Evening Star Newspaper, February 17, 1923, Page 16

16 ROV RELY QUTS PORTO RANDST Resignation Receivedy the | »President—Expeed to g Be Accepte ILL HEALTH I§ REASON Gen. Edwards, Comynder of 26th Division Oversy, May Be [ Named as §ocessor. President Hard® received the Fesignation of L. ont Reily as Gov- ermor of Porto 1o last night, and, ®ccording to the Asociated Press, al- théugh no stateynt was made, there was evory indicdon that it would be _mccopted. The test of i cablegram of resig- hation, as ma¢ public at the White | Heuse, follow; “Hon. Warreil Presidentf t Harding ! United States: serious injury | trip to Porto Rico prostried me and 1 have been ~confi tgny bed s Leing e to resine my official duties. My Physiciang nform me it will be se eral monty befors I can recover and ¥ 'must fve complete change and | TxEne, om ali care. This being ‘Mammies’ Statue Proposal Called Sickly Sentiment The suggested plan to evect a monument in Washington to the “mammle of the- south is & “sickly sentimental proposition, and the Woman's Rellet Corps of the Grand Army of the Republio “forever protests” against the con- summation of such an idea. The foregoing was contained in a resolution adopted by the Relief Corps at the closing session of the thirty-fourth annual convention of the_organization last night in G. A. R. Hall, 1410 Pennsylvania ave- nue northwest. The resolution stated that the “vast amount” the monument would cost would be better expended in improving con- ditions of the “mammies'” chil- dren. The closing session was devoted to the presentation of reports. Judge Willett, commander-in-chief of the Grand 'Army of the Repub- lic, and Mra. Willeit were guests of honor at the meeting. elected Wednesday wiil stalled Monday night o'clock. DEMOLISHING CHICAGO LANDMARK IS OPPOSED F. W. Peck, Who Helped Finance Auditorium Hotel and Theater, Objects to Removal. By the Associated Press. CHICAGO, February 17.—Opposition to plans to erect a twenty-two-story bullding on the site now occupled by the Auditorfum Hotel and Theater, Chicago's chief hostelry during the world fair of 1893 and for a third of % feel that I should resign | and looih (1 health first. © I woyi like for my resignation to ~BiZome Lffectiva April 1, belleving that time T will be able to 2g if 1 am not can be taken | re until'] am able to | resignation 1! seing to* -~ dyen Great Demonstration. ~¥gir, recent statement to me that you vere for me 100 per cent had its echpin the great demonstrition ten- derd my return and shows| 7hg! the work of your administration } in'Porto Rico has not Leen in vain, 1 has been appreciated. It was a fplete vindication of our American . instituted in the islands two s ago. delesatio at 1| unt!il vou . 1 have| gnation was ir-| per cent of the| lund are for vou and | stand for and & that no_backward step be in Porto Rico. Americaniza- tion of the island must be continued. The ground fought r by your ad- ministration must be held and where the outposts have been planted they must never be withdrawn. . MONT REILY, “Governor of Porto Rico. sed from San Juan, Porto raa withhal ¥ cpuld be comm fied them m *Addr Rico. Gen. Edwards May Be Named, The action of Gov. Reily was not| unexpected in_oficial circles, how- sver, 88 it had been stated that Presi- Qent Harding personally hed been in- formed ot the physical condition which it was stated by Mr. Reily had made it advisable for him to leave office. m}‘mnou;h it was made clear at the ‘White House before the re tion was received that the President would not consider a successor for sny federal post until the incumbent! had resigned. it is understood thati several men liave boen considered in- | arament clicles fo in tie event of eriog Among these are Mal G ance R. . vetirad, manded tie and previous!: of tiie bureau of I: the War Department and in Panama, the Philippines and other posses- slons. Others Are entioned. Senat republican, aurller suggested but in view of the possibility being appointed to a cabinet| oon his name has not been: Do yrominentis mentioned in connection | nfirmed and hel following enate in inaugurated July 20. His resignation ends, “one of the a century the home here of grand opera, was voiced today by Ferdinand W. Peck, prominent {n financing the historfe structure. Since 1887 