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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-05-25
VI RS. WILSON
MAY GO TO
HOUSTON
Mrs. Nicholas Longworth,
q Convention Fam" to
Attend Both Conclaves

Mrs. Woodrow Wilson is
making plans to attend the
Democratic convention ] IN
Houston, in June. She has
discussed the project with
many Of her friends and is
looking forward to it with
keen interest. This may
well Be the first national
convention that she has ever
seen, for, neither as the wife
Of the wartime President
nor as his widow, has Mrs.
Wilson ever attended such .
cOnclave; and before her
marriage she had scant In
terest in politics. It is
understood that while in
Houston she will be the
guest Of Mr.. and Mrs. Jesse
Jones.
Political Observer. !,
Mrs. Wilson may be described
10 q political observer, Tor
! although she follows closely
what goes on in the party led
80 long by her distinguished
husband, she never NEEDLES.
And, as honorary president Of
the Women's National Demo-
cratic Club, she seems to be
more definitely associated with
it, social than with its political
activities.
Varied Interests
Tor several years mourning
kept Mrs. Wilson in the back.
ground, but during the winter
Just past she has been one Of
the distinguished figures in
washington society and has been
present at many Of the most
important official functionss Her
interests are varied. Tor example.
she loves music and thoroughly
enjoys the races, which she
usually attends with Rear Adj
1niral and Mrs. Cary + Grayson.
She was D subscriber for the
Metropolitan Operas Washington
season and missed few of Mrs.
Lawrence ToWnsend's musical
mornings" at the MayfloWer. In
spite ok q busY life, Mrs. Wilson
finds much time for walking, OF
which she s. very fond, and her
frequent visits to the Cathedral,
Where President Wilson il buried,
are usually made afoot
Convention
Mrs. Nicholas Longwortl, wife
Of the Sneaker Of the House, who
IL q cofvel1tion fan" proposes
to attend both the Democratic I
ana the Republican conventions
this year. Apparently she 10 GO
ing with Mrs Medill Mccormick,
who also expects to see how the
Democrats do It, for between con.
El6VC9s 44G ENNpF W040Sn 6LS 10 80
TO New Orleans to: visit Mr., and
Mrs. James NJ. Thomson. The
former Genevieve Clark, who has
followed politics with interest
since childhood, who was pres
ent when her father, the late
Champ Clark, almost secured the
Democratic nomination in Balti-
more when Wilson was made the
standard bearer, and who Cow
cred" the last Democratic con.
Vention for her husbands paper,
will have . ring-side seat Mt the
Houston convention.
\ X y
Princess de Liene,. wife Of the
Belgian ambassador. and Princess
Elizabeth de Ligne, are now in
New York. and win sail today
for Europe on the Lapland.
y
The minister of Persia. Mira
Davoud Khan Meftah, entertained
last evening at a buffet supper
and musicale, when he had forty
guests.
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Mrs. Leonard L. Nicholson, jr.,
and her sister, Mrs. Harris Crist,
who is visiting her at Leniwill,
her home near Rockville, will
leave Washington on Tuesday for
Geneseo, N. Y. where they will
visit their uncle, Julian Gerard.
Mrs. Nicholson, who was Miss
May Slack, of Washington, was
married from the home of Mr..
Gerard, at Geneseo.
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oWhs9 A & &G i!,!. E9y yes
lUTH DEWEY GROVES

