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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-09-13
To OFFER
FREE FRENCH
CLASSES
United Arts Society Will Reg
lister Applicants for
instruction

1t is interesting to note the rise
and fall Of popularity Of certain
languages as result of the world
war, and the great gain made by
the Flranch language as a result.
A recent order of the command
ing officer Of the Marine Corps re-
quires every officer Of a certain
grade to take four years course
in French, which rule, subject to
certain notifications, also applies
to members Of the consular and
diplomatic service and other Off.
Gals Of the Government.
Washington houses the largest
contingent Of foreign diplomats in
the history Of the Government and
it is well known that between
them. officially and otherwise, they
use the French language. To be
"in it, society is forced to take
up the study Of French, which
never before enjoyed bigger vague
than at present.
To accommodate the large num-
Der Of applicants, the board Of pat.
rons Of the Washington Salon and
United Arts Society have arranged
for a free French class for begin.
ners, registration in which may be
made tonight at 7:15 o'clock or Sat-
urday night Of next week. at the
Salons Franch school, 1905 Eight
zenith street northwest.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-09-13
GIRL, DAZED AND HUNGRY,
FOUND LOCKED IN CAR

WHEELING, w. Va, Sept. 1S.-
Police today were investigating the
finding of Jennie Wagner, twenty,
pretty Williamson, w. Va, girl in
a box.car in the Baltimore and Ohio
yards here last night.
The girl, weak from lack of food
and apparently dazed, could give no
account of her Incarceration when
yardmen unlocked her prison last
night. The girl is held in Jail pend.
ing the result of the investigation.
Police said that the car in which
she was found imprisoned had taken
at least sixty hours in its Journey
from Williamson to Wheeling.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-09-13
X. ROOMS roR RENT

A. 1OOm0 EO1 1nN1
76-Rooms-Unfurnish
77-Rooms-Suburban.
7S-Rooms With Board.
7e-Rooms-Furnished and Unfurniahed
so-Wanted to Rent-Rooma.
STANDARDIZATION and Board.
e2-Where to Eat.
tS-Where to STOP In Town.
x. REAL ESTATE FOR RENT
84-Apartments--F
S6--Apartments-
S6-Apartments--F and Unfurn.
sd-Business Property for Rent
ss--Farms and Land for Rent.
90-Garages for Rent.
91--Houses-Furnis
INSTRUMENTATION
93--Houses-Furn. or Unfurn.
9z-Offlces and Studios.
96-Out-of- Property.
e6-Shore Property to Rent.
S1-Suburban Property TO Rent.
S6-'Stores to Rent.
S9-Wanted to Rent.
XXI. REAL ESTATE Fer SALE
10o-Acreage for Sale.
for Sale.
102-Bnsiness Property Tor Sale.
1O3-Country Estates
1 1o4 and Land for Sale.
106--Investment Property,
1o7-Lots for Sale.
!0S--Out .of-Town Property.
1O9-Real Estate To Exchange.
Property For Sale.
iidd-Shore Property For Sale.
lZ-Wanted--Real Estate.
VII. AUCTION SALES
VIM. BIDS AND PROPOSALS.
XIV. LEGAL NoTlcEs-
XIV. CLASSIFIED DISPLAY
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Mister Jackie Coogan
Makes old LunnOn'
Perk Up
BY international News Service.

LONDON, Sept. 13.-Jackie
Coogan, American child film
star, received big headlines in
the press today, following mis-
arrival at Waterloon station
from Southampton, where he
landed from the liner Leviathan.
Jackie was granted courtesies
usually reserved for distin-
guished and official visitors.
This is his first visit to Europe.
His playmate on the liner was
Warren Pershing, son Of Gem
eral John ]. Pershing, on his
way to a school in Europe.
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Announcements
Lost and Found

