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served five years with Company A,
21st United States Infantry, 1894 TO
1893; participated with this regiment
in expedition against Santiago de
Cuba in 1898; in battles of Santiago
and San Juan Hill, and was promoted
to corporal during this campaign.
Senior Cayetano de Quesada, Cuban
consul, will be mustered in as hon
crary member of Richard j. Harden
Camp at its regular meeting Thurs
day night. The resolution electing
him to honorary membership at the
last meeting of the camp has been
approved by Commander-in-ch chief a.
ID. Alcorn OF Cincinnati, Ohio. \
number of members OF Congress will
be present to witness. the. ceremonies
and the department district com
mander of the American Legion and
watson il. Miller. national vice com
mander of the Legion, have been in
Elted. The camp appropriated funds
for an entertainment and luncheon
during the evening, which will be
under the direction Of j. L. Wilson.
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chairman. The following recruits
were elected to membership at the
last meeting: Maurice A. Roche, Will
bur r.. Burgess, William II. Goetz
Burgess, George NJ. Nicholson and
William II. Goetz were mustered in
to full membership. Several visitors
were present and made short talks,
including Senior Vice Commander
League, Past Department Commander
Charles Mccartney, Past Department
Commander Samuel G.. Mawson and
Adolph Graef, manager of the depart
ment band.
Col. John Jacob Astor Camp hold
an interesting session at the last
meeting. Three new members, Messrs.
Bastard, Smith and Waliing, were
mustered in. Senior Vice Department
Commander League, Department Ad-
jutant Harry i. Coulter and Depart
ment Inspector Albert Michaud made
an official inspection. Department
Inspector Michaud complimented the
officers of the camp on the excellent
condition Of the records of the camp
and the manner in which 1t con-
Quoted it's business.
The board of trustees of Gen. Nell
son a. Miles Camp.tJ. A. Baxter. ch ir,
man: met recently at the home of
q. NJ. Hairy G. Fowler and inspected
the books and found the camp in "a
flOurishing condition. The recruiting
committee, known as the flying
squadron" consisting.of Arthur Bert
hiaume, Charles w McCaffrey and
Harry c. Fowler, report five new
members at the last meeting, making
an increase of thirty members since
the first of the year.
The department band will hold re-
hearsal tomorrow night at department
headquarters, 921 Pennsylvania ave-
nue. southeast.
Washington Temple. No. 1, Lineal
card party following the business SEES
sion at its last meeting. Mrs. Arthur
NJ. Berthiaume reported all arrange
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SMALL PARDONS ELEVEN.
Illinois Governor Frees Former
Chef, Sentenced. for Theft.

SPRINGFIELD, ILL.,, April 12-Gus
Zeidler of st. Louis. formerly chef for
Gov. Len Small, was granted COM
mutation of sentence by the governor
this afternoon. Zeidler is serving a
sentence of from one year TO life on a
robbery charge.
penitentiary on charges Of conspiracy
connection with the Chicago fiat
janitors strike of 1922, also was par
doned by Gov. Small today. Nine fat
janitors convicted with Quesse also
were pardoned.
The pardons were granted on the
ground that the men were not given
a fair trial They had been sentenced
to the penitentiary
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HELD ON CHECK CHARGE.

NEW HAVEN. Conn, April H.
Harry T. Stedman. who impersonated
Harry Payne Whitney of New York
in purchase of an automobile and
various expensive articles of wom-
ans apparel and gave worthless
checks in payment. today was for
malIy charged with issuing fraudu-
lent checks to the amount of over
$4,000. He was unable to obtain bail
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-04-13
Harvard Professor Dies.

