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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-05-10
By FAY KING.

Yesterday we all raised our
voices to sing in praise Of John
Howard Payne, the bird who
wrote ''Home, Sweet Home" - y
hundred years ago. 80
Even /, with the rasping pipes
of a pFune peddler, hummed that
part about, 'Re IL ever so hum.
BILE, there is no place like home"
thereby contributing my bit to
the general gladness.
John Howard Payne was an
actor, always wandering when he
was working, as actors usually do.
Being an actor and q play
wright, he appreciated what an
ssactOr-prOOf part" can mean both
to the actor and the playwright.
It is as You know lines given to
a character that arc 50 good any.
can take his cueS and say ,cn and.
fluenced him when he wrote.
Home, Sweet HON" because
that sure is one singer-prO0f sOng!1
Anybody can take q chance with
Home, Sweet Home, !" and get
away with it!
HOME MOVES ALL.
III the singer only hits one right
note out Of every six and the
gang can make out the words,
they will fill in the rest, and give
the offender an ovation fit for
prima donna!
Home gets under the hide Of
every human being!
IT'S heart stuff!
"HOlale, Sweet Home" has been
sung ''lnid pleasures and palaces"
he mentions in the first verse,
and it's been humned ON park
benches, and prairie schOOners,
and in beer halls, and in the vine
clad cottages he had In mind
when he meant home and every
where IL goes big because
it's about hOrnel
II it don't hit you around the
heart because il reminds yOu of
a happy home You had, or
happy home you haveit gets
you because you think Of the
happy home yOu are going to
1t can't miss you!
SONG TELLS DREAM.
In Payne's case 1 think he
meant the home he might have
had!
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-05-10
EXERCISES FOR
j. Of NJ. ON
JUNE. 10
Commencement Week Program
Announced for College Park
Branch of School.

COLLEGE PARK. Md, May 10
announcement was made today
of the program for commencement
week for the College Park branch
OF the University of Maryland.
"Baccaulaureate Day" will be
Sunday, June 10, with exercises in
the university auditorium at II
a. m. Bishop William F. Mcdowell
of the Methodist Episcopal Church,
will, preach the sermon.
Wednesday evening, June 10, a
program will be presented by 'The
Players" the student dramatic or.
ganization of the university.
Thursday, June IA, will be class
day. At 1920 a. m. senior-junior
class exercises will be held. Class
luncheons will take place at 1890.
Sophomore-frsehman contests will
be the attraction at $3.50 p. m. and
from $3.50 D.. m. to / a. m. the
sophomore hop and the
senior junior German will hold
sway.
A full program has been prepared
for reunion day, Friday, June 10.
Final assembly of faculty and stu
dents with an address by DIR. A.
+. Wood is scheduled for 1890 a.. m,
Laboratories and shops viii be
zen for inspection by visitors from
IL a. m. to p. m.
Fraternity and sorority receptions
will take place from IL o'clock to
! p. m.
1t 1870 a lacrosse game between
the varsity and alumni viii be
staged followed by a baseball game
between the varsity and alumni.
The annual meeting of the Col5
lege Park branch alumni Of the
university will be held from 5 to
o'clock, followed by the presi-
dents dinner to the alumni at $50.
The presidents reception to fac
ulty, alumni. students and other
guests will take place from 8 to 8
p. m.
A commencement ball from 8 to
a. M. will conclude the day.
Saturday, June 16, will be com.
mencement day.
The finals will take place in the
auditorium from IL a. m. to / p. m.
The address to the graduating
class will be delivered by Attorney
General Alexander Armstrong, Of
Maryland.
The presidents buffet luncheon
to visitors from j to D. m. will
formally conclude commencement
program.
Academic costumes will be worn.
by the graduating class on BAG.
caulaureate Sunday and by the
graduating class and the faculty on
commencement day.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-05-10
SMASHED
THE CAUSE OF
INDIGESTION
With Dare's Mentha Pepsin
IL Sleep Well Now and Ter
rible Agony All Cone"
Says Mrs. Bowker.