conscious of the few dollars that
remained in her purse since she
had paid for the luncheon with
Miss Evans.
well, Uncle Simon, you're due
for another visit from me soon. It's
good thing I don't have to leave
cards at your establishment. 1t
would get to be expensive"
She looked again at her wrist
watch and decided to go back 10
her room and take something else
to pawn. "I1l keep the watch as
long as I can," she reflected. "At
this rate I'll need timepiece."
The promise she had obtained
from Oliver Cutter to help her and
her talk with Miss Evans had
cheered her greatly, and she began
to think 100000 was not such a
tremendous sum as it had seemed
last night.
This time she took her white gold
toilet articles to the pawnbroker
and found the courage to raise his
price and stick to it.
Again she had dinner with Ma
thaniel and he found her more like
her former self than she had been
at any time since her fathers
death.
She had rested an hour on her
bed before he called for her. A
little natural color had crept to
the surface of her cheeks under the
rouge she had applied so she would
not worry him with her pallor.
You're looking like you had a
date with a million dollars" he
burst out and then could have Bit
ten his tongue. But Virginia did
not react to his blunder as he had
feared.
Perhaps I have" she said with
a tender smile. IT feel lucky to-
night"
Lucky enough to be kissed" he
declared. And kissed her in plai1
sight of two delighted old ladies
who also occupied the parlor.
ITO BE Continued
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what kind of a companion I'd be to
an invalid" she added truthfully.
"I see," Mrs. Phelps said, and then
with an odd smile, "any contacts
with society? Smart society. mean.
Newport, Palm Beach, Cannes?"
Virginia permitted herself to smile.
"I've known Miss Virginia Brews-
ter quite intimately for number of
years." she said. "She has given
me permission to use her name as
reference"
"That would be quite sufficient"
Mrs. Phelps approved, "but we
haven't yet discussed the qualif1ca-
tions that are essential to the ap-
plicant for the position I have in
mind. Have you any secretarial ex-
perience?"
mo, but I'm familiar with social
correspondence. And I could ar
range entertainments"
Mrs. Phelps sheek her head. Can
you use typewriter"
I'm sorry. ="
"Then I'm afraid you would not
do in this position. You would be
called upon to do a great deal of
tipping and an applicant who can
take dictation is preferred.
IT did not know those we're con-
sidered to be the duties of a COM
panion," Virginia demurred.
They aren't ordinarily, but in
this case the lady wishes a secre-
tary as well as a companion"
Haven't you anyone who wishes
companion merely?"
Would you care to travel in the
Orient? An elderly client is leav-
ing for Japan soon. but I'm obliged
to tell you that she is E. err, a
trif1t difficult. and unless you are
of most equable disposition. :"
Il couldn't take that" Virginia
interjected. II must have some
thing in New York"
THAT narrows your field con-
siderably. Miss Browne, especially
as you are not experienced with in
valids. But if you will leave your
full name and address. together
with Miss Brewster's, I'll commune
cate with you as soon as 1 have
something you are fitted for. Miss
Laidstone will take a memorandum
of your qualifications for our files,
if you will stop at her desk in the
reception room"
\ Virginia listed her accomplish
ments with the able Miss Laidstone
and envied her the precise manner
in which she got it all down in dou-
BILE quick time.
Il wonder if I made a mistake in
giving fictitious name?" she asked
herself on the way down to the
street. But it isn't the Virginia
Brewster people knew who wants a
job. It's a girl who has got to have
an income pretty quick or not eat.
And I'm not going to have people
pitying me wherever 1 go. Well
I'll have Miss Brewster write a
wonderful letter about Miss Browne
when she replies to Mrs. Phelps re-
uestion for information" she
thought with a smothered giggle.
She had acted on impulse when
she gave the name Viola Browne as
her own, but she did not feel guilty
over the deception.
After all, she was the same girl,
regardless of name. and her object
was in no way reprehensible. 1t had
occurred to her that it would be
much easier to be companion I'M
der a name that had not had such
widespread publicity as her own.
But it seems I'm not to be Ole
Just yet" she lamented, painfully
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-06-02
KANSAS FEARS
RIVER FLOODS
Swollen Streams Menace
Southern Section.

BIZ United Press
EMPORIA, Kas., June 2.-Rising
swiftly after recent downpours,
swollen rivers today threatened to
flood southern Kansas from EN-
poria to the Oklahoma State line.
The Neosho River already has
overhowed it's banks here. Low
lands in scattered sections along the
Cottonwood and Usage Rivers also
were reported under several feet OF
water. Further rises would cause
great damage to farm lands.
Government officials sent flood
warnings to residents Of endangered
areas in the southeastern part OIL
the State. The Usage was running
bank full in Usage County and the
Maria Des Cygnes is expected TO
overflow by Saturday.
Several washouts were reported
along the Missouri Pacific railroad
tracks.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-06-02
LESLIE is HON0RED
AT WEST LAFAYETTE
200 Hold Testimonial Dinner for
G. o. p. Nominee.

