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The Washington times., 1925-08-20
If Moniker Is Handicap, Why Should
MT It Be Changed AS In Cases of
Actors, Boxers and Authors?
Writer Inquiries,

that he could pick out one he
liked when lie grew up.
never think of names with.
out thinking Of very rOtund
gent that once knew who was
called Eat" by all his friends
and who only used his initials.
When found out that his first
name was FaWnrose, l didn't
blame the poor chap.
His mother chose his name
out of some romantic novel.
Being a writer. ! always re.
GREETED that did not take a
nom de plume. II is writer's
privilege, you know, but as l
like short names, / never could
think of shorter one than my
own.
I once knew a very pretty girl
who had horrible last name.
She married man with n per.
fectiy gorgeous name and though
she was unhappy and soon d.
VOrced, she told me afterwards
it was for better and worse she
took, with names in mind.
On tho other hand. I know "a
girl with nice short American
name who has changed it to a
Russian jawbreaker because she
thinks it will help her in concert
work. So you see. while some
are simplifying their names for
business reasons, others are COM
pIicating theirs.
The Washington times., 1925-08-20
CREEK LEAVES.
TENANTS HIS
ESTATE
Vast Properties He Acquired
In India. Lawfully Is
Theirs, Will Says
international News Service

KARAcFII. India, Aug. 20.--
Evanghelos Gherissiman Raftopou.
los, d Greek, who lived and worked
for many years in India. willed all
his landed property to his tenants,
they being the actual owners since
they were .cultivators thereof"
His viii. a long document. dis
posing Of property In England,
Greece and India, contained . pro.
test against odious old age.
Alas, Notwithstanding all my alb.
steniousness and physical culture.
the accursed old age has arrived"
he said. Hence to me IL agree,
able the abrupt end, the passing
away.
Il. being the son Of a notary
public. remember 1t is customary
in wills to record one forgiveness
for ones enemies. I do not do this
because 1 have no enemy, nature
having created men imperfect In
mind and heart and organism sen.
erally. Hence he has no reepon,
sibliity. Thus / descend TO the grave,
relieved from the awful struggle
for life and the old age and it,
awful consequences for me-.
Raftopoulos was sixty.six whsn
he died.
The Washington times., 1925-08-20
s PET,
BURNED BOY,
CURED
Donnie" Rose, Aged 5, Won
Hears Of AlI-Operated on
Twelve Times


PHILADELPHIA. /, Aug. 90
Donald Rose, five, will soon leave
st. Agnes Hospital, for his home
at Kane, Pa, and his place will
be hard to fill among the doctors,
nurses and attaches Of the hos.
pital.
Donnie" was brought to St.
Agnes a year ago, after he was
burned about the face and body.
while playing in the kitchen of
his home.
The lad was unable to raise his
head from his chest. He was
unable to open his hands or close
his eyes, physicians said.
Donald's parents are poor. An
upstate physician heard of the
boys plight and wrote to surgeons
at the st. Agnes Hospital. explain
The Washington times., 1925-08-20


ing that the boys condition de.
manded quick treatments.
The boy was sent for immedi-
ately.
The twelve operations which he
has undergone to replace the
burned tissues have not dimmed
'Donnie's' sunny disposition,
which has won the admira ton of
the doctors. nurses and others al
the hospital.
Donald Is unable to smile or
laugh, yet, yet he tries. Surgeons
promise that after the next oper-
alton, which is scheduled for Sep
ten1ber, the boy viii be able to
smile as well as the other children
who visit him daily.
The surgeons believe that by
the time Donald Ii fifteen every
scar and lire on his face will have
disappeared.
Donnie" will soon be able to
return to his parents. who have
seen him only once since he left
home,
The Washington times., 1925-08-20
Rx FAY KING

