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The Washington times., 1924-05-06
THE LONE PINE BOX.

What t 1sws s. on the RlaltO' How goes
There IL no Joy on old Broadway.
And George NJ. Cohan's little lane
ls filled with sorrow, grief and pain.
A sweet little butterfly, q poor little
moth,
Flew close to the candle and itS wings
dropped off.
Murdered, my friend, q dastardly
crime,
Age twenty-four, right in her prime.
She came from Texas, some One-hOrse
The old folks are still there, their
heads bent down.
She left for the bright lights and
learned to play,
And soon was the darling Of old
Broadway.
PASSIONS plaything, q child Of chance.
Whose greatest desire was the song
and dance.
And Wall streets famous financiePO,
MflllOnaires and eminent seerS
Paid homage to this queen Of fun,
And brought her presents by the ton.
But when they shipped the body home,
They hid themselves; she went alone.
Now who would say, with bated breath,
The wages Of sin, 10 surely DEATH"
Rather let us say with Eest,
THY WILL BE DONE" to teach the
rest.
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The Washington times., 1924-05-06
HERBERT URGES
MINISTRY Of
FINE ARTS
Composers Entertained at
National Press Club in.
Music Feast

The United States is the only
civilized nation on the face Of the
globe that does not have a min
istry of fine arts or a national
opera house or theater. 1t is a
crying shame such a condition ex-
lists and that art is stifled in the
otherwise most progressive coun-
try"
This statement. coming from no
less an authority than Victor Her.
bert, the eminent conductor and
composer, evoked the unanimous
concurrence of more than three
hundred persons who assembled
last night in the National Press
Club to do honor to about thirty
internationally known composers
who are in the city to fight pend
ing radio legislation.
Charles X. Harris that grey
haired veteran Of hundreds of song
hits, warmed the cookies Of the
"old boys" hearts with such
favorites as After the Ball." Hello.
Central, Give Me Heaven" Then
Harry Won Tilzer. who twenty years
ago turned out song hit after song
hit with machine-like rapidity, de-
lighted with a medley of some Of
the old favorites,
Good old Percy Wenrich, on
whose songs many of the auditors
were bread-and buttered, to quote
Senator" Tom Lewis, played and
sang Rainbow" Put On Your Old
Grey Bonnet" and a modern YER
sion of the flivver experiences of
Silas and Miranda.
Earl Carroll, the modern Phineas
T. Barnum, gave a short talk and
sang the chorus OF Pretty Peggy"
Gene Buck, writer or Follies song
successes, was announcer extraordi.
nary. Two of his numbers were
played by Silvio Helm and Werner
Jansen.
The "Cymbal Solo,"
John Philip Sousa, "Washington's
own" gave a delightful little talk.
Then the Poison Ivy Symphony
Orchestra, under the direction nf
Avery c. Marks, jr., staged the
famous tone poem, THE Siege of
the Turkish Castle" including the
now celebrated cymbal solo.
Others on the program who con.
tribpated to the gayety of nations
were Obey Speaks, Raymond Hub
bell. Jerome B. Kern. Lew Breau,
Charles Tobias. Senator" Tom
Lewis, Rudolph Friml, Harry
Archer. Joe Mccarthy, Harry Tier.
ney. Theodore Morse, George O'Con.
ner. William Jerome, Con Conrad.
Ellis Parker Blu Ter. Ben Davis,
Harry Akst and Nate Leipsic.
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BOY, WITH CLOTHING
AFIRE, SAVED BY CHUM

Lee Hutchins Keefer, eight years
DID, narrowly escaped serious injury
near his home in Clarendon, Va,
yesterday when his Clothes caught
fire. He, with several other boys,
was trying to extinguish a brush
fire.
Lefty" Robertson. fifteen years
old, tore the burning clothes off
young Keefer and rolled him over
the ground. Slightly burned. the
boy was given first.a treatment
AT a nearby drugstore and then
;'ken home. The burns are rot
serious.
The Washington times., 1924-05-06
NEW YORK RAILWAY TO
ABANDON SHORT LINE

