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UNION MEN ASK CONTEMPT TRIAL. ADDeal in Conviction in Shop men’s Strike Cites Clay- I . ton Act. t By JOHN D. MUELLER. International News Service. SUPERIOR, Wis., July 3.— Long a thorn In the side of organized labor, the question of whether Fed eral judges may continue to find guilty and sentence persons cited for contempt of court under the Clayton act, is expected to be defi nitely answered by a decision, ex pected shortly, from the circuit court of appeals in Chicago, on an appeal from the decision of a Superior, Wis., judge, in a case growing out of the shopmen’s strike last sum mer. If the appeal is upheld, defend ants in such cases in the future will be entitled to trial by jury. If not, the only alternative will be a fight in Congress to obtain new legislation. The case at issue is that Sam Michaelson, et al, including ten former employes of the railway company at Hudson, Wisconsin, Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railway Company, in which the men were convicted of con tempt by United States District Court Judge C. Z. Luze, of Su perior. The A. F. of L. has interested Itself in the case and has filed a brief supplemental to the appeal framed by Donald N R. Richberg, counsel for the Railway Employes’ Department of the A. F. of L., who represents the convicted men. Seek Precedent. Substantiation of the appeal by the circuit court, It is pointed out, would establish an important precedent. There would be small likelihood of convicting men of contempt of court in their own communities, where the populace usually ie-sJn sympathy with the strikers, it is hinted. The appeal is based on a writ of error and was taken following de nial of a new trial. The alleged ' errors were embodied in denial of ' a jury trial, “as provided by law”; alleged insufficiency of evidence, t ' the allegation .that the court was without jurisdiction to impose sen- i fences, and that in doing so the court was in error, for the reason that the sentence imposed was ■ Without warrant in law. < Chief discussion has centered on | denial of jury trial, considered the ] backbone of the appeal. While the common law provides ’ that punishment for contempt is 1 entirely within discretion of the 1 court, sections of the Clayton act 1 specifyically providing jury trial on i demand of the accused are cited. 1 Tho argument is made that Con gress obviously Intended a de parture from the common law in < the section which reads "such trial i may be by the court or, upon de- i mand of the accused, by jury.” < The brief filed with the Chicago ] court by Attorney Richberg for the i Railway Employes’ Department of the American Federation of Labor Is devoted exclusively to a discus- i don of the following questions: ] 1. Does the _relationship of dm- i ployer and employe continue dur ing a strike or lockout? , 2. Is a jury trial mandatory in j contempt cases coming within the terms of the Clayton act? < 3. If the Clayton act requires a Jury trial in certain contempr ] cases, are these provisions of the •ct unconstitutional? * “Not Unconstitutional.” Attorney Richberg, who framed the appeal, answers both of the first two questions affirmatively and with reference to the third maintains the .section is not uncon stitutional. “All Federal courts,” he asserts, “are mere creatures of Congress and possess no powers except those specifically granted to them by an act of Congress.” Following an argument that the * court includes not only the judge, but the jury and a clerk, as well, Attorney Richberg concludes his brief thus: “For the judge of a court to at tempt to exercise alone the power reposed jointly in the judge and a Jury is to undermine this institu -tion, the preservation of which is commonlv regarded as essential by those who desire to maintain the American form of government.” rwinWr '*'^Hii\' wj cA> 1 OftomSs* Circfe^ A NEVER-FAILING source of joy to pleasure-loving stay-at-homes. For Reservations Phone Main 4336 Dinner Supper Dancing Dancing MEYER DAVIS’ Famous LE PARADIS BAND } Stationery— of the better kind cpats leas et the "Sign of Good Printing " . TTloore’sPrintcraflSKop haw OS3 lath Street Northu>est- 808 H Graceful Picture» of Main 1 4400 IJEAN ELIOT ON CAPITAL SOCIETY Princess Bibesco io Leave Capital Shortly By JEAN ELIOT. PRINCESS BIBESCO, wife of j the Rumanian minister, has | decided to sail for her home | in England on Saturday, July 21, , where she will spend the re mainder of the summer with her parents, the Former Premier and Mrs. Herbert Asquith. Priscilla Bibesco, the cunning