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theatrical agent on the other side OF the street.
"Iockett!" he shouted ignoring the screech OF
blasphcmy and brakes 'Jockett, my dear old
pail
Having been on the stage himself, though
never able to act Lockett recognized Peter with
theatrical surprise Upon my word, it's Peter!
What are you doing here?"
Peter gave his hat tilt, touched his tie with
a loving finger and walked all around his stick:
Honeymoon, old boy" he said "just dashed
over the pond" He was happy again. His
spirits went up like cork from bottle OF
high champagne. In his old friend Lockett, TO
whom In his early days he had paid fees for
several engagements, was the needed patch OF
blue sky in that dark mass Of cloud After
burst Of shop" he drew up short and backed
his friend into the doorway Of a store. Percy,
old boy" he said, you're going to save my LIE
and my future happiness with Pansy, who Is
indeed my life." There was tremble IN his
voice.
"Oh," said Lockett, "how's that?" He wore
the expression that comes into q mans face
when he sees the approach of touch"
DETER told his story in the shortest number
of words adding with perfect confidence:
"And SO you viii lend me hundred pounds
That goes without saying, of course. III give
you an l. o. U. and pay interest at the rate
Of"
hand fell on his back large and hearty
nanQ. anu AT tie ulOAlcAI VI ACc u4APaOS Sk4SAC
was roar of mirth. II always said you were
the funniest man on EARTH" said Lockett. He
dived across the street.
Peter dropped his stick, his old and reliable
prop. This is the end" he said. He turned
diSmaIly into the archway of that huge and
expensive hotel from which he and his darling
Pansy were going quickly to be chucked CROPPED
his way through a fog Of humiliation and
plodded up to the fourth floor, forgetting such
a thing as an elevator, with a wabble in his
knees He must confess his CHASTITY pickle to
dear little Pansy as soon as she woke up.
AS he appeared In the bed room something
fat and bulgy hit him in the face.
your dose worked like charm, old dear.
I've slept in one long piece. oh, and here's
your nice new pocketbook. You gave it to me
to carry after you had paid the cab"
And as Peter did of his best and most
provoking exits back into the sitting room
through what appeared to be binding glare
of sun tears Of gratitude tears trickled
down his nose.
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when he felt that a touch could be made, he
turned to his providential companion and laid
his hand ON his knee.
"It's too long story" he said, land almost
too impossible as to why I'm out Of cash, but
II you viii lend"
He got no further than that BY an ex-
traordinary process of elimination the man had
disappeared. Peter was wholly alone, faced
with the dire necessity Of paying for all those
drinks. And this, with one HORNED look at
the barman's pugilistic fist, he did by placing
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ON the counter one gold link from his cuff. He
said, steadying the trembe in his voice: Take
it out of that I'll look in for the balance to-
morrow about H." Climbing down from the
high STOOL he tottered into the street. He was
followed by a growl Among the jostling crowd
of the city he felt like pet canary which had
flown away from its cage.
But at the instant that he was tempted TO
throw himself under a car and let life and his
gfastly crisis squash him as fiat as frog he
spied the well known figure Of a London
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any his progress through the teeming aisles
quickens, his inspections grow more superficial.
And at the end of two hours he begins to
feel that he wouldn't if he never saw an
other flower. His old brick and-concrete en-
vronment seems not so bad after all. He de.
cides not to break his lease.
I have noticed that whenever Phoebe and I
go to flower show we always end up at the
display of garden furniture-the portable Sum-
mer houses, the gayly striped chairs and
