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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-01-18
EDITH POTTS
VESPER MUSIC
Of OUR ARTISTS.

The First Congregational Church,
at Tenth and G ats. N w. are
continuing their very delightful
''Vesper Concerts this year, at 4:45
every Sunday afternoon.
They want to acquaint the public
with the fact that Washington
best professional artists are being
presented in this Sunday after
noon "hour of music"-and it is
just one hour of good music.
Another important fact, which
must be met by the public, is that
the expense of presenting these
artists is betrayed by voluntary
collection, with no further an
nouncement than is expressed in
the press.
In the past years these concerts
have been quite largely furnished
by talent outside OF Washington
which did not surpass our own local
talent in quality-but which did un.
questionably draw larger support
and patronage than programs con-
tributed, by local musicians. This
state of affairs Is conclusive evil
dence of the lack OF civic pride in
our own-and is directly respon-
sible for any short conaings in
musical attainment and artistry
which may exist IN our city.
Organizations cannot afford TO
engage local musicians il the pub.
lie will not support them and so
gifted persons are not Justified IN
pursuing the most expensive OF
professional educations, with no
sale for their wares when prepared.
A Civic Music League Plan
1t may be of interest to Washing
tonians to know that there has been
created by business and social lead
ers in Philadelphia a music league
whose sole purpose is the fostering
OF interest in the musicians in their
own city to the exclusion of outside
artists. Such a step might well be
copied in Washington and would
pay large dividends in the quality
of talent we would produce.
1t is with this viewpoint that the
present policy of the ''vesper con-
certs" at the First Congregational
Church, to feature Washington mus1-
clans was determined upon for this
year.
Among the high lights among
Washington artists and m
organizations to be presented thus
far at these 'Vesper Concerts" have
been the National String Quartet.
The washington Quartet. the Column
bia Male Quartet, variety of solo
lists including Charles Trowbridge
Tittmann. bass; Ruby Smith Stahl.
soprano-director of the First Con-
eregationaI Church Choir and crea-
tor of these concerts; the other
members Of the solo quartet of the
church. including John Marville.
who/ has recently gone as director
of music at Hamline M. E. Church.
ard Goldie Hutchins. contralto.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-01-18
TRAFFIC RULES.
|RK SENATORS !.

Opposition to the enlargement Of
the powers of the District Commits
sioners jurisdiction may tie up the
legislation desired by local interests
for considerable period in the
Senate, it was indicated today.
Adoption of the Capper amend
ment, which eliminates from the
bill the provision giving the Com
missioners the newer to support
the Board of Education, probably
will come at the meeting of the
Senate District Committee next
Wednesday. Informal discussions
among committee members have dis
closed an almost unanimous senti-
ment in favor of the amendment
Other Senators. aroused over the
recent attempt to impose an all
night parking ban on Washington,
have soured on proposals to permit
the District Commissioners any more
than they have at present.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-01-18
Woman in Car Alone
Is All Right, But 2
Are Risky

CHICAGO, Jan. ID. On e
woman in an automobile Is
o. K, but two women in p
machine is not so good, Geroge
T. Kenney, of the Yellow Cab
Co, told a safety class Of
traffic law violators.
look out, there's q woman
driving!o d cry often heard from
the lips of male motorists, is
a libel on the fair sex, when
the woman is alone in the car,
Kenney said. She's just as safe
as a man under such circun-
stances. But, il another woman
is with her, she's potentially
unsafe, for some unexplained
reason, he. said.
The safety class" is weekly
event for first offenders against
traffic laws.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-01-18
z SCHOOLS GET.
100000

Gifts, running from 81 to $250.000,
to the Tuskegee- Hampton drive,
have amounted to more than
SIS 900, 900, thereby earning the ad.
ditional $2,O00,0O0 pledged by the
late George Eastman to the fund.
This announcement was made to-
day to the local branch by Clar-
ence II. Kelsey, chairman of the
executive committee of the EIanp-
ton-Tuskegee endowment fund drive.
The $4,000, 900 raised represents
gifts of 81 900, 900 each from John
d. Rockefeller and the General
Education Board.
The endowment fund campaign
was undertaken by these schools
that their principals, Drs. Motion
and Gregg, might be given more
time for administrative work at
their institutions.
The Alumni Association of both
schools raised more than 100000.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-01-18
NAVY To Sell
BEAUFORT