small daugh- . ter of Prince and Princess Bibesco, | sailed on Saturday, accompanied by her governess, to visit her grandparents. The minister plans to leave Washington later in the summer, when he will go to Eng land and join his family. They will all return to Washington in the fall. Prince and Princess Bibesco are the guests of Mrs. Vanderbilt at her villa in New port. The Secretary of the Ruma nian Legation and Mme. Nano who have -for some time made their home at Wardman Park Ho tel, are now occupying the house at 1603 Euclid street, the former residence of Senor Cardenas, coun selor of the Spanish embassy, who left Washington last week after his marriage to Mile. Lu cienne Nano, sister of Frederick Nano. Mme Hubrecht On Long Island for Summer. Mme. Hubrecht, wife of the sec retary of the Netherlands legation, and their children are established on Long Island for the summer. Dr. Hubrecht, who accompanied his family will return to Washington the last of the week, and will join them on Long Island for week-ends. V. de Sokolowski, secretary of the Polish legation, returned yes terday from Atlantic City and El beron, N. J. The Counselor of the Japanese Embassy and Mme. Saburi, who make their home at the Shoreham, entertained a company of ten at dinner there last evening. Dr. Leo Rowe / Luncheon Host . The director general of the Pan- American Union, Dr. Leo S. Rowe, entertained at luncheon today, when his guests were the Chilean and Peruvian delegates to the Tacna-. Arica conference. Among Dr. Rowe’s guests were Beltran Mathieu, Chilean ambassador; Al fredo Gonzalez Prada, secretary of the Peruvian embassy; Ernesto Barros and Francisco Rivas. Mrs. J. R. D. Cleland, wife of Captain Cleland, U. S. A., will ar rive at Fort Myer today to be the guests of her parents. Deputy Chief of Staff Gen. John L. Hines and Mrs. Hines. Mrs. Cleland will re main with them .all summer. Miss Evelyn Way of Raleigh, N. C., who is visiting Col. and Mrs. Hamilton Hawkins at their quarters at Fort Myer, will leave on Monday for her home. Post Wheelers to Give Reception. The Fourth of July will be cele brated with the usual reception to Americans in London. Lansdowne House has been lent by Mr. Gordon Selfridge, and the guests will be received by the American Charge D’Affaires and Mrs. Post Wheeler. At least 2,000 guests are expected. Col. and Mrs. Marcellus Thomp son, the latter the*daughter of the American ambassador to England, Colonel Harvey, are the guests of the American Charge D* Affaires and Mrs. Wheeler. —-J* Brig. Gen. H. M. Lord, director of the Bureau of the Budget, and Mrs. Lord left Washington yester day for their summer home at Mar tinsville. They will return here about August 1. Mrs. John P. Storey has clpsed her house on N street and is at her summer place, Whitehall, near Annapolis. Miss Mary Lois Pasqual and Mr. Guy Pasqual are the guests of Miss Lois Bryan &t Litter Louna, the residence of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. William Herndon Bryan, in the Green Spring Valley, Maryland. —-J. Dr. and Mrs. Nicholas Murray Butler and Miss Sarah Schuyler are passing a few weeks in London. —-S- Aspegrens to Give Dinner July 14, Mr. and Mrs. John Aspegren will entertain at dinner in their sum mer home in Newport on July 14, at the time of the tennis matches at the Casino. Among their guests will be the Minister of Sweden and Mme. Wallenberg, who will leave Washington shortly to visit them. —*♦* — Mr. and Mrs. Reginald C. Vander bilt, the latter formerly Miss Gloria Morgan, are at the Ritz Hotel in Paris. They will leave Paris short ly for Deauville. -—•** —- Harry A. Garfield, president of Williams college: Mrs. Garfield and Miss Lucretia Garfield, will leave. Williamstown today for a ten days’ motor trip to Maine. Mr. Garfield was fuel administrator in the Wil son administration. — ❖ — Mr. and Mrs. Fred Upham have gone to Scandinavia, but will re turn to the Carlton in London In August. —— Mrs. Katherine J. Fenton and her daughter, Miss Florence Fen ton, have taken an apartment In Wardman Park. — •{•' — Dials Leave for South Carolina, * Senator and Mrs. Nathaniel Dial and their family have closed their house on Kalorama road and gone by motor to their home, Larens, S. C. Mrs. William Riley -Deeble and her daughter, Miss Margaret Dee ble, who were at their apartment, at the Highlands for several weeks. THE WASHINGTON TIMES •f „ Mr. and Mrs. riage took latter part of June, are Jtff ' C ' i. jp* , „ COPYRIGHT BY UNDERWOOD A'UNDERWOOD returned yesterday to New York, where they passed the winter. Dr. and Mrs. James