Evening Star Newspaper, February 13, 1922, Page 13

A STAGE VS. CHURCH | INHEATED DEBATE More Ministers in Jail Than { Actors, William Brady, £ Producer, Declares. CONGREGATION IN UPROAR Minister and Theatrical Magnate . Engage in Rhetorical Battle ! for Over Three Hours. NEW YORK, February 13.—The Calvary Baptist Church yesterday be- came the scene of an uproar when ‘Willlam Brady, theatrical producer, in seething phrases, took issue with Dr. John Roach Stratton, its reformer- pastor, on the resolution that the modern stage is a menace to public morals. For three and a half hours the Thetorical battle raged hot as tides of enthusiasm rolled back and forth among the congregation, which now hung with approbation on the \\'Drds' of Dr. Stratton, and again rose to its feet to shout approval of Mr. Brady' sI defense of his profession. Throwing to the winds considera- tions of the day, the place and most of the rules of parliamentary proce- dure—though the discussion had been announced in advance as a formal debate, with William H. Anderson. state anti-saloon leader, as chairman and judge—the speakers successively shouted their convictions from the pulpit. They interrupted each _on‘:er at the pinnacles of oratorical heights and were interrupted and mamenta- Tily silenced by scores of their hear- ers, who again and again leaped into the fray. Mr. Brady Interrupts. When the meeting waas begun _ appeared that the debate was to De one-sided. A call for Mr. Brady failed to bring a response and Mr. Ander- son introduced the “minister. Wwho Jaunched into his attack on the propo- sition: i “Resolved, That conditions and; American stage are | tendencies on the r private and public a menace to sound morali 3 He had spoken for some time when Jr. Brady rose in the center of the hurch, asking permission to reply. I'm not here to engage in an argument.” he began. ‘But an instant shout arose, demanding that he take the platform. “I_will,” h ulpit. p'l':en he began by saying he thought a Sunday church service was not the correct place for threshing out their differences, but added that he could not allow the minister's statements to go unchallenged. Not Defending “Black Sheep.” “I do not come to this church of God to defend the black sheep,” he said, “T come to defend the decent men and women of the profession.” ‘Applause greeted this start. “Thou shait not slander thy neigh- turning toward e replied, mounting the bor,” he continued, . Dr. Stratton. He said the minister was unfair in singling out the fre theatrical profession so many k others for attack. _ “I can cite you more crimes, mur- ders and degeneracies perpetrated by ministers of the gospel than by all the theatrical profession,” he went on. “I can prove to you there have been more murders committed by’ ministers, and there are more min- isters in jail ‘than stage people. I have court records to prove it.” Congregation Divided. Here the congregation rose to its feet, the shouts of its members indi- cating divided . convictions. Both speakers begged far quiet. When he could make himself heard again, Mr.. Brady pleaded for “a square deal far the stage.” n When Mr. Brady ceased speaking Dr. Stratton again resumed his in- dictment, ‘and in turn his latest state- ments were answered by the theatri- cal producer. The meeting ended only when Dr. Stratton, who,said he would like to “stay ‘until mérning,” explained that the church must be cleared for reg- ular evening services. 3 Mr. Anderson, in announcing the conditions of the debate. said: “We shall take a ‘collection, not for decrepit. sensational preachers, to quote Mr. Brady, but for.the home for aged actors.” WORK OF HOLD-UP MEN. One Robbery Takes Place Near Front Door of Bank. Constantine Adams, 742 2nd street, employed at 17! Pennsylvania a nue, was held up by a colored man in front of Riggs Bank, Pennsylvania avenue and 15th street, early yester- day morning. The bandit relieved him of $53. he told the police. Jesse Ashton. 1502 B street southeast. reported a similar experience he had at 16th and A streets southeast last night abeut 7 o'clock. Two young colored men attacked him, he said, and took §2.50. TRIBUTE TO COL. YOUNG. The late Col. Charles Young. who was United States military attache at Monrovia, Liberia, was eulogized at memorial services held 'yesterday afternoon at Howard University under. the auspices of Omega Psi Phi Frater- nity, of which Col. Ycung was a mem- & ber. Assistant Secretary of War Wainwright delivered the address. Gen. Pershing_was represented b: Cols. Bethel. Milbrook and Ewing, friends and classmates of Col. Young at West Point. President Harding sent a 'etter ex- pressing regret that a previous en- gagement prevented his presence. 