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The Washington times., 1927-01-05
MISS MOFFAT A
DEBUTANTE
TODAY

Miss Idanthea Moffat 10 making
her bow to society this afternoon at
q tea dance, which her mother, Mrs.
Jessie Emerson Moffat. IL giving
in the ballroom Of the Mayflower
| from 4:S0 to o'clock.
The debutante Is wearing an i'm
| ported frock Of pale green taffeta-
q bouffant m3del with close.fitting
| bodice and long. full skirt with an
uneven hem-line. A narrow binding
Of green net marks the bottom OF
the hem. Bows OF silver spangles
trim the front OF he frock and a
bow Of silver ribbon hangs from the
back Of the bodice to well below the
waist-line. The bid Is carrying an
| old-fashioned bouquet of sweetheart
roses tied with green ana silver rib.
| bons.
Standing with the dshutante is her
mother, who Is gowned in gold lace
fashioned with a straight sleeveless
bodice and skirt that hangs in
points, showing a foundation Of gold
| cloth. Powder.blue landings Of fur
are used for trimming the bottom Of
| the skirt and the bodtce. Mrs. Moi.
fats flowers are pink roses.
Assisting Mrs. Moffat in receiving
are her mother, Mrs. Edward R.
Emerson. Mrs. David Hunt Blair,
Mrs. Blaine Lipscomb. Mrs. c. w.
Williamson, Mrs. ]. w. Price Mrs.
Boyd Carpenter. Mrs. N. B. Dial,
Mrs. F. e. Hopkins, Mrs. James
Orme, Mrs. ZeBarney Phillips, Mrs
c. G. Calhoun, Mrs. Samuel MAJOR,
Mrs. G. c. Williams, Mrs. Enos New
man, Mrs. Adolphus Graupner, Mrs.
Walter Sweeney. and Mrs. Richard
Yates.
In the group Of girls assisting the
debutante are Miss Ruth Hollirger,
Of Akron. Ohio, who Is visiting her;
Mile. Pauline Bostrom. daughter Of
the Swedish Minister and Nine.
Bostrom, Mile: Ingrid Hammarberg.
Miss Adelaide Douglas, Miss RebeKah
Lipscomb. Miss Fannie Dial. Miss
Marguerite Orme, Miss Sallie Hews
Phillips, Miss Frances Hopkins. Miss
Alice Cults. Miss Barbara Hight,
Miss Katherine Amory, Miss Frances
Gore. Miss Margaret Kerr, Miss
Eleanor Bryan Smith, Miss GeorgI-
ana Joyes and Miss Mary Pare
Julien.
Later In the evening Mrs. Moffat
VIII entertain at dinner at the Carl.
ton Tor the members Of the receiv-
ing party. She will preside over one
table at which will be seated her
| contemporaries and at another table
Miss Moffat will be hostess to the
young contingent. Following the
dinner the company will 60 to the
Carlton Club for dancing.
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Mrs. Thomas Henry G. Reed win
entertain at dinner tonight at the
Mayflower.
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INTRODUCES A
PICTURESQUE
CUSTOM

At the instigation Of Mrs. John
Stewart McLennan. Santa Claus re-
turned to Washington New Year
night for q visit at Mrs. McLennan's
home at 1924 r ST., where a huge
Christmas tree was placed loaded
with gifts for the employees Of pronI.
nent Washington families.
The tree was put in the dining
room which was festive in Christmas
decorations. Card tables were pro-
vided for the guests who preferred
that amusement and for the others
there was music for dancing. Later
in the evening buffet supper was
served.
Employees were present from the
homes OF Mrs. McLennan. Mrs. Mar.
shall Field, Mr. and Mrs. Woodbury.
Blair. Mr.. ami Mrs. Gist Blair, Mrs
Randolph NJ. McKim Mrs. Ezra Nc.
Cagg. Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Letter.
the Charge d'Affaires Of Great
Britain and Mrs. Henry Getty Chill
ton, the Rev. and Mrs. Arson Phelps
Stokes. Mrs. Eugene Hale and Col.
and Mrs. Arthur O'Brien.
An annual ball for the retainers Is
the custom in many of the great
houses Of England and Mrs. McLen.
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WEDDING DATE
IS ANNOUNCED