the auditorium has been 3 child. As long as I live I will not let th tear it down,” Mr. Peck sald. Tntimation that plans had been made replace the structure with & odern building was contained in a sult filed in circuit court here to per- fect titles. The bill stated that the structure was obsolete and that it had never paid dividend To that Mr. Peck replie *The auditorium is not obsolete. I say it has paid. The prestige that has come to Chicago because of the bullding and the opera house it contains h not only added to the value of real estate and other interests, but h entertainment ~ for amin Harrlson. then President of the United States. delivered the principal address at the opening of the building on March 17, 1890, FUMES KILL COUPLE IN AUTO 0 LOWELL, Mat Febru Medical Examiner T. B, Smith today that he had come to the o clusion that Arthur Bolsvert and Nel- lie Clemas, who were found de closed automobile by the ro: near here on February 8, dled the fumes of carbon monoxide caused by & defective heater in the car. It was thought at first that the two had frozen to death. most controversial stituations faced by the present adminisrtation. Opposition to his administration was voiced first by the majority party of Porto Rico, the unionists, ‘when he declared strongly in his In- sugural address against any agitation for the independence of the islan The unionists later reversed th etand, but in November of the same year launched a campalgn against the movernor which never ceased. Turberville Fixtures for a 6-room House Installed Complete $40 Wiring, Repairing, Appliances Open Evenings to 9 P.: 1719 Conn. Ave. N.W. Phone North 9407 APARTMENTS FOR RENT 5330 Colorado Avenue N.W. Located Between 14th and 16th Sts. at Kennedy Half Square to Cars 3 ROOMS AND BATH 4 ROOMS AND BATH 5 ROOMS AND BATH 7 ROOMS AND 2 BATHS * Building entirely detached and is surrounded by This will OPEN IOR I large oak trees. make a desirable home. INSPECTION WM. H. SAUNDERS & CO. | 1433 K St. N.W. ! Members Tashington Main 1016-17 Real Estate Board. First Time Offered Jameson Built Homes Nos. 2 to 20 Adams St. N.W.| At North Capitol St. 6 large rooms, attic, h.-w. heat, clectric lights, hardwood floors, wash trays, servants’ toilet, wide double rear porches and concrete front porch. Lots 140 feet deep to wide alley, and part of the houses have built-in garage. For Sale By Thomas A. Jameson 906 New York Ave. N.W. Main 5526 Ask the man who owns one Dopey Percentage Never BTAR, wfimu Dan Warns-of Perils - In Path of Stage-Struck Girls Of Thousands Who Feel the “Urge,” Big| o,c.i.c o See Their Names Emblazoned in Glittering Electrics. BY W. CLAGETT. Dear Folks: On my way up town the other day I flopped down on a park bench just as one of the great government de- partments was emptyin’ for the noon- time repast, and before I knew it two cunnin’ little flapperettes had seated themselves 5o close to me that even had I tried I couldn’t have helped hearin’ their interestin’ chatter! “There's no use talkin', Murlel, it's little Dorothea for Los Angeles just as soon as I get the price”! chirped the one next me, as she refixed her ruther stringy vallow-tafty hair and took a squint in her glass! “Well,” drawled the ether one, “1 can't say as I much blame you, Dot! Ya got the temprement, but what in the world will your poor mother say?” Oh, mumma'll throw & fit or two at first, but wait till she and’then watch her only today 1 was readin’ but right then a fool Lile driver pulled a blow-out and I was temporarily disconnected, only gettin’ back in time to hear the sec- ond one remark: “Yes, and they give her $10,000 just for writin' the his- tory of her life! Tries to Give Advice. Td heard enough, though, to get the drift of the proposition and de- | termined then and there that 1'd slip the young thing a word of advice if it cost me a scene, £o turnin’ in my | 1 tipped my 1id and politely | I beg pardon, Mis: How dare you!" snorted the in- furiated Dot before I hud fnished. “If you speak to me again U'll call @ policeman! Come Murlel, isn't he | an awful person!” and Muriel went!