The Central New York Southern
Railroad was granted permission
today by the Interstate Commerce
Commission to abandon within 80
days It's line of road extending from
Auburn to Ithaca. New YORK, a
distance of 81 miles.
Due to the increasing use Of
motor vehicles, the road has been
operating at a loss for consider.
able time. The Commission said
there would be slight inconvenience
10 the public by the abandonment
OF this road as the Lehigh Valley
operates two alternate routes be.
tween the two cities.
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COMMITTEE TO DECIDE
ON JUDGES SALARIES

The fate Of the House bill to in
crease the salaries of judges and
employees of the Court OF Claims,
the Court Of Customs Appeals. AMI
the Federal courts OF the District
Of Columbia, will he decided t..
morrow at an executive session of
the Judiciary Committee.
Proponents of the hill are con.
fident that |; sw'll he tavorably
renortcd 70 the Iicuse and brought
~ action during the present
session.
The Washington times., 1924-05-06
DINoSAUR HUNT TO BE
SHOWN WITH PICTURES

Hunting Big Game in the Rocks
is the subject of an Illustrated lee.
ture to be given by Arthur Cogge.
shall. curator of education at the
Carnegie Museum, in Pittsburgh. be.
fore the convention of American AZ.
sociation of Museums at 2 u. M,
next Tuesday in the New Nation. i
Museum. The lecture is open to the
public.
motion picture of dinos.lur
~aant will he shown.
The Washington times., 1924-05-06
BOARD OF CHARITIES
FAVORS WELFARE BILL

Endorsement of the bill to dis.
continue the present District wei.
fare and charity boards and to
consolidate all Of these bodies in
one central public welfare board
was given yesterday by the board
Of Charities.
The bill already has the endorse
ment Of practically every club and
organization in the city.
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SHORT BUT SWEET.

w.
SHORT BUT SWEET.
Au the aOorId's stage, but
1'tst at present its putting on a
bum shoW.
Would you say an engaged girl
'0os a picked chicken?
A S0ons1n is as old as she looks,
and she's seldom as young as she
tries to look.
T1Oo fleGs Vere talking in the
Zoo. "Jof1r me in game of
golf" said one. "Where?" asked
the other. "Over on the lynS,"
said the first.
NAOMI NJ.
The Washington times., 1924-05-06

In vietO of shooting of citi-
gems By the police Who are
firing on the enemy IN the
highways, 1Oe think the only
safe thing for Ms mo1EconI-
bGtGpts Is to wear GrntOr.
Y. carp.
The Washington times., 1924-05-06

A dead sure indication that
many people are "gettimg
sweet" on President Coolidge
is the action of the Vermont
State Association of Wash
ington IN GcclGiming him at
a maple sugar party"
CICERO SLAPP.
The Washington times., 1924-05-06

According to Judge Lands
thts "pre-10Gr" stuff that you
get from your friends fvill
continue to be handed out for
at least fifty gears longer.
SO viu "Try a little of
thts 6OttLed-im-bOnd goods of
mine. It's nOGo fifteen uecrs
OId. CICERO SLAPP.
The Washington times., 1924-05-06

rs Issie in?"
"No, Issie's out"
"Oh, he is, is he?"
r. NJ. r.
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fat-"So You are living in the
suburbs. Do you have to walk r.
the train mOrningsP"
,Mike-"NO, rum OIDONO.
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this. genially, over the lunch-table7

