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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-05-23

brought out everything that was
fine in me. / am better for nav
ing gone through it, and while
externally defeated, in my loss of
you, / have established some
thing within me that will never
die. And in closing this door be-
hind me / feel I shall open up.
another into better and z finer
things.
Worried About the Will.
In less elaborate terms, the
helpful suggestions ask of you
deal mostly with the will. You
drew it up, making yourself guar"
dian Of Jay.
If anything unforeseen hap
pens, do you stpl want to take
him?
If you have changed your mind
with regard to this, too, / must
make a new selection. Settling
this will greatly add to my peace
Of mind.
Then this place. 1t is beyond
me with it's taxes and upkeep and
far exceeds my purse. since you
have never returned the money
spent in travelling during your
hour of trial.
Must Sell Apartment.
All this actuates my placing it
(the apartment at 969 Park
avenue, where Mrs. Leeds now
Mves) on the market. The re-
turn will keep the wolf from the
door till Jay Is old enough to
work for himself.
/ believe that any large prin-
cipal Is a hindrance to a man.
It does not give his character a
chance to assert itself. But /
hoped you would continue jays
monthly allowance until he was
twenty-one, which could have
been applied to his education.
And then, too, you promised
you would.
There are many things which
will not attempt to enumerate
here.
Cannot we go over them all
together-it would take only an
hour.
You often wrote that you were
proud of me and that 1 had the
commentator Of your sisters; but
surely not Christian man would
speak to you if they knew of
your behavior, so please don't fail
me.
am absolutely alone-with my
problems-and your boy.
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SHRINE TRAFFIC
RULES BEGIN
TOMORROW
>,y
Regulations Drastic, But Nee
essary, Police Chief Sullivan
Says-Ask Public to Help.

Special traffic regulations for the
Shrine Convention, the most drastic
Of their kind promulgated in Wash
ington, go into effect midnight to-
morrow night, continuing until
June 10.
Major Daniel Sullivan, super
intendent of police, today called on
the public to aid the police depart
ment in enforcing the temporary
rules designed to relieve congestion
in downtown Washington.
These regulations are drastic,
but necessary" said Major Sulli-
van, "The department must have
the cooperation Of the public. We
hope that 1t will not be necessary
to make arrests to enforce the
regulations.
"The regulations will be incon.
venient to many. This the depart
ment appreciates. But. we feel
sure that the public realizes the
necessity Of these special rules and
will cooperate to the limit with the
policemen"
Rules for Parking.
Beginning Friday, congested
area will be established. In this
section parking will be prohibited.
Automobiles may stop, however, TO
load and unload passengers or
trucks may stop when actually
loading or unloading merchandise.
Outside of these exceptions, there
will be no parking in the following
area:
Beginning at the northeast cor
| ner of Sixth street and Missouri
| avenue northwest, thence north
along the east building line of Sixth
| street to the northeast corner of
sixth and streets northwest: thence
west along the north building line
of street to the northeast corner OF
| Seventh and l streets northwest
| thence along the east building line OF
| Seventh street to the northeast cor.
ner of Seventh and New York ave
nue. northwest; thence west along
the north building line of Mt. Yer
| non place to the northwest corner
Of Ninth and Massachusetts avenue
northwest; thence south to the
| northwest corner of Ninth and X
| streets northwest; thence west along
the north building line Of K street
| to the northwest corner of Twentieth
| and K streets northwest; thence
south along the west building line
of Twentieth street to the northwest
corner Of Twentieth and B streets
| northwest; thence east along the
north building line of B street to the
| northeast corner of Fifteenth and b
streets northwest; thence east along
the south building line of B street
| to the southwest corner of Sixth and
B streets northwest; thence south on
Missouri avenue to place Of begin
ming"
Parking Prohibited.
Outside of the temporary longest
ed zone parking will be prohibited in
the following streets:
On Fourteenth street from E
street northwest to Water street
southwest
| On Linworth place southwest.
On Thirteenth street, between L
and d streets southwest.
| On Twelfth street, between E anC
| u streets southwest.
| On Sixth street from B street
northwest to Maryland avenue
southwest
| On Maryland avenue, between
Ninth and Eleventh streets south
west
| On Water street, between Twelfth
and Fourteenth streets southwest.
On E street from North Capiro
to Fourth street and from Fifth t.
| Sixth streets northwest
On F street from North Capito
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(StOckbF0keF, financial agent. cold
ehants' ResrssesatoT Company. PRECEDENT
Merchants ARsOciatiOn q New York;.
.-.=. lCopyrighas asas. w Cosmopolitan
News Service.1
r. NEW @YORK. May 2S.-The
!, stock market panic Of 1887. punctu.
: ated by the gbureting of the so-called
Manhattan Elevated Bubble, fur.
Iished the turning period in my
business life, After that storm had
blown over, and most of my Gus
toners had disappeared, leaving me
to take care of their debts. de-
cided to seek occupation elsewhere.
{ I had had small stock interest
in the Brooklyn Bridge Cold Stor-
age Company, and had little diff.
3iculty I'M establishing a connection
there. After five years service hi
various capacities I was elected
president Of the company. One o.
my first accomplishments was the
introduction of machinery to pro-
duce artificial GOODNESS, in the cold
storage rooms, thus doing away
with the wasteful methods hereto.
fore in general use. In co-opera.
ton with my business associates
I organized the Merchants refrig.
COMPANY OItS u the IhTBGSt
IN the country with offices and
plants in New York, Jersey City
and elsewhere.
I have served the Merchants AS.
Hociation for seven years in the
capacity Of president, in which Of
flee I have met and conferred with
business leaders from every part
Of the country. The business situo.
ton looks sound and healthy to me
except for the possible oVerproduc
tion of certain articles Of luxury
for which the country is not yet
ready.
In my Judgment, one of the great
est drawbacks to the younger gen
Grafton of business men Is their
tendency to spend entirely toe
much money at the start. Economy
IS and always will be virtue, but
its practice Is particularly neces
sary with those who just embark
on the troubled sea of competitive
business. There are handicaps
enough, without adding those Of
our own making.
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HARDING DRAGGING u S. INTO WAR; SAYS SENATOR LA FOL
Presbyterians Start
Campaign Against
Anti-Sernitisln
BY International News Service.