Dear Sir-If this letter will induce
sufferers from dyspepsia and indiges-
ton to try Dare's Mentha Pepsin, use
my name freely and wherever you
think 1t will do good. write this
and taking every kind of medicine
imaginable. without relief. Mentha Pep
sin gave me such relief that 1 feel
better in every way.
ut was long time that I could not
lie. down and had to sleep sitting up.
That has all changed now, and / can
sleep as quietly and easily as anyone.
could do this after taking three doses
and cheerfully recommend it to any
one troubled in a similar manner
Mrs. l.. Bowker Trenton N. J.
There's the story of Mentha Pepsin
in a nutshell. Why continue to use
makeshifts that at best can only give
temporary relief when Dare's Mentha
.Pepsin--thAt wonderful elixir that has
benefited thousands-win Danish it for
ever?
II at times your stomach feels like
lump of lead; IL you have difficulty
In breathing: IL gas and sourness make
you miserable, you have no one but
yourself TO blame. for this great medi-
cine not only gives instant and blessed
relief, but II tones up your stomach
makes II 10 strong and vigorous that
the distress leaves you permanently.
start 60 take Dares Mentha Pepsn
today Peoples Drug Stores and all
other good druggists know what a
grand stomach medicine It H..
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-05-10
NEGRO HELD M STAYING
ACCUSES TWO OTHERS

NORFOLK, Va, May 1O.--Lake
spellman. negro. the alleged slayer
of Enforcement Officer Allen Gin
bert, Of Princess Anne county. near
the State rifle range at Virginia
Beach last week. who was captured
yesterday and locked up in the Nor
folk city jail, stoutly denies his guilt
and duplicates two white men,
Walter and Emp Barnes, brothers.
said to be wealthy the alleged own
ers of the still where the shooting
took place.
Spellrnan points to his wounded
leg and hip, declaring that he yves
filled with buckshot'' while running
from officer Gimbert. The Barnes
brothers have been arrested.
,Epellman declares that the Barnes
paid him SIS a night for working at
their. still, and directed officers to
several other stills said to be owned
by, the brothers..
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-05-10
Author Of Song Wrote Out Longing
For Place to Call Own.

He, never / married because
some other fellow beat him to
the girl he IOve5-sO amt Il
natural that some times he
dreamed that no matter how
humble, he'd rather have had q
little fhatched cottage with her
than 9 palace with some radiant
princeSS1 &.
The Instinct Of home Is in
every heart.
The actor carries q few books
and pictures and q little treasure
or two that make the hotel
rooms seem more hOrnelilxe.
The circus folks decorate the
walls Of the permanent cOmpart-
naeIlt they occupy on the circus
train and cover The berth with
! homemade spreads and pillow
caseste make 1t more like
home.
gAFNTIssS TRAGEDY.
III It's only q satchel full Of
personal belongings It's some
thing that is yours, and makes
the place that You hang your
hat seem ! little more than real.
It's pretty tough to think that
the guy who could write 4 song
50 sincere and inspired even had
to die long way from his home
hand I'M Tuilis, Africa, where he
was American consul Mt the.
time.
But it's nice to think that the
song that has so much seilti-
nlel1t, that refrain. 50 beloved by
all who hear It, those verses that
so well express all that home
means, was written by . boy, born
in. New YOrII-New York, the city
which now has no room for gar
deEls and picket fences, but
houses millions and lnilliOnaires
who manage TO make a home Of
anything from one room to
sIsnansiOil
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-05-10
1S1,697 LISTED
IN C|TY'S NEW
DIRECTORY
Bette Aaron Is First Person
Named and w. r. Zych-
/ s. linski the Last.