BOSTON, April 12-Alexar d 81,
James Inglis of Cambridge, professor
of education at Harvard Universitv
died at hospital here TODAY in hi,
forty-ffth year. lie was born =
Middietown, Conn, and was gradua tetg
from Wesleyan University In 1gon
An authority on secondafdy education
and the writer Of Latin text book
Prof. IngIis has been on fine Harya,'1
faculty since 1914.
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having joined the
Troy, n. Y, camp
in 1899. He was
elected junior vice
C o m m a n d e r of
Richard J. Harden
Camp of this city
in 1917. appointed
patriotic instruc-
tor in 1918, APP
pointed chaplain
four years in sue
cession, 1919-l923;
appointed patriot
ic instructor in
1924 and elected
department chap
lain in 1924, now
serving in I n a t
ca ID aCity III Q
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ments complete for the annual shad-
bake for the benefit of the building
program, for the home for the wild
ows and orphans of all wars, to be
held at the home of Mrs. Berthiaume,
Mclean, Va, May 16. Katherine
Baum. chief ruler, requests the pres
ence of all members at the next meet
ing of the temple, May z, the occasion
being the annual visitation Of De-
partment Commander james J. MUIR
ply and staff of the District Spanish
War Veterans.
The meetings for the camps and
auxiliarics for the week are as fol-
lows: Richard j. Harden Camp, No. 2,
Thursday night, Pythian Temple, 1912
9th street northwest; Gen. Henry w.
Lawton Camp, No. 4, Thursday night,
921 Pennsylvania avenue southeast;
Gen. M. Emmett Crell Camp, No. 8,
Wednesday night, Pythian Temple,
1012 9Th street northwest; Gen. NJ
Emmett Urell Auxiliary, No 5, We'd
nesday night, Pythian Temple, 1912
9Th street northwest.
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lighting. a pipe re-
marked to the one
who was getting
ready for another
cigarette: I'D like
for once TO come
across an honest to
goodness candidate
who would admit
he wanted the job
without pretending
70 hesitate over his
preference for pri-
vs.te life. -
You'll never
meet up with him,
spn-they are all
tarred with the
same political hy-
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Newark Banker Dead

MORRISToWN, N. j., April Ia
Samuel Shepard Davis, president of
the Howard Savings Institution of
Newark. died at his home today after
a few days Illness from heart dis
ease. He was a. director Of the Pitts
burgh,t Cincinnati, Chicago and st.
Louis railroad. Mrs Harold n.
March of Washington is ono Of his
three children.
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TERENCE N. FIELDER.
Department Chaplain. Department of
the District OF Coluns him, United
Spanish War Veterans

Terence n. Fielder. department
chaplain of the United Spanish War
Veterans of the District, has belonged
to the organization since its inception,
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And woman who was buying a
couple of silver sheathed cigars-yeh
went off saying TO herself-be-
cause she dasn't say it to the men:
1T isn't hypocrisy. 1t is human
nature that began when Adam hest
tated over the apple-and we have been
following copy ever since. a boy shiV-
erS over his first spring plunge, not
knowing whether it will mean fun or
cramps. a man feels backward before
marrying the girl he loves-and all of us
Tread the joys Of heaven, because the
getting there means death. Any cam
didate for a high-up Office who would
not stop TO consider, would be too ire
sponsible to bother about. And yet,
what does Il woman's page hack know
about politics, anyhow
And by that time the two men had
Sauntered over to a table to shove
gay balls over a green top, and the
woman was on her way to repay a
little kindness with her two silver
sheathed cigars.
* x 4 x
A WOMAN was pegging at type
machine when in breezed a girl
named Robin She had her reason:
7 didn't think it would be right
for me to get married without tell
ing you, because you have given me
going to Rockville and come right
back. Johnnie can't get leave for a
"trip. and anyhow there isn't money
enough, because he wants to start
right in to buy a home-if you are
going to give me anything. Mics Ann,
YOU better make ii q set of knives
and forks I've only got one spoon
and not a tablecloth to my name
still. I'd love a cream silk :ueater--
Johnnie's so different from other fell
lowS-So settled in his ways, you
know-Say Miss Ann. you don't
think a man of twenty-five is too
old for me. do you? I'm seventeen
next month-Hone' l don't know
what he can see in me, but he says
it's because I'm so innocent and diff
ferent from other girls. and l guess 1
am---' and so on.
1t was a hubby little visit, and
when Robin had breezed off that
would be all-unless you might toll
crate a memory prplogue-like this:
A woman who felt. naturally, that
she knew all about children-hav-
ing none Of her own-extended the
hospitality of her lap to a friend s
child at a movie that was packed and
janImed. The play was a triangle
thing-life'S national plot, that no
mere baby should have understood.
There was a siren in jet gauZe with
no back to it, and a wife whose yir-
rue was expressed in chin ollared
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business is business. If you doubt
- il, listen to this:

