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Evening star., 1923-02-25

serious-only two tons Of coal in a
sewer"
Now, 1T was reassuring to know
. that everything was "all right"
but department officials couldn't
exactly figure out what two tons
of coal was doing in a sewer. A
bootieggere might hide a quart of
: some rare concoction under the
sidewalk. but it was mystifying.
to say the least. to run across a
pile Of real. honest-to- goodness
coal I'm a sewer.
Sewer department officials say
they found a coal driver had mis-
taken a sewer manhole for the
inlet to idewalk cellar and
dumped his precious cargo.
Fortuntely. the manhole was near
the dead end of the sewer and no
serious consequences resulted as
the coal thundered down from the
wagon. Sewer employees scooped
IL out.
Evening star., 1923-02-25
MRS. A. n. BARBOUR
CLAIMED BY DEATH.
Had Been Well Known in
Church and PhiIanthropic
Circles.

Mrs. Annie v. Barbour, widow of
James +. Barbour, widely known in
church, social and philanthropic circles,
died at the family residence 1741 Rhode
Island avenue northwest, Friday, after
short Illness.
Funeral services will be held tomorrow
morning at ten o'clock from St. Mat
thews Catholic Church in Rhode Island
avenue. when solemn requiem mass will
be celebrated by Father Buckley. pastor
of the church. The interment will be
in a receiving vault in Rock Creek
cemetery until q private vault is con-
structed. At the request Of Mrs. Bar
bour. the orphan boys of st. Joseph 8
Orphanage. in which Mrs. Barbour had
been interested all her life, will be the
pallbearars.
Mrs. Barbour was a native of this
city, and had spent all Of her life
here. She was the only daughter or
the late William Orme. who was the
president of the Washington Gas
Light Company. and Anne Moore
Orme. She was prominently identi-
fed with the work of her church. was
well known in the best social circles
in which she moved, and was deeply
interested in the promotion OF the
interests of Providence Hospital, be-
ing a member of the board of di-
rectors of that institution. as well as
St. Joseph's Orphanage, in which she
took a personal interest. 1t had been
her custom for years to sponsor the
annual benefit for Providence Hos
pital and the Christmas. Easter and
other holiday parties for the orphans
Of st. Joseph's Orphanage.
1t was through the efforts of Mrs.
Barbour that the buildings of the or
phanage were enlarged some years
ago.
One of Mrs. Barbours ancestors. a
great-grandfather.w was Capt. Richard
Townsend of Virginia, who. at the age
Of seventeen years. with his parents.
came to the Virginia colony in the
English ship Aberquile in 1920. After
maturity he served the colonial gov
ernment of the king and was re-
called to England by Charles l and
nominated as a member of the council
board of Virginia. His son. Col. Rob-
ert Townsend. was the father Of two
daughters. One of the daughters mar
ried Francis Dade of Virginia and the
other married John Washington. a
connection of the George Washington
family. Mrs. Barbour was related to
the Barbour family of Virginia, distin-
guished in the military and naval serv-
ices. on the bench, at the bar and in
other professions. Mrs. Barbour was a
member Of the D. A. r. She is sur
vived by one daughter and one son. Mrs.
George Louis Mayer Of Philadelphia,
Pa. and Frederick X. Barbour of this
city.
Evening star., 1923-02-25
ALLEGED B|GAM|ST
MARRIED D. c. GIRL
Harvard AstroIoger Sought
in Effort to Recover
Maine Woman.
Special Dispatch to The Star.


