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Washington Journal., 1923-06-15

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bereitet.
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merben.
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nad Dem 9icaoiap 3irfus genom-
men meroen, mo Inn oas groBte &e-
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ten 3ebn @iGionen Nabl5eiten 5n
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oieIes neue &eitaurant miro in, ie-
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peue boben. Sc gi6t bier orfl piele
3immer, groBe, fleine nnb mittlere,
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reid uno England in Der 8erpoa-
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.oen, un6 ielbit Die win5ige olterrei-
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Washington Journal., 1923-06-15
Ntrrinss 6alcMOCr

9ie Serren Sefretdre iino gebeten,
uns Itets BON Observation-Disclosures
iomie bon G%orgdneen in ibren Terei'
men 8eridt 5u geben
Treis fir sic Sniertion Der Scar.
re $3.50 bro Sabr.
, 1923-01-02

ries me?" All this meant time.
oh" said her tormentor, he shai
call 1t a sacrifice to the altar OF war
You viii serve the South. but by thu
Lord Harry, you'll belong to the
North. Well punish you with doubt
doubt and fear; always you'll be won
dering who and what's this man Is
who marries you. OF course. we are
still ready to take your oath"
1T have declined to give it."
Very we'll. Line up, comrades,
and she shall choose among u.s.
woman's ancient perogatlve-so It
can never be said that wo forced
ourselves upon her. Death or mar.
riage-mass or the bastile"
Il consent" she said. Il am young;
I 90 not want to de-"
Already a quarter Of an hour Ind
been consumed. If only she could
speculatively at the circle of flash.
ing eyes.
There is. then, a minister Of the
gospel among your" she asked in.
credulously.
Eyes. I am he" The gray man
laughed.
Eacn mar at the Dase or her neck
stirred at the sound Of that laughter.
Come, comrades"
But these comrades demurred. 1t
one thing to risk ones life. for
ono might risk It and still save IL: but
II was another thing TO MARI an un-
known woman, simply to ave her
life. a woman whom they might
never see again.
THE gray man took up his revolver
i 1T will shoot her. It is war; It is
thousands of lives against hers"
"Ill marry her" The man who
spoke was he who had, a little while
earlier given tho start OF surprise.
IT thought I was to choose" she
said. looking at tho stern.visaged
lingering the revolver. More
time-closer and closer the net was
drawing.
'AnG choose you shall. Trust me;
your marriage will be as legal as
performed in a cathedral"
Copyright, 1929. Bel Syndicate. Ino)
Continued Tomorrow
, 1923-01-02
WHO'S WHO

Jeanne Beaufort, beautiful daugh.
ter Of a Virginia tobacco Planter,
brave and daring, has lost her father
and two brothers in the Civil war.
She swears to get revenge. AT the
: ttme she is living with her aunt.
Mrs. Wetmore, in the south. Jeanne
lays her plans and goes to her Aunt
Delier's in Richmond. Va
She manages to meet tho President
and n is assigned dutios as a Ply.
Her first mission to go to Washing.
ton and find a man by the name Of
Parson Kennedy and bring him into
the southern lines.
Henry Morgan, a young officer,
who falls in love with her at sight.
She repulses his love making, and he
disappears for q while.
Jeanne, disguised as a boy, has
had a horrible adventure. She has q
document with code names on It.
John Kennedy. d. D.
C,wG-L H-RD-M
A-NK-S P-PA.G
G-RD-A J.NK.F
J-wG-A F-BN.S
F-wG-S w.BE.H
Tho organization is composed of
young men with tho exception of one.
and they ere spies who work for the
North.
There are eleven in number. For
weeks they have been in Virginia.
Jeanne has sworn to track them
down. n by one.
TTHIs time the game she was play.
IL ing began to bring forth results.
She applied herself to the practical
arts Of war-te.egraphy, signaling
an6 things like that; she perfected
herself in swimming and running
and shooting; she even went 30 far
as to inure herself to privations.
She became as sound and hard al
q maple sapling. 1t became more
and more difficult to get through
these blue lines, but she always sue.
ceeded. and often as a boy in the
uniform she hated
Sometimes she would spend three
or our days at the plantation. and
oddly enough, 1t was upon one of
the visits that she stumbled upon
the secret which was seriously worry.
ing tho Confederate leacers. Rich.
mond always knew what was going
"a 80 NSAs wv Wi
was nov getting some truths about
Richmond.
No n viii deny that there extets
such a thing as servAnts-news.
Beaufort, some time before the war.
had given freedom to one of his
slaves. Tho youth has gone to Rich,
mond. and one a yea he would re-
turn to his people.
The story he told came to Jeanne
through the ~Earrulity OF her old OAR.
Ky NANNY. A loft In a deserted ware
house, meetings held late at night by
men in fun mask, who came singly,
and departed singly; this vas suffi-
client to rouse something more than
idle curiosity in Jeanne,
She Instructed the old NANNY to
get the name and locality Of this
warehouse of mystery. When she 50
cured these two facts. she returned 20
Richmond.
, 1923-01-02