The u. s. S. Beaufort. which
has been out OF commission at the
Norfolk navy yard, is to be sold.
according to information received
from the Navy Department
The U. S. s. Henderson Will be
overhauled at the Philadelphia navy
yard and February 90 will sail for
the West Indies The u. s. S..
Kittery is at the Norfolk navy
yard for overhauling. February 10
It will also sail for the West In
dies.
The u. S. Aroostock is to be re
Eeved as aircraft tender in the
aircraft squadrons of the battle.
fleet, and win become flagship of
mine squadron 2 of the fleet base
force.
The u. s. Richmond is serving
temporarily as flagship of light
cruiser division 2 OF the scouting
fleet until the q. s. s. Trenton is
ready.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-01-18
ARLINGTON co.
NEWS BRIEFS

ARLINGTON COUNTY. Jan. -
Strongly opposing the proposed In
crease in telephone rates, especially
the toll charges, the Falls Church
Citizens Association, according ID
presiden A. Il. Anderson, VIII be
represented at, the public hearing
i.,1,,t ,,,.,d at Richmond Thursday.
The appointment of delegates 10
represent the association will be
made at meeting of the executive
committee tonight at the home or
r. H. Eastman.
In addition to the selection OF
delegates, the president announced
the committee will discuss ways
and means to raise the necessary
fund to purchase the equipment Tor
the school now under construction.
With the county officials and all
civic organizations IN accord WIZ
the movement started today oy the
Arlington county water commission
faVoring the passage of the Dill IN.
troduced by Representative X. wal
ton Moore providing water Tor Ar.
iugton county from the United
States DeIacarlia filtration plant
indications are. said II. c. Saffell.
chairman of the commission, that
Arlington county's biggest pfooieIn
is about to be solved.
The organization Of new cor
.poration to be known as the airing
ton County Investment Corporation
was perfected at meeting or the
citizens of Arlington Saturday night
in the home of Thomas j. DeLasn-
mutt with the election or Col. y. y.
Pepper as president. Other OFFICERS
elected were r. T. Orrison, vice
president: John F. AgneW,< secre-
tary. and J. j. CIarkson, treasurer.
Members of the board of directors
are Thomas j. DeLashutt, III. r.
Whitehead, H. NJ. Young, j. r.
Mossburg. J.. E. Banforth, F. A.
Finn and W. w. Whitlock.
The charter of the company pro.
vides for a general real estate and
insurance business.
The Holy Name Society of ST.
Rita's church at Mt Ida announces
the following as officers for the
year: DIR. c. c. Taylor, president;
Ray Grammar, vice president; the
Rev. L. J. Roster. treasurer and
spiritual advisor: Francis Becker,
secretary. and A. j. Keller, mar
shall.
Arlington Chapter, United Daugh-
tiers OF the Confederacy: Arlington
Camp. Sons of Confederate Vet
Grams. assisted by the junior chap
ter, will hold specsar exercises 20.
night at the Clarendon Community
Hall as a tribute to the memory of
Gen. Robert E. Lee. General Jack
son and Admiral Maury.
srhe annual election of officers
lie Clarendon Citizens Corpora
the holding company of the
unity hall, viii be held at the
of the president. A. j.
tomorrow night at 8 o'clock.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-01-18
U. S. TO LET IN "
5000 ITALIAN VETERANS

Legislation to permit remittance
to the United States of about 5000
Italians who served in the United
States Army as unnaturalized res
idents, and who were barred by
the quota immigration law, will he
sought during the present session
of Congress. American citizens of
Italian birth are leading the cam
paign.
Had the young men returned to
this country with the Army they
would have been admitted. They
secured their discharges in Europe.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-01-18

Sweden has enacted Il new law
providing for adequate maintenance
and scientific cultivation Of its
forests.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-01-18
THE PRESIDENTS
ENGAGEMENTS