Bette Aaron, 207 Pennsylvania
avenile southeast, holds the distinc-
lion OF being the first person named
in the 1923 edition, of Boyd's city
directory, just OFF the press and
now being distributed throughout
the downtown section.
William r. .Zychlinski, employed
in the Treasury Department and
residing at Arlington, Va, is the
last listed In the huge procession
of i91 O97 who go to make up the
District Of CoIumbia's banner pOpu-
.ation Of 479,242 souls.
The Smiths are in the. ascendency
this year Ill the annual battle in the
league Of common names. They
take up sixteen pages. The john
SONS come in second with fourteen
pages, The Browns third with thir-
teen pages and the Jones fourth
with ten pages.
Some UNUSUAL surnanles appear.
Washington as maritime city is
Indicated by Boat, Ship, Boatman,
Beam, BOWS, Craft, Crew, Cruise,
Cutter, Dec, Dory. Diver, Ensign,
Ferry, Fleet, Gaff, Wherry, Paulin,
Helm, Keel. Sailor, Seaman, Steam
er, Stern, TiIler and Wharf.
The world OF finance also Is rep
resented There are Banks, Bonds.
Bullion, Cash. FIorin, Fortune,
Gold. 'kAle,' Pence, s. Penny,
Pounds, Shilling and Silver. AMI
mails include Badger, Bear, Buck,
Bull. Cow, Deer, 'Dobbins,' Fox,
Hogg. Swine, Lamb, Link, Mares,
Moose. Mouse, Pigg, Rabbit, Seal.
hi The various features embodied in
the makeup of the directory iii.
clude d department of miscellaneous
information, buyers guide, alpha
betical list of names of citizens and
business concerns, street and ave-
nue. guide, legal blue book and In
-teresting statistics concerning the
District
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-05-10
~ 4 NUVLIEIMbLNI11N
Now We Know Why
People Have
Sore. Feet
All in the Joints says
Maine Doctor
Use Joint-Ease
what fools We naortals be-"

What fools we naortals be-"
All these years we have been trying
to help thousands of fOotsore people by
bathing and powdef4nE the skin when
all the time the real trouble is in the
bones, ligaments and cartilage
Or, to be short, in the Joints.
There are rs bones in the foot COW
cred with cartilage and connected with
ligaments and they have a tremendous
amount of work to do.
The slightest strain on one little Iiga
ment from being ION the feet" too much
inflames the whole foot, causing sore
ness and burning, aching and general
misery.
AN thtSNcan be quickly proved" says
a prominent Maine doctor whose name
| 10 known the world over,
lust try a remedy that Is compound ed
for SAINT TROUBLES Only-such as Joint
Ease, which every druggist carries, and
see how quickly your sore, tired. in
famed and tortured feet will get well
and strong and sturdy again.
Forget your PIONEERING and soaking
and other Inakeshtfts for just few
| days and set rid OF all foot misery by
| using JointaIlaae.
| . It's . stGtBlahs. preparation that you
ami II saaba right In through skin and
| tleah away down to the joints--the real
| seat Of e1l troubles.
And rkfnember when Joint Ease goes
| In III foot agony gets out--A tube for
% SeAtsa~pe0Tlos Drug Stores.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-05-10
5000 ARE SEEKING JOBS
IN RAILWAY MAIL SERVICE

The Civil Service Commission ex.
poets that $4,000 men win enter ex-
aninations for clerical posts in the
Railway Mail Service scheduled for
May 26. Already 5000 applications
have been received and during the
past year $4,000 placed their names
on file with the commission for no.
tification of the next test.
An entirely new examination sys-
tenn has been devised for would-be
railway postal clerks by. the COM
missions research section. 1t con.
sists of tests in mail sorting, inter-
preting train schedules, deciphering
OF address in cryptic handwritings,
etc. The three Rs" are still re-
tanned, however.
Registers resulting from the
forthcoming examination will be
used for the entire country.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-05-10
WE'D a MONTHS, WOMAN
SAYS He EoAFED At WORK