nHE Cleshorn warehouse occupied
i a third of a block, and was flank.
cd by two buildings whose ground
floors were untennnted. 1t was un,
guarded. Tho lighting was bad: here
and there a dim beacon told one
which way the street ran
The big warehouse vas n story
higher than its neighbors. Tho cast
side was blank; three windows faced
the west. looking out upon the roof
of the adjoining building; the panes
OF glass were cobwebby, dust-and-rain
splashed, and all OF them cracked or
broken.
In the center Of the loft. which IN.
cluded the whole floor. TODD an ordi-
nary deal table. 1t was night outside.
Jabbed into this table was a single
bayonet. In the lock of this was
stuck a lighted candle, which flick
cred or burned steadily as h night
draushts waxed or waned.
Seated about this table. IN empty
crates and boxes, were eleven men.
The night was hot, and most of them
had thrown aside their coats. They
wore masks-the kind that hides
chin and mouth under a limp curtain
This not only concealed the face eff
fectuaHy but disguised the voice as
well.
The man seated at the table was
evidently the chief: he was also the
oldest. His heaa was. peppered with
gray.
tour business IN Richmond IL done
You have all been Of great assistnce
TO me; but 1 have this day myself
discovered the things we sought. ]
know the number Of men, arms,
rounds of ammunition, and food sup
piles. In other words, we have now
our fingers on tho pulse of the
enemy; we can feel It growing feebler
and feebler. I shall M longer te
your chief after tonight. We shall
each Of us 60 on our own again. We
leave tonight. The horses arc ready
at Morlarty's stables, three blocks
away. We ride west first. Then we
turn toward Maryland. No main
pixies until we arc ear the bound.
Iry. In the sealed envelope 1 have
ijust given each OF you are facts and
information. Some one Of US will
reach washington. And gentlemen,
we all leave together, eleven Of US,
ali Of us" He put peculiar empha-
sis upon these words. ANY man who
faItsrs, hesitatss, offers sxcusa-
, 1923-01-02

The organization is composed Of
young men with the exception of one
and they n spies who work for the
North.
There r eleven in number. For
weeks they have been in Virginia,
Jeanne has sworn to track them
down. one by one.
Evening star., 1923-05-02
The Hobby.

! think it we'll to have a hobby,
ones hours of leisure to amuse !;
and / have one that's nice and mob
by-collecting great mems over
shoes. / have the shoes of every
geezer who ever won a world re-
nown: l have the ones that Julius
Caesar was wearing when they
struck him down. The overshoes of
kings and princes, of bards and
seers | have on file. and every visitor
evlnceS amazement when he sees the
pile. And I am most too fond of
dwelling upon the great collection
there; | find myself forever telling
the history of every pair. / look
around and see men yawning, as DER
some pair / fondly stoop, and then,
gadzooking and doggoning, they take
their hats and flee the coop. l once
had friends who'd come to see me,
and sit. around till half past nine i;
IN argument they'd try to tree me,
and tell old tales, and list to mine.
My nelghborS come around no
longer. no friends with me discuss
the news, since stronger grew, and
ever stronger, my interest in old
overshoes. l mildly greet the vii
i!age lubberS, and only meet with
leer and slur. when l announce that
I've the rubbers of Daniel Boone
and Aaron Burr. "A hobby warns
my earnest pastor, should in the
background always stay, or it will
bring a man disaster. and drive his
warmest friends away"
(Copyright.) WALT MASON.
Evening star., 1923-05-02
SPEEDERS AGAIN ADD
TO D. C. REVENUE
twenty-five Pay Fines Aggregat.
ing $315-0ther Traffic Vio-
lators Increase Total to $40.