| TI'ni sorry, folks, that the little flap- | per wouldn't wait to listen, but for the benefit of the thousands of other “Dots,” who are figurin’ on hittin’ for Los Angeles as soon as they get the | price, lemme say right here that the | age-worn sayin’, “Look Before You Leap.” still holds good and {s intend- ed to apply to the female of the species just @s much as to the male! Many With the “Bus. | Howsum'ever. the little governm {worker wasn't establishin® edent—no-sirree! Only the o { old friend William Met {\as tellin’ me that accordin’ to statis- itics there arc at present %10.189 ited State: Lewis 1 . did 1 hear | either the motion picture or stage Bthel Barrymore, Jane Cowl, Pickford, Pola Negri and others have to step down and take to the bushes—oh, it's & turrible bug! good, but would ask of th natural-bor Eeniuses before they cut loose if “Lies have the slightest conception of 1 successful actress or motion plo= ture queen has to contend with be~ fore she comes through? Have they the faintest idea of the long, tedious years of study and work—real, downright hopes'-to- 304 toil—the heartaches, ‘the setbscks, the disappointmen the wa.tin waitin'—oh, the weary waltin’—of them few of many thousands who finally kiss the cold 1ips of the most ficklo Goddess of -all, ‘only to spend sleepless nights figurin’ and plannin’ how to make therir love lastin’! Do the: know that, after all, it aln’t the win- nin’ of success that brings the silvery hair. but the fightin’ om to hold it when once you find it there? Do they, T ask, do they? Where the Rub Comes. 1 ain't knockin', folks, ‘cause Settin' around is to picture at barnstormin’ is to stage- ever done twenty stands out Oh, I know! work wh Have you s of one-night | through the great northwest in_the middle of winter? No! Well, I have— twice—and take it from me, {t's tur- rible tough sleddin’! Wh it_seems like only g’enlerdhy 2 “JHeart of Maryland” into a jerk town Up h the thermom wigglin' 0 degrees below r did know the name of the ce, @8 names meant little to us memorable trip. that our No. company biew up into a fair size town, n flopped: We hit ft right in the midst of the flop, and the life around the dump was about seventy-five woodmen, & couple 0o dozen cowboys and a few marooned Indians! _The opry -house hadn't been ured for six months, was cold- er inslde than out, and wouldn't hold all our scenery, but we staged the ghow just the same’ Heavy coats and hard lcker kept the uudience warm and in corkin' goud humor. but up Where we were grew coider and _colder. until o the danglin’ from the lilaes on the summer h " and when our to_advan solMiers had laid camyp, down their guns temales in continental U and of this number 14,015,000 are of what is termed school age—five to| twenty years—and I don't think I'm | exaggeratin’ much to say that, of the | atter, fully 11,999,999 rully and truly believe, deep down in their believers, that should they feel inclined to enter LT LA AL | | Farragut St. Just $75.00 Menth, Including Bix spacious rooms, Houses 20132 feet. 501 7th St.S.W. Washington Heights No. 3316 19th St. N.W. Just north of Park Road. overlooking beautiful Rock Creek Park, a delightful loca- tion. 6 unusually large rooms. Built on_the large living room plan. Thoroughly modern. Pittsburg Heater, house screened throughout, includ- ing double porches. Price, $10.750 on reasonable terms. 800 Rittenhouse N.W. Bungalow Corner 8th and Rittenhouse streets northwest, a nicely built-up detached home sec- tion, ‘California type, 5 rooms and bath with porches. Built- in library, streets, curbing, alley and walks all complete. Can be bought on very easy terms. Only 1% blocks from 14th street ca Columbia Heights 953 Shepherd St. N.W. Beautiful corner house, 8 rooms and bath, 22%4-ft. wide, double porches, cement floors, in perfect ¢ondition through- out. Price, $11,750 on very easy terms. Convenient to both 9th and 14th street car and were flappin’ their arms like coachmen in winter! Maryland .Cal vert, the heroine, made her big en- trance with two squaw wimmin's blankets wrapped around her thinl ad ehoulders, and when old Gen Kendrick gave the order for all e INSPECT NEW HOMES Off Georgia Ave. i (913 to 931) Adjacent to Saul’s Addition Price, $8,250 st cub Four Remaining Interest and Principal tile bath, hardwood floors, hot-water beat, electric lights, doudle rear porcles, wide cement fropt porch. Lots 202100 feet fo 13-foot siley. FLOYD E. DAVIS 353 election of Homes - —that are unusually