DETROIT, May 1O.-After mat.
rimonial experience OF four months
Mrs. Johanna Krohn filed suit for
divorce from Albert Krohn. and
was granted by Judge John H
Goff an injunction. restraining her
husband from using her autono.
bile. "
Mrs. Krohn charges that when
she married Krohn he agreed to
work In her restaurant but, after
the first week, slept when he
should have been working, and at
other times took her automobile
and sought the company sof other
persons
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-05-10
TOWN AND COUNTRY CLUB
hoNoRs MORTON J..LUcHs

= Morton j. Luchs was elected
president of the board Of directors
of the Tewa and Country Club last
night. Alexander Wolf was chosen
vice president. Gerson Nordlinger
treasurer, and Stanley H. Fisher,
secretary.
Other new directors are Morris
Rosenberg, Morris Simon, Harry
King, r. B. HI. Lyon, Isaac
Behrend Joseph d. Kaufman, Sir
ney G. Kaufman and David A
Baer.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-05-10
COMMUNIST IS FREED
FROM JAIL IN PARIS

PARIS. May 10.-Marcel Machin,
deputy and communist leader. who
has been held in La Sante prison
awaiting trial on a charge Of an
offense aginst the security of the
State. was released on personal re.
cognizance with ten Of his com
munist colleagues.
They will appear before the sen
safe, sitting as a high court, on
May "a
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-05-10

colored dress and wisteria or green
shoes match a biscuit colored dress,
and so on with sixteen colors and
shades.
This scheme is said to have all
most completely systematized the
colored shoe business.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-05-10
Struck BY Plank

Struck by q plank that fell from
a scaffolding at the. Capitol Park
Hotel, William Hickman. eighteen
years old, 519 Second street north
west, was severely bruised on the
right shoulder. He was removed to-
Emergency Hospital.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-05-10
scheme was adopted by the shoe
manufacturers.

According to Butman, these manu-
facturers last winter were in
formed by the fashion-makers what
colors would be made fashionable
for dresses this spring. All they
had to then do was to refer to the
chart which shows the shoe coIors
to match each dress color, and then
make up the shoes.
For instance? the chart shows
fuschia, silver or gold shoes match
q. fuschia dress; silver and gold
match a sapphire dress: purple, red,
pink or gold shoes match a silver
The Winslow mail., 1923-10-26
Thunder BRINGS Out Worms.

''It is the thunder that causes so
many worms to be seen on the ground
after rain," says J. w. Cannon of
Montgomery, Ala, in the Detroit
News. He explains: "They leave the
ground on account Of the vibration
caused by the thunder. They are never
seen except after an unusually hard
thunderstorm. The thunder does it ;
not the rain.
Down here, where we would rather
fish than eat, if you ask native about
getting his bait he will tell you that
he is going to fiddle 'em out or saw
'em out He drives a stout piece of
plank down in the ground foot and a
half or two feet deep and then takes a
heavy piece of plank and draws it
across the top of the piece driven in
the ground for a few minutes causing
a vibration of the ground, and all the
worms within radius of several feet
will come out in a hurry"
The Winslow mail., 1923-10-26
Washable Paper.

Many possible uses suggest them
selves for a special paper recently pro-
duced and patented by Japanese in
ventor. The paper is said to be rea-
sonably strong and can be crumpled up
and washed with soap and water. SO
durable is this paper that it can be
used as a covering for umbrellas and,
when soiled, can be easily cleansed at
home. AS a wrapping paper, it could
be used over and over, being washed
when soiled. 1t is said that the product
can be made at a reasonable price. 1t
has a texture somewhat like cloth, and
is not to be confused with oiled paper
The Winslow mail., 1923-10-26
THE TRUTH ABOUT THAT COON
INTERVIEW