There was a small increase in the
volume Of business in the Traffic
Court yesterday as compared with
the record Of the past few days. There
were twenty-five cases of speed yio-
lators paying $40 fines and over, with
Iour charged with driving while
drunk. and five for minor infractions
or the traffic regulations. making a
total of thirty-one cases. Speeders
paid fines totaling s3I5; driving while
drunk offenses cost 5000. and viola
tionS of minor traffic regulations sI25
making total of $40
The records show the following
fines imposed:
Bruce A. Trevathan, s15; Overton
Butler. SIS; Albert ]. McGrath. 500;
Norris w. Thompson, $50, for driyin q
while drunk.
Viofators of minor traffic reguIa-
ttons were Steve Johnson. $50: Ber-
nard Lewis. s25; Elze Jones. $40;
Robert w. Lee. $40; Edward Kier, $40.
DEFENDANTS charged with violating
the speed regulations were Charles
H. Westcamp. $40; Eliza L. Ives, $40:
Henry, ": Wilder. S25; Richard II.
Bassell. $40; Lewis c. Bahamas. $40;
Harry L. Cohen. $40; Lewis H. Col
legeman. SO; Horace NJ Dunriddle.
$40; Warren s. Dawson. $40; George
w. Dodson. $40; Robert r. NJ. EN-
NETT, $40; Thomas kalorts, $40: Det-
low Morthisan. $50; Bert McCulIom.
SO: James L. Summers. $40; Ralph L..
Salin. $40: John T. Williams. $50;
Irving w. Washington. $40; Lewis S.
White, $50; James Arckers, $40; Ruth
l.. Moody. $40. and oliver Dixon, $50.
Evening star., 1923-05-02
TODAY'S ADJUSTMENTS.

POLTS-'In the Moonlight" musi-
cal comedy, at $50 pm.
PREsIDENT-'The Gold Diggers."
comedy. at 2:30 and $3.50 pm.
BELASCO ''Bluebeard's Eighth
WIFE," farce, at $3.50 pm.
GARRICK-"No More Blondes"
farce, at 2:30 and $3.50 pm.
KEITH's-walter C. Kelly. vaude-
vile. at 2:15 and s:15 pm.
COSMOS - Bud" Snyder and
"Bluch," vaudeville. at 8. $3.50 and 8
pm.
sTRAND-Harry Abrams and Co..
vaudeville, at 2:45. $3.50 and S:46 pm.
GAYETY James Coughlin, in
Mimic World" burlesQue. at 2:1b and
S:16 pm.
RIALTO-"souls for. Sale" photo
play. At 1880 am, 1880. $3.50. $3.50. 7:So
and $3.50 pm.
COLUMBIA-Gloria Swanson. in
''Prodigal aughters." at 1895 am;
and 1926. 2:1o. 4:o5, 5:55. 7:4s and
9:45 pm.
PALACE-Alice Brady, in THE
Leopardess." at 10:40 am, 1925, 2:l5,
4:15. 6. 7:45 and $50 pm.
METROPOLITAN-J Hines. In
"Sure Fire Flint" at 11:40 am, 1885,
$40. $3.50. 1885 and s:40 pm.
CENTRAL-Johnny Walker. THE
Fourth Musketeer." at 1880. a-m.'
1:1o. 2:55, 4:35. Sis. sos and $50 pm.
Evening star., 1923-05-02
NEW OFFICERS CHOSEN
BY CIVIC STUDY CLUB

Election of officers took place at
the annual meeting of the Takoma
Park Civic Study Club. held yester-
day at the home of Mrs. Nellie Tay-
Tor. 120 Albany avenue.
Mrs LLOYD W. Biddle was elected
president; Mrs. Walter Trey first vice
president Mrs. H. X. Hobart second
vice president, Mrs. Joseph V. Nc
Nary, corresponding secretary; Mrs.
John Findlay assistant secretary.
Mrs. G. Albert Scott. treasurer and
Mrs. LeBlonde Burdett recording Sec
retary.
The plan of making Monticello. the
home of Jefferson. national shrine
was outlined by Mrs. Rose G. Hoes,
secretary of the Thomas Jefferson Me-
mortal Association.
Mrs. Walter Trey, delegate to the
District of Columbia and Maryland
Federation of Women's Clubs. made Il
report on the last meeting OF the
Maryland federation at Baltimore. and
said she had voted in favor of boy
cott on sugar.
Evening star., 1923-05-02
TRAVELLERS AID BODY
TO MEET MAY IA
Report of Joint Committee on Re-
organization to Be Chief Topic
at Convention.