this. genially, over the lunch-table?
He pulled himself up with a jerk
and shot glance at his stenographer.
Had his moment Of panic been Iegible
to her In his face? But she was gaz-
ing out nowhere in the sort of trance
that Is one of the accomplishments of
her profession.
whats the last thing said?" he
demanded. Then as the girl started
to read, mo, give me the whole thing
from the beginning"
He didn't need 1t, but he did need
another minute or two In which to
take possession of himself That fear
that damnable black dog of fear,
had skunk at his heels since his first
day at the bank.
1t had been natural enough at first.
when he was bruised and bewlldered
by sudden tragic change in the
whole prospect Of his life. John had
given him this job out of charity, or,
II you preferred putting 1t so. by way
Of meeting ia obligation he had as
slmed on marfring into the Craven
family. He'd come into the bank as
lame duck.
There was, though. no reasonable
doubt that he stayed and advanced on
Phis merits. All the evidence leaned
that way. But the fear persisted.
Not. of course. as constant compan-
lon. There were days. weeks Of them
together sometimes, when he never
thought Of 1t. But at some trifling
enigma. fancied very likely, In the
conduct of one of his superiors. some
conversation unavoidably half over
heard, some smile that he felt glanced
his way. the thing would seize him
like spasm of pain from an injured
nerve.
He knew 1t was weakness. He
made valiant attempts to conquer 1t.
He grew ashamed of 1t. He devel-
oped the corollary fear that it would
be discovered.
His latest promotion had. he'd sup
posed, worked a cure. An assistant
cashier was one of the officers of the
bank. III ever they make me an OFF,
cer." he'd 7aid to himself thousand
times, "then I'll know I'm safe" And
indeed. during the three months since
1t had occurred, he'd been breathing
deeper. i01uriating in new security.
But now. for no better reason than
that his Cousin John had invited him
to lunch, he was quaklng at the pit of
his stomach like schoolboy who's
been told to report to the principal.
IT was absurd. A desire came flooding
over him as he sat upon that straight
chair In John Willlamson's outer Of
fice-a passionate desire to do some
thing unexpected, wicked quite posi-
bly,. but successful. immense; to the
effect that telephone girls should
stand In awe of him and private Sec
reta:ies treat him with respect.
Through an open transom Henry
could hear loud laughter as heavy
voice runbed through story and his
anger that he should be kept waiting
under such circumstances. rose. He
WAS about to have the girl telephone
to John that he was waiting when the
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(Henry noted how she had evaded US
Ing any term Of address.) Its nearly
that now. and you haven't done your
errand yet"
I'm having q dinner tomorrow
night" Violet explained to Margaret.
'and as things have turned out, I'm
simply gorged with men. Can l steal
you away from Henry? It's going to
be frignrfully dull. I'm afraid" +
Margaret thought she could come.
Dorothy had come over to Henry
and offered him her hand. "for luck" !"
He retained 1t as he turned to her
mother and asked. "How about an
even exchange7 Or wouldn't 1t be
proper? Or are you going to com
mandeer Dorothy, too7"
"Yes. it's all right" Margarst said,
from her desk In the corner. Love
to! Seven-thirty?"
"Oh. Dorothy's perfectly-unattaln-
able" Violet told Henry. "Shes din
ing and dancing somewhere tomorrow
| night. Il don't in the least remember
where. All know is accepted eleven
invitations for her for Easter week"
I'm desolated that / can't dine with
you," Dorothy cried in the best ac-
The Holly chieftain., 1924-01-17
Another "Skin Came"