Lost and Found 3
BAG-Lost, green suede, beaded; ridaI
BASIN; Thursday. Reward. 2OOA @
BAR pin, platinum with diamonds
and sapphires In vicinity Of 18th and
F SITS. N. w. Liberal reward. 5332
41st St. Cleve. 1857
RACELET-Platinum; link; 3 dia-
monds; reward: 81 N. Y. av. N 1913.
BRACELET, flexible; green gold. With
three sapphtres two diamonds. Re-
ward. Lincoln 1918.
BILL FoLD-Friday; contalns $4,000:
valuable papers; reward. a. 1. Lucas.
No II Police Station or 211s 25th NV.
BOSTON BULL strayed from Bellevue
Dairy Farm, Hyattsvills. Nd; answers
HyattsvilIe 46-R.
GOLD PIN; maltese cross; surmounted
by angels head; reward: FIR. 2s77-J:
HANDBAG-Brown leather; key; 18th,
bet. P and Kalorama road. Reward.
North 1852.
RING-Piatinum wedding; lost; Z dia-
monds: reward: Mr.. Mathews, N. 6e13.
k4NG-Lost, diamond cluster, between
Printing Office. bet. 7:sO and a. m.
n. E. North Sos7 ' g.
STRAND Of pearls, sapphire. diamond
CLASP, on r St, between 14th and 18th
SITS. or 18th St bet. Eye st. and N. \.
Ave. N. W. or Kanns entrance or in
store, or on G st., between 18th and
14th SITS. N. w. Reward IL returned
to Walter NJ. Ballard. 1910 q st.
n. w. Cleveland PASS.
SPECTACLES-She rim, Tunis Broth
ers case. Name and address inside.
Reward. Franklin 4676. Monday.
SUM of money on N. Capitol ST., be-
tween H and IS Adams st. n W.;
reward. North 1871.
Pc -KETBOOK lost containing Yale
Keys. Reward. Main 1886.
UMBRELLA, blue silk, initials III. NJ.
H.. East Capitol Street car, Sept. 3.
Reward. 10 18th ST. 8. p.
WATCH-Lost. white gold, between 6th
and P SITS and 9Th and N. Y. Ave !;
reward 110S 9th st. N. w. NJ. 1880.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-09-13
ELoPING HUSBAND FOUND
WITH MISSING GIRL
BY InternationaI Naw. senate.

~ AIN0E IANtIUHuI NEWS Service,
FNANKLIN, Pa, Sept IA
Ethel Hoffman, seventeen and
William Hawkins, thirty. missing
from this city since August %. and
traced to Pittsburgh, thence to
youngstown, and other cities have
been located at Ashland, Ohio.
local police were informed bv tele.
graph today.
Hawkins. who is married and has
a wife and child at New Castle. is
said to have eloped with the girl
after rooming at her residence
Officers from this city will leave
here tonight to return the couple
here,
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-09-13
MARRIAGE LICENSES.

George Q. Witter,. 80, ,s ana helen mon +
Reverend William NJ. Hoffman.
George P. Kemp al. of Norfolk, Va.
and Irene Ayre, 81. of Paeonian Springs
Va. Reverend w. A. Lambert.
Ralph w. Lanman. 81, and Irma A.
Oet2el, 80. Reverend r. B. Stevenson.
Abner N. Hayden, 81, and Lena C..
Jenkins. IS, OF Morgantown, Pa.
Reverend H d. Mitchell.
Frederick Louis Ruff, 81, and Beatrice
Wells, 90. Reverend H. D. Mitchell.
Joseph McGown- Daniell, 80, and
Catherine Esther Works, 2s, Of Balti.
more. Md. Reverend v. o.. Anderson.
Reginald Rudolph Lewis. 90, and
Florence Lucille Campbell, 49, Reverend
T. &c. Davis.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-09-13
To LOSERS

TO LOSERS
When you advertise . lost article IN
THE WASHINGTON TIMES and THE
WASHINGTON HERALD your adver-
tisement receives the benefit Of free
listing in The Times and The Heral6's
Want Al Service Bureau. located N
the Hearst Bldg, Room S2s. for .
period Of two months. such servioa
facilitates the recovery Of lost articles.
Advertise-It PaYsi
TO FINDERS
n you find anything and cannot
locate the owner through the Lost
and Found" ads In today's Times and
Herald. call and 20 through the ''L0+t
and Found" index at the
Times and Herald
WANT AID SERVICE BUREAU
Hearst Bldg.
1891 H st. N. W.
Groom G29l.
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cDONALD-Thursday Sept. II. 1894
at her residence 1868 Perry PlNce.
N. W., MARY MCDONALD (nee Mo-
Carthy), beloved wife OF Alexander
Mcdonald; born County Kerry, Ire
Funeral Monday, September Is. 1924.
Solemn high requiem mass at a. m.
at the Shrine OF the Sacred Heart
Church. Friends and relatives invited
SEMMES-On Thursday, September II,
at a. m, at his late residence, 1900
Delafield place northwest, CHARLES
w. SEMMES, beloved HUSBAND of Ger
trude Col1nan Semmes.
Requiem mass. Monday, September
Is, at 10 a. rn at the Shrine of the
Sacred Heart, Sixteenth and Park
road northwest Relatives and friends
invited.
TIMOTHY-Suddenly, Thursday, Sep
TENDER II, 1924, CYRIL @. TIMOTHY,
son OF Gustave and Florence Timothy,
age eighteen years. recently OF 1884
Conduit road.
-. Services will be held in the funeral
parlors of Charles 8. zurhorst. sol
East Capitol street. Saturday. Sep
TENDER 10. at D. m.
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GIRL TRIES To
KILL DOCTOR;
GUN FAILS
Resale o'ReilIy Held Him
Responsible for Death
of Mother
BY International News Service.

