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The Washington times., 1923-12-04
MAN SWEPT OVER DAM
IN MOTORBOAT BROWNS

PITTSBURGH, Dec. Am uni
Identified man was swept over the
Hers Island dam to his death in
the Allegheny river today after
his motorboat had crashed against
the side of the dam.
When the boat collapsed the man
became entangled in the wreckage.
He was seen struggling to free him.
self as the boat lowered for a mo-
ment on the edge of the dam wall.
Then the powerful current carried
1t over. The boat was torn asunder
in the fan and the man pitched
high into the air. Falling into
the water he did not reappear.
The Washington times., 1923-12-04
PARIS EXPECTS
REDS TOF|GHT
ROYAL|STS
Police Prepare to Meet Out
breaks as Result OF
Daudet's Death.

PARIS, Dec. 4.-Police took pre-
cautions today to guard against
another outbreak of fighting be
tween the "Camelots Du Roi"-an
organization OF young royalists-
and anarchists as a result OF the
violent death of fourteen-year-old
Philippe Daudet, son Of Leon
Daudet, leader of the royalist party.
A special judge has begun in
vestigating the allegation of the
father that his son was killed by
anarchists, after they had poisoned
the boys mind.
Long Storm Center.
The elder Daudet has long been
the center OF a storm Of intrigue
and violence. GerTnaine Bertrand,
young woman anarchist. is at
present charged with the murder
of Marius Plateau, one of the editors
Of the royalist newspaper "L'Action
Franchise" 1t is alleged she went
to the office seeking the life of
Daudet, the chief editor. She
opened fire, killing Plateau.
Mile. Germaine, who is young
and pretty, is known to police as
archists in France. She will be
arraigned on December Is when
Daudet will be the chief witness
against her.
Charges BY Father.
Daudet alleges that accomplices
Of the woman were responsible for
his sons death. He claims they
became acquainted with the boy
who was very impressionable and
temperamental, and assumed an
over his mind which he
could not break.
The father declares that examine
ton OF the body after it is examined
will prove his assertion that Phi
lippe was murdered and did not
commit suicide by shooting him,
self as claimed. The driver Of the
taxicab in which the youth was
riding when he was shot claimed
that Philippe was alone.
The Washington times., 1923-12-04
1924 CAMPAIGN
To Be OPENED
IN West
Presidential Preferences Must
BE Made today in South
Dakota.
BY international News Service.

PIERRE, s. D., Dec. Fly mid.
night tonight the national Presi-
dental campaign will have been
formally opened. BY that time, the
South Dakota proposal meetings of
the Republican, Democratic and
Farmer Labor parties will have
picked their majority preferences for
President and Vice President and
adopted national platforms.
The conventions must assemble at
IL a.. m, and have all their work
finished by midnight. They must
operate in committees of the whole
with platform and other subcommit.
tees barred. They must adopt the
platform plank by plank with roll
call vote on each.
The day opened with Democratic
circles still stirred to their depths by
Dakota, Anti-Saloon League super
intendent, that the FORREST
dent movement was nothing but a
blind Of the vets and that the real
object of j. r. Houlihan and Richard
O. Richards, principal Ford leaders,
was to win a. wet delegation to the
Democratic national convention.
Fight for Legal Merit.
Richards, g. candidate for the Re-
publican nomination for governor in
1920, cast fuel on the flames when he
filed with the secretary of state
formal notification that he intended
to keep up his fight for his legal
merit system.
The legal merit system contem-
plates Government sale of liquor at
cost to anyone who has certificate
Of merit from Government board,
which shall examine all adults and
issue certificates Of morality. Those
holding approved certificates are to
be furnished unlimited liquor at cost
by the Government, while the inn
moral ones won't get drop.
McAdoo leaders, for their part,
plan to present a platform plank
calling for strict enforcement Of the
Volstead act and believe it will meet
no difficulty.
Republican PIanlxs.
Republican planks are expected to
include a demand for g. striking in
crease in inheritance taxes, reduc.
ton Of income tax rates on incomes
under 10000; % per cent discrimina-
ton in favor OF earned incomes as
against unearned incomes; soldier
bonus payment and a 6O-cent tariff
on wheat.
There is sti1l fusion talk between
Democrats and Farmer, Laborites on
State matters, but it seems leading
up a blind alley.
& s t
The Washington times., 1923-12-04
PILGRIMS Sc I
MONDAY AS
WASH DAY
Charles Ray Film Reveals Lit
tie Known Incidents Of His
torical Voyage.