! ~ it, listen to this:
! There is a street of secondhand
smells. Also, there are notes.-the
j babel shrill of foreign voices, the in
! sistent procession of pushcartS and
! the comings and goings Of job-lot hu-
manity that must buy other people $
! cast-offs, because-everybody knows
| why.
| But at the far corner. the other
morning, the April sun lay like new
| yellow blanket on the pavement and a
| warm little breeze had set all sorts
! OF small trash to skirt dancing over
! the cobbles. Also, there was box.
And on the box sat an old, old wom-
an. selling pencils.
A passing man who was in a hurry
4 to get wherever he was bound-one
of those men who are going to heaven
one of these days If they ever take
: time to die-hurried a@ooin out of a
. pocket, dropped IL in the pencil box
; and was sprinting off when the wom-
! an called out a reminder that he had
! forgotten his two pencils, He must
! have thought this remaS kable--even
/ as you and for he halted.
! I'm no beggar. Ny business is SELL
! ing pencils"
/ The man touched his hat, selected
! a couple and whizzed off. Afterward
/ he mentioned that il was the first
/ time a pencil vender had ever be-
! trayed any symptom of expecting a
| customer to take what he had paid
| for. He said he bet il was the only
! case on record.
But he was mistaken. There are
! always others. In everything.
| * X
| 4 CUSTOMER wanted a lampshade.
The clerk introduced an electric
standard capped with a shade of yell
low parchment inhabited by blue
and red parrot. You had to buy the
whole 'outfiit-price, 'steen dollars.
Il have a lamp just want a
shade"
The clerk brought forth a lamp
| shade of yellow parchment, with two
| green parrots on a bough. She re-
minded the customer that yellow
| parchment gave electric light rest
! full, golden glow
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AROUND THE CITY
BY Mamie Lancaster

white. to which was added later a
shoulder shawl which is dramas
standard Of want A husband in the
Greek god class literally reeled
through wickedness until Il happy
climax in the shape of church bells
of a Christmas eve sent him to his
starving family disguised as Santa,
with a pack on his back And when
the. show ended with a domestic
clinch the small child favored her
hostess with views:
81 wouldn' took him back minute
after wobbin me an my chile for that
old vampy, would you? l don't see
what she mahwied him first off for
he wouldn'er been my joice. She
oughter 'cepted David who doored the
groun' she walked on-my gwacious,
I'd a sooner mahWy our mail cahier
than that old huSb'n, unless | could
sew him for divorce an get alley
money, like that ole gwass widewy
vampy wiv no dweSs on her back-my
momma'S got carvings like hers"
The woman. fearing she didn't
know as much abount children as she
thought she did, put in good word
for Santa-which Melted her another
shock:
you don't p'tend 10 b'lieve in Sanity
as awful oldy as you are, do you?
wy. my goodness gwacious. j haven't
blved in him for millyun years
but my momma does
Counting by time, she was just en-
tering the R-leSS tooth shedding zone.
Measured by World-knowledge, she
might have been twins TO Cheops-
Robin, aged seven.
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:::: m e.: $: $; ::
who had turned their stuff in
for the day were talking the ground
over at a counter on the outen edge
Of a clubroom. And the one who was
Evening star., 1924-06-05

The World Fellowship committee of
the Y " G. A. will meet this after
noon, at 614 L street. to hear Mrs
William Adams Slade. chairman. tell
of work being done in Szechwan, one
thousand miles in the interior of
China. where Miss Margaret Bren-
necke is secretary of the local asso-
citation on duty in Chengtu.
"The Eiopement of Ellen" will be
presented by the Walther League or
Trinity Lutheran Church. 4th and Z
streets northwest, at Sis o'clock.
Evening star., 1924-06-05
CHARLES EBERT DIES.
Civil War Veteran Long Employed
in War Department.

