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The Washington times., 1923-09-01
B, CLEWS
HADLUCk WITH
FIRST $1,000
He Bought Standard Oil and
Soon Received Large
Returns.
By JAMES h. CLEWS.
Financier and Head Of Henry Clews q Co.
Copyright. 1923, by Cosmopolitan


EImWmCACE @HAu 1ACSAW Va AAVAubS OAV"O - ~
Copyright. 1928, by Cosmopolitan
News Service.)
NEW YORK, Sept. 1.-The first
$1,000 / saved invested in Stand
ard Oil Company stock. The profits
made was very large, not be-
cause of any foresight on my part
but through luck. Soon after l
made the investment the division OF
Standard Oil properties took place
and stockholders received large re-
turns on their investment. Such
opportunities. of course, do not
come very often.
My advice to young men who
have saved 81 900 is to put it In a
bank until they have $4,000 or
So, 900 more, and then invest it in
some business. If they have a
liking for some other way of max
ing a living, they should invest in
whatever legitimate undertaking
appeals to them.
f, Interest Is Essential
1t is counting failure for anyone
to take up a business which does
ton.
The trouble with many Of the
young men Of today is they want
to, get rich too quickly. To make
a success Of his life work, man
must not only understand it thor
oughly, but concentrate all his
thought on 1t. He must be will.
ing to work hard.
Too many are too anxious to get
away from their offices early in the
afternoon to play golf or indulge in
other pleasure. That seldom brings
success.
was born in Dunkirk. N. r.
believed more opportunities existed
In a larger town, 80 / went to Buff
falo, N. Y. where / became a run
ner, or checker. for transporta.
ton concern. After several years
decided there were still better op.
portunities in New York, and 80
came here.
1 knew a young man from 9
small town who obtained a job in
a bank at $1,000 year here. He
was ambitious. SO he took posi-
ton with a bond house, where he
learned the bond business. The
first year after he had mastered II
he made $4,000, the second year
$4,000. and now he makes many
times that amolInt annually.
Had he stayed in his small home
town he would perhaps still be
earning only small salary. His
experience is only one OF many
examples.
The Washington times., 1923-09-01
81 MOVIE SEAT
IS OPPOSED
HERE
Managers of Local Picture
Theaters Say N. Y. Prices
Would Not Pay.

The So feature motion picture ad-
mission rate, which is now agitat-
ing motion picture devotees in New
York and which has resulted in or
ganization there of group to fight
the high admission charge, need
cause Washington movie fans little
concern.
The possibility of such a rate in
this city is exceedingly remote ac-
cording to local chain theater
managers. The only occasions in
this city where such charges are
ever made for motion picture per-
formances is in the legitimate
theaters when the first runs of
super-productions'' are given.
No motion picture theater in
Washington could afford to charge
such a rate, and will not even
consider 1t, according to Lawrence
Beatus, manager Of the Loew. The
aters. The profit to the local mo-
ton picture exhibitor, he explained.
comes in the continuous perform
ance at the lower rates. Harry M.
Crandall, head of the CrandalI or
ganization, is as strongly opposed
to the So motion picture idea as
Beatus, it is understood.
The Washington times., 1923-09-01
Must Be Folding Model and Able to
Run on Near Beer or Wood Alcohol.