good values, nicely located and will be open for inspection Sunday Don’t Miss Seeing Them! 2547 Wis. Ave. N.W. Overlooking Naval Observa- torygrounds, 6 beautiful rooms large lot, oak floors, in a neighborhood =~ of refine- ment, adjoining Massachusetts Avenue Heights. Price, $8.250, $750 cash. Balance like rent. New Homes on Kansas Ave. N.W. _ Between Allison: and Bu- chanan, the prettiest Jocation in Petworth. House fuil 20 feet wide. We built 10, 7 have been sold before ‘completed. ‘We cannot give you a.house for 4 weeks, but you will be glad to wait after you once see the plan and size of rooms. Different from others and the price less. $9350 on easy Beautiful corner, New Dgh;hed Homes 7 and 8 rooms each, nicely located at the corner of 9th and Rittenhouse streets north- west, one square from car line. The best detached home buy in the city. Prices, $8,350 to $8,950, on terms ljke lines. 923 15th St. rent. CHAS. D. SAGER Main 36 Hendquarters for New Homes on the Easy-Paymenat Plan D, U, SATURDAY, it had started as a Jumber | of the first act fcicles | NORTH CLEVELAND PARK, NEW SUBDIVISION, OPENED Yorty-Acre Tract Located at Wis- consin Avenue and Plerce M1l Road. a new home subdivision, to be known as North Cleveland Park on & forty-acre tract recently aoqt at the intersection of Wisconsin ave- nue and Plerce Mill road by Willlam 8. Phillips, local realtor, was an- nounced today. The tract has been dlvided into 300 lots, and Mr. Phillips plans to bull up the entire subdivision with semi- detached and detached brick houses, each containing seven and eight rooms and two baths, with modern conven- fences, Construction of the first group of ten houses on 39th street was started during the past week. It is expected these houses will be ready for occu- ! pancy about June 1. —_— CAUGHT AFTER 10 YEARS. Donald Persch, Indicted With Nicky Arnstein, Is Captured. | _NEW YORK, February 17.—Donald Persch, {ndicted in 1912 with “Nicky” Arnstein and others for grand larceny and forgery, was lodged in the Tombs iast night, He was taken at Chicas cnding a ten-year chase to all par of the countr: Persch forfeited $4,000 ba!l and fled after his * indictment. Detectives trailed him to Excclsior Springs, Mo.; Los Angeles and Palm Beach, Fia., but he managed to keep one lap ahead of j them. He finally was caught in Ch cago. Arnstein, called “master mind of the underworld, now {s under in- gictment for alleged participation in a $5,000,000 Wall street bond theft more than two years ago. — e wounded Unlon prisoners to keep movin’, every blessed Yankee, lame, bandaged and blind, hopped up from the ice-covered floor and beat it through the wings at a 2.40 clip! “Many Called, Few Chosen.” This naturally caused the halt- | soused on-lookers to burst into {laughter, and the chances ares the | performance would have ended right | there had not a burly cow-puncher hopped to his beneh, and pullin’ a voung cannon, shouted at the top of iis voice, “Don't laugh, boys, can't see’ them poor people are treezin’:” . Thurefore, Dot, here's hones'ly hopin® that you and your millions of sisters will ‘look before you leap! Both branches of the profession are hard jat their best: and for every name emblazoned therc are thousands of broken hearts ashamed to go home' Actin’ is a gift! 1f you have it. and keer for the life, you'll just naturall drift iu. but if You haven't d still have the hankerin® aturally keep ou They $10.000 for some life-histories. but not until the subject has a story to tell! In other words, girls, to fall back on the good book. “Many are called, but few arc chosen”! I thank yoi DAX. Just That's what it looks like, and not so far distant, either. boom in building and the old law ‘ got it do pey | FEBRUARY 17 ARCHITECES TAKE UP BUILDING PLA Washington Chapter of Insti- tute Consldering Office , Struoture. Appointment of a committee to con- sider the advisabllity of erecting in Washington an office bullding for ar- chitects was effected at a meeting this week of the Washington chapter, American Institute of Architects. In caonnection with such a bullding the possibility of providing an ade quate sample room for building ma- terials evoked & good deal of inter- est on the part of the members pres- ent and considerable discussion of this proposed feature