INDIANAPOLIS, May "a
Among the resolutions in the
report Of the Presbyterian
Board of National Missions as
presented to the Presbyterian
General Assembly today was:
Resolved, That the General
Assembly deprecates the i'm
portation of anti-Semitism into
this country from Europe,
hereby places itself on record
as opposed to the sowing of
seeds of suspicion and hatred
against the Jews in the, open
field of American life, and calls
upon Presbyterian pastors and
people to combat all prOpa-
ganda designed to foster racial
and religious prejudices as
alien to the Christian spirit
and American ideals, and to.
commend the Gospel to the
Jews by 3 ministry of recon-
ciliation and good will.
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RATES ON COTTON SEED
REDUCED BY COMMISSION

The Interstate Commerce Commits
sion decided today that the freight
rates on cotton seed in car loads
from Oklahoma, Arkansas and Lou.
isiana to Forth Worth. Tex, are un.
reasonable, and prescribed a new
scale, effective August Is.
The new rates range from 145
cents per 100 pounds for 80 miles TO
Sb cents per 100 pounds for $50
miles.
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969 Park avenue, October %,
1929.
Consider not how / write this
appeal to you. J.. but why.
It's for the love I bear our
boy and my desire to do every
thing that Is best for him.
Together with the loneliness
Of my existence, the solitude of
my thoughts and the endless bit
terness Of my unbelief-these are
what prompt this last attempt to
touch that which I hope exists
in your nature-honor.
Reminds Him Of Her Aid.
Nearly two years ago you
pleaded with me to stand by you.
did. Loyalty, and while would
not raise my voice to the detri-
ment Of the woman or a child
that was being fought for, I
loved you, and told you:
II will stick till they carry you
out in a cold, pine box"
/ have never gone back on that,
but I know now that it is not
what you want, and with this
realization, cast aside all pride
all of the things that are--for
those that were-and in this mo-
ment I do not seek your love or
your purse-for myself, but just
word, helpful suggestion, for
the welfare of little Jay.
No matter who your interests
are conferred in today, j., do not
ignore this appeal, for whoever
claims your attention now will
pass-it is only a question Of
time. But jayne is your flesh
and your blood--a part of volt
that will go on forever, and 1
alone can speak for him.
Recalls Past Moments
1t is wrong of you to leave two
helpless humans, without a word,
and I know it is equally wrong
to urge the unwilling to return
but surely moments such as we
have known in suffering to-
gether - count for at least con.
sideration.
To remind you Of all this Is
very humiliating, can assure
you; but down in my heart
know / have done everything that
is noble by the :nan, the woman
and the child, under the circum.
stances.
did what you hoped I would
do. My self control and silence
surprised you. The ordeal has
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GIVES Up "4O0"
FOR MOVIE
CAREER
Park Benjamin Says He's Tired
Of Looking at .Honely Faces
Of Society psbutantes.
~ WIII5EN;E TAILOR,
fs0amOoolltan Nptke Service.