up town, and he almost had to go
over to Elizabeth, N. D., and then
let me out i'm Brooklyn.
was so late that when told
'em I came up in a car they
asked me If it was a hand car.
HOTEL STRATEGY.
You just have to slipper or sub.
way If you want to get any place.
And then the way they have
been stealing cars lately.
Seems like they pick 'em up
and put 'em in their pocket as II
you were driving a cigarette case
instead of a small sedan.
know one guy that always
parks his car I'm front Of tho
Y. w. c. A. or the Martha Wash
ingtOn Hotel because he says any.
body would know fellow couldn't
stay in there long.
Just the same they. can Joke
about these kiddle cars for grown
ups all they want to; they are
the most practical thing in the
world.
You can stop anywhere from =
life saving station by the beach
or the old soldiers home and find
somebody that knows what's the
matter with it IL 1t won't go and
fix it for you.
PATCH 'EM WITH GUM.
1t will run on anything from
near beer to wood alcohol and You
can fix a puncture with a piece
Of chewing gum.
It's an ideal car for a dame like
me that don't know any moro
about machinery than 1 do about
grand opera.
When my ear needs cleaning
any little shOeshiner will run
over it with his brush and II he's
careful he won't dent it any more
than possible.
In fact I got the idea watching
a fellow sitting in his flivver get
ting his shoe shfned. I say shoe
because the poor Kid polished the
hood Of the. car and thought all
the time it was the fellows other
oxford!
The Washington times., 1923-09-01
CARE FOR
CONTAGIOUS
DISEASES
Isolation Ward Suggested in
All Hospitals by DR..
Fowler.

DR.. William C. Fowler, District
health officer, today suggested that
all hospitals in the District of Co
lumbia accept all contagious disease
cases needing immediate attention.
He did this in the hope of prevent
ing a repetition Of the Lorraine
Mothershead tragedy. This. eight
months old baby died after two
hospitals refused to admit her.
1t was said today that District
government officials hal no power
to demand that hospitals receive
such cases. There was some talk
today Of enacting laws to compel
the hospitals to take cases similar
to the Mothershead case.
Investigation into the hospitals
today showed that only four hos
pitfalls have wards where, persons
with contagious diseases would be
admitted. These are Garfield, Prov
idence, FoundIings and Freedman S.
The Washington times., 1923-09-01
DIES WHEN OPERATION
REMOVES CORSET STEEL

NEW YORK. Sept AFTER sui
fering severe abdominal pain for
nine years. Mrs. Nathan Scheer.
forty.one. a week ago entered the
Polytechnic Hospital. where an x-ray
examina ton re vealed a piece Of metal
lodged cIosswise in the large inteS-
tire 4 few inches below the stomach.
The metal, rusted and encircled by
q growth. was removed in an opera
ton August %. 1t proved to be a
piece of corset steel five inches long
and half an inch wide. Mrs. Scheer
died al the hospital yesterday.
DR.. Edward Peterson, who oper-
ated, said neither the patient nor ex-
aiming physicians knew how the
metal entered her body. He added
that. in The horC OF relieving the
pain she went through a major oper-
alton four years ego. An organ was
removed at that time, but the actual
cause of The trouble was not known.
The Washington times., 1923-09-01
NEE
To Plan new
METHODS
Conference in Milwaukee to
Open September 10 Draws
From All Over Nation.

NEW YORK, Sept. 1.-Revolu-
tionary processes in the scientific
baking Of bread, drastic reform in
the teaching OF chemistry in the
nations high schools, elimination
of huge waste in the manufacture
Of paper and disposal Of the sewage
of cities will be discussed at a ma
tional meeting of the American
Chemical Society to he held in
Milwaukee. Wis, beginning Mon.
day, September 10.
Problems of American agricul-
ture and Of the leather and rubber
industries will come up also. The
by chemists from all over the
United States and from foreign
countries. will herald amazing post.
war advances in chemical science,
say officers of the society.
Sessions begin with afternoon
and evening meetings of the so
ciety's council, presided over by the
president, e. C. Franklin, of Stan.
ford University. A general public
meeting is scheduled for the second
day, when addresses of welcome
will be delivered by Milwaukee city
officials. with response by DR..
Franklin. General addresses will
be made by leading chemists.
The third day has been set apart
for divisional and sectional meetings,
the eliminating event being the
presidents address at Marquette
University. These meetings will be
continued on the fourth day and
will be followed by a series of col.
lege reunions and dinners to be
attended by groups Of visiting
chemists.
Featuring the convention will be
two joint forums by the agricul-
tural and food divisions of the So
ciety. One. with the Industrial divi-
sion. will be devoted to Bread.
under the Craftsmanship Of DIR. Fl.
z. Barnard, Of Minneapolis, MINI.
The other, with the fertilizer divi.
sion, will discuss FERTILIZERS and
Crops" the chairman being II. A.
Moves. Of Westfield, N. Y.
The Washington times., 1923-09-01
SILENT WOMEN VOTERS
SENT BILBO TO DEFEAT