ONE of the favorite stories Of the
~ frontier, when the subject Of
great featS of craftsmanship was I'M
der discussion, was the yarn about
Davy Crockett and the coon. When
the coon saw the hunter approaching
it is said to have exclaimed "Is that
you, Crockett? Then don't shoot-Tll
come DOWN. AS a matter of fact
Crockett was not the hunter about
whom this tale was originally told.
Captain Martin Scott was the man
and he was a native of Bennington
vt. Compared to the "herO of the
Alamo" Scott is an obscure figure in
history, although his skill with the
rifle was greater than Crockett's, even
with his famous "Old Betsy" Scott
won his first renown as a hunter at
the age of twelve when he killed a
big bear whose ravages the best
hunters of the neighborhood had been
unable to check. But it was not until
he joined the army during the War of
1912 that his reputation as a sharp
S1OOICA :" 40 ColCDilS1lCu
The celebrated interview with the
coon is said to have taken place neal
Lake Bonaparte in the foothills of the
Adirondacks and the yarn was started
by some of the soldiers in the COM
pany of which Scott was captain. The
story appeared first in a Utica news
paper in 1887, was reprinted in the
New York Sun and soon gained wide
currency. How CrOckett's name came
to be substituted for Scott's in it Is
generations of Americans probably
will continue repeating it just as they
do so many of our most cherished
pieces of historical fiction.
Although Captain Scott is denied his
rightful place in the coon story, he is
the hero of great many other tales
of wonderful craftsmanship. Once an
ace of clubs was tackled up on ii tree
and in one minute and 20 seconds. TAX
ing drop sight and firing inStantane-
ousiy, he had fired three shots at it
with his rifle. an Old-fashiOned muz-
zle loader. A brother officer examined
the target and announced one hit and
two misses. WhereupOn Scott dug
into the tree and showed all three
bullets in the one hole
Captain Scott served in the Mexican
war and, after winning promotion for
gallant conduct at Palo Alto, Resaca
de la Palma and Monterey, was killed
In the battle of MOlinO del Rey, Sep
tember 8. 1947
The Winslow mail., 1923-10-26
A FEELING OF SECURITY

You naturally feel secure when you
know that the medicine you are about to
take is absolutely pure and contains no
harmful or habit producing drugs.
Such medicine is DR.. Kilmer's Swamp
Root, kidney, liver and bladder remedy.
The same standard of purity, strength
and excellence is maintained in every bot
tie of Swamp-Root.
It is scientifically compounded from
vegetable herbs.
It is not a stimulant and is taken in
teaspoonful doses.
It is not recommended for everything.
It is natures great helper in relieving
and overcoming kidney, liver and bladder
troubles.
A sworn statement of purity is with
every bottle of DR.. Kilmer's Swamp
Root.
If you need a medicine, you should
have the best On sale at all drug stores
in bottles of two sizes, medium and large.
However, if you wish first to try this
great preparation send ten cents to DR..
Kilmer & Co., Binghamton, N. Y, for a
sample bottle When writing be sure
and mention this paper.-Advertisemen
The Winslow mail., 1923-10-26
Fate.

1t is a strange fact that since the
death of President Taylor of the
United States every fourth president
has died a sudden death. After Tay-
lor, the twelfth president, there were
Fillmore, Pierce, Buchanan, and Lin
coin. President Lincoln was assassi.
mated while attending a theater. Then
came Johnson, Grant, Hayes and Gar
field. President Garfield was also as
sassinated. Arthur, Cleveland, Harri.
son and Mckinley, who was the third
United States president to be assassi-
mated. Then followed Roosevelt. Taft,
Wilson and President Harding, who
died natural but sudden death.
The Winslow mail., 1923-10-26
Girls, Read Thisi

Pueblo, Colo.-"When my daughter,
now Mrs. Eva Tidmarsh, was sixteen
she suffered terribly at times as many
girls do, and did not feel real good
at any time. She had pimples all
over her body. A friend told me to
get her a bottle of DR.. Pierce's Fav-
orite Prescription, as her daughter
had taken it and had derived wonder
full relief from it. My daughter took
three bottles and now she is per-
fectly well-never has a headache or
backache. We both never forget to
recommend DR.. Pierce's Favorite Pre-
scription" Mrs. Lula Davis, 108 E.
Evans Ave
Your health is most important to
you. It's easily improved.
Obtain DR.. Pierce's Prescription
now, in liquid or tablets, from your
druggist or send 10c for trial pkg
of tablets to DR.. Pierce's Invalids'
Hotel in Buffalo, N. Y, or write for
free medical advice.
The Winslow mail., 1923-10-26
PIow Lays Gable.