was reading i'm the paper the
other day about a man that went
to have his name changed. He
found the lOng-Iettercd, unpro-
nounceable name of his family
handicap in business and wanted
it simplified and Americanized.
Now some, in sentimental Judg'
ment, may disapprove OF his ac'
ton. but can't help thinking
that he did the right thing.
Names are important factors IN
business success.
Look at the screen, the stage,
and puglIism. Actors, authors
and boxers never hesitate min.
ute to pick out and use whatever
name they feel will have an in.
fIuence upon their professional
success. Why shouldn't the lay
man avail himself OF that same
opportunity and il he is handi-
capped by a name that prOVokeS
mirth or IOckjaw. change 1t to
something better suited to him.
Shakespeare said that rose
by any other name would smell
as sweet.
True enough, but il wouldn't
rhyme as well, and the poets and
ballad writer's would sure haVf a
tough time trying to swing IN
that symbol of romance if it had
been called something i'm six
sylIables.
First names can he as uncom.
Portable as last names, too. I
don't blame girl who was named
Violet when she WIS pink and
pretty. for changing her name to
Vivian when sire grows up to
look like anything but a violet.
l always thought those people
were pretty clever who gave
their small son only a name so
The Washington times., 1925-08-20
ON PRESS.
CLUB HOME
SOON
Contractors Will Start Opera
tons October Some
Details of Structure

Work OF construction on the new
81, 900, 900 National Press Building
at Fourteenth and F streets north
west, viii be started October /. it
was announced at meeting or the
National Press Club last night.
s The club members unanimously
approved the plans and authorized
the building committee, composed
Of John Hays Hammond, John Joy
Edison and James Bryan, to execute
Immediately contracts for construc'
tion, and to accept an offer to
finance the proposition made by p.
j, CHAPMAN & Company, +. II.
Sawyer 3 Company, and the Love-
MeCumber Company, nationally
known bonding houses. The George
a. Fuller Company Will construct
the building.
The structure will be Washing
tens largest office building and g.
paFmanent home for the National
Press Club.
Ii win be erected on the present
site Of the old Ebbitt Hotel and
the Hcoe building.
Spacious Club Quarters.
It win extend along F street for
a distance Of more than $50 feet,
and along Fourteenth street TO the
willard building,
Spacious club quarters will top
the building, containing 800 office
rooms, more than one-third OF Which
have already been rented.
The Famous.LaskeY Players Cor.
poration has Indicated it would
lease the theater OIL the ground
floor Of the building for twenty
five years
The motion picture house will
Be- the largest In the city, and will
occupy i've stories. leaving small
marlin on the side for offices.
A roof garden and q ladies' din
lng room viii be among the new
features of the clubs quarters.
Center For Correspondents
There will also be an auditorium
with a seating, capacity OF 700
The Washington times., 1925-08-20

At New Orleans con-
nections are made
with through trains
to Texas, Mexico,
Arizona and Cali
4oTnia, and With
steamers to Central
America.
For tickets or reser-
vations call Ticket
Office, 1910 H st.
N. W., Phones: Main
1888 ana 1868.
The Washington times., 1925-08-20
RESERVE
now HAS AIR
FORCE
Plans for Organization Of New
Group Now Are Com
plets

Organization plans for the new
naval reserve force have been prac.
tically completed and put into op'
GRAFTON by officials Of the Navy
Department,
Captain William r. Scott. Y. p
n. now on duty with the Navy
Department, is In charge Of tllF
naval reserve, division of the bu
reau of navigation. Captain Scott
has been in command Of the Y, 3.
s.. Olslahoma.
Under Captain Scots plans
members OF the new reserve force
will be trained practically. Many
OF the reserves are now on cruises
during which time they nave
charge Of the vessels and actually
perform the sea duties.
The naval aviation reserve OF the
new force. now ID an active, busy
group and members have been ufl.
der training at Sduantuni, Mass,
and Hampton Roads, Va.
Plans for training next year now
are being made IN the Navy De
partment. IL the budget bureau
and Congress can be impressed, Il
II more than likely that the pro
gram will be extended considerably.
life Saved BY Central &
ASTORIA. 4. l., Aug. 2O.-Dcn
The Washington times., 1925-08-20
1900 HORSES SHOES
SIMPLY CLOG MOVIE