JACKSON. MisS. Sept. 1.-Theo.
dOre G. Bilbo, former governor. was
defeated by the women vote Of
Mississippi by 1900. This was
made certain when from complet4
returns in every county Henry L.
Whitfield. thirteen years president
of The Mississippi College for Wo-
men, showed that the Mississippi
Democrats had nOmina ed him.
Despite the fact that Bilbo had
served ten days in jail for his
failure TO appear in Federal court
as a witness for Fra noes Birkhead,
girl stenOgra pher. who sued Gov
ernor Lee |. Russell for 500, 900 IN
damag es alleging seduction. no
scandal was talked openly against
BilbO in the campaign.
His defeat. however. is generally
believed to be due 10 the silart
women who voted. Th.ir ballot $
were protest against the faction
which Bilbo repres ented, and which
had been charged with immortality
during his admin istrat:On.
The Washington times., 1923-09-01
GAVE HER RIVAL
FALSE TEETH,
WIFE SAYS
Squandered Money on Liquor
and Left Her, Mrs. Jones
Charges in Suit.

Her husband presented another
woman in Alabama with set of
false teeth and squandered 1920 on
LIQUOR for himself, declares Mrs.
Mary M. Jones in a petition for a
limited divorce filed in the District
Supreme Court yesterday. against
Archie j. Jones. iShe says her Antls-
band q would often awake at about
midnight, smoke one, cigarette, after,
another, and consume lot of ice
water, due to drunkenness. Pre-
tending ne was a. Secret Service
agent and had been detailed to
Washington, Mrs. Jones alleges her
husband left her in Calera, Ala.
1.-The other woman continued her
affection for. Jim" even after she
found he was married and was a
father. Emma M. Nessmitho declared
in suit filed yesterday to compel
her husband. James c. Nessmith,
to support her.
Suit for limited divorce, alleg-
ing her husband is gambler, was
filed yesterday by Mrs. Florence
Hendricks against Albert Hendricks.
The couple have three children.
The wife also charges cruelty.
Asking that his wife's petition to
compel him to support her be dis
missed, Carl A. Weber informed the
court yesterday that he was granted
an absolute divorce from her in
Alexandria, Va, September 30, 1921.
The divorce was given on charge
of desertion, Mrs. Weber having be-
come an actress against his wishes.
Denying his wife's charge that the
divorce was obtained by fraud.
Weber said they had been separated
for fifteen years.
The Washington times., 1923-09-01
NEW OFFICE FILLED
IN p. o. DEPARTMENT

Apo ntment Of f. T. Bushnell.
1865 Church street northwest, as
one of the four men to fill the re-
Gently created positions of super
Vising inspector, under the chief M
spectOr of the POstoffice Depa r.
ment. was announced today by
Postmaster General New
These four men. when the ap-
pOintmentS are completed, will
have supervision over the work Of
the inspectors in the four ma ior
sections of the country. They will
be charged with field decisions re-
garding improvement in the service.
Their positions as specialists on
service matters will keep them al
most continuously on the road, 1t is
explained.
The Washington times., 1923-09-01
WHAT'S DOING
Today and TOMORROW