Charles Ray in filming "The
Courtship of Myles Standish." which
Is now showing at the President,
discovered that the Pilgrims were
responsible for establishing Monday
as the day for cleaning the family
linen. After their long voyage of
l02 days on the Mayflower they
landed on Sunday, but, being q re-
ligious band, the Pilgrims refrained
from washing their clothes, soiled
by a long journey, until Monday
morning. Hence the Monday morn
ing wash day for the following
generations.
1t is a coincidence of the voyage
OF the Mayflower that the vessel
was 102 feet long, bore exactly 102
passengers to our shores and was
1O2 days in completing its mission.
There are many details of the
Mayflower that people never learned
in their school books.
Very few know that the Pilgrims
were brought to America by a
brutal pirate crew or that a ter
rifle storm at sea almost destroyed
the fraiI vessel
The Pilgrims also had the hostil-
ity of some riff-raff adventures,
gathered in London and sent along
by the financial hackers of the
enterprise, who hoped to make
money out of the colony.
They intended to land In Vir-
ginia, having been given grant Of
land, but through treachery on the
part of the crew they were landed
at Plymouth.
1.-THE Courtship of Myles Stand
ish" was directed by Frederic Sulli.
van with a cast of more than 1 900
people. There are eighty-seven name
parts. Ray plays John Alden and
Enid Bennett is the Puritan maiden
Priscilla Mullins.
The Washington times., 1923-12-04
CIVIL SERVICE SEEKS
TO FILL THREE JOBS

The Civil Service Commission to
day announced examinations to fill
vacancies in the following positions
Engineering aid, lighthouse serv
Ice, Third district, New York, al
81 500 year, junior specialist in
education, bureau of education, De
partment of Interior. at $1,000 tc
2,400 a year; social worker, Vet
Grams Bureau, for duty at Chicago
ILL.,, at $1,000 to $2,100 a year.
Full information and application
blanks may be obtained at the of
flee of the commission, 1924 +
street northwest.
The Washington times., 1923-12-04
RAIL MEN TO BE GUESTS
OF D. C. PASSENGER BODY

Passenger and ticket agents and
representatives of all the railroads
in the Eastern section of the United
States will be guests of the Washing
ton Passenger Association at a ban.
quet to be held at the Franklin
Square Hotel tomorrow night at Z
o'clock. President H. A. Heustis OF
tn" Pennsylvania road will be toast
master.
Tomorrow afternoon members OF
the association will visit Mt. Vernon
as guests of the Washington Virginia
Railway Company, a special train
provided by the company leaving
Twelfth street station at 2:3O,
The Washington times., 1923-12-04
500, 436 IS SOUGHT FOR
BOYS TRAINING SCHOOL

An appropriation Of $50. 436 for
maintenance Of the National Train
ing School for Boys is asked in the
budget estimates submitted to Con-
gress today by President Coolidge.
This amount includes salaries for
officers and employees, food and SUP
plies for the inmates, entertainments,
repairs to property, operation OF pas
senger vehicles belonging to the
school and the procuring Of books
and periodicals for the educational
needs Of the boys.
A sum Of $4,000 ID provided Tor
pursuing and identifying escaped In
mates and for rewards Tor their re-
capture. Five hundred dollars Is
provided to secure suitable homes
for discharged boys.
The Washington times., 1923-12-04
FARMER-LABORITES MAY
DEMAND LABOR DOLLAR