benches. We try them "just to see If they're
as comfortable as they look" So we sit there,
luxuriating in state of blissful relaxation un1M
til some footSore flower fancier taps us on the
shoulder and says, "Move overl"
Then we gather up our armfuls Of garden
literature and stagger home with the COM
seriousness of having done the right thing by
junior. The literature is entertaining, and fres
quently instructive.
But none of this information has any direct
bearing upon Junior. It is all in the realm Of
pure theory, as far as our pet geranium is coma
cerned. Like most Of the people who attend
flower shows. would appreciate a few simple
and practical instructions entitled How to
Keep Cigarette Stubs Out Of the window Box"
That is the real problem Of the apartment
house horticulturist. -
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today at the headquarters of the Department OF
the Potomac corner of Ninth and streets"
THE following are the principal othcers
present: John A. Logan, commander IN chleI,
washington, d. c.; Lucius Fairchfd, senior wee
commander in chief Wisconsin; William I. Col
Inns, adjutant general, Washington, ID. G.; "A.
Starring, inspector general, Washington, d. G.;
T. Lubey, quartermaster general, Washington,
D. c.: N p. Chapman, judge advocate general,
Washington, d. c.; S. P. w. Mitchell, surgeon
general Philadelphia, Pa; A. H Quint, CHAP
lain in chief, New Bedford, Mass; Hanson Z.
Weaver, assistant adjutant general, Washington,
d. c.; E. F. M. Faehtz, ~. F. Morse and r. s.
Brown, assistant inspector generals, Washing
ton D. c., and Charles G. Gould, A. d. ca
Washington, D. c."
In the next issue of The Star is the following
report:
The encampment reassembled this morning,
but nothing Of public interest was done. At
noon the encampment called upon President
Grant who received them in the east room
Gen. John A. Logan made short address ap-
propriate to the occasion, and the President re-
piled that he was happy to meet them, and
would be glad to take them all by the hand.
Gen. Logan then introduced the members sep
arately to the President. A delegate called out
that they should like to hear some remarks
from the President. The President said he was
at loss to find words to express his feelings
at meeting so many Of his old comrades. The
party then grouped around him, where some
time was spent in conversation ana the mCer-
change Of congratulations"
THE next National Encampment was held in
washington, and was probably the great
est and most largely attended of all. 1t took
place on September 81 and %, 1892. The writer
clearly recalls this, since on the day Of the
parade he occupied camp stool on the side
walk ON the north side of Pennsylvania avenue
between Twelfth and Thirteenth streets from
am to 5 pm, and saw more Grand Army
men than he ever saw before or since.
This was particularly notable occasion, and
the people of the District of Columbia gave the
Grand Army welcome such as had not been
given since the grand review. OF course, there
was Citizens Committee which made all the
local plans sufficiently far in advance to guar
antee the success that it proved to be.
John Joy Edison, a vice president Of the As
ISOLATION Of Oldest Inhabitants and Washing
tons grand old man-H years mean anything,
for he is still very active-was chairman Of the
Citizens General Committee. S. w. woodward
was vice chairman, Harrison Dingman secretary
and 3. H. Warner treasurer.
How interesting it is to ponder over the names
Of the other members of the committee and
see how very few are with us today after the
lapse of what seems to many Of us but short
space Of time. They were then OF our leading
citizens and included: Commissioner John w.
Douglass, Commissioner John w. Ross, Com
missioner W. T. RoSsen, Justice J. NJ. Harlan,
George e. Lemon, A. S. Worthington, S. S.
Burdett. Charles p. Lincoln, Lawrence Gardner,
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PETER
PIPER'S
PICKLE
ANe70 Story
By
Cosmo Hamilton