1000 - Senator Tasker l..
OdGlie, Of Nevada.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Stewart
HI. AppIeby Of New Jersey.
11:3O-Rep re Sc n ia tive VIII
liam s. Ware Of Pennsylvania
and Mr.. McFadden.
11:45--Mrs. Mary Murray,
New York; Miss Myrtle Cain,
Minnesota: Miss Josephine
Casey, Illinois; Miss Sadie
BerlinsIxy, Maryland; Miss
Maud Bradbury, District Of
Columbia, composing q COM
mittee from the WOTnen's
EQUAL Rights Association.
I1:3O Executive committee of
the National Laundry Owners
Association of America.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-01-18
MANY ARE HURT
IN \. !. CRASH
BY International News Service

bY InteFnAtIOndI NeWB SeFvIce
NEW YORK, Jan. 1S.-Between
% and so persons We're injured
during the morning rush today in
a rear-end collision between a
Myrtle avenue train and Broad
line on the Williamsburg Bridge.
Some were seriously injured, po-
lice reporting six persons taken to
the hospital.
A train approaching through the
heavy fog, which enveloped the
bridge, rammed stalled train
ahead. near the Brooklyn end of
the span.
The rear platform Of the first
train was demolished.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-01-18
AID CLUB TO ENTERTAIN
BALTIMORE DELEGATION

The Advertising Club Of Wash.
ington will entertain the Advertising
Club Of Baltimore tomorrow at 1890
p. m. at a luncheon at the City
Club.
E. Lyel Cunts, president of the
Baltimore Organization. the princi-
pal speaker, will discuss as Wash
ington Business Overlooking An OPP
portunity." Music will be furnished
by the Shoreham Hotel Orchestra
scheduled.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-01-18

'rae annual election of officers
lie Clarendon Citizens Corpora
the holding company of the
unity hall, will be held at the
of the president. A. j..
tomorrow night at 8 o'clock.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-01-18

This is their reaction to what they
believe to be the Outrageous mis-
management" OF the traffic problem
in Washington.
The public welfare measure of the
Commissioners also will come from
the Senate District Committee
wednesday. 1t is not likely to be
favorably reported at this time,
however.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-01-18
Ask River Development

Protesting against the Norris
resolution, under which develop.
ment of the Tennessee River and
it's tributaries would be suspended
until the Muscle Shoals problem is
disposed Of, delegation OF North
Carolinians appeared today before
the Senate Agriculture Committee
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-01-18
BURNSTODEATH
Will [ ASLEEP
81 Inlernatlonal Ne,ss servIee

NEW YORK. Jan. 49, Robert
Prftchard. IS, Eastern publicity
representative Of First National
Productions Company. was burned
to death in his room III the Hotel
Richmond early today.
Flames and smoke issuing from
Pritcharel's room threw some 900
of the motel occupants into a panic
and they fled scantily clad to the
street.
Pritchard,s body. badly charred;
was found iii what remained Of 4
Morris chair The police said mat
ii was apparent he had fallen
asleep while reading and had been
burned when lighted cigar set.
fire 10 his clothing or the news
paper he had IN his hand
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1926-07-03
COL. THEODORE ROOSEVELT
SPEAKS IN FAVOR OF THE
COLORED PEOPLE

The first Of this week Col Theodore
Roosevelt Of New York City and
Washington, D. c., delivered short
but powerful address before the meet
ing of the National Association for
the Advancement of Colored People
which was held in this city the past
week.
In his short talk delivered at the
Pilgrim Baptist church, 33rd St. and
Indiana avenue. and during the course
of his remarks he called upon every
American to see that the civic rights
Of the Negro are guaranteed
Col. Roosevelt called the attitude OF
many Southern states in not providing
opportunities for the education of the
Negro "a rank injustice"
81 have heard time and again
short-sighted Southerners maintain
that Negroes are not educated enough
to vote intelligently," Col. Roosevelt
said, "and yet in the same breath state
that they did not believe in spending
money on schools for colored people.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1926-07-03

Chicago for passing bogus Sis
check in payment Of bill for hat
cloak and lingerie for a woman com.
panion. He explained that he had ex-
pected funds to cover the check
While in Chicago he was elected from
fashionable restaurant.
He took a law degree and assumed
the title Of prince" in Bordeaux, says
lie Matin. and then came to Paris,
where he was enrolled as lawyer.
1t would be refreshing indeed if Col.
Robert 5. Abbott would publish the
above article on the front page Of his
red blood and thunder newspaper for
the benefit Of his French colored peo-
pie and let US hope that he will stand
up and lead US in prayer and urge his
French-coIored folks not to be roped
in again BY such slick grand rascaIs as
the bogus Prince Of Dakomey. Africa
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1926-07-03
The best and the popular Recorder of Deeds that Cook
County has had and the peoples candidate for Mayor
Of Chicago in 1927