ST. PIERRE, S. D., Dec. A.
Farmer-Laborites in this state. in.
tent upon the question of agri.
cultural relief, are seriously con.
sidering advocating a labor dollar
in their 1924 platform and calling
for the discarding of the gold dol.
lar as a basic unit.
The new unit would be based on
certain stipulated amount of Ia.
Dor performed. Greater elasticity
or currency would be obtained nm.
der this arrangement, a number
OF Farmer-Labor leaders maintain,
and the money trust" absolutely
circumvented.
The Washington times., 1923-12-04
COURT STARTS CRUSADE
AGAINST UNcLEAN PLAYS

NEW YORK. Dec. 1.-The first
of series of moves against alleged
salacious plays in Broadway thea
ters, contemplated by local authori-
ties and reform agencies, was made
when General Sessions Judge Col
Inns instructed the grand jury to
investigate and indict il evidence
warranted
Judge Collins declared that Dis
trict Attorney Banton stood ready
to prosecute thoroughly producers
and managers violating the penal
law relating to obscene plays.
The Washington times., 1923-12-04
WIFE SUES W. W. ToL SON,
NAMING ANOTHER WOMAN

Waiter w. Tolson, 22f7 Nichols
avenue southeast, was sued yester-
day in the District Supreme Court
by Mrs. Helen w. Tolson for an alb
solute divorce. She alleges mis-
conduct, naming correspondent.
The couple were married May %,
1910.
Robert e. Gladman, whose wife,
Gertrude Gladman, obtained linn
tied divorce November %, 1920. was
cause why he should not be adj
judged in contempt for failure to
pay alimony.
The Washington times., 1923-12-04
LAW SHCOOL FRESHMEN
ORGANIZE AND ELECT

Wilbur l.. Gray last night was
elected president Of the Freshman
class of the Washington College of
Law The class organized for the
semester and made preliminary
plans for the school year.
Other Officers chosen were: Miss
HeIen q. Hironimus. first vice
president; Miss Catherine O'DonnelI,
second vice president; Mas Dorothea
Wass1nann' secretary; S. f. Kato-
PoInls, treasurer, and r. e. Chesel-
IIne' Harry Wolf and Miss Carrie
I1unter, members OF the executive
committee.
The Washington times., 1923-12-04
COUPLE PUSHING BABIES
ARRIVE IN LORIDA

DAYToNA. Fla. Dec. Al. S.
Leddy and his wife and two babies
have arrived in Daytona from Co
shen, Ind, after walking all the
pushcart, along with their pro-
visions and luggage.
They are en- route to Orlando.
They have been on the way since
August.
The Washington times., 1923-12-04
BACON STRIKE MAKES
PATS PIG WORTHLESS

DUBLIN, Dec. 4.-Farmers in
County Donegal are drowning their
young pigs because the price they
bring in the markets is so low
that 1t is Improbable to raise
them.
II Is not an unusual sight after
county Fair to see a farmer open
ms cart and let a litter of young
pigs out on the road for anvone to
take who wants them.
This condition is attributed to an
eleveh weeks strike in the Irish
The Washington times., 1923-12-04
INTRUDER FRIGHTENED
BY VOLLEY OF SHOTS

An intruder, cOlored. was scared
away early this morning, when
George Praros. 626 North Capital
street, opened fire. The man
escaped, but is believed to bava
been wounded by one of tho shots
Praros discovered him in the
w0odshed in the rear Of his home
After the shooting, Praros ana
police found about SIS worth NJ
groceries scattered about the shed.
The Washington times., 1923-12-04
MAN NEVER BOTHERED
THIS SPINSTER OF 6

TAYLoRVILLE, ILL.,. Dec. 4.-"I
have never been bothered with a
man." is the reason ascribed by
Miss Margaret Campbell, Of this
city, for being well and happy on
her ninety-sixth birthday, which she
celebrated Saturday.
The Washington times., 1923-12-04
Club to increase Membership.