NEW YORK, May 31.-I went
into the movies because was tired
OF looking at the homely faces OF
the debufantes in society" Park
Benjamin. ID. New York society
youth, said today. The girls In
the movies are certainly Iair 10
look upon. II It were not for the
clothes and. money society debu-
tantes have they would not be- no.
The young society man shocked
the 1900 several weeks. ago when
he followed. Craig Biddle's- steps into
the movies. !. Ben aT1in became. an
extra at the ,Cosmopolitan studio
here, carrying g. spear u Under
the Red Robe. ;, with remarkable
,lnodesty he says he win continue on
q movie career II the Camera is
kind to me-"
That, it viii be-. there is little
doubt. The nation, OF, girls viii be
glad to haer that.he il six feet two,
.bxoad sshouldereds ana handsome. He
Of course, Il he does. that cant be
helped. He hasn't even talked to
the. beauties at. the studio yet.
win Be No Parasite.
When interviewed, the new movie
hero. was talking POLO Win another
handsome boy, Arthur w. Jerrefns,
jr. captain Of the University of
Pennsylvania polo team. BenjamiH
does not intend to, break away from
his social life. entirelys but he says
II dread the stigma OF being
looked upon as one Of the many
parasites Of the 400 49,
He is making q study OF The
screen, attending the motion pic
ture theaters every night studying
the methods of production. AS d
wefl-known produceFsa- ted him
There is need out In. Hollywood foi
people who have had social adxanI
tages and are of1your type
The movies have opened a grea.
field for society persons suffering
from ennui. Every picture has q
ballroom; scene or a dinner scene
which must be approved by persons
who know what D wha4Ses
In Under the Red Robe" Benja
min is an extra at the cardinals
court. He wears a wig and q fuzzy
beard, aside from carrying the spear
nize him, he says Anyhow. he is
willing to start from the bott0msanC
work nights, Sundays or any time
to get ahead. Z 49,
7 It is whispered In the studies here
that the Immensely wealthy Craig
Biddle bought $4,000 wardrobe
which he took to Hollywood witt
him to break In And then he
wore foveraIls In his first part
Ben amin, when told this. said ns
would not spend L cent to be made
a movie, star, but that he Il gQina
to earn hia way into the movies. As
soon as the opportunity is at :hanG
he expects to go to Hollywood lust
then the telephone rang and he can
celled a gorgeous weekend party. In
order to be at the studio bright ano
in hand. -s,4sSz ssss
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teenth to Twentieth street. to- be
used for west-bound traffic. only.
H street northwest, from Four,
,teenth. to Nineteenth, street, to be
used. for east-beund traffic only.
: H street northwest, from Seven.
teenth- to, Nuineteenth, street, tor be
used for west-bound traffic only:
I street northwest, from Twenti
eth to Fifth street. to he used. foI
west-bound traffic only. 80.
K, street northwest from Twenti
eth to Fifth street, to be used fo1
east bound traffic. only.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-05-23
FIVE MILES OF BOOKS
ON SALE IN NEW YORK

NEW YORK, May 23.-Five miles
OF books will be sold at auction
here tomorrow. The War Depart
ment will dispose Of $50, 900 books
Of all kinds at the Brooklyn Army
base.
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MRS. LEEDS LAST LETTER
TO MILLIONAIRE STILLMAN.

NEW YORK May Flo Leeds last letter James Still
said be the father OF her Jay Which she pleads of oo
fnr fhoc child fo
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-06-25
ASK WATER CONSERVATION
Of JAMESBURG RESIDENTS

JAMESBURG, June 25-AIavor
Jacob Wyckof has issued an an
peal to the citizens to desist from
sprlnkling lawns ana gardens during
the present water shortage and gives
warning that harsh methods will be
used II citizens ae not willing TO co.
operate with the Jamesburg Water
Company Numerous offenders
having the smaller rate have at
tached nozzles to their faucets and
are Illegally taking water. having
no meter charges. These people VIII
be billed at the meter rate as en-
ployes of the water company nave
listed them
The appeal follows:
due to the unusual weather
conditions and the long continued
want of rain. the situation in the
borough has become very serious.
Our water supply is low and II is
necessary to ask your cooperation
in conserving what we have for
protection in case Of fire. The Dor
ough expects you to help and aszs
o to discontinue the use of water
for other purposes than stated
above. This is for your own good
and the good of your neighbors and
we shall see that it is enforced dur
ing these long periods of drv
weather.
THE BOROUGH COUNCIL.
by Jacob Wyckoff. Mayor"
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-06-25
DIVORCE ACTION STARTED
HERE BY GEORGE WEIR