714- Economy and Quality are featured at the P-K Market. It will pay you to stock your larder here. Special Sale Woodcock Macaroni Products Macaroni—Spaghetti—Elbow Macaroni Egg Noodles (tine, medium, large) Large package, 25¢c During This Sale We Give You a Free Packag With Every One You Buy S e Music Week Campaign. ! Wilson Normal- Community Center. Tonight, 8:15. “America,” salute to the flag, oath of allegiance to the flag. Everybody. Piano solo, movement . Rosa Kravitz, pianist, pul Leslie Carter of W. C. Recreatioal singing — Every- body. Vocal solo, “Ong/ Fine Day.” From “Mme. Butterfly” Ruth Peter, soprano, pupil of Mrs. Edna Bishop Danlel. Helen Burkart, accompanist. Recreational singing—Every- ’ body. Announcements. Recreational singing. Violin solos (a) *“Nocturne in pil of M. C” (Chopin), (b) "Village Dance” (Burleigh). Mrs. Leslie Carter, teacher of violin at the Washington Col- lege of Music. Mr. Carter at the piano. Recreational singing—Every- body. % Vocal selections, Frank Boyer, tenor. Helen Burkart, accom- panist. Study song, “America the Beau- tiful”—Everybody. Piano solo, “Twelf‘n Rhapso- die” .. .Lisst Leslie Carter, teacher of plano at the Washington College of '0, God of Earth and Al- (b) “Star Spangled Ban- Everybody. Recreational singing directed by Robert awrence. Accompa- nist for recreational singing, Helen Burkart. Admission free. Music week headquarters, 1210 G street northwest. Tele- phone Main 4287. REPATRIATION OF 80 IJIEN FROM SPAIN PROPOSED U. S. Veterans, Who Enlisted in Foreign Legion, to Be Brought to New York. Plans have been completed for the repatriation of all Americans. who en- listed in the Spanish foreign legion for service in Morocco and who have expressed a desire to return to this country, it was sald today at the State Department. The men, approxi- mately eighty in number, have been collected at Cadiz through the efforts of the American vice consul there, and will be escorted by him to Che: bourg. France, where they will em- bark for Néw York on the stemship America, sailing February 23. _Expenses of bringing the men to New York will be borne by the Amer- ican Red Cross, it was announced. The United States Shipping Board, through Chairman Lasker, granted a passage rate of $15 per person, which rate, it was said, covers merely the ex- penses of subsistance. The responsibility of the Red Cross and the American government will end when the men are landed at New York, it was said, and it Is presumed they ‘Will be taken care of on their arrival in the United States by various veterans' societies, as practically all of the men had served with American forces in the world war. CONVENTION HALL MARK TO BE REACHED TONIGHT Meeting at Willard Hotel to Bring Figures Up to $300,000 Is Committee's Belief. Belief that the $300,000 mark will be reached tonight in the sale of stock for the Convention Hall, to be erected at 19th and New York avenue northwest, was expressed today by ofticers of the Washington Convention Hall committee on organization. A second meeting of the committee will be held tonight at the Willard at 8 o'clock. subscribed at the first meeting, held one week ago, officers of the committes | CAMPAIGN STARTED FORNEW MUSEUM Historical ~Society Would Have Exhibits Here of International Scope. Arrangements for the erection of & historical museum of international character in Washington will get un- der way at an organization’ meeting of the International Historical Mu- seum Soclety at the City Club- Fri- day evening at 7 o'clock. Representa- tive John E. Raker of California will preside and the reception committee will consist of the following: Rufus S. Day, Representative Raker, 1. N. D. Sauls, Kossel kdward Mitcheil, ¥rank Lyons and E. L. dtock. The structure, which it is planned to establish at the western extremity of the proposed Lincoin Memorial bridge, will be in the form of a large inclosed square. Material used in tae building will be the hardest white marble obtainable. In the center of this square will be located the Inter- national Hall ‘This building. as planned, rises from a high marble terrace ‘320 feet square, and is like- wise square on all four sides. Plans Big Collection. . Ledged in the museum “will be the Zreatest collection of' art, sculpture and -eljes of historical value ever hous d under one roof previous to this iime,” the society says. “The proposed museum will be one of the greatest educational features in the world. A student of history will find vecords in visual