Plans to increase membership in
the Cosmopolitan Club from the
ranks of Washington business and
professional men will be taken up
at the dinner meeting of the organi-
zation in the ballroom of the Airing
ton Hotel, Thursday night, at Z
o'clock
The Washington times., 1923-12-04

>. j. Broderick, commercial
counsellor OF the British embassy,
WIN address the Historical Club at
us meeting in Mcmahon Hal,
Cathollc University. tonight. The
membership comprises group Of
professors Of history and allied
branches at the Catholic University.
The Washington times., 1923-12-04
Gun Carrier Gets 100 DAYS.

Charged with carrying a pistol
Caleb Adams. colored. was sentenced
by Judge John p. Mcmahon in the
United States branch OF Police
Court today to serve 1870 days in
jail.
The Washington times., 1923-12-04
DE PACHMANN IN
! OUTPOUR|NG
| Of SOUL
Moore Sees ''Eccentricities'
! OF Great Pianist as Vent for
Deep Emotion.
By WILLIAM MOORE.


II Our favorite dictionary defines an
eccentric as a person who is
Irregular, odd, or differing from
the customary in form Of action OF
0pinion."
Much also has been made by the
all.wise New York critics over the
eeccentricities' of Vladimir De
Pachmann. pianist extraordinary,
who visited in our midst yesterday
and gave his only recital Of the
season at Polls Theater.
OF course, De Pachmann Is
s'eccentric,'. but it is an eccentricity
that in no way detracts from his
position as one OF the handful CT
really great pianists in the world
today.
Outpouring of Soul.
De Pachmann is picturesque,
rather than eccentric, in our hum
BILE Judgment. True, he delights in
punctuating his numbers with side
remarks anent their beauty and his
own exquisite artistic attainments,
but this, we believe, is merely the
outpouring of a soul so utterly
wrapped up in the sheer poetry OF
music that there must be an added
vent to the emotions other than
through the medium Of the Key
board.
De Pachmann will live in the
memories of those fortunate enough
TO hear him long after the critics
who berate his "eccentfic cities" have
passed into Kingdom Come.
It was q truly classical program
the great pianist chose for the edit
cation of the large audience. Par
ticularly appealing to the hundreds
OF youthful piano students who
came in sightseeing buses to hear
the master was the Beethoven
MSonata Pathetfquc." But its rem
iition was not particularly satisfy
ing to this reviewer. It lacked a
depth that should have been more
deeply plumbed IN order TO render
more inspiring this truly wonderful
work OF Beethoven.
A Master of Chopin.
But Chopin! That was another
story. We almost believed De
Rachmann N his assertion that he
Il the worlds greatest exponent
of Chopin" when ne concluded the
II sharp major Second Inpromptu.
De Rachmann we've into this
gem-a fabric of fine spun gold-all
the dreamy. ethereal rhapsodies
that must have filled the COM
poser's Imagination when he wrote.
the composition.
The Nocturne. opus 80, No. l.;
the B minor prelude, and the
Allegro de Concert completed the
Chopin group. Would that there
had been more
Then De Pachmann wandered
into the reams of Mendelssohn, Civ
ing two Songs Without Words"
much to the delight of the audience.
a Schumann Novelette, and Ro-
nance, and finally, the Eighth Hun
garian Rhapsody Of List, closed
the all-too-brief program.
De Pachmann fails to be per
feet medium OF. music because his
Personality interposef. itself be-
tween the music and the listener,
polemnly AYERS New York cities
Meanwhile, De Pachmann goes on
his way rejoicing, and continues to-
evoke beautiful sounds from the
piano, too often seemingly IN
musical instrument, wherever made.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1923-04-16

| Probably the most costly tomb in
1 existence IL thGt which was erected
to the memory Of Mahomet. The dia.
! monds and rubies used in the decora.
I tons are worth S15.000.000.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1923-04-16
SEND CHECK TODAY
TO VISITING NURSES
Society Starts Campaign for
Much Needed 100000
for Expansion.