~ A c'est Paris" said Peter, ninging
open the window of the bridal
suite in the Continental Hotel.
TN other words" he added, per-
The Washington times., 1931-10-27
STUDY
JAIL CLINIC

CHICAGO, Oct. q QN.SJ.
The latest attempt of science to
peer beneath the surface OF
criminology and find corrective
measures has been hailed as a
success here by judges and po-
lice officials six months after its
inception.
Headed by DR.. Harry R. Hoff-
man, an expert on mental dis
eases, the behavior clinic in the
Cook county jail has been in
operation here since last April.
Accomplishments of the labora-
tory have attracted the atten-
tion of criminologists, psycholo-
gists and sociologists in all parts
Of the world.
The guiding principle of the
criminal clinic" according to DR..
Hoffman, is that punishment
should fit the individual and not
the crime.
And, operating on this basis,
DR.. Hoffman and his aides have
made minute studies Of many
thousands Of the $4,000 Grim
inalS or those accused of Grim
inal acts, who yearly pass through
the house of correction and the
county jail here.
The Washington times., 1931-10-27
John l.. Pratt Buys
Old Home in Viruir1i0

FREDERICKSBURG, Va, Oct
27.-The historic Chatham home.
stead in the Stafford hills, over.
looking the Rappahannock River,
has been sold to John Lee Pratt,
of New York city, and one of the
vice presidents of General Motors,
The place was purchased at an
unnamed sum from Gen. and Mrs
Daniel B. Devore, of Washington
and Fredericksburg.
Mr.. Pratt is brother of Wash.
ington's chief of police.
Chatham is one of Virginia S
oldest and most beautiful man
sions. In its gardens Robert E
Lee wooed Mary Gusts who be
came his wife. The old home
which is of Georgian architecture
was built in 1928 by William
Fitzhugh after a design by Sir
Christopher Wren.
The Washington times., 1931-10-27
DRY LAW FOES
SEEKS NAMES

The Congressional Districts
Modification League has started
drive for an additional
100000 signers to petition
that will be presented to the
next Congress asking for a re,
turn of light wines and beer:
According to Albert j. Hummer,
president of the organization
more than 100000 men and
women throughout the United
States already have signed the
petition.
The league was incorporated
under the laws of the District
Of Columbia and has it's head.
quarters in the National Press
Building. Mr.. Hummer said
members Of his committee report
that 80 per cent Of the persons
approached sign the petition. He
said ~ Senators and 100 repre-
sentatives already have signified
their intention of voting for a
return of light wines and beer.
The Washington times., 1931-10-27
I SCHOOL DEALS
HANG FIRE

Seven school projects involving
approximately $1,500,O0O are ex-
pected to be launched by District
officials before 1882.
Decision as to two of them
may be made within the week.
These involve the purchase of
ground for the new senior high
school in the Reno section of
Chevy Chase and the award for
building an addition 10 Hine
Junior High School. Bids already
have been received for the Hine
addition. Congress appropriated
$55,000 but the lowest bid re-
ceived is several thousand dol
lars higher.
Considerable difficulty in find
ing a suitable site for tte Reno
school has been encountered.
Two sites, other than that at
Thirty-ninth and Fessenden SITS.
N. W., are being considered. Con-
gress has appropriated $4,000
for this purchase.
Other school projects Tor winch
money is to be available, but for
which no contracts have been
awarded, are Jefferson Junior
High, appropriation $575, 900:
Taft Junior High, the new Brook
land-Woodridge school, appropria-
ton $50O,OOO; Douglass-Simmons
addition, appropriation $130,000;
Giddings addition, appropriation
$4,000; Harrison addition, ap-
preparation $4,000.
The Washington times., 1931-10-27
HOLE IN ROAD
BRINGS SUIT
~

Negligence is charged in a
$4,000 damage suit filed yester.
day in Circuit Court at Upper
Marlboro against the Maryland
State Roads Commission and
L. R. Colbert, Frederick~bur Va,
contractor, by Jonathan Hall.
Hall filed the suit through his
father, Percival Hall, president
of GaIlaudet College. The com.
mission and contractor are
charged with having left un-
marked q hole from which a
pipe had been removed on the
BladenSburg Road.
The suit resulted from an
accident of several months ago
when. young Hall drove his
motorcycle into the hole. He
sustained a fractured skull and a
broken leg.
The Washington times., 1931-10-27
2 d. C.. Men Fined
As Drunk, Reckless