forms of the history and evolution of culture of every civilized nation on the globe.” Every nation will be invited to oc- cupy a portion of the edifice. Space v-iil be apportioned in the galleries and the center pavilions and rotundas would also be divided for use of the pasticipating nations. The United States, France, Great Britain, Italy and Japan, with their unlimited ar- tistic wealth, would, in all probability, wish to have aloted to each of them both a terminal pavilion with its great rotunda and at least two hun- dred and fifty feet of gallery space. Smaller nations will be given pro- portionate room. Wounld Send Own Artists. participating nations would their own artists, sculptors, The send mural painters and their own relics, ¢ momentoes, cords, trophies and memorfals, which would be installed under the supervision of a general board of design. These artists would embellish the Interiors of the gal- leries allotted to them or selected by them in accordance with a national history, the aspirations, the historical events and the artistic tastes of the peoples they represent. The international hall. which is to be isolated in the center of the great square, would be an appropriate place for meetings and conventions of an international character, it ia pointed out. The plans for this mammoth struc- ture were proposed by Rossel Ed- ward Mitchell, a Washington archi- tect, and the water color paintings of the designs are now at the New National Museum. ‘Whether the building is erected through popular subscription or ap- propriation by Congress it will eventually be turned ‘over to.the gov- ernment, because, it is pointed out, of its international character. ‘The plans will be laid before Con- gress in the future, and, it was sald, are subject to change or revision. HABEAS CORPUS WRITS. Man Declared Implicated in Theft of Leiter Whisky. Leroy Bradley, alias “Fats.” = so0 With $205.000 | called because of his size, one of the seven persons alleged torhave been implicated in the theft of the Leiter feel confident that tonight’s reports will | whisky from the owner's countr: show a decided increase in the amount | jome in Fgirfax county,. Va., will e subscribed. given a hearing on two writs of ha- Much surprise was expressed in New | beas ccrpus before Justice Hitz next York recently, according to Charles J. Columbus, secretary of the committee, that Washington ‘had no* convention | Carner of Spotsylvania county, V: Friday morning. Bradley, according to Sheriff A. . is fiy_g" ’g' NG si'm, ,.WAsanTofi, CONTESTANTS MUST OBSERVE hall. Mr. Columbus has just returned | wanted in that Virginia county on from a meeting of the National Associa- | charges of transporting liquor, break- tion of Retail Secretaries. ing jail and concealed weapons, ‘Organizations throughout the country ! Sheriff Carner notified the local po- ich wish to hold conyentions in the|jice that he was anxious to get Brad- Ni in the past for lack of a suitable con- vention hall will not have to wait much longer to make plas to meet here,” said Mr. Columbus. “They can make their plans right now and will be able fo use the new hall some time in the IRISH BODY ELECTS. James J. Slattery Leads Association | b for Recognition of Irish Republic. The annual convention of the American Association for the recogni- { for Congress, made at Norwalk, ional Capital and have not done so|ley, and #he latter was arrested by Detectives Kelly and Scrivener. —_— WOMAN REJECTS HONOR. Elsie Hill Refuses Nomination for Congress in Connecticut. Word has been received: at the Na- tional Woman's Party headquarters ere from Elsie Hill, chairman of the national council of the party, who is now compaigning in New Jersey for the passage by the state legislature of the “requal rights” bill, that her nomination onn. tion of the Irish Republic, for thelon the farmer-labor ticket, was un- Distriot of Columbia was held at the jauthorized and was without her Aloyious Club Friday night. F. Downing, state president. presided, and after dispensing with routine business the following state officers were elected to serve for the ensuing ear: H James J. Slattety, state presiden James A. Purcell, first state vice pres! dent; Joseph T. Fitzgerald, second ctate vice president; James T. Me- Carthy, third state vice president, and Joseph A. Daly, state treasurer. Mr. Downing. who has headed the local organization since its inception declined a renomination for the state presidency. \ Additional members of the board of directors _were elected as follow: Robert J. Barrett, J. C. O'Connor, M. F. Flynn, Timothy O'Connor, Earl