40 ANNUUNCED
Miss Allison Roebling, debutante
daughter Of Mrs. Arthur O'Brien.
has chosen February 10 as the date
Tor her wedding to Baron Joseph
van der Etst. Of the Belgian EN-.
0assy. The ceremony will be per.
formed at st. Matthews Church at
noon and win be followed by a
reception at "Esta Brook" the home
of the brides mother.
Miss Rosbling's engagement to
Varon Won der Elst was announced
early In the season, and a few
weeks before she made her debut.
The University OF Notre Dame
Glee Club concert on Friday evening
at $3.50 o'clock at the Mayflower
Hotel gives every promise Of being
brilliant event socially as well as
musically. Among those who will
entertain box parties that evening
are Mrs. James F. Curtis. Senator
and Mrs. James Couzens, Mrs. D. K.
Mccarthy, Mr.. and Mrs. Frederic
William Vile, Mr.. and Mrs. Peter
A. Drury, P. L. Michigan, Mr.. and
Mrs. Frank Hogan, william E.
Montavon, Harry Carroll, DR.. and
Mrs. j. A. Flynn, Mr., and Mrs,
Charles Neill, James D. HAYES.
Christian Heurich. Trinity College
and the Delta Theta Phi fraternity.
the Georgetown chapter Of the legal
fraternity and a memorial to the
late Chief Justice Edward Douglas
White.
The former Ambassador to Mex.
leo and Mrs. Henry Lane Wilson
arrived in Washington yesterday
afternoon from indianapolis and
are staying at the Mayflower.
REPUBLICAN WOMEN
TO GIVE FETE
The Republican State COMMITTEES
In and for the District of Columbia
will entertain for Mrs. Harry Ward.
man, Republican national committee.
woman Of the District Of Columbia,
tomorrow at headquarters, s23
Fifteenth St., from o'clock to s
o'clock.
Receiving with Mrs. wardman
win be Mrs. Alvin T. Hert, Mrs.
Samuel ]. Prescott, Mrs. c. c..
Glover, jr., Mrs. Cuno II. Rudolph,
Mrs. Edward F. Colladay, Mrs. w.
r. G$lliher, Mrs. Virginia White
Speel. Mrs. J. Jerome Lightfoot, Mrs.
Edgar c. Snyder, Miss Florence
Frazier Stiles, Mrs. Thomas p. Little.
page.
At the tea table will be Mrs. Louis
Addison Dent. Mrs. Edward A. Har
riman, Mrs. Marion Woodruff, Miss
Olive Beatty. Judge Mary O'Toele.
Assisting the hostesses will be
Mrs. Charles III. Pardoe. Mrs. Ed.
ward r. Calladay, jr., Miss Katha.
rine Dent, Mrs. Dunlap P. Penhal
low.
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JEAN ELIOTS NEWS AND GOSSIP OF CAPITAL SOCIETY
M USIC LURES
SOCIETY TO
RECITAL
Many Luncheon Parties
Follow Mrs. Townsend's
Musical Morning"

The Polish Minister and Nine
Ciechanowska were guests at the
luncheon given today by Mrs. Law.
renee Townsend at the Mayflower
following her morning musicale
The party was arranged in com.
pliment to the artists, PAU Koshan.
ski and NilkolaI orloff. who had
previously given a delightful pro.
gram before a large and brilliant
audience.
Others In Mrs. Townsend's lunch.
con party were Mrs. Robert Low
Bacon, Capt. and Nine. Ed
mond Willm, Mrs. G. G. Glover,
Mr.. and Mrs. Perry Belmont, Mr..
and Mrs. Botkine, Mrs. Wilimott
Lewis. Mrs. Franklin Ellis, John
Baifour and Sir Adrian Baillie, Of
the British embassy. and Robert
Coo.
Mrs. James J. Davis had a lunch.
con following the recital, for which
she Is q subscriber.
Mrs. Thomas r. Walsh had a
party of guests including Nine. Bos.
from. Nine. Olaya, Mrs. Frederick
Gillett and Nine. Prada.
Miss Natalie Hammond's luncheon
guests were Mile. Jeanne Cretziano
daughter Of the minister Of Ru,
mania; Mile. Pauline Bostrom'
daughter of the minister of sweden
Miss Ingrid Hammerberg. Nine. Or.
lowska, wife Of the second secre
tary Of the legation of Poland; Miss
Jane Tucker. Nine. Bedoya, wife oil
the secretary of the Peruvian en-
bassy, and Mile. Helene Hilmann.
With Mrs. Charles Howell Lefevre
at luncheon and for the concert were
Countess de BenQue, Mrs. ]. r. Nc
Carl, Mrs. r. e. Hopkins and Mrs.
Carl Droop. Others giving parties
after the recital were Mrs, Hayne
Ellis, Mrs. Frank Let's, Mrs. Dwight
Chester, Mrs. James M. Green, Mrs
Mitchell Carroll. Mrs. James Alex
ander Lyon. Mrs. Charles G. Mat.
thewS, Nine. Heilmann and Mrs
Philip NJ. Julien.
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HISTORY WILL
REPEAT AT
ASSEMBLY
Many Dinners Arranged
to Precede Gala
Event