Make your check payable to
Treasurer Joshua Evans. jr.. and send
It, or cash, to Room 220, The Star
building. and you will this day have
helped the Instructive Visiting Nurses
Society to realize it's much needed
100000 to support it and take care
of all emergencies for the next two
years.
The official campaign for this
amount opened today as a score or
more nurses went SQUIRTING to all sec
tions of the city answering the call
of the distressed. II the ten additional
nurses needed by the society tand
which will be provided il Washing
ton says 500 were on hand perhaps
many a sufferer today would not
have had to wait so long before this
kind friend appeared at his bedside.
motor car among them, and this en-
ables one to make many more visits
than she can travelling on foot or In
street car. But the number of
nurses properly to care for a city's
population is estimated by medical
authorities as one for every 1000
persons; Washington has only one
nurse for every 5000. There always
must be at least one nurse in the
headquarters for emergency calls
such as this which came in the other
day by telephone:
IT'S here"' shouted an excited man
The nurse Immediately understood.
When was it born?' she asked A
few minutes later. with proper equip
ment in her bag, she was on her way
to give intelligent care necessary to
a newborn baby and it's mother.
Emergency calls, however, are not
30 planned in advance that they fall
In line with the procedure at the
headquarters. majority of the
nurses always are out on calls and
there must be nurses reaH to meet
any situation. Especially so Is this
necessary during the Shrine conven-
ton. and unless enough additions are
made to the staff by that time, the
present workers anticipate having to
leave many calls for help un-
answered.
The fact that from one nurse the
organization has grown to a large,
efficient dissemination Of happiness,
knowledge and medical care and is
now taxed to the limit, il pointed to
by friends as a testimonial Of the
city's appreciation Of and demand for
continuation Of its present work on
more comprehensive scale. There
were 1873 persons during the first
three months Of this year whose
thoughts Immediately turned to the
instructive visiting nurse, when ILL.,
ness or accident came upon hem.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1923-04-16
NOTED CIVIL WAR
OFFICER DIES HERE
Col. Smolinsh Was Prominent in
g. A. r. Activities in
Capital.

Cal. Joseph smolinski. civil war
veteran. we'll known Grand Army of
the Republic member. for many
years connected with the War De-
partment and later with the Govern
ment printing office. died Thursday
at Providence Hospital. following a
short illness. aged seventy Eight.
Funeral services were held this morn :
Ing at o'clock at st. Patrick s
Church. Interment was in Arlington
national cemetery. with military
honors. under the auspices of the
Department of the Potomac G. A. X.
Col. Smolinski was q native OF
Quebec, where he was born October
J6, 1916. He was educated In France.
he served with the 9th New York
Cavalry in the civil war and was
one or the Youngest officers in the
Union service: He was one of the
organizers Of the Fenian Brotherhood
Of 1SS7-6s and Of the National Union
and Veterans Union. He organized
lafayette Post. No. 20, c. A. p. Of
this city. He was the only American
member on the board OF directors OF
the Polish National Museum at Rap
perswyl. Switzerland. Col. Smolinski
was the leading influence that sue
cessfully carried out the movement
for the erection OF the Polish monu-
ment at 18th street and Pennsylvania
avenue northwest
After the civil war Col. Smolinski
accepted an appointment in the War
Department. where he remained for
more than thirty years. after which
he was transferred to the government
printing Office. where he remained for
number of years until his retire
ment several years ago. He gave
much of his time to reform work
among prisoners and inmates Of re-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1923-04-16
GRAND JURY ACTS
ON BIGAMY CHARGE
Philip K. Manson Indicted on
Charge of Marrying Woman
Without Divorcing Wife.