Reidy, Dr. A. McIntyre, Rossa Downing, Martin Duficy. J. B. O'Nefll. M. J. Ready, A. Collins, Mrs. Joseph A. Daly, Miss Margaret Buckley, Mrs. K. Michler, and Miss Gertrude M. Marsden. Grafpefrust “Seal Sweet” Brand large—sweet—juicy ..10c PRUNES— Finest California “Sin Sweet” P-K Coffee should be a part of your break- fast every day. Rossa ! knowledge or consent. She added that she .would not xun for Congress on any ticket. VEEERE “Say Flowers” 1334 N. Oils . and GLASS. . { We're wholesalers as with you all the price St. Valentine’s Day Just a word of ad- miration or affection: HUGH REILLY CO. PAINTS The Store That Saves fYou. v —CASH on aill PAINT SUPPLIi*:S, OILS such. See us -about your spring paint neeqs. Glass Tops for Tables Cut to Order WORD LIMIT, ‘Exceed 1,000 Words Contestants in The Star's $1,000- prize eseay contest on the subject, “The Arms Canference and Its Significance,” are reminded of the limitations placed on thefr compositions. It is specifically pointed out in the rules for the con- test that the essay, of contestants in the ‘senior group must not exceed 1,000 words in length, while those to be entered in the junior class are lirpited to 609 words. Several inquiries have been made by entrants in the contest as to whether thé articlos— ‘an,” “the”—would be counted as words. Although con- cige in their composition, the arti- clds dre words of the English lan- guage and will be counted as such by- the board of judges of the contest. To meet the demand of the: school I SENATORS FIX FEB. 21 | FOR HOME HEARING BILLS Jones’ Measure Authorizes Bonds for $6,000,000 for New Mod- erate-Priced Buildings. The Senate committee on the Dis- trict of Columblia has fixed February 21, at 10:30 a.m for ‘hearings on the bill Introduced.by Senator Jomes of Washington to provide for the con- structicn of safe and sanitary build- ings to be lensed ‘at moderate rental to persons residing in alley buildings. here are also bills upon the general Subject before the committee offered by Senator Ball and Senator Myers. At the hearings February 21. advo- cates of the measure will appear. in- cluding E. W. Ovster, J. Milton Wal- dron, pastor of Shiloh Baptist Church, and William V. Mahoney. The Jones. bill authorizes the Dis- | | | trict Commissioners to issue bonls to an amount not exceeding $6,000,000 construction of moderate-priced { bulldings, to relieve the alley popu- greater rate of interest than 5 per cent, and are payable twenty-five Commissioners may acquire by pur- chase, condemnation or_ otherwise the location of the buildings. Upon their completion the dwell- sons residing in dwellings erected in alleys at a monthly rental not to ex- Gost of the dwelling and the land, or | for such sym as shall provide for 1and and building at the rate named in_the bonds. apgropriated out of Treasury funds toWe expended in the purchase of $2,000,000 in any one fiscal year. —_— Dr. Todd’s Predictions of Auroral Occur Tonight. New groups of sun spots, reported Miami, Fla., by Dr. David Todd, for- mer director of the Amherst observa- several days at the naval observatory here. Astronomers at the big govern- had found four groups of the new spots, two on Wednesday and the The astronomers were unwilling to Ipredict aurora! displays or telegraphic for the purpose of providing for the lation. The bonds shall bear’ no years from the date of issue.” The unimproved land in the District for ings shall be offered for rent to per- ceed one-twelfth of 10 pey cent of the meeting the interest on the cost of! To carry out this act $6,000,000 is the bonds at par, but not exceeding NAVAL OBSERVATORY HAS Displays Doubted, Yet May to have been discovered Saturday at tory, have been under observation for ment institution declared today they others Friday. .disturbances as the result of the solar outbreaks, but if any such do occur, they sald, they may be looked for to- nigkt. The two spots found Wednes- day were too far west of the solar meridian_to cause terrestrial trouble, but the large and small groups seen Friday will reach meridian today. It is when sun spots approach the solar meridian, it was said, that their in- fluence is felt on the earth. , Upon the last occaslon, in November- when sun spots caused electrical dis- tarbances of the earth, brilliant suroral displays were seen for several days, and telegraphic and telephonic Services were badly crippled In sev- ¢ral portions of the world. PLANTER SHOT DEAD. GRADY, Ark., February 13.—G. W. Willey, aged sixty-nine years, well known Lincoln county planter, was shot and killed yesterday by W. H. Taylor, a farm hand, who later sur- rendered and was placed in jail at Star Ci It With L Y. Ave. Glass \ well as retailers—share advantages we enjoy as R Fe e bl s i D.