The report Of the joint committee
on reorganization will be the nam
topic of discussion at the annual con-
vention of the National Travellers Ala
Societies. which opens a three,day
session at the National Museum May
1915.
These recommendations provide
that the non-sectarian principIe
should be the established standard OF
Travellers Aid service: that local
Travellers Aid work should be con.
Quoted under community sponsored
auspices without implication as 10 the
status of the traveller. and that the
int ercity character and natlonal scope
Of Travellers Aid work necessitates
uniform standards.
"The Travellers Aid Society is the
soul of the city. watching at the gate
TO welcome, guard and help. declared
Arthur c. Moses. chairman OF the 10
cal society Its need is proved Dy
the fact that an average OF more tnan
$4,000 girls disappear every year IN
the United States. We maintain WORK
ers at the Union station to meet the
social needs of the travellers, espe-
cially young women, boys and girls;
NO fee is accepted by our work
ers. We serve all, making no dis
or religious faith. Our expenses nave
been moderate in proportion TO the
service given. To keep sufhcient
number of workers and to MAINTAIN
our high standard of efficiency re-
auires an annual outlay of $4,000:
This is given by the citizens of
Washington in voluntary contribu-
tions."
Recent contributors to the Travel
ers' Aid work. reported by John f.
Larner. treasurer. are: Lansburgh &
Bro Mrs. Ernest B!cknell. S. F.
Smith. Junior League Small and
Earlies. Mrs. William II. Baldwin,
Mrs. NJ. Porter. Theodore L. Popps.
Miss Louise D. Ireland. L. c. Powers.
Charles A. Hawley, Mrs. L. Newman.
Mr. and Mrs. f. A. Delano. Mrs. Phil
lip Smith, Miss Emma NJ. Wollard.
Letitia p. Hardestey, Cora Mcintyre.
Capt c. r. Train. Miss Minnie Bic
ber. Portia NJ Oberly. Alice Griggs.
Miss Ada NJ. Walton, Mrs. Ida f..
Evening star., 1923-05-02
BAND CONCERT.

Band concert by the United
States Soldiers Homo Band on
the bandstand. Soldiers' Home,
this evening, beginning at $3.50
o'clock. John 8. M. Zimmer.
mann. bandmaster.
March, "The City Of Ballarat,"
Overture. "Militaire."
Mendelssohn.
(a) "Danse Orientale."
-, Lubomirsky.
(b) "Cortege du Sardar,"
Ippolitow-Iwanow.
(from "Caucasian Sketches")
Selection Grand opera-"Romeo
and Juliet" (request),
Fox trot popular. Down Yon-
der In New Orleans"
Layton.
Waits lente, "Kisses."
Finale. Garry Me Back to Ny
Carolina Home" Silver.
The Star Spangled Banner"
Evening star., 1923-05-02
Make the Risht start

IL YOU are planning a garden Tor
tho Summer, the advertisers In the
For Farm and Garden" column IN
tho Classified Section have something
that will interest you. - Advertise-
ment
Evening star., 1923-05-02
SHRINE LEADER LAUDS
DISTRICT NEWSPAPERS
Warner Tells Reporters They Will
Have Full Cooperation at
Convention.

The American press. and especially
the Washington newspapers, were
praised by Charles d. Warner, pub
licity director Of the 1929 Shrine Com
mtttee, who was guest Of honor at the
dinner OF the Deadline Club, the or
ganization of Washington news gath
erers.
Mr.. Warner said success OF the
Shrine convention depended largely
upon the work OF the press and that
the executive committee was elated
over the present cooperation.
Plans for the convention were out
lined by Mr.. Warner. He said the
convention would be one Of the big
gest news stories in the annals Of
American journalism. He promised
that everything possible would be
done to aid the reporters. and that
special badges would be provided to
admit them through any line in the
city.
Evening star., 1923-05-02
GOLFERS MAY PRACTICE,
Polo Grounds Perimeter in Po-
tomac Park May Be Used.

Grounds for the practice Of golf
have been established on the peri
meter OF the polo field in Potomac
Park. when polo games are not in
progress. according to an announce
ment by Col. c. Q: Sheriff.: officer in
charge of public buildings and
grounds.
In providing this additional prac-
tice ground Col Sheriff. explains that
no strokes will be allowed inside the
polo field on account of the damage
that would likely be done to the turf.
which is kept in condition largely
from funds contributed by the polo
PLAYERS.
Evening star., 1923-05-02
B. J. LAWS QUITS POST.
Assistant Counsel to q. S. Shipping
Board Resigns.

as assistant to the general counsel
of the United States Shipping Board
was announced today. Mr.. Laws has
been with the present Shipping Board
since it's organization two years ago,
first acting in the capacity of assist
ant counsel and handling litigation
cases.
Mr.. Laws is native Of Washington
and for six years served as assistant
United States attorney for the Dis
trict. He is a graduate of Business
High School and Georgetown Uniyer-
sity Law School. He is a thirty
second degree Mason and one of the
officers Of Benjamin r. French Lodge,
No. Is, +. A. A. M, of this city.
Evening star., 1923-05-02
Three SENT TO JAIL,