ALLENTOWN, Pa, Aug. 20. -
When the manager of local NOV
ing picture house inserted an ad.
vertisement in a morning paper
announcing that every child with a
horse shoe would be admitted to
the afternoon performances, he mis-
judged the horse population Of the
city. Instead of 400 or 500 young
steFs appearing with the luck
charm 1900 swarmed about the
theater from II o'clock until 3
Many of the shoes were new, and
number of horse shoeing estab-
The Washington times., 1925-08-20

persons and other features. Sleep
ing quarters for out-of.town guests
are also contemplated.
1t is the plan of the club to rent
the offices in the building to news
paper and magazine correspondents.
thus bringing under one roof q
large number of men In the same
profession.
The building itself is to be a
monument to the profession. 1t
will contain twelve elevators and
telegraph offices will be installed
to facilitate dispatches.
The building will be of sand.
stone and faced with white marble.
Rape and Rape are the archi-
teets.
The Washington times., 1925-08-20

lishments were obliged to lay in
a new stock before they we're able
to continue business.
The Washington times., 1925-08-20

when q telephone operator sent
Y1eighbor to investigate why hs
dropped the receiver of his inslsn'
n1eflt and failed to pick Y up assaH.
He took poison by accident.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1925-06-18
CITY PERSONAL ITEMS

P. J. Winter of St. Cloud spent
Wednesday in Sank Centre transact
ing businessa ~ j.. L.e,t
Mr.. and Mrs. H. S. Halversor
and family spent the week end at Bat
tie Lake, visiting relatives.
Mrs. James A. Norris returned
Monday from a short visit at the Asa
P. Brooks home, Minneapolis.
Miss Lillian Hansen who is attend
ing Summer school at st. Cloud spent
the week end in Sank Centre visiting
relatives.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Fish of this city
are the parents of a ten pound baby
boy bern to them at their home
Tuesday evening.
l.. G. Moody of Miami, Florida
left for GAINESVILLE Sunday after a
several days visit in this city at the
J. B. Geuting home.
Miss Loretta Huisman was a pas
senger to Breckenridge Monday
where she will visit at the home OF
her brother Andrew.
Mrs. E. Woodward and family left
for their home in Minneapolis Tues
day after spending several weeks in
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1925-06-18

Sank Centre visiting at the home OF
their mother and grandmother, Mrs.
Ed Pangburn. r.
Mr.. and Mrs. N. A. Welle and
children of Melrose visited in Sank
Centre Sunday at the home of the
lady's mther, Mrs. Florence Botz.
Miss Gertrude Ernst of Lakota, N.
D. spent the week end in Sank Cen
tire visiting at the home of her sister,
Mrs. Ralph j. Mentally
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Rydholm and
little son returned Wednesday. from
several days visit with relatives and
friends in the Twin Cities.
Captain Roy L. Scott received the
glad tidings this Thursday morning
of the birth of baby daughter born
at St. Raphel's hospital, st. Cloud.
The little daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. T. A. Genricks born early Tues
day morning passed away Wednesday
morning after several hours illness
Mr.. and Mrs. w. P. Downing OF
Tulsa, Okla, spent several days in
this city last week visiting at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Felix Henry
Harry Hooper returned the latter
part Of the week from Eagle Benz
I odd county where he had spent the
past month. Harry expects to leave
the latter part of the week for Chi
cago where he will take his former
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1925-06-18