and of the project in general took place. The committes wag directed to study the proposition more in detall : and to investigate also the operation of similar bujldings in other citier A report of the committes's findings will be submitted as soon &s its task has been accomplished, The chapter read a communication from Col. Charles Keller, engineer commissioner of the District, in re- sponse to resolutions praising his work and his “infallible good taste— displayed in such matters as concern the development of the city of Wash- ington along parallel paths of beauty and safety.” Col. Keller's letter thanked the chapter for “the ex- ceedingly public-spirited attitude that it takes in regard to questions affect- ing the welfare of Washington, and for the support that it gives the Dis- trict authorities, clally in cases in which the good taste and the authority of the members of the chapter put them in a position to be most helpful.” “I am encouraged,” the reply con- cluded, “to feel that together we are making real progress, and that ip the long run the community Is sure to benefit by the unlon between such a body as yours and the District corae missioners.” T. A. Mullett gave a briet talk op painting specifications. This was the first of a series of talks which are planned for each chapter meeting. HORTHY WOULD BE RULER. Conference With Ex-Empress Said | to Have That in View. g DON. February 17.—A Madrid | dispatch to the Times reports the arrival at San Sebastian of Count Apponyi for a conference with former Empress Zita of Austria-Hungary, presumably with regard to & project to proclaim Admiral Horthy sove- reign of Hungary. Admiral Horthy at present is & resident of Hunga, LO: Another of supply and demand will send lines. T NE AR prices upward in building material Builders who place their orders for lumber and building material now will be rewarded for their foresight. Galliher & Huguely, Inc. LUMBER Sherman Ave. and W Sts. NW. Phone North 485 REAL ESTATE, 1469 Meridian St. N.W. Close to Sacred Heart Church $8,350 . . Thisis a 3-room deep, thorough modern house; it has hot-water heat, electricity and maple floors. . First flgor contains living room, large recep- tion hall, dining room full wigth of house, and par- ticularly large kitchen. There are three full sized bedrooms and tiled bath on second floor. Excep- tional closet space. A house at this price in this location speaks for itself. Open Sunday 11 A.M. to 6 P.M. ~ Wm. S. Phillips Realtor Exclusive Agent 1409 N. Y. Ave. NW. i REASONS That Should Convince You of the unusual value offered in these Beautiful Woodley Park Homes Modern, well-built homes—combining the highest grade of materials and construction with comiort, convenienc and refinement. qLacat;d just over the bridge on Con necticut Avenue, facing Rock Creek Park and surrounded by extensive, vet exclusive development. qAn assurance of steadily increasing values that will prove most profitable to those who buy now. Low price—which compared with sur rounding prices should bring man) cager buyers. Convenient terms—only $2,000 initial payment and $150 per month, which includes all interest, Consider these reasons and verify them by coming out today Our model exhibit home is open daily from 9:30 untsl 5:30 at 2820 Connecticut Avenue. “Not a loss to a buyer since 1899” Middaugh & Shannon Incorporated Woodward Bldg., 15th & H Sts. Main 6935 Sample Home, 2827 29th Street WARDMAN PARK HOTEL Beiore seeing these homes look around Woodley Park and see if you can buy ANY OTHER home in this location at our price. Remember they are MILLER-BUILT, facing the beautiful estate of “Single Oak.” They have a large hall, living room, dining room, kitchen and breakfast porch on first floor. On second floor are four beautiful bedrooms and an immense glasse in sleeping porch. There are 2 perfect baths, all of the equipment being the Standard Sanitary Co.’s, American Radiator Co.’s hot-water heat lant, %-inch white oak floors throughout, 13-inch walls instead of 9-inch. Distinctive and original elevations and too many other features to enumerate here, one of the most important of which is a BRICK GARAGE. Price, $17,250—Terms Open Every Day W. C. & A. N. MILLER Realtors and Builders LR Main 1790 ENDURING QUALITY IN THESE WOODLEY PARK HOMES e