BOSTON. Mass, February "a
Donald r. Smith, prominent Harvard
graduate and astrologer. who has
been sought throughout the length
and breadth of the land on Mann act
charges, now is declared by the local
authorities to be a bigamist, with
three wives. Smith is said to have
fed Augusta, Me. last September,
taking with him Miss Elsie Leuchter.
AT the time Smith also is said to
have been possessed of several
wives. Just what became of these
latter is a matter of more or less
concern to the police
Evidence has been discovered. II is
claimed. showing Smith advertised III
matrimonial journals. secured long
list of girls names and photographs
and corresponded with them.
Prior to his disappearance. Smith
was living in cottage at Augusta
with what is presumed to be his first
wife. Later. police say. he appeared
IN Boston with another wife"
Mrs. Smith said she came from
Washington, =. c., where she was en-
ployed at "a department store. To
occupants of the house, the young
woman often told of her happy ro-
nance which terminated in the giving
up of her position at Washington for
marriage
a most careful search of the mar
riage records of Washington by de-
tectives failed to reveal any trace of
marriage ceremony in that city
During the local investigation, still
another alleged wife of Smith was
traced. rnis young woman the as
trologer is alleged to have married in
Philadelphia. Smith has been known
as williams and Dinsmore in his ram
blings. and the police believe that
numerous other names have been
used.
Got Letter From Daughter.
During September Leuchter was on a
western trip. and returned to his Brook
lyn offices. there to find letter from
his home in Maine. and in the hand
writing Of his daughter. The con-
tents of the letter were of such a
startling nature as to thoroughly
arouse the father To use his own ex-
preston, ii appeared as though dis
ordered mind" had concerned the
missive.
In II il was set clear that the girl
had decided to leave her home. that
she had decided to go away with a
man and be married to him. All the
efforts of the frantic father to eS-
tabliSh communication with his home
by telephone or telegraph proved un-
availing. The Maine express already
had departed and as a result it was
necessary that he spend an entire
day in New York.
In her letter to her father the girl
intimated that she and the man of
her choice intended going to Canada
and there marry. The detectives
combed Canada. but could find no trace
of u marriage license or ceremony.
Evening star., 1923-02-25
ITEM FOR BOTANIC
I GARDEN IS PASSED
$117,635 to Remodel Con-
servatory Wins Over Insis-
tent Attack by Members.
The recommended appropriation OF

The recommended appropriation OF
$117.635 for rebuilding the main con-
servatory in the Botanic Garden,
which has been pronounced unsafe
and a menace to workmen and Wis.,
itors. weathered a fight against 1t in
the House late yesterday by Repre-
sentatives Cooper and Stafford of
Wisconsin.
Representative Stafford sought to
have the section cut from the bill on
a point of order that II was new
legislation on an appropriation bill.
committee could not direct the re-
construction OF a building.
Representative Finis j. Garrett Of
Tennessee, acting minority leader.
took issue sharply. He said the work
outlined Is to reconstruct on the
present foundations the large build
ing which houses rare tropical plants.
This work is absolutely necessary.
he explained, IL the plants are to be
preserved.
1t is dangerous. he told his COL
leagues for any person to walk
through that conservatory now
Glass is falling and the ironwork is
rotting away. Representative Thomas
/. Blarton. democrat, OF Texas cited
three precedents under which this
appropriation is justified and not
subject to a point of order. arguing
principally that 1t was continuing
work. Mr.. Stafford's point of order
was overruled.
Representative Cooper first moved
to strike out s117.635 and to substi-
tute $4,000. and later asked unan-
imous consent to withdraw this and
attempted 10 strike out the entire
paragraph. but failed in both moves
He reminded the House that there
has been long and bitter fight over
removal of the Botanic Garden, with
the fight centering about Director
Hess. who he said had powerful dn-
huence and exercised it. Representa-
tive Garrett insisted that the purpose
OF the suggested amendments was to
remove the Botanic Garden. You
anything as to appropriate only
S25.0O0.' he said.
Blanton Defends Conservatory.
Representative Blanton told his
colleagues that he was one Of those
garden and let some folks unload a
lot of land on the government at cx-
orbitant prices" He said he was in
favor OF leaving the Botanic Garden
just where 1t is. where Il is accessible
to every one. Many of those who visit
Washington, he explained, see only
such sights as they. can reach by
walking or on street car. because
they cannot afford to hire taxicabs.
Ohio told the House that the rarest
collection OF plants in small space
to be found anywhere in the world Is
In the Botanic Garden. we could not
replace those plants for a million dol
lars" he said.
Evening star., 1923-02-25
TWO TONS COAL DUMPED.IN, SEVER
WHEN DRIVER MISTAKES MANHOLE

j. B. Gordon. sanitary engineer
of the District. was passing . rou-
tine day in his ONCE yesterday,
scrutinixing the blue prints for
some new sewer, with nothing in
particular to worry about.
The door swung open and one of
his men hurried In.
There's trouble at eth and Mas
sachusetts avenue" the excited
employe announced, an ominous
tone In his voice.
Gordon dropped the blue prints
and dispatched an emergency
crew to the scene. 1t was the
business section OF the city and
the sanitary engineer had visions
of a beck-up of water on Tth
street. Then followed a period Of
anxious waiting. Finally the tele-
phone rang and Gordon prepared
himself for the worst. This was
the message he heard:
Its all right, chief. Nothing
Evening star., 1923-02-25
IONIC CLUB ENTERTAINED.