HOU hOlu IeSClmOnlaI DINNER lOT
G. o. p. Nominee.
By Times Special
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind, June
2.-Harry G.. Leslie, Republican
nominee for Governor, was guest
at testimonial dinner, attended by
200 men of Lafayette and West
Lafayette at the West Lafayette
Country Club, Friday night.
Leslie said he had not promised
appointments or made promises to
any organization and is seeking the
Office ito serve honorably and with
out any strings attached"
Referring to his two terms as
Speaker in the House of Repre-
sentatives Leslie said, 1.-THE Speak
ership of the House is the most
powerful position in the State
government. It could be used
selfshly and for personal gain
But I never used that gavel for
an Interior purpose"
Speakers included Henry w
Marshall, Lafayette publisher, who
was one of the convention floor
leaders credited with engineering
Leslie's nomination; Ed Randolph
of Lafayette, Leslies primary cam
paign manager; Mayor Albert r
Ross of Lafayette, and Mayor N.Y.
ron Morgan of West Lafayette.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-06-02
SURFACING
WOOD STREETS
Estimate $4,000 Needed for
Four Projects.

Treatment of sections of wood
block streets with bituminous sur
face was proposed today by City
Engineer A. H. Moore.
Moore said plans for the work on
sections of College Ave. between
Fall Greek and Thirty Eighth ST.,
Central between Thirty Fourth and
Thirty Eighth, Washington Blvd.
from Thirty Fourth to Thirty Sixth
and Ruckle between Thirty Third
and Thirty-Fourth SITS. probably
would be drawn early next week.
The city does not have equipment
to give the blocks the asphaltic oil
coat. The board of works will adj
vertise for bids from contractors.
Stone gritS will be used on top of
the oil. surface.
Moore estimated it will cost about
$4,000 to complete the four projects.
The money will be spent from the
gasoline tax fund which is ap-
propriated for repair of streets and
bridges by city council.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-06-02

IT love to. What were you think
ing off" hopefully.
Why, I thought you might try
the stage.
"Oh, I couldn't! The publicity
would be horrible"
81 suppose it would if you used
your own name"
1.-THE Brewster name is about all
that would give me start, I'm
afraid" Virginia avowed honestly.
without it I'd never get on just
by my dancing. Perhaps if I had
time to train I might make cho-
rus, but I need a position at once.
In fact, must have one"
"Ch," Miss Evans seemed genu-
inely distressed. Let me see .
how about taking a position as a
companion?" she said, Frightening.
That's possibility" Virginia adj
mitted.
"I'll give you the name of an
agency" Miss Evans offered eager
ly. Here, I'll write it down"
She tore a page from a notebook
and put it down-name and address.
TASK for Mrs. Phelps"
After luncheon Virginia vent di-
rectly to the address given her. on
the sixth floor she found the Phelps
Agency and approached a busy
young woman at a desk in the *
ception room with the request to
see Mrs. Phelps.
"Your name and business, please?"
she was asked in crisp accents as
card appeared magically in the
adept hands of Mrs. Phelps as
sistant.
Just a moment, please" Then,
after she had given Virginia a
closer second look, she added. will
you sit DOWN."
Virginia took a seat near a table
laden with smart magazines. She
selected one, ripped the pages with
no interest and put it down. The
place surprised her.
There we're no waiting applicants
for positions ranged along the wall
as she was used to seeing in the
domestic employment agencies she
had visited time and again to en-
gage servants. But, of course, this
would be a different sort of agency.
How stupid of her.
Mrs. Phelps will see YOU in five
minutes. Miss Browne" TIE assist
ant informed her after short in
terval.
Virginia thanked her and settled
back to wait. Presently there was
a low buzz at the assistants desk
and she nodded over to Virginia.
"You may go in now"
Virginia entered the door indi-
Gated and found herself facing
high powered modern business
woman.
Mrs. Phelps sat at a desk as inno-
cent of signs of her occupation as
a railroad presidents. Virginia was
considerably impressed with her
smartly waved silver bob and clear
complexion.
"You wish position as compan-
ion, I understand" she began even
as she waved Virginia to a chair
placed so that the light would fall
directly upon her features. 1t was
not polite, but it was good business.
Lady or gentleman, Miss
Browne?"
why, I think I just assumed 1t
would be with lady" Virginia said
hesitantly. Matter of fact she
hadn't given it a thought.
ANY experienced"
None" Virginia said it firmly,
DESTROYS of removing any impression
she may have given of not know
ing her own mind.
HIN. Tell me something about
yourself. What do you consider are
your qualifications"
Virginia took time to think that
over. 81 have a finishing school
education" she said at last. 1.-The
usual accomplishments. I'm fairly
good at golf, tennis and swimming.
I ride, of course, and I like books
though I've never read to any one.
But I haven't the faintest idea
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-06-02
THIS HAS HAPPENED