The words Admission Free outside
picture gallery. attracted the atten.
tion of Farmer Grubbins He thought
he would go in. N
When he was halfway up the stairs
he was confronted at the turnstile by
an attendant.
II must take your umbrella" said
the official, putting out his hand for 1t.
"Oh, will you?" gasped the farmer
"Oi jolly well know you won't! Oh
thought it must be swlndle, as you
don't usually see sights for nothing in
Lunnon!"
So down the stairs he went again.
with the umbrella grasped firmly in
both hands.
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A mean man usually rejoices BE-
cause Of his meanness.
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cents Of Vanity Fair. ut would be
much more amusing
II call that" Henry grumbled, after
he had closed the door behind them
IAN Internal outrage. Oh. not your
going out to dinner" he added. for he
had caught a look in his sisters face
that startled him. II meant the way
she's trying to spoil that lovely child.
John said today that seventeen was a
devilish age. He's wrong. It's thirty
eight that Is"
Il didn't suppose you meant about
the dinner she said, her voice CON-
ing rather fat, land suppose you did
mean Dorothy. But there was just a
chance, l thought, that you res41ted
the way John had treated you"
"John! In offering me the new Job,
you mean? That's because you don't
know about 1t yet. Violet spoiled
things rather. making me tell 1t back
ward. It's ten thousand year, Peg.
to begin with-stock in the company
independence again. If the thing goes
right-something like old times"
She asked him abruptly, when did
you first hear about this?"
"Why-just today ct lunch. You
don't think I'd keep a thing like that
from you. I'm sorry told Violet first,
but 1t came up naturally, somehow,
and then took 1t for granted that
shed know anyway"
"And you accepted 1t finally-right
there at the lunch-table?"
mo. of course not. AS matter Of
fact, John didn't ask me to. He knew
I'd want to think 1t over-talk 1t over
with you" m
How long did he give you to de-
cide?" she asked.
"Well, the meeting is tomorrow aft
ernoon," said Henry, and all the wind
went out Of his sails on the admission.
They'll want to know before then.
I told John I'd call him up In the
morning."
That's what 1 thought you might
resent" Her voice flattened down
upon the words and, as she'd turned
away from him. they were hardly
audible.
II don't feel I'm being unduly hur-
ried," he assured her. "if that's what
you mean. I've already decided. un-
less you've some serious objection to
urge. that I'll take It,"
you haven't decided anything" she
contradicted. you haven't had any
chance to decide. You don't know
whether the process works or not.
don't believe you know whether It's
ever been tried or Is just a theory.
Johns decided 1t for you. He's going
to take flier. He can afford to lose
as well as not. He's used you like a
pawn in game of chess-pushlng you
In. 1t won't matter to him whether
you're taken or not"
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"You're the only stenoorapher
In the world" he said.

GRO BE coNTINUED)
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CHAPTER [,
Tho Pawn.

On the face of it, John Williamson's
Invitation to lunch was nothing that
Henry Craven need especially won
der, let alone worry. about. 1t was
unusual-Henry couldn't remember,
indeed. that 1t had ever happened be-
fore in just these circumstances-bu
surely one needn't feel on that account
that there was anything ominous
about it. The manner of giving 1t had
been little overbearing, perhaps !;
high-handed. anyhow. But that was
John Williamson's way. and no doubt
his place in Chicago's financial world
entitled him to 1t.
Henry had been debating a letter.
around eleven o'clock this was-when
one of the banks more important GUS
toners spoke to him from across the
marble rail-. Evidently the man didn't
care to come inside, so Henry went to
the rail to see what was wanted. His
telephone rang while he stood talking
with the customer and, of course. his
stenographer answered 1t. He heard
her say. Yes. Mr.. Williamson" And
then, Hes right here. Sha'n't l call
himT" But John, evidently, hadn't
thought 1t necessary to walt, even a
minute. There was another pause
while she made notation on pad,
and finally, very well. Mr.. William
son. I'll tell him."
What Henry's stenographer had
written on her pad was: "Be at ].
WIS office at twelve-thirty. Lunch"
No "ifs" at all. Not even an "if pos
sible."
Well, of course there were no "Ifs."
John was one Of two or three Olym-
plans who, among their other cloudy
vast affairs, directed the policies of
this great bank, in which his cousin
by marriage, Henry Craven, after six
teen years of faithful service. had re-
Gently been promoted to be one Of the
assistant cashiers. Naturally, then, If
John wanted him for any reason. big
or little. Henry would come.
1t was unlikely. wasn't 1t. that the
thing was Of any serious importance7
1t mightn't be business matter at
all. Some little domestic problem or
other. Violet (she war Johns wife
and Henrr's cousin) had a birthday
coming next week. 1t was possible
that Henry's cultivated taste WAS 60
ing to be requisltioned to pick out
present for her. Only would John
have wasted priceless lunch hour,
the most important hour of his hard
driven day-upon trifle like that? 1t
was inconcelvable. The lunch-table
was just where men like John talked
over and arrived at their major de-
cisions.
Yet what major decision of Jchn's
could lmaginably concern Henry? I'm
less-unless 1t was question of Hen
RVS own job in the bank. They weren't
going to promote him again; they'd
just done that. But suppose-suppose
they felt he hadn't made good. and,
had decided to do the other thing.
Wouldn't It be broken to him Just like
The Holly chieftain., 1924-01-17
DOESN'T 1T BORE YOU FRANTICY'