Charles Ebert, eighty eight years old,
member of the Association of oldest
Inhabitants of the District of Columbia
and who before his retirement three
years ago had for fifty years been d
chief clerk in the quartermaster gen.
erals office. died at the home of his
daughter. Mrs. William T. Reed, 260S
Cathedral avenue, Tuesday.
Mr.. Ebert was veteran of the civil
war, and lost an arm in the second bat
tie of Bull Run. He was generally
known as an authority on the history
Of the United States flag and the uni
forms of the Army, having compiled
several publications on those subjects.
Besides being a member Of the Oldest
Inhabitants, he was member of the
Burnside Post, G.. A. R., and the Royal
Arcanum.
Besides Mrs. Reed. he is survived
by three other daughters, Mrs. William
G.. Stierlin, Mrs. c. S. Eisinger and
Mrs. l.. H. Quirollo His wife died
about twenty years ago.
Funeral services will be conducted at
260S Cathedral avenue tomorrow after
noon at 2 o'clock. Rev. Z. S. Dunlap
of St. Johns Episcopal Church will Off
ciate. Interment will be in the family
lot in Rock Creek cemetery.
Evening star., 1924-06-05
CONTINUE FUTILE SEARCH
FOR MISSING PRETTY GIRL
Disappears From Alexandria Home
"To Succeed Before You Hear
of Me Again"
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Spc'ldi piSpdtH 10 ne star.
ALEXANDRIA, Va, June 5.-Search
In Washington continued today for
Miss Susanna Guion. pretty nineteen
year~old girl. who left her foster
home here yesterday with the in
tention of Succeeding in the world
before they hear of me again"
Mrs. B. Il. Hatsell, with whom the
girl lived at 406 Prince street, re-
ported the disappearance to the police
Yesterday and asked their aid in
locating the girl.
Carolina family, came here shortly
after Christmas, and has held several
positions. She left the employ of
City Manager Rich Monday. went to
Washington seeking a position Tues
day, and has not been heard of since
She has often intimated that she
would disappear. according to Mrs
Hatsell, who said that she didn't want
TO return to her home until she has
made good. Her widowed mother,
Mrs. B. S Guion of Newberne, N c.,
will arrive here today TO aid In the
search.
When last seen. the girl was wear
ing a tan and brown plaid coat, blue
silk dress and light stockings. She
and weighs about 100 pounds. She
has black bobbed hair and slight
defect in the right eye.
The girl is fitted for stenographic
work, having left the fashionable
Chatam Episcopal Institute at the
Christmas holidays. 1t is not be-
lieved the girl has met with any foul
girl will be found living in some
Y. w. c. A. either in Washington or
New York. She is said to have had
about $50.
Evening star., 1924-06-05
THE WEATHER

District of Columbia and Maryland
.Falr tonight; tomorrow increasing
cloudiness, followed by showers; not
much change in Temperatures; mod
crate variable winds, becoming south
east and south.
Virginia-Fair tonight, warmer in
west portion; tomorrow increasing
c!oudiness, probably followed by
showers; moderate northeast, shifting
to south winds.
Records for Twenty-Four Hours.
Thermometer-4 pm, 10; 8 pm, IS;
IL midnight, So; 4 am, 54; am, 81;
noon, 70.
Barometer-4 pm, 1892; s pm.
1888; IL midnight, 5000; 4 am, 1905;
am. 30.l0; noon, 30.0S.
highest temperature, 73, occurred
at pm. yesterday. Lowest tempera-
ture. 81, occurred at am. today.
Temperature same date last year
Highest, SO; lowest, ~.
Condition Of the Water.
Temperature and condition of the
water at am: Great Falls-Te m
perature. 81; condition, slightly
muddy.
FURNISHED by United States coast and
geodetic survey.)
Tomorrow-Low tide. 4:50 a m. and
5:29 pm; high tide, 1882 am. and
11.06 pm.
The sun and Moon.
Today-Sun rose 4 :43 am: sun sets
1880 pm.
Tomorrow-Sun rises 4:42 am; sun
Moon rises 7:16 am; sets 1854 pm.
Automobile lamps to be lighted one
half hour after sunset.
Weather in Various Cities.
Evening star., 1924-06-05
FIELD DAY PROCEEDS
GOING TO CHILD HOME
Masons Hope to Build Dormitory at
Eastern Star Home for
Little Ones.