Today.
Moose Day-Clarendon Fair, Loyal Or
der of the Moose. all day.
Cruise-Stratford Club, clubhouse. af-
teFnoon.
Celebration-''BradIey Day" Girl
Scouts. at Camp Bradley all day.
Carnival-GrOunds OF St. AnIhonys
Catholic Church. North Beach. Md, 3
=.
Observation-Disclosures Legion OF the
District Of Columbia. Marshall Hall. all
day.
concert-Marine Band. EIlipse .. M
Dance-Honor of Mr. and Mrs Carl
Hess. jr., Franklin Square Hotel. sac
p m.
Memorial services-Vetersn Of For
eign Wars. tomb of Unknown Soldier,
afternoon
Dance-commUnity Service, 1912 Ninth
street northwest $50 .. m.
Meetinz-Retired Enlisted Mems As
ISOLATION. Pythfan Temple D. m.
Carnival-Knights OF CoIumbu Silver
springs, Nd, evening
Tomorrow.
carnival-Knights Of Columbus, Silver
Springs. Md, evening.
The Washington times., 1923-09-01
SWARM OF MOSQUITOES
PUTS TOWN ON RUN

m CHICAGO, Sept. millions Of
mosquitoes. from, the, Des PLANES
river marsh lands swarmed into
Suburban towns west of Chicago
diving people from the streets and
causing many stores to close.
Smudge fires were lighted in the
streets of Forest Park, River Forest
and haywood, and homes We're dark
ened in an effort to repel the inva-
sion.
Hundreds of persons soon depleted
drug store stocks of oils said to
prevent mosquito bites. Forest Park
firemen, unable to go inside and
close the doors, built huge smudses
and-sat in the smoke.
The Washington times., 1923-09-01
INJURED
DURING NIGHT
IN TRAFFIC
Numerous Accidents Occur,
But None Results in
Serious Hurt.

Numerous street accidents came
to the attention of the police last
night. 1t was reported that none
of those injured were hurt seriously
Kenneth Keefe. twenty years old,
of thirty-eight New York avenue
northwest, was cut on the face
when his automobile collided with
a bus on the west side of Grant
circle near Varnum street north
west. Keefe was arrested and
charged with colliding.
Avoids Collision.
Avoiding a collision with another
motorcycle at Eleventh and e
streets northwest. James Mills. 225
o street northwest. turned his ma
chine so sharply that il overturned.
Viola Trant, eighteen years old. of
Bethesda. Md. a passenger in the
motorcycles side car. was thrown
out and slightly injured
Ten-year-old Anna Nav Willard.
1850 Avon place northwest, was
treated at the Georgetown Uni
VersIty Hospital for cuts that she
received when the bicycle she was
riding was struck by motorcycle
operated, the police say, by Walter
Shearer, of 2044 Dent place north
west
Youth Breaks Arm.
Lloyd Traynor, fifteen years old,
of 400 B street northeast. suffered
broken left arm when he was
| knocked from his bicycle in the
Capitol grounds. An automobile
said TO have been driven by H. H.
| Ambrose, of Fairfax, Va, struck
the bicycle. Traynor' was taken
to Providence Hospital.
Fred Manning, colored. 1872 F
| street northwest. sustained vac
tured left shoulder when the auto
mobile he was riding in was struck
! by another automobile al Second
and d streets northwest. He was
! taken to the Emergency Hospital.
! Mary Lewis, colored. 231 G street
/ southwest. suffered a dislocated hip
and bruises when she was thrown
| from her machine at Second and {;
| streets southwest when il cOllided
! with another car. A passing autois1
/ took her to the Emergency Hos
pital.
The Washington times., 1923-09-01
HOT DOG CONVENTION
SEPT. 10 is REAL THING

NEW YORK, Sept. IA con
vention TO he held in New York
September 10 will he real ''h1'
dog" II will he gathering OF
frankfurter and bologna butchers
and meat workers. Its purpose will
he TO Unite the workers in thu
meat industry.
The meeting was called by Max
Reisner, orga nicer az the Frank
furter and Bologna Butchers Local,
No. 174.
The Washington times., 1923-09-01
DEVIL DIsLIKEs PULPITS
IS WOMAN PIONEERS VIEW