~ 0., MONDAY," PUT ON ESSAYS Compositions on Arms Parley Must Not in Length in Senior 3 Group or 600 Words in Junior Class. children, who failed to clip the rules for the contest fram The Star when they Svere published, many separate copies of the rules have been printed and will be furnished those asking for them. They can be obtained from the information bureau on the seventh floor of The Star bullding. The date for the closing of the con- test has been set for February 22, George Washington's birthday. By midnight of that date all essays must either be in the hands of the contest editor or in the mails. i Washington's birthday was selected as the date for closing of the con- test at the suggestion of Dr. Frank W. Ballou, superintendent of the Dis- trict public schools. Dr. Ballou and other local educators believe that a more appropriate and fitling time to bring to close the intensive study the school children have made of the arms conference could not be chosen. P ——————————————————————e et e 0. S. PENMAN MISSING, MOTHER ASKS FOR AID Philadelphian Was Believed to Have Gone to Officers’ Training School at Camp Meade. The police have been asked to aid {In the search belng made by Mrs. Catherine MacLarea Stewart Reising- er, 3507 Kensington avenue, Philadel- Zmn, for her missing son, Oswald Stewart Penman, of the same address. The boy, who is about seventeen Veurs 9t ase. disappeared from his home June 15. 1321, and at, the time It was elicved he had gone to the officers’ training school, second class, at Camp Meade, which was to open in July. In- quiry ‘there, however, developed that he had not' made his appearance at the camp. He is described as being about five feet six or elght inches tall, clear skin, with freckles; good tecth, chest- nut brown har, long, tapering fingers, and had a dark brown stain or birth- mark on the left hip. He wore a size six shoes, collar size fotirteen, and hat size six and seven-eighths. He was born of Scotch parents and his father's name is Alexander Pen- man. December 1, 1905, he was chris. tened at the Morris Square Presby- terian Church, Hancock street and Susquehanna avenue, Philadelphia. Penman fs a first-class Boy Scout. a member of Troop 117, with headquar- ters at Frankford and Allegheny ave- nues, Philadelphia, and also is cap- tain ‘and treasurer of the Boy Scouts of Craddock, Va. He is fond of ath- letic and aquatic sports and is a long- distance swimmer. He was a_high school student for one vear at Ports- mouth, Va.,, one year at Key West,: Fla, and 'at the Northeast High School, Philadelphia. For a while he and his family lived in West Palm Beach, Fla. The missing boy _is interested in wireless, having had considerable training in that science. His mother had tried to enter him in Annapolis, but because of his youth he was re- fused admittance. Thegboy often ex- pressed, the desire to to Wash- ington, 'according to hi® mother. ~No school,’ religious, military or civil, is authorized to hold the boy without' his mother's consent, she declares. HONOR GUFST TO SPEAK. West Virginia State Society to Hear Ira Robinson. Moorish tribesmen. Ira Robinson, former member of the ! West Virginia coyrt of appeals, will be the guest of honor and principal speaker at a meeting of the West Virginia State Society Tuesday night at 8 o'clock, in the Thomson School, 12th and I streets northwest. There will be a short business ses- sion followed by an entertainment program in addition to the address, in ‘which musical and _ literary numbers will be featured. The sub- ject for Mr. Robinson's address has not been announced. It is expected that there will be a large attendance TN O et i ST O FEBRUARY 13, 1922. TELEPHONE RATES EXPECTED TOSTAND. Believe Public Utilities Com- mission Will Continue Present Schedule. The Public Utilities Commission is not expected to change rates for tele- phone service in the District at this time. The commission’s decision in the telephone case. will be made public within a few days. Indications at the District building today were that the existing schedule would be continued in effect. probably for the balance of the year. Present Rates. These rates are: Individual line, unlimited service, $5.50 a month; ex- tension p' =:cs In residences, 75 cents a month; ‘ws-party line residence service, thirt: five calls a month, $2.50; tndividuai line, business or resi- denc® with fifcy calls a month, $4: two-party line business phone, forty calls a month, $3. The commission