Charles Elijah Briggs, convicted re-
Gently by a jury for carrying a deadly
weapon. was sentenced in the United
States branch of Police Court yester-
day by Judge Robert Hardison, to
serve ninety days In Jail without the
of paying q fine.
Arthur Mitchell charged with an
assault, was convicted in the same
court yesterday and sentenced to
serve 100 days in Jail.
Linsey Mazel. on similar charge.
was sentenced to serve $50 days in
Ia
Evening star., 1923-05-02

The man who meets trouble half
way has poor companion for the
rest Of the journey.
Evening star., 1923-05-02
DENIES COMPANY'S PLEA
TO INTERVENE IN SUIT
Court Rejects Application of Cali
fornia Cooperative Canneries in
Case of q. S. Against Packers.

Justice Bailey OF the District Su-
preme Court yestsrday denied peti-
Canneries for a rehearing of Its ap-
plication to intervene In the case of
the United States against the packers
with a view of having the consent
packing companies agreed to divorce
their meat business from un-allied In
dIstries The canneries claimed to
have a contract with Armour & Com
pany to take 81 per cent of its output
valued at 100000 annually and al
legged 1t would suffer serious loss.
In denying the application the court
said it found nothing. in the argument
TO cause it to change the views ex-
pressed in the opinion refusing the
former application.
Evening star., 1923-05-02
CONCERT NETS 1855.
Russian Refugee Relief Fund
Profits by Musical.

The concert given last week at
the Church of Our Father by the
Misses Marguerite and Bessie Brown.
sopranos. and Nation Boyce. pianist.
for the benefit Of the Russian refugee
relief fund. netted s355. it was an
nounced today. The church was
donated and the services of the three
persons were given without charge.
Mrs. Robert Lansing, chairman OF
the committee for Russian refugee
relief. will forward this amount at
once to Mrs. Bristol in Constantinople,
where the refugees are living In
great want.
Two Atlantic liners. crossing from
South America to Southampton, kept
together for a distance of 600 mil
The Indianapolis times., 1923-10-20
ATTENTION

Bargain In easy payments: 1893 W. Will
kins; splendid location. overlooking park
near school; six rooms; electric lights well.
cistern. garage. furnace. six tons coal and q
hvepassenger auto; $500: a small pay
ment down and S27 so monthly. See II is
to buy. Harrison 2O05 or Main 0521 sun
daY until 3 20 clock
The Indianapolis times., 1923-10-20
For Quick Sale

Am leaving city and viii sell equity in
three best lots in Broadway Terrace on
Broadway. Small down payment. Call Har-
rison 1850 at once.
The Indianapolis times., 1923-10-20

Residence lots 4Ox135 feet. Priced
4JxI35 feet right Oh Shelby St,
paved street with city car line, go al
$500 up. A rare opp 1rtunty as bust
ness locations are JCarce and high
since the zoning ordinance went into
effect
The Indianapolis times., 1923-10-20
American Cords
and Fabric Tires

Another car load of oversize guaran-
teed fresh stock tires, bought from
the receivers of American Trading Co.
Indianapolis. Ind. to be sold at rock
bottom prices If you are in need of
tires now is the time to buy.
The Indianapolis times., 1923-10-20
FARM LANDS

FORTY acres Florida land for $40 down
only SIS per acre; SO monthly. Level
productive good drainage and markets: In
Irish potato and orange grove belt. "rite
Realty Development CD. Palatka, Fla.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-06-11
Great Progress For
Power Industry

Chicago. June 10.-(By A. P.)-The
sum Of $500, $4,000 represents the
total Of the new generating plants.
additions to existing plants. and ex-
tension of transmission and distribu-
tiCn systems of the electric light and
power industry in this country to be
built this year, according to a survey
just completed and announced by the
Illinois Committee on Public Utility
Information.
The expansion Of the industry in
the Middle West is expected far to
exceed that Of any other section Of
the United States, as building pro-
grams in the Central West call for
expenditures aggregating more than
one third Of the total Of the entire
country.
The total value is $27s,127,oO0
greater than the estimated expendi-
lures in 1922, and $3S7,325,000 greater
than the 1921 expenditures.
The building plans in the central
states Of Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, Mich
igan, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Iowa,
Missouri. North Dakota, South Da-
kota, Nebraska and Kansas call for
an expenditure Of $206,180,000. OF
this 45.2 percent will be expended
for extensions of transmission and
distributing systems and 54S percent
represents new. and additions to-,
general ting plants.