The Ionic Club of Master Masons of
the Treasury Department, general ac-
counting office and the Capitol held a
meeting Friday night at the Raleigh
Hotel. Musical numbers were given
by Earl Carbaugh and Glen B. Cor
row. recitations by Arthur B. Pierce
and an exhibition of dancing by Jack
Hoffman and Miss Hoskins
Evening star., 1923-02-25

The Audubon Society will meet 10.
10 inaugurate a spring bird class
which will continue for FIVE success
sive Mondays. The class leaders will
be ornithologists. Any one interested
in the study of bird skins is in
yitsd, No chargeR
Evening star., 1923-02-25
ORGANIZATION ACTIVITIES.
TODAY


The Alumnae Association of Holy
Cross Academy will meet. o'clock.
at 1914 I street. to perfect arrange
ments for the dance and card party
TO be held March Il at Rauscher's.
The wanderlusters' hike is to start
from Wisconsin and Massachusetts
avenue at 2:30 o'clock. Miss Cora
Handy will lead.
Rev. John Lake, Of China. will lee
ture in Cantonese. and show views of
Tai-kum Leper Island at $40 O'Clock,
in Mount Vernon Place NJ K Church.
All ChiIuse and others interested In
Chinese Sunday school work invited.
The Association of Work for Poor
Churches will give a series of SER
mons in French by Rev. J. Bruneau.
beginning this afternoon at 4:4J
O'Clock, in chapel of the convent. 1419
V street
Red Triangle Outing Club will meet
at Congress Heights at o'clock. for
leader.
Senator Watson. of Indiana. will
speak at 18th street branch, y. NJ. c.
A.. o'clock. under auspices of the
Century Club.
The Landscape Club will have an
exhibition of paintings beginning 9
o'clock. at 1891 18th street, and con-
tinung daily until March II. Open
week days from 5:I5 to 9 pm
Womcn's party national headquar-
ters, 23 First street, northeast: Mrs.
Ida Hustled Harper will be honor
guest at o'clock tea, at which the
hostess will be Miss Ina C. Emery
Mrs. Clara Sears Taylor will speak
of Women in Government Service"
Phyllis Wheatley Y. ". c. A: In
spirational meeting. o'clock. The
twenty captains who are working in
financial campaign to raise a budget
of $4,000. will relate experiences in
bringing in Individual quotas of $500.
The Notre Dame de Namur Alumnae
Association will have a mass for de-
ceased members at 8 o'clock, in the
Convent Chapel, North Capitol and Is
streets. northeast
TONIGHT
The Young Peoples Society of the
parish of the Church of the Ascen-
sion. will be addressed by George r.
Wales. United States Civil Service
commissioner. at o'clock. 18th and
Massachusetts avenue. All friends
of the society, especially young per-
sons. invited.
Kevin Barry Council, A. A. r. l. R.,
will meet. o'clock, 1906 Z street
Evening star., 1923-02-25
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF.