VIRGINIA BREWSTER, upon losing
both father and wealth, goes to live
with CLARISSA DEAN and her father.
Her fiance, NATHANIEL DAMN, objects
to this for he mistrustS DEANS mo-
ives. misunderstanding between the
lovers occurs when VIRGINIA phones
NIEL'S studio late one night and his
model. CHIRI, answers.
Meanwhile, DEAN plots to get MEL
sent away from VIRGINIA., but fails. .
VIRGINIA, and the latter resolves to
leave but DEAN insists hat she marry
him. When she refuses. he threatens
to reveal that her father cheated him
out of $780, 200. RecklesSly, VIRGINIA
declares that she will earn enough to
repay him in one year-or marry him
if sE9 fails.
VIRGINIA realizes her plight when
she discovers her bank balance over
drawn. and she has to pawn ring be-
fore finding a reasonable hotel in which
to live. She goes to NIEL'S studio to
tell him of her break with the DEANS,
but she dare not reveal her compact
with DEAN. They dine at place
where CHIRI and an escort sit at an
adjoining table, and the familiarity
with which his model reats MEL is rot
reassuring to VIRGINIA. Next day she
visits a broker friend and asks, him to
help her make the hundred thousand.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-06-02
TALK SCHOOL CHANGE
Suprintendent's Job Should Be APP
pOintive, Is Plea.

The need Of an amendment to the
State Constitution making the Office
of State superintendent of public in
struction appointive instead of
elective and higher salaried was dis
cussed at the State board of educa-
ton meeting at the Statehouse.
The majority of the board ex-
pressed themselves as favoring a
change.
w. W. Borden, South Bend school
superintendent, started the discus
sion by declaring ct is time the
board took the initiative in giving
the State a school superintendent
who is secure in his position and has
a higher salary"
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CHAPTER xxi (Continud)

All except Nathaniel, of course,
and he made it hardest of all for
her to pursue the course she had
set her feet upon, but she could
forgive him because of his motive.
81 wonder if you would have
lunch with me?" she asked Miss
Evans rather doubtfully.
She was afraid the secretary
might suspect her of a patronizing
attitude.
ut would be doing me great
favor" she fastened to add. 81
want to ask your opinion about
something"
Il shall be glad to, Miss Brew
ster," Miss Evans assured her after
a slight pause of consideration.
Virginia glanced at her wrist
watch. Why, she had forgotten all
about 1t at Uncle Simon's!"
Its 1890" she announced. May
you go now?"
"In five minutes"
Virginia waited in the reception
room. looking out over the rooftops
of Manhattan. For the first time
in her life the immensely of the
city frightened her.
What was here pitiful strength
compared to the power that had
built this great, roaring metropolis?
Would the brains represented by
these incredible piles Of steel and
concrete allow her to wrest even
the comparatively small sum Of
100000 from them? Virginia shiv-
cred with awe.
But once on the street, tearoom-
bound with Miss Evans, her bal
ance was restored.
When finally they we're ensconced
in wall seats with a doily-covered
table before them she turned to her
companion with thrill over the
novelty of what she intended to do.
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Kicked Through Side of Barn

BIZ Times Special
MARION, Ind, June 2-Earl Mil
Ter is suffering from shattered hip
bone and severe decorations as the
result of being kicked through the
side of a barn by horse. A hole
ten feet square was made in the
side of the building.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-06-02
Fire Excitement Fatal
BIZ Times Special

BIZ IWf6 NVtCIuI
RUSHVILLE, Ind, June Mrs.
Mary j. Brown 70, died of heart
disease aggravated by excitement,
when fire destroyed the home of
Marion Mccain, farmer near here,
by whom she was employed as
housekeeper.
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Misses Commencement
BIZ Times SDeciaE

GREENCASTLE, Ind, June o.
DR.. Garfield Bromley Oman, newly
elected De Paw University presi-
dent, will be unable to attend its
commencement exercises, June II,
declaring in a telegram to Presi-
dent Lemuel H. Murlin that his
duties at Boston University would
prevent making trip to Green
castle.
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CHAPTER XIII.
"DO you happen to know any
- thing about me2" Virgini