Two Washington men were
found guilty in Laurel Police
Court of driving while drunk and
reckless driving. The men are
Ernest H. Courtney, 5425 Con-
necticut Ave. N. w., and Robert
Hughes, 1890 orty-eighth st.
N. w. Zach was fined SOL and
costs.
Harrison Bates, who gave the
Racquet Club as his address, for
feited $26.45 collateral on a
charge of speeding.
William H. jenkins, Laurel, was
also fined $101 and costs for
driving while drunk and reckless
driving.
The Washington times., 1931-10-27
Better Quarters
In Nelu Courthouse

When the new Rockville Court
house opens next week, five
county agencies will have better
quarters both in the old and new
courthouses, while the county will
be aided in that it will be
saved rent on some of the
buildings.
The Public Health Center will
move from the basement Of the
Rockville High School into the
new courthouse while the older
hall will house the Social Service
League, the Home Demonstration
Agents office, the Farm Bureau
and County Agent, and the Police
Court. With the exception of
the Public Health Center, all of
these offices were in rented
buildings.
The Washington times., 1931-10-27
T|MEP|ECE HELD
SATISFACTORY
. COLLATERAL
Now CarIiSS Wonders What
will Become of Them If
He Fails to Pay His Fine

Ernest c. Carliss. Maryland
senior and left tackle on the foot
ball team, wonders what is going
to become of his watch and chain,
posted as collateral with Mrs,
Retta Morris, justice of the peace
in Hyattsville.
Carliss, arrested the night Of
October IL, by j. w. YoSt, chief
Of police of Berwyn Heights, on a
charge Of parking without lights,
didn't have the SLIPS demanded
rs collateral, and Mrs. Morris
took the watch and chain.
Mrs. Morris admits she allowed
Carliss to post the watch, saying
it was proper for justice OF the
peace to take personal property as
collateral. She has done so in
the past.
The law Of Maryland says a
Justice must receive cash col
lateral or a realty bond, according
to Alan Bowie, States attorney,
in Marlboro.
There is on the chain a Mary
land football charm which he is
more anxious to recover than the
watch itself, said CarlisS last
night.
Mrs. Morris today refused to say
what would be done with the
watch in case Carliss was unable
to pay the SLIPS.
The Washington times., 1931-10-27
BIC FETE. WATTS
!. H|TCH-H|KER
ON RETURN
Carl BrumbaCk, 9, Is Due
Tonight at CherrydaIe; Did:
3,00O-MiIe Trip in Six Days

Like the return of Lindbergh
after his flight to Paris, will be
the return tonight of Carl v.
Brumback, jr., from Los Angeles,
to be greeted by two score or
more of his classmates of the
Cherrydale School. Not so big
as the Lindbergh reception, may
be, but just as enthusiastic.
For Carl is the nine.year-Old
boy who. leaving his home in
Cherrydale, Va, last summer
alone, without friends, and with:
out a word Of gOOd-by, hitch
hiked to his former home in Cali
fOrnia.
Not for glory, nor fame, nor
to break records, but simply be-
cause he was longing for the
hills of home" and his boyhood
friends, did he make the journey.
Tonight at 7:45, when he steps
from the train at Union Station
a demonstration will show him
his new friends in the East are
as devoted as the old ones in,
the West.
The Washington times., 1931-10-27
Construction ACtiUe
In TQkOn1a Park, Md.

Despite the stagnation in con-
struction work that is said to
exist in many places, Takoma
Park appears to have had the best
october experience Of any of the
incorporated towns in Montgom
cry county.
Up to today. 16 building permits
have been granted by the town
authorities during the month.
While several of them we're for re-
pairs and extensions. the majority
were for new construction.
The Washington times., 1931-10-27
BINGHAM JOINS
WAR ON WOOD
PAY GUT
No Time to Trim Salaries of
Federal Employees, His View;
Senate Fight on Plan Looms