American society for Steel ';seat-
Ing will meet Tuesday. pm. in
v. Emmons. metallurgist Of Cleve-
land. will speak OF "Machinability of
Tool Steels."
Cooley-McCuiIouE Post, No. -.
American Legion. will meet Tuesday.
s pm. in Board Of Trade rooms, Star
building.
the woman's Club OF Bethesda.
G Ssnce meet Of Mqs Mqs'deey g Pm Lndssy reSl l
Edgemoor. Md. Mrs. Frank E. Edg-
ington will speak Of woman in
Religion and Philosophy"
NaTS T1e s1S,es Of xo%en who have
named u. S. ships. will hold its an
nual meeting at 1880 am, Willard
Hotel. Tuesday and Wednesday, As
sistant Secretary Of the Navy. Col,
Roosevelt, will speak at Tuesdays
meeting.
The Progressive Education AxsOci-
alton will meet Tuesday, pm. in
Montessori school. 1S40 Kalorama
research, L. S. Civil Service Commits
sion. will speak.
The Iowa Society will give a re-
ton in Congress Wednesday evening
at Rauscher's. Dancing and musical
program.
CnrIe Whitehead. past president of
the Colorado Mountain Club. will give
an Illustrated lecture. High Spots in
the Colorado Rockies" Tuesday eve
ming at Central Y. NJ. c. A.
The social Hygiene Society will
m n Il
torium OF Interior Department. DR..
Valerie S. Parker will speak of Past
and Present of the Social Hygiene
Movement" and Or. Ahram Simon
will consider: THE Social Hygiene
Program
The Alumni Association OF Uni
versity Of North Carolina, will give
dinner at the Garden Tea House to-
morrow, 7:16 pm. Prominent speak
ers.
The Missouri society will meet
Thursday. 8 PM. at Hotel Roosevelt.
Representative Simeon d. Fess viii
make address. Music, dancing.
The Columbia Women Of George
Washington University will have =
benefit card party tomorrow. pm.
Ave hundred.
The free lobby concert at the
Y. NJ c. A.. 1875 G street northwest.
will begin promptly at o'clock
tomorrow night. The program will
include Miss Margaret Russell. Miss
Madge Kanode. Miss Rose Fokol. Miss
Inez jennings, Miss NJ. G. Davis. John
paul Jones. John J. Jennings and
Charles Jennings. Men and women
are invited.
Card party and Entertainment by
Mt, Vernon Review. No. 2. Will be
held Thursday at Pythian Temple. :
Mrs. Clara Sears. Taylor, = mem-
Der Of the board Of rent commits
sioners of the. District. will speak
ON DETERMINATIONS Against Women
in the Government Service" at the
meeting this afternoon at National
Woman's Party headquarters, 1st and
A streets northeast. at o'clock: Miss
Laura Berrin, chairman of the Wom-
ans Party Government Workers
Council. also will speak Mrs, Ida
Hustled Harper, writer, will be
guest Of honor. and Miss Ina G.
Emery win Be hsstsss.
Evening star., 1923-02-25

Rev. John Lake, Of China. will lee.
ture in Cantonese. and show views OF
Tai-Kum Leper Island at $40 O'Clock
in Mount Vernon Place NJ Z. Church
All ChlIase and others interested In
Chinese Sunday school work invited.
Evening star., 1923-02-25

The Alumni AssOciatiOn OF Uni
versity Of North Carolina, will give a
dinner at the Garden Tea House to-
morrow, 1915 pm. Prominent speak
ers.
Evening star., 1923-02-25

The Association of Work for Poor
Churches will give a series of SER
mons in French by Rev. J. Bruneau
beginning this afternoon at 4:4J
O'Clock, in chapel of the convent. 1419
street
Evening star., 1923-02-25

The Alumnae Association of Holy
Cross Academy will meet, o'clock
at 1914 I street. to perfect arrange
nerts for the dance and card party
TO be held March Il at Rauscher's
Evening star., 1923-02-25

The Missonri society will meet
Thursday. 8 pm. at Hotel Roosevelt
Representative Simeon D. Fess will
make address. Music, dancing.
Evening star., 1923-02-25

The Wanderlusters' hike is to start
from Wisconsin and Massachusetts
avenue at 2:30 o'clock. Miss Cora
Handy will lead.
Evening star., 1923-02-25

Cnrle Whitehead. past president of
the Colorado Mountain Club. will give
an illustrated lecture. High Spots in
the Colorado Rockies" Tuesday eve
ming at Central Y. NJ. c. A.
Evening star., 1923-02-25

meet tomorrow 8:15 p. m, in audi
torium Of Interior Department. DR..
Valerie S. Parker will speak of Past
and Present of the Social Hygiene
Movement" and DR.. Abram Simon
will consider: THE Social Hygiene
Program.
Evening star., 1923-02-25

The Columbia Women Of George
Washington University will have 4
at Wardman Park Hotel. Bridge and
Ave hundred.
Evening star., 1923-02-25