A. Cahill have returned here after a visit to Atlantic City. • Mr. and Mrs. Miller Kenyon will take an extended motor trip some time this month, after which they will stay a while at their summer home Col. and Mrs. Samuel Sturgis re cently arrived in New York aboard the Majestic from Coblentz, Ger many, and have come to Wash ington to reside. • Dr. and Mrs. Samuel S. Adams have their house on Con necticut avenue, and are established at their summer home, Adamsfort, West Springfield, N. H. —-4* -v Major William J. Calvert will re turn the first of the week from a fortnight’s stay in Indiana. —*s* Royal Johnsons On Motor Trip Home, Congressman and Mrs. Royal Johnson and their two sons left by motor the end of last week for their home In North Dakota. —«s* , Former Gov. Robert A. Cooper of South Carolina, now a member of the Federal Farm Loan Board, who has been living in Takoma Park, with Mrs. Cooper, has taken an apartment at Cathedral Man sions. ——— Mrs. Rawlins Hume and her chil dren will go next week to Rehoboth Beach, Del., to spend a month or so. +— Mrs. Riggs, wife of Capt. Edward Riggs, and her infant daughter have joined Captain Riggs in Newport where he is stationed in command of the United States Naval Hospital. —— Mrs. Robert Duojop has left for a series of visits to a number of northern shore resorts. Colonel Dunlop will reside at the Army and Navy Club during her absence. — * — Col. and Mrs. E. C. Adkins, who 'were at the Westmoreland, have given up their apartment and gone to Ft. Washington, Md., where the colonel will be on duty. — •> — Polo Gains in Popularity Here. The gentleman’s game of polo is certainly coming into its own in this country. The crack Cuban team which, it has been reported, will visit America in search of laurels new, will not be the only attraction this summer for the lovers of this sport* The usual junior championship , match, which is played at Newport every season, will be held the laUer part of this month, and the army team is already there practicing for it. In addition to this match, there will be what is known as “twelve goal tournament” to be played at the same time. The army will also send a team to contend for that, and there will be about twelve officers in the elimination contests which will be held at the field on the Potomac. Os course, only four men will be picked, and lively scrimmages and competition in the try-outs is ex pected. The War Department first team is scheduled to meet the first team of the Third cavalry, stationed at Fort Myer, on Saturday afternoon in Po tomac Park. The game will begin at 3:30 o'clock. —.J.— , Captain Charles Wharton of the ; Third Cavalry, who was stationed | at Fort Myer, Va„ has gone to ; Samur, France, to take a course ■ at the French School of Equitation established the Te. Captain Wharton expects to be absent from this country about a year and a half. • Edgemoor Club to 1 Give Celebration. The Edgemoor Country - Club 1 will entertain at a supper tomor row evening with fireworks and an athletic meet, in celebration of the Fourth of July. -r-4* Bradford Norman has gone to Newport for several weeks. , Dr. James A. Emery has re ■ turned from a visit to New York. —— Major and Mrs. Xenophan H. Price returned Sunday from a month’s tour of Canada. They are established for the suitrfner in the house belong ing to Mrs. Price's mother, Mrs. Charles C. M lburn, Mrs. Milburn left last night to spend the summer at Lake George. —— Mrs. Charles Bradley and her children have taken a cottage at Virginia Beach for the summer. ——•s*— Walter Parker will entertain at 1 a dance Saturday evening at his home, 1325 Twenty-first street — Major William V. Andrews, who has been living at 3350 Seventeenth street, has taken an apartment at the Highlands. —«§«... - Miss Margaret Davis will enter tain at luncheon Miss Conrod Honor Guest at Luncheon. Justice and Mrs. Stanton Peelle en tertained at luncheon yesterday in the Cosmos Club for Mrs. Peelle’s daughter, Miss Betty Byrne, in com pliment to her house guest, Miss Jean Conrad. The other guests were Miss Margaret Zolnay, Miss Eliza beth Zolnay, George Summerlin, jr., Rixey Smith, Dr. Charles Brugg mann and John Chamberlain. —4*— Mrs. Charles Hume returned yes terday after a visit In New York. —— i Mr. and Mrs. Charles Edward Lyon will leave today for New , York, where they will sail the end | of the week London!, where i they will reside indefinitely. Mrs. Lyon was formerly Miss Helen Gill, of this city. —4*— Mrs. Henry Kingsbury, widow of * Colonel Kingsbury, has sold her house,in Kalorama road and taken an apartment at