George Wier of 1874 Paterson
street, has instituted action in the
court of %chancery, through his at
torney, Leo Lowenkopf, for divorce
from his wife Helen Anna Weir,
charging her with a statutory Of
Tense, and naming William McDeade
as correspondent.
Mr.. and Mrs. Weir were married
on October rs, 1919 by the Rev. Mr..
Pugsley, at st. George, Staten Island.
They have one child Elizabeth Alice
Weir, three years old, who is now in
custody of Mr.. Weir. The papers in
the case charge acts of misconduct
with the correspondent at the Weir
home in August, September, October,
November, December, 1922 and jan
uary, February, March, April, May
and June. 1928.
According to Mr.. Lowenkopf. Mrs.
Weir who was formerly Miss Helen
Anna st. Andrassy. the daughter of
Arthur st. Andrassy, left her home
recently with the correspondent, leav-
ing a note for her husband, her
wedding ring and her daughter. Mr..
Lowenkopf stated that it is believed
at the present time that Mrs. Wier
and McDeade are residing in Tren-
ton, where McDeade is employed.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-06-25
RAD|O STATION
BEING BUILT
r
Peoples Pulpit Association
Erecting Plant for
Religious Work

= TOTTENVILLE, June 25-A ra-
dio broadcasting station, the first of
it's kind will shortly begin opera
ton or Staten Island. The station
which is being built in Woodrow
about 500 feet off the Woodrow road
on property in the rear of the
Woodrow Methodist Episcopal
church is for the Peoples Pulpit
Association of Brooklyn. and will
be for the purpose of b~roadcasting
association, which is said to be If
Inflated with the International Bible
school with headquarters in Brook
lyu, recently purchased twenty-five
Scres of land in that section for
erecting of the radio station. A
large three story building is being
erected on the property together
with a large pavilion for use at the
nation. The buildings are we'll I'M
kr way and Hubbard R. Yetman,
real estate and insurance operator.
recently placed a heavy insurance
on them.
The work of setting the concrete
retainers for the high radio poles
has been started and it is expected
that the station will be In opera
ton by the latter part of the sum-
mer If not one A gas and cleo
trio light plant r part of the
equipment for the station. Judge
Rutherford, the president of the In
ternational Bible school. who is the
author of the slogan, millions now
living will never die" inspected the
work at the place last week.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-06-25
KEASBEY

Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Neff, of Perth
| Amboy, were visitors at the home OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Pfeiffer. yes
terday.
Max Wagenhoffer spent the week
end with relatives in New York.
Mr.. and Mrs. William J. Bertram,
Jr., and children, mQteN1l to Long
Branch. yesterday.
Mrs. Charles Hah nd chill
dren, of Perth Amb& ed at the
home of Mr.. and MrA INK Fee,
yesterday.
Mrs. May Scott, Of Staten Island,
visited friends here Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Schuster and
son Kenneth, enjoyed bathing at
Perth Amboy, Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. John ]. Burke and
children, of Perth Amboy, visited rel
atives here, yesterday.
The H%opelawn and Keasbey fire
companies were called out at 6
o'clock last night to extinguish the
saw dust pile fire at the National
F~ireproofing Company's plant. First
Assistant Chief William j. Bertram
had charge of the firemen.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Romer en-
tertained relatives from New York,
at their home, yesterday.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Wash who re-
Gently returned from a trip abroad,
visited friends and relatives here,
yesterday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Nels Lawritzen en-
tertained friends from Perth AM
boy, at their home. yesterday.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-06-25
METUCHEN