Really though, except show to look at and then.
doesn't bore franticf The whole thing of
thing-the sort of people areT
Il don't know any of you very weH he said. laely 1m
not bored now."
you keep gong she said from the time you're quite small
thinking that es going out somehow like door, And
then day rake realize you're thyfye and
that doesn't to open out at ALL there isn't any doornot
to the thing you're And then hear about somebody hos
been shut up anything; somebody tho whoe WORLDS
las been to- And to people to tell about
him John and Jimmy Wallace and Henry and Margaret Craven
Magares funny about yo You wat that kind of free
dom feels like should think you'd e she looked around at
him suddenly Dh you know, ike bg something
that finds itself shut up pasture With the Hosens.
kitcheI wsbsters
Daughter" it's their
the Chicago world his
bottom Violet Williamson the wife Of society millionaire
wife who planning divorce him. daughter,
Beatrice whom he He taking his daughter
individual
Of resulting
that fall Beatrice Joe and Violet rresby attracted
other with results that lead them to the brink Of destruction
chaceJenne Macarthur,
these strknoy
Individual
without guidance tho craftsman
question 4
struetion Of the modern novel life
roads his He writing
Ill., 1899 In collaboration Mer~n,
who achieved popularity novelist Their "caume
Intellectual recovering
all world
his literary ethods He dictated fifteen
cunnna-Sns.. novel,
"Joseph Greer and His Daughter"
The Holly chieftain., 1924-01-17