the St. Nicholas. —4*— Mrs. L. W. Glazebrook is confined 1 to her home with a sprained ankle. ; Her sister, Mrs. Stuart Jackson, of ■ Montclair, N. J., is paying her a short visit, en route to stay with an other sister, Mrs. Eveleth E. Whit , ing, at Asheville, N. C. — •;« l Maj. Gen. John A. Lejeune gave [ an informal luncheon yesterday on the Willard roof. —— i | Army Officers to ! Give Informal Hop. The officers stationed at Fort Myer will give an informal hop in the administration building of the post on Friday evening. This is the first of a series of informal dances which will be given at the . post throughout the summer. , , Mrs. E. H. Gheen is at Nkrra gansett Pier for the summer. —4* — • ’ Miss Bessie Stuart Campbell will leave on Friday to spend some time i sketching in the White Mountains. She will return to Washington the : early part of August. , ■—•;*— Mr. and Mrs. J. Wilmer Biddle, , of Philadelphia, and Mrs. Biddle’s ; daughter and son, Miss Virginia S. ; Gordon and Douglas R. Gordon, . who are in Europe for the summer, , are now at the Hotel Beausite in ' Paris, where they will remain for a month. j u Reeve Lewis, accompanied by her son, Reeve Lewis, jr., has * been the guest of Mr. and .Mrs. H. Barrett Learned at their camp in the Adirondacks. Mr. and Mrs. p Lewis will go to their cottage at i Bass Rocks, Mass., this week to re main for the rest of the summer. — ❖ — , i Miss Eleanor Williams, of Balti more, is at Monterey, Pa., with Mr. and Mrs. Robert B. Deford and Mis? - I ,e ford for the summer. 1 JRss Williams has often visited in > Washington as the guest of her ? aunt, Mrs. Thomas Chatard. i —4*— l Mr. and Mrs. Rudolph Kauffmann * will entertain at dinner this eve ning in the Woman’s Universal Alliance. ' #j.— Kirthleys on Cruise } Down the Potomac. Accompanied by a party of 1 friends, Mr. and Mrs. Fred A. f Kirthley, of 1702 E street south east, are cruising down the Poto mac on their new yacht, “Rernice.” They weighed anchor Saturday for a ten-day outing. The only sched uled stop was a visit at Piney Point for a few days. Included in * the party are Mr. and Mrs. Charles W. Wltherow, of 3410 Macomb * street, and John H. Easier, of the ) Internal Revenue Bureau. I > .j. Homer Saint Gaudens, who has . been at the Shoreham for a few i days, left yesterday for Pittsburgh. \ The National Daily Edw. W. Stitt, Jr., Christened at St. Stephen's. Edward Wynkoop Stitt, jr., the small son of Mr. and Mrs. E. W. Stitt, and grandson of Rear Admiral and Mrs. Edward Rhodes Stitt, was christened on Sunday in St. Stephen’* Church by the rector, the Rev. Dr. George Fiske Dudley. Only the members of the immedi ate families and the god-parents of the baby were present. Mrs. Stitt is the daughter of the late Sherod Earle, of Columbia, S. C., and Mrs. Earle. W. R. Castle• in Berkshire Hills. Mr. and Mrs. William Richards Castle, of Honolulu, . are at the Aspinwall Hotel in the Berkshire Hills, Massachusetts, and have been joined there by their daughter, Miss Beatrice Castle, of Washington. Mr. Castle was graduated from Harvard law school, practiced in New York and went to Honolulu in 1876, where for a time he was attorney general of the kingdom of Hawaii. Later he was president of the commis sion on annexation of the island to the United State^ Invitations have been isued for a dance to be given in the old Ring gold mansion on July 14 for the benefit of the St. James school j campaign fund to promote music and operatic art. Among the pa tronesses are Mrs. Walter Tucker man, Mrs. Richard Harlow, Mrs. Thomas Bell Sweeney, Mrs. Basil Gordon, Mrs. Julian S. Carter, and Mrs. Walter Grove. William Bowie Clarke is chairman of the men’s floor committee and Miss Annette Ashford will head the young wom en’s committee. Walter Grove is chairman of the dance and reserva tions can be made through Durham Rodgers, son of J. G. Rodgers. Mr. and Mrs. H. E. Stuart, of 612 Ninth street southeast, an nounce the marriage of their daugh ter, Isabelle, to George Demacher, of New York, on Saturday June 23. The ceremony took place in Alex andria, Va., the Rev. E. M. Delaney officiating. Mr. and Mrs. Demacher will make their home at 512 Ninth street. Mr. and Mrs. Samuel B. Fisher announce the marriage of their daughter, Hilda Barbara, to Paul E. Saunders at St. Joseph’s Church on Friday, June 29. Upon their return from a wed ding trip, Mr. and Mrs. Saunders will make their home in Washing ton. —4»— Brig. Gen. Robert Alexander, U. S. A., and Mrs. Alexander, who have been visiting in Washington for several weeks( are at the Hotel Astor in New York to spend a few days before leaving for the Pacific coast. —-J- Major and Mrs. James A. Lyon have returned from Greensburg Pa., where they motored to spend the week-end with Mrs. Lyon’s James Moore. —4*— Mr. and Mrs. Walter Tuckerman left yesterday fbr Southampton, where they will be the guests of James Patrish until after the wed ding, Saturday, of Miss Phyllis Thompson to Roger Tuckerman. —*s*— Mrs. G. L. Greswolls, of Chicago, and Mr. and' Mrs. A. M. Schaefer, of Dayton, have come to Washing ton for a visit and are staying at the Lee House. 