Many dinner-partIes win precede
the Washington Assembly Costume
Ball which takes place tomorrow
evening at the Mayflower Hotel.
Mrs. Gibson Fahnestock win enter.
tain. Others who have invited their
guests TO dine preceding box.parties
are. Mrs. Henry Strong, Mrs. Jean
Rushmore Patterson, Nine. Eken.
.gren, Mrs. Stokes Hallett. Mrs. n
H. G. Reed. Mrs. Harry Brown. Mrs
LIE Fevre, Mrs. Henry 3. Dlluock
and MRS. Graham.
Mrs. Delos Blodgett AMI Mrs.
Charles Gray Matthews will enter.
tain at dinner afterward taking their
guests to their box at the ball.
Their guests include Mr.. and Mrs.
Henry Parson Erwin, Col. ana Mrs,
Frederick Colman, who are visiting
here from Boston, Col. Coiman'g
present station: Mr.. and Mrs. Pierre
Gaillard, Eben Comins and Mrs.
David Dubois Gaillard. Mrs. Mat
thews will go to the ball as her
ancestress, Sarah Holmes, Of Georgia,
ana will dance in the minuet with
Mr.. Powell. OF Maryland. Col. Nc
Cullum. Mr.. and Mrs. T. Sim Lee
and Mrs. Henry. Mrs. Blodgett win
represent a Colonial ancestor Gtom
Connecticut, Mary Hart.
Mrs. Henry r. Dimock will give a
double dinner preceding the bail.
having a table for the younger set
and another for a group Of oder
people. In Mrs. Dimock's box at
the ball will be the Secretary CT
Labor and Mrs. Davis, Assistant
Secretary Of Treasury and Mrs.
Dewey, Assistant Secretary OF the
Navy and Mrs. Robinson and Mrs.
Frederick Coolidge.
Mrs. J. r. Mann viii have In her
box, DIR. and Mrs. Gilbert Gresvenor
Representative and Mrs. James 8.
Parker, Mr.. and Mrs. Ira Bennett,
and Mrs. Jacob Loose. Mrs. Mann
will entertain her guests at dinner
at the Mayflower preceding the hall.
In Mrs. Alvin T, Hert's oox win
be Mrs. Hope Slater. Mrs. Sydney
Coiman and the Secretary to the
President and Mrs. Everett Sanders.
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by one particular composition.
LevitZki's name win ever be In
separable from The Blue Danube"
Odd it is that Frieda Hempel chances
to be here this same week! Yet an.
other city finds that LevitzN has
given more charm to Debussy's "Girl
With the Flaxen Hair" than any
other player; or another prefers his
Chopin or his Beethoven.
He will play the Beethoven ''Moon.
light" Sonata here, the Bach.Liszt
Organ Prelude and Fugue, A minor,
"Gavotte" (Gluck-Brahms): q group
Of Chopin including the Butterfly
and the ''Black Keys" Etude, Moe
turne" T. sharp major, prelude" A
major, and "Polonaise," A flat.
As composer he will bring his own
"Valse," A major, opus 2, and his
''Valse de Concert" opus /. He will
also play the Tschaikowsky "Troika
en- Traineaux," that vivid impression
Of a three horse team, harnessed
abreast, with jingling bells. The List
Sixth Rhapsody" closes his pro.
gram.
Tickets are on sale at Robinson's
Music Store. 1906 q Street, and at
the Jewish Center.
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nan, who Il Of English descent, likes
to maintain the picturesque tradI-
tons Of the old country.
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PLANS FOR CABARET
AND FASHION SHOW
Undoubtedly one Of the gayest
events Of the winter season win be
the cabaret ana fashion show for
the benefit Of Garfield Memorial
Hospital which takes place at the
Mayflower on Friday, January IL.
The nature Of the entertainment
has a distinct appeal to people who
enjoy dancing and also being amused
The cause is an especially worthy
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ITALIAN ENVOY
DINNER HOST