With the senior dance, Friday
night, the high school closed its
doors for the summer months, after
a year of satisfactory work and
achievement. The class of 1928 was
one of the largest graduated in many
years, including Mary Abel, Mar
garet Ayers, John Barwell, Edwin
Beekman, William Bohlke, Warren
Breen, Isadore Burres, Samuel Do
yer, Ma;jory Drake, Ethel Egolf, Ar
thur Hecht, Daniel Hughes, Dorothy
HUMPHREYS. Helen James, Pricilla
Johnson, Blanche Martin, Clara Ma
30, Howard Molinex, Marion Nook,
Raymond Muncy, Evelyn Pinder,
John Plat, Margaret Randolph
Lois Schenck, Gilbert Sortore, Adri-
an Waterbury, Helen Willmont,
Emma Wypler, Joseph zahn. An
essay on Radio" by William Bohlke,
and essay on Lobbying" by Helen
James and an essay on Famous
Women of History" by Evelyn Pin
der, was c~reditably given.
Mrs. Dudley Browning was hos
tess to the Wednesday Bridge club
last week. Notwithstanding the in
tense heat, most of the members
were present, and the pretty prizes
were won by Mrs. william carey
Mrs. Howard Bloomfield. The next
and final meeting of the season will
be held at the home of Mrs. Charles
Prickett.
The engagement of Miss Florence
Jones and Elliot Corbin, was an
nounced at a bridge, held at Rose
lawn" the home of Miss Jones, Fri
day afternoon. High score for the
afternoon was made by Mrs. Howard
Thompson and Mrs. Marion Run
Won. Delicious ices were served.
Miss Pierce, of England, is visit
ing her aunt, Mrs. Barwell, of Hill
side enu
Mr.. and Mrs. Gilbert Mason n
family have returned from Allen
hurst.
Miss Helen Drayton is visiting her
cousin, Howard Nook.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Mclaughlin
have invitations out for the silver
anniversary of their wedding, at h
Metuchen club house, Thnrs"- Y
night.
Mr.. and Mrs. Milton Nook and
family left Saturday for their sum-
mer vacation at M~anasquan.
Auction bridge will be played al
the club house tomorrow afternoon,
when Mrs. l.. C. Price will he hos
tess.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-06-25
COM MENCEM EMIT IS HELD
FOR ST. LOUIS ACADEMY

TOTTENVILLE, June 25:-The
commencement exercises for st.
Louis Academy was held yesterday
afternoon at the parochial school
hall of the Church of Our Lady Help
of Christians when diplomas were
given to one graduate in the high
school course and twelve in the
| grammar grade. Rev. James F.
Malloy, pastor of the church pre-
sided and presented the diplomas
to the graduates. An interesting
program was given in connection
with the graduation but because of
the heat of the day the latter part of
the program had to be dispensed
with which had been arranged for
the graduates.
That part of the program given is
as follows:
Opening Chorus-School.
King Robert of Sicily-Rose Bak-
err.
Achilles ct Frelons-Little Tots.
Butterfly Dance-Catherine Muir
ply, Dorothy Lahey, Eleanor Reilly.
Mother of Mine-Margaret Moffat.
La Poupee Malade-C. Wonters, S.
Bouchieux, G. Dachtu.
Song and Dance-Beatrice Muir
ply.
lie Pater = Yvonne Devoluy,
Louise Giegerich.
1.-The French Photograph" Com
edy-Intermediate Glass of 1928.
A Royal Princess-Dorothy Cum
neen.
A Day in F1owerdom, Operetta-
Junior Glass.
Where the Morning Glories
Twine-Lester Nunaman.
Early Settlers-Junior Boys.
The accompanies were the Miss
es Dorothy Cuneen, Anna Harding,
NJ. Allen and A. Sauer.
Miss Dorthy Cunneen was the
high school graduate and those of
the grammar grade were Antoinette
Bianchi, Helen Dempsey, Olga
Devoluy, Katherine Hall, Eileen
Harding, Agnes Hoppe, Dorothy La
hey, Muriel Mitele, Catherine Muir
ply, Lester Nunaman, Eleanor
Reilly and Winona Wund.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-06-25
TWO HELD IN BAIL BY
MAGISTRATE SATURDAY

TOTTENVILLE, June 25-Magis-
trate Fetherston in the second dis
trict court Saturday, held Joseph
Berzik, hfty-nine years old, of Cats
VILE, Pa, in $4,000 bail for special
sessions. In default of bail he was
Jocked up in the county Jail for
trial. Berzik was arrested by Patrol
man Holder on Thursday and was the
first to be locked in the cells of the
new station house. He is charged
with exhibiting and offering for sale
obscene pictures.
Charles Sutton, of David street,
South Amboy, arrested on Friday on
complaint of his wife, Catherine
sutton, of 1876 Barnard avenue, was
also arraigned in The second district
court on Saturday and held in $500
bail for further examination, on
Wednesday.
Bail was furnished by an aunt
from South Amboy for his appear
auce in court.