Proceeds from the eleventh an
nual Masonic field day at American
League Base Ball Park Saturday,
of special dormitory for the child
inmates of the Masonic and Eastern
Star Home.
A statement today from Eugene e.
Thompson. William H. Gross, Nathan
WE'LL. William H. McCarty and Wal
ter S. Eatherly. in charge of the en-
tertainment. by appointment of Need
ham c. Turnage, president of the
Worshipful Masters Association of
1924. said: "In previous years the
moneys derived from the field day
have been turned over to the endow-
ment fund. So great, however, is the
necessity for separate dormitory for
the children that it has been decided
to enlarge the scope of the field day
fnds fhs yea5 9ar SO as 5G Tase od sd
young are at present housed together,
but the Importance of separate quar-
ters specifically devoted to juvenile
needs is daily more apparent
1T is especially desirable that the
little ones should have a place where
they may be entertained and play un-
restrained without interfering with
that peacefulness and quiet which the
advanced age of many of the other
occupants makes SO essential
The Eastern Star chapters are par
ticipating in the work with enthusi-
asm, and a committee has been ap-
pointed by their grand matron, Mrs.
Helen B. Strait, to cooperate with
the Masters Association base ball
committee in perfecting the arrange
ments.
Special features will include base
ball game between the Shriners and
Grotto under the respective captain
cies of Andy Walker and Joe Leber-
ton and massed drill by the uniformed
Knights Templar of the jurisdiction,
while many other attractions will be
announced as arrangements for them
are definitely completed. The festiy-
tiles will conclude with a banquet in
the evening in honor. of the opposing
base ball teams
Evening star., 1924-06-05

The local district of the Zionist Or
ganilation of America will be ad-
dressed at Unity Club. 1903 21st
street, s o'clock by Maurice Samuel
of New York. Delegates will be elect
ed TO the annual national Zionist
convention, to be held shortly in
Pittsburgh. Public invited
Evening star., 1924-06-05
FOREIGN.
CARDS of Thanks.

FLAHERTY. We wish 10 express our sincere
appreciation and thanks 70 friends and
also his II It. friends FOR their beautiful
floral tributes and expressions OF sympathy
at the death of .our dear father.
HIS CHILDREN. SADIE E CANNON
MAIZE V. HEFFERNAN. R0RERT f.
FLAHEETY AND VINCENT FIAAHERTY
HowLrN We wish 70 acknowledge and
deeply appreciate the Many expressions Of
sympathy and beautiful floral tributes OF
our many relatives and friends the dea til
of beloved daughter and wife. VIOLA
HOWLIN.
Mr. AND MRS. ]. D. SIMPSON AND T.
IIOwTIN
Evening star., 1924-06-05
ORGANIZATION ACTIVITIES.
TONIGHT.

The Lonesome Club will give a
dance. $50 o'clock. Arcade building.
third floor.
Representative Emanuel Celler of
New York will be the principal
speaker at the first open social of
the Jewish Inter-Council, at Y. NJ H.
4. building. Al Jacobson, president of
the council, will outline the activities
of the organization. Entertainment
and dancing.
Evening star., 1924-06-05
Deaths.
SHEPHERD

sHEPHERD. Suddenly. Thursday. June ..
at the residence of his daughter. IOl2 c 81
ne. He leaves a widow, Mrs. Ida Shep-
herd; two daughters, Mrs. NJ. Y. Davis of
of Washington, d. C.. and Harry r. sSon
herd of Monongah. w. Va. Funeral Satur-
day at pm, from 1012 G st. ne. ReIa
tiVes and friends invited to attend. So
sTALEY: Tuesday. June 8, 1924, at Boyd
Md, FLEET STALEY. Funeral Friday
June @, at pm
THAN. On Monday, June Q. 1924 s., his
residence. Los Angeles, Calf, LOUIS RA-
PHAEL, husband of Grace Hathaway and
son OF & the late Raphael Prosper and Kath-
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M arriaQes.