recently held an exhaustive hearing on the operations of the Chesapeake and Potomac Tele- phone Company. at which the com- pany set forth that its return on fair value last year was between 5 and 6 per cent. The testimony was to the effect that the return for this year would .be approximately the same if existing rates are continued. Much Testimony Taken. Much testimony was taken at the hearing on the reasonableness of the payment of 4% per cent of gross earnings of the local company to the American Telephone and Telegraph Company in exchange for the rental Lof all telephone instruments and for the services of expert telephone en- gineers. This question has been gone into by the commission in previous cases, but no definite decision has ever been j reached on a substitute plan of pay- ing the American Telephone and Tefe- [xrnvh Company for the services it renders the local company. Whether I the commission will set fgrth a new plan for handling this matter in the forthcoming decision could not be learned today. ASK PROTECTINN OF DYES. Expect Early Resumption of Hear- ings on King Resolution. Hearings on_the resolution of Sena- tor King of Utah, calling for an in- vestigation_ into the efforts of the American dye and organic chemical irdustry to obtain protection, and the activities of the importers of German dyes, who have been opposing the { protection asked by the American in- | dustry. probably will be resumed by { the - judiciary = subcommittee some time this week, although no definite jdate has been set. There will be at least one meeting of the committee ! which is composed of Senators Ern: !of Kentucky, republican, and Reed of Missourl, democrat, in’ addition to ) Senator Shortridge of California, the Jchairman, to plan the conduct of the | hearings before witnesses are called. Letters promising presentation of every record or person desired by the subcommittee in its investigation and welcoming a “thorough and impar- tial” probe have been recelved by Senator Shortridge. These include communications from Dr. Charles H. Herty, president of the Synthetic Or- ganic Chemical Manufacturers' As- sociation of the United States; R. C. Jeftcott, president of the American Dyes Institute; Francis P. Garvan. president of the Chemical Founda- tion, and_Irenee du Pont of E. I du Pont de Nemours & Co. of Wilming- i ton. FIRE ALARMS GUESTS. Senator Swanson’s Dinner Party In- terrupted by Basement Blaze. A dinner party at the home of Sen- ator Claude A. Swansen, 2136 R At 3 pm. today, orchestral concert by the United States Marine Band Orchestra. Wil- liam H. Bantelmann, leader; lor Branson, second leader. PROGRAM. March, “Clear for_Action,” Blankenburg. Overture, “Magic Flute,” Mozart Melody, “Opus 10, No. 4,” Rachman!uoff. Grand scenes from “Cavalleria Rustican: .- Mascagnl Valse de concert, “The Debu- tante” ... Santelmann. | Ballet Russe.......... Luigini. | a. “Czardat allegro mode- | rato. b. Vaise lento, movement | valse anime. e moderato. d. Russe, allegro non troppo. Grand march, "Huldlg‘lé agner. Marines’ hymn, “The Halls of Montezuma.” “The Star Spangled Banner.” FORMER MARINE IN TOILS, FACING BIGAMY CHARGE Wife No. 3 Calls Phone Number She Found in Pocket and Is Told “Mrs. Fiedler Is In.” Louis William Fiedler, twenty-two years old, former member of the Ma- rine Corps and for a short while an iinmate of the reformatory at Lorton, Va., where he served a sentence arter conviction for forgery of a govern- ment check, according to the police, was married in Rockville, Md., Sat rday afternoon, his bride being Miss Eva May Frazier, twenty-six years old, 731 Kentucky avenue southeast. The couple returned to this city and engaged a room near a restaurant where the husband was employed as a waiter. iFedler had been married on two prior occasions, but, it is stated. had sald nothing to his third wife about his former marriages. Yesterday afternoon the latest bride found a telephone number in her husband’s pocket. She imme- diately made a call and asked for Mr. Fiedler. “Mr. "Fiedler is not at home a feminine voice responded, Fiedler is “Mrs. Fiedler?” gasped wife No. 3. Then an_investigation was started by wife ‘No. 3 and relatives, who sought the assistance of Detectives Springman and Darnall. Fiedler was arrested. Wife No. 2 who was Miss Madolyn Elizabeth Stanton, seventeen years ‘old, Woodstock, Va., before her marriage December 27, 1921, in Alex- andria, Va., was summoned. It was not necessary to send for wife No. 1, who was Miss Marie Durst, 81 V street, before her marriage to the former marine. She had obtained a divorce from him while he was