The Italian Ambassador and
Nine. de MARITIME will entertain at
dinner this evening for company
sc 90, among whom will be the
Speaker Of the House and Mrs. Long
worth and Secretary Mellon OF the
Treasury.
Il 49,
The Secretary Of the Interior, DR..
Hubert Work, has as his guest at
Wardman Park Hotel, Gov. George
Al. Parks, Of Alaska. Governor Parks
win be in Washington for a stay Of
two weeks.
Major and Mrs. Parker West will
entertain q company Of fourteen
at dinner this evening in their
quarters at Soldiers Home In com.
pliment to Associate Justice and
Mrs. Harlan Fiske Stone.
y 4
Theodore Brentano, American
minister to Hungary, has arrived
in Washington on leave Of absence,
and is, at the Willard, where he
expects to remain several days.
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MUSIC NOTES
MENGELBERG TRIES TO
EASE TERRORS OF ULTRAs
BY Jessie

Mengelberg, the New York Philhar-
monte Orchestra, Wagner and Bee
thoven! Combined they made the
musical gods for an appreciative
audience at the National Theater
yesterday afternoon. Mr.. Mengel-
berg had been disturbed because
many Washingtonians had expressed
displeasure. at his highly fascinat-
ing ultra modern" program Of a
month ago.
Yesterday was destined to salve
their offended ears, with something
within their ken. But Mr.. Mendel.
berg brought us a very ragged
Tristan" perhaps hastily h'ushed
up to complete the three Wagner
preludes that balanced the program
with the great Beethoven Fifth
Symphony-the first Beethoven trib-
ute here for this, the mighty CEN
tenary Of that rugged genius who
could be as fine as lace-work.
There were q series of misadven-
lures in the Tristan, from the first
accord Of winds that did not set
together tremendously, into this
floating. absorbing tone poem Of
passion that needs the most per-
vasive continuance from one slorred
passage to another and which Mr.
Mengelberg with rather more Of
sparkle than Of lure in his rhythms.
Yet what a peerlessly pure
"Lohengrin" preceded it. Here the
rare choirs OF this very personally
lovely orchestra were at their best.
Here the strings assembled to rare
heights in this TRANSPORTATION OF
tone, while there was a GREATNESS
suspense In the pure holiness Of the
winds choirS, both woodward and
brass, that made one realize what a
loss to music would be the rumo; cd
combination Of the New York
Symphony Society and the New
York Philharmonic.
The Beethoven Centenary! To have
1t ushered In by his mammoth
symphony of Fate is evidence of
much Of his struggle and the dom.
nance Of his power. Mr.. Mengel.
berg played the symphony with Jut
break In its tour movements. There
was a fine string vigor TO les an.
nouncement with notable playing of
the second violins as was also the
case in the Lohengrin music. 1t
was clean-cut. with a well.balanced
conversation" between winds and
strings in the first movement.
The cello richness in the so.called
theme, "And the trumpet shall
sound was particularly fine. What
a rare development this theme re-
ceived, though Mr.. Mengelberg was
less poetic than usual In the lyric
contrasting theme herewith. His
reading was more precise than fill
ed with grandeur. But he brought
them up to a stirring climax. and
the fine plucked passage Of the
Scher1o was excellently done.
The New York Philharmonic Or
chestra belongs to our memories Of
the most engrossing programs a
visiting orchestra brings US. IT'S
next concert for Washington will
be played early IA March, again
under the local management Of T.
Arthur Smith.
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DINNER TONIGHT
FOR HELEN ROBINSON

Miss Suzette Dewey. daughter of
the Assistant Secretary Of the
Treasury and Mrs. Charles Dewey,
viii entertain a company Of young
people at dinner this evening in
compliment to Miss Helen Robin
son, debutante daughter Of the
Assistant Secretary of the Navy
and Mrs. Theodore Douglas Robin
son.
Mr.. and Mrs. John p. Story VIII
be hosts at dinner this evening at
Grasslands.
Comdr. Theodore Jewell viii b
host this evening at his sixteenth
annual dinner for debutantes. II
will be given at the Chevy Chase
Club, and Miss Louise Fitzhugh has
been selected IS gua& Of HONOR
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quartet. assisted by Otto F.. Stahl.
viola, will play the Mozart Quintet In
G minor; the Dvorak "Terzetto" in
2 major, opus "a for string quartet,
and the Chadwick Quartet, No. s, In
. minor.
Assisted by Helen Corbin HEINZ,
pianist. the Saturday program, at
$3.50. will include the Emerson
Withorne Greek Impressions, opus
Is, for string quartet: the J. s. Bach
Sonata in g major for cello and
piano, and the Beethoven Quartet in
q minor. opus So, No. Q.
Admission 10 free, as always, but
by card only, which may be, obtained
from the music division OF the
library between the hours Of 10
and 4.
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GRAHAM.HILL
WEDDING DATE CHOSEN