CLEMENTS-KR0ER. In Baltimore June 3
1874. at the Baltimore Cathedral HERRERI
VI ELEMENTS and MARY L. kROHR Joy
william j. Hafey. assistant pastor.
LAvALLEE-BRowER. June .. 1924. at Rock
vile. Md. Miss INAH MAY GROWER of
Cortland. y. Y. and Mr. GEORGE i
LAVAlLEE OF Washington, II. e. by the
Rev. =. J. Goode
Evening star., 1924-06-05

Alpha Delta Phi luncheon at the
Madrillon, 1904 G street, at 1880 to-
morrow.
Evening star., 1924-06-05
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF.

bazaar will be held tomorrow,
1880 pm, under auspices of the Seek
ers of Good Club and the Ladies Mis-
Sionary Club of the Church of the
Redeemer, New York avenue and
Kirby street. Public invited.
The Business Women's Council will
meet tomorrow at Church of the
Covenant. supper from 3 to pm.
Current topics, 5:45 o'clock. Singing,
6:15 Bible class, Gas. At 7:45 o'clock,
II. NJ. Milman, jr., of the Alaskan
railway division, Department of In
terror, will show motion and Stere
opticon pictures of the Harding
Alaskan tour.
Congress of Parent-Teacher Asso-
Citations will have their annual picnic
Tuesday at MontroSe Park. Take
Washington Railway and Electric Com
p2Ry'S Georgetown car to Goth street,
and walk to l. street.
TIE George Baldwin Mccoy Unit.
American Women's Legion, will meet
in the Church of the Covenant, 18th
and y streets. tomorrow morning at
1880 o'clock. Election of A vice
president will be in order
The WOman's Club of fhe High
lands Community Church will give
lawn party tomorrow evening at Z
O'Clock at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
]. c. Gilbert. 1905 Hamilton street
Various attractions and fancy articles
will be provided at the entertain
ment.
Alpha Delta Phi luncheon at the
Madrillon, 1904 G. street, at 1880 to-
morrow.
The Washington times., 1924-08-19
AT BREAKFAST

Well, here we are. on our vaca-
ton at last! Take your arms off
the table. Josiah; you're not
home now. Don't spoil the good
impression / have made on the
other boarders. g
THAT was q great idea of
mine pasting all those labels on
our trunks. Everybody thinks
we are world travellers. If any
body asks you about foreign.
countries, try to remember what
you have seen in the traveIogues.
Don't be afraid to tell q few
lies.
"That was a terrible break you
made last night when we were
talking about Italy. though. Mrs.
Gazzo asked you how you liked
the gondolas. and you said you
never bothered with musical IN
struments. covered it up by
telling her you had to have your
little joke now and then.
Run upstairs now and put on
those star-spangled knickers of
yours. There's no use coming
out here in all the beautiful
scenery If we don't take some
good long hikes and look at IT,"
The Washington times., 1924-08-19
ODD JOBS

Being a proofreader for the
Congressional Record.
Giving a wedding present to
the girl who threw you down.
Cracking nuts with steam
roller.
Trying to get fresh vegetables
In the country.
The groom picking up rice off
the hotel floor.
"A centipede in an elevator.
A Aabd.headed man reading q
hair-raising tale.
The Washington times., 1924-08-19
NOBODY KNOWS

Why wives are classified as
members of the weaker SEX"
Whether an elephant could eat
mis- weight in peanuts if he was
real hungry.
What q, goldfish thinks about
when the family cat jumps on
The table.
What is hidden in the drawers
Of the Weather Bureau.
How patronage would be dis.
pensed il we ever elected a
woman President,