Increasing Senate opposition to
the proposal Of Chairman Will
R. Wood, of the House Appropria-
tions Committee, to reduce sal
aries Of all Government employees
receiving above $1,000 per annum
was seen today in an expression
by Senator Hiram Bingham (R)
Of Connecticut, that such a cut
would be extremely unjust and
unfair"
Senator Bingham Is a member
Of the Senate Appropriations
Committee and chairman Of the
subcommittee in charge Of the
District Of Columbia budget.
The Connecticut Senator said:
Granting that there is q
steadineSs of employment in
the Government service, which
unfortunately is not true Of
private employment nowadays,
it seems to me this is no time
to ask Government workers to
take q cut in salary.
"The Government workers
are attracted to the service by
the assurance Of q living wage,
steady employment and ulti-
mate retirement.
"A part Of their cOmpensa-
tiOn comes from the security
of their salaries, though they
may be comparatively small
as related to those in private
industry. They should not be
cut now"
The Washington times., 1931-10-27
Hits MOther-in-LdW,
Is Jailed s Months

Arch PearSon'S explanation that
his mother-in-law'S black eye was
caused by her running into a
door, fell upon deaf ears when
he appeared before Judge Charles
w. Woodward, in Rockville, and
was sentenced to six months in
the House of Correction. He ap-
pealed.
According to the plaintiff, Mrs.
Maggie Beall, she ran downstairs
after hearing her grandchild cry
ing and told Pearson not to beat
the baby. He objected to her
interference, she said, and hit
her.
The Washington times., 1931-10-27
c R ASH VICTIM
GIVEN $4,000
international Photo

A jury in the Arlington circuit
court last night awarded $4,000
damages to Miss Marie Louise
Duhring, of Livingstone Heights,
in her suit for $4,000 damages
against the Washington, Virginia
and Maryland Bus Co.
The suit was the result Of col
liSion of one Of the company's
busses, in which Miss Duhring
was riding, and an Army truck
at Twenty-first and K Streets
Northwest. Washington.
Harry A. Shockey, Arlington at
torney, represented Miss Duhring
and filed his suit alleging per-
mament injuries had been Sus-
tanned by the young woman.
This is the second trial Of the
suit. The first resulted in a
hung jury at the June term of
the circuit court. An appeal was
noted by attorneys for the bus
company.
The Washington times., 1931-10-27
ARL|NGT0NF0
CLINIC HELD

The semiannual orthopedic
clinic of the Arlington county
health department was held yes
terday in Clarendon with SIS
patients in attendance.
The clinic is conducted semi
annually by DR.. Donald M. Faulk.
ner, of Richmond, Va. assisted
by DR.. P. M. Chichester, Airing
ton health officer; Mrs. Il. A.
Rudasill and Mrs. N. R. Davies,
Arlington school nurses, and Miss
Pearl Griffith, superintendent Of
the Visiting Nurses Association
of the District of Columbia, as
sisting.
The clinic has developed dur
ing the past two years and to-
day draws patients from all Of
the counties of Northern Vir-
ginia, many of them being refer
red to the clinic from examina-
tionS in the public schools.
The Washington times., 1931-10-27
BicentenniGL Chorus
Plans Are Under W1U

Plans for the organization of a
Washington Bicentennial chorus
of 1000 voices will be made at
a mass meeting early in No.
vember of all choirs, choral
groups and individual singers in
the District.
The chorus is to sing in the
major events of the Districts 1882
program. It is being organized
under the Community Center De.
partment. Mrs. Elizabeth K.
Peoples, director of the center,
invites suggestions regarding the
musical numbers to be used.
The Washington times., 1931-10-27
Friend of Abe 1O,
Dies in Mount Airy

MT. AIRY, Md, Oct. 27.-Fu.
neral services for Mrs. Eva Bur.
ness, 1O1, Carroll county's only
centenarian, who died yesterday,
are to be held from the West
Falls Methodist Episcopal Church
ut 2 p. m. tomorrow. Interment
will be in Loudon Park Cemetery
Baltimore.
Had Mrs. Burness lived until
February she would have been
1O2 years old. She was born in
Germany in 1890 and had come
to Baltimore when 9 years old.
She was a friend of Lincoln and
knew Stonewall Jackson.
The Washington times., 1931-10-27
Radio City Building
To Get Fiue Miles of
Elevator Shafts