Mrs. Richard Smith Hill has sent
out invitations for the marriage Of
her daughter, Miss Elizabeth Snow.
den Hill, to jerome Graham, on Sat.
urday. January %. at noon In st.
Matthews Church. The ceremony
will be followed by a wedding break.
fast at the Washington Club. Mr..
Graham is the son of Mrs. Andrew
B. Graham. Of Washington.
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The former Amba ssador to Mex.
leo and Mrs. Henry Lane Wilson
arrived in Washington yesterday
afternoon from indianapolis and
are staying at the Mayflower.
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one and near ana dear to the hearts
of Washington people.
Among those who have reserved
tables are Mrs. Charles Boughton
Wood, Mrs. Marshall Field. Miss
Caroline White, Mrs. ]. C. Gfew.
Mrs. Theodore W. Noyeg. Mrs. Clar.
encs G. Williams. Mrs. Charles G
Glover. Miss Aline Solomons. Mrs.
Waiter r. Tuckerman, Mrs. Henry
Cabot Lodge. jr., Mrs. Henry Fitch.
Mrs. j. r. Mann, Mrs. Strine, Mrs,
Presley ~. Rixey, Mrs. w. II.
Castle, jr., and Mrs. Joseph Thropp.
Right usage Of Times ana Herald
Classified Section will result in the
purchase Of q new home. one yos can
naH YOIIR nERn. EaIala AZ 4naan
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LENOX QUARTET TWICE
AT LIBRARY THIS WEEK

Again the rnuch-cherished Elisa.
beth Sprague Coolidge Foundation"
brings us a pair OF concerts by the
Lenox String Quartet in the Cham.
Der Music Auditorium Of the Library
Of Congress.
On Friday evening Of $50 the
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-10-03
BEAUTY MARKS
IMPORTS SHOW
L. S. Ayres & Co. Exhibits
Foreign Products.

An extensive array of imported
merchandise went on display today
at the Import Exposition of L. s.
Ayres & Co.
Elaborate window displays have
been arranged to exhibit imported
luxuries including lingerie from
France, gold-lined negligee from
Belgium, shawls from London,
handbags from Austria, dishes and
glassware from Czecho-Slovakia,
damask from Ireland and Scotland
and rugs from Persia, India and
China.
American people are becoming
more and more sensitive to beauty"
said Theodore B. Griffith, vice pres
ident and merchandise manager Of
Ayres, in explaining the reason for
the exposition.
There is a demand for things
that will bring color and beauty
into everyday life, into apparel and
into the home. That is the reason
why, in recent years, we have placed
so much emphasis on importations
from Europe. BY borrowing from
the older culture of Europe. we gain
inspiration for ourselves, our people
and our manufacturers.
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G. A. R. LEADER DIES SEEK BASKET THIEF
J. NJ. Gainey Was Com
mander of Post.

Death claimed John M. Carney,
81, commander of the George H.
Thomas Post of the G. A. r., Sun
day night at his home 1921 Park
Ave-, following an illness of three
weeks.
G. A. r. comrades will officiate at
the funeral services at 2 p. m. Tues
day, at the home. The Rev. Fred
erick E. Taylor, pastor of the First
Baptist Church, will preach. Burial
will be in Crown Hill cemetery.
Mr.. Gainey, boy Of Is, enlisted
when the Civil War opened. He
served with the Union army three
and one-half years as a member of
Co. D., 14th Indiana volunteers and
Co. D., goth Indiana Volunteers.
His father was a comrade in arms
and the two were in many engage
ments together.
Married to Miss Mary Florence
Hansford in 1887, Mr.. Gainey made
his home in Bedford until their
removal to indianapolis about twen-
ty years ago. For eighteen years,
Mr.. Gainey had been bookkeeper
for the Indiana Bell Telephone
Company here.
Surviving are the widow, two
daughters, Mrs. Paul B. Morrison
and Mrs. Robert White Blake; three
grandchildren, all of Indianapolis;
two brothers, A. O.)Gainey and Ell
wood Gainey, of Bedford, and a
sister, Mrs. Craigie Miller, of Terre
Haute.
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Negro Takes Loot, Dis
guiSed as Washing.