faith in Greer's ability In a practical
way but they feared his handling huge
amounts of money without some sort
of check being kept on him, and that
was to be Henry's duty. John did not
press Henry for an immediate answer
and told him to sleep on 1t before CIV
ing him his answer.
The offer was splendid one for
Craven after the fifteen years of ter.
rible struggle on the part of himself
and his sister to keep up appearances.
His father had died when Henry was
mere boy. leaving his family prac-
tically penniless but the brother and
sister. aided by powerful friends of
their father, had managed to keep up
the home.
Henry arrived home ahead of his
sister and when the buzzer announced
n caller he rushed to the door, expect
Ing to see Margaret, although she
usually carried key.
1t wasn't Margaret, though. There
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door into Mills office was brusquely
opened. Henry heard young Mills
evidently at the other door, say. "You
can get out this way. Mr.. Greer"
The man addressed stood there in
an attitude of arrested motion, grin
ming back Into the room. And Henry,
while he stared at, the sight of him.
held his breath All his fidgety an.
noyances were forgotten. swallowed
up in the sensation which the mans
appearance produced.
His beard was the first thing you
saw. 1t was cut round and short-not
fashioned at all-and 1t was black, as
black as II 1t had been drawn upon
his face with India ink. His hair was
just as black and thick. and 1t war
cut quite short enough to hide a ten
dency to curl. Against this blackness
of jowl and brow the CLEAN of his
teeth and the whites Of his eyes made
dazzling contrast. But indeed. as
you took him in, you saw that he was
a bundle of contrasts; the lightness
! of his poise, as he stood there holding
the door. against the burly breadth Of
those shoulders and the bull-neck: the
look Of geniality that you got from his
smile. contradicted by his nose, which
jutted out in so bluntly aggressi,e a
manner as to be-piratical almost.
Henry felt.
He had answered Rollie Mills by
saying in his peculiarly resonant
voice that he always thought he was
lucky, coming to place like this. IL
he could get out the same door he'd
come In by; and he continued for a
minute rubbing this in. All these rob
ber barons of finance had, he sup
| posed, chute down which the unwary
! visitor, having been shorn, was per-
mitted to plunge.
John looked absent-mlnded when he
appeared moment later. He did not
come out Of his abstraction until Just
as they were turning into the club /:
then he took Henry by the arm.
did you know that fellow7" he
asked. "The man who was up In my
Officer"
no" Henry said. II don't believe
I've ever seen him before. I'm sure
he's not one of The customers over at
the bank"
His names Greer" said John.
Joseph Greer. Ever heard Of him :"
THE names vaguely familiar, per-
haps. but l can't place 1t. I'll be glad
to look him up for you. II you like"
We've looked him up" said John
Il guess we know pretty much all
there is to know about him. He's got
proposition we're going to take up.
| Going into business with him. I'll
tell you the whole thing at lunch"
By this time Henry perceived that
danger of his job being taken away
from him did not exist and he breathed
easy again. When the two men sat
down to the table John launched into
a description Of Greer's business. 1t
seemed that the farmers Of the coun-
try. who were growing plants for lin
seed oil. were throwing away the fax
straw from some two million acres of
land every year and that Greer had
discovered a process by which to
make linen from 1t at price that
would permit America to compete with
the cheap hand labor of Europe.
John finally wound up his talk by
telling Henry that he had picked him
as treasurer of the new company at
salary of ten thousand year
Frankly. ne stated, the directors had
The Holly chieftain., 1924-01-17
Fastest Double-Star
Found BY Astronomer

The densest and fastest double star
known has been discovered by r. q.
Jordan, famous American astronomer.
The new star is composed Of two
stars. In rotating. the light from one
is stopped by the other every six
hours; that ls. in. six hours the stars
Of this doublet revolve around each
other so as to eclipse.
This pair Of stars. or this star COM
posed of pair, Is three times denser
than our sun and each Is about the
same size as the sun. The double-sta
is so far distant from the earth that
it takes its light. travelling 10000
miles per second, several years to
reach the earth. In fact, IL 1t died or
disntegrated. it would be years be-
fore we knew 1t. For all we know
we may not be looking at this star It.
self. but at its image of years ago.
When we look at the stars we do not
see them as they are today. but as
they were when the light left them
perhaps hundreds Of years ago-De.
troit News
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Announces Birth Of Son.

To announce to his musical friends
the birth of son Welsh musician
sent a card simply bearing four bars
from 1.-THE Messiah" Unto us n child
is born. unto us a son Is given"
The Holly chieftain., 1924-01-17

stomach and starts the liver and
bowels acting without gripping. Con-
tains no narcotics or soothing drugs.
Say "Californa" to your druggist and
avoid counterfeits! Insist upon gen.
ulne california Fig Syrup" which
contains ns.-Adyertisement.
The Holly chieftain., 1924-01-17
He that does good to another man
does also good to himself.
MOTHER! GIVE SICK BABY
"CALlFORNlA FIG SYRUP"
Harmless Laxative to Clean Liver
and Bowels Of Baby or Child.

Even constipat-
ed, bilious, fever
ish. or sick, collie
Babies and Chill
dren love to take
genuine "Califor-
mia Fig Syrup"
No other laxative
regulates the ten
der little bowels
so nicely. 1t.
The Holly chieftain., 1924-01-17

There's no fool like Il young fool who
.ries to act like an OLE fool.
The Holly chieftain., 1924-01-17

It Does Shock Some Folks.
Mother-But what enjoyment do you
obtain from smoking?
DaueAter-The effect on others.