CHICAGO, Sept. 13.-Dr. Alex.
ander c. Wiener was alive today
because q pistol in the hands Of
pretty Miss Rosalie O'Reilly missed
fire twice, and Miss O'Reilly was a
prisoner at the psychopathic hos
pital while police were investigating
her attempt to shoot the physician.
Carrying an automatic pistol and
and an assortment of poisons hidden
In her handbag, Miss O'Reilly en-
tered the office of DIR. Weiner and
tried to shoot him, because, she
said, DIR. Wiener had treated her
mother three years ago and her
mother had died.
Weapon Fails.
Twice she thrust the weapon
almost against his face and pulled
the trigger, and twice the trigger
clicked harrnlessly although there
were several steel jacketed bullets
In the postol.
IT mean to torture you--nOt to
kill you, DR.. Wiener" she said,
'see what have here?"
Planned TOrtures.
She opened her handbag and dis.
played a strange assortment OF
poisons--mercury, peculiar blue
paste, a hypodermic needle and a
vial containing a drug.
Sh"You're going to suffer, DIR.
tWeiner."
When her attempt failed the girl
fled Historically, but was captured
after a wild chase.
According to George B. O'Reilly,
father of the girl, his daughter has
been brooding ever since her
mothers death, and always has car
ried her mothers picture with her.
Miss O'Reilly is only twenty-one
years old, but has distinguished her
self in scholarship, taking the
highest honors at st. Xavier Acad-
envy. and afterward adding honofs
IN Greek and Latin at the Cni-
versity OF Chicago. She il at
present a librarian at the University
6 Chicago.
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Births, deaths
BIRTHS.

BIRTHS.
Charles A. and Margaret L. Keefe,
boy.
Porter and Ivy Mcclure, girl.
John and Gertrude Berry, boy.
Samuel and Esther Silver, girl.
James O. and Helen NJ. Hartmann,
girl.
George M. and Helen R. Kellerman.
girl.
Roy @. and Helen z. Prssgrove, girl.
Earl s. and Eva NJ. Carltn. girl.
Alfred r. and Marian N. Schmidt,
girl.
George W: and sylvana Human, girl.
Glen D. and Lille X. Somerville, boy.
Leo v. and Blanche Crane, girl.
Daniel T. and Elenor L. Ryce, boy.
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Classification Index.


1. ANNOUNCEMENTS
S-Lost and Found.
9-Personals
10-Speclal Notices.
10-A-Clairvoyants.
II. AUToMoTIvE-
1I--Auto Agencies.
12-Automobiles for Sale.
13-Auto Trucks for Sale.
14-Auto Accessories. Part9
l6-Auto Tires, Tubes.
le-Garage Builders.
lT-Garages Autos to Hire
Observation-Disclosures.
ls-Repairing. Service Station@
Observation-Disclosures.
III. BUSINESS SERVICE
21-Buslness Service Offered.
22-Building and Contracting.
2S-Cleaning. DyeinE, Renovating.
24--Dressmaking, Millinery.
Officiating and Plumbing.
2e-Insurance. All Kinds.
27-Messenger Service.
SS-Moving. Packing, Storage.
zS--Painttng, Papering.
$0-PrintinS, Engraving.
S1-Professional Services.
32-Rspairing.
SS-Tailoring. Pressing.
S4-Tinning, Roofing.
3D. Wanted-Business SArviceA
~ EMPLOYMENT-
Unemployment Agencies
SI-Help Wanted-Female.
SS-Help Wanted-Male.
Se-Help-Male and Female.
4O-Salesmen and Agents.
41-SituatioDs Wanted.-Female
4s-Sttuations Wanted-Male.
4s-Situations-Male and Female.
v. FINANCIAL
44-Business Opportunities
4b-InveStments. Stocka, Bonds
46-Money to Loan.
47-Money Wanted.
4e-Mortgages for Sale.
te--Rooming Houses for Sale.
vi. INSTRUCTIONS
observation-disclosures Courses.
61-Local Instruction Glasses.
62-Musical. Dancing Dramatic.
63-Private Instruction.
7Wanted-Instruction.
VII. LIVE STOCK
65--Dogs, Cats. Pets. Etc.
56-Horses, Cattle, Vehicles
h7-Poultry and Supplies.
6s-Wanted--Live Stock.
VIII. MISCELLANEOUS
5s--Boats and Accessories.
60--BuildinE Materials.
61--Business Equipment.
62-Farm and Dairy Products.
63--Tuel Feed Fertilizers.
e4--Good Things to Eat.
65-Homemade Things.
66-Household Goods.
67--Jewelry. Diamonds. Watches
6S--Machinery and Tools.
69-Mtscellaneous for Sale.
T0-Musical Instruments.
II Radio and Supplies.
72--Seeds, Plants. FloWOra
72-A--To Swap.
T3-wearing Apparel.
H-Wanted to Buy.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-09-13
DAVIS STARTS
GRAIN BELT
TOUR
viii Renew Farm Pledges in
Topeka Speech-Due in
Chicago Sept. 10
Davis will speak at Topeka tonight
international News Service.

