glen
Echo mark Tuesday evening BY
DG0uLY SHEIlII 0S01AANS AkA!AS1N's
and is now in jai1 here awaiting
trial i'm the police court according
to the officer. the young man ha0
been drinking.
To expedite the reassessing res
and personal property in this coue
ty June 80, the county commisslOn-
ers have placed Berry Il. Clark
clerk to the board, in charge, ana
authorized him to employ additional
clerks.
United States revenue officers afs
busy here trying to check the-n
of liquor into Washington expecIed
during Shrine week. They have
been operating on the Brook5valle
pike. near OIney, and are said 70
be hating practically every auEo-
mobile headed for Washington.
A number of prominent Mont
gomery county residents have been
ssheld up," among them being Rob
ert Peter, jr., of the local par:
George p. Henderson, cashier OF
the Rockville National Bank; II.
Worthington Talbot. and BrowneH
Riggs. of Rockville, and James g.
Christopher, of Laytonsville, none
of whom was found to be violating
the law. Several, accosted at night
at first feared they were TO De
victims of highwaymen.
The Washington times., 1923-05-17

big fellows rolled on and on until
they came to maximum openings.
"And as I watched / saw America
emplified-AmeTica which allows
each man to find his fitting place
And then Lincoln the rail splitter
rose before my eyes and Andrew
johnson sQuatting on his tailor
bench and Garfield walking along
the towpath and Grover Cleveland
delivering groceries and the child
Hartman scraping his meager plate
at a poor preachers table and Henry
Ford tinkering in the wood -shed and
Herbert Hoover tramping his lonely
miles to a country school.
Millions of adults in this nation
don't know the meaning of the
Stars and Stripes, can't write a
word of English or read a primer
page. Ten per cent of our people
have no hope of high emprise,
no conception of the spirit in
which these United States were
founded, or the part they can
play, singly and en- masse, in max
ing tomorrow a mightier hour for
the republic.
Menace to Democracy.
1.-The extent to which our indus
tries are dependent upon this labor
is perilous to all standards of eff
cheney. Their ignorance not only
retar1s production and confases
administration, but constantly piles
up a junk heap of broken humans
and damaged machines which cost
the nation incalcuahIv
This is the crude metal that
anarchy FORCES in it's smithies OF
hate. This is the stuff of which
sabotage and strikes are made
These are the faggots that Bolshe'
vism seeks to fire with it's flaming
lies. We are not responsible for
their beginnings, but unless we are
wise and timely in our wisdom,
some day they may be responsible
for our end.
THE malcontents who would de.
stroy the world machine are simply
bent upon securing equality. They
do not think themselves competent
to rise; therefore, they attempt to
tear the proud fabrics above them
down to their own level. Bolshe.
vism and all the rabid creeds disaf-
fecting the earth today promise so.
cial STANDARDIZATION by the elimina-
ton Of enterprise and order. We
must oppose disorder with knowl.
edge. The final struggle between
right and wrong will be fought out
in the schoolroom. Democracy
must win lastingness through ell.
ightenment-must Danish Ignorance
or be destroyed by it."
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Sorted Out BY Right.

IT once saw fruit sorting ma.
chine in an Oregon nursery, upon
which the promiscuouS yield OF the
orchard was dumped and left to
grade itself-The little apples that
that failed to win their share of
sun and sap, dropped first. But the
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tea service, and addresses OF ap-
probation of his work were made
by Secretary of State Hughes; DIR.
Livingston Farrand, president OF
Cornell University; DR.. Edward t.
Devine, of New York; DIR. Hermann
M. Biggs, State commissioner OF
health of New York; the Rt. Rev.
Msgr. J.. L. Reilly. of Schenectady'
DIR. Hastings H. Hart, OF the Rus
sell Sage Foundation. New YORK;
Amos w. Butler, OF lnd1anapohs'
Ind; DIR. Thomas W.. salmon
Arthur w. Towne, Frank Tucker,
nr Lee K. Frankel, Bailey B.
Rurritt. Owen r. Lovejoy and John
A Kingsbury, of New York.
The Washington times., 1923-05-17
Presidents Program

$3.50 a. m.-Secretary of State
Hughes.
12:45 p. m.-Senator Fernald.
of Maine.
1880 p. m.-James A. White.
] p. m.-Respects. About
100 delegates to the National
Probation Association conven-
ton; field agents in charge Of
the income tax division; school
parties from Easton, Pa; school
party from Pen Argyle, Pa;
school party from Chester, Pa;
school party from Media. Pa,
and school party from MADDEN
Heights, N. J.
3 p. adjudication Of Alex
ander' Hamilton statue.
The Washington times., 1923-05-17
81. and M. Asks Loan.

The Boston and Maine railroad
today asked the Interstate Com
merce Commission for authority TO
issue 81, lis 900 of per cent equip
nent trust certificates to be used
in the purchase of twenty loco
motives and 500 freight cars