we had suddenly come to the end Of
the road. On recovering our senses, a
severe headache had been fastened
down on the left side of our head and
no bones had been broken. On ar
irving home we bathed it good with
plenty of cold water before rolling
into bed late in the morning.
The next morning the left side of
our head felt rather strange. The
trouble with our LETT eye was a little
more pronounced. Being still rushed
to death with business, we simply con-
tinued to bathe our eyes with cold
water and let it go at that and we
utterly failed to pay much more at
tention to them
AS stated before every once in a
while we had little trouble with our
left eye but we continued not to pay
much attention to it and near the latter
part of January, 1926, or shortly after
February |, we felt that our left eye
was gradually closing up for it was
getting so that we could hardly see out
of it. Just before retiring one eve
ming we secured a looking glass and
looked at our eye for long time to
see if we could tell what was the mat
ter with it, and we observed that a
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1926-07-03
DR.. Harry S. Cradle and the
Cataract

On Wednesday, June 9th, while ad-
dressing the medical students assem-
bled at the Cook County Hospital, DIR.
Cradle spoke in part as follows:
In relation to the origin and the
development Of the cataract there are
many contributory causes which may
bring forth the cataract" declared DR..
Cradle. Sudden blows on the head,
extreme excitement or undue agitation,
too much reading and writing, too
much overindulgencs in strong drink
and other designations all affect the
eyes, which are the most sensitive and
the most valuable organs in the whole
superstructure of man, that many peo-
pie treat their eyes as though they
were nothing more than cat eyes; thai
extreme cold weather in the winter is
always hard on the eyes and at that
season of the year they should be
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1926-07-03

1t might be interesting to state in
rambling way our wonderful expert
ence in the Cook County Hospital,
which is the greatest institution Of its
kind in the wide world.
Prior to and after the removal Of a
very dangerous cataract from our left
eye Tuesday afternoon, June 9Th, we
made up our mind to attempt to
learn something about the cataract, its
origin and development, for, broadly
speaking, the cataract is practically
unknown to many people residing in
some OF the most enlightened coun-
tries on earth, even until this late date;
therefore, we will step aside for a few
moments before proceeding further and
permit DR.. Harry S. Cradle, chief of
the operating staff Of the eye ward Of
the Cook County Hospital, who is one
Of the greatest eye specialists in the
United States.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1926-07-03
"PRINCE TOVALOUp is NABBED AS SWINDLER
NEGRO RECEIVED HERE, WHO SAILED WITH CHI
CAGO WOMAN, IN AFRICAN CELL

Paris, France, June pa smooth
and polished Negro prince" who
once was received in Chicago as dis
tinguished guest, has arrived at a
prison in Dahomey, Africa, after vari-
GUS adventures in New York and
Paris along the way, LIE Matin is ad-
vised.
prince Kojo TovaIou Houenou,
who left New York, Oct. 18th, with
Mrs. Harry N. Knowlton, wealthy
white woman Of Chicago, and her
daughter, Is charged with
swindIing several persons Of a total
Of sl2,35O. Mrs. Moody. an Ameri-
can, lie Matin says, accuses him of
swindling her out Of $3.50
Is Arrested and Imprisoned
The prince" was arrested and i'm
shortly after his arrival at
cotonou in Dahomey.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1926-07-03

jects, we always had to hold them
much closer to our left eye than to
our right. Several of our good doc
tor friends continued to urge us to
have our eyes treated and secure and
wear pair of glasses; that the glasses
would assist to help us to read and
write more easily and strengthen our
eyes in every direction, but we were
never able to find the time to get
fitted for pair of glasses and our left
eye continued to go from bad to
worse, while we continued to rush
along with our business. Little did
we realize at that time or near that
time that the eye is the most delicate
organ belonging to man; that without
our eyes to see we would become poor
unfortunate creatures indeed and life
would not be worth living.
1t will be recalled that on Wednes-
day night, September 9, 1925, that a
terrific storm swept over this city and
half past twelve o'clock on that morn
ing found us down town working like
beaver in connection with bringing
forth the thirtieth anniversary edition
Of The Broad AK. Not long after half
past twelve on the morning in ques-
ton, we called up the Premier Cab
Company to send taxi to 701 South
La Sale street and call for Mr.. Tay-
lor. On the arrival of the taxi we
tumbled into it and ordered the driver
to convey US to our home. The storm
was still raging and the driver thought
he could make better time by switch
ing around onto State street Wher
the taxi neared Garfield boulevard
without the slightest warning i
dropped down about two or three
feet into a hole in the street on The
west side Of State street, right il
front of the Citizens Trust and Saw
ings Bank, our head bouncing up high
striking the top Of the taxi and fol
one or two minutes we thought thai
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1926-07-03