The plow has been set to work lay
ing electric-light cables. A cast-steel
implement for deep plOwing was
adapted for the purpose, and with
small force of workers the plow in
stalled 1000 feet of single, lead-c0v-
cred cable in one day.
1t was fitted with a clamp to hold
the end of the cable, and a gasoline
engine, with drum, was hitched to
the drawbar. The cable was pulled
along beneath the surface of the
ground by the plowshare, so that, as
the plow proceeded the cable was laid
in the trench made.
Th company making the experiment
attained a still better record when the
plow was pulled by more powerfuR
gasoline engine. Application of the
device is limited to use in city parks
or in suburban installations where
cable has to be strung across a large
lawn. The outfit can be hauled any
where by a small truck.
The Winslow mail., 1923-10-26
How Women Mail letters.

Femininity has it's own way of
posting a simple, everyday letter, ac-
cording to one keen observer. For in
stance, out of 30 women who were
watched at a street letter box in the
residential section of large city, q
withdrew the letter before quite let
ting go of it, to scan both sides of the
envelope, to be certain the letter was
securely sealed, properly addressed,
stamped and to make sure nobody
could look through the envelope to
read the contents.
The Winslow mail., 1923-10-26

z VERY reader of Greek mythology
is familiar with the story of
Ulysses escape from the den of the
one-eyed giant, Polyphemus and in the
history of the American frontier once
occurred the deliverance of settler
from the hands of the Indians which
is a close parallel to that of the hero
of ancient times. In this case. how
ever, herd of cattle instead of
flock Of sheep was the vehicle Of
flight.
one evening a wandering band of
Indians approached Hills fort on the
VandaliaG GreenviIle road in southern
Illinois and stealthily crept up to the
side of one of the corner blockhOuses.
After picking the mud from the crev-
ices in the chimney, they peered into
the room and saw a settler sitting
near the fire. One of the savages
pushed his rifle through the hole and
shot the man and at the report the
other settlers Immediately sprang to
defend the stockade
At this moment a settler named
Llndley was outside the stockade
feeding the cattle which were being
herded close to the walls of the fort.
The Indians made a rush for the big
gates which had carelessly been left
open. The men inside barely had
time to slam them shut before the
savages arrived but they also shut out
Lindley, leaving him to the mercy of
the redskins.
Lindley tried to hide among the cat
tie but the Indians saw him and with
blood-curdling yells rushed forward.
The herd, taking fright, turned and,
believing loudly, fed toward the
woods. Lindley saw a chance to
escape. He was a long-armed, pow
erful frontiersman and, as one of the
steers rushed past him, he leaped
upon it's back, coiled his arms around
the animals neck, and needless of the
danger from it's thrashing hoofs,
slipped under its body.
The Indians uttered a howl of dis
appointment as they saw their intended
victim escaping and looSed shower or
arrows at him. But these missiles
only qu.ckened the flight of the fren-
zied herd and Lindley'S mount soon
carried him out of range
The savages kept up the chase,
however, and it was not until the set
tier was deep in the woods and safe
under the protection of the friendly
darkness that he dared attempt to dis
mount from his plunging steed. By
this time the steer was so exhausted
from its wild dash and the weight Of
its burden that Lindley had no diff
Guilty in bringing it to a halt. He re-
mained in the woods until late that
night and then, making sure that the
settlers had beaten off their enemies,
he returned to the fort in safety.