NEW YORK, Oct. 27.-More
than five miles Of elevator
shafts will go into the 66-story
office building which is to be
the central tower Of the Rookie
feller midtown center.
Sixty-one elevators will carry
passengers and nine will be
used for freight. The 10 ele-
vators will travel more than
1900 miles a day, it is esti-
mated by Clyde r. Place, en-
gineer in charge of elevators
and electrical features. This
amounts to $4,000 miles a
year.
The Washington times., 1931-10-27
GridirOn Fatalities
For Week Claim 4

The death OF Cadet Richard B
Sheridan, of the Army eleven
from football injuries was one OF
four gridiron fatalities reported
over the weekend.
Antoine sarocka, 81, of Wood
boro, Wis, died from head in
juries in a game with the Rhine
lander, Wis, team. Phillip Moore
Of the United States Indian
School squad at Rapid City, s. D.
died from a ruptured intestine
suffered on the field. Michael
Kocick, of Herminie, Pa, died at
Greensburg, Pa, of pneumonia
which followed football injuries.
The Washington times., 1931-10-27
Brushing Sen. Glass
Costs MOtOriSt S25'

RICHMOND, Va, Oct. 27.-A.
B. Bateman was fined $25 in
the Municipal Court the other
day on charge of striking Sen
ator Carter Glass at Ninth and
Church Streets with his auto.
Senator Glass said the car
brushed him and continued. He
had the car stopped and when
Bateman became abusive he re-
quested a patrolman to book
him. Bateman maintained Mr..
Glass was at fault and noted
an appeal to the Corporation
Court.
The Washington times., 1931-10-27
OIUL Crashes Shield
And Then Files AWay

LEONARDTOWN, Md, Oct. 81,
While Mrs. Robert A. Lee, post
mistress of Compton, Md. and her
family and Miss Margaret Moore
were driving home the other night
something smashed the cars wind
shield and fell at the drivers feet.
She stopped the car to find a
big gray owl which began to flap
its wings and disappeared into the
forest.
The Washington times., 1931-10-27
Borrowed JOyride
Costs Him Is Months

A short ride in a borrowed
car" will cost Elmer Watty, col.
ored, 251 Roberts ST., Baltimore,
just 18 months in the House of
Correction.
Judge j. Chew Sheriff, SEN
fenced the youth to serve six
months for driving while drunk,
and IL months for driving car
known to be stolen. He was also
fined $11 and costs for driving
without a license and lacking a
registration card.
The Washington times., 1931-10-27
FARMERS TO BANQUET

ESBURG, Va, Oct. 27.
Plans for a banquet of the four
farmer clubs in Loudoun in the
auditorium of the Leesburg High
School october 81 have been COM
pleted. Speakers will be Wilbur c..
Hall, Leesburg. and E. w. Sheets
and g. E. Thorne Of the United
States Department Of Agriculture.
The Washington times., 1931-10-27
Alexandria Petition
Asks "RIue" StIndayS

Enforcement Of Sunday closing
laws against grocery stores and
meat markets is being sought in
a petition being circulated in
Alexandria, Va. The petition will
be presented to the city council
at its next meeting.
The Washington times., 1931-10-27
Democratic Women
TO Hear Senator Kin0

Senator William H. King CD,
Utah, will address the District
Women's Democratic Educational
Council tonight at 7:30 o'clock in
the National Women's Demo
cratic Party headquarters, 1926
New Hampshire Ave. N. w.
The Senator's topic will be
"The Mission of the Democratic
Party"
The Washington times., 1931-10-27
Old Families Topic
At COLOred MeetinQ

The first fall meeting Of the
Colored Association of Oldest In.
habitants was held last night at
the Twelfth Street Branch
m. C. A.
j. C. Nalle, retired supervising
principal of division 1913, of
the public schools, spoke briefly
on "Old Families in Washington"
Samuel w. Watson, president of
the association, presided.