The Iowa Society will give a re-
ception in honor Of the Iowa delega-
ton in Congress Wednesday evening
at Rauscher's. Dancing and musical
program.
Evening star., 1923-02-25

alton will meet Tuesday, pm, in
Montessori School. 1870 Kalorama
road. DR.. L. J. O'Rouke, director Of
research, L. S. Civil Service Commits
sion. will speak.
Evening star., 1923-02-25

American society for Steel r;aeat-
ing will meet Tuesday. s pm. in
New Interior Department building. j.
V. Emmons. metallurgist OF Cleve-
land. will speak OF "Machinability of
Tool SteGls"
Evening star., 1923-02-25

Red Triangle Outing Club will meet
at Congress Heights at 3 o'clock, for
a cross country hike. Mr.. Jones
leader.
Evening star., 1923-02-25

Cooley ey-McCullOuEh Post, No. -.
American Legion, will meet Tuesday.
s pm. in Board Of Trade rooms, Star
building.
Evening star., 1923-02-25

The free lobby concert at the
Y. NJ. C. A.. 1875 G street northwest.
will begin promptly at o'clock
tomorrow night. The program will
include Miss Margaret Russell. Miss
Madge Kanode, Miss Rose Fokol. Miss
Inez Jennings, Miss NJ. G. Davis. John
paul Jones, John J. Jennings and
Charles Jennings. Men and women
are invited.
Evening star., 1923-02-25

Navy. composed Of women who have
named u. s. ships. will hold its an
nual meeting at 1880 am, Willard
Hotel. Tuesday and Wednesday. AS
sistant Secretary OF the Navy. Col,
Roosevelt, will speak at Tuesdays S
meeting.
Evening star., 1923-02-25

will meet Tuesday. 3 PM, at resi-
dence of Mrs. c. r. Lindsay, jr..
Edgemoor. Md. Mrs. Frank E. Edg-
ington will speak OF woman in
Religion and Philosophy"
Evening star., 1923-02-25

Kevin Barry Council. A. A. r. l. R.
will meet. S o'clock, 1906 L street.
Evening star., 1923-02-25

Gard party and entertainment by
Mt. Vernon Review. No. 2. will be
held Thursday at Pythian Temple. :.
Evening star., 1923-02-25

The Notre Dame de Namur Alumnae
Association will have a mass for de-
ceased members at o'clock, in the
Convent Chapel, North Capitol and Is
streets. northeast
Evening star., 1923-10-12

If you are not already a user of
GLAZO. the New Manicure Proc
ess, 1t will pay you to inquire
about it at our Toilet Goods Sec
tion. 1t is the simplest, quick
est applied. longest lasting man.
icure process ever put on the
market -
Evening star., 1923-10-12
BRTTENFOR HOTEL
!. MENUS IN ENGLISH
Demand for Change Wide.
spread, He Says, After
Attack on Ship Custom.

Encouraged by scores of letters
commencing his protest to tho chair
man Of the Shipping Board against
French menus and advocating Eng
.l;sh menus aboard American ships"
Representative Fred A. Br,ttcn today
announced his determination to
broaden his efforts toward banish-
fnent Of the French menu from Amer
lean hotels.
Because of the apparent wide
spread demand for English menus in
American hotels and aboard American
ships, II Is my intention to communi-
cate with prominent hotel owners and
managers with a view to giving the
tourist public what IL wants." Repre-
sentative Britten says.
Failing in this direction, it is my
intention to continue the cause fur
Association, and I will aim to have
the matter seriously considered at
It's next annual convention"
Given Widespread Approval.
In a letter received by Chairman
Farley Of the Shipping Board today
Representative Britten continues his
appeal to have menus in the main
dining rooms on all United States
shipping Board vessels printed in
English. His letter Is in part as fol-
lows:
you will be interested to know that
the wide publicity given our corre-
spondence has brought me many
newspaper editorials aB well as many
letters from various parts OF the
country. each commenting favorably
upon the desirability OF English
menus on our ships and In American
hotels.
says: Good for you! We have just
- Ia A1xA oh <,xA
Polk and were surprised to see the
menu In French. Often our waiter
had to go to the kitchen to find out
what the different articles of food
were, as neither he nor l could read
French
'P. G. Hessler Of Wilmington, who
recently returned from Europe on an
American ship writes, Being unable
to read French I was in a rather en-
barrassing position when ordering
something to eat. I mostly waited
until saw the walters bring in some .
thing and then ordered the same
Alright Says Du Pont.
Gen. Coleman du Pont Of New York
says. You arc right
Miss Annie Tobin "a French
scholar) Of Chicago and q former
passenger on the Leyiathan had the
usual trouble finding out what this,
that and the other French designa-
You refer to the special character
OF the Rita service. French menus
IN the Ritz dining room is one thing
but what about the French menus
Evening star., 1923-10-12
Peoples Lou Prices on
Toilet Articles
Soc Kinds Honey and Almond