4* 4 Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Mercke, of Louisville, Ky., are passing the week at the Hamilton Hotel. They are accompanied by Miss Ada G. Bache, Charles Mercke and Evans Mercke. —4*— Elmer Schlesinger, of New York, formerly a member of the United States Shipping Board, has come to Washington for an indefinite stay, and is at Wardman Park Ho tel. He is accompanied by Joseph P. Day and H. S. Sayres, both of New York. —4*— Mrs. Norman James, of Balti more, came over to Washington yesterday, and was among those en tertaining informally at luncheon at the Shoreham. —4*— Mr. and Mrs. William F. Lemon, of 2310 Connecticut avenue will sail tomorrow on the Leviathan to ppend the summer in Southern France. —4*— Among the Washington visitors at the Ambassador at Atlantic City are Miss Frances Carolyn Boone and Miss Aliev Jennings Shepherd. WIFE SUES FOR SIOO,OOO ON GAMBLING LOSSES TAUNTON, July 3.—Hearings in the SIOO,OOO gambling suit of Fannie S. Lipson, of New Bedford, against John F. Hennessey, of East Provi dence, to recover fgr losses alleged to have taken place at the Anawan house in Rehoboth, opened in supe rior court. Mrs. Lipson claims her husband, Joseph, a New Bedford tailor, lost large sums playing roulette there in 1917 and 1918. YOUNG FRENCH WAR BRIDE TAKES POISON IN STREET SEATTLE, Wash., July 3.—Mrs. Zola Harrington, twenty-two, French war bride, swallowed poison while walking with her husband. Her husband is carpenter’s mate on the U. S. S. Pennsylvania.- He took her immediately to the Central Emer gency Hospital, where her.jsfl.pdition was found to be not serious. FLAXEISLHAIRED tots burn IN DOLL FACTORY BLAZE NEW YORK, July 3.—Hundreds of flaxen-haired tots were utterly consumed in a fire which burned out the fifth and sixth floors of the Metro Press Company Building. The fifth and Hixth floors are occupied by a doll factory. Although somewhat hampered in their work by a large and tri colored crowd, the firemen had the fire out in half an hour, Then black, brown and white children swarmed about salvaging dolls whose injuries had been fatal, j TUESDAY, JULY 3, 1923. HOTEL THEATER PLANNED FOR DISTRICT v . Wardman Park Is Considering a Semi-Private Playhouse For an Annex. The erection of a theater within Wardman Park IJotel is being con sidered by the management, it be came known today. Plans for the new addition to the hostelry are not j completed but they tentatively call for the location of the addition just off the main lobby in the rear of the hotel. The theater would be operated by and as a part of the hotel. It would not, however, be strictly private. The theater will accom jjjjj j’ g ; jj| , Address Communications to President, 2325 lQth N .* W. "Phone CoL 9855 GOLD BAND BUTTER . . a . 48c GOLD BAG COFFEE . . . tt 28c 10 lbs. 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"It will be a year before the the ater is completed,” Manager Dyer said, "and at this time we are not .even certain that we are going to build. We are considering the the ater proposition and I think it will go through.” HEROIC SERVICE MEDAL ESTABLISHED BY PA. R. R. NEW YORK, July 3.—The Penn sylvania railroad has established a "Medal for Heroic Service” to be awarded- any officer or employe who, in connection with his work or while on the company's prop- 1 erty, "performs an act of heroism in some way not required by the call of regular duty.” A special committee has been appointed by President Rea to pass upon all cases brought to notice and make recommendations to the board of directors. Actual awards will be made by the board. The authority to present recommenda tions is retroactive to February i, 1922. Fdine & dance! 1 Arlington I Hotel Roof jj FEATURING “808 FOSTER” DINNER DANCE O 6:30 to 834 P. M. No Cover Charge SUPPER DANCE 5 9 to 1 o’clock Cover Charge A LA CXRTE I SERVICE HIGHEST ROOF IN ! WASHINGTON O In case of inclement weather j : supper dances tcill be held in § the new Ball Room. 1 . Samuel J. Steinberger, Prop, and Mgr. OEaOE=XSOEI< I —■ .... - - -i- - 9