Madison-John Wollschlager of Bel
bingham purchased the farm Of John
Kemen, two miles south of here, pay
ing $130 cash per acre for the tract.
Red Lake Falls = The June settle
ment of the Red Lake county taxes
will be some $4,000 greater than usual
as the result of a ecord-breaking tax
title sale.
Clinton - The opening Of new
creamery here was attended by rec
ord crowd. More than 5000 pounds of
butter were received for the opening
day. zss-., rs'r''
Henderson - This city now has a
municipal band Of "a pieces. Many Of
the players have achieved statewide
prominence as musicians.
HIbbing = Members OF. the sheriff's
office of Hibbing have recovered the
body of Jacob Lahti, 40 years old, who
was drowned in West Dew lake, south
of the city. ...r.
Austin - Alonzy Hayes, former
Austin man, has left Beloit college
his entire estate valued at 100000. Ac-
cording to the Beloit Alumnus, col.
lege publication.
HERALD CLASSIFIED ADS PAY
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1925-06-18

very pleasing personality and the
Herald sincerely hopes that he will
find business that will warrant his
permanency in this city.
Lillian and Florence GRADER called
on Mrs. Ehr Tuesday.
Miss Edna Manlick is employed at
John Holler's for this summer.
John Holler and family had dinner
at Joseph Weiss last Sunday.
John Miller and two boys Johnny
and Raymond visited at John Holler's
Sunday.
M. L. Alderman of Grey Eagle
was Sank Centre caller Tuesday
afternoon.
When you buy refrigerator of
course it will be Leonard. Calkins
Hardware.-Adv. 3
| Gerald and Raphael Ehr are spend
ing the week with their mother Mrs.
Katherine Ehr.
Mrs. Harold Bisel and sister Miss
Carol Greener of Grey Eagle were
Sank Centre callers Monday after
moon.
Frank Brown who had spent the
past week in Sank Centre transactine
business and visiting relatives re.
turned to Minneapolis Friday.
Miss Avis Rowe arrived in Saub
Centre last Sunday from Minneapo.
lis and will remain in this city dur.
ing the summer with her parents, Mr.
and Mrs. Fred Rowe.
!, Mr.. and Mrs. Milton Fish and chi
dren of Detroit spent Monday visitin
with Sank Centre relatives enrout
home from visit with the lady
parents at Litchfeld.
Mrs. Victor Borgeson of Virgini;
Mimi, arrived in Sank Centre Wee
, nesday for a several days visit wit
her mother and sister, the Mesdame
S. j. Huey and o. F. Silver.
Miss Irene Deyoe of Eugene, Or,
gon, arrived in Sank Centre Tuesda
and will remain for an indefinit
time as the guest of Mrs. M. A. Mo
ltor and other relatives.
Pyradium for Pyorrhea-the ne
5 RAD1UM treatment. 1t heals tt
e gums, saves the teeth. Ask yor
>. druggist or write for free booklet
!, Radium Remedies Company, Sexto
S Bldg, Minneapolis, Minn.-Adv. 81
Attorney C. J. Dodge and famil
k returned to their home at Moo!
:, Lake Wednesday morning after a Sc,
: eral days visit in Sank Centre
S the home of the gentleman's brothe
!. F. E. Dodge.
S Mr.. T. p Guwell of Minneapol
g is expected to arrive in Sank Cent
! this Thursday evening for a sever
days visit at the home of Mr.. ar
e Mrs. Fred Rowe. The gentleman
: cousin of Mrs. Rowe.
h Seven young people from Il
! Congregational church left on Tue
h day morning for Carleton Cole.
S Mortified, Mimi, to attend the A
e nual Summer Camp. They will
l. gone about eight days. Those a
e tending are Evelyn Mortenson, AL
<. LeSuer, lone Schulze, Evelyn Heral
e Vione Steege and Averill and Lett
r Bartell.
y Sinclair Lewis, Sank Centres fal
y Gus author, arrived in the city Tue
n day for few days visit with /
g father, DR.. E. J. Lewis, and with Q
l. friends. Mr.. Lewis returned frc
a London with his wife and son abo
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1925-06-18