CHICAGO, Sept. Women s
rights in the pulpit were demanded
by the International Association Of
Women Preachers in session here.
The Rev. Azuba Jones, of Johns.
town, Pa, addressed the conven-
ton on her experience as a pioneer
woman preacher in Wales. She
said:
II told my. congregations
knew some of them did not like
women preachers. But neither
does the devil, for that matter"
The Washington times., 1923-09-01
TWO DEAD FROM EATING
HoRSEMEAT IN GERMANY

HANOVER, Germany, Sept. L.
Two persons are dead and fifty
three are i'll at Linden, near Han
over, after eating horsemeat. Among
the i'll are several entire families
and many seriously stricken.
Horsemeat being cheaper than
either beef or pork local authorities
say that many people have been eat
ing horse flesh altogether since
nrices began to rise making other
rneat prohibitive. These officials
suspect that the meat came from
dealers disposing of old diseased ans-
mails.
The Washington times., 1923-09-01
CLARENDON FAIR
DRAWSLARGE
CROWD
Loyal eOrder of Moose An
Staging Events There
Today.

CLARENDON. Va. Sept. 1.-The
fourth evening of the carnival Of
the Fire Department and Citizens
Association, which is scheduled I'd
continue until September 10. was
well attended last night. It lie esti
mated more than 5000 people visited
the carnival grounds.
Plans were completed by JOINT
committee of the Loyal Order OF
Moss, composed of members Of
Washington, Alexandria and Clar
endon lodges last night, for the
Big Moose Day" celebration being
held In conjunction with the carni
val beginning at 10 a. m. and last
ing until midnight tonight.
A. d. Langley, chairman Of the
tournament, announces 1t will STAR
promptly at o'clock. John A
HarrOn will address the knights
as chief marshal; W.. Harry John
son and olien Pearson as aides The
judges will be E: M. Palmer, r
Rooster. Howard w. Fields, e. w
Hungerford, Judge Kendrick, and
e. Wade Ball.
The new one-ton American La.
France fire engine, equipped with
two forty.gallon tanks, is attracting
the attention Of all visiting the an
nual carnival of the Arlington Ath
letic Club.
The engine was purchased Jointly
by the Athletic Club and Citizens
Association.
Maggie Terrell and William Il
Brown, colored, who were arrested
Wednesday, appeared before Police
Judge Harry r.. Thomas yesterday
The Terrell woman, charged with
illegal possession of liquor, was
held for the action Of the grand
jury, as was Brown, who was &C.
cused of operating a still.
DIR. Frank +. Stone, of Clarendon,
senior member OF Stone and Poole,
also president of the Clarendon Trust
Company, will leave tonight for
Toronto, Canada, to attend q conven-
ton OF the Federal Wholesale Drug,
gist Association which convenes
September 8.
Harry K. Green, commissioner OF
revenue Of Arlington county, accom-
panied by his family, will leave to-
night for Colonial Beach to spend
Labor Day.
MI. Eastman, of Lyon Park, will
leave tomorrow for Milwaukee as a.
delegate to the Grand Army National
Convention.
The Washington times., 1923-09-01
WOMAN DEAD AT 113.

SPRINGFIELD. H.. Sept. l.
Mrs. Sarah Duffy. who. according
TO members of her family, was II3
years old. is dead here. She was
born in England.
The Washington times., 1923-09-01
PRINCE GEORGES
SCHOOL COST
INCREASES
Political Candidates Will Speak
at Second Annual Accokeer
Tourney.