in e reformatory, the police wi = Shefretd y police were in: Wives Nos. 2 and 3 went to Rockvill teday and swore out a warrant for their puutual “husband, - charging him with TYPIST POSITIONS OPEN. Civil Service Examinations Are Announced. The Civil Service Commission today announced that examinations will be held on the second Tuesday of each month for stenographer, typist, and stenographer-typist, fleld service, at $900 to $1.200 a year, with a bonus of $20 a month, except that appointees to th: navy yar;;l service, arsenals and e Veterans' Bureau e tae} Weters do mot receive Because there is a sufficient register of female eligibles, women will not be admitted to the typist examinations in the District of Columbia and Bal- timore, except as a part of the com- bined stenographer-°ypist examina- tion, or unless they have already passed the stenographer examination and wish to qualify for the combined stenographer-typist register. Fur- ther information and application blanks may be obtained from the sec- retary of the fourth United .States civit service district, old land office building, §th and E streets north- west. —_— Holland has many girl apotheca- ries, whose shops are the most at- tractive in the world. “but Mrs. | CHICAGO WIZARD ~ “DABBLEDIN OIL" !Shortage of $4,500,000 Came Through Lucky Deal With Friend’s $260. 6,000 VICTIMS IN HIS NET May Get 10 Cents on Dollar—At- torney Says He Camnot Be Sued by Victims. By the Associated Press. CHICAGO, February 13.—Raymond J. Bischoff, under detention in con- nection with an admitted shortage of $4,500,000 as a result of financial deals with approximately 6,000 resi- dents of the Chicago “back to the yards” district, blamed a lucky deal with a friend’s $260 for the continued transactions which have involved him s0 heavily. “A friend begged me to play the market, with his money, saying his | creditors were pushing him,” Bis- choff was quoted as having said. *I | consented, doubling his money in a week. He told all his friends and 1 immediately was besieged with simi- lar requests. That was the begin- ning of it.” “Dabblings in oil” led to his present status, he was quoted, after visions of big financial deals arose when he found how easy it was to have others give him their money to invest. Bischoff’s attorney maintains that the twenty-five-year-old “wizard of Bubbly Creek” has violated no law in his dealings, despite the shortage of millions. ~ Bischoff gave promissory notes for the money invested with him, the attoroney said, udding man can't be imprisoned for non- payment of promissory uotes if Le hasn't the money.” Creditors may realize 10 cents on the dollar, the attorney said. Needed Another Week. “While 1 welcome government in- tervention, 1 could have puiled through if they had let me alone an- other week,” Bischoff said. The oil company of which he at- tempted to gain control, Bischoft said, has extensive holdings in Okl: homa and Texas fields. Its stock has a par value of $1, he said, but recent- 1y it dropped to 22 cents. “I became interested in the oil stock last February,” he said. *“I kept putting more and more money into it until in July I thought I owned every share in existence. But then I discovered a powerful combi- nation was fighting me. “More shares began to pop up unexpectedly, and before long I found that through bucket shop manipulations I had been buying duplicate shares. “For the last few months I have been fighting a losing battle. —_— ASKS DAY OFF FOR POLICZ New Chief's Pledge While Receiv- ing Congratulations on Promotion. Maj. Dani€l Sullivan, seated at his desk in front of numerous floral trib- utes and the motto: “Let’s go through 1922 emiling,” today was kept busy answering telephone calls and receiv- ing visits from friends. . Sullivan said today it was his intention to employ his best effort to get members of the police force one day off each week. “People in all other branches of service,” he E.ll'll Not only do they get all the regu holidays, but an occasional special holiday. ‘Not so with the policeman” he added. “He is on duty every day in the year, Sundays not excepted, and should be given the same consider tion shown others.” street, last night about 7.30 o’clock was interrupted by a fire that started in the basement. Smoke poured into the dining room, making it necessary for members of the family and guests | to_make quick exit. Several companies of firemen re- sponded to an alarm sounded from box 341 and soon had the fire under control. Origin of the fire was not of West Virginians dnd their friends. 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