Davis will speak at Topeka tonight
international News Service.
ON BOARD DAVIS SPECIAL,
ENRoUTE TO Topeka, Kan.
Sept 1S.-With a trinity of cam
paign issues offered to the Far
West, John w. Davis was Eastward
bound today for second tour OF
the grain belt. The Democratic
nominee in his drive for votes on
the slopes Of the Rockies pledged
himself for honesty in government,
Federal relief for reclamation pro.
1ects and conservation of all natural
resources. He returned to agricul-
tural subjects today as he swung
through Nebraska and Kansas.
In closing his Far Western tour,
Davis virtually read Senator Robert
NJ La Toilette and Progressive
party out Of the November election.
ut is conceivable but not prob
able that the Republicans will win
the Presidency, the House and the
Senate" he said. 1T is conceivable
and highly probable that the Demo-
Gratis will win all three. But there
Is no one in the whole country
who can conceive the Progressives
winning in November.
81 submit therefore that those
who want to see progress. courage
and honesty in government have no
cause to vote other than for the
Democratic party in this election. ;"
At Topeka
Davis will speak at opeka tonight
a. INf@ fn IN
the heart of the wheat belt. His
the Missouri campaign with an ad-
His itinerary then includes speeches
Chicago, September 10, before dash
ing through Illinois and Indiana on
his return to the East.
In his Cheyenne speech last night,
concluding the far western drive,
and slashed at the Republican ad.
ministration with savage irony. He
called names and flung personal
charges Of dishonesty at Republican
0fficeholders and he concluded with
q demand that President Coolidge
be held accountable for alleged Re-
publican misdoing because he was
the party's titular head.
Oil Scandal Denounced
The oil scandals furnished Davis
the cue for his iron listed denuncia.
ton Of the administration. "In 1921
there was such a rush Of best
minds to Washington in special
trains that no one ever wants to
see the march repeated" Davis de-
clared. THE little green house was
set up in K street. What for, no
one seems to know. But one thing
Is certain-those who dwelt there
had great zeal and appetite.
First came oil. Riding at the
head Of the buccaneers was Albert
B. Fall. In a few months all the
great naval oil reserves including
Tea Pot Dome were turned over
to. the tender mercies of Fall
without authority and in direct vic.
lating Of the statutes.
Less than a year later not
single acre remained in the Gov.
ernment's hands but Falls lands
at Three Rivers, New Mexico, had
increased by leaps and bounds and
the little black satchel trailed to
and fro
Davis also denounced Charles r.
Forbes. former head of the Veterans
Bureau as one of the Republicans
best minds"
Eighteen months after Forbes
was given $30,0O0,00O to build hos.
pitfalls his only accomplishment was
the purchase Of 200 beds" said
Davis
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-09-13
MARTIAL LAW IS
DECLAREDAT
MUKDEN
DR.. WI Yen Succeeds to Post
of Premier in Place
of Sun Pao-Chi
BY international News Service.

MUKDEN, Sept. 13.-Martial law
was proclaimed through Southern
Manchuria today as a result Of the
declaration of war against the
Peking government by Marshal
Chang Tso-Lin, Manchurian war
lord.
Railway service between South
ern Manchuria and Picking has
been stopped.
There is a decided slump in
Shanai-Kuan currency.
DIR. WI Yen Is New Premier.
PEKING, Sept. 1S.-Doctor WI
Yen, former Chinese minister Of
foreign affairs, today assumed the
post of premier. He succeeded Sun
Pao-Cht, whose cabinet resigned
about two weeks ago.
Heavy rains continue northwest
of Shanghai and the lull in the
fighting there is unbroken.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-09-13
Battle Line Is On Fire.
By International News Service.