UPPER MARLBORO, Md, Sept.
Ito operate the public school
system of Prince Georges county for
the year 1929 cost 1868, 1858. it
is shown in the annual financial
statement made public by Prof,
Nicholas Orem. superintendent OF
schools for the county.
In 1922 a total of $27S.5S7.5T
was spent and i'm 1920-2l,
$2S9, 324.92.
"a total of 1O.O2s pupils were en-
1929 In 1922. 9,426 were en-
rolled. and in 1920-21. S,102.
273 Teachers Employed.
= A total of 273 teachers were eb-
ployed in 1929. Two hundred
and forty-nine were employed in
1922 and 244 in 1920-21. Salaries
of teachers were $246.26S.6S in
1929; $2oo,31s.O5 in 1922 end
$193.40S.65 in 1920-21.
For repairs and equipment
there was expended, in 1929,
s31, 1858 against $13.346.00 in
1922 and $13,432.41 in 192O-21.
Cost of text books were as fol-
lows: 1929, $20, 686.90: 1922.
1854 and 1920-21, $6,455.30.
Healthy Cost Jump.
In 1920-21 the county spent but
1898 for health service. In 1922
however, this item jumped to
$2,225.76 and in 1929 its cost
the county, $2,092.95. This jump
was due to the fact that prior to
1922 the salary of the county
public school nurse and her ex-
pepses were borne almost altogeth-
er% by the Red Cross. but since
then the county has borne this ex-
pense.
Two candidates for the bench in
the seventh judicial circuit, whose
fate will be determined at. the
primaries September 10 will be the
orators at the second annual tour
nament to be held at Accokeek,
Prince Georges county, Thursday.
September s. States Attorney ].
Wilson Ryon, of Riverdale, an as.
pirant for one of the Republican
nominations for associate Judge,
win be the orator of the day, and
will deliver the charge to the
knights. Ogle Marbury, of Laurel,
q candidate for the Democratic NOM
ination for chief judge will Re the
orator Of the evening, and will de-
liver the coronation address at the
DdIi "D6u SlClOTlOuS VIII
crown the queen of love and beauty
and her maids.
The tournament is to start at 2
o'clock and successful riders will
be awarded prizes of $50, SIS, SO,
and SIS.
After an operation for appen-
dictis which necessitated an absence
of a few weeks, Thomas r. He
nault, clerk to the Prince Georges
county board of education, has re-
sumed his duties.
In addition TO continuing the
work at Fort Foote and Bowie,
where it was started last year
Junior high school work will he
begun the coming year in the new
elementary school in Mt Rainier
and in the colored. schools at Upper
Marlboro and Buena Vista.
The Washington times., 1923-09-01
Cuffs on Your Pants
Keep Pace With
Style Dance
By GILMAN PARKER,

NEW YORK. Sept N radical charges to jackets and vests
be expected the fall styles for but there Wu be
Decentralization
The Washington times., 1923-09-01

After an operation for appen-
dictis which necessitated an absence
of a few weeks, Thomas r. He
nault, clerk to the Prince Georges
county board of education, has re-
sumed his duties.
The Washington times., 1923-09-01

"f y" r one Of dur
guests, upset in MS lap. Then
came the roast III " live thing
toward me. It landed on my chest
with resounding thump ana
dropped into my lap, while I sat
stunned"
The Washington times., 1923-09-01

In addition TO continuing the
work at Fort Foote and Bowie,
where it was started last year,
Junior high school work will he
begun the coming year in the new
elementary school in Mt Rainier
and in the colored. schools at Upper
Marlboro and Buena Vista.
The Washington times., 1923-09-01

M Eastman, of Lyon Park, will
leave tomorrow for Milwaukee as a
delegate to the Grand Army National
Convention.
The Washington times., 1923-09-01

Harry K. Green, commissioner OF
revenue Of Arlington county, accom-.
panied by his family. will leave to-
night for Colonial Beach to spend
Labor Day.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-04-20
RADIO RAGTIME

no S SoUPTowN.
- Hello Cinders.
~ Hello Ashes. How be
you? Wait and see. Grab this:
What four letters would you use
to halt a taxicab?"
"R. U. NJ. T." Ha, ha. ha, I'm
screaming.
well. get this: Where did
the Pilgrims land2"
"On their feet" Ha, Ia, sha,
I'm screaming.
Never mind. try this: What
is the difference between the sea
and a radio receiving set?''
"One losses waves into the air.
while the other takes waves out
of the air." Ha, ha, Ia, I'm
screaming.
Well, I'll admit you nabbed
them all. =
I'll say I did.
But come again, Stupid, come
again.
will.