Philip K. Manson was indicted to-
day by the grand jury on a charge
OF bigamy According to the indict-
ment Manson was married January
Is, 1919. to Anna E. Conner and with
out securing a divorce from her went
through a marriage ceremony last
June with Matilda Smith.
The grand jurors exonerated Earl
Mcdonald. colored. of a charge of
homicide. He was said to have caused
the death of Earl Rich. fifteen years
old, March Is last. The evidence
showed the discharge Of the weapon
was accidental. A charge Of assault
against George Janey and one of
housebreaking against Otis Johnson
were ignored by the grand jury.
others indicted ami the charges
against them are: Harry F. Dillon.
forgery: James Robert King, bigamy;
Leslie Ray Cook. assault with dan
gerous weapon: Noble Gales. larceny;
Louis Zerega, Wilson Banks and
Ralph Henson. housebreaking and
larceny; Clarence McLwaine and
Howard T. Ferguson, grand larceny;
Walter Allen and Frank H. Washing
ton. joyriding: Lloyd Carter and Paul
Young. robbery: John A. Lewis and
Jerome Gray, non-s support.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1923-04-16
Soldiers to Attack
ViHageTo morrou
Near Monument

How American doughboys go
about attacking a defensive out
post of the enemy in order TO
capture a village will be demon
strated in realistic manner tomor-
row afternoon. at 4:30 o'clock. on
the Monument grounds by For
Washington troops. The exhibit
ton is the second of a. series OF
public military maneuvers in
emulation of phases in actual war
fare, arranged by Brig. Gen. II. II.
Bandholtz. commanding the dis
trict of Washington.
The demonstration will show
an interior platoon assaulting a
semi prepared defensive position,
without the aid Of artillery bar
rage. but with ARTILLERY concen-
trations on the sensitive points"
With bayonets fixed. the platoon
will charge on the enemy from n
56-yard distance. driving the de-
tenders in the general direction OF
the Potomac, and triumphantly
entering the VILLAGE
The scene of the battle will be
in the vicinity Of the tennis courts.
northeast of the base of the
Monument.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1923-04-16
Former ConUicts
See DUN Records
Go Up in Flames

Fifty-three former convicts gath
cred around furnace at the old
home Of the Prisoners Relief So
ciety. 500 f street. yesterday and
watched the records of thousands
or ex-convicts. including their
own. go up in flames in the fur
mace. The burning of the records
was incidental to the removal of
the headquarters Of the organiza-
ton to 201 L street, which will be
the home of the society after to-
day
f. E. budding, president of the
society, and Miss Dorothy NJ.
Brown. secretary, superintended
the burning of the papers. It was
decided that the records of the
past be destroyed on account of
the congested condition Of the files
of the society. Only the records
OF working cases were retained
and new set Of documents will
be started today.
According to officials of the So
ciety, it has aided more than 1o0.-
600 men and women who have
served time In Jail.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1923-04-16
Red Tape at Its Highest.

From the Baltimore News
Circumlocution in the civil service
is not always the result of the sys-
tenn.
A few weeks ago an official in one
department made an inquiry about a
certain case to subordinate official
in another section who allowed the
matter to slide.
Recently the first official ad-
dressed a complaint to the subordi-
mates superior and the superior pass
ed on the minute to the subordinate
with the query, Has nothing been
done?"
The minute was returned mark ed
Yes" and was sent back to the
subordinate with a laconic what %
Nothing" was the subordinate
comment on the minute
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1923-04-16
.LAMPERT TO PUSH
MILK BILL AGAIN
Will Reintr0duce Measure at
Start Of Next Session of
Congress.

Representa- tive F7orian ampert OF
Wisconsin, chairman Of subcom-
mittee of the House District commit
tee which held hearings last year on
O pure milk bill for the District of
Columbia and upon profiteering in
the price Of milk by certain distribu-
tors, announced today that he will
reintroduce the bill agreed upon fol-
lowing these hearings, as soon as
Congress meets.
This announcement was made after
q conference with DR.. w. c. Fowler,
District health officer.