Soc Kinds Honey and Almond
Soc Squibb's Magnesia Tooth
F0sfe SOC
$50 Pinaud's Eau de Quinine. $1.I3
Soc LeUys LabIache Face
PoUder .37c
25c J. & J. Baby Tale. .Izc
Csc Resinof Soap. ........... .ISc
Soc Mennen's Shauing Cream. .39c
Migrants MilkUeed Cream,
S9c and 45c
Pompeian Day Cream. ...... .E9c
Soc Pebeco Tooth Paste. ..... 39c
Soc Pepsodent Tooth Paste. .3Sc
Soc Hair Groom, ..... .45c
$500 Domino Curling Fluid. :. 89c
35c Cuter Nail Preparations. .29c
Pompeian Beauty PoUder. .49c
Mennen's Talcun, PoDder. /. .23c
60c Forhan's Tooth Paste. .43c
35c PalnoliUe ShaDing Cream. 2Sc
SOC Orchard White. e..... ..45c
Queen Anne Lotion !. CSC and 35c
IAN excellent healing lotion for ohapped
hands and faoe)
25c Packers Tar Soap,
&c; 3 for soc
Soc PalnaoliUe Shampoo. 49,. .42c
Pain, Olive Soap, Sc; doz. -. 8Sc
Evening star., 1923-10-12
Palmoliue Shapi1g Cream
.35c SizeSpecial, 29c

Palmolive Shavinx Cream pros
duces q flne. rich. creamy lether
which will not c6nse tns skin g
Eurn or smart. Buy q tubA ~
You 80 home. yousH ike It.
Evening star., 1923-10-12
WRIT BLOCKSI. C. c.
NEW ROUTE ORDER
Federal Court Ruling in Georgia
Affects Express Company Long
Haul Rights.
By the Associa ted Press,

BY the Associated Press.
ATLANTA. Ca, October 1.-THE
Interstate Commerce Commission was
enjoined yesterday in a decision by
United States District Judges Robert
r., Erwin and Samuel Sibley from en-
forcing an order, granted at the in
stance of the Southeastern Express
Company, requiring the establish
ment of additional through routes be-
tween points north of Washington
and certain points on the Southern
railway south of Washington, with
transfer at Washington.
Circuit Judge Nathan p. Bryan filed
dissenting opinion.
The order states the Injunction is
without prejudice, nevertheless. to
Commission to make further inquiry
and to establish such through routes
in the territory involved as shall be
within the exemptions and provisions
of paragraph 4, section Is, Of the
interstate commerce act and not in
paragraph of said section as set for h
in the opinion and Judgment of this
court
The majority opinion held that the
principal question at issue in the case
was: whether or not the American
Railway Express Company is entitled
to long haul of traffic originating
on it's lines IL no unnecessary delay
was caused thereby" They ruled that
an express company 'is n carrier by
rail within the meaning of the Inter-
state Commerce Commission regula-
tion," and therefore could not be re-
quired to short haul unless a long
haul would result in unnecessary de-
lay"
Judge Bryan in the minority opin.
ion held that "if express companies
are included within the term Carriers
by railroad in section Is (four) and
therefore have a right to the long
haul over the railroads with which
they have contracts then the Ameri-
can Railway Express Company having
such contracts with all railroad COM
panies except the Southern, has IL
within its power to prevent competi.-
ton by other express companies, and
thus, to a considerable and dangerous
extent at least, to monopOliSe the ex-
press business of the entire country.
The whole history of the interstate
commerce act and of the many
amendments to ii repels the idea that
such a result was ever intended by
the Congress"