Police today have a description
of Negro daylight burglar who
has been carrying loot from north
and east side homes in basket dis
guised as washing.
He was seen leaving the home of
H. j. Burgess, 1901 Pleasant Run
Blvd, where $415 worth of clothing
was taken.
Miss Alney Alba, leading woman
of the Berkell Players, reported that
clothing worth $188 was stolen from
her dressing room at the Colonial
Theater Sunday. :
Roy Blumenauer, manager of the
Kroger Grocery at Thirtieth st. and
Shriver Ave, reported the store
ransacked. Other thefts reported:
j. Jepson, 1911 N. Pennsylvania
ST., 500 clothing, from home; Mrs.
Frank Eckert, 1926 Bellefontaine ST.,
rings and $13, total loss, $340, from
home Sunday; Mrs. May Baker, 524
N. Alabama ST., $275 diamond ring,
from her city market stand; o. o.
Peet, ST. from his business place at
1909 Massachusetts Ave.
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Life for Oz0ning Pint of Gin Is Held
Too SeUeyg Penalty BY CITY Critics

Sentence OF Fred Palm of Lansing,
Mich, to life imprisonment for pos
session of a pint of liquor; under
the new Michigan criminal code,
seems little severe TO Indianapolis
citizens interviewed by The Times.
Palm, first victim of the new law.
although arrested five times on
liquor charges and several times on
misdemeanor charges, was not re-
garded as a dangerous felon.
Nevertheless, possession of liquor,
in Michigan, as in Indiana, is a
felony. Local comments follow:
E. j. Gausepohl, of E. j. Gausepohl
and Company, 1868 Broadway St.
I wouldn't consider possession OF
liquor an offense which should come
under such a severe law. In some
ways, the law is a good one, as a
man convicted on a really serious
charge four times is thorough
criminal, with little hope of reform.
THE REV. THOMAS ". HUNT,
pastor Seventh Presbyterian Church,
1135 Fletcher Aye.--To give man
a life sentence for such a small
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COxey BZan1eS Political
Grief ON Indifference
People Need JoIts Such as
The Times Has Given
Them, Says General.

public indifference to politics and
governments is to blame for the
state of affairs in Indianapolis and
Indiana" said General" Jacob S.
Coxey, of Massillon, Ohio, who thir-
ty-three years ago led the famous
"Coxey's Army" of unemployed to
Washington.
General Coxey, now 70, but as
active and alert as ever, was in In
dianapolis today on business for his
silica sand company-a business
which has kept him moving all over
the United States for years and
since June this year has put 10000
miles on the car he polits himself.
I'm the $685." he said, there were
three parties, the Republicans, Dem
ocrats and Populists. The Populists
kept the situation stirred up so that
the rank and file of voters took a
real interest in issues and candidates
for public Office.
"But now only about half of the
people vote, and most of that half
can't tell you why they are Repub-
licans or Democrats. And it's just
that situation which makes it pos
sible to elect men whose sole desire
is to exploit thier Offices for their
own good.
1.-THE people need a jolt such as
The Times has given them in ex-
posing political corruption here. The
people must take an interest in gov
eminent. If they don't, it's gone!"
1.-THE Federal Reserve Board is
responsible for the present def1a-
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law is very dangerous in the hands
of judges. In some cases it is ap-
plicable, as for man burning
churches, but under other condi-
tons, such as where man is found
with liquor in his possession, I can
not see that there should be even
the possibility of such a law being
invoked.
ABE WEINBERG, Kinks Cloak
House, of 3015 NJ Meridian St.-The
habitual criminal act, with life i'm
prisonment for fourth conviction on
felony charge, may be proper for
certain more sI'ious cases, but I
think it is all out of reason for
lesser ofenses, such as liquor vio-
lations.
MRS. L. G.. HUGHES, president
Indianapolis Parent Teacher Asso-
oiation, 1923 Cross Dr., Woodruff
Place-A life sentence in the case
of Fred Palm, for liquor violation,
is too severe. The law would be al
right for hardened criminals. but
the possession of a pint of liquor
hardly could be placed in that class
ification, >