position with a learge pea canning
company. He will likely return to
Sank Centre in the fall.
Mrs. w. C. Elliott left Sank Cen
tire Sunday for Minneapolis where she
will spend several days visiting at
the home of her son David and FAM
lily.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Owen and
family of West Union were Sunday
visitors in Sank Centre at the home
of Mr.. and Mrs. H. G. Wagner in
Brooklyn.
Mr.. and Mrs. o. W. Dowswen and
family, DR.. and Mrs. r. E. Cooper
and son, and Roy L. Scott enjoyed an
outing and picnic lunch at Birch
Lake Sunday.
Jess Willard Clough was passeng-
er to Grey Eagle Tuesday at which
place he will spend a week visiting at
the home of his grandparents, Mr.
and Mrs. William Clough.N
Miss Claire Parkinson who is EN-
ployed at the mill as assistant book
keeper is enjoying a two weeks va
cation at Staples and Minneapolis Wis
iting among friends and relatives.
Mutt and Jeff which showed under
canvass in Sank Centre last Thursday
evening drew fair sized crowd in
spite of the inclement weather. "Mutt
and Jeff in Mexico" gave general sat-
isfactfon.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. l.. Rogers and
| daughter Dorothy of Dubuque, Iowa
| arrived in Sank Centre Saturday fo1
! visit at the home of tn gentleman
brother and sister-in-law, Mr.. an
Mrs. Joe Rogers.
| Mrs. Anna Gray left Sank Centr
last week enroute to Paseneda, Cal
where she will visit her son Charlie
for time. Later she will go to Ore
gon and visit her daughters. Mrs
Gray expects to remain in the Yves
until fall.
The little nine months old daugl
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. Claude Hunte
passed away at the family home i
Reno, New, May 81, after an Hines
of four days with inflammation of tn
bowels and bronchial pneumohi;
, Mrs. Hunter was Marguerite Norri
, daughter of Mrs. J. A. Norris of tn
city
Mrs. P Freedlund arrived in Sau
: Centre Sunday evening from Caspe
Wyoming, where she has been NAL
ing her home for the past two veal
with her daughter, Mrs. E. J. Jane
, Mrs. Freedlund will remain in tn
! ! city for an indefinite time transactin
business and visiting among her form
er neighbors.
J. A. Meyhre returned to his hon
; in this city last Saturday from Mi,
neapolis where he in company wit
Mrs. Meyhre had attended the Cel
l tennial activities and visited wit
their daughter. While in the Cite
Mrs. Meyhre was taken sick with tt
J. Flu and will remain with her daug]
f. ter, Mrs. w. M. Shannon until 81
4 has fully recovered from the attac
E. J. Mattsfeld, member of tt
(. new firm which recently took ovt
r the Otto Brothers garage in this eli
, arrived in Sank Centre Wednesda
e from Hutchinson and will renal
E here some time assisting in equippir
: and getting the place in general rul
r ming order. Mr.. Mattsfeld has
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1925-06-18

Alexandria-Under the direction Of
the Alexandria Commercial Club, 60
cans of pike fry we're planted in lakes
near here.
Waseca-The state game and fish
commission has announced that the
game refuge in Blooming Groove town.
ship will be retained.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1925-06-18

two weeks ago. They are now, in
New York. Mr.. Lewis will return
to the East Saturday. He has made
arrangements for a home in West
chester county, near New York City,
where the family will reside indef-
nitely.
The new Klar garage has been COM
pleted and win be officially opened
for business Saturday morning June
goth. Mr.. Klar has an announce
ment elsewhere in this issue that, will
be of interest to motorists.
Miss Adelia McCollum of Toma,
Wis, and Miss White of Duluth are
guests in Sank Centre at the home
of Mrs. Nellie McCollum. The young
ladies after a week or ten days visit
in this city will spend week at Lit
tie Birch lake before returning to
their respective homes.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1925-09-10
cSAND SURPRISE FOR
FAIR DANCE PATRONS