SHANGHAI, Sept. 1S.-Liuho,
one of the key points on the battle
line between the Kiangsu and Che
kiang forces was in flames TODAY
according to advices reaching here
as a result of a heavy KianEsu
artillery attack. Forty houses had
been destroyed when the report
reached here. The flames were
spreading.
The Chekiang forces were report
ed battling desperately to hold the
town ard control the flames which
threatened to drive them out.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-09-13
FLORISTS

a FPhOPklAIE Funeral Tokens
Guide Bros Co., 1912 r st. N. w
Artistic-Expressive
Prompt Auto Delivery Service
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LIBERAL TERMS
Open Evenings and Sundays.
Stanley III. HOrner
1915 14th Street. Main 529B.
Rickenbacker'

Rickenbacker
Coupe, Sedan and Touring Car
demonstrAtors are for sale with
new car guarantee. These cars
are in Al shape.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-02-20
D. A. R. School To Open Next
 w e e k

The Kate Duncan Smith school. built by the Alabama society of the Daugh- ters of the American Revolution. will be opened on Tuesday. February 20. with appropriate exercises. TL:s school is located on Gunter mountain. in Mar shall county, and will fill a very vital need in that mountainous district. The exercises on Tuesday will be very in formal. as the real dedication of the building will come later when weather conditions are more favorable. How ever. much interest is being manifested in the opening and a good attendance is expected. The Civitan club of Gun tersville will present the school with a handsome flag pole and flag, which will be accepted by Mrs. Walter A. Rob- inson. state regent of Alabama. Dr. Frank Willis Barnett will make an in formal talk and there will be other in- teresting and patriotic features of the occasion. All members of the Daugh-- ters of the American Revolution are in- vited to be present, and friends of edu- cation will be also welcome.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-02-20

tween the acts, or are apparently memorizing the menu while the waiter brings their order. The alert, inter- esting, smiling people who are gayly chatting together are the unwed, or those who are talking to other peoples husbands and wives.
 Let even bore drop into droopy, dejected family circle that has been yawning itself to death and everybody brightens up and the stream of con versation which had apparently dried up at it's source begins to flow again. Two may be company and three a crowd before marriage, but generally after marriage two is gobs of silence and three a Godsend.
 Yet the ma jority of people marry for companionship. Before marriage they could never get enough of each others society, and they esteemed each other perfect spellbinders. How is it, then, that they get so fed up on each others company that they sit up like mutes in the solitude of their homes? =.
 Why is it that, apart from fault finding and spats and complaints about the servants and the tradesmen and bulletins about the children, there is so little family conversation practical ly none that is interesting and cheer full and inspiring You would think that husband and wife who have all interests in common could never talk themselves out. But they do, and they come to the place where they take refuge behind the evening paper or in solitaire to save themselves from the pretense of even having to maintain the appearansce of keeping up social intercourse.
 Wives lay the blame for this state of affairs on their husbands. They say, heaven knows, that they would be glad enough to talk, but that you can't maintain a conversation with a person who always grunts by way of reply; and who could give clam on ice points on silence and then beat it at the game. Men retort that they have worn their conversational powers to a frazzle during business hours, and they desire to rest their vocal cords at home. Nevertheless, 1t is observable
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-02-20
Dudley S Rhymes

Said Silas McGuggin, in Peeweeple's store: Tt ain't very often that I make a roar. but had I my way I'd condemn to their doom the fellows who turn out this stuff called perfume. This mornin' my daughter come downstairs to eat. 'bringin a odor so turrible sweet it made me right sick and I put my foot down. Says I: Gut that out '" And l wore a deep frown. My daugh- ter asked what and I told her per fume. Says I: Do you think you're rose in full bloom?' My wife says: Don't worry, my dear; he's a fool. important round here as a wart on a mule l picked up my hat and I left 'em at once. They've lost me for good. Oh, I'm nobody's dunce. I'll get A nice room at McDougals hotel They'll never defy me no more with that smell" Sis right and I'm for him.. Jed Peeweeple said. Them odors is awful They go to my head. He's quit home for good. Oh, he'll never go back. A will is a thing that he never did lack" Just then the town clock in the steeple struck one. Old Silas jumped up and he left on the run Its time for my dinner. reckon" said Si. five got to go home or I'll miss apple uie'