Ho you happen to know any
- thing about me2" Virginia
asked when they had ordered their
luncheon and we're ready to talk.
81 read a great deal about you in
the papers," Miss Evans acknowl-
edged. "And I recognized you by
your pictures when you came in the
office this morning"
"Then I don't need to tell you
that my fathers fortune has dwin-
died away to nothing" Virginia re-
marked. She was relieved that she
need not go into all that.
Every one I know seems to think
I should be content to live on the
generosity of my friends" she went
on candidly. But I much perfer
to find a way to support myself.
That's what 1 wanted to talk to you
about"
81 think It's creditable ambi-
ton, Miss Brewster
I'm so glad to hear some one say
that, but 1 haven't the slightest idea
how I'm to go about it,"
THAT ought not be difficult for a
cultured girl. Of course, certain
work requires a great deal of bust
ness experience, but if you are will
ing to start at the bottom. e"
ct must make enough to live on, -
Virginia broke in.
Then perhaps you shouldn't con-
slider the business world at first
Isn't there something you could
teach? Music, for instance?"
I'm total loss as far as music
goes and I can't paint, either. In
fact don't seem to have any talent
at ALL"
! "You dance, don't your"
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-06-02
offers Student Loan

BIZ United Press
BLOOMINGTON, Ind, June a.
The Senior Home Economics Clue
at Indiana University will grant a
$50 loan without interest to the most
worthy senior of the home eco"
Monies department. The loan is to
be paid in two years.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-06-02

Principal E. H. Kemper Mcdomb
today announced a tentative list of
graduates who will receive diplomas
at Manual Training High School
commencement exercises, June IL,
at Cadle Tabernacle. June grad
yates:
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-02-18
By VIM. 2. FOSTER.

in the New Leader" of January %,
a Ben Stolberg essays a review of
my book "Misleaders of Labor" The
result is a woeful exhibition of his
political bankruptcy. Stolberg, al
legged progressive, proves himself to
be a slippery defender of the right
wing leadership in the labor move
ment.
Stolberg agrees that all my charges
of corruption and reaction against
the Greenwich machine are we'll
founded. But, as a real Menshevik,
he justifies these leaders by ignoring
the subjective factor completely and
blaming everything Immediately up
on the objective situation. He says:
After all is said and done, these
'misleaders' are at bottom only a
reflection of social conditions which
have weakened this labor movement"
With this conception he naturally
draws the conclusion that nothing can
be done about it. His article does
not contain even suggestion of an
opposition program. 1t is an accept
ance of the rule of Green, Woll and
Co., without striking a blow. These
worthless could ask for no more loyal
service in demobilizing the opposition
than that performed by Stolberg. He
writes as a retainer of reaction and
a shoddy intellectual of the Green
VOL regime.
Especially panied is Stolberg at my
criticism of his theological cronies,
the socialist" union leaders. In
reality, my criticism is restrained.
Have they not capitulated to the A.
F. Of L. leadership? Where is the
one-time S. P. advocacy of industrial
unionism and militant union policy I?
What is the essential difference be-
tween Hillman's standards of pro-
duction and Green's new wage policy :?
Have not the S. P. leaders accepted
this whole union-management CO.
operation" betrayal? Did not the
whole socialist" trade union leader
ship work hand in glove with their
close friends, Vol, McGrady, etc, in
smashing the needle trades unions
They were simply the tools of the
A. F. of l.. leaders and the employers.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-02-18

( from Ohio, like the last one we had:
Warren Gamaliel Harding.
And our Davy's father: "The Old
Gentleman could strut off this sense
of his Americanism. Probably once
year he got his yellowing citizenship
papers out of a drawer in his desk
he kept locked, and with his steel
trimmed spectacles low on his nose, re-
read them. 1t pleased him to think
j, that his children had never one of
them set foot out of America" See
where our David got his inspiration?
1t does not matter that this family
came from Austria. In this country
anybody can become president p
even the foreign born.
The book is written by a woman
whose political ideas do not shy from
the Nation Dawes liberal uncle read
it,, who even shows an occasional
tinge of socialism. She is not afraid
to mention Soviet Russia. Like her
president, she can say that she could
see no sense in the movie news reels
that Showed Soviet scenes that could
only instruct him in the dangerous
and unsuccessful aspects of the gigan-
tic world experiment" What these
are. she, nor her president do not tell
us. Her social conscience, despite sup
posed liberalism, is as 100 per cent
as Bill Thor1pson's. It's sophistica-
ton is only keeping step with this
skeptical age that needs new versions
Of the cherry tree stories.
Tho giving us a peep into the back
ground of American small town life
in the recent past, she gives no indi-
cation of any social forces moulding
the character of the period Her fig
ures and events are stepped in senti-
mentality and glorified Americanism.
WALT CARMON.