The officers of the Fair Ground
Pavilion Company at Ellsworth, Wis,
announce that they have a pleasant
surprise in store for their patrons
who will attend the fair dances on
the nights of September II and Is.
At a considerable expense the
large pavilion will be completely
and permanently decorated with
beautiful decorations subdued
light hangings and lighting features
so as to make it the most beautiful
and attractive dance pavilion in the
west.
George Osborne's orchestra of Min
neapolis will furnish the music.
Nearly everyone knows that this or
chestra plays at the Nicollet Hotel at
Minneapolis and also furnishes the
music at all public occasions where
the best is in demand. This or
chestra furnished the music for the
Junior prem at Madison this year
and for the prom at the University
of Minnesota and it also furnished
the music for the automobile show.
One Of the men who will be with
this orchestra is Norvy Mulligan,
who is considered one of the finest
pianisits in the west and who also
won recognition as a singer in
vaudeville. Mr.. Palmer, trumpet
player, is said to be one of the best
trumpet players in the country. Mr..
Swanson, formerly of the Warning
TRANSFORMATIONS, is in a class by him
self on the saxophone and various
other reed instruments.
The officers of the pavilion COM
pany claim that it will be worth your
while to drive many miles to see the
wonderful effect of the new decora-
lions in this pavilion and to hear and
dance to the music Of this famous
orchestra.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1925-09-10
LAST SUNDAYS SCORES
AT GLEN PARK TRAPS

Following are the scores recorded
at the Rod & Gun Club traps last
Sunday.
Twenty-Five Bird Events-Swen-
son 10, R. Williams Z, B. Symes 16.
A. Jensen II, Kahut 49,
Williams IL, Shepard Is, Wygant
Is, KaIhut II, Lee 6.
Wygcnt IA, Williams 9, Healy !,
Taylor Is, Lee 8.
Anderson /, H. Johnson 9, J. Hunt
er IL, Williams Z, Lee Is.
Anderson IA, Williams Is, Symes
Is, johnson II, Healy T.
Finstad IL, Hunter 9, Wygant 18,
Lee II, Johnson II.
Kathut q, Taylor IL, Williams Is,
Ensign Z, F. Symes 10.
Six Bird Event.-Hastert 8, Galo
3. Rogers 0, Finstad 2
The traps will be open rs usual
next Sunday morning at nine o'clock,
and the public is cordially invited to
participate in the shooting.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1925-09-10
NORMAL OFFERS PRIVATE LESSONS
in VOICE CULTURE VIOLIN & PIANO

The Normal School has added to
its music department for the coming
school year and will be adequately
equipped to offer interested students
private lessons in Voice Culture,
Piano and Violin. 1t is also planned
to establish classes in the History of
Music, Harmony and Appreciation of
Music. Glass instruction in piano will
also be a feature of the coming
years work and win be under the
supervision of Miss Cara Wharton
formerly with the MacPhail School
of Music, Minneapolis.
Miss Wharton will give her FUN
time to the Normal this year and will
handle the piano work as we'll as the
theoretical classes.
Miss Dorothy Hatch will offer
work in violin and will also have the
music in the training school. A
Junior High school orchestra will al
SO be organized and trained under
her supervision.
MIR. Geere, the Director, will ac-
cept a limited number of students
for private work in Singing and
Voice Culture.
He will also have charge of the
musical organizations of the school.
Besides the Girls Glee Club and the
Mems Glee Club, the department
will organize mixer chorus, con-
sisting of the two clubs, for training
III this inc of work.
Rlver Falls should welcome this
addition to the Normal school, and
fully realize the Importance of such
a venture. 1t will be the schools
aim to further affiliate the musical
organizations of the town with its
own, thus creating a finer and larger
musical atmosphere in the commun-
ity.
Those Interested in private work
will find hat the various departments
are in the hands of specialists and
the very finest results can be expect
ed.