well protected in order to avoid COM
ing in contact with the cataract
"The cataract regards not the
rights Of the rich or the poor, the high
or the low, the black or the white, the
old or the young, for unless you are
able to Danish the cataract, 90 times
out Of one hundred it will drive you
stone blind before you arrive at the
end Of your journey through life.
I'm many instances in this country
thousands of little infants, only two
or four spans long have been born
into this world with their eyes COW
cred with cataracts and operations
have to be performed upon them right
there and then in order to snatch them
back out iof the deadly jaws of the
cataract; as stated before, people in all
walks of life and of all ages, includ-
ing the old, gray haired father and
mother, the wife of his youth, who has
struggled by his side for many, many
years, blindly walk hand in hand with
the cataract to the silent river of the
dead.
prior to and after the dark ages
anyone afflicted with the cataract was
considered that they had for some
cause or other offended the gods
by violating some of their command
ments or DEGREES and the cataract
was placed upon them in order to pun
ish them for their past sins. All the
foregoing plainly indicates that the
cataract plays no favorites in dealing
with its victims; that men and women
of every age and cline bow and bend
before the dangerous cataract"
With these Introductory remarks, VIZ
will proceed with the chief or the mair
story:
| julius F. Taylor and the Cataract
/ For many years in the past, seem
ingly our left eye was considerabl,
weaker than our right eye and il
reading and writing or looking at OBJ
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1926-07-03
RE-ASSIGNMENT OF JUDGES
OF THE SUPERIOR AND CIR
QUIT COURT OF COOK
COUNTY

AT the regular meeting of the
judges mentioned above the following
re-assignments of the judges follow, to
take effect September lst:
Hon William J. Lindsay, the new
chief justice Of the Criminal Court, was
elected TO the Superior Court bench in
1923 and he has proven himself to be
one of the very best judges in this city
or country.
Assigned to the Criminal Court also
are Judges Emanuel Eller, Jacob H,
Hopkins, Harry B. Miller and John ].
Sullivan.
Judges Joseph SABBATH and Harry
Lewis will continue to hear divorce
cases.
Judges Charles M. Foell, Oscar
Hebel and Denis F. Sullivan have
chancery cases.
Common law calendars have been
assigned to Judges Worth E. Caylor,
Wells NJ. Cook, Joseph B. David, Viii
liam N Gemmill, Jesse Holdom, Tim
othy D. Hurley, Marcus Kavanaugh
John p McGoorty, Michael L. Nc
Kinley, Hugo Pam, Walter P. Steffen
and Hosea w. Wells.
Emergency cases during the vaca-
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white milky way had dropped down
over the pupil of our eye, completely
shutting out the light from it, the same
as thick heavy curtain when it drops
down in front Of the stage and we con-
tinued to experiment with our eye by
closing our right eye and by waving
our hand back and forth before our
left eye, but we could not see one spark
of light radiating from it and we natural
ly concluded that the light had gone
out of it never to return to it again
without undergoing very dangerous
operation, and right there we bitterly
regretted ten million times that we had
failed to deal on the square with our
eyes after they had SO faithfully served
us for so many years.
After we had consulted with several
eminent doctors and after we had
payed them for their examinations
they all informed us that cataract
had settled down on our left eye and
that it would settle down on our right
eye and that we would soon be stone
blind in both eyes if we failed to have
it promptly removed
Then and not until then did we
highly resolve in the high heavens to
engage in hand to hand death strug-
gle with the cataract.
(To be continued)
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1926-07-03

Police assert he has been identified
as Kodjo Quenum, son Of an honest
native, but with nothing of the prince
about him and bearing no relationship
to the king of Dahomey.
Some time ago the prince" was
elected from a Montmarte cabaret be-
cause Americans objected to him. He
sued the manager Of the cafe, was
awarded damages, and the manager
was fined.
Joins Marcus Garvey
The prince then declared himself
president Of the Universal League for
the Defense Of the Black Race" and
went to New York, where he joined
forces with Marcus Garvey, who is
now in Atlanta penitentiary for fraud
in connection with his activities as
emperor of Africa"
prince Tovalau" was arrested in